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projectile-drag-integrator

claude-code claude-opus-4-8 ✗ failed HARNESS_ERROR ↑ 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
HARNESS_ERRORInfrastructure failure, the agent never ran properly. Not a signal about agent or task.
SubtypeIncomplete Agent Execution
EvidenceAgent trajectory shows exploration of headers and model files (steps 4-12 visible), but no Edit/Write operations to `src/solver.cpp` after the initial Read. The test output shows `solver.cpp` remains in stub form: `step()` returns state unchanged, `simulate()` records only launch state with no integration, apex detection, or impact detection. The two failing test cases (`degenerate_immediate_impact` and `immediate_impact_nonorigin_bookkeeping`) both require immediate impact detection when projectile is launched at the impact plane with downward velocity - the stub never fills impact fields, so these tests fail. The agent never wrote the required RK4 integrator, Hermite interpolation, root-finding, or event-detection logic.
Root causeThe agent began exploring the codebase but never transitioned to implementing the solution. No Write/Edit operations are recorded for `src/solver.cpp` after the initial examination, leaving the implementation as a non-functional stub.
RecommendationN/A - this is a harness/infrastructure issue, not a task specification problem. The agent execution was incomplete before test verification occurred.
Trajectory
Tool-by-tool agent trajectory
14 tool calls · 3 tool types · 24 steps
# Ticket: Implement the 3D exterior-ballistics flight integrator ## Context `ballistics` is a C++17 projectile-flight engine. The surrounding framework is complete; the numerical core in `src/solver.cpp` is unimplemented. The project is at `/opt/ballistics` in the build image. ## Your Task Complete the stubbed member functions in `/opt/ballistics/src/solver.cpp` so the project builds and the test suite passes. Only edit `src/solver.cpp`; do not change the public signatures. Refer to the headers under `include/` and the existing stubs for the API you must implement. ## Build and Test ``` cmake -S /opt/ballistics -B /opt/ballistics/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release cmake --build /opt/ballistics/build --parallel cd /opt/ballistics/build && ctest --output-on-failure ```
I'll start by exploring the project structure to understand what needs to be implemented.

/opt/ballistics/src/solver.cpp

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1	#include "ballistics/integrator.hpp"
2	
3	#include <cstddef>
4	#include <stdexcept>
5	#include <vector>
6	
7	#include "ballistics/model.hpp"
8	#include "ballistics/types.hpp"
9	
10	namespace ballistics {
11	
12	// ============================================================================
13	// STUB IMPLEMENTATION -- replace the bodies below with the real 3D high-order
14	// fixed-step integrator and sub-step event reporting.
15	//
16	// As shipped this compiles cleanly (so the Docker image builds) but is WRONG:
17	//   * step() returns the state unchanged -- the projectile is frozen;
18	//   * simulate() records only the launch state, never integrates, and reports
19	//     no apex and no impact.
20	// Every flight test therefore fails. Implement `step` as one fourth-order step
21	// of the six-state system, assembling the acceleration from the projectile
22	// parameters and using axpy for state algebra. Implement `simulate` by marching
23	// from the launch state, reporting apex and ground impact as sub-step events
24	// rather than grid samples, and filling EVERY Flight field exactly per the
25	// header contract, including range as horizontal distance from launch, time as
26	// steps*dt, and the impacted / has_apex flags. Honor the dt > 0 contract.
27	// ============================================================================
28	
29	State Integrator::step(const State& s, double dt) const {
30	    if (!(dt > 0.0)) {
31	        throw std::invalid_argument("Integrator::step: dt must be positive");
32	    }
33	    // TODO: replace with one fourth-order step over [0, dt].
34	    (void)projectile_;
35	    return s;
36	}
37	
38	Flight Integrator::simulate(const State& initial, double dt,
39	                            std::size_t max_steps, double z_impact) const {
40	    if (!(dt > 0.0)) {
41	        throw std::invalid_argument(
42	            "Integrator::simulate: dt must be positive");
43	    }
44	    (void)max_steps;
45	    (void)z_impact;
46	    // TODO: march, locate the apex and impact, and fill the Flight.
47	    Flight f;
48	    f.states.push_back(initial);
49	    f.times.push_back(0.0);
50	    f.steps = 0;
51	    f.time = 0.0;
52	    f.impacted = false;
53	    f.has_apex = false;
54	    return f;
55	}
56	
57	} // namespace ballistics
58

List project structure

shell
ls -R /opt/ballistics --ignore=build --ignore=.git 2>/dev/null | head -80
output
/opt/ballistics:
CMakeLists.txt
examples
include
src
tests

/opt/ballistics/examples:
cannonball.shot

/opt/ballistics/include:
ballistics

/opt/ballistics/include/ballistics:
integrator.hpp
io.hpp
model.hpp
types.hpp

/opt/ballistics/src:
io.cpp
main.cpp
model.cpp
solver.cpp

/opt/ballistics/tests:
CMakeLists.txt
test_smoke.cpp
test_util.hpp

[stdout]
/opt/ballistics:
CMakeLists.txt
examples
include
src
tests

/opt/ballistics/examples:
cannonball.shot

/opt/ballistics/include:
ballistics

/opt/ballistics/include/ballistics:
integrator.hpp
io.hpp
model.hpp
types.hpp

/opt/ballistics/src:
io.cpp
main.cpp
model.cpp
solver.cpp

/opt/ballistics/tests:
CMakeLists.txt
test_smoke.cpp
test_util.hpp
I'll read the headers to understand the API contracts.

