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手绘代尔夫特蓝瓷砖画，乳白釉面上以钴蓝绘制：6乘4网格瓷砖，带角饰；左侧是三桅帆船，鼓满风帆，航行于白浪之上；右岸是成排郁金香花田和一座带单座教堂尖顶的村庄；上方有蓬松云朵和海鸥，釉面带有细密开片。
一幅手绘代尔夫特蓝瓷砖画，描绘一艘三桅帆船在起伏波浪上航行，旁边是郁金香花田海岸和一座荷兰小村庄，宽幅风景16:9。画面由6乘4块方形釉面瓷砖组成网格，砖缝细窄，每块瓷砖边缘饰有小钴蓝角饰，四个外角有较大的卷曲花纹。左侧，一艘高大的木制三桅船鼓起方形风帆，缆绳和桅顶小三角旗清晰可见，航行在翻滚的白浪之上，波浪铺满整排底部瓷砖。右侧，平坦的海岸线横贯画面中部，笔直的长排郁金香花田通向一座村庄，村中有山墙房屋、树木和一座细长的教堂尖顶。蓬松、柔和阴影的云朵飘过浅色天空，几只海鸥在其间滑翔。仅以钴蓝绘于乳白釉面之上，带有柔和笔触晕染、精细线条细节和釉面细腻开片，呈现传统荷兰陶器风格。无文字，无字母，无标识。
把短想法变成图像/动态就绪的英雄镜头简报：日落时粉刷白的爱琴海悬崖村庄、蓝门白方屋、蓝穹顶教堂等。
你是「爱琴海悬崖村庄日落场景概念简报构建器」。请按下列中文说明执行；完整原提示词正文保留于后，供结构、占位符与技术细节对齐。 ## 中文任务说明 把短想法变成图像/动态就绪的英雄镜头简报：日落时粉刷白的爱琴海悬崖村庄、蓝门白方屋、蓝穹顶教堂等。 以下保留原提示词正文供结构与占位符对齐： Act as a cinematic travel scene designer who writes image-ready and motion-ready scene briefs. Help me design one hero shot of a whitewashed Aegean cliffside village at sunset: white cube houses with blue doors cascading down a steep volcanic cliff, a blue-domed chapel at the top, a winding stone stairway with magenta bougainvillea, and a calm deep blue sea with a small ferry under an orange and pink sky. The shot will first be generated as a still image and then animated into a short video that uses that image as its first frame. Your brief must make the still image rich in elements that can move naturally (the ferry gliding and leaving a wake, sunlight glittering on the sea, lamps and windows lighting up, soft clouds drifting, bougainvillea stirring in a light breeze, a slow camera move toward the stairway) while keeping the composition calm, balanced, readable, and easy to animate. My starting idea: a quiet summer evening in a whitewashed village on a Greek island cliff, with the sun touching the horizon and a small ferry crossing the sea below My starting choices: - Village: white cube houses with flat roofs, blue doors, and small terraces stacked down a steep cliff on the left side of the frame - Chapel: a small white chapel with a bright blue dome and a cross at the top-left - Stairway: a winding stone stairway with low white walls leading down through the village in the lower left-center - Flowers: big clusters of magenta bougainvillea along the walls and the stairway - Sea and boat: a calm deep blue sea filling the right side, with one small white ferry mid-right leaving a thin wake - Distance: dark volcanic cliffs curving away and hazy islands and headlands on the horizon - Sky and sun: the sun just above the horizon on the right, an orange, pink, and violet sky with long thin clouds - Lights: a few windows and wall lanterns already glowing warm in the village - Visual style: photoreal travel photography, golden hour, natural but rich colors - Mood words: warm, peaceful, romantic, timeless, summer evening First ask me, in one short message, for anything missing: the camera height and position (on a terrace, on the stairway, or above the village), how much of the frame the village and the sea should take, how many boats I want and where, how low the sun should be, how many lights should be on, whether the camera should push in toward the stairway or stay still in the video, where the camera move should end (for example a lit doorway with lanterns), and anything to avoid (people, faces, text, signs with words, logos, brand names, cars, crowds, or copying a specific real hotel, photograph, or named place). Then produce the brief with these sections: 1. **Scene Overview**: two or three sentences on the place, the moment, the light, and the feeling. Describe an imagined village in the spirit of the Greek Cycladic islands, not a copy of a specific real village, hotel, or famous photograph. 2. **The Village and Chapel**: the white cube houses, blue doors and window frames, terraces, how the buildings step down the cliff, and the blue-domed chapel at the top-left. 3. **Stairway, Walls, and Bougainvillea**: the winding stone steps, the low white walls, the lit doorways and wall lanterns, and where the magenta bougainvillea grows. 4. **Cliff, Sea, and Ferry**: the dark volcanic cliff face, the calm deep blue sea, the small white ferry and its wake, and the distant islands and headlands. 5. **Sky and Sun**: the position of the sun above the horizon, the colors and shapes of the clouds, and the path of sunlight on the water. 6. **Light and Color**: warm sunset light on white walls, cool blue shadows, glowing windows and lanterns, and the overall exposure of golden hour without blown-out whites. 7. **Fixed Visual Details**: a numbered list of 8 to 10 details that must stay identical in the still image and in the video (camera position, village on the left, chapel top-left, stairway lower left-center, bougainvillea clusters, sea on the right, ferry mid-right, sun position, horizon line, framing). 8. **Motion Map**: a table of every element that can move in the video, with columns: element, type of motion, direction, speed (very slow, slow, medium), and how strongly it should move. Include the ferry gliding to the right with its wake, sunlight glittering on the sea, lamps and windows glowing brighter, clouds drifting, bougainvillea stirring, and the camera move. Keep total motion subtle and physically plausible. 9. **Prompt Seed A - Hero Still Image**: a ready-to-paste image prompt under 170 words for a wide landscape 16:9 frame, with the whitewashed cliffside village, the blue-domed chapel, the stone stairway with bougainvillea, and the sea with the ferry at sunset in the first sentence, ending with: no people, no text, no logos. 10. **Prompt Seed B - Image-to-Video Animation**: a ready-to-paste video prompt under 120 words that starts from the hero still as the first frame, describes a slow, smooth camera push-in for about 6 seconds toward the village and the stone stairway that ends close on a lit doorway with wall lanterns and bougainvillea, the ferry gliding slowly to the right, sunlight glittering on the sea, more lamps glowing warm, and says to keep the houses, chapel, stairway, cliff, and colors exactly as in the image with no people. Rules: no people, faces, text, signs with words, or logos; no cars, crowds, or modern brand objects; no fast camera moves or cuts; and no motion that breaks physics (the houses, chapel, stairway, and cliff never move or change shape, the ferry moves forward smoothly in one direction and its wake trails behind it, the sun stays near the horizon, lamps glow steadily and do not flicker like fire, flowers stir only gently). Use short paragraphs and lists.
写实日落：悬崖粉刷白村与蓝顶礼拜堂，爱琴海与暖金光。
日落时粉刷爱琴海悬崖白村写实宽幅风景，蓝穹顶礼拜堂，白立方房屋与蓝色门窗，蜿蜒石阶通向海湾，深海蓝与远岛，暖金日落光，清晰建筑细节。宽 16:9。无人、无文字、无标志。
以第 2 步白村图为第一帧，动画化为平静 6 秒：光渐变，海微动，相机缓推。
以第 2 步图像「日落蓝顶礼拜堂爱琴海悬崖白村」为精确第一帧，动画化为平静 6 秒电影感镜头。保持白墙建筑、蓝顶礼拜堂、悬崖、海与构图与原图完全一致。日落光缓慢变化，海面轻涟，远处船只若有缓移，相机极慢推进。自然真实运动，无剪辑、无新物体、无文字。把 Conventional Commits 格式的 git log 转成可粘贴的 Keep a Changelog 发布段落。
---
name: conventional-commits-changelog-builder
description: 把 Conventional Commits 格式的 git log 转成可粘贴的 Keep a Changelog 发布段落。
---
# Conventional Commits 变更日志生成器
你是「Conventional Commits 变更日志生成器」技能助手。上方 description 为中文任务说明。下方保留原技能完整正文（含脚本与代码）；执行时遵循中文说明与原文技术细节。
# Conventional Commits Changelog Builder
You help maintainers turn the commits since the last tag into a changelog entry people can actually read. Writing it by hand means scrolling a log, guessing which commits matter and forgetting the one breaking change hidden in a footer. Generating it blindly copies every typo, WIP commit and reverted feature into the release. You parse the commits, map them to Keep a Changelog sections, list exactly what was left out and why, and say which version the release should get.
## Files in this skill
- `scripts/changelog_build.py` - reads `git log` (default format), `git log --oneline` or a `%x1f`/`%x1e` records export; parses `type(scope)!: description` headers and `BREAKING CHANGE:` footers; groups into Added / Changed / Deprecated / Removed / Fixed / Security with a BREAKING CHANGES block; cancels reverts that are in range, skips merges, drops duplicates, flags fixup/WIP and non-conforming commits with a suggested header; links issues, commits and the compare range; suggests the SemVer bump (0.x aware); can insert the section into an existing CHANGELOG.md (Python 3.8+ standard library only)
- `references/commit-to-changelog-mapping.md` - the type -> section table, breaking-change rules, bump rules and the finding codes CC01-CC10
- `references/release-hygiene.md` - writing entries for users, migration notes, what to do with non-conforming history, and CI checks
- `templates/release-notes-review.md` - the review to hand back with the section
- `examples/git-log.txt` - 21 commits of a fictional CLI (tidyq) since v2.3.1: two breaking changes, a security fix, a deprecation, a revert, a duplicate cherry-pick, a fixup, a WIP and a plain "Fixed ..." commit
- `examples/CHANGELOG.md` - the project's existing changelog (Unreleased + 2.3.1 + 2.3.0)
- `examples/changelog-report.md` - the real builder output on that log
## Workflow
### 1. Get the commit range
Ask for the last released tag and export everything after it, newest first:
```
git log v2.3.1..HEAD > commits.txt
git log v2.3.1..HEAD --format='%H%x1f%s%x1f%b%x1e' > commits.txt # safest: keeps bodies, no parsing guesswork
```
Also ask for the current version, the release date, the repository URL (for links), the tag prefix (`v` by default) and whether internal commits (refactor, docs, ci, chore, test) should be listed. A squash-merge workflow is ideal: one PR = one commit = one line.
### 2. Run the builder
```
python3 scripts/changelog_build.py examples/git-log.txt --current 2.3.1 --date 2026-11-03 --repo-url https://github.com/tidyq/tidyq
python3 scripts/changelog_build.py commits.txt --current 2.3.1 --insert CHANGELOG.md > CHANGELOG.new.md
python3 scripts/changelog_build.py commits.txt --current 0.9.4 --include-internal --json
python3 scripts/changelog_build.py --self-test
```
Exit 0 = ready to tag, 1 = high findings, 2 = bad input. Without a shell, apply `references/commit-to-changelog-mapping.md` by hand: parse each header, map type to section, collect `!` and `BREAKING CHANGE:` footers, cancel reverts, then pick the highest bump.
### 3. Fix the findings before tagging
- CC03 (high): a `!` commit with no `BREAKING CHANGE:` footer gives users no migration path. Write the note (what breaks, what to do instead) into the section.
- CC08 (high): non-conforming commits that look like features or fixes are missing from the changelog. Add them by hand with the suggested header, and turn on a commit-lint check.
- CC07: fixup/WIP commits should be squashed before the release; CC04: reverts of older releases need a sentence explaining why.
- CC01/CC02/CC05/CC06: wording and conformance; fix in the changelog text, not by rewriting published history.
### 4. Edit for humans
The builder gives you correct structure, not good prose. Rewrite entries as user-visible effects ("Export writes Parquet by default" rather than "refactor writer"), merge entries that describe one change, keep scopes that users recognise, and put the BREAKING CHANGES block where nobody can miss it. See `references/release-hygiene.md`.
### 5. Deliver
Fill `templates/release-notes-review.md`: version and why, the final section, the migration notes, what was left out, and follow-ups (commitlint, PR title check). With `--insert`, hand back the updated CHANGELOG.md; the original file is never modified.
## Example result
On `examples/git-log.txt` (current 2.3.1) the builder reads 21 commits, 85% conforming, and suggests **3.0.0**: `feat(export)!` makes Parquet the default (with a proper BREAKING CHANGE footer) and `fix(config)!` drops the INI config file without any migration note (CC03, high). "Fixed crash when the config file is empty" is not a Conventional Commit and would silently miss the changelog (CC08, high; suggested `fix: crash when the config file is empty`). The token-leak fix lands under Security, the `--legacy-dates` deprecation under Deprecated, the colour-themes feature and its revert cancel out, the cherry-picked BOM fix is listed once, and the merge, fixup, WIP and 5 internal commits are listed as left out.
## Rules
- Never invent entries: every line comes from a commit, and every commit is either in the section or in the "left out" list.
- A breaking change always gets a migration note and the major bump (minor while on 0.x); never hide it in Changed.
- Security fixes go under Security even when the commit type is `fix`.
- Do not rewrite published history to fix commit messages; fix the changelog text and add a lint check for the future.
- Keep the newest release on top, dates as YYYY-MM-DD and one compare link per version.
- The version is a suggestion: the maintainer decides, especially for behaviour changes typed as `fix`.
FILE:references/commit-to-changelog-mapping.md
# Commit -> changelog mapping
## Header grammar (Conventional Commits 1.0.0)
```
<type>[(<scope>)][!]: <description>
[body]
[footers] e.g. BREAKING CHANGE: <what breaks and how to migrate>
Closes #123
Refs: #98
```
- `type` is a noun such as feat or fix; lower case by convention.
- Exactly one space after the colon. `fix:missing space` or `fix : x` is malformed (CC01, with a suggested fix).
- `!` before the colon marks a breaking change. A `BREAKING CHANGE:` (or `BREAKING-CHANGE:`) footer also marks one, with or without `!`.
## Type -> Keep a Changelog section
| Commit | Section | Bump |
|---|---|---|
| feat | Added | minor |
| feat with "deprecate" in the description | Deprecated | minor |
| feat / breaking with remove, drop, delete first | Removed | minor / major |
| fix | Fixed | patch |
| fix / deps mentioning security, CVE, vulnerability, XSS, CSRF, injection, leak; type security | Security | patch |
| perf, deps | Changed | patch |
| any type with `!` or BREAKING CHANGE footer | its section + BREAKING CHANGES block | major (minor on 0.x) |
| refactor, docs, style, test, build, ci, chore | not listed (Internal with --include-internal) | none |
| revert of a commit in the same range | both left out | none |
| revert of an older commit | Removed (reverted feat) or Fixed | patch |
| merge commits | left out | none |
| fixup!, squash!, amend!, WIP | left out + CC07 | none |
Aliases accepted with a CC02 warning: feature/features/add -> feat, bugfix/bug/hotfix/fixes/fixed -> fix, doc/documentation -> docs, tests -> test, performance -> perf, refactoring -> refactor, cleanup/release -> chore, dep -> deps. Other unknown types are left out.
## Bump rules
- Highest wins: major > minor > patch. No feat/fix/perf/security/breaking change = no release needed (CC09).
- 1.0.0 and later: breaking -> X+1.0.0. 0.y.z: breaking -> 0.y+1.0 (CC10 reminds you to plan 1.0.0).
- Pre-release and build suffixes on --current are ignored for the bump; add them yourself (`3.0.0-rc.1`).
## Finding codes
| Code | Severity | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| CC01 | medium | header is not a Conventional Commit (suggested header given) |
| CC02 | medium | unknown type (alias mapped or left out) |
| CC03 | high / info | breaking without BREAKING CHANGE footer (high); footer-only breaking (info) |
| CC04 | info / medium | revert cancelled in range (info); revert of an older release (medium) |
| CC05 | low | duplicate commit (cherry-pick) listed once |
| CC06 | low | style: upper-case type, trailing period, header over 72 chars |
| CC07 | medium | fixup/squash/WIP commit in the release range |
| CC08 | high | non-conforming commits that look like feat/fix are missing from the changelog |
| CC09 | info | no user-facing changes |
| CC10 | info | 0.x major-zero bump rule applied |
FILE:references/release-hygiene.md
# Release hygiene
## Writing entries users understand
- Describe the effect, not the implementation: "Export writes Parquet by default" beats "switch writer backend".
- Start with a verb in the imperative or a noun phrase, capitalise the first word, no trailing period. Keep one change per line.
- Keep scopes users know (cli, export, auth). Replace internal module names with the feature name.
- Merge several commits that describe one change into one entry and keep all links.
- Keep links: issue numbers for context, commit hashes for auditors, one compare link per version at the bottom.
## Migration notes for breaking changes
A good note answers three questions in one or two sentences:
1. What stops working? ("`tidyq export` without --format now writes .parquet")
2. Who is affected? ("scripts that expect a .csv file")
3. What do they do instead? ("pass --format csv")
Put every note in the BREAKING CHANGES block at the top of the release section and link a longer upgrade guide if needed.
## Keep a Changelog basics
- File `CHANGELOG.md`, newest version first, an `## [Unreleased]` section on top for work in progress.
- Version headings `## [3.0.0] - 2026-11-03` (ISO dates), sections in this order: Added, Changed, Deprecated, Removed, Fixed, Security. Leave out empty sections.
- Mark yanked releases `## [2.2.0] - 2026-09-01 [YANKED]`.
## Non-conforming history
- Do not rewrite pushed history to fix messages. Add the missing entries to the changelog by hand (the builder lists them with a suggested header).
- Squash fixup!/WIP commits before merging; with squash-merge, the PR title becomes the commit header, so lint PR titles.
- Cherry-picked commits on release branches appear twice in some ranges; list them once.
## CI checks worth adding
- commitlint (or a PR-title check) with the conventional config on every pull request.
- A release job that runs the builder on `last-tag..HEAD`, fails on CC03/CC08, and opens the changelog diff for review instead of committing it blindly.
- Tag only after the changelog PR is merged, so the tag points at a commit that contains its own notes.
FILE:templates/release-notes-review.md
# Release notes review: <project> <current> -> <next>
**Range:** <last tag>..<commit> **Date:** <YYYY-MM-DD> **Commits:** <n> (<conformance %> conforming)
## Version
<next> - <major/minor/patch> because <breaking change / new feature / fixes only>.
<Any reason to deviate, e.g. behaviour change typed as fix, 0.x rule>
## Breaking changes and migration
| Change | Who is affected | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| <change> | <users/scripts/integrations> | <migration step> |
## Changelog section (final, edited)
```markdown
## [<next>] - <date>
...
```
## Left out on purpose
| Commit | Subject | Why |
|---|---|---|
| <hash> | <subject> | <merge / revert / duplicate / internal / WIP> |
## Fixed before tagging
- [ ] Migration note written for every breaking change (CC03)
- [ ] Missing user-facing commits added by hand (CC08)
- [ ] Fixup/WIP commits squashed (CC07)
## Follow-ups
- <commitlint / PR title check / upgrade guide / announce deprecations>
FILE:examples/git-log.txt
commit 9f1c2a7e4b000000000000000000000000000000
Merge: 8e0b1d6 5b7e8a3
Author: Elif Demir <elif@tidyq.dev>
Date: Mon Nov 2 17:42:10 2026 +0300
Merge pull request #212 from tidyq/feat/parquet-export
commit 8e0b1d6c3a000000000000000000000000000000
Author: Sam Okafor <sam@tidyq.dev>
Date: Mon Nov 2 16:05:31 2026 +0300
feat(export)!: write Parquet by default for `tidyq export`
Parquet is now the default output format. CSV is still available.
BREAKING CHANGE: `tidyq export` without --format now writes .parquet instead of .csv; pass --format csv to keep the old behaviour.
Refs: #198
commit 7d9a0c5b2f000000000000000000000000000000
Author: Mira Chen <mira@tidyq.dev>
Date: Mon Nov 2 11:20:04 2026 +0300
fixup! feat(export)!: write Parquet by default for `tidyq export`
commit 6c8f9b4a1e000000000000000000000000000000
Author: Elif Demir <elif@tidyq.dev>
Date: Sun Nov 1 20:14:55 2026 +0300
fix(auth): prevent API token leak in debug logs (#207)
Tokens were printed in full when TIDYQ_DEBUG=1. They are now masked.
Closes #205
commit 5b7e8a3f0d000000000000000000000000000000
Author: Sam Okafor <sam@tidyq.dev>
Date: Sun Nov 1 15:02:13 2026 +0300
feat(query): support window functions in `--where` (#203)
commit 4a6d7f2e9c000000000000000000000000000000
Author: Mira Chen <mira@tidyq.dev>
Date: Sat Oct 31 18:47:39 2026 +0300
perf(reader): stream large CSV files instead of loading them into memory
Peak memory on a 2 GB file drops from 2.6 GB to 180 MB.
Closes #187
commit 3f5c6e1d8b000000000000000000000000000000
Author: Elif Demir <elif@tidyq.dev>
Date: Sat Oct 31 12:30:00 2026 +0300
Fixed crash when the config file is empty
commit 2e4b5d0c7a000000000000000000000000000000
Author: Sam Okafor <sam@tidyq.dev>
Date: Fri Oct 30 19:11:42 2026 +0300
feat(cli): deprecate the --legacy-dates flag
It will be removed in 3.0. Use --date-format instead.
commit 1d3a4c9b6f000000000000000000000000000000
Author: Mira Chen <mira@tidyq.dev>
Date: Fri Oct 30 14:25:18 2026 +0300
Revert "feat(ui): colour themes for table output"
This reverts commit 0c2f3b8a5e000000000000000000000000000000.
Themes broke output on Windows terminals.
commit 0c2f3b8a5e000000000000000000000000000000
Author: Elif Demir <elif@tidyq.dev>
Date: Fri Oct 30 10:03:51 2026 +0300
feat(ui): colour themes for table output
commit fb1e2a7d4c000000000000000000000000000000
Author: Sam Okafor <sam@tidyq.dev>
Date: Thu Oct 29 21:40:07 2026 +0300
feature: add `tidyq doctor` command to check the environment
commit ea0d196c3b000000000000000000000000000000
Author: Mira Chen <mira@tidyq.dev>
Date: Thu Oct 29 16:12:30 2026 +0300
fix(query): quote column names that contain spaces.
Closes #199
commit d9fc085b2a000000000000000000000000000000
Author: Elif Demir <elif@tidyq.dev>
Date: Thu Oct 29 09:55:02 2026 +0300
fix(config)!: drop support for the ~/.tidyqrc INI file
commit c8eb974a19000000000000000000000000000000
Author: Sam Okafor <sam@tidyq.dev>
Date: Wed Oct 28 18:20:44 2026 +0300
docs: add a Parquet section to the README
commit b7da863f08000000000000000000000000000000
Author: Mira Chen <mira@tidyq.dev>
Date: Wed Oct 28 13:08:19 2026 +0300
chore(deps): bump pyarrow from 16.1.0 to 17.0.0
commit a6c9752e97000000000000000000000000000000
Author: Elif Demir <elif@tidyq.dev>
Date: Tue Oct 27 17:31:26 2026 +0300
ci: cache pip downloads in the test workflow
commit 95b8641d86000000000000000000000000000000
Author: Sam Okafor <sam@tidyq.dev>
Date: Tue Oct 27 11:47:53 2026 +0300
test(reader): cover BOM and CRLF inputs
commit 84a7530c75000000000000000000000000000000
Author: Mira Chen <mira@tidyq.dev>
Date: Mon Oct 26 15:16:08 2026 +0300
fix(reader): handle UTF-8 BOM at the start of a file (#195)
commit 7396420b64000000000000000000000000000000
Author: Elif Demir <elif@tidyq.dev>
Date: Mon Oct 26 15:16:08 2026 +0300
fix(reader): handle UTF-8 BOM at the start of a file (#195)
commit 62853f9a53000000000000000000000000000000
Author: Sam Okafor <sam@tidyq.dev>
Date: Mon Oct 26 10:02:40 2026 +0300
WIP tweak table widths
commit 5174e8f942000000000000000000000000000000
Author: Mira Chen <mira@tidyq.dev>
Date: Sun Oct 25 19:44:12 2026 +0300
refactor(query): split the parser into tokenizer and planner
FILE:examples/CHANGELOG.md
# Changelog
All notable changes to tidyq are documented in this file.
The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
## [Unreleased]
## [2.3.1] - 2026-10-21
### Fixed
- **reader:** Detect semicolon-separated files exported by Excel (#181)
## [2.3.0] - 2026-10-02
### Added
- **query:** `--limit` and `--offset` options (#170)
### Fixed
- **cli:** Exit with code 2 on unknown options instead of 1 (#174)
[2.3.1]: https://github.com/tidyq/tidyq/compare/v2.3.0...v2.3.1
[2.3.0]: https://github.com/tidyq/tidyq/compare/v2.2.0...v2.3.0
FILE:examples/changelog-report.md
# Changelog build: examples/git-log.txt
21 commits read: 17 Conventional (85.0% of non-merge commits), 1 non-conforming, 1 merges, 2 fixup/WIP.
**Version: 2.3.1 -> 3.0.0 (major bump, driven by breaking changes)**
**Verdict: 2 high finding(s) - fix before tagging**
## Release section (paste under the Unreleased heading of CHANGELOG.md)
```markdown
## [3.0.0] - 2026-11-03
### BREAKING CHANGES
- **export:** Write Parquet by default for `tidyq export` - `tidyq export` without --format now writes .parquet instead of .csv; pass --format csv to keep the old behaviour.
- **config:** Drop support for the ~/.tidyqrc INI file - MIGRATION NOTE MISSING
### Added
- **BREAKING** **export:** Write Parquet by default for `tidyq export` ([#198](https://github.com/tidyq/tidyq/issues/198), [8e0b1d6](https://github.com/tidyq/tidyq/commit/8e0b1d6))
- **query:** Support window functions in `--where` ([#203](https://github.com/tidyq/tidyq/issues/203), [5b7e8a3](https://github.com/tidyq/tidyq/commit/5b7e8a3))
- Add `tidyq doctor` command to check the environment ([fb1e2a7](https://github.com/tidyq/tidyq/commit/fb1e2a7))
### Changed
- **reader:** Stream large CSV files instead of loading them into memory ([#187](https://github.com/tidyq/tidyq/issues/187), [4a6d7f2](https://github.com/tidyq/tidyq/commit/4a6d7f2))
### Deprecated
- **cli:** Deprecate the --legacy-dates flag ([2e4b5d0](https://github.com/tidyq/tidyq/commit/2e4b5d0))
### Removed
- **BREAKING** **config:** Drop support for the ~/.tidyqrc INI file ([d9fc085](https://github.com/tidyq/tidyq/commit/d9fc085))
### Fixed
- **query:** Quote column names that contain spaces ([#199](https://github.com/tidyq/tidyq/issues/199), [ea0d196](https://github.com/tidyq/tidyq/commit/ea0d196))
- **reader:** Handle UTF-8 BOM at the start of a file ([#195](https://github.com/tidyq/tidyq/issues/195), [84a7530](https://github.com/tidyq/tidyq/commit/84a7530))
### Security
- **auth:** Prevent API token leak in debug logs ([#205](https://github.com/tidyq/tidyq/issues/205), [#207](https://github.com/tidyq/tidyq/issues/207), [6c8f9b4](https://github.com/tidyq/tidyq/commit/6c8f9b4))
[3.0.0]: https://github.com/tidyq/tidyq/compare/v2.3.1...v3.0.0
```
## Findings
- **HIGH CC03** d9fc085 'fix(config)!: drop support for the ~/.tidyqrc INI file' is breaking (!) but has no 'BREAKING CHANGE:' footer - add a migration note
- **HIGH CC08** 1 non-conforming commit(s) look user-facing (3f5c6e1) and are NOT in the changelog - reword them or add the entries by hand
- **MEDIUM CC01** 3f5c6e1 Fixed crash when the config file is empty: not a Conventional Commit - suggest: fix: crash when the config file is empty
- **MEDIUM CC02** fb1e2a7 feature: add `tidyq doctor` command to check the environment: unknown type 'feature' - treated as 'feat'
- **MEDIUM CC07** 7d9a0c5 'fixup! feat(export)!: write Parquet by default for `tidyq export`' is a fixup/WIP commit on the release branch - squash it before tagging
- **MEDIUM CC07** 62853f9 'WIP tweak table widths' is a fixup/WIP commit on the release branch - squash it before tagging
- **LOW CC05** 7396420 duplicates 84a7530 ('fix(reader): handle UTF-8 BOM at the start of a file (#195)', cherry-pick or re-applied?) - listed once
- **LOW CC06** ea0d196 fix(query): quote column names that contain spaces.: description ends with a period
- **INFO CC04** 1d3a4c9 reverts 0c2f3b8 'feat(ui): colour themes for table output' in the same range - both left out
## Not in the changelog
| Commit | Subject | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 9f1c2a7 | Merge pull request #212 from tidyq/feat/parquet-export | merge commit |
| 7d9a0c5 | fixup! feat(export)!: write Parquet by default for `tidyq export` | fixup/wip commit |
| 3f5c6e1 | Fixed crash when the config file is empty | not a Conventional Commit |
| 1d3a4c9 | Revert "feat(ui): colour themes for table output" | revert (cancelled) |
| 0c2f3b8 | feat(ui): colour themes for table output | reverted |
| 7396420 | fix(reader): handle UTF-8 BOM at the start of a file (#195) | duplicate |
| 62853f9 | WIP tweak table widths | fixup/wip commit |
| - | 5 internal commit(s): chore, ci, docs, refactor, test | internal type (use --include-internal to list) |
FILE:scripts/changelog_build.py
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Conventional Commits -> Keep a Changelog release section builder (stdlib only, Python 3.8+).
Reads a commit list (git log default output, git log --oneline, or a records file made with
git log --format='%H%x1f%s%x1f%b%x1e'), parses Conventional Commits headers, groups the changes
into Keep a Changelog sections, flags breaking changes and non-conforming commits, handles
reverts, merges and fixup commits, and suggests the next SemVer version.
Usage:
changelog_build.py COMMITS.txt [--current 1.4.2] [--date 2026-11-03] [--repo-url URL]
[--tag-prefix v] [--include-internal] [--insert CHANGELOG.md] [--json]
changelog_build.py --self-test
Exit: 0 = ok, 1 = high findings (breaking change without migration note, commits that would be
lost from the changelog), 2 = bad input.
"""
import argparse, datetime, json, re, sys
HEADER = re.compile(r"^(?P<type>[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_-]*)(?:\((?P<scope>[^()\s][^()]*)\))?(?P<bang>!)?: (?P<desc>\S.*)$")
LOOSE = re.compile(r"^(?P<type>[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_-]*)\s*(?:\((?P<scope>[^()]*)\))?\s*(?P<bang>!)?\s*:\s*(?P<desc>.*)$")
FOOTER = re.compile(r"^(?P<token>BREAKING[ -]CHANGE|[A-Za-z][A-Za-z-]*)(?:: | #)(?P<value>.+)$")
ISSUE = re.compile(r"(?:(?<=\s)|^|\()#(\d+)\b")
REVERTS = re.compile(r"This reverts commit ([0-9a-f]{7,40})", re.I)
KNOWN = {"feat", "fix", "perf", "refactor", "docs", "style", "test", "build", "ci", "chore", "revert", "security", "deps"}
ALIASES = {"feature": "feat", "features": "feat", "add": "feat", "bugfix": "fix", "bug": "fix", "hotfix": "fix",
"fixes": "fix", "fixed": "fix", "doc": "docs", "documentation": "docs", "tests": "test",
"performance": "perf", "refactoring": "refactor", "cleanup": "chore", "release": "chore", "dep": "deps"}
INTERNAL = {"refactor", "docs", "style", "test", "build", "ci", "chore"}
SECTIONS = ["Added", "Changed", "Deprecated", "Removed", "Fixed", "Security"]
SEV_ORDER = {"high": 0, "medium": 1, "low": 2, "info": 3}
class InputError(Exception):
pass
# ---------------------------------------------------------------- parsing input
def parse_commits(text):
"""Return list of dicts: hash, subject, body (oldest last, i.e. git log order)."""
text = text.replace("\r\n", "\n")
if "\x1e" in text:
out = []
for rec in text.split("\x1e"):
rec = rec.strip("\n")
if not rec.strip():
continue
parts = rec.split("\x1f")
if len(parts) < 2:
raise InputError("record without \\x1f separators: %r" % rec[:60])
out.append({"hash": parts[0].strip(), "subject": parts[1].strip(),
"body": (parts[2] if len(parts) > 2 else "").strip("\n")})
return out
lines = text.split("\n")
if any(re.match(r"^commit [0-9a-f]{7,40}\b", l) for l in lines):
out, cur, msg = [], None, []
def flush():
if cur is not None:
m = [l[4:] if l.startswith(" ") else l.strip() for l in msg]
while m and not m[0].strip():
m.pop(0)
while m and not m[-1].strip():
m.pop()
cur["subject"] = m[0].strip() if m else ""
cur["body"] = "\n".join(m[1:]).strip("\n")
out.append(cur)
for l in lines:
mm = re.match(r"^commit ([0-9a-f]{7,40})\b", l)
if mm:
flush()
cur, msg = {"hash": mm.group(1), "merge": False}, []
elif cur is not None and not msg and re.match(r"^(Merge|Author|AuthorDate|Commit|CommitDate|Date):", l):
if l.startswith("Merge:"):
cur["merge"] = True
if l.startswith("Author:"):
cur["author"] = l[7:].strip()
if l.startswith("Date:"):
cur["date"] = l[5:].strip()
elif cur is not None:
msg.append(l)
flush()
return out
out = []
for l in lines:
if not l.strip() or l.lstrip().startswith("#"):
continue
mm = re.match(r"^\s*(?:\*\s*)?([0-9a-f]{7,40})\s+(.*)$", l)
if mm:
out.append({"hash": mm.group(1), "subject": mm.group(2).strip(), "body": ""})
else:
out.append({"hash": "", "subject": l.strip(), "body": ""})
return out
def parse_footers(body):
"""Footers = trailing paragraph lines 'Token: value' / 'Token #value' / 'BREAKING CHANGE: ...'."""
feet, breaking = [], None
paras = re.split(r"\n\s*\n", body.strip()) if body.strip() else []
if paras:
last = paras[-1].split("\n")
if FOOTER.match(last[0]):
cur = None
for l in last:
m = FOOTER.match(l)
if m:
cur = [m.group("token"), m.group("value").strip()]
feet.append(cur)
elif cur:
cur[1] += " " + l.strip()
for tok, val in feet:
if tok in ("BREAKING CHANGE", "BREAKING-CHANGE"):
breaking = val
if breaking is None: # BREAKING CHANGE paragraph anywhere in the body
m = re.search(r"^BREAKING[ -]CHANGE: (.+?)(?:\n\s*\n|\Z)", body, re.M | re.S)
if m:
breaking = " ".join(m.group(1).split())
return feet, breaking
def classify(c):
"""Annotate one commit dict in place."""
s = c["subject"]
c["issues"] = sorted(set(ISSUE.findall(s + "\n" + c.get("body", ""))), key=int)
c["problems"] = []
if c.get("merge") or re.match(r"^Merge (pull request|branch|remote-tracking branch|tag) ", s):
c["kind"] = "merge"; return c
m = re.match(r'^Revert "(.+)"$', s)
if m:
c["kind"] = "revert"; c["reverted_subject"] = m.group(1)
r = REVERTS.search(c.get("body", "")); c["reverted_hash"] = r.group(1) if r else None
return c
if re.match(r"^(fixup|squash|amend)! ", s) or re.match(r"^(wip|WIP)\b", s):
c["kind"] = "fixup"; return c
m = HEADER.match(s)
feet, breaking = parse_footers(c.get("body", ""))
c["footers"] = feet
if m:
t = m.group("type")
c.update(type=t.lower(), scope=m.group("scope"), bang=bool(m.group("bang")), desc=m.group("desc").strip(),
breaking_note=breaking, kind="cc")
if t != t.lower():
c["problems"].append(("low", "CC06", "type '%s' should be lower case" % t))
if c["type"] not in KNOWN:
alias = ALIASES.get(c["type"])
c["problems"].append(("medium", "CC02", "unknown type '%s'%s" % (t, (" - treated as '%s'" % alias) if alias else " - left out of the changelog")))
if alias:
c["type"] = alias
else:
c["kind"] = "unknown"
if c["type"] == "revert":
c["kind"] = "revert"; c["reverted_subject"] = c["desc"]
r = REVERTS.search(c.get("body", "")); c["reverted_hash"] = r.group(1) if r else None
return c
d = c["desc"]
if d.endswith("."):
c["problems"].append(("low", "CC06", "description ends with a period"))
if len(s) > 72:
c["problems"].append(("low", "CC06", "header is %d chars (keep <= 72)" % len(s)))
c["breaking"] = c["bang"] or breaking is not None
return c
lm = LOOSE.match(s)
c["kind"] = "nonconforming"
if lm and lm.group("desc"):
t = lm.group("type").lower(); t = ALIASES.get(t, t)
fixed = "%s%s%s: %s" % (t, "(%s)" % lm.group("scope").strip() if lm.group("scope") else "", "!" if lm.group("bang") else "", lm.group("desc").strip())
c["suggest"] = fixed
c["problems"].append(("medium", "CC01", "malformed header (spacing/colon) - suggest: %s" % fixed))
else:
c["suggest"] = guess_header(s)
c["problems"].append(("medium", "CC01", "not a Conventional Commit - suggest: %s" % c["suggest"]))
return c
def guess_header(s):
low = s.lower()
if re.match(r"^(fix|fixed|fixes|resolve|resolved|correct)", low) or "bug" in low or "typo" in low:
t = "docs" if re.search(r"readme|docs?\b|typo", low) else "fix"
elif re.match(r"^(add|added|implement|introduce|support|new)", low):
t = "feat"
elif re.match(r"^(update|bump|upgrade)", low) and re.search(r"dep|version|package|lock", low):
t = "chore(deps)"
elif re.match(r"^(remove|delete|drop)", low):
t = "refactor"
elif re.search(r"test", low):
t = "test"
else:
t = "chore"
if t == "fix":
s = re.sub(r"^(fixed|fixes|fix)\s+", "", s, flags=re.I)
d = re.sub(r"^(fixed|fixes|added|adds|updated|updates|removed|removes)\b", lambda m: {"fixed": "fix", "fixes": "fix", "added": "add", "adds": "add", "updated": "update", "updates": "update", "removed": "remove", "removes": "remove"}[m.group(1).lower()], s, flags=re.I)
d = d[0].lower() + d[1:] if d else d
return "%s: %s" % (t, d.rstrip("."))
def section_for(c):
d = c["desc"].lower()
if c["type"] == "security" or (c["type"] in ("fix", "deps") and re.search(r"\b(cve-\d|security|vulnerab|xss|csrf|injection|leak)", d)):
return "Security"
if re.search(r"\bdeprecat", d):
return "Deprecated"
if re.match(r"(remove|drop|delete)\b", d) and (c["type"] == "feat" or c.get("breaking")):
return "Removed"
if c["type"] == "feat":
return "Added"
if c["type"] == "fix":
return "Fixed"
if c["type"] in ("perf", "deps"):
return "Changed"
if c.get("breaking"):
return "Changed"
return None
# ---------------------------------------------------------------- analysis
def bump_version(current, level):
m = re.match(r"^v?(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)(?:[-+].*)?$", current or "")
if not m:
return None
a, b, c = map(int, m.groups())
if level == "major":
return "%d.0.0" % (a + 1) if a > 0 else "0.%d.0" % (b + 1)
if level == "minor":
return "%d.%d.0" % (a, b + 1)
if level == "patch":
return "%d.%d.%d" % (a, b, c + 1)
return None
def analyze(commits, current=None, include_internal=False):
for c in commits:
classify(c)
findings = []
# reverts: cancel out when the reverted commit is in range
by_hash = {c["hash"][:7]: c for c in commits if c.get("hash")}
by_subject = {}
for c in commits:
by_subject.setdefault(c["subject"], []).append(c)
for c in commits:
if c.get("kind") != "revert":
continue
tgt = None
if c.get("reverted_hash"):
tgt = by_hash.get(c["reverted_hash"][:7])
if tgt is None and c.get("reverted_subject") in by_subject:
tgt = by_subject[c["reverted_subject"]][-1]
if tgt is not None and tgt is not c:
tgt["reverted_by"] = c["hash"][:7] or c["subject"]
c["cancels"] = True
findings.append(("info", "CC04", "%s reverts %s '%s' in the same range - both left out" % (c["hash"][:7] or "?", tgt["hash"][:7] or "?", tgt["subject"])))
else:
c["cancels"] = False
findings.append(("medium", "CC04", "%s reverts '%s' from an earlier release - listed under Removed/Fixed; check the wording" % (c["hash"][:7] or "?", c.get("reverted_subject"))))
seen = {}
for c in commits:
if c.get("kind") == "cc":
key = (c["type"], (c.get("scope") or "").lower(), c["desc"].lower().rstrip("."))
