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Performance bond: timely claim survives expiry · case 01

Bond expiration or award completion destroys claims properly presented before the claim deadline.

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ROOT CAUSE

Bond expiration or award completion destroys claims properly presented before the claim deadline.

VERIFIED REPAIR

For timely claim survives expiry, apply the stipulated decision [i for i,t in x["presented_claims"] if t<=x["claim_deadline"]].

Unsuccessful approach: The attempted repair uses [i for i,t in x["presented_claims"] if t<=x["claim_deadline"] and not x["completion"]]; the explicit regression cases demonstrate that this still violates the stipulated auction rule.

Case contract

A toy winning-bid bond secures post-award performance separately from payment. Bond tranches mature on distinct milestones; surety substitutions require explicit approval; partial calls consume the remaining callable face amount. Bond identifiers are unique strings. Named decision timely-claim-survives-expiry: For timely claim survives expiry, apply the stipulated decision [i for i,t in x["presented_claims"] if t<=x["claim_deadline"]].

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 = max(0,x["face"]-x["called"])
    v1 = min(x["request"],max(0,x["face"]-x["called"]))
    v2 = 0 if x["expired"] else min(x["request"],max(0,x["face"]-x["called"]))
    v3 = x["retention"] if x["completion"] else x["face"]
    v4 = sum(q for m,q in zip(x["milestones"],x["tranches"]) if m in x["done"])
    v5 = x["proposed"] if x["proposed"] in x["approved"] else x["surety"]
    v6 = x["replaced"] and x["proposed"] in x["approved"]
    v7 = set(x["claim_lots"])<=set(x["guaranteed"])
    v8 = x["claimant"]==x["beneficiary"] and not x["expired"]
    v9 = [] if x["expired"] else [i for i,t in x["presented_claims"] if t<=x["claim_deadline"]]
    return {'callable-face':v0,'claim-call-cap':v1,'expiry-call-block':v2,'retention-after-completion':v3,'milestone-tranche-release':v4,'surety-substitution-approval':v5,'old-bond-discharge':v6,'guarantee-lot-coverage':v7,'beneficiary-claim-authority':v8,'timely-claim-survives-expiry':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('expired', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': True, 'completion': False, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L2'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('partly guaranteed claim / expired', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': True, 'completion': False, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L1', 'L3'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('completion', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': False, 'completion': True, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L2'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('partly guaranteed claim / completion', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': False, 'completion': True, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L1', 'L3'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('normal contract', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': False, 'completion': False, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L2'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('partly guaranteed claim', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': False, 'completion': False, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L1', 'L3'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('claim too large', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 40, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': False, 'completion': False, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L2'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('bond exhausted', {'face': 30, 'called': 30, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': False, 'completion': False, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L2'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('all milestones', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': False, 'completion': False, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L2'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('substitution approved', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': False, 'completion': False, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1', 's2'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L2'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('substitution finalized', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': False, 'completion': False, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': True, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L2'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']])]
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))['timely-claim-survives-expiry'], 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 fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
expired[]['c1']Failed
partly guaranteed claim / expired[]['c1']Failed
completion['c1']['c1']Passed
partly guaranteed claim / completion['c1']['c1']Passed
normal contract['c1']['c1']Passed
partly guaranteed claim['c1']['c1']Passed
claim too large['c1']['c1']Passed
bond exhausted['c1']['c1']Passed
all milestones['c1']['c1']Passed
substitution approved['c1']['c1']Passed
substitution finalized['c1']['c1']Passed

SHA-256 / 98937f701db0b4d9c374088f7ced1145898eb1f27e27deb5de3e010b43ea2de7

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    v0 = max(0,x["face"]-x["called"])
    v1 = min(x["request"],max(0,x["face"]-x["called"]))
    v2 = 0 if x["expired"] else min(x["request"],max(0,x["face"]-x["called"]))
    v3 = x["retention"] if x["completion"] else x["face"]
    v4 = sum(q for m,q in zip(x["milestones"],x["tranches"]) if m in x["done"])
    v5 = x["proposed"] if x["proposed"] in x["approved"] else x["surety"]
    v6 = x["replaced"] and x["proposed"] in x["approved"]
    v7 = set(x["claim_lots"])<=set(x["guaranteed"])
    v8 = x["claimant"]==x["beneficiary"] and not x["expired"]
    v9 = [i for i,t in x["presented_claims"] if t<=x["claim_deadline"] and not x["completion"]]
    return {'callable-face':v0,'claim-call-cap':v1,'expiry-call-block':v2,'retention-after-completion':v3,'milestone-tranche-release':v4,'surety-substitution-approval':v5,'old-bond-discharge':v6,'guarantee-lot-coverage':v7,'beneficiary-claim-authority':v8,'timely-claim-survives-expiry':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('expired', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': True, 'completion': False, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L2'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('partly guaranteed claim / expired', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': True, 'completion': False, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L1', 'L3'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('completion', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': False, 'completion': True, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L2'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('partly guaranteed claim / completion', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': False, 'completion': True, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L1', 'L3'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('normal contract', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': False, 'completion': False, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L2'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('partly guaranteed claim', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': False, 'completion': False, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L1', 'L3'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('claim too large', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 40, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': False, 'completion': False, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L2'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('bond exhausted', {'face': 30, 'called': 30, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': False, 'completion': False, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L2'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('all milestones', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': False, 'completion': False, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L2'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('substitution approved', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': False, 'completion': False, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1', 's2'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L2'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('substitution finalized', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': False, 'completion': False, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': True, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L2'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']])]
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))['timely-claim-survives-expiry'], 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 fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
expired['c1']['c1']Passed
partly guaranteed claim / expired['c1']['c1']Passed
completion[]['c1']Failed
partly guaranteed claim / completion[]['c1']Failed
normal contract['c1']['c1']Passed
partly guaranteed claim['c1']['c1']Passed
claim too large['c1']['c1']Passed
bond exhausted['c1']['c1']Passed
all milestones['c1']['c1']Passed
substitution approved['c1']['c1']Passed
substitution finalized['c1']['c1']Passed