/opt/ballistics/include/ballistics/types.hpp

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1	#ifndef BALLISTICS_TYPES_HPP
2	#define BALLISTICS_TYPES_HPP
3	
4	#include <cmath>
5	
6	namespace ballistics {
7	
8	/// A 3D Cartesian vector [m] / [m/s] / [m/s^2] depending on context.
9	/// Plain value type with the small amount of vector algebra the dynamics need.
10	struct Vec3 {
11	    double x{0.0};
12	    double y{0.0};
13	    double z{0.0};
14	};
15	
16	inline Vec3 operator+(const Vec3& a, const Vec3& b) {
17	    return Vec3{a.x + b.x, a.y + b.y, a.z + b.z};
18	}
19	inline Vec3 operator-(const Vec3& a, const Vec3& b) {
20	    return Vec3{a.x - b.x, a.y - b.y, a.z - b.z};
21	}
22	inline Vec3 operator*(double s, const Vec3& a) {
23	    return Vec3{s * a.x, s * a.y, s * a.z};
24	}
25	inline double dot(const Vec3& a, const Vec3& b) {
26	    return a.x * b.x + a.y * b.y + a.z * b.z;
27	}
28	/// Right-handed cross product a x b.
29	inline Vec3 cross(const Vec3& a, const Vec3& b) {
30	    return Vec3{a.y * b.z - a.z * b.y, a.z * b.x - a.x * b.z,
31	                a.x * b.y - a.y * b.x};
32	}
33	inline double norm(const Vec3& a) { return std::sqrt(dot(a, a)); }
34	
35	/// Phase-space state of a point-mass projectile in 3D: position r = (x, y, z)
36	/// [m] with z measured upward, and velocity v = (vx, vy, vz) [m/s]. Plain value
37	/// type used throughout. The dynamics are autonomous (time does not appear
38	/// explicitly), so the integrator carries the simulation clock separately.
39	struct State {
40	    Vec3 r{};
41	    Vec3 v{};
42	};
43	
44	/// Element-wise scaled-add over the full 6-component state: returns a + h * b.
45	/// Keep this helper here so the integrator stays a thin numerical layer.
46	/// (Support code.)
47	inline State axpy(const State& a, double h, const State& b) {
48	    return State{Vec3{a.r.x + h * b.r.x, a.r.y + h * b.r.y, a.r.z + h * b.r.z},
49	                 Vec3{a.v.x + h * b.v.x, a.v.y + h * b.v.y, a.v.z + h * b.v.z}};
50	}
51	
52	} // namespace ballistics
53	
54	#endif // BALLISTICS_TYPES_HPP
55

/opt/ballistics/include/ballistics/integrator.hpp

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1	#ifndef BALLISTICS_INTEGRATOR_HPP
2	#define BALLISTICS_INTEGRATOR_HPP
3	
4	#include <cstddef>
5	#include <vector>
6	
7	#include "ballistics/model.hpp"
8	#include "ballistics/types.hpp"
9	
10	namespace ballistics {
11	
12	/// Result of a 3D projectile flight simulation.
13	///
14	/// `states[i]` is the fixed-step sample at grid time `times[i] = i * dt`, with
15	/// states[0] the launch state. The apex and impact are sub-step events (not the
16	/// nearest grid sample), reported to high accuracy.
17	struct Flight {
18	    /// Grid samples; states[0] is the launch state.
19	    std::vector<State> states;
20	    /// Simulation time [s] of each sample (times[i] = i * dt). Parallel to
21	    /// `states`, supplied so energy budgets can be integrated directly.
22	    std::vector<double> times;
23	
24	    /// Number of grid steps actually taken (== states.size() - 1).
25	    std::size_t steps{0};
26	    /// Final grid time [s] = steps * dt (NOT the root-found impact time).
27	    double time{0.0};
28	
29	    /// True iff the run terminated at a ground-plane impact (z crossing
30	    /// z_impact from above). False if it stopped at the step cap instead, in
31	    /// which case the impact fields below are not meaningful.
32	    bool impacted{false};
33	
34	    /// Root-found apex (highest point: vz crosses zero downward). Valid once at
35	    /// least one apex crossing has been seen.
36	    State apex{};
37	    double apex_time{0.0};
38	    bool has_apex{false};
39	
40	    /// Root-found impact state and time (z == z_impact, descending). Valid iff
41	    /// `impacted` is true.
42	    State impact{};
43	    double impact_time{0.0};
44	
45	    /// Horizontal range [m] from the launch point to the impact point, i.e.
46	    /// sqrt(dx^2 + dy^2) measured in the ground (x, y) plane. Zero unless the
47	    /// projectile impacted.
48	    double range{0.0};
49	};
50	
51	/// Fixed-step fourth-order integrator for the 3D projectile, augmented with
52	/// sub-step event reporting for the apex and ground impact.
53	class Integrator {
54	public:
55	    explicit Integrator(const Projectile& projectile)
56	        : projectile_(projectile) {}
57	
58	    /// Advance a single state by one fourth-order step of size `dt`. `dt` must be > 0
59	    /// (throws std::invalid_argument otherwise).
60	    State step(const State& s, double dt) const;
61	
62	    /// Simulate the flight from `initial`, taking fixed steps of size `dt`, until
63	    /// EITHER the projectile crosses the impact plane z = `z_impact` while
64	    /// descending OR `max_steps` steps have been taken, whichever comes first.
65	    ///
66	    /// The launch state is recorded as states[0]; each stepped grid state is
67	    /// appended. The apex (vz: + -> -) and the impact (z crossing z_impact from
68	    /// above) are located as sub-step events and stored in `apex` / `impact`
69	    /// with their times; `range` is the horizontal
70	    /// launch-to-impact distance. `dt` must be > 0 (throws
71	    /// std::invalid_argument otherwise). Returns a Flight with
72	    /// steps == states.size() - 1, time == steps * dt, and `impacted` /
73	    /// `has_apex` set appropriately.
74	    Flight simulate(const State& initial, double dt, std::size_t max_steps,
75	                    double z_impact = 0.0) const;
76	
77	    /// Alias for simulate(), matching exterior-ballistics "fire a shot"
78	    /// terminology used by the CLI and the .shot format.
79	    Flight fire(const State& initial, double dt, std::size_t max_steps,
80	                double z_impact = 0.0) const {
81	        return simulate(initial, dt, max_steps, z_impact);
82	    }
83	
84	private:
85	    const Projectile& projectile_;
86	};
87	
88	} // namespace ballistics
89	
90	#endif // BALLISTICS_INTEGRATOR_HPP
91

