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Point machine throw control: refusal alarm · case 01

A locked point without detection raises no alarm, or a healthy locked point raises one.

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ROOT CAUSE

The route-locked refusal never reports lost detection.

VERIFIED REPAIR

Raise the alarm on a route-locked refusal exactly when the point is out of correspondence.

Unsuccessful approach: Alarming whenever the point differs from the command flags every healthy locked point.

Case contract

A point command is answered as in-position when already detected in the commanded lie (even if locked or occupied). Otherwise route locking refuses (route-locked), then track locking refuses (track-locked); the alarm flag on refusals is raised only when the point has lost detection (X). A throw that fails to regain detection within limit_ms (inclusive; None means never) leaves the point X with alarm; otherwise it lies in the commanded position. detected_ms of 0 means detection was immediate.

Why this case matters

Interlocking logic decides whether trains may be given authority; a wrong decision at this point either grants unsafe movements or strands traffic.

1 / The failure

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

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    pos, cmd = x['pos'], x['cmd']
    if pos == cmd:
        return {'pos': pos, 'result': 'in-position', 'alarm': False}
    if x['route_locked']:
        return {'pos': pos, 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}
    if x['occupied']:
        return {'pos': pos, 'result': 'track-locked', 'alarm': pos == 'X'}
    det = x['detected_ms']
    if det is None or det > x['limit_ms']:
        return {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'no-detection', 'alarm': True}
    return {'pos': cmd, 'result': 'moved', 'alarm': False}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[('regression: out of correspondence and locked', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('boundary: normal point locked by a route', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('sampled regression 13', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 2999}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('control 5', {'pos': 'R', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 3000, 'detected_ms': 6000}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('boundary: detection exactly at the limit', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 4000}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'moved', 'alarm': False}), ('sampled regression 1', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': True, 'limit_ms': 3000, 'detected_ms': 4500}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('control 4', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 6000}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'in-position', 'alarm': False}), ('control 7', {'pos': 'R', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 6000}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'in-position', 'alarm': False})], [('regression: out of correspondence and locked', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('boundary: normal point locked by a route', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('sampled regression 67', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': True, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 3001}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('control 22', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 2999}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('boundary: never detected', {'pos': 'R', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': None}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'no-detection', 'alarm': True}), ('control 12', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': True, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 4000}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('control 15', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': True, 'limit_ms': 3000, 'detected_ms': 3999}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('control 18', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': None}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False})], [('regression: out of correspondence and locked', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('boundary: normal point locked by a route', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('sampled regression 21', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 4500}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('control 75', {'pos': 'R', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': True, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 4500}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('boundary: already reverse while route locked', {'pos': 'R', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'in-position', 'alarm': False}), ('control 23', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 6000}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'moved', 'alarm': False}), ('control 26', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': True, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 1500}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'in-position', 'alarm': False}), ('control 29', {'pos': 'R', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': None}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'in-position', 'alarm': False})], [('regression: out of correspondence and locked', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('boundary: normal point locked by a route', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('control 15', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': True, 'limit_ms': 3000, 'detected_ms': 3999}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('boundary: failed throw from normal', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 9000}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'no-detection', 'alarm': True}), ('boundary: detection exactly at the limit', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 4000}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'moved', 'alarm': False}), ('control 34', {'pos': 'R', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 0}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'moved', 'alarm': False}), ('control 37', {'pos': 'R', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 4000}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'in-position', 'alarm': False}), ('control 40', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 7000}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False})], [('regression: out of correspondence and locked', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('boundary: normal point locked by a route', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('sampled regression 30', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 6000}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('control 42', {'pos': 'R', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 3000, 'detected_ms': 6000}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('boundary: failed throw from normal', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 9000}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'no-detection', 'alarm': True}), ('control 45', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2999}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'moved', 'alarm': False}), ('control 48', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 3000, 'detected_ms': 3001}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'no-detection', 'alarm': True}), ('control 51', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 3000, 'detected_ms': 0}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'moved', 'alarm': False})]]
for label, args, expected in fixtures[N-1]:
    check(label, 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: out of correspondence and locked{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked'}{'alarm': True, 'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked'}Failed
boundary: normal point locked by a route{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked'}{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked'}Passed
sampled regression 13{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked'}{'alarm': True, 'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked'}Failed
control 5{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'R', 'result': 'route-locked'}{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'R', 'result': 'route-locked'}Passed
boundary: detection exactly at the limit{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'R', 'result': 'moved'}{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'R', 'result': 'moved'}Passed
sampled regression 1{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked'}{'alarm': True, 'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked'}Failed
control 4{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'N', 'result': 'in-position'}{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'N', 'result': 'in-position'}Passed
control 7{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'R', 'result': 'in-position'}{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'R', 'result': 'in-position'}Passed

