From f838dddfc1ba8ea6f1ec3b6cf5fd2c2fcedf637d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jackson Moore <jacksonmoore@tuta.io>
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2026 12:16:53 +0200
Subject: Preserve acquisition pre-input state

---
 tests/run.lua | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tests/run.lua b/tests/run.lua
index 1c7d39e..f954b7c 100644
--- a/tests/run.lua
+++ b/tests/run.lua
@@ -5693,6 +5693,43 @@ test("Macro acquisition skips direct planning and all redraws", function()
   same(0, #host:redraws())
 end)
 
+test("Acquisition preserves descriptor writes after input failure", function()
+  local state, transitions = fresh_sequence_state()
+  local old_target = domain.TargetValue.character("z", 122)
+  transitions:BeginAcquisition("n", "T")
+  transitions:CommitAcquiredTarget("n", old_target)
+  transitions:CommitCommandSuccess(
+    "n",
+    domain.Position.new(1, 2),
+    domain.Direction.BACKWARD
+  )
+  local host = MemoryHost.new({
+    buffer_lines = { "abc" },
+    cursor = { line = 1, byte_column = 2 },
+    configuration = {
+      mark_cursor = false,
+      mark_char = false,
+    },
+    input_packets = { { kind = "error", message = "read failed" } },
+  })
+  local service = acquisition_service.new({
+    host = host,
+    transitions = transitions,
+  })
+
+  local result = service:acquire(
+    "f",
+    "n",
+    domain.Position.new(1, 2),
+    nil,
+    nil
+  )
+  same(domain.ActionKind.ERROR, result.outcome.kind)
+  same(domain.Descriptor.FIND_FORWARD, state:get_previous_descriptor("n"))
+  truthy(state:get_first_move("n"))
+  same(old_target, state:get_previous_target("n"))
+end)
+
 for _, item in ipairs(tests) do
   local ok, failure = xpcall(item.body, debug.traceback)
   if not ok then
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