fix to not add buttons all the time

src/core/treeStructure.ts

@@ -487,6 +487,23 @@ export class AACPage {
     this._pendingMutations.push({ type: 'addButton', button });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Internal load-path button push: adds a button to the page WITHOUT recording a mutation.
+   * Used by processors during loadIntoTree so the loaded baseline isn't treated as user changes.
+   * Not part of the public API — consumers should always use addButton.
+   */
+  _loadButton(button: AACButton): void {
+    this.buttons.push(button);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Discard all recorded mutations on this page.
+   * Useful as an escape hatch after loadIntoTree if the consumer wants a clean baseline.
+   */
+  clearMutations(): void {
+    this._pendingMutations = [];
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get the list of pending mutations for this page (read-only)
    */

src/processors/applePanelsProcessor.ts

@@ -366,7 +366,8 @@ class ApplePanelsProcessor extends BaseProcessor {
               fontWeight: btn.DisplayImageWeight === 'bold' ? 'bold' : 'normal',
             },
           });
-          page.addButton(button);
+          // Load path: do not record as a user mutation
+          page._loadButton(button);
 
           if (btn.Rect) {
             const rect = this.parseRect(btn.Rect);

src/processors/astericsGridProcessor.ts

@@ -917,7 +917,8 @@ class AstericsGridProcessor extends BaseProcessor {
             colorConfig,
             activeColorSchemeDefinition
           );
-          page.addButton(button);
+          // Load path: do not record as a user mutation
+          page._loadButton(button);
 
           const buttonX = element.x || 0;
           const buttonY = element.y || 0;

src/processors/dotProcessor.ts

@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ class DotProcessor extends BaseProcessor {
         tree.addPage(page);
 
         // Add a self button so single-node graphs yield one button
-        page.addButton(
+        // Load path: do not record as a user mutation
+        page._loadButton(
           new AACButton({
             id: `${node.id}_self`,
             label: node.label,
@@ -191,7 +192,8 @@ class DotProcessor extends BaseProcessor {
 
             targetPageId: edge.to,
           });
-          fromPage.addButton(button);
+          // Load path: do not record as a user mutation
+          fromPage._loadButton(button);
         }
       }
 

src/processors/gridsetProcessor.ts

@@ -1749,8 +1749,8 @@ class GridsetProcessor extends BaseProcessor {
               },
             });
 
-            // Add button to page
-            page.addButton(button);
+            // Add button to page (load path: do not record as a user mutation)
+            page._loadButton(button);
 
             // Place button in grid layout (handle colspan/rowspan)
             for (let r = cellY; r < cellY + rowSpan && r < maxRows; r++) {

src/processors/opmlProcessor.ts

@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ class OpmlProcessor extends BaseProcessor {
             message: '',
             targetPageId: childText.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g, '_'),
           });
-          page.addButton(button);
+          // Load path: do not record as a user mutation
+          page._loadButton(button);
 
           const { page: childPage, childPages: grandChildren } = this.processOutline(
             child,

src/processors/snapProcessor.ts

@@ -705,7 +705,8 @@ class SnapProcessor extends BaseProcessor {
           // Add to the intended parent page
           const parentPage = tree.getPage(parentUniqueId);
           if (parentPage) {
-            parentPage.addButton(button);
+            // Load path: do not record as a user mutation
+            parentPage._loadButton(button);
 
             // Add button to grid layout if position data is available
             const gridPositionStr = String(btnRow.GridPosition || '');

src/processors/touchchatProcessor.ts

@@ -406,8 +406,8 @@ class TouchChatProcessor extends BaseProcessor {
               button.x = absoluteX;
               button.y = absoluteY;
 
-              // Add button to page
-              page.addButton(button);
+              // Add button to page (load path: do not record as a user mutation)
+              page._loadButton(button);
 
               // Place button in grid (handle span)
               for (let r = absoluteY; r < absoluteY + safeSpanY && r < 10; r++) {
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ class TouchChatProcessor extends BaseProcessor {
           const page = Object.values(tree.pages).find(
             (p) => p.id === (numericToRid.get(btnRow.id) || String(btnRow.id))
           );
-          if (page) page.addButton(button);
+          if (page) page._loadButton(button); // load path: do not record as a user mutation
         });
       } catch (_e) {
         // console.log('No direct page buttons found:', e);