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Inbox notification pin persistence: cancel-pin-intent from pin-error · case 01

The cancel-pin-intent event leaves a notification in pinned instead of unpinned.

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ROOT CAUSE

Canceling a failed pin still shows it pinned.

VERIFIED REPAIR

Commit the pin-error / cancel-pin-intent transition to unpinned; preserve the other explicitly stipulated transitions.

Unsuccessful approach: Retrying on cancel violates the user's changed intent.

Case contract

Inbox notification pin persistence is a bounded visual-notification workflow with mutable policy state {'pinned': ['other'], 'item': 'n', 'capacity': 3, 'expired': False, 'retained': True}. Its default transition relation is {('unpinned', 'pin-click'): 'pin-pending', ('pin-pending', 'pin-success'): 'pinned', ('pin-pending', 'pin-failure'): 'pin-error', ('pinned', 'unpin-click'): 'unpin-pending', ('unpin-pending', 'unpin-success'): 'unpinned', ('unpin-pending', 'unpin-failure'): 'unpin-error', ('pin-error', 'cancel-pin-intent'): 'unpinned', ('unpin-error', 'cancel-unpin-intent'): 'pinned', ('pinned', 'notification-expires'): 'expired-pinned', ('expired-pinned', 'unpin-expired'): 'gone'}; 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 = {('unpinned', 'pin-click'): 'pin-pending', ('pin-pending', 'pin-success'): 'pinned', ('pin-pending', 'pin-failure'): 'pin-error', ('pinned', 'unpin-click'): 'unpin-pending', ('unpin-pending', 'unpin-success'): 'unpinned', ('unpin-pending', 'unpin-failure'): 'unpin-error', ('pin-error', 'cancel-pin-intent'): 'pinned', ('unpin-error', 'cancel-unpin-intent'): 'pinned', ('pinned', 'notification-expires'): 'expired-pinned', ('expired-pinned', 'unpin-expired'): 'gone'}
    data = json.loads(json.dumps({'pinned': ['other'], 'item': 'n', 'capacity': 3, 'expired': False, 'retained': True})) if payload is None else {**json.loads(json.dumps({'pinned': ['other'], 'item': 'n', 'capacity': 3, 'expired': False, 'retained': True})), **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 == 'pin-click' and data['item'] not in data['pinned'] and len(data['pinned']) >= data['capacity']: event = 'unknown-event'
            if event == 'notification-expires': data['expired'] = True
            state = table.get((state, event), state)
            if state in ('pinned','expired-pinned') and data['item'] not in data['pinned']: data['pinned'].append(data['item'])
            if state in ('unpinned','gone'): data['pinned'] = [x for x in data['pinned'] if x != data['item']]
            if state == 'gone': data['retained'] = False
    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('unpinned / pin-click', solve('unpinned', [('pin-click', N)], N), 'pin-pending')
check('pin-pending / pin-success', solve('pin-pending', [('pin-success', N)], N), 'pinned')
check('pin-pending / pin-failure', solve('pin-pending', [('pin-failure', N)], N), 'pin-error')
check('pinned / unpin-click', solve('pinned', [('unpin-click', N)], N), 'unpin-pending')
check('unpin-pending / unpin-success', solve('unpin-pending', [('unpin-success', N)], N), 'unpinned')
check('unpin-pending / unpin-failure', solve('unpin-pending', [('unpin-failure', N)], N), 'unpin-error')
