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Notification content revision review: ack-revision from revision-two-preview · case 01

The ack-revision event leaves a notification in revision-one-read instead of revision-two-read.

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ROOT CAUSE

Acknowledgement commits against the superseded revision.

VERIFIED REPAIR

Commit the revision-two-preview / ack-revision transition to revision-two-read; preserve the other explicitly stipulated transitions.

Unsuccessful approach: Returning unread ignores successful current-revision acknowledgement.

Case contract

Notification content revision review is a bounded visual-notification workflow with mutable policy state {'current': 2, 'ack': 1, 'preview': None, 'withdrawn': False}. Its default transition relation is {('revision-one-read', 'revision-two-arrives'): 'revision-two-unread', ('revision-two-unread', 'open-revision'): 'revision-two-preview', ('revision-two-preview', 'ack-revision'): 'revision-two-read', ('revision-two-preview', 'revision-three-arrives'): 'revision-three-pending-review', ('revision-three-pending-review', 'accept-update'): 'revision-three-preview', ('revision-three-preview', 'ack-revision'): 'revision-three-read', ('revision-three-read', 'late-revision-two'): 'revision-three-read', ('revision-three-pending-review', 'close-preview'): 'revision-three-unread', ('revision-three-unread', 'open-revision'): 'revision-three-preview', ('revision-two-unread', 'revision-withdrawn'): 'withdrawn'}; domain inputs can suppress or redirect transitions and update policy fields, as specified in solve.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 = {('revision-one-read', 'revision-two-arrives'): 'revision-two-unread', ('revision-two-unread', 'open-revision'): 'revision-two-preview', ('revision-two-preview', 'ack-revision'): 'revision-one-read', ('revision-two-preview', 'revision-three-arrives'): 'revision-three-pending-review', ('revision-three-pending-review', 'accept-update'): 'revision-three-preview', ('revision-three-preview', 'ack-revision'): 'revision-three-read', ('revision-three-read', 'late-revision-two'): 'revision-three-read', ('revision-three-pending-review', 'close-preview'): 'revision-three-unread', ('revision-three-unread', 'open-revision'): 'revision-three-preview', ('revision-two-unread', 'revision-withdrawn'): 'withdrawn'}
    data = json.loads(json.dumps({'current': 2, 'ack': 1, 'preview': None, 'withdrawn': False})) if payload is None else {**json.loads(json.dumps({'current': 2, 'ack': 1, 'preview': None, 'withdrawn': False})), **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 == 'ack-revision' and arg.get('revision',data['current']) != data['current']: event = 'unknown-event'
            if event == 'revision-three-arrives': data['current'] = 3
            state = table.get((state, event), state)
            if state in ('revision-two-preview','revision-three-preview'): data['preview'] = data['current']
            if state == 'revision-two-read': data['ack'] = 2
            if state == 'revision-three-read': data['ack'] = 3
            if state == 'withdrawn':
                data['withdrawn'] = True
                data['preview'] = 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('revision-one-read / revision-two-arrives', solve('revision-one-read', [('revision-two-arrives', N)], N), 'revision-two-unread')
check('revision-two-unread / open-revision', solve('revision-two-unread', [('open-revision', N)], N), 'revision-two-preview')
check('revision-two-preview / ack-revision', solve('revision-two-preview', [('ack-revision', N)], N), 'revision-two-read')
check('revision-two-preview / revision-three-arrives', solve('revision-two-preview', [('revision-three-arrives', N)], N), 'revision-three-pending-review')
