claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix Allow --resume to accept session name as an alternative to UUID [2 comments, 3 participants]

TL;DR

Modify the --resume command to accept session names by falling back to a search for a matching title in session files when the provided argument is not a valid UUID.

Guidance

• Check if the session name is correctly set via the /rename command and verify it is displayed in the --list output.
• Consider implementing a fallback mechanism in the --resume command to search for a matching session title when a non-UUID argument is provided.
• To mitigate the current limitation, a temporary workaround could be to use a shell function that greps the .jsonl files for the title, as mentioned in the issue.
• Verify the proposed solution by testing the --resume command with both valid UUIDs and session names.

Example

# Proposed implementation in pseudocode
if ! is_uuid(arg):
  session_id = find_session_by_title(arg)
  if session_id:
    resume_session(session_id)
  else:
    print("Session not found")

Notes

The suggested implementation relies on the assumption that session names are unique. If there are duplicate session names, the fallback mechanism may need to be adjusted to handle this case.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Implement the fallback mechanism in the --resume command to support resuming sessions by name, as it provides a more user-friendly experience and leverages existing features.