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Lot partition: merge retires children · case 01

Merged or withdrawn child identifiers remain independently saleable.

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ROOT CAUSE

Merged or withdrawn child identifiers remain independently saleable.

VERIFIED REPAIR

For merge retires children, apply the stipulated decision [] if x["merge"] else [c for c in x["children"] if c not in x["withdrawn"]].

Unsuccessful approach: The attempted repair uses [] if x["merge"] else x["children"]; the explicit regression cases demonstrate that this still violates the stipulated auction rule.

Case contract

An auction seller partitions one identified parent lot into identified children before award. Child quantities, provenance, certificates and reservation inheritance are audited. Children cannot be independently sold until partition acceptance; a merged lot retires its child sale identifiers. Named decision merge-retires-children: For merge retires children, apply the stipulated decision [] if x["merge"] else [c for c in x["children"] if c not in x["withdrawn"]].

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 = sum(x["sizes"])==x["parent_size"]
    v1 = [] if x["accepted"] else [x["parent"]]
    v2 = x["children"] if x["accepted"] else []
    v3 = x["children"] if x["parent"] in x["reserved"] else []
    v4 = x["parent"] not in x["sold"] and not set(x["children"])&set(x["sold"])
    v5 = sum(map(len,x["serials"]))==len({s for row in x["serials"] for s in row})
    v6 = {s for row in x["serials"] for s in row}==set(x["parent_serials"])
    v7 = [c for c in x["children"] if c in x["child_certified"]]
    v8 = [c for c in x["children"] if c not in x["withdrawn"]]
    v9 = all(q>=x["minimum"] for q in x["sizes"])
    return {'partition-quantity-conservation':v0,'parent-retirement':v1,'child-sale-activation':v2,'reservation-inheritance':v3,'sold-parent-partition-block':v4,'serial-disjointness':v5,'serial-coverage':v6,'child-certificates':v7,'merge-retires-children':v8,'minimum-child-size':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('merged children', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [3, 5], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': False, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1', 's2'], ['s2', 's3']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1'], 'merge': True, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [[], [], [], [], []]), ('minimum child exactly / merged children', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [2, 6], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': False, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1', 's2'], ['s2', 's3']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1'], 'merge': True, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [[], [], [], [], []]), ('normal contract', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [3, 5], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': False, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1', 's2'], ['s2', 's3']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1'], 'merge': False, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1']]), ('minimum child exactly', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [2, 6], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': False, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1', 's2'], ['s2', 's3']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1'], 'merge': False, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1']]), ('accepted partition', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [3, 5], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': True, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1', 's2'], ['s2', 's3']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1'], 'merge': False, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1']]), ('missing quantity', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [3, 4], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': False, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1', 's2'], ['s2', 's3']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1'], 'merge': False, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1']]), ('excess quantity', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [5, 5], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': False, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1', 's2'], ['s2', 's3']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1'], 'merge': False, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1']]), ('unique serials', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [3, 5], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': False, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1'], ['s2', 's3']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1'], 'merge': False, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1']]), ('missing provenance', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [3, 5], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': False, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1'], ['s2']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1'], 'merge': False, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1']]), ('all certified', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [3, 5], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': False, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1', 's2'], ['s2', 's3']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1', 'P2'], 'merge': False, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1']])]
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))['merge-retires-children'], 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
merged children['P1'][]Failed
minimum child exactly / merged children['P1'][]Failed
normal contract['P1']['P1']Passed
minimum child exactly['P1']['P1']Passed
accepted partition['P1']['P1']Passed
missing quantity['P1']['P1']Passed
excess quantity['P1']['P1']Passed
unique serials['P1']['P1']Passed
missing provenance['P1']['P1']Passed
all certified['P1']['P1']Passed