check('pin-error / cancel-pin-intent', solve('pin-error', [('cancel-pin-intent', N)], N), 'unpinned')
check('unpin-error / cancel-unpin-intent', solve('unpin-error', [('cancel-unpin-intent', N)], N), 'pinned')
check('pinned / notification-expires', solve('pinned', [('notification-expires', N)], N), 'expired-pinned')
check('expired-pinned / unpin-expired', solve('expired-pinned', [('unpin-expired', N)], N), 'gone')
check('older notification incarnation', solve('unpinned', [('pin-click', N - 1)], N), 'unpinned')
check('future notification incarnation', solve('unpinned', [('pin-click', N + 1)], N), 'unpinned')
check('unknown event is inert', solve('unpinned', [('unknown-event', N)], N), 'unpinned')
check('empty delivery batch', solve('unpinned', [], N), 'unpinned')
check('N stale deliveries before current delivery', solve('unpinned', [('pin-click', N - 1)] * N + [('pin-click', N)], N), 'pin-pending')
check('trace pin-click then pin-success', solve('unpinned', [('pin-click', N), ('pin-success', N)], N), 'pinned')
check('trace pin-click then pin-failure', solve('unpinned', [('pin-click', N), ('pin-failure', N)], N), 'pin-error')
check('trace pin-success then unpin-click', solve('pin-pending', [('pin-success', N), ('unpin-click', N)], N), 'unpin-pending')
check('trace pin-success then notification-expires', solve('pin-pending', [('pin-success', N), ('notification-expires', N)], N), 'expired-pinned')
check('trace pin-failure then cancel-pin-intent', solve('pin-pending', [('pin-failure', N), ('cancel-pin-intent', N)], N), 'unpinned')
check('trace unpin-click then unpin-success', solve('pinned', [('unpin-click', N), ('unpin-success', N)], N), 'unpinned')
check('trace unpin-click then unpin-failure', solve('pinned', [('unpin-click', N), ('unpin-failure', N)], N), 'unpin-error')
check('trace unpin-success then pin-click', solve('unpin-pending', [('unpin-success', N), ('pin-click', N)], N), 'pin-pending')
check('trace unpin-failure then cancel-unpin-intent', solve('unpin-pending', [('unpin-failure', N), ('cancel-unpin-intent', N)], N), 'pinned')
check('trace cancel-pin-intent then pin-click', solve('pin-error', [('cancel-pin-intent', N), ('pin-click', N)], N), 'pin-pending')
check('trace cancel-unpin-intent then unpin-click', solve('unpin-error', [('cancel-unpin-intent', N), ('unpin-click', N)], N), 'unpin-pending')
check('trace cancel-unpin-intent then notification-expires', solve('unpin-error', [('cancel-unpin-intent', N), ('notification-expires', N)], N), 'expired-pinned')
check('trace notification-expires then unpin-expired', solve('pinned', [('notification-expires', N), ('unpin-expired', N)], N), 'gone')
check('domain state regression 1: pinned', solve('unpinned', [('pin-click', N, {})], N, {'capacity': 1}, 'pinned'), {'phase': 'unpinned', 'value': ['other']})
check('domain state regression 2: pinned', solve('pin-pending', [('pin-success', N, {})], N, {}, 'pinned'), {'phase': 'pinned', 'value': ['other', 'n']})
check('domain state regression 3: pinned', solve('unpin-pending', [('unpin-success', N, {})], N, {'pinned': ['n', 'other']}, 'pinned'), {'phase': 'unpinned', 'value': ['other']})
