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Bid disclosure: distinct bidder suppression · case 01

Repeated bids satisfy a publication anonymity threshold.

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ROOT CAUSE

Repeated bids satisfy a publication anonymity threshold.

VERIFIED REPAIR

For distinct bidder suppression, apply the stipulated decision len({r[0] for r in x["records"]})>=x["threshold"].

Unsuccessful approach: The attempted repair uses len({r[0] for r in x["records"]})>x["threshold"]; the explicit regression cases demonstrate that this still violates the stipulated auction rule.

Case contract

Toy auction disclosure views distinguish bidder self-view, public preclose statistics, anonymized postclose results, and auditor-only linkage. List records have fields [bidder, quantity, value]; suppression thresholds count distinct bidders, not submitted records. Named decision distinct-bidder-suppression: For distinct bidder suppression, apply the stipulated decision len({r[0] for r in x["records"]})>=x["threshold"].

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 = [r for r in x["records"] if r[0]==x["viewer"]]
    v1 = [r[2] for r in x["records"]] if x["closed"] else []
    v2 = len(x["records"])>=x["threshold"]
    v3 = [[x["aliases"].get(r[0],"anonymous"),r[1]] for r in x["records"]]
    v4 = x["aliases"] if x["auditor"] else {}
    v5 = [r[0] for r in x["records"] if r[0] in x["consenting"] and r[0] not in x["revoked"]]
    v6 = sum(r[1] for r in x["records"] if r[0] not in x["withdrawn"])
    v7 = [{k:r[i] for k,i in (("quantity",1),("value",2)) if k in x["published_fields"]} for r in x["records"]]
    v8 = x["winner"] if x["closed"] and not x["embargo"] else None
    v9 = x["records"] if x["appeal_open"] or x["auditor"] else []
    return {'self-view-scope':v0,'preclose-value-embargo':v1,'distinct-bidder-suppression':v2,'alias-result-view':v3,'auditor-linkage':v4,'consent-qualified-disclosure':v5,'withdrawn-demand-statistic':v6,'field-projection':v7,'embargo-final-result':v8,'appeal-audit-retention':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('normal contract', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'a', 'closed': False, 'auditor': False, 'consenting': ['a'], 'threshold': 3, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': False, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': True, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a']}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('closed', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'a', 'closed': True, 'auditor': False, 'consenting': ['a'], 'threshold': 3, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': False, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': True, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a']}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('threshold met', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'a', 'closed': False, 'auditor': False, 'consenting': ['a'], 'threshold': 2, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': False, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': True, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a']}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('closed / threshold met', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'a', 'closed': True, 'auditor': False, 'consenting': ['a'], 'threshold': 2, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': False, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': True, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a']}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('auditor view', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'a', 'closed': False, 'auditor': True, 'consenting': ['a'], 'threshold': 3, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': False, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': True, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a']}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('outsider view', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'z', 'closed': False, 'auditor': False, 'consenting': ['a'], 'threshold': 3, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': False, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': True, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a']}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('all consent', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'a', 'closed': False, 'auditor': False, 'consenting': ['a', 'b'], 'threshold': 3, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': False, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': True, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a']}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('embargo active', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'a', 'closed': False, 'auditor': False, 'consenting': ['a'], 'threshold': 3, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': True, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': True, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a']}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('no appeal', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'a', 'closed': False, 'auditor': False, 'consenting': ['a'], 'threshold': 3, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': False, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': False, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a']}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('all revoked', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'a', 'closed': False, 'auditor': False, 'consenting': ['a'], 'threshold': 3, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': False, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': True, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a', 'b']}, [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', '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))['distinct-bidder-suppression'], 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
normal contractTrueFalseFailed
closedTrueFalseFailed
threshold metTrueTruePassed
closed / threshold metTrueTruePassed
auditor viewTrueFalseFailed
outsider viewTrueFalseFailed
all consentTrueFalseFailed
embargo activeTrueFalseFailed
no appealTrueFalseFailed
all revokedTrueFalseFailed

