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Fractional position allocation: an open upper bound uses the largest digit instead of the base · case 01

Appending after a position ending in 8 or 9 goes deeper instead of using the free top digit.

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ROOT CAUSE

An unconstrained upper digit is taken as BASE-1, excluding the top digit from the available room.

VERIFIED REPAIR

An unconstrained upper bound is BASE, one past the largest digit.

Unsuccessful approach: Using BASE+1 allocates the two-digit value 10 as a single digit, breaking the base-10 encoding.

Case contract

Starting from the given sorted positions, positions are digit lists in base 10 compared lexicographically and never ending in 0. Inserting at list index i allocates between the neighbours p (or [] at the start) and q (or [] at the end): walking depth d, lower digit a is p[d] or 0, upper digit b is q[d] while q still constrains (else 10); if b - a > 1 append (a+b)//2 and stop, else append a, and q stops constraining once a < b. Return positions as dotted strings in list order.

Why this case matters

Sequence CRDTs such as Logoot and LSEQ assign dense identifiers so that concurrent inserts never need renumbering.

1 / The failure

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

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(initial, inserts):
    BASE = 10
    lst = [list(p) for p in initial]
    def between(p, q):
        out = []
        upper = True
        d = 0
        while True:
            a = p[d] if d < len(p) else 0
            b = q[d] if upper and d < len(q) else BASE - 1
            if b - a > 1:
                out.append((a + b) // 2)
                return out
            out.append(a)
            if a < b:
                upper = False
            d += 1
    for i in inserts:
        p = lst[i - 1] if i > 0 else []
        q = lst[i] if i < len(lst) else []
        lst.insert(i, between(p, q))
    return ['.'.join(str(x) for x in pos) for pos in lst]
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
cases = {
    1: [('first insert', [[], [0]], ['5']), ('append repeatedly', [[], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]], ['5', '7', '8', '9', '9.5']), ('prepend repeatedly', [[], [0, 0, 0, 0, 0]], ['0.2', '0.5', '1', '2', '5']), ('insert between adjacent digits', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 1]], ['5', '5.2', '5.5', '6', '7']), ('insert after a deep position', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2]], ['5', '5.5', '5.6', '5.7', '6', '7']), ('mixed positions', [[], [0, 0, 2]], ['2', '5', '7']), ('upper neighbour stops constraining after divergence', [[[3, 7], [4, 8]], [1]], ['3.7', '3.8', '4.8']), ('deep upper neighbour after a one-digit step', [[[2], [3, 1, 4]], [1, 1]], ['2', '2.2', '2.5', '3.1.4']), ('long lower neighbour below a deep upper neighbour', [[[1, 2, 9], [2, 0, 5]], [1]], ['1.2.9', '1.6', '2.0.5']), ('open end after high digits', [[[8], [9, 9]], [2, 3]], ['8', '9.9', '9.9.5', '9.9.7'])],
    2: [('first insert', [[], [0]], ['5']), ('append repeatedly', [[], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]], ['5', '7', '8', '9', '9.5', '9.7']), ('prepend repeatedly', [[], [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]], ['0.1', '0.2', '0.5', '1', '2', '5']), ('insert between adjacent digits', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 1]], ['5', '5.2', '5.5', '6', '7']), ('insert after a deep position', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2]], ['5', '5.5', '5.6', '5.7', '6', '7']), ('mixed positions', [[], [0, 0, 2, 1]], ['2', '3', '5', '7']), ('upper neighbour stops constraining after divergence', [[[3, 7], [4, 8]], [1]], ['3.7', '3.8', '4.8']), ('deep upper neighbour after a one-digit step', [[[2], [3, 1, 4]], [1, 1]], ['2', '2.2', '2.5', '3.1.4']), ('long lower neighbour below a deep upper neighbour', [[[1, 2, 9], [2, 0, 5]], [1, 1]], ['1.2.9', '1.4', '1.6', '2.0.5']), ('open end after high digits', [[[8], [9, 9]], [2, 3]], ['8', '9.9', '9.9.5', '9.9.7'])],