check('revision-three-pending-review / accept-update', solve('revision-three-pending-review', [('accept-update', N)], N), 'revision-three-preview')
check('revision-three-preview / ack-revision', solve('revision-three-preview', [('ack-revision', N)], N), 'revision-three-read')
check('revision-three-read / late-revision-two', solve('revision-three-read', [('late-revision-two', N)], N), 'revision-three-read')
check('revision-three-pending-review / close-preview', solve('revision-three-pending-review', [('close-preview', N)], N), 'revision-three-unread')
check('revision-three-unread / open-revision', solve('revision-three-unread', [('open-revision', N)], N), 'revision-three-preview')
check('revision-two-unread / revision-withdrawn', solve('revision-two-unread', [('revision-withdrawn', N)], N), 'withdrawn')
check('older notification incarnation', solve('revision-one-read', [('revision-two-arrives', N - 1)], N), 'revision-one-read')
check('future notification incarnation', solve('revision-one-read', [('revision-two-arrives', N + 1)], N), 'revision-one-read')
check('unknown event is inert', solve('revision-one-read', [('unknown-event', N)], N), 'revision-one-read')
check('empty delivery batch', solve('revision-one-read', [], N), 'revision-one-read')
check('N stale deliveries before current delivery', solve('revision-one-read', [('revision-two-arrives', N - 1)] * N + [('revision-two-arrives', N)], N), 'revision-two-unread')
check('trace revision-two-arrives then open-revision', solve('revision-one-read', [('revision-two-arrives', N), ('open-revision', N)], N), 'revision-two-preview')
check('trace revision-two-arrives then revision-withdrawn', solve('revision-one-read', [('revision-two-arrives', N), ('revision-withdrawn', N)], N), 'withdrawn')
check('trace open-revision then ack-revision', solve('revision-two-unread', [('open-revision', N), ('ack-revision', N)], N), 'revision-two-read')
check('trace open-revision then revision-three-arrives', solve('revision-two-unread', [('open-revision', N), ('revision-three-arrives', N)], N), 'revision-three-pending-review')
check('trace revision-three-arrives then accept-update', solve('revision-two-preview', [('revision-three-arrives', N), ('accept-update', N)], N), 'revision-three-preview')
check('trace revision-three-arrives then close-preview', solve('revision-two-preview', [('revision-three-arrives', N), ('close-preview', N)], N), 'revision-three-unread')
check('trace accept-update then ack-revision', solve('revision-three-pending-review', [('accept-update', N), ('ack-revision', N)], N), 'revision-three-read')
check('trace ack-revision then late-revision-two', solve('revision-three-preview', [('ack-revision', N), ('late-revision-two', N)], N), 'revision-three-read')
check('trace late-revision-two then late-revision-two', solve('revision-three-read', [('late-revision-two', N), ('late-revision-two', N)], N), 'revision-three-read')
check('trace close-preview then open-revision', solve('revision-three-pending-review', [('close-preview', N), ('open-revision', N)], N), 'revision-three-preview')
check('trace open-revision then ack-revision', solve('revision-three-unread', [('open-revision', N), ('ack-revision', N)], N), 'revision-three-read')
check('domain state regression 1: ack', solve('revision-two-preview', [('ack-revision', N, {'revision': 1})], N, {}, 'ack'), {'phase': 'revision-two-preview', 'value': 1})
check('domain state regression 2: ack', solve('revision-two-preview', [('ack-revision', N, {'revision': 2})], N, {}, 'ack'), {'phase': 'revision-two-read', 'value': 2})
check('domain state regression 3: preview', solve('revision-two-preview', [('revision-three-arrives', N, {})], N, {'preview': 2}, 'preview'), {'phase': 'revision-three-pending-review', 'value': 2})
check('domain state regression 4: preview', solve('revision-three-pending-review', [('accept-update', N, {})], N, {'current': 3, 'preview': 2}, 'preview'), {'phase': 'revision-three-preview', 'value': 3})
