Solution to task 1

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+#!/usr/bin/perl -s
+
+use v5.16;
+use Test2::V0;
+use experimental qw(signatures postderef);
+
+our ($tests, $examples);
+
+run_tests() if $tests || $examples;	# does not return
+
+die <<EOS unless @ARGV;
+usage: $0 [-examples] [-tests] [TIME]
+
+-examples
+    run the examples from the challenge
+ 
+-tests
+    run some tests
+
+TIME
+    incomplete time string containing one question mark at a digit position.
+
+EOS
+
+
+### Input and Output
+
+say missing(shift);
+
+
+### Implementation
+
+sub missing ($t) {
+    # For each position of the question mark define a list of
+    # regex-value pairs that provide the maximum value that may replace
+    # the question mark if the regex matches.
+    state $match = [
+        [[qr/^.[4-9]/, 1], [qr//, 2]],
+        [[qr/^2/, 3], [qr//, 9]],
+        undef,
+        [[qr//, 5]],
+        [[qr//, 9]]];
+
+    # Apply the patterns in the list for the question mark's position
+    # and return the respective value for a match.
+    $t =~ $_->[0] && return $_->[1] for $match->[index($t, '?')]->@*;
+}
+
+
+### Examples and tests
+
+sub run_tests {
+    SKIP: {
+        skip "examples" unless $examples;
+
+        is missing('?5:00'), 1, 'example 1';
+        is missing('?3:00'), 2, 'example 2';
+        is missing('1?:00'), 9, 'example 3';
+        is missing('2?:00'), 3, 'example 4';
+        is missing('12:?5'), 5, 'example 5';
+        is missing('12:5?'), 9, 'example 6';
+
+    }
+
+    SKIP: {
+        skip "tests" unless $tests;
+	}
+
+    done_testing;
+    exit;
+}