Add clear recent files history command (#42176)

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Release Notes:

- Added "workspace: clear navigation history" command

crates/workspace/src/pane.rs

@@ -4041,6 +4041,25 @@ impl NavHistory {
         self.0.lock().mode = NavigationMode::Normal;
     }
 
+    pub fn clear(&mut self, cx: &mut App) {
+        let mut state = self.0.lock();
+
+        if state.backward_stack.is_empty()
+            && state.forward_stack.is_empty()
+            && state.closed_stack.is_empty()
+            && state.paths_by_item.is_empty()
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        state.mode = NavigationMode::Normal;
+        state.backward_stack.clear();
+        state.forward_stack.clear();
+        state.closed_stack.clear();
+        state.paths_by_item.clear();
+        state.did_update(cx);
+    }
+
     pub fn pop(&mut self, mode: NavigationMode, cx: &mut App) -> Option<NavigationEntry> {
         let mut state = self.0.lock();
         let entry = match mode {

crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs

@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ actions!(
         AddFolderToProject,
         /// Clears all notifications.
         ClearAllNotifications,
+        /// Clears all navigation history, including forward/backward navigation, recently opened files, and recently closed tabs. **This action is irreversible**.
+        ClearNavigationHistory,
         /// Closes the active dock.
         CloseActiveDock,
         /// Closes all docks.
@@ -1917,6 +1919,12 @@ impl Workspace {
             .collect()
     }
 
+    pub fn clear_navigation_history(&mut self, _window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Workspace>) {
+        for pane in &self.panes {
+            pane.update(cx, |pane, cx| pane.nav_history_mut().clear(cx));
+        }
+    }
+
     fn navigate_history(
         &mut self,
         pane: WeakEntity<Pane>,
@@ -5858,6 +5866,11 @@ impl Workspace {
                     workspace.clear_all_notifications(cx);
                 },
             ))
+            .on_action(cx.listener(
+                |workspace: &mut Workspace, _: &ClearNavigationHistory, window, cx| {
+                    workspace.clear_navigation_history(window, cx);
+                },
+            ))
             .on_action(cx.listener(
                 |workspace: &mut Workspace, _: &SuppressNotification, _, cx| {
                     if let Some((notification_id, _)) = workspace.notifications.pop() {