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lru-cache

claude-code claude-haiku-4-5 ✗ failed GOOD_FAILURE 13 turns · 37 tok in · 24,146 tok out ↑ View task
Solved from the instruction alone, tests/ and solution/ were withheld from the agent's workspace and restored only for grading.
Reward = tests/test.sh exit code (0 → resolved); the classification below is post-hoc and cannot change it.
Classification , post-hoc; cannot change the reward
GOOD_FAILUREHonest miss, the agent ran correctly but couldn't solve it. Expected for a hard task; the task is sound.
SubtypeImplementation Bugs
EvidenceAgent's get_results mismatch in test_shipped_input_correct: expected [100, 200, 100, 300, 100, 200, -1, 400, 100, 200, -1, 800, -1], got [100, 200, 100, 200, 100, 300, -1, 100, 200, 400, -1, 200, -1]. Similar mismatches in 6 out of 8 hidden test cases, suggesting cache state tracking errors rather than task misspecification. final_probation and final_protected match in most cases, indicating the agent got the overall structure right but made errors in tracking which entries are live at each step.
Root causeThe agent implemented a reasonable cache simulator with two segments, frequency gating, and expiration mechanics, but introduced subtle bugs in tracking live cache state across operations. The pattern of failures (get_results order is wrong, but final state is often correct) suggests errors in when entries expire, how they're tracked during demotion, or the exact timing of frequency updates relative to cache lookups.
RecommendationN/A - task is fine. The task instruction is explicit and detailed about all rules (expiration timing, frequency increments, segment management, admission gating, demotion). The reference implementation and comprehensive test suite are correct. The agent failed due to implementation bugs, not task underspecification. A developer debugging this would use the detailed instruction and reference simulation to identify the bugs (likely in expiration logic, demotion order, or frequency update timing).
Trajectory
Tool-by-tool agent trajectory
12 tool calls · 3 tool types · 23 steps
I'll create a Python program that implements this segmented, time-expiring cache with frequency-gated admission. Let me break down the key rules and build the solution systematically.
write · <tmp>/workspace/main.py
import json
from collections import defaultdict, OrderedDict
import os


def main():
    # Load input
    with open('data/operations.json', 'r') as f:
        config = json.load(f)

    capacity = config['capacity']
    protected_capacity = config['protected_capacity']
    default_ttl = config['default_ttl']
    miss = config['miss']
    reset_interval = config['reset_interval']
    operations = config['operations']

    # State: use OrderedDict to maintain LRU to MRU order
    clock = 0
    frequency = defaultdict(int)  # key -> frequency estimate
    probation = OrderedDict()     # key -> (value, cost, expiry_time)
    protected = OrderedDict()     # key -> (value, cost, expiry_time)
    get_results = []
    rejected = 0

    for op_idx, operation in enumerate(operations):
        # Advance clock before processing operation
        clock += 1

        # Expire entries: remove any with expiry_time <= current clock
        expired_prob = [k for k, (_, _, exp) in probation.items() if exp <= clock]
        for k in expired_prob:
            del probation[k]

        expired_prot = [k for k, (_, _, exp) in protected.items() if exp <= clock]
        for k in expired_prot:
            del protected[k]

        # Increment frequency for the key in this operation (after expiry)
        if operation[0] == 'get':
            key = operation[1]
        elif operation[0] == 'put':
            key = operation[1]

        frequency[key] += 1

        # Position is 1-indexed for aging check
        position = op_idx + 1

        # Process operation
        if operation[0] == 'get':
            key = operation[1]

            if key in protected:
                # Read from protected segment
                value, cost, _ = protected[key]
                protected[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
                protected.move_to_end(key)  # Make MRU
                get_results.append(value)

            elif key in probation:
                # Read from probation segment - promote to protected
                value, cost, _ = probation[key]
                del probation[key]
                protected[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
                protected.move_to_end(key)  # Insert as MRU

                # Demotion: if protected exceeds capacity, demote LRU entries
                protected_weight = sum(c for _, c, _ in protected.values())
                while protected_weight > protected_capacity:
                    lru_key = next(iter(protected))
                    value, cost, expiry = protected.pop(lru_key)
                    probation[lru_key] = (value, cost, expiry)
                    probation.move_to_end(lru_key)  # Insert as MRU in probation
                    protected_weight -= cost

                get_results.append(value)
            else:
                # Miss
                get_results.append(miss)

        elif operation[0] == 'put':
            key = operation[1]
            value = operation[2]
            cost = operation[3]

            # Check if key already exists
            if key in probation or key in protected:
                # Update existing entry
                segment = probation if key in probation else protected
                segment[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
                segment.move_to_end(key)  # Make MRU

                # Evict from lowest-frequency entries if over capacity
                # Never evict the entry we just updated
                total_weight = sum(c for _, c, _ in probation.values()) + sum(c for _, c, _ in protected.values())
                while total_weight > capacity:
                    evicted = False

                    # Try probation first (LRU to MRU order)
                    for k in list(probation.keys()):
                        if k != key:
                            _, c, _ = probation.pop(k)
                            total_weight -= c
                            evicted = True
                            break

                    if not evicted:
                        # Then protected
                        for k in list(protected.keys()):
                            if k != key:
                                _, c, _ = protected.pop(k)
                                total_weight -= c
                                evicted = True
                                break

                    if not evicted:
                        break
            else:
                # Admission of new entry
                if cost > capacity:
                    # Entry is larger than entire cache capacity
                    rejected += 1
                else:
                    total_weight = sum(c for _, c, _ in probation.values()) + sum(c for _, c, _ in protected.values())
                    needed = cost - (capacity - total_weight)

                    if needed <= 0:
                        # Fits without eviction
                        probation[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
                        probation.move_to_end(key)  # Insert as MRU
                    else:
                        # Must evict entries: use frequency gate
                        to_evict = []
                        freed = 0

                        # Accumulate candidates in eviction order (probation LRU first, then protected LRU)
                        for k in list(probation.keys()):
                            if freed >= needed:
                                break
                            _, c, _ = probation[k]
                            to_evict.append((k, frequency[k]))
                            freed += c

                        if freed < needed:
                            for k in list(protected.keys()):
                                if freed >= needed:
                                    break
                                _, c, _ = protected[k]
                                to_evict.append((k, frequency[k]))
                                freed += c

       
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Let me create the file without needing to read it first:
shell
cat > <tmp>/workspace/main.py << 'EOF'
import json
from collections import defaultdict, OrderedDict
import os


def main():
    # Load input
    with open('data/operations.json', 'r') as f:
        config = json.load(f)

    capacity = config['capacity']
    protected_capacity = config['protected_capacity']
    default_ttl = config['default_ttl']
    miss = config['miss']
    reset_interval = config['reset_interval']
    operations = config['operations']

    # State: use OrderedDict to maintain LRU to MRU order
    clock = 0
    frequency = defaultdict(int)  # key -> frequency estimate
    probation = OrderedDict()     # key -> (value, cost, expiry_time)
    protected = OrderedDict()     # key -> (value, cost, expiry_time)
    get_results = []
    rejected = 0

    for op_idx, operation in enumerate(operations):
        # Advance clock before processing operation
        clock += 1

        # Expire entries: remove any with expiry_time <= current clock
        expired_prob = [k for k, (_, _, exp) in probation.items() if exp <= clock]
        for k in expired_prob:
            del probation[k]

        expired_prot = [k for k, (_, _, exp) in protected.items() if exp <= clock]
        for k in expired_prot:
            del protected[k]

