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Notification severity escalation acknowledgement: condition-cleared from critical-unacknowledged · case 01

The condition-cleared event leaves a notification in resolved instead of resolved-unread.

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ROOT CAUSE

Resolution removes the unread status before the user sees it.

VERIFIED REPAIR

Commit the critical-unacknowledged / condition-cleared transition to resolved-unread; preserve the other explicitly stipulated transitions.

Unsuccessful approach: Downgrading to warning misrepresents a cleared condition.

Case contract

Notification severity escalation acknowledgement is a bounded visual-notification workflow with mutable policy state {'occurrence': 1, 'acknowledged': [], 'active': True, 'level': 1}. Its default transition relation is {('informational', 'warning-arrives'): 'warning-unacknowledged', ('warning-unacknowledged', 'ack-warning'): 'warning-acknowledged', ('warning-acknowledged', 'critical-arrives'): 'critical-unacknowledged', ('critical-unacknowledged', 'ack-critical'): 'critical-acknowledged', ('critical-acknowledged', 'warning-arrives'): 'critical-acknowledged', ('critical-unacknowledged', 'condition-cleared'): 'resolved-unread', ('critical-acknowledged', 'condition-cleared'): 'resolved', ('resolved-unread', 'open-resolution'): 'resolved', ('resolved', 'recurrence'): 'warning-unacknowledged', ('warning-unacknowledged', 'critical-arrives'): 'critical-unacknowledged'}; 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 = {('informational', 'warning-arrives'): 'warning-unacknowledged', ('warning-unacknowledged', 'ack-warning'): 'warning-acknowledged', ('warning-acknowledged', 'critical-arrives'): 'critical-unacknowledged', ('critical-unacknowledged', 'ack-critical'): 'critical-acknowledged', ('critical-acknowledged', 'warning-arrives'): 'critical-acknowledged', ('critical-unacknowledged', 'condition-cleared'): 'resolved', ('critical-acknowledged', 'condition-cleared'): 'resolved', ('resolved-unread', 'open-resolution'): 'resolved', ('resolved', 'recurrence'): 'warning-unacknowledged', ('warning-unacknowledged', 'critical-arrives'): 'critical-unacknowledged'}
    data = json.loads(json.dumps({'occurrence': 1, 'acknowledged': [], 'active': True, 'level': 1})) if payload is None else {**json.loads(json.dumps({'occurrence': 1, 'acknowledged': [], 'active': True, 'level': 1})), **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 ('ack-warning','ack-critical') and arg.get('occurrence',data['occurrence']) != data['occurrence']: event = 'unknown-event'
            if event == 'recurrence': data['occurrence'] += 1
            state = table.get((state, event), state)
            if state.startswith('critical-'): data['level'] = 3
            if state.startswith('warning-'): data['level'] = 2
            if state.endswith('-acknowledged') and data['occurrence'] not in data['acknowledged']: data['acknowledged'].append(data['occurrence'])
            if state.startswith('resolved'): data['active'] = False
            if state == 'warning-unacknowledged': data['active'] = True
    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('informational / warning-arrives', solve('informational', [('warning-arrives', N)], N), 'warning-unacknowledged')
check('warning-unacknowledged / ack-warning', solve('warning-unacknowledged', [('ack-warning', N)], N), 'warning-acknowledged')
check('warning-acknowledged / critical-arrives', solve('warning-acknowledged', [('critical-arrives', N)], N), 'critical-unacknowledged')
check('critical-unacknowledged / ack-critical', solve('critical-unacknowledged', [('ack-critical', N)], N), 'critical-acknowledged')
check('critical-acknowledged / warning-arrives', solve('critical-acknowledged', [('warning-arrives', N)], N), 'critical-acknowledged')
check('critical-unacknowledged / condition-cleared', solve('critical-unacknowledged', [('condition-cleared', N)], N), 'resolved-unread')
check('critical-acknowledged / condition-cleared', solve('critical-acknowledged', [('condition-cleared', N)], N), 'resolved')
