Improves Precision and Simplifies Allocation Logic

AUTHORS

@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ Thomas E Enebo
 Thomas Weymuth
 Ticean Bennett
 Tien Nguyen
+Till Grosch
 Tim Hart
 Tim Krins
 Tobias Luetke

lib/money/money/allocation.rb

@@ -2,16 +2,17 @@
 
 class Money
   class Allocation
-    # Splits a given amount in parts without losing pennies.
-    # The left-over pennies will be distributed round-robin amongst the parts. This means that
-    # parts listed first will likely receive more pennies than the ones listed later.
+    # Splits a given amount in parts. The allocation is based on the parts' proportions
+    # or evenly if parts are numerically specified.
     #
     # The results should always add up to the original amount.
     #
-    # The parts can be specified as:
-    #   Numeric — performs the split between a given number of parties evenely
-    #   Array<Numeric> — allocates the amounts proportionally to the given array
+    # @param amount [Numeric] The total amount to be allocated.
+    # @param parts [Numeric, Array<Numeric>] Number of parts to split into or an array (proportions for allocation)
+    # @param whole_amounts [Boolean] Specifies whether to allocate whole amounts only. Defaults to true.
     #
+    # @return [Array<Numeric>] An array containing the allocated amounts.
+    # @raise [ArgumentError] If parts is empty or not provided.
     def self.generate(amount, parts, whole_amounts = true)
       parts = if parts.is_a?(Numeric)
         Array.new(parts, 1)
@@ -21,7 +22,12 @@ def self.generate(amount, parts, whole_amounts = true)
         parts.dup
       end
 
-      raise ArgumentError, 'need at least one party' if parts.empty?
+      raise ArgumentError, 'need at least one part' if parts.empty?
+
+      if [amount, *parts].any? { |i| i.is_a?(BigDecimal) || i.is_a?(Float) || i.is_a?(Rational) }
+        amount = convert_to_big_decimal(amount)
+        parts.map! { |p| convert_to_big_decimal(p) }
+      end
 
       result = []
       remaining_amount = amount
@@ -40,29 +46,23 @@ def self.generate(amount, parts, whole_amounts = true)
         remaining_amount -= current_split
       end
 
-      ## round-robin allocation of any remaining pennies
-      if result.size > 0
-        while remaining_amount != 0
-          index = 0
-
-          amount_to_distribute = [1, remaining_amount.abs].min
-
-          if remaining_amount > 0
-            result[index] += amount_to_distribute
-            remaining_amount -= amount_to_distribute
-          else
-            result[index] -= amount_to_distribute
-            remaining_amount += amount_to_distribute
-          end
+      result
+    end
 
-          index += 1
-          if index > result.size
-            index = 0
-          end
-        end
+    # Converts a given number to BigDecimal.
+    # This method supports inputs of BigDecimal, Rational, and other numeric types by ensuring they are all returned
+    # as BigDecimal instances for consistent handling.
+    #
+    # @param number [Numeric, BigDecimal, Rational] The number to convert.
+    # @return [BigDecimal] The converted number as a BigDecimal.
+    def self.convert_to_big_decimal(number)
+      if number.is_a? BigDecimal
+        number
+      elsif number.is_a? Rational
+        BigDecimal(number.to_f.to_s)
+      else
+        BigDecimal(number.to_s)
       end
-
-      result
     end
   end
 end

spec/money/formatting_spec.rb

@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@
 
     context 'when symbol_position is passed' do
       it "inserts currency symbol before the amount when set to :before" do
-        expect(Money.new(100_00, 'CHF').format(symbol_position: :before)).to eq "CHF 100.00"
+        expect(Money.new(100_00, 'CHF').format(symbol_position: :before)).to eq "CHF100.00"
       end
 
       it "inserts currency symbol after the amount when set to :after" do