From b65b8373e623ae041831a9de92f55f21b225068a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: PJ <ipriyanshujain@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 08:21:49 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix(verifier): label editable fields by hint, not the typed
 value

an editable field's own text is its transient content; prefer the hint
so the field is named by purpose and the label stays stable.
---
 internal/verifier/llm.go      |  7 +++++++
 internal/verifier/llm_test.go | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+)

diff --git a/internal/verifier/llm.go b/internal/verifier/llm.go
index f5d2dc8..fd4280e 100644
--- a/internal/verifier/llm.go
+++ b/internal/verifier/llm.go
@@ -581,6 +581,13 @@ func buildNodeIndex(tree *hierarchy.Tree) map[*hierarchy.Element]*hierarchy.Node
 // case that fixes empty-text Compose buttons whose word lives on a child), then
 // its class as a last resort.
 func visibleLabel(element *hierarchy.Element, nodeIndex map[*hierarchy.Element]*hierarchy.Node) string {
+	// An editable field's own text is the transient typed value ("1"); its hint
+	// names its purpose ("Amount") and stays stable, so prefer the hint there.
+	if element.Editable {
+		if hint := element.Attributes["hintText"]; hint != "" {
+			return truncateLabel(hint)
+		}
+	}
 	if element.Text != "" {
 		return truncateLabel(element.Text)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/verifier/llm_test.go b/internal/verifier/llm_test.go
index 0fcdbbb..a1a7510 100644
--- a/internal/verifier/llm_test.go
+++ b/internal/verifier/llm_test.go
@@ -100,6 +100,25 @@ func TestCandidatesTypingExposesInputType(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCandidatesLabelsEditableFieldByHintNotTypedValue(t *testing.T) {
+	// A field already showing "99" must still be labeled by its purpose (the
+	// hint), not by its transient content, so the description stays stable.
+	tree := `{
+      "attributes": {"bounds": "[0,0,400,800]"},
+      "children": [
+        {"attributes": {"resource-id": "Amt", "class": "EditText", "hintText": "Amount", "text": "99", "bounds": "[0,0,400,100]"}, "enabled": true, "children": []}
+      ]
+    }`
+	v := enumVerifier(t, "{kind:'builtin', verb:'typing'}", tree)
+	candidates := v.Candidates()
+	if hasCandidate(candidates, `Type into "99" (number)`) || hasCandidate(candidates, `Type into "99"`) {
+		t.Errorf("editable field labeled by its typed value: %v", descriptions(candidates))
+	}
+	if !hasCandidate(candidates, `Type into "Amount" (number)`) {
+		t.Errorf("want the field labeled by its hint, got %v", descriptions(candidates))
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCandidatesFoldsGesturesIntoDirectionalScrolls(t *testing.T) {
 	v := enumVerifier(t,
 		"{kind:'weighted', branches:[[1,{kind:'builtin',verb:'scrolls'}],[1,{kind:'builtin',verb:'swipes'}]]}",