renderMetaInputs snapshots the set of checked data-meta-input values before
calling root.replaceChildren(), then restores them after rebuilding the list.
Without this, a MetaInputsChanged SSE event (e.g. fired when a concurrent
meta-update completes) would silently wipe any checkboxes the operator had
ticked but not yet submitted — forcing them to re-select their inputs.
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