check('domain state regression 5: current', solve('revision-three-read', [('late-revision-two', N, {})], N, {'current': 3, 'ack': 3}, 'current'), {'phase': 'revision-three-read', 'value': 3})
check('domain state regression 6: preview', solve('revision-two-unread', [('revision-withdrawn', N, {})], N, {'preview': 2}, 'preview'), {'phase': 'withdrawn', 'value': None})
check('domain state regression 7: ack', solve('revision-two-preview', [('revision-three-arrives', N, {}), ('accept-update', N, {}), ('ack-revision', N, {'revision': 2}), ('ack-revision', N, {'revision': 3})], N, {}, 'ack'), {'phase': 'revision-three-read', 'value': 3})
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
revision-one-read / revision-two-arrivesrevision-two-unreadrevision-two-unreadPassed
revision-two-unread / open-revisionrevision-two-previewrevision-two-previewPassed
revision-two-preview / ack-revisionrevision-one-readrevision-two-readFailed
revision-two-preview / revision-three-arrivesrevision-three-pending-reviewrevision-three-pending-reviewPassed
revision-three-pending-review / accept-updaterevision-three-previewrevision-three-previewPassed
revision-three-preview / ack-revisionrevision-three-readrevision-three-readPassed
revision-three-read / late-revision-tworevision-three-readrevision-three-readPassed
revision-three-pending-review / close-previewrevision-three-unreadrevision-three-unreadPassed
revision-three-unread / open-revisionrevision-three-previewrevision-three-previewPassed
revision-two-unread / revision-withdrawnwithdrawnwithdrawnPassed
older notification incarnationrevision-one-readrevision-one-readPassed
future notification incarnationrevision-one-readrevision-one-readPassed
unknown event is inertrevision-one-readrevision-one-readPassed
empty delivery batchrevision-one-readrevision-one-readPassed
N stale deliveries before current deliveryrevision-two-unreadrevision-two-unreadPassed
trace revision-two-arrives then open-revisionrevision-two-previewrevision-two-previewPassed
trace revision-two-arrives then revision-withdrawnwithdrawnwithdrawnPassed
trace open-revision then ack-revisionrevision-one-readrevision-two-readFailed
trace open-revision then revision-three-arrivesrevision-three-pending-reviewrevision-three-pending-reviewPassed
trace revision-three-arrives then accept-updaterevision-three-previewrevision-three-previewPassed
trace revision-three-arrives then close-previewrevision-three-unreadrevision-three-unreadPassed
trace accept-update then ack-revisionrevision-three-readrevision-three-readPassed
trace ack-revision then late-revision-tworevision-three-readrevision-three-readPassed
trace late-revision-two then late-revision-tworevision-three-readrevision-three-readPassed
trace close-preview then open-revisionrevision-three-previewrevision-three-previewPassed
trace open-revision then ack-revisionrevision-three-readrevision-three-readPassed
domain state regression 1: ack{'phase': 'revision-two-preview', 'value': 1}{'phase': 'revision-two-preview', 'value': 1}Passed
domain state regression 2: ack{'phase': 'revision-one-read', 'value': 1}{'phase': 'revision-two-read', 'value': 2}Failed
domain state regression 3: preview{'phase': 'revision-three-pending-review', 'value': 2}{'phase': 'revision-three-pending-review', 'value': 2}Passed
domain state regression 4: preview{'phase': 'revision-three-preview', 'value': 3}{'phase': 'revision-three-preview', 'value': 3}Passed
domain state regression 5: current{'phase': 'revision-three-read', 'value': 3}{'phase': 'revision-three-read', 'value': 3}Passed
domain state regression 6: preview{'phase': 'withdrawn', 'value': None}{'phase': 'withdrawn', 'value': None}Passed
domain state regression 7: ack{'phase': 'revision-three-read', 'value': 3}{'phase': 'revision-three-read', 'value': 3}Passed

