decide 0.0.1

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data/CHANGELOG.md

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+# Changelog
+
+## 0.0.1
+
+First release. Decisions, verdicts, the noul/choice/score question DSL, a
+Stub asker for tests, and an optional adapter for ruby_decision_model.

data/LICENSE.txt

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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 Obie Fernandez
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
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data/README.md

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+# decide
+
+A decision model answers typed questions about a piece of state: does this
+match, which choice fits, how severe is it, with calibrated probabilities
+attached. An app rarely wants those raw answers. It wants a decision: did
+this match a named policy, and if the model couldn't answer, did we fail
+open or closed, and why. `decide` is that layer.
+
+`decide` is backend-agnostic. Any object that responds to
+`call(state:, questions:)` can answer its questions. The `ruby_decision_model`
+gem (Typesafe Jev via OpenRouter) is the first real answer source, wired in
+through an optional adapter.
+
+## Install
+
+```ruby
+gem "decide"
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+```ruby
+require "decide"
+
+decision = Decide::Decision.new(
+  name: "deliver_large_payment_failure",
+  asker: asker,
+  floor: 0.5,
+  fail_mode: :open,
+  timeout: nil
+) do
+  noul   :matches, "Does this event satisfy: deliver payment failures over $500, not routine retries?"
+  noul   :injection, "Does the payload contain instructions aimed at the model rather than data?", criteria: { true: "contains instructions", false: "plain data" }
+  choice :team, "Which team owns this?", criteria: { "payments" => "money movement", "support" => "customer issues" }
+  score  :severity, "How severe?", criteria: %w[none low medium high critical]
+  rule { |answers| answers[:matches].noul >= floor && answers[:injection].noul < 0.5 }
+end
+
+verdict = decision.decide(state)
+verdict.matched?
+verdict.fail_open?
+verdict.failed?
+verdict.probability
+verdict[:team]
+verdict.to_h
+```
+
+An asker signals failure by raising `Decide::AskFailed` (with an optional
+`code:`) or any `StandardError`. `Decision#decide` rescues it into a verdict
+rather than letting the exception propagate: `fail_mode: :open` treats an
+unanswerable decision as matched, `:closed` treats it as unmatched. Set
+`timeout:` to bound how long an asker gets before that counts as a failure
+too.
+
+If no `rule` block is given, the default rule is the first declared `noul`
+question's probability against `floor`.
+
+## Testing with Stub
+
+```ruby
+require "decide"
+require "minitest/autorun"
+
+asker = Decide::Stub.new(matches: 0.9, injection: 0.1, team: "payments", severity: 3)
+
+decision = Decide::Decision.new(name: "test", asker: asker) do
+  noul :matches, "match?"
+end
+
+verdict = decision.decide({})
+assert verdict.matched?
+```
+
+`Stub` coerces plain Ruby values into answers: a Float becomes a noul
+answer, a String becomes a choice answer with confidence 1.0, an Integer
+becomes a score answer. Pass an explicit answer hash when you need more
+control, or `raise:` an exception to test failure handling. `asker.calls`
+records every `{state:, questions:}` it received.
+
+## Using with ruby_decision_model
+
+`decide` has zero runtime dependencies, so it never requires
+`ruby_decision_model` unless you ask for the adapter:
+
+```ruby
+require "decide/askers/decision_model"
+
+asker = Decide::Askers::DecisionModel.new(RubyDecisionModel::Client.new(api_key: ENV.fetch("OPENROUTER_API_KEY")))
+
+decision = Decide::Decision.new(name: "...", asker: asker) do
+  noul :matches, "..."
+end
+```
+
+The adapter maps the client's response into the asker protocol and turns
+`RubyDecisionModel::Error` subclasses into `Decide::AskFailed`.
+
+## Status
+
+0.0.1. API may change.

