From 1533945126567e8a6717a2ef4e10045c946bc373 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter <peter@foster.net>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:35:47 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] debug: log crash_log.txt with full stack trace on any
 unhandled exception or Post failure

---
 EbayListingTool/App.xaml.cs                  |  2 +-
 EbayListingTool/Views/NewListingView.xaml.cs | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/EbayListingTool/App.xaml.cs b/EbayListingTool/App.xaml.cs
index 278bd37..a6c0b71 100644
--- a/EbayListingTool/App.xaml.cs
+++ b/EbayListingTool/App.xaml.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Threading;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
diff --git a/EbayListingTool/Views/NewListingView.xaml.cs b/EbayListingTool/Views/NewListingView.xaml.cs
index 3baa963..7e88e4e 100644
--- a/EbayListingTool/Views/NewListingView.xaml.cs
+++ b/EbayListingTool/Views/NewListingView.xaml.cs
@@ -671,7 +671,22 @@ public partial class NewListingView : UserControl
             SetState(ListingState.Success);
             GetWindow()?.SetStatus($"Listed: {_draft.Title}");
         }
-        catch (Exception ex) { ShowError("Post Failed", ex.Message); }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            // Log full stack trace to help diagnose crashes
+            try
+            {
+                var logPath = System.IO.Path.Combine(
+                    Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData),
+                    "EbayListingTool", "crash_log.txt");
+                var msg = $"{DateTime.Now:HH:mm:ss} [Post_Click] {ex.GetType().Name}: {ex.Message}\n{ex.StackTrace}\n";
+                if (ex.InnerException != null)
+                    msg += $"  Inner: {ex.InnerException.GetType().Name}: {ex.InnerException.Message}\n";
+                System.IO.File.AppendAllText(logPath, msg + "\n");
+            }
+            catch { }
+            ShowError("Post Failed", ex.Message);
+        }
         finally { SetPostBusy(false); }
     }