check('resolved-unread / open-resolution', solve('resolved-unread', [('open-resolution', N)], N), 'resolved')
check('resolved / recurrence', solve('resolved', [('recurrence', N)], N), 'warning-unacknowledged')
check('warning-unacknowledged / critical-arrives', solve('warning-unacknowledged', [('critical-arrives', N)], N), 'critical-unacknowledged')
check('older notification incarnation', solve('informational', [('warning-arrives', N - 1)], N), 'informational')
check('future notification incarnation', solve('informational', [('warning-arrives', N + 1)], N), 'informational')
check('unknown event is inert', solve('informational', [('unknown-event', N)], N), 'informational')
check('empty delivery batch', solve('informational', [], N), 'informational')
check('N stale deliveries before current delivery', solve('informational', [('warning-arrives', N - 1)] * N + [('warning-arrives', N)], N), 'warning-unacknowledged')
check('trace warning-arrives then ack-warning', solve('informational', [('warning-arrives', N), ('ack-warning', N)], N), 'warning-acknowledged')
check('trace warning-arrives then critical-arrives', solve('informational', [('warning-arrives', N), ('critical-arrives', N)], N), 'critical-unacknowledged')
check('trace ack-warning then critical-arrives', solve('warning-unacknowledged', [('ack-warning', N), ('critical-arrives', N)], N), 'critical-unacknowledged')
check('trace critical-arrives then ack-critical', solve('warning-acknowledged', [('critical-arrives', N), ('ack-critical', N)], N), 'critical-acknowledged')
check('trace critical-arrives then condition-cleared', solve('warning-acknowledged', [('critical-arrives', N), ('condition-cleared', N)], N), 'resolved-unread')
check('trace ack-critical then warning-arrives', solve('critical-unacknowledged', [('ack-critical', N), ('warning-arrives', N)], N), 'critical-acknowledged')
check('trace ack-critical then condition-cleared', solve('critical-unacknowledged', [('ack-critical', N), ('condition-cleared', N)], N), 'resolved')
check('trace warning-arrives then warning-arrives', solve('critical-acknowledged', [('warning-arrives', N), ('warning-arrives', N)], N), 'critical-acknowledged')
check('trace warning-arrives then condition-cleared', solve('critical-acknowledged', [('warning-arrives', N), ('condition-cleared', N)], N), 'resolved')
check('trace condition-cleared then open-resolution', solve('critical-unacknowledged', [('condition-cleared', N), ('open-resolution', N)], N), 'resolved')
check('trace condition-cleared then recurrence', solve('critical-acknowledged', [('condition-cleared', N), ('recurrence', N)], N), 'warning-unacknowledged')
check('trace open-resolution then recurrence', solve('resolved-unread', [('open-resolution', N), ('recurrence', N)], N), 'warning-unacknowledged')
check('trace recurrence then ack-warning', solve('resolved', [('recurrence', N), ('ack-warning', N)], N), 'warning-acknowledged')
check('trace recurrence then critical-arrives', solve('resolved', [('recurrence', N), ('critical-arrives', N)], N), 'critical-unacknowledged')
check('trace critical-arrives then ack-critical', solve('warning-unacknowledged', [('critical-arrives', N), ('ack-critical', N)], N), 'critical-acknowledged')
check('trace critical-arrives then condition-cleared', solve('warning-unacknowledged', [('critical-arrives', N), ('condition-cleared', N)], N), 'resolved-unread')
check('domain state regression 1: acknowledged', solve('critical-unacknowledged', [('ack-critical', N, {'occurrence': 0})], N, {}, 'acknowledged'), {'phase': 'critical-unacknowledged', 'value': []})
check('domain state regression 2: acknowledged', solve('critical-unacknowledged', [('ack-critical', N, {'occurrence': 1})], N, {}, 'acknowledged'), {'phase': 'critical-acknowledged', 'value': [1]})
check('domain state regression 3: level', solve('warning-acknowledged', [('critical-arrives', N, {})], N, {'level': 2}, 'level'), {'phase': 'critical-unacknowledged', 'value': 3})
check('domain state regression 4: level', solve('critical-acknowledged', [('warning-arrives', N, {})], N, {'level': 3}, 'level'), {'phase': 'critical-acknowledged', 'value': 3})
