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Clock demand: accepted reduction · case 01
Unaccepted demand reductions change the binding clock quantity.
ROOT CAUSE
Unaccepted demand reductions change the binding clock quantity.
VERIFIED REPAIR
Apply only accepted reductions and preserve other standing demand.
Unsuccessful approach: The attempted repair uses [min(o,r) for o,r in zip(x["old"],x["requested"])]; the explicit regression cases demonstrate that this still violates the stipulated auction rule.
Case contract
One bounded clock-auction round maintains per-lot demand at posted prices. Demand reductions become binding only at accepted clock prices; exits cannot be undone; deferred reductions are reconsidered against the new price. Arrays are aligned by lot and values are nonnegative integers. Named decision accepted-reduction: Apply only accepted reductions and preserve other standing demand.
Why this case matters
Offline administrative auction model for software failure analysis.
1 / The failure
Exit 1"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
v0 = x["requested"]
v1 = [0 if e else q for e,q in zip(x["exited"],x["requested"])]
v2 = [p if a else old for p,old,a in zip(x["prices"],x["previous_prices"],x["accepted"])]
v3 = [min(q,c) for q,c in zip(x["requested"],x["caps"])]
v4 = [max(0,q-s) for q,s in zip(x["old"],x["supply"])]
v5 = [i for i,(q,s) in enumerate(zip(x["old"],x["supply"])) if q>s]
v6 = [d if p>=w else o for d,p,w,o in zip(x["deferred"],x["prices"],x["withdrawal_prices"],x["old"])]
v7 = all(q<=s for q,s in zip(x["old"],x["supply"]))
v8 = [a and p!=o for a,p,o in zip(x["accepted"],x["prices"],x["previous_prices"])]
v9 = x["old"] if x["round"]<=x["last_round"] else x["requested"]
return {'accepted-reduction':v0,'irreversible-exit':v1,'posted-price-lock':v2,'demand-cap':v3,'excess-demand':v4,'clock-step-selection':v5,'deferred-exit-trigger':v6,'round-clearing-quiescence':v7,'price-change-ack':v8,'round-demand-replay':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('normal contract', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [True, False], 'exited': [False, True], 'prices': [10, 20], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [3, 3], 'supply': [4, 2], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': False, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[2, 3], [4, 6], [6, 9], [8, 12], [10, 15]]), ('unequal demand caps', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [True, False], 'exited': [False, True], 'prices': [10, 20], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [1, 5], 'supply': [4, 2], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': False, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[2, 3], [4, 6], [6, 9], [8, 12], [10, 15]]), ('none accepted', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [False, False], 'exited': [False, True], 'prices': [10, 20], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [3, 3], 'supply': [4, 2], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': False, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[5, 3], [10, 6], [15, 9], [20, 12], [25, 15]]), ('unequal demand caps / none accepted', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [False, False], 'exited': [False, True], 'prices': [10, 20], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [1, 5], 'supply': [4, 2], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': False, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[5, 3], [10, 6], [15, 9], [20, 12], [25, 15]]), ('balanced lots', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [True, False], 'exited': [False, True], 'prices': [10, 20], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [3, 3], 'supply': [5, 3], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': False, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[2, 3], [4, 6], [6, 9], [8, 12], [10, 15]]), ('cross lot surplus', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [True, False], 'exited': [False, True], 'prices': [10, 20], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [3, 3], 'supply': [4, 9], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': False, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[2, 3], [4, 6], [6, 9], [8, 12], [10, 15]]), ('exit at trigger', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [True, False], 'exited': [False, True], 'prices': [9, 25], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [3, 3], 'supply': [4, 2], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': False, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[2, 3], [4, 6], [6, 9], [8, 12], [10, 15]]), ('all accepted', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [True, True], 'exited': [False, True], 'prices': [10, 20], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [3, 3], 'supply': [4, 2], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': False, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[2, 3], [4, 6], [6, 9], [8, 12], [10, 15]]), ('no exited lots', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [True, False], 'exited': [False, False], 'prices': [10, 20], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [3, 3], 'supply': [4, 2], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': False, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[2, 3], [4, 6], [6, 9], [8, 12], [10, 15]]), ('auction reopened', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [True, False], 'exited': [False, True], 'prices': [10, 20], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [3, 3], 'supply': [4, 2], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': True, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[2, 3], [4, 6], [6, 9], [8, 12], [10, 15]])]
def vary(value):
if type(value) is int: return value*N
if isinstance(value,list): return [vary(v) for v in value]
if isinstance(value,dict): return {k:(v if k in ['count', 'delivery_index', 'disputed', 'maximum_set', 'minimum_set', 'stage', 'threshold', 'waived'] else vary(v)) for k,v in value.items()}
return value
for label, request, expected in fixtures:
check(label, solve(vary(request))['accepted-reduction'], expected[N-1])
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 fixture | Actual | Expected | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| normal contract | [2, 4] | [2, 3] | Failed |
| unequal demand caps | [2, 4] | [2, 3] | Failed |
| none accepted | [2, 4] | [5, 3] | Failed |
| unequal demand caps / none accepted | [2, 4] | [5, 3] | Failed |
| balanced lots | [2, 4] | [2, 3] | Failed |
| cross lot surplus | [2, 4] | [2, 3] | Failed |
| exit at trigger | [2, 4] | [2, 3] | Failed |
| all accepted | [2, 4] | [2, 3] | Failed |
| no exited lots | [2, 4] | [2, 3] | Failed |
| auction reopened | [2, 4] | [2, 3] | Failed |
SHA-256 / 9c70ee52fce0db25c06bf6c13cd18f4b7430273d8a5a9750f237da31c76f763f
2 / The unsuccessful fix
Exit 1"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
v0 = [min(o,r) for o,r in zip(x["old"],x["requested"])]
v1 = [0 if e else q for e,q in zip(x["exited"],x["requested"])]
v2 = [p if a else old for p,old,a in zip(x["prices"],x["previous_prices"],x["accepted"])]
v3 = [min(q,c) for q,c in zip(x["requested"],x["caps"])]
v4 = [max(0,q-s) for q,s in zip(x["old"],x["supply"])]
v5 = [i for i,(q,s) in enumerate(zip(x["old"],x["supply"])) if q>s]
v6 = [d if p>=w else o for d,p,w,o in zip(x["deferred"],x["prices"],x["withdrawal_prices"],x["old"])]
v7 = all(q<=s for q,s in zip(x["old"],x["supply"]))
v8 = [a and p!=o for a,p,o in zip(x["accepted"],x["prices"],x["previous_prices"])]
v9 = x["old"] if x["round"]<=x["last_round"] else x["requested"]
return {'accepted-reduction':v0,'irreversible-exit':v1,'posted-price-lock':v2,'demand-cap':v3,'excess-demand':v4,'clock-step-selection':v5,'deferred-exit-trigger':v6,'round-clearing-quiescence':v7,'price-change-ack':v8,'round-demand-replay':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('normal contract', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [True, False], 'exited': [False, True], 'prices': [10, 20], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [3, 3], 'supply': [4, 2], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': False, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[2, 3], [4, 6], [6, 9], [8, 12], [10, 15]]), ('unequal demand caps', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [True, False], 'exited': [False, True], 'prices': [10, 20], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [1, 5], 'supply': [4, 2], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': False, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[2, 3], [4, 6], [6, 9], [8, 12], [10, 15]]), ('none accepted', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [False, False], 'exited': [False, True], 'prices': [10, 20], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [3, 3], 'supply': [4, 2], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': False, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[5, 3], [10, 6], [15, 9], [20, 12], [25, 15]]), ('unequal demand caps / none accepted', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [False, False], 'exited': [False, True], 'prices': [10, 20], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [1, 5], 'supply': [4, 2], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': False, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[5, 3], [10, 6], [15, 9], [20, 12], [25, 15]]), ('balanced lots', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [True, False], 'exited': [False, True], 