Modify idler selection algorithm

diff --git a/VendServer/VendServer.py b/VendServer/VendServer.py
index a009da7..0962697 100755 (executable)
--- a/VendServer/VendServer.py
+++ b/VendServer/VendServer.py
@@ -288,23 +288,33 @@ def reset_idler(v, vstatus, t = None):
 
 def choose_idler():
        global idlers, idler
-       iiindex = 0
-       average_affinity = 10 # guessing here...
 
-       if idler and idler.__class__ != GreetingIdler:
-               iiindex = idlers.index(idler)
-
-       iilen = len(idlers)
-
-       move = int(random()*len(idlers)*average_affinity) + 1
+       # Implementation of the King Of the Hill algorithm from;
+       # http://eli.thegreenplace.net/2010/01/22/weighted-random-generation-in-python/
+
+       #def weighted_choice_king(weights):
+       #       total = 0
+       #       winner = 0
+       #       for i, w in enumerate(weights):
+       #               total += w
+       #               if random.random() * total < w:
+       #                       winner = i
+       #       return winner
+       #       
+
+       total = 0
+       winner = None
+       
+       for choice in idlers:
+               weight = choice.affinity()
+               total += weight
+               if random() * total < weight:
+                       winner = choice
 
-       while move >= 0:
-               iiindex += 1
-               iiindex %= iilen
-               idler = idlers[iiindex]
-               move -= idler.affinity()
+       idler = winner
 
-       idler.reset()
+       if idler:
+               idler.reset()
 
 def idle_step(vstatus):
        global idler