From ec72deb775c5285bdca44bf9e41311fb92020cb5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: you <you@example.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:49:45 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Preserve expanded group rows across live refresh

Re-fetch children for expanded groups after loadPackets rebuilds
the packet array, so expanded rows don't collapse on WS refresh.
---
 public/packets.js | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/public/packets.js b/public/packets.js
index 6f1dd73..37feab2 100644
--- a/public/packets.js
+++ b/public/packets.js
@@ -148,6 +148,22 @@
       }
       if (allHops.size) await resolveHops([...allHops]);
 
+      // Restore expanded group children
+      if (groupByHash && expandedHashes.size > 0) {
+        for (const hash of expandedHashes) {
+          const group = packets.find(p => p.hash === hash);
+          if (group) {
+            try {
+              const childData = await api(`/packets?hash=${hash}&limit=20`);
+              group._children = childData.packets || [];
+            } catch {}
+          } else {
+            // Group no longer in results — remove from expanded
+            expandedHashes.delete(hash);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
       renderLeft();
     } catch (e) {
       console.error('Failed to load packets:', e);