    3: [('first insert', [[], [0]], ['5']), ('append repeatedly', [[], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]], ['5', '7', '8', '9', '9.5', '9.7', '9.8']), ('prepend repeatedly', [[], [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]], ['0.0.5', '0.1', '0.2', '0.5', '1', '2', '5']), ('insert between adjacent digits', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 1]], ['5', '5.2', '5.5', '6', '7']), ('insert after a deep position', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2]], ['5', '5.5', '5.6', '5.7', '6', '7']), ('mixed positions', [[], [0, 0, 2, 1, 3]], ['2', '3', '5', '6', '7']), ('upper neighbour stops constraining after divergence', [[[3, 7], [4, 8]], [1]], ['3.7', '3.8', '4.8']), ('deep upper neighbour after a one-digit step', [[[2], [3, 1, 4]], [1, 1]], ['2', '2.2', '2.5', '3.1.4']), ('long lower neighbour below a deep upper neighbour', [[[1, 2, 9], [2, 0, 5]], [1, 1, 1]], ['1.2.9', '1.3', '1.4', '1.6', '2.0.5']), ('open end after high digits', [[[8], [9, 9]], [2, 3]], ['8', '9.9', '9.9.5', '9.9.7'])],
    4: [('first insert', [[], [0]], ['5']), ('append repeatedly', [[], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]], ['5', '7', '8', '9', '9.5', '9.7', '9.8', '9.9']), ('prepend repeatedly', [[], [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]], ['0.0.2', '0.0.5', '0.1', '0.2', '0.5', '1', '2', '5']), ('insert between adjacent digits', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 1]], ['5', '5.2', '5.5', '6', '7']), ('insert after a deep position', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2]], ['5', '5.5', '5.6', '5.7', '6', '7']), ('mixed positions', [[], [0, 0, 2, 1, 3, 2]], ['2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7']), ('upper neighbour stops constraining after divergence', [[[3, 7], [4, 8]], [1]], ['3.7', '3.8', '4.8']), ('deep upper neighbour after a one-digit step', [[[2], [3, 1, 4]], [1, 1]], ['2', '2.2', '2.5', '3.1.4']), ('long lower neighbour below a deep upper neighbour', [[[1, 2, 9], [2, 0, 5]], [1, 1, 1, 1]], ['1.2.9', '1.2.9.5', '1.3', '1.4', '1.6', '2.0.5']), ('open end after high digits', [[[8], [9, 9]], [2, 3]], ['8', '9.9', '9.9.5', '9.9.7'])],
    5: [('first insert', [[], [0]], ['5']), ('append repeatedly', [[], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]], ['5', '7', '8', '9', '9.5', '9.7', '9.8', '9.9', '9.9.5']), ('prepend repeatedly', [[], [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]], ['0.0.1', '0.0.2', '0.0.5', '0.1', '0.2', '0.5', '1', '2', '5']), ('insert between adjacent digits', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 1]], ['5', '5.2', '5.5', '6', '7']), ('insert after a deep position', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2]], ['5', '5.5', '5.6', '5.7', '6', '7']), ('mixed positions', [[], [0, 0, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1]], ['2', '2.5', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7']), ('upper neighbour stops constraining after divergence', [[[3, 7], [4, 8]], [1]], ['3.7', '3.8', '4.8']), ('deep upper neighbour after a one-digit step', [[[2], [3, 1, 4]], [1, 1]], ['2', '2.2', '2.5', '3.1.4']), ('long lower neighbour below a deep upper neighbour', [[[1, 2, 9], [2, 0, 5]], [1, 1, 1, 1, 1]], ['1.2.9', '1.2.9.2', '1.2.9.5', '1.3', '1.4', '1.6', '2.0.5']), ('open end after high digits', [[[8], [9, 9]], [2, 3]], ['8', '9.9', '9.9.5', '9.9.7'])],
}[N]
for label, args, expected in cases:
    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
first insert['4']['5']Failed
append repeatedly['4', '6', '7', '8', '8.4']['5', '7', '8', '9', '9.5']Failed
prepend repeatedly['0.2', '0.4', '1', '2', '4']['0.2', '0.5', '1', '2', '5']Failed
insert between adjacent digits['4', '4.2', '4.4', '5', '6']['5', '5.2', '5.5', '6', '7']Failed
insert after a deep position['4', '4.4', '4.5', '4.6', '5', '6']['5', '5.5', '5.6', '5.7', '6', '7']Failed
mixed positions['2', '4', '6']['2', '5', '7']Failed
upper neighbour stops constraining after divergence['3.7', '3.8', '4.8']['3.7', '3.8', '4.8']Passed
deep upper neighbour after a one-digit step['2', '2.2', '2.4', '3.1.4']['2', '2.2', '2.5', '3.1.4']Failed
long lower neighbour below a deep upper neighbour['1.2.9', '1.5', '2.0.5']['1.2.9', '1.6', '2.0.5']Failed
open end after high digits['8', '9.9', '9.9.4', '9.9.6']['8', '9.9', '9.9.5', '9.9.7']Failed

