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Long-running notification progress: work-complete from paused · case 01

The work-complete event leaves a notification in paused instead of complete.

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ROOT CAUSE

Completion during a pause race is ignored.

THE FAILURE

Completion during a pause race is ignored.

Unsuccessful approach: Returning to running loses the terminal result.

Case contract

Long-running notification progress is a bounded visual-notification workflow with mutable policy state {'done': 3, 'total': 10, 'job': 2, 'paused_at': None}. Its default transition relation is {('queued', 'worker-start'): 'running', ('running', 'request-pause'): 'pause-pending', ('pause-pending', 'pause-accepted'): 'paused', ('pause-pending', 'pause-rejected'): 'running', ('paused', 'resume-click'): 'resume-pending', ('resume-pending', 'resume-accepted'): 'running', ('running', 'work-complete'): 'complete', ('running', 'work-failed'): 'failed', ('complete', 'late-progress'): 'complete', ('paused', 'work-complete'): 'complete'}; domain inputs can suppress or redirect transitions and update policy fields, as specified in solve. Different-generation events are inert. Batches apply in order. Optional observe returns the selected policy field alongside the phase.

Why this case matters

Visual notification lifecycle ordering can leave an inbox or toast showing the wrong actionable state even when transport succeeds.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(initial, events, generation, payload=None, observe=None):
    table = {('queued', 'worker-start'): 'running', ('running', 'request-pause'): 'pause-pending', ('pause-pending', 'pause-accepted'): 'paused', ('pause-pending', 'pause-rejected'): 'running', ('paused', 'resume-click'): 'resume-pending', ('resume-pending', 'resume-accepted'): 'running', ('running', 'work-complete'): 'complete', ('running', 'work-failed'): 'failed', ('complete', 'late-progress'): 'complete', ('paused', 'work-complete'): 'paused'}
    data = json.loads(json.dumps({'done': 3, 'total': 10, 'job': 2, 'paused_at': None})) if payload is None else {**json.loads(json.dumps({'done': 3, 'total': 10, 'job': 2, 'paused_at': None})), **json.loads(json.dumps(payload))}
    state = initial
    for delivery in events:
        event, event_generation = delivery[:2]
        arg = delivery[2] if len(delivery) > 2 else {}
        if event_generation == generation:
            previous = state
            if event in ('work-complete','work-failed','late-progress') and arg.get('job',data['job']) != data['job']: event = 'unknown-event'
            if event == 'late-progress' and state != 'complete': data['done'] = min(data['total'],max(data['done'],arg.get('done',data['done'])))
            if event == 'work-complete' and 'done' in arg and arg['done'] < data['total']: event = 'unknown-event'
            state = table.get((state, event), state)
            if state == 'complete': data['done'] = data['total']
            if state == 'paused': data['paused_at'] = data['done']
            if state == 'running': data['paused_at'] = None
    return {'phase': state, 'value': data[observe]} if observe else state
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('queued / worker-start', solve('queued', [('worker-start', N)], N), 'running')
check('running / request-pause', solve('running', [('request-pause', N)], N), 'pause-pending')
check('pause-pending / pause-accepted', solve('pause-pending', [('pause-accepted', N)], N), 'paused')
