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Allow a half-open circuit probe: A stale timer probes a newly opened circuit generation · case 04
The circuit probe operation is admitted even though a stale timer probes a newly opened circuit generation.
Case contract
Return a Boolean admission decision for allow a half-open circuit probe. The record r must satisfy all of: r['open_delay'][0]-r['open_delay'][1] >= r['open_delay'][2]; r['probe_exclusive'] == 0; r['circuit_generation'][0] == r['circuit_generation'][1]; r['endpoint_health'][0] in r['endpoint_health'][1]; r['caller_deadline'][0] < r['caller_deadline'][1]. Extra tracing fields are ignored; validation does not mutate the record.
Why this case matters
A deterministic local contract for reliability. Each negative fixture violates exactly one invariant. No transport timing, persistence, cryptographic verification, or full protocol implementation is claimed.
One recorded failure
Sample boundary fixtureThis sample comes from the broken implementation of a controlled reproducer.
| Boundary fixture | Actual | Expected | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| A stale timer probes a newly opened circuit generation | true | false | Failed |
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