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EAN-2 separator starts with a bar · case 04

The second digit is misaligned by one module and fails to decode.

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Case contract

Encode a two-digit EAN-2 add-on (issue number) as modules: start 1011, first character, separator 01, second character. The parity pattern is chosen by the two-digit value modulo 4: 0 LL, 1 LG, 2 GL, 3 GG, using the EAN L and G code sets. Invalid input returns None.

Why this case matters

Retail, logistics, pharmacy and document workflows depend on encoders that produce exactly the module pattern, code-set switches, separators and quiet zones scanners expect; one misplaced module or separator makes a label unreadable or, worse, scan as different data.

One recorded failure

Sample boundary fixture

This sample comes from the broken implementation of a controlled reproducer.

Boundary fixture	Actual	Expected	Outcome
regression: character separator 0	`"10110000101100101111"`	`"10110000101010101111"`	Failed

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