[verified] dedupe auto-map AI row ids

tests/test_exam_templates.py

@@ -642,6 +642,20 @@ def test_auto_map_fast_path_merges_ai_rows_and_returns_detail(monkeypatch):
     assert store["exam_boundaries"] and store["exam_boundaries"][0]["derivation"] == "docling-main-band"
 
 
+def test_auto_map_deduplicates_repeated_response_area_ids(monkeypatch):
+    store = _template_with_source()
+    client, store = make_client(store=store)
+    _patch_auto_map(monkeypatch, store, fast=True)
+    dup = {"page_index": 0, "bbox": {"l": 50, "t": 700, "r": 100, "b": 680, "coord_origin": "BOTTOMLEFT"}, "region_type": "answer_lines", "confidence": 0.9}
+    monkeypatch.setattr(templates_mod, "detect_response_regions_from_pdf", lambda *_a, **_k: [dup, dict(dup)])
+
+    resp = client.post("/api/exam/templates/t1/auto-map")
+
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    response_area_ids = [r["id"] for r in store["exam_response_areas"]]
+    assert len(response_area_ids) == len(set(response_area_ids))
+
+
 def test_auto_map_preserves_manual_and_confirmed_rows_on_rerun(monkeypatch):
     store = _template_with_source()
     store.update({