check('pause-pending / pause-rejected', solve('pause-pending', [('pause-rejected', N)], N), 'running')
check('paused / resume-click', solve('paused', [('resume-click', N)], N), 'resume-pending')
check('resume-pending / resume-accepted', solve('resume-pending', [('resume-accepted', N)], N), 'running')
check('running / work-complete', solve('running', [('work-complete', N)], N), 'complete')
check('running / work-failed', solve('running', [('work-failed', N)], N), 'failed')
check('complete / late-progress', solve('complete', [('late-progress', N)], N), 'complete')
check('paused / work-complete', solve('paused', [('work-complete', N)], N), 'complete')
check('older notification incarnation', solve('queued', [('worker-start', N - 1)], N), 'queued')
check('future notification incarnation', solve('queued', [('worker-start', N + 1)], N), 'queued')
check('unknown event is inert', solve('queued', [('unknown-event', N)], N), 'queued')
check('empty delivery batch', solve('queued', [], N), 'queued')
check('N stale deliveries before current delivery', solve('queued', [('worker-start', N - 1)] * N + [('worker-start', N)], N), 'running')
check('trace worker-start then request-pause', solve('queued', [('worker-start', N), ('request-pause', N)], N), 'pause-pending')
check('trace worker-start then work-complete', solve('queued', [('worker-start', N), ('work-complete', N)], N), 'complete')
check('trace worker-start then work-failed', solve('queued', [('worker-start', N), ('work-failed', N)], N), 'failed')
check('trace request-pause then pause-accepted', solve('running', [('request-pause', N), ('pause-accepted', N)], N), 'paused')
check('trace request-pause then pause-rejected', solve('running', [('request-pause', N), ('pause-rejected', N)], N), 'running')
check('trace pause-accepted then resume-click', solve('pause-pending', [('pause-accepted', N), ('resume-click', N)], N), 'resume-pending')
check('trace pause-accepted then work-complete', solve('pause-pending', [('pause-accepted', N), ('work-complete', N)], N), 'complete')
check('trace pause-rejected then request-pause', solve('pause-pending', [('pause-rejected', N), ('request-pause', N)], N), 'pause-pending')
check('trace pause-rejected then work-complete', solve('pause-pending', [('pause-rejected', N), ('work-complete', N)], N), 'complete')
check('trace pause-rejected then work-failed', solve('pause-pending', [('pause-rejected', N), ('work-failed', N)], N), 'failed')
check('trace resume-click then resume-accepted', solve('paused', [('resume-click', N), ('resume-accepted', N)], N), 'running')
check('trace resume-accepted then request-pause', solve('resume-pending', [('resume-accepted', N), ('request-pause', N)], N), 'pause-pending')
check('trace resume-accepted then work-complete', solve('resume-pending', [('resume-accepted', N), ('work-complete', N)], N), 'complete')
check('trace resume-accepted then work-failed', solve('resume-pending', [('resume-accepted', N), ('work-failed', N)], N), 'failed')
check('trace work-complete then late-progress', solve('running', [('work-complete', N), ('late-progress', N)], N), 'complete')
check('trace late-progress then late-progress', solve('complete', [('late-progress', N), ('late-progress', N)], N), 'complete')
check('trace work-complete then late-progress', solve('paused', [('work-complete', N), ('late-progress', N)], N), 'complete')
check('domain state regression 1: done', solve('running', [('work-complete', N, {'job': 1})], N, {}, 'done'), {'phase': 'running', 'value': 3})
