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Delivery slot awards: consecutive slot package · case 01

A multi-slot award contains a delivery gap.

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ROOT CAUSE

A multi-slot award contains a delivery gap.

VERIFIED REPAIR

For consecutive slot package, apply the stipulated decision not x["requested"] or sorted(set(x["requested"]))==list(range(min(x["requested"]),max(x["requested"])+1)).

Unsuccessful approach: The attempted repair uses len(x["requested"])==x["duration"]; the explicit regression cases demonstrate that this still violates the stipulated auction rule.

Case contract

An auction awards delivery capacity in discrete named slots. A bid may require several consecutive slots, setup occupies an earlier slot, and cleanup occupies a later slot. Existing commitments and a separate seller maintenance mask must both constrain certificates. No continuous scheduling optimization is claimed. Named decision consecutive-slot-package: For consecutive slot package, apply the stipulated decision not x["requested"] or sorted(set(x["requested"]))==list(range(min(x["requested"]),max(x["requested"])+1)).

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 = True
    v1 = not set(x["requested"])&set(x["occupied"])
    v2 = not set(x["requested"])&set(x["maintenance"])
    v3 = {i:x["requested"].count(i)*x["amount"] for i in x["requested"]}
    v4 = all(x["used"][i]+x["amount"]<=x["capacity"][i] for i in x["requested"] if i in x["slots"])
    v5 = list(range(max(0,x["start"]-x["setup"]),x["start"]))
    v6 = list(range(x["end"],x["end"]+x["cleanup"]))
    v7 = not (set(x["transfer"])&(set(x["occupied"])-set(x["released"])))
    v8 = len(set(x["requested"]))==x["duration"]
    v9 = list(range(x["start"],x["end"]))
    return {'consecutive-slot-package':v0,'occupied-slot-conflict':v1,'maintenance-exclusion':v2,'repeated-slot-demand':v3,'per-slot-capacity':v4,'setup-footprint':v5,'cleanup-footprint':v6,'transfer-release-before-check':v7,'duration-certificate':v8,'end-exclusive-reservation':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('mixed known unknown slots', {'slots': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], 'requested': [1, 5], 'occupied': [3], 'maintenance': [0], 'setup': 1, 'cleanup': 1, 'capacity': [2, 2, 2, 2, 2], 'used': [0, 1, 0, 2, 0], 'amount': 2, 'start': 1, 'end': 3, 'transfer': [2, 3], 'released': [1], 'duration': 2}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('gap in award', {'slots': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], 'requested': [1, 3], 'occupied': [3], 'maintenance': [0], 'setup': 1, 'cleanup': 1, 'capacity': [2, 2, 2, 2, 2], 'used': [0, 1, 0, 2, 0], 'amount': 2, 'start': 1, 'end': 3, 'transfer': [2, 3], 'released': [1], 'duration': 2}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('extra duration slot', {'slots': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], 'requested': [1, 2, 3], 'occupied': [3], 'maintenance': [0], 'setup': 1, 'cleanup': 1, 'capacity': [2, 2, 2, 2, 2], 'used': [0, 1, 0, 2, 0], 