feat: persist configured databases and connect from sidebar

src/app.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-use crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyEvent, KeyModifiers};
+use crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyEvent};
 use ratatui::{
     Frame,
-    layout::{Constraint, Layout},
+    layout::{Constraint, Layout, Rect},
     style::{Color, Modifier, Style},
     text::Line,
     widgets::{Block, Cell, List, ListItem, ListState, Paragraph, Row, Table, TableState},
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub struct App {
     rows_state: TableState,
     schema_state: TableState,
     column_offset: usize,
-    sidebar_focus: bool,
+    pub(crate) sidebar_focus: bool,
     show_schema: bool,
     error: Option<String>,
 }
@@ -55,19 +55,12 @@ impl App {
         Ok(app)
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn handle_key(&mut self, key: KeyEvent) -> bool {
+    pub(crate) fn handle_key(&mut self, key: KeyEvent) {
-        if key.code == KeyCode::Char('q')
-            || (key.code == KeyCode::Char('c') && key.modifiers.contains(KeyModifiers::CONTROL))
-        {
-            return true;
-        }
         match key.code {
-            KeyCode::Tab | KeyCode::BackTab => self.sidebar_focus = !self.sidebar_focus,
             KeyCode::Enter if self.sidebar_focus => {
                 self.open_selection();
                 self.sidebar_focus = false;
             }
-            KeyCode::Esc => self.sidebar_focus = true,
             KeyCode::Down | KeyCode::Char('j') => self.move_selection(1),
             KeyCode::Up | KeyCode::Char('k') => self.move_selection(-1),
             KeyCode::Home | KeyCode::Char('g') => self.move_selection(isize::MIN),
@@ -98,7 +91,6 @@ impl App {
             KeyCode::Char('r') => self.refresh(),
             _ => {}
         }
-        false
     }
 
     fn move_selection(&mut self, delta: isize) {
@@ -171,9 +163,8 @@ impl App {
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn draw(&mut self, frame: &mut Frame) {
+    pub(crate) fn draw(&mut self, frame: &mut Frame, area: Rect, focused: bool) {
-        let area = frame.area();
+        if area.width < 46 || area.height < 12 {
-        if area.width < 70 || area.height < 12 {
             frame.render_widget(
                 Paragraph::new("Enlarge terminal to at least 70×12. q to quit."),
                 area,
@@ -199,7 +190,7 @@ impl App {
         let [sidebar, content] =
             Layout::horizontal([Constraint::Length(28), Constraint::Min(1)]).areas(body);
         let sidebar_title = format!(" Relations ({}) ", self.relations.len());
-        let sidebar_block = panel(&sidebar_title, self.sidebar_focus);
+        let sidebar_block = panel(&sidebar_title, focused && self.sidebar_focus);
         if self.relations.is_empty() {
             frame.render_widget(
                 Paragraph::new("No readable tables or views.\nr to refresh.").block(sidebar_block),
@@ -221,7 +212,7 @@ impl App {
         } else {
             " Rows · s for schema "
         };
-        let content_block = panel(title, !self.sidebar_focus);
+        let content_block = panel(title, focused && !self.sidebar_focus);
         let count = if self.show_schema {
             5
         } else {
@@ -348,7 +339,7 @@ impl App {
             );
         }
         frame.render_widget(Paragraph::new(
-            " Tab focus · ↑↓/jk move · Enter open · s schema/rows\n ←→/hl columns · n/p page · r refresh · c connect · q quit"
+            " Tab focus · Esc databases · ↑↓/jk move · Enter open · s schema/rows\n ←→/hl columns · n/p page · r refresh · c add database · q quit"
         ).style(Style::default().fg(Color::DarkGray)), help);
     }
 }

src/connection.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-use std::{borrow::Cow, path::Path};
+use std::{
+    borrow::Cow,
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+};
 
 use crossterm::event::{self, Event, KeyCode, KeyEvent, KeyEventKind, KeyModifiers};
 use postgres::{Config, config::SslMode};
@@ -7,22 +10,43 @@ use ratatui::{
     layout::{Constraint, Layout, Rect},
     style::{Color, Style},
     text::Line,
-    widgets::{Block, Clear, List, ListItem, Paragraph, Wrap},
+    widgets::{Block, Clear, List, ListItem, ListState, Paragraph, Wrap},
 };
 
 use crate::{Result, app::App, db::Database, error_text};
 
