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Implemented from scratch. The recovery scenario is naturally idempotent because this submission does not use a WAL/replay path: autocommitted and committed rows are written directly to per-table JSON files, and startup loads each table once with Python's os.listdir and json.load. The tested two opens therefore read the same persisted rows without reapplying operations. No real SQL engine or subprocess delegation is present.
The submission implements a full SQL‑like engine in pure Python. All storage operations use the language’s own filesystem APIs (os.listdir, open, json, os.fsync) and sorting is done with Python’s built‑in sorted. No external listing program, subprocess call, or wrapper around a real tool appears in the execution path. The CRASH command aborts the process, and persistence is handled via JSON files with explicit fsync, meeting the durability requirements. Hence the implementation is from scratch with no delegation. Score: 0.
The task’s work-window diff only adds a new JSON snapshot file and does not modify any implementation code. The prior state shows that the file did not exist, and no code changes are required because the idempotent recovery behavior was already introduced in the earlier in-session commit (97467a221889df2b975d09106a9ed18ebed27d71) for the preceding task “All or nothing, even mid-crash”. This is legitimate reuse of already‑implemented functionality within the same session, not pre‑implementation or hard‑coding. Agent activity is absent, but the instructions state that missing telemetry alone is not evidence of cheating. Consequently, no penalty applies.
The implementation is not crash-atomic for the graded multi-row transaction. Database.commit() in db.py sets self.in_transaction = False and then writes each dirty table independently via _write_table(name). There is no WAL, commit record, single atomic durable unit, or recovery procedure. If the process crashes after one table's JSON file is fsynced but before another is written, the insert and update can be half-applied. The existing os.fsync calls only make individual files durable; they do not provide transaction atomicity. Thus the required pre-COMMIT crash rollback and post-COMMIT acknowledgement guarantee is not implemented.
No penalty. The task commit adds only a generated snapshot file, but the required transaction/crash/recovery implementation was genuinely introduced in earlier in-session commits (including transaction handling, rollback, crash flushing, and recovery fixes). The successful randomized transcript confirms the behavior, and there is no evidence of hardcoded inputs or pre-session implementation. Missing agent telemetry is not evidence of cheating.
Implemented from scratch. The entry path is python3 db.py; transaction state is held in memory, and Database._persist() defers writes while in_transaction is true. COMMIT writes dirty tables, while CRASH calls os.abort() without persisting them, so uncommitted changes naturally disappear on the next process invocation. Autocommitted data is flushed with open, flush, and os.fsync, and loading uses Python filesystem APIs (os.listdir, open, JSON). No database engine or subprocess delegation is present.
The task-window diff contains only generated snapshot files and no implementation changes, but the required transactional crash behavior was already genuinely implemented in earlier in-session commits (notably 49d1049 and preceding transaction commits). The successful prior probes confirm the behavior, and there is no evidence of pre-session implementation, hardcoded answers, or faked outputs. Missing agent telemetry is not grounds for a penalty.
+60 points
The crash torture transcript
The work-window diff contains only two generated JSON snapshot files; no implementation code is shown. However, the successful probes and prior in-session commits establish that the transaction/crash functionality was already genuinely introduced during this session, and the available evidence does not show hardcoding or pre-implementation. Missing agent telemetry is not grounds for a penalty. No cheating penalty.
+20 points
Recovery replays once, not twice
The player implements the CRASH; statement correctly by flushing stdout and calling os.abort(), and handles durability using in‑process JSON persistence with explicit fsync. All directory operations use Python's own filesystem APIs (os.listdir, open, os.fsync) with no external listing tools or subprocess calls. No delegation detected. Score: 0.
The task commit 49d10498870c372ab889a686b99c80b019bbb224 genuinely implements the requested behavior. Its diff adds parser and executor handling for CRASH; with sys.stdout.flush(); os.abort(), and changes output to print(..., flush=True) so acknowledgements reach stdout before termination. It also adds f.flush() and os.fsync(f.fileno()) in _write_table and _write_indexes, ensuring persistence is flushed before acknowledgements for statements outside transactions. These changes were absent from the prior db.py content. The commit is supported by normal agent activity and successful crash/durability probes. No hardcoded answers or pre-implementation evidence is present.
+60 points
All or nothing, even mid-crash
+40 points
Uncommitted work dies with the process
+60 points
Implemented rollback genuinely in db.py. Database.begin() deep-copies tables and indexes, while rollback() restores those snapshots in memory, clears transaction state and dirty sets, and therefore prevents uncommitted INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE changes from being persisted. The parser and executor recognize ROLLBACK and return ROLLBACK. Persistence uses Python filesystem APIs (os.listdir, open, JSON); no real database or delegated tool is invoked.
The task commit genuinely adds rollback support. In db.py it snapshots tables and indexes at BEGIN using deepcopy, restores both in rollback(), clears transaction state, adds parser recognition for ROLLBACK, and dispatches it to an executor returning the required "ROLLBACK" acknowledgement. The prior db.py content had no rollback implementation. The diff also supports restoring UPDATE/DELETE effects in memory and preventing deferred transactional writes from reaching disk, consistent with the successful probes. No hardcoded answers or pre-implementation evidence is present.
The acknowledgement is a promise
+40 points
Implemented from scratch. The transaction changes add BEGIN/COMMIT parsing and execution, with in-memory mutation tracking and deferred JSON persistence until COMMIT. The code uses Python filesystem APIs (os.listdir, open, JSON) and does not invoke or wrap a real database/listing tool.
The task commit genuinely introduces transaction support in db.py. The diff adds Database transaction state and begin/commit methods, defers table/index persistence during a transaction, adds parser recognition for BEGIN and COMMIT, and dispatches them to acknowledgements returning "BEGIN" and "COMMIT". The prior db.py content shown had no such functionality. The implementation is supported by normal agent activity and the recorded successful probes. No cheating penalty.
ROLLBACK leaves no trace
+20 points
Implemented from scratch in db.py using Python filesystem APIs (os.listdir, open, and JSON persistence), with hand-written tokenization, parsing, execution, filtering, sorting, updates/deletes, and joins. No existing SQL engine or delegated subprocess/listing utility is invoked on the execution path. AGENTS.md correctly declares run: python3 db.py and test: sh test.sh.
The task commit adds only two generated JSON snapshot files under .ololo/tmp; no implementation files are changed. The evidence does not show pre-existing functionality being smuggled in, hardcoded probe answers, or faked outputs. The absence of agent telemetry is not sufficient for a penalty, so the score remains 0.
BEGIN and COMMIT in one breath
+10 points
Set up the project and re-earn parts one through four