SHA-256 / bbbd58464e75abb40236a049502f3dc902086f140414b387363b85cddea1e6bd

2 / The unsuccessful fix

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

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(initial, inserts):
    BASE = 10
    lst = [list(p) for p in initial]
    def between(p, q):
        out = []
        upper = True
        d = 0
        while True:
            a = p[d] if d < len(p) else 0
            b = q[d] if upper and d < len(q) else BASE + 1
            if b - a > 1:
                out.append((a + b) // 2)
                return out
            out.append(a)
            if a < b:
                upper = False
            d += 1
    for i in inserts:
        p = lst[i - 1] if i > 0 else []
        q = lst[i] if i < len(lst) else []
        lst.insert(i, between(p, q))
    return ['.'.join(str(x) for x in pos) for pos in lst]
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
cases = {
    1: [('first insert', [[], [0]], ['5']), ('append repeatedly', [[], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]], ['5', '7', '8', '9', '9.5']), ('prepend repeatedly', [[], [0, 0, 0, 0, 0]], ['0.2', '0.5', '1', '2', '5']), ('insert between adjacent digits', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 1]], ['5', '5.2', '5.5', '6', '7']), ('insert after a deep position', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2]], ['5', '5.5', '5.6', '5.7', '6', '7']), ('mixed positions', [[], [0, 0, 2]], ['2', '5', '7']), ('upper neighbour stops constraining after divergence', [[[3, 7], [4, 8]], [1]], ['3.7', '3.8', '4.8']), ('deep upper neighbour after a one-digit step', [[[2], [3, 1, 4]], [1, 1]], ['2', '2.2', '2.5', '3.1.4']), ('long lower neighbour below a deep upper neighbour', [[[1, 2, 9], [2, 0, 5]], [1]], ['1.2.9', '1.6', '2.0.5']), ('open end after high digits', [[[8], [9, 9]], [2, 3]], ['8', '9.9', '9.9.5', '9.9.7'])],
    2: [('first insert', [[], [0]], ['5']), ('append repeatedly', [[], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]], ['5', '7', '8', '9', '9.5', '9.7']), ('prepend repeatedly', [[], [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]], ['0.1', '0.2', '0.5', '1', '2', '5']), ('insert between adjacent digits', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 1]], ['5', '5.2', '5.5', '6', '7']), ('insert after a deep position', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2]], ['5', '5.5', '5.6', '5.7', '6', '7']), ('mixed positions', [[], [0, 0, 2, 1]], ['2', '3', '5', '7']), ('upper neighbour stops constraining after divergence', [[[3, 7], [4, 8]], [1]], ['3.7', '3.8', '4.8']), ('deep upper neighbour after a one-digit step', [[[2], [3, 1, 4]], [1, 1]], ['2', '2.2', '2.5', '3.1.4']), ('long lower neighbour below a deep upper neighbour', [[[1, 2, 9], [2, 0, 5]], [1, 1]], ['1.2.9', '1.4', '1.6', '2.0.5']), ('open end after high digits', [[[8], [9, 9]], [2, 3]], ['8', '9.9', '9.9.5', '9.9.7'])],
    3: [('first insert', [[], [0]], ['5']), ('append repeatedly', [[], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]], ['5', '7', '8', '9', '9.5', '9.7', '9.8']), ('prepend repeatedly', [[], [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]], ['0.0.5', '0.1', '0.2', '0.5', '1', '2', '5']), ('insert between adjacent digits', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 1]], ['5', '5.2', '5.5', '6', '7']), ('insert after a deep position', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2]], ['5', '5.5', '5.6', '5.7', '6', '7']), ('mixed positions', [[], [0, 0, 2, 1, 3]], ['2', '3', '5', '6', '7']), ('upper neighbour stops constraining after divergence', [[[3, 7], [4, 8]], [1]], ['3.7', '3.8', '4.8']), ('deep upper neighbour after a one-digit step', [[[2], [3, 1, 4]], [1, 1]], ['2', '2.2', '2.5', '3.1.4']), ('long lower neighbour below a deep upper neighbour', [[[1, 2, 9], [2, 0, 5]], [1, 1, 1]], ['1.2.9', '1.3', '1.4', '1.6', '2.0.5']), ('open end after high digits', [[[8], [9, 9]], [2, 3]], ['8', '9.9', '9.9.5', '9.9.7'])],
