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awesome-copilot/cookbook/copilot-sdk/go/persisting-sessions.md
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# Session Persistence and Resumption
Save and restore conversation sessions across application restarts.
## Example scenario
You want users to be able to continue a conversation even after closing and reopening your application.
> **Runnable example:** [recipe/persisting-sessions.go](recipe/persisting-sessions.go)
>
> ```bash
> cd recipe
> go run persisting-sessions.go
> ```
### Creating a session with a custom ID
```go
package main
import (
"context"
"fmt"
copilot "github.com/github/copilot-sdk/go"
)
func main() {
ctx := context.Background()
client := copilot.NewClient(nil)
client.Start(ctx)
defer client.Stop()
// Create session with a memorable ID
session, _ := client.CreateSession(ctx, &copilot.SessionConfig{
OnPermissionRequest: copilot.PermissionHandler.ApproveAll,
SessionID: "user-123-conversation",
Model: "gpt-5.4",
})
session.SendAndWait(ctx, copilot.MessageOptions{Prompt: "Let's discuss TypeScript generics"})
// Session ID is preserved
fmt.Println(session.SessionID)
// Disconnect session but keep data on disk
session.Disconnect()
}
```
### Resuming a session
```go
ctx := context.Background()
client := copilot.NewClient(nil)
client.Start(ctx)
defer client.Stop()
// Resume the previous session
session, _ := client.ResumeSession(ctx, "user-123-conversation", &copilot.ResumeSessionConfig{OnPermissionRequest: copilot.PermissionHandler.ApproveAll})
// Previous context is restored
session.SendAndWait(ctx, copilot.MessageOptions{Prompt: "What were we discussing?"})
session.Disconnect()
```
### Listing available sessions
```go
sessions, _ := client.ListSessions(ctx, nil)
for _, s := range sessions {
fmt.Println("Session:", s.SessionID)
}
```
### Deleting a session permanently
```go
// Remove session and all its data from disk
client.DeleteSession(ctx, "user-123-conversation")
```
### Getting session history
```go
messages, _ := session.GetMessages(ctx)
for _, msg := range messages {
if d, ok := msg.Data.(*copilot.AssistantMessageData); ok {
fmt.Printf("[assistant.message] %s\n", d.Content)
}
}
```
## Best practices
1. **Use meaningful session IDs**: Include user ID or context in the session ID
2. **Handle missing sessions**: Check if a session exists before resuming
3. **Clean up old sessions**: Periodically delete sessions that are no longer needed