// Copyright (C) 2022 Storj Labs, Inc. // See LICENSE for copying information. package reputation import "math" // UpdateReputation uses the Beta distribution model to determine a node's reputation. // lambda is the "forgetting factor" which determines how much past info is kept when determining current reputation score. // w is the normalization weight that affects how severely new updates affect the current reputation distribution. func UpdateReputation(isSuccess bool, alpha, beta, lambda, w float64) (newAlpha, newBeta float64) { // v is a single feedback value that allows us to update both alpha and beta var v float64 = -1 if isSuccess { v = 1 } newAlpha = lambda*alpha + w*(1+v)/2 newBeta = lambda*beta + w*(1-v)/2 return newAlpha, newBeta } // UpdateReputationMultiple works like UpdateReputation, but applies multiple // successive counts of an event type to the alpha and beta measures. // // With the arguments as named, applies 'count' successful audits. To apply negative // audits, swap the alpha and beta parameters and return values. // // WARNING: GREEK LETTER MATH AHEAD // // Applying n successful audit results to an initial alpha value of α₀ gives a // new α₁ value of: // // α₁ = λⁿα₀ + λⁿ⁻¹w + λⁿ⁻²w + ... + λ²w + λw + w // // The terms with w are the first n terms of a geometric series with coefficient // w and common ratio λ. The closed form formula for the sum of those first n // terms is (w(1-λⁿ) / (1-λ)) // (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometric_series#Closed-form_formula). // Adding the initial λⁿα₀ term, we get // // α₁ = λⁿα₀ + w(1-λⁿ) / (1-λ) // // The formula has the same structure for beta for n _failures_. // // β₁ = λⁿβ₀ + w(1-λⁿ) / (1-λ) // // For n _failures_, // // α₁ = λⁿα₀ // // For n _successes_, // // β₁ = λⁿβ₀ func UpdateReputationMultiple(count int, alpha, beta, lambda, w float64) (newAlpha, newBeta float64) { if lambda == 1 { // special case: when the coefficient is 1, the closed-form formula is invalid // (gives NaN because of a division by zero). Fortunately, the replacement // formula in this case is even simpler. newAlpha = alpha + w*float64(count) newBeta = beta } else { lambdaPowN := math.Pow(lambda, float64(count)) newAlpha = lambdaPowN*alpha + w*(1-lambdaPowN)/(1-lambda) newBeta = lambdaPowN * beta } return newAlpha, newBeta }