SHA-256 / 4cdb8016e998c5bb911b5479842dd9d0f1a2b0949d622b1c7ca2df2666fcd113

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 = {('revision-one-read', 'revision-two-arrives'): 'revision-two-unread', ('revision-two-unread', 'open-revision'): 'revision-two-preview', ('revision-two-preview', 'ack-revision'): 'revision-two-unread', ('revision-two-preview', 'revision-three-arrives'): 'revision-three-pending-review', ('revision-three-pending-review', 'accept-update'): 'revision-three-preview', ('revision-three-preview', 'ack-revision'): 'revision-three-read', ('revision-three-read', 'late-revision-two'): 'revision-three-read', ('revision-three-pending-review', 'close-preview'): 'revision-three-unread', ('revision-three-unread', 'open-revision'): 'revision-three-preview', ('revision-two-unread', 'revision-withdrawn'): 'withdrawn'}
    data = json.loads(json.dumps({'current': 2, 'ack': 1, 'preview': None, 'withdrawn': False})) if payload is None else {**json.loads(json.dumps({'current': 2, 'ack': 1, 'preview': None, 'withdrawn': False})), **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 == 'ack-revision' and arg.get('revision',data['current']) != data['current']: event = 'unknown-event'
            if event == 'revision-three-arrives': data['current'] = 3
            state = table.get((state, event), state)
            if state in ('revision-two-preview','revision-three-preview'): data['preview'] = data['current']
            if state == 'revision-two-read': data['ack'] = 2
            if state == 'revision-three-read': data['ack'] = 3
            if state == 'withdrawn':
                data['withdrawn'] = True
                data['preview'] = 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('revision-one-read / revision-two-arrives', solve('revision-one-read', [('revision-two-arrives', N)], N), 'revision-two-unread')
check('revision-two-unread / open-revision', solve('revision-two-unread', [('open-revision', N)], N), 'revision-two-preview')
check('revision-two-preview / ack-revision', solve('revision-two-preview', [('ack-revision', N)], N), 'revision-two-read')
check('revision-two-preview / revision-three-arrives', solve('revision-two-preview', [('revision-three-arrives', N)], N), 'revision-three-pending-review')
check('revision-three-pending-review / accept-update', solve('revision-three-pending-review', [('accept-update', N)], N), 'revision-three-preview')
check('revision-three-preview / ack-revision', solve('revision-three-preview', [('ack-revision', N)], N), 'revision-three-read')
check('revision-three-read / late-revision-two', solve('revision-three-read', [('late-revision-two', N)], N), 'revision-three-read')
check('revision-three-pending-review / close-preview', solve('revision-three-pending-review', [('close-preview', N)], N), 'revision-three-unread')
check('revision-three-unread / open-revision', solve('revision-three-unread', [('open-revision', N)], N), 'revision-three-preview')
check('revision-two-unread / revision-withdrawn', solve('revision-two-unread', [('revision-withdrawn', N)], N), 'withdrawn')
check('older notification incarnation', solve('revision-one-read', [('revision-two-arrives', N - 1)], N), 'revision-one-read')
check('future notification incarnation', solve('revision-one-read', [('revision-two-arrives', N + 1)], N), 'revision-one-read')
check('unknown event is inert', solve('revision-one-read', [('unknown-event', N)], N), 'revision-one-read')
check('empty delivery batch', solve('revision-one-read', [], N), 'revision-one-read')
check('N stale deliveries before current delivery', solve('revision-one-read', [('revision-two-arrives', N - 1)] * N + [('revision-two-arrives', N)], N), 'revision-two-unread')
check('trace revision-two-arrives then open-revision', solve('revision-one-read', [('revision-two-arrives', N), ('open-revision', N)], N), 'revision-two-preview')
check('trace revision-two-arrives then revision-withdrawn', solve('revision-one-read', [('revision-two-arrives', N), ('revision-withdrawn', N)], N), 'withdrawn')
check('trace open-revision then ack-revision', solve('revision-two-unread', [('open-revision', N), ('ack-revision', N)], N), 'revision-two-read')
check('trace open-revision then revision-three-arrives', solve('revision-two-unread', [('open-revision', N), ('revision-three-arrives', N)], N), 'revision-three-pending-review')
check('trace revision-three-arrives then accept-update', solve('revision-two-preview', [('revision-three-arrives', N), ('accept-update', N)], N), 'revision-three-preview')
check('trace revision-three-arrives then close-preview', solve('revision-two-preview', [('revision-three-arrives', N), ('close-preview', N)], N), 'revision-three-unread')
check('trace accept-update then ack-revision', solve('revision-three-pending-review', [('accept-update', N), ('ack-revision', N)], N), 'revision-three-read')
check('trace ack-revision then late-revision-two', solve('revision-three-preview', [('ack-revision', N), ('late-revision-two', N)], N), 'revision-three-read')
