From 9e306eb85e92e9c93eada936859c462d34e70ef8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ergosteur <1992147+ergosteur@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 02:39:39 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] feat: add explicit confirmation for back button and refresh
 in archives

---
 src/App.tsx | 21 +++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index b73f6f8..149d2ff 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -635,20 +635,25 @@ export default function App() {
     
     const handleBeforeUnload = (e: BeforeUnloadEvent) => {
       if (inArchive) {
+        const message = 'Are you sure you want to leave? Your current archive session will be cleared.';
         e.preventDefault();
-        e.returnValue = ''; // Trigger browser confirmation dialog
+        e.returnValue = message; // Standard for most browsers
+        return message; // For some older browsers
       }
     };
 
     const handlePopState = (e: PopStateEvent) => {
       if (inArchive) {
-        // Instead of going back, just exit the archive
-        setAllPosts([]);
-        setAllStories([]);
-        setCurrentArchive(null);
-        resetProfileState();
-        // Stay on the same page
-        window.history.pushState(null, '');
+        if (window.confirm('Exit current archive and return to explorer?')) {
+          // Exit the archive
+          setAllPosts([]);
+          setAllStories([]);
+          setCurrentArchive(null);
+          resetProfileState();
+        } else {
+          // Push the state back so the URL stays the same and we can intercept again
+          window.history.pushState(null, '');
+        }
       }
     };