FA-56706 / Auction allocation rules / Open access
Soft close: eligible bid extension · case 01
Withdrawn or rejected offers keep postponing auction closure.
ROOT CAUSE
Withdrawn or rejected offers keep postponing auction closure.
VERIFIED REPAIR
For eligible bid extension, apply the stipulated decision x["close"]+x["extension"] if x["eligible"] and not x["withdrawn"] else x["close"].
Unsuccessful approach: The attempted repair uses x["close"]+x["extension"] if x["eligible"] else x["close"]; the explicit regression cases demonstrate that this still violates the stipulated auction rule.
Case contract
Toy soft-close auction scheduling uses integer ticks. Only eligible bids in the final extension window extend close, extending from the later existing deadline, with a fixed hard stop and a finite extension count. A batch carries submission and admission times separately. Named decision eligible-bid-extension: For eligible bid extension, apply the stipulated decision x["close"]+x["extension"] if x["eligible"] and not x["withdrawn"] else x["close"].
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["close"]-x["window"]<=x["now"]<x["close"]
v1 = max(x["close"],x["now"]+x["extension"])
v2 = min(x["hard_stop"],x["close"]+x["extension"])
v3 = x["close"]+x["extension"]
v4 = x["count"]<x["max_count"]
v5 = x["submitted"]<x["close"]
v6 = min(x["hard_stop"],x["close"]+x["pause_length"]) if x["paused"] else x["close"]
v7 = max(x["close"],x["last_bid"]+x["grace"])
v8 = len(set(x["batch_times"])-set(x["seen_times"]))
v9 = not x["paused"] and x["now"]>=x["close"]
return {'extension-window':v0,'extension-base':v1,'hard-stop-cap':v2,'eligible-bid-extension':v3,'extension-budget':v4,'timely-submission':v5,'paused-deadline':v6,'quiet-period-close':v7,'new-batch-extensions':v8,'paused-close-event':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('ineligible bid', {'close': 20, 'now': 18, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': False, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [20, 40, 60, 80, 100]), ('withdrawn bid', {'close': 20, 'now': 18, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': True, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [20, 40, 60, 80, 100]), ('submission exactly closing / withdrawn bid', {'close': 20, 'now': 18, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 20, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': True, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [20, 40, 60, 80, 100]), ('normal contract', {'close': 20, 'now': 18, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [25, 50, 75, 100, 125]), ('submission exactly closing', {'close': 20, 'now': 18, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 20, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [25, 50, 75, 100, 125]), ('quiet grace extends close', {'close': 20, 'now': 18, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 19, 'grace': 4, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [25, 50, 75, 100, 125]), ('early bid', {'close': 20, 'now': 10, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [25, 50, 75, 100, 125]), ('at deadline', {'close': 20, 'now': 20, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [25, 50, 75, 100, 125]), ('past deadline', {'close': 20, 'now': 21, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [25, 50, 75, 100, 125]), ('hard stop near', {'close': 20, 'now': 18, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 22, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [25, 50, 75, 100, 125]), ('no extensions left', {'close': 20, 'now': 18, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 3, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [25, 50, 75, 100, 125])]
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', 'max_count', '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))['eligible-bid-extension'], 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ineligible bid | 25 | 20 | Failed |
| withdrawn bid | 25 | 20 | Failed |
| submission exactly closing / withdrawn bid | 25 | 20 | Failed |
| normal contract | 25 | 25 | Passed |
| submission exactly closing | 25 | 25 | Passed |
| quiet grace extends close | 25 | 25 | Passed |
| early bid | 25 | 25 | Passed |
| at deadline | 25 | 25 | Passed |
| past deadline | 25 | 25 | Passed |
| hard stop near | 25 | 25 | Passed |
| no extensions left | 25 | 25 | Passed |
SHA-256 / 32fefcacd3e4dc9b243996439df2cc2092848bdbc12633e6eb4456656a82093a
2 / The unsuccessful fix
Exit 1"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
v0 = x["close"]-x["window"]<=x["now"]<x["close"]
v1 = max(x["close"],x["now"]+x["extension"])
v2 = min(x["hard_stop"],x["close"]+x["extension"])
v3 = x["close"]+x["extension"] if x["eligible"] else x["close"]
v4 = x["count"]<x["max_count"]
v5 = x["submitted"]<x["close"]
v6 = min(x["hard_stop"],x["close"]+x["pause_length"]) if x["paused"] else x["close"]
v7 = max(x["close"],x["last_bid"]+x["grace"])
v8 = len(set(x["batch_times"])-set(x["seen_times"]))
v9 = not x["paused"] and x["now"]>=x["close"]
