Update total count tracking to always consider the wrapper object

discord/ui/action_row.py

@@ -203,6 +203,11 @@ class ActionRow(Item[V]):
     def width(self):
         return 5
 
+    @property
+    def _total_count(self) -> int:
+        # 1 for self and all children
+        return 1 + len(self._children)
+
     @property
     def type(self) -> Literal[ComponentType.action_row]:
         return ComponentType.action_row

discord/ui/container.py

@@ -234,6 +234,11 @@ class Container(Item[V]):
     def width(self):
         return 5
 
+    @property
+    def _total_count(self) -> int:
+        # 1 for self and all children
+        return 1 + len(tuple(self.walk_children()))
+
     def _is_v2(self) -> bool:
         return True
 
@@ -313,10 +318,8 @@ class Container(Item[V]):
         if not isinstance(item, Item):
             raise TypeError(f'expected Item not {item.__class__.__name__}')
 
-        if item._has_children() and self._view:
-            self._view._add_count(len(tuple(item.walk_children())))  # type: ignore
-        elif self._view:
-            self._view._add_count(1)
+        if self._view:
+            self._view._add_count(item._total_count)
 
         self._children.append(item)
         item._update_view(self.view)
@@ -341,10 +344,7 @@ class Container(Item[V]):
             pass
         else:
             if self._view:
-                if item._has_children():
-                    self._view._add_count(-len(tuple(item.walk_children())))  # type: ignore
-                else:
-                    self._view._add_count(-1)
+                self._view._add_count(-item._total_count)
         return self
 
     def find_item(self, id: int, /) -> Optional[Item[V]]:

discord/ui/dynamic.py

@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@ class DynamicItem(Generic[BaseT], Item[Union[View, LayoutView]]):
     def width(self) -> int:
         return self.item.width
 
+    @property
+    def _total_count(self) -> int:
+        return self.item._total_count
+
     @classmethod
     async def from_custom_id(
         cls: Type[Self], interaction: Interaction[ClientT], item: Item[Any], match: re.Match[str], /

discord/ui/item.py

@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ class Item(Generic[V]):
     def width(self) -> int:
         return 1
 
+    @property
+    def _total_count(self) -> int:
+        return 1
+
     @property
     def view(self) -> Optional[V]:
         """Optional[Union[:class:`View`, :class:`LayoutView`]]: The underlying view for this item."""

discord/ui/section.py

@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ class Section(Item[V]):
     def width(self):
         return 5
 
+    @property
+    def _total_count(self) -> int:
+        # Count the accessory, ourselves, and all children
+        return 2 + len(self._children)
+
     @property
     def accessory(self) -> Item[V]:
         """:class:`Item`: The section's accessory."""

discord/ui/view.py

@@ -428,12 +428,7 @@ class BaseView:
             raise ValueError('v2 items cannot be added to this view')
 
         item._update_view(self)
-        added = 1
-
-        if item._has_children():
-            added += len(tuple(item.walk_children()))  # type: ignore
-
-        self._add_count(added)
+        self._add_count(item._total_count)
         self._children.append(item)
         return self
 
@@ -454,10 +449,7 @@ class BaseView:
         except ValueError:
             pass
         else:
-            removed = 1
-            if item._has_children():
-                removed += len(tuple(item.walk_children()))  # type: ignore
-            self._add_count(-removed)
+            self._add_count(-item._total_count)
 
         return self