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Paged autocomplete interaction: first response appends obsolete rows from a previous query · case 01

The first completion transition produces an incorrect observable state.

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ROOT CAUSE

At result-pages/first, the implementation evaluates `d['rows']+d['page']` instead of preserving the specified completion transition.

THE FAILURE

At result-pages/first, the implementation evaluates `d['rows']+d['page']` instead of preserving the specified completion transition.

Unsuccessful approach: The attempted repair uses `d['rows']`, which still violates a normal or boundary completion fixture.

Case contract

Additional suggestion pages belong to a query epoch and continuation token. First pages replace, later pages append unseen identities, and the active option is preserved by identity. A page request does not clear committed value or reset the typed draft. This models presentation, not transport pagination.

Why this case matters

Autocomplete couples draft text, suggestion identity and asynchronous presentation; this bounded lifecycle model isolates one observable interaction defect.

1 / The failure

Exit 1

"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(event, d):
    if event == 'append': return d['rows']+[x for x in d['page'] if x not in d['rows']]
    if event == 'first': return d['rows']+d['page']
    if event == 'continuation': return d['cursor']
    if event == 'has-more': return d['cursor'] is not None
    if event == 'page-epoch': return d['page_epoch']==d['epoch']
    if event == 'active': return d['rows'].index(d['active']) if d['active'] in d['rows'] else None
    if event == 'value': return d['value']
    if event == 'draft': return d['draft']
    if event == 'more-busy': return not d['loading_more'] and d['cursor'] is not None
    if event == 'footer': return len(d['rows'])
    return {'unchanged': True}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
normal = {'rows':['a','b'],'page':['b','c'],'cursor':'next-2','used':'next-1','epoch':N,'page_epoch':N-1,'active':'b','value':'v','draft':'pe','loading_more':True}
boundary = {'rows':[],'page':[],'cursor':None,'used':None,'epoch':N,'page_epoch':N,'active':None,'value':None,'draft':'','loading_more':False}
check('normal append', solve('append', normal), ['a','b','c'])
check('boundary append', solve('append', boundary), [])
check('normal first', solve('first', normal), ['b','c'])
check('boundary first', solve('first', boundary), [])
check('normal continuation', solve('continuation', normal), 'next-2')
check('boundary continuation', solve('continuation', boundary), None)
check('normal has-more', solve('has-more', normal), True)
check('boundary has-more', solve('has-more', boundary), False)
check('normal page-epoch', solve('page-epoch', normal), False)
check('boundary page-epoch', solve('page-epoch', boundary), True)
check('normal active', solve('active', normal), 1)
check('boundary active', solve('active', boundary), None)
check('normal value', solve('value', normal), 'v')
check('boundary value', solve('value', boundary), None)
check('normal draft', solve('draft', normal), 'pe')
check('boundary draft', solve('draft', boundary), '')
check('normal more-busy', solve('more-busy', normal), False)
check('boundary more-busy', solve('more-busy', boundary), False)
check('normal footer', solve('footer', normal), 2)
check('boundary footer', solve('footer', boundary), 0)
variant = dict(normal, **{'draft':'q'*N})
check('variant query or selection payload', solve('draft', variant), 'q'*N)
check('unknown completion event', solve('unrecognized', normal), {'unchanged': True})
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 fixture	Actual	Expected	Outcome
normal append	`['a', 'b', 'c']`	`['a', 'b', 'c']`	Passed
boundary append	`[]`	`[]`	Passed
normal first	`['a', 'b', 'b', 'c']`	`['b', 'c']`	Failed
boundary first	`[]`	`[]`	Passed
normal continuation	`next-2`	`next-2`	Passed
boundary continuation	`None`	`None`	Passed
normal has-more	`True`	`True`	Passed
boundary has-more	`False`	`False`	Passed
normal page-epoch	`False`	`False`	Passed
boundary page-epoch	`True`	`True`	Passed
normal active	`1`	`1`	Passed
boundary active	`None`	`None`	Passed
normal value	`v`	`v`	Passed
boundary value	`None`	`None`	Passed
normal draft	`pe`	`pe`	Passed
boundary draft			Passed
normal more-busy	`False`	`False`	Passed
boundary more-busy	`False`	`False`	Passed
normal footer	`2`	`2`	Passed
boundary footer	`0`	`0`	Passed
variant query or selection payload	`q`	`q`	Passed
unknown completion event	`{'unchanged': True}`	`{'unchanged': True}`	Passed