check('domain state regression 2: done', solve('running', [('work-complete', N, {'done': 9})], N, {}, 'done'), {'phase': 'running', 'value': 3})
check('domain state regression 3: done', solve('running', [('work-complete', N, {'done': 10})], N, {}, 'done'), {'phase': 'complete', 'value': 10})
check('domain state regression 4: paused_at', solve('pause-pending', [('pause-accepted', N, {})], N, {}, 'paused_at'), {'phase': 'paused', 'value': 3})
check('domain state regression 5: paused_at', solve('resume-pending', [('resume-accepted', N, {})], N, {'paused_at': 3}, 'paused_at'), {'phase': 'running', 'value': None})
check('domain state regression 6: done', solve('complete', [('late-progress', N, {'done': 2})], N, {'done': 10}, 'done'), {'phase': 'complete', 'value': 10})
check('domain state regression 7: done', solve('running', [('request-pause', N, {}), ('pause-accepted', N, {}), ('resume-click', N, {}), ('resume-accepted', N, {}), ('work-complete', N, {'done': 10})], N, {}, 'done'), {'phase': 'complete', 'value': 10})
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
queued / worker-startrunningrunningPassed
running / request-pausepause-pendingpause-pendingPassed
pause-pending / pause-acceptedpausedpausedPassed
pause-pending / pause-rejectedrunningrunningPassed
paused / resume-clickresume-pendingresume-pendingPassed
resume-pending / resume-acceptedrunningrunningPassed
running / work-completecompletecompletePassed
running / work-failedfailedfailedPassed
complete / late-progresscompletecompletePassed
paused / work-completepausedcompleteFailed
older notification incarnationqueuedqueuedPassed
future notification incarnationqueuedqueuedPassed
unknown event is inertqueuedqueuedPassed
empty delivery batchqueuedqueuedPassed
N stale deliveries before current deliveryrunningrunningPassed
trace worker-start then request-pausepause-pendingpause-pendingPassed
trace worker-start then work-completecompletecompletePassed
trace worker-start then work-failedfailedfailedPassed
trace request-pause then pause-acceptedpausedpausedPassed
trace request-pause then pause-rejectedrunningrunningPassed
trace pause-accepted then resume-clickresume-pendingresume-pendingPassed
trace pause-accepted then work-completepausedcompleteFailed
trace pause-rejected then request-pausepause-pendingpause-pendingPassed
trace pause-rejected then work-completecompletecompletePassed
trace pause-rejected then work-failedfailedfailedPassed
trace resume-click then resume-acceptedrunningrunningPassed
trace resume-accepted then request-pausepause-pendingpause-pendingPassed
trace resume-accepted then work-completecompletecompletePassed
trace resume-accepted then work-failedfailedfailedPassed
trace work-complete then late-progresscompletecompletePassed
trace late-progress then late-progresscompletecompletePassed
trace work-complete then late-progresspausedcompleteFailed
domain state regression 1: done{'phase': 'running', 'value': 3}{'phase': 'running', 'value': 3}Passed
domain state regression 2: done{'phase': 'running', 'value': 3}{'phase': 'running', 'value': 3}Passed
domain state regression 3: done{'phase': 'complete', 'value': 10}{'phase': 'complete', 'value': 10}Passed
domain state regression 4: paused_at{'phase': 'paused', 'value': 3}{'phase': 'paused', 'value': 3}Passed
domain state regression 5: paused_at{'phase': 'running', 'value': None}{'phase': 'running', 'value': None}Passed
domain state regression 6: done{'phase': 'complete', 'value': 10}{'phase': 'complete', 'value': 10}Passed
domain state regression 7: done{'phase': 'complete', 'value': 10}{'phase': 'complete', 'value': 10}Passed