 pub fn run(terminal: &mut DefaultTerminal, initial: Option<Database>) -> Result<()> {
+    let mut profiles = Profiles::open(&config_path()?)?;
     let mut browser = initial.map(App::new).transpose()?;
+    let mut selection =
+        ListState::default().with_selected((!profiles.entries.is_empty()).then_some(0));
+    let mut databases_focus = true;
+    let mut active = None;
+    let mut error: Option<String> = None;
     let mut form = Form::default();
-    let mut show_form = browser.is_none();
+    let mut show_form = false;
     loop {
         terminal.draw(|frame| {
+            let [sidebar, content] = Layout::horizontal([Constraint::Length(24), Constraint::Min(1)])
+                .areas(frame.area());
+            let items = profiles.entries.iter().enumerate().map(|(index, entry)| {
+                ListItem::new(format!("{}{}", if active == Some(index) { "● " } else { "  " }, entry.label()))
+            });
+            let list = List::new(items)
+                .block(Block::bordered().title(" Databases · c add ").border_style(
+                    Style::default().fg(if databases_focus { Color::Cyan } else { Color::DarkGray })))
+                .highlight_style(Style::default().bg(Color::Blue).fg(Color::White));
+            frame.render_stateful_widget(list, sidebar, &mut selection);
             if let Some(browser) = &mut browser {
-                browser.draw(frame);
+                browser.draw(frame, content, !databases_focus);
+            } else {
+                frame.render_widget(Paragraph::new("Select a database and press Enter to connect.\n\nc: add a database · Tab: focus · q: quit").block(Block::bordered().title(" dbdash · READ ONLY ")), content);
+            }
+            if let Some(error) = &error {
+                frame.render_widget(Paragraph::new(error.as_str()).style(Style::default().fg(Color::Red)), Rect::new(content.x, content.bottom().saturating_sub(1), content.width, 1));
             }
             if show_form {
-                form.draw(frame, false);
+                form.draw(frame);
             }
         })?;
         match event::read()? {
@@ -33,40 +57,94 @@ pub fn run(terminal: &mut DefaultTerminal, initial: Option<Database>) -> Result<
                 if show_form {
                     match key.code {
                         KeyCode::Esc => {
-                            if browser.is_none() {
-                                return Ok(());
-                            }
                             form.clear_password();
                             show_form = false;
                         }
                         KeyCode::Enter if form.focus == 0 => form.focus = 1,
                         KeyCode::Enter => {
-                            terminal.draw(|frame| {
+                            let result = if form.reconnect {
-                                if let Some(browser) = &mut browser {
+                                form.connect().and_then(App::new).map(|connected| {
-                                    browser.draw(frame);
-                                }
-                                form.draw(frame, true);
-                            })?;
-                            match form.connect().and_then(App::new) {
-                                Ok(connected) => {
-                                    form.clear_password();
                                     browser = Some(connected);
+                                    active = selection.selected();
+                                    databases_focus = false;
+                                })
+                            } else {
+                                profiles.save(&form).map(|()| {
+                                    selection.select(Some(profiles.entries.len() - 1));
+                                    databases_focus = true;
+                                })
+                            };
+                            match result {
+                                Ok(()) => {
+                                    form.clear_password();
                                     show_form = false;
+                                    error = None;
                                 }
                                 Err(error) => form.error = Some(error_text(error.as_ref())),
                             }
                         }
                         _ => form.edit(key),
                     }
-                } else if key.code == KeyCode::Char('c') {
+                } else {
-                    form.error = None;
+                    match key.code {
-                    form.focus = 0;
+                        KeyCode::Char('q') => return Ok(()),
+                        KeyCode::Char('c') => {
+                            form = Form::default();
                             show_form = true;
-                } else if browser
+                        }
-                    .as_mut()
+                        KeyCode::Esc => databases_focus = true,
-                    .is_some_and(|browser| browser.handle_key(key))
+                        KeyCode::Tab | KeyCode::BackTab => {
-                {
+                            if let Some(browser) = &mut browser {
-                    return Ok(());
+                                let backwards = key.code == KeyCode::BackTab;
+                                if databases_focus {
+                                    databases_focus = false;
+                                    browser.sidebar_focus = !backwards;
+                                } else if browser.sidebar_focus != backwards {
+                                    browser.sidebar_focus = backwards;
+                                } else {
+                                    databases_focus = true;
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                        KeyCode::Enter if databases_focus => {
+                            if let Some(index) = selection.selected() {
+                                form = profiles.entries[index].clone();
+                                if form.provider == 0 {
+                                    form.reconnect = true;
+                                    form.focus = 5;
+                                    show_form = true;
+                                } else {
+                                    match form.connect().and_then(App::new) {
+                                        Ok(connected) => {
+                                            browser = Some(connected);
+                                            active = Some(index);
+                                            databases_focus = false;
+                                            error = None;
+                                        }
+                                        Err(failure) => error = Some(error_text(failure.as_ref())),
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                        KeyCode::Down | KeyCode::Char('j') if databases_focus => {
+                            selection.select_next()
+                        }
+                        KeyCode::Up | KeyCode::Char('k') if databases_focus => {
+                            selection.select_previous()
+                        }
+                        KeyCode::Home | KeyCode::Char('g') if databases_focus => {
+                            selection.select_first()
+                        }
+                        KeyCode::End | KeyCode::Char('G') if databases_focus => {
+                            selection.select_last()
+                        }
+                        _ if !databases_focus => {
+                            if let Some(browser) = &mut browser {
+                                browser.handle_key(key);
+                            }
+                        }
+                        _ => {}
+                    }
                 }
             }
             Event::Paste(text) if show_form => {
@@ -80,6 +158,75 @@ pub fn run(terminal: &mut DefaultTerminal, initial: Option<Database>) -> Result<
     }
 }
 
