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Next due date for a recurring task after completions: catch up · case 01

A scheduled task completed late on its next due date stays due that same day.

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ROOT CAUSE

Scheduled dates equal to the completion date are not skipped.

VERIFIED REPAIR

At the catch up decision use `due <= cd`, leaving the other decision sites of the model unchanged.

Unsuccessful approach: The partial repair `due + step <= cd` stops one period early and leaves an already-passed date due.

Case contract

A recurring task first due on first_due repeats every interval_days. Completions are processed in chronological order. mode "regenerate": the next due date is completion + interval. mode "schedule": completing advances to the next scheduled due date, skipping every scheduled date on or before the completion date. If the resulting due date passes until (inclusive bound, may be None), the task has no next due date (None).

Why this case matters

Recurring calendar series are expanded into concrete instances for display, reminders and conflict checks.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import datetime as dt
import calendar
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(first_due, interval_days, mode, completions, until):
    due = dt.date.fromisoformat(first_due)
    end = dt.date.fromisoformat(until) if until else None
    step = dt.timedelta(days=interval_days)
    for c in sorted(completions):
        cd = dt.date.fromisoformat(c)
        if mode == 'regenerate':
            due = cd + step
        else:
            due = due + step
            while due < cd:
                due += step
        if end is not None and due > end:
            return None
    return due.isoformat()
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[('regression: late completion on next due',
   ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-08'], None],
   '2024-01-15'),
  ('early completion regenerate', ['2024-01-10', 7, 'regenerate', ['2024-01-05'], None], '2024-01-12'),
  ('late completion regenerate', ['2024-01-10', 7, 'regenerate', ['2024-01-20'], None], '2024-01-27'),
  ('out of order schedule', ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-20', '2024-01-02'], None], '2024-01-22'),
  ('multiple missed schedule', ['2024-01-01', 3, 'schedule', ['2024-01-11'], None], '2024-01-13'),
  ('until exact', ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-01'], '2024-01-08'], '2024-01-08'),
  ('until passed', ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-01', '2024-01-08'], '2024-01-10'], None)],
 [('late completion regenerate', ['2024-01-10', 7, 'regenerate', ['2024-01-20'], None], '2024-01-27'),
  ('out of order schedule', ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-20', '2024-01-02'], None], '2024-01-22'),
  ('multiple missed schedule', ['2024-01-01', 3, 'schedule', ['2024-01-11'], None], '2024-01-13'),
  ('until exact', ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-01'], '2024-01-08'], '2024-01-08'),
  ('until passed', ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-01', '2024-01-08'], '2024-01-10'], None),