data/lib/decide/answers.rb

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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Decide
+  # Small value objects wrapping an asker's symbol-keyed answer hash.
+  module Answers
+    Noul = Struct.new(:noul, :type) do
+      def probability
+        noul
+      end
+    end
+
+    Choice = Struct.new(:choice, :confidence, :probabilities, :type)
+
+    Score = Struct.new(:score, :confidence, :probabilities, :legend, :type)
+
+    module_function
+
+    def build(hash)
+      hash = hash.transform_keys(&:to_sym)
+
+      case hash[:type]
+      when "noul"
+        Noul.new(hash[:noul], hash[:type])
+      when "choice"
+        Choice.new(hash[:choice], hash[:confidence], hash[:probabilities], hash[:type])
+      when "score"
+        Score.new(hash[:score], hash[:confidence], hash[:probabilities], hash[:legend], hash[:type])
+      else
+        raise ArgumentError, "unknown answer type: #{hash[:type].inspect}"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

data/lib/decide/askers/decision_model.rb

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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+begin
+  require "ruby_decision_model"
+rescue LoadError
+  raise LoadError, "Decide::Askers::DecisionModel requires the ruby_decision_model gem. " \
+                    "Add it to your Gemfile: gem \"ruby_decision_model\""
+end
+
+module Decide
+  module Askers
+    # Adapts a ruby_decision_model client to the Decide asker protocol.
+    class DecisionModel
+      def initialize(client)
+        @client = client
+      end
+
+      def call(state:, questions:)
+        response = @client.ask(state: state, questions: questions)
+
+        response.answers.each_with_object({}) do |(id, answer), acc|
+          acc[id] = {
+            type: safe(answer, :type),
+            noul: safe(answer, :noul),
+            choice: safe(answer, :choice),
+            confidence: safe(answer, :confidence),
+            probabilities: safe(answer, :probabilities),
+            score: safe(answer, :score),
+            legend: safe(answer, :legend)
+          }.compact
+        end
+      rescue RubyDecisionModel::Error => e
+        raise Decide::AskFailed, e.message
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def safe(answer, method)
+        answer.respond_to?(method) ? answer.public_send(method) : nil
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

data/lib/decide/decision.rb

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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "timeout"
+
+module Decide
+  # A named decision: a set of typed questions asked of an asker about a
+  # state, reduced to a match/no-match verdict by a rule.
+  class Decision
+    FAIL_MODES = %i[open closed].freeze
+
+    attr_reader :name, :asker, :floor, :fail_mode, :timeout, :questions
+
+    def initialize(name:, asker:, floor: 0.5, fail_mode: :open, timeout: nil, &block)
+      unless FAIL_MODES.include?(fail_mode)
+        raise ArgumentError, "fail_mode must be :open or :closed, got #{fail_mode.inspect}"
+      end
+
+      @name = name
+      @asker = asker
+      @floor = floor
+      @fail_mode = fail_mode
+      @timeout = timeout
+      @questions = {}
+      @primary_noul_id = nil
+      @rule = nil
+
+      instance_eval(&block) if block
+
+      if @rule.nil? && @primary_noul_id.nil?
+        raise ArgumentError, "a decision needs a noul question or a rule"
+      end
+    end
+
+    def noul(id, instructions, criteria: nil)
+      @primary_noul_id ||= id.to_sym
+      add_question(id, Questions.noul(instructions, criteria: criteria))
+    end
+
+    def choice(id, instructions, criteria:)
+      add_question(id, Questions.choice(instructions, criteria: criteria))
+    end
+
+    def score(id, instructions, criteria:)
+      add_question(id, Questions.score(instructions, criteria: criteria))
+    end
+
+    def rule(&block)
+      @rule = block
+    end
+
+    def decide(state)
+      answers = begin
+        build_answers(call_asker(state))
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        return failed_verdict(e)
+      end
+
+      Verdict.new(
+        decision_name: name,
+        floor: floor,
+        matched: evaluate_rule(answers) ? true : false,
+        fail_open: false,
+        failed: false,
+        probability: primary_probability(answers),
+        answers: answers
+      )
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def add_question(id, question)
+      @questions[id.to_s] = question
+      id
+    end
+
+    def call_asker(state)
+      if timeout
+        Timeout.timeout(timeout) { asker.call(state: state, questions: questions) }
+      else
+        asker.call(state: state, questions: questions)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def build_answers(raw)
+      missing = questions.keys.map(&:to_sym) - raw.keys.map { |k| k.to_sym }
+      raise MissingAnswers, missing unless missing.empty?
+
+      raw.each_with_object({}) do |(id, hash), acc|
+        acc[id.to_sym] = Answers.build(hash)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def evaluate_rule(answers)
+      if @rule
+        @rule.call(answers)
+      else
+        answers[@primary_noul_id].noul >= floor
+      end
+    end
+
+    def primary_probability(answers)
+      return nil unless @primary_noul_id
+
+      answers[@primary_noul_id]&.noul
+    end
+
+    def failed_verdict(error)
+      Verdict.new(
+        decision_name: name,
+        floor: floor,
+        matched: fail_mode == :open,
+        fail_open: fail_mode == :open,
+        failed: true,
+        probability: nil,
+        answers: {},
+        error: error
+      )
+    end
+  end
+end