SHA-256 / 8749fec91ad9bf6cf2978ecc9c06fe2ca9eb6e98e0a641d4f3f69e23e9f06456

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(initial, events, generation, payload=None, observe=None):
    table = {('queued', 'worker-start'): 'running', ('running', 'request-pause'): 'pause-pending', ('pause-pending', 'pause-accepted'): 'paused', ('pause-pending', 'pause-rejected'): 'running', ('paused', 'resume-click'): 'resume-pending', ('resume-pending', 'resume-accepted'): 'running', ('running', 'work-complete'): 'complete', ('running', 'work-failed'): 'failed', ('complete', 'late-progress'): 'complete', ('paused', 'work-complete'): 'running'}
    data = json.loads(json.dumps({'done': 3, 'total': 10, 'job': 2, 'paused_at': None})) if payload is None else {**json.loads(json.dumps({'done': 3, 'total': 10, 'job': 2, 'paused_at': None})), **json.loads(json.dumps(payload))}
    state = initial
    for delivery in events:
        event, event_generation = delivery[:2]
        arg = delivery[2] if len(delivery) > 2 else {}
        if event_generation == generation:
            previous = state
            if event in ('work-complete','work-failed','late-progress') and arg.get('job',data['job']) != data['job']: event = 'unknown-event'
            if event == 'late-progress' and state != 'complete': data['done'] = min(data['total'],max(data['done'],arg.get('done',data['done'])))
            if event == 'work-complete' and 'done' in arg and arg['done'] < data['total']: event = 'unknown-event'
            state = table.get((state, event), state)
            if state == 'complete': data['done'] = data['total']
            if state == 'paused': data['paused_at'] = data['done']
            if state == 'running': data['paused_at'] = None
    return {'phase': state, 'value': data[observe]} if observe else state
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('queued / worker-start', solve('queued', [('worker-start', N)], N), 'running')
check('running / request-pause', solve('running', [('request-pause', N)], N), 'pause-pending')
check('pause-pending / pause-accepted', solve('pause-pending', [('pause-accepted', N)], N), 'paused')
check('pause-pending / pause-rejected', solve('pause-pending', [('pause-rejected', N)], N), 'running')
check('paused / resume-click', solve('paused', [('resume-click', N)], N), 'resume-pending')
check('resume-pending / resume-accepted', solve('resume-pending', [('resume-accepted', N)], N), 'running')
check('running / work-complete', solve('running', [('work-complete', N)], N), 'complete')
check('running / work-failed', solve('running', [('work-failed', N)], N), 'failed')
check('complete / late-progress', solve('complete', [('late-progress', N)], N), 'complete')
check('paused / work-complete', solve('paused', [('work-complete', N)], N), 'complete')
check('older notification incarnation', solve('queued', [('worker-start', N - 1)], N), 'queued')
check('future notification incarnation', solve('queued', [('worker-start', N + 1)], N), 'queued')
check('unknown event is inert', solve('queued', [('unknown-event', N)], N), 'queued')
check('empty delivery batch', solve('queued', [], N), 'queued')
check('N stale deliveries before current delivery', solve('queued', [('worker-start', N - 1)] * N + [('worker-start', N)], N), 'running')
check('trace worker-start then request-pause', solve('queued', [('worker-start', N), ('request-pause', N)], N), 'pause-pending')
check('trace worker-start then work-complete', solve('queued', [('worker-start', N), ('work-complete', N)], N), 'complete')
check('trace worker-start then work-failed', solve('queued', [('worker-start', N), ('work-failed', N)], N), 'failed')
check('trace request-pause then pause-accepted', solve('running', [('request-pause', N), ('pause-accepted', N)], N), 'paused')
check('trace request-pause then pause-rejected', solve('running', [('request-pause', N), ('pause-rejected', N)], N), 'running')
check('trace pause-accepted then resume-click', solve('pause-pending', [('pause-accepted', N), ('resume-click', N)], N), 'resume-pending')
check('trace pause-accepted then work-complete', solve('pause-pending', [('pause-accepted', N), ('work-complete', N)], N), 'complete')
check('trace pause-rejected then request-pause', solve('pause-pending', [('pause-rejected', N), ('request-pause', N)], N), 'pause-pending')
check('trace pause-rejected then work-complete', solve('pause-pending', [('pause-rejected', N), ('work-complete', N)], N), 'complete')
check('trace pause-rejected then work-failed', solve('pause-pending', [('pause-rejected', N), ('work-failed', N)], N), 'failed')
check('trace resume-click then resume-accepted', solve('paused', [('resume-click', N), ('resume-accepted', N)], N), 'running')
check('trace resume-accepted then request-pause', solve('resume-pending', [('resume-accepted', N), ('request-pause', N)], N), 'pause-pending')
