From cdc82a99c6d3073527e69301906964eb51126e4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lilleman auf Larv <lilleman@larvit.se>
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2026 22:15:05 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Test a name read before its binder links, and that every
 record carries its shape once loaded

---
 name_test.go   | 13 +++++++++++++
 record_test.go | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+)

diff --git a/name_test.go b/name_test.go
index db52443..b8cd6b5 100644
--- a/name_test.go
+++ b/name_test.go
@@ -423,3 +423,16 @@ func TestAFieldBindingReadOutsideWhatItBindsLoads(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("NewTemplate = %v, want a read of n from x.z, outside x.y, accepted", err)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestANameReadBeforeItsBinderLinks(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := writeData(t, map[string]string{
+		"person": `{"format":"{first} {last}","first":["Ada","Bo","Cy"],"last":["Byron","Ek","Lind"]}`,
+		"row":    `{"format":"{a}|{b}","a":"{p}","b":"{/person as p}{p.first} {p.last}"}`,
+	})
+	f := newGenerator(t, dir, WithSeed(2))
+	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+		if a, b, _ := strings.Cut(fake(t, f, "row"), "|"); a != b {
+			t.Fatalf("a = %q, b = %q, want one pick of p", a, b)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/record_test.go b/record_test.go
index bece4d8..c62150c 100644
--- a/record_test.go
+++ b/record_test.go
@@ -537,3 +537,24 @@ func TestRecordOfAFieldlessCategoryNamesTheWrapper(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("the named wrapper does not render: %v", err)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestEveryRecordCarriesItsShapeOnceLoaded(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newShippedWhole(t, WithSeed(1))
+	records := 0
+	if err := eachNode(&f.root, "", func(label string, n node) error {
+		tm, isTemplate := n.(*template)
+		if !isTemplate || !tm.isRecord || len(tm.fields) == 0 {
+			return nil
+		}
+		records++
+		if len(tm.columns) != len(tm.fields) {
+			t.Errorf("%s: %d record columns, want one per field, %d", label, len(tm.columns), len(tm.fields))
+		}
+		return nil
+	}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if records == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("no shipped record walked")
+	}
+}