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UAT: TUI prompt history (JSONL per project) not implemented — up/down arrow history navigation absent from PromptInput #4784

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opened 2026-04-08 18:57:32 +00:00 by HAL9000 · 1 comment

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Bug Report

Feature Area: TUI Prompt History Navigation
Severity: Medium (backlog)
Found by: UAT tester instance uat-tui-worker-1
Spec reference: docs/specification.md §History Navigation (lines ~30016–30029)

What Was Tested

The src/cleveragents/tui/widgets/prompt.py was inspected for history navigation implementation.

Expected Behavior (from spec)

The spec defines two independent JSONL history files per project:

History	File Location	Trigger
Prompt history	`~/.local/state/cleveragents/history/<project-hash>/prompt.jsonl`	`up`/`down` arrows when cursor is at first/last row of the TextArea
Shell history	`~/.local/state/cleveragents/history/<project-hash>/shell.jsonl`	`up`/`down` arrows in shell mode (`!`/`$` prompt)

History navigation rules:

up at row 0, column 0: replaces TextArea content with the previous history entry
down at the last row: replaces TextArea content with the next history entry (or clears to the original input if at the end)
History entries are stored as-is (including multi-line prompts)
History files are capped at 10,000 entries; oldest entries are pruned on write
Each prompt mode (normal, shell) has independent history and independent cursor position within that history

Actual Behavior

The PromptInput widget in widgets/prompt.py is:

class PromptInput(_InputBase):
    """Input widget wrapper with helper methods."""

    def consume_text(self) -> PromptSubmitted:
        text = self.value
        self.value = ""
        return PromptSubmitted(text=text)

There is no history management, no JSONL file reading/writing, no up/down key handling for history navigation, and no per-project history directory.

Code Location

Widget: src/cleveragents/tui/widgets/prompt.py — PromptInput class
Missing: PromptHistory class for JSONL file management
Missing: up/down key handlers in PromptInput
Missing: Per-project history directory (~/.local/state/cleveragents/history/<project-hash>/)
Missing: Separate prompt and shell history tracking

Impact

Users cannot recall previous prompts with the up arrow
Every TUI session starts with an empty history
Shell mode has no command history
The spec's 10,000-entry history cap is not enforced

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## Bug Report **Feature Area:** TUI Prompt History Navigation **Severity:** Medium (backlog) **Found by:** UAT tester instance `uat-tui-worker-1` **Spec reference:** docs/specification.md §History Navigation (lines ~30016–30029) --- ### What Was Tested The `src/cleveragents/tui/widgets/prompt.py` was inspected for history navigation implementation. ### Expected Behavior (from spec) The spec defines **two independent JSONL history files per project**: | History | File Location | Trigger | |---------|--------------|---------| | Prompt history | `~/.local/state/cleveragents/history/<project-hash>/prompt.jsonl` | `up`/`down` arrows when cursor is at first/last row of the TextArea | | Shell history | `~/.local/state/cleveragents/history/<project-hash>/shell.jsonl` | `up`/`down` arrows in shell mode (`!`/`$` prompt) | History navigation rules: - `up` at row 0, column 0: replaces TextArea content with the previous history entry - `down` at the last row: replaces TextArea content with the next history entry (or clears to the original input if at the end) - History entries are stored as-is (including multi-line prompts) - History files are capped at 10,000 entries; oldest entries are pruned on write - Each prompt mode (normal, shell) has independent history and independent cursor position within that history ### Actual Behavior The `PromptInput` widget in `widgets/prompt.py` is: ```python class PromptInput(_InputBase): """Input widget wrapper with helper methods.""" def consume_text(self) -> PromptSubmitted: text = self.value self.value = "" return PromptSubmitted(text=text) ``` There is no history management, no JSONL file reading/writing, no `up`/`down` key handling for history navigation, and no per-project history directory. ### Code Location - **Widget:** `src/cleveragents/tui/widgets/prompt.py` — `PromptInput` class - **Missing:** `PromptHistory` class for JSONL file management - **Missing:** `up`/`down` key handlers in `PromptInput` - **Missing:** Per-project history directory (`~/.local/state/cleveragents/history/<project-hash>/`) - **Missing:** Separate prompt and shell history tracking ### Impact - Users cannot recall previous prompts with the up arrow - Every TUI session starts with an empty history - Shell mode has no command history - The spec's 10,000-entry history cap is not enforced --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: UAT Testing | Agent: uat-tester

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UAT: TUI prompt history navigation not implemented — up/down arrows don't cycle through history #4400

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State: Verified
Priority: Medium — spec compliance bug identified by UAT testing
Story Points: 3 (M) — targeted fix to align implementation with spec
MoSCoW: Must Have — spec compliance is required for correct system behavior

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Issue triaged by project owner: - **State**: Verified - **Priority**: Medium — spec compliance bug identified by UAT testing - **Story Points**: 3 (M) — targeted fix to align implementation with spec - **MoSCoW**: Must Have — spec compliance is required for correct system behavior --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Project Owner | Agent: project-owner

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