SHA-256 / aeef083bce9d52c457c5adfd72ebd856d633be27b6718f672d0ae8fe088b673e

2 / The unsuccessful fix

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

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    pos, cmd = x['pos'], x['cmd']
    if pos == cmd:
        return {'pos': pos, 'result': 'in-position', 'alarm': False}
    if x['route_locked']:
        return {'pos': pos, 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': pos != cmd}
    if x['occupied']:
        return {'pos': pos, 'result': 'track-locked', 'alarm': pos == 'X'}
    det = x['detected_ms']
    if det is None or det > x['limit_ms']:
        return {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'no-detection', 'alarm': True}
    return {'pos': cmd, 'result': 'moved', 'alarm': False}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[('regression: out of correspondence and locked', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('boundary: normal point locked by a route', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('sampled regression 13', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 2999}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('control 5', {'pos': 'R', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 3000, 'detected_ms': 6000}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('boundary: detection exactly at the limit', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 4000}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'moved', 'alarm': False}), ('sampled regression 1', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': True, 'limit_ms': 3000, 'detected_ms': 4500}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('control 4', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 6000}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'in-position', 'alarm': False}), ('control 7', {'pos': 'R', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 6000}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'in-position', 'alarm': False})], [('regression: out of correspondence and locked', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('boundary: normal point locked by a route', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('sampled regression 67', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': True, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 3001}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('control 22', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 2999}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('boundary: never detected', {'pos': 'R', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': None}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'no-detection', 'alarm': True}), ('control 12', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': True, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 4000}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('control 15', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': True, 'limit_ms': 3000, 'detected_ms': 3999}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('control 18', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': None}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False})], [('regression: out of correspondence and locked', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('boundary: normal point locked by a route', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('sampled regression 21', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 4500}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('control 75', {'pos': 'R', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': True, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 4500}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('boundary: already reverse while route locked', {'pos': 'R', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'in-position', 'alarm': False}), ('control 23', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 6000}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'moved', 'alarm': False}), ('control 26', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': True, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 1500}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'in-position', 'alarm': False}), ('control 29', {'pos': 'R', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': None}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'in-position', 'alarm': False})], [('regression: out of correspondence and locked', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('boundary: normal point locked by a route', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('control 15', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': True, 'limit_ms': 3000, 'detected_ms': 3999}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('boundary: failed throw from normal', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 9000}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'no-detection', 'alarm': True}), ('boundary: detection exactly at the limit', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 4000}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'moved', 'alarm': False}), ('control 34', {'pos': 'R', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 0}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'moved', 'alarm': False}), ('control 37', {'pos': 'R', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 4000}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'in-position', 'alarm': False}), ('control 40', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 7000}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False})], [('regression: out of correspondence and locked', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('boundary: normal point locked by a route', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('sampled regression 30', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 6000}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('control 42', {'pos': 'R', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 3000, 'detected_ms': 6000}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('boundary: failed throw from normal', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 9000}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'no-detection', 'alarm': True}), ('control 45', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2999}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'moved', 'alarm': False}), ('control 48', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 3000, 'detected_ms': 3001}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'no-detection', 'alarm': True}), ('control 51', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 3000, 'detected_ms': 0}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'moved', 'alarm': False})]]
for label, args, expected in fixtures[N-1]:
    check(label, 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: out of correspondence and locked{'alarm': True, 'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked'}{'alarm': True, 'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked'}Passed
boundary: normal point locked by a route{'alarm': True, 'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked'}{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked'}Failed
sampled regression 13{'alarm': True, 'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked'}{'alarm': True, 'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked'}Passed
control 5{'alarm': True, 'pos': 'R', 'result': 'route-locked'}{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'R', 'result': 'route-locked'}Failed
boundary: detection exactly at the limit{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'R', 'result': 'moved'}{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'R', 'result': 'moved'}Passed
sampled regression 1{'alarm': True, 'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked'}{'alarm': True, 'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked'}Passed
control 4{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'N', 'result': 'in-position'}{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'N', 'result': 'in-position'}Passed
control 7{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'R', 'result': 'in-position'}{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'R', 'result': 'in-position'}Passed