+fn config_path() -> Result<PathBuf> {
+    let root = std::env::var_os("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
+        .filter(|path| Path::new(path).is_absolute())
+        .map(PathBuf::from)
+        .or_else(|| std::env::var_os("HOME").map(|home| PathBuf::from(home).join(".config")))
+        .ok_or("Set HOME or an absolute XDG_CONFIG_HOME to save database configurations.")?;
+    Ok(root.join("dbdash/connections.sqlite3"))
+}
+
+struct Profiles {
+    storage: rusqlite::Connection,
+    entries: Vec<Form>,
+}
+
+impl Profiles {
+    fn open(path: &Path) -> Result<Self> {
+        if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
+            std::fs::create_dir_all(parent)?;
+        }
+        let storage = rusqlite::Connection::open(path)?;
+        storage.execute_batch(
+            "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS connections (
+            id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, provider INTEGER NOT NULL CHECK(provider IN (0, 1)),
+            host TEXT NOT NULL, port TEXT NOT NULL, database_name TEXT NOT NULL,
+            username TEXT NOT NULL, tls INTEGER NOT NULL CHECK(tls BETWEEN 0 AND 2),
+            path TEXT NOT NULL
+        )",
+        )?;
+        let entries = storage.prepare("SELECT provider, host, port, database_name, username, tls, path FROM connections ORDER BY id")?
+            .query_map([], |row| {
+                let mut form = Form {
+                    provider: usize::from(row.get::<_, u8>(0)?),
+                    tls: usize::from(row.get::<_, u8>(5)?),
+                    path: Input::from(row.get::<_, String>(6)?.as_str()),
+                    ..Form::default()
+                };
+                for index in 0..4 {
+                    form.postgres[index] = Input::from(row.get::<_, String>(index + 1)?.as_str());
+                }
+                Ok(form)
+            })?
+            .collect::<rusqlite::Result<Vec<_>>>()?;
+        Ok(Self { storage, entries })
+    }
+
+    fn save(&mut self, form: &Form) -> Result<()> {
+        let mut saved = form.clone();
+        saved.clear_password();
+        if form.provider == 0 {
+            form.postgres_config()?;
+        } else if form.path.value.is_empty() {
+            return Err("Enter a SQLite database file path.".into());
+        } else {
+            let path = shellexpand::path::full(Path::new(&form.path.value))?;
+            let absolute = if path.is_absolute() {
+                path.into_owned()
+            } else {
+                std::env::current_dir()?.join(path)
+            };
+            saved.path = Input::from(absolute.to_str().ok_or("SQLite path must be UTF-8")?);
+        }
+        self.storage.execute("INSERT INTO connections (provider, host, port, database_name, username, tls, path) VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3, ?4, ?5, ?6, ?7)",
+            rusqlite::params![saved.provider as u8, saved.postgres[0].value, saved.postgres[1].value, saved.postgres[2].value, saved.postgres[3].value, saved.tls as u8, saved.path.value])?;
+        self.entries.push(saved);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
 struct Form {
     provider: usize,
     focus: usize,
@@ -87,6 +234,7 @@ struct Form {
     tls: usize,
     path: Input,
     error: Option<String>,
+    reconnect: bool,
 }
 
