Probability gives you an easy way to perform code only every so often, based on your input.
This is great for testing purposes or in games.
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
gem 'probability'
And then execute:
$ bundle
Or install it yourself as:
$ gem install probability
Usage is pretty simple. Let's say you want to get a 33% chance at something. This means a 3 out of 10 (or 33 out of 100) chance.
3.in(10) => true # About 33% of the time
3.in(10) => false # About 67% of the time
You may also supply a block, which is only executed when the probability conditions is true.
3.in(10) do
puts "w00t - 33% chance and I got it!"
end
Probability uses SecureRandom in ruby-1.9 to generate random values.
$ git clone git://github.com/ariejan/probability.git
$ bundle install
$ rake spec
- Fork it
- Create your feature branch (
git checkout -b my-new-feature) - Commit your changes (
git commit -am 'Added some feature') - Push to the branch (
git push origin my-new-feature) - Create new Pull Request
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