Made Amber session persistent.

src/lib/components/LoginMenu.svelte

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   import { userStore, loginWithExtension, loginWithAmber, loginWithNpub, logoutUser } from '$lib/stores/userStore';
   import { get } from 'svelte/store';
   import NDK, { NDKNip46Signer, NDKPrivateKeySigner } from '@nostr-dev-kit/ndk';
+  import { onMount } from 'svelte';
 
   // UI state
   let isLoadingExtension: boolean = $state(false);
@@ -15,6 +16,13 @@
   let loginButtonRef: HTMLElement | undefined = $state();
   let resultTimeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
   let profileAvatarId = 'profile-avatar-btn';
+  let showAmberReconnect = $state(false);
+
+  onMount(() => {
+    if (localStorage.getItem('alexandria/amber/reconnect') === '1') {
+      showAmberReconnect = true;
+    }
+  });
 
   // Subscribe to userStore
   let user = $state(get(userStore));
@@ -112,9 +120,17 @@
   };
 
   const handleLogout = () => {
+    localStorage.removeItem('amber/nsec');
+    localStorage.removeItem('alexandria/amber/reconnect');
     logoutUser();
   };
 
+  function handleAmberReconnect() {
+    showAmberReconnect = false;
+    localStorage.removeItem('alexandria/amber/reconnect');
+    handleAmberLogin();
+  }
+
   function shortenNpub(long: string | undefined) {
     if (!long) return '';
     return long.slice(0, 8) + '…' + long.slice(-4);
@@ -286,4 +302,30 @@
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
+{/if} 
+
+{#if showAmberReconnect}
+  <div class="fixed inset-0 bg-black bg-opacity-40 flex items-center justify-center z-50">
+    <div class="bg-white rounded-lg p-6 max-w-md w-full mx-4 shadow-lg border border-primary-300">
+      <div class="text-center">
+        <h2 class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900 mb-4">Reconnect Amber Wallet</h2>
+        <p class="text-sm text-gray-600 mb-4">
+          Your Amber wallet session could not be restored automatically.<br/>
+          Please reconnect your Amber wallet to continue.
+        </p>
+        <button
+          class="mt-4 bg-primary-600 hover:bg-primary-700 text-white px-4 py-2 rounded text-sm font-medium transition-colors"
+          onclick={handleAmberReconnect}
+        >
+          Reconnect Amber
+        </button>
+        <button
+          class="mt-2 ml-4 bg-gray-300 hover:bg-gray-400 text-gray-800 px-4 py-2 rounded text-sm font-medium transition-colors"
+          onclick={() => { showAmberReconnect = false; localStorage.removeItem('alexandria/amber/reconnect'); }}
+        >
+          Cancel
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
 {/if} 

src/routes/+layout.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { loginMethodStorageKey } from '$lib/stores/userStore';
 import Pharos, { pharosInstance } from '$lib/parser';
 import { feedType } from '$lib/stores';
 import type { LayoutLoad } from './$types';
+import { get } from 'svelte/store';
 
 export const ssr = false;
 
@@ -31,9 +32,33 @@ export const load: LayoutLoad = () => {
         console.log('Restoring extension login...');
         loginWithExtension();
       } else if (loginMethod === 'amber') {
-        // Amber login restoration would require more context (e.g., session, signer), so skip for now
+        // Attempt to restore Amber (NIP-46) session from localStorage
-        alert('Amber login cannot be restored automatically. Please reconnect your Amber wallet.');
+        const relay = 'wss://relay.nsec.app';
-        console.warn('Amber login cannot be restored automatically. Please reconnect your Amber wallet.');
+        const localNsec = localStorage.getItem('amber/nsec');
+        if (localNsec) {
+          import('@nostr-dev-kit/ndk').then(async ({ NDKNip46Signer, default: NDK }) => {
+            const ndk = get(ndkInstance);
+            try {
+              const amberSigner = NDKNip46Signer.nostrconnect(ndk, relay, localNsec, {
+                name: 'Alexandria',
+                perms: 'sign_event:1;sign_event:4',
+              });
+              // Try to reconnect (blockUntilReady will resolve if Amber is running and session is valid)
+              await amberSigner.blockUntilReady();
+              const user = await amberSigner.user();
+              await loginWithAmber(amberSigner, user);
+              console.log('Amber session restored.');
+            } catch (err) {
+              // If reconnection fails, show a non-blocking prompt (handled in LoginMenu UI)
+              console.warn('Amber session could not be restored. Prompting user to reconnect.');
+              // Optionally, set a flag in localStorage or a Svelte store to show a reconnect banner/modal
+              localStorage.setItem('alexandria/amber/reconnect', '1');
+            }
+          });
+        } else {
+          // No session data, prompt user to reconnect (handled in LoginMenu UI)
+          localStorage.setItem('alexandria/amber/reconnect', '1');
+        }
       } else if (loginMethod === 'npub') {
         console.log('Restoring npub login...');
         loginWithNpub(pubkey);