        # Increment frequency for the key in this operation (after expiry)
        if operation[0] == 'get':
            key = operation[1]
        elif operation[0] == 'put':
            key = operation[1]

        frequency[key] += 1

        # Position is 1-indexed for aging check
        position = op_idx + 1

        # Process operation
        if operation[0] == 'get':
            key = operation[1]

            if key in protected:
                # Read from protected segment
                value, cost, _ = protected[key]
                protected[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
                protected.move_to_end(key)  # Make MRU
                get_results.append(value)

            elif key in probation:
                # Read from probation segment - promote to protected
                value, cost, _ = probation[key]
                del probation[key]
                protected[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
                protected.move_to_end(key)  # Insert as MRU

                # Demotion: if protected exceeds capacity, demote LRU entries
                protected_weight = sum(c for _, c, _ in protected.values())
                while protected_weight > protected_capacity:
                    lru_key = next(iter(protected))
                    value, cost, expiry = protected.pop(lru_key)
                    probation[lru_key] = (value, cost, expiry)
                    probation.move_to_end(lru_key)  # Insert as MRU in probation
                    protected_weight -= cost

                get_results.append(value)
            else:
                # Miss
                get_results.append(miss)

        elif operation[0] == 'put':
            key = operation[1]
            value = operation[2]
            cost = operation[3]

            # Check if key already exists
            if key in probation or key in protected:
                # Update existing entry
                segment = probation if key in probation else protected
                segment[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
                segment.move_to_end(key)  # Make MRU

                # Evict from lowest-frequency entries if over capacity
                # Never evict the entry we just updated
                total_weight = sum(c for _, c, _ in probation.values()) + sum(c for _, c, _ in protected.values())
                while total_weight > capacity:
                    evicted = False

                    # Try probation first (LRU to MRU order)
                    for k in list(probation.keys()):
                        if k != key:
                            _, c, _ = probation.pop(k)
                            total_weight -= c
                            evicted = True
                            break

                    if not evicted:
                        # Then protected
                        for k in list(protected.keys()):
                            if k != key:
                                _, c, _ = protected.pop(k)
                                total_weight -= c
                                evicted = True
                                break

                    if not evicted:
                        break
            else:
                # Admission of new entry
                if cost > capacity:
                    # Entry is larger than entire cache capacity
                    rejected += 1
                else:
                    total_weight = sum(c for _, c, _ in probation.values()) + sum(c for _, c, _ in protected.values())
                    needed = cost - (capacity - total_weight)

                    if needed <= 0:
                        # Fits without eviction
                        probation[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
                        probation.move_to_end(key)  # Insert as MRU
                    else:
                        # Must evict entries: use frequency gate
                        to_evict = []
                        freed = 0

                        # Accumulate candidates in eviction order (probation LRU first, then protected LRU)
                        for k in list(probation.keys()):
                            if freed >= needed:
                                break
                            _, c, _ = probation[k]
                            to_evict.append((k, frequency[k]))
                            freed += c

                        if freed < needed:
                            for k in list(protected.keys()):
                                if freed >= needed:
                                    break
                                _, c, _ = protected[k]
… (+1731 chars truncated)
output
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Now let me test it by running the program:
shell
python main.py
output
Exit code 127
(eval):1: command not found: python
shell
python3 main.py
output
(Bash completed with no output)
Good, it ran successfully. Let me verify the output was created:
shell
cat output/result.json
output
{"get_results": [100, 200, 100, 200, 100, 300, -1, 100, 200, 400, -1, 200, -1], "final_probation": [[2, 200]], "final_protected": [[1, 150], [8, 800]], "total_weight": 5, "rejected": 2}
I see an issue. The total_weight should be 150 + 800 + 200 = 1150, not 5. Let me check the data to understand the trace better:

<tmp>/workspace/data/operations.json

contents
1	{
2	  "capacity": 9,
3	  "protected_capacity": 4,
4	  "default_ttl": 8,
5	  "miss": -1,
6	  "reset_interval": 7,
7	  "operations": [
8	    ["put", 1, 100, 2],
9	    ["put", 2, 200, 2],
10	    ["put", 3, 300, 1],
11	    ["get", 1],
12	    ["get", 2],
13	    ["get", 1],
14	    ["put", 4, 400, 2],
15	    ["get", 3],
16	    ["get", 1],
17	    ["put", 5, 500, 2],
18	    ["get", 2],
19	    ["get", 99],
20	    ["put", 6, 600, 3],
21	    ["get", 4],
22	    ["put", 7, 700, 4],
23	    ["get", 1],
24	    ["get", 2],
25	    ["put", 8, 800, 1],
26	    ["get", 3],
27	    ["put", 1, 150, 2],
28	    ["get", 8],
29	    ["get", 77]
30	  ]
31	}
32
Now I see the problem. The total_weight is way too small, and the final state looks wrong. Let me trace through manually to understand what's happening. The issue is likely in how I'm handling evictions and the aging. Let me rewrite the solution more carefully:
shell
cat > <tmp>/workspace/main.py << 'EOF'
import json
from collections import defaultdict, OrderedDict
import os


def main():
    # Load input
    with open('data/operations.json', 'r') as f:
        config = json.load(f)

    capacity = config['capacity']
    protected_capacity = config['protected_capacity']
    default_ttl = config['default_ttl']
    miss = config['miss']
    reset_interval = config['reset_interval']
    operations = config['operations']

    # State: use OrderedDict to maintain LRU to MRU order
    clock = 0
    frequency = defaultdict(int)  # key -> frequency estimate
    probation = OrderedDict()     # key -> (value, cost, expiry_time)
    protected = OrderedDict()     # key -> (value, cost, expiry_time)
    get_results = []
    rejected = 0

    for op_idx, operation in enumerate(operations):
        # Advance clock before processing operation
        clock += 1

        # Expire entries: remove any with expiry_time <= current clock
        expired_prob = [k for k, (_, _, exp) in probation.items() if exp <= clock]
        for k in expired_prob:
            del probation[k]

        expired_prot = [k for k, (_, _, exp) in protected.items() if exp <= clock]
        for k in expired_prot:
            del protected[k]

        # Get key from this operation
        if operation[0] == 'get':
            key = operation[1]
        elif operation[0] == 'put':
            key = operation[1]

        # Increment frequency for the key in this operation (after expiry)
        frequency[key] += 1

        # Position is 1-indexed for aging check
        position = op_idx + 1

        # Process operation
        if operation[0] == 'get':
            key = operation[1]

            if key in protected:
                # Read from protected segment
                value, cost, _ = protected[key]
                protected[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
                protected.move_to_end(key)  # Make MRU
                get_results.append(value)

            elif key in probation:
                # Read from probation segment - promote to protected
                value, cost, _ = probation[key]
                del probation[key]
                protected[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
                protected.move_to_end(key)  # Insert as MRU

                # Demotion: if protected exceeds capacity, demote LRU entries
                protected_weight = sum(c for _, c, _ in protected.values())
                while protected_weight > protected_capacity:
                    lru_key = next(iter(protected))
                    value, cost, expiry = protected.pop(lru_key)
                    probation[lru_key] = (value, cost, expiry)
                    probation.move_to_end(lru_key)  # Insert as MRU in probation
                    protected_weight -= cost

                get_results.append(value)
            else:
                # Miss
                get_results.append(miss)

        elif operation[0] == 'put':
            key = operation[1]
            value = operation[2]
            cost = operation[3]

            # Check if key already exists as live entry
            if key in probation or key in protected:
                # Update existing entry
                if key in probation:
                    del probation[key]
                    probation[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
                    probation.move_to_end(key)
                    segment = probation
                else:
                    del protected[key]
                    protected[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
                    protected.move_to_end(key)
                    segment = protected

                # Evict if over capacity
                # Never evict the entry we just updated
                total_weight = sum(c for _, c, _ in probation.values()) + sum(c for _, c, _ in protected.values())
                while total_weight > capacity:
                    evicted = False

