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Submenu child enumeration leaks sibling commands · case 01

Submenu child enumeration leaks sibling commands.

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ROOT CAUSE

The submenu-definition model applies `[x['id'] for x in p['nodes']]` at its children operation instead of the stipulated transformation.

VERIFIED REPAIR

Apply `[x['id'] for x in p['nodes'] if x['parent']==p['parent']]` at children.

Unsuccessful approach: The attempted repair `[x['id'] for x in p['nodes'] if x['id']==p['parent']]` still violates the children oracle.

Case contract

Menu definitions validate presentation identity separately from semantic command identity. Split-menu defaults belong to immediate command children; ancestry and depth remain bounded.

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 == 'roots':
        return [x['id'] for x in p if x['parent'] is None]
    if action == 'children':
        return [x['id'] for x in p['nodes']]
    if action == 'split-default':
        return p['default'] in [x['command'] for x in p['children'] if x['kind']=='command']
    if action == 'self-cycle':
        return any(x['id']==x['parent'] for x in p)
    if action == 'presentation-ids':
        return len({x['row'] for x in p})==len(p)
    if action == 'depth-budget':
        return p['depth']+p['incoming']<=p['limit']
    return {'error': 'unsupported menu operation'}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('roots contract', solve('roots', [{'id':0,'parent':None},{'id':N,'parent':0}]), [0])
check('children contract', solve('children', {'parent':'a','nodes':[{'id':N,'parent':'a'},{'id':N+1,'parent':'b'}]}), [N])
check('split-default contract', solve('split-default', {'default':'remote'+str(N),'registry':['remote'+str(N)],'children':[{'kind':'submenu','descendants':['remote'+str(N)]}]}), False)
check('self-cycle contract', solve('self-cycle', [{'id':N,'parent':N},{'id':N+1,'parent':None}]), True)
check('presentation-ids contract', solve('presentation-ids', [{'row':N,'command':'copy','label':'Copy'},{'row':N+1,'command':'copy','label':'Copy'}]), True)
check('depth-budget contract', solve('depth-budget', {'depth':N+2,'incoming':4,'limit':N+4}), False)
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 fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
roots contract[0][0]Passed
children contract[1, 2][1]Failed
split-default contractFalseFalsePassed
self-cycle contractTrueTruePassed
presentation-ids contractTrueTruePassed
depth-budget contractFalseFalsePassed
unknown operation{'error': 'unsupported menu operation'}{'error': 'unsupported menu operation'}Passed

SHA-256 / a5f834484a64ede8b5df82cfa66d227cc98cf098e1e6b0e8e2d5264ed1fa0269

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 == 'roots':
        return [x['id'] for x in p if x['parent'] is None]
    if action == 'children':
        return [x['id'] for x in p['nodes'] if x['id']==p['parent']]
    if action == 'split-default':
        return p['default'] in [x['command'] for x in p['children'] if x['kind']=='command']
    if action == 'self-cycle':
        return any(x['id']==x['parent'] for x in p)
    if action == 'presentation-ids':
        return len({x['row'] for x in p})==len(p)
    if action == 'depth-budget':
        return p['depth']+p['incoming']<=p['limit']
    return {'error': 'unsupported menu operation'}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('roots contract', solve('roots', [{'id':0,'parent':None},{'id':N,'parent':0}]), [0])
check('children contract', solve('children', {'parent':'a','nodes':[{'id':N,'parent':'a'},{'id':N+1,'parent':'b'}]}), [N])
check('split-default contract', solve('split-default', {'default':'remote'+str(N),'registry':['remote'+str(N)],'children':[{'kind':'submenu','descendants':['remote'+str(N)]}]}), False)
check('self-cycle contract', solve('self-cycle', [{'id':N,'parent':N},{'id':N+1,'parent':None}]), True)
check('presentation-ids contract', solve('presentation-ids', [{'row':N,'command':'copy','label':'Copy'},{'row':N+1,'command':'copy','label':'Copy'}]), True)
check('depth-budget contract', solve('depth-budget', {'depth':N+2,'incoming':4,'limit':N+4}), False)
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 fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
roots contract[0][0]Passed
children contract[][1]Failed
split-default contractFalseFalsePassed
self-cycle contractTrueTruePassed
presentation-ids contractTrueTruePassed
depth-budget contractFalseFalsePassed
unknown operation{'error': 'unsupported menu operation'}{'error': 'unsupported menu operation'}Passed

SHA-256 / 99413142cb96f344e12dd765109e614e6c5a2fc78bb745dc4e69357b1e1e3e32

3 / The verified repair

Exit 0
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
import unicodedata
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(action, p):
    if action == 'roots':
        return [x['id'] for x in p if x['parent'] is None]
    if action == 'children':
        return [x['id'] for x in p['nodes'] if x['parent']==p['parent']]
    if action == 'split-default':
        return p['default'] in [x['command'] for x in p['children'] if x['kind']=='command']
    if action == 'self-cycle':
        return any(x['id']==x['parent'] for x in p)
    if action == 'presentation-ids':
        return len({x['row'] for x in p})==len(p)
    if action == 'depth-budget':
        return p['depth']+p['incoming']<=p['limit']
    return {'error': 'unsupported menu operation'}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('roots contract', solve('roots', [{'id':0,'parent':None},{'id':N,'parent':0}]), [0])
check('children contract', solve('children', {'parent':'a','nodes':[{'id':N,'parent':'a'},{'id':N+1,'parent':'b'}]}), [N])
check('split-default contract', solve('split-default', {'default':'remote'+str(N),'registry':['remote'+str(N)],'children':[{'kind':'submenu','descendants':['remote'+str(N)]}]}), False)
check('self-cycle contract', solve('self-cycle', [{'id':N,'parent':N},{'id':N+1,'parent':None}]), True)
check('presentation-ids contract', solve('presentation-ids', [{'row':N,'command':'copy','label':'Copy'},{'row':N+1,'command':'copy','label':'Copy'}]), True)
check('depth-budget contract', solve('depth-budget', {'depth':N+2,'incoming':4,'limit':N+4}), False)
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 fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
roots contract[0][0]Passed
children contract[1][1]Passed
split-default contractFalseFalsePassed
self-cycle contractTrueTruePassed
presentation-ids contractTrueTruePassed
depth-budget contractFalseFalsePassed
unknown operation{'error': 'unsupported menu operation'}{'error': 'unsupported menu operation'}Passed

SHA-256 / 87edc5470e1c55a26ad5390aef049f049534f836382f0a1d0c745b799c293acf

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 2026-09-29T14:42:13.372125+00:00.

Case digest / af3c4dfc278b73dfe063ead62ec8b5c1535d2ce4899356ae13977f0377bd9c83