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Contingent awards: alternative trigger bundles · case 01

An alternative activation bundle fires on a partial bundle or fails to consider a later complete alternative.

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ROOT CAUSE

An alternative activation bundle fires on a partial bundle or fails to consider a later complete alternative.

THE FAILURE

An alternative activation bundle fires on a partial bundle or fails to consider a later complete alternative.

Unsuccessful approach: The attempted repair uses x["activation_bundles"][0] if x["activation_bundles"] and set(x["activation_bundles"][0])<=set(x["proposed"]) else None; the explicit regression cases demonstrate that this still violates the stipulated auction rule.

Case contract

A proposed auction award set is certified against named conditional offers. Conditions distinguish requiring another award, requiring its absence, requiring same-owner award, seller release, and externally confirmed options. These are certificates on a proposed set, not an optimizer. Named decision alternative-trigger-bundles: For alternative trigger bundles, apply the stipulated decision next((b for b in x["activation_bundles"] if set(b)<=set(x["proposed"])),None).

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 = next((b for b in x["activation_bundles"] if set(b)&set(x["proposed"])),None)
    v1 = all(a in x["waived"] or not set(x["excludes"].get(a,[]))&set(x["proposed"]) for a in x["proposed"])
    v2 = all(x["owners"].get(a)==x["owners"].get(b) for a,b in x["same_owner"] if a in x["proposed"] and b in x["proposed"])
    v3 = [a for a in x["proposed"] if x["release_revisions"].get(a)==x["award_revisions"].get(a) and a in x["release_revisions"]]
    v4 = all(x["options"][a] in x["confirmed"] for a in x["proposed"] if a in x["options"])
    v5 = len(set(x["proposed"]))>=x["minimum_set"]
    v6 = len(set(x["proposed"]))<=x["maximum_set"]
    v7 = [a for a in x["conditional"] if a not in x["waived"] or a in x["locked"]]
    v8 = not (set(x["conditional"])&set(x["proposed"])) or bool(set(x["activation"])&set(x["proposed"]))
    v9 = [a for a in x["proposed"] if x["options"].get(a) not in x["expired"]]
    return {'alternative-trigger-bundles':v0,'conditional-exclusion-exception':v1,'same-owner-companion':v2,'release-certificate-revision':v3,'option-confirmation':v4,'minimum-award-set':v5,'maximum-award-set':v6,'locked-condition-waiver':v7,'activation-presence':v8,'expired-option-veto':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('normal contract', {'proposed': ['A', 'B'], 'requires': {'B': ['A', 'C']}, 'excludes': {'A': ['C']}, 'owners': {'A': 'x', 'B': 'y', 'C': 'x'}, 'same_owner': [['A', 'B']], 'released': ['A'], 