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Clock demand: irreversible exit · case 01
A previously exited lot silently reacquires demand after reopening.
ROOT CAUSE
A previously exited lot silently reacquires demand after reopening.
VERIFIED REPAIR
Keep exited lots at zero under this irreversible exit contract.
Unsuccessful approach: The attempted repair uses [0 if e and not x["reopened"] else q for e,q in zip(x["exited"],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 irreversible-exit: Keep exited lots at zero under this irreversible exit contract.
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 = [min(o,r) if a else o for o,r,a in zip(x["old"],x["requested"],x["accepted"])]
v1 = 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, 0], [4, 0], [6, 0], [8, 0], [10, 0]]), ('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, 0], [4, 0], [6, 0], [8, 0], [10, 0]]), ('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, 0], [4, 0], [6, 0], [8, 0], [10, 0]]), ('unequal demand caps / auction reopened', {'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': True, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[2, 0], [4, 0], [6, 0], [8, 0], [10, 0]]), ('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, 0], [4, 0], [6, 0], [8, 0], [10, 0]]), ('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, 0], [4, 0], [6, 0], [8, 0], [10, 0]]), ('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, 0], [4, 0], [6, 0], [8, 0], [10, 0]]), ('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, 0], [4, 0], [6, 0], [8, 0], [10, 0]]), ('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}, [[2, 0], [4, 0], [6, 0], [8, 0], [10, 0]]), ('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, 4], [4, 8], [6, 12], [8, 16], [10, 20]])]
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))['irreversible-exit'], 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, 0] | Failed |
| unequal demand caps | [2, 4] | [2, 0] | Failed |
| auction reopened | [2, 4] | [2, 0] | Failed |
| unequal demand caps / auction reopened | [2, 4] | [2, 0] | Failed |
| balanced lots | [2, 4] | [2, 0] | Failed |
| cross lot surplus | [2, 4] | [2, 0] | Failed |
| exit at trigger | [2, 4] | [2, 0] | Failed |
| all accepted | [2, 4] | [2, 0] | Failed |
| none accepted | [2, 4] | [2, 0] | Failed |
| no exited lots | [2, 4] | [2, 4] | Passed |
SHA-256 / 2abba699d1d889742e3cdd8433da658ed643a9c2364fe16f6d7973169c05f5cc
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) if a else o for o,r,a in zip(x["old"],x["requested"],x["accepted"])]
v1 = [0 if e and not x["reopened"] 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, 0], [4, 0], [6, 0], [8, 0], [10, 0]]), ('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, 0], [4, 0], [6, 0], [8, 0], [10, 0]]), ('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, 0], [4, 0], [6, 0], [8, 0], [10, 0]]), ('unequal demand caps / auction reopened', {'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': True, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[2, 0], [4, 0], [6, 0], [8, 0], [10, 0]]), ('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, 0], [4, 0], [6, 0], [8, 0], [10, 0]]), ('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, 0], [4, 0], [6, 0], [8, 0], [10, 0]]), ('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, 0], [4, 0], [6, 0], [8, 0], [10, 0]]), ('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, 0], [4, 0], [6, 0], [8, 0], [10, 0]]), ('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}, [[2, 0], [4, 0], [6, 0], [8, 0], [10, 0]]), ('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, 4], [4, 8], [6, 12], [8, 16], [10, 20]])]
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))['irreversible-exit'], 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, 0] | [2, 0] | Passed |
| unequal demand caps | [2, 0] | [2, 0] | Passed |
| auction reopened | [2, 4] | [2, 0] | Failed |
| unequal demand caps / auction reopened | [2, 4] | [2, 0] | Failed |
| balanced lots | [2, 0] | [2, 0] | Passed |
| cross lot surplus | [2, 0] | [2, 0] | Passed |
| exit at trigger | [2, 0] | [2, 0] | Passed |
| all accepted | [2, 0] | [2, 0] | Passed |
| none accepted | [2, 0] | [2, 0] | Passed |
| no exited lots | [2, 4] | [2, 4] | Passed |
SHA-256 / 5dc926bc7778e7c315dd1eff1e0500ce62712ab342c4f55e5401321db16525a0
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, 0], [4, 0], [6, 0], [8, 0], [10, 0]]), ('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, 0], [4, 0], [6, 0], [8, 0], [10, 0]]), ('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, 0], [4, 0], [6, 0], [8, 0], [10, 0]]), ('unequal demand caps / auction reopened', {'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': True, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1}, [[2, 0], [4, 0], [6, 0], [8, 0], [10, 0]]), ('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, 0], [4, 0], [6, 0], [8, 0], [10, 0]]), ('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, 0], [4, 0], [6, 0], [8, 0], [10, 0]]), ('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, 0], [4, 0], [6, 0], [8, 0], [10, 0]]), ('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, 0], [4, 0], [6, 0], [8, 0], [10, 0]]), ('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}, [[2, 0], [4, 0], [6, 0], [8, 0], [10, 0]]), ('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, 4], [4, 8], [6, 12], [8, 16], [10, 20]])]
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))['irreversible-exit'], 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, 0] | [2, 0] | Passed |
| unequal demand caps | [2, 0] | [2, 0] | Passed |
| auction reopened | [2, 0] | [2, 0] | Passed |
| unequal demand caps / auction reopened | [2, 0] | [2, 0] | Passed |
| balanced lots | [2, 0] | [2, 0] | Passed |
| cross lot surplus | [2, 0] | [2, 0] | Passed |
| exit at trigger | [2, 0] | [2, 0] | Passed |
| all accepted | [2, 0] | [2, 0] | Passed |
| none accepted | [2, 0] | [2, 0] | Passed |
| no exited lots | [2, 4] | [2, 4] | Passed |
SHA-256 / ddfc778e2cb8763aee8bf761660dc1eb305ef09051491abe434fb8b4c1c54f65
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 2026-09-29T14:46:08.582868+00:00.
Case digest / 9f30878af7974095b2a3f4d63ee2c4e76049a7df379a8747f08d85885975d211