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Soft close: paused close event · case 01

A timer closes a paused auction or misses the exact close tick.

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ROOT CAUSE

A timer closes a paused auction or misses the exact close tick.

THE FAILURE

A timer closes a paused auction or misses the exact close tick.

Unsuccessful approach: The attempted repair uses not x["paused"] and x["now"]>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 paused-close-event: For paused close event, apply the stipulated decision not x["paused"] and x["now"]>=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    v3 = x["close"]+x["extension"] if x["eligible"] and not x["withdrawn"] else x["close"]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 = 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 = [('at deadline / pause active', {'close': 20, 'now': 20, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': True, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('past deadline / pause active', {'close': 20, 'now': 21, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': True, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('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]}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('submission exactly closing / at deadline', {'close': 20, 'now': 20, '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]}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('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]}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('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]}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('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]}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('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]}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('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]}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('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]}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('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]}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('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]}, [False, False, False, False, False])]
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))['paused-close-event'], 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
at deadline / pause active	`True`	`False`	Failed
past deadline / pause active	`True`	`False`	Failed
at deadline	`True`	`True`	Passed
submission exactly closing / at deadline	`True`	`True`	Passed
normal contract	`False`	`False`	Passed
submission exactly closing	`False`	`False`	Passed
quiet grace extends close	`False`	`False`	Passed
early bid	`False`	`False`	Passed
past deadline	`True`	`True`	Passed
ineligible bid	`False`	`False`	Passed
hard stop near	`False`	`False`	Passed
no extensions left	`False`	`False`	Passed

SHA-256 / 39d250fda30e577a3012e940412ab4404f6c9ac3cbf515af0285b0268947adef

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"] 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 = [('at deadline / pause active', {'close': 20, 'now': 20, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': True, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('past deadline / pause active', {'close': 20, 'now': 21, 'window': 3, 'extension': 5, 'hard_stop': 30, 'count': 1, 'max_count': 3, 'eligible': True, 'submitted': 19, 'admitted': 21, 'paused': True, 'pause_length': 4, 'last_bid': 15, 'grace': 2, 'withdrawn': False, 'batch_times': [17, 19], 'seen_times': [17]}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('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]}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('submission exactly closing / at deadline', {'close': 20, 'now': 20, '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]}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('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]}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('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]}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('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]}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('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]}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('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]}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('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]}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('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]}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('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]}, [False, False, False, False, False])]
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))['paused-close-event'], 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
at deadline / pause active	`False`	`False`	Passed
past deadline / pause active	`False`	`False`	Passed
at deadline	`False`	`True`	Failed
submission exactly closing / at deadline	`False`	`True`	Failed
normal contract	`False`	`False`	Passed
submission exactly closing	`False`	`False`	Passed
quiet grace extends close	`False`	`False`	Passed
early bid	`False`	`False`	Passed
past deadline	`True`	`True`	Passed
ineligible bid	`False`	`False`	Passed
hard stop near	`False`	`False`	Passed
no extensions left	`False`	`False`	Passed

SHA-256 / 67d868727e41427285c3e4b9d027642120d8cf2a923d1ed723b9236e701bc492

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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 2026-09-29T14:46:09.948031+00:00.

Case digest / 370c126d91fe52cfa1a16935cdbad3301c0dc0f006b26e0f0755981d27088cb6