return {'extension-window':v0,'extension-base':v1,'hard-stop-cap':v2,'eligible-bid-extension':v3,'extension-budget':v4,'timely-submission':v5,'paused-deadline':v6,'quiet-period-close':v7,'new-batch-extensions':v8,'paused-close-event':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('ineligible bid', {'close': 20, 'now': 18, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': False, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [20, 40, 60, 80, 100]), ('withdrawn bid', {'close': 20, 'now': 18, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': True, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [20, 40, 60, 80, 100]), ('submission exactly closing / withdrawn bid', {'close': 20, 'now': 18, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 20, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': True, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [20, 40, 60, 80, 100]), ('normal contract', {'close': 20, 'now': 18, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [25, 50, 75, 100, 125]), ('submission exactly closing', {'close': 20, 'now': 18, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 20, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [25, 50, 75, 100, 125]), ('quiet grace extends close', {'close': 20, 'now': 18, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 19, 'grace': 4, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [25, 50, 75, 100, 125]), ('early bid', {'close': 20, 'now': 10, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [25, 50, 75, 100, 125]), ('at deadline', {'close': 20, 'now': 20, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [25, 50, 75, 100, 125]), ('past deadline', {'close': 20, 'now': 21, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [25, 50, 75, 100, 125]), ('hard stop near', {'close': 20, 'now': 18, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 22, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [25, 50, 75, 100, 125]), ('no extensions left', {'close': 20, 'now': 18, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 3, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [25, 50, 75, 100, 125])]
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', 'max_count', '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))['eligible-bid-extension'], 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ineligible bid | 20 | 20 | Passed |
| withdrawn bid | 25 | 20 | Failed |
| submission exactly closing / withdrawn bid | 25 | 20 | Failed |
| normal contract | 25 | 25 | Passed |
| submission exactly closing | 25 | 25 | Passed |
| quiet grace extends close | 25 | 25 | Passed |
| early bid | 25 | 25 | Passed |
| at deadline | 25 | 25 | Passed |
| past deadline | 25 | 25 | Passed |
| hard stop near | 25 | 25 | Passed |
| no extensions left | 25 | 25 | Passed |
SHA-256 / 6a71d4ffd58e8d708902ba8330fc0b8d57878310f55819cec515b4bd07aee218
3 / The verified repair
Exit 0"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
v0 = x["close"]-x["window"]<=x["now"]<x["close"]
v1 = max(x["close"],x["now"]+x["extension"])
v2 = min(x["hard_stop"],x["close"]+x["extension"])
v3 = x["close"]+x["extension"] if x["eligible"] and not x["withdrawn"] else x["close"]
v4 = x["count"]<x["max_count"]
v5 = x["submitted"]<x["close"]
v6 = min(x["hard_stop"],x["close"]+x["pause_length"]) if x["paused"] else x["close"]
v7 = max(x["close"],x["last_bid"]+x["grace"])
v8 = len(set(x["batch_times"])-set(x["seen_times"]))
v9 = not x["paused"] and x["now"]>=x["close"]
return {'extension-window':v0,'extension-base':v1,'hard-stop-cap':v2,'eligible-bid-extension':v3,'extension-budget':v4,'timely-submission':v5,'paused-deadline':v6,'quiet-period-close':v7,'new-batch-extensions':v8,'paused-close-event':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('ineligible bid', {'close': 20, 'now': 18, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': False, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [20, 40, 60, 80, 100]), ('withdrawn bid', {'close': 20, 'now': 18, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': True, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [20, 40, 60, 80, 100]), ('submission exactly closing / withdrawn bid', {'close': 20, 'now': 18, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 20, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': True, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [20, 40, 60, 80, 100]), ('normal contract', {'close': 20, 'now': 18, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [25, 50, 75, 100, 125]), ('submission exactly closing', {'close': 20, 'now': 18, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 20, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [25, 50, 75, 100, 125]), ('quiet grace extends close', {'close': 20, 'now': 18, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 19, 'grace': 4, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [25, 50, 75, 100, 125]), ('early bid', {'close': 20, 'now': 10, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [25, 50, 75, 100, 125]), ('at deadline', {'close': 20, 'now': 20, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [25, 50, 75, 100, 125]), ('past deadline', {'close': 20, 'now': 21, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [25, 50, 75, 100, 125]), ('hard stop near', {'close': 20, 'now': 18, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 22, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [25, 50, 75, 100, 125]), ('no extensions left', {'close': 20, 'now': 18, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 3, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': False, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [25, 50, 75, 100, 125])]
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', 'max_count', '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))['eligible-bid-extension'], 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ineligible bid | 20 | 20 | Passed |
| withdrawn bid | 20 | 20 | Passed |
| submission exactly closing / withdrawn bid | 20 | 20 | Passed |
| normal contract | 25 | 25 | Passed |
| submission exactly closing | 25 | 25 | Passed |
| quiet grace extends close | 25 | 25 | Passed |
| early bid | 25 | 25 | Passed |
| at deadline | 25 | 25 | Passed |
| past deadline | 25 | 25 | Passed |
| hard stop near | 25 | 25 | Passed |
| no extensions left | 25 | 25 | Passed |
SHA-256 / 6c0bde2109dfca92f6448e7ba704d287c9a36ec28207882a326181b21ddc704b
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 2026-09-29T14:46:09.647933+00:00.
Case digest / 430399c2cda2a279558093dba3aafc3cd99636a78e37a7c661b093df57860995