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Cancellation refund for unused days: minimum charge term · case 01

Customers cancelling in the first days get refunds exceeding the minimum-charge terms.

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ROOT CAUSE

The minimum charged days are ignored.

VERIFIED REPAIR

Restore the contract rule at the minimum charge term step: use `charged_days = max(x['used_days'], x['min_days'])`.

Unsuccessful approach: The attempt adds the minimum to the used days instead of taking the larger.

Case contract

Input {price, setup, period_days, used_days, min_days, mode immediate|period_end}. Unused = max(0, period_days - used_days). period_end: no refund, access continues for the unused days. immediate: charged days = max(used_days, min_days); refund = price*max(0, period_days - charged)/period_days floored (never over-refund); the setup fee is never refunded; access ends. Return [refund, access_days].

Why this case matters

Refund math must respect minimum-charge terms and exclude non-refundable fees.

1 / The failure

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

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    unused = max(0, x['period_days'] - x['used_days'])
    if x['mode'] == 'period_end':
        return [0, unused]
    charged_days = x['used_days']
    refundable_days = max(0, x['period_days'] - charged_days)
    refund = x['price'] * refundable_days // x['period_days']
    return [refund, 0]
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[('regression', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 1, 'min_days': 7, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [4518, 0]), ('regression', {'price': 4970, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 0, 'min_days': 7, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [4583, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 999, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 18, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [399, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 22, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [31973, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 9483, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 13, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 18]), ('normal control', {'price': 32440, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 25, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 65]), ('normal control', {'price': 28584, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 93, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [0, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 66, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 24])], [('regression', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 6, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [63946, 0]), ('regression', {'price': 4970, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 0, 'min_days': 7, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [4583, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 22, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [31973, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 86963, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 71, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [18358, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 999, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 365, 'used_days': 45, 'min_days': 30, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 320]), ('normal control', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 10, 'min_days': 30, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 21]), ('normal control', {'price': 999, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 19, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [366, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 365, 'used_days': 32, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [109388, 0])], [('regression', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 6691, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 19, 'min_days': 30, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [158, 0]), ('regression', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 6, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [63946, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 93530, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 29, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [3117, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 1208, 'period_days': 365, 'used_days': 78, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [3852, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 999, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 16, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [483, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 17, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 14]), ('normal control', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 365, 'used_days': 232, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [1785, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 22, 'min_days': 7, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 68])], [('regression', {'price': 67850, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 10, 'min_days': 30, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [2188, 0]), ('regression', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 6691, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 19, 'min_days': 30, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [158, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 53, 'min_days': 30, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [2014, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 1279, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 14, 'min_days': 7, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [63946, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 55, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 35]), ('normal control', {'price': 999, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 3, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 87]), ('normal control', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 7, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 46, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [2395, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 5059, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 7, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 83])], [('regression', {'price': 999, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 13, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [532, 0]), ('regression', {'price': 67850, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 10, 'min_days': 30, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [2188, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 3409, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 27, 'min_days': 7, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [15470, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 6, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [63946, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 24966, 'setup': 5091, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 26, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [4026, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 365, 'used_days': 323, 'min_days': 7, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 42]), ('normal control', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 27, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 3]), ('normal control', {'price': 92433, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 5, 'min_days': 30, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 85])]]
for i, (label, args, expected) in enumerate(fixtures[N-1]):
    check("%s %d" % (label, i), solve(args), expected)
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
regression 0[4845, 0][4518, 0]Failed
regression 1[4970, 0][4583, 0]Failed
partial-repair probe 2[399, 0][399, 0]Passed
partial-repair probe 3[31973, 0][31973, 0]Passed
normal control 4[0, 18][0, 18]Passed
normal control 5[0, 65][0, 65]Passed
normal control 6[0, 0][0, 0]Passed
normal control 7[0, 24][0, 24]Passed