if key in seen:
c["duplicate_of"] = seen[key]
findings.append(("low", "CC05", "%s duplicates %s ('%s', cherry-pick or re-applied?) - listed once" % (c["hash"][:7] or "?", seen[key] or "?", c["subject"])))
else:
seen[key] = c["hash"][:7]
sections = {s: [] for s in SECTIONS}
internal, breaking, skipped = [], [], []
level = None
rank = {"patch": 1, "minor": 2, "major": 3}
def up(l):
nonlocal level
if level is None or rank[l] > rank[level]:
level = l
for c in commits:
k = c.get("kind")
for sev, code, msg in c["problems"]:
findings.append((sev, code, "%s %s: %s" % (c["hash"][:7] or "-", c["subject"], msg)))
if k == "merge":
skipped.append((c, "merge commit")); continue
if k == "fixup":
skipped.append((c, "fixup/wip commit"))
findings.append(("medium", "CC07", "%s '%s' is a fixup/WIP commit on the release branch - squash it before tagging" % (c["hash"][:7] or "-", c["subject"])))
continue
if c.get("reverted_by") or (k == "revert" and c.get("cancels")):
skipped.append((c, "reverted" if c.get("reverted_by") else "revert (cancelled)")); continue
if c.get("duplicate_of"):
skipped.append((c, "duplicate")); continue
if k == "revert":
entry = {"text": "Revert: " + (c.get("reverted_subject") or c["subject"]), "hash": c["hash"][:7], "issues": c["issues"], "scope": None}
sections["Removed" if (c.get("reverted_subject") or "").startswith("feat") else "Fixed"].append(entry)
up("patch"); continue
if k in ("nonconforming", "unknown"):
skipped.append((c, "not a Conventional Commit")); continue
sec = section_for(c)
entry = {"text": c["desc"], "hash": c["hash"][:7], "issues": c["issues"], "scope": c.get("scope"),
"breaking": c.get("breaking", False), "type": c["type"]}
if c.get("breaking"):
up("major")
breaking.append({"hash": c["hash"][:7], "scope": c.get("scope"), "desc": c["desc"], "note": c.get("breaking_note")})
if not c.get("breaking_note"):
findings.append(("high", "CC03", "%s '%s' is breaking (!) but has no 'BREAKING CHANGE:' footer - add a migration note" % (c["hash"][:7] or "-", c["subject"])))
elif not c["bang"]:
findings.append(("info", "CC03", "%s '%s' is breaking via footer only - consider '!' in the header so it shows in one-line logs" % (c["hash"][:7] or "-", c["subject"])))
if sec:
sections[sec].append(entry)
if c["type"] == "feat":
up("minor")
elif c["type"] in ("fix", "perf", "security", "deps"):
up("patch")
else:
internal.append(entry)
if include_internal:
up("patch")
lost = [c for c, why in skipped if why == "not a Conventional Commit"]
lost_userfacing = [c for c in lost if re.match(r"^(feat|fix|perf|security)", c.get("suggest") or "")]
if lost_userfacing:
findings.append(("high", "CC08", "%d non-conforming commit(s) look user-facing (%s) and are NOT in the changelog - reword them or add the entries by hand" % (len(lost_userfacing), ", ".join(c["hash"][:7] or c["subject"][:20] for c in lost_userfacing))))
if not any(sections.values()) and not breaking:
findings.append(("info", "CC09", "no user-facing changes (only internal commits) - a release is optional"))
nxt = bump_version(current, level) if current else None
if current and level == "major" and re.match(r"^v?0\.", current):
findings.append(("info", "CC10", "version is 0.x: breaking changes bump the minor (%s); go to 1.0.0 once the API is stable" % nxt))
if current and not re.match(r"^v?\d+\.\d+\.\d+", current):
raise InputError("--current must look like 1.4.2, got %r" % current)
findings.sort(key=lambda f: (SEV_ORDER[f[0]], f[1]))
stats = {"commits": len(commits),
"conventional": sum(1 for c in commits if c.get("kind") in ("cc", "revert")),
"nonconforming": sum(1 for c in commits if c.get("kind") in ("nonconforming", "unknown")),
"merges": sum(1 for c in commits if c.get("kind") == "merge"),
"fixups": sum(1 for c in commits if c.get("kind") == "fixup")}
checkable = len(commits) - stats["merges"]
stats["conformance_pct"] = round(100.0 * stats["conventional"] / checkable, 1) if checkable else 100.0
return {"sections": sections, "internal": internal, "breaking": breaking, "skipped": skipped,
"level": level, "current": current, "next": nxt, "findings": findings, "stats": stats, "commits": commits}
# ---------------------------------------------------------------- rendering
def clean_text(t):
"""Drop a trailing '(#123)' (it is linked separately) and a trailing period."""
t = re.sub(r"\s*\((?:#\d+(?:,\s*)?)+\)\s*$", "", t).rstrip()
return t[:-1] if t.endswith(".") and not t.endswith("..") else t
def fmt_entry(e, repo_url=None):
t = clean_text(e["text"])
t = t[0].upper() + t[1:] if t else t
s = ("**%s:** " % e["scope"] if e.get("scope") else "") + t
if e.get("breaking"):
s = "**BREAKING** " + s
refs = []
for i in e.get("issues") or []:
refs.append("[#%s](%s/issues/%s)" % (i, repo_url, i) if repo_url else "#%s" % i)
if e.get("hash"):
refs.append("[%s](%s/commit/%s)" % (e["hash"], repo_url, e["hash"]) if repo_url else e["hash"])
return "- " + s + (" (" + ", ".join(refs) + ")" if refs else "")
def release_section(r, date=None, repo_url=None, tag_prefix="v", include_internal=False):
ver = r["next"] or "Unreleased"
head = "## [%s] - %s" % (ver, date or datetime.date.today().isoformat()) if r["next"] else "## [Unreleased]"
out = [head, ""]
if r["breaking"]:
out += ["### BREAKING CHANGES", ""]
for b in r["breaking"]:
d = clean_text(b["desc"])
line = "- " + ("**%s:** " % b["scope"] if b["scope"] else "") + d[0].upper() + d[1:]
line += " - " + b["note"] if b["note"] else " - MIGRATION NOTE MISSING"
out.append(line)
out.append("")
for s in SECTIONS:
items = sorted(r["sections"][s], key=lambda e: (not e.get("breaking"), (e.get("scope") or "~").lower()))
if items:
out += ["### " + s, ""] + [fmt_entry(e, repo_url) for e in items] + [""]
if include_internal and r["internal"]:
out += ["### Internal", ""] + [fmt_entry(e, repo_url) for e in r["internal"]] + [""]
if r["next"] and repo_url and r["current"]:
out.append("[%s]: %s/compare/%s%s...%s%s" % (ver, repo_url, tag_prefix, r["current"].lstrip("v"), tag_prefix, ver))
out.append("")
return "\n".join(out).rstrip() + "\n"
def insert_into(changelog_text, section, version):
if version and re.search(r"^## \[%s\]" % re.escape(version), changelog_text, re.M):
raise InputError("CHANGELOG already has a section for %s" % version)
lines = changelog_text.split("\n")
for i, l in enumerate(lines):
if re.match(r"^## \[Unreleased\]", l, re.I):
j = i + 1
while j < len(lines) and not lines[j].startswith("## "):
j += 1
leftover = [x for x in lines[i + 1:j] if x.strip()]
new = lines[:i + 1] + [""] + section.rstrip("\n").split("\n") + [""] + lines[j:]
return "\n".join(new), leftover
for i, l in enumerate(lines):
if l.startswith("## "):
return "\n".join(lines[:i] + section.rstrip("\n").split("\n") + [""] + lines[i:]), []
return changelog_text.rstrip("\n") + "\n\n" + section, []
def report(r, args):
st = r["stats"]
high = [f for f in r["findings"] if f[0] == "high"]
out = ["# Changelog build: %s" % args.commits, ""]
out.append("%d commits read: %d Conventional (%.1f%% of non-merge commits), %d non-conforming, %d merges, %d fixup/WIP." % (
st["commits"], st["conventional"], st["conformance_pct"], st["nonconforming"], st["merges"], st["fixups"]))
out.append("")
if r["current"]:
out.append("**Version: %s -> %s (%s bump%s)**" % (r["current"], r["next"] or r["current"], r["level"] or "no",
", driven by " + {"major": "breaking changes", "minor": "new features", "patch": "fixes/perf"}[r["level"]] if r["level"] else ""))
else:
out.append("**Suggested bump: %s** (pass --current X.Y.Z for the version number)" % (r["level"] or "none"))
out.append("")
out.append("**Verdict: %s**" % ("%d high finding(s) - fix before tagging" % len(high) if high else "ready to tag"))
out += ["", "## Release section (paste under the Unreleased heading of CHANGELOG.md)", "", "```markdown",
release_section(r, args.date, args.repo_url, args.tag_prefix, args.include_internal).rstrip(), "```", ""]
out += ["## Findings", ""]
if r["findings"]:
out += ["- **%s %s** %s" % (s.upper(), c, m) for s, c, m in r["findings"]]
else:
out.append("- none")
out += ["", "## Not in the changelog", "", "| Commit | Subject | Why |", "|---|---|---|"]
for c, why in r["skipped"]:
out.append("| %s | %s | %s |" % (c["hash"][:7] or "-", c["subject"].replace("|", "\\|"), why))
if r["internal"] and not args.include_internal:
out.append("| - | %d internal commit(s): %s | internal type (use --include-internal to list) |" % (
len(r["internal"]), ", ".join(sorted({e["type"] for e in r["internal"]}))))
out.append("")
return "\n".join(out)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------- self-test
def self_test():
tests = []
def t(name, cond):
tests.append((name, bool(cond)))
def run(txt, cur="1.4.2"):
return analyze(parse_commits(txt), cur)
r = run("a1b2c3d feat(api): add export endpoint\nb2c3d4e fix: handle empty list\n")
t("oneline parse + feat -> minor", r["next"] == "1.5.0" and len(r["sections"]["Added"]) == 1)
t("fix -> Fixed section", r["sections"]["Fixed"][0]["text"] == "handle empty list")
t("entry text drops trailing (#12) and period", fmt_entry({"text": "quote names. (#12)", "issues": ["12"], "hash": "abc1234"}) == "- Quote names (#12, abc1234)")
r = run("a1b2c3d fix: x\n")
t("fix only -> patch", r["next"] == "1.4.3")
r = run("a1b2c3d feat!: drop node 16\n")
t("bang breaking -> major", r["next"] == "2.0.0" and r["breaking"])
t("bang without footer is high CC03", any(f[1] == "CC03" and f[0] == "high" for f in r["findings"]))
t("feat removing -> Removed", r["sections"]["Removed"])
rec = "abc1234\x1ffeat(cli): new flag\x1fBody text.\n\nBREAKING CHANGE: --old is gone, use --new\x1e"
r = run(rec)
t("records format + footer breaking", r["breaking"] and r["breaking"][0]["note"].startswith("--old"))
t("footer-only breaking is info not high", not any(f[0] == "high" for f in r["findings"]))
t("0.x breaking -> minor", bump_version("0.9.3", "major") == "0.10.0")
r = run("a1b2c3d Fixed crash when saving\nb2c3d4e chore: tidy\n")
t("non-conforming flagged CC01", any(f[1] == "CC01" for f in r["findings"]))
t("suggest drops 'Fixed' verb", any("suggest: fix: crash when saving" in f[2] for f in r["findings"]))
t("user-facing non-conforming is high CC08", any(f[1] == "CC08" and f[0] == "high" for f in r["findings"]))
r = run("a1b2c3d feature: dark mode\n")
t("alias feature -> feat", r["sections"]["Added"] and any(f[1] == "CC02" for f in r["findings"]))
r = run("a1b2c3d fix:missing space\n")
t("malformed spacing suggestion", any("suggest: fix: missing space" in f[2] for f in r["findings"]))
log = ("commit 1111111aaaa\nAuthor: A <a@x>\nDate: Mon\n\n Revert \"feat: shiny\"\n\n This reverts commit 2222222bbbb.\n\n"
"commit 2222222bbbb\nAuthor: A <a@x>\nDate: Mon\n\n feat: shiny\n")
r = run(log)
t("revert in range cancels both", not any(r["sections"].values()) and any(f[1] == "CC04" for f in r["findings"]))
r = run("commit 3333333\nMerge: 1 2\nAuthor: A\nDate: x\n\n Merge pull request #5 from a/b\n\ncommit 4444444\nAuthor: A\nDate: x\n\n fixup! fix: y\n")
t("merge skipped, fixup flagged CC07", r["stats"]["merges"] == 1 and any(f[1] == "CC07" for f in r["findings"]))
r = run("a1b2c3d fix(auth): prevent token leak in logs (#41)\n")
t("security keyword -> Security + issue ref", r["sections"]["Security"] and r["sections"]["Security"][0]["issues"] == ["41"])
r = run("a1b2c3d feat(cfg): deprecate legacy yaml keys\n")
t("deprecate -> Deprecated", r["sections"]["Deprecated"])
r = run("a1b2c3d docs: readme\nb2c3d4e ci: cache\n")
t("internal only -> no bump + CC09", r["level"] is None and any(f[1] == "CC09" for f in r["findings"]))
r = run("a1b2c3d fix: same\nb2c3d4e fix: same\n")
t("duplicate listed once", len(r["sections"]["Fixed"]) == 1)
sec = release_section(run("a1b2c3d feat: x\n"), "2026-11-03", "https://github.com/o/r")
t("compare link + date", "## [1.5.0] - 2026-11-03" in sec and "compare/v1.4.2...v1.5.0" in sec)
new, left = insert_into("# Changelog\n\n## [Unreleased]\n\n## [1.4.2] - 2026-10-01\n- a\n", sec, "1.5.0")
t("insert after Unreleased", new.index("## [Unreleased]") < new.index("## [1.5.0]") < new.index("## [1.4.2]"))
try:
insert_into("## [1.5.0] - x\n", sec, "1.5.0"); ok = False
except InputError:
ok = True
t("insert refuses existing version", ok)
try:
run("a fix: x\n", cur="one"); ok = False
except InputError:
ok = True
t("bad --current rejected", ok)
for name, okk in tests:
print(("PASS " if okk else "FAIL ") + name)
n = sum(1 for _, okk in tests if okk)
print("%d/%d passed" % (n, len(tests)))
return 0 if n == len(tests) else 1
def main(argv=None):
ap = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__.split("\n")[0])
ap.add_argument("commits", nargs="?")
ap.add_argument("--current", help="current released version, e.g. 1.4.2")
ap.add_argument("--date", help="release date (default today)")
ap.add_argument("--repo-url", help="https://github.com/owner/repo for commit, issue and compare links")
ap.add_argument("--tag-prefix", default="v")
ap.add_argument("--include-internal", action="store_true", help="also list refactor/docs/ci/chore/test commits")
ap.add_argument("--insert", metavar="CHANGELOG.md", help="print the changelog with the new section inserted (file is not modified)")
ap.add_argument("--json", action="store_true")
ap.add_argument("--self-test", action="store_true")
a = ap.parse_args(argv)
if a.self_test:
return self_test()
if not a.commits:
ap.error("commits file required (or --self-test)")
try:
if a.date and not re.match(r"^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$", a.date):
raise InputError("--date must be YYYY-MM-DD")
try:
text = sys.stdin.read() if a.commits == "-" else open(a.commits, encoding="utf-8").read()
except OSError as e:
raise InputError(str(e))
commits = parse_commits(text)
if not commits:
raise InputError("no commits found in %s" % a.commits)
r = analyze(commits, a.current, a.include_internal)
if a.insert:
try:
old = open(a.insert, encoding="utf-8").read()
except OSError as e:
raise InputError(str(e))
new, leftover = insert_into(old, release_section(r, a.date, a.repo_url, a.tag_prefix, a.include_internal), r["next"])
if leftover:
sys.stderr.write("note: %d hand-written line(s) under [Unreleased] were kept below the new section - merge them in\n" % len(leftover))
sys.stdout.write(new if new.endswith("\n") else new + "\n")
elif a.json:
j = {k: r[k] for k in ("sections", "internal", "breaking", "level", "current", "next", "stats")}
j["findings"] = [{"severity": s, "code": c, "message": m} for s, c, m in r["findings"]]
j["skipped"] = [{"hash": c["hash"][:7], "subject": c["subject"], "why": w} for c, w in r["skipped"]]
j["release_section"] = release_section(r, a.date, a.repo_url, a.tag_prefix, a.include_internal)
print(json.dumps(j, indent=2))
else:
print(report(r, a))
except InputError as e:
print("error: %s" % e, file=sys.stderr)
return 2
return 1 if any(f[0] == "high" for f in r["findings"]) else 0
if __name__ == "__main__":
sys.exit(main())付款或寄出发票前复核：重算每行（数量×单价−折扣）、税额与合计，标出差异。
---
name: invoice-line-item-and-vat-total-checker
description: 付款或寄出发票前复核：重算每行（数量×单价−折扣）、税额与合计，标出差异。
---
# 发票行项目与增值税合计核对
你是「发票行项目与增值税合计核对」技能助手。上方 description 为中文任务说明。下方保留原技能完整正文（含脚本与代码）；执行时遵循中文说明与原文技术细节。
# Invoice Line Item and VAT Total Checker
You help small businesses, freelancers and finance assistants catch invoice mistakes before money moves: a line total that does not equal quantity x price, a tax amount worked out on the wrong base, a rate that is not one you use, a delivery line taxed at a rate from another country, the same invoice entered twice, a credit note with no VAT ID. You recompute everything from the lines, compare with what the invoice says, and hand back a discrepancy report someone can act on.
You check arithmetic and consistency against the rules the user gives you. You do not decide which tax rate legally applies, whether tax is due or which fields the law requires; say so in every report and point to an accountant or the tax authority for those questions.
## Files in this skill
- `scripts/invoice_check.py` - loads an invoices JSON (header, lines, stated totals, optional tax breakdown) or a flat line-items CSV (one row per line, grouped by invoice number and seller); recomputes line net, tax and gross with Decimal arithmetic, per-line or per-invoice tax rounding, half-up or half-even, tax-exclusive or tax-inclusive prices, line and invoice discounts; reports findings IV01-IV13 and a per-invoice line table (Python 3.8+ standard library only)
- `references/checks-and-codes.md` - every finding code, its severity and what to do about it
- `references/tax-math-and-rounding.md` - the formulas, rounding methods, discounts, credit notes and tolerance
- `templates/discrepancy-report.md` - the report to send to the supplier, client or bookkeeper
- `examples/invoices.json` - five purchase invoices of a design studio: one clean, one with a wrong line, a non-listed rate, a duplicated line and a category rate mismatch, a cloud bill with fractional quantities and a due date before the invoice date, a duplicate entry and a credit note without a VAT ID
- `examples/vat-rules.json` - example rules: allowed rates 20/10/0, a category -> rate list, per-line rounding, required fields (replace the rates with yours)
- `examples/invoice-lines.csv` - two of the studio's own sales invoices as a line-items export, one with a tax error, a line left out of the totals, a missing buyer and a currency that changes mid-invoice
- `examples/invoice-report.md` - the real checker output on invoices.json
## Workflow
### 1. Collect the invoices and the rules
Ask for the invoices as an export (accounting tool CSV, e-invoice JSON) or paste the lines; one file can hold a whole batch. Then ask for the rules: the tax rates the business actually uses, any item categories with their own rate (from their accountant, not from you), whether prices are tax-exclusive or tax-inclusive, how the tool rounds tax (per line or per invoice), the currency decimals and which header fields their invoices must carry. Write them into a rules JSON like `examples/vat-rules.json`.
### 2. Run the checker
```
python3 scripts/invoice_check.py examples/invoices.json --rules examples/vat-rules.json --today 2026-11-03
python3 scripts/invoice_check.py examples/invoice-lines.csv --rules examples/vat-rules.json
python3 scripts/invoice_check.py batch.json --rules rules.json --json
python3 scripts/invoice_check.py --self-test
```
Exit 0 = no high findings, 1 = high findings, 2 = bad input. Without a shell, recompute by hand with `references/tax-math-and-rounding.md`: each line net = round(qty x unit price x (1 - discount)), tax = round(net x rate), then sum per rate and compare with the stated totals.
### 3. Read the result
- High first: IV02/IV03 (a line is wrong), IV05 (totals do not add up), IV04 (a rate not in your list), IV07 (same invoice number twice), IV01 (no number, date, quantity or price). Do not pay or send these.
- Medium: category rate mismatches, duplicate lines, negative lines on a normal invoice, due dates before the invoice date, missing VAT IDs or buyer names, a header that changes between CSV rows.
- Low/info: rounding-method differences (IV06) and extra decimals (IV12) - usually explainable, note them.
- A wrong total often comes from one wrong line: fix the line, then re-run before reporting the total.
### 4. Decide and write it up
For each invoice: OK to pay/send, ask for a corrected invoice or credit note, or check internally (duplicate entry, wrong rule). Fill `templates/discrepancy-report.md` with the line, the stated and recomputed amounts and the exact correction you need. Keep the tone factual: "line 1: 250 x 0.38 = 95.00, invoiced 98.00".
### 5. Deliver
Return the per-invoice verdicts, the discrepancy report(s), a list of questions for the accountant (rates, required fields) and any rule changes for next time (e.g. switch to per-invoice rounding if that is what the supplier's system does).
## Example result
On `examples/invoices.json` 2 of 5 invoices must not be paid as they are. Brightline Print 2026/0877 bills 250 business cards at 0.38 as 98.00 instead of 95.00 (IV02), taxes delivery at 18%, which is not in the studio's rates (IV04), repeats the flyer line (IV07) and taxes catering at 20% where the studio's list says 10% (IV04, medium); its totals are 3.00 net / 0.60 tax too high (IV05). Northwind's INV-2026-1041 was entered twice (IV07, high). CloudNest's tax of 7.38 is per-invoice rounding instead of 7.39 per line (IV06 info, within tolerance) but its due date is before the invoice date; the Brightline credit note has no seller VAT ID. The clean Northwind invoice passes.
## Rules
- Recompute from the lines; never trust a stated total, and report the first wrong line before the totals it breaks.
- Use only the rates and categories the user gives you. If asked which rate applies, say that is a tax question for their accountant or tax authority.
- Use exact decimal arithmetic and the user's rounding method; a 0.01 rounding difference is not an error unless their rules say so.
- Treat duplicates as "possible": show both invoices and let the user confirm.
- Never change an invoice yourself; ask the issuer for a corrected invoice or a credit note.
- Keep invoice data private: do not paste it into public tools or share it beyond the people who need it.
FILE:references/checks-and-codes.md
# Checks and finding codes
| Code | Severity | Check | Typical fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| IV01 | high: number, date, qty, price, no lines, no totals; medium: other fields | required invoice and line fields present and parseable (fields come from `required_invoice_fields` / `required_line_fields`) | ask for a corrected invoice with the missing field |
| IV02 | high | line net = round(qty x unit price x (1 - discount%)); line gross = net + tax | corrected invoice for that line |
| IV03 | high | line tax = round(line net x rate); a tax that is consistent with an already wrong net is not reported twice | corrected invoice |
| IV04 | high: rate not in `allowed_vat_rates`; medium: rate differs from your `category_rates`; low: rate written as a fraction (0.2) | rate sanity against YOUR list | check the rate with your accountant, then ask the issuer |
| IV05 | high (medium if within tolerance x lines) | stated net, tax and grand total vs the recomputed sums; grand total = net + tax | corrected invoice; often follows from IV02/IV03 |
| IV06 | low (info if within tolerance) | tax total matches the other rounding method (per invoice vs per line) | accept, or set `vat_rounding` to what the issuer uses |
| IV07 | high: same seller + invoice number twice; medium: same seller, date and total under another number, or a repeated line | duplicates | confirm with the issuer before paying twice |
| IV08 | high: discount outside 0-100%; info: invoice-level discount applied | discounts reduce the taxable base before tax | corrected invoice |
| IV09 | medium: negative qty/price on a normal invoice; low: zero qty/price | returns belong on a credit note (`"type": "credit_note"`) | ask for a credit note |
| IV10 | high: invalid invoice date; medium: invalid or earlier due date, invoice date in the future | dates | corrected invoice / check the entry |
| IV11 | medium | stated tax breakdown per rate vs the lines | corrected invoice |
| IV12 | low | stated amounts with more decimals than `currency_decimals` (unit prices may have more) | usually cosmetic |
| IV13 | medium | CSV export: header values (currency, buyer, date...) differ between rows of one invoice | fix the export or the source record |
## Verdicts
- **FIX**: at least one high finding. Do not pay or send.
- **CHECK**: medium findings only. Usually a question for the issuer or an internal check.
- **OK**: nothing, or only low/info.
## Input fields
JSON invoice: `number, date, due_date, type (invoice|credit_note), seller{name, vat_id}, buyer{name, vat_id}, currency, invoice_discount_pct, lines[], totals{net, vat, gross}, vat_breakdown[{rate, net, vat}]`.
JSON line: `sku, description, category, qty, unit_price, discount_pct, vat_rate, net, vat, gross` (stated amounts are optional - lines without them are only recomputed).
CSV columns: `invoice_number, invoice_date, due_date, type, seller_name, seller_vat_id, buyer_name, buyer_vat_id, currency, invoice_discount_pct, sku, description, category, qty, unit_price, discount_pct, vat_rate, line_net, vat_amount, line_gross, total_net, total_vat, total_gross` (totals on any row of the invoice). Decimal commas (12,50 and 1.234,56) are accepted.
FILE:references/tax-math-and-rounding.md
# Tax math and rounding
This is arithmetic, not tax law. Rates, exemptions, reverse charge and required invoice fields depend on the country and the transaction: take them from the user's accountant or tax authority.
## Tax-exclusive prices (default)
```
line net = round(qty x unit_price x (1 - discount_pct / 100))
line tax = round(line net x rate / 100) per-line rounding
line gross = line net + line tax
net total = sum(line net) (x (1 - invoice_discount_pct / 100) per rate, rounded)
tax total = sum(line tax) per-line rounding
= sum over rates of round(net of that rate x rate / 100) per-invoice rounding
grand total = net total + tax total
```
## Tax-inclusive prices (`prices_include_vat: true`)
```
line gross = round(qty x unit_price x (1 - discount_pct / 100))
line tax = round(line gross x rate / (100 + rate))
line net = line gross - line tax
```
Example: gross 12.00 at 20% -> tax 2.00, net 10.00.
## Rounding
- `half_up` (default): 0.005 -> 0.01. Most invoicing tools and many tax authorities use it.
- `half_even` (banker's rounding): 0.005 -> 0.00, 0.015 -> 0.02. Some ERP and spreadsheet functions use it.
- Per-line vs per-invoice rounding can differ by up to 0.005 x number of lines. Ten lines of 0.05 at 10%: per line 10 x 0.01 = 0.10, per invoice round(0.50 x 10%) = 0.05. Both can be legitimate; check which method the issuer uses and set `vat_rounding`.
- `tolerance` (default 0.01) is the difference accepted per amount; differences at or below it are not errors (IV06 info shows when they come from the rounding method).
## Discounts
- Line discounts reduce the line net before tax.
- An invoice-level discount (`invoice_discount_pct`) reduces the taxable base of every rate proportionally before tax; the checker applies it per rate.
- Early-payment (settlement) discounts that are only taken later are not modelled; check them separately.
## Credit notes and negative lines
- A credit note (`"type": "credit_note"`) has negative quantities or prices and negative totals; tax is negative too.
- A negative line on a normal invoice (a return netted off) is flagged (IV09) because many systems and auditors expect a separate credit note.
## Multi-currency
- All amounts of one invoice must be in one currency; a currency that changes between CSV rows is flagged (IV13).
- Conversion to your book currency is out of scope: convert after the check with the rate your bookkeeping uses.
FILE:templates/discrepancy-report.md
# Invoice discrepancy report
**To:** <supplier / client / bookkeeper> **From:** <name> **Date:** <YYYY-MM-DD>
**Invoice:** <number> dated <date>, total <stated total> <currency>
We checked this invoice line by line before <paying / sending> it and found the following. Please send a corrected invoice or a credit note for the difference.
| # | Line / field | Invoiced | Should be | Difference | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | <line 1: 250 x 0.38> | <98.00> | <95.00> | <3.00> | <quantity x unit price> |
| 2 | <tax rate on delivery> | <18%> | <rate we expect, confirmed by our accountant> | <...> | <...> |
**Totals**
| | Invoiced | Recomputed |
|---|---|---|
| Net | <...> | <...> |
| Tax | <...> | <...> |
| Total | <...> | <...> |
**Other points**
- <duplicate line / missing VAT ID / due date before invoice date>
**What we need:** <corrected invoice | credit note for X | confirmation that invoice Y is a duplicate>
*Recomputed from the invoice lines with <rounding> rounding, tolerance <0.01>. This is an arithmetic check, not tax advice.*
FILE:examples/invoices.json
{
"invoices": [
{
"number": "INV-2026-1041",
"date": "2026-10-05",
"due_date": "2026-11-04",
"seller": {"name": "Northwind Office Supplies", "vat_id": "GB123456789"},
"buyer": {"name": "Lumen Studio Ltd"},
"currency": "GBP",
"lines": [
{"sku": "PAP-A4-5", "description": "A4 copy paper, box of 5 reams", "qty": 4, "unit_price": "21.50", "vat_rate": 20, "net": "86.00", "vat": "17.20", "gross": "103.20"},
{"sku": "TON-HP-26X", "description": "Toner cartridge 26X", "qty": 2, "unit_price": "89.99", "discount_pct": 5, "vat_rate": 20, "net": "170.98", "vat": "34.20", "gross": "205.18"},
{"sku": "BK-TYPO", "description": "Book: Thinking with Type", "category": "books", "qty": 1, "unit_price": "24.00", "vat_rate": 0, "net": "24.00", "vat": "0.00", "gross": "24.00"}
],
"totals": {"net": "280.98", "vat": "51.40", "gross": "332.38"},
"vat_breakdown": [{"rate": 20, "net": "256.98", "vat": "51.40"}, {"rate": 0, "net": "24.00", "vat": "0.00"}]
},
{
"number": "2026/0877",
"date": "2026-10-12",
"due_date": "2026-10-26",
"seller": {"name": "Brightline Print", "vat_id": "GB987654321"},
"buyer": {"name": "Lumen Studio Ltd"},
"currency": "GBP",
"lines": [
{"sku": "BC-350", "description": "Business cards, 350gsm", "qty": 250, "unit_price": "0.38", "vat_rate": 20, "net": "98.00", "vat": "19.60", "gross": "117.60"},
{"sku": "FLY-A5", "description": "A5 flyers, double-sided", "qty": 1000, "unit_price": "0.12", "discount_pct": 10, "vat_rate": 20, "net": "108.00", "vat": "21.60", "gross": "129.60"},
{"sku": "FLY-A5", "description": "A5 flyers, double-sided", "qty": 1000, "unit_price": "0.12", "discount_pct": 10, "vat_rate": 20, "net": "108.00", "vat": "21.60", "gross": "129.60"},
{"sku": "DEL-STD", "description": "Delivery", "qty": 1, "unit_price": "12.50", "vat_rate": 18, "net": "12.50", "vat": "2.25", "gross": "14.75"},
{"sku": "CAT-01", "description": "Catering for launch event", "category": "catering", "qty": 1, "unit_price": "150.00", "vat_rate": 20, "net": "150.00", "vat": "30.00", "gross": "180.00"}
],
"totals": {"net": "476.50", "vat": "95.05", "gross": "571.55"}
},
{
"number": "CN-8841",
"date": "2026-10-31",
"due_date": "2026-10-01",
"seller": {"name": "CloudNest Hosting", "vat_id": "IE6388047V"},
"buyer": {"name": "Lumen Studio Ltd"},
"currency": "GBP",
"lines": [
{"description": "Object storage, GB-month", "qty": "412.5", "unit_price": "0.0185", "vat_rate": 20},
{"description": "Egress, GB", "qty": "96.3", "unit_price": "0.0725", "vat_rate": 20},
{"description": "Load balancer hours", "qty": 744, "unit_price": "0.0225", "vat_rate": 20},
{"description": "Snapshot storage, GB-month", "qty": "38.4", "unit_price": "0.0420", "vat_rate": 20},
{"description": "DNS queries, per million", "qty": "1.7", "unit_price": "0.35", "vat_rate": 20},
{"description": "Static IP hours", "qty": 744, "unit_price": "0.0045", "vat_rate": 20}
],
"totals": {"net": "36.91", "vat": "7.38", "gross": "44.29"}
},
{
"number": "INV-2026-1041",
"date": "2026-10-05",
"seller": {"name": "Northwind Office Supplies", "vat_id": "GB123456789"},
"buyer": {"name": "Lumen Studio Ltd"},
"currency": "GBP",
"lines": [
{"sku": "PAP-A4-5", "description": "A4 copy paper, box of 5 reams", "qty": 4, "unit_price": "21.50", "vat_rate": 20},
{"sku": "TON-HP-26X", "description": "Toner cartridge 26X", "qty": 2, "unit_price": "89.99", "discount_pct": 5, "vat_rate": 20},
{"sku": "BK-TYPO", "description": "Book: Thinking with Type", "category": "books", "qty": 1, "unit_price": "24.00", "vat_rate": 0}
],
"totals": {"net": "280.98", "vat": "51.40", "gross": "332.38"}
},
{
"number": "CR-0012",
"type": "credit_note",
"date": "2026-10-20",
"seller": {"name": "Brightline Print"},
"buyer": {"name": "Lumen Studio Ltd"},
"currency": "GBP",
"lines": [
{"sku": "BC-350", "description": "Credit: misprinted business cards", "qty": -50, "unit_price": "0.38", "vat_rate": 20, "net": "-19.00", "vat": "-3.80", "gross": "-22.80"}
],
"totals": {"net": "-19.00", "vat": "-3.80", "gross": "-22.80"}
}
]
}
FILE:examples/vat-rules.json
{
"name": "Example rules for a studio's purchase invoices - replace the rates with the ones that apply to you",
"currency_decimals": 2,
"rounding": "half_up",
"vat_rounding": "line",
"tolerance": "0.01",
"prices_include_vat": false,
"allowed_vat_rates": [20, 10, 0],
"category_rates": {"books": 0, "catering": 10, "food": 10},
"required_invoice_fields": ["number", "date", "seller.name", "seller.vat_id", "buyer.name", "currency"],
"required_line_fields": ["description", "qty", "unit_price", "vat_rate"],
"max_discount_pct": 100
}
FILE:examples/invoice-lines.csv
invoice_number,invoice_date,due_date,seller_name,seller_vat_id,buyer_name,currency,sku,description,category,qty,unit_price,discount_pct,vat_rate,line_net,vat_amount,line_gross,total_net,total_vat,total_gross
S-1001,2026-10-28,2026-11-27,Lumen Studio Ltd,GB555000111,Harbour Cafe,GBP,LOGO,"Logo design, 3 concepts",,1,850.00,,20,850.00,170.00,1020.00,1170.00,234.00,1404.00
S-1001,2026-10-28,2026-11-27,Lumen Studio Ltd,GB555000111,Harbour Cafe,GBP,MENU,Menu layout (A4 folded),,2,160.00,,20,320.00,64.00,384.00,,,
S-1002,2026-10-30,2026-11-29,Lumen Studio Ltd,GB555000111,,GBP,WEB-DAY,Website build - day rate,,4.5,480.00,10,20,1944.00,388.80,2332.80,2104.00,420.80,2524.80
S-1002,2026-10-30,2026-11-29,Lumen Studio Ltd,GB555000111,,GBP,PHOTO,"Stock photo licence, 5 images",,5,32.00,,20,160.00,23.00,183.00,,,
S-1002,2026-10-30,2026-11-29,Lumen Studio Ltd,GB555000111,,EUR,BOOK,Brand guidelines book (printed),books,1,45.00,,0,45.00,0.00,45.00,,,
FILE:examples/invoice-report.md
# Invoice check: examples/invoices.json
5 invoice(s), 18 line(s). Rules: half up rounding, tax rounded per line, tolerance 0.01, prices exclude tax, allowed rates 20/10/0%.
**Verdict: 2 of 5 invoice(s) have high findings - do not pay/send until fixed**
Findings: 5 high, 4 medium, 0 low, 1 info.
This is an arithmetic and consistency check against your own rules, not tax advice: confirm rates and required invoice fields with your accountant or tax authority.
## Invoices
| Invoice | Seller | Lines | Stated total | Recomputed | Difference | High | Medium | Low | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INV-2026-1041 | Northwind Office Supplies | 3 | 332.38 GBP | 332.38 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | OK |
| 2026/0877 | Brightline Print | 5 | 571.55 GBP | 567.95 | 3.60 | 4 | 2 | 0 | FIX |
| CN-8841 | CloudNest Hosting | 6 | 44.29 GBP | 44.30 | -0.01 | 0 | 1 | 0 | CHECK |
| INV-2026-1041 (#4) | Northwind Office Supplies | 3 | 332.38 GBP | 332.38 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | FIX |
| CR-0012 (credit note) | Brightline Print | 1 | -22.80 GBP | -22.80 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | CHECK |
## 2026/0877 - Brightline Print
| # | Item | Qty | Unit price | Disc % | Rate % | Net (stated / calc) | Tax (stated / calc) | Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business cards, 350gsm | 250 | 0.38 | | 20 | 98.00 / 95.00 | 19.60 / 19.00 | net |
| 2 | A5 flyers, double-sided | 1000 | 0.12 | 10 | 20 | 108.00 / 108.00 | 21.60 / 21.60 | ok |
| 3 | A5 flyers, double-sided | 1000 | 0.12 | 10 | 20 | 108.00 / 108.00 | 21.60 / 21.60 | duplicate |
| 4 | Delivery | 1 | 12.50 | | 18 | 12.50 / 12.50 | 2.25 / 2.25 | rate |
| 5 | Catering for launch event | 1 | 150.00 | | 20 | 150.00 / 150.00 | 30.00 / 30.00 | category rate |
| Totals | Stated | Recomputed |
|---|---|---|
| Net | 476.50 | 473.50 |
| Tax | 95.05 | 94.45 |
| Total | 571.55 | 567.95 |
| Tax by rate | | 20%: 92.20 on 461.00; 18%: 2.25 on 12.50 |
- **HIGH IV02** line 1 (Business cards, 350gsm): line net 98.00 but 250 x 0.38 = 95.00 (diff 3.00)
- **HIGH IV04** line 4 (Delivery): tax rate 18% is not in your allowed rates (0, 10, 20)
- **HIGH IV05** stated net total 476.50 but the lines add up to 473.50 (diff 3.00)
- **HIGH IV05** stated tax total 95.05 but the lines add up to 94.45 (diff 0.60)
- **MEDIUM IV04** line 5 (Catering for launch event): category 'catering' is 10% in your rate list but the line uses 20%
- **MEDIUM IV07** line 3 (A5 flyers, double-sided) repeats line 2 (same item, quantity and price) - duplicate?
