Fixes Bug #3: Locations disappearing when switching tabs or on reload.
Root cause: inventory.stored could become corrupted (null, array, or
undefined) due to incomplete validation during load/save operations.
Solution - Defense in Depth:
1. **Persistence Layer** (src/core/persistence.js):
- New validateInventoryStructure() function
- Validates on loadSettings() and loadChatData()
- Checks all v2 fields (onPerson, stored, assets, version)
- Ensures stored is always a plain object
- Validates stored keys/values using validateStoredInventory()
- Auto-repairs corrupted data with console warnings
- Persists repairs immediately
2. **Form State Management** (src/systems/interaction/inventoryActions.js):
- Enhanced restoreFormStates() to detect deleted locations
- Cleans up orphaned form states automatically
- Prevents errors from forms referencing non-existent locations
Validation checks:
- ✓ inventory.stored is object (not null/array/undefined)
- ✓ All stored keys are safe (no __proto__, constructor, etc.)
- ✓ All stored values are strings
- ✓ onPerson and assets are strings
- ✓ version field exists
Auto-repair scenarios:
- Corrupted stored → reset to {}
- Invalid onPerson/assets → reset to "None"
- Missing version → set to 2
- Dangerous keys → removed with warning
Result:
- Locations persist across tab switches ✓
- Empty locations persist ✓
- Data corruption auto-repaired on load ✓
- Orphaned form states cleaned up ✓
- No crashes from invalid data ✓
Fixes: Location disappears when switching tabs or reloading
Lucas 'Paperboy' Rose-Winters
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