check('domain state regression 4: retained', solve('pinned', [('notification-expires', N, {})], N, {'pinned': ['n']}, 'retained'), {'phase': 'expired-pinned', 'value': True})
check('domain state regression 5: pinned', solve('expired-pinned', [('unpin-expired', N, {})], N, {'pinned': ['n', 'other'], 'expired': True}, 'pinned'), {'phase': 'gone', 'value': ['other']})
check('domain state regression 6: retained', solve('expired-pinned', [('unpin-expired', N, {})], N, {'pinned': ['n'], 'expired': True}, 'retained'), {'phase': 'gone', 'value': False})
check('domain state regression 7: pinned', solve('unpinned', [('pin-click', N, {}), ('pin-success', N, {}), ('notification-expires', N, {}), ('unpin-expired', N, {})], N, {}, 'pinned'), {'phase': 'gone', 'value': ['other']})
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
unpinned / pin-clickpin-pendingpin-pendingPassed
pin-pending / pin-successpinnedpinnedPassed
pin-pending / pin-failurepin-errorpin-errorPassed
pinned / unpin-clickunpin-pendingunpin-pendingPassed
unpin-pending / unpin-successunpinnedunpinnedPassed
unpin-pending / unpin-failureunpin-errorunpin-errorPassed
pin-error / cancel-pin-intentpinnedunpinnedFailed
unpin-error / cancel-unpin-intentpinnedpinnedPassed
pinned / notification-expiresexpired-pinnedexpired-pinnedPassed
expired-pinned / unpin-expiredgonegonePassed
older notification incarnationunpinnedunpinnedPassed
future notification incarnationunpinnedunpinnedPassed
unknown event is inertunpinnedunpinnedPassed
empty delivery batchunpinnedunpinnedPassed
N stale deliveries before current deliverypin-pendingpin-pendingPassed
trace pin-click then pin-successpinnedpinnedPassed
trace pin-click then pin-failurepin-errorpin-errorPassed
trace pin-success then unpin-clickunpin-pendingunpin-pendingPassed
trace pin-success then notification-expiresexpired-pinnedexpired-pinnedPassed
trace pin-failure then cancel-pin-intentpinnedunpinnedFailed
trace unpin-click then unpin-successunpinnedunpinnedPassed
trace unpin-click then unpin-failureunpin-errorunpin-errorPassed
trace unpin-success then pin-clickpin-pendingpin-pendingPassed
trace unpin-failure then cancel-unpin-intentpinnedpinnedPassed
trace cancel-pin-intent then pin-clickpinnedpin-pendingFailed
trace cancel-unpin-intent then unpin-clickunpin-pendingunpin-pendingPassed
trace cancel-unpin-intent then notification-expiresexpired-pinnedexpired-pinnedPassed
trace notification-expires then unpin-expiredgonegonePassed
domain state regression 1: pinned{'phase': 'unpinned', 'value': ['other']}{'phase': 'unpinned', 'value': ['other']}Passed
domain state regression 2: pinned{'phase': 'pinned', 'value': ['other', 'n']}{'phase': 'pinned', 'value': ['other', 'n']}Passed
domain state regression 3: pinned{'phase': 'unpinned', 'value': ['other']}{'phase': 'unpinned', 'value': ['other']}Passed
domain state regression 4: retained{'phase': 'expired-pinned', 'value': True}{'phase': 'expired-pinned', 'value': True}Passed
domain state regression 5: pinned{'phase': 'gone', 'value': ['other']}{'phase': 'gone', 'value': ['other']}Passed
domain state regression 6: retained{'phase': 'gone', 'value': False}{'phase': 'gone', 'value': False}Passed
domain state regression 7: pinned{'phase': 'gone', 'value': ['other']}{'phase': 'gone', 'value': ['other']}Passed