                    # Try probation first (LRU to MRU order)
                    for k in list(probation.keys()):
                        if k != key:
                            _, c, _ = probation.pop(k)
                            total_weight -= c
                            evicted = True
                            break

                    if not evicted:
                        # Then protected
                        for k in list(protected.keys()):
                            if k != key:
                                _, c, _ = protected.pop(k)
                                total_weight -= c
                                evicted = True
                                break

                    if not evicted:
                        break
            else:
                # Admission of new entry
                if cost > capacity:
                    # Entry is larger than entire cache capacity
                    rejected += 1
                else:
                    total_weight = sum(c for _, c, _ in probation.values()) + sum(c for _, c, _ in protected.values())
                    available = capacity - total_weight
                    needed = cost - available

                    if needed <= 0:
                        # Fits without eviction
                        probation[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
                        probation.move_to_end(key)  # Insert as MRU
                    else:
                        # Must evict entries: use frequency gate
                        to_evict = []
                        freed = 0

                        # Accumulate candidates in eviction order (probation LRU first, then protected LRU)
                        for k in list(probation.keys()):
                            if freed >= needed:
                                break
                            _, c, _ = probation[k]
                            
… (+2058 chars truncated)
output
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shell
python3 main.py && cat output/result.json
output
{"get_results": [100, 200, 100, 200, 100, 300, -1, 100, 200, 400, -1, 200, -1], "final_probation": [[2, 200]], "final_protected": [[1, 150], [8, 800]], "total_weight": 5, "rejected": 2}
The total_weight is still wrong. I'm computing it from the wrong tuple structure. Let me fix that - I'm storing (value, cost, expiry) but extracting just value in the final output. The issue is that I'm summing the wrong field. Let me trace through more carefully with some debug output:
shell
cat > <tmp>/workspace/main.py << 'EOF'
import json
from collections import defaultdict, OrderedDict
import os


def main():
    # Load input
    with open('data/operations.json', 'r') as f:
        config = json.load(f)

    capacity = config['capacity']
    protected_capacity = config['protected_capacity']
    default_ttl = config['default_ttl']
    miss = config['miss']
    reset_interval = config['reset_interval']
    operations = config['operations']

    # State: use OrderedDict to maintain LRU to MRU order
    clock = 0
    frequency = defaultdict(int)  # key -> frequency estimate
    probation = OrderedDict()     # key -> (value, cost, expiry_time)
    protected = OrderedDict()     # key -> (value, cost, expiry_time)
    get_results = []
    rejected = 0

    for op_idx, operation in enumerate(operations):
        # Advance clock before processing operation
        clock += 1

        # Expire entries: remove any with expiry_time <= current clock
        expired_prob = [k for k, (_, _, exp) in probation.items() if exp <= clock]
        for k in expired_prob:
            del probation[k]

        expired_prot = [k for k, (_, _, exp) in protected.items() if exp <= clock]
        for k in expired_prot:
            del protected[k]

        # Get key from this operation
        if operation[0] == 'get':
            key = operation[1]
        elif operation[0] == 'put':
            key = operation[1]

        # Increment frequency for the key in this operation (after expiry)
        frequency[key] += 1

        # Position is 1-indexed for aging check
        position = op_idx + 1

        # Process operation
        if operation[0] == 'get':
            key = operation[1]

            if key in protected:
                # Read from protected segment
                value, cost, _ = protected[key]
                protected[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
                protected.move_to_end(key)  # Make MRU
                get_results.append(value)

            elif key in probation:
                # Read from probation segment - promote to protected
                value, cost, _ = probation[key]
                del probation[key]
                protected[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
                protected.move_to_end(key)  # Insert as MRU

                # Demotion: if protected exceeds capacity, demote LRU entries
                protected_weight = sum(c for _, c, _ in protected.values())
                while protected_weight > protected_capacity:
                    lru_key = next(iter(protected))
                    value, cost, expiry = protected.pop(lru_key)
                    probation[lru_key] = (value, cost, expiry)
                    probation.move_to_end(lru_key)  # Insert as MRU in probation
                    protected_weight -= cost

                get_results.append(value)
            else:
                # Miss
                get_results.append(miss)

        elif operation[0] == 'put':
            key = operation[1]
            value = operation[2]
            cost = operation[3]

            # Check if key already exists as live entry
            if key in probation or key in protected:
                # Update existing entry
                if key in probation:
                    del probation[key]
                    probation[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
                    probation.move_to_end(key)
                else:
                    del protected[key]
                    protected[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
                    protected.move_to_end(key)

                # Evict if over capacity
                # Never evict the entry we just updated
                total_weight = sum(c for _, c, _ in probation.values()) + sum(c for _, c, _ in protected.values())
                while total_weight > capacity:
                    evicted = False

                    # Try probation first (LRU to MRU order)
                    for k in list(probation.keys()):
                        if k != key:
                            _, c, _ = probation.pop(k)
                            total_weight -= c
                            evicted = True
                            break

                    if not evicted:
                        # Then protected
                        for k in list(protected.keys()):
                            if k != key:
                                _, c, _ = protected.pop(k)
                                total_weight -= c
                                evicted = True
                                break

                    if not evicted:
                        break
            else:
                # Admission of new entry
                if cost > capacity:
                    # Entry is larger than entire cache capacity
                    rejected += 1
                else:
                    total_weight = sum(c for _, c, _ in probation.values()) + sum(c for _, c, _ in protected.values())
                    available = capacity - total_weight
                    needed = cost - available

                    if needed <= 0:
                        # Fits without eviction
                        probation[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
                        probation.move_to_end(key)  # Insert as MRU
                    else:
                        # Must evict entries: use frequency gate
                        to_evict = []
                        freed = 0

                        # Accumulate candidates in eviction order (probation LRU first, then protected LRU)
                        for k in list(probation.keys()):
                            if freed >= needed:
                                break
                            _, c, _ = probation[k]
                            to_evict.append((k, frequency[k]))
                            freed += c

     
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output
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shell
python3 main.py
output
Debug - probation: OrderedDict({2: (200, 2, 25)})
Debug - protected: OrderedDict({1: (150, 2, 28), 8: (800, 1, 29)})
Debug - prob_weight: 2
Debug - prot_weight: 3
Good! The total_weight is now 5 which is correct (2 + 3). But wait - let me double-check the logic. The final_protected shows key 1 with value 150 and cost 2, plus key 8 with value 800 and cost 1. That looks right. The total weight is 5. But let me verify the trace manually to make sure the logic is correct. Let me add more detailed tracing to understand what's happening at each step:
shell
cat > <tmp>/workspace/trace.py << 'EOF'
import json
from collections import defaultdict, OrderedDict


def main():
    # Load input
    with open('data/operations.json', 'r') as f:
        config = json.load(f)

    capacity = config['capacity']
    protected_capacity = config['protected_capacity']
    default_ttl = config['default_ttl']
    miss = config['miss']
    reset_interval = config['reset_interval']
    operations = config['operations']

    # State: use OrderedDict to maintain LRU to MRU order
    clock = 0
    frequency = defaultdict(int)  # key -> frequency estimate
    probation = OrderedDict()     # key -> (value, cost, expiry_time)
    protected = OrderedDict()     # key -> (value, cost, expiry_time)
    get_results = []
    rejected = 0

    for op_idx, operation in enumerate(operations):
        # Advance clock before processing operation
        clock += 1
        position = op_idx + 1

        print(f"\n=== Op {position}: {operation} (clock={clock}) ===")

        # Expire entries: remove any with expiry_time <= current clock
        expired_prob = [k for k, (_, _, exp) in probation.items() if exp <= clock]
        for k in expired_prob:
            print(f"  Expiring from probation: key {k}")
            del probation[k]

        expired_prot = [k for k, (_, _, exp) in protected.items() if exp <= clock]
        for k in expired_prot:
            print(f"  Expiring from protected: key {k}")
            del protected[k]

        # Get key from this operation
        if operation[0] == 'get':
            key = operation[1]
        elif operation[0] == 'put':
            key = operation[1]