    4: [('first insert', [[], [0]], ['5']), ('append repeatedly', [[], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]], ['5', '7', '8', '9', '9.5', '9.7', '9.8', '9.9']), ('prepend repeatedly', [[], [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]], ['0.0.2', '0.0.5', '0.1', '0.2', '0.5', '1', '2', '5']), ('insert between adjacent digits', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 1]], ['5', '5.2', '5.5', '6', '7']), ('insert after a deep position', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2]], ['5', '5.5', '5.6', '5.7', '6', '7']), ('mixed positions', [[], [0, 0, 2, 1, 3, 2]], ['2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7']), ('upper neighbour stops constraining after divergence', [[[3, 7], [4, 8]], [1]], ['3.7', '3.8', '4.8']), ('deep upper neighbour after a one-digit step', [[[2], [3, 1, 4]], [1, 1]], ['2', '2.2', '2.5', '3.1.4']), ('long lower neighbour below a deep upper neighbour', [[[1, 2, 9], [2, 0, 5]], [1, 1, 1, 1]], ['1.2.9', '1.2.9.5', '1.3', '1.4', '1.6', '2.0.5']), ('open end after high digits', [[[8], [9, 9]], [2, 3]], ['8', '9.9', '9.9.5', '9.9.7'])],
    5: [('first insert', [[], [0]], ['5']), ('append repeatedly', [[], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]], ['5', '7', '8', '9', '9.5', '9.7', '9.8', '9.9', '9.9.5']), ('prepend repeatedly', [[], [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]], ['0.0.1', '0.0.2', '0.0.5', '0.1', '0.2', '0.5', '1', '2', '5']), ('insert between adjacent digits', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 1]], ['5', '5.2', '5.5', '6', '7']), ('insert after a deep position', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2]], ['5', '5.5', '5.6', '5.7', '6', '7']), ('mixed positions', [[], [0, 0, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1]], ['2', '2.5', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7']), ('upper neighbour stops constraining after divergence', [[[3, 7], [4, 8]], [1]], ['3.7', '3.8', '4.8']), ('deep upper neighbour after a one-digit step', [[[2], [3, 1, 4]], [1, 1]], ['2', '2.2', '2.5', '3.1.4']), ('long lower neighbour below a deep upper neighbour', [[[1, 2, 9], [2, 0, 5]], [1, 1, 1, 1, 1]], ['1.2.9', '1.2.9.2', '1.2.9.5', '1.3', '1.4', '1.6', '2.0.5']), ('open end after high digits', [[[8], [9, 9]], [2, 3]], ['8', '9.9', '9.9.5', '9.9.7'])],
}[N]
for label, args, expected in cases:
    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
first insert['5']['5']Passed
append repeatedly['5', '8', '9', '10', '10.5']['5', '7', '8', '9', '9.5']Failed
prepend repeatedly['0.2', '0.5', '1', '2', '5']['0.2', '0.5', '1', '2', '5']Passed
insert between adjacent digits['5', '5.2', '5.5', '6', '8']['5', '5.2', '5.5', '6', '7']Failed
insert after a deep position['5', '5.5', '5.6', '5.8', '6', '8']['5', '5.5', '5.6', '5.7', '6', '7']Failed
mixed positions['2', '5', '8']['2', '5', '7']Failed
upper neighbour stops constraining after divergence['3.7', '3.9', '4.8']['3.7', '3.8', '4.8']Failed
deep upper neighbour after a one-digit step['2', '2.2', '2.5', '3.1.4']['2', '2.2', '2.5', '3.1.4']Passed
long lower neighbour below a deep upper neighbour['1.2.9', '1.6', '2.0.5']['1.2.9', '1.6', '2.0.5']Passed
open end after high digits['8', '9.9', '10', '10.5']['8', '9.9', '9.9.5', '9.9.7']Failed

