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# frozen_string_literal: true

# A multi-armed bandit implementation inspired by
# @aaronsw and victorykit/whiplash

module Split
  module Algorithms
    module Whiplash
      class << self
        def choose_alternative(experiment)
          experiment[best_guess(experiment.alternatives)]
        end

        private
          def arm_guess(participants, completions)
            a = [participants, 0].max
            b = [participants-completions, 0].max
            Split::Algorithms.beta_distribution_rng(a + fairness_constant, b + fairness_constant)
          end

          def best_guess(alternatives)
            guesses = {}
            alternatives.each do |alternative|
              guesses[alternative.name] = arm_guess(alternative.participant_count, alternative.all_completed_count)
            end
            gmax = guesses.values.max
            best = guesses.keys.select { |name| guesses[name] ==  gmax }
            best.sample
          end

          def fairness_constant
            7
          end
      end
    end
  end
end

Version data entries

3 entries across 3 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
split-4.0.4	lib/split/algorithms/whiplash.rb
split-4.0.3	lib/split/algorithms/whiplash.rb
split-4.0.2	lib/split/algorithms/whiplash.rb