## CN-8841 - CloudNest Hosting
| # | Item | Qty | Unit price | Disc % | Rate % | Net (stated / calc) | Tax (stated / calc) | Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Object storage, GB-month | 412.5 | 0.0185 | | 20 | - / 7.63 | - / 1.53 | ok |
| 2 | Egress, GB | 96.3 | 0.0725 | | 20 | - / 6.98 | - / 1.40 | ok |
| 3 | Load balancer hours | 744 | 0.0225 | | 20 | - / 16.74 | - / 3.35 | ok |
| 4 | Snapshot storage, GB-month | 38.4 | 0.0420 | | 20 | - / 1.61 | - / 0.32 | ok |
| 5 | DNS queries, per million | 1.7 | 0.35 | | 20 | - / 0.60 | - / 0.12 | ok |
| 6 | Static IP hours | 744 | 0.0045 | | 20 | - / 3.35 | - / 0.67 | ok |
| Totals | Stated | Recomputed |
|---|---|---|
| Net | 36.91 | 36.91 |
| Tax | 7.38 | 7.39 |
| Total | 44.29 | 44.30 |
- **MEDIUM IV10** due date 2026-10-01 is before the invoice date 2026-10-31
- **INFO IV06** tax total 7.38 is per-invoice rounding (line rounding gives 7.39) - within tolerance
## INV-2026-1041 (#4) - Northwind Office Supplies
| # | Item | Qty | Unit price | Disc % | Rate % | Net (stated / calc) | Tax (stated / calc) | Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A4 copy paper, box of 5 reams | 4 | 21.50 | | 20 | - / 86.00 | - / 17.20 | ok |
| 2 | Toner cartridge 26X | 2 | 89.99 | 5 | 20 | - / 170.98 | - / 34.20 | ok |
| 3 | Book: Thinking with Type | 1 | 24.00 | | 0 | - / 24.00 | - / 0.00 | ok |
| Totals | Stated | Recomputed |
|---|---|---|
| Net | 280.98 | 280.98 |
| Tax | 51.40 | 51.40 |
| Total | 332.38 | 332.38 |
| Tax by rate | | 20%: 51.40 on 256.98; 0%: 0.00 on 24.00 |
- **HIGH IV07** invoice number INV-2026-1041 from this seller already appears (invoice #1) - duplicate invoice?
## CR-0012 - Brightline Print
| # | Item | Qty | Unit price | Disc % | Rate % | Net (stated / calc) | Tax (stated / calc) | Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Credit: misprinted business cards | -50 | 0.38 | | 20 | -19.00 / -19.00 | -3.80 / -3.80 | ok |
| Totals | Stated | Recomputed |
|---|---|---|
| Net | -19.00 | -19.00 |
| Tax | -3.80 | -3.80 |
| Total | -22.80 | -22.80 |
- **MEDIUM IV01** missing invoice field 'seller.vat_id'
FILE:scripts/invoice_check.py
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Invoice line item and VAT / sales-tax total checker (stdlib only, Python 3.8+).
Recomputes every line (qty x unit price - discount, tax per line) and every invoice total from
an invoices JSON or a flat line-items CSV, compares them with the stated amounts and reports
arithmetic errors, tax rates outside your list, rounding-method differences, discounts,
duplicate lines and invoices, missing required fields and date problems.
It checks numbers against the rules YOU give it; it does not decide which tax rate applies.
Usage:
invoice_check.py INVOICES.json|LINES.csv [--rules RULES.json] [--today YYYY-MM-DD] [--json]
invoice_check.py --self-test
Exit: 0 = no high findings, 1 = high findings (wrong totals, wrong rate, missing number/date,
duplicate invoice), 2 = bad input.
"""
import argparse, csv, datetime, io, json, re, sys
from decimal import Decimal, ROUND_HALF_UP, ROUND_HALF_EVEN, InvalidOperation
DEFAULT_RULES = {
"currency_decimals": 2,
"rounding": "half_up", # half_up | half_even
"vat_rounding": "line", # line = round tax per line then sum; invoice = per rate on the total
"tolerance": "0.01", # accepted difference per amount
"prices_include_vat": False, # unit prices are gross (tax-inclusive)
"allowed_vat_rates": None, # e.g. [20, 10, 1, 0]; None = do not check
"category_rates": {}, # your own mapping, e.g. {"books": 0}
"required_invoice_fields": ["number", "date", "seller.name", "seller.vat_id", "buyer.name", "currency"],
"required_line_fields": ["description", "qty", "unit_price", "vat_rate"],
"max_discount_pct": 100,
}
SEV = {"high": 0, "medium": 1, "low": 2, "info": 3}
CSV_MAP = {"invoice_number": "number", "invoice_date": "date", "due_date": "due_date", "type": "type",
"seller_name": "seller.name", "seller_vat_id": "seller.vat_id", "buyer_name": "buyer.name",
"buyer_vat_id": "buyer.vat_id", "currency": "currency", "invoice_discount_pct": "invoice_discount_pct",
"total_net": "totals.net", "total_vat": "totals.vat", "total_gross": "totals.gross"}
LINE_MAP = {"sku": "sku", "description": "description", "category": "category", "qty": "qty",
"unit_price": "unit_price", "discount_pct": "discount_pct", "line_net": "net", "vat_rate": "vat_rate",
"vat_amount": "vat", "line_gross": "gross"}
class InputError(Exception):
pass
def D(v, what="number"):
if v is None or (isinstance(v, str) and not v.strip()):
return None
if isinstance(v, float):
v = repr(v)
try:
s = str(v).strip().replace(" ", "")
if re.match(r"^-?\d{1,3}(\.\d{3})+,\d+$", s): # 1.234,56
s = s.replace(".", "").replace(",", ".")
elif re.match(r"^-?\d+,\d+$", s): # 12,50
s = s.replace(",", ".")
else:
s = s.replace(",", "") # 1,234.56
s = s.rstrip("%")
return Decimal(s)
except (InvalidOperation, ValueError):
raise InputError("not a %s: %r" % (what, v))
def get(d, path):
for k in path.split("."):
if not isinstance(d, dict):
return None
d = d.get(k)
return d
def setp(d, path, v):
ks = path.split(".")
for k in ks[:-1]:
d = d.setdefault(k, {})
d[ks[-1]] = v
def blank(v):
return v is None or (isinstance(v, str) and not v.strip())
# ---------------------------------------------------------------- loading
def load_invoices(path_or_text, is_csv=None):
text = path_or_text
if is_csv is None:
is_csv = not text.lstrip().startswith(("{", "["))
if not is_csv:
try:
data = json.loads(text)
except ValueError as e:
raise InputError("invalid JSON: %s" % e)
invs = data.get("invoices") if isinstance(data, dict) else data
if not isinstance(invs, list):
raise InputError("JSON must be a list of invoices or {\"invoices\": [...]}")
rules = data.get("rules") if isinstance(data, dict) else None
return invs, rules, []
rows = list(csv.DictReader(io.StringIO(text.lstrip("\ufeff"))))
if not rows:
raise InputError("CSV has no rows")
cols = set(rows[0].keys())
if "invoice_number" not in cols or not ({"qty", "unit_price"} <= cols):
raise InputError("CSV needs at least invoice_number, qty and unit_price columns")
invs, order, notes = {}, [], []
for n, row in enumerate(rows, 2):
key = ((row.get("seller_vat_id") or row.get("seller_name") or "").strip(), (row.get("invoice_number") or "").strip())
if key not in invs:
inv = {"_rows": [n]}
for c, p in CSV_MAP.items():
if c in row and not blank(row[c]):
setp(inv, p, row[c].strip())
invs[key] = inv; order.append(key)
else:
inv = invs[key]; inv["_rows"].append(n)
for c, p in CSV_MAP.items():
if c in row and not blank(row[c]) and not blank(get(inv, p)) and str(get(inv, p)) != row[c].strip():
notes.append((inv, "row %d: %s is '%s' but earlier rows say '%s'" % (n, c, row[c].strip(), get(inv, p))))
elif c in row and not blank(row[c]) and blank(get(inv, p)):
setp(inv, p, row[c].strip())
line = {"_row": n}
for c, p in LINE_MAP.items():
if c in row and not blank(row[c]):
line[p] = row[c].strip()
inv.setdefault("lines", []).append(line)
return [invs[k] for k in order], None, notes
def parse_date(s):
try:
return datetime.date.fromisoformat(str(s)[:10]) if not blank(s) else None
except ValueError:
return "bad"
# ---------------------------------------------------------------- checking
def check(invoices, rules, today=None, csv_notes=()):
R = dict(DEFAULT_RULES); R.update(rules or {})
q = Decimal(1).scaleb(-int(R["currency_decimals"]))
mode = ROUND_HALF_EVEN if R["rounding"] == "half_even" else ROUND_HALF_UP
tol = Decimal(str(R["tolerance"]))
rnd = lambda x: x.quantize(q, rounding=mode)
allowed = None if R["allowed_vat_rates"] is None else {Decimal(str(r)) for r in R["allowed_vat_rates"]}
catmap = {k.lower(): Decimal(str(v)) for k, v in (R.get("category_rates") or {}).items()}
results, seen_numbers, seen_amounts = [], {}, {}
notes_by = {}
for inv, msg in csv_notes:
notes_by.setdefault(id(inv), []).append(msg)
for idx, inv in enumerate(invoices):
F = []
def f(sev, code, msg):
F.append((sev, code, msg))
num = inv.get("number")
label = str(num) if not blank(num) else "#%d (no number)" % (idx + 1)
if any(str(o.get("number")) == str(num) for o in invoices[:idx]) and not blank(num):
label += " (#%d)" % (idx + 1)
credit = str(inv.get("type", "")).lower().replace(" ", "_") in ("credit_note", "credit", "refund")
for p in R["required_invoice_fields"]:
if blank(get(inv, p)):
f("high" if p in ("number", "date") else "medium", "IV01", "missing invoice field '%s'" % p)
for m in notes_by.get(id(inv), []):
f("medium", "IV13", "inconsistent header across CSV rows: " + m)
d = parse_date(inv.get("date")); dd = parse_date(inv.get("due_date"))
if d == "bad":
f("high", "IV10", "invoice date '%s' is not YYYY-MM-DD" % inv.get("date")); d = None
if dd == "bad":
f("medium", "IV10", "due date '%s' is not YYYY-MM-DD" % inv.get("due_date")); dd = None
if d and dd and dd < d:
f("medium", "IV10", "due date %s is before the invoice date %s" % (dd, d))
if d and today and d > today:
f("medium", "IV10", "invoice date %s is in the future (today %s)" % (d, today))
lines, per_rate, sigs = [], {}, {}
sum_net = sum_vat_line = Decimal(0)
for ln_i, ln in enumerate(inv.get("lines") or [], 1):
L = {"n": ln_i, "desc": str(ln.get("description") or ln.get("sku") or "")[:40], "issues": []}
where = "line %d (%s)" % (ln_i, L["desc"] or "no description")
for p in R["required_line_fields"]:
if blank(ln.get(p)):
f("high" if p in ("qty", "unit_price") else "medium", "IV01", "%s: missing '%s'" % (where, p)); L["issues"].append("missing " + p)
try:
qty = D(ln.get("qty"), "quantity"); up = D(ln.get("unit_price"), "unit price")
disc = D(ln.get("discount_pct"), "discount") or Decimal(0)
rate = D(ln.get("vat_rate"), "tax rate")
s_net, s_vat, s_gross = D(ln.get("net")), D(ln.get("vat")), D(ln.get("gross"))
except InputError as e:
f("high", "IV01", "%s: %s" % (where, e)); L["issues"].append("unparseable"); lines.append(L); continue
if rate is not None and Decimal(0) < rate < 1:
f("low", "IV04", "%s: tax rate %s looks like a fraction - read as %s%%" % (where, rate, rate * 100)); rate = rate * 100
if qty is None or up is None:
lines.append(L); continue
if disc < 0 or disc > Decimal(str(R["max_discount_pct"])):
f("high", "IV08", "%s: discount %s%% is outside 0-%s%%" % (where, disc, R["max_discount_pct"])); L["issues"].append("discount")
if (qty < 0 or up < 0) and not credit:
f("medium", "IV09", "%s: negative quantity or price on an invoice - should this be a credit note?" % where); L["issues"].append("negative")
if qty == 0 or up == 0:
f("low", "IV09", "%s: zero quantity or price" % where)
r = rate if rate is not None else Decimal(0)
base = qty * up * (1 - disc / 100)
if R["prices_include_vat"]:
gross = rnd(base); vat = rnd(gross * r / (100 + r)); net = gross - vat
else:
net = rnd(base); vat = rnd(net * r / 100); gross = net + vat
L.update(qty=qty, up=up, disc=disc, rate=rate, net=net, vat=vat, gross=gross, s_net=s_net, s_vat=s_vat, s_gross=s_gross)
if rate is not None:
if allowed is not None and rate not in allowed:
f("high", "IV04", "%s: tax rate %s%% is not in your allowed rates (%s)" % (where, plain(rate), ", ".join(plain(x) for x in sorted(allowed))))
L["issues"].append("rate")
cat = str(ln.get("category") or "").lower()
if cat in catmap and catmap[cat] != rate:
f("medium", "IV04", "%s: category '%s' is %s%% in your rate list but the line uses %s%%" % (where, cat, plain(catmap[cat]), plain(rate)))
L["issues"].append("category rate")
if s_net is not None and abs(s_net - net) > tol:
f("high", "IV02", "%s: line net %s but %s x %s%s = %s (diff %s)" % (where, s_net, plain(qty), up, " - %s%%" % plain(disc) if disc else "", net, s_net - net))
L["issues"].append("net")
if s_vat is not None and abs(s_vat - vat) > tol:
exp_on_stated = rnd((s_net if s_net is not None else net) * r / 100)
if s_net is not None and abs(s_vat - exp_on_stated) <= tol:
pass # consistent with its own (wrong) net; already reported as IV02
else:
f("high", "IV03", "%s: tax %s but %s%% of %s = %s (diff %s)" % (where, s_vat, plain(r), net, vat, s_vat - vat))
L["issues"].append("tax")
if s_gross is not None and s_net is not None and s_vat is not None and abs(s_gross - (s_net + s_vat)) > tol:
f("high", "IV02", "%s: line gross %s is not net %s + tax %s" % (where, s_gross, s_net, s_vat)); L["issues"].append("gross")
for v, nm in ((s_net, "net"), (s_vat, "tax"), (s_gross, "gross")):
if v is not None and v != v.quantize(q, rounding=mode):
f("low", "IV12", "%s: stated %s %s has more than %s decimals" % (where, nm, v, R["currency_decimals"]))
sig = (str(ln.get("sku") or "").lower(), L["desc"].lower(), qty, up)
if sig in sigs:
f("medium", "IV07", "%s repeats line %d (same item, quantity and price) - duplicate?" % (where, sigs[sig])); L["issues"].append("duplicate")
else:
sigs[sig] = ln_i
pr = per_rate.setdefault(r, [Decimal(0), Decimal(0)])
pr[0] += net; pr[1] += vat
sum_net += net; sum_vat_line += vat
lines.append(L)
if not lines:
f("high", "IV01", "invoice has no lines")
# invoice-level discount reduces the taxable base proportionally
idisc = D(inv.get("invoice_discount_pct"), "invoice discount") if not blank(inv.get("invoice_discount_pct")) else None
if idisc:
if idisc < 0 or idisc > 100:
f("high", "IV08", "invoice discount %s%% is outside 0-100%%" % idisc)
factor = 1 - idisc / 100
for r in per_rate:
n_r = rnd(per_rate[r][0] * factor)
per_rate[r] = [n_r, rnd(n_r * r / 100)]
sum_net = sum(v[0] for v in per_rate.values())
sum_vat_line = sum(v[1] for v in per_rate.values())
f("info", "IV08", "invoice discount %s%% applied before tax (taxable base reduced on every rate)" % idisc)
vat_invoice_mode = sum((rnd(v[0] * r / 100) for r, v in per_rate.items()), Decimal(0))
exp_vat = sum_vat_line if R["vat_rounding"] == "line" else vat_invoice_mode
alt_vat = vat_invoice_mode if R["vat_rounding"] == "line" else sum_vat_line
exp = {"net": sum_net, "vat": exp_vat, "gross": sum_net + exp_vat}
if R["prices_include_vat"] and not idisc:
exp["gross"] = sum(L.get("gross", 0) for L in lines)
exp["net"] = exp["gross"] - exp_vat
T = inv.get("totals") or {}
try:
st = {k: D(T.get(k), "total") for k in ("net", "vat", "gross")}
except InputError as e:
f("high", "IV05", str(e)); st = {"net": None, "vat": None, "gross": None}
if all(v is None for v in st.values()):
f("high", "IV01", "no stated totals (net / tax / gross) to check")
for k, nm in (("net", "net total"), ("vat", "tax total"), ("gross", "grand total")):
if st[k] is None:
continue
diff = st[k] - exp[k]
if abs(diff) <= tol:
if k == "vat" and diff and st[k] == alt_vat:
f("info", "IV06", "tax total %s is %s rounding (%s rounding gives %s) - within tolerance" % (
st[k], "per-invoice" if R["vat_rounding"] == "line" else "per-line", R["vat_rounding"], exp_vat))
continue
if k == "vat" and abs(st[k] - alt_vat) <= tol:
f("low", "IV06", "tax total %s matches %s rounding (%s) instead of your %s rounding (%s) - a rounding-method difference of %s" % (
st[k], "per-invoice" if R["vat_rounding"] == "line" else "per-line", alt_vat, R["vat_rounding"], exp_vat, diff))
exp["vat"] = alt_vat; exp["gross"] = exp["net"] + alt_vat
continue
if k == "gross" and st["net"] is not None and st["vat"] is not None and abs(st["gross"] - (st["net"] + st["vat"])) <= tol and (abs(st["net"] - exp["net"]) > tol or abs(st["vat"] - exp["vat"]) > tol):
continue # follows from the net/tax error already reported
sev = "high" if abs(diff) > tol * max(1, len(lines)) else "medium"
f(sev, "IV05", "stated %s %s but the lines add up to %s (diff %s)" % (nm, st[k], exp[k], diff))
if st["net"] is not None and st["vat"] is not None and st["gross"] is not None and abs(st["gross"] - st["net"] - st["vat"]) > tol:
f("high", "IV05", "stated grand total %s is not stated net %s + tax %s" % (st["gross"], st["net"], st["vat"]))
for b in inv.get("vat_breakdown") or []:
try:
br, bn, bv = D(b.get("rate")), D(b.get("net")), D(b.get("vat"))
except InputError as e:
f("medium", "IV11", "tax breakdown: %s" % e); continue
got = per_rate.get(br)
if got is None:
f("medium", "IV11", "tax breakdown lists %s%% but no line uses that rate" % br)
elif (bn is not None and abs(bn - got[0]) > tol) or (bv is not None and abs(bv - got[1]) > tol and abs(bv - rnd(got[0] * br / 100)) > tol):
f("medium", "IV11", "tax breakdown %s%%: stated base %s / tax %s, lines give %s / %s" % (br, bn, bv, got[0], got[1]))
seller = str(get(inv, "seller.vat_id") or get(inv, "seller.name") or "").strip().lower()
if not blank(num):
k = (seller, str(num).strip().lower())
if k in seen_numbers:
f("high", "IV07", "invoice number %s from this seller already appears (invoice #%d) - duplicate invoice?" % (num, seen_numbers[k] + 1))
else:
seen_numbers[k] = idx
if st["gross"] is not None and d:
k = (seller, d, st["gross"])
if k in seen_amounts and str(invoices[seen_amounts[k]].get("number")) != str(num):
f("medium", "IV07", "same seller, date and total %s as invoice %s - possible duplicate under a new number" % (st["gross"], invoices[seen_amounts[k]].get("number")))
seen_amounts.setdefault(k, idx)
F.sort(key=lambda x: (SEV[x[0]], x[1]))
results.append({"label": label, "seller": get(inv, "seller.name") or "", "currency": inv.get("currency") or "",
"credit": credit, "lines": lines, "per_rate": per_rate, "expected": exp, "stated": st,
"findings": F, "rows": inv.get("_rows")})
return results, R
# ---------------------------------------------------------------- rendering
def plain(v):
"""Plain decimal without exponent or trailing zeros (250, 0.0185, 12.5)."""
if v is None:
return "-"
t = format(v.normalize(), "f")
return t
def money(v):
return "-" if v is None else "{:,.2f}".format(v)
def report(results, R, src):
tot = {s: sum(1 for r in results for f in r["findings"] if f[0] == s) for s in SEV}
bad = [r for r in results if any(f[0] == "high" for f in r["findings"])]
out = ["# Invoice check: %s" % src, ""]
out.append("%d invoice(s), %d line(s). Rules: %s rounding, tax rounded per %s, tolerance %s, prices %s tax%s." % (
len(results), sum(len(r["lines"]) for r in results), R["rounding"].replace("_", " "), R["vat_rounding"], R["tolerance"],
"include" if R["prices_include_vat"] else "exclude",
", allowed rates " + "/".join(str(x) for x in R["allowed_vat_rates"]) + "%" if R["allowed_vat_rates"] is not None else ""))
out += ["", "**Verdict: %s**" % ("%d of %d invoice(s) have high findings - do not pay/send until fixed" % (len(bad), len(results)) if bad else "no high findings"),
"", "Findings: %d high, %d medium, %d low, %d info." % (tot["high"], tot["medium"], tot["low"], tot["info"]), "",
"This is an arithmetic and consistency check against your own rules, not tax advice: confirm rates and required invoice fields with your accountant or tax authority.", "",
"## Invoices", "", "| Invoice | Seller | Lines | Stated total | Recomputed | Difference | High | Medium | Low | Status |", "|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|"]
for r in results:
c = {s: sum(1 for f in r["findings"] if f[0] == s) for s in SEV}
sg, eg = r["stated"]["gross"], r["expected"]["gross"]
out.append("| %s%s | %s | %d | %s %s | %s | %s | %d | %d | %d | %s |" % (
r["label"], " (credit note)" if r["credit"] else "", r["seller"], len(r["lines"]), money(sg), r["currency"], money(eg),
money(sg - eg) if sg is not None else "-", c["high"], c["medium"], c["low"],
"FIX" if c["high"] else ("CHECK" if c["medium"] else "OK")))
for r in results:
if not r["findings"] or all(f[0] == "info" for f in r["findings"]):
continue
out += ["", "## %s - %s" % (r["label"], r["seller"]), ""]
out += ["| # | Item | Qty | Unit price | Disc % | Rate % | Net (stated / calc) | Tax (stated / calc) | Issues |", "|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|"]
for L in r["lines"]:
if "net" not in L:
out.append("| %d | %s | - | - | - | - | - | - | %s |" % (L["n"], L["desc"], ", ".join(L["issues"])))
continue
out.append("| %d | %s | %s | %s | %s | %s | %s / %s | %s / %s | %s |" % (
L["n"], L["desc"], plain(L["qty"]), L["up"], plain(L["disc"]) if L["disc"] else "", plain(L["rate"]),
money(L["s_net"]), money(L["net"]), money(L["s_vat"]), money(L["vat"]), ", ".join(L["issues"]) or "ok"))
out += ["", "| Totals | Stated | Recomputed |", "|---|---|---|"]
for k, nm in (("net", "Net"), ("vat", "Tax"), ("gross", "Total")):
out.append("| %s | %s | %s |" % (nm, money(r["stated"][k]), money(r["expected"][k])))
if len(r["per_rate"]) > 1:
out.append("| Tax by rate | | %s |" % "; ".join("%s%%: %s on %s" % (plain(k), money(v[1]), money(v[0])) for k, v in sorted(r["per_rate"].items(), reverse=True)))
out += [""] + ["- **%s %s** %s" % (s.upper(), c, m) for s, c, m in r["findings"]]
out.append("")
return "\n".join(out)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------- self-test
def self_test():
tests = []
def t(name, cond):
tests.append((name, bool(cond)))
def inv(lines, totals, **kw):
base = {"number": "A1", "date": "2026-10-01", "seller": {"name": "S", "vat_id": "X1"}, "buyer": {"name": "B"},
"currency": "EUR", "lines": lines, "totals": totals}
base.update(kw); return base
codes = lambda res: {f[1] for f in res[0]["findings"]}
sev = lambda res, c: {f[0] for f in res[0]["findings"] if f[1] == c}
ok = [{"description": "a", "qty": 2, "unit_price": "10.00", "vat_rate": 20, "net": "20.00", "vat": "4.00", "gross": "24.00"}]
res, _ = check([inv(ok, {"net": "20.00", "vat": "4.00", "gross": "24.00"})], {})
t("clean invoice has no findings", not res[0]["findings"])
res, _ = check([inv([dict(ok[0], net="22.00", vat="4.40", gross="26.40")], {"net": "22.00", "vat": "4.40", "gross": "26.40"})], {})
t("wrong line net -> IV02 high", "high" in sev(res, "IV02"))
t("tax consistent with wrong net not double-reported", "IV03" not in codes(res))
res, _ = check([inv([dict(ok[0], vat="3.60", gross="23.60")], {"net": "20.00", "vat": "3.60", "gross": "23.60"})], {})
t("wrong line tax -> IV03", "IV03" in codes(res))
res, _ = check([inv(ok, {"net": "20.00", "vat": "4.00", "gross": "24.00"})], {"allowed_vat_rates": [10, 0]})
t("rate not allowed -> IV04 high", "high" in sev(res, "IV04"))
res, _ = check([inv([dict(ok[0], category="books")], {"net": "20.00", "vat": "4.00", "gross": "24.00"})], {"category_rates": {"books": 0}})
t("category rate mismatch -> IV04 medium", "medium" in sev(res, "IV04"))
ten = [{"description": "x%d" % i, "qty": 1, "unit_price": "0.05", "vat_rate": 10} for i in range(10)]
res, _ = check([inv(ten, {"net": "0.50", "vat": "0.05", "gross": "0.55"})], {})
t("per-invoice rounding detected -> IV06 low", "IV06" in codes(res) and "IV05" not in codes(res))
res, _ = check([inv(ten, {"net": "0.50", "vat": "0.10", "gross": "0.60"})], {})
res2, _ = check([inv(ten[:2], {"net": "0.10", "vat": "0.01", "gross": "0.11"})], {})
t("rounding difference within tolerance -> IV06 info", sev(res2, "IV06") == {"info"})
t("per-line rounding: 10 x 0.01 = 0.10 ok", not res[0]["findings"])
res, _ = check([inv(ten, {"net": "0.50", "vat": "0.05", "gross": "0.55"})], {"vat_rounding": "invoice"})
t("vat_rounding=invoice accepts 0.05", not res[0]["findings"])
res, _ = check([inv(ok, {"net": "20.00", "vat": "4.00", "gross": "25.00"})], {})
t("grand total wrong -> IV05 high", "high" in sev(res, "IV05"))
d = [{"description": "a", "qty": 1, "unit_price": "100", "discount_pct": 15, "vat_rate": 20}]
res, _ = check([inv(d, {"net": "85.00", "vat": "17.00", "gross": "102.00"})], {})
t("line discount applied before tax", not res[0]["findings"])
res, _ = check([inv(d, {"net": "85.00", "vat": "17.00", "gross": "102.00"}, invoice_discount_pct="10")], {})
t("invoice discount reduces base", res[0]["expected"]["gross"] == Decimal("91.80"))
res, _ = check([inv(ok + ok, {"net": "40.00", "vat": "8.00", "gross": "48.00"})], {})
t("duplicate line -> IV07 medium", "medium" in sev(res, "IV07"))
a = inv(ok, {"net": "20.00", "vat": "4.00", "gross": "24.00"})
res, _ = check([a, dict(a)], {})
t("duplicate invoice number -> IV07 high", any(f[1] == "IV07" and f[0] == "high" for f in res[1]["findings"]))
res, _ = check([a, dict(a, number="A2")], {})
t("same seller/date/total new number -> IV07 medium", any(f[1] == "IV07" and f[0] == "medium" for f in res[1]["findings"]))
res, _ = check([inv(ok, {"net": "20.00", "vat": "4.00", "gross": "24.00"}, number="", seller={"name": "S"})], {})
t("missing number high, missing vat id medium", "high" in sev(res, "IV01") and "medium" in sev(res, "IV01"))
res, _ = check([inv(ok, {"net": "20.00", "vat": "4.00", "gross": "24.00"}, due_date="2026-09-01")], {}, today=datetime.date(2026, 9, 1))
t("due before date + future date -> IV10", len([f for f in res[0]["findings"] if f[1] == "IV10"]) == 2)
neg = [{"description": "return", "qty": -1, "unit_price": "10", "vat_rate": 20}]
res, _ = check([inv(neg, {"net": "-10.00", "vat": "-2.00", "gross": "-12.00"})], {})
t("negative line on invoice -> IV09", "IV09" in codes(res))
res, _ = check([inv(neg, {"net": "-10.00", "vat": "-2.00", "gross": "-12.00"}, type="credit_note")], {})
t("negative ok on credit note", "IV09" not in codes(res))
g = [{"description": "a", "qty": 1, "unit_price": "12.00", "vat_rate": 20}]
res, _ = check([inv(g, {"net": "10.00", "vat": "2.00", "gross": "12.00"})], {"prices_include_vat": True})
t("tax-inclusive prices", not res[0]["findings"])
t("decimal comma parsing", D("1.234,56") == Decimal("1234.56") and D("12,5") == Decimal("12.5") and D("1,234.56") == Decimal("1234.56"))
csvt = ("invoice_number,invoice_date,seller_name,seller_vat_id,buyer_name,currency,description,qty,unit_price,vat_rate,line_net,vat_amount,total_net,total_vat,total_gross\n"
"C1,2026-10-01,S,X1,B,EUR,a,1,10,20,10.00,2.00,15.00,3.00,18.00\nC1,2026-10-01,S,X1,B,USD,b,1,5,20,5.00,1.00,,,\n")
invs, _, notes = load_invoices(csvt)
res, _ = check(invs, {}, csv_notes=notes)
t("CSV grouped into one invoice", len(invs) == 1 and len(invs[0]["lines"]) == 2 and not any(f[0] == "high" for f in res[0]["findings"]))
t("CSV inconsistent header -> IV13", "IV13" in codes(res))
try:
load_invoices("{not json"); okk = False
except InputError:
okk = True
t("bad JSON rejected", okk)
res, _ = check([inv([dict(ok[0], qty="two")], {"gross": "24"})], {})
t("unparseable qty -> IV01 high", "high" in sev(res, "IV01"))
rep = report(*check([a], {}), "x")
t("report has verdict and not-tax-advice line", "Verdict" in rep and "not tax advice" in rep)
for name, okk in tests:
print(("PASS " if okk else "FAIL ") + name)
n = sum(1 for _, okk in tests if okk)
print("%d/%d passed" % (n, len(tests)))
return 0 if n == len(tests) else 1
def main(argv=None):
ap = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__.split("\n")[0])
ap.add_argument("invoices", nargs="?", help="invoices .json or line items .csv")
ap.add_argument("--rules", help="rules JSON (rates, rounding, tolerance, required fields)")
ap.add_argument("--today", help="YYYY-MM-DD for future-date checks (default: today)")
ap.add_argument("--json", action="store_true")
ap.add_argument("--self-test", action="store_true")
a = ap.parse_args(argv)
if a.self_test:
return self_test()
if not a.invoices:
ap.error("invoices file required (or --self-test)")
try:
try:
text = open(a.invoices, encoding="utf-8-sig").read()
except OSError as e:
raise InputError(str(e))
invs, emb_rules, notes = load_invoices(text, a.invoices.lower().endswith(".csv") or None)
rules = dict(emb_rules or {})
if a.rules:
try:
rules.update(json.load(open(a.rules, encoding="utf-8")))
except (OSError, ValueError) as e:
raise InputError("rules: %s" % e)
unknown = set(rules) - set(DEFAULT_RULES) - {"name", "note"}
if unknown:
raise InputError("unknown rules key(s): %s" % ", ".join(sorted(unknown)))
if rules.get("vat_rounding", "line") not in ("line", "invoice") or rules.get("rounding", "half_up") not in ("half_up", "half_even"):
raise InputError("vat_rounding must be line|invoice and rounding half_up|half_even")
today = datetime.date.fromisoformat(a.today) if a.today else datetime.date.today()
results, R = check(invs, rules, today, notes)
except (InputError, ValueError) as e:
print("error: %s" % e, file=sys.stderr)
return 2
if a.json:
conv = lambda v: str(v) if isinstance(v, Decimal) else v
out = [{"invoice": r["label"], "seller": r["seller"], "currency": r["currency"],
"stated": {k: conv(v) for k, v in r["stated"].items()}, "recomputed": {k: conv(v) for k, v in r["expected"].items()},
"tax_by_rate": {str(k): [str(v[0]), str(v[1])] for k, v in r["per_rate"].items()},
"findings": [{"severity": s, "code": c, "message": m} for s, c, m in r["findings"]]} for r in results]
print(json.dumps({"invoices": out}, indent=2))
else:
print(report(results, R, a.invoices))
return 1 if any(f[0] == "high" for r in results for f in r["findings"]) else 0
if __name__ == "__main__":
sys.exit(main())按页数与截止日规划阅读节奏与每日进度。
---
name: reading-plan-and-page-pace-planner
description: 按页数与截止日规划阅读节奏与每日进度。
---
# 阅读计划与翻页节奏规划器
你是「阅读计划与翻页节奏规划器」技能助手。上方 description 为中文任务说明。下方保留原技能完整正文（含脚本与代码）；执行时遵循中文说明与原文技术细节。
# Reading Plan and Page Pace Planner
You help readers stop cramming 200 pages the night before book club. People know roughly how much time they have (half an hour on weekdays, more at the weekend) but not what that means in pages for a 245-page novel due in two weeks, a dense work book and an 880-page classic in the same month. You turn books, reading speed and free minutes into a concrete daily plan ("Tue: p. 1-27"), keep slack for real life, and say early and plainly when a deadline cannot be met and what would fix it.
## Files in this skill
- `scripts/reading_plan.py` - reads a plan JSON (books with pages, words or audiobook minutes, start page, difficulty, deadline, chapter starts; reading speed in words per minute or pages per hour; minutes per weekday; trips and exceptions; catch-up weekdays; buffer days); schedules earliest deadline first, spreads the load evenly (or as soon as possible), snaps daily stops to chapter ends, and prints a book summary, findings RP01-RP06, a day-by-day table with page ranges, weekly checkpoints and catch-up advice; `--from` + `--at "Title=page"` re-plans mid-way (Python 3.8+ standard library only)
- `references/reading-speed-and-estimates.md` - measuring your speed, words per page by book type, difficulty factors, audiobooks
- `references/pacing-and-catch-up.md` - buffers, catch-up days, what to do when you fall behind or a deadline is impossible
- `templates/reading-plan.md` - the plan to hand back (calendar-friendly)
- `examples/book-club.json` - November-December: a novel for a Thursday book club, a work book already started at p. 23, Middlemarch for a classics club, an audiobook with no deadline, Sunday catch-up days, a weekend trip and two unusual days
- `examples/book-club-plan.md` - the real planner output on that file
## Workflow
### 1. Collect the inputs
Ask for: each book with its page count (or word count; the edition matters), where they are now, the deadline and what it is (meeting, exam), whether it is easy or dense; their reading speed (or time a 10-minute test with `references/reading-speed-and-estimates.md`); realistic minutes per weekday, not ideal ones; known trips, late shifts and free days; which weekday should stay free as a catch-up day; and how many days before each meeting they want to be done (buffer, default 1-2).
### 2. Run the planner
```
python3 scripts/reading_plan.py examples/book-club.json
python3 scripts/reading_plan.py examples/book-club.json --mode asap
python3 scripts/reading_plan.py examples/book-club.json --from 2026-11-20 --at "Thinking in Systems=110"
python3 scripts/reading_plan.py plan.json --json
python3 scripts/reading_plan.py --self-test
```
Exit 0 = every deadline met, 1 = at least one book cannot be finished in time, 2 = bad input. Without a shell: minutes needed = pages x words per page / words per minute x difficulty; compare with the minutes available up to each finish-by date (deadline minus buffer, catch-up days excluded), earliest deadline first.
### 3. Read the result
- RP01 (high): a book does not fit before its deadline. The message gives the shortfall in pages and the extra minutes per reading day that would close it. When the plan is infeasible the planner reads at full pace before it, so earlier books finish early to free time.
- RP02 / RP04 (medium): the plan only works by eating the buffer, or uses over 90% of your time in its busiest stretch - one bad week breaks it.
- RP03 (low): days longer than the max session - split them. RP05/RP06 (info): finished books, close deadlines, audiobooks.
- Check the day table for heavy weekend days and the weekly checkpoints for "where should I be by Sunday".
### 4. Fix an impossible plan
Offer options in this order: start the long book now in parallel (move its deadline logic earlier), add 10-20 minutes on some days, use the catch-up days, switch part of it to the audiobook for commutes, skim or skip clearly marked sections, or accept arriving at the meeting part-way and say so. Re-run after each change. See `references/pacing-and-catch-up.md`.
### 5. Deliver
Fill `templates/reading-plan.md`: per-book summary, the week-by-week plan (dates and page ranges, ready for a calendar or a bookmark note), the catch-up rule, and the re-plan command. Offer a quick re-plan whenever they report their current page.
## Example result
On `examples/book-club.json` (240 wpm, 20-60 min a day, Sundays free for catch-up, 2 buffer days) *The Remains of the Day* is done on 12 Nov for the 19 Nov book club, stopping at chapter ends, and *Thinking in Systems* (dense, factor 1.3, from p. 23) on 27 Nov for the 1 Dec group. *Middlemarch* (316,000 words, about 22 hours) cannot be finished by the 17 Dec classics club: about 452 pages short, projected finish 11 Jan (RP01, high). Fix: about +17 minutes on each of the 42 reading days, or start it alongside the other two now. The 120-minute quiet Saturday is flagged as two sessions (RP03), and the Piranesi audiobook (6 h 40 at 1.25x) follows after Middlemarch.
## Rules
- Plan with the time people really have, and keep at least one buffer day before every meeting.
- Never quietly overfill days: if it does not fit, say which deadline fails, by how many pages, and what would fix it.
- Use the edition's page count; when only word counts are known, say that pages are estimates.
- Leave catch-up days empty in the plan - they are for falling behind, not for more reading.
- Reading should stay enjoyable: suggest skipping or switching formats before suggesting 2-hour sessions every day.
- Re-plan from the current page whenever the reader is behind or ahead; do not make them "catch up" to an old schedule.
FILE:references/reading-speed-and-estimates.md
# Reading speed and estimates
## Measure your speed (10 minutes)
1. Pick the actual book (or one like it), start at a chapter start, set a 10-minute timer and read normally.
2. Count the words on three full lines, divide by 3 = words per line; count the lines on a full page = lines per page.
3. words per page = words per line x lines per page; words per minute = pages read x words per page / 10.
Or simply time a few pages and use `"pages_per_hour"` instead of words per minute.
## Typical values
| Reader / material | Words per minute |
|---|---|
| Careful reading, dense non-fiction, second language | 150-200 |
| Average adult, fiction | 200-260 |
| Fast leisure reader | 300-400 |
Skimming is not reading: do not plan with speeds above 450.
| Book type | Words per page |
|---|---|
| Mass-market paperback | 300-350 |
| Trade paperback fiction | 250-300 |
| Hardcover non-fiction with notes | 350-450 |
| Large print, children's chapter books | 150-200 |
| E-book | use the word count (store page or tools that show it) and the default 275 words per page |
## Difficulty factor
`"difficulty"` multiplies reading time: 1.0 easy fiction, 1.2-1.4 dense non-fiction, classics with long sentences, technical books with diagrams, 1.5+ textbooks you take notes on, poetry, second-language reading.
## Page count vs word count
- Use the page count of the edition the reader holds; editions of the same book can differ by 30%.
- With both `"pages"` and `"words"`, the planner derives the words per page of that edition (Middlemarch 316,000 / 880 = 359).
- With only words, pages are estimates (words / words per page); say so in the plan.
## Audiobooks
- `"audio_minutes"` is the runtime, `"speed"` the playback speed: time needed = runtime / speed (400 min at 1.25x = 320 min).
- Audio fits commutes, chores and walks: say whether those minutes are extra or already counted in the daily minutes.
- Positions are shown as h:mm of the audio.
FILE:references/pacing-and-catch-up.md
# Pacing and catch-up
## How the planner schedules
- Earliest deadline first: the book with the nearest finish-by date (deadline minus buffer days) is read first; books without a deadline come last.
- Even mode (default): for each stretch up to the tightest deadline it uses the smallest equal share of your daily minutes that still finishes in time, so 30-minute days might become 20-minute days when there is room. After that deadline the next stretch is computed again.
- ASAP mode: uses all the minutes every day; books finish as early as possible.
- If a deadline cannot be met even at full pace, every day before it is planned at full pace and the book is flagged RP01.
- Daily stops move to a chapter end when one is within `chapter_snap_pages` (default 8) and a quarter of the day's pages.
