MutaFix run: boltons-003

ranker nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Nano-30B-A3B · patcher nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b · via Nebius Token Factory

fixedoutcome
43swall time
4model calls
$0.0068API cost
Benchmark ground truth (hidden from the agent)
boltons/ioutils.py:408 · operator NEGCOND · function boltons/ioutils.py::SpooledStringIO._traverse_codepoints
- if not (current_position == dest):   (injected bug)+ if current_position == dest:   (original)
retriever rank 5 of 20 · ranker position 5 · patched the right function yes · exact restore yes

Trace

reproduce
+3.05s
5 failing test(s) · 11 failed, 520 passed · 3.05s
failing tests and errors
tests/test_ioutils.py::TestSpooledStringIO::test_codepoints_all_enc
tests/test_ioutils.py::TestSpooledStringIO::test_truncate_noargs_norollover
tests/test_ioutils.py::TestSpooledStringIO::test_truncate_noargs_rollover
tests/test_ioutils.py::TestSpooledStringIO::test_truncate_with_args_norollover
tests/test_ioutils.py::TestSpooledStringIO::test_truncate_with_args_rollover
tests/test_ioutils.py::TestSpooledStringIO::test_codepoints_all_enc
E   AssertionError: '———' != '——'
E   - ———
E   ? -
E   + ——
E   AssertionError: 'a☃bc' != 'bc'
E   - a☃bc
E   ? --
E   + bc
E   AssertionError: 'a☃bc' != 'bc'
E   - a☃bc
E   ? --
E   + bc
E   AssertionError: 'a☃bc' != 'bc'
E   - a☃bc
E   ? --
tests/test_ioutils.py::TestSpooledStringIO::test_truncate_noargs_norollover
E   AssertionError: '' != 'Remember k'
E   + Remember k
trace
+3.63s
re-ran 1 test file(s) with the trace plugin: 7 failing and 81 passing tests, 19 library functions ran in a failing test · 0.44s
tests/test_ioutils.py
retrieve
+3.63s
923 functions indexed, 45 reachable from tests/test_ioutils.py::TestSpooledStringIO::test_codepoints_all_enc in the static call graph. Kept 20 candidates, ranked by spectrum score (Ochiai), call graph and BM25 break ties.
candidates in retriever order
  1. boltons/ioutils.py::SpooledStringIO.read call depth 1 · Ochiai 0.48 (failing 7, passing 23)
  2. boltons/ioutils.py::SpooledStringIO.rollover call depth 2 · Ochiai 0.48 (failing 4, passing 6)
  3. boltons/ioutils.py::SpooledStringIO._rolled call depth 2 · Ochiai 0.48 (failing 4, passing 6)
  4. boltons/ioutils.py::SpooledStringIO.seek call depth 1 · Ochiai 0.47 (failing 7, passing 24)
  5. boltons/ioutils.py::SpooledStringIO._traverse_codepoints call depth 2 · Ochiai 0.47 (failing 7, passing 24)
  6. boltons/ioutils.py::SpooledStringIO.write call depth 1 · Ochiai 0.43 (failing 7, passing 30)
  7. boltons/ioutils.py::SpooledStringIO.tell call depth 2 · Ochiai 0.42 (failing 7, passing 33)
  8. boltons/ioutils.py::SpooledIOBase.truncate call depth - · Ochiai 0.39 (failing 4, passing 11)
  9. boltons/ioutils.py::SpooledStringIO.buffer call depth 2 · Ochiai 0.39 (failing 7, passing 40)
  10. boltons/ioutils.py::SpooledStringIO.__init__ call depth - · Ochiai 0.39 (failing 7, passing 40)
  11. boltons/ioutils.py::SpooledIOBase._checkClosed call depth 2 · Ochiai 0.31 (failing 7, passing 67)
  12. boltons/ioutils.py::SpooledIOBase.closed call depth 2 · Ochiai 0.30 (failing 7, passing 69)
  13. boltons/ioutils.py::SpooledIOBase.getvalue call depth 3 · Ochiai 0.30 (failing 4, passing 22)
  14. boltons/ioutils.py::SpooledIOBase.__init__ call depth - · Ochiai 0.29 (failing 7, passing 77)
  15. boltons/ioutils.py::SpooledIOBase._file call depth - · Ochiai 0.29 (failing 2, passing 5)
  16. boltons/ioutils.py::SpooledIOBase.__exit__ call depth - · Ochiai 0.29 (failing 2, passing 5)
  17. boltons/ioutils.py::SpooledIOBase.__enter__ call depth - · Ochiai 0.25 (failing 2, passing 7)
  18. boltons/ioutils.py::SpooledIOBase.close call depth 3 · Ochiai 0.13 (failing 3, passing 77)
  19. boltons/ioutils.py::SpooledIOBase.__del__ call depth - · Ochiai 0.13 (failing 3, passing 77)
  20. boltons/ioutils.py::SpooledStringIO.len call depth 1 · Ochiai 0.00 (failing 0, passing 4)
rank
+3.63s
spectrum order kept (no model call)
  1. boltons/ioutils.py::SpooledStringIO.read
  2. boltons/ioutils.py::SpooledStringIO.rollover
  3. boltons/ioutils.py::SpooledStringIO._rolled
  4. boltons/ioutils.py::SpooledStringIO.seek
  5. boltons/ioutils.py::SpooledStringIO._traverse_codepoints
read
+6.72s
turn 1 · NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Nano-30B-A3B · 2526 in / 151 out · 3.1s · $0.00019

