Calculates the numbers for a periodic effect given the amount applied over the duration, the duration, and a tick rate

calculate_periodic_options.py

#!/usr/bin/python3

def calculate_options(amount: float, duration: float, divisible: float = 0.0625):
    valid_values: list = []
    for tick in range(1, int(duration / divisible)):
        period: float = tick * divisible
        if period % divisible != 0: # Skip if the calculated period is not divisible
            continue

        count: float = duration / period
        if count % 1 != 0: # Skip if the total ticks is not an integer
            continue

        amount_per_tick: float = amount / count
        if amount_per_tick % divisible != 0: # Skip if the calculated amount is not divisible
            continue

        valid_values.append({"period": period, "count": int(count), "amount": amount_per_tick})

    return valid_values

if __name__ == '__main__':
    import argparse
    
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Calculate the values for a periodic effect given an amount, duration, and tick rate.')
    parser.add_argument('amount', type=float, help='Total effect amount')
    parser.add_argument('duration', type=float, help='Duration that the effect amount is spread over')
    parser.add_argument('increment', type=float, nargs='?', default=0.0625, help='The minimum incremental value')

    args = parser.parse_args()

    for value in calculate_options(args.amount, args.duration, args.increment):
        print(value)