SHA-256 / 0de26992e3078607e842b373c9f95e106896420698a7d0c8d3161edd42580313

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 = {('unpinned', 'pin-click'): 'pin-pending', ('pin-pending', 'pin-success'): 'pinned', ('pin-pending', 'pin-failure'): 'pin-error', ('pinned', 'unpin-click'): 'unpin-pending', ('unpin-pending', 'unpin-success'): 'unpinned', ('unpin-pending', 'unpin-failure'): 'unpin-error', ('pin-error', 'cancel-pin-intent'): 'pin-pending', ('unpin-error', 'cancel-unpin-intent'): 'pinned', ('pinned', 'notification-expires'): 'expired-pinned', ('expired-pinned', 'unpin-expired'): 'gone'}
    data = json.loads(json.dumps({'pinned': ['other'], 'item': 'n', 'capacity': 3, 'expired': False, 'retained': True})) if payload is None else {**json.loads(json.dumps({'pinned': ['other'], 'item': 'n', 'capacity': 3, 'expired': False, 'retained': True})), **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 == 'pin-click' and data['item'] not in data['pinned'] and len(data['pinned']) >= data['capacity']: event = 'unknown-event'
            if event == 'notification-expires': data['expired'] = True
            state = table.get((state, event), state)
            if state in ('pinned','expired-pinned') and data['item'] not in data['pinned']: data['pinned'].append(data['item'])
            if state in ('unpinned','gone'): data['pinned'] = [x for x in data['pinned'] if x != data['item']]
            if state == 'gone': data['retained'] = False
    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('unpinned / pin-click', solve('unpinned', [('pin-click', N)], N), 'pin-pending')
check('pin-pending / pin-success', solve('pin-pending', [('pin-success', N)], N), 'pinned')
check('pin-pending / pin-failure', solve('pin-pending', [('pin-failure', N)], N), 'pin-error')
check('pinned / unpin-click', solve('pinned', [('unpin-click', N)], N), 'unpin-pending')
check('unpin-pending / unpin-success', solve('unpin-pending', [('unpin-success', N)], N), 'unpinned')
check('unpin-pending / unpin-failure', solve('unpin-pending', [('unpin-failure', N)], N), 'unpin-error')
check('pin-error / cancel-pin-intent', solve('pin-error', [('cancel-pin-intent', N)], N), 'unpinned')
check('unpin-error / cancel-unpin-intent', solve('unpin-error', [('cancel-unpin-intent', N)], N), 'pinned')
check('pinned / notification-expires', solve('pinned', [('notification-expires', N)], N), 'expired-pinned')
check('expired-pinned / unpin-expired', solve('expired-pinned', [('unpin-expired', N)], N), 'gone')
check('older notification incarnation', solve('unpinned', [('pin-click', N - 1)], N), 'unpinned')
check('future notification incarnation', solve('unpinned', [('pin-click', N + 1)], N), 'unpinned')
check('unknown event is inert', solve('unpinned', [('unknown-event', N)], N), 'unpinned')
check('empty delivery batch', solve('unpinned', [], N), 'unpinned')
check('N stale deliveries before current delivery', solve('unpinned', [('pin-click', N - 1)] * N + [('pin-click', N)], N), 'pin-pending')
check('trace pin-click then pin-success', solve('unpinned', [('pin-click', N), ('pin-success', N)], N), 'pinned')
check('trace pin-click then pin-failure', solve('unpinned', [('pin-click', N), ('pin-failure', N)], N), 'pin-error')
check('trace pin-success then unpin-click', solve('pin-pending', [('pin-success', N), ('unpin-click', N)], N), 'unpin-pending')
check('trace pin-success then notification-expires', solve('pin-pending', [('pin-success', N), ('notification-expires', N)], N), 'expired-pinned')
check('trace pin-failure then cancel-pin-intent', solve('pin-pending', [('pin-failure', N), ('cancel-pin-intent', N)], N), 'unpinned')
check('trace unpin-click then unpin-success', solve('pinned', [('unpin-click', N), ('unpin-success', N)], N), 'unpinned')
check('trace unpin-click then unpin-failure', solve('pinned', [('unpin-click', N), ('unpin-failure', N)], N), 'unpin-error')
check('trace unpin-success then pin-click', solve('unpin-pending', [('unpin-success', N), ('pin-click', N)], N), 'pin-pending')
check('trace unpin-failure then cancel-unpin-intent', solve('unpin-pending', [('unpin-failure', N), ('cancel-unpin-intent', N)], N), 'pinned')
check('trace cancel-pin-intent then pin-click', solve('pin-error', [('cancel-pin-intent', N), ('pin-click', N)], N), 'pin-pending')