SHA-256 / 11179a1c6f666ced678ebf84cdd00cbd3f31fc39fd2821fdcfdaf1411a45949e

3 / The verified repair

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

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(initial, inserts):
    BASE = 10
    lst = [list(p) for p in initial]
    def between(p, q):
        out = []
        upper = True
        d = 0
        while True:
            a = p[d] if d < len(p) else 0
            b = q[d] if upper and d < len(q) else BASE
            if b - a > 1:
                out.append((a + b) // 2)
                return out
            out.append(a)
            if a < b:
                upper = False
            d += 1
    for i in inserts:
        p = lst[i - 1] if i > 0 else []
        q = lst[i] if i < len(lst) else []
        lst.insert(i, between(p, q))
    return ['.'.join(str(x) for x in pos) for pos in lst]
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
cases = {
    1: [('first insert', [[], [0]], ['5']), ('append repeatedly', [[], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]], ['5', '7', '8', '9', '9.5']), ('prepend repeatedly', [[], [0, 0, 0, 0, 0]], ['0.2', '0.5', '1', '2', '5']), ('insert between adjacent digits', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 1]], ['5', '5.2', '5.5', '6', '7']), ('insert after a deep position', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2]], ['5', '5.5', '5.6', '5.7', '6', '7']), ('mixed positions', [[], [0, 0, 2]], ['2', '5', '7']), ('upper neighbour stops constraining after divergence', [[[3, 7], [4, 8]], [1]], ['3.7', '3.8', '4.8']), ('deep upper neighbour after a one-digit step', [[[2], [3, 1, 4]], [1, 1]], ['2', '2.2', '2.5', '3.1.4']), ('long lower neighbour below a deep upper neighbour', [[[1, 2, 9], [2, 0, 5]], [1]], ['1.2.9', '1.6', '2.0.5']), ('open end after high digits', [[[8], [9, 9]], [2, 3]], ['8', '9.9', '9.9.5', '9.9.7'])],
    2: [('first insert', [[], [0]], ['5']), ('append repeatedly', [[], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]], ['5', '7', '8', '9', '9.5', '9.7']), ('prepend repeatedly', [[], [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]], ['0.1', '0.2', '0.5', '1', '2', '5']), ('insert between adjacent digits', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 1]], ['5', '5.2', '5.5', '6', '7']), ('insert after a deep position', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2]], ['5', '5.5', '5.6', '5.7', '6', '7']), ('mixed positions', [[], [0, 0, 2, 1]], ['2', '3', '5', '7']), ('upper neighbour stops constraining after divergence', [[[3, 7], [4, 8]], [1]], ['3.7', '3.8', '4.8']), ('deep upper neighbour after a one-digit step', [[[2], [3, 1, 4]], [1, 1]], ['2', '2.2', '2.5', '3.1.4']), ('long lower neighbour below a deep upper neighbour', [[[1, 2, 9], [2, 0, 5]], [1, 1]], ['1.2.9', '1.4', '1.6', '2.0.5']), ('open end after high digits', [[[8], [9, 9]], [2, 3]], ['8', '9.9', '9.9.5', '9.9.7'])],
    3: [('first insert', [[], [0]], ['5']), ('append repeatedly', [[], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]], ['5', '7', '8', '9', '9.5', '9.7', '9.8']), ('prepend repeatedly', [[], [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]], ['0.0.5', '0.1', '0.2', '0.5', '1', '2', '5']), ('insert between adjacent digits', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 1]], ['5', '5.2', '5.5', '6', '7']), ('insert after a deep position', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2]], ['5', '5.5', '5.6', '5.7', '6', '7']), ('mixed positions', [[], [0, 0, 2, 1, 3]], ['2', '3', '5', '6', '7']), ('upper neighbour stops constraining after divergence', [[[3, 7], [4, 8]], [1]], ['3.7', '3.8', '4.8']), ('deep upper neighbour after a one-digit step', [[[2], [3, 1, 4]], [1, 1]], ['2', '2.2', '2.5', '3.1.4']), ('long lower neighbour below a deep upper neighbour', [[[1, 2, 9], [2, 0, 5]], [1, 1, 1]], ['1.2.9', '1.3', '1.4', '1.6', '2.0.5']), ('open end after high digits', [[[8], [9, 9]], [2, 3]], ['8', '9.9', '9.9.5', '9.9.7'])],