/opt/ballistics/include/ballistics/model.hpp

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1	#ifndef BALLISTICS_MODEL_HPP
2	#define BALLISTICS_MODEL_HPP
3	
4	#include "ballistics/types.hpp"
5	
6	namespace ballistics {
7	
8	/// Two-layer model atmosphere. Air density decays with altitude using one scale
9	/// height below a transition altitude and a second scale height above it, with
10	/// the density kept continuous at the transition. Fully implemented support code.
11	class Atmosphere {
12	public:
13	    /// Construct from sea-level density and lower-layer scale height. The
14	    /// default transition is 400 m, and ordinary atmospheric cases use a shorter
15	    /// upper-layer scale height; near-uniform atmospheres keep the supplied scale
16	    /// height in both layers. Throws std::invalid_argument on invalid parameters.
17	    Atmosphere(double rho0, double scale_height);
18	
19	    /// Construct with explicit lower-layer scale height, transition altitude, and
20	    /// upper-layer scale height.
21	    Atmosphere(double rho0, double lower_scale_height,
22	               double transition_altitude, double upper_scale_height);
23	
24	    /// A vacuum (rho0 = 0): density is identically zero at every altitude.
25	    static Atmosphere vacuum();
26	
27	    double rho0() const { return rho0_; }
28	    double scale_height() const { return lower_scale_height_; }
29	    double lower_scale_height() const { return lower_scale_height_; }
30	    double transition_altitude() const { return transition_altitude_; }
31	    double upper_scale_height() const { return upper_scale_height_; }
32	
33	    /// Air density at altitude z [m]. For rho0 = 0 this is identically 0.
34	    double density(double z) const;
35	
36	private:
37	    double rho0_;
38	    double lower_scale_height_;
39	    double transition_altitude_;
40	    double upper_scale_height_;
41	};
42	
43	/// A point-mass projectile flying through a model atmosphere under uniform
44	/// gravity, quadratic aerodynamic drag, spin/Magnus deflection, and an optional
45	/// rotating-frame Coriolis term. The state is the full 3D phase vector s = (r, v)
46	/// with z up.
47	///
48	/// Drag opposes the air-relative velocity, where air-relative velocity means the
49	/// projectile velocity minus the constant wind. The drag magnitude scales with
50	/// air density and the square of the air-relative speed. The spin/Magnus force is
51	/// perpendicular to the air-relative velocity and is directed by the right-handed
52	/// spin axis, so it curves the path without doing mechanical work. The Coriolis
53	/// convention is the rotating-frame acceleration from the stored omega vector.
54	///
55	/// This class is a fully-implemented data container plus energy diagnostics; the
56	/// numerical integrator assembles the dynamics from these parameters.
57	class Projectile {
58	public:
59	    /// Construct from mass [kg], drag coefficient Cd [-], reference area A
60	    /// [m^2], gravity g [m/s^2], the atmosphere, the constant wind vector w
61	    /// [m/s], the spin vector S [rad/s] (only its direction matters; sets the
62	    /// Magnus axis), the Magnus lift coefficient Cl [-], and optionally the
63	    /// rotating-frame angular-velocity vector omega [rad/s].
64	    ///
65	    /// Throws std::invalid_argument if mass <= 0, Cd < 0, area < 0, g < 0, or
66	    /// Cl < 0.
67	    Projectile(double mass, double Cd, double area, double gravity,
68	               const Atmosphere& atmosphere, const Vec3& wind, const Vec3& spin,
69	               double Cl, const Vec3& omega = Vec3{});
70	
71	    double mass() const { return mass_; }
72	    double Cd() const { return Cd_; }
73	    double area() const { return area_; }
74	    double gravity() const { return gravity_; }
75	    double Cl() const { return Cl_; }
76	    const Vec3& wind() const { return wind_; }
77	    const Vec3& spin() const { return spin_; }
78	    const Vec3& omega() const { return omega_; }
79	    const Atmosphere& atmosphere() const { return atmosphere_; }
80	
81	    /// Air density at altitude z [m] (delegates to the atmosphere).
82	    double density(double z) const { return atmosphere_.density(z); }
83	
84	    /// Ground speed magnitude |v| [m/s]. Fully implemented.
85	    double speed(const State& s) const { return norm(s.v); }
86	
87	    /// Total mechanical energy per unit mass  E/m = 1/2 |v|^2 + g z. For the
88	    /// no-wind case this decreases monotonically with aerodynamic dissipation.
89	    /// Fully implemented.
90	    double specific_energy(const State& s) const;
91	
92	    /// Instantaneous mechanical-energy dissipation rate per unit mass. In the
93	    /// no-wind case this equals -d/dt(specific_energy). Fully implemented.
94	    double drag_power(const State& s) const;
95	
96	private:
97	    double mass_;
98	    double Cd_;
99	    double area_;
100	    double gravity_;
101	    Atmosphere atmosphere_;
102	    Vec3 wind_;
103	    Vec3 spin_;
104	    Vec3 omega_;
105	    double Cl_;
106	};
107	
108	} // namespace ballistics
109	
110	#endif // BALLISTICS_MODEL_HPP
111
Now let me read `model.cpp` to understand the exact force conventions, and the test file.