check('trace cancel-unpin-intent then unpin-click', solve('unpin-error', [('cancel-unpin-intent', N), ('unpin-click', N)], N), 'unpin-pending')
check('trace cancel-unpin-intent then notification-expires', solve('unpin-error', [('cancel-unpin-intent', N), ('notification-expires', N)], N), 'expired-pinned')
check('trace notification-expires then unpin-expired', solve('pinned', [('notification-expires', N), ('unpin-expired', N)], N), 'gone')
check('domain state regression 1: pinned', solve('unpinned', [('pin-click', N, {})], N, {'capacity': 1}, 'pinned'), {'phase': 'unpinned', 'value': ['other']})
check('domain state regression 2: pinned', solve('pin-pending', [('pin-success', N, {})], N, {}, 'pinned'), {'phase': 'pinned', 'value': ['other', 'n']})
check('domain state regression 3: pinned', solve('unpin-pending', [('unpin-success', N, {})], N, {'pinned': ['n', 'other']}, 'pinned'), {'phase': 'unpinned', 'value': ['other']})
check('domain state regression 4: retained', solve('pinned', [('notification-expires', N, {})], N, {'pinned': ['n']}, 'retained'), {'phase': 'expired-pinned', 'value': True})
check('domain state regression 5: pinned', solve('expired-pinned', [('unpin-expired', N, {})], N, {'pinned': ['n', 'other'], 'expired': True}, 'pinned'), {'phase': 'gone', 'value': ['other']})
check('domain state regression 6: retained', solve('expired-pinned', [('unpin-expired', N, {})], N, {'pinned': ['n'], 'expired': True}, 'retained'), {'phase': 'gone', 'value': False})
check('domain state regression 7: pinned', solve('unpinned', [('pin-click', N, {}), ('pin-success', N, {}), ('notification-expires', N, {}), ('unpin-expired', N, {})], N, {}, 'pinned'), {'phase': 'gone', 'value': ['other']})
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
unpinned / pin-clickpin-pendingpin-pendingPassed
pin-pending / pin-successpinnedpinnedPassed
pin-pending / pin-failurepin-errorpin-errorPassed
pinned / unpin-clickunpin-pendingunpin-pendingPassed
unpin-pending / unpin-successunpinnedunpinnedPassed
unpin-pending / unpin-failureunpin-errorunpin-errorPassed
pin-error / cancel-pin-intentpin-pendingunpinnedFailed
unpin-error / cancel-unpin-intentpinnedpinnedPassed
pinned / notification-expiresexpired-pinnedexpired-pinnedPassed
expired-pinned / unpin-expiredgonegonePassed
older notification incarnationunpinnedunpinnedPassed
future notification incarnationunpinnedunpinnedPassed
unknown event is inertunpinnedunpinnedPassed
empty delivery batchunpinnedunpinnedPassed
N stale deliveries before current deliverypin-pendingpin-pendingPassed
trace pin-click then pin-successpinnedpinnedPassed
trace pin-click then pin-failurepin-errorpin-errorPassed
trace pin-success then unpin-clickunpin-pendingunpin-pendingPassed
trace pin-success then notification-expiresexpired-pinnedexpired-pinnedPassed
trace pin-failure then cancel-pin-intentpin-pendingunpinnedFailed
trace unpin-click then unpin-successunpinnedunpinnedPassed
trace unpin-click then unpin-failureunpin-errorunpin-errorPassed
trace unpin-success then pin-clickpin-pendingpin-pendingPassed
trace unpin-failure then cancel-unpin-intentpinnedpinnedPassed
trace cancel-pin-intent then pin-clickpin-pendingpin-pendingPassed
trace cancel-unpin-intent then unpin-clickunpin-pendingunpin-pendingPassed
trace cancel-unpin-intent then notification-expiresexpired-pinnedexpired-pinnedPassed
trace notification-expires then unpin-expiredgonegonePassed
domain state regression 1: pinned{'phase': 'unpinned', 'value': ['other']}{'phase': 'unpinned', 'value': ['other']}Passed
domain state regression 2: pinned{'phase': 'pinned', 'value': ['other', 'n']}{'phase': 'pinned', 'value': ['other', 'n']}Passed
domain state regression 3: pinned{'phase': 'unpinned', 'value': ['other']}{'phase': 'unpinned', 'value': ['other']}Passed
domain state regression 4: retained{'phase': 'expired-pinned', 'value': True}{'phase': 'expired-pinned', 'value': True}Passed
domain state regression 5: pinned{'phase': 'gone', 'value': ['other']}{'phase': 'gone', 'value': ['other']}Passed
domain state regression 6: retained{'phase': 'gone', 'value': False}{'phase': 'gone', 'value': False}Passed
domain state regression 7: pinned{'phase': 'gone', 'value': ['other']}{'phase': 'gone', 'value': ['other']}Passed

