From f43bc1874ecb8a2b8230e3af82a5a28170bfd810 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jackson Moore <jacksonmoore@tuta.io>
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2026 12:43:25 +0200
Subject: Retain Visual feedback anchor

---
 tests/run.lua | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+)

(limited to 'tests')

diff --git a/tests/run.lua b/tests/run.lua
index e9c91b1..c626444 100644
--- a/tests/run.lua
+++ b/tests/run.lua
@@ -6517,6 +6517,50 @@ test("Direction-changing repeated TILL rebuilds feedback", function()
   same(1, #state.target_overlays)
 end)
 
+test("Visual movement retains its persistent feedback anchor", function()
+  local state, transitions = fresh_sequence_state()
+  local origin = domain.Position.new(1, 1)
+  local host = MemoryHost.new({
+    buffer_lines = { "a", "x" },
+    cursor = origin,
+    mode = "v",
+    selection = domain.Selection.active(
+      domain.SelectionKind.CHARACTER,
+      origin,
+      origin,
+      domain.SelectionOption.INCLUSIVE
+    ),
+  })
+  local feedback = feedback_service.new({
+    host = host,
+    transitions = transitions,
+  })
+  local shared_target = target_plan.build(target("x"), matching_policy())
+  local movement = motion_plan.build(shared_target, "f")
+  transitions:BeginAcquisition("v", "f")
+  transitions:CommitAcquiredTarget("v", target("x"))
+  local persistent = feedback:request_persistent({
+    context = "v",
+    anchor = origin,
+    target_plan = shared_target,
+    motion_plan = movement,
+    window = "window-1",
+  })
+  local token = host:begin_action_transition()
+  local outcome = motion_executor.new({
+    host = host,
+    feedback_service = feedback,
+    transitions = transitions,
+  }):execute(text_topology.from_host(host), "v", movement, 1, true)
+  host:commit_action_transition(token)
+
+  same(domain.ActionKind.MOVEMENT, outcome.kind)
+  same(domain.Position.new(2, 1), state:get_previous_landing("v"))
+  same(persistent.identity, state.target_overlays[1].identity)
+  same(1, state.target_overlays[1].anchor_line)
+  truthy(host:highlights()[persistent.identity] ~= nil)
+end)
+
 for _, item in ipairs(tests) do
   local ok, failure = xpcall(item.body, debug.traceback)
   if not ok then
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