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Menu IDs containing separators alias other commands · case 01

Menu IDs containing separators alias other commands.

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ROOT CAUSE

The command-address model applies `'/'.join(p)` at its encode operation instead of the stipulated transformation.

THE FAILURE

The command-address model applies `'/'.join(p)` at its encode operation instead of the stipulated transformation.

Unsuccessful approach: The attempted repair `'/'.join(x.replace('/','~1') for x in p)` still violates the encode oracle.

Case contract

Stable menu paths retain ancestry and available owners; separator encoding is unambiguous and resolution is exact.

Why this case matters

Cascading and context menus require coherent command and session state as content changes.

1 / The failure

Exit 1

"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
import unicodedata
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(action, p):
    if action == 'encode':
        return '/'.join(p)
    if action == 'ancestor-availability':
        return all(x['available'] for x in p['owners']) and p['command_available']
    if action == 'parent':
        return p[:-1]
    if action == 'descendant':
        return p['candidate'][:len(p['root'])]==p['root'] and len(p['candidate'])>len(p['root'])
    if action == 'resolve':
        return next((x['command'] for x in p['rows'] if x['path']==p['path']),None)
    if action == 'reroot':
        return [p['new']]+p['path'][1:]
    return {'error': 'unsupported menu operation'}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('encode contract', solve('encode', ['r~'+str(N),'a/b']), 'r~0'+str(N)+'/a~1b')
check('ancestor-availability contract', solve('ancestor-availability', {'owners':[{'available':True,'id':N},{'available':False,'id':N+1}],'command_available':True}), False)
check('parent contract', solve('parent', ['r','a','b'+str(N)]), ['r','a'])
check('descendant contract', solve('descendant', {'root':['r','a'],'candidate':['r','b',str(N)]}), False)
check('resolve contract', solve('resolve', {'rows':[{'path':['r','a',str(N)],'command':'wrong'},{'path':['r','b',str(N)],'command':'right'}],'path':['r','b',str(N)]}), 'right')
check('reroot contract', solve('reroot', {'new':'new'+str(N),'path':['old','tools','run']}), ['new'+str(N),'tools','run'])
check('unknown operation', solve('unknown', {}), {'error': 'unsupported menu operation'})
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
encode contract	`r~1/a/b`	`r~01/a~1b`	Failed
ancestor-availability contract	`False`	`False`	Passed
parent contract	`['r', 'a']`	`['r', 'a']`	Passed
descendant contract	`False`	`False`	Passed
resolve contract	`right`	`right`	Passed
reroot contract	`['new1', 'tools', 'run']`	`['new1', 'tools', 'run']`	Passed
unknown operation	`{'error': 'unsupported menu operation'}`	`{'error': 'unsupported menu operation'}`	Passed

SHA-256 / 63dbeee8ffe5ab86ed9da5182d4c2ac55c58caf3c9025fbf6d561c7cdd76fa48

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1

"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
import unicodedata
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(action, p):
    if action == 'encode':
        return '/'.join(x.replace('/','~1') for x in p)
    if action == 'ancestor-availability':
        return all(x['available'] for x in p['owners']) and p['command_available']
    if action == 'parent':
        return p[:-1]
    if action == 'descendant':
        return p['candidate'][:len(p['root'])]==p['root'] and len(p['candidate'])>len(p['root'])
    if action == 'resolve':
        return next((x['command'] for x in p['rows'] if x['path']==p['path']),None)
    if action == 'reroot':
        return [p['new']]+p['path'][1:]
    return {'error': 'unsupported menu operation'}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('encode contract', solve('encode', ['r~'+str(N),'a/b']), 'r~0'+str(N)+'/a~1b')
check('ancestor-availability contract', solve('ancestor-availability', {'owners':[{'available':True,'id':N},{'available':False,'id':N+1}],'command_available':True}), False)
check('parent contract', solve('parent', ['r','a','b'+str(N)]), ['r','a'])
check('descendant contract', solve('descendant', {'root':['r','a'],'candidate':['r','b',str(N)]}), False)
check('resolve contract', solve('resolve', {'rows':[{'path':['r','a',str(N)],'command':'wrong'},{'path':['r','b',str(N)],'command':'right'}],'path':['r','b',str(N)]}), 'right')
check('reroot contract', solve('reroot', {'new':'new'+str(N),'path':['old','tools','run']}), ['new'+str(N),'tools','run'])
check('unknown operation', solve('unknown', {}), {'error': 'unsupported menu operation'})
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
encode contract	`r~1/a~1b`	`r~01/a~1b`	Failed
ancestor-availability contract	`False`	`False`	Passed
parent contract	`['r', 'a']`	`['r', 'a']`	Passed
descendant contract	`False`	`False`	Passed
resolve contract	`right`	`right`	Passed
reroot contract	`['new1', 'tools', 'run']`	`['new1', 'tools', 'run']`	Passed
unknown operation	`{'error': 'unsupported menu operation'}`	`{'error': 'unsupported menu operation'}`	Passed

SHA-256 / b7af2a28b4078a7bf51753e86efbbded2993d6be0b6831728a06e58364088512

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Verification & scope

Offline supplied-valid-payload model; excludes DOM, keyboard, focus, selection, announcements and browser conformance. 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 2026-09-29T14:42:11.486120+00:00.

Case digest / 824ae11999b19a4761df63f1a10b36407b3dc09f7f145290b8d14830cff8fa77