check('trace late-revision-two then late-revision-two', solve('revision-three-read', [('late-revision-two', N), ('late-revision-two', N)], N), 'revision-three-read')
check('trace close-preview then open-revision', solve('revision-three-pending-review', [('close-preview', N), ('open-revision', N)], N), 'revision-three-preview')
check('trace open-revision then ack-revision', solve('revision-three-unread', [('open-revision', N), ('ack-revision', N)], N), 'revision-three-read')
check('domain state regression 1: ack', solve('revision-two-preview', [('ack-revision', N, {'revision': 1})], N, {}, 'ack'), {'phase': 'revision-two-preview', 'value': 1})
check('domain state regression 2: ack', solve('revision-two-preview', [('ack-revision', N, {'revision': 2})], N, {}, 'ack'), {'phase': 'revision-two-read', 'value': 2})
check('domain state regression 3: preview', solve('revision-two-preview', [('revision-three-arrives', N, {})], N, {'preview': 2}, 'preview'), {'phase': 'revision-three-pending-review', 'value': 2})
check('domain state regression 4: preview', solve('revision-three-pending-review', [('accept-update', N, {})], N, {'current': 3, 'preview': 2}, 'preview'), {'phase': 'revision-three-preview', 'value': 3})
check('domain state regression 5: current', solve('revision-three-read', [('late-revision-two', N, {})], N, {'current': 3, 'ack': 3}, 'current'), {'phase': 'revision-three-read', 'value': 3})
check('domain state regression 6: preview', solve('revision-two-unread', [('revision-withdrawn', N, {})], N, {'preview': 2}, 'preview'), {'phase': 'withdrawn', 'value': None})
check('domain state regression 7: ack', solve('revision-two-preview', [('revision-three-arrives', N, {}), ('accept-update', N, {}), ('ack-revision', N, {'revision': 2}), ('ack-revision', N, {'revision': 3})], N, {}, 'ack'), {'phase': 'revision-three-read', 'value': 3})
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
revision-one-read / revision-two-arrivesrevision-two-unreadrevision-two-unreadPassed
revision-two-unread / open-revisionrevision-two-previewrevision-two-previewPassed
revision-two-preview / ack-revisionrevision-two-unreadrevision-two-readFailed
revision-two-preview / revision-three-arrivesrevision-three-pending-reviewrevision-three-pending-reviewPassed
revision-three-pending-review / accept-updaterevision-three-previewrevision-three-previewPassed
revision-three-preview / ack-revisionrevision-three-readrevision-three-readPassed
revision-three-read / late-revision-tworevision-three-readrevision-three-readPassed
revision-three-pending-review / close-previewrevision-three-unreadrevision-three-unreadPassed
revision-three-unread / open-revisionrevision-three-previewrevision-three-previewPassed
revision-two-unread / revision-withdrawnwithdrawnwithdrawnPassed
older notification incarnationrevision-one-readrevision-one-readPassed
future notification incarnationrevision-one-readrevision-one-readPassed
unknown event is inertrevision-one-readrevision-one-readPassed
empty delivery batchrevision-one-readrevision-one-readPassed
N stale deliveries before current deliveryrevision-two-unreadrevision-two-unreadPassed
trace revision-two-arrives then open-revisionrevision-two-previewrevision-two-previewPassed
trace revision-two-arrives then revision-withdrawnwithdrawnwithdrawnPassed
trace open-revision then ack-revisionrevision-two-unreadrevision-two-readFailed
trace open-revision then revision-three-arrivesrevision-three-pending-reviewrevision-three-pending-reviewPassed
trace revision-three-arrives then accept-updaterevision-three-previewrevision-three-previewPassed
trace revision-three-arrives then close-previewrevision-three-unreadrevision-three-unreadPassed
trace accept-update then ack-revisionrevision-three-readrevision-three-readPassed
trace ack-revision then late-revision-tworevision-three-readrevision-three-readPassed
trace late-revision-two then late-revision-tworevision-three-readrevision-three-readPassed
trace close-preview then open-revisionrevision-three-previewrevision-three-previewPassed
trace open-revision then ack-revisionrevision-three-readrevision-three-readPassed
domain state regression 1: ack{'phase': 'revision-two-preview', 'value': 1}{'phase': 'revision-two-preview', 'value': 1}Passed
domain state regression 2: ack{'phase': 'revision-two-unread', 'value': 1}{'phase': 'revision-two-read', 'value': 2}Failed
domain state regression 3: preview{'phase': 'revision-three-pending-review', 'value': 2}{'phase': 'revision-three-pending-review', 'value': 2}Passed
domain state regression 4: preview{'phase': 'revision-three-preview', 'value': 3}{'phase': 'revision-three-preview', 'value': 3}Passed
domain state regression 5: current{'phase': 'revision-three-read', 'value': 3}{'phase': 'revision-three-read', 'value': 3}Passed
domain state regression 6: preview{'phase': 'withdrawn', 'value': None}{'phase': 'withdrawn', 'value': None}Passed
domain state regression 7: ack{'phase': 'revision-three-read', 'value': 3}{'phase': 'revision-three-read', 'value': 3}Passed