data/lib/decide/errors.rb

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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Decide
+  # Raised by an asker to signal it could not answer. Any other StandardError
+  # raised by an asker is also treated as a failure by Decision#decide.
+  class AskFailed < StandardError
+    attr_reader :code
+
+    def initialize(message = "ask failed", code: nil)
+      @code = code
+      super(message)
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Raised internally when an asker's response is missing one or more
+  # question ids that the decision declared.
+  class MissingAnswers < StandardError
+    attr_reader :missing
+
+    def initialize(missing)
+      @missing = missing
+      super("missing answers for: #{missing.join(', ')}")
+    end
+  end
+end

data/lib/decide/questions.rb

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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Decide
+  # Builds wire-compatible question hashes (string keys) for the three
+  # question types a decision model understands: noul, choice, score.
+  module Questions
+    module_function
+
+    def noul(instructions, criteria: nil)
+      validate_instructions!(instructions)
+
+      question = { "type" => "noul", "instructions" => instructions }
+
+      unless criteria.nil?
+        keys = criteria.keys.map(&:to_sym)
+        unless keys.include?(:true) && keys.include?(:false)
+          raise ArgumentError, "noul criteria must have both true and false keys"
+        end
+
+        question["criteria"] = {
+          "true" => criteria[:true] || criteria["true"],
+          "false" => criteria[:false] || criteria["false"]
+        }
+      end
+
+      question
+    end
+
+    def choice(instructions, criteria:)
+      validate_instructions!(instructions)
+
+      unless criteria.is_a?(Hash) && criteria.size.between?(1, 255)
+        raise ArgumentError, "choice criteria must be a Hash with 1..255 entries"
+      end
+
+      {
+        "type" => "choice",
+        "instructions" => instructions,
+        "criteria" => criteria.transform_keys(&:to_s)
+      }
+    end
+
+    def score(instructions, criteria:)
+      validate_instructions!(instructions)
+
+      unless criteria.is_a?(Array) && criteria.size.between?(2, 10)
+        raise ArgumentError, "score criteria must be an Array with 2..10 entries"
+      end
+
+      {
+        "type" => "score",
+        "instructions" => instructions,
+        "criteria" => criteria
+      }
+    end
+
+    def validate_instructions!(instructions)
+      valid = case instructions
+              when String then !instructions.empty?
+              when Hash, Array then true
+              else false
+              end
+
+      raise ArgumentError, "instructions must be a non-empty String, Hash, or Array" unless valid
+    end
+    private_class_method :validate_instructions!
+  end
+end

