Keep Escape outside timer start

1 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tests/run.lua b/tests/run.lua
index f954b7c..ea0d207 100644
--- a/tests/run.lua
+++ b/tests/run.lua
@@ -5730,6 +5730,36 @@ test("Acquisition preserves descriptor writes after input failure", function()
   same(old_target, state:get_previous_target("n"))
 end)
 
+test("Escape acquisition stays outside highlight timer start", function()
+  local state, transitions = fresh_sequence_state()
+  local host = MemoryHost.new({
+    configuration = {
+      mark_cursor = false,
+      mark_char = true,
+      highlight_timeout_ms = 25,
+    },
+    input_packets = {
+      { kind = "special_key", name = "Escape", bytes = { 27 } },
+    },
+  })
+  local feedback = feedback_service.new({
+    host = host,
+    transitions = transitions,
+  })
+  local result = acquisition_service.new({
+    host = host,
+    transitions = transitions,
+    feedback = feedback,
+  }):acquire("f", "n", domain.Position.new(1, 1), nil, nil)
+
+  same(domain.ActionKind.ESCAPE, result.outcome.kind)
+  same(nil, state.highlight_timer)
+  same(0, #feedback:persistent_requests())
+  for _, operation in ipairs(host:operations()) do
+    falsy(operation.operation == "start_timer")
+  end
+end)
+
 for _, item in ipairs(tests) do
   local ok, failure = xpcall(item.body, debug.traceback)
   if not ok then