read boltons/ioutils.py::SpooledStringIO._traverse_codepoints

The failing tests involve Unicode codepoints and truncation behavior, which likely relates to how the buffer position is tracked during reads and seeks. The _traverse_codepoints method is responsible for advancing the file pointer by a given number of Unicode codepoints, and its logic appears to have an off-by-one error in the termination condition. Specifically, the loop condition `if not (current_position == dest): break` will break immediately on the first iteration, preventing any traversal. This causes incorrect positioning, leading to wrong read results and truncation behavior. Fixing the condition to properly advance until the destination is reached should resolve the test failures.

patch
+14.37s
turn 2 · NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Nano-30B-A3B · 3069 in / 530 out · 7.32s · $0.00031

The original loop condition `if not (current_position == dest): break` breaks immediately on the first iteration because `current_position` is initially not equal to `dest`, causing the method to exit early without advancing the position. This leads to incorrect reads and truncation behavior. The fix replaces the infinite loop with a proper `while current_position != dest` condition and ensures `current_position` is updated correctly when reading. Additionally, after a short read, we set `current_position = dest` to avoid infinite loops and ensure termination. This aligns the traversal with the intended number of codepoints.

--- a/boltons/ioutils.py+++ b/boltons/ioutils.py@@ -405,19 +405,13 @@         """Traverse from current position to the right n codepoints"""         dest = current_position + n-        while True:-            if not (current_position == dest):-                # By chance we've landed on the right position, break-                break-+        while current_position != dest:             # If the read would take us past the intended position then             # seek only enough to cover the offset             if current_position + READ_CHUNK_SIZE > dest:                 self.read(dest - current_position)-                break+                current_position = dest             else:                 ret = self.read(READ_CHUNK_SIZE)--            # Increment our current position-            current_position += READ_CHUNK_SIZE+                current_position += READ_CHUNK_SIZE              # If we kept reading but there was nothing here, break

tests: 5 failing (target tests) 5 failed

tests/test_ioutils.py::TestSpooledStringIO::test_codepoints_all_enc
tests/test_ioutils.py::TestSpooledStringIO::test_truncate_noargs_norollover
tests/test_ioutils.py::TestSpooledStringIO::test_truncate_noargs_rollover
tests/test_ioutils.py::TestSpooledStringIO::test_truncate_with_args_norollover
tests/test_ioutils.py::TestSpooledStringIO::test_truncate_with_args_rollover
read
+22.9s
turn 3 · nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b · 3743 in / 1483 out · 8.52s · $0.00246

read boltons/ioutils.py::SpooledStringIO._traverse_codepoints

Need to see the exact current content of _traverse_codepoints to construct a proper patch.

model reasoning (excerpt)
We need to fix the UnboundLocalError: 'ret' might be referenced before assignment in the case where we go into the branch `if current_position + READ_CHUNK_SIZE > dest:` and do `self.read(...)`, but we don't assign to `ret`. Then later we check `if not ret:` which causes the error.

