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Two fixes for reset() being called from inside a callback:

  • count chunks before invoking tokenizer callbacks: writeIndex is incremented before the tokenizer runs, so a reset() from a callback does not leave the chunk count one behind.
  • stop closing a stack reset by a callback: the implied-close loop in onclosetag is bounded by the matched element's position, so a reset() from an onclosetag callback ends the loop instead of closing elements of the new document.

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    • Fixed parser behavior when parsing is reset from a callback. Text queued after a reset is delivered in order, including when parsing pauses and resumes. Resetting during a closing-tag callback now stops additional closing-tag callbacks for the current input, preventing callbacks from continuing after parsing has been reset.

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The parser now updates its write index before tokenizer callbacks and guards closing-tag stack operations when callbacks reset the parser. Regression tests cover queued text processing and closing-tag callbacks after a reset.

Changes: Parser reset handling

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Preserve parser state across callback resets
src/Parser.ts, src/Parser.spec.ts
Parser.write increments writeIndex before calling tokenizer.write. onclosetag checks the stack length and only pops the matched tag if it remains in the expected position. Regression tests cover queued writes after a reset and stopping closing-tag callbacks after a reset.

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The PR fixes the common case of calling reset() inside an onclosetag callback. A narrow edge case remains: resetting and then parsing new content within the same callback could still close the new elements. This is unlikely in practice and can be handled as a follow-up.

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🟡 Changes recommended

The close loop can still consume elements parsed immediately after a callback resets the parser.

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What changed in this PR

Makes Parser.reset() safer when invoked from callbacks.

Changes:

  • Updates chunk accounting before tokenizer callbacks.
  • Bounds close-tag processing after resets.
  • Adds regression tests for both scenarios.
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src/​Parser.ts Adjusts chunk indexing and element-closing behavior.
src/​Parser.spec.ts Adds reset-in-callback tests.

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Comment thread src/Parser.ts
Comment on lines +490 to +493
while (this.stack.length > pos + 1) {
this.popElement(true);
}
this.popElement(false);
if (this.stack.length === pos + 1) this.popElement(false);

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RetriggerConfidence Score: 3/5

[Medium impact] Fixes parser state handling during callback execution.

The PR is not ready to merge because both previously reported reset failures remain.

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  1. P1 New elements close too soon ▶
  2. P1 Next document loses its start ▶

Summary

The PR adjusts two parts of callback-driven resets:

  • Queued chunks stay in order when a callback resets the parser.
  • A reset in a closing-tag callback stops the old close sequence.

Two tests cover queued chunks and stopping close callbacks after a reset.

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Comment thread src/Parser.ts
Comment on lines +490 to +493
while (this.stack.length > pos + 1) {
this.popElement(true);
}
this.popElement(false);
if (this.stack.length === pos + 1) this.popElement(false);

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P1 New elements close too soon

While parsing <a><b><c></a>, calling reset() and then write("<x><y>") inside the close callback for c still closes elements from the new document. The old loop keeps its original pos but checks the newly filled stack, so it closes y and x. Stop the old close operation when reset() runs, rather than relying only on stack length.

Comment thread src/Parser.spec.ts
Comment on lines +314 to +315
parser.write("<a><b><c></a>");
expect(closed).toStrictEqual(["c"]);

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P1 Next document loses its start

The close-callback reset fix still leaves the parser unable to read the next document correctly. After this test's write("<a><b><c></a>"), a subsequent write("<x>") emits text x> instead of opening x. The tokenizer continues after the callback and changes its reset index and sectionStart from zero to one. Extend this test to parse another chunk, and stop the old tokenizer work after a reset.

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- Line 557: Track reset identity in Parser and increment it in reset(); in the
close-tag handling around the stack unwind, capture the current identity and
stop both the unwind loop and matched-element pop if it changes, so a callback
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Comment thread src/Parser.ts
if (pos !== -1) {
for (let index = this.stack.length - 1; index > pos; index--) {
// A callback may have reset the stack.
while (this.stack.length > pos + 1) {

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

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sed -n '745,815p' src/Parser.ts
sed -n '280,330p' src/Parser.spec.ts
rg -n 'reset\(|onclosetag\(|writeIndex|onopentag' src/Parser.ts

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rg -n -F --glob '*.ts' -- 'class Tokenizer' src
rg -n -F --glob '*.ts' -- 'reset()' src/Tokenizer.ts
rg -n -F --glob '*.ts' -- 'write(' src/Tokenizer.ts
sed -n '1,180p' src/Tokenizer.ts
sed -n '380,500p' src/Tokenizer.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- reset identity/reentrancy candidates ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.ts' -- 'writeIndex' src
rg -n -F --glob '*.ts' -- 'tokenizer.running' src
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printf '%s\n' '--- Parser write drain and end ---'
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printf '%s\n' '--- Reset/write related tests ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*spec.ts' -- 'reset()' src test 2>/dev/null || true
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Stop the old close-tag unwind after reset()

When an onclosetag callback calls reset() and then write(), Tokenizer.reset() sets running to true, so the new document is parsed synchronously. The old pos remains active, and the loop can pop elements from the new document.

Track reset identity and stop both the unwind and matched-element pop when it changes.

🐛 Suggested fix
+    private resetCount = 0;
     private writeIndex = 0;
         if (!this.isVoidElement(name)) {
             const pos = this.stack.lastIndexOf(name);
             if (pos !== -1) {
+                const resetCount = this.resetCount;
                 // A callback may have reset the stack.
-                while (this.stack.length > pos + 1) {
+                while (
+                    this.resetCount === resetCount &&
+                    this.stack.length > pos + 1
+                ) {
                     this.popElement(true);
                 }
-                if (this.stack.length === pos + 1) this.popElement(false);
+                if (
+                    this.resetCount === resetCount &&
+                    this.stack.length === pos + 1
+                ) {
+                    this.popElement(false);
+                }
     reset(): void {
+        this.resetCount++;
         this.cbs.onreset?.();
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Review comment at @src/Parser.ts at line 557:
Track reset identity in Parser and increment it in reset(); in the close-tag
handling around the stack unwind, capture the current identity and stop both the
unwind loop and matched-element pop if it changes, so a callback that resets and
writes cannot let the old close-tag processing alter the new document’s stack.

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Comment thread src/Parser.ts
Comment on lines +557 to +560
while (this.stack.length > pos + 1) {
this.popElement(true);
}
this.popElement(false);
if (this.stack.length === pos + 1) this.popElement(false);

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P2 Badge Preserve tokenizer state after resetting from onclosetag

When onclosetag calls reset(), this stops the stack loop but returns control to Tokenizer.stateInClosingTagName, which subsequently overwrites the token position established by Tokenizer.reset(); this handler also later overwrites startIndex. For example, after parsing <a><b><c></a> with a reset on c, a subsequent parser.write("next") emits "ext", so the parser is not actually ready for a new document as reset() promises. The reset needs to abort the active tokenizer callback, such as through a reset-generation check, rather than only terminating this stack loop.

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P2 Badge Break the loop when callbacks replace the stack

The stack length does not establish that the elements still belong to the document whose closing tag is being processed. If an onclosetag callback calls reset() and immediately writes a replacement document containing enough open elements, this loop starts closing those new elements; if the callback repeats that reset-and-write operation for each close, the loop never reduces the length and does not terminate. Track reset/stack identity and exit after replacement rather than using the mutable length as the sole bound.

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fb55 and others added 2 commits October 13, 2026 16:42
Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Use the matched element's position as the loop bound, so a reset inside
a close callback ends the loop without an extra condition per implied close.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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