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A client serializes a typed range request plan: open selectors keep an empty final component · case 01

A client serializes a typed range request plan: open selectors keep an empty final component.

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ROOT CAUSE

The outbound-range-request-open-format decision uses members=[] for kind,a,b in x['selectors']: if kind=='closed': members.append(str(a)+'-'+str(b)) elif kind=='open': members.append(str(a)) elif kind=='suffix': members.append('-'+str(a)) headers=[] if members: headers.append(['Range','bytes='+','.join(members)]) if x['validator'] is not None: kind,value=x['validator'] headers.append(['If-Range','"'+value+'"' if kind=='tag' else value]) if x['identity']: headers.append(['Accept-Encoding','identity']) return headers.

THE FAILURE

The outbound-range-request-open-format decision uses members=[] for kind,a,b in x['selectors']: if kind=='closed': members.append(str(a)+'-'+str(b)) elif kind=='open': members.append(str(a)) elif kind=='suffix': members.append('-'+str(a)) headers=[] if members: headers.append(['Range','bytes='+','.join(members)]) if x['validator'] is not None: kind,value=x['validator'] headers.append(['If-Range','"'+value+'"' if kind=='tag' else value]) if x['identity']: headers.append(['Accept-Encoding','identity']) return headers.

Unsuccessful approach: The partial repair uses members=[] for kind,a,b in x['selectors']: if kind=='closed': members.append(str(a)+'-'+str(b)) elif kind=='open': members.append(str(a)+'-'+str(a)) elif kind=='suffix': members.append('-'+str(a)) headers=[] if members: headers.append(['Range','bytes='+','.join(members)]) if x['validator'] is not None: kind,value=x['validator'] headers.append(['If-Range','"'+value+'"' if kind=='tag' else value]) if x['identity']: headers.append(['Accept-Encoding','identity']) return headers, which still violates the stated contract.

Case contract

Input x contains selectors [kind,a,b], validator [tag|date,value] or null, and accept encoding policy. Closed selectors serialize a-b, open selectors a-, suffix selectors -a, in input order. Empty selectors omit Range and If-Range. Tag validators are quoted opaque ASCII strings without quotes/backslashes; dates are already formatted and remain unquoted. Identity-only policy emits Accept-Encoding identity. Return ordered [header,value] pairs.

Why this case matters

Range responses combine representation identity, conditional requests, framing, and partial-object state.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    members=[]
    for kind,a,b in x['selectors']:
        if kind=='closed': members.append(str(a)+'-'+str(b))
        elif kind=='open': members.append(str(a))
        elif kind=='suffix': members.append('-'+str(a))
    headers=[]
    if members:
        headers.append(['Range','bytes='+','.join(members)])
        if x['validator'] is not None:
            kind,value=x['validator']
            headers.append(['If-Range','"'+value+'"' if kind=='tag' else value])
    if x['identity']: headers.append(['Accept-Encoding','identity'])
    return headers
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('open-format fixture 0', json.loads(json.dumps(solve({'selectors':[['closed',0,N],['suffix',2,None]],'validator':['tag','rev'],'identity':True}))), json.loads(json.dumps([['Range',"bytes=0-"+str(N)+",-2"],['If-Range','"rev"'],['Accept-Encoding','identity']])))
check('open-format fixture 1', json.loads(json.dumps(solve({'selectors':[['open',5,None]],'validator':['date','Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT'],'identity':False}))), json.loads(json.dumps([['Range','bytes=5-'],['If-Range','Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT']])))
check('open-format fixture 2', json.loads(json.dumps(solve({'selectors':[],'validator':['tag','rev'],'identity':False}))), json.loads(json.dumps([])))
check('open-format fixture 3', json.loads(json.dumps(solve({'selectors':[['closed',9,9],['closed',0,0]],'validator':None,'identity':False}))), json.loads(json.dumps([['Range','bytes=9-9,0-0']])))
check('open-format fixture 4', json.loads(json.dumps(solve({'selectors':[['suffix',0,None]],'validator':['tag',''],'identity':False}))), json.loads(json.dumps([['Range','bytes=-0'],['If-Range','""']])))
check('open-format fixture 5', json.loads(json.dumps(solve({'selectors':[],'validator':None,'identity':True}))), json.loads(json.dumps([['Accept-Encoding','identity']])))
check('open-format fixture 6', json.loads(json.dumps(solve({'selectors':[['open',0,None]],'validator':None,'identity':False}))), json.loads(json.dumps([['Range','bytes=0-']])))
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
open-format fixture 0[['Range', 'bytes=0-1,-2'], ['If-Range', '"rev"'], ['Accept-Encoding', 'identity']][['Range', 'bytes=0-1,-2'], ['If-Range', '"rev"'], ['Accept-Encoding', 'identity']]Passed
open-format fixture 1[['Range', 'bytes=5'], ['If-Range', 'Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT']][['Range', 'bytes=5-'], ['If-Range', 'Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT']]Failed
open-format fixture 2[][]Passed
open-format fixture 3[['Range', 'bytes=9-9,0-0']][['Range', 'bytes=9-9,0-0']]Passed
open-format fixture 4[['Range', 'bytes=-0'], ['If-Range', '""']][['Range', 'bytes=-0'], ['If-Range', '""']]Passed
open-format fixture 5[['Accept-Encoding', 'identity']][['Accept-Encoding', 'identity']]Passed
open-format fixture 6[['Range', 'bytes=0']][['Range', 'bytes=0-']]Failed