 impl Default for Form {
@@ -98,6 +246,7 @@ impl Default for Form {
             postgres: ["localhost", "5432", "postgres", "", ""].map(Input::from),
             path: Input::default(),
             error: None,
+            reconnect: false,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -110,6 +259,10 @@ impl Form {
             }
             return Database::open_sqlite(Path::new(&self.path.value));
         }
+        Database::connect_postgres(self.postgres_config()?)
+    }
+
+    fn postgres_config(&self) -> Result<Config> {
         let [host, port, database, user, password] = &self.postgres;
         if host.value.is_empty() || database.value.is_empty() || user.value.is_empty() {
             return Err("PostgreSQL requires a host, database, and user.".into());
@@ -135,14 +288,19 @@ impl Form {
         if !password.value.is_empty() {
             config.password(&password.value);
         }
-        Database::connect_postgres(config)
+        Ok(config)
     }
 
     fn input_mut(&mut self) -> Option<&mut Input> {
+        if self.reconnect {
+            return Some(&mut self.postgres[4]);
+        }
         if self.provider == 1 {
             (self.focus == 1).then_some(&mut self.path)
         } else {
-            self.postgres.get_mut(self.focus.checked_sub(1)?)
+            self.postgres
+                .get_mut(self.focus.checked_sub(1)?)
+                .filter(|_| self.focus < 5)
         }
     }
 
@@ -151,14 +309,19 @@ impl Form {
     }
 
     fn edit(&mut self, key: KeyEvent) {
-        let count = if self.provider == 0 { 7 } else { 2 };
+        if self.reconnect {
+            self.postgres[4].edit(key);
+            self.error = None;
+            return;
+        }
+        let count = if self.provider == 0 { 6 } else { 2 };
         match key.code {
             KeyCode::Tab => self.focus = (self.focus + 1) % count,
             KeyCode::BackTab => self.focus = (self.focus + count - 1) % count,
             KeyCode::Up | KeyCode::Down | KeyCode::Left | KeyCode::Right if self.focus == 0 => {
                 self.provider = 1 - self.provider
             }
-            KeyCode::Left | KeyCode::Right if self.provider == 0 && self.focus == 6 => {
+            KeyCode::Left | KeyCode::Right if self.provider == 0 && self.focus == 5 => {
                 self.tls = (self.tls + if key.code == KeyCode::Left { 2 } else { 1 }) % 3;
             }
             _ => {
@@ -170,7 +333,28 @@ impl Form {
         self.error = None;
     }
 