/opt/ballistics/src/model.cpp

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1	#include "ballistics/model.hpp"
2	
3	#include <cmath>
4	#include <stdexcept>
5	
6	namespace ballistics {
7	
8	namespace {
9	
10	double default_upper_scale_height(double lower_scale_height) {
11	    return lower_scale_height > 1.0e9 ? lower_scale_height : 6200.0;
12	}
13	
14	} // namespace
15	
16	Atmosphere::Atmosphere(double rho0, double scale_height)
17	    : Atmosphere(rho0, scale_height, 400.0,
18	                 default_upper_scale_height(scale_height)) {}
19	
20	Atmosphere::Atmosphere(double rho0, double lower_scale_height,
21	                       double transition_altitude, double upper_scale_height)
22	    : rho0_(rho0),
23	      lower_scale_height_(lower_scale_height),
24	      transition_altitude_(transition_altitude),
25	      upper_scale_height_(upper_scale_height) {
26	    if (rho0_ < 0.0) {
27	        throw std::invalid_argument("Atmosphere: rho0 must be non-negative");
28	    }
29	    if (!(lower_scale_height_ > 0.0)) {
30	        throw std::invalid_argument(
31	            "Atmosphere: lower scale height must be positive");
32	    }
33	    if (!(upper_scale_height_ > 0.0)) {
34	        throw std::invalid_argument(
35	            "Atmosphere: upper scale height must be positive");
36	    }
37	    if (transition_altitude_ < 0.0) {
38	        throw std::invalid_argument(
39	            "Atmosphere: transition altitude must be non-negative");
40	    }
41	}
42	
43	Atmosphere Atmosphere::vacuum() { return Atmosphere(0.0, 1.0); }
44	
45	double Atmosphere::density(double z) const {
46	    if (rho0_ == 0.0) return 0.0;
47	    if (z <= transition_altitude_) {
48	        return rho0_ * std::exp(-z / lower_scale_height_);
49	    }
50	    const double rho_transition =
51	        rho0_ * std::exp(-transition_altitude_ / lower_scale_height_);
52	    return rho_transition *
53	           std::exp(-(z - transition_altitude_) / upper_scale_height_);
54	}
55	
56	Projectile::Projectile(double mass, double Cd, double area, double gravity,
57	                       const Atmosphere& atmosphere, const Vec3& wind,
58	                       const Vec3& spin, double Cl, const Vec3& omega)
59	    : mass_(mass),
60	      Cd_(Cd),
61	      area_(area),
62	      gravity_(gravity),
63	      atmosphere_(atmosphere),
64	      wind_(wind),
65	      spin_(spin),
66	      omega_(omega),
67	      Cl_(Cl) {
68	    if (!(mass_ > 0.0)) {
69	        throw std::invalid_argument("Projectile: mass must be positive");
70	    }
71	    if (Cd_ < 0.0) {
72	        throw std::invalid_argument("Projectile: Cd must be non-negative");
73	    }
74	    if (area_ < 0.0) {
75	        throw std::invalid_argument("Projectile: area must be non-negative");
76	    }
77	    if (gravity_ < 0.0) {
78	        throw std::invalid_argument("Projectile: gravity must be non-negative");
79	    }
80	    if (Cl_ < 0.0) {
81	        throw std::invalid_argument("Projectile: Cl must be non-negative");
82	    }
83	}
84	
85	double Projectile::specific_energy(const State& s) const {
86	    const double v = speed(s);
87	    return 0.5 * v * v + gravity_ * s.r.z;
88	}
89	
90	double Projectile::drag_power(const State& s) const {
91	    const double rho = density(s.r.z);
92	    const Vec3 vrel = s.v - wind_;
93	    const double q = norm(vrel);
94	    const double kd = rho * Cd_ * area_ / (2.0 * mass_);
95	    return kd * q * dot(s.v, vrel);
96	}
97	
98	} // namespace ballistics
99

/opt/ballistics/tests/test_smoke.cpp

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1	#include <stdexcept>
2	
3	#include "ballistics/integrator.hpp"
4	#include "ballistics/model.hpp"
5	#include "ballistics/types.hpp"
6	#include "test_util.hpp"
7	
8	using namespace ballistics;
9	
10	namespace {
11	
12	Projectile vacuum_projectile() {
13	    return Projectile(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 9.80665, Atmosphere::vacuum(),
14	                      Vec3{0.0, 0.0, 0.0}, Vec3{0.0, 0.0, 0.0}, 0.0);
15	}
16	
17	} // namespace
18	
19	BALLISTICS_TEST("vacuum_flight_smoke") {
20	    const Projectile projectile = vacuum_projectile();
21	    Integrator integrator(projectile);
22	    const State launch{Vec3{0.0, 0.0, 0.0}, Vec3{40.0, 2.0, 45.0}};
23	    const Flight flight = integrator.simulate(launch, 0.01, 20000, 0.0);
24	
25	    ballistics_test::expect(flight.impacted, "flight reports an impact");
26	    ballistics_test::expect(flight.has_apex, "flight reports an apex");
27	    ballistics_test::expect(flight.states.size() > 100, "many samples recorded");
28	    ballistics_test::expect(flight.steps == flight.states.size() - 1,
29	                            "step count matches samples");
30	    ballistics_test::expect(flight.times.size() == flight.states.size(),
31	                            "times parallel states");
32	    ballistics_test::expect(flight.apex.r.z > launch.r.z, "apex is above launch");
33	    ballistics_test::expect(flight.range > 0.0, "impact range is positive");
34	    ballistics_test::expect(flight.impact.v.z < 0.0, "impact is descending");
35	}
36	
37	BALLISTICS_TEST("step_cap_smoke") {
38	    const Projectile projectile = vacuum_projectile();
39	    Integrator integrator(projectile);
40	    const State launch{Vec3{0.0, 0.0, 0.0}, Vec3{20.0, 0.0, 80.0}};
41	    const std::size_t cap = 10;
42	    const Flight flight = integrator.simulate(launch, 0.001, cap, -1.0e9);
43	    ballistics_test::expect(!flight.impacted, "cap run does not impact");
44	    ballistics_test::expect(flight.steps == cap, "cap run honors max_steps");
45	    ballistics_test::expect(flight.states.back().r.z > flight.states.front().r.z,
46	                            "cap run advances upward");
47	}
48	
49	BALLISTICS_TEST("nonpositive_dt_throws") {
50	    const Projectile projectile = vacuum_projectile();
51	    Integrator integrator(projectile);
52	    const State launch{};
53	    bool threw_step = false;
54	    bool threw_sim = false;
55	    try {
56	        (void)integrator.step(launch, 0.0);
57	    } catch (const std::invalid_argument&) {
58	        threw_step = true;
59	    }
60	    try {
61	        (void)integrator.simulate(launch, -0.01, 1, 0.0);
62	    } catch (const std::invalid_argument&) {
63	        threw_sim = true;
64	    }
65	    ballistics_test::expect(threw_step, "step rejects dt <= 0");
66	    ballistics_test::expect(threw_sim, "simulate rejects dt <= 0");
67	}
68	
69	BALLISTICS_TEST_MAIN()
70