'seller_required': ['A', 'B'], 'confirmed': ['opt1'], 'options': {'A': 'opt1', 'B': 'opt2'}, 'minimum_set': 2, 'maximum_set': 3, 'locked': ['C'], 'conditional': ['B'], 'activation': ['A'], 'waived': [], 'expired': ['opt2'], 'activation_bundles': [['A', 'C'], ['B']], 'release_revisions': {'A': 1, 'B': 3}, 'award_revisions': {'A': 2, 'B': 2}}, [['B'], ['B'], ['B'], ['B'], ['B']]), ('no conditional award', {'proposed': ['A'], 'requires': {'B': ['A', 'C']}, 'excludes': {'A': ['C']}, 'owners': {'A': 'x', 'B': 'y', 'C': 'x'}, 'same_owner': [['A', 'B']], 'released': ['A'], 'seller_required': ['A', 'B'], 'confirmed': ['opt1'], 'options': {'A': 'opt1', 'B': 'opt2'}, 'minimum_set': 2, 'maximum_set': 3, 'locked': ['C'], 'conditional': ['B'], 'activation': ['A'], 'waived': [], 'expired': ['opt2'], 'activation_bundles': [['A', 'C'], ['B']], 'release_revisions': {'A': 1, 'B': 3}, 'award_revisions': {'A': 2, 'B': 2}}, [None, None, None, None, None]), ('same owner pair', {'proposed': ['A', 'B'], 'requires': {'B': ['A', 'C']}, 'excludes': {'A': ['C']}, 'owners': {'A': 'x', 'B': 'x', 'C': 'x'}, 'same_owner': [['A', 'B']], 'released': ['A'], 'seller_required': ['A', 'B'], 'confirmed': ['opt1'], 'options': {'A': 'opt1', 'B': 'opt2'}, 'minimum_set': 2, 'maximum_set': 3, 'locked': ['C'], 'conditional': ['B'], 'activation': ['A'], 'waived': [], 'expired': ['opt2'], 'activation_bundles': [['A', 'C'], ['B']], 'release_revisions': {'A': 1, 'B': 3}, 'award_revisions': {'A': 2, 'B': 2}}, [['B'], ['B'], ['B'], ['B'], ['B']]), ('complete prerequisite set', {'proposed': ['A', 'B', 'C'], 'requires': {'B': ['A', 'C']}, 'excludes': {'A': ['C']}, 'owners': {'A': 'x', 'B': 'y', 'C': 'x'}, 'same_owner': [['A', 'B']], 'released': ['A'], 'seller_required': ['A', 'B'], 'confirmed': ['opt1'], 'options': {'A': 'opt1', 'B': 'opt2'}, 'minimum_set': 2, 'maximum_set': 3, 'locked': ['C'], 'conditional': ['B'], 'activation': ['A'], 'waived': [], 'expired': ['opt2'], 'activation_bundles': [['A', 'C'], ['B']], 'release_revisions': {'A': 1, 'B': 3}, 'award_revisions': {'A': 2, 'B': 2}}, [['A', 'C'], ['A', 'C'], ['A', 'C'], ['A', 'C'], ['A', 'C']]), ('seller releases all', {'proposed': ['A', 'B'], 'requires': {'B': ['A', 'C']}, 'excludes': {'A': ['C']}, 'owners': {'A': 'x', 'B': 'y', 'C': 'x'}, 'same_owner': [['A', 'B']], 'released': ['A', 'B'], 'seller_required': ['A', 'B'], 'confirmed': ['opt1'], 'options': {'A': 'opt1', 'B': 'opt2'}, 'minimum_set': 2, 'maximum_set': 3, 'locked': ['C'], 'conditional': ['B'], 'activation': ['A'], 'waived': [], 'expired': ['opt2'], 'activation_bundles': [['A', 'C'], ['B']], 'release_revisions': {'A': 1, 'B': 3}, 'award_revisions': {'A': 2, 'B': 2}}, [['B'], ['B'], ['B'], ['B'], ['B']]), ('all options confirmed', {'proposed': ['A', 