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A client serializes a typed range request plan: entity validators retain their quoted wire form · case 01

A client serializes a typed range request plan: entity validators retain their quoted wire form.

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ROOT CAUSE

The outbound-range-request-tag-quoting 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 x['identity']: headers.append(['Accept-Encoding','identity']) return headers.

THE FAILURE

The outbound-range-request-tag-quoting 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 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)+'-') 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' and value 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 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('tag-quoting 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('tag-quoting 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('tag-quoting fixture 2', json.loads(json.dumps(solve({'selectors':[],'validator':['tag','rev'],'identity':False}))), json.loads(json.dumps([])))
check('tag-quoting 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('tag-quoting 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('tag-quoting fixture 5', json.loads(json.dumps(solve({'selectors':[],'validator':None,'identity':True}))), json.loads(json.dumps([['Accept-Encoding','identity']])))
check('tag-quoting 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
tag-quoting fixture 0[['Range', 'bytes=0-1,-2'], ['If-Range', 'rev'], ['Accept-Encoding', 'identity']][['Range', 'bytes=0-1,-2'], ['If-Range', '"rev"'], ['Accept-Encoding', 'identity']]Failed
tag-quoting 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']]Passed
tag-quoting fixture 2[][]Passed
tag-quoting fixture 3[['Range', 'bytes=9-9,0-0']][['Range', 'bytes=9-9,0-0']]Passed
tag-quoting fixture 4[['Range', 'bytes=-0'], ['If-Range', '']][['Range', 'bytes=-0'], ['If-Range', '""']]Failed
tag-quoting fixture 5[['Accept-Encoding', 'identity']][['Accept-Encoding', 'identity']]Passed
tag-quoting fixture 6[['Range', 'bytes=0-']][['Range', 'bytes=0-']]Passed

SHA-256 / fef7dcce254c66565f082d5a454cc0a8598871cb33c6610a6c565eb0f59745cf

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)+'-')
        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' and value 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('tag-quoting 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('tag-quoting 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('tag-quoting fixture 2', json.loads(json.dumps(solve({'selectors':[],'validator':['tag','rev'],'identity':False}))), json.loads(json.dumps([])))
check('tag-quoting 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('tag-quoting 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('tag-quoting fixture 5', json.loads(json.dumps(solve({'selectors':[],'validator':None,'identity':True}))), json.loads(json.dumps([['Accept-Encoding','identity']])))
check('tag-quoting 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
tag-quoting 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
tag-quoting 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']]Passed
tag-quoting fixture 2[][]Passed
tag-quoting fixture 3[['Range', 'bytes=9-9,0-0']][['Range', 'bytes=9-9,0-0']]Passed
tag-quoting fixture 4[['Range', 'bytes=-0'], ['If-Range', '']][['Range', 'bytes=-0'], ['If-Range', '""']]Failed
tag-quoting fixture 5[['Accept-Encoding', 'identity']][['Accept-Encoding', 'identity']]Passed
tag-quoting fixture 6[['Range', 'bytes=0-']][['Range', 'bytes=0-']]Passed

SHA-256 / 6b2e5b66715e7a06308e36a6a09e433bfd3098e60930e57f9f009db9efedfd91

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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 2026-09-29T14:41:21.376712+00:00.

Case digest / 9d469e6f1f3a6b420e734802821606598b4cb6e6ad9131f2385cc79ae90df36d