feat: persist chat input text across VSCode restarts #9765
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Summary
Persist the chat input text across VSCode restarts and crashes at the workspace level, so each workspace maintains its own draft message. This ensures users don't lose their work-in-progress messages if the extension crashes or VSCode restarts.
Changes
Backend (src/)
DRAFT_MESSAGE_KEYconstant and draft management methods toClineProvider.ts:saveDraftMessage(text, images)- saves draft to workspace stategetDraftMessage()- retrieves saved draftclearDraftMessage()- clears the draftsaveDraftMessage,getDraftMessage, andclearDraftMessageTypes
saveDraftMessage,getDraftMessage,clearDraftMessageto WebviewMessage typesdraftMessageto ExtensionMessage typesFrontend (webview-ui/)
draftMessageresponse to restore drafthandleInputValueChangewrapper to auto-save draftTests
Behavior