'B'], 'requires': {'B': ['A', 'C']}, 'excludes': {'A': ['C']}, 'owners': {'A': 'x', 'B': 'y', 'C': 'x'}, 'same_owner': [['A', 'B']], 'released': ['A'], 'seller_required': ['A', 'B'], 'confirmed': ['opt1', 'opt2'], 'options': {'A': 'opt1', 'B': 'opt2'}, 'minimum_set': 2, 'maximum_set': 3, 'locked': ['C'], 'conditional': ['B'], 'activation': ['A'], 'waived': [], 'expired': ['opt2'], 'activation_bundles': [['A', 'C'], ['B']], 'release_revisions': {'A': 1, 'B': 3}, 'award_revisions': {'A': 2, 'B': 2}}, [['B'], ['B'], ['B'], ['B'], ['B']]), ('no expired options', {'proposed': ['A', 'B'], 'requires': {'B': ['A', 'C']}, 'excludes': {'A': ['C']}, 'owners': {'A': 'x', 'B': 'y', 'C': 'x'}, 'same_owner': [['A', 'B']], 'released': ['A'], 'seller_required': ['A', 'B'], 'confirmed': ['opt1'], 'options': {'A': 'opt1', 'B': 'opt2'}, 'minimum_set': 2, 'maximum_set': 3, 'locked': ['C'], 'conditional': ['B'], 'activation': ['A'], 'waived': [], 'expired': [], 'activation_bundles': [['A', 'C'], ['B']], 'release_revisions': {'A': 1, 'B': 3}, 'award_revisions': {'A': 2, 'B': 2}}, [['B'], ['B'], ['B'], ['B'], ['B']]), ('waived condition', {'proposed': ['A', 'B'], 'requires': {'B': ['A', 'C']}, 'excludes': {'A': ['C']}, 'owners': {'A': 'x', 'B': 'y', 'C': 'x'}, 'same_owner': [['A', 'B']], 'released': ['A'], 'seller_required': ['A', 'B'], 'confirmed': ['opt1'], 'options': {'A': 'opt1', 'B': 'opt2'}, 'minimum_set': 2, 'maximum_set': 3, 'locked': ['C'], 'conditional': ['B'], 'activation': ['A'], 'waived': ['B'], 'expired': ['opt2'], 'activation_bundles': [['A', 'C'], ['B']], 'release_revisions': {'A': 1, 'B': 3}, 'award_revisions': {'A': 2, 'B': 2}}, [['B'], ['B'], ['B'], ['B'], ['B']]), ('no activator', {'proposed': ['A', 'B'], 'requires': {'B': ['A', 'C']}, 'excludes': {'A': ['C']}, 'owners': {'A': 'x', 'B': 'y', 'C': 'x'}, 'same_owner': [['A', 'B']], 'released': ['A'], 'seller_required': ['A', 'B'], 'confirmed': ['opt1'], 'options': {'A': 'opt1', 'B': 'opt2'}, 'minimum_set': 2, 'maximum_set': 3, 'locked': ['C'], 'conditional': ['B'], 'activation': [], 'waived': [], 'expired': ['opt2'], 'activation_bundles': [['A', 'C'], ['B']], 'release_revisions': {'A': 1, 'B': 3}, 'award_revisions': {'A': 2, 'B': 2}}, [['B'], ['B'], ['B'], ['B'], ['B']])]
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))['alternative-trigger-bundles'], 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 contract['A', 'C']['B']Failed
no conditional award['A', 'C']NoneFailed
same owner pair['A', 'C']['B']Failed
complete prerequisite set['A', 'C']['A', 'C']Passed
seller releases all['A', 'C']['B']Failed
all options confirmed['A', 'C']['B']Failed
no expired options['A', 'C']['B']Failed
waived condition['A', 'C']['B']Failed
no activator['A', 'C']['B']Failed