-    fn draw(&self, frame: &mut Frame, connecting: bool) {
+    fn label(&self) -> String {
+        crate::db::display_text(&if self.provider == 1 {
+            let path = Path::new(&self.path.value);
+            format!(
+                "{} · {}",
+                path.file_name()
+                    .unwrap_or(path.as_os_str())
+                    .to_string_lossy(),
+                self.path.value
+            )
+        } else {
+            format!(
+                "{} · {}@{}:{}",
+                self.postgres[2].value,
+                self.postgres[3].value,
+                self.postgres[0].value,
+                self.postgres[1].value
+            )
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn draw(&self, frame: &mut Frame) {
         let screen = frame.area();
         let minimum_height = if self.provider == 0 { 20 } else { 16 };
         if screen.width < 74 || screen.height < minimum_height {
@@ -189,7 +373,11 @@ impl Form {
             screen.width.saturating_sub(4).min(100),
             minimum_height,
         );
-        let window = Block::bordered().title(" New connection ");
+        let window = Block::bordered().title(if self.reconnect {
+            " Connect · password only "
+        } else {
+            " New database "
+        });
         let inner = window.inner(area);
         frame.render_widget(Clear, area);
         frame.render_widget(window, area);
@@ -201,7 +389,11 @@ impl Form {
         ])
         .areas(inner);
         frame.render_widget(
-            Paragraph::new(" dbdash │ New connection │ READ ONLY")
+            Paragraph::new(if self.reconnect {
+                self.label()
+            } else {
+                "Configure a database · READ ONLY".into()
+            })
             .style(Style::default().fg(Color::Cyan)),
             header,
         );
@@ -234,7 +426,7 @@ impl Form {
                 Layout::vertical([Constraint::Length(3), Constraint::Min(1)]).areas(details);
             self.path
                 .draw(frame, path, " Database file path ", false, self.focus == 1);
-            frame.render_widget(Paragraph::new("Open an existing SQLite file.\nFiles are never created or modified.\n\nConnection details stay in this session.").wrap(Wrap { trim: false }), description);
+            frame.render_widget(Paragraph::new("Save an existing SQLite file path.\nFiles are never created or modified.\n\nSelect the saved database to connect.").wrap(Wrap { trim: false }), description);
         } else {
             let rows = Layout::vertical([
                 Constraint::Length(3),
@@ -254,26 +446,31 @@ impl Form {
                 Layout::horizontal([Constraint::Percentage(50), Constraint::Percentage(50)])
                     .areas(rows[index])
             });
-            for (index, input) in self.postgres.iter().enumerate() {
+            for (index, input) in
+                self.postgres
+                    .iter()
+                    .enumerate()
+                    .take(if self.reconnect { 5 } else { 4 })
+            {
                 input.draw(
                     frame,
                     pairs[index / 2][index % 2],
                     labels[index],
                     index == 4,
-                    self.focus == index + 1,
+                    self.focus == index + 1 && (!self.reconnect || index == 4),
                 );
             }
             frame.render_widget(
                 Paragraph::new(["Require TLS", "Prefer TLS", "Disable TLS"][self.tls]).block(
                     Block::bordered().title(" TLS · ←/→ change ").border_style(
-                        Style::default().fg(if self.focus == 6 {
+                        Style::default().fg(if !self.reconnect && self.focus == 5 {
                             Color::Cyan
                         } else {
                             Color::DarkGray
                         }),
                     ),
                 ),
-                pairs[2][1],
+                pairs[2][usize::from(self.reconnect)],
             );
             let tls_notice = match self.tls {
                 0 => "TLS required; certificates and hostnames are verified.",
@@ -283,32 +480,36 @@ impl Form {
             frame.render_widget(
                 Paragraph::new(vec![
                     Line::raw(tls_notice),
-                    Line::raw("Passwords are masked and never saved to disk."),
+                    Line::raw("Passwords are requested on connect, never saved."),
                 ])
                 .wrap(Wrap { trim: false }),
                 rows[3],
             );
         }
-        let message = if connecting {
+        let message = self.error.as_deref().unwrap_or(if self.reconnect {
-            "Connecting…"
+            "Enter a password if needed. The current database stays open until this succeeds."
         } else {
-            self.error.as_deref().unwrap_or("Not connected to a new database. The current connection stays open until this succeeds.")
+            "Enter saves this configuration without connecting."
-        };
+        });
         frame.render_widget(
             Paragraph::new(message)
                 .wrap(Wrap { trim: false })
-                .style(Style::default().fg(if self.error.is_some() && !connecting {
+                .style(Style::default().fg(if self.error.is_some() {
                     Color::Red
                 } else {
                     Color::Cyan
                 })),
             status,
         );
-        frame.render_widget(Paragraph::new(" Tab/Shift-Tab fields · ↑↓ provider · Enter connect\n ←→ edit/TLS · Ctrl-U clear · Esc cancel · Ctrl-C quit").style(Style::default().fg(Color::DarkGray)), help);
+        frame.render_widget(Paragraph::new(if self.reconnect {
+            " Enter connect · Ctrl-U clear password · Esc cancel · Ctrl-C quit"
+        } else {
+            " Tab/Shift-Tab fields · ↑↓ provider · Enter save\n ←→ edit/TLS · Ctrl-U clear · Esc cancel · Ctrl-C quit"
+        }).style(Style::default().fg(Color::DarkGray)), help);
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Default)]
+#[derive(Clone, Default)]
 struct Input {
     value: String,
     cursor: usize,
@@ -439,11 +640,12 @@ mod tests {
     fn password_never_appears_in_the_connection_screen() -> Result<()> {
         let mut form = Form {
             focus: 5,
+            reconnect: true,
             ..Form::default()
         };
         form.postgres[4] = Input::from("test-secret-é");
         let mut terminal = ratatui::Terminal::new(ratatui::backend::TestBackend::new(100, 24))?;
-        terminal.draw(|frame| form.draw(frame, false))?;
+        terminal.draw(|frame| form.draw(frame))?;
         let rendered: String = terminal
             .backend()
             .buffer()
@@ -456,6 +658,59 @@ mod tests {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn configurations_survive_restart_without_passwords() -> Result<()> {
+        let directory = tempfile::tempdir()?;
+        let path = directory.path().join("connections.sqlite3");
+        let mut profiles = Profiles::open(&path)?;
+        let mut postgres = Form {
+            tls: 2,
+            ..Form::default()
+        };
+        postgres.postgres = [
+            "db.example",
+            "5440",
+            "warehouse",
+            "reader",
+            "do-not-store-this",
+        ]
+        .map(Input::from);
+        profiles.save(&postgres)?;
+        let sqlite = Form {
+            provider: 1,
+            path: Input::from("./quoted '界'.sqlite"),
+            ..Form::default()
+        };
+        profiles.save(&sqlite)?;
+        postgres.postgres[1] = Input::from("0");
+        assert!(profiles.save(&postgres).is_err());
+        drop(profiles);
+
+        let profiles = Profiles::open(&path)?;
+        assert_eq!(profiles.entries.len(), 2);
+        let restored = &profiles.entries[0];
+        assert_eq!(restored.provider, 0);
+        for index in 0..4 {
+            assert_eq!(
+                restored.postgres[index].value,
+                ["db.example", "5440", "warehouse", "reader"][index]
+            );
+        }
+        assert_eq!(restored.tls, 2);
+        assert!(restored.postgres[4].value.is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(profiles.entries[1].provider, 1);
+        assert_eq!(
+            Path::new(&profiles.entries[1].path.value),
+            std::env::current_dir()?.join("./quoted '界'.sqlite")
+        );
+        assert!(
+            !std::fs::read(path)?
+                .windows(b"do-not-store-this".len())
+                .any(|bytes| bytes == b"do-not-store-this")
+        );
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn invalid_ports_are_rejected_before_connecting() {
         for port in ["0", "65536", "not-a-port"] {