/opt/ballistics/tests/test_util.hpp

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1	#ifndef BALLISTICS_TEST_UTIL_HPP
2	#define BALLISTICS_TEST_UTIL_HPP
3	
4	// Minimal dependency-free test harness for the ballistics suite.
5	//
6	// Each test executable defines test functions and registers them with
7	// BALLISTICS_TEST(name) { ... }. main() (provided by BALLISTICS_TEST_MAIN) runs
8	// every registered test and returns non-zero if any assertion fails, which
9	// CTest interprets as a failure.
10	
11	#include <cmath>
12	#include <cstddef>
13	#include <functional>
14	#include <iostream>
15	#include <string>
16	#include <vector>
17	
18	namespace ballistics_test {
19	
20	struct Case {
21	    std::string name;
22	    std::function<void()> fn;
23	};
24	
25	inline std::vector<Case>& registry() {
26	    static std::vector<Case> cases;
27	    return cases;
28	}
29	
30	struct Registrar {
31	    Registrar(const std::string& name, std::function<void()> fn) {
32	        registry().push_back(Case{name, std::move(fn)});
33	    }
34	};
35	
36	// Thrown by an assertion failure to abort the current test case.
37	struct AssertionError {
38	    std::string message;
39	};
40	
41	inline void expect(bool cond, const std::string& what) {
42	    if (!cond) {
43	        throw AssertionError{what};
44	    }
45	}
46	
47	inline void expect_near(double got, double want, double tol, const std::string& what) {
48	    if (std::fabs(got - want) > tol) {
49	        throw AssertionError{what + " (got " + std::to_string(got) +
50	                             ", want " + std::to_string(want) +
51	                             ", tol " + std::to_string(tol) + ")"};
52	    }
53	}
54	
55	// Relative-error check (with an absolute floor) for quantities whose scale
56	// varies widely across cases.
57	inline void expect_rel(double got, double want, double rel_tol,
58	                       const std::string& what) {
59	    const double denom = std::fabs(want) > 1e-300 ? std::fabs(want) : 1.0;
60	    if (std::fabs(got - want) / denom > rel_tol) {
61	        throw AssertionError{what + " (got " + std::to_string(got) +
62	                             ", want " + std::to_string(want) +
63	                             ", rel_tol " + std::to_string(rel_tol) + ")"};
64	    }
65	}
66	
67	inline int run_all() {
68	    int failures = 0;
69	    for (const auto& c : registry()) {
70	        try {
71	            c.fn();
72	            std::cout << "[ PASS ] " << c.name << "\n";
73	        } catch (const AssertionError& e) {
74	            std::cout << "[ FAIL ] " << c.name << ": " << e.message << "\n";
75	            ++failures;
76	        } catch (const std::exception& e) {
77	            std::cout << "[ FAIL ] " << c.name
78	                      << ": unexpected exception: " << e.what() << "\n";
79	            ++failures;
80	        } catch (...) {
81	            std::cout << "[ FAIL ] " << c.name << ": unknown exception\n";
82	            ++failures;
83	        }
84	    }
85	    std::cout << "----\n"
86	              << (registry().size() - failures) << "/" << registry().size()
87	              << " tests passed\n";
88	    return failures == 0 ? 0 : 1;
89	}
90	
91	} // namespace ballistics_test
92	
93	#define BALLISTICS_CONCAT_INNER(a, b) a##b
94	#define BALLISTICS_CONCAT(a, b) BALLISTICS_CONCAT_INNER(a, b)
95	
96	#define BALLISTICS_TEST(NAME)                                                  \
97	    static void BALLISTICS_CONCAT(ballistics_test_fn_, __LINE__)();            \
98	    static ::ballistics_test::Registrar BALLISTICS_CONCAT(                     \
99	        ballistics_test_reg_, __LINE__){                                       \
100	        NAME, &BALLISTICS_CONCAT(ballistics_test_fn_, __LINE__)};              \
101	    static void BALLISTICS_CONCAT(ballistics_test_fn_, __LINE__)()
102	
103	#define BALLISTICS_TEST_MAIN()                                                 \
104	    int main() { return ::ballistics_test::run_all(); }
105	
106	#endif // BALLISTICS_TEST_UTIL_HPP
107
I now understand the full API. Let me check `drag_power` to confirm the drag convention: `kd = rho*Cd*A/(2m)`, and drag accel = `-kd*|vrel|*vrel` (power = `kd*|vrel|*dot(v,vrel)` matches). Now I'll implement the integrator.
write · /opt/ballistics/src/solver.cpp
#include "ballistics/integrator.hpp"

#include <cstddef>
#include <stdexcept>
#include <vector>

#include "ballistics/model.hpp"
#include "ballistics/types.hpp"

namespace ballistics {

namespace {

// Right-hand side of the autonomous 6-state system s' = f(s) for the point-mass
// projectile. The position derivative is the velocity; the velocity derivative
// is the assembled acceleration: uniform gravity (z down), quadratic drag that
// opposes the air-relative velocity, a perpendicular spin/Magnus term directed
// by the right-handed spin axis, and the rotating-frame Coriolis term.
State derivative(const Projectile& p, const State& st) {
    const Vec3 vrel = st.v - p.wind();
    const double q = norm(vrel);
    const double rho = p.density(st.r.z);
    const double inv_2m = 1.0 / (2.0 * p.mass());

    // Gravity.
    Vec3 a{0.0, 0.0, -p.gravity()};

    // Quadratic drag: a_drag = -(rho Cd A / 2m) |vrel| vrel.
    const double kd = rho * p.Cd() * p.area() * inv_2m;
    a = a - (kd * q) * vrel;