'amount': 2, 'start': 1, 'end': 3, 'transfer': [2, 3], 'released': [1], 'duration': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('normal contract', {'slots': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], 'requested': [1, 2], 'occupied': [3], 'maintenance': [0], 'setup': 1, 'cleanup': 1, 'capacity': [2, 2, 2, 2, 2], 'used': [0, 1, 0, 2, 0], 'amount': 2, 'start': 1, 'end': 3, 'transfer': [2, 3], 'released': [1], 'duration': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('released occupied slot', {'slots': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], 'requested': [1, 2], 'occupied': [3], 'maintenance': [0], 'setup': 1, 'cleanup': 1, 'capacity': [2, 2, 2, 2, 2], 'used': [0, 1, 0, 2, 0], 'amount': 2, 'start': 1, 'end': 3, 'transfer': [2, 3], 'released': [3], 'duration': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('slot collision', {'slots': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], 'requested': [1, 2], 'occupied': [2], 'maintenance': [0], 'setup': 1, 'cleanup': 1, 'capacity': [2, 2, 2, 2, 2], 'used': [0, 1, 0, 2, 0], 'amount': 2, 'start': 1, 'end': 3, 'transfer': [2, 3], 'released': [1], 'duration': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('maintenance collision', {'slots': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], 'requested': [1, 2], 'occupied': [3], 'maintenance': [2], 'setup': 1, 'cleanup': 1, 'capacity': [2, 2, 2, 2, 2], 'used': [0, 1, 0, 2, 0], 'amount': 2, 'start': 1, 'end': 3, 'transfer': [2, 3], 'released': [1], 'duration': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('outside slot', {'slots': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], 'requested': [5], 'occupied': [3], 'maintenance': [0], 'setup': 1, 'cleanup': 1, 'capacity': [2, 2, 2, 2, 2], 'used': [0, 1, 0, 2, 0], 'amount': 2, 'start': 1, 'end': 3, 'transfer': [2, 3], 'released': [1], 'duration': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('room for award', {'slots': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], 'requested': [1, 2], 'occupied': [3], 'maintenance': [0], 'setup': 1, 'cleanup': 1, 'capacity': [2, 2, 2, 2, 2], 'used': [0, 1, 0, 2, 0], 'amount': 1, 'start': 1, 'end': 3, 'transfer': [2, 3], 'released': [1], 'duration': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True])]
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 ['cleanup', 'count', 'delivery_index', 'disputed', 'duration', 'end', 'maintenance', 'maximum_set', 'minimum_set', 'occupied', 'released', 'requested', 'setup', 'slots', 'stage', 'start', 'threshold', 'transfer', 'waived'] else vary(v)) for k,v in value.items()}
 return value
for label, request, expected in fixtures:
 check(label, solve(vary(request))['consecutive-slot-package'], 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
mixed known unknown slotsTrueFalseFailed
gap in awardTrueFalseFailed
extra duration slotTrueTruePassed
normal contractTrueTruePassed
released occupied slotTrueTruePassed
slot collisionTrueTruePassed
maintenance collisionTrueTruePassed
outside slotTrueTruePassed
room for awardTrueTruePassed

