merge: issue #3 fix

app/selfcheck.py

@@ -934,6 +934,10 @@ def test_p3_points_and_band():
     br = eng.breakdown(1)
     assert {b['source'] for b in br} <= {'rubric', 'taste', 'agent'}
     assert br[0]['source'] == 'rubric'
+    # regression (#3): a listing OUTSIDE the engine's pool (delisted
+    # mid-batch, never swiped) must degrade quietly, not crash the render
+    assert eng.points(9999) is None
+    assert eng.breakdown(9999) == []
 
 
 def test_p3_payload_additions():
@@ -959,6 +963,39 @@ def test_p3_payload_additions():
         shutil.rmtree(d, ignore_errors=True)
 
 
+def test_issue3_section_survives_midsection_delist():
+    """#3 regression: one card delisted after compose must not 500 the deck.
+
+    The section render asks the taste engine for a breakdown of every
+    card. A listing that left the active pool mid-batch AND has no swipe
+    history is not in the engine's by_id map; the unguarded lookup used
+    to raise, killing GET /api/section and GET /api/listing/{id} with a
+    500 (live incident 2026-11-15: section 57 + delisted listing 298).
+    """
+    d, c, db_path = p3_env()
+    try:
+        sec = c.get('/api/section')
+        assert sec.status_code == 200, sec.status_code
+        body = sec.json()
+        conn = _sq_conn(db_path)
+        ev_ids = {r['listing_id'] for r in conn.execute(
+            'SELECT DISTINCT listing_id FROM swipe_events')}
+        it = next((x for x in body['items'] if x['id'] not in ev_ids), None)
+        assert it is not None, 'fixture section has no unswiped card'
+        conn.execute("UPDATE listings SET status='gone' WHERE id=?",
+                     (it['id'],))
+        conn.commit()
+        conn.close()
+        r = c.get('/api/section')
+        assert r.status_code == 200, r.status_code
+        assert it['id'] in [x['id'] for x in r.json()['items']]
+        one = c.get('/api/listing/%d' % it['id'])
+        assert one.status_code == 200, one.status_code
+        assert one.json()['points_breakdown'] == []
+    finally:
+        shutil.rmtree(d, ignore_errors=True)
+
+
 # --- B1 checks (photo experience v2, UI-SPEC §11 / DATA-MODEL B1) -----------
 
 def make_b1_item(title, imgs=None, img=None, price='$5,000', km='8000'):
@@ -1751,6 +1788,8 @@ P3_API_TESTS = [
     ('p3: agentpass mock determinism + live fallback', test_p3_agentpass_mock_and_fallback),
     ('p3: points/band function known answers', test_p3_points_and_band),
     ('p3: payload additions (list/listing/section)', test_p3_payload_additions),
+    ('p3: mid-section delist keeps the deck up (#3)',
+     test_issue3_section_survives_midsection_delist),
 ]
 
 

app/taste.py

@@ -379,8 +379,13 @@ class TasteEngine:
         """Source-labeled breakdown lines for the dossier."""
         row = self.by_id.get(listing_id)
         lines = []
-        lines.append({'source': 'rubric', 'label': 'rubric fit',
-                      'value': int(row['score'] or 0)})
+        # issue #3: a section can outlive an ad. A listing that left the
+        # active pool mid-batch (and has no swipe history) is not in
+        # by_id; its breakdown degrades to no-signal lines instead of a
+        # TypeError that would 500 the whole section render.
+        if row is not None:
+            lines.append({'source': 'rubric', 'label': 'rubric fit',
+                          'value': int(row['score'] or 0)})
         for label, s, _d, _v in self.contributions(listing_id)[:3]:
             lines.append({'source': 'taste', 'label': label,
                           'value': round(s, 1)})