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[Feat]: Reopen the last closed tab (Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+T)

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
73/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
react, typescript
Domain
database, desktop

Research direction

Start with src/contexts/EditorProvider.tsx and src/utils/editor.ts to trace tab closing, then read src/utils/tabCleaner.ts for state cleanup. Check shortcut handling in src/pages/Editor.tsx, src/config/shortcuts.json, the tab context menu, and existing stack-related tests. Done when closing and reopening tabs meets the acceptance criteria, shortcut rebinding works, and unit tests pass.

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Description

feature request help wanted
🚀 Feature Proposal

Add Reopen closed tab (Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+T): restores the most recently closed editor tab with its SQL, title, database/schema and query parameters. Pressing it again walks further back.

Motivation

Closing a tab by mistake currently loses the query unless it was saved.

Where to start
  • src/contexts/EditorProvider.tsx: closeTab (and closeTabWithState in src/utils/editor.ts) discard the tab. Keep a bounded stack (about 20 entries) of closed tabs per connection and expose reopenClosedTab(). Strip heavy state (results) before pushing, see src/utils/tabCleaner.ts.
  • src/config/shortcuts.json: add a reopen_closed_tab entry; handle it in src/pages/Editor.tsx next to close_tab.
  • Add a "Reopen closed tab" item to the tab context menu.
Acceptance criteria
  • After closing a tab, the shortcut restores it at its previous position and activates it.
  • Repeated presses restore tabs in LIFO order; the stack is per connection.
  • SQL, title and parameters are restored; results are not (the user re-runs the query).
  • Closing several tabs at once ("close others", "close all") pushes each of them.
  • The shortcut is listed and rebindable in Settings → Keyboard Shortcuts.
  • Unit tests for the stack logic.
Contributor notes
  • Follow the repo rules in .rules/ (TypeScript, React, design tokens, accessibility, testing).
  • Any new UI string needs a key in every locale under src/i18n/locales/.
  • Run pnpm lint, pnpm typecheck and pnpm test before opening the PR.
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