    // Spin / Magnus: perpendicular to vrel, directed by the right-handed spin
    // axis (only the spin direction matters). a_magnus = (rho Cl A / 2m) |vrel|
    // (shat x vrel).
    const Vec3& spin = p.spin();
    const double spin_mag = norm(spin);
    if (spin_mag > 0.0 && p.Cl() > 0.0) {
        const Vec3 shat = (1.0 / spin_mag) * spin;
        const double kl = rho * p.Cl() * p.area() * inv_2m;
        a = a + (kl * q) * cross(shat, vrel);
    }

    // Coriolis (rotating-frame): a_cor = -2 omega x v.
    a = a - 2.0 * cross(p.omega(), st.v);

    return State{st.v, a};
}

// One classical fourth-order Runge-Kutta step of size dt over the autonomous
// system, using axpy for all state algebra.
State rk4_step(const Projectile& p, const State& s, double dt) {
    const State k1 = derivative(p, s);
    const State k2 = derivative(p, axpy(s, 0.5 * dt, k1));
    const State k3 = derivative(p, axpy(s, 0.5 * dt, k2));
    const State k4 = derivative(p, axpy(s, dt, k3));

    // increment = k1 + 2 k2 + 2 k3 + k4
    State incr = axpy(k1, 2.0, k2);
    incr = axpy(incr, 2.0, k3);
    incr = axpy(incr, 1.0, k4);
    return axpy(s, dt / 6.0, incr);
}

} // namespace

State Integrator::step(const State& s, double dt) const {
    if (!(dt > 0.0)) {
        throw std::invalid_argument("Integrator::step: dt must be positive");
    }
    return rk4_step(projectile_, s, dt);
}

Flight Integrator::simulate(const State& initial, double dt,
                            std::size_t max_steps, double z_impact) const {
    if (!(dt > 0.0)) {
        throw std::invalid_argument(
            "Integrator::simulate: dt must be positive");
    }

    Flight f;
    f.states.push_back(initial);
    f.times.push_back(0.0);

    State prev = initial;
    for (std::size_t i = 1; i <= max_steps; ++i) {
        const State next = step(prev, dt);
        f.states.push_back(next);
        f.times.push_back(static_cast<double>(i) * dt);
        const double t_prev = static_cast<double>(i - 1) * dt;

        // Apex: vertical velocity crosses zero downward (+ -> -). Located as a
        // sub-step event by bisecting the integrated sub-step on vz.
        if (!f.has_apex && prev.v.z > 0.0 && next.v.z <= 0.0) {
            double lo = 0.0, hi = dt;
            for (int it = 0; it < 100; ++it) {
                const double mid = 0.5 * (lo + hi);
                if (rk4_step(projectile_, prev, mid).v.z > 0.0) {
                    lo = mid;
                } else {
                    hi = mid;
                }
            }
            const double tau = 0.5 * (lo + hi);
            f.apex = rk4_step(projectile_, prev, tau);
            f.apex_time = t_prev + tau;
            f.has_apex = true;
        }

        // Impact: z crosses the ground plane z_impact from above (descending).
        // Located as a sub-step event by bisecting the sub-step on z.
        if (prev.r.z > z_impact && next.r.z <= z_impact) {
            double lo = 0.0, hi = dt;
            for (int it = 0; it < 100; ++it) {
                const double mid = 0.5 * (lo + hi);
                if (rk4_step(projectile_, prev, mid).r.z > z_impact) {
                    lo = mid;
                } else {
                    hi = mid;
                }
            }
            const double tau = 0.5 * (lo + hi);
            f.impact = rk4_step(projectile_, prev, tau);
            f.impact_time = t_prev + tau;
            f.impacted = true;
            const double dx = f.impact.r.x - initial.r.x;
            const double dy = f.impact.r.y - initial.r.y;
            f.range = std::sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy);
            break;
        }

        prev = next;
    }

    f.steps = f.states.size() - 1;
    f.time = static_cast<double>(f.steps) * dt;
    return f;
}

} // namespace ballistics
`std::sqrt` needs `<cmath>` (pulled in via types.hpp, but let me be explicit) , actually types.hpp includes `<cmath>`. Now let me build and test.

Configure and build

shell
cmake -S /opt/ballistics -B /opt/ballistics/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release >/tmp/cmake.log 2>&1 && cmake --build /opt/ballistics/build --parallel >/tmp/build.log 2>&1 && echo BUILD_OK; tail -5 /tmp/build.log
output
BUILD_OK
[ 75%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/ballistics_cli.dir/src/main.cpp.o
[ 87%] Linking CXX executable ballistics_cli
[ 87%] Built target ballistics_cli
[100%] Linking CXX executable test_smoke
[100%] Built target test_smoke

[stdout]
BUILD_OK
[ 75%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/ballistics_cli.dir/src/main.cpp.o
[ 87%] Linking CXX executable ballistics_cli
[ 87%] Built target ballistics_cli
[100%] Linking CXX executable test_smoke
[100%] Built target test_smoke

Run test suite

shell
cd /opt/ballistics/build && ctest --output-on-failure 2>&1 | tail -20
output
Test project /opt/ballistics/build
    Start 1: smoke
1/1 Test #1: smoke ............................   Passed    0.00 sec

100% tests passed, 0 tests failed out of 1

Total Test time (real) =   0.01 sec

[stdout]
Test project /opt/ballistics/build
    Start 1: smoke
1/1 Test #1: smoke ............................   Passed    0.00 sec

100% tests passed, 0 tests failed out of 1

Total Test time (real) =   0.01 sec
The build succeeds and the test suite passes. Let me verify the implementation works correctly against an analytic case by checking the example shot through the CLI.

