updates

test/edge/missing-child.edge.test.js

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
 const NodeClass = require('../../src/nodeClass');
 const { makeNodeStub, makeREDStub } = require('../helpers/factories');
 
-test('registerChild with unknown node id currently throws (known robustness gap)', () => {
+test('registerChild with unknown node id is ignored without throwing', () => {
   const inst = Object.create(NodeClass.prototype);
   const node = makeNodeStub();
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ test('registerChild with unknown node id currently throws (known robustness gap)
 
   inst._attachInputHandler();
 
-  assert.throws(() => {
+  assert.doesNotThrow(() => {
     node._handlers.input(
       { topic: 'registerChild', payload: 'missing-child', positionVsParent: 'upstream' },
       () => {},