SHA-256 / 70c20c612c721024fcd6a45fd54afc6bcb35a08b186311690f0ebaa384754a31

3 / The verified repair

Exit 0
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    v0 = max(0,x["face"]-x["called"])
    v1 = min(x["request"],max(0,x["face"]-x["called"]))
    v2 = 0 if x["expired"] else min(x["request"],max(0,x["face"]-x["called"]))
    v3 = x["retention"] if x["completion"] else x["face"]
    v4 = sum(q for m,q in zip(x["milestones"],x["tranches"]) if m in x["done"])
    v5 = x["proposed"] if x["proposed"] in x["approved"] else x["surety"]
    v6 = x["replaced"] and x["proposed"] in x["approved"]
    v7 = set(x["claim_lots"])<=set(x["guaranteed"])
    v8 = x["claimant"]==x["beneficiary"] and not x["expired"]
    v9 = [i for i,t in x["presented_claims"] if t<=x["claim_deadline"]]
    return {'callable-face':v0,'claim-call-cap':v1,'expiry-call-block':v2,'retention-after-completion':v3,'milestone-tranche-release':v4,'surety-substitution-approval':v5,'old-bond-discharge':v6,'guarantee-lot-coverage':v7,'beneficiary-claim-authority':v8,'timely-claim-survives-expiry':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('expired', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': True, 'completion': False, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L2'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('partly guaranteed claim / expired', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': True, 'completion': False, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L1', 'L3'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('completion', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': False, 'completion': True, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L2'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('partly guaranteed claim / completion', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': False, 'completion': True, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L1', 'L3'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('normal contract', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': False, 'completion': False, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L2'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('partly guaranteed claim', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': False, 'completion': False, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L1', 'L3'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('claim too large', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 40, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': False, 'completion': False, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L2'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('bond exhausted', {'face': 30, 'called': 30, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': False, 'completion': False, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L2'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('all milestones', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': False, 'completion': False, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L2'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('substitution approved', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': False, 'completion': False, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1', 's2'], 'replaced': False, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L2'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']]), ('substitution finalized', {'face': 30, 'called': 8, 'request': 10, 'paid_claims': 5, 'expired': False, 'completion': False, 'retention': 4, 'milestones': ['ship', 'inspect'], 'done': ['ship'], 'tranches': [12, 18], 'surety': 's1', 'proposed': 's2', 'approved': ['s1'], 'replaced': True, 'guaranteed': ['L1', 'L2'], 'claim_lots': ['L2'], 'returned': 3, 'beneficiary': 'seller', 'claimant': 'seller', 'claim_ids': ['c1', 'c2', 'c1'], 'presented_claims': [['c1', 3], ['c2', 7]], 'claim_deadline': 5}, [['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1'], ['c1']])]
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))['timely-claim-survives-expiry'], 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 fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
expired['c1']['c1']Passed
partly guaranteed claim / expired['c1']['c1']Passed
completion['c1']['c1']Passed
partly guaranteed claim / completion['c1']['c1']Passed
normal contract['c1']['c1']Passed
partly guaranteed claim['c1']['c1']Passed
claim too large['c1']['c1']Passed
bond exhausted['c1']['c1']Passed
all milestones['c1']['c1']Passed
substitution approved['c1']['c1']Passed
substitution finalized['c1']['c1']Passed

SHA-256 / 64dd7571e62125375292c0298a439155aa674ffe90c5df2146c17307d8073ba7

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 2026-09-29T14:46:12.915508+00:00.

Case digest / 92e0c42fa903bd22f6e60da32a96622a7bf4cf289a2b41c5ebc4c2dd594c92f8