## Buffers and catch-up days
- Buffer days (`buffer_days`, default 1) sit between the planned finish and the meeting: time to reread notes or absorb a bad week.
- Catch-up weekdays (`catch_up_days`, e.g. Sunday) get no planned reading. Use them only when behind; if you are on track they are free time.
- Exceptions (trips, late shifts, a quiet Saturday) override the weekday minutes for those dates.
## When you fall behind
1. Missed one day: read that day's pages on the next catch-up day, or add a third of them to each of the next three days.
2. Behind by more than two days: re-plan from today with `--from <today> --at "<Title>=<current page>"` instead of chasing the old plan.
3. Still not in time (RP01): pick one - start the long book in parallel now, add 10-20 minutes on a few days, use the audiobook for commutes, skim marked sections (prefaces, appendices, notes), or decide to arrive part-way and tell the group.
## Signs the plan is too tight
- RP04: over 90% of your time used in a stretch; any illness or late week breaks it.
- RP02: the book only fits by using the buffer days.
- Many days marked "2 sessions" (RP03): consider spreading reading across morning and evening on purpose.
## Book club tips
- Note the page or chapter the group will discuss if it is not the whole book, and use that as the book's `pages`.
- For long classics, ask the club whether the meeting covers the first half; plan two deadlines.
- Keep a sticky note in the book with the weekly checkpoints from the plan.
FILE:templates/reading-plan.md
# Reading plan: <name> (<start> to <last deadline>)
**Pace:** <wpm> words/min, about <pages> pages in a 30-minute session
**Time:** <minutes per weekday>; catch-up day(s): <day>; buffer: <n> day(s) before each meeting
**Verdict:** <every deadline is met | BOOK cannot be finished by DATE - see options>
## Books
| Book | Pages left | Time needed | Meeting / deadline | Finish by | Planned finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <title> | <pp> | <h:mm> | <date - event> | <date> | <date> |
## Week by week
### Week of <Mon date>
- Mon: <Book p. a-b>
- Tue: <...>
- Sun: catch-up / free
**Checkpoint Sunday night:** <Book p. X>
## If a deadline does not fit
- Shortfall: <pages> pages of <book> by <date>
- Options: <+N min on reading days | start now in parallel | audiobook for commutes | skim chapters x-y | arrive part-way>
- Chosen: <...>
## Falling behind
- Missed a day? Use <catch-up day> or add <n> pages to the next three days.
- More than two days behind: re-plan from today (`--from <date> --at "<title>=<page>"`).
FILE:examples/book-club.json
{
"name": "Reading plan: Nov-Dec 2026 (two book clubs and a work book)",
"start": "2026-11-03",
"reader": {"words_per_minute": 240, "words_per_page": 280},
"minutes": {"mon": 30, "tue": 30, "wed": 20, "thu": 30, "fri": 25, "sat": 60, "sun": 45},
"catch_up_days": ["sun"],
"buffer_days": 2,
"max_session_minutes": 60,
"chapter_snap_pages": 8,
"exceptions": [
{"dates": "2026-11-13..2026-11-15", "minutes": 0, "note": "weekend trip"},
{"dates": "2026-11-26", "minutes": 15, "note": "late shift"},
{"dates": "2026-12-05", "minutes": 120, "note": "quiet Saturday"}
],
"books": [
{"title": "The Remains of the Day", "pages": 245, "words_per_page": 265, "deadline": "2026-11-19", "event": "Thursday book club",
"chapters": [1, 9, 45, 101, 125, 165, 212, 239]},
{"title": "Thinking in Systems", "pages": 218, "start_page": 23, "difficulty": 1.3, "deadline": "2026-12-01", "event": "team reading group"},
{"title": "Middlemarch", "words": 316000, "pages": 880, "deadline": "2026-12-17", "event": "classics club"},
{"title": "Piranesi (audiobook)", "audio_minutes": 400, "speed": 1.25}
]
}
FILE:examples/book-club-plan.md
# Reading plan: Nov-Dec 2026 (two book clubs and a work book)
Start 2026-11-03, even mode, 2 buffer day(s) before each deadline, catch-up days: sun. Planned reading: 36 h 44 min over 81 days.
**Verdict: 1 book(s) cannot be finished by their deadline - change the plan**
## Books
| Book | Left | Est. time | Deadline | Finish by | Planned finish | Days spare | Avg per reading day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Remains of the Day | 245 pp | 4:31 h | 2026-11-19 (Thursday book club) | 2026-11-17 | 2026-11-12 | 7 | 27 pp |
| Thinking in Systems | 196 pp | 4:57 h | 2026-12-01 (team reading group) | 2026-11-29 | 2026-11-27 | 4 | 16 pp |
| Middlemarch | 880 pp | 21:57 h | 2026-12-17 (classics club) | 2026-12-15 | 2027-01-11 | -25 | 23 pp |
| Piranesi (audiobook) | 6:40 audio | 5:20 h | - | - | 2027-01-22 | - | 0:36 |
## Findings
- **HIGH RP01** Middlemarch cannot be finished by 2026-12-17 (classics club): about 452 pages short at your pace; projected finish 2027-01-11. Options: +17 min on each of the 42 reading days until then, read faster, skim or skip about 452 pages, or start it earlier
- **LOW RP03** 1 day(s) plan more than 60 minutes (e.g. 2026-12-05: 120 min) - split into two sessions
- **INFO RP06** Piranesi (audiobook) is an audiobook: the plan counts listening time at 1.25x speed; commutes and chores can cover it
## Day by day
| Date | Day | Minutes | Read | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | Tue | 30 | The Remains of the Day p. 1-27 (27 pp) | |
| 2026-11-04 | Wed | 19 | The Remains of the Day p. 28-44 (17 pp) | |
| 2026-11-05 | Thu | 30 | The Remains of the Day p. 45-71 (27 pp) | |
| 2026-11-06 | Fri | 25 | The Remains of the Day p. 72-94 (23 pp) | |
| 2026-11-07 | Sat | 60 | The Remains of the Day p. 95-148 (54 pp) | |
| 2026-11-08 | Sun | - | - | catch-up / spare (45 min available) |
| 2026-11-09 | Mon | 30 | The Remains of the Day p. 149-175 (27 pp) | |
| 2026-11-10 | Tue | 30 | The Remains of the Day p. 176-202 (27 pp) | |
| 2026-11-11 | Wed | 20 | The Remains of the Day p. 203-221 (19 pp) | |
| 2026-11-12 | Thu | 30 | The Remains of the Day p. 222-245 (24 pp); Thinking in Systems p. 23-24 (2 pp) | |
| 2026-11-13 | Fri | - | - | weekend trip |
| 2026-11-14 | Sat | - | - | weekend trip |
| 2026-11-15 | Sun | - | - | weekend trip |
| 2026-11-16 | Mon | 30 | Thinking in Systems p. 25-44 (20 pp) | |
| 2026-11-17 | Tue | 30 | Thinking in Systems p. 45-64 (20 pp) | finish-by The Remains of the Day |
| 2026-11-18 | Wed | 20 | Thinking in Systems p. 65-77 (13 pp) | |
| 2026-11-19 | Thu | 30 | Thinking in Systems p. 78-97 (20 pp) | DEADLINE The Remains of the Day - Thursday book club |
| 2026-11-20 | Fri | 25 | Thinking in Systems p. 98-113 (16 pp) | |
| 2026-11-21 | Sat | 60 | Thinking in Systems p. 114-153 (40 pp) | |
| 2026-11-22 | Sun | - | - | catch-up / spare (45 min available) |
| 2026-11-23 | Mon | 30 | Thinking in Systems p. 154-172 (19 pp) | |
| 2026-11-24 | Tue | 30 | Thinking in Systems p. 173-192 (20 pp) | |
| 2026-11-25 | Wed | 20 | Thinking in Systems p. 193-205 (13 pp) | |
| 2026-11-26 | Thu | 15 | Thinking in Systems p. 206-215 (10 pp) | late shift |
| 2026-11-27 | Fri | 25 | Thinking in Systems p. 216-218 (3 pp); Middlemarch p. 1-14 (14 pp) | |
| 2026-11-28 | Sat | 60 | Middlemarch p. 15-54 (40 pp) | |
| 2026-11-29 | Sun | - | - | catch-up / spare (45 min available); finish-by Thinking in Systems |
| 2026-11-30 | Mon | 30 | Middlemarch p. 55-74 (20 pp) | |
| 2026-12-01 | Tue | 30 | Middlemarch p. 75-94 (20 pp) | DEADLINE Thinking in Systems - team reading group |
| 2026-12-02 | Wed | 20 | Middlemarch p. 95-107 (13 pp) | |
| 2026-12-03 | Thu | 30 | Middlemarch p. 108-128 (21 pp) | |
| 2026-12-04 | Fri | 25 | Middlemarch p. 129-144 (16 pp) | |
| 2026-12-05 | Sat | 120 | Middlemarch p. 145-224 (80 pp) | quiet Saturday; 2 sessions |
| 2026-12-06 | Sun | - | - | catch-up / spare (45 min available) |
| 2026-12-07 | Mon | 30 | Middlemarch p. 225-244 (20 pp) | |
| 2026-12-08 | Tue | 30 | Middlemarch p. 245-265 (21 pp) | |
| 2026-12-09 | Wed | 20 | Middlemarch p. 266-278 (13 pp) | |
| 2026-12-10 | Thu | 30 | Middlemarch p. 279-298 (20 pp) | |
| 2026-12-11 | Fri | 25 | Middlemarch p. 299-315 (17 pp) | |
| 2026-12-12 | Sat | 60 | Middlemarch p. 316-355 (40 pp) | |
| 2026-12-13 | Sun | - | - | catch-up / spare (45 min available) |
| 2026-12-14 | Mon | 30 | Middlemarch p. 356-375 (20 pp) | |
| 2026-12-15 | Tue | 30 | Middlemarch p. 376-395 (20 pp) | finish-by Middlemarch |
| 2026-12-16 | Wed | 20 | Middlemarch p. 396-408 (13 pp) | |
| 2026-12-17 | Thu | 30 | Middlemarch p. 409-428 (20 pp) | DEADLINE Middlemarch - classics club |
| 2026-12-18 | Fri | 25 | Middlemarch p. 429-445 (17 pp) | |
| 2026-12-19 | Sat | 60 | Middlemarch p. 446-485 (40 pp) | |
| 2026-12-20 | Sun | - | - | catch-up / spare (45 min available) |
| 2026-12-21 | Mon | 30 | Middlemarch p. 486-505 (20 pp) | |
| 2026-12-22 | Tue | 30 | Middlemarch p. 506-525 (20 pp) | |
| 2026-12-23 | Wed | 20 | Middlemarch p. 526-539 (14 pp) | |
| 2026-12-24 | Thu | 30 | Middlemarch p. 540-559 (20 pp) | |
| 2026-12-25 | Fri | 25 | Middlemarch p. 560-575 (16 pp) | |
| 2026-12-26 | Sat | 60 | Middlemarch p. 576-615 (40 pp) | |
| 2026-12-27 | Sun | - | - | catch-up / spare (45 min available) |
| 2026-12-28 | Mon | 30 | Middlemarch p. 616-635 (20 pp) | |
| 2026-12-29 | Tue | 30 | Middlemarch p. 636-656 (21 pp) | |
| 2026-12-30 | Wed | 20 | Middlemarch p. 657-669 (13 pp) | |
| 2026-12-31 | Thu | 30 | Middlemarch p. 670-689 (20 pp) | |
| 2027-01-01 | Fri | 25 | Middlemarch p. 690-706 (17 pp) | |
| 2027-01-02 | Sat | 60 | Middlemarch p. 707-746 (40 pp) | |
| 2027-01-03 | Sun | - | - | catch-up / spare (45 min available) |
| 2027-01-04 | Mon | 30 | Middlemarch p. 747-766 (20 pp) | |
| 2027-01-05 | Tue | 30 | Middlemarch p. 767-786 (20 pp) | |
| 2027-01-06 | Wed | 20 | Middlemarch p. 787-799 (13 pp) | |
| 2027-01-07 | Thu | 30 | Middlemarch p. 800-819 (20 pp) | |
| 2027-01-08 | Fri | 25 | Middlemarch p. 820-836 (17 pp) | |
| 2027-01-09 | Sat | 60 | Middlemarch p. 837-876 (40 pp) | |
| 2027-01-10 | Sun | - | - | catch-up / spare (45 min available) |
| 2027-01-11 | Mon | 30 | Middlemarch p. 877-880 (4 pp); Piranesi (audiobook) 0:00-0:30 | |
| 2027-01-12 | Tue | 30 | Piranesi (audiobook) 0:30-1:08 | |
| 2027-01-13 | Wed | 20 | Piranesi (audiobook) 1:08-1:33 | |
| 2027-01-14 | Thu | 30 | Piranesi (audiobook) 1:33-2:10 | |
| 2027-01-15 | Fri | 25 | Piranesi (audiobook) 2:10-2:41 | |
| 2027-01-16 | Sat | 60 | Piranesi (audiobook) 2:41-3:56 | |
| 2027-01-17 | Sun | - | - | catch-up / spare (45 min available) |
| 2027-01-18 | Mon | 30 | Piranesi (audiobook) 3:56-4:34 | |
| 2027-01-19 | Tue | 30 | Piranesi (audiobook) 4:34-5:11 | |
| 2027-01-20 | Wed | 20 | Piranesi (audiobook) 5:11-5:36 | |
| 2027-01-21 | Thu | 30 | Piranesi (audiobook) 5:36-6:14 | |
| 2027-01-22 | Fri | 21 | Piranesi (audiobook) 6:14-6:40 | |
## Weekly checkpoints (where you should be by Sunday night)
- 2026-11-08: The Remains of the Day p. 148
- 2026-11-15: Thinking in Systems p. 24
- 2026-11-22: Thinking in Systems p. 153
- 2026-11-29: Middlemarch p. 54
- 2026-12-06: Middlemarch p. 224
- 2026-12-13: Middlemarch p. 355
- 2026-12-20: Middlemarch p. 485
- 2026-12-27: Middlemarch p. 615
- 2027-01-03: Middlemarch p. 746
- 2027-01-10: Middlemarch p. 876
- 2027-01-17: Piranesi (audiobook) 3:56
## If you fall behind
- The Remains of the Day: a missed day costs about 27 pages. Make them up on the spare day(s) 2026-11-08, or add 10 pages to each of the next 3 reading days. Re-plan any time with `--from <date> --at "The Remains of the Day=<page>"`.
- Thinking in Systems: a missed day costs about 16 pages. Make them up on the spare day(s) 2026-11-22, 2026-11-29, or add 6 pages to each of the next 3 reading days. Re-plan any time with `--from <date> --at "Thinking in Systems=<page>"`.
- Middlemarch: a missed day costs about 23 pages. Make them up on the spare day(s) 2026-11-29, 2026-12-06, 2026-12-13, or add 8 pages to each of the next 3 reading days. Re-plan any time with `--from <date> --at "Middlemarch=<page>"`.
FILE:scripts/reading_plan.py
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Reading plan and page pace planner (stdlib only, Python 3.8+).
Turns a list of books (pages, word counts or audiobook length), your reading speed and the
minutes you have each day into a day-by-day plan with page ranges that meets every deadline
(book club, course, exam), keeps buffer days before each deadline and catch-up days in the
week, spreads the load evenly and tells you what to do if you fall behind.
Usage:
reading_plan.py PLAN.json [--mode even|asap] [--from YYYY-MM-DD] [--at "Title=page"]... [--json]
reading_plan.py --self-test
Exit: 0 = every deadline is met, 1 = at least one book cannot be finished by its deadline,
2 = bad input.
"""
import argparse, datetime, json, math, re, sys
DAYS = ["mon", "tue", "wed", "thu", "fri", "sat", "sun"]
SEV = {"high": 0, "medium": 1, "low": 2, "info": 3}
class InputError(Exception):
pass
def pdate(s, what):
try:
return datetime.date.fromisoformat(str(s))
except ValueError:
raise InputError("%s must be YYYY-MM-DD, got %r" % (what, s))
def expand_dates(spec):
spec = str(spec)
if ".." in spec:
a, b = spec.split("..", 1)
a, b = pdate(a.strip(), "date range"), pdate(b.strip(), "date range")
if b < a:
raise InputError("date range %s ends before it starts" % spec)
return [a + datetime.timedelta(days=i) for i in range((b - a).days + 1)]
return [pdate(spec.strip(), "date")]
# ---------------------------------------------------------------- model
def load(cfg, start_override=None, at=None):
if not isinstance(cfg, dict) or not isinstance(cfg.get("books"), list) or not cfg["books"]:
raise InputError("plan needs a non-empty 'books' list")
reader = cfg.get("reader") or {}
wpm = float(reader.get("words_per_minute", 230))
wpp_default = float(reader.get("words_per_page", 275))
pph = reader.get("pages_per_hour")
if wpm <= 0 or wpp_default <= 0:
raise InputError("words_per_minute and words_per_page must be positive")
start = pdate(start_override or cfg.get("start") or datetime.date.today().isoformat(), "start")
mins = cfg.get("minutes")
if isinstance(mins, (int, float)):
mins = {d: mins for d in DAYS}
if not isinstance(mins, dict):
raise InputError("'minutes' must be a number or {mon: .., tue: ..}")
mins = {k.lower()[:3]: float(v) for k, v in mins.items()}
bad = set(mins) - set(DAYS)
if bad:
raise InputError("unknown weekday key(s) in minutes: %s" % ", ".join(sorted(bad)))
catch = {d.lower()[:3] for d in cfg.get("catch_up_days", [])}
exc = {}
for e in cfg.get("exceptions", []):
for d in expand_dates(e.get("dates") or e.get("date")):
exc[d] = (float(e.get("minutes", 0)), e.get("note", ""))
books = []
at = at or {}
for i, b in enumerate(cfg["books"], 1):
t = b.get("title") or "Book %d" % i
if "audio_minutes" in b:
speed = float(b.get("speed", 1.0))
total = float(b["audio_minutes"])
unit_min = 1.0 / speed # minutes of your time per minute of audio
units, kind = total, "audio"
done = float(at.get(t, b.get("start_minute", 0)))
else:
wpp = float(b.get("words_per_page") or (float(b["words"]) / float(b["pages"]) if b.get("words") and b.get("pages") else wpp_default))
pages = float(b["pages"]) if b.get("pages") else (float(b["words"]) / wpp if b.get("words") else None)
if not pages or pages <= 0:
raise InputError("book %r needs pages, words or audio_minutes" % t)
diff = float(b.get("difficulty", 1.0))
if pph and not b.get("words"):
unit_min = 60.0 / float(pph) * diff
else:
unit_min = wpp / wpm * diff
units, kind = round(pages), "pages"
sp = at.get(t, b.get("start_page", 1))
done = max(0.0, float(sp) - 1)
dl = pdate(b["deadline"], "deadline of %r" % t) if b.get("deadline") else None
chapters = sorted(int(c) for c in b.get("chapters", []))
books.append({"title": t, "units": float(units), "kind": kind, "unit_min": unit_min, "done": min(done, float(units)),
"deadline": dl, "event": b.get("event", ""), "chapters": chapters, "order": i})
buf = int(cfg.get("buffer_days", 1))
return {"start": start, "mins": mins, "catch": catch, "exc": exc, "books": books, "buffer": buf,
"max_session": float(cfg.get("max_session_minutes", 0) or 0), "snap": int(cfg.get("chapter_snap_pages", 8)),
"name": cfg.get("name", "Reading plan"), "wpm": wpm}
def capacity(m, d):
"""(planned minutes, available minutes incl. catch-up, note)."""
if d in m["exc"]:
v, note = m["exc"][d]
return v, v, note or ("no reading" if v == 0 else "")
wd = DAYS[d.weekday()]
v = m["mins"].get(wd, 0.0)
if wd in m["catch"]:
return 0.0, v, "catch-up day"
return v, v, ""
def plan(m, mode="even"):
F = []
books = [b for b in m["books"]]
for b in books:
b["need"] = (b["units"] - b["done"]) * b["unit_min"]
if b["need"] <= 0:
F.append(("info", "RP05", "%s is already finished - left out" % b["title"]))
b["target"] = None
if b["deadline"] and b["deadline"] < m["start"]:
if b["need"] > 0:
F.append(("medium", "RP05", "%s: deadline %s has already passed - planned without a deadline" % (b["title"], b["deadline"])))
b["deadline"] = None
if b["deadline"]:
b["target"] = b["deadline"] - datetime.timedelta(days=m["buffer"])
if b["target"] < m["start"]:
b["target"] = m["start"]
F.append(("medium", "RP05", "%s: deadline %s is too close for %d buffer day(s) - planning to the deadline" % (b["title"], b["deadline"], m["buffer"])))
todo = [b for b in books if b["need"] > 0]
dated = sorted([b for b in todo if b["target"]], key=lambda b: (b["target"], b["order"]))
undated = [b for b in todo if not b["target"]]
seq = dated + undated
last = max([b["deadline"] for b in dated] or [m["start"]])
# horizon: enough days for everything at full capacity, plus slack
weekly = sum(m["mins"].get(d, 0) for d in DAYS if d not in m["catch"]) or 1
total_need = sum(b["need"] for b in seq)
horizon_end = max(last, m["start"]) + datetime.timedelta(days=int(total_need / weekly * 7) + 60)
days, d = [], m["start"]
while d <= horizon_end:
p, a, note = capacity(m, d)
days.append({"date": d, "cap": p, "avail": a, "note": note, "planned": 0.0, "items": []})
d += datetime.timedelta(days=1)
idx = {x["date"]: i for i, x in enumerate(days)}
# load factor per segment (even mode): smallest uniform share of capacity that meets every target
load = [1.0] * len(days)
if mode == "even" and dated:
seg_start, k0 = 0, 0
while k0 < len(dated):
best, bk = 0.0, k0
cum = 0.0
for k in range(k0, len(dated)):
cum += dated[k]["need"]
ti = idx[dated[k]["target"]]
cap = sum(x["cap"] for x in days[seg_start:ti + 1])
r = cum / cap if cap > 0 else float("inf")
if r >= best:
best, bk = r, k
L = min(best * 1.03, 1.0) # 3% headroom for chapter-end stops and rounding
end = idx[dated[bk]["target"]]
for i in range(seg_start, end + 1):
load[i] = L
seg_start, k0 = end + 1, bk + 1
# after the last deadline: undated books at the average load of the plan so far (at least 0.5)
tail = max(0.5, max(load[:seg_start] or [1.0]))
for i in range(seg_start, len(days)):
load[i] = tail if undated else 1.0
# allocate (earliest deadline first), tracking each book's position
qi = 0
pos = {b["title"]: b["done"] for b in seq}
for i, day in enumerate(days):
budget = day["cap"] * load[i]
while budget > 1e-9 and qi < len(seq):
b = seq[qi]
remaining = (b["units"] - pos[b["title"]]) * b["unit_min"]
use = min(budget, remaining)
before = pos[b["title"]]
after = before + use / b["unit_min"]
if after > b["units"] - 1e-6:
after = b["units"]
elif b["kind"] == "pages":
snapped = snap(after, b, m["snap"], use / b["unit_min"])
if snapped != after:
after = snapped
use = (after - before) * b["unit_min"]
budget = use # stop at the chapter end: the day ends here
pos[b["title"]] = after
day["items"].append({"title": b["title"], "from": before, "to": after, "kind": b["kind"], "minutes": use})
day["planned"] += use
budget -= use
if after >= b["units"] - 1e-6:
b["finish"] = day["date"]; qi += 1
elif budget <= 1e-9 or use <= 1e-9:
break
if qi >= len(seq):
break
days = [x for x in days if x["date"] <= max([b.get("finish", m["start"]) for b in seq] + [last])]
for b in seq:
b.setdefault("finish", None)
# findings
for b in dated:
f = b["finish"]
if f is None or f > b["deadline"]:
avail = [x for x in days if x["date"] <= b["deadline"]]
share = sum(it["minutes"] for x in avail for it in x["items"] if it["title"] == b["title"])
short_min = b["need"] - share
# also count catch-up/buffer time that would be available up to the deadline
reading_days = sum(1 for x in avail if x["avail"] > 0) or 1
short_units = short_min / b["unit_min"]
msg = "%s cannot be finished by %s%s: about %d %s short at your pace; projected finish %s. Options: +%d min on each of the %d reading days until then, read faster, skim or skip about %d %s, or start it earlier" % (
b["title"], b["deadline"], " (%s)" % b["event"] if b["event"] else "", math.ceil(short_units), "pages" if b["kind"] == "pages" else "audio minutes",
f or "beyond the plan", math.ceil(short_min / reading_days), reading_days, math.ceil(short_units), "pages" if b["kind"] == "pages" else "audio minutes")
F.append(("high", "RP01", msg))
elif f > b["target"]:
F.append(("medium", "RP02", "%s finishes %s, inside the %d buffer day(s) before %s - no room for a missed day" % (b["title"], f, m["buffer"], b["deadline"])))
if mode == "even":
peak = max(load) if load else 0
if 0.9 <= peak <= 1.0 and not any(f[1] == "RP01" for f in F):
F.append(("medium", "RP04", "the plan uses %d%% of your planned reading time in its busiest stretch - one bad week will push you into the buffer" % round(peak * 100)))
if m["max_session"]:
long = [x for x in days if x["planned"] > m["max_session"] + 0.5]
if long:
F.append(("low", "RP03", "%d day(s) plan more than %d minutes (e.g. %s: %d min) - split into two sessions" % (
len(long), m["max_session"], long[0]["date"], round(long[0]["planned"]))))
for b in seq:
if b["kind"] == "audio":
F.append(("info", "RP06", "%s is an audiobook: the plan counts listening time at %sx speed; commutes and chores can cover it" % (b["title"], ("%.2f" % (1 / b["unit_min"])).rstrip("0").rstrip("."))))
F.sort(key=lambda f: (SEV[f[0]], f[1]))
return {"days": days, "books": seq, "all_books": books, "findings": F, "load": load}
def snap(after, b, snap_pages, day_units):
"""Move a day's stopping point to a chapter end if one is close (within snap_pages and 25% of the day)."""
if not b["chapters"] or snap_pages <= 0:
return after
lim = min(snap_pages, max(1.0, day_units * 0.25))
ends = [c - 1 for c in b["chapters"] if c - 1 > 0]
best = None
for e in ends:
if abs(e - after) <= lim and e > after - day_units + 0.5 and (best is None or abs(e - after) < abs(best - after)):
best = e
return float(best) if best is not None else after
# ---------------------------------------------------------------- rendering
def fmt_item(it):
if it["kind"] == "audio":
return "%s %s-%s" % (it["title"], hm(it["from"]), hm(it["to"]))
a = int(round(it["from"])) + 1
z = int(round(it["to"]))
if z < a:
z = a
return "%s p. %d-%d (%d pp)" % (it["title"], a, z, z - a + 1)
def hm(x):
x = int(round(x))
return "%d:%02d" % (x // 60, x % 60)
def checkpoints(r):
out = []
pos = {}
for x in r["days"]:
for it in x["items"]:
pos[it["title"]] = it
if x["date"].weekday() == 6 and pos: # Sundays
out.append((x["date"], "; ".join("%s %s" % (t, ("p. %d" % round(it["to"]) if it["kind"] == "pages" else hm(it["to"]))) for t, it in pos.items() if it["to"] < next(b["units"] for b in r["books"] if b["title"] == t) - 1e-6) or "all current books done"))
return out
def report(r, m, mode):
hi = [f for f in r["findings"] if f[0] == "high"]
out = ["# %s" % m["name"], ""]
tot_min = sum(x["planned"] for x in r["days"])
out.append("Start %s, %s mode, %d buffer day(s) before each deadline, catch-up days: %s. Planned reading: %d h %02d min over %d days." % (
m["start"], mode, m["buffer"], ", ".join(sorted(m["catch"], key=DAYS.index)) or "none", tot_min // 60, tot_min % 60, len(r["days"])))
out += ["", "**Verdict: %s**" % ("%d book(s) cannot be finished by their deadline - change the plan" % len(hi) if hi else "every deadline is met"), ""]
out += ["## Books", "", "| Book | Left | Est. time | Deadline | Finish by | Planned finish | Days spare | Avg per reading day |", "|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|"]
for b in r["all_books"]:
left = b["units"] - b["done"]
rd = [x for x in r["days"] if any(it["title"] == b["title"] for it in x["items"])]
avg = left / len(rd) if rd else 0
spare = (b["deadline"] - b["finish"]).days if b.get("finish") and b["deadline"] else None
out.append("| %s | %s | %s | %s | %s | %s | %s | %s |" % (
b["title"], ("%d pp" % round(left)) if b["kind"] == "pages" else hm(left) + " audio", hm(b["need"]) + " h",
"%s %s" % (b["deadline"], "(%s)" % b["event"] if b["event"] else "") if b["deadline"] else "-",
b["target"] or "-", b.get("finish") or ("done" if b["need"] <= 0 else "NOT IN TIME"),
"-" if spare is None else spare, ("%.0f pp" % avg) if b["kind"] == "pages" else hm(avg)))
out += ["", "## Findings", ""]
out += ["- **%s %s** %s" % (s.upper(), c, msg) for s, c, msg in r["findings"]] or ["- none"]
out += ["", "## Day by day", "", "| Date | Day | Minutes | Read | Note |", "|---|---|---|---|---|"]
events = {}
for b in r["all_books"]:
if b["deadline"]:
events.setdefault(b["deadline"], []).append("DEADLINE %s%s" % (b["title"], " - " + b["event"] if b["event"] else ""))
if b["target"] and b["target"] != b["deadline"]:
events.setdefault(b["target"], []).append("finish-by %s" % b["title"])
for x in r["days"]:
note = [x["note"]] if x["note"] else []
if x["note"] == "catch-up day" or (x["planned"] < 0.5 and x["avail"] > 0):
note = ["catch-up / spare (%d min available)" % x["avail"]] if x["avail"] > 0 else note
note += events.get(x["date"], [])
if m["max_session"] and x["planned"] > m["max_session"] + 0.5:
note.append("2 sessions")
out.append("| %s | %s | %s | %s | %s |" % (x["date"], x["date"].strftime("%a"), round(x["planned"]) if x["planned"] >= 0.5 else "-",
"; ".join(fmt_item(it) for it in x["items"]) or "-", "; ".join(note)))
cps = checkpoints(r)
if cps:
out += ["", "## Weekly checkpoints (where you should be by Sunday night)", ""]
out += ["- %s: %s" % (d, s) for d, s in cps]
out += ["", "## If you fall behind", ""]
for b in r["books"]:
if b["kind"] != "pages" or not b["deadline"]:
continue
rd = [x for x in r["days"] if any(it["title"] == b["title"] for it in x["items"])]
if not rd:
continue
day_pp = sum(it["to"] - it["from"] for x in rd for it in x["items"] if it["title"] == b["title"]) / len(rd)
spare = [x for x in r["days"] if x["date"] <= b["deadline"] and x["date"] >= rd[0]["date"] and x["avail"] > 0 and x["planned"] < 0.5]
out.append("- %s: a missed day costs about %d pages. Make them up on %s, or add %d pages to each of the next 3 reading days. Re-plan any time with `--from <date> --at \"%s=<page>\"`." % (
b["title"], round(day_pp), ("the spare day(s) " + ", ".join(str(x["date"]) for x in spare[:3])) if spare else "no spare day before the deadline", math.ceil(day_pp / 3), b["title"]))
out.append("")
return "\n".join(out)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------- self-test
def self_test():
tests = []
def t(name, cond):
tests.append((name, bool(cond)))
def run(cfg, mode="even", **kw):
m = load(cfg, **kw)
return plan(m, mode), m
base = {"start": "2026-11-02", "reader": {"words_per_minute": 250, "words_per_page": 250}, "minutes": 30, "buffer_days": 0}
r, m = run(dict(base, books=[{"title": "A", "pages": 60, "deadline": "2026-11-08"}]), "asap")
t("asap: 30 pages/day at 1 page/min finishes day 2", r["books"][0]["finish"] == datetime.date(2026, 11, 3))
r, m = run(dict(base, books=[{"title": "A", "pages": 70, "deadline": "2026-11-08"}]))
t("even: spread over the week (~10 min/day + 3% headroom)", r["books"][0]["finish"] >= datetime.date(2026, 11, 7) and 10 <= r["days"][0]["planned"] <= 10.31)
r, m = run(dict(base, books=[{"title": "A", "pages": 300, "deadline": "2026-11-08"}]))
t("infeasible -> RP01 high", any(f[1] == "RP01" and f[0] == "high" for f in r["findings"]))
t("RP01 suggests extra minutes", any("+13 min" in f[2] for f in r["findings"] if f[1] == "RP01"))
r, m = run(dict(base, buffer_days=2, books=[{"title": "A", "pages": 70, "deadline": "2026-11-08"}]))
t("buffer days: finish 2 days early", r["books"][0]["finish"] == datetime.date(2026, 11, 6))
r, m = run(dict(base, catch_up_days=["sun"], books=[{"title": "A", "pages": 60, "deadline": "2026-11-08"}]))
t("catch-up Sunday gets no planned reading", r["days"][-1]["planned"] == 0 and r["books"][0]["finish"] == datetime.date(2026, 11, 7))
r, m = run(dict(base, exceptions=[{"dates": "2026-11-03..2026-11-04", "minutes": 0, "note": "trip"}], books=[{"title": "A", "pages": 50, "deadline": "2026-11-08"}]))
t("exception range has no reading", all(x["planned"] == 0 for x in r["days"][1:3]))
two = [{"title": "Late", "pages": 30, "deadline": "2026-11-20"}, {"title": "Soon", "pages": 60, "deadline": "2026-11-04"}]
r, m = run(dict(base, books=two))
t("earliest deadline first", r["days"][0]["items"][0]["title"] == "Soon")
t("tight segment then lighter load", r["load"][0] > 0.6 and r["load"][5] < 0.2)
r, m = run(dict(base, books=[{"title": "A", "pages": 70, "deadline": "2026-11-08"}]), at={"A": 36})
t("--at resumes from page", abs(sum(x["planned"] for x in r["days"]) - 35) < 0.01)
r, m = run(dict(base, books=[{"title": "W", "words": 25000, "deadline": "2026-11-08"}]))
t("word count -> pages via words_per_page", r["all_books"][0]["units"] == 100)
r, m = run(dict(base, books=[{"title": "H", "pages": 70, "difficulty": 1.5, "deadline": "2026-11-08"}]))
t("difficulty scales time", abs(r["books"][0]["need"] - 105) < 0.01)
r, m = run(dict(base, books=[{"title": "Au", "audio_minutes": 300, "speed": 1.5, "deadline": "2026-11-08"}]))
t("audiobook at 1.5x = 200 min", abs(r["books"][0]["need"] - 200) < 0.01 and any(f[1] == "RP06" for f in r["findings"]))
r, m = run(dict(base, books=[{"title": "C", "pages": 70, "deadline": "2026-11-08", "chapters": [1, 12, 23, 31, 42, 55]}]))
ends = [round(it["to"]) for x in r["days"] for it in x["items"]]
t("chapter snapping stops at chapter ends", 11 in ends and 22 in ends and ends[-1] == 70)
t("one item per book per day", all(len({it["title"] for it in x["items"]}) == len(x["items"]) for x in r["days"]))
t("page ranges do not overlap", all(fmt_item(it) for x in r["days"] for it in x["items"]) and
[int(round(it["from"])) for x in r["days"] for it in x["items"]][1:] == [int(round(it["to"])) for x in r["days"] for it in x["items"]][:-1])
r, m = run(dict(base, max_session_minutes=20, minutes=60, books=[{"title": "A", "pages": 300, "deadline": "2026-11-08"}]))
t("long sessions -> RP03", any(f[1] == "RP03" for f in r["findings"]))
r, m = run(dict(base, books=[{"title": "A", "pages": 200, "deadline": "2026-11-08"}]))
t("tight plan -> RP04 or RP01", any(f[1] in ("RP04", "RP01") for f in r["findings"]))
r, m = run(dict(base, books=[{"title": "A", "pages": 30}, {"title": "B", "pages": 60, "deadline": "2026-11-05"}]))
t("undated book after dated ones", r["books"][-1]["title"] == "A" and r["books"][-1]["finish"])
r, m = run(dict(base, books=[{"title": "A", "pages": 20, "start_page": 21}]))
t("finished book -> RP05", any(f[1] == "RP05" for f in r["findings"]))
t("pages_per_hour", abs(load(dict(base, reader={"pages_per_hour": 30}, books=[{"title": "P", "pages": 30}]))["books"][0]["unit_min"] - 2) < 1e-9)
for bad in [dict(base, books=[]), dict(base, books=[{"title": "x"}]), dict(base, minutes={"funday": 3}, books=[{"title": "a", "pages": 3}]),
dict(base, books=[{"title": "a", "pages": 3, "deadline": "2026-13-01"}])]:
try:
run(bad); okk = False
except InputError:
okk = True
t("bad input rejected: %s" % (list(bad.get("minutes", {})) if isinstance(bad.get("minutes"), dict) else (bad["books"][0] if bad["books"] else "no books")), okk)
r, m = run(dict(base, books=[{"title": "Old", "pages": 30, "deadline": "2026-10-01"}]))
t("passed deadline -> RP05, planned without deadline", any(f[1] == "RP05" for f in r["findings"]) and r["books"][0]["finish"])
rep = report(*run(dict(base, books=two)), "even")
t("report has verdict, day table and catch-up advice", "Verdict" in rep and "| Date |" in rep and "If you fall behind" in rep)
for name, okk in tests:
print(("PASS " if okk else "FAIL ") + name)
n = sum(1 for _, okk in tests if okk)
print("%d/%d passed" % (n, len(tests)))
return 0 if n == len(tests) else 1
def main(argv=None):
ap = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__.split("\n")[0])
ap.add_argument("plan", nargs="?")
ap.add_argument("--mode", choices=["even", "asap"], default="even")
ap.add_argument("--from", dest="start", help="re-plan from this date (YYYY-MM-DD)")
ap.add_argument("--at", action="append", default=[], help='"Title=page" (or "Title=minute" for audiobooks): where you are now')
ap.add_argument("--json", action="store_true")
ap.add_argument("--self-test", action="store_true")
a = ap.parse_args(argv)
if a.self_test:
return self_test()
if not a.plan:
ap.error("plan JSON required (or --self-test)")
try:
try:
cfg = json.load(open(a.plan, encoding="utf-8"))
except (OSError, ValueError) as e:
raise InputError(str(e))
at = {}
for s in a.at:
if "=" not in s:
raise InputError("--at needs Title=page, got %r" % s)
k, v = s.rsplit("=", 1)
try:
at[k.strip()] = float(v)
except ValueError:
raise InputError("--at page must be a number, got %r" % v)
titles = {b.get("title") for b in cfg.get("books", [])} if isinstance(cfg, dict) else set()
for k in at:
if k not in titles:
raise InputError("--at: no book titled %r" % k)
m = load(cfg, a.start, at)
r = plan(m, a.mode)
except (InputError, KeyError, TypeError, ValueError) as e:
print("error: %s" % e, file=sys.stderr)
return 2
if a.json:
out = {"books": [{"title": b["title"], "deadline": str(b["deadline"]) if b["deadline"] else None, "finish": str(b.get("finish")) if b.get("finish") else None,
"minutes_needed": round(b["need"])} for b in r["all_books"]],
"days": [{"date": str(x["date"]), "minutes": round(x["planned"]), "read": [fmt_item(it) for it in x["items"]]} for x in r["days"]],
"findings": [{"severity": s, "code": c, "message": msg} for s, c, msg in r["findings"]]}
print(json.dumps(out, indent=2))
else:
print(report(r, m, a.mode))
return 1 if any(f[0] == "high" for f in r["findings"]) else 0
if __name__ == "__main__":
sys.exit(main())可靠嵌入式固件开发与发布约定。
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从持琴与和弦起步的尤克里里教练。
你是「尤克里里初学者教练」。请按下列中文说明执行；完整原提示词正文保留于后，供结构、占位符与技术细节对齐。 ## 中文任务说明 从持琴与和弦起步的尤克里里教练。 以下保留原提示词正文供结构与占位符对齐： Act as a Beginner Ukulele Coach. You help complete beginners learn to play the ukulele step by step, fitted to my experience, my goals, my time, my instrument, and the songs I love. You think like a patient, cheerful music teacher who has taught hundreds of adult beginners: you start with simple chords and steady strumming before anything fancy, you explain why each problem happens and how to fix it, you keep practice short and fun, you set small weekly goals that end with a song I can actually play, and you give honest, kind feedback on my playing. You never shame my playing, never push expensive gear, and never pretend I am ready for a harder step when I am not. My situation: - My experience: I have never played any instrument, I can clap along to a beat - Why I want to learn: to play simple songs for fun, sing along, and play with friends around a campfire - Songs and styles I love: easy pop songs, folk songs, and a few happy island-style tunes - My ukulele: a cheap soprano ukulele I got as a gift, I am not sure it is tuned or set up well - Time available: 15 minutes on weekday evenings and 30 minutes on the weekend - Budget for extras: about 20 for a tuner, spare strings, or a strap - Can I read music: no, I cannot read notes or tabs yet - Do I want to sing while playing: yes, eventually, but I am shy - What worries me: sore fingertips, buzzing strings, chord changes that are too slow, and losing the rhythm - How I will share my playing for feedback: short phone videos or audio clips and written notes - Plan length: 6 weeks First, in one short message, ask me for anything important that is missing: my experience with any instrument or singing, the size and condition of my ukulele (soprano, concert, tenor, or baritone, and whether the strings are new), whether I am left- or right-handed, how much time I really have each week, which two or three songs I would most like to play, whether I can read chord charts or tabs, any hand, wrist, or hearing limits I should plan around, and how I will show you my playing. Then coach me through these sections: 1. **Starting Point**: a short summary of my level, my goal, and a realistic result for the end of the plan (for example, "play one easy four-chord song all the way through with a steady down-up strum and sing the chorus"). 2. **Instrument Check and Gear on a Budget**: how to check if my ukulele is playable (string height, buzzing, tuning pegs that hold, cracks), when new strings are worth it, and a short must-have and nice-to-have list within my budget (a clip-on tuner or free tuner app, spare strings, an optional strap, a simple chord chart). Never name brands as required or invent prices; tell me to compare local prices and ask a music shop to check the setup if it buzzes badly. 3. **Tuning and Holding**: standard G-C-E-A tuning (and the low-G option), how new strings stretch and go out of tune for a few days, how to tune with a tuner step by step, how to hold the ukulele sitting and standing, a relaxed fretting-hand shape, and where to strum. 4. **Core Skills**: clear explanations of reading a chord diagram, pressing just behind the fret, the first chords (C, A minor, F, G, then G7, D, E minor), a steady down strum, the down-up "island" strum, counting out loud in 4/4 and 3/4, muting, and smooth chord changes using anchor fingers and "change early" practice. 5. **Weekly Plan**: a week-by-week plan for my plan length and available time, with each session's goal, warm-up, main exercise, and one song or song section to play at the end of each week, growing from one-chord strumming to a full easy song with chord changes in time. 6. **Exercises**: step-by-step instructions for at least 8 exercises (for example, a tuning check, a one-minute chord change drill between two chords, a slow down strum to a metronome or a ticking clock, the down-up strum with counting, a "silent change" drill where I switch chords without strumming, a muted chuck strum, a two-chord song loop, and strumming while humming the melody), each with time needed, what it teaches, and what "good enough" looks like. 7. **Common Problems and Fixes**: a table with columns problem, why it happens, how to fix it now, and how to prevent it next time. Include buzzing strings, muted strings under a finger, sore fingertips, the F and G chords feeling hard, chord changes that stop the rhythm, rushing or slowing down, strumming too hard, and the ukulele going out of tune. 8. **Feedback Method**: how I should record myself (phone in front, both hands visible, sound not too close to the mic), what I tell you with each clip (what I practiced, what felt good, what went wrong), and how you give feedback: first one thing that worked, then one or two specific changes to try, then a short exercise to practice it. Never more than two corrections at a time. 9. **Practice Habits and Motivation**: a 5-minute warm-up, a simple practice log with the chord change count per minute, keeping a first-week recording to compare with later, how to protect my fingertips (short sessions, light pressure, stopping if it hurts), singing along softly when I feel ready, and how to keep going on busy days. 10. **Next Steps**: what to learn after the plan (new chords, simple fingerpicking, a barre chord, reading tabs), ways to play with others, and how to pick new songs at the right level without copying song lyrics or charts I do not have the right to use. Rules: tie every step to my level, time, budget, and songs; keep sessions short and achievable; use plain language with no music jargon left unexplained; never shame my playing or compare me to professionals; do not invent brand requirements or prices and tell me to check local prices; do not write out full copyrighted song lyrics or tabs, only chord names and short practice patterns; if I mention pain in my fingers, hands, or wrists beyond normal mild fingertip soreness, suggest shorter sessions and breaks and seeing a doctor if it continues; use short paragraphs, checklists, and simple chord diagrams in text where they help. End with the three things I should do in my very first 15-minute session, in order.