    4: [('first insert', [[], [0]], ['5']), ('append repeatedly', [[], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]], ['5', '7', '8', '9', '9.5', '9.7', '9.8', '9.9']), ('prepend repeatedly', [[], [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]], ['0.0.2', '0.0.5', '0.1', '0.2', '0.5', '1', '2', '5']), ('insert between adjacent digits', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 1]], ['5', '5.2', '5.5', '6', '7']), ('insert after a deep position', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2]], ['5', '5.5', '5.6', '5.7', '6', '7']), ('mixed positions', [[], [0, 0, 2, 1, 3, 2]], ['2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7']), ('upper neighbour stops constraining after divergence', [[[3, 7], [4, 8]], [1]], ['3.7', '3.8', '4.8']), ('deep upper neighbour after a one-digit step', [[[2], [3, 1, 4]], [1, 1]], ['2', '2.2', '2.5', '3.1.4']), ('long lower neighbour below a deep upper neighbour', [[[1, 2, 9], [2, 0, 5]], [1, 1, 1, 1]], ['1.2.9', '1.2.9.5', '1.3', '1.4', '1.6', '2.0.5']), ('open end after high digits', [[[8], [9, 9]], [2, 3]], ['8', '9.9', '9.9.5', '9.9.7'])],
    5: [('first insert', [[], [0]], ['5']), ('append repeatedly', [[], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]], ['5', '7', '8', '9', '9.5', '9.7', '9.8', '9.9', '9.9.5']), ('prepend repeatedly', [[], [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]], ['0.0.1', '0.0.2', '0.0.5', '0.1', '0.2', '0.5', '1', '2', '5']), ('insert between adjacent digits', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 1]], ['5', '5.2', '5.5', '6', '7']), ('insert after a deep position', [[], [0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2]], ['5', '5.5', '5.6', '5.7', '6', '7']), ('mixed positions', [[], [0, 0, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1]], ['2', '2.5', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7']), ('upper neighbour stops constraining after divergence', [[[3, 7], [4, 8]], [1]], ['3.7', '3.8', '4.8']), ('deep upper neighbour after a one-digit step', [[[2], [3, 1, 4]], [1, 1]], ['2', '2.2', '2.5', '3.1.4']), ('long lower neighbour below a deep upper neighbour', [[[1, 2, 9], [2, 0, 5]], [1, 1, 1, 1, 1]], ['1.2.9', '1.2.9.2', '1.2.9.5', '1.3', '1.4', '1.6', '2.0.5']), ('open end after high digits', [[[8], [9, 9]], [2, 3]], ['8', '9.9', '9.9.5', '9.9.7'])],
}[N]
for label, args, expected in cases:
    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
first insert['5']['5']Passed
append repeatedly['5', '7', '8', '9', '9.5']['5', '7', '8', '9', '9.5']Passed
prepend repeatedly['0.2', '0.5', '1', '2', '5']['0.2', '0.5', '1', '2', '5']Passed
insert between adjacent digits['5', '5.2', '5.5', '6', '7']['5', '5.2', '5.5', '6', '7']Passed
insert after a deep position['5', '5.5', '5.6', '5.7', '6', '7']['5', '5.5', '5.6', '5.7', '6', '7']Passed
mixed positions['2', '5', '7']['2', '5', '7']Passed
upper neighbour stops constraining after divergence['3.7', '3.8', '4.8']['3.7', '3.8', '4.8']Passed
deep upper neighbour after a one-digit step['2', '2.2', '2.5', '3.1.4']['2', '2.2', '2.5', '3.1.4']Passed
long lower neighbour below a deep upper neighbour['1.2.9', '1.6', '2.0.5']['1.2.9', '1.6', '2.0.5']Passed
open end after high digits['8', '9.9', '9.9.5', '9.9.7']['8', '9.9', '9.9.5', '9.9.7']Passed

SHA-256 / bd37b7eca55f08422e58136c50140f65844f3d387bad6d401573033c75ecb949

Verification & scope

A deterministic, bounded teaching model of one replicated data type with stipulated operation and merge rules; it is not a production CRDT library and makes no claim of conformance to any specific published design. 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 2026-09-29T14:49:04.161401+00:00.

Case digest / 466440f5fda2125dbb3b8abb8db85130347b39302f9cd8e0180e039cdee6a6bd