From 1c419cbb9b8a4e16e5c66f1ed034c1384a2eddfd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mark Wilson <23439518+wlsnmrk@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:30:34 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fix: initialize dependent state if necessary

Updated DependencyResolver to use IDependent's DependentState property
instead of attempting to access the dependent-state data directly from
the MixinState. The DependentState property initializes the blackboard
value if it doesn't already exist, preventing exceptions when the
dependent state hasn't yet been added to the blackboard before
resolution (e.g., in tool-script scenarios).
---
 .../src/auto_inject/dependent/DependencyResolver.cs       | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Chickensoft.AutoInject.Tests/src/auto_inject/dependent/DependencyResolver.cs b/Chickensoft.AutoInject.Tests/src/auto_inject/dependent/DependencyResolver.cs
index d333034..71ae8f3 100644
--- a/Chickensoft.AutoInject.Tests/src/auto_inject/dependent/DependencyResolver.cs
+++ b/Chickensoft.AutoInject.Tests/src/auto_inject/dependent/DependencyResolver.cs
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ public static void OnDependent(
     IEnumerable<PropertyMetadata> properties
   )
   {
-    var state = dependent.MixinState.Get<DependentState>();
+    var state = dependent.DependentState;
     if (what == Node.NotificationExitTree)
     {
-      dependent.MixinState.Get<DependentState>().ShouldResolveDependencies = true;
+      state.ShouldResolveDependencies = true;
       foreach (var pending in state.Pending.Values)
       {
         pending.Unsubscribe();
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public static TValue DependOn<TValue>(
   {
     // First, check dependency fakes. Using a faked value takes priority over
     // all the other dependency resolution methods.
-    var state = dependent.MixinState.Get<DependentState>();
+    var state = dependent.DependentState;
     if (state.ProviderFakes.TryGetValue(typeof(TValue), out var fakeProvider)
       && fakeProvider is DefaultProvider<TValue> faker)
     {
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ private static void Resolve(
     IEnumerable<PropertyMetadata> properties
   )
   {
-    var state = dependent.MixinState.Get<DependentState>();
+    var state = dependent.DependentState;
     // Clear any previously resolved dependencies — if the ancestor tree hasn't
     // changed above us, we will just end up re-resolving them as they were.
     state.Dependencies.Clear();