//! # Mean Absolute Error Loss Function
//!
//! The `mae_loss` function calculates the Mean Absolute Error loss, which is a
//! robust loss function used in machine learning.
//!
//! ## Formula
//!
//! For a pair of actual and predicted values, represented as vectors `actual`
//! and `predicted`, the Mean Absolute  loss is calculated as:
//!
//! - loss = `(actual - predicted) / n_elements`.
//!
//! It returns the average loss by dividing the `total_loss` by total no. of
//! elements.
//!
pub fn mae_loss(predicted: &Vec<f64>, actual: &[f64]) -> f64 {
    let mut total_loss: f64 = 0.0;
    for (p, a) in predicted.iter().zip(actual.iter()) {
        let diff: f64 = p - a;
        let absolute_diff: f64 = diff.abs();
        total_loss += absolute_diff;
    }
    total_loss / (predicted.len() as f64)
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    use super::*;

    #[test]
    fn test_mae_loss() {
        let predicted_values: Vec<f64> = vec![1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0];
        let actual_values: Vec<f64> = vec![1.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.5];
        assert_eq!(mae_loss(&predicted_values, &actual_values), 0.5);
    }
}