SHA-256 / 6776b05f899e1e5a60850b7b73c09c8b5350219acb0ae93e8be6091e83f75ca0

2 / The unsuccessful fix

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

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    v0 = len(x["requested"])==x["duration"]
    v1 = not set(x["requested"])&set(x["occupied"])
    v2 = not set(x["requested"])&set(x["maintenance"])
    v3 = {i:x["requested"].count(i)*x["amount"] for i in x["requested"]}
    v4 = all(x["used"][i]+x["amount"]<=x["capacity"][i] for i in x["requested"] if i in x["slots"])
    v5 = list(range(max(0,x["start"]-x["setup"]),x["start"]))
    v6 = list(range(x["end"],x["end"]+x["cleanup"]))
    v7 = not (set(x["transfer"])&(set(x["occupied"])-set(x["released"])))
    v8 = len(set(x["requested"]))==x["duration"]
    v9 = list(range(x["start"],x["end"]))
    return {'consecutive-slot-package':v0,'occupied-slot-conflict':v1,'maintenance-exclusion':v2,'repeated-slot-demand':v3,'per-slot-capacity':v4,'setup-footprint':v5,'cleanup-footprint':v6,'transfer-release-before-check':v7,'duration-certificate':v8,'end-exclusive-reservation':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('mixed known unknown slots', {'slots': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], 'requested': [1, 5], 'occupied': [3], 'maintenance': [0], 'setup': 1, 'cleanup': 1, 'capacity': [2, 2, 2, 2, 2], 'used': [0, 1, 0, 2, 0], 'amount': 2, 'start': 1, 'end': 3, 'transfer': [2, 3], 'released': [1], 'duration': 2}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('gap in award', {'slots': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], 'requested': [1, 3], 'occupied': [3], 'maintenance': [0], 'setup': 1, 'cleanup': 1, 'capacity': [2, 2, 2, 2, 2], 'used': [0, 1, 0, 2, 0], 'amount': 2, 'start': 1, 'end': 3, 'transfer': [2, 3], 'released': [1], 'duration': 2}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('extra duration slot', {'slots': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], 'requested': [1, 2, 3], 'occupied': [3], 'maintenance': [0], 'setup': 1, 'cleanup': 1, 'capacity': [2, 2, 2, 2, 2], 'used': [0, 1, 0, 2, 0], 'amount': 2, 'start': 1, 'end': 3, 'transfer': [2, 3], 'released': [1], 'duration': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('normal contract', {'slots': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], 'requested': [1, 2], 'occupied': [3], 'maintenance': [0], 'setup': 1, 'cleanup': 1, 'capacity': [2, 2, 2, 2, 2], 'used': [0, 1, 0, 2, 0], 'amount': 2, 'start': 1, 'end': 3, 'transfer': [2, 3], 'released': [1], 'duration': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('released occupied slot', {'slots': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], 'requested': [1, 2], 'occupied': [3], 'maintenance': [0], 'setup': 1, 'cleanup': 1, 'capacity': [2, 2, 2, 2, 2], 'used': [0, 1, 0, 2, 0], 'amount': 2, 'start': 1, 'end': 3, 'transfer': [2, 3], 'released': [3], 'duration': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('slot collision', {'slots': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], 'requested': [1, 2], 'occupied': [2], 'maintenance': [0], 'setup': 1, 'cleanup': 1, 'capacity': [2, 2, 2, 2, 2], 'used': [0, 1, 0, 2, 0], 'amount': 2, 'start': 1, 'end': 3, 'transfer': [2, 3], 'released': [1], 'duration': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('maintenance collision', {'slots': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], 'requested': [1, 2], 'occupied': [3], 'maintenance': [2], 'setup': 1, 'cleanup': 1, 'capacity': [2, 2, 2, 2, 2], 'used': [0, 1, 0, 2, 0], 'amount': 2, 'start': 1, 'end': 3, 'transfer': [2, 3], 'released': [1], 'duration': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('outside slot', {'slots': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], 'requested': [5], 'occupied': [3], 'maintenance': [0], 'setup': 1, 'cleanup': 1, 'capacity': [2, 2, 2, 2, 2], 'used': [0, 1, 0, 2, 0], 'amount': 2, 'start': 1, 'end': 3, 'transfer': [2, 3], 'released': [1], 'duration': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('room for award', {'slots': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], 'requested': [1, 2], 'occupied': [3], 'maintenance': [0], 'setup': 1, 'cleanup': 1, 'capacity': [2, 2, 2, 2, 2], 'used': [0, 1, 0, 2, 0], 'amount': 1, 'start': 1, 'end': 3, 'transfer': [2, 3], 'released': [1], 'duration': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True])]
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 ['cleanup', 'count', 'delivery_index', 'disputed', 'duration', 'end', 'maintenance', 'maximum_set', 'minimum_set', 'occupied', 'released', 'requested', 'setup', 'slots', 'stage', 'start', 'threshold', 'transfer', 'waived'] else vary(v)) for k,v in value.items()}
 return value
for label, request, expected in fixtures:
 check(label, solve(vary(request))['consecutive-slot-package'], 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
mixed known unknown slotsTrueFalseFailed
gap in awardTrueFalseFailed
extra duration slotFalseTrueFailed
normal contractTrueTruePassed
released occupied slotTrueTruePassed
slot collisionTrueTruePassed
maintenance collisionTrueTruePassed
outside slotFalseTrueFailed
room for awardTrueTruePassed