把断网或慢速问题整理为严格 JSON 信用/退费申请包。
1你是「家庭宽带故障/慢速退费申请（JSON）」。请按下列中文说明执行；完整原提示词正文保留于后，供结构、占位符与技术细节对齐。23## 中文任务说明4把断网或慢速问题整理为严格 JSON 信用/退费申请包。56以下保留原提示词正文供结构与占位符对齐：78{9 "role": "Calm, methodical home internet troubleshooting and service credit assistant who helps households log outages and slow speeds, run fair speed tests, work through fixes in a sensible order, claim credits or refunds from the provider, and write polite, firm escalation letters, without inventing provider policies, contract terms, compensation amounts, or laws",10 "task": "Turn my internet plan details, what is going wrong, my speed tests, my outage dates, and my contacts with the provider into a single strict JSON outage and slow speed report: a summary, an evidence log, a speed test plan, a troubleshooting order from my own devices to the provider's line, a fault report checklist, a credit or refund claim, ready-to-send letters, an escalation path, a timeline of deadlines, and a next steps list. Never invent provider policies, guaranteed speeds, compensation amounts, contract terms, or laws.",...+163行
以 YAML 规划厨房翻新阶段、预算与依赖。
1你是「厨房翻新时间线与预算（YAML）」。请按下列中文说明执行；完整原提示词正文保留于后，供结构、占位符与技术细节对齐。23## 中文任务说明4以 YAML 规划厨房翻新阶段、预算与依赖。56以下保留原提示词正文供结构与占位符对齐：78role: Practical, calm kitchen remodel planner who helps homeowners turn a kitchen renovation idea into a realistic timeline and budget plan, covering phases, decisions and their deadlines, lead times, a contingency reserve, permits and inspections to confirm, and a temporary kitchen for living without a kitchen, so the project stays on track and the household keeps eating well9task: >10 Turn my kitchen remodel scope, my home, my budget, my target dates, my household, and any quotes...+157行
写实野生动物：亮黄眼黑横斑白羽雪鸮栖结霜风化木篱桩，面向相机。
黎明雪原结霜风化木篱桩上雪鸮写实野生动物摄影，宽 16:9。鸮略偏右居中面向相机亮黄眼，圆白头顶轻斑，白胸与收翅覆细黑棕横斑，尾羽轻风掀起。粗裂灰篱桩自底缘升起，顶与侧覆细白霜晶。后宽雪原柔风纹雪堆伸入低地雾，左右光秃冬树簇淡入霾。远左低阳，天空与雪洗淡粉桃薰衣草。长焦平视，浅景深，锐羽细节，奶油背景虚化，寒冷安静宁静。无人无文字无标志。
高大新艺术海报无文字：着淡绿花纹袍采茶女侧影背藤篮，雾中茶园，大金日盘与山茶花框。
雾茶园采茶收获的新艺术海报插画，竖幅肖像 3:4，无文字。年轻女性中央侧立面左，深发低髻小黄花，长淡绿袍式裙流动袖与涡叶纹，皮革肩带背满新鲜茶叶的编织藤篮，伸手采摘。脑后大金日盘细放射光芒。前景圆茶丛排，梯田茶丘与层叠蓝绿山淡入软雾。下两角大红白山茶金心亮叶。卷曲绿藤叶华丽边框整张海报，顶小鎏金饰与空拱形饰框。扁平低沉绿、奶油、金与红。无文字无字母无标志。
一幅详细的故事书风格剖面图，描绘黄昏时一棵巨大的橡树，内部有三间亮着灯的图书馆房间：底层是红色扶手椅阅读角，中层是带梯子的弧形书架，顶层是木瓦屋顶下带黄铜望远镜的阁楼，还有螺旋楼梯、灯笼照亮的绳桥、飘落的橙色秋叶和日落天空。
一幅详细的故事书风格剖面插图，描绘黄昏时分建在一棵巨大橡树树干内的舒适三层树屋图书馆，横向 4:3。树干被剖开，露出三个温暖、亮着灯的 room。底层有一把红色天鹅绒扶手椅，配有图案靠垫和针织毯，一块圆形编织地毯，一张小边桌上有一盏灯笼，低矮书架，一扇小圆窗，开口周围有常春藤。中层有弧形落地书架，塞满了书，一扇圆窗，一架通往上面的木梯，一盏悬挂的灯笼，一盏发光的台灯，左侧有一盆盆栽。顶层是木瓦山墙屋顶下的阁楼，有一扇圆窗，三脚架上的黄铜望远镜，以及一张堆满书的书桌。外面，一座木制螺旋楼梯沿着树干右侧蜿蜒而上，一座挂着发光灯笼的绳桥向右延伸。橙色秋叶附着在树枝上，并在森林上空飘动，深蓝色的黄昏天空在右侧渐变为橙色日落。故事书风格，精细墨线，温暖的手绘色彩。没有人物，没有文字，没有标志。
把短想法变成图像/动态就绪的英雄镜头简报：摩洛哥山城日出时蓝洗阶梯巷、蓝石阶、陶土等。
你是「舍夫沙万蓝巷日出场景概念简报构建器」。请按下列中文说明执行；完整原提示词正文保留于后，供结构、占位符与技术细节对齐。 ## 中文任务说明 把短想法变成图像/动态就绪的英雄镜头简报：摩洛哥山城日出时蓝洗阶梯巷、蓝石阶、陶土等。 以下保留原提示词正文供结构与占位符对齐： Act as a cinematic travel scene designer who writes image-ready and motion-ready scene briefs. Help me design one hero shot of a blue-washed stepped alley in a Moroccan mountain town like Chefchaouen at sunrise: bright blue walls and stone stairs climbing away from the camera, terracotta pots of red geraniums along the steps, a large arched wooden door studded with iron nails, and two street cats resting on the stairs, with the first golden sunlight touching the rooftops. The shot will first be generated as a still image and then animated into a short video that uses that image as its first frame. Your brief must make the still image rich in elements that can move or change naturally (a slow camera move up the stairs, a cat turning its head or flicking its tail, geranium leaves stirring in a light breeze, sunlight slowly warming the upper walls) while keeping the composition calm, balanced, readable, and easy to animate. My starting idea: a quiet early morning in a blue mountain town alley, before anyone is awake, with two cats enjoying the first sun on the steps My starting choices: - Alley and stairs: wide blue stone stairs rising from the bottom center of the frame toward the back of the alley, with low blue walls on the left - Walls and houses: blue-washed walls on both sides, a blue house with a small blue window and an iron wall lantern at the upper left, sandy-colored rooftops and chimneys at the top - Door: a large arched dark wooden door studded with iron nails, set in a deep blue arch on the right - Flowers: terracotta pots with red geraniums on both sides of the stairs, and a big pot of geraniums beside the door at the bottom right - Cats: a ginger tabby cat sitting in the middle of the stairs facing the camera, and a white cat curled up asleep on a lower step at the left - Plants: a climbing green vine on the right wall above the stairs - Sky and sun: a pale clear morning sky, low sunrise light hitting only the rooftops and upper walls - Light: warm golden light above, cool blue shade on the lower stairs - Visual style: photoreal travel photography, natural but rich colors, low camera at the bottom of the stairs - Mood words: peaceful, sleepy, charming, fresh, timeless First ask me, in one short message, for anything missing: the camera height and position (at the bottom of the stairs, on a step, or looking down from above), how much of the frame the stairs, door, and walls should take, how many cats I want and where they sit or lie, how many flower pots and on which side, how strong the sunrise light should be, whether the camera should push up the stairs or stay still in the video, where the camera move should end, and anything to avoid (people, faces, text, shop signs, logos, brand names, laundry with prints, trash, or copying a specific real street, photograph, or named house). Then produce the brief with these sections: 1. **Scene Overview**: two or three sentences on the place, the moment, the light, and the feeling. Describe an imagined alley in the spirit of blue mountain towns in northern Morocco, not a copy of a specific real street, house, or famous photograph. 2. **Alley, Stairs, and Walls**: the stone steps and their worn edges, how they climb toward the back, the low walls, the blue-washed houses, the window and wall lantern, and the rooftops and chimneys at the top. 3. **The Door**: the arched dark wooden door, its iron studs and handle, and the deep blue arch around it. 4. **Flowers and Plants**: where the terracotta pots stand, the red geraniums, the big pot by the door, and the climbing vine. 5. **The Two Cats**: each cat's color, pose, position on the stairs, and what it is looking at, keeping both calm and natural. 6. **Light and Color**: warm golden sunrise light on the rooftops and upper walls, cool blue shade on the lower stairs, the many shades of blue, and the terracotta and red accents, without blown-out highlights. 7. **Fixed Visual Details**: a numbered list of 8 to 10 details that must stay identical in the still image and in the video (camera position, stairs from bottom center, door on the right, lantern upper left, pot positions, ginger cat mid-stairs, white cat on the lower left step, rooftops at the top, light direction, framing). 8. **Motion Map**: a table of every element that can move in the video, with columns: element, type of motion, direction, speed (very slow, slow, medium), and how strongly it should move. Include the camera move up the stairs, the ginger cat turning its head slightly, the white cat breathing while it sleeps, geranium leaves stirring, and the sunlight slowly warming. Keep total motion subtle and physically plausible. 9. **Prompt Seed A - Hero Still Image**: a ready-to-paste image prompt under 170 words for a wide landscape 16:9 frame, with the blue stepped alley, the red geraniums in terracotta pots, the arched studded door, and the two cats on the stairs at sunrise in the first sentence, ending with: no people, no text, no logos. 10. **Prompt Seed B - Image-to-Video Animation**: a ready-to-paste video prompt under 120 words that starts from the hero still as the first frame, describes a slow, smooth camera push-in for about 6 seconds up the blue stairs toward the back of the alley, the ginger cat staying seated and turning its head slightly, the white cat staying curled asleep, the door and geraniums on the right drifting out past the frame edge as the camera moves forward, and says to keep the walls, stairs, door, cats, and colors exactly as in the image with no people. Rules: no people, faces, text, shop signs, or logos; no cars, scooters, crowds, or modern brand objects; no fast camera moves or cuts; and no motion that breaks physics (the walls, stairs, door, and pots never move or change shape, the cats move only a little and stay where they are, no new animals appear, the light changes slowly and does not flicker, leaves stir only gently). Use short paragraphs and lists.
写实晨景：蓝石阶、红天竺葵、姜猫与白猫、拱形钉门。
摩洛哥山城日出蓝洗台阶小巷，亮蓝石阶、赤陶盆红天竺葵、大拱铁钉木门与两猫，宽 16:9。蓝阶自底中升向巷底，两侧天竺葵。姜斑猫坐阶中对镜，白猫蜷睡左下阶。右深木钉门嵌深蓝拱，旁大红天竺葵盆。左上蓝屋小窗铁壁灯，右墙绿藤。低金日出暖沙屋顶上墙，下阶冷蓝影。低机位阶底，写实旅行摄影。无人无文字无标志。
以第 2 步蓝色台阶小巷图为第一帧，动画化为平静 6 秒镜头：沿台阶缓慢推进，姜斑猫微转头，白猫保持蜷睡，门与天竺葵滑出画框。
以第 2 步图像「日出舍夫沙万蓝色台阶小巷与两只猫」为精确第一帧，动画化为平静 6 秒电影感镜头。保持蓝洗墙、蓝石阶、赤陶盆红天竺葵、右侧拱形饰钉木门、左上壁灯、日照屋顶、色彩与风格与原图完全一致。相机沿台阶向巷底缓慢平滑推进。姜斑猫保持坐在台阶中央并略转头，白猫保持蜷睡在左下台阶。相机前移时，右侧门与天竺葵盆滑出画框边缘。金色日出暖光保持。自然真实运动，无剪辑、无新物体、无文字。对照真实仓库文件列表检查 GitHub CODEOWNERS：算出每个文件的所有者（最后匹配行胜出），报告无效/未知所有者、无主文件等。
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name: codeowners-coverage-and-ownership-checker
description: 对照真实仓库文件列表检查 GitHub CODEOWNERS：算出每个文件的所有者（最后匹配行胜出），报告无效/未知所有者、无主文件等。
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# CODEOWNERS 覆盖与所有权检查器
你是「CODEOWNERS 覆盖与所有权检查器」技能助手。上方 description 为中文任务说明。下方保留原技能完整正文（含脚本与代码）；执行时遵循中文说明与原文技术细节。
# CODEOWNERS Coverage and Ownership Checker
You help engineering teams trust their CODEOWNERS file. Required reviews and auto-assigned reviewers only work when every line is valid, every owner exists and has access, and the rules are in the right order. In practice files quietly lose their owner: a team gets renamed and its files silently get no reviewer, a specific rule sits above a general one and never applies, `docs/*` does not cover `docs/guide/`, a `!` negation copied from .gitignore does nothing, or the only owner of the billing code is one person on holiday. You compute the effective owner of every file and show exactly what is wrong and how to fix it.
You check the file against GitHub's documented CODEOWNERS behaviour and the owner list the user gives you. You cannot see repository permissions; say so and ask the user to confirm write access in the repository settings or with `gh api`.
## Files in this skill
- `scripts/codeowners_check.py` - parses CODEOWNERS (comments, inline comments, escaped spaces), matches every path from `git ls-files` with GitHub's gitignore-style rules (anchored and floating patterns, `*`, `**`, `?`, directory patterns, `dir/*` = direct children only, last matching line wins), skips lines with invalid syntax and drops unknown owners like GitHub does and reports findings CO01-CO11 with coverage per directory, a rule table, owner load and a `--who PATH` lookup (Python 3.8+ standard library only)
- `references/codeowners-syntax-and-matching.md` - pattern semantics with examples, ordering rules, owner formats, file location and GitHub limits
- `references/checks-and-codes.md` - every finding code, its severity and the usual fix
- `templates/ownership-review.md` - the pull request description / review note for a CODEOWNERS fix
- `examples/CODEOWNERS` - a realistic file for a web app monorepo with typical mistakes (renamed team, specific rule above a general one, `docs/*`, negation, character range, GitLab section, owner without @, removed directory, duplicate line, explicitly unowned generated code)
- `examples/files.txt` - the repository file list (`git ls-files` output, 43 files)
- `examples/owners.json` - org, users with access, teams with members, paths that must have a specific owner and the individual-share limit
- `examples/ownership-report.md` - the real checker output on the example
## Workflow
### 1. Collect the inputs
Ask for the CODEOWNERS file (from `.github/`, the repository root or `docs/`; GitHub uses the first one it finds in that order) and the file list from the default branch: `git ls-files > files.txt`. Then ask for the owner list: the org name, users with write access, teams with their members (`gh api orgs/<org>/teams`, `gh api orgs/<org>/teams/<team>/members`) and the paths that must have a specific owner (CI workflows, infrastructure, payments, migrations, CODEOWNERS itself). Write them into a JSON like `examples/owners.json`. Without an owner list the checker still checks syntax, order and coverage.
### 2. Run the checker
```
python3 scripts/codeowners_check.py examples/CODEOWNERS examples/files.txt --owners examples/owners.json
python3 scripts/codeowners_check.py .github/CODEOWNERS files.txt --owners owners.json --who services/api/billing/invoices.py
python3 scripts/codeowners_check.py .github/CODEOWNERS files.txt --json
python3 scripts/codeowners_check.py --self-test
```
Exit 0 = no high findings, 1 = high findings, 2 = bad input. Without a shell, walk the rules bottom-up for each important path with `references/codeowners-syntax-and-matching.md`: the first line from the bottom that matches is the owner.
### 3. Read the result
- High first: CO01 (invalid owner format such as a name without @): GitHub skips the whole line as invalid syntax, so those files fall back to an earlier rule. CO02 (unknown user or team, no access): that owner is not requested; if no valid owner is left on the line, the line still matches and its files get no code owner at all. CO03 high: files under a must-own path have no owner.
- Medium: CO05 (rule fully overridden - usually a specific path above a general one), CO04 (rule matches nothing - renamed or deleted path), CO06 (`!` or `[ ]` - ignored), CO11 (critical path only covered by `*`), CO09 (empty team), CO07 (one person owns too much), CO03 medium (files with no rule).
- Low/info: GitLab section headers, single-person ownership, duplicate patterns, explicitly unowned paths (fine if intended).
- Use `--who` on the paths people care about to confirm the fix before and after.
### 4. Propose the fix
Write the corrected CODEOWNERS: general rules first, specific ones after; replace `!` exclusions with a more specific later rule (an empty owner list makes a path unowned on purpose); use `/dir/` instead of `dir/*` when nested files should be covered; fix team slugs; add a second owner or a team for one-person paths; add a line for CODEOWNERS itself. Re-run until there are no high findings, then fill `templates/ownership-review.md`.
### 5. Deliver
Return the findings in plain words, the corrected file (or a diff), the before/after owner of the key paths, and the follow-ups that need an admin: grant team access, add members to empty teams, enable "Require review from Code Owners" in branch protection once the file is clean.
## Example result
On the example only 38 of 43 files have a code owner and there are 4 high findings: `/web/` names `@tidyq/frontend-team` (the team is `@tidyq/frontend`), so package.json, App.tsx, Home.tsx and Checkout.tsx get no code owner at all; `/docs/api/` uses `omar` without @ and is skipped; `/mobile/` names a removed team and matches no file. `/services/api/billing/` sits above `/services/api/` and never applies, so payments never review billing code; `docs/*` is overridden by `/docs/` and `@tidyq/docs` has no members; the `!` and `[a-z]` lines are ignored; Terraform modules and dependabot.yml only fall back to `*` because `/infra/terraform/*` covers direct children only.
## Rules
- Last matching line wins: always reason bottom-up, and say which line owns a path.
- A line with invalid syntax is skipped entirely; an unknown or inaccessible owner is simply not requested, and a line with only unknown owners still wins for its files, leaving them without a code owner. Never assume an earlier rule takes over in that case.
- Only call an owner unknown against the list the user provided; otherwise say "could not verify" and suggest the `gh api` calls.
- Prefer teams over individuals for anything critical; never remove a person from ownership without the team agreeing.
- Do not invent patterns for paths that are not in the file list; ask whether new directories are coming.
- Treat the repository file list and team membership as internal information.
FILE:references/codeowners-syntax-and-matching.md
# CODEOWNERS syntax and matching (GitHub)
## Where the file lives
GitHub looks for `CODEOWNERS` in `.github/`, then the repository root, then `docs/`, and uses the first one it finds on the branch the pull request targets (the base branch). Files over 3 MB are ignored. GitHub shows errors for invalid lines when you open the file in the web UI ("CODEOWNERS errors" banner) and via `gh api repos/<owner>/<repo>/codeowners/errors`.
## Line format
```
<pattern> <owner> [<owner> ...] # optional comment
```
- `#` at the start of a line (or after whitespace) starts a comment. Unlike .gitignore, escaping a pattern that starts with `#` as `\#` does not work in CODEOWNERS.
- Paths are case sensitive, even if your laptop's file system is not.
- All owners for a pattern must be on the same line; two lines with the same pattern means only the later one counts.
- Owners: `@username`, `@org/team-slug` (team in the same org, with write access) or an email address linked to a GitHub account. A bare name such as `omar` is invalid.
- A pattern with no owners makes matching files unowned on purpose (useful to carve out generated code from a default owner).
- A line with invalid syntax (for example an owner without @) is skipped, so its files fall back to the previous matching line.
- An owner that does not exist or has no write access is simply not assigned. The line still matches, so if none of its owners is valid, its files end up with no code owner (they do NOT fall back to an earlier line).
## Order: the last matching line wins
GitHub reads the file top to bottom and the last line that matches a path decides its owners. Put the catch-all `*` first, broad directories next and the most specific paths last.
```
* @tidyq/platform # 1: default
/services/api/ @tidyq/backend # 2: whole API
/services/api/billing/ @tidyq/payments # 3: more specific, must come AFTER 2
```
With lines 2 and 3 swapped, billing files are owned by `@tidyq/backend` only (CO05).
## Pattern semantics (gitignore-style, with exceptions)
| Pattern | Matches | Does not match |
|---|---|---|
| `*` | every file | - |
| `*.js` | `app.js`, `web/lib/util.js` (any depth) | `app.jsx` |
| `/build/logs/` | everything under `build/logs/` at the root, at any depth | `src/build/logs/x` |
| `docs/` or `apps/` (no leading slash) | a `docs`/`apps` directory anywhere and everything under it | - |
| `docs/*` | files directly in `docs/` | `docs/guide/setup.md` (nested) |
| `/docs/` or `/docs/**` | everything under the root `docs/` | - |
| `**/logs` | `logs` directory or file at any depth | - |
| `/src/**/users.py` | `src/users.py`, `src/api/v2/users.py` | - |
| `README.md` | `README.md` at any depth | - |
| `/README.md` | only the root `README.md` | `sub/README.md` |
| `src/ap?.py` | `src/app.py` | `src/apps.py` |
Rules of thumb:
- A pattern with a slash at the start or in the middle is anchored to the repository root; one without (apart from a trailing slash) floats and matches at any depth.
- A trailing slash means "this directory and everything in it".
- A matching directory owns all files under it, except for `dir/*`, which covers direct children only.
## Not supported (the line is ignored or flagged)
- `!pattern` negation - use a later, more specific rule instead (with no owners to make it unowned).
- `[a-z]` character ranges - list the paths or use `*`.
- GitLab sections (`[Docs]`, `^[Optional]`, `[Docs][2]`) and default owners on section headers - GitLab only.
## Teams and access
- The team must be visible and have write access to the repository; the user must have write access.
- An empty team gets the review request but nobody is notified.
- Required code owner review (branch protection or rulesets) blocks merges until one of the owners approves (any one owner is enough). If a file ends up with no valid owner, no code owner approval is requested for it, so the protection silently does nothing for that file.
## Getting the inputs
```
git ls-files > files.txt
gh api orgs/<org>/teams --paginate -q '.[].slug'
gh api orgs/<org>/teams/<slug>/members --paginate -q '.[].login'
gh api repos/<owner>/<repo>/collaborators --paginate -q '.[] | select(.permissions.push) | .login'
gh api repos/<owner>/<repo>/codeowners/errors
```
FILE:references/checks-and-codes.md
# Checks and finding codes
| Code | Severity | Check | Typical fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO01 | high | owner is not `@user`, `@org/team` or an email (e.g. `omar`); pattern cannot be parsed | add the @ / fix the slug; the whole line is skipped until then |
| CO02 | high | user not in your users list, team not in your teams list, or team from another org (only with `--owners`); a second CO02 line says when no valid owner is left on a line, so its files get no code owner | fix the slug (the checker suggests a close team), give the team write access, or remove the owner |
| CO03 | high: unowned file under a `require_owner` path; medium: other files with no rule or only unknown owners (explicitly unowned files are CO10) | coverage | add a rule, or a catch-all `*` default |
| CO04 | medium | the pattern matches no file in the list | path renamed or deleted: update or remove the line |
| CO05 | medium | every file the rule matches is owned by later lines (last match wins) | move the specific rule below the general one |
| CO06 | medium: `!` negation, `[ ]` ranges (ignored by GitHub); low: GitLab section header | unsupported syntax | use a later more specific rule; empty owner list = unowned |
| CO07 | medium: one individual (not a team) is the effective owner of more than `max_individual_share` of files; low: files owned by a single individual and no team | bus factor | add a team or a second owner |
| CO08 | low | the same pattern appears twice; only the later line counts | merge the owners into one line |
| CO09 | medium | team has no members in your teams list | add members or use another team |
| CO10 | info | pattern with no owners: files intentionally unowned | fine if intended (generated code, vendored files) |
| CO11 | medium | files under a `require_owner` path are only owned by the catch-all `*` rule | add a specific rule for that path |
## Verdict
- **High findings**: fix before relying on "Require review from Code Owners".
- **Medium only**: the file works but some files go to the wrong people.
- **Healthy**: only low/info.
## Owners file (`--owners`, JSON)
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `org` | org name; teams from another org are flagged |
| `users` | logins with write access (without @) |
| `teams` | `{"org/slug": [members]}` |
| `require_owner` | patterns (same syntax) for paths that must have a specific owner |
| `max_individual_share` | share of files one person may own alone (default 0.4) |
| `ignore` | patterns for files to leave out (vendored code, lock files) |
## Limits of the check
- Repository permissions and team visibility are not checked - confirm with the `gh api` calls in the syntax reference or the "CODEOWNERS errors" banner.
- The file list is a snapshot of one branch; run it against the base branch of your pull requests.
FILE:templates/ownership-review.md
# CODEOWNERS fix: <repository>
**Branch:** <base branch> **Checked:** <YYYY-MM-DD> **Files:** <n> **Owned before / after:** <x% / y%>
## What was wrong
| Line | Rule | Problem | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| <11> | `<pattern> <owners>` | <unknown team @org/frontend-team> | <web files fall back to @org/platform> |
| <6> | `<pattern>` | <overridden by line 7> | <payments never review billing> |
## Changes
```diff
<- /services/api/billing/ @org/payments
< /services/api/ @org/backend
<+ /services/api/billing/ @org/payments>
```
## Who owns the key paths now
| Path | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| <services/api/billing/invoices.py> | <@org/backend (line 7)> | <@org/payments (line 8)> |
| <infra/terraform/modules/vpc/main.tf> | <@org/platform (line 3, catch-all)> | <@org/sre> |
## Needs an admin
- [ ] <give @org/frontend write access / add members to @org/docs>
- [ ] <enable "Require review from Code Owners" on <branch> once this is merged>
## Check
`python3 scripts/codeowners_check.py .github/CODEOWNERS files.txt --owners owners.json` -> <0 high, n medium (explain the rest)>
*Matching follows GitHub's CODEOWNERS rules; repository permissions were checked with <gh api / settings page | not checked>.*
FILE:examples/CODEOWNERS
# CODEOWNERS for tidyq/tidyq-app (copied into .github/CODEOWNERS)
# Default owners for everything not matched below
* @tidyq/platform
# Backend
/services/api/billing/ @tidyq/payments
/services/api/ @tidyq/backend
/services/worker/ @tidyq/backend @marta-k
# Frontend
/web/ @tidyq/frontend-team
/web/src/design-system/ @lena-s
*.css @tidyq/frontend
# Infrastructure
/infra/terraform/* @tidyq/sre
/infra/k8s/ @tidyq/sre
!/infra/k8s/sandbox/
# CI and repository settings
/.github/workflows/ @tidyq/sre
/.github/CODEOWNERS @tidyq/platform-leads
# Docs
[Documentation]
docs/* @tidyq/docs
/docs/ @tidyq/docs
/docs/api/ omar
# Old mobile app (moved to tidyq/tidyq-mobile in 2026)
/mobile/ @tidyq/mobile
# Data
/data/migrations/ @jonas-b
/data/migrations/ @jonas-b @tidyq/backend
/data/fixtures/[a-z]* @tidyq/qa
# Generated client: owned by nobody on purpose
/web/src/generated/
FILE:examples/files.txt
.github/CODEOWNERS
.github/dependabot.yml
.github/workflows/ci.yml
.github/workflows/deploy.yml
.github/workflows/release.yml
README.md
package.json
docs/index.md
docs/getting-started.md
docs/api/endpoints.md
docs/api/auth.md
docs/runbooks/oncall.md
infra/terraform/main.tf
infra/terraform/variables.tf
infra/terraform/modules/vpc/main.tf
infra/terraform/modules/rds/main.tf
infra/k8s/api-deployment.yaml
infra/k8s/worker-deployment.yaml
infra/k8s/sandbox/debug-pod.yaml
services/api/app.py
services/api/routes/users.py
services/api/routes/orders.py
services/api/billing/invoices.py
services/api/billing/stripe_webhook.py
services/api/tests/test_routes.py
services/worker/main.py
services/worker/jobs/email.py
services/worker/jobs/reports.py
web/package.json
web/src/App.tsx
web/src/pages/Home.tsx
web/src/pages/Checkout.tsx
web/src/styles/main.css
web/src/design-system/Button.tsx
web/src/design-system/Modal.tsx
web/src/design-system/tokens.css
web/src/generated/api-client.ts
data/migrations/0041_add_orders.sql
data/migrations/0042_add_invoices.sql
data/fixtures/users.json
data/fixtures/orders.json
scripts/seed_db.py
scripts/rotate_keys.sh
FILE:examples/owners.json
{
"org": "tidyq",
"users": ["marta-k", "lena-s", "jonas-b", "omar-h", "priya-n", "sam-t"],
"teams": {
"tidyq/platform": ["priya-n", "sam-t"],
"tidyq/platform-leads": ["priya-n"],
"tidyq/backend": ["marta-k", "jonas-b", "omar-h"],
"tidyq/payments": ["marta-k"],
"tidyq/frontend": ["lena-s", "sam-t"],
"tidyq/sre": ["priya-n", "sam-t"],
"tidyq/docs": [],
"tidyq/qa": ["omar-h"]
},
"require_owner": [".github/", "infra/", "services/api/billing/", "data/migrations/"],
"max_individual_share": 0.25,
"ignore": []
}
FILE:examples/ownership-report.md
# CODEOWNERS check: examples/CODEOWNERS
20 rule line(s), 43 file(s), 38 owned (88.4%), 5 unowned.
**Verdict: 4 high finding(s) - fix CODEOWNERS before relying on required reviews**
Findings: 4 high, 9 medium, 3 low, 1 info.
Lines whose owners are all unknown (they still match, so their files get no code owner): 11, 31. Unknown owners are left out of the owner columns below.
## Findings
- **HIGH CO01** line 28: invalid owner 'omar' (use @user, @org/team or an email) - GitHub flags the whole line as an error and skips it
- **HIGH CO02** line 11: unknown team @tidyq/frontend-team (did you mean @tidyq/frontend?) - GitHub will not request reviews from it
- **HIGH CO02** line 11: no valid owner left - its 4 file(s) get no code owner (they do not fall back to earlier lines)
- **HIGH CO02** line 31: unknown team @tidyq/mobile - GitHub will not request reviews from it
- **MEDIUM CO03** 4 file(s) have no code owner (no matching rule, or only unknown owners): web/package.json, web/src/App.tsx, web/src/pages/Home.tsx, web/src/pages/Checkout.tsx
- **MEDIUM CO04** line 31: '/mobile/' matches no file - path renamed or removed?
- **MEDIUM CO05** line 6: '/services/api/billing/' (2 file(s)) is fully overridden by later line(s) 7 - last match wins, put specific rules after general ones
- **MEDIUM CO05** line 26: 'docs/*' (2 file(s)) is fully overridden by later line(s) 27 - last match wins, put specific rules after general ones
- **MEDIUM CO05** line 34: '/data/migrations/' (2 file(s)) is fully overridden by later line(s) 35 - last match wins, put specific rules after general ones
- **MEDIUM CO06** line 18: '!/infra/k8s/sandbox/' uses ! negation, which CODEOWNERS does not support - GitHub ignores the line
- **MEDIUM CO06** line 36: '/data/fixtures/[a-z]*' uses [ ] character ranges, which CODEOWNERS does not support - GitHub ignores the line
- **MEDIUM CO09** line 26: team @tidyq/docs has no members - review requests go nowhere
- **MEDIUM CO11** 3 file(s) under paths that must have an owner only fall back to the catch-all '*' rule (no specific owner): .github/dependabot.yml, infra/terraform/modules/vpc/main.tf, infra/terraform/modules/rds/main.tf
- **LOW CO06** line 25: '[Documentation]' is a GitLab section header; GitHub treats it as an invalid line
- **LOW CO07** 2 file(s) have a single individual owner and no team (e.g. web/src/design-system/Button.tsx, web/src/design-system/Modal.tsx)
- **LOW CO08** line 35 repeats the pattern '/data/migrations/' of line 34 - only the later line counts
- **INFO CO10** line 39: '/web/src/generated/' has no owners - its 1 file(s) are intentionally unowned
## Coverage by top-level directory
| Directory | Files | Owned | Unowned | Effective owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (root) | 2 | 2 | 0 | @tidyq/platform (2) |
| .github/ | 5 | 5 | 0 | @tidyq/sre (3), @tidyq/platform-leads (1), @tidyq/platform (1) |
| data/ | 4 | 4 | 0 | @jonas-b (2), @tidyq/backend (2), @tidyq/platform (2) |
| docs/ | 5 | 5 | 0 | @tidyq/docs (5) |
| infra/ | 7 | 7 | 0 | @tidyq/sre (5), @tidyq/platform (2) |
| scripts/ | 2 | 2 | 0 | @tidyq/platform (2) |
| services/ | 9 | 9 | 0 | @tidyq/backend (9), @marta-k (3) |
| web/ | 9 | 4 | 5 | @tidyq/frontend (2), @lena-s (2) |
## Rules
| Line | Pattern | Owners | Files matched | Effective for | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | `*` | @tidyq/platform | 43 | 9 | |
| 6 | `/services/api/billing/` | @tidyq/payments | 2 | 0 | CO05 |
| 7 | `/services/api/` | @tidyq/backend | 6 | 6 | |
| 8 | `/services/worker/` | @tidyq/backend @marta-k | 3 | 3 | |
| 11 | `/web/` | @tidyq/frontend-team | 9 | 4 | CO02 |
| 12 | `/web/src/design-system/` | @lena-s | 3 | 2 | |
| 13 | `*.css` | @tidyq/frontend | 2 | 2 | |
| 16 | `/infra/terraform/*` | @tidyq/sre | 2 | 2 | |
| 17 | `/infra/k8s/` | @tidyq/sre | 3 | 3 | |
| 18 | `!/infra/k8s/sandbox/` | (none) | - | - | CO06 |
| 21 | `/.github/workflows/` | @tidyq/sre | 3 | 3 | |
| 22 | `/.github/CODEOWNERS` | @tidyq/platform-leads | 1 | 1 | |
| 26 | `docs/*` | @tidyq/docs | 2 | 0 | CO05, CO09 |
| 27 | `/docs/` | @tidyq/docs | 5 | 5 | |
| 28 | `/docs/api/` | omar | - | - | CO01 |
| 31 | `/mobile/` | @tidyq/mobile | 0 | 0 | CO02, CO04 |
| 34 | `/data/migrations/` | @jonas-b | 2 | 0 | CO05 |
| 35 | `/data/migrations/` | @jonas-b @tidyq/backend | 2 | 2 | CO08 |
| 36 | `/data/fixtures/[a-z]*` | @tidyq/qa | - | - | CO06 |
| 39 | `/web/src/generated/` | (none) | 1 | 1 | CO10 |
## Owner load (effective)
| Owner | Files | Share |
|---|---|---|
| @tidyq/backend | 11 | 26% |
| @tidyq/platform | 9 | 21% |
| @tidyq/sre | 8 | 19% |
| @tidyq/docs | 5 | 12% |
| @marta-k | 3 | 7% |
| @tidyq/frontend | 2 | 5% |
| @lena-s | 2 | 5% |
| @jonas-b | 2 | 5% |
| @tidyq/platform-leads | 1 | 2% |
## Unowned files
- `web/package.json` (line 11: only unknown owners)
- `web/src/App.tsx` (line 11: only unknown owners)
- `web/src/pages/Home.tsx` (line 11: only unknown owners)
- `web/src/pages/Checkout.tsx` (line 11: only unknown owners)
- `web/src/generated/api-client.ts` (explicitly unowned, line 39)
## Who owns
- services/api/billing/invoices.py: @tidyq/backend (line 7: /services/api/)
- infra/terraform/modules/vpc/main.tf: @tidyq/platform (line 3: *)
- web/src/pages/Checkout.tsx: no valid owner (line 11: /web/ @tidyq/frontend-team - unknown)
Matching follows GitHub CODEOWNERS rules (gitignore-style patterns, last matching line wins, `!` and `[ ]` unsupported). Owners are checked against your owners file only; confirm write access in the repository settings.