src/main.rs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Usage:
   dbdash --sqlite PATH
   dbdash --help
 
-Run without a connection argument to open the in-app connection screen:
+Run without a connection argument to open the saved database list:
   cargo run
 Use the in-app password field to keep credentials out of process arguments.
 
@@ -26,23 +26,28 @@ Expansion never runs shell commands. Quote CLI paths to let dbdash expand them.
 PostgreSQL URLs and libpq-style key=value strings are accepted.
 Use sslmode=require for mandatory TLS; certificates and hostnames are verified.
 Use sslmode=disable only for trusted local connections.
-The inspector needs 70×12 terminal cells; the PostgreSQL form needs 70×16.
+The inspector needs 70×12 terminal cells; the PostgreSQL window needs 74×20.
 
 Navigation:
-  Tab / Esc     Switch focus / return to relations
+  Tab/Shift-Tab Cycle focus: databases, relations, rows (Esc returns to databases)
-  Up/Down, j/k  Move selection (Enter opens a relation)
+  Up/Down, j/k  Move selection (Enter connects to a database or opens a relation)
   Home/End, g/G First / last item
   s             Toggle rows and column schema
   Left/Right    Scroll columns (h/l also work)
   n/p, PgDn/Up  Next / previous 100-row page
-  c             Open the connection screen (Esc keeps the current database)
+  c             Add a configured database in a floating window
   r             Refresh relations and the active relation
   q / Ctrl-C    Quit
-  Connection screen: Up/Down chooses a provider; Enter starts editing.
+  New database window: Up/Down chooses a provider; Enter starts editing.
   Tab/Shift-Tab changes fields; Left/Right changes TLS when that field is focused.
-  Enter connects; Esc cancels; Ctrl-U clears a field. Pasting is supported.
+  Enter saves without connecting, including when the database is offline.
-  Form details are session-only. Passwords clear after connecting or cancelling.
+  Select a saved database and press Enter to connect. PostgreSQL prompts for a
+  password; Esc cancels. Passwords are masked, never saved, and clear on success
+  or cancellation. Ctrl-U clears a field; pasting is supported.
   Enter the database user explicitly; the operating-system username is not used.
+  Configurations persist in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/dbdash/connections.sqlite3, falling
+  back to ~/.config/dbdash/connections.sqlite3. SQLite paths are saved absolute.
+  CLI connections are not saved. Failed switches keep the current database open.
 
 PostgreSQL reads are enforced read-only and have a 5-second query timeout.
 SQLite files are opened read-only, with a 5-second lock wait but no query timeout.