feat: add a clear command to reset the in-session history

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
82/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
cli

Research direction

Start in SimpleCalc/Program.cs, where the history and exit command checks run before the operator switch, and read RememberResult and ShowHistory to see how historyCount and historyNext are maintained. Add a case-insensitive clear command that resets the buffer state and prints a confirmation, then list it in the README command section. Done means that running two calculations, history, clear, and history shows two lines and then an empty list, and a smoke test covers that sequence.

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Description

The only in-session commands are history and exit (Program.cs checks these before the operator switch). The 3-slot history ring buffer (#19) keeps growing stale results for the life of the session with no way to clear it — once a user has run a few unrelated calculations, history shows a mix they cannot reset without restarting the process.

Evidence

  • grep -n '"history"\|"exit"' SimpleCalc/Program.cs → the two only command checks; no clear/reset anywhere.
  • RememberResult/ShowHistory manage historyCount/historyNext but nothing zeroes the buffer.

Suggested scope

  • Recognise clear (case-insensitive, like the other commands): reset historyCount = 0, historyNext = 0, blank the slots, and print confirmation.
  • Document in the README command list; add a smoke test: run two calcs, history (2 lines), clear, history (empty).
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