PyGlicko2

Simple API written in Python for managing Glicko2 ratings of players

How to use

1. Download the code into a directory
2. Make sure you have all the requirements which include but are not limited to: flask, numpy
3. Run main.py
4. If you would like to alter the settings, stop the program by pressing Ctrl + C
5. Edit the glicko2.properties file as desired
6. Run main.py and you're good to go!

This is intended to be used by other backends. There are no request headers or body needed currently, so you can just send a GET request as long as the URL contains all the needed parameters.

This is what a /get-all request and response would look like, for instance:

The floating point numbers in the arrays are the glicko, rd, and volatility in that order.

Documentation

All parameters are a query in the request URL and required. For example, the parameters are in bold:

example.url/endpoint?key=value&anotherkey=anothervalue

For player names, you may want to input a player ID instead, depending on your needs.

/add-default

Parameters:

• player: the name of the player
• override: whether to override any existing data for that player name (True or False)

/add-custom

Parameters:

• player: the name of the player
• override: whether to override any existing data for that player name (True or False)
• glicko: the rating of the player
• rd: the rating deviation of the player
• volatility: the volatility of the player

/remove

Parameters:

• player: the name of the player to remove

/stats

Parameters:

• player: the name of the player to get stats of

/get-all

Returns all of the keys (player names) and values (array [glicko, rd, volatility])

/gxe-percentile

Parameters:

• player: the name of the player to get the percentile of

/gxe-rating

Parameters:

• player: the name of the player to get the rating of

/update

Parameters:

• winner: the name of the player who won
• loser: the name of the player who lost