Contest logic

Note

This document is a work in progress

Contest parameters and variations

Common values:

• Markdown description;
• Name;
• Start and end time;
• Maximum number of submissions, per-user

Types of contests:

• Official
• Virtual

Participation types:

• Normal
  • Individual user time is set to 0 seconds
  • Once a contest starts, problems are immediately visible*
    • *if both register during contest and open registration are both enabled, you still can't see the problems until you register, even if you can see the contest.
• USACO
  • Individual user time is > 0 seconds
  • After registering for

Leaderboard types:

• Classic (IOI)
• ICPC

Editors and testers:

Contest timeline

1. Contest is created and set up
   • Only the name is provided
   • Defaults to starting a week later and lasting 3 hours, but will most likely be changed
2. Pre-contest

3. Running contest

4. Post-contest

Notes

• USACO and ICPC features do not properly work together, since ICPC scores are calculated using the contest's start time instead of the user start time.