FA-2941 / Encodings / Open access
An astral character is counted as one UTF-16 unit · case 01
An astral character is counted as one UTF-16 unit.
ROOT CAUSE
The implementation applies an operation whose text or grammar semantics violate this contract: Count UTF-16 code units, excluding a byte order mark.
VERIFIED REPAIR
Implement the complete stated contract, including the boundary fixtures: Count UTF-16 code units, excluding a byte order mark.
Unsuccessful approach: The attempted repair handles the primary example but still violates a separate boundary of the same contract.
Case contract
Count UTF-16 code units, excluding a byte order mark.
Why this case matters
A local executable model for consumers of structured text; oracle values are authored literals, not outputs copied from the repaired implementation.
1 / The failure
Exit 1"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import re, unicodedata, json, csv, io, html, base64, binascii, codecs, struct
from urllib.parse import quote, unquote, unquote_to_bytes, urlencode, parse_qsl, urlsplit, urlunsplit
from email.header import decode_header, make_header
from email.utils import getaddresses
from xml.etree import ElementTree as ET
import shlex, string, textwrap
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
try:
return len(x)
except Exception as exc:
return {"error": type(exc).__name__}
def check(label, actual, expected):
observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('boundary 1', solve('😀'), 2)
check('boundary 2', solve('a'), 1)
check('boundary 3', solve(''), 0)
check('boundary 4', solve('é😀'), 3)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| boundary 1 | 1 | 2 | Failed |
| boundary 2 | 1 | 1 | Passed |
| boundary 3 | 0 | 0 | Passed |
| boundary 4 | 2 | 3 | Failed |
SHA-256 / 974e2202211e91ba4947d02e4b466231114b2d3193076d1a63d780c179299181
2 / The unsuccessful fix
Exit 1"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import re, unicodedata, json, csv, io, html, base64, binascii, codecs, struct
from urllib.parse import quote, unquote, unquote_to_bytes, urlencode, parse_qsl, urlsplit, urlunsplit
from email.header import decode_header, make_header
from email.utils import getaddresses
from xml.etree import ElementTree as ET
import shlex, string, textwrap
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
try:
return len(x.encode('utf-16'))//2
except Exception as exc:
return {"error": type(exc).__name__}
def check(label, actual, expected):
observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('boundary 1', solve('😀'), 2)
check('boundary 2', solve('a'), 1)
check('boundary 3', solve(''), 0)
check('boundary 4', solve('é😀'), 3)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| boundary 1 | 3 | 2 | Failed |
| boundary 2 | 2 | 1 | Failed |
| boundary 3 | 1 | 0 | Failed |
| boundary 4 | 4 | 3 | Failed |
SHA-256 / 64ebd02c9555e8e4b8cb8e691cc43bef1fdbda587f76f60f7e6f1a3228bf71dd
3 / The verified repair
Exit 0"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import re, unicodedata, json, csv, io, html, base64, binascii, codecs, struct
from urllib.parse import quote, unquote, unquote_to_bytes, urlencode, parse_qsl, urlsplit, urlunsplit
from email.header import decode_header, make_header
from email.utils import getaddresses
from xml.etree import ElementTree as ET
import shlex, string, textwrap
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
try:
return len(x.encode('utf-16-le'))//2
except Exception as exc:
return {"error": type(exc).__name__}
def check(label, actual, expected):
observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('boundary 1', solve('😀'), 2)
check('boundary 2', solve('a'), 1)
check('boundary 3', solve(''), 0)
check('boundary 4', solve('é😀'), 3)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| boundary 1 | 2 | 2 | Passed |
| boundary 2 | 1 | 1 | Passed |
| boundary 3 | 0 | 0 | Passed |
| boundary 4 | 3 | 3 | Passed |
SHA-256 / ad83e85bb1cbab83645ef0a5fd8400ce5036d4b7e7e8a0980ac043aa4c8a51c6
Verification & scope
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 2026-09-29T14:37:19.446759+00:00.
Case digest / 1d35be33bb99f62ccd43179c6968fadd1d7dd0c907fae0bcdbe8f53a47ee3d0a