Run example shot through CLI

shell
cd /opt/ballistics && cat examples/cannonball.shot 2>/dev/null | head -20; echo "---CLI---"; ./build/ballistics_cli examples/cannonball.shot 2>&1 | head -30
output
# A spin-stabilized round fired at 250 m/s, 35 deg elevation, due +x (azimuth 0),
# through an exponential atmosphere (sea-level rho0 = 1.225 kg/m^3, scale height
# 8500 m). A steady crosswind blows in +y and the round carries right-hand spin
# about the +z axis, so the Magnus force deflects it laterally out of the firing
# plane. Drag plus the thinning air aloft make the impact noticeably shorter
# than the drag-free range.
mass       8.0
drag       0.30 0.0078     # Cd, reference area [m^2] (~ 10 cm diameter)
gravity    9.80665
atmosphere 1.225 8500.0
wind       0.0 6.0 0.0     # 6 m/s crosswind toward +y
spin       0.0 0.0 220.0   # spin about +z (rad/s); only the axis matters
magnus     0.18            # Magnus lift coefficient
position   0.0 0.0 0.0
launch     250.0 35.0 0.0  # speed, elevation [deg], azimuth [deg]
ground     0.0
dt         0.002
maxsteps   2000000
---CLI---
# projectile 3D exterior-ballistics flight report
mass=8.000000e+00 Cd=3.000000e-01 area=7.800000e-03 g=9.806650e+00 Cl=1.800000e-01
rho0=1.225000e+00 H1=8.500000e+03 zt=4.000000e+02 H2=6.200000e+03
steps=12564 grid_time=2.512800e+01 impacted=1
apex_time=1.186335e+01 apex_height=7.804948e+02
impact_time=2.512667e+01 range=3.628516e+03 downrange=3.546984e+03 crossrange=7.648704e+02
energy_lost=1.941071e+04

[stdout]
# A spin-stabilized round fired at 250 m/s, 35 deg elevation, due +x (azimuth 0),
# through an exponential atmosphere (sea-level rho0 = 1.225 kg/m^3, scale height
# 8500 m). A steady crosswind blows in +y and the round carries right-hand spin
# about the +z axis, so the Magnus force deflects it laterally out of the firing
# plane. Drag plus the thinning air aloft make the impact noticeably shorter
# than the drag-free range.
mass       8.0
drag       0.30 0.0078     # Cd, reference area [m^2] (~ 10 cm diameter)
gravity    9.80665
atmosphere 1.225 8500.0
wind       0.0 6.0 0.0     # 6 m/s crosswind toward +y
spin       0.0 0.0 220.0   # spin about +z (rad/s); only the axis matters
magnus     0.18            # Magnus lift coefficient
position   0.0 0.0 0.0
launch     250.0 35.0 0.0  # speed, elevation [deg], azimuth [deg]
ground     0.0
dt         0.002
maxsteps   2000000
---CLI---
# projectile 3D exterior-ballistics flight report
mass=8.000000e+00 Cd=3.000000e-01 area=7.800000e-03 g=9.806650e+00 Cl=1.800000e-01
rho0=1.225000e+00 H1=8.500000e+03 zt=4.000000e+02 H2=6.200000e+03
steps=12564 grid_time=2.512800e+01 impacted=1
apex_time=1.186335e+01 apex_height=7.804948e+02
impact_time=2.512667e+01 range=3.628516e+03 downrange=3.546984e+03 crossrange=7.648704e+02
energy_lost=1.941071e+04
Everything works correctly. Let me do a final verification of the analytic accuracy for the vacuum case to confirm the physics is right (not just self-consistent):

Verify vacuum case against closed-form solution

shell
cat > /tmp/check.cpp <<'EOF'
#include <cstdio>
#include <cmath>
#include "ballistics/integrator.hpp"
#include "ballistics/model.hpp"
using namespace ballistics;
int main(){
  Projectile p(1.0,0.0,0.0,9.80665,Atmosphere::vacuum(),Vec3{},Vec3{},0.0);
  Integrator it(p);
  State launch{Vec3{0,0,0},Vec3{40,2,45}};
  Flight f=it.simulate(launch,0.001,200000,0.0);
  double g=9.80665, vz=45, vh=std::sqrt(40.0*40+2*2);
  printf("apex_h: got %.6f want %.6f\n", f.apex.r.z, vz*vz/(2*g));
  printf("apex_t: got %.6f want %.6f\n", f.apex_time, vz/g);
  printf("impact_t: got %.6f want %.6f\n", f.impact_time, 2*vz/g);
  printf("range: got %.6f want %.6f\n", f.range, vh*2*vz/g);
  printf("impact vz: got %.6f want %.6f\n", f.impact.v.z, -vz);
  return 0;
}
EOF
g++ -std=c++17 -I/opt/ballistics/include /tmp/check.cpp -o /tmp/check && /tmp/check
output
Exit code 1
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/ccRcneUw.o: in function `main':
check.cpp:(.text+0x96): undefined reference to `ballistics::Atmosphere::vacuum()'
/usr/bin/ld: check.cpp:(.text+0xe5): undefined reference to `ballistics::Projectile::Projectile(double, double, double, double, ballistics::Atmosphere const&, ballistics::Vec3 const&, ballistics::Vec3 const&, double, ballistics::Vec3 const&)'
/usr/bin/ld: check.cpp:(.text+0x184): undefined reference to `ballistics::Integrator::simulate(ballistics::State const&, double, unsigned long, double) const'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

[error] tool reported failure
Need to link the library sources:

Compile with library sources and run analytic check

shell
g++ -std=c++17 -O2 -I/opt/ballistics/include /tmp/check.cpp /opt/ballistics/src/solver.cpp /opt/ballistics/src/model.cpp -o /tmp/check && /tmp/check
output
apex_h: got 103.246267 want 103.246267
apex_t: got 4.588723 want 4.588723
impact_t: got 9.177446 want 9.177446
range: got 367.556423 want 367.556423
impact vz: got -45.000000 want -45.000000

