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Following midnight discards leap adjustment or absolute origin · case 01

The decoded time state disagrees with the explicit regression oracle for midnight.

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ROOT CAUSE

Following midnight discards leap adjustment or absolute origin.

VERIFIED REPAIR

Preserve the declared coordinate and state contract at midnight: midnight = r['origin'] + length.

Unsuccessful approach: The partial correction still substitutes length at the same fault site.

Case contract

A stipulated positive-leap day has label 86400 following ordinary 0..86399; a normal day does not. Return validity, atomic origin+label or None, display [hour,minute,second] (23:59:60 for extra label), final-label flag, ticks until next midnight or None, and atomic next-midnight coordinate. No real-world leap table is claimed.

Why this case matters

Clock transfer and timestamp consumers require preserved coordinate, phase, validity and elapsed-time semantics.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
from fractions import Fraction
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(r):
    length = 86400 + int(r['leap'])
    valid = 0 <= r['label'] < length
    atomic = r['origin'] + r['label'] if valid else None
    extra = valid and r['label'] == 86400
    hour = None if not valid else (23 if extra else r['label'] // 3600)
    minute = None if not valid else (59 if extra else r['label'] // 60 % 60)
    second = None if not valid else (60 if extra else r['label'] % 60)
    last = valid and r['label'] == length - 1
    remaining = None if not valid else length - r['label']
    midnight = r['origin'] + 86400
    return [valid,atomic,[hour,minute,second],last,remaining,midnight]
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('fixture 1', solve({'leap': True, 'label': 86400, 'origin': 100000}), [True, 186400, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 186401])
check('fixture 2', solve({'leap': False, 'label': 86400, 'origin': 100000}), [False, None, [None, None, None], False, None, 186400])
check('fixture 3', solve({'leap': True, 'label': 86399, 'origin': 50}), [True, 86449, [23, 59, 59], False, 2, 86451])
check('fixture 4', solve({'leap': False, 'label': 86399, 'origin': 50}), [True, 86449, [23, 59, 59], True, 1, 86450])
check('fixture 5', solve({'leap': True, 'label': 0, 'origin': -100}), [True, -100, [0, 0, 0], False, 86401, 86301])
check('fixture 6', solve({'leap': False, 'label': 3601, 'origin': 0}), [True, 3601, [1, 0, 1], False, 82799, 86400])
check('fixture 7', solve({'leap': True, 'label': -1, 'origin': 100}), [False, None, [None, None, None], False, None, 86501])
check('fixture 8', solve({'leap': True, 'label': 86401, 'origin': 20}), [False, None, [None, None, None], False, None, 86421])
check('fixture 9', solve({'leap': False, 'label': 0, 'origin': 0}), [True, 0, [0, 0, 0], False, 86400, 86400])
check('fixture 10', solve({'leap': True, 'label': 3661, 'origin': -20}), [True, 3641, [1, 1, 1], False, 82740, 86381])
variant = [({'leap': True, 'label': 86400, 'origin': 100001}, [True, 186401, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 186402]), ({'leap': True, 'label': 86400, 'origin': 100002}, [True, 186402, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 186403]), ({'leap': True, 'label': 86400, 'origin': 100003}, [True, 186403, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 186404]), ({'leap': True, 'label': 86400, 'origin': 100004}, [True, 186404, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 186405]), ({'leap': True, 'label': 86400, 'origin': 100005}, [True, 186405, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 186406])]
check("variant capture", solve(variant[N-1][0]), variant[N-1][1])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
fixture 1[True, 186400, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 186400][True, 186400, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 186401]Failed
fixture 2[False, None, [None, None, None], False, None, 186400][False, None, [None, None, None], False, None, 186400]Passed
fixture 3[True, 86449, [23, 59, 59], False, 2, 86450][True, 86449, [23, 59, 59], False, 2, 86451]Failed
fixture 4[True, 86449, [23, 59, 59], True, 1, 86450][True, 86449, [23, 59, 59], True, 1, 86450]Passed
fixture 5[True, -100, [0, 0, 0], False, 86401, 86300][True, -100, [0, 0, 0], False, 86401, 86301]Failed
fixture 6[True, 3601, [1, 0, 1], False, 82799, 86400][True, 3601, [1, 0, 1], False, 82799, 86400]Passed
fixture 7[False, None, [None, None, None], False, None, 86500][False, None, [None, None, None], False, None, 86501]Failed
fixture 8[False, None, [None, None, None], False, None, 86420][False, None, [None, None, None], False, None, 86421]Failed
fixture 9[True, 0, [0, 0, 0], False, 86400, 86400][True, 0, [0, 0, 0], False, 86400, 86400]Passed
fixture 10[True, 3641, [1, 1, 1], False, 82740, 86380][True, 3641, [1, 1, 1], False, 82740, 86381]Failed
variant capture[True, 186401, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 186401][True, 186401, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 186402]Failed