'prices': [10, 20], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [3, 3], 'supply': [5, 3], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': False, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[2, 3], [4, 6], [6, 9], [8, 12], [10, 15]]), ('cross lot surplus', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [True, False], 'exited': [False, True], 'prices': [10, 20], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [3, 3], 'supply': [4, 9], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': False, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[2, 3], [4, 6], [6, 9], [8, 12], [10, 15]]), ('exit at trigger', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [True, False], 'exited': [False, True], 'prices': [9, 25], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [3, 3], 'supply': [4, 2], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': False, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[2, 3], [4, 6], [6, 9], [8, 12], [10, 15]]), ('all accepted', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [True, True], 'exited': [False, True], 'prices': [10, 20], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [3, 3], 'supply': [4, 2], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': False, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[2, 3], [4, 6], [6, 9], [8, 12], [10, 15]]), ('no exited lots', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [True, False], 'exited': [False, False], 'prices': [10, 20], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [3, 3], 'supply': [4, 2], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': False, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[2, 3], [4, 6], [6, 9], [8, 12], [10, 15]]), ('auction reopened', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [True, False], 'exited': [False, True], 'prices': [10, 20], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [3, 3], 'supply': [4, 2], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': True, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[2, 3], [4, 6], [6, 9], [8, 12], [10, 15]])]
def vary(value):
if type(value) is int: return value*N
if isinstance(value,list): return [vary(v) for v in value]
if isinstance(value,dict): return {k:(v if k in ['count', 'delivery_index', 'disputed', 'maximum_set', 'minimum_set', 'stage', 'threshold', 'waived'] else vary(v)) for k,v in value.items()}
return value
for label, request, expected in fixtures:
check(label, solve(vary(request))['accepted-reduction'], expected[N-1])
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 fixture | Actual | Expected | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| normal contract | [2, 3] | [2, 3] | Passed |
| unequal demand caps | [2, 3] | [2, 3] | Passed |
| none accepted | [2, 3] | [5, 3] | Failed |
| unequal demand caps / none accepted | [2, 3] | [5, 3] | Failed |
| balanced lots | [2, 3] | [2, 3] | Passed |
| cross lot surplus | [2, 3] | [2, 3] | Passed |
| exit at trigger | [2, 3] | [2, 3] | Passed |
| all accepted | [2, 3] | [2, 3] | Passed |
| no exited lots | [2, 3] | [2, 3] | Passed |
| auction reopened | [2, 3] | [2, 3] | Passed |
SHA-256 / 4be69207fd022b8528cce744981fe0377708b881fbda7c3450f342f05db0f1b0
3 / The verified repair
Exit 0"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
v0 = [min(o,r) if a else o for o,r,a in zip(x["old"],x["requested"],x["accepted"])]
v1 = [0 if e else q for e,q in zip(x["exited"],x["requested"])]
v2 = [p if a else old for p,old,a in zip(x["prices"],x["previous_prices"],x["accepted"])]
v3 = [min(q,c) for q,c in zip(x["requested"],x["caps"])]
v4 = [max(0,q-s) for q,s in zip(x["old"],x["supply"])]
v5 = [i for i,(q,s) in enumerate(zip(x["old"],x["supply"])) if q>s]
v6 = [d if p>=w else o for d,p,w,o in zip(x["deferred"],x["prices"],x["withdrawal_prices"],x["old"])]
v7 = all(q<=s for q,s in zip(x["old"],x["supply"]))
v8 = [a and p!=o for a,p,o in zip(x["accepted"],x["prices"],x["previous_prices"])]
v9 = x["old"] if x["round"]<=x["last_round"] else x["requested"]
return {'accepted-reduction':v0,'irreversible-exit':v1,'posted-price-lock':v2,'demand-cap':v3,'excess-demand':v4,'clock-step-selection':v5,'deferred-exit-trigger':v6,'round-clearing-quiescence':v7,'price-change-ack':v8,'round-demand-replay':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('normal contract', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [True, False], 'exited': [False, True], 'prices': [10, 20], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [3, 3], 'supply': [4, 2], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': False, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[2, 3], [4, 6], [6, 9], [8, 12], [10, 15]]), ('unequal demand caps', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [True, False], 