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fix(reconcile): fill earliest month deficit first in multi-month allocations
Replace proportional split with a fill-first loop that allocates
min(remaining, deficit) to each matched month in user-supplied order,
where deficit = expected - already_paid. Prior transactions' contributions
are now properly accounted for, so a second payment on overlapping months
fills only what's still owed instead of splitting proportionally by total
expected. Surplus after all deficits are covered goes to the credit bucket.

Fixes: Matyáš Thér 200+550 showing 566/183 instead of 500/250.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-11 23:59:36 +02:00

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# Fill-first multi-month payment allocation
## Context
Matyáš Thér paid in two transactions:
| # | Amount | Purpose |
|---|--------|---------------------|
| 1 | 200 | `2026-02` |
| 2 | 550 | `2026-02, 2026-03` |
Total 750 = his expected fee for the two months (likely 2026-02 = 500, 2026-03 = 250 — junior tier or exception-adjusted). The app currently shows 2026-02 = **566** paid, 2026-03 = **183** paid. The user wants:
> First use the second payment for the rest of 2026-02 (no more, no less), then put the remainder toward 2026-03.
Both Python ([scripts/match_payments.py](scripts/match_payments.py)) and Go ([go/internal/domain/reconcile/reconcile.go](go/internal/domain/reconcile/reconcile.go)) have the same bug: when a single transaction's `in_window_share` is less than the sum of in-window expected fees, both fall into a **proportional** branch that splits the new transaction across months in proportion to each month's *total* expected fee — never consulting what prior transactions already paid into earlier months.
Trace for txn 2:
- `in_window = [(2026-02, 500), (2026-03, 250)]`, `total_expected = 750`, `in_window_share = 550`.
- `550 < 750` → proportional:
- 02 alloc = `550 × 500 / 750 = 366.67`
- 03 alloc = `550 366.67 = 183.33`
- Combined with txn 1's 200 → 02 = 566.67, 03 = 183.33 → display `566 / 183`. ✓ matches reported numbers.
The fix: replace the greedy + proportional branches with a single **fill-first** loop that iterates `in_window` in user-supplied order (already chronological by convention from [scripts/infer_payments.py:151](scripts/infer_payments.py#L151)) and allocates `min(remaining, max(0, expected paid_so_far))` to each month, with any final surplus going to the credit bucket. This collapses three cases (greedy / proportional / pure overflow) into one and naturally consults the ledger's `paid` field which is already updated by prior transactions in the same reconcile pass.
The even-split branch (`total_expected == 0`, prepayment before fees known) stays untouched — different semantic, folding it in would silently change behavior.
## Changes
### Python — [scripts/match_payments.py:471-498](scripts/match_payments.py#L471-L498)
Replace both `total_expected > 0` branches (current lines 471498) with a single unified loop. Keep lines 466469 above and the even-split fallback below (lines 499510) as-is.
```python
if total_expected > 0:
# Fill-first: iterate in_window in matched_months order (chronological by
# convention), allocate min(remaining, deficit) to each month, where
# deficit accounts for prior transactions already credited to that month.
# Any surplus after all in-window deficits are covered → credit bucket.
remaining = in_window_share
for m, exp in in_window:
paid_so_far = ledger[member_name][m]["paid"]
deficit = max(0.0, float(exp) - paid_so_far)
alloc = min(remaining, deficit)
if alloc <= 0:
continue
ledger[member_name][m]["paid"] += alloc
ledger[member_name][m]["transactions"].append({
"amount": alloc,
"date": tx["date"],
"sender": tx["sender"],
"message": tx["message"],
"confidence": confidence,
})
remaining -= alloc
if remaining > 0:
credits[member_name] = credits.get(member_name, 0) + int(remaining)
else:
# … existing even-split branch (lines 499510) unchanged …
```
Note: skipping the `transactions.append` when `alloc <= 0` (e.g. month already fully paid by a prior txn) avoids zero-amount ghost rows in the per-month transaction list. This is a small UI-visible side effect; before committing, grep tests for assertions on `len(transactions)` per month to confirm nothing relies on the current "one row per (txn, month) regardless of alloc" behavior.
### Go — [go/internal/domain/reconcile/reconcile.go:320-357](go/internal/domain/reconcile/reconcile.go#L320-L357)
Same shape — replace both `totalExpected > 0` branches. Even-split branch (lines 358372) stays.
