Function initializeChatHistory

extensions/cli/src/commands/chat.ts:88–119

(
  options: ChatOptions,
)

}

export async function initializeChatHistory(
  options: ChatOptions,
): Promise<ChatHistoryItem[]> {
  let session: Session | null = null;

  // Fork from an existing session if --fork flag is used
  if (options.fork) {
    const { loadSessionById, startNewSession } = await import("../session.js");
    const sessionToFork = loadSessionById(options.fork);
    if (sessionToFork) {
      logger.info(chalk.yellow("Forking from existing session..."));
      const newSession = startNewSession(sessionToFork.history);
      return newSession.history;
    } else {
      logger.error(chalk.red(`Session with ID "${options.fork}" not found.`));
      await gracefulExit(1);
    }
  }

  // Load previous session if --resume flag is used
  if (options.resume) {
    session = loadSession();
    if (session) {
      logger.info(chalk.yellow("Resuming previous session..."));
      return session.history;
    } else {
      logger.info(chalk.yellow("No previous session found, starting fresh..."));
    }
  }

  return [];
}

// Helper function to handle manual compaction
async function handleManualCompaction(