'exited': [False, True], 'prices': [10, 20], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [1, 5], 'supply': [4, 2], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': False, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[2, 3], [4, 6], [6, 9], [8, 12], [10, 15]]), ('none accepted', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [False, False], 'exited': [False, True], 'prices': [10, 20], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [3, 3], 'supply': [4, 2], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': False, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[5, 3], [10, 6], [15, 9], [20, 12], [25, 15]]), ('unequal demand caps / none accepted', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [False, False], 'exited': [False, True], 'prices': [10, 20], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [1, 5], 'supply': [4, 2], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': False, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[5, 3], [10, 6], [15, 9], [20, 12], [25, 15]]), ('balanced lots', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [True, False], 'exited': [False, True], 'prices': [10, 20], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [3, 3], 'supply': [5, 3], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': False, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[2, 3], [4, 6], [6, 9], [8, 12], [10, 15]]), ('cross lot surplus', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [True, False], 'exited': [False, True], 'prices': [10, 20], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [3, 3], 'supply': [4, 9], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': False, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[2, 3], [4, 6], [6, 9], [8, 12], [10, 15]]), ('exit at trigger', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [True, False], 'exited': [False, True], 'prices': [9, 25], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [3, 3], 'supply': [4, 2], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': False, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[2, 3], [4, 6], [6, 9], [8, 12], [10, 15]]), ('all accepted', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [True, True], 'exited': [False, True], 'prices': [10, 20], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [3, 3], 'supply': [4, 2], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': False, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[2, 3], [4, 6], [6, 9], [8, 12], [10, 15]]), ('no exited lots', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [True, False], 'exited': [False, False], 'prices': [10, 20], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [3, 3], 'supply': [4, 2], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': False, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[2, 3], [4, 6], [6, 9], [8, 12], [10, 15]]), ('auction reopened', {'old': [5, 3], 'requested': [2, 4], 'accepted': [True, False], 'exited': [False, True], 'prices': [10, 20], 'previous_prices': [8, 20], 'caps': [3, 3], 'supply': [4, 2], 'deferred': [1, 2], 'withdrawal_prices': [9, 25], 'reopened': True, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[2, 3], [4, 6], [6, 9], [8, 12], [10, 15]])]
def vary(value):
if type(value) is int: return value*N
if isinstance(value,list): return [vary(v) for v in value]
if isinstance(value,dict): return {k:(v if k in ['count', 'delivery_index', 'disputed', 'maximum_set', 'minimum_set', 'stage', 'threshold', 'waived'] else vary(v)) for k,v in value.items()}
return value
for label, request, expected in fixtures:
check(label, solve(vary(request))['accepted-reduction'], expected[N-1])
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 fixture | Actual | Expected | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| normal contract | [2, 3] | [2, 3] | Passed |
| unequal demand caps | [2, 3] | [2, 3] | Passed |
| none accepted | [5, 3] | [5, 3] | Passed |
| unequal demand caps / none accepted | [5, 3] | [5, 3] | Passed |
| balanced lots | [2, 3] | [2, 3] | Passed |
| cross lot surplus | [2, 3] | [2, 3] | Passed |
| exit at trigger | [2, 3] | [2, 3] | Passed |
| all accepted | [2, 3] | [2, 3] | Passed |
| no exited lots | [2, 3] | [2, 3] | Passed |
| auction reopened | [2, 3] | [2, 3] | Passed |
SHA-256 / 881478622302faa2a6832ae49884c225524d47a1802c1055e19b633ca8c56626
Verification & scope
Stipulated toy auction rules, not a venue specification, financial advice, optimization claim, or live trading implementation. Nonnegative integer inputs and internally aligned list fields only. 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 2026-09-29T14:46:08.555972+00:00.
Case digest / d444bf073c091d56047d527b1e61922f3321b753610f7ec540e0d364c889bcd3