SHA-256 / d481aa09bf846ccc7e42292364c1d30969a40ede70da642db7a4db41d9a6689e

2 / The unsuccessful fix

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

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    unused = max(0, x['period_days'] - x['used_days'])
    if x['mode'] == 'period_end':
        return [0, unused]
    charged_days = x['used_days'] + x['min_days']
    refundable_days = max(0, x['period_days'] - charged_days)
    refund = x['price'] * refundable_days // x['period_days']
    return [refund, 0]
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[('regression', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 1, 'min_days': 7, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [4518, 0]), ('regression', {'price': 4970, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 0, 'min_days': 7, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [4583, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 999, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 18, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [399, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 22, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [31973, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 9483, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 13, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 18]), ('normal control', {'price': 32440, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 25, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 65]), ('normal control', {'price': 28584, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 93, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [0, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 66, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 24])], [('regression', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 6, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [63946, 0]), ('regression', {'price': 4970, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 0, 'min_days': 7, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [4583, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 22, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [31973, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 86963, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 71, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [18358, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 999, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 365, 'used_days': 45, 'min_days': 30, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 320]), ('normal control', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 10, 'min_days': 30, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 21]), ('normal control', {'price': 999, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 19, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [366, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 365, 'used_days': 32, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [109388, 0])], [('regression', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 6691, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 19, 'min_days': 30, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [158, 0]), ('regression', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 6, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [63946, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 93530, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 29, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [3117, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 1208, 'period_days': 365, 'used_days': 78, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [3852, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 999, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 16, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [483, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 17, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 14]), ('normal control', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 365, 'used_days': 232, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [1785, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 22, 'min_days': 7, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 68])], [('regression', {'price': 67850, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 10, 'min_days': 30, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [2188, 0]), ('regression', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 6691, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 19, 'min_days': 30, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [158, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 53, 'min_days': 30, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [2014, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 1279, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 14, 'min_days': 7, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [63946, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 55, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 35]), ('normal control', {'price': 999, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 3, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 87]), ('normal control', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 7, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 46, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [2395, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 5059, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 7, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 83])], [('regression', {'price': 999, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 13, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [532, 0]), ('regression', {'price': 67850, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 10, 'min_days': 30, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [2188, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 3409, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 27, 'min_days': 7, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [15470, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 6, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [63946, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 24966, 'setup': 5091, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 26, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [4026, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 365, 'used_days': 323, 'min_days': 7, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 42]), ('normal control', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 27, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 3]), ('normal control', {'price': 92433, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 5, 'min_days': 30, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 85])]]
for i, (label, args, expected) in enumerate(fixtures[N-1]):
    check("%s %d" % (label, i), solve(args), expected)
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
regression 0[4464, 0][4518, 0]Failed
regression 1[4583, 0][4583, 0]Passed
partial-repair probe 2[0, 0][399, 0]Failed
partial-repair probe 3[0, 0][31973, 0]Failed
normal control 4[0, 18][0, 18]Passed
normal control 5[0, 65][0, 65]Passed
normal control 6[0, 0][0, 0]Passed
normal control 7[0, 24][0, 24]Passed

SHA-256 / 04f9544b7c16373e70ac0c3f279033d72b4016c5852c9cdc7a380cb403c31227

3 / The verified repair

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

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    unused = max(0, x['period_days'] - x['used_days'])
    if x['mode'] == 'period_end':
        return [0, unused]
    charged_days = max(x['used_days'], x['min_days'])
    refundable_days = max(0, x['period_days'] - charged_days)
    refund = x['price'] * refundable_days // x['period_days']
    return [refund, 0]
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[('regression', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 1, 'min_days': 7, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [4518, 0]), ('regression', {'price': 4970, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 0, 'min_days': 7, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [4583, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 999, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 18, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [399, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 22, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [31973, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 9483, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 13, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 18]), ('normal control', {'price': 32440, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 25, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 65]), ('normal control', {'price': 28584, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 93, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [0, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 66, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 24])], [('regression', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 6, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [63946, 0]), ('regression', {'price': 4970, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 0, 'min_days': 7, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [4583, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 22, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [31973, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 86963, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 71, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [18358, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 999, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 365, 'used_days': 45, 'min_days': 30, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 320]), ('normal control', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 10, 'min_days': 30, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 21]), ('normal control', {'price': 999, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 19, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [366, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 365, 'used_days': 32, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [109388, 0])], [('regression', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 6691, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 19, 'min_days': 30, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [158, 0]), ('regression', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 6, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [63946, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 93530, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 29, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [3117, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 1208, 'period_days': 365, 'used_days': 78, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [3852, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 999, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 16, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [483, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 17, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 14]), ('normal control', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 365, 'used_days': 232, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [1785, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 22, 'min_days': 7, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 68])], [('regression', {'price': 67850, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 10, 'min_days': 30, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [2188, 0]), ('regression', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 6691, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 19, 'min_days': 30, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [158, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 53, 'min_days': 30, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [2014, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 1279, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 14, 'min_days': 7, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [63946, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 55, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 35]), ('normal control', {'price': 999, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 3, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 87]), ('normal control', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 7, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 46, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [2395, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 5059, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 7, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 83])], [('regression', {'price': 999, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 13, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [532, 0]), ('regression', {'price': 67850, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 10, 'min_days': 30, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [2188, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 3409, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 27, 'min_days': 7, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [15470, 0]), ('partial-repair probe', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 6, 'min_days': 14, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [63946, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 24966, 'setup': 5091, 'period_days': 31, 'used_days': 26, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'immediate'}, [4026, 0]), ('normal control', {'price': 119900, 'setup': 2500, 'period_days': 365, 'used_days': 323, 'min_days': 7, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 42]), ('normal control', {'price': 4900, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 30, 'used_days': 27, 'min_days': 0, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 3]), ('normal control', {'price': 92433, 'setup': 0, 'period_days': 90, 'used_days': 5, 'min_days': 30, 'mode': 'period_end'}, [0, 85])]]
for i, (label, args, expected) in enumerate(fixtures[N-1]):
    check("%s %d" % (label, i), solve(args), expected)
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
regression 0[4518, 0][4518, 0]Passed
regression 1[4583, 0][4583, 0]Passed
partial-repair probe 2[399, 0][399, 0]Passed
partial-repair probe 3[31973, 0][31973, 0]Passed
normal control 4[0, 18][0, 18]Passed
normal control 5[0, 65][0, 65]Passed
normal control 6[0, 0][0, 0]Passed
normal control 7[0, 24][0, 24]Passed

SHA-256 / 94b1e31e17148b67639d3c0bcc3a17a7527dc70dc63cffe6ad3189191cc73b31

Verification & scope

A deterministic teaching model of a stipulated billing rule. It makes no claim to reproduce any billing provider's exact behaviour and is not billing software. 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 2026-09-29T14:46:36.733324+00:00.

Case digest / 8bca58ee1c208d6b72df108740f8ec4b8b9499311f9f6b8ff9cb678c05fe0442