local lib = getgenv().Library
local out = {}
-- open a dropdown with a long option list and check the options themselves
local row
for _, d in ipairs(lib.Open.Gui:GetDescendants()) do
    if d.Name == "Dropdown_Material Type" then row = d end
end
local box = row and row:FindFirstChild("Box")
if box then
    if firesignal then pcall(firesignal, box.MouseButton1Click) else pcall(function() box:Activate() end) end
    task.wait(0.4)
    local popup
    local ok, hui = pcall(function() return gethui() end)
    for _, g in ipairs((hui or cloneref(game:GetService("CoreGui"))):GetChildren()) do
        if g.DisplayOrder == 1500 then
            local p = g:FindFirstChild("DropdownPopup")
            if p then popup = p end
        end
    end
    if popup then
        local total, none = 0, 0
        for _, c in ipairs(popup:GetChildren()) do
            if c:IsA("TextButton") then
                total += 1
                if c.Text == "None" then none += 1 end
            end
        end
        table.insert(out, "Material Type options: " .. total .. " | options literally named None: " .. none)
        local zoom = string.find
        table.insert(out, "shows None placeholder in the box: " .. tostring(box:FindFirstChild("Value").Text))
        if firesignal then pcall(firesignal, box.MouseButton1Click) end
    else
        table.insert(out, "popup did not open")
    end
end
-- players list must stay unselected after a refresh
task.wait(0.3)
table.insert(out, "players dropdown after refresh: '" .. tostring(lib.Registry["Players"].Get()) .. "'")
print("RESULTS: " .. table.concat(out, "\n"))