feat(plugin): add session restore lifecycle support

Add editor session snapshot APIs, plugin storage, and lifecycle hooks so plugins can persist and restore workspace state across editor runs.

Include a built-in `session_restore` plugin that saves file-backed buffers, cursor positions, viewport state, and window splits on exit.

Author: fcoury

default_config.toml

@@ -168,3 +168,4 @@ Esc = { EnterMode = "Normal" }
 [plugins]
 buffer_picker = "buffer_picker.js"
 neotree = "neotree.js"
+session_restore = "session_restore.js"

docs/PLUGIN_SYSTEM.md

@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ View loaded plugins with the `dp` keybinding or `ListPlugins` command.
 **Plugin Lifecycle:**
 - `activate(red)` - Called when the plugin is loaded
 - `deactivate(red)` - Optional, called when the plugin is unloaded
+- `beforeExit(red, state)` - Optional, awaited after quit succeeds and before
+  plugin deactivation. `state` is the current editor session snapshot.
 
 ```javascript
 export async function activate(red) {
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ Subscribes to editor events. Available events include:
 - `cursor:moved` - Cursor position changes (may fire frequently)
 - `file:opened` - File opened in a buffer
 - `file:saved` - File saved from a buffer
+- `editor:ready` - Plugins have loaded and startup work can begin
 
 #### Editor Information
 ```javascript
@@ -139,6 +142,26 @@ Returns an object containing:
 - `size` - Editor dimensions (rows, cols)
 - `theme` - Current theme information
 
+#### Session State
+```javascript
+const state = await red.getEditorState()
+const result = await red.restoreEditorState(state)
+```
+
+The snapshot includes file-backed buffers, cursor and viewport positions, the
+active buffer, cwd, and window split layout. Restore skips missing files and
+returns `{ restored, openedFiles, skippedFiles, warnings }`.
+
+#### Plugin Storage
+```javascript
+await red.storage.set("latest", state)
+const state = await red.storage.get("latest")
+await red.storage.delete("latest")
+```
+
+Storage is JSON, namespaced by plugin, and written under Red's config state
+directory.
+
 #### UI Interaction
 ```javascript
 // Show a picker dialog

plugins/session_restore.js

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+const STORAGE_KEY = "latest";
+
+let redApi = null;
+
+export async function activate(red) {
+  redApi = red;
+
+  red.on("editor:ready", async () => {
+    try {
+      const startupFileCount = await red.getConfig("startup_file_count");
+      if (startupFileCount > 0) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const snapshot = await red.storage.get(STORAGE_KEY);
+      if (!snapshot || snapshot.version !== 1) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const cwd = await red.getConfig("cwd");
+      if (snapshot.cwd && cwd && snapshot.cwd !== cwd) {
+        red.logInfo("Session restore skipped: saved cwd differs from current cwd");
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const result = await red.restoreEditorState(snapshot);
+      if (!result.restored) {
+        red.logWarn("Session restore did not restore files", result.warnings);
+      }
+      for (const skipped of result.skippedFiles || []) {
+        red.logWarn("Session restore skipped file", skipped.path, skipped.reason);
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      red.logError("Session restore failed", error?.message || error);
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+export async function beforeExit(red, state) {
+  const api = red || redApi;
+  if (!api || !state) return;
+
+  const cleanState = {
+    ...state,
+    buffers: (state.buffers || []).filter((buffer) => buffer.path && !buffer.dirty),
+  };
+
+  await api.storage.set(STORAGE_KEY, cleanState);
+}
+
+export function deactivate() {
+  redApi = null;
+}

src/config.rs

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub show_diagnostics: bool,
     #[serde(default = "default_false")]
     pub window_borders_ascii: bool,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing)]
+    pub startup_file_count: usize,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]