[stdout]
apex_h: got 103.246267 want 103.246267
apex_t: got 4.588723 want 4.588723
impact_t: got 9.177446 want 9.177446
range: got 367.556423 want 367.556423
impact vz: got -45.000000 want -45.000000
The implementation is complete and verified. ## Summary I implemented the two stubbed member functions in `/opt/ballistics/src/solver.cpp`: **`Integrator::step`** , one classical fourth-order Runge-Kutta (RK4) step of the autonomous 6-state system `s' = f(s)`. I added two file-local helpers in an anonymous namespace: - `derivative()` assembles the acceleration from the projectile parameters: uniform gravity (z-down), quadratic drag opposing the air-relative velocity (`-(ρ·Cd·A/2m)·|vrel|·vrel`, matching the `drag_power` convention in `model.cpp`), a perpendicular spin/Magnus term directed by the right-handed spin axis (`(ρ·Cl·A/2m)·|vrel|·(ŝ×vrel)`, which does no work), and the rotating-frame Coriolis term (`-2·ω×v`). - `rk4_step()` does the RK4 weighted combination using the `axpy` helper for all state algebra. **`Integrator::simulate`** , marches fixed steps from the launch state, recording each grid sample (with `times[i] = i·dt`), and locates the **apex** (vz crossing zero downward) and **ground impact** (z crossing `z_impact` from above, descending) as sub-step events via bisection over re-integrated sub-steps to full double precision. It fills every `Flight` field per the header contract: `range` as horizontal launch-to-impact distance, `time = steps·dt`, and the `impacted`/`has_apex` flags. Stops at impact or `max_steps`, whichever comes first; honors the `dt > 0` contract. Verification: - Build succeeds; `ctest` passes (1/1). - Against the closed-form vacuum trajectory, apex height/time, impact time, range, and impact velocity all match to 6 decimal places. - The example `cannonball.shot` produces physically sensible results, including Magnus + crosswind lateral deflection (~765 m crossrange). I edited only `src/solver.cpp` and changed no public signatures.
Final diff , what the agent changed

No file changes, the agent left the workspace untouched.

Verifier output , the proof behind the reward
tests/test.sh
== Restoring pristine project ==
== Staging candidate solver ==
== Injecting hidden grading tests ==
== Configuring (cmake) ==
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 11.4.0
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ - skipped
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
-- Configuring done
-- Generating done
-- Build files have been written to: /tmp/tmp.xAU3eFR4kJ/ballistics/build_grade
== Building ==
[  4%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/ballistics.dir/src/model.cpp.o
[  8%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/ballistics.dir/src/solver.cpp.o
[ 12%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/ballistics.dir/src/io.cpp.o
[ 16%] Linking CXX static library libballistics.a
[ 16%] Built target ballistics
[ 20%] Building CXX object tests/CMakeFiles/test_step.dir/test_step.cpp.o
[ 25%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/ballistics_cli.dir/src/main.cpp.o
[ 29%] Building CXX object tests/CMakeFiles/test_drag.dir/test_drag.cpp.o
[ 33%] Building CXX object tests/CMakeFiles/test_vacuum.dir/test_vacuum.cpp.o
[ 37%] Building CXX object tests/CMakeFiles/test_events_dp.dir/test_events_dp.cpp.o
[ 41%] Building CXX object tests/CMakeFiles/test_events.dir/test_events.cpp.o
[ 45%] Building CXX object tests/CMakeFiles/test_lateral.dir/test_lateral.cpp.o
[ 50%] Building CXX object tests/CMakeFiles/test_energy.dir/test_energy.cpp.o
[ 54%] Building CXX object tests/CMakeFiles/test_consistency.dir/test_consistency.cpp.o
[ 58%] Building CXX object tests/CMakeFiles/test_book.dir/test_book.cpp.o
[ 62%] Linking CXX executable ballistics_cli
[ 62%] Built target ballistics_cli
[ 66%] Linking CXX executable test_events
[ 70%] Linking CXX executable test_energy
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[ 83%] Linking CXX executable test_drag
[ 87%] Linking CXX executable test_lateral
[ 91%] Linking CXX executable test_step
[ 95%] Linking CXX executable test_book
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== Running hidden tests ==
Test project /tmp/tmp.xAU3eFR4kJ/ballistics/build_grade
    Start 1: test_step
1/9 Test #1: test_step ........................   Passed    0.00 sec
    Start 2: test_vacuum
2/9 Test #2: test_vacuum ......................   Passed    0.01 sec
    Start 3: test_events
3/9 Test #3: test_events ......................***Failed    0.00 sec
[ PASS ] apex_residual_coarse_dt
[ PASS ] impact_residual_coarse_dt
[ FAIL ] degenerate_immediate_impact: immediate impact detected
----
2/3 tests passed

    Start 4: test_events_dp
4/9 Test #4: test_events_dp ...................   Passed    0.01 sec
    Start 5: test_drag
5/9 Test #5: test_drag ........................   Passed    0.01 sec
    Start 6: test_lateral
6/9 Test #6: test_lateral .....................   Passed    0.02 sec
    Start 7: test_energy
7/9 Test #7: test_energy ......................   Passed    0.01 sec
    Start 8: test_book
8/9 Test #8: test_book ........................***Failed    0.01 sec
[ PASS ] step_cap_bookkeeping
[ PASS ] range_is_horizontal_from_launch
[ PASS ] grid_time_not_impact_time
[ PASS ] offaxis_3d_impact_bookkeeping
[ FAIL ] immediate_impact_nonorigin_bookkeeping: immediate impact detected
[ PASS ] apex_strictly_before_impact
[ PASS ] descending_launch_has_no_apex
[ PASS ] step_cap_no_apex_no_impact
[ PASS ] simulate_rejects_nonpositive_dt
----
8/9 tests passed

    Start 9: test_consistency
9/9 Test #9: test_consistency .................   Passed    0.01 sec

78% tests passed, 2 tests failed out of 9

Label Time Summary:
hidden    =   0.08 sec*proc (9 tests)

Total Test time (real) =   0.08 sec

The following tests FAILED:
	  3 - test_events (Failed)
	  8 - test_book (Failed)


Errors while running CTest
FAIL: hidden tests failed

Reproduce this trial: git checkout 2f94510 && PYTHONPATH=src python3 scripts/build_site.py , then open trial/trial_cf4469c5c4e94540. Re-running the agent live requires EVAL_PLATFORM_ENABLE_OAUTH_SMOKE=1 and is non-deterministic.

Trial trial_cf4469c5c4e94540 · verifier authoritative; classifier explanatory.