check('domain state regression 5: active', solve('critical-unacknowledged', [('condition-cleared', N, {})], N, {}, 'active'), {'phase': 'resolved-unread', 'value': False})
check('domain state regression 6: occurrence', solve('resolved', [('recurrence', N, {})], N, {'acknowledged': [1], 'active': False}, 'occurrence'), {'phase': 'warning-unacknowledged', 'value': 2})
check('domain state regression 7: occurrence', solve('warning-unacknowledged', [('ack-warning', N, {}), ('critical-arrives', N, {}), ('condition-cleared', N, {}), ('open-resolution', N, {}), ('recurrence', N, {})], N, {}, 'occurrence'), {'phase': 'warning-unacknowledged', 'value': 2})
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
informational / warning-arriveswarning-unacknowledgedwarning-unacknowledgedPassed
warning-unacknowledged / ack-warningwarning-acknowledgedwarning-acknowledgedPassed
warning-acknowledged / critical-arrivescritical-unacknowledgedcritical-unacknowledgedPassed
critical-unacknowledged / ack-criticalcritical-acknowledgedcritical-acknowledgedPassed
critical-acknowledged / warning-arrivescritical-acknowledgedcritical-acknowledgedPassed
critical-unacknowledged / condition-clearedresolvedresolved-unreadFailed
critical-acknowledged / condition-clearedresolvedresolvedPassed
resolved-unread / open-resolutionresolvedresolvedPassed
resolved / recurrencewarning-unacknowledgedwarning-unacknowledgedPassed
warning-unacknowledged / critical-arrivescritical-unacknowledgedcritical-unacknowledgedPassed
older notification incarnationinformationalinformationalPassed
future notification incarnationinformationalinformationalPassed
unknown event is inertinformationalinformationalPassed
empty delivery batchinformationalinformationalPassed
N stale deliveries before current deliverywarning-unacknowledgedwarning-unacknowledgedPassed
trace warning-arrives then ack-warningwarning-acknowledgedwarning-acknowledgedPassed
trace warning-arrives then critical-arrivescritical-unacknowledgedcritical-unacknowledgedPassed
trace ack-warning then critical-arrivescritical-unacknowledgedcritical-unacknowledgedPassed
trace critical-arrives then ack-criticalcritical-acknowledgedcritical-acknowledgedPassed
trace critical-arrives then condition-clearedresolvedresolved-unreadFailed
trace ack-critical then warning-arrivescritical-acknowledgedcritical-acknowledgedPassed
trace ack-critical then condition-clearedresolvedresolvedPassed
trace warning-arrives then warning-arrivescritical-acknowledgedcritical-acknowledgedPassed
trace warning-arrives then condition-clearedresolvedresolvedPassed
trace condition-cleared then open-resolutionresolvedresolvedPassed
trace condition-cleared then recurrencewarning-unacknowledgedwarning-unacknowledgedPassed
trace open-resolution then recurrencewarning-unacknowledgedwarning-unacknowledgedPassed
trace recurrence then ack-warningwarning-acknowledgedwarning-acknowledgedPassed
trace recurrence then critical-arrivescritical-unacknowledgedcritical-unacknowledgedPassed
trace critical-arrives then ack-criticalcritical-acknowledgedcritical-acknowledgedPassed
trace critical-arrives then condition-clearedresolvedresolved-unreadFailed
domain state regression 1: acknowledged{'phase': 'critical-unacknowledged', 'value': []}{'phase': 'critical-unacknowledged', 'value': []}Passed
domain state regression 2: acknowledged{'phase': 'critical-acknowledged', 'value': [1]}{'phase': 'critical-acknowledged', 'value': [1]}Passed
domain state regression 3: level{'phase': 'critical-unacknowledged', 'value': 3}{'phase': 'critical-unacknowledged', 'value': 3}Passed
domain state regression 4: level{'phase': 'critical-acknowledged', 'value': 3}{'phase': 'critical-acknowledged', 'value': 3}Passed
domain state regression 5: active{'phase': 'resolved', 'value': False}{'phase': 'resolved-unread', 'value': False}Failed
domain state regression 6: occurrence{'phase': 'warning-unacknowledged', 'value': 2}{'phase': 'warning-unacknowledged', 'value': 2}Passed
domain state regression 7: occurrence{'phase': 'warning-unacknowledged', 'value': 2}{'phase': 'warning-unacknowledged', 'value': 2}Passed

