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//! Median Channel — a robust median ± MAD envelope.
use std::collections::VecDeque;
use crate::error::{Error, Result};
use crate::indicators::rolling_quantile::quantile_sorted;
use crate::indicators::sorted_window;
use crate::traits::Indicator;
/// Median Channel output.
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq)]
pub struct MedianChannelOutput {
/// Upper band: `median + multiplier · MAD`.
pub upper: f64,
/// Middle line: the rolling median.
pub middle: f64,
/// Lower band: `median − multiplier · MAD`.
pub lower: f64,
}
/// Median Channel: a robust analogue of Bollinger Bands built from the rolling
/// median and the median absolute deviation (MAD).
///
/// ```text
/// middle = median(close, period)
/// MAD = median( | close_i − middle | )
/// upper = middle + multiplier · MAD
/// lower = middle − multiplier · MAD
/// ```
///
/// Where [`BollingerBands`](crate::BollingerBands) centre on the mean and scale
/// by the standard deviation — both of which a single spike can drag
/// arbitrarily far — the Median Channel uses two order statistics. The
/// breakdown point of the median and MAD is 50%: up to half the window can be
/// contaminated before the centre or width is materially distorted. That makes
/// the channel well suited to noisy, gap-prone, or fat-tailed series where
/// Bollinger Bands flare on every outlier. Both quantiles use the type-7
/// interpolation shared with [`RollingQuantile`](crate::RollingQuantile).
///
/// # Example
///
/// ```
/// use wickra_core::{Indicator, MedianChannel};
///
/// let mut indicator = MedianChannel::new(20, 2.0).unwrap();
/// let mut last = None;
/// for i in 0..40 {
/// last = indicator.update(100.0 + f64::from(i % 5));
/// }
/// assert!(last.is_some());
/// ```
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct MedianChannel {
period: usize,
multiplier: f64,
window: VecDeque<f64>,
/// The window's values in `total_cmp` order, kept sorted as it slides.
scratch: Vec<f64>,
/// The absolute deviations from the median, in ascending order.
deviations: Vec<f64>,
}
impl MedianChannel {
/// Construct a new Median Channel.
///
/// # Errors
/// Returns [`Error::PeriodZero`] if `period == 0`, or
/// [`Error::NonPositiveMultiplier`] if `multiplier` is not strictly
/// positive and finite.
pub fn new(period: usize, multiplier: f64) -> Result<Self> {
if period == 0 {
return Err(Error::PeriodZero);
}
if period > crate::error::MAX_PERIOD {
return Err(Error::InvalidPeriod {
message: crate::error::PERIOD_ABOVE_MAX,
});
}
if !multiplier.is_finite() || multiplier <= 0.0 {
return Err(Error::NonPositiveMultiplier);
}
Ok(Self {
period,
multiplier,
window: VecDeque::with_capacity(period),
scratch: Vec::with_capacity(period),
deviations: Vec::with_capacity(period),
})
}
/// Configured period.
pub const fn period(&self) -> usize {
self.period
}
/// Configured multiplier.
pub const fn multiplier(&self) -> f64 {
self.multiplier
}
}
impl Indicator for MedianChannel {
type Input = f64;
type Output = MedianChannelOutput;
#[inline]
fn update(&mut self, value: f64) -> Option<MedianChannelOutput> {
if !value.is_finite() {
return None;
}
if self.window.len() == self.period {
let oldest = self.window.pop_front().expect("window is full");
sorted_window::remove(&mut self.scratch, oldest);
}
self.window.push_back(value);
sorted_window::insert(&mut self.scratch, value);
if self.window.len() < self.period {
return None;
}
let median = quantile_sorted(&self.scratch, 0.5);
// The absolute deviations, sorted by merging the runs either side of
// the median.
sorted_window::abs_deviations(&self.scratch, median, &mut self.deviations);
let mad = quantile_sorted(&self.deviations, 0.5);
let offset = self.multiplier * mad;
Some(MedianChannelOutput {
upper: median + offset,
middle: median,
lower: median - offset,
})
}
fn reset(&mut self) {
self.window.clear();
self.scratch.clear();
self.deviations.clear();
}
#[inline]
fn warmup_period(&self) -> usize {
self.period
}
#[inline]
fn is_ready(&self) -> bool {
self.window.len() == self.period
}
#[inline]
fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
"MedianChannel"
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
use crate::traits::BatchExt;
use approx::assert_relative_eq;
#[test]
fn rejects_zero_period() {
assert!(matches!(MedianChannel::new(0, 2.0), Err(Error::PeriodZero)));
assert!(MedianChannel::new(1, 2.0).is_ok());
}
#[test]
fn rejects_non_positive_multiplier() {
assert!(matches!(
MedianChannel::new(20, 0.0),
Err(Error::NonPositiveMultiplier)
));
assert!(matches!(
MedianChannel::new(20, -1.0),
Err(Error::NonPositiveMultiplier)
));
assert!(matches!(
MedianChannel::new(20, f64::NAN),
Err(Error::NonPositiveMultiplier)
));
}
#[test]
fn accessors_and_metadata() {
let mc = MedianChannel::new(20, 2.0).unwrap();
assert_eq!(mc.period(), 20);
assert_relative_eq!(mc.multiplier(), 2.0, epsilon = 1e-12);
assert_eq!(mc.warmup_period(), 20);
assert_eq!(mc.name(), "MedianChannel");
assert!(!mc.is_ready());
}
#[test]
fn warms_up_then_emits() {
let mut mc = MedianChannel::new(5, 2.0).unwrap();
for v in [1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0] {
assert!(mc.update(v).is_none());
}
assert!(mc.update(5.0).is_some());
assert!(mc.is_ready());
}
#[test]
fn known_channel() {
// [1,2,3,4,5]: median 3; |dev| sorted [0,1,1,2,2] -> MAD 1.
// upper = 3 + 2*1 = 5; lower = 3 - 2*1 = 1.
let mut mc = MedianChannel::new(5, 2.0).unwrap();
let out = mc.batch(&[1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0]);
let last = out[4].unwrap();
assert_relative_eq!(last.middle, 3.0, epsilon = 1e-12);
assert_relative_eq!(last.upper, 5.0, epsilon = 1e-12);
assert_relative_eq!(last.lower, 1.0, epsilon = 1e-12);
}
#[test]
fn robust_to_outlier() {
// Replacing the last value with a huge spike leaves the median centre
// unchanged (still the middle order statistic).
let mut mc = MedianChannel::new(5, 2.0).unwrap();
let out = mc.batch(&[1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 1_000.0]);
assert_relative_eq!(out[4].unwrap().middle, 3.0, epsilon = 1e-12);
}
#[test]
fn rolling_window_evicts_oldest() {
// Ten values through a period-5 window: only the last five survive,
// reproducing the `known_channel` window.
let mut mc = MedianChannel::new(5, 2.0).unwrap();
let out = mc.batch(&[10.0, 10.0, 10.0, 10.0, 10.0, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0]);
let last = out[9].unwrap();
assert_relative_eq!(last.middle, 3.0, epsilon = 1e-12);
assert_relative_eq!(last.upper, 5.0, epsilon = 1e-12);
assert_relative_eq!(last.lower, 1.0, epsilon = 1e-12);
}
#[test]
fn reset_clears_state() {
let mut mc = MedianChannel::new(5, 2.0).unwrap();
for v in [1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0] {
mc.update(v);
}
assert!(mc.is_ready());
mc.reset();
assert!(!mc.is_ready());
assert!(mc.update(1.0).is_none());
}
}