  ('until regenerate', ['2024-02-01', 10, 'regenerate', ['2024-02-05'], '2024-02-15'], '2024-02-15'),
  ('no completions', ['2024-02-01', 10, 'schedule', [], None], '2024-02-01'),
  ('regression: late completion on next due',
   ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-08'], None],
   '2024-01-15')],
 [('multiple missed schedule', ['2024-01-01', 3, 'schedule', ['2024-01-11'], None], '2024-01-13'),
  ('until exact', ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-01'], '2024-01-08'], '2024-01-08'),
  ('until passed', ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-01', '2024-01-08'], '2024-01-10'], None),
  ('until regenerate', ['2024-02-01', 10, 'regenerate', ['2024-02-05'], '2024-02-15'], '2024-02-15'),
  ('no completions', ['2024-02-01', 10, 'schedule', [], None], '2024-02-01'),
  ('completion after until but due inside',
   ['2024-03-01', 30, 'schedule', ['2024-03-05'], '2024-03-31'],
   '2024-03-31'),
  ('two schedule completions',
   ['2024-04-01', 14, 'schedule', ['2024-03-30', '2024-04-10'], None],
   '2024-04-29'),
  ('regression: late completion on next due',
   ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-08'], None],
   '2024-01-15')],
 [('until passed', ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-01', '2024-01-08'], '2024-01-10'], None),
  ('until regenerate', ['2024-02-01', 10, 'regenerate', ['2024-02-05'], '2024-02-15'], '2024-02-15'),
  ('no completions', ['2024-02-01', 10, 'schedule', [], None], '2024-02-01'),
  ('completion after until but due inside',
   ['2024-03-01', 30, 'schedule', ['2024-03-05'], '2024-03-31'],
   '2024-03-31'),
  ('two schedule completions',
   ['2024-04-01', 14, 'schedule', ['2024-03-30', '2024-04-10'], None],
   '2024-04-29'),
  ('out of order regenerate',
   ['2024-04-01', 5, 'regenerate', ['2024-04-09', '2024-04-02'], None],
   '2024-04-14'),
  ('regression: late completion on next due',
   ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-08'], None],
   '2024-01-15')],
 [('no completions', ['2024-02-01', 10, 'schedule', [], None], '2024-02-01'),
  ('completion after until but due inside',
   ['2024-03-01', 30, 'schedule', ['2024-03-05'], '2024-03-31'],
   '2024-03-31'),
  ('two schedule completions',
   ['2024-04-01', 14, 'schedule', ['2024-03-30', '2024-04-10'], None],
   '2024-04-29'),
  ('out of order regenerate',
   ['2024-04-01', 5, 'regenerate', ['2024-04-09', '2024-04-02'], None],
   '2024-04-14'),
  ('regression: late completion on next due',
   ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-08'], None],
   '2024-01-15'),
  ('early completion regenerate', ['2024-01-10', 7, 'regenerate', ['2024-01-05'], None], '2024-01-12'),
  ('late completion regenerate', ['2024-01-10', 7, 'regenerate', ['2024-01-20'], None], '2024-01-27')]]
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: late completion on next due2024-01-082024-01-15Failed
early completion regenerate2024-01-122024-01-12Passed
late completion regenerate2024-01-272024-01-27Passed
out of order schedule2024-01-222024-01-22Passed
multiple missed schedule2024-01-132024-01-13Passed
until exact2024-01-082024-01-08Passed
until passedNoneNonePassed

