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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Ml
+  class CreateCandidateService
+    def initialize(experiment, params = {})
+      @experiment = experiment
+      @name = params[:name]
+      @user = params[:user]
+      @start_time = params[:start_time]
+      @model_version = params[:model_version]
+    end
+
+    def execute
+      Ml::Candidate.create!(
+        experiment: experiment,
+        project: experiment.project,
+        name: candidate_name,
+        start_time: start_time || 0,
+        user: user,
+        model_version: model_version
+      )
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def candidate_name
+      name.presence || random_candidate_name
+    end
+
+    def random_candidate_name
+      parts = Array.new(3).map { FFaker::Animal.common_name.downcase.delete(' ') } << rand(10000)
+      parts.join('-').truncate(255)
+    end
+
+    attr_reader :name, :user, :experiment, :start_time, :model_version
+  end
+end