SHA-256 / bbaf40208e639ecb7bdd73a5bccb36a527a6369c83ade73345635e984d73108d

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 = {('informational', 'warning-arrives'): 'warning-unacknowledged', ('warning-unacknowledged', 'ack-warning'): 'warning-acknowledged', ('warning-acknowledged', 'critical-arrives'): 'critical-unacknowledged', ('critical-unacknowledged', 'ack-critical'): 'critical-acknowledged', ('critical-acknowledged', 'warning-arrives'): 'critical-acknowledged', ('critical-unacknowledged', 'condition-cleared'): 'warning-unacknowledged', ('critical-acknowledged', 'condition-cleared'): 'resolved', ('resolved-unread', 'open-resolution'): 'resolved', ('resolved', 'recurrence'): 'warning-unacknowledged', ('warning-unacknowledged', 'critical-arrives'): 'critical-unacknowledged'}
    data = json.loads(json.dumps({'occurrence': 1, 'acknowledged': [], 'active': True, 'level': 1})) if payload is None else {**json.loads(json.dumps({'occurrence': 1, 'acknowledged': [], 'active': True, 'level': 1})), **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 ('ack-warning','ack-critical') and arg.get('occurrence',data['occurrence']) != data['occurrence']: event = 'unknown-event'
            if event == 'recurrence': data['occurrence'] += 1
            state = table.get((state, event), state)
            if state.startswith('critical-'): data['level'] = 3
            if state.startswith('warning-'): data['level'] = 2
            if state.endswith('-acknowledged') and data['occurrence'] not in data['acknowledged']: data['acknowledged'].append(data['occurrence'])
            if state.startswith('resolved'): data['active'] = False
            if state == 'warning-unacknowledged': data['active'] = True
    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('informational / warning-arrives', solve('informational', [('warning-arrives', N)], N), 'warning-unacknowledged')
check('warning-unacknowledged / ack-warning', solve('warning-unacknowledged', [('ack-warning', N)], N), 'warning-acknowledged')
check('warning-acknowledged / critical-arrives', solve('warning-acknowledged', [('critical-arrives', N)], N), 'critical-unacknowledged')
check('critical-unacknowledged / ack-critical', solve('critical-unacknowledged', [('ack-critical', N)], N), 'critical-acknowledged')
check('critical-acknowledged / warning-arrives', solve('critical-acknowledged', [('warning-arrives', N)], N), 'critical-acknowledged')
check('critical-unacknowledged / condition-cleared', solve('critical-unacknowledged', [('condition-cleared', N)], N), 'resolved-unread')
check('critical-acknowledged / condition-cleared', solve('critical-acknowledged', [('condition-cleared', N)], N), 'resolved')
check('resolved-unread / open-resolution', solve('resolved-unread', [('open-resolution', N)], N), 'resolved')
check('resolved / recurrence', solve('resolved', [('recurrence', N)], N), 'warning-unacknowledged')
check('warning-unacknowledged / critical-arrives', solve('warning-unacknowledged', [('critical-arrives', N)], N), 'critical-unacknowledged')
check('older notification incarnation', solve('informational', [('warning-arrives', N - 1)], N), 'informational')
check('future notification incarnation', solve('informational', [('warning-arrives', N + 1)], N), 'informational')
check('unknown event is inert', solve('informational', [('unknown-event', N)], N), 'informational')
check('empty delivery batch', solve('informational', [], N), 'informational')
check('N stale deliveries before current delivery', solve('informational', [('warning-arrives', N - 1)] * N + [('warning-arrives', N)], N), 'warning-unacknowledged')
check('trace warning-arrives then ack-warning', solve('informational', [('warning-arrives', N), ('ack-warning', N)], N), 'warning-acknowledged')
check('trace warning-arrives then critical-arrives', solve('informational', [('warning-arrives', N), ('critical-arrives', N)], N), 'critical-unacknowledged')
check('trace ack-warning then critical-arrives', solve('warning-unacknowledged', [('ack-warning', N), ('critical-arrives', N)], N), 'critical-unacknowledged')
check('trace critical-arrives then ack-critical', solve('warning-acknowledged', [('critical-arrives', N), ('ack-critical', N)], N), 'critical-acknowledged')
check('trace critical-arrives then condition-cleared', solve('warning-acknowledged', [('critical-arrives', N), ('condition-cleared', N)], N), 'resolved-unread')
check('trace ack-critical then warning-arrives', solve('critical-unacknowledged', [('ack-critical', N), ('warning-arrives', N)], N), 'critical-acknowledged')
check('trace ack-critical then condition-cleared', solve('critical-unacknowledged', [('ack-critical', N), ('condition-cleared', N)], N), 'resolved')
check('trace warning-arrives then warning-arrives', solve('critical-acknowledged', [('warning-arrives', N), ('warning-arrives', N)], N), 'critical-acknowledged')
check('trace warning-arrives then condition-cleared', solve('critical-acknowledged', [('warning-arrives', N), ('condition-cleared', N)], N), 'resolved')
check('trace condition-cleared then open-resolution', solve('critical-unacknowledged', [('condition-cleared', N), ('open-resolution', N)], N), 'resolved')
check('trace condition-cleared then recurrence', solve('critical-acknowledged', [('condition-cleared', N), ('recurrence', N)], N), 'warning-unacknowledged')
check('trace open-resolution then recurrence', solve('resolved-unread', [('open-resolution', N), ('recurrence', N)], N), 'warning-unacknowledged')
