Source code for ax.core.parameter_constraint
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
# pyre-strict
from typing import Dict, List, Union
from ax.core.base import Base
from ax.core.parameter import ChoiceParameter, Parameter, RangeParameter
from ax.core.types import ComparisonOp
[docs]class ParameterConstraint(Base):
"""Base class for linear parameter constraints.
Constraints are expressed using a map from parameter name to weight
followed by a bound.
The constraint is satisfied if w * v <= b where:
w is the vector of parameter weights.
v is a vector of parameter values.
b is the specified bound.
* is the dot product operator.
"""
def __init__(self, constraint_dict: Dict[str, float], bound: float) -> None:
"""Initialize ParameterConstraint
Args:
constraint_dict: Map from parameter name to weight.
bound: Bound of the inequality of the constraint.
"""
self._constraint_dict = constraint_dict
self._bound = bound
@property
def constraint_dict(self) -> Dict[str, float]:
"""Get mapping from parameter names to weights."""
return self._constraint_dict
@property
def bound(self) -> float:
"""Get bound of the inequality of the constraint."""
return self._bound
@bound.setter
def bound(self, bound: float) -> None:
"""Set bound."""
self._bound = bound
[docs] def check(self, parameter_dict: Dict[str, Union[int, float]]) -> bool:
"""Whether or not the set of parameter values satisfies the constraint.
Does a weighted sum of the parameter values based on the constraint_dict
and checks that the sum is less than the bound.
Args:
parameter_dict: Map from parameter name to parameter value.
Returns:
Whether the constraint is satisfied.
"""
for parameter_name in self.constraint_dict.keys():
if parameter_name not in parameter_dict.keys():
raise ValueError(f"`{parameter_name}` not present in param_dict.")
weighted_sum = sum(
float(parameter_dict[param]) * weight
for param, weight in self.constraint_dict.items()
)
# Expected `int` for 2nd anonymous parameter to call `int.__le__` but got
# `float`.
# pyre-fixme[6]: Expected `int` for 1st param but got `float`.
return weighted_sum <= self._bound
[docs] def clone(self) -> "ParameterConstraint":
"""Clone."""
return ParameterConstraint(
constraint_dict=self._constraint_dict, bound=self._bound
)
def __repr__(self) -> str:
return (
"ParameterConstraint("
+ " + ".join("{}*{}".format(v, k) for k, v in self.constraint_dict.items())
+ " <= {})".format(self._bound)
)
[docs]class OrderConstraint(ParameterConstraint):
"""Constraint object for specifying one parameter to be smaller than another."""
_bound: float
def __init__(self, lower_parameter: Parameter, upper_parameter: Parameter) -> None:
"""Initialize OrderConstraint
Args:
lower_parameter: Parameter that should have the lower value.
upper_parameter: Parameter that should have the higher value.
Note:
The constraint p1 <= p2 can be expressed in matrix notation as
[1, -1] * [p1, p2]^T <= 0.
"""
validate_constraint_parameters([lower_parameter, upper_parameter])
self._lower_parameter = lower_parameter
self._upper_parameter = upper_parameter
self._bound = 0.0
@property
def lower_parameter(self) -> Parameter:
"""Parameter with lower value."""
return self._lower_parameter
@property
def upper_parameter(self) -> Parameter:
"""Parameter with higher value."""
return self._upper_parameter
@property
def parameters(self) -> List[Parameter]:
"""Parameters."""
return [self.lower_parameter, self.upper_parameter]
@property
def constraint_dict(self) -> Dict[str, float]:
"""Weights on parameters for linear constraint representation."""
return {self.lower_parameter.name: 1.0, self.upper_parameter.name: -1.0}
[docs] def clone(self) -> "OrderConstraint":
"""Clone."""
return OrderConstraint(
lower_parameter=self.lower_parameter, upper_parameter=self._upper_parameter
)
def __repr__(self) -> str:
return "OrderConstraint({} <= {})".format(
self.lower_parameter.name, self.upper_parameter.name
)
[docs]class SumConstraint(ParameterConstraint):
"""Constraint on the sum of parameters being greater or less than a bound.
"""
def __init__(
self, parameters: List[Parameter], is_upper_bound: bool, bound: float
) -> None:
"""Initialize SumConstraint
Args:
parameters: List of parameters whose sum to constrain on.
is_upper_bound: Whether the bound is an upper or lower bound on the sum.
bound: The bound on the sum.
"""
validate_constraint_parameters(parameters)
self._parameters = parameters
self._is_upper_bound: bool = is_upper_bound
self._parameter_names: List[str] = [parameter.name for parameter in parameters]
self._bound: float = self._inequality_weight * bound
self._constraint_dict: Dict[str, float] = {
name: self._inequality_weight for name in self._parameter_names
}
@property
def parameters(self) -> List[Parameter]:
"""Parameters."""
return self._parameters
@property
def constraint_dict(self) -> Dict[str, float]:
"""Weights on parameters for linear constraint representation."""
return self._constraint_dict
@property
def op(self) -> ComparisonOp:
"""Whether the sum is constrained by a <= or >= inequality."""
return ComparisonOp.LEQ if self._is_upper_bound else ComparisonOp.GEQ
[docs] def clone(self) -> "SumConstraint":
"""Clone."""
return SumConstraint(
parameters=self._parameters,
is_upper_bound=self._is_upper_bound,
bound=self._bound,
)
@property
def _inequality_weight(self) -> float:
"""Multiplier of all terms in the inequality.
If the constraint is an upper bound, it is v1 + v2 ... v_n <= b
If the constraint is an lower bound, it is -v1 + -v2 ... -v_n <= -b
This property returns 1 or -1 depending on the scenario
"""
return 1.0 if self._is_upper_bound else -1.0
def __repr__(self) -> str:
symbol = ">=" if self.op == ComparisonOp.GEQ else "<="
return (
"SumConstraint("
+ " + ".join(self._parameter_names)
+ " {} {})".format(
symbol, self._bound if self.op == ComparisonOp.LEQ else -self._bound
)
)
[docs]def validate_constraint_parameters(parameters: List[Parameter]) -> None:
"""Basic validation of parameters used in a constraint.
Args:
parameters: Parameters used in constraint.
Raises:
ValueError if the parameters are not valid for use.
"""
unique_parameter_names = {p.name for p in parameters}
if len(unique_parameter_names) != len(parameters):
raise ValueError("Duplicate parameter in constraint.")
for parameter in parameters:
if not parameter.is_numeric:
raise ValueError(
"Parameter constraints only supported for numeric parameters."
)
# ChoiceParameters are transformed either using OneHotEncoding
# or the OrderedChoice transform. Both are non-linear, and
# Ax models only support linear constraints.
if isinstance(parameter, ChoiceParameter):
raise ValueError("Parameter constraints not supported for ChoiceParameter.")
# Log parameters require a non-linear transformation, and Ax
# models only support linear constraints.
if isinstance(parameter, RangeParameter) and parameter.log_scale is True:
raise ValueError(
f"Parameter constraints not allowed on log scale parameters."
)