SHA-256 / 222cb38531b65981babcb09294b85ff73af368c6d690643873603de66ccad802

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 = {('revision-one-read', 'revision-two-arrives'): 'revision-two-unread', ('revision-two-unread', 'open-revision'): 'revision-two-preview', ('revision-two-preview', 'ack-revision'): 'revision-two-read', ('revision-two-preview', 'revision-three-arrives'): 'revision-three-pending-review', ('revision-three-pending-review', 'accept-update'): 'revision-three-preview', ('revision-three-preview', 'ack-revision'): 'revision-three-read', ('revision-three-read', 'late-revision-two'): 'revision-three-read', ('revision-three-pending-review', 'close-preview'): 'revision-three-unread', ('revision-three-unread', 'open-revision'): 'revision-three-preview', ('revision-two-unread', 'revision-withdrawn'): 'withdrawn'}
    data = json.loads(json.dumps({'current': 2, 'ack': 1, 'preview': None, 'withdrawn': False})) if payload is None else {**json.loads(json.dumps({'current': 2, 'ack': 1, 'preview': None, 'withdrawn': False})), **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 == 'ack-revision' and arg.get('revision',data['current']) != data['current']: event = 'unknown-event'
            if event == 'revision-three-arrives': data['current'] = 3
            state = table.get((state, event), state)
            if state in ('revision-two-preview','revision-three-preview'): data['preview'] = data['current']
            if state == 'revision-two-read': data['ack'] = 2
            if state == 'revision-three-read': data['ack'] = 3
            if state == 'withdrawn':
                data['withdrawn'] = True
                data['preview'] = 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('revision-one-read / revision-two-arrives', solve('revision-one-read', [('revision-two-arrives', N)], N), 'revision-two-unread')
check('revision-two-unread / open-revision', solve('revision-two-unread', [('open-revision', N)], N), 'revision-two-preview')
check('revision-two-preview / ack-revision', solve('revision-two-preview', [('ack-revision', N)], N), 'revision-two-read')
check('revision-two-preview / revision-three-arrives', solve('revision-two-preview', [('revision-three-arrives', N)], N), 'revision-three-pending-review')
check('revision-three-pending-review / accept-update', solve('revision-three-pending-review', [('accept-update', N)], N), 'revision-three-preview')
check('revision-three-preview / ack-revision', solve('revision-three-preview', [('ack-revision', N)], N), 'revision-three-read')
check('revision-three-read / late-revision-two', solve('revision-three-read', [('late-revision-two', N)], N), 'revision-three-read')
check('revision-three-pending-review / close-preview', solve('revision-three-pending-review', [('close-preview', N)], N), 'revision-three-unread')
check('revision-three-unread / open-revision', solve('revision-three-unread', [('open-revision', N)], N), 'revision-three-preview')
check('revision-two-unread / revision-withdrawn', solve('revision-two-unread', [('revision-withdrawn', N)], N), 'withdrawn')
check('older notification incarnation', solve('revision-one-read', [('revision-two-arrives', N - 1)], N), 'revision-one-read')
check('future notification incarnation', solve('revision-one-read', [('revision-two-arrives', N + 1)], N), 'revision-one-read')
check('unknown event is inert', solve('revision-one-read', [('unknown-event', N)], N), 'revision-one-read')