check('trace resume-accepted then work-complete', solve('resume-pending', [('resume-accepted', N), ('work-complete', N)], N), 'complete')
check('trace resume-accepted then work-failed', solve('resume-pending', [('resume-accepted', N), ('work-failed', N)], N), 'failed')
check('trace work-complete then late-progress', solve('running', [('work-complete', N), ('late-progress', N)], N), 'complete')
check('trace late-progress then late-progress', solve('complete', [('late-progress', N), ('late-progress', N)], N), 'complete')
check('trace work-complete then late-progress', solve('paused', [('work-complete', N), ('late-progress', N)], N), 'complete')
check('domain state regression 1: done', solve('running', [('work-complete', N, {'job': 1})], N, {}, 'done'), {'phase': 'running', 'value': 3})
check('domain state regression 2: done', solve('running', [('work-complete', N, {'done': 9})], N, {}, 'done'), {'phase': 'running', 'value': 3})
check('domain state regression 3: done', solve('running', [('work-complete', N, {'done': 10})], N, {}, 'done'), {'phase': 'complete', 'value': 10})
check('domain state regression 4: paused_at', solve('pause-pending', [('pause-accepted', N, {})], N, {}, 'paused_at'), {'phase': 'paused', 'value': 3})
check('domain state regression 5: paused_at', solve('resume-pending', [('resume-accepted', N, {})], N, {'paused_at': 3}, 'paused_at'), {'phase': 'running', 'value': None})
check('domain state regression 6: done', solve('complete', [('late-progress', N, {'done': 2})], N, {'done': 10}, 'done'), {'phase': 'complete', 'value': 10})
check('domain state regression 7: done', solve('running', [('request-pause', N, {}), ('pause-accepted', N, {}), ('resume-click', N, {}), ('resume-accepted', N, {}), ('work-complete', N, {'done': 10})], N, {}, 'done'), {'phase': 'complete', 'value': 10})
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
queued / worker-startrunningrunningPassed
running / request-pausepause-pendingpause-pendingPassed
pause-pending / pause-acceptedpausedpausedPassed
pause-pending / pause-rejectedrunningrunningPassed
paused / resume-clickresume-pendingresume-pendingPassed
resume-pending / resume-acceptedrunningrunningPassed
running / work-completecompletecompletePassed
running / work-failedfailedfailedPassed
complete / late-progresscompletecompletePassed
paused / work-completerunningcompleteFailed
older notification incarnationqueuedqueuedPassed
future notification incarnationqueuedqueuedPassed
unknown event is inertqueuedqueuedPassed
empty delivery batchqueuedqueuedPassed
N stale deliveries before current deliveryrunningrunningPassed
trace worker-start then request-pausepause-pendingpause-pendingPassed
trace worker-start then work-completecompletecompletePassed
trace worker-start then work-failedfailedfailedPassed
trace request-pause then pause-acceptedpausedpausedPassed
trace request-pause then pause-rejectedrunningrunningPassed
trace pause-accepted then resume-clickresume-pendingresume-pendingPassed
trace pause-accepted then work-completerunningcompleteFailed
trace pause-rejected then request-pausepause-pendingpause-pendingPassed
trace pause-rejected then work-completecompletecompletePassed
trace pause-rejected then work-failedfailedfailedPassed
trace resume-click then resume-acceptedrunningrunningPassed
trace resume-accepted then request-pausepause-pendingpause-pendingPassed
trace resume-accepted then work-completecompletecompletePassed
trace resume-accepted then work-failedfailedfailedPassed
trace work-complete then late-progresscompletecompletePassed
trace late-progress then late-progresscompletecompletePassed
trace work-complete then late-progressrunningcompleteFailed
domain state regression 1: done{'phase': 'running', 'value': 3}{'phase': 'running', 'value': 3}Passed
domain state regression 2: done{'phase': 'running', 'value': 3}{'phase': 'running', 'value': 3}Passed
domain state regression 3: done{'phase': 'complete', 'value': 10}{'phase': 'complete', 'value': 10}Passed
domain state regression 4: paused_at{'phase': 'paused', 'value': 3}{'phase': 'paused', 'value': 3}Passed
domain state regression 5: paused_at{'phase': 'running', 'value': None}{'phase': 'running', 'value': None}Passed
domain state regression 6: done{'phase': 'complete', 'value': 10}{'phase': 'complete', 'value': 10}Passed
domain state regression 7: done{'phase': 'complete', 'value': 10}{'phase': 'complete', 'value': 10}Passed

SHA-256 / 5dfea5cf0603dd2c60e8059d44e033fea2e55a65cca9db622377b8b45d5a167e

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Verification & scope

Stipulated single-notification state and policy model only. Event delivery and acknowledgements are explicit test inputs. No DOM, accessibility announcements, live timers, networking, actual rendering, or production-platform conformance is simulated. 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 2026-09-29T14:42:31.934210+00:00.

Case digest / 756dc7c957f50f78a30cc7613e104f21dd64c680d949ff5fd58f6df94c49ebf3