SHA-256 / 04093a4512cfe29ab45b578b2c7a655536fc93fbf874af8f7e5f9e597229a6c2

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    members=[]
    for kind,a,b in x['selectors']:
        if kind=='closed': members.append(str(a)+'-'+str(b))
        elif kind=='open': members.append(str(a)+'-'+str(a))
        elif kind=='suffix': members.append('-'+str(a))
    headers=[]
    if members:
        headers.append(['Range','bytes='+','.join(members)])
        if x['validator'] is not None:
            kind,value=x['validator']
            headers.append(['If-Range','"'+value+'"' if kind=='tag' else value])
    if x['identity']: headers.append(['Accept-Encoding','identity'])
    return headers
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('open-format fixture 0', json.loads(json.dumps(solve({'selectors':[['closed',0,N],['suffix',2,None]],'validator':['tag','rev'],'identity':True}))), json.loads(json.dumps([['Range',"bytes=0-"+str(N)+",-2"],['If-Range','"rev"'],['Accept-Encoding','identity']])))
check('open-format fixture 1', json.loads(json.dumps(solve({'selectors':[['open',5,None]],'validator':['date','Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT'],'identity':False}))), json.loads(json.dumps([['Range','bytes=5-'],['If-Range','Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT']])))
check('open-format fixture 2', json.loads(json.dumps(solve({'selectors':[],'validator':['tag','rev'],'identity':False}))), json.loads(json.dumps([])))
check('open-format fixture 3', json.loads(json.dumps(solve({'selectors':[['closed',9,9],['closed',0,0]],'validator':None,'identity':False}))), json.loads(json.dumps([['Range','bytes=9-9,0-0']])))
check('open-format fixture 4', json.loads(json.dumps(solve({'selectors':[['suffix',0,None]],'validator':['tag',''],'identity':False}))), json.loads(json.dumps([['Range','bytes=-0'],['If-Range','""']])))
check('open-format fixture 5', json.loads(json.dumps(solve({'selectors':[],'validator':None,'identity':True}))), json.loads(json.dumps([['Accept-Encoding','identity']])))
check('open-format fixture 6', json.loads(json.dumps(solve({'selectors':[['open',0,None]],'validator':None,'identity':False}))), json.loads(json.dumps([['Range','bytes=0-']])))
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
open-format fixture 0[['Range', 'bytes=0-1,-2'], ['If-Range', '"rev"'], ['Accept-Encoding', 'identity']][['Range', 'bytes=0-1,-2'], ['If-Range', '"rev"'], ['Accept-Encoding', 'identity']]Passed
open-format fixture 1[['Range', 'bytes=5-5'], ['If-Range', 'Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT']][['Range', 'bytes=5-'], ['If-Range', 'Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT']]Failed
open-format fixture 2[][]Passed
open-format fixture 3[['Range', 'bytes=9-9,0-0']][['Range', 'bytes=9-9,0-0']]Passed
open-format fixture 4[['Range', 'bytes=-0'], ['If-Range', '""']][['Range', 'bytes=-0'], ['If-Range', '""']]Passed
open-format fixture 5[['Accept-Encoding', 'identity']][['Accept-Encoding', 'identity']]Passed
open-format fixture 6[['Range', 'bytes=0-0']][['Range', 'bytes=0-']]Failed

SHA-256 / f53954996f3ee4f474d1bb95fecaebc1b46798ba0da1a2dd9ba23aabe886cad0

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Verification & scope

Deterministic simplified range service, with stipulated local policies and already parsed trusted inputs; not a complete HTTP 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 2026-09-29T14:41:20.932149+00:00.

Case digest / dc1e0b646ef322bdd929ed6c41a0cdd7feca4a228b289da6985e3a17cead3206