SHA-256 / a34216379f002e3fb5dff0a276371daf4afdb6b90b4080cdac98c9715778d8dc

2 / The unsuccessful fix

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

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    v0 = x["activation_bundles"][0] if x["activation_bundles"] and set(x["activation_bundles"][0])<=set(x["proposed"]) else None
    v1 = all(a in x["waived"] or not set(x["excludes"].get(a,[]))&set(x["proposed"]) for a in x["proposed"])
    v2 = all(x["owners"].get(a)==x["owners"].get(b) for a,b in x["same_owner"] if a in x["proposed"] and b in x["proposed"])
    v3 = [a for a in x["proposed"] if x["release_revisions"].get(a)==x["award_revisions"].get(a) and a in x["release_revisions"]]
    v4 = all(x["options"][a] in x["confirmed"] for a in x["proposed"] if a in x["options"])
    v5 = len(set(x["proposed"]))>=x["minimum_set"]
    v6 = len(set(x["proposed"]))<=x["maximum_set"]
    v7 = [a for a in x["conditional"] if a not in x["waived"] or a in x["locked"]]
    v8 = not (set(x["conditional"])&set(x["proposed"])) or bool(set(x["activation"])&set(x["proposed"]))
    v9 = [a for a in x["proposed"] if x["options"].get(a) not in x["expired"]]
    return {'alternative-trigger-bundles':v0,'conditional-exclusion-exception':v1,'same-owner-companion':v2,'release-certificate-revision':v3,'option-confirmation':v4,'minimum-award-set':v5,'maximum-award-set':v6,'locked-condition-waiver':v7,'activation-presence':v8,'expired-option-veto':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('normal contract', {'proposed': ['A', 'B'], 'requires': {'B': ['A', 'C']}, 'excludes': {'A': ['C']}, 'owners': {'A': 'x', 'B': 'y', 'C': 'x'}, 'same_owner': [['A', 'B']], 'released': ['A'], 'seller_required': ['A', 'B'], 'confirmed': ['opt1'], 'options': {'A': 'opt1', 'B': 'opt2'}, 'minimum_set': 2, 'maximum_set': 3, 'locked': ['C'], 'conditional': ['B'], 'activation': ['A'], 'waived': [], 'expired': ['opt2'], 'activation_bundles': [['A', 'C'], ['B']], 'release_revisions': {'A': 1, 'B': 3}, 'award_revisions': {'A': 2, 'B': 2}}, [['B'], ['B'], ['B'], ['B'], ['B']]), ('no conditional award', {'proposed': ['A'], 'requires': {'B': ['A', 'C']}, 'excludes': {'A': ['C']}, 'owners': {'A': 'x', 'B': 'y', 'C': 'x'}, 'same_owner': [['A', 'B']], 'released': ['A'], 'seller_required': ['A', 'B'], 'confirmed': ['opt1'], 'options': {'A': 'opt1', 'B': 'opt2'}, 'minimum_set': 2, 'maximum_set': 3, 'locked': ['C'], 'conditional': ['B'], 'activation': ['A'], 'waived': [], 'expired': ['opt2'], 'activation_bundles': [['A', 'C'], ['B']], 'release_revisions': {'A': 1, 'B': 3}, 'award_revisions': {'A': 2, 'B': 2}}, [None, None, None, None, None]), ('same owner pair', {'proposed': ['A', 'B'], 'requires': {'B': ['A', 'C']}, 'excludes': {'A': ['C']}, 'owners': {'A': 'x', 'B': 'x', 'C': 'x'}, 'same_owner': [['A', 'B']], 'released': ['A'], 'seller_required': ['A', 'B'], 'confirmed': ['opt1'], 'options': {'A': 'opt1', 'B': 'opt2'}, 'minimum_set': 2, 'maximum_set': 3, 'locked': ['C'], 'conditional': ['B'], 'activation': ['A'], 'waived': [], 'expired': ['opt2'], 'activation_bundles': [['A', 'C'], ['B']], 'release_revisions': {'A': 1, 'B': 3}, 'award_revisions': {'A': 2, 'B': 2}}, [['B'], ['B'], ['B'], ['B'], ['B']]), ('complete prerequisite set', {'proposed': ['A', 'B', 'C'], 'requires': {'B': ['A', 'C']}, 'excludes': {'A': ['C']}, 'owners': {'A': 'x', 'B': 'y', 'C': 'x'}, 'same_owner': [['A', 'B']], 'released': ['A'], 'seller_required': ['A', 'B'], 'confirmed': ['opt1'], 'options': {'A': 'opt1', 'B': 'opt2'}, 'minimum_set': 2, 'maximum_set': 3, 'locked': ['C'], 'conditional': ['B'], 'activation': ['A'], 'waived': [], 'expired': ['opt2'], 'activation_bundles': [['A', 'C'], ['B']], 'release_revisions': {'A': 1, 'B': 3}, 