SHA-256 / e4af52cd751adc689e4929d5e4825c12130be2d62fe969243dd5728372e83959

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
from fractions import Fraction
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(r):
    length = 86400 + int(r['leap'])
    valid = 0 <= r['label'] < length
    atomic = r['origin'] + r['label'] if valid else None
    extra = valid and r['label'] == 86400
    hour = None if not valid else (23 if extra else r['label'] // 3600)
    minute = None if not valid else (59 if extra else r['label'] // 60 % 60)
    second = None if not valid else (60 if extra else r['label'] % 60)
    last = valid and r['label'] == length - 1
    remaining = None if not valid else length - r['label']
    midnight = length
    return [valid,atomic,[hour,minute,second],last,remaining,midnight]
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('fixture 1', solve({'leap': True, 'label': 86400, 'origin': 100000}), [True, 186400, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 186401])
check('fixture 2', solve({'leap': False, 'label': 86400, 'origin': 100000}), [False, None, [None, None, None], False, None, 186400])
check('fixture 3', solve({'leap': True, 'label': 86399, 'origin': 50}), [True, 86449, [23, 59, 59], False, 2, 86451])
check('fixture 4', solve({'leap': False, 'label': 86399, 'origin': 50}), [True, 86449, [23, 59, 59], True, 1, 86450])
check('fixture 5', solve({'leap': True, 'label': 0, 'origin': -100}), [True, -100, [0, 0, 0], False, 86401, 86301])
check('fixture 6', solve({'leap': False, 'label': 3601, 'origin': 0}), [True, 3601, [1, 0, 1], False, 82799, 86400])
check('fixture 7', solve({'leap': True, 'label': -1, 'origin': 100}), [False, None, [None, None, None], False, None, 86501])
check('fixture 8', solve({'leap': True, 'label': 86401, 'origin': 20}), [False, None, [None, None, None], False, None, 86421])
check('fixture 9', solve({'leap': False, 'label': 0, 'origin': 0}), [True, 0, [0, 0, 0], False, 86400, 86400])
check('fixture 10', solve({'leap': True, 'label': 3661, 'origin': -20}), [True, 3641, [1, 1, 1], False, 82740, 86381])
variant = [({'leap': True, 'label': 86400, 'origin': 100001}, [True, 186401, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 186402]), ({'leap': True, 'label': 86400, 'origin': 100002}, [True, 186402, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 186403]), ({'leap': True, 'label': 86400, 'origin': 100003}, [True, 186403, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 186404]), ({'leap': True, 'label': 86400, 'origin': 100004}, [True, 186404, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 186405]), ({'leap': True, 'label': 86400, 'origin': 100005}, [True, 186405, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 186406])]
check("variant capture", solve(variant[N-1][0]), variant[N-1][1])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
fixture 1[True, 186400, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 86401][True, 186400, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 186401]Failed
fixture 2[False, None, [None, None, None], False, None, 86400][False, None, [None, None, None], False, None, 186400]Failed
fixture 3[True, 86449, [23, 59, 59], False, 2, 86401][True, 86449, [23, 59, 59], False, 2, 86451]Failed
fixture 4[True, 86449, [23, 59, 59], True, 1, 86400][True, 86449, [23, 59, 59], True, 1, 86450]Failed
fixture 5[True, -100, [0, 0, 0], False, 86401, 86401][True, -100, [0, 0, 0], False, 86401, 86301]Failed
fixture 6[True, 3601, [1, 0, 1], False, 82799, 86400][True, 3601, [1, 0, 1], False, 82799, 86400]Passed
fixture 7[False, None, [None, None, None], False, None, 86401][False, None, [None, None, None], False, None, 86501]Failed
fixture 8[False, None, [None, None, None], False, None, 86401][False, None, [None, None, None], False, None, 86421]Failed
fixture 9[True, 0, [0, 0, 0], False, 86400, 86400][True, 0, [0, 0, 0], False, 86400, 86400]Passed
fixture 10[True, 3641, [1, 1, 1], False, 82740, 86401][True, 3641, [1, 1, 1], False, 82740, 86381]Failed
variant capture[True, 186401, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 86401][True, 186401, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 186402]Failed