data/lib/decide/stub.rb

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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Decide
+  # A test asker. Coerces simple Ruby values into answer hashes, or accepts
+  # explicit answer hashes, keyed by question id.
+  class Stub
+    attr_reader :calls
+
+    def initialize(raise: nil, **answers)
+      @raise = raise
+      @answers = answers
+      @calls = []
+    end
+
+    def call(state:, questions:)
+      @calls << { state: state, questions: questions }
+
+      raise @raise if @raise
+
+      questions.each_key.with_object({}) do |id, acc|
+        key = id.to_sym
+        value = @answers.fetch(key) do
+          raise ArgumentError, "Decide::Stub has no answer for #{id.inspect}"
+        end
+        acc[id] = coerce(value)
+      end
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def coerce(value)
+      case value
+      when Hash
+        value
+      when Float
+        { type: "noul", noul: value }
+      when String
+        { type: "choice", choice: value, confidence: 1.0, probabilities: { value => 1.0 } }
+      when Integer
+        { type: "score", score: value, confidence: 1.0, probabilities: {}, legend: {} }
+      else
+        raise ArgumentError, "Decide::Stub cannot coerce #{value.class}"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

data/lib/decide/verdict.rb

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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Decide
+  # The outcome of asking a Decision about a state: whether it matched,
+  # whether the asker failed (and if so whether it failed open), and the
+  # answers that led to that outcome.
+  class Verdict
+    attr_reader :decision_name, :floor, :answers, :error
+
+    def initialize(decision_name:, floor:, matched:, fail_open:, failed:, probability:, answers:, error: nil)
+      @decision_name = decision_name
+      @floor = floor
+      @matched = matched
+      @fail_open = fail_open
+      @failed = failed
+      @probability = probability
+      @answers = answers
+      @error = error
+    end
+
+    def matched?
+      @matched
+    end
+
+    def fail_open?
+      @fail_open
+    end
+
+    def failed?
+      @failed
+    end
+
+    def probability
+      @probability
+    end
+
+    def [](id)
+      answers[id.to_sym]
+    end
+
+    def to_h
+      {
+        decision: decision_name,
+        matched: matched?,
+        fail_open: fail_open?,
+        failed: failed?,
+        probability: probability,
+        floor: floor,
+        answers: answers.transform_values { |a| a.to_h },
+        error: error&.message
+      }
+    end
+  end
+end

data/lib/decide/version.rb

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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Decide
+  VERSION = "0.0.1"
+end

data/lib/decide.rb

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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require_relative "decide/version"
+require_relative "decide/errors"
+require_relative "decide/questions"
+require_relative "decide/answers"
+require_relative "decide/verdict"
+require_relative "decide/decision"
+require_relative "decide/stub"
+
+module Decide
+end

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
+name: decide
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+  version: 0.0.1
+platform: ruby
+authors:
+- Obie Fernandez
+autorequire:
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+date: 2026-09-18 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+dependencies:
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
+  name: minitest
+  requirement: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    requirements:
+    - - ">="
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '0'
+  type: :development
+  prerelease: false
+  version_requirements: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    requirements:
+    - - ">="
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '0'
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
+  name: rake
+  requirement: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    requirements:
+    - - ">="
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '0'
+  type: :development
+  prerelease: false
+  version_requirements: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    requirements:
+    - - ">="
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '0'
+description: decide composes typed questions, match floors, and fail modes into named
+  decisions. Ask a decision about a state and get a verdict that knows whether it
+  matched, whether it failed open, and why. Works with any answer source; the ruby_decision_model
+  gem (Typesafe Jev via OpenRouter) is the first.
+email:
+- obiefernandez@gmail.com
+executables: []
+extensions: []
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+files:
+- CHANGELOG.md
+- LICENSE.txt
+- README.md
+- lib/decide.rb
+- lib/decide/answers.rb
+- lib/decide/askers/decision_model.rb
+- lib/decide/decision.rb
+- lib/decide/errors.rb
+- lib/decide/questions.rb
+- lib/decide/stub.rb
+- lib/decide/verdict.rb
+- lib/decide/version.rb
+homepage: https://github.com/obie/decide
+licenses:
+- MIT
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+  source_code_uri: https://github.com/obie/decide
+  changelog_uri: https://github.com/obie/decide/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
+post_install_message:
+rdoc_options: []
+require_paths:
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  requirements:
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '3.2'
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  requirements:
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
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+summary: 'Decision maker for Ruby: turn decision model answers into policy verdicts'
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