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Filtered result counter includes menu headings · case 01

Filtered result counter includes menu headings.

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ROOT CAUSE

The filtered-menu-projection model applies `len(p)` at its command-count operation instead of the stipulated transformation.

VERIFIED REPAIR

Apply `sum(x['kind']=='command' for x in p)` at command-count.

Unsuccessful approach: The attempted repair `sum(x['kind']!='separator' for x in p)` still violates the command-count oracle.

Case contract

Menu filtering retains matching leaves and required ancestor headers, counts only commands, and discards decorations orphaned by filtering.

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 == 'ancestors':
        return sorted(set(p['matches']) | {a for x in p['matches'] for a in p['ancestors'][x]})
    if action == 'command-count':
        return len(p)
    if action == 'disabled-match':
        return [x for x in p if x['matches']]
    if action == 'group-header':
        return [x for x in p['headers'] if x in p['surviving_groups']]
    if action == 'query-clear':
        return p['original']
    if action == 'owner-match':
        return p['direct_match'] or bool(p['descendant_matches'])
    return {'error': 'unsupported menu operation'}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('ancestors contract', solve('ancestors', {'matches':['c'+str(N)],'ancestors':{'c'+str(N):['r','tools']}}), sorted(['c'+str(N),'r','tools']))
check('command-count contract', solve('command-count', [{'kind':'header'},{'kind':'command','id':N},{'kind':'separator'}]), 1)
check('disabled-match contract', solve('disabled-match', [{'matches':True,'enabled':False,'id':N},{'matches':False,'enabled':True,'id':N+1}]), [{'matches':True,'enabled':False,'id':N}])
check('group-header contract', solve('group-header', {'headers':['a','b'],'surviving_groups':['b','c'+str(N)]}), ['b'])
check('query-clear contract', solve('query-clear', {'original':list(range(N+3)),'filtered':[N]}), list(range(N+3)))
check('owner-match contract', solve('owner-match', {'direct_match':False,'descendant_matches':[N]}), True)
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
ancestors contract['c1', 'r', 'tools']['c1', 'r', 'tools']Passed
command-count contract31Failed
disabled-match contract[{'enabled': False, 'id': 1, 'matches': True}][{'enabled': False, 'id': 1, 'matches': True}]Passed
group-header contract['b']['b']Passed
query-clear contract[0, 1, 2, 3][0, 1, 2, 3]Passed
owner-match contractTrueTruePassed
unknown operation{'error': 'unsupported menu operation'}{'error': 'unsupported menu operation'}Passed

SHA-256 / d287602344c844a688db59742a86c417b632b77c1683bfb4e40ff21db0cc8947

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 == 'ancestors':
        return sorted(set(p['matches']) | {a for x in p['matches'] for a in p['ancestors'][x]})
    if action == 'command-count':
        return sum(x['kind']!='separator' for x in p)
    if action == 'disabled-match':
        return [x for x in p if x['matches']]
    if action == 'group-header':
        return [x for x in p['headers'] if x in p['surviving_groups']]
    if action == 'query-clear':
        return p['original']
    if action == 'owner-match':
        return p['direct_match'] or bool(p['descendant_matches'])
    return {'error': 'unsupported menu operation'}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('ancestors contract', solve('ancestors', {'matches':['c'+str(N)],'ancestors':{'c'+str(N):['r','tools']}}), sorted(['c'+str(N),'r','tools']))
check('command-count contract', solve('command-count', [{'kind':'header'},{'kind':'command','id':N},{'kind':'separator'}]), 1)
check('disabled-match contract', solve('disabled-match', [{'matches':True,'enabled':False,'id':N},{'matches':False,'enabled':True,'id':N+1}]), [{'matches':True,'enabled':False,'id':N}])
check('group-header contract', solve('group-header', {'headers':['a','b'],'surviving_groups':['b','c'+str(N)]}), ['b'])
check('query-clear contract', solve('query-clear', {'original':list(range(N+3)),'filtered':[N]}), list(range(N+3)))
check('owner-match contract', solve('owner-match', {'direct_match':False,'descendant_matches':[N]}), True)
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
ancestors contract['c1', 'r', 'tools']['c1', 'r', 'tools']Passed
command-count contract21Failed
disabled-match contract[{'enabled': False, 'id': 1, 'matches': True}][{'enabled': False, 'id': 1, 'matches': True}]Passed
group-header contract['b']['b']Passed
query-clear contract[0, 1, 2, 3][0, 1, 2, 3]Passed
owner-match contractTrueTruePassed
unknown operation{'error': 'unsupported menu operation'}{'error': 'unsupported menu operation'}Passed

SHA-256 / 54b29b2db87719fd38daa9738b331bd6ddb7183079e15e256c22522c4b1aa649

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 == 'ancestors':
        return sorted(set(p['matches']) | {a for x in p['matches'] for a in p['ancestors'][x]})
    if action == 'command-count':
        return sum(x['kind']=='command' for x in p)
    if action == 'disabled-match':
        return [x for x in p if x['matches']]
    if action == 'group-header':
        return [x for x in p['headers'] if x in p['surviving_groups']]
    if action == 'query-clear':
        return p['original']
    if action == 'owner-match':
        return p['direct_match'] or bool(p['descendant_matches'])
    return {'error': 'unsupported menu operation'}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('ancestors contract', solve('ancestors', {'matches':['c'+str(N)],'ancestors':{'c'+str(N):['r','tools']}}), sorted(['c'+str(N),'r','tools']))
check('command-count contract', solve('command-count', [{'kind':'header'},{'kind':'command','id':N},{'kind':'separator'}]), 1)
check('disabled-match contract', solve('disabled-match', [{'matches':True,'enabled':False,'id':N},{'matches':False,'enabled':True,'id':N+1}]), [{'matches':True,'enabled':False,'id':N}])
check('group-header contract', solve('group-header', {'headers':['a','b'],'surviving_groups':['b','c'+str(N)]}), ['b'])
check('query-clear contract', solve('query-clear', {'original':list(range(N+3)),'filtered':[N]}), list(range(N+3)))
check('owner-match contract', solve('owner-match', {'direct_match':False,'descendant_matches':[N]}), True)
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
ancestors contract['c1', 'r', 'tools']['c1', 'r', 'tools']Passed
command-count contract11Passed
disabled-match contract[{'enabled': False, 'id': 1, 'matches': True}][{'enabled': False, 'id': 1, 'matches': True}]Passed
group-header contract['b']['b']Passed
query-clear contract[0, 1, 2, 3][0, 1, 2, 3]Passed
owner-match contractTrueTruePassed
unknown operation{'error': 'unsupported menu operation'}{'error': 'unsupported menu operation'}Passed

SHA-256 / 0cadb09f912e2d5e1edf70d8815b74b125ad513577df7c2cfe0523bd3e5a6c7d

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 2026-09-29T14:42:17.455643+00:00.

Case digest / ea5cf57a52628a9a250bed0207266363d63dc8c82a8c713201d715041dbb6fad