/// <summary>
/// Returns a list of matches where each team from list1 plays against a team from teams2.
/// All teams from both lists play one match. Whether a team plays home or away is determined randomly.
/// The total number of teams for both lists must be an even number and both lists must contain an equal number of teams.
/// </summary>
public List <Match> GetMatches(IList <Team> teams1, IList <Team> teams2)
{
// Total number of teams must be even and both lists same number of teams.
bool isValid = (teams1.Count + teams2.Count) % 2 == 0 &&
teams1.Count == teams2.Count;
if (!isValid)
{
throw new Exception("Even number of teams expected and both lists same number of teams");
}
teams1.Shuffle();
teams2.Shuffle();
var matches = new List <Match>();
for (int i = 0; i < teams1.Count; i++)
{
// Optionally swith home/away
var homeTeam = teams1[i];
var awayTeam = teams2[i];
bool switchHomeAndAway = _randomizer.GetRandomBoolean();
if (switchHomeAndAway)
{
homeTeam = teams2[i];
awayTeam = teams1[i];
}
var match = MatchFactory.CreateMatch(homeTeam, awayTeam);
matches.Add(match);
}
return(matches);
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a schedule for the first round.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="teams"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public Dictionary <int, List <Match> > GetSchedule(List <Team> teams)
{
var possible = new[] { 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 };
bool argumentsValid = possible.Contains(teams.Count);
if (!argumentsValid)
{
throw new Exception("Unexpected number of teams");
}
teams.Shuffle();
// Draw the first round, the other rounds will be drawn later.
var schedule = new Dictionary <int, List <Match> >();
schedule[0] = new List <Match>();
int numberOfMatches = teams.Count / 2;
int teamIndex = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < numberOfMatches; i++)
{
var homeTeam = teams[teamIndex];
var awayTeam = teams[teamIndex + 1];
var match = MatchFactory.CreateMatch(homeTeam, awayTeam);
schedule[0].Add(match);
teamIndex += 2;
}
return(schedule);
}
public List <Match> DrawNextRound(List <Team> winnersPreviousRound)
{
var matchesNextRound = new List <Match>();
winnersPreviousRound.Shuffle();
int numberOfMatches = winnersPreviousRound.Count / 2;
int teamIndex = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < numberOfMatches; i++)
{
var homeTeam = winnersPreviousRound[teamIndex];
var awayTeam = winnersPreviousRound[teamIndex + 1];
var match = MatchFactory.CreateMatch(homeTeam, awayTeam);
matchesNextRound.Add(match);
teamIndex += 2;
}
return(matchesNextRound);
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns a list of matches where all teams play one match.
/// Whether a team plays home or away is determined randomly.
/// The given team list must contain an even number of teams.
/// </summary>
public List <Match> GetMatches(IList <Team> teams)
{
// Even number of teams expected.
bool isValid = teams.Count % 2 == 0;
if (!isValid)
{
throw new Exception("Even number of teams expected");
}
teams.Shuffle();
var matches = new List <Match>();
for (int i = 0; i < teams.Count; i += 2)
{
var match = MatchFactory.CreateMatch(teams[i], teams[i + 1]);
matches.Add(match);
}
return(matches);
}
public static Match GetValidMatch()
{
var match = MatchFactory.CreateMatch(HomeTeam, AwayTeam);
return(match);
}
/// <summary>
/// Round-Robin magic:
/// The first team of teams1 stays where he is, but all
/// other teams move one position clockwise across the two lists.
/// All items of teams1 (except the first) move 1 position to the RIGHT, so
/// the last item of teams1 becomes the last item of teams2.
/// All items of teams2 move 1 position to the LEFT, so the first item of teams2
/// becomes the second item of teams1.
///
/// EXAMPLE :)
///
/// Round 1. (1 plays 14, 2 plays 13, ... )
/// 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
/// 14 13 12 11 10 9 8
/// The first item stays and rotate the others clockwise one position
/// Round 2. (1 plays 13, 14 plays 12, ... )
/// 1 14 2 3 4 5 6
/// 13 12 11 10 9 8 7
///
/// http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round-robin_tournament#Scheduling_algorithm
/// </summary>
/// <param name="teams"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private Dictionary <int, List <Match> > GetRoundRobinTournament(List <Team> teams, int numberOfRounds, bool alsoReturnMatches)
{
int numberOfTeams = teams.Count;
// An even number of teams is expected.
if (numberOfTeams % 2 != 0)
{
throw new ArgumentException("An even number of teams is expected");
}
var matchSchedule = new Dictionary <int, List <Match> >();
var dummyTeam = teams.SingleOrDefault(team => team.Id == GetDummyTeam().Id);
int numberOfTeamsHalf = numberOfTeams / 2;
// Divide the list of teams in two lists and reverse the second list.
var teams1 = teams.GetRange(0, numberOfTeams / 2);
var teams2 = teams.GetRange(numberOfTeams / 2, numberOfTeams / 2);
teams2.Reverse();
// Keep track of the number of home matches of each team
// so an as evenly as possible home-away schedule can be created.
Dictionary <Team, int> homeMatchCounter = teams.ToDictionary(k => k, v => 0);
// Create a match schedule for every round.
for (int roundNr = 0; roundNr < numberOfRounds; roundNr++)
{
var matches = new List <Match>();
Match dummyMatch = null;
// Combine the teams in both lists into matches.
for (int teamIndex = 0; teamIndex < numberOfTeamsHalf; teamIndex++)
{
// Default the first team plays at home.
var homeTeam = teams1[teamIndex];
var awayTeam = teams2[teamIndex];
// The team that has had the least number of home matches will play at home, so swap if necessary.
if (roundNr != 0 && homeMatchCounter[homeTeam] > homeMatchCounter[awayTeam])
{
var tempTeam = homeTeam;
homeTeam = awayTeam;
awayTeam = tempTeam;
}
// Create match.
var match = MatchFactory.CreateMatch(homeTeam, awayTeam);
matches.Add(match);
// Remember the dummy match (if applicable) for future reference.
if (match.HomeTeam.Equals(dummyTeam) || match.AwayTeam.Equals(dummyTeam))
{
dummyMatch = match;
}
// Raise the home count for the home team.
homeMatchCounter[match.HomeTeam]++;
}
// Remove the dummy match if applicable.
if (dummyMatch != null)
{
matches.Remove(dummyMatch);
}
matchSchedule.Add(roundNr, matches);
// Before continuing to the next round, do the Round-Robin magic as described above...
// Insert the first item of teams2 on the second position of teams1
teams1.Insert(1, teams2[0]);
// Remove the first item of teams2
teams2.RemoveAt(0);
// Add the last item of teams1 at the end of teams2 and remove it from teams1
var lastTeam1 = teams1[teams1.Count - 1];
teams2.Add(lastTeam1);
teams1.Remove(lastTeam1);
}
// Now the schedule is complete for the first half of the season, add the return matches, if necessary.
if (alsoReturnMatches)
{
var returnMatchSchedule = new Dictionary <int, List <Match> >();
foreach (var round in matchSchedule)
{
// Create matches where the home team is the away team and vice versa.
var matches = round.Value.Select(match => MatchFactory.CreateMatch(homeTeam: match.AwayTeam, awayTeam: match.HomeTeam)).ToList();
int returnRoundNr = round.Key + numberOfRounds;
returnMatchSchedule.Add(returnRoundNr, matches);
}
// Merge the two dictionaries into one match schedule and return it.
returnMatchSchedule.ToList().ForEach(x => matchSchedule.Add(x.Key, x.Value));
}
return(matchSchedule);
}