def balance(bot, msg):
participants = get_participants(bot, msg)
# ensure that a valid number of participants have been passed
if len(participants) not in [4, 6, 9, 12]:
message = "Please provide a total of 4, 6, 9, or 12 usernames/times to balance."
bot.sendmsg(msg.channel, message)
return
if len(participants) == 4:
team_size = 2
else:
team_size = 3
num_teams = len(participants) // team_size
optimal_teams = list(chunk_list(participants, team_size))
optimal_variance = variance([get_team_time(team).total_seconds() for team in optimal_teams])
for pattern in PATTERNS_DICT[team_size][num_teams]:
order = [participants[x] for x in pattern]
new_teams = list(chunk_list(order, team_size))
new_variance = variance([get_team_time(team).total_seconds() for team in new_teams])
if new_variance < optimal_variance:
optimal_teams = new_teams
optimal_variance = new_variance
message = ""
for index, team in enumerate(optimal_teams):
message += "Team " + NUMBERS[index] + ": \"" + ", ".join([participant.name for participant in team])
message += "\" (" + format_time(get_team_time(team)) + ")\n"
bot.sendmsg(msg.channel, message)
def team_time(bot, msg):
participants = get_participants(bot, msg)
blackout_time = get_team_time(participants)
message = "Team \"" + ", ".join(msg.usernames + [str(time) for time in msg.times])
message += "\" would take about " + format_time(blackout_time) + " to complete a blackout."
bot.sendmsg(msg.channel, message)
def fast_balance(bot, msg):
participants = get_participants(bot, msg)
if len(participants) % 3 != 0:
message = "Must be divisible by three to form teams"
bot.sendmsg(msg.channel, message)
return
# sort so highest work rates are at the top
participants = sorted(participants, reverse=True)
# sort into three tiers of players
num_teams = len(participants) // 3
tier_one = participants[:num_teams]
tier_two = participants[num_teams:num_teams * 2]
tier_three = participants[num_teams * 2:]
teams = []
# pair the best of tier 1 with worst of tier 2
for player_index in range(num_teams):
teams.append([tier_one[player_index], tier_two[-player_index - 1]])
# sorts the resulting teams with highest work rates at the top
team_rate = lambda team: team[0].work_rate + team[1].work_rate
teams = sorted(teams, key=team_rate, reverse=True)
# pair the best current teams with the worst tier 3 players
for player_index in range(num_teams):
teams[player_index].append(tier_three[-player_index - 1])
message = ""
for index, team in enumerate(teams):
message += "Team " + NUMBERS[index] + ": \"" + ", ".join([participant.name for participant in team])
message += "\" (" + format_time(get_team_time(team)) + ")\n"
bot.sendmsg(msg.channel, message)