From 4826a39a88bd43692e8eff752200f8f2d10a62a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stephen Waits <steve@waits.net>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:51:17 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] fix: books with an asset linked to a since-reversed entry
 failed to open (the projection read-back re-checked the link against today's
 books); links restore as recorded, Ledger::acquisition_reversed reports ones
 to relink; regression test

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01GWVo7x3UHw5kwCUaWxiejX
---
 crates/ledger-core/src/ledger.rs        | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 crates/ledger-store/src/store.rs        |  2 +-
 crates/ledger-store/tests/asset_tags.rs | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 63 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/crates/ledger-core/src/ledger.rs b/crates/ledger-core/src/ledger.rs
index f9d7ab6..9eee828 100644
--- a/crates/ledger-core/src/ledger.rs
+++ b/crates/ledger-core/src/ledger.rs
@@ -1585,6 +1585,36 @@ impl Ledger {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Restore a link recorded earlier (a projection read-back): it was
+    /// checked when made, and a later correction (reversing that entry)
+    /// doesn't undo it; it only becomes a link to fix, by linking the
+    /// replacement. Checks only that the asset and entry exist. (Re-checking
+    /// against today's books refused to open them once a linked entry was
+    /// reversed, 2026-10-15.)
+    pub fn restore_asset_acquisition(
+        &mut self,
+        id: AssetId,
+        entry: EntryId,
+    ) -> Result<(), LedgerError> {
+        if !self.entries.contains_key(&entry) {
+            return Err(LedgerError::UnknownEntry(entry));
+        }
+        self.assets
+            .get_mut(&id)
+            .ok_or(LedgerError::UnknownAsset(id))?
+            .acquired_by = Some(entry);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Whether an asset's acquisition link points at an entry that has
+    /// since been reversed (to relink the replacement).
+    pub fn acquisition_reversed(&self, id: AssetId) -> bool {
+        self.assets
+            .get(&id)
+            .and_then(|a| a.acquired_by)
+            .is_some_and(|e| self.entries.values().any(|x| x.reversal_of() == Some(e)))
+    }
+
     /// The validation behind [`Self::set_asset_acquisition`].
     pub fn check_asset_acquisition(&self, id: AssetId, entry: EntryId) -> Result<(), LedgerError> {
         let asset = self.assets.get(&id).ok_or(LedgerError::UnknownAsset(id))?;
diff --git a/crates/ledger-store/src/store.rs b/crates/ledger-store/src/store.rs
index 5e123a4..a146214 100644
--- a/crates/ledger-store/src/store.rs
+++ b/crates/ledger-store/src/store.rs
@@ -2981,7 +2981,7 @@ impl Store {
         let links = qstmt.query_map([], |r| Ok((r.get::<_, i64>(0)?, r.get::<_, i64>(1)?)))?;
         for row in links {
             let (id, entry) = row?;
-            ledger.set_asset_acquisition(id as u64, entry as u64)?;
+            ledger.restore_asset_acquisition(id as u64, entry as u64)?;
         }
         // Payroll runs: id order; lines in insertion order. Amounts are
         // TEXT in SQLite, so they parse here with exact Decimal math.
diff --git a/crates/ledger-store/tests/asset_tags.rs b/crates/ledger-store/tests/asset_tags.rs
index 24e9937..929b99c 100644
--- a/crates/ledger-store/tests/asset_tags.rs
+++ b/crates/ledger-store/tests/asset_tags.rs
@@ -798,3 +798,35 @@ fn an_asset_is_corrected_until_depreciation_is_posted() {
         Err(StoreError::AssetDepreciationPosted(_))
     ));
 }
+
+/// Regression (2026-10-15): reversing an asset's linked acquisition entry
+/// (a correction) must not stop the books from opening. The link was valid
+/// when made; the books open and verify, and the reversed link is reported
+/// for relinking.
+#[test]
+fn reversing_a_linked_acquisition_still_opens_and_verifies() {
+    let (dir, mut s, a, x, _) = fixture("relink");
+    let post = |s: &mut Store| {
+        let e = s.create_entry(date(2026, 1, 1), "contributed").unwrap();
+        s.add_line(e, a.cost, ledger_core::Side::Debit, usd("1200.00"))
+            .unwrap();
+        s.add_line(e, a.bank, ledger_core::Side::Credit, usd("1200.00"))
+            .unwrap();
+        s.post_entry(e).unwrap();
+        e
+    };
+    let first = post(&mut s);
+    s.set_asset_acquisition(x, first).unwrap();
+    s.reverse_entry(first, date(2026, 1, 2), "corrected")
+        .unwrap();
+    assert!(s.ledger().acquisition_reversed(x));
+    s.verify().unwrap();
+    drop(s);
+    let mut s = Store::open(&dir).expect("books with a reversed link open");
+    s.verify().unwrap();
+    let second = post(&mut s);
+    s.set_asset_acquisition(x, second).unwrap();
+    assert!(!s.ledger().acquisition_reversed(x));
+    drop(s);
+    Store::open(&dir).unwrap().verify().unwrap();
+}