'award_revisions': {'A': 2, 'B': 2}}, [['A', 'C'], ['A', 'C'], ['A', 'C'], ['A', 'C'], ['A', 'C']]), ('seller releases all', {'proposed': ['A', 'B'], 'requires': {'B': ['A', 'C']}, 'excludes': {'A': ['C']}, 'owners': {'A': 'x', 'B': 'y', 'C': 'x'}, 'same_owner': [['A', 'B']], 'released': ['A', 'B'], 'seller_required': ['A', 'B'], 'confirmed': ['opt1'], 'options': {'A': 'opt1', 'B': 'opt2'}, 'minimum_set': 2, 'maximum_set': 3, 'locked': ['C'], 'conditional': ['B'], 'activation': ['A'], 'waived': [], 'expired': ['opt2'], 'activation_bundles': [['A', 'C'], ['B']], 'release_revisions': {'A': 1, 'B': 3}, 'award_revisions': {'A': 2, 'B': 2}}, [['B'], ['B'], ['B'], ['B'], ['B']]), ('all options confirmed', {'proposed': ['A', 'B'], 'requires': {'B': ['A', 'C']}, 'excludes': {'A': ['C']}, 'owners': {'A': 'x', 'B': 'y', 'C': 'x'}, 'same_owner': [['A', 'B']], 'released': ['A'], 'seller_required': ['A', 'B'], 'confirmed': ['opt1', 'opt2'], 'options': {'A': 'opt1', 'B': 'opt2'}, 'minimum_set': 2, 'maximum_set': 3, 'locked': ['C'], 'conditional': ['B'], 'activation': ['A'], 'waived': [], 'expired': ['opt2'], 'activation_bundles': [['A', 'C'], ['B']], 'release_revisions': {'A': 1, 'B': 3}, 'award_revisions': {'A': 2, 'B': 2}}, [['B'], ['B'], ['B'], ['B'], ['B']]), ('no expired options', {'proposed': ['A', 'B'], 'requires': {'B': ['A', 'C']}, 'excludes': {'A': ['C']}, 'owners': {'A': 'x', 'B': 'y', 'C': 'x'}, 'same_owner': [['A', 'B']], 'released': ['A'], 'seller_required': ['A', 'B'], 'confirmed': ['opt1'], 'options': {'A': 'opt1', 'B': 'opt2'}, 'minimum_set': 2, 'maximum_set': 3, 'locked': ['C'], 'conditional': ['B'], 'activation': ['A'], 'waived': [], 'expired': [], 'activation_bundles': [['A', 'C'], ['B']], 'release_revisions': {'A': 1, 'B': 3}, 'award_revisions': {'A': 2, 'B': 2}}, [['B'], ['B'], ['B'], ['B'], ['B']]), ('waived condition', {'proposed': ['A', 'B'], 'requires': {'B': ['A', 'C']}, 'excludes': {'A': ['C']}, 'owners': {'A': 'x', 'B': 'y', 'C': 'x'}, 'same_owner': [['A', 'B']], 'released': ['A'], 'seller_required': ['A', 'B'], 'confirmed': ['opt1'], 'options': {'A': 'opt1', 'B': 'opt2'}, 'minimum_set': 2, 'maximum_set': 3, 'locked': ['C'], 'conditional': ['B'], 'activation': ['A'], 'waived': ['B'], 'expired': ['opt2'], 'activation_bundles': [['A', 'C'], ['B']], 'release_revisions': {'A': 1, 'B': 3}, 'award_revisions': {'A': 2, 'B': 2}}, [['B'], ['B'], ['B'], ['B'], ['B']]), ('no activator', {'proposed': ['A', 'B'], 'requires': {'B': ['A', 'C']}, 'excludes': {'A': ['C']}, 'owners': {'A': 'x', 'B': 'y', 'C': 'x'}, 'same_owner': [['A', 'B']], 'released': ['A'], 'seller_required': ['A', 'B'], 'confirmed': ['opt1'], 'options': {'A': 'opt1', 'B': 'opt2'}, 'minimum_set': 2, 'maximum_set': 3, 'locked': ['C'], 'conditional': ['B'], 'activation': [], 'waived': [], 'expired': ['opt2'], 'activation_bundles': [['A', 'C'], ['B']], 'release_revisions': {'A': 1, 'B': 3}, 'award_revisions': {'A': 2, 'B': 2}}, [['B'], ['B'], ['B'], ['B'], ['B']])]
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))['alternative-trigger-bundles'], 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 contractNone['B']Failed
no conditional awardNoneNonePassed
same owner pairNone['B']Failed
complete prerequisite set['A', 'C']['A', 'C']Passed
seller releases allNone['B']Failed
all options confirmedNone['B']Failed
no expired optionsNone['B']Failed
waived conditionNone['B']Failed
no activatorNone['B']Failed

SHA-256 / b37eb9597296a01ac4caca5cb1321ef9abf2ab2f654648070b551f61135d042d

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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 2026-09-29T14:46:15.757178+00:00.

Case digest / eac406c213373fc579b8c0b0b3a5ec3cba3c33f68d6d7acee6a6db7667a98221