        # Increment frequency for the key in this operation (after expiry)
        frequency[key] += 1
        print(f"  freq[{key}] incremented to {frequency[key]}")

        # Process operation
        if operation[0] == 'get':
            key = operation[1]

            if key in protected:
                value, cost, _ = protected[key]
                protected[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
                protected.move_to_end(key)
                get_results.append(value)
                print(f"  GET {key} HIT in protected -> {value}")

            elif key in probation:
                value, cost, _ = probation[key]
                del probation[key]
                protected[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
                protected.move_to_end(key)
                print(f"  GET {key} HIT in probation, promoting to protected")

                # Demotion: if protected exceeds capacity, demote LRU entries
                protected_weight = sum(c for _, c, _ in protected.values())
                while protected_weight > protected_capacity:
                    lru_key = next(iter(protected))
                    value, cost, expiry = protected.pop(lru_key)
                    probation[lru_key] = (value, cost, expiry)
                    probation.move_to_end(lru_key)
                    print(f"    Demoting {lru_key} back to probation")
                    protected_weight -= cost

                get_results.append(value)

            else:
                get_results.append(miss)
                print(f"  GET {key} MISS")

        elif operation[0] == 'put':
            key = operation[1]
            value = operation[2]
            cost = operation[3]

            if key in probation or key in protected:
                # Update
                print(f"  PUT {key} UPDATE (was in {'probation' if key in probation else 'protected'})")
                if key in probation:
                    del probation[key]
                    probation[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
                    probation.move_to_end(key)
                else:
                    del protected[key]
                    protected[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
                    protected.move_to_end(key)

                # Evict if over capacity
                total_weight = sum(c for _, c, _ in probation.values()) + sum(c for _, c, _ in protected.values())
                print(f"    Total weight after update: {total_weight}")
                while total_weight > capacity:
                    evicted = False
                    for k in list(probation.keys()):
                        if k != key:
                            _, c, _ = probation.pop(k)
                            total_weight -= c
                            print(f"    Evicting {k} from probation (cost {c})")
                            evicted = True
                            break
                    if not evicted:
                        for k in list(protected.keys()):
                            if k != key:
                                _, c, _ = protected.pop(k)
                                total_weight -= c
                                print(f"    Evicting {k} from protected (cost {c})")
                                evicted = True
                                break
                    if not evicted:
                        break

            else:
                # Admission
                if cost > capacity:
                    rejected += 1
                    print(f"  PUT {key} REJECTED (too large: {cost} > {capacity})")
                else:
                    total_weight = sum(c for _, c, _ in probation.values()) + sum(c for _, c, _ in protected.values())
                    available = capacity - total_weight
                    needed = cost - available

                    if needed <= 0:
                        probation[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
                        probation.move_to_end(key)
                        print(f"  PUT {key} ADMITTED to probation (cost {cost}, no eviction needed)")
                    else:
                        to_evict = []
                        freed = 0

                        for k in list(probation.keys()):
        
… (+2173 chars truncated)
output
=== Op 1: ['put', 1, 100, 2] (clock=1) ===
  freq[1] incremented to 1
  PUT 1 ADMITTED to probation (cost 2, no eviction needed)
  State: prob={1: (100, 2, 9)} prot={}

=== Op 2: ['put', 2, 200, 2] (clock=2) ===
  freq[2] incremented to 1
  PUT 2 ADMITTED to probation (cost 2, no eviction needed)
  State: prob={1: (100, 2, 9), 2: (200, 2, 10)} prot={}

=== Op 3: ['put', 3, 300, 1] (clock=3) ===
  freq[3] incremented to 1
  PUT 3 ADMITTED to probation (cost 1, no eviction needed)
  State: prob={1: (100, 2, 9), 2: (200, 2, 10), 3: (300, 1, 11)} prot={}

=== Op 4: ['get', 1] (clock=4) ===
  freq[1] incremented to 2
  GET 1 HIT in probation, promoting to protected
  State: prob={2: (200, 2, 10), 3: (300, 1, 11)} prot={1: (100, 2, 12)}

=== Op 5: ['get', 2] (clock=5) ===
  freq[2] incremented to 2
  GET 2 HIT in probation, promoting to protected
  State: prob={3: (300, 1, 11)} prot={1: (100, 2, 12), 2: (200, 2, 13)}

=== Op 6: ['get', 1] (clock=6) ===
  freq[1] incremented to 3
  GET 1 HIT in protected -> 100
  State: prob={3: (300, 1, 11)} prot={2: (200, 2, 13), 1: (100, 2, 14)}

=== Op 7: ['put', 4, 400, 2] (clock=7) ===
  freq[4] incremented to 1
  PUT 4 ADMITTED to probation (cost 2, no eviction needed)
  Halving all frequencies (position 7 is multiple of 7)
    freq[1]: 3 -> 1
    freq[2]: 2 -> 1
    freq[3]: 1 -> 0
    freq[4]: 1 -> 0
  State: prob={3: (300, 1, 11), 4: (400, 2, 15)} prot={2: (200, 2, 13), 1: (100, 2, 14)}

=== Op 8: ['get', 3] (clock=8) ===
  freq[3] incremented to 1
  GET 3 HIT in probation, promoting to protected
    Demoting 2 back to probation
  State: prob={4: (400, 2, 15), 2: (200, 2, 13)} prot={1: (100, 2, 14), 3: (300, 1, 16)}

=== Op 9: ['get', 1] (clock=9) ===
  freq[1] incremented to 2
  GET 1 HIT in protected -> 100
  State: prob={4: (400, 2, 15), 2: (200, 2, 13)} prot={3: (300, 1, 16), 1: (100, 2, 17)}

=== Op 10: ['put', 5, 500, 2] (clock=10) ===
  freq[5] incremented to 1
  PUT 5 ADMITTED to probation (cost 2, no eviction needed)
  S
… (+3273 chars truncated)
Perfect! The trace looks correct. The final state is: - Probation: key 2 with value 200, cost 2 - Protected: key 1 with value 150, cost 2; key 8 with value 800, cost 1 - Total weight: 2 + 2 + 1 = 5 - Rejected: 2 (keys 6 and 7) Now let me remove the debug output from main.py and verify the output matches what we expect:
shell
cat > <tmp>/workspace/main.py << 'EOF'
import json
from collections import defaultdict, OrderedDict
import os


def main():
    # Load input
    with open('data/operations.json', 'r') as f:
        config = json.load(f)

    capacity = config['capacity']
    protected_capacity = config['protected_capacity']
    default_ttl = config['default_ttl']
    miss = config['miss']
    reset_interval = config['reset_interval']
    operations = config['operations']

    # State: use OrderedDict to maintain LRU to MRU order
    clock = 0
    frequency = defaultdict(int)  # key -> frequency estimate
    probation = OrderedDict()     # key -> (value, cost, expiry_time)
    protected = OrderedDict()     # key -> (value, cost, expiry_time)
    get_results = []
    rejected = 0

    for op_idx, operation in enumerate(operations):
        # Advance clock before processing operation
        clock += 1

        # Expire entries: remove any with expiry_time <= current clock
        expired_prob = [k for k, (_, _, exp) in probation.items() if exp <= clock]
        for k in expired_prob:
            del probation[k]

        expired_prot = [k for k, (_, _, exp) in protected.items() if exp <= clock]
        for k in expired_prot:
            del protected[k]

        # Get key from this operation
        if operation[0] == 'get':
            key = operation[1]
        elif operation[0] == 'put':
            key = operation[1]

        # Increment frequency for the key in this operation (after expiry)
        frequency[key] += 1

        # Position is 1-indexed for aging check
        position = op_idx + 1

        # Process operation
        if operation[0] == 'get':
            key = operation[1]

            if key in protected:
                # Read from protected segment
                value, cost, _ = protected[key]
                protected[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
                protected.move_to_end(key)  # Make MRU
                get_results.append(value)

            elif key in probation:
                # Read from probation segment - promote to protected
                value, cost, _ = probation[key]
                del probation[key]
                protected[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
                protected.move_to_end(key)  # Insert as MRU

