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Award unwind: annulment execution gate · case 01

Refund unwind runs on an award that has not been annulled.

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ROOT CAUSE

Refund unwind runs on an award that has not been annulled.

VERIFIED REPAIR

For annulment execution gate, apply the stipulated decision max(0,x["paid"]-x["refunded"]) if x["annulled"] else 0.

Unsuccessful approach: The attempted repair uses x["paid"] if x["annulled"] else 0; the explicit regression cases demonstrate that this still violates the stipulated auction rule.

Case contract

An annulled auction award is unwound by separately reversing unshipped inventory reservations, refundable buyer payments, seller proceeds and title. Delivered units require return first. Reversal records refer to the original award identifier and prior reversal amount. Named decision annulment-execution-gate: For annulment execution gate, apply the stipulated decision max(0,x["paid"]-x["refunded"]) if x["annulled"] else 0.

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["awarded"]-x["shipped"]-x["inventory_released"])
    v1 = min(x["returned"],x["shipped"])
    v2 = max(0,x["paid"]-x["refunded"])
    v3 = max(0,x["seller_paid"]-x["seller_recovered"])
    v4 = max(0,x["paid"]-x["refunded"])
    v5 = x["fee"] if x["fee_refundable"] and x["annulled"] else 0
    v6 = x["award_id"]==x["reversal_award"]
    v7 = x["annulled"] and x["title_passed"] and x["returned"]>=x["shipped"]
    v8 = max(0,x["bond"]-x["bond_called"])
    v9 = [i for i in x["related"] if i not in x["annulled_ids"]]
    return {'unshipped-inventory-release':v0,'returned-inventory-restoration':v1,'buyer-refund-residue':v2,'seller-proceeds-recovery':v3,'annulment-execution-gate':v4,'fee-refund-policy':v5,'reversal-award-binding':v6,'title-return-gate':v7,'uncalled-bond-release':v8,'related-award-isolation':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('not annulled', {'annulled': False, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 5, 'returned': 2, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 8, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 4, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': False, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w1', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [0, 0, 0, 0, 0]), ('return above shipped quantity / not annulled', {'annulled': False, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 5, 'returned': 7, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 8, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 4, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': False, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w1', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [0, 0, 0, 0, 0]), ('normal contract', {'annulled': True, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 5, 'returned': 2, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 8, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 4, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': False, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w1', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [22, 44, 66, 88, 110]), ('return above shipped quantity', {'annulled': True, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 5, 'returned': 7, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 8, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 4, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': False, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w1', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [22, 44, 66, 88, 110]), ('fully refunded', {'annulled': True, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 5, 'returned': 2, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 30, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 4, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': False, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w1', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [0, 0, 0, 0, 0]), ('all shipped returned', {'annulled': True, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 5, 'returned': 5, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 8, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 4, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': False, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w1', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [22, 44, 66, 88, 110]), ('no shipments', {'annulled': True, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 0, 'returned': 0, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 8, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 4, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': False, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w1', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [22, 44, 66, 88, 110]), ('seller fully recovered', {'annulled': True, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 5, 'returned': 2, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 8, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 20, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': False, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w1', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [22, 44, 66, 88, 110]), ('fee refundable', {'annulled': True, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 5, 'returned': 2, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 8, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 4, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': True, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w1', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [22, 44, 66, 88, 110]), ('wrong award reversal', {'annulled': True, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 5, 'returned': 2, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 8, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 4, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': False, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w2', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [22, 44, 66, 88, 110])]
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))['annulment-execution-gate'], 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
not annulled220Failed
return above shipped quantity / not annulled220Failed
normal contract2222Passed
return above shipped quantity2222Passed
fully refunded00Passed
all shipped returned2222Passed
no shipments2222Passed
seller fully recovered2222Passed
fee refundable2222Passed
wrong award reversal2222Passed