SHA-256 / 332e1dc326ad4a8a1673083fc0ca6b1c0021c6f22c7517a6abc20806d34f5977

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 = {('unpinned', 'pin-click'): 'pin-pending', ('pin-pending', 'pin-success'): 'pinned', ('pin-pending', 'pin-failure'): 'pin-error', ('pinned', 'unpin-click'): 'unpin-pending', ('unpin-pending', 'unpin-success'): 'unpinned', ('unpin-pending', 'unpin-failure'): 'unpin-error', ('pin-error', 'cancel-pin-intent'): 'unpinned', ('unpin-error', 'cancel-unpin-intent'): 'pinned', ('pinned', 'notification-expires'): 'expired-pinned', ('expired-pinned', 'unpin-expired'): 'gone'}
    data = json.loads(json.dumps({'pinned': ['other'], 'item': 'n', 'capacity': 3, 'expired': False, 'retained': True})) if payload is None else {**json.loads(json.dumps({'pinned': ['other'], 'item': 'n', 'capacity': 3, 'expired': False, 'retained': True})), **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 == 'pin-click' and data['item'] not in data['pinned'] and len(data['pinned']) >= data['capacity']: event = 'unknown-event'
            if event == 'notification-expires': data['expired'] = True
            state = table.get((state, event), state)
            if state in ('pinned','expired-pinned') and data['item'] not in data['pinned']: data['pinned'].append(data['item'])
            if state in ('unpinned','gone'): data['pinned'] = [x for x in data['pinned'] if x != data['item']]
            if state == 'gone': data['retained'] = False
    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('unpinned / pin-click', solve('unpinned', [('pin-click', N)], N), 'pin-pending')
check('pin-pending / pin-success', solve('pin-pending', [('pin-success', N)], N), 'pinned')
check('pin-pending / pin-failure', solve('pin-pending', [('pin-failure', N)], N), 'pin-error')
check('pinned / unpin-click', solve('pinned', [('unpin-click', N)], N), 'unpin-pending')
check('unpin-pending / unpin-success', solve('unpin-pending', [('unpin-success', N)], N), 'unpinned')
check('unpin-pending / unpin-failure', solve('unpin-pending', [('unpin-failure', N)], N), 'unpin-error')
check('pin-error / cancel-pin-intent', solve('pin-error', [('cancel-pin-intent', N)], N), 'unpinned')
check('unpin-error / cancel-unpin-intent', solve('unpin-error', [('cancel-unpin-intent', N)], N), 'pinned')
check('pinned / notification-expires', solve('pinned', [('notification-expires', N)], N), 'expired-pinned')
check('expired-pinned / unpin-expired', solve('expired-pinned', [('unpin-expired', N)], N), 'gone')
check('older notification incarnation', solve('unpinned', [('pin-click', N - 1)], N), 'unpinned')
check('future notification incarnation', solve('unpinned', [('pin-click', N + 1)], N), 'unpinned')
check('unknown event is inert', solve('unpinned', [('unknown-event', N)], N), 'unpinned')
check('empty delivery batch', solve('unpinned', [], N), 'unpinned')
check('N stale deliveries before current delivery', solve('unpinned', [('pin-click', N - 1)] * N + [('pin-click', N)], N), 'pin-pending')
check('trace pin-click then pin-success', solve('unpinned', [('pin-click', N), ('pin-success', N)], N), 'pinned')
check('trace pin-click then pin-failure', solve('unpinned', [('pin-click', N), ('pin-failure', N)], N), 'pin-error')
check('trace pin-success then unpin-click', solve('pin-pending', [('pin-success', N), ('unpin-click', N)], N), 'unpin-pending')
check('trace pin-success then notification-expires', solve('pin-pending', [('pin-success', N), ('notification-expires', N)], N), 'expired-pinned')
check('trace pin-failure then cancel-pin-intent', solve('pin-pending', [('pin-failure', N), ('cancel-pin-intent', N)], N), 'unpinned')
check('trace unpin-click then unpin-success', solve('pinned', [('unpin-click', N), ('unpin-success', N)], N), 'unpinned')
check('trace unpin-click then unpin-failure', solve('pinned', [('unpin-click', N), ('unpin-failure', N)], N), 'unpin-error')
check('trace unpin-success then pin-click', solve('unpin-pending', [('unpin-success', N), ('pin-click', N)], N), 'pin-pending')
check('trace unpin-failure then cancel-unpin-intent', solve('unpin-pending', [('unpin-failure', N), ('cancel-unpin-intent', N)], N), 'pinned')
check('trace cancel-pin-intent then pin-click', solve('pin-error', [('cancel-pin-intent', N), ('pin-click', N)], N), 'pin-pending')
check('trace cancel-unpin-intent then unpin-click', solve('unpin-error', [('cancel-unpin-intent', N), ('unpin-click', N)], N), 'unpin-pending')
