refactor!: remove the inert online flag

Skill.online was initialised to N_INF and assigned nowhere, so
HistoryBuilder::online(true) made every rating improper and log_evidence()
reported n * ln(0.5) — every game scored as a coin flip. The value is finite
and plausible, which is why it went unnoticed.

The default was false, so no existing result changes. A working replacement
lands next; a stored field cannot hold the quantity, because converge()
alternates sweeps and contaminates skill.forward with backward information
from the second iteration onward.

Also renames a test binding from ..._online to ..._forward: it passes the
forward flag, and the two senses being conflated is how this survived.
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2026-08-27 16:11:37 +02:00
parent 187aede924
commit bf9d964cae
2 changed files with 12 additions and 36 deletions
+5 -22
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@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ pub struct HistoryBuilder<
beta: f64,
drift: D,
p_draw: f64,
online: bool,
score_sigma: f64,
convergence: ConvergenceOptions,
observer: O,
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ impl<T: Time, D: Drift<T>, O: Observer<T>, K: Eq + Hash + Clone> HistoryBuilder<
sigma: self.sigma,
beta: self.beta,
p_draw: self.p_draw,
online: self.online,
score_sigma: self.score_sigma,
convergence: self.convergence,
observer: self.observer,
@@ -87,11 +85,6 @@ impl<T: Time, D: Drift<T>, O: Observer<T>, K: Eq + Hash + Clone> HistoryBuilder<
self
}
pub fn online(mut self, online: bool) -> Self {
self.online = online;
self
}
/// Default observation noise for scored outcomes.
///
/// # Panics
@@ -135,7 +128,6 @@ impl<T: Time, D: Drift<T>, O: Observer<T>, K: Eq + Hash + Clone> HistoryBuilder<
beta: self.beta,
drift: self.drift,
p_draw: self.p_draw,
online: self.online,
score_sigma: self.score_sigma,
convergence: self.convergence,
observer,
@@ -155,7 +147,6 @@ impl<T: Time, D: Drift<T>, O: Observer<T>, K: Eq + Hash + Clone> HistoryBuilder<
beta: self.beta,
drift: self.drift,
p_draw: self.p_draw,
online: self.online,
score_sigma: self.score_sigma,
convergence: self.convergence,
observer: self.observer,
@@ -171,7 +162,6 @@ impl Default for HistoryBuilder<i64, ConstantDrift, NullObserver, &'static str>
beta: BETA,
drift: ConstantDrift(GAMMA),
p_draw: P_DRAW,
online: false,
score_sigma: 1.0,
convergence: ConvergenceOptions::default(),
observer: NullObserver,
@@ -196,7 +186,6 @@ pub struct History<
beta: f64,
drift: D,
p_draw: f64,
online: bool,
score_sigma: f64,
convergence: ConvergenceOptions,
observer: O,
@@ -223,7 +212,6 @@ impl<K: Eq + Hash + Clone> History<i64, ConstantDrift, NullObserver, K> {
beta: BETA,
drift: ConstantDrift(GAMMA),
p_draw: P_DRAW,
online: false,
score_sigma: 1.0,
convergence: ConvergenceOptions::default(),
observer: NullObserver,
@@ -399,7 +387,7 @@ impl<T: Time, D: Drift<T>, O: Observer<T>, K: Eq + Hash + Clone> History<T, D, O
let per_slice: Vec<f64> = self
.time_slices
.par_iter()
.map(|ts| ts.log_evidence(self.online, targets, forward, &self.agents))
.map(|ts| ts.log_evidence(targets, forward, &self.agents))
.collect();
per_slice.into_iter().sum()
}
@@ -407,7 +395,7 @@ impl<T: Time, D: Drift<T>, O: Observer<T>, K: Eq + Hash + Clone> History<T, D, O
{
self.time_slices
.iter()
.map(|ts| ts.log_evidence(self.online, targets, forward, &self.agents))
.map(|ts| ts.log_evidence(targets, forward, &self.agents))
.sum()
}
}
@@ -935,12 +923,7 @@ mod tests {
let w = [vec![1.0], vec![1.0]];
let p = Game::ranked_with_arena(