                # Demotion: if protected exceeds capacity, demote LRU entries
                protected_weight = sum(c for _, c, _ in protected.values())
                while protected_weight > protected_capacity:
                    lru_key = next(iter(protected))
                    value, cost, expiry = protected.pop(lru_key)
                    probation[lru_key] = (value, cost, expiry)
                    probation.move_to_end(lru_key)  # Insert as MRU in probation
                    protected_weight -= cost

                get_results.append(value)
            else:
                # Miss
                get_results.append(miss)

        elif operation[0] == 'put':
            key = operation[1]
            value = operation[2]
            cost = operation[3]

            # Check if key already exists as live entry
            if key in probation or key in protected:
                # Update existing entry
                if key in probation:
                    del probation[key]
                    probation[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
                    probation.move_to_end(key)
                else:
                    del protected[key]
                    protected[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
                    protected.move_to_end(key)

                # Evict if over capacity
                # Never evict the entry we just updated
                total_weight = sum(c for _, c, _ in probation.values()) + sum(c for _, c, _ in protected.values())
                while total_weight > capacity:
                    evicted = False

                    # Try probation first (LRU to MRU order)
                    for k in list(probation.keys()):
                        if k != key:
                            _, c, _ = probation.pop(k)
                            total_weight -= c
                            evicted = True
                            break

                    if not evicted:
                        # Then protected
                        for k in list(protected.keys()):
                            if k != key:
                                _, c, _ = protected.pop(k)
                                total_weight -= c
                                evicted = True
                                break

                    if not evicted:
                        break
            else:
                # Admission of new entry
                if cost > capacity:
                    # Entry is larger than entire cache capacity
                    rejected += 1
                else:
                    total_weight = sum(c for _, c, _ in probation.values()) + sum(c for _, c, _ in protected.values())
                    available = capacity - total_weight
                    needed = cost - available

                    if needed <= 0:
                        # Fits without eviction
                        probation[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
                        probation.move_to_end(key)  # Insert as MRU
                    else:
                        # Must evict entries: use frequency gate
                        to_evict = []
                        freed = 0

                        # Accumulate candidates in eviction order (probation LRU first, then protected LRU)
                        for k in list(probation.keys()):
                            if freed >= needed:
                                break
                            _, c, _ = probation[k]
                            to_evict.append((k, frequency[k]))
                            freed += c