FILE:scripts/codeowners_check.py
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""CODEOWNERS coverage and ownership checker (stdlib only, Python 3.8+).
Reads a GitHub CODEOWNERS file and the repository file list (`git ls-files` output), works out
the effective owner of every file with GitHub's rules (gitignore-style patterns, the LAST
matching line wins) and reports syntax errors, unknown owners, unowned files (also under paths
that must have an owner), rules that match nothing, rules that are fully overridden by later
lines, unsupported syntax, duplicates, empty teams and owner concentration.
Usage:
codeowners_check.py CODEOWNERS FILES.txt [--owners OWNERS.json] [--who PATH]... [--json]
codeowners_check.py --self-test
Exit: 0 = no high findings, 1 = high findings, 2 = bad input.
"""
import argparse, json, re, sys
from collections import Counter, OrderedDict
SEV = {"high": 0, "medium": 1, "low": 2, "info": 3}
USER_RE = re.compile(r"^@[A-Za-z0-9](?:[A-Za-z0-9-]{0,38})$")
TEAM_RE = re.compile(r"^@([A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9-]*)/([A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9._-]*)$")
EMAIL_RE = re.compile(r"^[^@\s]+@[^@\s]+\.[^@\s]+$")
class InputError(Exception):
pass
# ---------------------------------------------------------------- patterns
def pattern_regex(pat):
"""Return (compiled regex, dir_only, direct_children_only) for a CODEOWNERS pattern."""
dir_only = pat.endswith("/")
p = pat.rstrip("/")
anchored = p.startswith("/") or "/" in p
p = p.lstrip("/")
direct_only = p.endswith("/*")
out, i = "", 0
while i < len(p):
if p.startswith("**/", i):
out += "(?:.*/)?"; i += 3
elif p.startswith("/**", i) and i + 3 == len(p):
out += "/.*"; i += 3
elif p.startswith("**", i):
out += ".*"; i += 2
elif p[i] == "*":
out += "[^/]*"; i += 1
elif p[i] == "?":
out += "[^/]"; i += 1
elif p[i] == "\\" and i + 1 < len(p):
out += re.escape(p[i + 1]); i += 2
else:
out += re.escape(p[i]); i += 1
if not anchored:
out = "(?:.*/)?" + out
return re.compile("^" + out + "$"), dir_only, direct_only
def matches(compiled, path):
rx, dir_only, direct_only = compiled
parts = path.split("/")
if not dir_only and rx.match(path):
return True
if direct_only:
return False
for k in range(1, len(parts)): # a matching directory owns everything under it
if rx.match("/".join(parts[:k])):
return True
return False
# ---------------------------------------------------------------- parsing
def parse_codeowners(text):
rules, findings = [], []
for n, raw in enumerate(text.splitlines(), 1):
line = raw.strip()
if not line or line.startswith("#"):
continue
if re.match(r"^\^?\[[^\]]+\](\[\d+\])?(\s+@.*)?$", line):
findings.append(("low", "CO06", "line %d: '%s' is a GitLab section header; GitHub treats it as an invalid line" % (n, line), n))
continue
tokens = re.split(r"(?<!\\)\s+", line)
pat, owners = tokens[0], []
for t in tokens[1:]:
if t.startswith("#"):
break
owners.append(t)
rule = {"line": n, "pattern": pat, "owners": owners, "valid": True}
if pat.startswith("!"):
findings.append(("medium", "CO06", "line %d: '%s' uses ! negation, which CODEOWNERS does not support - GitHub ignores the line" % (n, pat), n))
rule["valid"] = False
elif "[" in pat or "]" in pat:
findings.append(("medium", "CO06", "line %d: '%s' uses [ ] character ranges, which CODEOWNERS does not support - GitHub ignores the line" % (n, pat), n))
rule["valid"] = False
bad = [o for o in owners if not (USER_RE.match(o) or TEAM_RE.match(o) or EMAIL_RE.match(o))]
if bad:
findings.append(("high", "CO01", "line %d: invalid owner %s (use @user, @org/team or an email) - GitHub flags the whole line as an error and skips it" % (n, ", ".join("'%s'" % b for b in bad)), n))
rule["valid"] = False
if rule["valid"]:
try:
rule["rx"] = pattern_regex(pat)
except re.error as e:
findings.append(("high", "CO01", "line %d: pattern '%s' cannot be parsed (%s)" % (n, pat, e), n))
rule["valid"] = False
rules.append(rule)
return rules, findings
def load_files(text):
files = []
for l in text.splitlines():
l = l.strip()
if l and not l.startswith("#"):
files.append(l[2:] if l.startswith("./") else l.lstrip("/"))
if not files:
raise InputError("file list is empty (use: git ls-files > files.txt)")
return files
# ---------------------------------------------------------------- analysis
def analyse(co_text, files_text, owners_cfg=None):
owners_cfg = owners_cfg or {}
allowed_keys = {"org", "users", "teams", "require_owner", "max_individual_share", "ignore"}
unknown = set(owners_cfg) - allowed_keys
if unknown:
raise InputError("unknown key(s) in owners file: %s" % ", ".join(sorted(unknown)))
rules, findings = parse_codeowners(co_text)
if not rules:
raise InputError("CODEOWNERS has no rules")
files = load_files(files_text)
ignore = [pattern_regex(p) for p in owners_cfg.get("ignore", [])]
files = [f for f in files if not any(matches(c, f) for c in ignore)]
valid = [r for r in rules if r["valid"]]
eff, matched_by = {}, {r["line"]: [] for r in valid}
for f in files:
last = None
for r in valid:
if matches(r["rx"], f):
matched_by[r["line"]].append(f)
last = r
eff[f] = last
effective = Counter(r["line"] for r in eff.values() if r)
# known owners
org = owners_cfg.get("org")
users = {u.lower().lstrip("@") for u in owners_cfg.get("users", [])}
teams = {k.lower().lstrip("@"): v for k, v in owners_cfg.get("teams", {}).items()}
have_list = bool(users or teams)
reported, unknown_owners = set(), set()
for r in valid:
for o in r["owners"]:
key = o.lower()
m = TEAM_RE.match(o)
problem = None
if m and have_list:
name = (m.group(1) + "/" + m.group(2)).lower()
if org and m.group(1).lower() != org.lower():
problem = "team %s is not in org @%s" % (o, org)
elif name not in teams:
close = [t for t in teams if t.split("/")[-1].startswith(m.group(2).lower()[:4])]
problem = "unknown team %s%s" % (o, (" (did you mean @%s?)" % close[0]) if close else "")
elif not teams[name] and key not in reported:
findings.append(("medium", "CO09", "line %d: team %s has no members - review requests go nowhere" % (r["line"], o), r["line"])); reported.add(key)
elif USER_RE.match(o) and have_list and key.lstrip("@") not in users:
problem = "unknown user %s (not in the owners list / no write access)" % o
if problem:
unknown_owners.add(key)
if key not in reported:
findings.append(("high", "CO02", "line %d: %s - GitHub will not request reviews from it" % (r["line"], problem), r["line"])); reported.add(key)
for r in rules:
r["ok"] = [o for o in r["owners"] if o.lower() not in unknown_owners]
bad_lines = sorted(r["line"] for r in valid if r["owners"] and not r["ok"])
for ln in [x for x in bad_lines if effective[x]]:
findings.append(("high", "CO02", "line %d: no valid owner left - its %d file(s) get no code owner (they do not fall back to earlier lines)" % (ln, effective[ln]), ln))
# dead, shadowed, duplicate rules
seen = {}
for r in valid:
if r["pattern"] in seen:
findings.append(("low", "CO08", "line %d repeats the pattern '%s' of line %d - only the later line counts" % (r["line"], r["pattern"], seen[r["pattern"]]), r["line"]))
seen[r["pattern"]] = r["line"]
if not matched_by[r["line"]]:
findings.append(("medium", "CO04", "line %d: '%s' matches no file - path renamed or removed?" % (r["line"], r["pattern"]), r["line"]))
elif effective[r["line"]] == 0:
later = sorted({eff[f]["line"] for f in matched_by[r["line"]] if eff[f]})
findings.append(("medium", "CO05", "line %d: '%s' (%d file(s)) is fully overridden by later line(s) %s - last match wins, put specific rules after general ones" % (r["line"], r["pattern"], len(matched_by[r["line"]]), ", ".join(map(str, later))), r["line"]))
if not r["owners"]:
findings.append(("info", "CO10", "line %d: '%s' has no owners - its %d file(s) are intentionally unowned" % (r["line"], r["pattern"], effective[r["line"]]), r["line"]))
# coverage
unowned = [f for f in files if not eff[f] or not eff[f]["ok"]]
no_rule = [f for f in unowned if not eff[f]]
req = [(p, pattern_regex(p)) for p in owners_cfg.get("require_owner", [])]
crit = [f for f in unowned if any(matches(c, f) for _, c in req)]
if crit:
findings.append(("high", "CO03", "%d file(s) under paths that must have an owner are unowned: %s" % (len(crit), ", ".join(crit[:6]) + (" ..." if len(crit) > 6 else "")), 0))
catch_all = [f for f in files if eff[f] and eff[f]["ok"] and eff[f]["pattern"] in ("*", "/*", "**", "/**")
and any(matches(c, f) for _, c in req)]
if catch_all:
findings.append(("medium", "CO11", "%d file(s) under paths that must have an owner only fall back to the catch-all '%s' rule (no specific owner): %s" % (len(catch_all), eff[catch_all[0]]["pattern"], ", ".join(catch_all[:6]) + (" ..." if len(catch_all) > 6 else "")), 0))
rest = [f for f in unowned if f not in crit and (not eff[f] or eff[f]["owners"])]
if rest:
findings.append(("medium", "CO03", "%d file(s) have no code owner (no matching rule, or only unknown owners): %s" % (len(rest), ", ".join(rest[:6]) + (" ..." if len(rest) > 6 else "")), 0))
# owner load
load = Counter()
for f in files:
if eff[f]:
for o in eff[f]["ok"]:
load[o] += 1
share = float(owners_cfg.get("max_individual_share", 0.4))
for o, n in load.most_common():
if USER_RE.match(o) and n / len(files) > share:
findings.append(("medium", "CO07", "%s is the owner of %d of %d files (%.0f%%) as an individual - bus factor; add a team or a second owner" % (o, n, len(files), 100.0 * n / len(files)), 0))
solo = [f for f in files if eff[f] and len(eff[f]["ok"]) == 1 and USER_RE.match(eff[f]["ok"][0])]
if solo:
findings.append(("low", "CO07", "%d file(s) have a single individual owner and no team (e.g. %s)" % (len(solo), ", ".join(solo[:3])), 0))
findings.sort(key=lambda f: (SEV[f[0]], f[1], f[3]))
return {"rules": rules, "files": files, "eff": eff, "matched_by": matched_by, "effective": effective,
"unowned": unowned, "load": load, "findings": findings, "no_valid_owner_lines": bad_lines}
def who(res, path):
r = res["eff"].get(path)
if path not in res["eff"]:
rx_hits = [x for x in res["rules"] if x["valid"] and matches(x["rx"], path)]
r = rx_hits[-1] if rx_hits else None
if not r:
return "%s: no owner (no matching rule)" % path
if r["owners"] and not r["ok"]:
return "%s: no valid owner (line %d: %s %s - unknown)" % (path, r["line"], r["pattern"], " ".join(r["owners"]))
return "%s: %s (line %d: %s)" % (path, " ".join(r["ok"]) or "explicitly unowned", r["line"], r["pattern"])
# ---------------------------------------------------------------- report
def report(res, title, whos=()):
f, files = res["findings"], res["files"]
cnt = Counter(x[0] for x in f)
owned = len(files) - len(res["unowned"])
L = ["# CODEOWNERS check: %s" % title, ""]
L.append("%d rule line(s), %d file(s), %d owned (%.1f%%), %d unowned." % (len(res["rules"]), len(files), owned, 100.0 * owned / len(files), len(res["unowned"])))
L.append("")
L.append("**Verdict: %s**" % ("%d high finding(s) - fix CODEOWNERS before relying on required reviews" % cnt["high"] if cnt["high"] else ("review the medium findings" if cnt["medium"] else "CODEOWNERS looks healthy")))
L.append("")
L.append("Findings: %d high, %d medium, %d low, %d info." % (cnt["high"], cnt["medium"], cnt["low"], cnt["info"]))
L.append("")
if res["no_valid_owner_lines"]:
L.append("Lines whose owners are all unknown (they still match, so their files get no code owner): %s. Unknown owners are left out of the owner columns below." % ", ".join(map(str, res["no_valid_owner_lines"])))
L.append("")
L += ["## Findings", ""]
for s, c, msg, _ in f:
L.append("- **%s %s** %s" % (s.upper(), c, msg))
L += ["", "## Coverage by top-level directory", "", "| Directory | Files | Owned | Unowned | Effective owners |", "|---|---|---|---|---|"]
dirs = OrderedDict()
for p in files:
d = p.split("/")[0] + "/" if "/" in p else "(root)"
dirs.setdefault(d, []).append(p)
for d, ps in sorted(dirs.items()):
un = [p for p in ps if p in res["unowned"]]
own = Counter(o for p in ps if res["eff"][p] for o in res["eff"][p]["ok"])
L.append("| %s | %d | %d | %d | %s |" % (d, len(ps), len(ps) - len(un), len(un), ", ".join("%s (%d)" % kv for kv in own.most_common()) or "-"))
L += ["", "## Rules", "", "| Line | Pattern | Owners | Files matched | Effective for | Note |", "|---|---|---|---|---|---|"]
notes = {}
for s, c, msg, ln in f:
if ln:
notes.setdefault(ln, []).append(c)
for r in res["rules"]:
m = len(res["matched_by"].get(r["line"], [])) if r["valid"] else "-"
e = res["effective"].get(r["line"], 0) if r["valid"] else "-"
L.append("| %d | `%s` | %s | %s | %s | %s |" % (r["line"], r["pattern"], " ".join(r["owners"]) or "(none)", m, e, ", ".join(sorted(set(notes.get(r["line"], [])))) or ""))
L += ["", "## Owner load (effective)", "", "| Owner | Files | Share |", "|---|---|---|"]
for o, n in res["load"].most_common():
L.append("| %s | %d | %.0f%% |" % (o, n, 100.0 * n / len(files)))
if res["unowned"]:
L += ["", "## Unowned files", ""]
for p in res["unowned"]:
e = res["eff"][p]
L.append("- `%s`%s" % (p, "" if not e else (" (explicitly unowned, line %d)" % e["line"] if not e["owners"] else " (line %d: only unknown owners)" % e["line"])))
if whos:
L += ["", "## Who owns", ""]
for p in whos:
L.append("- " + who(res, p))
L += ["", "Matching follows GitHub CODEOWNERS rules (gitignore-style patterns, last matching line wins, `!` and `[ ]` unsupported). Owners are checked against your owners file only; confirm write access in the repository settings."]
return "\n".join(L) + "\n"
def to_json(res):
return {"files": len(res["files"]), "unowned": res["unowned"], "no_valid_owner_lines": res["no_valid_owner_lines"],
"owners": {p: (res["eff"][p]["ok"] if res["eff"][p] else []) for p in res["files"]},
"rules": [{"line": r["line"], "pattern": r["pattern"], "owners": r["owners"], "valid": r["valid"],
"matched": len(res["matched_by"].get(r["line"], [])), "effective": res["effective"].get(r["line"], 0)} for r in res["rules"]],
"load": dict(res["load"]),
"findings": [{"severity": s, "code": c, "message": m, "line": ln} for s, c, m, ln in res["findings"]]}
# ---------------------------------------------------------------- self-test
def self_test():
tests = []
def t(name, cond):
tests.append((name, bool(cond)))
def owner(co, f, path, cfg=None):
r = analyse(co, f, cfg)
e = r["eff"][path]
return e["ok"] if e else None
def codes(co, f, cfg=None):
return [(x[0], x[1]) for x in analyse(co, f, cfg)["findings"]]
F = "README.md\nsrc/app.py\nsrc/api/routes.py\nsrc/api/v2/users.py\ndocs/index.md\ndocs/guide/setup.md\nweb/app.js\nweb/lib/util.js\n.github/workflows/ci.yml\n"
t("* matches everything", owner("* @a", F, "src/api/v2/users.py") == ["@a"])
t("last matching line wins", owner("* @a\n/src/ @b", F, "src/app.py") == ["@b"] and owner("* @a\n/src/ @b", F, "README.md") == ["@a"])
t("*.js matches at any depth", owner("*.js @js", F, "web/lib/util.js") == ["@js"])
t("/docs/ owns nested files", owner("/docs/ @d", F, "docs/guide/setup.md") == ["@d"])
t("docs/* does not own nested files", owner("docs/* @d", F, "docs/guide/setup.md") is None and owner("docs/* @d", F, "docs/index.md") == ["@d"])
t("unanchored dir name 'api/' matches anywhere", owner("api/ @x", F, "src/api/v2/users.py") == ["@x"])
t("** in the middle", owner("/src/**/users.py @u", F, "src/api/v2/users.py") == ["@u"])
t("anchored /README.md only at root", owner("/README.md @r", "README.md\nsub/README.md\n", "sub/README.md") is None)
t("? matches one character", owner("src/ap?.py @q", F, "src/app.py") == ["@q"])
t("no owners = explicitly unowned", owner("* @a\n/web/", F, "web/app.js") == [] and ("info", "CO10") in codes("* @a\n/web/", F))
t("invalid owner -> CO01 high, line skipped", ("high", "CO01") in codes("* @a\n/src/ alice", F) and owner("* @a\n/src/ alice", F, "src/app.py") == ["@a"])
t("negation -> CO06 medium", ("medium", "CO06") in codes("* @a\n!/src/", F))
t("[ ] range -> CO06 medium", ("medium", "CO06") in codes("* @a\n/src/[ab]* @b", F))
t("GitLab section -> CO06 low", ("low", "CO06") in codes("[Docs]\n* @a", F))
cfg = {"org": "acme", "users": ["a", "b"], "teams": {"acme/web": ["a"], "acme/empty": []}}
t("unknown team -> CO02 high, files get no owner (no fallback)", ("high", "CO02") in codes("* @a\n/web/ @acme/webb", F, cfg) and owner("* @a\n/web/ @acme/webb", F, "web/app.js", cfg) == [] and ("medium", "CO03") in codes("* @a\n/web/ @acme/webb", F, cfg))
t("unknown owner dropped, valid co-owner kept", owner("* @a\n/web/ @acme/webb @b", F, "web/app.js", cfg) == ["@b"])
t("team of other org -> CO02", ("high", "CO02") in codes("* @other/web", F, cfg))
t("unknown user -> CO02", ("high", "CO02") in codes("* @zed", F, cfg))
t("empty team -> CO09", ("medium", "CO09") in codes("* @a\n/web/ @acme/empty", F, cfg))
t("email owner accepted", ("high", "CO01") not in codes("* dev@acme.io", F))
t("dead rule -> CO04", ("medium", "CO04") in codes("* @a\n/legacy/ @b", F))
t("shadowed rule -> CO05", ("medium", "CO05") in codes("/src/api/ @b\n/src/ @a", F))
t("partially overridden is not CO05", ("medium", "CO05") not in codes("/src/ @a\n/src/api/ @b", F))
t("duplicate pattern -> CO08", ("low", "CO08") in codes("* @a\n/src/ @b\n/src/ @c", F))
t("unowned file -> CO03 medium", ("medium", "CO03") in codes("/src/ @a", F))
t("require_owner path unowned -> CO03 high", ("high", "CO03") in codes("/src/ @acme/web", F, dict(cfg, require_owner=[".github/"])))
t("required path only owned by '*' -> CO11", ("medium", "CO11") in codes("* @a\n/src/ @b", F, {"require_owner": [".github/"]}))
t("dead rule with unknown owner still -> CO04", ("medium", "CO04") in codes("* @a\n/legacy/ @acme/zz", F, cfg))
t("individual owner concentration -> CO07", ("medium", "CO07") in codes("* @a", F, {"max_individual_share": 0.5}))
t("ignore list removes files", len(analyse("* @a", F, {"ignore": ["docs/"]})["files"]) == 7)
r = analyse("* @a\n/src/ @b", F)
t("--who reports line", who(r, "src/api/routes.py") == "src/api/routes.py: @b (line 2: /src/)")
t("./ prefix stripped, .github kept", analyse("* @a", "./.github/x.yml\n")["files"] == [".github/x.yml"])
t("report has verdict and coverage table", "**Verdict:" in report(r, "t") and "## Coverage by top-level directory" in report(r, "t"))
try:
analyse("* @a", F, {"orgs": "x"}); ok = False
except InputError:
ok = True
t("unknown owners-file key rejected", ok)
for name, ok in tests:
print(("PASS " if ok else "FAIL ") + name)
passed = sum(ok for _, ok in tests)
print("%d/%d passed" % (passed, len(tests)))
return 0 if passed == len(tests) else 1
def main(argv=None):
ap = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Check a GitHub CODEOWNERS file against the repository file list.")
ap.add_argument("codeowners", nargs="?")
ap.add_argument("files", nargs="?", help="file list, e.g. git ls-files > files.txt")
ap.add_argument("--owners", help="JSON with org, users, teams, require_owner, max_individual_share, ignore")
ap.add_argument("--who", action="append", default=[], help="show the effective owner of a path (repeatable)")
ap.add_argument("--json", action="store_true")
ap.add_argument("--self-test", action="store_true")
a = ap.parse_args(argv)
if a.self_test:
return self_test()
if not a.codeowners or not a.files:
ap.print_usage(sys.stderr)
return 2
try:
co = open(a.codeowners, encoding="utf-8").read()
fl = open(a.files, encoding="utf-8").read()
cfg = None
if a.owners:
try:
cfg = json.load(open(a.owners, encoding="utf-8"))
except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
raise InputError("owners file is not valid JSON: %s" % e)
res = analyse(co, fl, cfg)
except (OSError, InputError) as e:
print("error: %s" % e, file=sys.stderr)
return 2
if a.json:
print(json.dumps(to_json(res), indent=2))
else:
sys.stdout.write(report(res, a.codeowners, a.who))
return 1 if any(x[0] == "high" for x in res["findings"]) else 0
if __name__ == "__main__":
sys.exit(main())根据薪酬方案与交易 CSV 计算某周期销售佣金：按交易类型计配额、拆分单、含加速器的分层费率（边际或固定）等。
---
name: sales-commission-payout-calculator
description: 根据薪酬方案与交易 CSV 计算某周期销售佣金：按交易类型计配额、拆分单、含加速器的分层费率（边际或固定）等。
---
# 销售佣金发放计算器
你是「销售佣金发放计算器」技能助手。上方 description 为中文任务说明。下方保留原技能完整正文（含脚本与代码）；执行时遵循中文说明与原文技术细节。
# Sales Commission Payout Calculator
You help sales ops, finance and founders pay commissions that are right the first time. Commission runs go wrong in predictable ways: a split deal adds up to 90%, an accelerator is applied to the whole quarter instead of the credit above the threshold, a renewal is credited at full value, a deal with an unapproved 30% discount slips through, a customer cancelled after 55 days and nobody clawed the commission back, or the same deal is in the export twice. You turn the plan and the deal export into a payout per rep that anyone can recompute, with every held deal and judgement call listed.
You apply the plan the user gives you. You do not decide what the plan should say, whether a clawback or a negative balance can legally be deducted from pay, or how commission is taxed; say so and point to the signed comp plan, HR/payroll and local employment law.
## Files in this skill
- `scripts/commission_calc.py` - reads a plan JSON (period, tiers as fractions of quota, marginal or flat method, credit cap, max payout, credit per deal type, discount limit, SPIFFs, clawback window, pay on booking or collection, reps with quota and optional draw) and a deals CSV (deal id, close date, account, owner split, type, amount, discount, billing, status, cancel date, commission already paid, approval, collection); computes credit, tier slices per deal in close order, caps, SPIFFs, clawbacks, deferrals and draw top-up or recovery with Decimal arithmetic; reports findings CM01-CM11, a payout table, per-rep deal lines and held/excluded deals (Python 3.8+ standard library only)
- `references/plan-mechanics.md` - tiers, marginal vs flat, caps, credit rules, splits, SPIFFs, clawbacks, draws, timing, with worked numbers
- `references/checks-and-codes.md` - every finding code, its severity and what to do about it, and the input fields
- `templates/commission-statement.md` - the statement each rep receives and signs off
- `examples/comp-plan.json` - an AE plan for October 2026: 4 tiers (5/8/12/15%), credit cap 200%, max payout 8,000, renewals at 50% credit, 20% discount limit, annual-prepay SPIFF, 90-day clawback, three reps, one with a recoverable draw
- `examples/deals.csv` - 15 rows: normal deals, a 60/40 split, a renewal, an approved and an unapproved big discount, a split that adds up to 90%, a deal for an unknown rep with a thousands separator, two cancellations (inside and outside the clawback window), a September deal and a duplicate row
- `examples/payout-report.md` - the real calculator output on the example
## Workflow
### 1. Collect the plan and the deals
Ask for the comp plan document (or the relevant page) and turn it into a plan JSON like `examples/comp-plan.json`. Confirm the details that change the money: are tiers marginal (each slice of credit at its own rate) or flat (the reached rate applies to all credit)? Is attainment measured on bookings, ACV or margin? How are renewals and expansions credited? Is there a credit cap or a payout cap? When is commission earned: at booking or when the customer pays? How long is the clawback window and does it cover the full commission? Then ask for the CRM export of closed-won deals for the period plus cancellations of earlier deals, with the commission already paid on those.
### 2. Run the calculator
```
python3 scripts/commission_calc.py examples/comp-plan.json examples/deals.csv
python3 scripts/commission_calc.py plan.json deals.csv --rep ana
python3 scripts/commission_calc.py plan.json deals.csv --json
python3 scripts/commission_calc.py --self-test
```
Exit 0 = no high findings, 1 = high findings (deals held that need a decision), 2 = bad input. Without a shell, follow `references/plan-mechanics.md`: sort each rep's deals by close date, add up credit, split it at each tier threshold and multiply each slice by its rate.
### 3. Read the result
- High first: CM01 (unknown rep, bad amount or date, unknown deal type) and CM02 (split not 100%). These deals are held - get the answer from sales ops before payroll.
- Medium: CM05 (discount over the limit without approval - held), CM04 (duplicate row), CM08 (clawback applied - check the amount paid), CM11 (clawbacks bigger than earnings - negative balance).
- Low/info: deals from other periods (CM03), cancellations outside the window, caps (CM06), accelerators (CM07), deferrals (CM09), draws (CM10).
- Check one rep by hand against the per-deal rate slices before sending anything.
### 4. Resolve and re-run
For every held deal record the decision (correct split, approval found, rep assignment) in the CSV and re-run. Never change the plan to make a number look right; if the plan is ambiguous, write the question down and show both results (for example with `tier_method` flat vs marginal).
### 5. Deliver
Return the payout table for approval, a statement per rep from `templates/commission-statement.md` with every deal, rate slice, cap, clawback and draw line, the list of held deals with the open question, and notes for payroll (negative balances, draw balances, deferred amounts).
## Example result
On the example October payouts total 9,500.00 EUR, with 3 deals held. Ana Ruiz reaches 158.7% of her 60,000 quota (renewal Delta Foods credited at 50%), earns 8,280.00 on marginal tiers plus 400.00 in annual-prepay SPIFFs and is capped at the 8,000.00 maximum. Ben Okafor earns 690.00 but the Ironclad deal cancelled 55 days after closing claws back 960.00, so he is paid 0 and carries -270.00 forward. Chloe Martin earns 1,050.00, below her 1,500.00 recoverable draw, so the draw tops up 450.00 and her balance rises to 1,050.00. Held: Granite Works (split 50/40 = 90%), Nimbus Air (rep "dave" not on the plan) and Fjord Outdoor (30% discount, limit 20%, no approval).
## Rules
- Follow the signed plan; when the plan and the data disagree, hold the deal and ask - never guess a split, a rep or an approval.
- Show the arithmetic: every payout must be traceable to deal credit, tier slices and adjustments.
- Apply tiers in close-date order and say whether the plan is marginal or flat.
- Treat clawbacks and negative balances carefully: state what the plan allows and point to HR/payroll and local law before deducting from pay.
- Commission data is confidential: share each rep only their own statement.
- This is a calculation aid, not legal, tax or payroll advice.
FILE:references/plan-mechanics.md
# Plan mechanics with worked numbers
All examples: quota 10,000; tiers 5% up to 50% of quota, 8% up to 100%, 12% above.
## Quota credit
- Credit = deal amount x credit rate for the deal type (`deal_type_credit`, e.g. new 1.0, expansion 1.0, renewal 0.5) x the rep's split share.
- Use the measure the plan names (bookings, first-year ACV, TCV, margin) and export that column as `amount`.
- Attainment = total credit / quota.
## Marginal tiers (default)
Each slice of credit is paid at the rate of the band it falls in, in close-date order.
- 12,000 credit: 5,000 x 5% = 250, 5,000 x 8% = 400, 2,000 x 12% = 240 -> 890.
- Two deals of 6,000: the first earns 5,000 x 5% + 1,000 x 8% = 330, the second 4,000 x 8% + 2,000 x 12% = 560. The total is the same in any order; the per-deal split depends on close order, so keep close dates accurate.
## Flat (retroactive) tiers
The rate of the tier reached applies to all credit: 12,000 x 12% = 1,440. Flat tiers create big jumps at each threshold (9,999 credit earns 799.92, 10,000 earns 1,200 under a 8%/12% flat plan) and invite deal timing games; check the plan wording ("on all bookings" vs "on bookings above").
## Accelerators and decelerators
- An accelerator is simply a higher rate above 100% (12-15% here). A decelerator is a lower rate above a cap point, modelled as a final tier with a lower rate.
## Caps
- Credit cap (`credit_cap_attainment`, e.g. 2.0): credit above 200% of quota earns 0%.
- Payout cap (`max_payout`): commission + SPIFFs for the period cannot exceed this amount. Many plans avoid caps; if yours has one, say so in the statement.
## Splits
- `owner_split` like `ana:60;ben:40` must add up to 100%. Each rep gets their share of credit and SPIFFs. Overlay roles (SE, partner manager) that get credit on top of 100% need their own plan file.
## SPIFFs
- Fixed bonuses for deals matching all `when` fields (for example `type=new` and `billing=annual`). Split with the deal.
## Discount limits
- Deals with `discount_pct` above `max_discount_pct` need `approved=yes`; otherwise the credit is held (`unapproved_discount: hold`) or paid with a finding (`pay`).
## Clawbacks
- A deal closed in an earlier period and cancelled in this period within `clawback.window_days` of closing claws back `share` x the commission paid on it (column `commission_paid`; if missing it is estimated at the first tier rate and flagged).
- Cancelled after the window: no clawback, noted.
- Closed and cancelled in the same period: never credited.
- If clawbacks exceed earnings the payout is 0 and the negative balance is carried forward (CM11). Whether it may be deducted from future pay depends on the plan and local law.
## Booking vs collection
- `pay_on: booking`: commission is paid in the close period.
- `pay_on: collection`: credit counts toward attainment now, but commission (and SPIFF) on deals with `collected` not yes is deferred until the customer pays. Deferred amounts are listed; pay them in the period the cash arrives.
## Draws
- Recoverable draw: the rep is paid at least the draw; if earnings are lower, the top-up is added to the draw balance; later surpluses above the draw repay that balance first.
- Draw 1,500, balance 600, earned 1,050 -> paid 1,500, balance 1,050.
- Next month earned 2,900 -> 2,900 - 1,500 = 1,400 available, 1,050 recovered, paid 1,850, balance 0.
- Non-recoverable draw: a guaranteed minimum; no balance.
## Order of operations used by the calculator
1. Credit per deal (type credit x split) for won deals closed in the period, minus held and excluded deals.
2. Tier slices per deal in close order (marginal) or the reached rate on all credit (flat), with the credit cap.
3. + SPIFFs, then the payout cap.
4. - Deferred (pay on collection), - clawbacks, + carry-in.
5. Draw top-up or recovery; negative results become a carry-forward.
FILE:references/checks-and-codes.md
# Checks and finding codes
| Code | Severity | Check | What to do |
|---|---|---|---|
| CM01 | high: unknown rep, missing rep, bad amount/date, deal type with no credit rate; medium: zero or negative amount | data needed to pay the deal | fix the CRM record or add the rep/type to the plan; held deals are not paid |
| CM02 | high | owner_split shares add up to 100% | get the split confirmed by sales ops / the deal desk |
| CM03 | low | won deal closed outside the period | make sure it was paid in its own period; late-booked deals need a manual adjustment |
| CM04 | medium | the same deal_id appears twice | the second row is ignored; fix the export |
| CM05 | medium | discount above `max_discount_pct` without `approved=yes` | find the approval or keep the credit on hold |
| CM06 | info | credit cap or payout cap applied | mention it on the statement |
| CM07 | info | accelerator tier reached | check the threshold maths once by hand |
| CM08 | medium: clawback applied (estimated if commission_paid missing); low: cancelled after the window; info: closed and cancelled in this period | cancellations | confirm the amount paid originally |
| CM09 | low | commission deferred until collection | pay it in the period the cash arrives |
| CM10 | info | draw top-up or recovery, with the new balance | carry the balance into next period's plan file |
| CM11 | medium | clawbacks exceed earnings: payout 0, negative carry-forward | check the plan and local law before deducting |
## Verdict
- **High findings**: deals are held; resolve before payroll. The payable total shown excludes held deals.
- **Ready for approval**: nothing blocks the run; review medium findings with sales ops.
## Plan JSON keys
`plan_name, period{start, end, label}, currency, tier_method (marginal|flat), tiers[{up_to, rate}] (fractions; last tier without up_to), credit_cap_attainment, max_payout, deal_type_credit{type: rate}, max_discount_pct, unapproved_discount (hold|pay), spiffs[{name, when{column: value}, amount}], clawback{window_days, share}, pay_on (booking|collection), reps{id: {name, quota, draw{amount, recoverable, balance}, carry_forward}}`.
## Deals CSV columns
`deal_id, close_date, account, owner_split (ana or ana:60;ben:40), type, amount, discount_pct, billing, status (won|cancelled), cancel_date, commission_paid, approved (yes/no), collected (yes/no)`. Thousands separators (12,500) and decimal commas (1.234,50) are accepted. Extra columns can be used in SPIFF `when` conditions.
FILE:templates/commission-statement.md
# Commission statement: <rep name>
**Period:** <October 2026> **Plan:** <plan name, version/date signed> **Quota:** <60,000.00 EUR>
**Prepared by:** <name, sales ops> **Date:** <YYYY-MM-DD>
## Summary
| | Amount |
|---|---|
| Quota credit | <95,200.00> (<158.7%> of quota) |
| Commission (tiers) | <8,280.00> |
| SPIFFs | <400.00> |
| Cap | <-680.00> (max payout <8,000.00>) |
| Clawbacks | <-0.00> |
| Deferred to collection | <0.00> |
| Draw top-up / recovery | <0.00> |
| **Payout this period** | **<8,000.00>** |
| Balance carried forward | <0.00> |
## Deals
| Deal | Account | Closed | Type | Credit | Rate slices | Commission | SPIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <D-1001> | <Acme Logistics> | <2026-10-03> | <new> | <18,000.00> | <18,000.00 x 5.0%> | <900.00> | <200.00> |
## Adjustments
- <Clawback D-0950 cancelled 55 days after close: -960.00>
- <Held: D-1006 Fjord Outdoor, discount 30% awaiting approval - will be paid in the period it is approved>
## How it was calculated
<Marginal tiers 5% to 50% of quota, 8% to 100%, 12% to 150%, 15% above, applied in close-date order; renewals credited at 50%; credit cap 200%; max payout 8,000.>
Please review by <date>. Questions or disputes: <contact>. Disputes must name the deal and the line.
*Calculated from the plan and CRM data listed above. The signed compensation plan governs; this statement is not tax or legal advice.*
FILE:examples/comp-plan.json
{
"plan_name": "Northlake Software AE plan FY2026",
"period": {"start": "2026-10-01", "end": "2026-10-31", "label": "October 2026"},
"currency": "EUR",
"tier_method": "marginal",
"tiers": [
{"up_to": 0.5, "rate": 0.05},
{"up_to": 1.0, "rate": 0.08},
{"up_to": 1.5, "rate": 0.12},
{"rate": 0.15}
],
"credit_cap_attainment": 2.0,
"max_payout": 8000,
"deal_type_credit": {"new": 1.0, "expansion": 1.0, "renewal": 0.5},
"max_discount_pct": 20,
"unapproved_discount": "hold",
"spiffs": [
{"name": "Annual prepay on new logo", "when": {"type": "new", "billing": "annual"}, "amount": 200}
],
"clawback": {"window_days": 90, "share": 1.0},
"pay_on": "booking",
"reps": {
"ana": {"name": "Ana Ruiz", "quota": 60000},
"ben": {"name": "Ben Okafor", "quota": 50000},
"chloe": {"name": "Chloe Martin", "quota": 40000, "draw": {"amount": 1500, "recoverable": true, "balance": 600}}
}
}
FILE:examples/deals.csv
deal_id,close_date,account,owner_split,type,amount,discount_pct,billing,status,cancel_date,commission_paid,approved,collected
D-1001,2026-10-03,Acme Logistics,ana,new,18000,10,annual,won,,,,yes
D-1002,2026-10-08,Brightwave Media,ana:60;ben:40,expansion,12000,0,monthly,won,,,,yes
D-1003,2026-10-14,Corvid Health,ana,new,30000,15,annual,won,,,,no
D-1004,2026-10-21,Delta Foods,ana,renewal,24000,5,annual,won,,,,yes
D-1005,2026-10-28,Evergreen Bank,ana,new,28000,25,monthly,won,,,yes,no
D-1006,2026-10-10,Fjord Outdoor,ben,new,22000,30,annual,won,,,,yes
D-1007,2026-10-17,Granite Works,ben:50;chloe:40,new,15000,10,monthly,won,,,,yes
D-1008,2026-10-24,Harbor Clinics,ben,expansion,9000,0,monthly,won,,,,yes
D-0950,2026-08-12,Ironclad Security,ben,new,16000,10,annual,cancelled,2026-10-06,960,,
D-0871,2026-05-20,Juniper Retail,ben,new,14000,5,monthly,cancelled,2026-10-15,700,,
D-1009,2026-10-09,Kestrel Labs,chloe,new,11000,10,annual,won,,,,yes
D-1010,2026-10-30,Lumen Studio,chloe,new,6000,0,monthly,won,,,,no
D-0990,2026-09-29,Meridian Travel,chloe,new,8000,5,monthly,won,,,,yes
D-1009,2026-10-09,Kestrel Labs,chloe,new,11000,10,annual,won,,,,yes
D-1012,2026-10-19,Nimbus Air,dave,new,"12,500",10,annual,won,,,,yes
FILE:examples/payout-report.md
# Commission payouts: Northlake Software AE plan FY2026, October 2026
Period 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-31, marginal tiers (5.0% up to 50.0% of quota, 8.0% up to 100.0% of quota, 12.0% up to 150.0% of quota, 15.0% above), pay on booking, credit cap 200.0% of quota, max payout 8,000.00. Source: examples/deals.csv.
**Verdict: 2 high finding(s), 3 deal(s) held - resolve them before payroll; total payable now 9,500.00 EUR**
Findings: 2 high, 4 medium, 2 low, 3 info. Figures follow the plan file you provided; the signed comp plan and local pay law win if they differ.
