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Felipe Coury a3a09dfc9b fix(tui): external editor expansion for same-size large pastes (#21190)
## Why

We found this while reviewing #21091, but confirmed it is not introduced
by that PR: the order-sensitive `current_text_with_pending()`
replacement loop already existed, and `main` already allowed active
same-size large pastes to use prefix-overlapping labels such as `[Pasted
Content N chars]` and `[Pasted Content N chars] #2`.

#21091 fixes placeholder numbering after a draft is cleared, so a fresh
same-size paste can reuse the base label. This PR fixes a different
path: when a draft already contains multiple active same-size large
pastes, the placeholders can overlap by prefix, for example `[Pasted
Content N chars]` and `[Pasted Content N chars] #2`.

That overlap breaks `current_text_with_pending()` when the composer
materializes the draft text for the external editor. Replacing the base
placeholder first can partially rewrite the `#2` placeholder, leaving
the external editor seeded with corrupted text instead of both paste
payloads.

| Before | After |
|---|---|
| <img width="1230" height="1008" alt="CleanShot 2026-05-05 at 10 18 09"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/88a2936c-cf00-4adc-8567-8fd8f398b4a8"
/> | <img width="1230" height="1008" alt="CleanShot 2026-05-05 at 10 20
31"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/119cff52-43c8-432a-9367-418d82f4ed82"
/> |
| <img width="1230" height="1008" alt="CleanShot 2026-05-05 at 10 18 57"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/026031bb-839b-4252-a0fd-9ba9616435fe"
/> | <img width="1230" height="1008" alt="CleanShot 2026-05-05 at 10 21
31"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8cb6f2c8-3a5d-411b-8623-dca666ee3c08"
/> |

## What Changed

- Changed `current_text_with_pending()` to expand pending pastes through
the existing element-range based `expand_pending_pastes()` helper
instead of global string replacement.
- Added a regression test with two different same-length large pastes to
ensure both overlapping placeholders expand to their original payloads.

## How to Test

1. Start Codex TUI.
2. Paste a large string, for example 1004 `A` characters.
```shell
perl -e 'print "A" x 1004' | pbcopy
```
3. Paste a second large string with the same length, for example 1004
`B` characters.
```shell
perl -e 'print "B" x 1004' | pbcopy
```
4. Open the external editor from the composer.
5. Confirm the editor is seeded with the full `A...` payload followed by
the full `B...` payload, with no literal `#2` left behind.

Targeted tests:
- `cargo test -p codex-tui
current_text_with_pending_expands_overlapping_placeholders`
- `just argument-comment-lint-from-source -p codex-tui`

I also ran `cargo test -p codex-tui`; it reached the full crate suite
but failed two unrelated local status tests because this machine's
`/etc/codex/requirements.toml` rejects `DangerFullAccess`.
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