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+import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
+import { Language, Tree, Edit } from "../src";
+import { Parser } from "../src";
+import helper from "./helper";
+
+describe("node id stability", () => {
+  let parser: Parser;
+  let tree: Tree | null;
+  let JavaScript: Language;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    ({ JavaScript } = await helper);
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tree = null;
+    parser = new Parser();
+    parser.setLanguage(JavaScript);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    parser.delete();
+    tree!.delete();
+  });
+
+  it("node ID of existing variable_declarator is stable after inserting second declaration", () => {
+    const source1 = `let name = "John Doe";\n`;
+    tree = parser.parse(source1);
+
+    const variableDeclaratorsBefore = tree?.rootNode.descendantsOfType(
+      "variable_declarator"
+    );
+    const firstDeclarationIdBefore = variableDeclaratorsBefore?.[0]?.id;
+
+    expect(firstDeclarationIdBefore).toBeTypeOf("number");
+
+    const source2 = `let age = 31;\n`;
+
+    const startIndex = 0;
+    const startPosition = { row: 0, column: 0 };
+    const newEndPosition = { row: 1, column: 0 };
+
+    const edit = new Edit({
+      startIndex,
+      oldEndIndex: startIndex,
+      newEndIndex: startIndex + source2.length,
+      startPosition,
+      oldEndPosition: startPosition,
+      newEndPosition,
+    });
+
+    tree?.edit(edit);
+
+    const newText = source2 + source1;
+    tree = parser.parse(newText, tree);
+
+    const variableDeclaratorsAfter = tree?.rootNode.descendantsOfType(
+      "variable_declarator"
+    );
+    const nodeIds = variableDeclaratorsAfter?.map((n) => n.id);
+
+    expect(nodeIds).toContain(firstDeclarationIdBefore);
+  });
+});