```go
if totalExpected > 0 {
// Fill-first; see Python reconcile() for rationale.
remaining := inWindowShare
for _, mw := range inWindow {
md := ledger[memberName][mw.month]
deficit := float64(mw.expected) - md.Paid
if deficit < 0 {
deficit = 0
}
alloc := remaining
if deficit < alloc {
alloc = deficit
}
if alloc <= 0 {
continue
}
md.Paid += alloc
md.Transactions = append(md.Transactions, TxEntry{
Amount: alloc,
Date: tx.Date,
Sender: tx.Sender,
Message: tx.Message,
Confidence: string(m.Confidence),
})
ledger[memberName][mw.month] = md
remaining -= alloc
}
if remaining > 0 {
credits[memberName] += int(remaining)
}
} else {
// … existing even-split branch (lines 358372) unchanged …
}
```
### Tests
#### Python — [tests/test_reconcile_exceptions.py](tests/test_reconcile_exceptions.py)
1. **Rewrite `test_proportional_underpayment`** ([line 96](tests/test_reconcile_exceptions.py#L96)) — its current assertions (`paid_02 < 750`, `paid_03 < 350`, `paid_04 < 750`, and 02/04 equal allocation) are incompatible with fill-first. Under fill-first with the same fixture (1250 across `02:750, 03:350, 04:750`):
- 02: `min(1250, 750) = 750` (full) → remaining 500
- 03: `min(500, 350) = 350` (full) → remaining 150
- 04: `min(150, 750) = 150` (partial) → remaining 0
Replace assertions with these exact expected values, rename to `test_underpayment_fills_earliest_first`.
2. **Add `test_fill_first_across_two_transactions`** — the Matyáš regression:
```python
def test_fill_first_across_two_transactions(self):
"""Prior txn fills 02 partially; later txn finishes 02 then spills to 03."""
members = [('Matyáš', 'A', {'2026-02': (500, 2), '2026-03': (250, 1)})]
sorted_months = ['2026-02', '2026-03']
tx1 = _tx('Matyáš', '2026-02', 200)
tx2 = _tx('Matyáš', '2026-02, 2026-03', 550)
result = reconcile(members, sorted_months, [tx1, tx2])
months = result['members']['Matyáš']['months']
self.assertAlmostEqual(months['2026-02']['paid'], 500, places=2)
self.assertAlmostEqual(months['2026-03']['paid'], 250, places=2)
```
3. `test_greedy_exact_match`, `test_greedy_overpayment_goes_to_credit`, `test_single_month_unchanged`, `test_two_members_multi_month` should pass unchanged — fill-first agrees with greedy when payment ≥ total expected.
#### Go — [go/internal/domain/reconcile/reconcile_test.go](go/internal/domain/reconcile/reconcile_test.go)
- Add `TestUnderpaymentFillsEarliestFirst` mirroring the rewritten Python test.
- Add `TestFillFirstAcrossTwoTransactions` mirroring the Matyáš scenario.
#### Parity — [go/tests/parity/reconcile/reconcile_parity_test.go](go/tests/parity/reconcile/reconcile_parity_test.go)
Add a fixture for the Matyáš two-transaction case. Since both implementations change together and Python remains canonical, existing parity fixtures should continue to pass; verify after edits.
### Changelog — [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md)
Append top entry (use `date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M %Z"` at commit time):
```markdown
## 2026-05-11 23:55 CET — fill-first multi-month payment allocation
- Multi-month payment allocation now fills the earliest in-window deficit first
and spills the remainder to later months, accounting for prior transactions'
contributions. Previously a single transaction was split proportionally to
each month's total expected fee, ignoring earlier payments — surfaced by
Matyáš Thér's two-payment 200+550 case showing 566/183 instead of 500/250.
- scripts/match_payments.py, go/internal/domain/reconcile/reconcile.go, tests.
```
## Critical files
- [scripts/match_payments.py](scripts/match_payments.py) — Python reconcile (canonical)
- [go/internal/domain/reconcile/reconcile.go](go/internal/domain/reconcile/reconcile.go) — Go reconcile (mirrors Python)
- [tests/test_reconcile_exceptions.py](tests/test_reconcile_exceptions.py) — rewrite `test_proportional_underpayment` + add Matyáš test
- [go/internal/domain/reconcile/reconcile_test.go](go/internal/domain/reconcile/reconcile_test.go) — add Go tests
- [go/tests/parity/reconcile/reconcile_parity_test.go](go/tests/parity/reconcile/reconcile_parity_test.go) — add parity fixture
- [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) — top entry
## Verification
1. `make test` — Python unit tests including the rewritten + new fill-first tests.
2. `cd go && go test ./internal/domain/reconcile/... ./tests/parity/reconcile/...` — Go unit + parity tests.
3. `make web` → load `/adults` or `/juniors` (whichever lists Matyáš Thér) → his 2026-02 row should be fully paid (no shortfall), 2026-03 fully paid, no leftover credit.
4. Spot-check one other multi-month-purpose member to make sure fully-covered cases still look right.
## Branch & MR (per CLAUDE.md)
1. `git checkout -b fix/fill-first-multi-month-allocation`
2. Apply edits + tests + CHANGELOG entry.
3. `make test && (cd go && go test ./...)` — both green.
4. Commit: `fix(reconcile): fill earliest month deficit first in multi-month allocations` with `Co-Authored-By` trailer.
5. `git push -u origin fix/fill-first-multi-month-allocation`
6. `tea pr create --title "fix(reconcile): fill earliest month deficit first" --description "<body>" --base main --head fix/fill-first-multi-month-allocation`
7. Print MR URL. Do not merge from CLI.