h.time_slices[1].events[0].within_priors(
false,
false,
&h.time_slices[1].skills,
&h.agents,
),
h.time_slices[1].events[0].within_priors(false, &h.time_slices[1].skills, &h.agents),
&[0.0, 1.0],
&w,
P_DRAW,
@@ -1180,11 +1163,11 @@ mod tests {
let f = h.keys.get("f").unwrap();
let trueskill_log_evidence = h.log_evidence_internal(false, &[]);
let trueskill_log_evidence_online = h.log_evidence_internal(true, &[]);
let trueskill_log_evidence_forward = h.log_evidence_internal(true, &[]);
assert_ulps_eq!(
trueskill_log_evidence,
trueskill_log_evidence_online,
trueskill_log_evidence_forward,
epsilon = 1e-6
);
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@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ pub(crate) struct Skill {
backward: Gaussian,
likelihood: Gaussian,
pub(crate) elapsed: i64,
pub(crate) online: Gaussian,
}
impl Skill {
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ impl Default for Skill {
backward: N_INF,
likelihood: N_INF,
elapsed: 0,
online: N_INF,
}
}
}
@@ -59,7 +57,6 @@ struct Item {
impl Item {
fn within_prior<T: Time, D: Drift<T>>(
&self,
online: bool,
forward: bool,
skills: &SkillStore,
agents: &CompetitorStore<T, D>,
@@ -67,9 +64,7 @@ impl Item {
let r = &agents[self.agent].rating;
let skill = skills.get(self.agent).unwrap();
if online {
Rating::new(skill.online, r.beta, r.drift)
} else if forward {
if forward {
Rating::new(skill.forward, r.beta, r.drift)
} else {
Rating::new(skill.posterior() / self.likelihood, r.beta, r.drift)
@@ -107,7 +102,6 @@ impl Event {
pub(crate) fn within_priors<T: Time, D: Drift<T>>(
&self,
online: bool,
forward: bool,
skills: &SkillStore,
agents: &CompetitorStore<T, D>,
@@ -117,7 +111,7 @@ impl Event {
.map(|team| {
team.items
.iter()
.map(|item| item.within_prior(online, forward, skills, agents))
.map(|item| item.within_prior(forward, skills, agents))
.collect::<Vec<_>>()
})
.collect::<Vec<_>>()
@@ -136,7 +130,7 @@ impl Event {
convergence: crate::ConvergenceOptions,
arena: &mut ScratchArena,
) -> EventUpdate {
let teams = self.within_priors(false, false, skills, agents);
let teams = self.within_priors(false, skills, agents);
let result = self.outputs();
let g = match self.kind {
EventKind::Ranked => {
@@ -372,7 +366,7 @@ impl<T: Time> TimeSlice<T> {
if from > 0 || self.color_groups.is_empty() {
// Initial pass (add_events) or no color groups yet: simple sequential sweep.
for event in self.events.iter_mut().skip(from) {
let teams = event.within_priors(false, false, &self.skills, agents);
let teams = event.within_priors(false, &self.skills, agents);
let result = event.outputs();
let g = match event.kind {
@@ -582,7 +576,6 @@ impl<T: Time> TimeSlice<T> {
pub(crate) fn log_evidence<D: Drift<T>>(
&self,
online: bool,
targets: &[Index],
forward: bool,
agents: &CompetitorStore<T, D>,
@@ -594,7 +587,7 @@ impl<T: Time> TimeSlice<T> {
let mut arena = ScratchArena::new();
let run_event = |event: &Event, arena: &mut ScratchArena| -> f64 {
let teams = event.within_priors(online, forward, &self.skills, agents);
let teams = event.within_priors(forward, &self.skills, agents);
let result = event.outputs();
match event.kind {
EventKind::Ranked => {
@@ -623,7 +616,7 @@ impl<T: Time> TimeSlice<T> {
};
if targets.is_empty() {
if online || forward {
if forward {
self.events
.iter()
.map(|event| run_event(event, &mut arena))
@@ -631,7 +624,7 @@ impl<T: Time> TimeSlice<T> {
} else {
self.events.iter().map(|event| event.log_evidence).sum()
}
} else if online || forward {
} else if forward {
self.events
.iter()
.filter(|event| {