SHA-256 / fdeb0500beabf98630e5376b029abbaf7f642cb9c7a0b92ecd77b7427444c620

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import datetime as dt
import calendar
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(first_due, interval_days, mode, completions, until):
    due = dt.date.fromisoformat(first_due)
    end = dt.date.fromisoformat(until) if until else None
    step = dt.timedelta(days=interval_days)
    for c in sorted(completions):
        cd = dt.date.fromisoformat(c)
        if mode == 'regenerate':
            due = cd + step
        else:
            due = due + step
            while due + step <= cd:
                due += step
        if end is not None and due > end:
            return None
    return due.isoformat()
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[('regression: late completion on next due',
   ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-08'], None],
   '2024-01-15'),
  ('early completion regenerate', ['2024-01-10', 7, 'regenerate', ['2024-01-05'], None], '2024-01-12'),
  ('late completion regenerate', ['2024-01-10', 7, 'regenerate', ['2024-01-20'], None], '2024-01-27'),
  ('out of order schedule', ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-20', '2024-01-02'], None], '2024-01-22'),
  ('multiple missed schedule', ['2024-01-01', 3, 'schedule', ['2024-01-11'], None], '2024-01-13'),
  ('until exact', ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-01'], '2024-01-08'], '2024-01-08'),
  ('until passed', ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-01', '2024-01-08'], '2024-01-10'], None)],
 [('late completion regenerate', ['2024-01-10', 7, 'regenerate', ['2024-01-20'], None], '2024-01-27'),
  ('out of order schedule', ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-20', '2024-01-02'], None], '2024-01-22'),
  ('multiple missed schedule', ['2024-01-01', 3, 'schedule', ['2024-01-11'], None], '2024-01-13'),
  ('until exact', ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-01'], '2024-01-08'], '2024-01-08'),
  ('until passed', ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-01', '2024-01-08'], '2024-01-10'], None),
  ('until regenerate', ['2024-02-01', 10, 'regenerate', ['2024-02-05'], '2024-02-15'], '2024-02-15'),
  ('no completions', ['2024-02-01', 10, 'schedule', [], None], '2024-02-01'),
  ('regression: late completion on next due',
   ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-08'], None],
   '2024-01-15')],
 [('multiple missed schedule', ['2024-01-01', 3, 'schedule', ['2024-01-11'], None], '2024-01-13'),
  ('until exact', ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-01'], '2024-01-08'], '2024-01-08'),
  ('until passed', ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-01', '2024-01-08'], '2024-01-10'], None),
  ('until regenerate', ['2024-02-01', 10, 'regenerate', ['2024-02-05'], '2024-02-15'], '2024-02-15'),
  ('no completions', ['2024-02-01', 10, 'schedule', [], None], '2024-02-01'),
  ('completion after until but due inside',
   ['2024-03-01', 30, 'schedule', ['2024-03-05'], '2024-03-31'],
   '2024-03-31'),
  ('two schedule completions',
   ['2024-04-01', 14, 'schedule', ['2024-03-30', '2024-04-10'], None],
   '2024-04-29'),
  ('regression: late completion on next due',
   ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-08'], None],
   '2024-01-15')],
 [('until passed', ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-01', '2024-01-08'], '2024-01-10'], None),
  ('until regenerate', ['2024-02-01', 10, 'regenerate', ['2024-02-05'], '2024-02-15'], '2024-02-15'),
  ('no completions', ['2024-02-01', 10, 'schedule', [], None], '2024-02-01'),
  ('completion after until but due inside',
   ['2024-03-01', 30, 'schedule', ['2024-03-05'], '2024-03-31'],
   '2024-03-31'),
  ('two schedule completions',
   ['2024-04-01', 14, 'schedule', ['2024-03-30', '2024-04-10'], None],
   '2024-04-29'),
  ('out of order regenerate',
   ['2024-04-01', 5, 'regenerate', ['2024-04-09', '2024-04-02'], None],
   '2024-04-14'),
  ('regression: late completion on next due',
   ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-08'], None],
   '2024-01-15')],
 [('no completions', ['2024-02-01', 10, 'schedule', [], None], '2024-02-01'),
  ('completion after until but due inside',
   ['2024-03-01', 30, 'schedule', ['2024-03-05'], '2024-03-31'],
   '2024-03-31'),
  ('two schedule completions',
   ['2024-04-01', 14, 'schedule', ['2024-03-30', '2024-04-10'], None],
   '2024-04-29'),
  ('out of order regenerate',
   ['2024-04-01', 5, 'regenerate', ['2024-04-09', '2024-04-02'], None],
   '2024-04-14'),
  ('regression: late completion on next due',
   ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-08'], None],
   '2024-01-15'),
  ('early completion regenerate', ['2024-01-10', 7, 'regenerate', ['2024-01-05'], None], '2024-01-12'),
  ('late completion regenerate', ['2024-01-10', 7, 'regenerate', ['2024-01-20'], None], '2024-01-27')]]
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: late completion on next due2024-01-082024-01-15Failed
early completion regenerate2024-01-122024-01-12Passed
late completion regenerate2024-01-272024-01-27Passed
out of order schedule2024-01-152024-01-22Failed
multiple missed schedule2024-01-102024-01-13Failed
until exact2024-01-082024-01-08Passed
until passedNoneNonePassed