check('empty delivery batch', solve('revision-one-read', [], N), 'revision-one-read')
check('N stale deliveries before current delivery', solve('revision-one-read', [('revision-two-arrives', N - 1)] * N + [('revision-two-arrives', N)], N), 'revision-two-unread')
check('trace revision-two-arrives then open-revision', solve('revision-one-read', [('revision-two-arrives', N), ('open-revision', N)], N), 'revision-two-preview')
check('trace revision-two-arrives then revision-withdrawn', solve('revision-one-read', [('revision-two-arrives', N), ('revision-withdrawn', N)], N), 'withdrawn')
check('trace open-revision then ack-revision', solve('revision-two-unread', [('open-revision', N), ('ack-revision', N)], N), 'revision-two-read')
check('trace open-revision then revision-three-arrives', solve('revision-two-unread', [('open-revision', N), ('revision-three-arrives', N)], N), 'revision-three-pending-review')
check('trace revision-three-arrives then accept-update', solve('revision-two-preview', [('revision-three-arrives', N), ('accept-update', N)], N), 'revision-three-preview')
check('trace revision-three-arrives then close-preview', solve('revision-two-preview', [('revision-three-arrives', N), ('close-preview', N)], N), 'revision-three-unread')
check('trace accept-update then ack-revision', solve('revision-three-pending-review', [('accept-update', N), ('ack-revision', N)], N), 'revision-three-read')
check('trace ack-revision then late-revision-two', solve('revision-three-preview', [('ack-revision', N), ('late-revision-two', N)], N), 'revision-three-read')
check('trace late-revision-two then late-revision-two', solve('revision-three-read', [('late-revision-two', N), ('late-revision-two', N)], N), 'revision-three-read')
check('trace close-preview then open-revision', solve('revision-three-pending-review', [('close-preview', N), ('open-revision', N)], N), 'revision-three-preview')
check('trace open-revision then ack-revision', solve('revision-three-unread', [('open-revision', N), ('ack-revision', N)], N), 'revision-three-read')
check('domain state regression 1: ack', solve('revision-two-preview', [('ack-revision', N, {'revision': 1})], N, {}, 'ack'), {'phase': 'revision-two-preview', 'value': 1})
check('domain state regression 2: ack', solve('revision-two-preview', [('ack-revision', N, {'revision': 2})], N, {}, 'ack'), {'phase': 'revision-two-read', 'value': 2})
check('domain state regression 3: preview', solve('revision-two-preview', [('revision-three-arrives', N, {})], N, {'preview': 2}, 'preview'), {'phase': 'revision-three-pending-review', 'value': 2})
check('domain state regression 4: preview', solve('revision-three-pending-review', [('accept-update', N, {})], N, {'current': 3, 'preview': 2}, 'preview'), {'phase': 'revision-three-preview', 'value': 3})
check('domain state regression 5: current', solve('revision-three-read', [('late-revision-two', N, {})], N, {'current': 3, 'ack': 3}, 'current'), {'phase': 'revision-three-read', 'value': 3})
check('domain state regression 6: preview', solve('revision-two-unread', [('revision-withdrawn', N, {})], N, {'preview': 2}, 'preview'), {'phase': 'withdrawn', 'value': None})
check('domain state regression 7: ack', solve('revision-two-preview', [('revision-three-arrives', N, {}), ('accept-update', N, {}), ('ack-revision', N, {'revision': 2}), ('ack-revision', N, {'revision': 3})], N, {}, 'ack'), {'phase': 'revision-three-read', 'value': 3})