SHA-256 / 4a77d0af0491e376ea90bf74a6a50a65e66dc56399f2f89c3fa787be6f9fd4ec

3 / The verified repair

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

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    pos, cmd = x['pos'], x['cmd']
    if pos == cmd:
        return {'pos': pos, 'result': 'in-position', 'alarm': False}
    if x['route_locked']:
        return {'pos': pos, 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': pos == 'X'}
    if x['occupied']:
        return {'pos': pos, 'result': 'track-locked', 'alarm': pos == 'X'}
    det = x['detected_ms']
    if det is None or det > x['limit_ms']:
        return {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'no-detection', 'alarm': True}
    return {'pos': cmd, 'result': 'moved', 'alarm': False}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[('regression: out of correspondence and locked', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('boundary: normal point locked by a route', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('sampled regression 13', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 2999}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('control 5', {'pos': 'R', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 3000, 'detected_ms': 6000}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('boundary: detection exactly at the limit', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 4000}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'moved', 'alarm': False}), ('sampled regression 1', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': True, 'limit_ms': 3000, 'detected_ms': 4500}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('control 4', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 6000}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'in-position', 'alarm': False}), ('control 7', {'pos': 'R', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 6000}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'in-position', 'alarm': False})], [('regression: out of correspondence and locked', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('boundary: normal point locked by a route', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('sampled regression 67', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': True, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 3001}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('control 22', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 2999}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('boundary: never detected', {'pos': 'R', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': None}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'no-detection', 'alarm': True}), ('control 12', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': True, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 4000}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('control 15', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': True, 'limit_ms': 3000, 'detected_ms': 3999}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('control 18', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': None}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False})], [('regression: out of correspondence and locked', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('boundary: normal point locked by a route', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('sampled regression 21', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 4500}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('control 75', {'pos': 'R', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': True, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 4500}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('boundary: already reverse while route locked', {'pos': 'R', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'in-position', 'alarm': False}), ('control 23', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 6000}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'moved', 'alarm': False}), ('control 26', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': True, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 1500}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'in-position', 'alarm': False}), ('control 29', {'pos': 'R', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': None}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'in-position', 'alarm': False})], [('regression: out of correspondence and locked', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('boundary: normal point locked by a route', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('control 15', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': True, 'limit_ms': 3000, 'detected_ms': 3999}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('boundary: failed throw from normal', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 9000}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'no-detection', 'alarm': True}), ('boundary: detection exactly at the limit', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 4000}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'moved', 'alarm': False}), ('control 34', {'pos': 'R', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 0}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'moved', 'alarm': False}), ('control 37', {'pos': 'R', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 4000}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'in-position', 'alarm': False}), ('control 40', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 7000}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False})], [('regression: out of correspondence and locked', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('boundary: normal point locked by a route', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2000}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('sampled regression 30', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 6000, 'detected_ms': 6000}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': True}), ('control 42', {'pos': 'R', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': True, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 3000, 'detected_ms': 6000}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'route-locked', 'alarm': False}), ('boundary: failed throw from normal', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 9000}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'no-detection', 'alarm': True}), ('control 45', {'pos': 'X', 'cmd': 'N', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 4000, 'detected_ms': 2999}, {'pos': 'N', 'result': 'moved', 'alarm': False}), ('control 48', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 3000, 'detected_ms': 3001}, {'pos': 'X', 'result': 'no-detection', 'alarm': True}), ('control 51', {'pos': 'N', 'cmd': 'R', 'route_locked': False, 'occupied': False, 'limit_ms': 3000, 'detected_ms': 0}, {'pos': 'R', 'result': 'moved', 'alarm': False})]]
for label, args, expected in fixtures[N-1]:
    check(label, 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: out of correspondence and locked{'alarm': True, 'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked'}{'alarm': True, 'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked'}Passed
boundary: normal point locked by a route{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked'}{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'N', 'result': 'route-locked'}Passed
sampled regression 13{'alarm': True, 'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked'}{'alarm': True, 'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked'}Passed
control 5{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'R', 'result': 'route-locked'}{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'R', 'result': 'route-locked'}Passed
boundary: detection exactly at the limit{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'R', 'result': 'moved'}{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'R', 'result': 'moved'}Passed
sampled regression 1{'alarm': True, 'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked'}{'alarm': True, 'pos': 'X', 'result': 'route-locked'}Passed
control 4{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'N', 'result': 'in-position'}{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'N', 'result': 'in-position'}Passed
control 7{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'R', 'result': 'in-position'}{'alarm': False, 'pos': 'R', 'result': 'in-position'}Passed

SHA-256 / d93223c9c64498011d65a2588c5ac7286871c92d7e394f8abec136744fc10ad7

Verification & scope

Stipulated toy interlocking contract for a bounded teaching model; it makes no claim of conformance to any railway signalling standard and omits real safety cases. 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 2026-09-29T14:47:47.937104+00:00.

Case digest / 7a9903483b54d44f29216b098ca93e207d74cca808b86edcd7f20a985b544400