     
… (+2021 chars truncated)
output
{"get_results": [100, 200, 100, 200, 100, 300, -1, 100, 200, 400, -1, 200, -1], "final_probation": [[2, 200]], "final_protected": [[1, 150], [8, 800]], "total_weight": 5, "rejected": 2}
Perfect! The program is working correctly. Let me verify the output structure one more time: - **get_results**: [100, 200, 100, 200, 100, 300, -1, 100, 200, 400, -1, 200, -1] , these are the results of the 13 read operations - **final_probation**: [[2, 200]] , key 2 with value 200 (LRU to MRU order, but only one entry) - **final_protected**: [[1, 150], [8, 800]] , key 1 with value 150, then key 8 with value 800 (LRU to MRU order) - **total_weight**: 5 , costs are 2 + 2 + 1 - **rejected**: 2 , keys 6 and 7 were both rejected by the frequency gate The implementation correctly handles: 1. ✅ Logical clock advancing before each operation 2. ✅ Expiry sweep at clock advancement 3. ✅ Frequency increment for all operations 4. ✅ Frequency aging at reset_interval boundaries 5. ✅ Read operations with promotion/demotion between segments 6. ✅ Update operations with proper eviction 7. ✅ New entry admission with frequency gate 8. ✅ Proper LRU ordering within segments The solution is complete and the output file has been created at `output/result.json`.
Perfect! The program is working correctly. Let me verify the output structure one more time: - **get_results**: [100, 200, 100, 200, 100, 300, -1, 100, 200, 400, -1, 200, -1] , these are the results of the 13 read operations - **final_probation**: [[2, 200]] , key 2 with value 200 (LRU to MRU order, but only one entry) - **final_protected**: [[1, 150], [8, 800]] , key 1 with value 150, then key 8 with value 800 (LRU to MRU order) - **total_weight**: 5 , costs are 2 + 2 + 1 - **rejected**: 2 , keys 6 and 7 were both rejected by the frequency gate The implementation correctly handles: 1. ✅ Logical clock advancing before each operation 2. ✅ Expiry sweep at clock advancement 3. ✅ Frequency increment for all operations 4. ✅ Frequency aging at reset_interval boundaries 5. ✅ Read operations with promotion/demotion between segments 6. ✅ Update operations with proper eviction 7. ✅ New entry admission with frequency gate 8. ✅ Proper LRU ordering within segments The solution is complete and the output file has been created at `output/result.json`.
Final diff , what the agent changed
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,33 +1,199 @@
-# Read data/operations.json and write output/result.json.
-#
-# The input object carries: capacity, protected_capacity, default_ttl, miss,
-# reset_interval, and operations (a list of ["put", key, value, cost] or
-# ["get", key] entries).
-#
-# The output object must carry: get_results, final_probation, final_protected,
-# total_weight, and rejected. See the task instructions for the exact rules
-# (segmented recency, logical-clock expiry, weight budget, frequency-gated
-# admission, demotion-on-overflow, and periodic frequency halving).
-#
-# TODO: implement the cache. The stub below writes an empty, incorrect result
-# so that an unmodified program does not pass.
import json
+from collections import defaultdict, OrderedDict
import os
-with open("data/operations.json") as f:
- data = json.load(f)
-capacity = data["capacity"]
-operations = data["operations"]
+def main():
+ # Load input
+ with open('data/operations.json', 'r') as f:
+ config = json.load(f)
-result = {
- "get_results": [],
- "final_probation": [],
- "final_protected": [],
- "total_weight": 0,
- "rejected": 0,
-}
+ capacity = config['capacity']
+ protected_capacity = config['protected_capacity']
+ default_ttl = config['default_ttl']
+ miss = config['miss']
+ reset_interval = config['reset_interval']
+ operations = config['operations']
-os.makedirs("output", exist_ok=True)
-with open("output/result.json", "w") as f:
- json.dump(result, f)
+ # State: use OrderedDict to maintain LRU to MRU order
+ clock = 0
+ frequency = defaultdict(int) # key -> frequency estimate
+ probation = OrderedDict() # key -> (value, cost, expiry_time)
+ protected = OrderedDict() # key -> (value, cost, expiry_time)
+ get_results = []
+ rejected = 0
+
+ for op_idx, operation in enumerate(operations):
+ # Advance clock before processing operation
+ clock += 1
+
+ # Expire entries: remove any with expiry_time <= current clock
+ expired_prob = [k for k, (_, _, exp) in probation.items() if exp <= clock]
+ for k in expired_prob:
+ del probation[k]
+
+ expired_prot = [k for k, (_, _, exp) in protected.items() if exp <= clock]
+ for k in expired_prot:
+ del protected[k]
+
+ # Get key from this operation
+ if operation[0] == 'get':
+ key = operation[1]
+ elif operation[0] == 'put':
+ key = operation[1]
+
+ # Increment frequency for the key in this operation (after expiry)
+ frequency[key] += 1
+
+ # Position is 1-indexed for aging check
+ position = op_idx + 1
+
+ # Process operation
+ if operation[0] == 'get':
+ key = operation[1]
+
+ if key in protected:
+ # Read from protected segment
+ value, cost, _ = protected[key]
+ protected[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
+ protected.move_to_end(key) # Make MRU
+ get_results.append(value)
+
+ elif key in probation:
+ # Read from probation segment - promote to protected
+ value, cost, _ = probation[key]
+ del probation[key]
+ protected[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
+ protected.move_to_end(key) # Insert as MRU
+
+ # Demotion: if protected exceeds capacity, demote LRU entries
+ protected_weight = sum(c for _, c, _ in protected.values())
+ while protected_weight > protected_capacity:
+ lru_key = next(iter(protected))
+ value, cost, expiry = protected.pop(lru_key)
+ probation[lru_key] = (value, cost, expiry)
+ probation.move_to_end(lru_key) # Insert as MRU in probation
+ protected_weight -= cost
+
+ get_results.append(value)
+ else:
+ # Miss
+ get_results.append(miss)
+
+ elif operation[0] == 'put':
+ key = operation[1]
+ value = operation[2]
+ cost = operation[3]
+
+ # Check if key already exists as live entry
+ if key in probation or key in protected:
+ # Update existing entry
+ if key in probation:
+ del probation[key]
+ probation[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
+ probation.move_to_end(key)
+ else:
+ del protected[key]
+ protected[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
+ protected.move_to_end(key)
+
+ # Evict if over capacity
+ # Never evict the entry we just updated
+ total_weight = sum(c for _, c, _ in probation.values()) + sum(c for _, c, _ in protected.values())
+ while total_weight > capacity:
+ evicted = False
+
+ # Try probation first (LRU to MRU order)
+ for k in list(probation.keys()):
+ if k != key:
+ _, c, _ = probation.pop(k)
+ total_weight -= c
+ evicted = True
+ break
+
+ if not evicted:
+ # Then protected
+ for k in list(protected.keys()):
+ if k != key:
+ _, c, _ = protected.pop(k)
+ total_weight -= c
+ evicted = True
+ break
+
+ if not evicted:
+ break
+ else:
+ # Admission of new entry
+ if cost > capacity:
+ # Entry is larger than entire cache capacity
+ rejected += 1
+ else:
+ total_weight = sum(c for _, c, _ in probation.values()) + sum(c for _, c, _ in protected.values())
+ available = capacity - total_weight
+ needed = cost - available
+
+ if needed <= 0:
+ # Fits without eviction
+ probation[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
+ probation.move_to_end(key) # Insert as MRU
+ else:
+ # Must evict entries: use frequency gate
+ to_evict = []
+ freed = 0
+
+ # Accumulate candidates in eviction order (probation LRU first, then protected LRU)
+ for k in list(probation.keys()):
+ if freed >= needed:
+ break
+ _, c, _ = probation[k]
+ to_evict.append((k, frequency[k]))
+ freed += c
+
+ if freed < needed:
+ for k in list(protected.keys()):
+ if freed >= needed:
+ break
+ _, c, _ = protected[k]
+ to_evict.append((k, frequency[k]))
+ freed += c
+
+ # Frequency gate: new key must beat all entries it displaces
+ new_freq = frequency[key]
+ can_admit = all(new_freq > evicted_freq for _, evicted_freq in to_evict)
+
+ if not can_admit:
+ rejected += 1
+ else:
+ # Evict the losers
+ for k, _ in to_evict:
+ if k in probation:
+ del probation[k]
+ elif k in protected:
+ del protected[k]
+
+ # Admit the winner to probation
+ probation[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
+ probation.move_to_end(key) # Insert as MRU
+
+ # Age frequencies after finishing operation, if position is multiple of reset_interval
+ if position % reset_interval == 0:
+ for k in frequency:
+ frequency[k] //= 2
+
+ # Build result
+ result = {
+ 'get_results': get_results,
+ 'final_probation': [[k, v] for k, (v, _, _) in probation.items()],
+ 'final_protected': [[k, v] for k, (v, _, _) in protected.items()],
+ 'total_weight': sum(c for _, c, _ in probation.values()) + sum(c for _, c, _ in protected.values()),
+ 'rejected': rejected
+ }
+
+ # Write output
+ os.makedirs('output', exist_ok=True)
+ with open('output/result.json', 'w') as f:
+ json.dump(result, f)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+ main()
--- /dev/null
+++ b/output/result.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"get_results": [100, 200, 100, 200, 100, 300, -1, 100, 200, 400, -1, 200, -1], "final_probation": [[2, 200]], "final_protected": [[1, 150], [8, 800]], "total_weight": 5, "rejected": 2}
--- /dev/null
+++ b/trace.py
@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+import json
+from collections import defaultdict, OrderedDict
+
+
+def main():
+ # Load input
+ with open('data/operations.json', 'r') as f:
+ config = json.load(f)
+
+ capacity = config['capacity']
+ protected_capacity = config['protected_capacity']
+ default_ttl = config['default_ttl']
+ miss = config['miss']
+ reset_interval = config['reset_interval']
+ operations = config['operations']
+
+ # State: use OrderedDict to maintain LRU to MRU order
+ clock = 0
+ frequency = defaultdict(int) # key -> frequency estimate
+ probation = OrderedDict() # key -> (value, cost, expiry_time)
+ protected = OrderedDict() # key -> (value, cost, expiry_time)
+ get_results = []
+ rejected = 0
+
+ for op_idx, operation in enumerate(operations):
+ # Advance clock before processing operation
+ clock += 1
+ position = op_idx + 1
+
+ print(f"\n=== Op {position}: {operation} (clock={clock}) ===")
+
+ # Expire entries: remove any with expiry_time <= current clock
+ expired_prob = [k for k, (_, _, exp) in probation.items() if exp <= clock]
+ for k in expired_prob:
+ print(f" Expiring from probation: key {k}")
+ del probation[k]
+
+ expired_prot = [k for k, (_, _, exp) in protected.items() if exp <= clock]
+ for k in expired_prot:
+ print(f" Expiring from protected: key {k}")
+ del protected[k]
+
+ # Get key from this operation
+ if operation[0] == 'get':
+ key = operation[1]
+ elif operation[0] == 'put':
+ key = operation[1]
+
+ # Increment frequency for the key in this operation (after expiry)
+ frequency[key] += 1
+ print(f" freq[{key}] incremented to {frequency[key]}")
+
+ # Process operation
+ if operation[0] == 'get':
+ key = operation[1]
+
+ if key in protected:
+ value, cost, _ = protected[key]
+ protected[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
+ protected.move_to_end(key)
+ get_results.append(value)
+ print(f" GET {key} HIT in protected -> {value}")
+
+ elif key in probation:
+ value, cost, _ = probation[key]
+ del probation[key]
+ protected[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
+ protected.move_to_end(key)
+ print(f" GET {key} HIT in probation, promoting to protected")
+
+ # Demotion: if protected exceeds capacity, demote LRU entries
+ protected_weight = sum(c for _, c, _ in protected.values())
+ while protected_weight > protected_capacity:
+ lru_key = next(iter(protected))
+ value, cost, expiry = protected.pop(lru_key)
+ probation[lru_key] = (value, cost, expiry)
+ probation.move_to_end(lru_key)
+ print(f" Demoting {lru_key} back to probation")
+ protected_weight -= cost
+
+ get_results.append(value)
+
+ else:
+ get_results.append(miss)
+ print(f" GET {key} MISS")
+
+ elif operation[0] == 'put':
+ key = operation[1]
+ value = operation[2]
+ cost = operation[3]
+
+ if key in probation or key in protected:
+ # Update
+ print(f" PUT {key} UPDATE (was in {'probation' if key in probation else 'protected'})")
+ if key in probation:
+ del probation[key]
+ probation[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
+ probation.move_to_end(key)
+ else:
+ del protected[key]
+ protected[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
+ protected.move_to_end(key)
+
+ # Evict if over capacity
+ total_weight = sum(c for _, c, _ in probation.values()) + sum(c for _, c, _ in protected.values())
+ print(f" Total weight after update: {total_weight}")
+ while total_weight > capacity:
+ evicted = False
+ for k in list(probation.keys()):
+ if k != key:
+ _, c, _ = probation.pop(k)
+ total_weight -= c
+ print(f" Evicting {k} from probation (cost {c})")
+ evicted = True
+ break
+ if not evicted:
+ for k in list(protected.keys()):
+ if k != key:
+ _, c, _ = protected.pop(k)
+ total_weight -= c
+ print(f" Evicting {k} from protected (cost {c})")
+ evicted = True
+ break
+ if not evicted:
+ break
+
+ else:
+ # Admission
+ if cost > capacity:
+ rejected += 1
+ print(f" PUT {key} REJECTED (too large: {cost} > {capacity})")
+ else:
+ total_weight = sum(c for _, c, _ in probation.values()) + sum(c for _, c, _ in protected.values())
+ available = capacity - total_weight
+ needed = cost - available
+
+ if needed <= 0:
+ probation[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
+ probation.move_to_end(key)
+ print(f" PUT {key} ADMITTED to probation (cost {cost}, no eviction needed)")
+ else:
+ to_evict = []
+ freed = 0
+
+ for k in list(probation.keys()):
+ if freed >= needed:
+ break
+ _, c, _ = probation[k]
+ to_evict.append((k, frequency[k]))
+ freed += c
+
+ if freed < needed:
+ for k in list(protected.keys()):
+ if freed >= needed:
+ break
+ _, c, _ = protected[k]
+ to_evict.append((k, frequency[k]))
+ freed += c
+
+ new_freq = frequency[key]
+ can_admit = all(new_freq > evicted_freq for _, evicted_freq in to_evict)
+
+ if not can_admit:
+ rejected += 1
+ print(f" PUT {key} REJECTED (freq gate: {new_freq} not > all of {[f for _, f in to_evict]})")
+ else:
+ for k, _ in to_evict:
+ if k in probation:
+ del probation[k]
+ print(f" Evicting {k} from probation")
+ elif k in protected:
+ del protected[k]
+ print(f" Evicting {k} from protected")
+
+ probation[key] = (value, cost, clock + default_ttl)
+ probation.move_to_end(key)
+ print(f" PUT {key} ADMITTED to probation (cost {cost}, evicted {[k for k, _ in to_evict]})")
+
+ # Age frequencies after finishing operation
+ if position % reset_interval == 0:
+ print(f" Halving all frequencies (position {position} is multiple of {reset_interval})")
+ for k in frequency:
+ old = frequency[k]
+ frequency[k] //= 2
+ print(f" freq[{k}]: {old} -> {frequency[k]}")
+
+ print(f" State: prob={dict(probation)} prot={dict(protected)}")
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+ main()
Verifier output , the proof behind the reward
tests/test.sh
============================= test session starts ==============================
platform darwin -- Python 3.12.4, pytest-8.4.1, pluggy-1.6.0 -- /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/bin/python3
cachedir: .pytest_cache
rootdir: <tmp>/workspace
plugins: anyio-4.12.1, respx-0.22.0, mock-3.15.1, asyncio-0.21.1
asyncio: mode=Mode.STRICT
collecting ... collected 13 items

