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Pharmacode bars are printed in generation order · case 04

Codes are mirrored, so asymmetric patterns scan as other values.

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Case contract

Encode an integer 3..131070 as a one-track Pharmacode: repeatedly, an even value adds a wide bar and becomes (n - 2) / 2, an odd value adds a narrow bar and becomes (n - 1) / 2, until zero; bars are read in the reverse order of generation (left to right). Width: narrow 1, wide 3, spaces 2 between bars. Return [pattern, width] or None outside the range.

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: reading order of bars 0	`["nwwwwnn", 27]`	`["nnwwwwn", 27]`	Failed

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