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+# Bonsai - OpenBIM Blender Add-on
+# Copyright (C) 2026
+#
+# This file is part of Bonsai.
+#
+# Bonsai is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Bonsai is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Bonsai.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# This file was generated with the assistance of an AI coding tool.
+
+"""Shared structural-change cache token for POST_VIEW decorators.
+
+Decorators include the token in their cache key and rebuild on bump."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from collections.abc import Callable
+from typing import Any, Generic, TypeVar
+
+import bpy
+
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+_DECORATOR_CACHE_TOKEN = 0
+
+
+def get_decorator_cache_token() -> int:
+    return _DECORATOR_CACHE_TOKEN
+
+
+def reset_for_test() -> None:
+    """Test-only: reset the cache token to 0 so bump-count assertions are stable."""
+    global _DECORATOR_CACHE_TOKEN
+    _DECORATOR_CACHE_TOKEN = 0
+
+
+@bpy.app.handlers.persistent
+def _bump_decorator_cache_token(*args: Any) -> None:
+    """depsgraph_update_post fires every animation frame and every driver
+    evaluation, even when no IFC-relevant ID block changed. Unconditional
+    bumping defeats the cache: an animated scene rebuilds every decorator
+    every viewport tick. Gate the depsgraph path on Object geometry or
+    transform updates; undo / redo / load have no depsgraph and always
+    invalidate.
+
+    Coverage assumption: ``TokenCache`` consumers key on Object identity
+    (depsgraph updates whose ``id`` is a ``bpy.types.Object``). Mesh /
+    Material / NodeTree updates that don't surface as an Object change
+    do NOT invalidate the token — a decorator that caches material- or
+    mesh-data-derived state must gate on a separate signal."""
+    global _DECORATOR_CACHE_TOKEN
+    if len(args) >= 2:
+        depsgraph = args[1]
+        if depsgraph is not None and hasattr(depsgraph, "updates"):
+            if not any(
+                (getattr(u, "is_updated_geometry", False) or getattr(u, "is_updated_transform", False))
+                and hasattr(u, "id")
+                and isinstance(u.id, bpy.types.Object)
+                for u in depsgraph.updates
+            ):
+                return
+    _DECORATOR_CACHE_TOKEN += 1
+
+
+def _hooks() -> tuple[Any, ...]:
+    return (
+        bpy.app.handlers.depsgraph_update_post,
+        bpy.app.handlers.undo_post,
+        bpy.app.handlers.redo_post,
+        bpy.app.handlers.load_post,
+    )
+
+
+def install_decorator_cache_handlers() -> None:
+    """Append the bump handler to each hook; idempotent."""
+    for hook in _hooks():
+        if _bump_decorator_cache_token not in hook:
+            hook.append(_bump_decorator_cache_token)
+
+
+def uninstall_decorator_cache_handlers() -> None:
+    for hook in _hooks():
+        try:
+            hook.remove(_bump_decorator_cache_token)
+        except ValueError:
+            pass
+
+
+class TokenCache(Generic[T]):
+    """Memoise a single value keyed on ``(caller_key, get_decorator_cache_token())``.
+
+    The token component invalidates the cache on depsgraph / undo / redo / load,
+    so cached ``bpy.types.Object`` references can't outlive the underlying ID
+    blocks. Holds exactly one entry — last key wins."""
+
+    __slots__ = ("_key", "_value")
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self._key: tuple[Any, int] | None = None
+        self._value: T | None = None
+
+    def get_or_compute(self, key: Any, compute: Callable[[], T]) -> T:
+        token_key = (key, _DECORATOR_CACHE_TOKEN)
+        if token_key == self._key:
+            return self._value  # type: ignore[return-value]
+        value = compute()
+        self._key = token_key
+        self._value = value
+        return value