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fix: avoid reusing descendant results across :has anchors - #1940
A compiled selector such as :has(:is(.c .b) :disabled) can return different matches depending on the order in which elements are tested. Its descendant cache reuses an ancestor's answer after :has() changes the anchor that answer depends on.
Disable descendant result caching when compiling against the mutable :has() placeholder. Descendant caches with a fixed query context and the separate text/subtree caches retain their existing behavior.
Add regressions for forward/reverse evaluation, repeated queries, functional aliases, negation, child combinators, and combinations with :contains() / :icontains(). A control verifies that fixed-context descendant caching still avoids repeated work.
Validation: npm test passes (230 tests, one existing skip, including ESLint, TypeScript and Biome); npm run build passes on Node 24.22.1. Nine new tests fail on the unchanged base. A deterministic 8,050-check matrix agrees with caching disabled, including after installing the packed npm archive.
A separate Codex reviewer checked 6,048 generated results against an independent DOM relationship oracle for both the candidate and an installed package; all pass, while the original produces 4,719 mismatches. Another 26 checks confirm stable-context and independent text caches keep working.
OpenAI Codex implemented and tested this change; a separate Codex agent reviewed it. No human review is claimed.
Summary by CodeRabbit
Bug Fixes
Corrected result caching for selectors using nested pseudos inside :has, improving match consistency across query orders and whole-document searches.
Tests
Added coverage for cached and uncached results, reversed evaluation order, and stable query contexts.
compileToken changes how it marks quality-zero subselectors when the final context starts with the :has placeholder. New tests compare selector results and marker calls with caching enabled and disabled.
Changes: Descendant cache handling
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Placeholder context and cache validation src/compile.ts, test/descendant-cache.ts
compileToken marks a quality-zero subselector as expensive only when the context is not mutable. Tests compare cached and uncached selector results across :has forms, anchor orders, and query contexts. They also check marker-call behavior with caching enabled and disabled.
The fix corrects stale selector matches, with a bounded performance tradeoff for deep trees and many candidates. Mergeable with awareness of that cost and follow-up on anchor-scoped caching.
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The title names the main change: descendant-result reuse across :has anchors is avoided. The raw summary confirms the src/compile.ts change disables the quality-zero expensive marking for the PLACEHOL…
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Issue #1929 has one coding requirement: stop the descendant cache from keeping answers that depend on the :has() anchor (:scope). The change at head sets hasMutableContext in src/compile.ts when `…
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The whole-PR summary lists two changed files: src/compile.ts (+7/-1) and test/descendant-cache.ts (+96/-0). The compile.ts hunk I read directly is the only source change. It is the intended fix for #1…
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The title names the main change: descendant-result reuse across :has anchors is avoided. The raw summary confirms the src/compile.ts change disables the quality-zero expensive marking for the PLACEHOLDER_ELEMENT context used by :has, and the objectives state the fix disables descendant-result caching against the :has() placeholder. The title is specific, uses a conventional fix: prefix, and is 57 characters long. The title is related to the changeset.
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Issue #1929 has one coding requirement: stop the descendant cache from keeping answers that depend on the :has() anchor (:scope). The change at head sets hasMutableContext in src/compile.ts when finalContext[0] === PLACEHOLDER_ELEMENT. For that context, a quality-0 rule no longer sets hasExpensiveSubselector, so isCachedDescendant is not armed in general.ts. Placeholder context propagates to nested :is, :matches, :where, and :not compiles through compileGeneralSelector and the is/not subselects. Example 1 (:has(:is(.c .b) :disabled)) therefore uses the uncached descendant path. The PR adds regression tests for this (test/descendant-cache.ts, per the summary). Example 2 (:is(.x .a) .y after a document change, with default cacheResults) is outside the PR scope. The PR objectives state that the separate document-mutation scenario is not claimed, and the issue itself describes it as covered by the README's cacheResults guidance. Within an unchanged document and a context without :has(), ancestor-keyed caching gives consistent answers. Top-level :is() still arms the cache, which is unchanged by design. Limitation: tests were not executed in this review; the assessment rests on source reading of the compile path and the test summary.
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The whole-PR summary lists two changed files: src/compile.ts (+7/-1) and test/descendant-cache.ts (+96/-0). The compile.ts hunk I read directly is the only source change. It is the intended fix for #1929: a guard that stops arming the descendant cache when compiling against the :has() placeholder. The added comment explains the rationale. The test file contains regression and control tests for the same cache behavior, which supports the fix. The PR does not change the fixed-context descendant cache, the cacheParentResults path, or text caches; the guard applies only when the placeholder context is present. The disabled cache also applies to :contains()/:icontains() inside :has(). This is a conservative, same-context effect and is not a demonstrated unrelated change. Limitation: the full file list was taken from the summary, and no other diff hunks were read.
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- Around line 140-142: Update the descendant-cache handling associated with
hasExpensiveSubselector so cached results are reused among candidates within the
same :has anchor, while never carrying those results across different anchors.
Preserve the ancestor-walk caching benefit without allowing stale answers
between anchors.
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Preserve descendant caching within each :has anchor.
For deep trees with many candidates, disabling this cache repeats the same ancestor walk for each candidate. For example, :has(> :contains("needle") c) can perform millions of extra parent checks when no text matches. Scope cached results to the current anchor to retain caching without reusing stale answers.
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Review comment at @src/compile.ts around lines 140 - 142:
Update the descendant-cache handling associated with hasExpensiveSubselector so
cached results are reused among candidates within the same :has anchor, while
never carrying those results across different anchors. Preserve the
ancestor-walk caching benefit without allowing stale answers between anchors.
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A compiled selector such as
:has(:is(.c .b) :disabled)can return different matches depending on the order in which elements are tested. Its descendant cache reuses an ancestor's answer after:has()changes the anchor that answer depends on.Disable descendant result caching when compiling against the mutable
:has()placeholder. Descendant caches with a fixed query context and the separate text/subtree caches retain their existing behavior.Add regressions for forward/reverse evaluation, repeated queries, functional aliases, negation, child combinators, and combinations with
:contains()/:icontains(). A control verifies that fixed-context descendant caching still avoids repeated work.Validation:
npm testpasses (230 tests, one existing skip, including ESLint, TypeScript and Biome);npm run buildpasses on Node 24.22.1. Nine new tests fail on the unchanged base. A deterministic 8,050-check matrix agrees with caching disabled, including after installing the packed npm archive.Fixes #1929.
A separate Codex reviewer checked 6,048 generated results against an independent DOM relationship oracle for both the candidate and an installed package; all pass, while the original produces 4,719 mismatches. Another 26 checks confirm stable-context and independent text caches keep working.
OpenAI Codex implemented and tested this change; a separate Codex agent reviewed it. No human review is claimed.
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:has, improving match consistency across query orders and whole-document searches.