Stash export and recovery dialog
The Stash Manager's separate non-blocking dialog has Manage, Export, History, and Appearance and voice tabs. Export searches names, branch associations, and exact stash object IDs with the shared plain-text/regex builder. Selection is multi-item and supports selecting or inverting the visible matches.
Formats and configuration
- Directory copy creates a timestamped folder containing a manifest, one metadata file per stash, and exact working-tree, index-tree, and untracked parent snapshots where Git provides them.
- ZIP creates the same structure as one archive.
- 7z exposes method, level, dictionary, match finder, fast bytes, solid mode, thread count, split volumes, password, and encrypted headers. Header encryption is enabled only when a password is present, so filenames are not accidentally advertised as protected.
Passwords are held only for the active export request. They are not written to stash metadata, manifests, logs, or the local Git history. Archive paths are chosen through the native picker and extracted temporary paths are checked to remain inside the exporter-owned directory.
Failure modes and recovery
The exact stash object ID is exported, so later
stash@{n} movement cannot silently change what a recovery
set means. A failed Git archive, missing 7-Zip executable, cancelled
operation, invalid destination, or unsafe archive path is reported in
the panel and leaves the source stash untouched. ZIP and directory
export remain available when 7-Zip is not installed.
The History tab keeps the name, branch, and object ID visible before a user reviews a restore or discard action. The dialog's progress state disables the submitting control and rejects re-entry; failures remain as an accessible alert rather than an interrupting information dialog.
Verification
app/test/unit/git/stash-export-test.ts verifies the
complete 7z argument mapping, split volumes, password handling, and the
requirement that encrypted headers never activate without a password.
The existing Git stash and manager suites cover named entries, exact
identity checks, conflicts, recovery, and live language switching.
Production webpack compilation and hidden Windows desktop capture now
prove the centered dialog, all four tabs, and the complete 7z control
surface. The fixture also created a real named Git stash; the final
inventory screenshot did not refresh its row before capture, so the Git
command result is the authoritative named-stash operation evidence.