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
revision-one-read / revision-two-arrivesrevision-two-unreadrevision-two-unreadPassed
revision-two-unread / open-revisionrevision-two-previewrevision-two-previewPassed
revision-two-preview / ack-revisionrevision-two-readrevision-two-readPassed
revision-two-preview / revision-three-arrivesrevision-three-pending-reviewrevision-three-pending-reviewPassed
revision-three-pending-review / accept-updaterevision-three-previewrevision-three-previewPassed
revision-three-preview / ack-revisionrevision-three-readrevision-three-readPassed
revision-three-read / late-revision-tworevision-three-readrevision-three-readPassed
revision-three-pending-review / close-previewrevision-three-unreadrevision-three-unreadPassed
revision-three-unread / open-revisionrevision-three-previewrevision-three-previewPassed
revision-two-unread / revision-withdrawnwithdrawnwithdrawnPassed
older notification incarnationrevision-one-readrevision-one-readPassed
future notification incarnationrevision-one-readrevision-one-readPassed
unknown event is inertrevision-one-readrevision-one-readPassed
empty delivery batchrevision-one-readrevision-one-readPassed
N stale deliveries before current deliveryrevision-two-unreadrevision-two-unreadPassed
trace revision-two-arrives then open-revisionrevision-two-previewrevision-two-previewPassed
trace revision-two-arrives then revision-withdrawnwithdrawnwithdrawnPassed
trace open-revision then ack-revisionrevision-two-readrevision-two-readPassed
trace open-revision then revision-three-arrivesrevision-three-pending-reviewrevision-three-pending-reviewPassed
trace revision-three-arrives then accept-updaterevision-three-previewrevision-three-previewPassed
trace revision-three-arrives then close-previewrevision-three-unreadrevision-three-unreadPassed
trace accept-update then ack-revisionrevision-three-readrevision-three-readPassed
trace ack-revision then late-revision-tworevision-three-readrevision-three-readPassed
trace late-revision-two then late-revision-tworevision-three-readrevision-three-readPassed
trace close-preview then open-revisionrevision-three-previewrevision-three-previewPassed
trace open-revision then ack-revisionrevision-three-readrevision-three-readPassed
domain state regression 1: ack{'phase': 'revision-two-preview', 'value': 1}{'phase': 'revision-two-preview', 'value': 1}Passed
domain state regression 2: ack{'phase': 'revision-two-read', 'value': 2}{'phase': 'revision-two-read', 'value': 2}Passed
domain state regression 3: preview{'phase': 'revision-three-pending-review', 'value': 2}{'phase': 'revision-three-pending-review', 'value': 2}Passed
domain state regression 4: preview{'phase': 'revision-three-preview', 'value': 3}{'phase': 'revision-three-preview', 'value': 3}Passed
domain state regression 5: current{'phase': 'revision-three-read', 'value': 3}{'phase': 'revision-three-read', 'value': 3}Passed
domain state regression 6: preview{'phase': 'withdrawn', 'value': None}{'phase': 'withdrawn', 'value': None}Passed
domain state regression 7: ack{'phase': 'revision-three-read', 'value': 3}{'phase': 'revision-three-read', 'value': 3}Passed

SHA-256 / 105cd701d9e0d3cef3711b1f96b777ab493651494f0e6e0111aace730fa9baa5

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 2026-09-29T14:42:36.878914+00:00.

Case digest / efe2d90a113fa9dca069ab57b4d283de5b6da144d2cd92e5a1a7ee979d8d0708