public static double computeTargetQui(boolean implicit, double value, double currentValue) {
    """
	Computes how the estimated strength of interaction in the model should change -- to what target
	value -- in response to a new interaction.
	
	@param implicit whether the model is implicit feedback
	@param value new interaction's strength
	@param currentValue existing estimated of strength of interaction
	@return new target estimated of strength of interaction, or NaN to signal "no change needed"
    """
    // We want Qui to change based on value. What's the target value, Qui'?
    if (implicit) {
      // Target is really 1, or 0, depending on whether value is positive or negative.
      // This wouldn't account for the strength though. Instead the target is a function
      // of the current value and strength. If the current value is c, and value is positive
      // then the target is somewhere between c and 1 depending on the strength. If current
      // value is already >= 1, there's no effect. Similarly for negative values.
      if (value > 0.0f && currentValue < 1.0) {
        double diff = 1.0 - Math.max(0.0, currentValue);
        return currentValue + (value / (1.0 + value)) * diff;
      }
      if (value < 0.0f && currentValue > 0.0) {
        double diff = -Math.min(1.0, currentValue);
        return currentValue + (value / (value - 1.0)) * diff;
      }
      // No change
      return Double.NaN;
    } else {
      // Non-implicit -- value is supposed to be the new value
      return value;
    }
  }
public static double computeTargetQui(boolean implicit, double value, double currentValue) {
    // We want Qui to change based on value. What's the target value, Qui'?
    if (implicit) {
      // Target is really 1, or 0, depending on whether value is positive or negative.
      // This wouldn't account for the strength though. Instead the target is a function
      // of the current value and strength. If the current value is c, and value is positive
      // then the target is somewhere between c and 1 depending on the strength. If current
      // value is already >= 1, there's no effect. Similarly for negative values.
      if (value > 0.0f && currentValue < 1.0) {
        double diff = 1.0 - Math.max(0.0, currentValue);
        return currentValue + (value / (1.0 + value)) * diff;
      }
      if (value < 0.0f && currentValue > 0.0) {
        double diff = -Math.min(1.0, currentValue);
        return currentValue + (value / (value - 1.0)) * diff;
      }
      // No change
      return Double.NaN;
    } else {
      // Non-implicit -- value is supposed to be the new value
      return value;
    }
  }
public static double computeTargetQui ( boolean implicit , double value , double currentValue ) { // We want Qui to change based on value. What's the target value, Qui'? if ( implicit ) { // Target is really 1, or 0, depending on whether value is positive or negative. // This wouldn't account for the strength though. Instead the target is a function // of the current value and strength. If the current value is c, and value is positive // then the target is somewhere between c and 1 depending on the strength. If current // value is already >= 1, there's no effect. Similarly for negative values. if ( value > 0.0f && currentValue < 1.0 ) { double diff = 1.0 - Math . max ( 0.0 , currentValue ) ; return currentValue + ( value / ( 1.0 + value ) ) * diff ; } if ( value < 0.0f && currentValue > 0.0 ) { double diff = - Math . min ( 1.0 , currentValue ) ; return currentValue + ( value / ( value - 1.0 ) ) * diff ; } // No change return Double . NaN ; } else { // Non-implicit -- value is supposed to be the new value return value ; } }
Computes how the estimated strength of interaction in the model should change -- to what target
value -- in response to a new interaction.

@param implicit whether the model is implicit feedback
@param value new interaction's strength
@param currentValue existing estimated of strength of interaction
@return new target estimated of strength of interaction, or NaN to signal "no change needed"
Computes how the estimated strength of interaction in the model should change -- to what target value -- in response to a new interaction .