From 72776886cb5677509239c306fcd0db183836daee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AJ Isaacs <ajisaacs27@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2026 15:39:11 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Remember saved nest browser sort preferences

---
 OpenNest.Data/NestBrowseSession.cs       |  5 ++++-
 OpenNest/Forms/SavedNestsForm.cs         | 11 ++++++++++-
 OpenNest/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 OpenNest/Properties/Settings.settings    |  8 +++++++-
 docs/nest-storage.md                     |  3 +++
 5 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/OpenNest.Data/NestBrowseSession.cs b/OpenNest.Data/NestBrowseSession.cs
index ec65c03..57ec19f 100644
--- a/OpenNest.Data/NestBrowseSession.cs
+++ b/OpenNest.Data/NestBrowseSession.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ public sealed class NestBrowseSession : IDisposable
     private int _generation;
     private bool _disposed;
 
-    public NestBrowseSession(INestRepository repository, int pageSize = NestQuery.DefaultLimit)
+    public NestBrowseSession(INestRepository repository, int pageSize = NestQuery.DefaultLimit,
+        NestSortField sort = NestSortField.SavedAt, bool descending = true)
     {
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(repository);
         if (pageSize < 1 || pageSize > NestQuery.MaxLimit)
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ public sealed class NestBrowseSession : IDisposable
 
         _repository = repository;
         PageSize = pageSize;
+        Sort = Enum.IsDefined(sort) ? sort : NestSortField.SavedAt;
+        Descending = descending;
     }
 
     public int PageSize { get; }
diff --git a/OpenNest/Forms/SavedNestsForm.cs b/OpenNest/Forms/SavedNestsForm.cs
index a58d7da..fbd628c 100644
--- a/OpenNest/Forms/SavedNestsForm.cs
+++ b/OpenNest/Forms/SavedNestsForm.cs
@@ -70,8 +70,17 @@ public sealed class SavedNestsForm : Form
     {
         this.repository = repository;
         this.serverUrl = serverUrl ?? "";
-        session = new NestBrowseSession(repository);
+        var settings = Properties.Settings.Default;
+        var sort = Enum.TryParse<NestSortField>(settings.SavedNestsSortColumn, out var savedSort)
+            && Enum.IsDefined(savedSort) ? savedSort : NestSortField.SavedAt;
+        session = new NestBrowseSession(repository, sort: sort, descending: settings.SavedNestsSortDescending);
         details = new NestDetailsSession(LoadDetailsAsync);
+        FormClosed += (_, _) =>
+        {
+            settings.SavedNestsSortColumn = session.Sort.ToString();
+            settings.SavedNestsSortDescending = session.Descending;
+            settings.Save();
+        };
 
         Text = WindowTitle;
         // Placed on the owner's screen in Load; see FitToScreen.
diff --git a/OpenNest/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs b/OpenNest/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
index c9ca0ac..366191c 100644
--- a/OpenNest/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
+++ b/OpenNest/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,22 @@ namespace OpenNest.Properties {
     internal sealed partial class Settings : global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase {
         
         private static Settings defaultInstance = ((Settings)(global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.Synchronized(new Settings())));
+
+        [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("SavedAt")]
+        public string SavedNestsSortColumn {
+            get { return ((string)(this["SavedNestsSortColumn"])); }
+            set { this["SavedNestsSortColumn"] = value; }
+        }
+
+        [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("True")]
+        public bool SavedNestsSortDescending {
+            get { return ((bool)(this["SavedNestsSortDescending"])); }
+            set { this["SavedNestsSortDescending"] = value; }
+        }
         
         public static Settings Default {
             get {
diff --git a/OpenNest/Properties/Settings.settings b/OpenNest/Properties/Settings.settings
index 2d229e7..c0ab09c 100644
--- a/OpenNest/Properties/Settings.settings
+++ b/OpenNest/Properties/Settings.settings
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 <SettingsFile xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2004/01/settings" CurrentProfile="(Default)" GeneratedClassNamespace="OpenNest.Properties" GeneratedClassName="Settings">
   <Profiles />
   <Settings>
+    <Setting Name="SavedNestsSortColumn" Type="System.String" Scope="User">
+      <Value Profile="(Default)">SavedAt</Value>
+    </Setting>
+    <Setting Name="SavedNestsSortDescending" Type="System.Boolean" Scope="User">
+      <Value Profile="(Default)">True</Value>
+    </Setting>
     <Setting Name="MainWindowLocation" Type="System.Drawing.Point" Scope="User">
       <Value Profile="(Default)">0, 0</Value>
     </Setting>
@@ -57,4 +63,4 @@
       <Value Profile="(Default)">Classic</Value>
     </Setting>
   </Settings>
-</SettingsFile>
\ No newline at end of file
+</SettingsFile>
diff --git a/docs/nest-storage.md b/docs/nest-storage.md
index e831cb9..3e7e426 100644
--- a/docs/nest-storage.md
+++ b/docs/nest-storage.md
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ The desktop app can save nests two ways:
   column header sorts every match on the server (click again to reverse); the
   arrow buttons move between pages and the title and find bar show the range and
   total. Dates and numbers are not searched as text; sort their column instead.
+  The selected sort column and direction are remembered for the current Windows
+  user when the browser closes, including across app restarts. Until a selection
+  is saved, nests appear newest-saved first.
   Below the list, the **Details** tabs show the highlighted nest's plates
   (duplicates, size, parts, drawings, utilization) and drawings (required, nested,
   remaining, area); they are read from that nest's archive, which is downloaded