SHA-256 / 5798c826b394b64f07c55a6e571aa86158a23064e52acfcb20761dfd8e3479fd

2 / The unsuccessful fix

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

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    v0 = [r for r in x["records"] if r[0]==x["viewer"]]
    v1 = [r[2] for r in x["records"]] if x["closed"] else []
    v2 = len({r[0] for r in x["records"]})>x["threshold"]
    v3 = [[x["aliases"].get(r[0],"anonymous"),r[1]] for r in x["records"]]
    v4 = x["aliases"] if x["auditor"] else {}
    v5 = [r[0] for r in x["records"] if r[0] in x["consenting"] and r[0] not in x["revoked"]]
    v6 = sum(r[1] for r in x["records"] if r[0] not in x["withdrawn"])
    v7 = [{k:r[i] for k,i in (("quantity",1),("value",2)) if k in x["published_fields"]} for r in x["records"]]
    v8 = x["winner"] if x["closed"] and not x["embargo"] else None
    v9 = x["records"] if x["appeal_open"] or x["auditor"] else []
    return {'self-view-scope':v0,'preclose-value-embargo':v1,'distinct-bidder-suppression':v2,'alias-result-view':v3,'auditor-linkage':v4,'consent-qualified-disclosure':v5,'withdrawn-demand-statistic':v6,'field-projection':v7,'embargo-final-result':v8,'appeal-audit-retention':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('normal contract', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'a', 'closed': False, 'auditor': False, 'consenting': ['a'], 'threshold': 3, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': False, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': True, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a']}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('closed', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'a', 'closed': True, 'auditor': False, 'consenting': ['a'], 'threshold': 3, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': False, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': True, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a']}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('threshold met', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'a', 'closed': False, 'auditor': False, 'consenting': ['a'], 'threshold': 2, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': False, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': True, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a']}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('closed / threshold met', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'a', 'closed': True, 'auditor': False, 'consenting': ['a'], 'threshold': 2, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': False, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': True, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a']}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('auditor view', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'a', 'closed': False, 'auditor': True, 'consenting': ['a'], 'threshold': 3, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': False, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': True, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a']}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('outsider view', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'z', 'closed': False, 'auditor': False, 'consenting': ['a'], 'threshold': 3, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': False, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': True, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a']}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('all consent', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'a', 'closed': False, 'auditor': False, 'consenting': ['a', 'b'], 'threshold': 3, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': False, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': True, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a']}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('embargo active', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'a', 'closed': False, 'auditor': False, 'consenting': ['a'], 'threshold': 3, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': True, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': True, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a']}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('no appeal', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'a', 'closed': False, 'auditor': False, 'consenting': ['a'], 'threshold': 3, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': False, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': False, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a']}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('all revoked', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'a', 'closed': False, 'auditor': False, 'consenting': ['a'], 'threshold': 3, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': False, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': True, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a', 'b']}, [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', '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))['distinct-bidder-suppression'], 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
normal contractFalseFalsePassed
closedFalseFalsePassed
threshold metFalseTrueFailed
closed / threshold metFalseTrueFailed
auditor viewFalseFalsePassed
outsider viewFalseFalsePassed
all consentFalseFalsePassed
embargo activeFalseFalsePassed
no appealFalseFalsePassed
all revokedFalseFalsePassed

SHA-256 / 6b0f778f52c4cd7f16b2e3771c087f14aa71d94567fcd82481514543eea5a485

3 / The verified repair

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

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    v0 = [r for r in x["records"] if r[0]==x["viewer"]]
    v1 = [r[2] for r in x["records"]] if x["closed"] else []
    v2 = len({r[0] for r in x["records"]})>=x["threshold"]
    v3 = [[x["aliases"].get(r[0],"anonymous"),r[1]] for r in x["records"]]
    v4 = x["aliases"] if x["auditor"] else {}
    v5 = [r[0] for r in x["records"] if r[0] in x["consenting"] and r[0] not in x["revoked"]]
    v6 = sum(r[1] for r in x["records"] if r[0] not in x["withdrawn"])
    v7 = [{k:r[i] for k,i in (("quantity",1),("value",2)) if k in x["published_fields"]} for r in x["records"]]
    v8 = x["winner"] if x["closed"] and not x["embargo"] else None
    v9 = x["records"] if x["appeal_open"] or x["auditor"] else []
    return {'self-view-scope':v0,'preclose-value-embargo':v1,'distinct-bidder-suppression':v2,'alias-result-view':v3,'auditor-linkage':v4,'consent-qualified-disclosure':v5,'withdrawn-demand-statistic':v6,'field-projection':v7,'embargo-final-result':v8,'appeal-audit-retention':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('normal contract', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'a', 'closed': False, 'auditor': False, 'consenting': ['a'], 'threshold': 3, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': False, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': True, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a']}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('closed', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'a', 'closed': True, 'auditor': False, 'consenting': ['a'], 'threshold': 3, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': False, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': True, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a']}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('threshold met', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'a', 'closed': False, 'auditor': False, 'consenting': ['a'], 'threshold': 2, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': False, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': True, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a']}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('closed / threshold met', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'a', 'closed': True, 'auditor': False, 'consenting': ['a'], 'threshold': 2, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': False, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': True, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a']}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('auditor view', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'a', 'closed': False, 'auditor': True, 'consenting': ['a'], 'threshold': 3, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': False, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': True, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a']}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('outsider view', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'z', 'closed': False, 'auditor': False, 'consenting': ['a'], 'threshold': 3, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': False, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': True, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a']}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('all consent', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'a', 'closed': False, 'auditor': False, 'consenting': ['a', 'b'], 'threshold': 3, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': False, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': True, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a']}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('embargo active', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'a', 'closed': False, 'auditor': False, 'consenting': ['a'], 'threshold': 3, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': True, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': True, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a']}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('no appeal', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'a', 'closed': False, 'auditor': False, 'consenting': ['a'], 'threshold': 3, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': False, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': False, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a']}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('all revoked', {'records': [['a', 2, 7], ['b', 3, 9], ['a', 1, 6]], 'viewer': 'a', 'closed': False, 'auditor': False, 'consenting': ['a'], 'threshold': 3, 'aliases': {'a': 'X', 'b': 'Y'}, 'withdrawn': ['b'], 'embargo': False, 'published_fields': ['quantity'], 'appeal_open': True, 'winner': 'b', 'revoked': ['a', 'b']}, [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', '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))['distinct-bidder-suppression'], 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
normal contractFalseFalsePassed
closedFalseFalsePassed
threshold metTrueTruePassed
closed / threshold metTrueTruePassed
auditor viewFalseFalsePassed
outsider viewFalseFalsePassed
all consentFalseFalsePassed
embargo activeFalseFalsePassed
no appealFalseFalsePassed
all revokedFalseFalsePassed

SHA-256 / c482b28796c586e035283e2fe36a3c74d4d3830e5b0e687cf62cfadfd4515aa5

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 2026-09-29T14:46:15.351587+00:00.

Case digest / f78da611b45f2d3f52289e62238f6eff7cdae7260a0855779bb0c3dd28651926