SHA-256 / a168b6ce77d507220c5ab703c7f3c19f2a90900c59ee3c0b83dbabe3d1fb607c

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1

"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(event, d):
    if event == 'append': return d['rows']+[x for x in d['page'] if x not in d['rows']]
    if event == 'first': return d['rows']
    if event == 'continuation': return d['cursor']
    if event == 'has-more': return d['cursor'] is not None
    if event == 'page-epoch': return d['page_epoch']==d['epoch']
    if event == 'active': return d['rows'].index(d['active']) if d['active'] in d['rows'] else None
    if event == 'value': return d['value']
    if event == 'draft': return d['draft']
    if event == 'more-busy': return not d['loading_more'] and d['cursor'] is not None
    if event == 'footer': return len(d['rows'])
    return {'unchanged': True}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
normal = {'rows':['a','b'],'page':['b','c'],'cursor':'next-2','used':'next-1','epoch':N,'page_epoch':N-1,'active':'b','value':'v','draft':'pe','loading_more':True}
boundary = {'rows':[],'page':[],'cursor':None,'used':None,'epoch':N,'page_epoch':N,'active':None,'value':None,'draft':'','loading_more':False}
check('normal append', solve('append', normal), ['a','b','c'])
check('boundary append', solve('append', boundary), [])
check('normal first', solve('first', normal), ['b','c'])
check('boundary first', solve('first', boundary), [])
check('normal continuation', solve('continuation', normal), 'next-2')
check('boundary continuation', solve('continuation', boundary), None)
check('normal has-more', solve('has-more', normal), True)
check('boundary has-more', solve('has-more', boundary), False)
check('normal page-epoch', solve('page-epoch', normal), False)
check('boundary page-epoch', solve('page-epoch', boundary), True)
check('normal active', solve('active', normal), 1)
check('boundary active', solve('active', boundary), None)
check('normal value', solve('value', normal), 'v')
check('boundary value', solve('value', boundary), None)
check('normal draft', solve('draft', normal), 'pe')
check('boundary draft', solve('draft', boundary), '')
check('normal more-busy', solve('more-busy', normal), False)
check('boundary more-busy', solve('more-busy', boundary), False)
check('normal footer', solve('footer', normal), 2)
check('boundary footer', solve('footer', boundary), 0)
variant = dict(normal, **{'draft':'q'*N})
check('variant query or selection payload', solve('draft', variant), 'q'*N)
check('unknown completion event', solve('unrecognized', normal), {'unchanged': True})
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 fixture	Actual	Expected	Outcome
normal append	`['a', 'b', 'c']`	`['a', 'b', 'c']`	Passed
boundary append	`[]`	`[]`	Passed
normal first	`['a', 'b']`	`['b', 'c']`	Failed
boundary first	`[]`	`[]`	Passed
normal continuation	`next-2`	`next-2`	Passed
boundary continuation	`None`	`None`	Passed
normal has-more	`True`	`True`	Passed
boundary has-more	`False`	`False`	Passed
normal page-epoch	`False`	`False`	Passed
boundary page-epoch	`True`	`True`	Passed
normal active	`1`	`1`	Passed
boundary active	`None`	`None`	Passed
normal value	`v`	`v`	Passed
boundary value	`None`	`None`	Passed
normal draft	`pe`	`pe`	Passed
boundary draft			Passed
normal more-busy	`False`	`False`	Passed
boundary more-busy	`False`	`False`	Passed
normal footer	`2`	`2`	Passed
boundary footer	`0`	`0`	Passed
variant query or selection payload	`q`	`q`	Passed
unknown completion event	`{'unchanged': True}`	`{'unchanged': True}`	Passed

SHA-256 / 655334c7f1b9c35b8238be0de4944688e6e5968af5476a041f089f9bdc73cf61

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Verification & scope

Stipulated deterministic widget transition model; inputs are validated snapshots. It does not model browser event dispatch, network transport, or linguistic standards. 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 2026-09-29T14:40:39.282045+00:00.

Case digest / e2ead1b50fe13182d61433007eb27ef41ecf4576cfad33ea917959246ad16b69