# encoding: utf-8 module ICU # # == Creating Tournaments # # ICU::RatedTournament objects are created directly. # # t = ICU::RatedTournament.new # # They have some optional parameters which can be set via the constructor or by calling # the same-named setter methods. One is called _desc_ (short for description) the value # of which can be any object but will, if utilized, typically be the name of the # tournament as a string. # # t = ICU::RatedTournament.new(:desc => "Irish Championships 2010") # puts t.desc # "Irish Championships 2010" # # Another optional parameter is _start_ for the start date. A Date object or a string that can be # parsed as a string can be used to set it. The European convention is preferred for dates like # "03/06/2013" (3rd of June, not 6th of March). Attempting to set an invalid date will raise an # exception. # # t = ICU::RatedTournament.new(:start => "01/07/2010") # puts t.start.class # Date # puts t.start.to_s # "2010-07-01" # # Also, there is the option _no_bonuses_. Bonuses are a feature of the ICU rating system. If you are # rating a non-ICU tournament (such as a FIDE tournament) where bonues are not awarded use this option. # # t = ICU::RatedTournament.new(:desc => 'Linares', :start => "07/02/2009", :no_bonuses => true) # # Note, however, that the ICU system also has its own unique way of treating provisional, unrated and # foreign players, so the only FIDE tournaments that can be rated using this software are those that # consist solely of rated players. # # == Rating Tournaments # # To rate a tournament, first add the players (see ICU::RatedPlayer for details): # # t.add_player(1, :rating => 2534, :kfactor => 16) # # ... # # Then add the results (see ICU::RatedResult for details): # # t.add_result(1, 1, 2, 'W') # # ... # # Then rate the tournament by calling the rate! method: # # t.rate! # # Now the results of the rating calculations can be retrieved from the players in the tournement # or their results. For example, player 1's new rating would be: # # t.player(1).new_rating # # See ICU::RatedPlayer and ICU::RatedResult for more details. # # The rate! method takes some optional arguments to control the algoritm, for example: # # t.rate!(max_iterations2: 30) # # The complete set of current options is: # # * max_iterations1: the maximum number of re-estimation iterations before the bonus calculation (default 30) # * max_iterations2: the maximum number of re-estimation iterations after the bonus calculation (default 1) # * threshold: the maximum difference allowed between re-estimated ratings in a stabe solution (default 0.5) # # == Error Handling # # Some of the above methods have the potential to raise RuntimeError exceptions. # In the case of _add_player_ and _add_result_, the use of invalid arguments # would cause such an error. Theoretically, the rate! method could also throw an # exception if the iterative algorithm it uses to estimate performance ratings # of unrated players failed to converge. However an instance of non-convergence # has yet to be observed in practice. # # Since exception throwing is how errors are signalled, you should arrange # for them to be caught and handled in some suitable place in your code. # class RatedTournament attr_accessor :desc attr_reader :start, :no_bonuses, :iterations1, :iterations2 # Add a new player to the tournament. Returns the instance of ICU::RatedPlayer created. # See ICU::RatedPlayer for details. def add_player(num, args={}) raise "player with number #{num} already exists" if @player[num] args[:kfactor] = ICU::RatedPlayer.kfactor(args[:kfactor].merge({ :start => start, :rating => args[:rating] })) if args[:kfactor].is_a?(Hash) @player[num] = ICU::RatedPlayer.new(num, args) end # Add a new result to the tournament. Two instances of ICU::RatedResult are # created. One is added to the first player and the other to the second player. # The method returns _nil_. See ICU::RatedResult for details. def add_result(round, player, opponent, score) n1 = player.is_a?(ICU::RatedPlayer) ? player.num : player.to_i n2 = opponent.is_a?(ICU::RatedPlayer) ? opponent.num : opponent.to_i p1 = @player[n1] || raise("no such player number (#{n1})") p2 = @player[n2] || raise("no such player number (#{n2})") r1 = ICU::RatedResult.new(round, p2, score) r2 = ICU::RatedResult.new(round, p1, r1.opponents_score) p1.add_result(r1) p2.add_result(r2) nil end # Rate the tournament. Called after all players and results have been added. def rate!(opt={}) max_iterations1 = opt[:max_iterations1] || 30 max_iterations2 = opt[:max_iterations2] || 1 threshold = opt[:threshold] || 0.5 players.each { |p| p.init } @iterations1 = performance_ratings(max_iterations1, threshold) players.each { |p| p.rate! } if !no_bonuses && calculate_bonuses > 0 players.each { |p| p.rate! } @iterations2 = performance_ratings(max_iterations2, threshold) calculate_bonuses else @iterations2 = 0 end end # Return an array of all players, in order of player number. def players @player.keys.sort.map{ |num| @player[num] } end # Return a player (ICU::RatedPlayer) given a player number (returns _nil_ if the number is invalid). def player(num) @player[num] end # Set the start date. Raises exception on error. def start=(date) @start = ICU::Util.parsedate!(date) end # Set whether there are no bonuses (false by default). def no_bonuses=(no_bonuses) @no_bonuses = no_bonuses ? true : false end private # Create a new, empty (no players, no results) tournament. def initialize(opt={}) [:desc, :start, :no_bonuses].each { |atr| self.send("#{atr}=", opt[atr]) unless opt[atr].nil? } @player = Hash.new end # Calculate performance ratings either iteratively or with just one sweep for bonus calculations. def performance_ratings(max, thresh) stable, count = false, 0 while !stable && count < max @player.values.each { |p| p.estimate_performance } stable = @player.values.inject(true) { |ok, p| p.update_performance(thresh) && ok } count+= 1 end raise "performance rating estimation did not converge" if max > 1 && !stable count end # Calculate bonuses for all players and return the number who got one. def calculate_bonuses @player.values.inject(0) { |t,p| t + (p.calculate_bonus ? 1 : 0) } end end end