SHA-256 / c4e3207cf7d2df30f557dc2ff7127f9f35306908f5725547963bc7b3f9b3c226

2 / The unsuccessful fix

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

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    v0 = sum(x["sizes"])==x["parent_size"]
    v1 = [] if x["accepted"] else [x["parent"]]
    v2 = x["children"] if x["accepted"] else []
    v3 = x["children"] if x["parent"] in x["reserved"] else []
    v4 = x["parent"] not in x["sold"] and not set(x["children"])&set(x["sold"])
    v5 = sum(map(len,x["serials"]))==len({s for row in x["serials"] for s in row})
    v6 = {s for row in x["serials"] for s in row}==set(x["parent_serials"])
    v7 = [c for c in x["children"] if c in x["child_certified"]]
    v8 = [] if x["merge"] else x["children"]
    v9 = all(q>=x["minimum"] for q in x["sizes"])
    return {'partition-quantity-conservation':v0,'parent-retirement':v1,'child-sale-activation':v2,'reservation-inheritance':v3,'sold-parent-partition-block':v4,'serial-disjointness':v5,'serial-coverage':v6,'child-certificates':v7,'merge-retires-children':v8,'minimum-child-size':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('merged children', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [3, 5], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': False, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1', 's2'], ['s2', 's3']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1'], 'merge': True, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [[], [], [], [], []]), ('minimum child exactly / merged children', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [2, 6], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': False, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1', 's2'], ['s2', 's3']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1'], 'merge': True, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [[], [], [], [], []]), ('normal contract', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [3, 5], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': False, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1', 's2'], ['s2', 's3']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1'], 'merge': False, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1']]), ('minimum child exactly', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [2, 6], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': False, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1', 's2'], ['s2', 's3']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1'], 'merge': False, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1']]), ('accepted partition', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [3, 5], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': True, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1', 's2'], ['s2', 's3']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1'], 'merge': False, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1']]), ('missing quantity', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [3, 4], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': False, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1', 's2'], ['s2', 's3']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1'], 'merge': False, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1']]), ('excess quantity', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [5, 5], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': False, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1', 's2'], ['s2', 's3']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1'], 'merge': False, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1']]), ('unique serials', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [3, 5], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': False, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1'], ['s2', 's3']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1'], 'merge': False, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1']]), ('missing provenance', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [3, 5], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': False, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1'], ['s2']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1'], 'merge': False, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1']]), ('all certified', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [3, 5], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': False, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1', 's2'], ['s2', 's3']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1', 'P2'], 'merge': False, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1']])]
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))['merge-retires-children'], 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
merged children[][]Passed
minimum child exactly / merged children[][]Passed
normal contract['P1', 'P2']['P1']Failed
minimum child exactly['P1', 'P2']['P1']Failed
accepted partition['P1', 'P2']['P1']Failed
missing quantity['P1', 'P2']['P1']Failed
excess quantity['P1', 'P2']['P1']Failed
unique serials['P1', 'P2']['P1']Failed
missing provenance['P1', 'P2']['P1']Failed
all certified['P1', 'P2']['P1']Failed

SHA-256 / 2f9a83350d9a9c36564181ad6de12c09d7776fe5a5065d2c744b7ebb0a815b3b

3 / The verified repair

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

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    v0 = sum(x["sizes"])==x["parent_size"]
    v1 = [] if x["accepted"] else [x["parent"]]
    v2 = x["children"] if x["accepted"] else []
    v3 = x["children"] if x["parent"] in x["reserved"] else []
    v4 = x["parent"] not in x["sold"] and not set(x["children"])&set(x["sold"])
    v5 = sum(map(len,x["serials"]))==len({s for row in x["serials"] for s in row})
    v6 = {s for row in x["serials"] for s in row}==set(x["parent_serials"])
    v7 = [c for c in x["children"] if c in x["child_certified"]]
    v8 = [] if x["merge"] else [c for c in x["children"] if c not in x["withdrawn"]]
    v9 = all(q>=x["minimum"] for q in x["sizes"])
    return {'partition-quantity-conservation':v0,'parent-retirement':v1,'child-sale-activation':v2,'reservation-inheritance':v3,'sold-parent-partition-block':v4,'serial-disjointness':v5,'serial-coverage':v6,'child-certificates':v7,'merge-retires-children':v8,'minimum-child-size':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('merged children', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [3, 5], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': False, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1', 's2'], ['s2', 's3']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1'], 'merge': True, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [[], [], [], [], []]), ('minimum child exactly / merged children', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [2, 6], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': False, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1', 's2'], ['s2', 's3']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1'], 'merge': True, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [[], [], [], [], []]), ('normal contract', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [3, 5], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': False, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1', 's2'], ['s2', 's3']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1'], 'merge': False, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1']]), ('minimum child exactly', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [2, 6], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': False, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1', 's2'], ['s2', 's3']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1'], 'merge': False, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1']]), ('accepted partition', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [3, 5], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': True, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1', 's2'], ['s2', 's3']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1'], 'merge': False, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1']]), ('missing quantity', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [3, 4], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': False, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1', 's2'], ['s2', 's3']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1'], 'merge': False, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1']]), ('excess quantity', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [5, 5], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': False, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1', 's2'], ['s2', 's3']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1'], 'merge': False, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1']]), ('unique serials', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [3, 5], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': False, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1'], ['s2', 's3']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1'], 'merge': False, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1']]), ('missing provenance', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [3, 5], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': False, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1'], ['s2']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1'], 'merge': False, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1']]), ('all certified', {'parent': 'P', 'children': ['P1', 'P2'], 'sizes': [3, 5], 'parent_size': 8, 'accepted': False, 'reserved': ['P'], 'sold': ['P1'], 'serials': [['s1', 's2'], ['s2', 's3']], 'parent_serials': ['s1', 's2', 's3'], 'certified': ['P'], 'child_certified': ['P1', 'P2'], 'merge': False, 'withdrawn': ['P2'], 'minimum': 2, 'fees': [2, 3], 'parent_fee': 4}, [['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1'], ['P1']])]
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))['merge-retires-children'], 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
merged children[][]Passed
minimum child exactly / merged children[][]Passed
normal contract['P1']['P1']Passed
minimum child exactly['P1']['P1']Passed
accepted partition['P1']['P1']Passed
missing quantity['P1']['P1']Passed
excess quantity['P1']['P1']Passed
unique serials['P1']['P1']Passed
missing provenance['P1']['P1']Passed
all certified['P1']['P1']Passed

SHA-256 / a082bb3767fbefe53c8113931703d423f0a5e5b44d8a4c53880dada68b043ad7

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 2026-09-29T14:46:13.681854+00:00.

Case digest / 8b778660cd14a0b35e8cde0ce58f2e2d2dc17306ba3e9c6069bd31398a58797b