check('trace cancel-unpin-intent then notification-expires', solve('unpin-error', [('cancel-unpin-intent', N), ('notification-expires', N)], N), 'expired-pinned')
check('trace notification-expires then unpin-expired', solve('pinned', [('notification-expires', N), ('unpin-expired', N)], N), 'gone')
check('domain state regression 1: pinned', solve('unpinned', [('pin-click', N, {})], N, {'capacity': 1}, 'pinned'), {'phase': 'unpinned', 'value': ['other']})
check('domain state regression 2: pinned', solve('pin-pending', [('pin-success', N, {})], N, {}, 'pinned'), {'phase': 'pinned', 'value': ['other', 'n']})
check('domain state regression 3: pinned', solve('unpin-pending', [('unpin-success', N, {})], N, {'pinned': ['n', 'other']}, 'pinned'), {'phase': 'unpinned', 'value': ['other']})
check('domain state regression 4: retained', solve('pinned', [('notification-expires', N, {})], N, {'pinned': ['n']}, 'retained'), {'phase': 'expired-pinned', 'value': True})
check('domain state regression 5: pinned', solve('expired-pinned', [('unpin-expired', N, {})], N, {'pinned': ['n', 'other'], 'expired': True}, 'pinned'), {'phase': 'gone', 'value': ['other']})
check('domain state regression 6: retained', solve('expired-pinned', [('unpin-expired', N, {})], N, {'pinned': ['n'], 'expired': True}, 'retained'), {'phase': 'gone', 'value': False})
check('domain state regression 7: pinned', solve('unpinned', [('pin-click', N, {}), ('pin-success', N, {}), ('notification-expires', N, {}), ('unpin-expired', N, {})], N, {}, 'pinned'), {'phase': 'gone', 'value': ['other']})
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
unpinned / pin-clickpin-pendingpin-pendingPassed
pin-pending / pin-successpinnedpinnedPassed
pin-pending / pin-failurepin-errorpin-errorPassed
pinned / unpin-clickunpin-pendingunpin-pendingPassed
unpin-pending / unpin-successunpinnedunpinnedPassed
unpin-pending / unpin-failureunpin-errorunpin-errorPassed
pin-error / cancel-pin-intentunpinnedunpinnedPassed
unpin-error / cancel-unpin-intentpinnedpinnedPassed
pinned / notification-expiresexpired-pinnedexpired-pinnedPassed
expired-pinned / unpin-expiredgonegonePassed
older notification incarnationunpinnedunpinnedPassed
future notification incarnationunpinnedunpinnedPassed
unknown event is inertunpinnedunpinnedPassed
empty delivery batchunpinnedunpinnedPassed
N stale deliveries before current deliverypin-pendingpin-pendingPassed
trace pin-click then pin-successpinnedpinnedPassed
trace pin-click then pin-failurepin-errorpin-errorPassed
trace pin-success then unpin-clickunpin-pendingunpin-pendingPassed
trace pin-success then notification-expiresexpired-pinnedexpired-pinnedPassed
trace pin-failure then cancel-pin-intentunpinnedunpinnedPassed
trace unpin-click then unpin-successunpinnedunpinnedPassed
trace unpin-click then unpin-failureunpin-errorunpin-errorPassed
trace unpin-success then pin-clickpin-pendingpin-pendingPassed
trace unpin-failure then cancel-unpin-intentpinnedpinnedPassed
trace cancel-pin-intent then pin-clickpin-pendingpin-pendingPassed
trace cancel-unpin-intent then unpin-clickunpin-pendingunpin-pendingPassed
trace cancel-unpin-intent then notification-expiresexpired-pinnedexpired-pinnedPassed
trace notification-expires then unpin-expiredgonegonePassed
domain state regression 1: pinned{'phase': 'unpinned', 'value': ['other']}{'phase': 'unpinned', 'value': ['other']}Passed
domain state regression 2: pinned{'phase': 'pinned', 'value': ['other', 'n']}{'phase': 'pinned', 'value': ['other', 'n']}Passed
domain state regression 3: pinned{'phase': 'unpinned', 'value': ['other']}{'phase': 'unpinned', 'value': ['other']}Passed
domain state regression 4: retained{'phase': 'expired-pinned', 'value': True}{'phase': 'expired-pinned', 'value': True}Passed
domain state regression 5: pinned{'phase': 'gone', 'value': ['other']}{'phase': 'gone', 'value': ['other']}Passed
domain state regression 6: retained{'phase': 'gone', 'value': False}{'phase': 'gone', 'value': False}Passed
domain state regression 7: pinned{'phase': 'gone', 'value': ['other']}{'phase': 'gone', 'value': ['other']}Passed

SHA-256 / e6c097a72a3eb4cc0b0594f693c940370d56e15871231e500fbfbc09d70f2632

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 2026-09-29T14:42:35.631933+00:00.

Case digest / 01529e11e35d98360b49b5251266e480e28e6da20da3ae03b07b768d77293ffa