SHA-256 / 92e5f2a533cb40b54139aedca159d666bd491960e4704a9c242b97c0adf88b47

3 / The verified repair

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

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    v0 = not x["requested"] or sorted(set(x["requested"]))==list(range(min(x["requested"]),max(x["requested"])+1))
    v1 = not set(x["requested"])&set(x["occupied"])
    v2 = not set(x["requested"])&set(x["maintenance"])
    v3 = {i:x["requested"].count(i)*x["amount"] for i in x["requested"]}
    v4 = all(x["used"][i]+x["amount"]<=x["capacity"][i] for i in x["requested"] if i in x["slots"])
    v5 = list(range(max(0,x["start"]-x["setup"]),x["start"]))
    v6 = list(range(x["end"],x["end"]+x["cleanup"]))
    v7 = not (set(x["transfer"])&(set(x["occupied"])-set(x["released"])))
    v8 = len(set(x["requested"]))==x["duration"]
    v9 = list(range(x["start"],x["end"]))
    return {'consecutive-slot-package':v0,'occupied-slot-conflict':v1,'maintenance-exclusion':v2,'repeated-slot-demand':v3,'per-slot-capacity':v4,'setup-footprint':v5,'cleanup-footprint':v6,'transfer-release-before-check':v7,'duration-certificate':v8,'end-exclusive-reservation':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('mixed known unknown slots', {'slots': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], 'requested': [1, 5], 'occupied': [3], 'maintenance': [0], 'setup': 1, 'cleanup': 1, 'capacity': [2, 2, 2, 2, 2], 'used': [0, 1, 0, 2, 0], 'amount': 2, 'start': 1, 'end': 3, 'transfer': [2, 3], 'released': [1], 'duration': 2}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('gap in award', {'slots': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], 'requested': [1, 3], 'occupied': [3], 'maintenance': [0], 'setup': 1, 'cleanup': 1, 'capacity': [2, 2, 2, 2, 2], 'used': [0, 1, 0, 2, 0], 'amount': 2, 'start': 1, 'end': 3, 'transfer': [2, 3], 'released': [1], 'duration': 2}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('extra duration slot', {'slots': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], 'requested': [1, 2, 3], 'occupied': [3], 'maintenance': [0], 'setup': 1, 'cleanup': 1, 'capacity': [2, 2, 2, 2, 2], 'used': [0, 1, 0, 2, 0], 'amount': 2, 'start': 1, 'end': 3, 'transfer': [2, 3], 'released': [1], 'duration': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('normal contract', {'slots': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], 'requested': [1, 2], 'occupied': [3], 'maintenance': [0], 'setup': 1, 'cleanup': 1, 'capacity': [2, 2, 2, 2, 2], 'used': [0, 1, 0, 2, 0], 'amount': 2, 'start': 1, 'end': 3, 'transfer': [2, 3], 'released': [1], 'duration': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('released occupied slot', {'slots': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], 'requested': [1, 2], 'occupied': [3], 'maintenance': [0], 'setup': 1, 'cleanup': 1, 'capacity': [2, 2, 2, 2, 2], 'used': [0, 1, 0, 2, 0], 'amount': 2, 'start': 1, 'end': 3, 'transfer': [2, 3], 'released': [3], 'duration': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('slot collision', {'slots': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], 'requested': [1, 2], 'occupied': [2], 'maintenance': [0], 'setup': 1, 'cleanup': 1, 'capacity': [2, 2, 2, 2, 2], 'used': [0, 1, 0, 2, 0], 'amount': 2, 'start': 1, 'end': 3, 'transfer': [2, 3], 'released': [1], 'duration': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('maintenance collision', {'slots': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], 'requested': [1, 2], 'occupied': [3], 'maintenance': [2], 'setup': 1, 'cleanup': 1, 'capacity': [2, 2, 2, 2, 2], 'used': [0, 1, 0, 2, 0], 'amount': 2, 'start': 1, 'end': 3, 'transfer': [2, 3], 'released': [1], 'duration': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('outside slot', {'slots': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], 'requested': [5], 'occupied': [3], 'maintenance': [0], 'setup': 1, 'cleanup': 1, 'capacity': [2, 2, 2, 2, 2], 'used': [0, 1, 0, 2, 0], 'amount': 2, 'start': 1, 'end': 3, 'transfer': [2, 3], 'released': [1], 'duration': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('room for award', {'slots': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], 'requested': [1, 2], 'occupied': [3], 'maintenance': [0], 'setup': 1, 'cleanup': 1, 'capacity': [2, 2, 2, 2, 2], 'used': [0, 1, 0, 2, 0], 'amount': 1, 'start': 1, 'end': 3, 'transfer': [2, 3], 'released': [1], 'duration': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True])]
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 ['cleanup', 'count', 'delivery_index', 'disputed', 'duration', 'end', 'maintenance', 'maximum_set', 'minimum_set', 'occupied', 'released', 'requested', 'setup', 'slots', 'stage', 'start', 'threshold', 'transfer', 'waived'] else vary(v)) for k,v in value.items()}
 return value
for label, request, expected in fixtures:
 check(label, solve(vary(request))['consecutive-slot-package'], 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
mixed known unknown slotsFalseFalsePassed
gap in awardFalseFalsePassed
extra duration slotTrueTruePassed
normal contractTrueTruePassed
released occupied slotTrueTruePassed
slot collisionTrueTruePassed
maintenance collisionTrueTruePassed
outside slotTrueTruePassed
room for awardTrueTruePassed

SHA-256 / 4e201af30deec8c6018bde6cce943d5cc1a1691e224f0adc8ed84828fd248a51

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 2026-09-29T14:46:13.782962+00:00.

Case digest / 93b2855b5552241df8b455f50c20ab9bba9c2892c75e80fb0b8a1cbc30fb65c8