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Layered dependency override resolution: Explicit empty overrides are silently ignored · case 01

Explicit empty overrides are silently ignored.

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ROOT CAUSE

The implementation substitutes if not value: for if value is None:, so explicit empty overrides are silently ignored.

VERIFIED REPAIR

Treat only None as deletion.

Unsuccessful approach: The attempted repair substitutes if value in (None, False, ''):. Fixture 4 still yields 'base' instead of ''.

Case contract

Apply global then workspace then package overrides. Only exact package keys participate; None deletes an override and empty string is a preserved explicit value. Return base if deleted or absent.

Why this case matters

An offline model of layered dependency override resolution, suitable for testing build and release tooling without external services.

1 / The failure

Exit 1

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

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(name, base, layers):
    result = base
    for layer in layers:
        if name not in layer: continue
        value = layer[name]
        if not value: result = base
        else: result = value
    return result
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('fixture 1', solve('a', 'base', []), 'base')
check('fixture 2', solve('a', 'base', [{'a': 'one'}, {'a': 'two'}]), 'two')
check('fixture 3', solve('a', 'base', [{'a': 'one'}, {'a': None}]), 'base')
check('fixture 4', solve('a', 'base', [{'a': ''}]), '')
check('fixture 5', solve('a', 'base', [{'b': 'other'}]), 'base')
check('fixture 6', solve('a', 'base', [{'a': None}, {'a': 'three'}]), 'three')
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 fixture	Actual	Expected	Outcome
fixture 1	`base`	`base`	Passed
fixture 2	`two`	`two`	Passed
fixture 3	`base`	`base`	Passed
fixture 4	`base`		Failed
fixture 5	`base`	`base`	Passed
fixture 6	`three`	`three`	Passed

SHA-256 / 31d598bbe511b85c0c7af6e022006a3ff286b75331b247e178cb182bbd962d29

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1

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

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(name, base, layers):
    result = base
    for layer in layers:
        if name not in layer: continue
        value = layer[name]
        if value in (None, False, ''): result = base
        else: result = value
    return result
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('fixture 1', solve('a', 'base', []), 'base')
check('fixture 2', solve('a', 'base', [{'a': 'one'}, {'a': 'two'}]), 'two')
check('fixture 3', solve('a', 'base', [{'a': 'one'}, {'a': None}]), 'base')
check('fixture 4', solve('a', 'base', [{'a': ''}]), '')
check('fixture 5', solve('a', 'base', [{'b': 'other'}]), 'base')
check('fixture 6', solve('a', 'base', [{'a': None}, {'a': 'three'}]), 'three')
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 fixture	Actual	Expected	Outcome
fixture 1	`base`	`base`	Passed
fixture 2	`two`	`two`	Passed
fixture 3	`base`	`base`	Passed
fixture 4	`base`		Failed
fixture 5	`base`	`base`	Passed
fixture 6	`three`	`three`	Passed

SHA-256 / 13aa9eaaedb2dd87ad676495a74832343232ebb2963ed95146275e9327e0e324

3 / The verified repair

Exit 0

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

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(name, base, layers):
    result = base
    for layer in layers:
        if name not in layer: continue
        value = layer[name]
        if value is None: result = base
        else: result = value
    return result
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('fixture 1', solve('a', 'base', []), 'base')
check('fixture 2', solve('a', 'base', [{'a': 'one'}, {'a': 'two'}]), 'two')
check('fixture 3', solve('a', 'base', [{'a': 'one'}, {'a': None}]), 'base')
check('fixture 4', solve('a', 'base', [{'a': ''}]), '')
check('fixture 5', solve('a', 'base', [{'b': 'other'}]), 'base')
check('fixture 6', solve('a', 'base', [{'a': None}, {'a': 'three'}]), 'three')
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 fixture	Actual	Expected	Outcome
fixture 1	`base`	`base`	Passed
fixture 2	`two`	`two`	Passed
fixture 3	`base`	`base`	Passed
fixture 4			Passed
fixture 5	`base`	`base`	Passed
fixture 6	`three`	`three`	Passed

SHA-256 / 36ce0fe2809da06d5d3a70aa9a0815abf59954b0bb9d2efafe03fab413103961

Verification & scope

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 2026-09-29T14:38:29.796646+00:00.

Case digest / 5933b967c3c51e77e9aebf391dae8491ec88129dd439d7e7bdb48dd0d3a9bcc7