SHA-256 / ba1cc25ffaad596c1f8cdbed49ffc3deafab441d8cf03f493accfb103708d6a2

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["awarded"]-x["shipped"]-x["inventory_released"])
    v1 = min(x["returned"],x["shipped"])
    v2 = max(0,x["paid"]-x["refunded"])
    v3 = max(0,x["seller_paid"]-x["seller_recovered"])
    v4 = x["paid"] if x["annulled"] else 0
    v5 = x["fee"] if x["fee_refundable"] and x["annulled"] else 0
    v6 = x["award_id"]==x["reversal_award"]
    v7 = x["annulled"] and x["title_passed"] and x["returned"]>=x["shipped"]
    v8 = max(0,x["bond"]-x["bond_called"])
    v9 = [i for i in x["related"] if i not in x["annulled_ids"]]
    return {'unshipped-inventory-release':v0,'returned-inventory-restoration':v1,'buyer-refund-residue':v2,'seller-proceeds-recovery':v3,'annulment-execution-gate':v4,'fee-refund-policy':v5,'reversal-award-binding':v6,'title-return-gate':v7,'uncalled-bond-release':v8,'related-award-isolation':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('not annulled', {'annulled': False, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 5, 'returned': 2, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 8, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 4, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': False, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w1', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [0, 0, 0, 0, 0]), ('return above shipped quantity / not annulled', {'annulled': False, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 5, 'returned': 7, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 8, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 4, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': False, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w1', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [0, 0, 0, 0, 0]), ('normal contract', {'annulled': True, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 5, 'returned': 2, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 8, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 4, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': False, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w1', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [22, 44, 66, 88, 110]), ('return above shipped quantity', {'annulled': True, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 5, 'returned': 7, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 8, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 4, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': False, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w1', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [22, 44, 66, 88, 110]), ('fully refunded', {'annulled': True, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 5, 'returned': 2, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 30, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 4, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': False, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w1', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [0, 0, 0, 0, 0]), ('all shipped returned', {'annulled': True, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 5, 'returned': 5, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 8, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 4, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': False, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w1', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [22, 44, 66, 88, 110]), ('no shipments', {'annulled': True, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 0, 'returned': 0, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 8, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 4, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': False, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w1', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [22, 44, 66, 88, 110]), ('seller fully recovered', {'annulled': True, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 5, 'returned': 2, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 8, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 20, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': False, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w1', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [22, 44, 66, 88, 110]), ('fee refundable', {'annulled': True, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 5, 'returned': 2, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 8, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 4, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': True, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w1', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [22, 44, 66, 88, 110]), ('wrong award reversal', {'annulled': True, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 5, 'returned': 2, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 8, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 4, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': False, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w2', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [22, 44, 66, 88, 110])]
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))['annulment-execution-gate'], 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
not annulled00Passed
return above shipped quantity / not annulled00Passed
normal contract3022Failed
return above shipped quantity3022Failed
fully refunded300Failed
all shipped returned3022Failed
no shipments3022Failed
seller fully recovered3022Failed
fee refundable3022Failed
wrong award reversal3022Failed

SHA-256 / 2c93bc2a9a4e5af415adb6a76f4b7837762f175c8818929ddf5b055585cf2ee2

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["awarded"]-x["shipped"]-x["inventory_released"])
    v1 = min(x["returned"],x["shipped"])
    v2 = max(0,x["paid"]-x["refunded"])
    v3 = max(0,x["seller_paid"]-x["seller_recovered"])
    v4 = max(0,x["paid"]-x["refunded"]) if x["annulled"] else 0
    v5 = x["fee"] if x["fee_refundable"] and x["annulled"] else 0
    v6 = x["award_id"]==x["reversal_award"]
    v7 = x["annulled"] and x["title_passed"] and x["returned"]>=x["shipped"]
    v8 = max(0,x["bond"]-x["bond_called"])
    v9 = [i for i in x["related"] if i not in x["annulled_ids"]]
    return {'unshipped-inventory-release':v0,'returned-inventory-restoration':v1,'buyer-refund-residue':v2,'seller-proceeds-recovery':v3,'annulment-execution-gate':v4,'fee-refund-policy':v5,'reversal-award-binding':v6,'title-return-gate':v7,'uncalled-bond-release':v8,'related-award-isolation':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('not annulled', {'annulled': False, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 5, 'returned': 2, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 8, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 4, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': False, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w1', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [0, 0, 0, 0, 0]), ('return above shipped quantity / not annulled', {'annulled': False, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 5, 'returned': 7, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 8, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 4, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': False, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w1', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [0, 0, 0, 0, 0]), ('normal contract', {'annulled': True, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 5, 'returned': 2, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 8, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 4, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': False, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w1', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [22, 44, 66, 88, 110]), ('return above shipped quantity', {'annulled': True, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 5, 'returned': 7, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 8, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 4, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': False, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w1', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [22, 44, 66, 88, 110]), ('fully refunded', {'annulled': True, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 5, 'returned': 2, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 30, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 4, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': False, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w1', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [0, 0, 0, 0, 0]), ('all shipped returned', {'annulled': True, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 5, 'returned': 5, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 8, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 4, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': False, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w1', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [22, 44, 66, 88, 110]), ('no shipments', {'annulled': True, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 0, 'returned': 0, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 8, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 4, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': False, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w1', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [22, 44, 66, 88, 110]), ('seller fully recovered', {'annulled': True, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 5, 'returned': 2, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 8, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 20, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': False, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w1', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [22, 44, 66, 88, 110]), ('fee refundable', {'annulled': True, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 5, 'returned': 2, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 8, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 4, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': True, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w1', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [22, 44, 66, 88, 110]), ('wrong award reversal', {'annulled': True, 'awarded': 8, 'shipped': 5, 'returned': 2, 'paid': 30, 'refunded': 8, 'seller_paid': 20, 'seller_recovered': 4, 'fee': 3, 'fee_refundable': False, 'award_id': 'w1', 'reversal_award': 'w2', 'title_passed': True, 'inventory_released': 1, 'bond': 6, 'bond_called': 2, 'related': ['w1', 'w2'], 'annulled_ids': ['w1']}, [22, 44, 66, 88, 110])]
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))['annulment-execution-gate'], 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
not annulled00Passed
return above shipped quantity / not annulled00Passed
normal contract2222Passed
return above shipped quantity2222Passed
fully refunded00Passed
all shipped returned2222Passed
no shipments2222Passed
seller fully recovered2222Passed
fee refundable2222Passed
wrong award reversal2222Passed

SHA-256 / 27f20333187c3b6e4bbba0b4c2efaf3782e2fbee1bed9c1640aabf3dd0d33179

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 2026-09-29T14:46:17.081181+00:00.

Case digest / 951a902b275ba891908b1d92a6c748f0ad21258cbb716d26caa661f846ac2b39