We need to ensure `ret` is defined in all branches, or restructure to avoid using `ret` when not needed.

Alternatively, we can move the check for empty read inside the else branch? Actually, we need to break if read returns empty regardless of which branch we took.

Better approach: after each read, capture the result and check if it's empty.

Let's rewrite:

while current_position != dest:
    if current_position + READ_CHUNK_SIZE > dest:
        chunk = self.read(dest - current_position)
        current_position += len(chunk)   # Actually we should advance by the number of codepoints read? But read returns string, and we are counting codepoints? However, note that self.read(n) reads n codepoints? Actually, the read method of SpooledStringIO reads n characters? Let's look at the read method: it calls self.buffer.reader.read(n, n) and returns ret. The buffer is an EncodedFile with utf-8 encoding, so reading n characters? Actually, the EncodedFile's read method: it reads n characters from the underlying binary stream and decodes them. So self.read(n) returns up to n characters (codepoints). So we can advance current_position by the length of the returned string (in characters). However, note that 
patch
+43.4s
turn 4 · nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b · 4173 in / 2860 out · 16.92s · $0.00383

The original loop condition broke immediately when current_position != dest, preventing any advancement. The fix changes the loop to continue until current_position reaches dest, and updates current_position based on the actual number of characters read. This ensures proper seeking by Unicode codepoints, fixing the read and truncation test failures.

--- a/boltons/ioutils.py+++ b/boltons/ioutils.py@@ -406,6 +406,5 @@         dest = current_position + n         while True:-            if not (current_position == dest):-                # By chance we've landed on the right position, break+            if current_position == dest:                 break @@ -413,11 +412,10 @@             # seek only enough to cover the offset             if current_position + READ_CHUNK_SIZE > dest:-                self.read(dest - current_position)-                break+                needed = dest - current_position+                ret = self.read(needed)+                current_position += len(ret)             else:                 ret = self.read(READ_CHUNK_SIZE)--            # Increment our current position-            current_position += READ_CHUNK_SIZE+                current_position += READ_CHUNK_SIZE              # If we kept reading but there was nothing here, break

tests: all tests pass 525 passed

model reasoning (excerpt)
We need to fix the function. The issue is that the condition `if not (current_position == dest):` means: if they are NOT equal, then break. So it breaks when they are not equal, i.e., almost always at the start. We want to continue looping until they are equal. So we should break when they ARE equal? Actually we want to stop when we have reached dest. So we want to loop while current_position != dest. And inside, we do the read and increment.

But note: the comment says "# By chance we've landed on the right position, break". That suggests that if we are already at dest, we break. But the condition is reversed.

Let's rewrite:

We want to traverse n codepoints from current_position. We'll set dest = current_position + n.

While current_position < dest (since we are moving forward), we read chunks.

However, the function also handles negative n? Probably not, because n is the number of codepoints to move to the right. In the seek method, n can be negative? Let's see: in seek, for SEEK_CUR, if pos < 0, they call self.seek(destination) recursively. For SEEK_END, dest_position = self.len - pos, which could be less than current? Actually they call _traverse_codepoints(0, dest_position). So n is non-negative? Not necessarily: if pos is negative in SEEK_END? But they check for negative seek position earlier? In SEEK_END, they don't check if dest_position is negative? They compute dest_position = self.len - pos. If pos is positive, dest_position < self.len. If pos is negative, dest_p

Final patch

--- a/boltons/ioutils.py+++ b/boltons/ioutils.py@@ -406,6 +406,5 @@         dest = current_position + n         while True:-            if not (current_position == dest):-                # By chance we've landed on the right position, break+            if current_position == dest:                 break @@ -413,11 +412,10 @@             # seek only enough to cover the offset             if current_position + READ_CHUNK_SIZE > dest:-                self.read(dest - current_position)-                break+                needed = dest - current_position+                ret = self.read(needed)+                current_position += len(ret)             else:                 ret = self.read(READ_CHUNK_SIZE)--            # Increment our current position-            current_position += READ_CHUNK_SIZE+                current_position += READ_CHUNK_SIZE              # If we kept reading but there was nothing here, break