Class: Splut::Experiment

Inherits:
ActiveRecord::Base
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/splut/models/experiment.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#is_in_group?(splutable_thing) ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/splut/models/experiment.rb', line 10

def is_in_group?(splutable_thing)
  existing_segment_participant = SegmentParticipant.find_by(variation_id: self.variations.collect(&:id),
                                                            splutable: splutable_thing)

end

#participate!(splutable_thing) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/splut/models/experiment.rb', line 16

def participate!(splutable_thing)

  if self.variations.none?
    raise "participate! was called on experiment #{self.name} (id #{self.id} but there are no variations)"
  end
  # will return the segment participant if the
  # thing is already in the experiment
  #
  #
  # will put the participant into the experiment if not
  #
  segment_participant = Splut::SegmentParticipant.find_by(
    variation_id: self.variations.collect(&:id),
    splutable: splutable_thing)

  if !segment_participant
    random = rand(self.variations.count).floor

    this_variation = self.variations[random]


    segment_participant = this_variation.segment_participants.create!(splutable: splutable_thing)

  else
    puts " #{splutable_thing} was already in variation #{this_variation}"
    this_variation = segment_participant.variation
  end

  impression = this_variation.impressions.create!(splutable: splutable_thing,
                                                  segment_participant: segment_participant)

  impression
end