From 55fa88f70d29f5a832267d372a67d02959ab91ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: liamhuber <liamhuber@greyhavensolutions.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 08:36:26 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Catch while node output

That is not actually looped as input, but is nonetheless updated at each cycle.

Signed-off-by: liamhuber <liamhuber@greyhavensolutions.com>
---
 flowrep/models/parsers/while_parser.py         | 14 ++++++++++++--
 tests/unit/models/parsers/test_while_parser.py | 13 +++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/flowrep/models/parsers/while_parser.py b/flowrep/models/parsers/while_parser.py
index 99df343..9f3a4f4 100644
--- a/flowrep/models/parsers/while_parser.py
+++ b/flowrep/models/parsers/while_parser.py
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ def parse_while_node(
     _validate_some_output_exists(reassigned_symbols)
     body_walker.symbol_map.produce_symbols(reassigned_symbols)
 
-    inputs, input_edges = _wire_inputs(body_walker, condition_inputs)
+    inputs, input_edges = _wire_inputs(
+        body_walker, condition_inputs, reassigned_symbols
+    )
     outputs, output_edges = _wire_outputs(body_walker)
 
     case = helper_models.ConditionalCase(
@@ -82,7 +84,9 @@ def _validate_some_output_exists(reassigned_symbols: list[str]):
 
 
 def _wire_inputs(
-    body_walker: parser_protocol.BodyWalker, condition_inputs: edge_models.InputEdges
+    body_walker: parser_protocol.BodyWalker,
+    condition_inputs: edge_models.InputEdges,
+    reassigned_symbols: list[str],
 ) -> tuple[list[str], edge_models.InputEdges]:
     inputs = [source.port for source in condition_inputs.values()]
     input_edges = dict(condition_inputs)
@@ -92,6 +96,12 @@ def _wire_inputs(
         )
         if port not in inputs:
             inputs.append(port)
+
+    # Catch symbols that are reassigned internally, but not used as input to the body
+    # or condition
+    for symbol in reassigned_symbols:
+        if symbol not in inputs:
+            inputs.append(symbol)
     return inputs, input_edges
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/models/parsers/test_while_parser.py b/tests/unit/models/parsers/test_while_parser.py
index 3eb8639..2ab7a99 100644
--- a/tests/unit/models/parsers/test_while_parser.py
+++ b/tests/unit/models/parsers/test_while_parser.py
@@ -352,6 +352,19 @@ def wf(x, m, n):
         self.assertIn("while_0", node.nodes)
         self.assertIn("while_1", node.nodes)
 
+    def test_while_catches_reassigned_symbols_as_input(self):
+        """When a symbol is reassigned, but not explicitly body or condition input."""
+
+        def wf(x, bound, y):
+            while my_condition(x, bound):
+                x = my_add(x, x)
+                y = identity(x)
+            return y
+
+        node = self._parse(wf)
+        self.assertIn("y", node.nodes["while_0"].inputs)
+        self.assertIn("y", node.nodes["while_0"].outputs)
+
     def test_for_nested_inside_while_body(self):
         """A for-loop inside a while-body produces a ForNode in the body workflow."""