check('trace recurrence then ack-warning', solve('resolved', [('recurrence', N), ('ack-warning', N)], N), 'warning-acknowledged')
check('trace recurrence then critical-arrives', solve('resolved', [('recurrence', N), ('critical-arrives', N)], N), 'critical-unacknowledged')
check('trace critical-arrives then ack-critical', solve('warning-unacknowledged', [('critical-arrives', N), ('ack-critical', N)], N), 'critical-acknowledged')
check('trace critical-arrives then condition-cleared', solve('warning-unacknowledged', [('critical-arrives', N), ('condition-cleared', N)], N), 'resolved-unread')
check('domain state regression 1: acknowledged', solve('critical-unacknowledged', [('ack-critical', N, {'occurrence': 0})], N, {}, 'acknowledged'), {'phase': 'critical-unacknowledged', 'value': []})
check('domain state regression 2: acknowledged', solve('critical-unacknowledged', [('ack-critical', N, {'occurrence': 1})], N, {}, 'acknowledged'), {'phase': 'critical-acknowledged', 'value': [1]})
check('domain state regression 3: level', solve('warning-acknowledged', [('critical-arrives', N, {})], N, {'level': 2}, 'level'), {'phase': 'critical-unacknowledged', 'value': 3})
check('domain state regression 4: level', solve('critical-acknowledged', [('warning-arrives', N, {})], N, {'level': 3}, 'level'), {'phase': 'critical-acknowledged', 'value': 3})
check('domain state regression 5: active', solve('critical-unacknowledged', [('condition-cleared', N, {})], N, {}, 'active'), {'phase': 'resolved-unread', 'value': False})
check('domain state regression 6: occurrence', solve('resolved', [('recurrence', N, {})], N, {'acknowledged': [1], 'active': False}, 'occurrence'), {'phase': 'warning-unacknowledged', 'value': 2})
check('domain state regression 7: occurrence', solve('warning-unacknowledged', [('ack-warning', N, {}), ('critical-arrives', N, {}), ('condition-cleared', N, {}), ('open-resolution', N, {}), ('recurrence', N, {})], N, {}, 'occurrence'), {'phase': 'warning-unacknowledged', 'value': 2})
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
informational / warning-arriveswarning-unacknowledgedwarning-unacknowledgedPassed
warning-unacknowledged / ack-warningwarning-acknowledgedwarning-acknowledgedPassed
warning-acknowledged / critical-arrivescritical-unacknowledgedcritical-unacknowledgedPassed
critical-unacknowledged / ack-criticalcritical-acknowledgedcritical-acknowledgedPassed
critical-acknowledged / warning-arrivescritical-acknowledgedcritical-acknowledgedPassed
critical-unacknowledged / condition-clearedwarning-unacknowledgedresolved-unreadFailed
critical-acknowledged / condition-clearedresolvedresolvedPassed
resolved-unread / open-resolutionresolvedresolvedPassed
resolved / recurrencewarning-unacknowledgedwarning-unacknowledgedPassed
warning-unacknowledged / critical-arrivescritical-unacknowledgedcritical-unacknowledgedPassed
older notification incarnationinformationalinformationalPassed
future notification incarnationinformationalinformationalPassed
unknown event is inertinformationalinformationalPassed
empty delivery batchinformationalinformationalPassed
N stale deliveries before current deliverywarning-unacknowledgedwarning-unacknowledgedPassed
trace warning-arrives then ack-warningwarning-acknowledgedwarning-acknowledgedPassed
trace warning-arrives then critical-arrivescritical-unacknowledgedcritical-unacknowledgedPassed
trace ack-warning then critical-arrivescritical-unacknowledgedcritical-unacknowledgedPassed
trace critical-arrives then ack-criticalcritical-acknowledgedcritical-acknowledgedPassed
trace critical-arrives then condition-clearedwarning-unacknowledgedresolved-unreadFailed
trace ack-critical then warning-arrivescritical-acknowledgedcritical-acknowledgedPassed
trace ack-critical then condition-clearedresolvedresolvedPassed
trace warning-arrives then warning-arrivescritical-acknowledgedcritical-acknowledgedPassed
trace warning-arrives then condition-clearedresolvedresolvedPassed
trace condition-cleared then open-resolutionwarning-unacknowledgedresolvedFailed
trace condition-cleared then recurrencewarning-unacknowledgedwarning-unacknowledgedPassed
trace open-resolution then recurrencewarning-unacknowledgedwarning-unacknowledgedPassed
trace recurrence then ack-warningwarning-acknowledgedwarning-acknowledgedPassed
trace recurrence then critical-arrivescritical-unacknowledgedcritical-unacknowledgedPassed
trace critical-arrives then ack-criticalcritical-acknowledgedcritical-acknowledgedPassed
trace critical-arrives then condition-clearedwarning-unacknowledgedresolved-unreadFailed
domain state regression 1: acknowledged{'phase': 'critical-unacknowledged', 'value': []}{'phase': 'critical-unacknowledged', 'value': []}Passed
domain state regression 2: acknowledged{'phase': 'critical-acknowledged', 'value': [1]}{'phase': 'critical-acknowledged', 'value': [1]}Passed
domain state regression 3: level{'phase': 'critical-unacknowledged', 'value': 3}{'phase': 'critical-unacknowledged', 'value': 3}Passed
domain state regression 4: level{'phase': 'critical-acknowledged', 'value': 3}{'phase': 'critical-acknowledged', 'value': 3}Passed
domain state regression 5: active{'phase': 'warning-unacknowledged', 'value': True}{'phase': 'resolved-unread', 'value': False}Failed
domain state regression 6: occurrence{'phase': 'warning-unacknowledged', 'value': 2}{'phase': 'warning-unacknowledged', 'value': 2}Passed
domain state regression 7: occurrence{'phase': 'warning-unacknowledged', 'value': 2}{'phase': 'warning-unacknowledged', 'value': 2}Passed

