#!/usr/bin/env python3 """ Validator for 078_covering_C13_k7_t4 We validate a covering design for C(13,7,4): - Universe: {0,1,...,12} - Blocks: 7-subsets - Coverage: every 4-subset is contained in at least one block Metric (MINIMIZE): - num_blocks = number of blocks Solution format: { "blocks": [[...7 ints...], [...], ...] } """ import argparse from itertools import combinations from typing import Any, List, Set, Tuple from . import ( ValidationResult, load_solution, output_result, success, failure, ) V = 13 K = 7 T = 4 def _block_to_mask(block: List[int]) -> int: m = 0 for x in block: m |= 1 << x return m def validate(solution: Any) -> ValidationResult: if not isinstance(solution, dict): return failure("Invalid format: expected dict") blocks = solution.get("blocks", None) if not isinstance(blocks, list) or len(blocks) == 0: return failure("Missing or empty 'blocks' list") seen_blocks: Set[Tuple[int, ...]] = set() masks: List[int] = [] for idx, b in enumerate(blocks): if not isinstance(b, list): return failure(f"Block {idx} is not a list") if len(b) != K: return failure(f"Block {idx} must have exactly {K} elements") if not all(isinstance(x, int) for x in b): return failure(f"Block {idx} must contain integers only") if any(x < 0 or x >= V for x in b): return failure(f"Block {idx} has element outside 0..{V-1}") if len(set(b)) != K: return failure(f"Block {idx} has duplicate elements") bt = tuple(sorted(b)) if bt in seen_blocks: return failure(f"Duplicate block detected at index {idx}") seen_blocks.add(bt) masks.append(_block_to_mask(list(bt))) # Check coverage of all 4-subsets uncovered = 0 for comb4 in combinations(range(V), T): target = 0 for x in comb4: target |= 1 << x if not any((m & target) == target for m in masks): uncovered += 1 # Early exit after finding a few uncovered sets if uncovered >= 5: return failure("Not a valid cover: found uncovered 4-subsets") if uncovered != 0: return failure(f"Not a valid cover: {uncovered} uncovered 4-subsets") metrics = { "v": V, "k": K, "t": T, "num_blocks": len(masks), } return success("Valid covering design.", **metrics) def main(): parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Validate C(13,7,4) covering design") parser.add_argument("solution", help="Solution as JSON string or path to JSON file") args = parser.parse_args() sol = load_solution(args.solution) res = validate(sol) output_result(res) if __name__ == "__main__": main()