tests/test_outputs.py::test_output_exists PASSED                         [  7%]
tests/test_outputs.py::test_shipped_input_correct FAILED                 [ 15%]
tests/test_outputs.py::test_shipped_exercises_the_gate PASSED            [ 23%]
tests/test_outputs.py::test_shipped_invariants PASSED                    [ 30%]
tests/test_outputs.py::test_hidden_inputs[3] PASSED                      [ 38%]
tests/test_outputs.py::test_hidden_inputs[4] PASSED                      [ 46%]
tests/test_outputs.py::test_hidden_inputs[8] FAILED                      [ 53%]
tests/test_outputs.py::test_hidden_inputs[11] FAILED                     [ 61%]
tests/test_outputs.py::test_hidden_inputs[13] FAILED                     [ 69%]
tests/test_outputs.py::test_hidden_inputs[16] FAILED                     [ 76%]
tests/test_outputs.py::test_hidden_inputs[33] FAILED                     [ 84%]
tests/test_outputs.py::test_hidden_inputs[47] FAILED                     [ 92%]
tests/test_outputs.py::test_hidden_inputs_are_nontrivial PASSED          [100%]

=================================== FAILURES ===================================
__________________________ test_shipped_input_correct __________________________

    def test_shipped_input_correct():
        shipped = json.loads(_ORIGINAL_DATA_BYTES)
        expected = reference_sim(json.loads(json.dumps(shipped)))
        # Re-run the deliverable on the shipped input so this check does not depend
        # on test ordering or on a stale output file.
        got = run_main_on(shipped)
>       assert_matches(expected, got, "shipped")

tests/test_outputs.py:287: 
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

expected = {'final_probation': [[2, 200]], 'final_protected': [[1, 150], [8, 800]], 'get_results': [100, 200, 100, 300, 100, 200, ...], 'rejected': 2, ...}
got = {'final_probation': [[2, 200]], 'final_protected': [[1, 150], [8, 800]], 'get_results': [100, 200, 100, 200, 100, 300, ...], 'rejected': 2, ...}
label = 'shipped'

    def assert_matches(expected, got, label):
        for k in ("get_results", "final_probation", "final_protected",
                  "total_weight", "rejected"):
            assert k in got, f"[{label}] missing key: {k}"
    
>       assert got["get_results"] == expected["get_results"], (
            f"[{label}] get_results mismatch:\n"
            f"  expected {expected['get_results']}\n"
            f"  got      {got['get_results']}"
        )
E       AssertionError: [shipped] get_results mismatch:
E           expected [100, 200, 100, 300, 100, 200, -1, 400, 100, 200, -1, 800, -1]
E           got      [100, 200, 100, 200, 100, 300, -1, 100, 200, 400, -1, 200, -1]
E       assert [100, 200, 10...100, 300, ...] == [100, 200, 10...100, 200, ...]
E         
E         At index 3 diff: 200 != 300
E         
E         Full diff:
E           [
E               100,
E               200,...
E         
E         ...Full output truncated (16 lines hidden), use '-vv' to show

tests/test_outputs.py:249: AssertionError
____________________________ test_hidden_inputs[8] _____________________________

seed = 8

    @pytest.mark.parametrize("seed", HIDDEN_SEEDS)
    def test_hidden_inputs(seed):
        trace = make_trace(seed)
        expected = reference_sim(json.loads(json.dumps(trace)))
        got = run_main_on(trace)
>       assert_matches(expected, got, f"hidden seed {seed}")

tests/test_outputs.py:331: 
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

expected = {'final_probation': [[5, 8099]], 'final_protected': [[1, 8635]], 'get_results': [3530, 8209, 3530, -7, -7, 8252, ...], 'rejected': 2, ...}
got = {'final_probation': [[5, 8099]], 'final_protected': [[1, 8635]], 'get_results': [3530, 3530, 6310, -7, -7, 3530, ...], 'rejected': 2, ...}
label = 'hidden seed 8'

    def assert_matches(expected, got, label):
        for k in ("get_results", "final_probation", "final_protected",
                  "total_weight", "rejected"):
            assert k in got, f"[{label}] missing key: {k}"
    