SHA-256 / f618e2ad146a4dc9970139cbb746183e07e64e3cf4009dc1c10e5e4120eea6d5

3 / The verified repair

Exit 0
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import datetime as dt
import calendar
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(first_due, interval_days, mode, completions, until):
    due = dt.date.fromisoformat(first_due)
    end = dt.date.fromisoformat(until) if until else None
    step = dt.timedelta(days=interval_days)
    for c in sorted(completions):
        cd = dt.date.fromisoformat(c)
        if mode == 'regenerate':
            due = cd + step
        else:
            due = due + step
            while due <= cd:
                due += step
        if end is not None and due > end:
            return None
    return due.isoformat()
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[('regression: late completion on next due',
   ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-08'], None],
   '2024-01-15'),
  ('early completion regenerate', ['2024-01-10', 7, 'regenerate', ['2024-01-05'], None], '2024-01-12'),
  ('late completion regenerate', ['2024-01-10', 7, 'regenerate', ['2024-01-20'], None], '2024-01-27'),
  ('out of order schedule', ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-20', '2024-01-02'], None], '2024-01-22'),
  ('multiple missed schedule', ['2024-01-01', 3, 'schedule', ['2024-01-11'], None], '2024-01-13'),
  ('until exact', ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-01'], '2024-01-08'], '2024-01-08'),
  ('until passed', ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-01', '2024-01-08'], '2024-01-10'], None)],
 [('late completion regenerate', ['2024-01-10', 7, 'regenerate', ['2024-01-20'], None], '2024-01-27'),
  ('out of order schedule', ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-20', '2024-01-02'], None], '2024-01-22'),
  ('multiple missed schedule', ['2024-01-01', 3, 'schedule', ['2024-01-11'], None], '2024-01-13'),
  ('until exact', ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-01'], '2024-01-08'], '2024-01-08'),
  ('until passed', ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-01', '2024-01-08'], '2024-01-10'], None),
  ('until regenerate', ['2024-02-01', 10, 'regenerate', ['2024-02-05'], '2024-02-15'], '2024-02-15'),
  ('no completions', ['2024-02-01', 10, 'schedule', [], None], '2024-02-01'),
  ('regression: late completion on next due',
   ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-08'], None],
   '2024-01-15')],
 [('multiple missed schedule', ['2024-01-01', 3, 'schedule', ['2024-01-11'], None], '2024-01-13'),
  ('until exact', ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-01'], '2024-01-08'], '2024-01-08'),
  ('until passed', ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-01', '2024-01-08'], '2024-01-10'], None),
  ('until regenerate', ['2024-02-01', 10, 'regenerate', ['2024-02-05'], '2024-02-15'], '2024-02-15'),
  ('no completions', ['2024-02-01', 10, 'schedule', [], None], '2024-02-01'),
  ('completion after until but due inside',
   ['2024-03-01', 30, 'schedule', ['2024-03-05'], '2024-03-31'],
   '2024-03-31'),
  ('two schedule completions',
   ['2024-04-01', 14, 'schedule', ['2024-03-30', '2024-04-10'], None],
   '2024-04-29'),
  ('regression: late completion on next due',
   ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-08'], None],
   '2024-01-15')],
 [('until passed', ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-01', '2024-01-08'], '2024-01-10'], None),
  ('until regenerate', ['2024-02-01', 10, 'regenerate', ['2024-02-05'], '2024-02-15'], '2024-02-15'),
  ('no completions', ['2024-02-01', 10, 'schedule', [], None], '2024-02-01'),
  ('completion after until but due inside',
   ['2024-03-01', 30, 'schedule', ['2024-03-05'], '2024-03-31'],
   '2024-03-31'),
  ('two schedule completions',
   ['2024-04-01', 14, 'schedule', ['2024-03-30', '2024-04-10'], None],
   '2024-04-29'),
  ('out of order regenerate',
   ['2024-04-01', 5, 'regenerate', ['2024-04-09', '2024-04-02'], None],
   '2024-04-14'),
  ('regression: late completion on next due',
   ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-08'], None],
   '2024-01-15')],
 [('no completions', ['2024-02-01', 10, 'schedule', [], None], '2024-02-01'),
  ('completion after until but due inside',
   ['2024-03-01', 30, 'schedule', ['2024-03-05'], '2024-03-31'],
   '2024-03-31'),
  ('two schedule completions',
   ['2024-04-01', 14, 'schedule', ['2024-03-30', '2024-04-10'], None],
   '2024-04-29'),
  ('out of order regenerate',
   ['2024-04-01', 5, 'regenerate', ['2024-04-09', '2024-04-02'], None],
   '2024-04-14'),
  ('regression: late completion on next due',
   ['2024-01-01', 7, 'schedule', ['2024-01-08'], None],
   '2024-01-15'),
  ('early completion regenerate', ['2024-01-10', 7, 'regenerate', ['2024-01-05'], None], '2024-01-12'),
  ('late completion regenerate', ['2024-01-10', 7, 'regenerate', ['2024-01-20'], None], '2024-01-27')]]
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: late completion on next due2024-01-152024-01-15Passed
early completion regenerate2024-01-122024-01-12Passed
late completion regenerate2024-01-272024-01-27Passed
out of order schedule2024-01-222024-01-22Passed
multiple missed schedule2024-01-132024-01-13Passed
until exact2024-01-082024-01-08Passed
until passedNoneNonePassed

SHA-256 / 7e8b435c69e257e51952eb8f10cbeeacc42e63272754c13f7603024de8308761

Verification & scope

Stipulated, bounded recurrence-expansion model evaluated offline on explicit fixtures; it is not a complete iCalendar implementation and makes no claim of standards conformance. 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 2026-09-29T14:49:24.537150+00:00.

Case digest / cd1a8f6aaa174460b5634f95d1260346f353af84ab58417bf686efc84c8eecfb