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Menu validator rejects separate presentation rows for the same command · case 01

Menu validator rejects separate presentation rows for the same command.

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ROOT CAUSE

The submenu-definition model applies `len({x['command'] for x in p})==len(p)` at its presentation-ids operation instead of the stipulated transformation.

VERIFIED REPAIR

Apply `len({x['row'] for x in p})==len(p)` at presentation-ids.

Unsuccessful approach: The attempted repair `len({(x['command'],x['label']) for x in p})==len(p)` still violates the presentation-ids 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 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['command'] 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 contractFalseTrueFailed
depth-budget contractFalseFalsePassed
unknown operation{'error': 'unsupported menu operation'}{'error': 'unsupported menu operation'}Passed

SHA-256 / 98929c41f007e852fe1638191134e651856d85412d228c76d17d978fbcb66ec8

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['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['command'],x['label']) 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 contractFalseTrueFailed
depth-budget contractFalseFalsePassed
unknown operation{'error': 'unsupported menu operation'}{'error': 'unsupported menu operation'}Passed

SHA-256 / f1a82121d5068d1f9309f2ead07591b2b73d246a277aea08a372fa8947833e77

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 2026-09-29T14:42:13.550894+00:00.

Case digest / 540eb9952b6e9eb8319d7466105ecd6c68ebb105927fef8572c199239adcbf50