SHA-256 / 552c119c4e19376d56a811f75c923976f3d03e551679109ce7b59902ec66900a

3 / The verified repair

Exit 0
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(initial, events, generation, payload=None, observe=None):
    table = {('informational', 'warning-arrives'): 'warning-unacknowledged', ('warning-unacknowledged', 'ack-warning'): 'warning-acknowledged', ('warning-acknowledged', 'critical-arrives'): 'critical-unacknowledged', ('critical-unacknowledged', 'ack-critical'): 'critical-acknowledged', ('critical-acknowledged', 'warning-arrives'): 'critical-acknowledged', ('critical-unacknowledged', 'condition-cleared'): 'resolved-unread', ('critical-acknowledged', 'condition-cleared'): 'resolved', ('resolved-unread', 'open-resolution'): 'resolved', ('resolved', 'recurrence'): 'warning-unacknowledged', ('warning-unacknowledged', 'critical-arrives'): 'critical-unacknowledged'}
    data = json.loads(json.dumps({'occurrence': 1, 'acknowledged': [], 'active': True, 'level': 1})) if payload is None else {**json.loads(json.dumps({'occurrence': 1, 'acknowledged': [], 'active': True, 'level': 1})), **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 ('ack-warning','ack-critical') and arg.get('occurrence',data['occurrence']) != data['occurrence']: event = 'unknown-event'
            if event == 'recurrence': data['occurrence'] += 1
            state = table.get((state, event), state)
            if state.startswith('critical-'): data['level'] = 3
            if state.startswith('warning-'): data['level'] = 2
            if state.endswith('-acknowledged') and data['occurrence'] not in data['acknowledged']: data['acknowledged'].append(data['occurrence'])
            if state.startswith('resolved'): data['active'] = False
            if state == 'warning-unacknowledged': data['active'] = True
    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('informational / warning-arrives', solve('informational', [('warning-arrives', N)], N), 'warning-unacknowledged')
check('warning-unacknowledged / ack-warning', solve('warning-unacknowledged', [('ack-warning', N)], N), 'warning-acknowledged')
check('warning-acknowledged / critical-arrives', solve('warning-acknowledged', [('critical-arrives', N)], N), 'critical-unacknowledged')
check('critical-unacknowledged / ack-critical', solve('critical-unacknowledged', [('ack-critical', N)], N), 'critical-acknowledged')
check('critical-acknowledged / warning-arrives', solve('critical-acknowledged', [('warning-arrives', N)], N), 'critical-acknowledged')
check('critical-unacknowledged / condition-cleared', solve('critical-unacknowledged', [('condition-cleared', N)], N), 'resolved-unread')
check('critical-acknowledged / condition-cleared', solve('critical-acknowledged', [('condition-cleared', N)], N), 'resolved')
check('resolved-unread / open-resolution', solve('resolved-unread', [('open-resolution', N)], N), 'resolved')
check('resolved / recurrence', solve('resolved', [('recurrence', N)], N), 'warning-unacknowledged')
check('warning-unacknowledged / critical-arrives', solve('warning-unacknowledged', [('critical-arrives', N)], N), 'critical-unacknowledged')
check('older notification incarnation', solve('informational', [('warning-arrives', N - 1)], N), 'informational')
check('future notification incarnation', solve('informational', [('warning-arrives', N + 1)], N), 'informational')
check('unknown event is inert', solve('informational', [('unknown-event', N)], N), 'informational')
check('empty delivery batch', solve('informational', [], N), 'informational')
check('N stale deliveries before current delivery', solve('informational', [('warning-arrives', N - 1)] * N + [('warning-arrives', N)], N), 'warning-unacknowledged')