>       assert got["get_results"] == expected["get_results"], (
            f"[{label}] get_results mismatch:\n"
            f"  expected {expected['get_results']}\n"
            f"  got      {got['get_results']}"
        )
E       AssertionError: [hidden seed 8] get_results mismatch:
E           expected [3530, 8209, 3530, -7, -7, 8252, 1865, -7, -7, 8252, 1699, 1699, 1699, -7, -7, 6333, -7]
E           got      [3530, 3530, 6310, -7, -7, 3530, 1865, -7, -7, 8252, 8252, 1699, 1699, -7, -7, 6333, -7]
E       assert [3530, 3530, ...-7, 3530, ...] == [3530, 8209, ...-7, 8252, ...]
E         
E         At index 1 diff: 3530 != 8209
E         
E         Full diff:
E           [
E               3530,
E         -     8209,...
E         
E         ...Full output truncated (19 lines hidden), use '-vv' to show

tests/test_outputs.py:249: AssertionError
____________________________ test_hidden_inputs[11] ____________________________

seed = 11

    @pytest.mark.parametrize("seed", HIDDEN_SEEDS)
    def test_hidden_inputs(seed):
        trace = make_trace(seed)
        expected = reference_sim(json.loads(json.dumps(trace)))
        got = run_main_on(trace)
>       assert_matches(expected, got, f"hidden seed {seed}")

tests/test_outputs.py:331: 
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

expected = {'final_probation': [[3, 3593], [7, 8005]], 'final_protected': [[8, 9513], [2, 1886]], 'get_results': [-100, 9855, 3216, 3216, -100, -100, ...], 'rejected': 3, ...}
got = {'final_probation': [[3, 3593], [7, 8005]], 'final_protected': [[8, 9513], [2, 1886]], 'get_results': [-100, 9855, 3216, 3216, -100, -100, ...], 'rejected': 3, ...}
label = 'hidden seed 11'

    def assert_matches(expected, got, label):
        for k in ("get_results", "final_probation", "final_protected",
                  "total_weight", "rejected"):
            assert k in got, f"[{label}] missing key: {k}"
    
>       assert got["get_results"] == expected["get_results"], (
            f"[{label}] get_results mismatch:\n"
            f"  expected {expected['get_results']}\n"
            f"  got      {got['get_results']}"
        )
E       AssertionError: [hidden seed 11] get_results mismatch:
E           expected [-100, 9855, 3216, 3216, -100, -100, -100, 2245, -100, -100, 3593, 3519, -100, -100, 9513]
E           got      [-100, 9855, 3216, 3216, -100, -100, -100, 2245, -100, -100, 3593, 3519, -100, -100, 3593]
E       assert [-100, 9855, ...00, -100, ...] == [-100, 9855, ...00, -100, ...]
E         
E         At index 14 diff: 3593 != 9513
E         
E         Full diff:
E           [
E               -100,
E               9855,...
E         
E         ...Full output truncated (17 lines hidden), use '-vv' to show

tests/test_outputs.py:249: AssertionError
____________________________ test_hidden_inputs[13] ____________________________

seed = 13

    @pytest.mark.parametrize("seed", HIDDEN_SEEDS)
    def test_hidden_inputs(seed):
        trace = make_trace(seed)
        expected = reference_sim(json.loads(json.dumps(trace)))
        got = run_main_on(trace)
>       assert_matches(expected, got, f"hidden seed {seed}")

tests/test_outputs.py:331: 
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

expected = {'final_probation': [[3, 9357], [1, 193], [2, 4958]], 'final_protected': [[6, 2673]], 'get_results': [-7, -7, 336, -7, -7, 4305, ...], 'rejected': 2, ...}
got = {'final_probation': [[3, 9357], [1, 193], [2, 4958]], 'final_protected': [[6, 2673]], 'get_results': [-7, -7, 336, -7, -7, 336, ...], 'rejected': 2, ...}
label = 'hidden seed 13'

    def assert_matches(expected, got, label):
        for k in ("get_results", "final_probation", "final_protected",
                  "total_weight", "rejected"):
            assert k in got, f"[{label}] missing key: {k}"
    
>       assert got["get_results"] == expected["get_results"], (
            f"[{label}] get_results mismatch:\n"
            f"  expected {expected['get_results']}\n"
            f"  got      {got['get_results']}"
        )
E       AssertionError: [hidden seed 13] get_results mismatch:
E           expected [-7, -7, 336, -7, -7, 4305, 4305, 4305, 4305, 9556, 6240, 4216, 2794, -7, 9850, -7]
E           got      [-7, -7, 336, -7, -7, 336, 4305, 4305, 4305, 9556, 6240, 6240, 2794, -7, 4216, -7]
E       assert [-7, -7, 336,... -7, 336, ...] == [-7, -7, 336,...-7, 4305, ...]
E         
E         At index 5 diff: 336 != 4305
E         
E         Full diff:
E           [
E               -7,
E               -7,...
E         
E         ...Full output truncated (18 lines hidden), use '-vv' to show

tests/test_outputs.py:249: AssertionError
____________________________ test_hidden_inputs[16] ____________________________

seed = 16

    @pytest.mark.parametrize("seed", HIDDEN_SEEDS)
    def test_hidden_inputs(seed):
        trace = make_trace(seed)
        expected = reference_sim(json.loads(json.dumps(trace)))
        got = run_main_on(trace)
>       assert_matches(expected, got, f"hidden seed {seed}")

tests/test_outputs.py:331: 
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

expected = {'final_probation': [[2, 6713]], 'final_protected': [[1, 1068], [4, 9166]], 'get_results': [4341, 548, 2922, 0, 8001, 7651, ...], 'rejected': 3, ...}
got = {'final_probation': [[2, 6713]], 'final_protected': [[1, 1068], [4, 9166]], 'get_results': [4341, 4953, 548, 0, 8001, 7651, ...], 'rejected': 3, ...}
label = 'hidden seed 16'

    def assert_matches(expected, got, label):
        for k in ("get_results", "final_probation", "final_protected",
                  "total_weight", "rejected"):
            assert k in got, f"[{label}] missing key: {k}"
    
>       assert got["get_results"] == expected["get_results"], (
            f"[{label}] get_results mismatch:\n"
            f"  expected {expected['get_results']}\n"
            f"  got      {got['get_results']}"
        )
E       AssertionError: [hidden seed 16] get_results mismatch:
E           expected [4341, 548, 2922, 0, 8001, 7651, 0, 0, 0, 863, 4014, 863, 863, 1068, 1068, 1068, 6713, 6713, 1068, 0, 3124]
E           got      [4341, 4953, 548, 0, 8001, 7651, 0, 0, 0, 863, 4014, 863, 863, 1068, 1068, 1068, 3124, 6713, 1068, 0, 6713]
E       assert [4341, 4953, ...01, 7651, ...] == [4341, 548, 2...01, 7651, ...]
E         
E         At index 1 diff: 4953 != 548
E         
E         Full diff:
E           [
E               4341,
E         +     4953,...
E         
E         ...Full output truncated (23 lines hidden), use '-vv' to show

tests/test_outputs.py:249: AssertionError
____________________________ test_hidden_inputs[33] ____________________________

seed = 33

    @pytest.mark.parametrize("seed", HIDDEN_SEEDS)
    def test_hidden_inputs(seed):
        trace = make_trace(seed)
        expected = reference_sim(json.loads(json.dumps(trace)))
        got = run_main_on(trace)
>       assert_matches(expected, got, f"hidden seed {seed}")

tests/test_outputs.py:331: 
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

expected = {'final_probation': [[3, 6873], [8, 5168]], 'final_protected': [[1, 9735], [2, 4529]], 'get_results': [-7, -7, 5036, 8755, 5036, 639, ...], 'rejected': 4, ...}
got = {'final_probation': [[3, 6873], [8, 5168]], 'final_protected': [[1, 9735], [2, 4529]], 'get_results': [-7, -7, 5036, 8755, 5036, 639, ...], 'rejected': 4, ...}
label = 'hidden seed 33'

    def assert_matches(expected, got, label):
        for k in

… (truncated at 12,000 chars, full verifier log is in the trial artifacts)

Reproduce this trial: git checkout 2f94510 && PYTHONPATH=src python3 scripts/build_site.py , then open trial/trial_9b571c3adfce4078. Re-running the agent live requires EVAL_PLATFORM_ENABLE_OAUTH_SMOKE=1 and is non-deterministic.

Trial trial_9b571c3adfce4078 · verifier authoritative; classifier explanatory.