SHA-256 / 25e19abd37a1855e8dcb866e18d73a8545c3b61e81641adbfbf3c242509b13fb

3 / The verified repair

Exit 0
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
from fractions import Fraction
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(r):
    length = 86400 + int(r['leap'])
    valid = 0 <= r['label'] < length
    atomic = r['origin'] + r['label'] if valid else None
    extra = valid and r['label'] == 86400
    hour = None if not valid else (23 if extra else r['label'] // 3600)
    minute = None if not valid else (59 if extra else r['label'] // 60 % 60)
    second = None if not valid else (60 if extra else r['label'] % 60)
    last = valid and r['label'] == length - 1
    remaining = None if not valid else length - r['label']
    midnight = r['origin'] + length
    return [valid,atomic,[hour,minute,second],last,remaining,midnight]
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('fixture 1', solve({'leap': True, 'label': 86400, 'origin': 100000}), [True, 186400, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 186401])
check('fixture 2', solve({'leap': False, 'label': 86400, 'origin': 100000}), [False, None, [None, None, None], False, None, 186400])
check('fixture 3', solve({'leap': True, 'label': 86399, 'origin': 50}), [True, 86449, [23, 59, 59], False, 2, 86451])
check('fixture 4', solve({'leap': False, 'label': 86399, 'origin': 50}), [True, 86449, [23, 59, 59], True, 1, 86450])
check('fixture 5', solve({'leap': True, 'label': 0, 'origin': -100}), [True, -100, [0, 0, 0], False, 86401, 86301])
check('fixture 6', solve({'leap': False, 'label': 3601, 'origin': 0}), [True, 3601, [1, 0, 1], False, 82799, 86400])
check('fixture 7', solve({'leap': True, 'label': -1, 'origin': 100}), [False, None, [None, None, None], False, None, 86501])
check('fixture 8', solve({'leap': True, 'label': 86401, 'origin': 20}), [False, None, [None, None, None], False, None, 86421])
check('fixture 9', solve({'leap': False, 'label': 0, 'origin': 0}), [True, 0, [0, 0, 0], False, 86400, 86400])
check('fixture 10', solve({'leap': True, 'label': 3661, 'origin': -20}), [True, 3641, [1, 1, 1], False, 82740, 86381])
variant = [({'leap': True, 'label': 86400, 'origin': 100001}, [True, 186401, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 186402]), ({'leap': True, 'label': 86400, 'origin': 100002}, [True, 186402, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 186403]), ({'leap': True, 'label': 86400, 'origin': 100003}, [True, 186403, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 186404]), ({'leap': True, 'label': 86400, 'origin': 100004}, [True, 186404, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 186405]), ({'leap': True, 'label': 86400, 'origin': 100005}, [True, 186405, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 186406])]
check("variant capture", solve(variant[N-1][0]), variant[N-1][1])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
fixture 1[True, 186400, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 186401][True, 186400, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 186401]Passed
fixture 2[False, None, [None, None, None], False, None, 186400][False, None, [None, None, None], False, None, 186400]Passed
fixture 3[True, 86449, [23, 59, 59], False, 2, 86451][True, 86449, [23, 59, 59], False, 2, 86451]Passed
fixture 4[True, 86449, [23, 59, 59], True, 1, 86450][True, 86449, [23, 59, 59], True, 1, 86450]Passed
fixture 5[True, -100, [0, 0, 0], False, 86401, 86301][True, -100, [0, 0, 0], False, 86401, 86301]Passed
fixture 6[True, 3601, [1, 0, 1], False, 82799, 86400][True, 3601, [1, 0, 1], False, 82799, 86400]Passed
fixture 7[False, None, [None, None, None], False, None, 86501][False, None, [None, None, None], False, None, 86501]Passed
fixture 8[False, None, [None, None, None], False, None, 86421][False, None, [None, None, None], False, None, 86421]Passed
fixture 9[True, 0, [0, 0, 0], False, 86400, 86400][True, 0, [0, 0, 0], False, 86400, 86400]Passed
fixture 10[True, 3641, [1, 1, 1], False, 82740, 86381][True, 3641, [1, 1, 1], False, 82740, 86381]Passed
variant capture[True, 186401, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 186402][True, 186401, [23, 59, 60], True, 1, 186402]Passed

SHA-256 / f3916ac5f40c0fa3b0131c2fee03d434e8e3f18a2f9f87478e53adbca738f845

Verification & scope

Deterministic integer reference model with stipulated units and policies; not a complete clock, wire standard or platform implementation. This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.

Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:39:50.836205+00:00.

Case digest / 36ca7319ee7edd9dd3cc012057ac62142312634e8d5357522b90f75d30ea7a7a