check('trace warning-arrives then ack-warning', solve('informational', [('warning-arrives', N), ('ack-warning', N)], N), 'warning-acknowledged')
check('trace warning-arrives then critical-arrives', solve('informational', [('warning-arrives', N), ('critical-arrives', N)], N), 'critical-unacknowledged')
check('trace ack-warning then critical-arrives', solve('warning-unacknowledged', [('ack-warning', N), ('critical-arrives', N)], N), 'critical-unacknowledged')
check('trace critical-arrives then ack-critical', solve('warning-acknowledged', [('critical-arrives', N), ('ack-critical', N)], N), 'critical-acknowledged')
check('trace critical-arrives then condition-cleared', solve('warning-acknowledged', [('critical-arrives', N), ('condition-cleared', N)], N), 'resolved-unread')
check('trace ack-critical then warning-arrives', solve('critical-unacknowledged', [('ack-critical', N), ('warning-arrives', N)], N), 'critical-acknowledged')
check('trace ack-critical then condition-cleared', solve('critical-unacknowledged', [('ack-critical', N), ('condition-cleared', N)], N), 'resolved')
check('trace warning-arrives then warning-arrives', solve('critical-acknowledged', [('warning-arrives', N), ('warning-arrives', N)], N), 'critical-acknowledged')
check('trace warning-arrives then condition-cleared', solve('critical-acknowledged', [('warning-arrives', N), ('condition-cleared', N)], N), 'resolved')
check('trace condition-cleared then open-resolution', solve('critical-unacknowledged', [('condition-cleared', N), ('open-resolution', N)], N), 'resolved')
check('trace condition-cleared then recurrence', solve('critical-acknowledged', [('condition-cleared', N), ('recurrence', N)], N), 'warning-unacknowledged')
check('trace open-resolution then recurrence', solve('resolved-unread', [('open-resolution', N), ('recurrence', N)], N), 'warning-unacknowledged')
check('trace recurrence then ack-warning', solve('resolved', [('recurrence', N), ('ack-warning', N)], N), 'warning-acknowledged')
check('trace recurrence then critical-arrives', solve('resolved', [('recurrence', N), ('critical-arrives', N)], N), 'critical-unacknowledged')
check('trace critical-arrives then ack-critical', solve('warning-unacknowledged', [('critical-arrives', N), ('ack-critical', N)], N), 'critical-acknowledged')
check('trace critical-arrives then condition-cleared', solve('warning-unacknowledged', [('critical-arrives', N), ('condition-cleared', N)], N), 'resolved-unread')
check('domain state regression 1: acknowledged', solve('critical-unacknowledged', [('ack-critical', N, {'occurrence': 0})], N, {}, 'acknowledged'), {'phase': 'critical-unacknowledged', 'value': []})
check('domain state regression 2: acknowledged', solve('critical-unacknowledged', [('ack-critical', N, {'occurrence': 1})], N, {}, 'acknowledged'), {'phase': 'critical-acknowledged', 'value': [1]})
check('domain state regression 3: level', solve('warning-acknowledged', [('critical-arrives', N, {})], N, {'level': 2}, 'level'), {'phase': 'critical-unacknowledged', 'value': 3})
check('domain state regression 4: level', solve('critical-acknowledged', [('warning-arrives', N, {})], N, {'level': 3}, 'level'), {'phase': 'critical-acknowledged', 'value': 3})
check('domain state regression 5: active', solve('critical-unacknowledged', [('condition-cleared', N, {})], N, {}, 'active'), {'phase': 'resolved-unread', 'value': False})
check('domain state regression 6: occurrence', solve('resolved', [('recurrence', N, {})], N, {'acknowledged': [1], 'active': False}, 'occurrence'), {'phase': 'warning-unacknowledged', 'value': 2})
check('domain state regression 7: occurrence', solve('warning-unacknowledged', [('ack-warning', N, {}), ('critical-arrives', N, {}), ('condition-cleared', N, {}), ('open-resolution', N, {}), ('recurrence', N, {})], N, {}, 'occurrence'), {'phase': 'warning-unacknowledged', 'value': 2})