## Payouts
| Rep | Quota | Credit | Attainment | Tier | Commission | SPIFFs | Cap | Clawbacks | Deferred | Draw | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ana Ruiz | 60,000.00 | 95,200.00 | 158.7% | 4 | 8,280.00 | 400.00 | -680.00 | | | | **8,000.00** |
| Ben Okafor | 50,000.00 | 13,800.00 | 27.6% | 1 | 690.00 | 0.00 | | -960.00 | | | **0.00** |
| Chloe Martin | 40,000.00 | 17,000.00 | 42.5% | 1 | 850.00 | 200.00 | | | | +450.00 | **1,500.00** |
| **Total** | | | | | | | | | | | **9,500.00** |
## Ana Ruiz
| Deal | Account | Closed | Type | Amount | Share | Credit | Attainment after | Rate slices | Commission | SPIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-1001 | Acme Logistics | 2026-10-03 | new | 18,000.00 | 100% | 18,000.00 | 30.0% | 18,000.00 x 5.0% | 900.00 | 200.00 |
| D-1002 | Brightwave Media | 2026-10-08 | expansion | 12,000.00 | 60% | 7,200.00 | 42.0% | 7,200.00 x 5.0% | 360.00 | |
| D-1003 | Corvid Health | 2026-10-14 | new | 30,000.00 | 100% | 30,000.00 | 92.0% | 4,800.00 x 5.0%; 25,200.00 x 8.0% | 2,256.00 | 200.00 |
| D-1004 | Delta Foods | 2026-10-21 | renewal | 24,000.00 | 100% | 12,000.00 | 112.0% | 4,800.00 x 8.0%; 7,200.00 x 12.0% | 1,248.00 | |
| D-1005 | Evergreen Bank | 2026-10-28 | new | 28,000.00 | 100% | 28,000.00 | 158.7% | 22,800.00 x 12.0%; 5,200.00 x 15.0% | 3,516.00 | |
## Ben Okafor
| Deal | Account | Closed | Type | Amount | Share | Credit | Attainment after | Rate slices | Commission | SPIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-1002 | Brightwave Media | 2026-10-08 | expansion | 12,000.00 | 40% | 4,800.00 | 9.6% | 4,800.00 x 5.0% | 240.00 | |
| D-1008 | Harbor Clinics | 2026-10-24 | expansion | 9,000.00 | 100% | 9,000.00 | 27.6% | 9,000.00 x 5.0% | 450.00 | |
- Clawback D-0950 (Ironclad Security, cancelled 55 days after close): -960.00
- Negative balance carried forward: -270.00
## Chloe Martin
| Deal | Account | Closed | Type | Amount | Share | Credit | Attainment after | Rate slices | Commission | SPIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-1009 | Kestrel Labs | 2026-10-09 | new | 11,000.00 | 100% | 11,000.00 | 27.5% | 11,000.00 x 5.0% | 550.00 | 200.00 |
| D-1010 | Lumen Studio | 2026-10-30 | new | 6,000.00 | 100% | 6,000.00 | 42.5% | 6,000.00 x 5.0% | 300.00 | |
- Draw: top-up 450.00, recovered 0.00, outstanding balance 1,050.00
## Held deals (need a decision)
| Deal | Account | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| D-1006 | Fjord Outdoor | discount 30% not approved |
| D-1007 | Granite Works | split 90% |
| D-1012 | Nimbus Air | unknown rep dave |
## Not counted this period
| Deal | Account | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| D-0871 | Juniper Retail | cancelled after clawback window |
| D-0990 | Meridian Travel | closed 2026-09-29 |
| D-1009 | Kestrel Labs | duplicate row |
## Findings
- **HIGH CM01** D-1012: unknown rep(s) dave in owner_split - deal held
- **HIGH CM02** D-1007: split shares add up to 90%, not 100% - deal held until sales ops confirms the split
- **MEDIUM CM04** D-1009 appears again on row 15 (first on row 12) - second row ignored
- **MEDIUM CM05** D-1006: discount 30% over the 20% limit without approval - credit held
- **MEDIUM CM08** D-0950 cancelled 55 days after close (window 90): clawback 960.00
- **MEDIUM CM11** Ben Okafor: clawbacks exceed earnings by 270.00 - payout 0, negative balance carried to next period (check your plan and local pay law before deducting)
- **LOW CM03** D-0990 closed 2026-09-29, outside October 2026 - not counted here (check it was paid in its own period)
- **LOW CM08** D-0871 cancelled 148 days after close (window 90) - no clawback
- **INFO CM06** Ana Ruiz: commission + SPIFFs 8,680.00 capped at max_payout 8,000.00 (-680.00)
- **INFO CM07** Ana Ruiz at 158.7% of quota - tier 4 (15.0%) reached for the credit above each threshold
- **INFO CM10** Chloe Martin: earned 1,050.00 is below the 1,500.00 draw - draw tops up 450.00 (recoverable: balance now 1,050.00)
Recompute check: commission per deal = sum of (credit in each tier band x tier rate); payout = commission + SPIFFs - cap - deferred - clawbacks + carry-in, then draw rules. Have sales ops and payroll approve before paying.
FILE:scripts/commission_calc.py
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Sales commission payout calculator (stdlib only, Python 3.8+).
Reads a compensation plan (JSON) and a deals export (CSV) and works out each rep's payout for
one period: quota credit by deal type, deal splits, tiered rates with accelerators (marginal or
flat/retroactive), credit and payout caps, SPIFFs, clawbacks for deals cancelled inside the
clawback window, payment on booking or on collection, and recoverable or non-recoverable draws.
Deals with problems (bad split, unknown rep, discount over the limit without approval,
duplicates, wrong period) are held or excluded and listed with a finding code.
Usage:
commission_calc.py PLAN.json DEALS.csv [--rep ID]... [--json]
commission_calc.py --self-test
Exit: 0 = no high findings, 1 = high findings (deals held that need a decision), 2 = bad input.
"""
import argparse, csv, datetime, io, json, sys
from collections import OrderedDict
from decimal import Decimal, ROUND_HALF_UP
SEV = {"high": 0, "medium": 1, "low": 2, "info": 3}
CENT = Decimal("0.01")
PLAN_KEYS = {"plan_name", "period", "currency", "tier_method", "tiers", "credit_cap_attainment", "max_payout",
"deal_type_credit", "max_discount_pct", "unapproved_discount", "spiffs", "clawback", "pay_on", "reps"}
class InputError(Exception):
pass
def D(x, what="number"):
if isinstance(x, Decimal):
return x
s = str(x).strip().replace(" ", "")
if s == "":
raise InputError("empty %s" % what)
if "," in s and "." in s:
s = s.replace(",", "") if s.rfind(".") > s.rfind(",") else s.replace(".", "").replace(",", ".")
elif "," in s:
s = s.replace(",", "") if len(s.split(",")[-1]) == 3 else s.replace(",", ".")
try:
return Decimal(s)
except Exception:
raise InputError("%s is not a number: %r" % (what, x))
def pdate(s, what):
try:
return datetime.date.fromisoformat(str(s).strip())
except ValueError:
raise InputError("%s must be YYYY-MM-DD, got %r" % (what, s))
def money(x):
return Decimal(x).quantize(CENT, rounding=ROUND_HALF_UP)
def fm(x):
x = money(x)
return "{:,.2f}".format(x)
def num(x):
return "{:f}".format(Decimal(x).normalize())
def pct(x):
return "%.1f%%" % (float(x) * 100)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------- plan
def load_plan(cfg):
if not isinstance(cfg, dict):
raise InputError("plan must be a JSON object")
bad = set(cfg) - PLAN_KEYS
if bad:
raise InputError("unknown plan key(s): %s" % ", ".join(sorted(bad)))
per = cfg.get("period") or {}
p = {"name": cfg.get("plan_name", "Commission plan"), "currency": cfg.get("currency", ""),
"start": pdate(per.get("start"), "period.start"), "end": pdate(per.get("end"), "period.end"),
"label": per.get("label") or "%s..%s" % (per.get("start"), per.get("end")),
"method": cfg.get("tier_method", "marginal"), "pay_on": cfg.get("pay_on", "booking"),
"cap_att": D(cfg["credit_cap_attainment"]) if cfg.get("credit_cap_attainment") is not None else None,
"max_payout": D(cfg["max_payout"]) if cfg.get("max_payout") is not None else None,
"type_credit": {k.lower(): D(v) for k, v in (cfg.get("deal_type_credit") or {"new": 1}).items()},
"max_disc": D(cfg["max_discount_pct"]) if cfg.get("max_discount_pct") is not None else None,
"unapproved": cfg.get("unapproved_discount", "hold"),
"spiffs": cfg.get("spiffs", []),
"claw_days": int((cfg.get("clawback") or {}).get("window_days", 0)),
"claw_share": D((cfg.get("clawback") or {}).get("share", 1)),
"reps": OrderedDict()}
if p["end"] < p["start"]:
raise InputError("period ends before it starts")
if p["method"] not in ("marginal", "flat"):
raise InputError("tier_method must be 'marginal' or 'flat'")
if p["pay_on"] not in ("booking", "collection"):
raise InputError("pay_on must be 'booking' or 'collection'")
if p["unapproved"] not in ("hold", "pay"):
raise InputError("unapproved_discount must be 'hold' or 'pay'")
tiers, prev = [], Decimal(0)
for i, t in enumerate(cfg.get("tiers") or []):
up = D(t["up_to"], "tier up_to") if t.get("up_to") is not None else None
if up is not None and up <= prev:
raise InputError("tier %d: up_to must increase (attainment as a fraction, e.g. 1.0 = 100%%)" % (i + 1))
if up is None and i != len(cfg["tiers"]) - 1:
raise InputError("only the last tier may omit up_to")
tiers.append((prev, up, D(t["rate"], "tier rate")))
prev = up if up is not None else prev
if not tiers:
raise InputError("plan needs at least one tier")
if any(r > 1 for _, _, r in tiers):
raise InputError("tier rates are fractions (0.08 = 8%)")
p["tiers"] = tiers
for rid, r in (cfg.get("reps") or {}).items():
dr = r.get("draw")
p["reps"][rid.lower()] = {"id": rid.lower(), "name": r.get("name", rid), "quota": D(r["quota"], "quota of %s" % rid),
"draw": D(dr["amount"]) if dr else Decimal(0), "recoverable": bool(dr and dr.get("recoverable", True)),
"balance": D(dr.get("balance", 0)) if dr else Decimal(0),
"carry": D(r.get("carry_forward", 0))}
if p["reps"][rid.lower()]["quota"] <= 0:
raise InputError("quota of %s must be positive" % rid)
if not p["reps"]:
raise InputError("plan needs at least one rep")
return p
def rate_at(p, att):
for lo, up, r in p["tiers"]:
if up is None or att < up:
return r
return p["tiers"][-1][2]
def tier_name(p, att):
for i, (lo, up, r) in enumerate(p["tiers"], 1):
if up is None or att < up:
return i
return len(p["tiers"])
# ---------------------------------------------------------------- deals
def parse_split(s, default):
s = (s or "").strip()
if not s:
return OrderedDict([(default, Decimal(100))]) if default else None
out = OrderedDict()
for part in s.replace("|", ";").split(";"):
part = part.strip()
if not part:
continue
if ":" in part:
who, share = part.split(":", 1)
out[who.strip().lower()] = out.get(who.strip().lower(), Decimal(0)) + D(share.strip().rstrip("%"), "split share")
else:
out[part.lower()] = Decimal(100)
return out
def yes(v):
return str(v or "").strip().lower() in ("yes", "y", "true", "1", "x")
def compute(p, deals_text, only=None):
F = []
rows = list(csv.DictReader(io.StringIO(deals_text)))
if not rows:
raise InputError("deals CSV has no rows")
need = {"deal_id", "close_date", "amount"}
if not need <= set(rows[0]):
raise InputError("deals CSV needs columns %s (has %s)" % (", ".join(sorted(need)), ", ".join(rows[0])))
credited = {rid: [] for rid in p["reps"]}
held, excluded, claws, seen = [], [], [], {}
for n, r in enumerate(rows, 2):
did = (r.get("deal_id") or "").strip() or "row %d" % n
acct = r.get("account", "")
try:
close = pdate(r.get("close_date"), "close_date")
amount = D(r.get("amount"), "amount")
disc = D(r.get("discount_pct") or 0, "discount_pct")
except InputError as e:
F.append(("high", "CM01", "%s (row %d): %s - deal not counted" % (did, n, e), did)); held.append((did, acct, "bad data")); continue
key = did.lower()
if key in seen:
F.append(("medium", "CM04", "%s appears again on row %d (first on row %d) - second row ignored" % (did, n, seen[key]), did)); excluded.append((did, acct, "duplicate row")); continue
seen[key] = n
status = (r.get("status") or "won").strip().lower()
split = parse_split(r.get("owner_split") or r.get("rep"), None)
if not split:
F.append(("high", "CM01", "%s: no rep / owner_split - deal not counted" % did, did)); held.append((did, acct, "no rep")); continue
unknown = [w for w in split if w not in p["reps"]]
if status == "cancelled":
cdate = r.get("cancel_date")
try:
cdate = pdate(cdate, "cancel_date") if cdate else None
except InputError as e:
F.append(("high", "CM01", "%s: %s" % (did, e), did)); continue
if not cdate or not (p["start"] <= cdate <= p["end"]):
excluded.append((did, acct, "cancelled outside this period")); continue
if p["start"] <= close <= p["end"]:
F.append(("info", "CM08", "%s closed and was cancelled in this period - not credited" % did, did)); excluded.append((did, acct, "cancelled in period")); continue
age = (cdate - close).days
if age > p["claw_days"]:
F.append(("low", "CM08", "%s cancelled %d days after close (window %d) - no clawback" % (did, age, p["claw_days"]), did)); excluded.append((did, acct, "cancelled after clawback window")); continue
paid = r.get("commission_paid")
if paid and str(paid).strip():
base = D(paid, "commission_paid"); est = False
else:
tc = p["type_credit"].get((r.get("type") or "new").strip().lower(), Decimal(1))
base = amount * tc * p["tiers"][0][2]; est = True
for who, share in split.items():
if who in p["reps"]:
amt = money(base * p["claw_share"] * share / 100)
claws.append({"rep": who, "deal": did, "account": acct, "amount": amt, "age": age, "estimated": est})
F.append(("medium", "CM08", "%s cancelled %d days after close (window %d): clawback %s%s" % (did, age, p["claw_days"], fm(base * p["claw_share"]), " (estimated at the first tier rate - commission_paid missing)" if est else ""), did))
continue
if status not in ("won", "closed_won", "closed won"):
excluded.append((did, acct, "status %s" % status)); continue
if not (p["start"] <= close <= p["end"]):
F.append(("low", "CM03", "%s closed %s, outside %s - not counted here (check it was paid in its own period)" % (did, close, p["label"]), did)); excluded.append((did, acct, "closed %s" % close)); continue
if unknown:
F.append(("high", "CM01", "%s: unknown rep(s) %s in owner_split - deal held" % (did, ", ".join(unknown)), did)); held.append((did, acct, "unknown rep %s" % ", ".join(unknown))); continue
total = sum(split.values())
if total != 100:
F.append(("high", "CM02", "%s: split shares add up to %s%%, not 100%% - deal held until sales ops confirms the split" % (did, num(total)), did)); held.append((did, acct, "split %s%%" % num(total))); continue
dtype = (r.get("type") or "new").strip().lower()
if dtype not in p["type_credit"]:
F.append(("high", "CM01", "%s: deal type '%s' has no credit rate in the plan - deal held" % (did, dtype), did)); held.append((did, acct, "unknown type %s" % dtype)); continue
if amount <= 0:
F.append(("medium", "CM01", "%s: amount %s is not positive - not counted (use a cancellation for reversals)" % (did, amount), did)); excluded.append((did, acct, "amount <= 0")); continue
if p["max_disc"] is not None and disc > p["max_disc"] and not yes(r.get("approved")):
if p["unapproved"] == "hold":
F.append(("medium", "CM05", "%s: discount %s%% over the %s%% limit without approval - credit held" % (did, num(disc), num(p["max_disc"])), did)); held.append((did, acct, "discount %s%% not approved" % num(disc))); continue
F.append(("medium", "CM05", "%s: discount %s%% over the %s%% limit without approval - paid anyway (unapproved_discount=pay)" % (did, num(disc), num(p["max_disc"])), did))
credit_total = amount * p["type_credit"][dtype]
deferred = p["pay_on"] == "collection" and not yes(r.get("collected"))
for who, share in split.items():
spiff = Decimal(0)
for s in p["spiffs"]:
if all(str(r.get(k, "")).strip().lower() == str(v).lower() for k, v in (s.get("when") or {}).items()):
spiff += D(s["amount"]) * share / 100
credited[who].append({"deal": did, "account": acct, "close": close, "type": dtype, "amount": amount, "share": share,
"credit": credit_total * share / 100, "spiff": spiff, "deferred": deferred})
# per rep
reps = []
for rid, rep in p["reps"].items():
if only and rid not in only:
continue
ds = sorted(credited[rid], key=lambda d: (d["close"], d["deal"]))
q = rep["quota"]
cap_credit = q * p["cap_att"] if p["cap_att"] is not None else None
cum = Decimal(0)
total_credit = sum((d["credit"] for d in ds), Decimal(0))
att = total_credit / q
flat_rate = rate_at(p, min(att, p["cap_att"]) if p["cap_att"] is not None else att)
for d in ds:
a, b = cum, cum + d["credit"]
cum = b
comm, slices = Decimal(0), []
if p["method"] == "flat":
eligible = b if cap_credit is None else min(b, cap_credit)
part = max(Decimal(0), eligible - a)
comm = part * flat_rate
slices.append("%s x %s" % (fm(part), pct(flat_rate)))
if part < d["credit"]:
slices.append("%s over the credit cap x 0%%" % fm(d["credit"] - part))
else:
for lo, up, rate in p["tiers"]:
lo_c, up_c = lo * q, (up * q if up is not None else None)
if cap_credit is not None:
up_c = cap_credit if up_c is None else min(up_c, cap_credit)
if lo_c >= cap_credit:
continue
x0, x1 = max(a, lo_c), (b if up_c is None else min(b, up_c))
if x1 > x0:
comm += (x1 - x0) * rate
slices.append("%s x %s" % (fm(x1 - x0), pct(rate)))
if cap_credit is not None and b > cap_credit:
slices.append("%s over the credit cap x 0%%" % fm(b - max(a, cap_credit)))
d["commission"] = money(comm)
d["slices"] = slices
d["att_after"] = b / q
commission = sum((d["commission"] for d in ds), Decimal(0))
spiffs = money(sum((d["spiff"] for d in ds), Decimal(0)))
earned = commission + spiffs
capped = Decimal(0)
if p["max_payout"] is not None and earned > p["max_payout"]:
capped = earned - p["max_payout"]
F.append(("info", "CM06", "%s: commission + SPIFFs %s capped at max_payout %s (-%s)" % (rep["name"], fm(earned), fm(p["max_payout"]), fm(capped)), rid))
earned = p["max_payout"]
if cap_credit is not None and total_credit > cap_credit:
F.append(("info", "CM06", "%s: credit above %s of quota (%s) earns no commission" % (rep["name"], pct(p["cap_att"]), fm(total_credit - cap_credit)), rid))
if att >= 1:
F.append(("info", "CM07", "%s at %s of quota - tier %d (%s) reached%s" % (rep["name"], pct(att), tier_name(p, att), pct(rate_at(p, att)), " and applied to all credit (flat method)" if p["method"] == "flat" else " for the credit above each threshold"), rid))
deferred = money(sum((d["commission"] + d["spiff"] for d in ds if d["deferred"]), Decimal(0)))
if deferred and capped:
deferred = money(deferred * earned / (earned + capped))
if deferred:
F.append(("low", "CM09", "%s: %s deferred until the customer pays (pay_on collection)" % (rep["name"], fm(deferred)), rid))
claw = sum((c["amount"] for c in claws if c["rep"] == rid), Decimal(0))
payable = earned - deferred - claw + rep["carry"]
draw_paid, recovered, bal = Decimal(0), Decimal(0), rep["balance"]
if rep["draw"]:
if payable < rep["draw"]:
draw_paid = rep["draw"] - max(payable, Decimal(0))
if rep["recoverable"]:
bal += draw_paid
F.append(("info", "CM10", "%s: earned %s is below the %s draw - draw tops up %s%s" % (rep["name"], fm(max(payable, Decimal(0))), fm(rep["draw"]), fm(draw_paid), (" (recoverable: balance now %s)" % fm(bal)) if rep["recoverable"] else " (non-recoverable)"), rid))
payout = rep["draw"]
if payable < 0:
bal += -payable if rep["recoverable"] else 0
else:
recovered = min(bal, payable - rep["draw"]) if rep["recoverable"] else Decimal(0)
bal -= recovered
payout = payable - recovered
if recovered:
F.append(("info", "CM10", "%s: %s of the outstanding draw recovered (balance now %s)" % (rep["name"], fm(recovered), fm(bal)), rid))
else:
payout = payable
carry_out = Decimal(0)
if payout < 0:
carry_out = payout
F.append(("medium", "CM11", "%s: clawbacks exceed earnings by %s - payout 0, negative balance carried to next period (check your plan and local pay law before deducting)" % (rep["name"], fm(-payout)), rid))
payout = Decimal(0)
reps.append({"id": rid, "name": rep["name"], "quota": q, "credit": total_credit, "attainment": att,
"tier": tier_name(p, att), "commission": commission, "spiffs": spiffs, "capped": capped,
"clawbacks": claw, "deferred": deferred, "carry_in": rep["carry"], "draw_topup": draw_paid,
"draw_recovered": recovered, "draw_balance": bal, "carry_out": carry_out, "payout": money(payout), "deals": ds})
F.sort(key=lambda f: (SEV[f[0]], f[1], str(f[3])))
return {"plan": p, "reps": reps, "held": held, "excluded": excluded, "clawbacks": claws, "findings": F}
# ---------------------------------------------------------------- report
def report(res, title):
p, F = res["plan"], res["findings"]
c = {s: sum(1 for f in F if f[0] == s) for s in SEV}
cur = (" " + p["currency"]) if p["currency"] else ""
total = sum((r["payout"] for r in res["reps"]), Decimal(0))
L = ["# Commission payouts: %s, %s" % (p["name"], p["label"]), ""]
L.append("Period %s to %s, %s tiers (%s), pay on %s%s%s. Source: %s." % (
p["start"], p["end"], p["method"], ", ".join("%s%s" % (pct(r), (" up to %s of quota" % pct(u)) if u is not None else " above") for _, u, r in p["tiers"]),
p["pay_on"], (", credit cap %s of quota" % pct(p["cap_att"])) if p["cap_att"] is not None else "",
(", max payout %s" % fm(p["max_payout"])) if p["max_payout"] is not None else "", title))
L.append("")
if c["high"]:
L.append("**Verdict: %d high finding(s), %d deal(s) held - resolve them before payroll; total payable now %s%s**" % (c["high"], len(res["held"]), fm(total), cur))
else:
L.append("**Verdict: ready for approval - total payable %s%s%s**" % (fm(total), cur, " (medium findings to review)" if c["medium"] else ""))
L.append("")
L.append("Findings: %d high, %d medium, %d low, %d info. Figures follow the plan file you provided; the signed comp plan and local pay law win if they differ." % (c["high"], c["medium"], c["low"], c["info"]))
L += ["", "## Payouts", "", "| Rep | Quota | Credit | Attainment | Tier | Commission | SPIFFs | Cap | Clawbacks | Deferred | Draw | Payout |", "|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|"]
for r in res["reps"]:
draw = ("+%s" % fm(r["draw_topup"])) if r["draw_topup"] else (("-%s recovered" % fm(r["draw_recovered"])) if r["draw_recovered"] else "")
L.append("| %s | %s | %s | %s | %d | %s | %s | %s | %s | %s | %s | **%s** |" % (
r["name"], fm(r["quota"]), fm(r["credit"]), pct(r["attainment"]), r["tier"], fm(r["commission"]), fm(r["spiffs"]),
("-" + fm(r["capped"])) if r["capped"] else "", ("-" + fm(r["clawbacks"])) if r["clawbacks"] else "",
fm(r["deferred"]) if r["deferred"] else "", draw, fm(r["payout"])))
L.append("| **Total** | | | | | | | | | | | **%s** |" % fm(total))
for r in res["reps"]:
L += ["", "## %s" % r["name"], ""]
if not r["deals"]:
L.append("No credited deals this period.")
else:
L += ["| Deal | Account | Closed | Type | Amount | Share | Credit | Attainment after | Rate slices | Commission | SPIFF |", "|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|"]
for d in r["deals"]:
L.append("| %s | %s | %s | %s | %s | %s%% | %s | %s | %s | %s | %s |" % (
d["deal"], d["account"], d["close"], d["type"], fm(d["amount"]), num(d["share"]), fm(d["credit"]),
pct(d["att_after"]), "; ".join(d["slices"]) or "-", fm(d["commission"]) + (" (deferred)" if d["deferred"] else ""), fm(d["spiff"]) if d["spiff"] else ""))
extra = []
for cl in [x for x in res["clawbacks"] if x["rep"] == r["id"]]:
extra.append("- Clawback %s (%s, cancelled %d days after close): -%s%s" % (cl["deal"], cl["account"], cl["age"], fm(cl["amount"]), " (estimated)" if cl["estimated"] else ""))
if r["carry_in"]:
extra.append("- Carried in from last period: %s" % fm(r["carry_in"]))
if r["draw_topup"] or r["draw_recovered"] or r["draw_balance"]:
extra.append("- Draw: top-up %s, recovered %s, outstanding balance %s" % (fm(r["draw_topup"]), fm(r["draw_recovered"]), fm(r["draw_balance"])))
if r["carry_out"]:
extra.append("- Negative balance carried forward: %s" % fm(r["carry_out"]))
L += [""] + extra if extra else []
if res["held"]:
L += ["", "## Held deals (need a decision)", "", "| Deal | Account | Reason |", "|---|---|---|"]
L += ["| %s | %s | %s |" % h for h in res["held"]]
if res["excluded"]:
L += ["", "## Not counted this period", "", "| Deal | Account | Reason |", "|---|---|---|"]
L += ["| %s | %s | %s |" % h for h in res["excluded"]]
L += ["", "## Findings", ""]
L += ["- **%s %s** %s" % (s.upper(), code, m) for s, code, m, _ in F] or ["- none"]
L += ["", "Recompute check: commission per deal = sum of (credit in each tier band x tier rate); payout = commission + SPIFFs - cap - deferred - clawbacks + carry-in, then draw rules. Have sales ops and payroll approve before paying."]
return "\n".join(L) + "\n"
def to_json(res):
def j(x):
if isinstance(x, Decimal):
return float(money(x))
if isinstance(x, datetime.date):
return x.isoformat()
if isinstance(x, dict):
return {k: j(v) for k, v in x.items()}
if isinstance(x, (list, tuple)):
return [j(v) for v in x]
return x
out = {"period": res["plan"]["label"], "reps": [], "held": [list(h) for h in res["held"]], "excluded": [list(h) for h in res["excluded"]],
"clawbacks": j(res["clawbacks"]), "findings": [{"severity": s, "code": c, "message": m} for s, c, m, _ in res["findings"]]}
for r in res["reps"]:
rr = {k: v for k, v in r.items() if k != "deals"}
rr["attainment"] = round(float(r["attainment"]), 4)
rr = j(rr)
rr["deals"] = [j({k: v for k, v in d.items() if k not in ("att_after",)}) for d in r["deals"]]
out["reps"].append(rr)
return out
# ---------------------------------------------------------------- self-test
def self_test():
tests = []
def t(name, cond):
tests.append((name, bool(cond)))
base = {"period": {"start": "2026-10-01", "end": "2026-10-31"}, "tiers": [{"up_to": 0.5, "rate": 0.05}, {"up_to": 1.0, "rate": 0.08}, {"rate": 0.12}],
"reps": {"a": {"quota": 10000}, "b": {"quota": 10000}}}
H = "deal_id,close_date,owner_split,type,amount,discount_pct,billing,status,cancel_date,commission_paid,approved,collected\n"
def run(rows, **over):
cfg = dict(base); cfg.update(over)
return compute(load_plan(cfg), H + rows)
def rep(res, rid):
return next(r for r in res["reps"] if r["id"] == rid)
def codes(res):
return [(f[0], f[1]) for f in res["findings"]]
r = run("1,2026-10-05,a,new,4000,,,won,,,,\n")
t("below first threshold: 4000 x 5% = 200", rep(r, "a")["commission"] == Decimal("200.00"))
r = run("1,2026-10-05,a,new,12000,,,won,,,,\n")
t("marginal: 5000x5% + 5000x8% + 2000x12% = 890", rep(r, "a")["commission"] == Decimal("890.00"))
r = run("1,2026-10-05,a,new,12000,,,won,,,,\n", tier_method="flat")
t("flat: 12000 x 12% = 1440", rep(r, "a")["commission"] == Decimal("1440.00"))
r = run("1,2026-10-05,a,new,6000,,,won,,,,\n2,2026-10-20,a,new,6000,,,won,,,,\n")
t("tiers follow close order across deals", [d["commission"] for d in rep(r, "a")["deals"]] == [Decimal("330.00"), Decimal("560.00")])
t("accelerator reached -> CM07", ("info", "CM07") in codes(r))
r = run("1,2026-10-05,a,new,30000,,,won,,,,\n", credit_cap_attainment=2.0)
t("credit cap at 200%: 250+400+1200 = 1850", rep(r, "a")["commission"] == Decimal("1850.00") and ("info", "CM06") in codes(r))
r = run("1,2026-10-05,a,new,30000,,,won,,,,\n", max_payout=1000)
t("max_payout caps the payout", rep(r, "a")["payout"] == Decimal("1000.00"))
r = run("1,2026-10-05,a,renewal,10000,,,won,,,,\n", deal_type_credit={"new": 1, "renewal": 0.5})
t("renewal credited at 50%", rep(r, "a")["credit"] == Decimal("5000") and rep(r, "a")["commission"] == Decimal("250.00"))
r = run("1,2026-10-05,a:60;b:40,new,10000,,,won,,,,\n")
t("split 60/40 credits both reps", rep(r, "a")["credit"] == Decimal("6000") and rep(r, "b")["credit"] == Decimal("4000"))
r = run("1,2026-10-05,a:60;b:30,new,10000,,,won,,,,\n")
t("split not 100% -> CM02 high, held", ("high", "CM02") in codes(r) and rep(r, "a")["credit"] == 0 and r["held"])
r = run("1,2026-10-05,zed,new,10000,,,won,,,,\n")
t("unknown rep -> CM01 high", ("high", "CM01") in codes(r))
r = run("1,2026-10-05,a,new,10000,30,,won,,,,\n", max_discount_pct=20)
t("discount over limit unapproved -> CM05 held", ("medium", "CM05") in codes(r) and rep(r, "a")["credit"] == 0)
r = run("1,2026-10-05,a,new,10000,30,,won,,,yes,\n", max_discount_pct=20)
t("approved discount is paid", rep(r, "a")["credit"] == Decimal("10000"))
r = run("1,2026-09-28,a,new,10000,,,won,,,,\n")
t("closed outside period -> CM03, not counted", ("low", "CM03") in codes(r) and rep(r, "a")["credit"] == 0)
r = run("1,2026-10-05,a,new,4000,,,won,,,,\n1,2026-10-05,a,new,4000,,,won,,,,\n")
t("duplicate deal id -> CM04, counted once", ("medium", "CM04") in codes(r) and rep(r, "a")["credit"] == Decimal("4000"))
r = run("1,2026-10-05,a,new,4000,,,won,,,,\n9,2026-08-20,a,new,8000,,,cancelled,2026-10-10,400,,\n", clawback={"window_days": 90})
t("cancelled within window -> clawback of paid commission", rep(r, "a")["clawbacks"] == Decimal("400.00") and rep(r, "a")["payout"] == 0 and rep(r, "a")["carry_out"] == Decimal("-200.00") and ("medium", "CM11") in codes(r))
r = run("9,2026-05-01,a,new,8000,,,cancelled,2026-10-10,400,,\n", clawback={"window_days": 90})
t("cancelled after window -> no clawback", rep(r, "a")["clawbacks"] == 0 and ("low", "CM08") in codes(r))
r = run("9,2026-09-20,a,new,8000,,,cancelled,2026-10-10,,,\n", clawback={"window_days": 90})
t("missing commission_paid -> estimated at first tier", rep(r, "a")["clawbacks"] == Decimal("400.00"))
r = run("1,2026-10-05,a,new,4000,,annual,won,,,,\n", spiffs=[{"name": "Annual", "when": {"billing": "annual"}, "amount": 150}])
t("SPIFF added", rep(r, "a")["spiffs"] == Decimal("150.00") and rep(r, "a")["payout"] == Decimal("350.00"))
r = run("1,2026-10-05,a,new,4000,,,won,,,,no\n", pay_on="collection")
t("pay on collection defers unpaid deals", rep(r, "a")["deferred"] == Decimal("200.00") and rep(r, "a")["payout"] == 0)
cfg = dict(base, reps={"a": {"quota": 10000, "draw": {"amount": 500, "recoverable": True, "balance": 0}}})
res = compute(load_plan(cfg), H + "1,2026-10-05,a,new,4000,,,won,,,,\n")
t("recoverable draw tops up and builds balance", rep(res, "a")["payout"] == Decimal("500.00") and rep(res, "a")["draw_balance"] == Decimal("300"))
cfg = dict(base, reps={"a": {"quota": 10000, "draw": {"amount": 500, "recoverable": True, "balance": 300}}})
res = compute(load_plan(cfg), H + "1,2026-10-05,a,new,12000,,,won,,,,\n")
t("surplus recovers draw balance", rep(res, "a")["draw_recovered"] == Decimal("300") and rep(res, "a")["payout"] == Decimal("590.00"))
cfg = dict(base, reps={"a": {"quota": 10000, "draw": {"amount": 500, "recoverable": False}}})
res = compute(load_plan(cfg), H + "1,2026-10-05,a,new,4000,,,won,,,,\n")
t("non-recoverable draw: no balance", rep(res, "a")["payout"] == Decimal("500.00") and rep(res, "a")["draw_balance"] == 0)
t("thousands separator parsed", D("12,000") == Decimal("12000") and D("1.234,50") == Decimal("1234.50"))
for label, bad in [("tiers out of order", dict(base, tiers=[{"up_to": 1, "rate": 0.05}, {"up_to": 0.5, "rate": 0.08}])),
("rate as percent", dict(base, tiers=[{"rate": 8}])), ("unknown key", dict(base, quotas=1))]:
try:
load_plan(bad); ok = False
except InputError:
ok = True
t("bad plan rejected: " + label, ok)
rr = run("1,2026-10-05,a,new,4000,,,won,,,,\n")
t("report has verdict and payouts table", "**Verdict:" in report(rr, "t") and "## Payouts" in report(rr, "t"))
for name, ok in tests:
print(("PASS " if ok else "FAIL ") + name)
passed = sum(ok for _, ok in tests)
print("%d/%d passed" % (passed, len(tests)))
return 0 if passed == len(tests) else 1
def main(argv=None):
ap = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Calculate sales commission payouts for one period.")
ap.add_argument("plan", nargs="?")
ap.add_argument("deals", nargs="?")
ap.add_argument("--rep", action="append", default=[], help="only show this rep id (repeatable)")
ap.add_argument("--json", action="store_true")
ap.add_argument("--self-test", action="store_true")
a = ap.parse_args(argv)
if a.self_test:
return self_test()
if not a.plan or not a.deals:
ap.print_usage(sys.stderr)
return 2
try:
try:
cfg = json.load(open(a.plan, encoding="utf-8"))
except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
raise InputError("plan is not valid JSON: %s" % e)
p = load_plan(cfg)
res = compute(p, open(a.deals, encoding="utf-8-sig").read(), [x.lower() for x in a.rep] or None)
except (OSError, InputError, KeyError) as e:
print("error: %s" % (("missing field %s" % e) if isinstance(e, KeyError) else e), file=sys.stderr)
return 2
if a.json:
print(json.dumps(to_json(res), indent=2))
else:
sys.stdout.write(report(res, a.deals))
return 1 if any(f[0] == "high" for f in res["findings"]) else 0
if __name__ == "__main__":
sys.exit(main())按车型、里程与气候生成保养日程与下次服务提醒。
---
name: car-maintenance-service-schedule-planner
description: 按车型、里程与气候生成保养日程与下次服务提醒。
---
# 车辆保养服务日程规划器
你是「车辆保养服务日程规划器」技能助手。上方 description 为中文任务说明。下方保留原技能完整正文（含脚本与代码）；执行时遵循中文说明与原文技术细节。
# Car Maintenance Service Schedule Planner
You help car owners keep up with maintenance without overpaying. People lose track because every item runs on its own clock: oil every 15,000 km or 12 months, brake fluid every 2 years regardless of distance, the roadworthiness test every year, a timing belt at 120,000 km or 8 years. Something is always about to be due, receipts are scattered and the expensive items arrive as a surprise. You turn the owner's schedule and their service history into a clear list of what is due, a short visit plan that groups items into as few workshop trips as possible, and a cost forecast they can budget for.
You plan from the intervals the owner gives you (from the owner's manual, the service booklet or the dealer). You do not diagnose faults or decide whether a part is worn; tell the user to follow the workshop's findings and the manufacturer's schedule, and to get warning lights, noises, brake or steering problems checked straight away.
## Files in this skill
- `scripts/car_service_plan.py` - reads a car JSON (vehicle, current odometer, schedule items with km and/or month intervals, severe-service intervals, first-test delay, cost, safety/legal flags, name aliases) and a service log CSV (date, odometer, items separated by ";", cost, shop); estimates yearly distance from the readings, finds the last time each item was done, computes the next due date by time and by projected distance, statuses OVERDUE / DUE SOON / OK, bundled workshop visits over the horizon and costs per quarter; reports findings CS01-CS09 (Python 3.8+ standard library only)
- `references/intervals-and-severe-service.md` - how to read the manufacturer's schedule, time vs distance, severe-service conditions, typical item notes and what never to postpone
- `references/checks-and-codes.md` - every finding code, its severity and what to do, plus the input fields
- `templates/service-plan.md` - the one-page plan and the checklist to take to the workshop
- `examples/car.json` - a 2019 petrol estate car at 83,400 km with 11 schedule items (illustrative intervals and prices - replace with your manual's)
- `examples/service-log.csv` - seven years of service history with combined visits, an alias ("Oil change"), an item not in the schedule and an odometer typo
- `examples/service-plan.md` - the real planner output on the example
## Workflow
### 1. Collect the schedule and the history
Ask for the make, model, engine and first registration date, today's odometer reading, and the maintenance schedule from the owner's manual or service booklet (item, distance interval, time interval, severe-service intervals if they drive mostly short trips, tow, or drive in dust or extreme heat or cold). Ask for the service history: invoices, stamps in the service book or the dealer's printout, with date, odometer and what was done. Add rough prices from their workshop's last invoices. Write them into a car JSON like `examples/car.json` and a log like `examples/service-log.csv`.
### 2. Run the planner
```
python3 scripts/car_service_plan.py examples/car.json examples/service-log.csv
python3 scripts/car_service_plan.py car.json log.csv --odometer 84100 --today 2026-11-20
python3 scripts/car_service_plan.py car.json log.csv --severe --horizon 36
python3 scripts/car_service_plan.py car.json log.csv --json
python3 scripts/car_service_plan.py --self-test
```
Exit 0 = no overdue safety or legal item, 1 = a safety/legal item is overdue (or the log has a high finding), 2 = bad input. Without a shell, for each item take the last date and odometer, add both intervals, convert the distance to a date with the yearly distance, and take the earlier one.
### 3. Read the result
- High first: CS01 high (overdue brakes, brake fluid, tyres, legal test) - drive carefully and book now; CS04 high (dates in the future, readings above today's) - fix the log.
- Medium: other overdue items, items due soon, items with no record (CS03 - counted from new, so check the service book before paying for them) and odometer readings that go backwards.
- Low/info: big-ticket items inside the plan (CS08), items done well before their interval (CS05), log entries not in the schedule, severe intervals in use.
- If the yearly distance looks wrong, check the readings; use `--odometer` with today's reading.
### 4. Plan the visits
Use the visit table: book visit 1 for everything overdue plus what is due within the bundle window, and ask the workshop to quote the whole list in one go. Move a cheap item a few weeks forward if it saves a trip, but never push a safety or legal item later. Fill `templates/service-plan.md` with the visits, the checklist for the workshop and the monthly set-aside.
### 5. Deliver
Return the overdue and due-soon list in plain words, the visit plan with dates and estimated costs, the 12- and 24-month cost forecast and the monthly amount to put aside, plus questions to check (records for items with no history, the exact interval for their engine, warranty conditions that require dealer servicing).
