perf(ui): stop session loading from blocking shell (#5927)

* perf(ui): stop session loading from blocking shell

* fix(startup): open routes on their own data, retire the loader for good

Follow-up to review on #5927.

- Route openers are now classified by the data they actually read. Only
  /email touches the hydrated session list (its new-chat path falls back to
  the most recent session's model when no default chat is set), so every
  other route opens as soon as module wiring completes instead of queueing
  behind /api/sessions. This is the deferred-route half of #5926, which the
  first pass left unimplemented.
- index.html's 5s fallback removes the loader node again. Leaving it in the
  DOM indefinitely kept _shouldPreserveStartupComposer true forever on a
  hung /api/sessions, so the composer stopped clearing on session switch.
- A missing session module settles hydration instead of leaving the sidebar
  on "Loading chats…" and dropping the user's route on the floor.
- Startup sequencing moved to static/js/startupShell.js so it can be run by
  tests. The source-text assertions in test_startup_shell_session_loading.py
  are replaced by node-driven behavioural tests, per tests/TESTING_STANDARD.md.
- Reverted the unrequested loader a11y rework, removed the duplicated inert
  writes (the module stops the wave interval through a callback), and moved
  the bootstrap row's inline styles into .session-list-bootstrap.

* fix: preserve session bootstrap failure state

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Co-authored-by: Léo <leograndcontact@gmail.com>

static/index.html

@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@
       }, { once: true });
     })();
   </script>
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css?v=20260723tasksbulkfeedback1">
-  <link rel="modulepreload" href="/static/app.js?v=20260723tasksbulkfeedback1">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css?v=20260808startupshell1">
+  <link rel="modulepreload" href="/static/app.js?v=20260808startupshell1">
   <link rel="modulepreload" href="/static/js/chat.js?v=20260801fix1">
   <link rel="modulepreload" href="/static/js/ui.js">
   <link rel="modulepreload" href="/static/js/sessions.js">
@@ -286,7 +286,13 @@
       if(!document.getElementById('app-loader')){clearInterval(iv);return}
       render();
     },150);
-    setTimeout(function(){var l=document.getElementById('app-loader');if(l){l.style.opacity='0';setTimeout(function(){l.remove()},300)}},5000);
+    // startupShell.js hides the loader as soon as the shell is wired; it calls
+    // back here to stop the wave because this interval is owned by this script.
+    window.__odysseusLoaderWaveStop=function(){clearInterval(iv)};
+    // Last-resort fallback for a boot that never reaches app.js at all. Must
+    // still REMOVE the node: sessions.js reads its presence as "startup in
+    // progress" and stops clearing the composer while it is around.
+    setTimeout(function(){var l=document.getElementById('app-loader');if(l){clearInterval(iv);l.style.opacity='0';setTimeout(function(){l.remove()},300)}},5000);
   })();
   </script>
   <!-- Memory Management Modal -->
@@ -813,7 +819,13 @@
             <button class="session-bulk-btn" id="session-bulk-cancel" title="Cancel"><svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2.5" stroke-linecap="round"><line x1="18" y1="6" x2="6" y2="18"/><line x1="6" y1="6" x2="18" y2="18"/></svg></button>
           </div>
         </div>
-        <div id="session-list" role="listbox"></div>
+        <div id="session-list" role="listbox">
+          <!-- Sidebar-local bootstrap state. renderSessionList() replaces the
+               whole list on first hydration, so this row is transient. -->
+          <div id="session-list-loading" class="list-item session-list-bootstrap" role="option" aria-disabled="true" aria-live="polite" aria-atomic="true">
+            <span class="grow muted" data-session-list-status>Loading chats…</span>
+          </div>
+        </div>
       </div>
       <!-- Hidden dropdown for session actions -->
       <div id="session-actions-dropdown" class="dropdown hidden">
@@ -2531,7 +2543,7 @@
 <script type="module" src="/static/js/censor.js"></script>
 <script type="module" src="/static/js/settings.js?v=20260723compareicon1"></script>
 <script type="module" src="/static/js/assistant.js"></script>
-<script type="module" src="/static/app.js?v=20260723tasksbulkfeedback1"></script>  <!-- app.js must be LAST -->
+<script type="module" src="/static/app.js?v=20260808startupshell1"></script>  <!-- app.js must be LAST -->
   <script type="module" src="/static/js/init.js?v=20260715freshroot3"></script>
 <script type="module" src="/static/js/a11y.js"></script>
 <script nonce="{{CSP_NONCE}}">if('serviceWorker' in navigator){navigator.serviceWorker.register('/static/sw.js').catch(()=>{});}</script>