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
informational / warning-arriveswarning-unacknowledgedwarning-unacknowledgedPassed
warning-unacknowledged / ack-warningwarning-acknowledgedwarning-acknowledgedPassed
warning-acknowledged / critical-arrivescritical-unacknowledgedcritical-unacknowledgedPassed
critical-unacknowledged / ack-criticalcritical-acknowledgedcritical-acknowledgedPassed
critical-acknowledged / warning-arrivescritical-acknowledgedcritical-acknowledgedPassed
critical-unacknowledged / condition-clearedresolved-unreadresolved-unreadPassed
critical-acknowledged / condition-clearedresolvedresolvedPassed
resolved-unread / open-resolutionresolvedresolvedPassed
resolved / recurrencewarning-unacknowledgedwarning-unacknowledgedPassed
warning-unacknowledged / critical-arrivescritical-unacknowledgedcritical-unacknowledgedPassed
older notification incarnationinformationalinformationalPassed
future notification incarnationinformationalinformationalPassed
unknown event is inertinformationalinformationalPassed
empty delivery batchinformationalinformationalPassed
N stale deliveries before current deliverywarning-unacknowledgedwarning-unacknowledgedPassed
trace warning-arrives then ack-warningwarning-acknowledgedwarning-acknowledgedPassed
trace warning-arrives then critical-arrivescritical-unacknowledgedcritical-unacknowledgedPassed
trace ack-warning then critical-arrivescritical-unacknowledgedcritical-unacknowledgedPassed
trace critical-arrives then ack-criticalcritical-acknowledgedcritical-acknowledgedPassed
trace critical-arrives then condition-clearedresolved-unreadresolved-unreadPassed
trace ack-critical then warning-arrivescritical-acknowledgedcritical-acknowledgedPassed
trace ack-critical then condition-clearedresolvedresolvedPassed
trace warning-arrives then warning-arrivescritical-acknowledgedcritical-acknowledgedPassed
trace warning-arrives then condition-clearedresolvedresolvedPassed
trace condition-cleared then open-resolutionresolvedresolvedPassed
trace condition-cleared then recurrencewarning-unacknowledgedwarning-unacknowledgedPassed
trace open-resolution then recurrencewarning-unacknowledgedwarning-unacknowledgedPassed
trace recurrence then ack-warningwarning-acknowledgedwarning-acknowledgedPassed
trace recurrence then critical-arrivescritical-unacknowledgedcritical-unacknowledgedPassed
trace critical-arrives then ack-criticalcritical-acknowledgedcritical-acknowledgedPassed
trace critical-arrives then condition-clearedresolved-unreadresolved-unreadPassed
domain state regression 1: acknowledged{'phase': 'critical-unacknowledged', 'value': []}{'phase': 'critical-unacknowledged', 'value': []}Passed
domain state regression 2: acknowledged{'phase': 'critical-acknowledged', 'value': [1]}{'phase': 'critical-acknowledged', 'value': [1]}Passed
domain state regression 3: level{'phase': 'critical-unacknowledged', 'value': 3}{'phase': 'critical-unacknowledged', 'value': 3}Passed
domain state regression 4: level{'phase': 'critical-acknowledged', 'value': 3}{'phase': 'critical-acknowledged', 'value': 3}Passed
domain state regression 5: active{'phase': 'resolved-unread', 'value': False}{'phase': 'resolved-unread', 'value': False}Passed
domain state regression 6: occurrence{'phase': 'warning-unacknowledged', 'value': 2}{'phase': 'warning-unacknowledged', 'value': 2}Passed
domain state regression 7: occurrence{'phase': 'warning-unacknowledged', 'value': 2}{'phase': 'warning-unacknowledged', 'value': 2}Passed

SHA-256 / 9c910cd226a85a0972aea97472617dbafca372809bfc7b0fd781a894962b0342

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 2026-09-29T14:42:34.128334+00:00.

Case digest / 9dcb5d026679860fc5a82b364164b96264c6d5ad42dbdd302d5f1c0364bfbf33