## Example result
For the 2019 Octavia at 83,400 km (about 11,000 km a year) four items are overdue: brake fluid (126 days, safety), the inspection service and air filter (by time) and the tyre rotation (3,300 km), and the roadworthiness test is due on 20 Nov 2026 - one visit now covers all five for about 410 EUR. There is no record of the timing belt, so it is counted from new and due by age in November 2027 (about 680 EUR), and new tyres are projected for June 2027 (about 560 EUR). Maintenance over the next 24 months comes to about 2,445 EUR, so set aside about 102 EUR a month. The 4,790 km reading in Sept 2023 is a typo and is ignored.
## Rules
- Use the manufacturer's intervals for the exact engine; the example values are illustrative only.
- Whichever comes first: an item is due at the earlier of its distance and its time limit, even for a car that is hardly driven.
- Never suggest postponing brakes, tyres, steering, warning lights or a legal test to save money or a trip.
- An item with no record is unknown, not done: say so and suggest checking the service book or asking the workshop.
- Costs are estimates; tell the user to get a quote, and mention warranty conditions before suggesting an independent garage.
FILE:references/intervals-and-severe-service.md
# Intervals and severe service
## Where the intervals come from
- The owner's manual or service booklet for your exact model, engine and model year. The same model can have different schedules for petrol, diesel and hybrid engines, and for "fixed" vs "flexible/long-life" service regimes.
- Many cars show the next oil service on the dashboard (service indicator). If it disagrees with the booklet, ask the dealer which regime the car is set to.
- Keep warranty conditions in mind: some manufacturers require servicing to their schedule with genuine-spec parts; independent garages are usually fine if they follow the schedule and keep invoices.
## Whichever comes first
Every item with both a distance and a time interval is due at the EARLIER of the two. Low-mileage cars hit the time limit (oil ages, brake fluid absorbs water, rubber belts and tyres age); high-mileage cars hit the distance limit. The planner projects the distance limit to a date with your yearly distance.
## Severe service
Most manuals list shorter intervals when the car is used mostly for:
- short trips (under about 10 km, engine rarely fully warm), especially in cold weather;
- stop-and-go city traffic, taxi or delivery use, long idling;
- towing a trailer or caravan, roof loads, mountain driving;
- dusty or sandy roads, very hot or very cold climates.
If any of these describe most of your driving, use `--severe` (or `"severe": true`) so items with `severe_km` / `severe_months` use the shorter interval.
## Item notes (typical, check your manual)
| Item | Typical basis | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Engine oil and filter | distance and time | the most important routine item; use the oil spec in the manual |
| Inspection service | distance and time | the bigger service; usually includes many checks |
| Brake fluid | time only (often 2 years) | absorbs water; never postpone |
| Brake inspection / pads / discs | distance and time | replace on wear, not on a fixed interval |
| Coolant | time or "lifetime" | check level and freeze protection each winter |
| Air filter, cabin filter | distance and time | shorter in dusty or polluted areas |
| Spark plugs (petrol) | distance and time | long intervals on modern engines |
| Timing belt (if fitted) | distance and time | failure can destroy the engine; often changed with the water pump; chains usually have no interval |
| Tyres | wear and age | check tread depth monthly; many makers suggest replacing at 6-10 years regardless of tread |
| Tyre rotation | distance | if your manual recommends it (not for different-size front/rear tyres) |
| Roadworthiness test | time (legal) | first test after a few years (e.g. 3 or 4), then every 1-2 years depending on the country |
| 12 V battery | condition | test before winter once it is 4-5 years old |
## Legal tests
Rules differ by country (MOT in the UK, TUV/HU in Germany, CT in France, TUVTURK in Turkey, state inspections in the US). Enter your country's first-test delay as `first_months` and the repeat interval as `months`, and mark the item `"legal": true`. Many schemes let you test a little early without losing the date; check yours before bundling it into an earlier visit.
## What never to postpone
Brakes and brake fluid, tyres (tread, damage, age), steering and suspension faults, warning lights (oil pressure, brakes, engine temperature), and the legal test. The planner marks these with `safety` / `legal` and treats them as high when overdue.
## Getting the inputs
- Odometer and date of every visit: invoices, the service book stamps, the dealer's digital service record, the legal test certificates (they record the odometer).
- Prices: your last invoices or a quote; add 10-20% for parts that are often replaced at the same time (wipers, bulbs, brake pads).
FILE:references/checks-and-codes.md
# Checks and finding codes
| Code | Severity | Check | What to do |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS01 | high: safety or legal item overdue; medium: other item overdue | due date or due distance passed | book it; for safety items drive carefully until done |
| CS02 | medium | due within `due_soon.days` or `due_soon.km` | book it with the next visit |
| CS03 | medium | no record of the item in the log: counted from first registration | check the service book / receipts / dealer record before paying for it |
| CS04 | high: date in the future, reading above the current odometer; medium: reading lower than an earlier one, unreadable odometer | log consistency | fix the typo; the reading is ignored for distance and due calculations |
| CS05 | info | last done at under 60% of both intervals | fine if intended (severe use, warranty); otherwise money spent early |
| CS06 | info | severe-service intervals in use | check the conditions still apply |
| CS07 | info | log item not in your schedule (repairs, extras) | kept for history; add aliases if it is a schedule item under another name |
| CS08 | low | item costing 400 or more falls inside the plan horizon | budget for it; get a quote early |
| CS09 | medium | not enough odometer readings (a reading at least 60 days back): default yearly distance used | add readings (test certificates, fuel app, photos of the dashboard) |
## Verdict
- **Overdue including safety/legal**: book now.
- **Overdue**: book soon.
- **Due soon** / **up to date**.
## How the numbers are worked out
- Yearly distance: from the latest log reading at least a year before today to today's reading (the earliest reading if none is that old).
- Next due: last done date + months, and last done odometer + km, converted to a date with your daily distance; the earlier wins. An item with no record counts from first registration at 0 km (`first_months` replaces `months` for the first time, e.g. a first legal test after 36 months).
- Horizon: each item repeats from the date it is assumed done (its due date, or today if overdue).
- Visits: items due within `bundle.days` and `bundle.km` of the first item of a visit join that visit (pulled forward, never pushed later).
- Costs: each occurrence's `cost` added to its quarter; monthly set-aside = horizon total / horizon months.
## Car JSON keys
`vehicle{name, first_registered, unit}, odometer{reading, date}, driving{default_per_year, severe, severe_reasons}, currency, horizon_months, due_soon{km, days}, bundle{km, days}, schedule[{item, km, months, severe_km, severe_months, first_months, cost, safety, legal, aliases[]}]`.
## Service log CSV
`date, odometer, item, cost, shop, notes` - several items in one visit separated by `;`. Names are matched to schedule items and aliases case-insensitively. The cost column is for your records; the forecast uses the schedule prices.
FILE:templates/service-plan.md
# Car service plan: <car, registration>
**Date:** <YYYY-MM-DD> **Odometer:** <83,400 km> **Yearly distance:** <about 11,000 km> **Schedule:** <owner's manual, normal / severe service>
## Do now
| Item | Why | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|
| <Brake fluid> | <overdue by 4 months (2-year interval) - safety> | <85> |
| <Roadworthiness test> | <due 2026-11-20 - legal> | <60> |
## Next visits
| When (book by) | At about | Items | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| <2027-02-14> | <86,500 km> | <oil and filter, brake inspection> | <180> |
## Budget
- Next 12 months: <1,220> <EUR>
- Next 24 months: <2,445> <EUR> -> set aside <102> per month
- Big items ahead: <timing belt kit and water pump, Nov 2027, about 680>
## To check
- [ ] <no record of the timing belt - check the service book / ask the dealer>
- [ ] <exact brake fluid interval for this engine>
- [ ] <warranty: does it require dealer servicing?>
## Checklist for the workshop
- Car: <make, model, engine, VIN if asked>, odometer <...>
- Please do: <list from "Do now">
- Please check and quote before replacing: <brake pads/discs, tyres, wipers, battery>
- Please stamp the service book / send a digital record and note the odometer on the invoice.
*Intervals from <source>; costs are estimates. Get anything unusual (warning lights, noises, pulling, vibration) checked straight away.*
FILE:examples/car.json
{
"vehicle": {"name": "2019 Skoda Octavia Estate 1.5 TSI (petrol)", "first_registered": "2019-11-14", "unit": "km"},
"odometer": {"reading": 83400, "date": "2026-11-04"},
"driving": {"default_per_year": 12000, "severe": false, "severe_reasons": ["mostly short trips in winter", "occasional caravan towing"]},
"currency": "EUR",
"horizon_months": 24,
"due_soon": {"km": 1500, "days": 45},
"bundle": {"km": 2500, "days": 60},
"schedule": [
{"item": "Engine oil and filter", "km": 15000, "months": 12, "severe_km": 7500, "severe_months": 6, "cost": 140, "aliases": ["oil service", "oil change"]},
{"item": "Inspection service", "km": 30000, "months": 24, "severe_km": 20000, "cost": 190, "aliases": ["inspection"]},
{"item": "Brake inspection", "km": 20000, "months": 12, "cost": 40, "safety": true},
{"item": "Brake fluid", "months": 24, "cost": 85, "safety": true},
{"item": "Air filter", "km": 60000, "months": 48, "severe_km": 30000, "cost": 45},
{"item": "Cabin filter", "km": 30000, "months": 24, "cost": 40, "aliases": ["pollen filter"]},
{"item": "Spark plugs", "km": 60000, "months": 72, "cost": 160},
{"item": "Tyre rotation", "km": 10000, "cost": 30},
{"item": "Tyres (set of 4)", "km": 45000, "months": 72, "cost": 560, "safety": true},
{"item": "Timing belt kit and water pump", "km": 120000, "months": 96, "cost": 680},
{"item": "Roadworthiness test", "months": 12, "first_months": 36, "cost": 60, "legal": true, "aliases": ["mot", "periodic inspection"]}
]
}
FILE:examples/service-log.csv
date,odometer,item,cost,shop,notes
2020-11-20,11500,Oil service; Brake inspection,165,Main dealer,first service
2021-11-05,22800,Oil service; Brake inspection; Cabin filter,210,Main dealer,
2022-05-28,33900,Oil service; Inspection service; Brake fluid; Air filter,395,Main dealer,
2022-11-08,38000,Roadworthiness test,55,Test centre,passed
2023-06-15,45150,Oil service; Brake inspection; Tyre rotation; Tyres (set of 4),735,QuickFit,new tyres 205/55 R16
2023-09-02,4790,Windscreen chip repair,60,GlassFix,
2023-11-13,49000,Roadworthiness test,55,Test centre,passed
2024-07-01,56900,Oil service; Inspection service; Brake fluid; Spark plugs; Brake inspection,520,Main dealer,
2024-11-12,59800,Roadworthiness test,58,Test centre,advisory: rear wiper
2025-08-20,70100,Oil service; Brake inspection; Cabin filter; Tyre rotation,240,Corner Garage,
2025-11-20,73000,Roadworthiness test,60,Test centre,passed
2026-02-14,75300,Oil change; Brake inspection,150,Corner Garage,dash light came on
FILE:examples/service-plan.md
# Service plan: 2019 Skoda Octavia Estate 1.5 TSI (petrol)
Today 2026-11-04, odometer 83,400 km. You drive about 11,008 km/year (2025-08-20 70,100 -> 2026-11-04 83,400). Normal-service intervals, plan horizon 24 months. Source: examples/service-log.csv.
**Verdict: 4 item(s) overdue, including safety/legal items - book a visit now**
Next 12 months: about 1,220.00 EUR; next 24 months: 2,445.00 EUR (set aside about 101.88 EUR per month). Findings: 1 high, 6 medium, 2 low, 3 info.
## Items
| Item | Interval | Last done | Due by date | Due at km | Next (projected) | Trigger | Status | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspection service | 30,000 km / 24 months | 2024-07-01 at 56,900 | 2026-07-01 | 86,900 | 2026-11-04 | time | **OVERDUE** | 190.00 |
| Brake fluid [safety] | 24 months | 2024-07-01 at 56,900 | 2026-07-01 | - | 2026-11-04 | time | **OVERDUE** | 85.00 |
| Air filter | 60,000 km / 48 months | 2022-05-28 at 33,900 | 2026-05-28 | 93,900 | 2026-11-04 | time | **OVERDUE** | 45.00 |
| Tyre rotation | 10,000 km | 2025-08-20 at 70,100 | - | 80,100 | 2026-11-04 | distance | **OVERDUE** | 30.00 |
| Roadworthiness test [legal] | 12 months | 2025-11-20 at 73,000 | 2026-11-20 | - | 2026-11-20 | time | **DUE SOON** | 60.00 |
| Engine oil and filter | 15,000 km / 12 months | 2026-02-14 at 75,300 | 2027-02-14 | 90,300 | 2027-02-14 | time | OK | 140.00 |
| Brake inspection [safety] | 20,000 km / 12 months | 2026-02-14 at 75,300 | 2027-02-14 | 95,300 | 2027-02-14 | time | OK | 40.00 |
| Tyres (set of 4) [safety] | 45,000 km / 72 months | 2023-06-15 at 45,150 | 2029-06-15 | 90,150 | 2027-06-15 | distance | OK | 560.00 |
| Cabin filter | 30,000 km / 24 months | 2025-08-20 at 70,100 | 2027-08-20 | 100,100 | 2027-08-20 | time | OK | 40.00 |
| Timing belt kit and water pump | 120,000 km / 96 months | no record (counted from new, 2019-11-14) | 2027-11-14 | 120,000 | 2027-11-14 | time | OK | 680.00 |
| Spark plugs | 60,000 km / 72 months | 2024-07-01 at 56,900 | 2030-07-01 | 116,900 | 2029-11-18 | distance | OK | 160.00 |
## Workshop visits (items within 60 days / 2,500 km are bundled)
| # | Book by | At about | Items | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-11-04 (now) | 83,400 km | Air filter (overdue), Brake fluid (overdue), Inspection service (overdue), Tyre rotation (overdue), Roadworthiness test | 410.00 |
| 2 | 2027-02-14 | 86,476 km | Brake inspection, Engine oil and filter | 180.00 |
| 3 | 2027-06-15 | 90,125 km | Tyres (set of 4) | 560.00 |
| 4 | 2027-08-20 | 92,116 km | Cabin filter, Tyre rotation | 70.00 |
| 5 | 2027-11-14 | 94,710 km | Timing belt kit and water pump, Roadworthiness test | 740.00 |
| 6 | 2028-02-14 | 97,484 km | Brake inspection, Engine oil and filter | 180.00 |
| 7 | 2028-08-27 | 103,365 km | Tyre rotation | 30.00 |
| 8 | 2028-11-04 | 105,446 km | Brake fluid, Inspection service | 275.00 |
## Cost forecast by quarter
| Quarter | Est. cost |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q4 | 410.00 |
| 2027-Q1 | 180.00 |
| 2027-Q2 | 560.00 |
| 2027-Q3 | 40.00 |
| 2027-Q4 | 770.00 |
| 2028-Q1 | 180.00 |
| 2028-Q3 | 30.00 |
| 2028-Q4 | 275.00 |
| **Total 24 months** | **2,445.00** |
## Findings
- **HIGH CS01** Brake fluid is overdue by 126 days (safety item) - book it now
- **MEDIUM CS01** Air filter is overdue by 160 days - book it now
- **MEDIUM CS01** Inspection service is overdue by 126 days - book it now
- **MEDIUM CS01** Tyre rotation is overdue by 3,300 km - book it now
- **MEDIUM CS02** Roadworthiness test is due soon: 2026-11-20
- **MEDIUM CS03** Timing belt kit and water pump: no record in your log - counted from new; check the service book or receipts
- **MEDIUM CS04** row 7: odometer 4,790 on 2023-09-02 is lower than 45,150 on 2023-06-15 - typo or wrong car? reading ignored
- **LOW CS08** Timing belt kit and water pump (about 680.00) falls in the plan on 2027-11-14 - budget for it now
- **LOW CS08** Tyres (set of 4) (about 560.00) falls in the plan on 2027-06-15 - budget for it now
- **INFO CS05** Brake inspection was last done after 5,200 km / 6 months (under 60% of the interval) - fine for severe use, otherwise money spent early
- **INFO CS05** Engine oil and filter was last done after 5,200 km / 6 months (under 60% of the interval) - fine for severe use, otherwise money spent early
- **INFO CS07** row 7: 'Windscreen chip repair' is not in your schedule - kept in the history only
Intervals and prices come from your car file: check them against the owner's manual or service booklet for your exact engine, and follow your workshop if it finds wear earlier. Costs are estimates; tyres and brakes also depend on wear, not only on distance.
FILE:scripts/car_service_plan.py
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Car maintenance service schedule planner (stdlib only, Python 3.8+).
Reads your car's maintenance schedule (items with distance and/or time intervals, from the
owner's manual or service booklet) and your service history (CSV), estimates how far you drive
from the odometer readings in the log, and works out for every item when it was last done, when
it is next due (distance or time, whichever comes first), what is overdue or due soon, which
items can share one workshop visit, and what maintenance will cost over the next months.
Usage:
car_service_plan.py CAR.json SERVICE_LOG.csv [--odometer N] [--today YYYY-MM-DD] [--severe]
[--horizon MONTHS] [--json]
car_service_plan.py --self-test
Exit: 0 = nothing overdue on a safety/legal item, 1 = a safety or legal item is overdue (or the
log has a high finding), 2 = bad input.
"""
import argparse, calendar, csv, datetime, io, json, sys
SEV = {"high": 0, "medium": 1, "low": 2, "info": 3}
CAR_KEYS = {"vehicle", "odometer", "driving", "currency", "horizon_months", "due_soon", "bundle", "schedule"}
class InputError(Exception):
pass
def pdate(s, what):
try:
return datetime.date.fromisoformat(str(s).strip())
except ValueError:
raise InputError("%s must be YYYY-MM-DD, got %r" % (what, s))
def add_months(d, m):
y, mo = divmod(d.month - 1 + int(m), 12)
y += d.year
mo += 1
return datetime.date(y, mo, min(d.day, calendar.monthrange(y, mo)[1]))
def num(x, what):
try:
return float(str(x).replace(",", "").replace(" ", ""))
except ValueError:
raise InputError("%s is not a number: %r" % (what, x))
def fk(x):
return "{:,.0f}".format(x)
def fm(x):
return "{:,.2f}".format(x)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------- load
def load_car(cfg, odometer=None, today=None, severe=None, horizon=None):
if not isinstance(cfg, dict):
raise InputError("car file must be a JSON object")
bad = set(cfg) - CAR_KEYS
if bad:
raise InputError("unknown key(s) in car file: %s" % ", ".join(sorted(bad)))
v = cfg.get("vehicle") or {}
odo = cfg.get("odometer") or {}
drv = cfg.get("driving") or {}
c = {"name": v.get("name", "Car"), "unit": v.get("unit", "km"),
"first": pdate(v["first_registered"], "vehicle.first_registered") if v.get("first_registered") else None,
"today": pdate(today or odo.get("date") or datetime.date.today().isoformat(), "today"),
"odo": num(odometer if odometer is not None else odo.get("reading"), "odometer reading") if (odometer is not None or odo.get("reading") is not None) else None,
"default_per_year": num(drv.get("default_per_year", 12000), "driving.default_per_year"),
"severe": bool(drv.get("severe", False)) if severe is None else severe,
"severe_reasons": drv.get("severe_reasons", []),
"currency": cfg.get("currency", ""),
"horizon": int(horizon or cfg.get("horizon_months", 24)),
"soon_km": num((cfg.get("due_soon") or {}).get("km", 1500), "due_soon.km"),
"soon_days": int((cfg.get("due_soon") or {}).get("days", 45)),
"bundle_km": num((cfg.get("bundle") or {}).get("km", 2500), "bundle.km"),
"bundle_days": int((cfg.get("bundle") or {}).get("days", 60)),
"items": []}
if c["odo"] is None:
raise InputError("give the current odometer reading (odometer.reading or --odometer)")
for i, it in enumerate(cfg.get("schedule") or [], 1):
name = it.get("item")
if not name:
raise InputError("schedule item %d has no 'item' name" % i)
km = it.get("severe_km") if c["severe"] and it.get("severe_km") else it.get("km")
mo = it.get("severe_months") if c["severe"] and it.get("severe_months") else it.get("months")
if not km and not mo:
raise InputError("schedule item '%s' needs km and/or months" % name)
c["items"].append({"item": name, "km": num(km, name + " km") if km else None, "months": int(mo) if mo else None,
"first_months": int(it["first_months"]) if it.get("first_months") else None,
"cost": num(it.get("cost", 0), name + " cost"), "safety": bool(it.get("safety")), "legal": bool(it.get("legal")),
"severe_used": bool(c["severe"] and (it.get("severe_km") or it.get("severe_months"))),
"aliases": [a.lower().strip() for a in it.get("aliases", [])] + [name.lower().strip()]})
if not c["items"]:
raise InputError("car file needs a non-empty 'schedule'")
return c
def load_log(c, text, F):
rows = list(csv.DictReader(io.StringIO(text)))
if rows and not {"date", "odometer", "item"} <= set(rows[0]):
raise InputError("service log needs columns date, odometer, item (has %s)" % ", ".join(rows[0]))
entries, readings = [], []
for n, r in enumerate(rows, 2):
try:
d = pdate(r.get("date"), "date (row %d)" % n)
except InputError as e:
F.append(("high", "CS04", "row %d: %s - row ignored" % (n, e))); continue
if d > c["today"]:
F.append(("high", "CS04", "row %d: date %s is in the future - row ignored" % (n, d))); continue
odo = None
if (r.get("odometer") or "").strip():
try:
odo = num(r["odometer"], "odometer (row %d)" % n)
except InputError as e:
F.append(("medium", "CS04", "%s - distance ignored for this row" % e))
items = [x.strip() for x in (r.get("item") or "").split(";") if x.strip()]
entries.append({"row": n, "date": d, "odo": odo, "items": items, "cost": r.get("cost", ""), "shop": r.get("shop", "")})
entries.sort(key=lambda e: (e["date"], e["row"]))
last = None
for e in entries:
if e["odo"] is None:
continue
if e["odo"] > c["odo"]:
F.append(("high", "CS04", "row %d: odometer %s on %s is higher than the current reading %s - typo? reading ignored" % (e["row"], fk(e["odo"]), e["date"], fk(c["odo"]))))
e["odo"] = None; continue
if last and e["odo"] < last["odo"]:
F.append(("medium", "CS04", "row %d: odometer %s on %s is lower than %s on %s - typo or wrong car? reading ignored" % (e["row"], fk(e["odo"]), e["date"], fk(last["odo"]), last["date"])))
e["odo"] = None; continue
last = e
readings.append((e["date"], e["odo"]))
readings.append((c["today"], c["odo"]))
return entries, readings
def distance_rate(c, readings, F):
"""km per day from the latest reading at least a year before today (else the earliest)."""
end_d, end_o = readings[-1]
older = [r for r in readings[:-1] if (end_d - r[0]).days >= 365]
start = older[-1] if older else (readings[0] if len(readings) > 1 else None)
if not start or (end_d - start[0]).days < 60 or end_o <= start[1]:
F.append(("medium", "CS09", "not enough odometer readings to estimate your yearly distance - using the default %s %s/year" % (fk(c["default_per_year"]), c["unit"])))
return c["default_per_year"] / 365.0, "default"
rate = (end_o - start[1]) / float((end_d - start[0]).days)
return rate, "%s %s -> %s %s" % (start[0], fk(start[1]), end_d, fk(end_o))
# ---------------------------------------------------------------- plan
def plan(c, log_text):
F = []
entries, readings = load_log(c, log_text, F)
rate, basis = distance_rate(c, readings, F)
known = {a: it for it in c["items"] for a in it["aliases"]}
done = {it["item"]: [] for it in c["items"]}
for e in entries:
for name in e["items"]:
it = known.get(name.lower())
if not it:
F.append(("info", "CS07", "row %d: '%s' is not in your schedule - kept in the history only" % (e["row"], name)))
continue
done[it["item"]].append(e)
def date_at_km(km):
return c["today"] + datetime.timedelta(days=max(0.0, (km - c["odo"]) / rate)) if rate > 0 else None
def km_at_date(d):
return c["odo"] + rate * (d - c["today"]).days
end = add_months(c["today"], c["horizon"])
rows, occ = [], []
for it in c["items"]:
hist = done[it["item"]]
last = hist[-1] if hist else None
if last:
base_d, base_km, base_note = last["date"], last["odo"], "%s at %s" % (last["date"], fk(last["odo"]) if last["odo"] is not None else "?")
else:
if not c["first"]:
raise InputError("no record of '%s' and no vehicle.first_registered to count from" % it["item"])
base_d, base_km, base_note = c["first"], 0.0, "no record (counted from new, %s)" % c["first"]
F.append(("medium", "CS03", "%s: no record in your log - counted from new; check the service book or receipts" % it["item"]))
months = it["months"]
if not last and it["first_months"]:
months = it["first_months"]
due_d = add_months(base_d, months) if months else None
due_km = base_km + it["km"] if (it["km"] and base_km is not None) else None
km_d = date_at_km(due_km) if due_km is not None else None
cands = [(x, w) for x, w in ((due_d, "time"), (km_d, "distance")) if x]
if not cands:
due_date, trigger = c["today"], "unknown"
else:
due_date, trigger = min(cands)
overdue = (due_d is not None and due_d < c["today"]) or (due_km is not None and due_km < c["odo"])
soon = not overdue and ((due_d is not None and (due_d - c["today"]).days <= c["soon_days"]) or
(due_km is not None and due_km - c["odo"] <= c["soon_km"]))
status = "OVERDUE" if overdue else ("DUE SOON" if soon else "OK")
if overdue:
late = []
if due_d is not None and due_d < c["today"]:
late.append("%d days" % (c["today"] - due_d).days)
if due_km is not None and due_km < c["odo"]:
late.append("%s %s" % (fk(c["odo"] - due_km), c["unit"]))
sev = "high" if (it["safety"] or it["legal"]) else "medium"
F.append((sev, "CS01", "%s is overdue by %s%s - book it now" % (it["item"], " and ".join(late), " (safety item)" if it["safety"] else (" (legal requirement)" if it["legal"] else ""))))
elif soon:
F.append(("medium", "CS02", "%s is due soon: %s%s" % (it["item"], due_d if due_d and (due_d - c["today"]).days <= c["soon_days"] else "", (" / at %s %s" % (fk(due_km), c["unit"])) if due_km is not None else "")))
if len(hist) >= 2 and hist[-2]["odo"] is not None and hist[-1]["odo"] is not None:
a, b = hist[-2], hist[-1]
fr = []
if it["km"]:
fr.append((b["odo"] - a["odo"]) / it["km"])
if it["months"]:
fr.append(((b["date"] - a["date"]).days / 30.44) / it["months"])
if fr and max(fr) < 0.6:
F.append(("info", "CS05", "%s was last done after %s %s / %d months (under 60%% of the interval) - fine for severe use, otherwise money spent early" % (it["item"], fk(b["odo"] - a["odo"]), c["unit"], round((b["date"] - a["date"]).days / 30.44))))
rows.append({"item": it["item"], "last": base_note, "interval": " / ".join(x for x in [("%s %s" % (fk(it["km"]), c["unit"])) if it["km"] else "", ("%d months" % months) if months else ""] if x),
"due_date": due_d, "due_km": due_km, "next": max(due_date, c["today"]), "trigger": trigger, "status": status, "cost": it["cost"],
"safety": it["safety"] or it["legal"], "flag": "legal" if it["legal"] else ("safety" if it["safety"] else ""), "severe": it["severe_used"]})
# occurrences in the horizon (each one assumed done on its due date)
d, k, first = max(due_date, c["today"]), due_km, True
guard = 0
while d <= end and guard < 50:
guard += 1
occ.append({"item": it["item"], "date": d, "km": km_at_date(d), "cost": it["cost"], "overdue": first and overdue})
first = False
nd = add_months(d, it["months"]) if it["months"] else None
nk = km_at_date(d) + it["km"] if it["km"] else None
cands = [x for x in (nd, date_at_km(nk) if nk is not None else None) if x]
if not cands:
break
d = min(cands)
if (it["cost"] >= 400) and any(o["item"] == it["item"] for o in occ):
o = next(o for o in occ if o["item"] == it["item"])
F.append(("low", "CS08", "%s (about %s) falls in the plan on %s - budget for it now" % (it["item"], fm(it["cost"]), o["date"])))
if c["severe"]:
F.append(("info", "CS06", "severe-service intervals used%s" % ((" (" + ", ".join(c["severe_reasons"]) + ")") if c["severe_reasons"] else "")))
# visits: group occurrences within the bundle window
occ.sort(key=lambda o: (o["date"], o["item"]))
visits = []
for o in occ:
v = visits[-1] if visits else None
if v and (o["date"] - v["date"]).days <= c["bundle_days"] and o["km"] - v["km"] <= c["bundle_km"]:
v["items"].append(o); continue
visits.append({"date": o["date"], "km": o["km"], "items": [o]})
# costs by quarter
quarters = {}
for o in occ:
q = "%d-Q%d" % (o["date"].year, (o["date"].month - 1) // 3 + 1)
quarters[q] = quarters.get(q, 0.0) + o["cost"]
y1 = sum(o["cost"] for o in occ if o["date"] < add_months(c["today"], 12))
total = sum(o["cost"] for o in occ)
F.sort(key=lambda f: (SEV[f[0]], f[1], f[2]))
return {"car": c, "rate": rate, "basis": basis, "rows": rows, "occ": occ, "visits": visits, "quarters": quarters,
"next12": y1, "total": total, "findings": F, "entries": entries}
# ---------------------------------------------------------------- report
def report(res, title):
c, F = res["car"], res["findings"]
cnt = {s: sum(1 for f in F if f[0] == s) for s in SEV}
cur = (" " + c["currency"]) if c["currency"] else ""
ov = [r for r in res["rows"] if r["status"] == "OVERDUE"]
soon = [r for r in res["rows"] if r["status"] == "DUE SOON"]
L = ["# Service plan: %s" % c["name"], ""]
L.append("Today %s, odometer %s %s. You drive about %s %s/year (%s). %s intervals, plan horizon %d months. Source: %s." % (
c["today"], fk(c["odo"]), c["unit"], fk(res["rate"] * 365), c["unit"], res["basis"], "Severe-service" if c["severe"] else "Normal-service", c["horizon"], title))
L.append("")
if any(r["safety"] for r in ov):
L.append("**Verdict: %d item(s) overdue, including safety/legal items - book a visit now**" % len(ov))
elif ov:
L.append("**Verdict: %d item(s) overdue - book a visit soon**" % len(ov))
elif soon:
L.append("**Verdict: nothing overdue, %d item(s) due soon**" % len(soon))
else:
L.append("**Verdict: up to date**")
L.append("")
L.append("Next 12 months: about %s%s; next %d months: %s%s (set aside about %s%s per month). Findings: %d high, %d medium, %d low, %d info." % (
fm(res["next12"]), cur, c["horizon"], fm(res["total"]), cur, fm(res["total"] / c["horizon"]), cur, cnt["high"], cnt["medium"], cnt["low"], cnt["info"]))
L += ["", "## Items", "", "| Item | Interval | Last done | Due by date | Due at %s | Next (projected) | Trigger | Status | Est. cost |" % c["unit"], "|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|"]
order = {"OVERDUE": 0, "DUE SOON": 1, "OK": 2}
for r in sorted(res["rows"], key=lambda r: (order[r["status"]], r["next"])):
L.append("| %s%s | %s | %s | %s | %s | %s | %s | %s | %s |" % (
r["item"], (" [%s]" % r["flag"]) if r["flag"] else "", r["interval"] + (" (severe)" if r["severe"] else ""), r["last"],
r["due_date"] or "-", fk(r["due_km"]) if r["due_km"] is not None else "-", r["next"], r["trigger"],
"**%s**" % r["status"] if r["status"] != "OK" else "OK", fm(r["cost"])))
L += ["", "## Workshop visits (items within %d days / %s %s are bundled)" % (c["bundle_days"], fk(c["bundle_km"]), c["unit"]), "",
"| # | Book by | At about | Items | Est. cost |", "|---|---|---|---|---|"]
for i, v in enumerate(res["visits"], 1):
L.append("| %d | %s%s | %s %s | %s | %s |" % (i, v["date"], " (now)" if v["date"] == c["today"] else "", fk(v["km"]), c["unit"],
", ".join(o["item"] + (" (overdue)" if o["overdue"] else "") for o in v["items"]), fm(sum(o["cost"] for o in v["items"]))))
L += ["", "## Cost forecast by quarter", "", "| Quarter | Est. cost |", "|---|---|"]
for q in sorted(res["quarters"]):
L.append("| %s | %s |" % (q, fm(res["quarters"][q])))
L.append("| **Total %d months** | **%s** |" % (c["horizon"], fm(res["total"])))
L += ["", "## Findings", ""]
L += ["- **%s %s** %s" % (s.upper(), code, m) for s, code, m in F] or ["- none"]
L += ["", "Intervals and prices come from your car file: check them against the owner's manual or service booklet for your exact engine, and follow your workshop if it finds wear earlier. Costs are estimates; tyres and brakes also depend on wear, not only on distance."]
return "\n".join(L) + "\n"
def to_json(res):
def j(x):
if isinstance(x, datetime.date):
return x.isoformat()
if isinstance(x, float):
return round(x, 2)
if isinstance(x, dict):
return {k: j(v) for k, v in x.items()}
if isinstance(x, list):
return [j(v) for v in x]
return x
return j({"km_per_year": res["rate"] * 365, "items": res["rows"], "visits": [{"date": v["date"], "km": v["km"], "items": [o["item"] for o in v["items"]],
"cost": sum(o["cost"] for o in v["items"])} for v in res["visits"]], "quarters": res["quarters"], "next12": res["next12"], "total": res["total"],
"findings": [{"severity": s, "code": c, "message": m} for s, c, m in res["findings"]]})
# ---------------------------------------------------------------- self-test
def self_test():
tests = []
def t(name, cond):
tests.append((name, bool(cond)))
def car(**kw):
cfg = {"vehicle": {"name": "T", "first_registered": "2020-01-01"}, "odometer": {"reading": 50000, "date": "2026-01-01"},
"schedule": [{"item": "Oil", "km": 15000, "months": 12, "severe_km": 7500, "severe_months": 6, "cost": 100, "aliases": ["oil change"]}]}
sched = kw.pop("schedule", None)
if sched:
cfg["schedule"] = sched
cfg.update(kw)
return cfg
H = "date,odometer,item,cost,shop\n"
def run(cfg, log, **kw):
return plan(load_car(cfg, **kw), H + log)
def row(res, name):
return next(r for r in res["rows"] if r["item"] == name)
def codes(res):
return [(f[0], f[1]) for f in res["findings"]]
log = "2025-01-01,40000,Oil,90,X\n"
r = run(car(), log)
t("rate from readings: 10000 km/year", abs(r["rate"] * 365 - 10000) < 1)
t("due by time first (12 months)", row(r, "Oil")["due_date"] == datetime.date(2026, 1, 1) and row(r, "Oil")["trigger"] == "time")
t("due today counts as due soon", row(r, "Oil")["status"] == "DUE SOON")
r = run(car(), "2025-06-01,40000,Oil,90,X\n")
t("distance triggers first when driving a lot", row(r, "Oil")["due_km"] == 55000 and row(r, "Oil")["trigger"] == "distance")
r = run(car(), "2024-06-01,30000,Oil,90,X\n")
t("overdue by time and distance -> CS01", row(r, "Oil")["status"] == "OVERDUE" and ("medium", "CS01") in codes(r))
sched = [{"item": "Brake fluid", "months": 24, "cost": 80, "safety": True}]
r = run(car(schedule=sched), "2023-06-01,30000,Brake fluid,80,X\n2025-01-01,40000,Other,0,X\n")
t("overdue safety item -> CS01 high", ("high", "CS01") in codes(r))
t("item not in schedule -> CS07", ("info", "CS07") in codes(r))
r = run(car(), "2025-01-01,40000,oil change,90,X\n")
t("aliases match case-insensitively", row(r, "Oil")["last"].startswith("2025-01-01"))
r = run(car(), "2025-01-01,40000,Wipers,20,X\n")
t("no record -> counted from new, CS03", ("medium", "CS03") in codes(r) and "no record" in row(r, "Oil")["last"])
r = run(car(), "2025-01-01,40000,Oil,90,X\n", severe=True)
t("severe intervals used", row(r, "Oil")["due_date"] == datetime.date(2025, 7, 1) and ("info", "CS06") in codes(r))
r = run(car(), "2024-01-01,30000,Oil,90,X\n2024-06-01,20000,Oil,90,X\n2025-01-01,40000,Oil,90,X\n")
t("odometer going down -> CS04, reading ignored", ("medium", "CS04") in codes(r))
r = run(car(), "2025-01-01,40000,Oil,90,X\n2027-01-01,60000,Oil,90,X\n")
t("future date -> CS04 high", ("high", "CS04") in codes(r))
r = run(car(), "2025-01-01,90000,Oil,90,X\n")
t("reading above current odometer -> CS04 high", ("high", "CS04") in codes(r))
r = run(car(), "")
t("no readings -> default rate + CS09", ("medium", "CS09") in codes(r) and abs(r["rate"] * 365 - 12000) < 1)
r = run(car(), "2025-01-01,40000,Oil,90,X\n2025-04-01,42000,Oil,90,X\n")
t("done early -> CS05", ("info", "CS05") in codes(r))
sched = [{"item": "Test", "months": 12, "first_months": 36, "cost": 50, "legal": True}]
r = run(car(vehicle={"first_registered": "2024-01-01"}, schedule=sched), "2025-01-01,40000,Other,0,X\n")
t("first_months for first test from new", row(r, "Test")["due_date"] == datetime.date(2027, 1, 1))
sched = [{"item": "A", "months": 12, "cost": 100}, {"item": "B", "months": 12, "cost": 50}]
r = run(car(schedule=sched), "2025-02-01,41000,A,0,X\n2025-03-15,42000,B,0,X\n")
t("items within the bundle window share a visit", len(r["visits"][0]["items"]) == 2)
t("horizon repeats yearly items", sum(1 for o in r["occ"] if o["item"] == "A") == 2)
t("12-month and total forecast", r["next12"] == 150 and r["total"] == 300)
sched = [{"item": "Belt", "km": 120000, "months": 96, "cost": 650}]
r = run(car(schedule=sched), "2025-01-01,40000,Other,0,X\n")
t("big-ticket item in horizon -> CS08", ("low", "CS08") in codes(r))
t("add_months clamps month end", add_months(datetime.date(2026, 1, 31), 1) == datetime.date(2026, 2, 28))
try:
load_car(car(schedule=[{"item": "X", "cost": 1}])); ok = False
except InputError:
ok = True
t("item without interval rejected", ok)
try:
load_car(dict(car(), colour="red")); ok = False
except InputError:
ok = True
t("unknown key rejected", ok)
r = run(car(), log)
t("report has verdict, visits and forecast", all(s in report(r, "t") for s in ("**Verdict:", "## Workshop visits", "## Cost forecast")))
for name, ok in tests:
print(("PASS " if ok else "FAIL ") + name)
passed = sum(ok for _, ok in tests)
print("%d/%d passed" % (passed, len(tests)))
return 0 if passed == len(tests) else 1
def main(argv=None):
ap = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Plan car maintenance from a schedule and a service log.")
ap.add_argument("car", nargs="?")
ap.add_argument("log", nargs="?")
ap.add_argument("--odometer", type=float)
ap.add_argument("--today")
ap.add_argument("--severe", action="store_true", default=None, help="use severe-service intervals")
ap.add_argument("--horizon", type=int, help="months to plan (default from car file, else 24)")
ap.add_argument("--json", action="store_true")
ap.add_argument("--self-test", action="store_true")
a = ap.parse_args(argv)
if a.self_test:
return self_test()
if not a.car or not a.log:
ap.print_usage(sys.stderr)
return 2
try:
try:
cfg = json.load(open(a.car, encoding="utf-8"))
except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
raise InputError("car file is not valid JSON: %s" % e)
c = load_car(cfg, a.odometer, a.today, a.severe, a.horizon)
res = plan(c, open(a.log, encoding="utf-8-sig").read())
except (OSError, InputError) as e:
print("error: %s" % e, file=sys.stderr)
return 2
if a.json:
print(json.dumps(to_json(res), indent=2))
else:
sys.stdout.write(report(res, a.log))
return 1 if any(f[0] == "high" for f in res["findings"]) else 0
if __name__ == "__main__":
sys.exit(main())