Rugby Tournament Management System – Core Functions Documentation

This technical documentation covers the core calculation functions implemented for the Rugby Tournament Management System.

Table of Contents

• Match Score Calculator
• Team Standings Calculator
• Player Statistics Tracking
• Match Timeline Generator

1. Match Score Calculator

The Match Score Calculator processes match events to calculate and display scores for rugby matches.

Core Functions

rtms_calculate_match_score($match_id)

Calculates match scores based on match events.

[
    'home_team' => [...],
    'away_team' => [...],
    'status' => (string),
    'has_events' => (bool)
]

rtms_get_match_score_display($match_id)

Returns a formatted match score string.

Shortcode

Invalid match ID

Displays match score with attributes:

Invalid match ID provided

2. Team Standings Calculator

Computes rankings based on match results according to rugby scoring rules.

Core Functions

rtms_calculate_tournament_standings($tournament_id, $force_recalculate = false)

Calculates standings for all teams in a tournament.

Shortcode

Invalid tournament ID

Invalid tournament ID provided

3. Player Statistics Tracking

Calculates comprehensive statistics for players.

Core Functions

rtms_calculate_player_statistics($player_id, $tournament_id = null)

Calculates statistics for a player.

Shortcode

No player specified

Invalid player ID provided

4. Match Timeline Generator

Creates chronological displays of match events.

Core Functions

rtms_generate_match_timeline($match_id)

Generates timeline data for a match.

Shortcode

No match specified

Invalid match ID provided