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+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+
+import { filterRecursiveInnerSections } from "./gridstack";
+
+describe("filterRecursiveInnerSections", () => {
+  test("removes sections that would recursively render an ancestor", () => {
+    const innerSections = [{ id: "safe" }, { id: "parent" }, { id: "root" }];
+
+    expect(filterRecursiveInnerSections(innerSections, new Set(["root", "parent"]))).toEqual([{ id: "safe" }]);
+  });
+});