/// <summary>This sample program has 3 options, and will use the the optimizer
/// to run a test scenario. Two options are picked, and we will simulate user interest in one,
/// then user sentiment changing to favor the second option.</summary>
private static void TestOptimizer()
{
var optimizer = new Optimizer();
// define the available options
Option[] options = new Option[] {
Option.Named("Orange"),
Option.Named("Green"),
Option.Named("White")
};
optimizer.Add(options[0]);
optimizer.Add(options[1]);
optimizer.Add(options[2]);
// pick two options, and define when user interest will change
var firstWinner = options[2]; // white
var secondWinner = options[1]; // green
var switchRatio = .35f; // 35% of the way through the test set
int tries = 100; // the test set
for (int i = 0; i < tries; i++)
{
Option selected = optimizer.Choose().Result; // don't care about asyncrony in this particular example
Console.WriteLine("Choosing: {0}", selected);
// decide which chosen option 'the users' will prefer
bool isFirstBatch = (float)tries * switchRatio > i;
if (isFirstBatch && selected == firstWinner)
{
firstWinner.IncrementSuccesses();
}
else if (!isFirstBatch && selected == secondWinner)
{
secondWinner.IncrementSuccesses();
}
}
Console.WriteLine("\nResults! We expect that ({0}) will have the highest success rate, and ({1}) will be in second place", secondWinner, firstWinner);
Console.WriteLine("\nThis is the final result after {0} tries\n{1}", tries, optimizer);
}