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// Copyright (c) 2025, `SciRS2` Team
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
// (LICENSE-APACHE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
//
//! Distributed training support for the array protocol.
//!
//! This module provides utilities for distributed training of neural networks
//! using the array protocol. It includes data-parallel and model-parallel
//! training strategies, parameter synchronization, and distributed optimization.
use std::fmt;
use std::sync::Arc;
use crate::array_protocol::neural::Sequential;
use crate::array_protocol::training::{DataLoader, Dataset, Metrics, Trainer, TrainingCallback};
use crate::array_protocol::ArrayProtocol;
use crate::error::{CoreError, CoreResult, ErrorContext};
/// Distributed training strategy.
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
pub enum DistributedStrategy {
/// Data parallelism - same model on each worker, different data.
DataParallel,
/// Model parallelism - different parts of the model on each worker.
ModelParallel,
/// Hybrid parallelism - combination of data and model parallelism.
HybridParallel,
/// Pipeline parallelism - model stages executed in a pipeline.
PipelineParallel,
}
impl fmt::Display for DistributedStrategy {
fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
match self {
Self::DataParallel => write!(f, "DataParallel"),
Self::ModelParallel => write!(f, "ModelParallel"),
Self::HybridParallel => write!(f, "HybridParallel"),
Self::PipelineParallel => write!(f, "PipelineParallel"),
}
}
}
/// Configuration for distributed training.
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct DistributedTrainingConfig {
/// Distributed training strategy.
pub strategy: DistributedStrategy,
/// Number of workers.
pub numworkers: usize,
/// Rank of the current worker.
pub rank: usize,
/// Whether this worker is the master.
pub is_master: bool,
/// Synchronization interval (in batches).
pub syncinterval: usize,
/// Communication backend.
pub backend: String,
/// Whether to use mixed precision training.
pub mixed_precision: bool,
/// Gradient accumulation steps.
pub gradient_accumulation_steps: usize,
}
impl Default for DistributedTrainingConfig {
fn default() -> Self {
Self {
strategy: DistributedStrategy::DataParallel,
numworkers: 1,
rank: 0,
is_master: true,
syncinterval: 1,
backend: "threaded".to_string(),
mixed_precision: false,
gradient_accumulation_steps: 1,
}
}
}
/// A node in a distributed training cluster.
#[allow(dead_code)]
pub struct DistributedNode {
/// Configuration for the node.
config: DistributedTrainingConfig,
/// The model being trained.
model: Sequential,
/// Communication channel to other nodes (kept private to avoid warning).
channel: CommunicationChannel,
}
impl DistributedNode {
/// Create a new distributed node.
pub fn new(
model: Sequential,
config: DistributedTrainingConfig,
channel: Box<dyn DistributedCommunication>,
) -> Self {
Self {
config,
model,
channel: CommunicationChannel::new(channel),
}
}
/// Synchronize model parameters with other nodes.
pub fn synchronize_parameters(&mut self) -> CoreResult<()> {
match self.config.strategy {
DistributedStrategy::DataParallel => {
// In data parallelism, we average the gradients across workers
self.average_gradients()?;
}
DistributedStrategy::ModelParallel => {
// In model parallelism, we exchange activations and gradients
// between adjacent layers
self.exchange_activations_and_gradients()?;
}
DistributedStrategy::HybridParallel => {
// In hybrid parallelism, we do a combination of both
self.average_gradients()?;
self.exchange_activations_and_gradients()?;
}
DistributedStrategy::PipelineParallel => {
// In pipeline parallelism, we maintain a pipeline of batches
self.pipeline_forward_backward()?;
}
}
Ok(())
}
/// Average gradients across workers.
fn average_gradients(&self) -> CoreResult<()> {
// This is a simplified implementation for demonstration purposes.
// In a real implementation, this would use the DistributedCommunication
// channel to exchange gradients with other workers.
// 1. Get model parameters
let params = self.model.parameters();
// 2. For each parameter, send gradient to other workers and receive their gradients
for _param in params {
// Example: In a real implementation, we would do something like:
// let gradient = param.grad()?;
// let averaged_gradient = self.channel.all_reduce(gradient, "mean")?;
// param.set_grad(averaged_gradient)?;
}
Ok(())
}
/// Exchange activations and gradients between adjacent layers.
fn exchange_activations_and_gradients(&self) -> CoreResult<()> {
// This is a simplified implementation for demonstration purposes.
// In a real implementation, this would use the DistributedCommunication
// channel to exchange activations and gradients with adjacent workers.
// For model parallelism, each worker has a subset of the model's layers.
// During forward pass:
// - Worker i computes activations for its layers
// - Worker i sends activations to worker i+1
// - Worker i+1 receives activations from worker i
//
// During backward pass:
// - Worker i+1 computes gradients for its layers
// - Worker i+1 sends gradients to worker i
// - Worker i receives gradients from worker i+1
Ok(())
}
/// Implement pipeline parallelism.
fn pipeline_forward_backward(&self) -> CoreResult<()> {
// This is a simplified implementation for demonstration purposes.
// In a real implementation, this would maintain a pipeline of mini-batches.
// In pipeline parallelism:
// - The model is divided into stages, with each stage on a different worker
// - Multiple mini-batches are processed concurrently
// - When worker i finishes processing a mini-batch, it sends the activations
// to worker i+1 and starts processing the next mini-batch
// - This creates a pipeline where different workers are processing different
// mini-batches at the same time
Ok(())
}
}
/// Trait for distributed communication between nodes.
pub trait DistributedCommunication: Send + Sync {
/// Send a tensor to another worker.
fn send(&self, tensor: Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>, destination: usize) -> CoreResult<()>;
/// Receive a tensor from another worker.
fn recv(&self, source: usize) -> CoreResult<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>>;
/// Broadcast a tensor from the master to all workers.
fn broadcast(&self, tensor: Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>) -> CoreResult<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>>;
/// Gather tensors from all workers to the master.
fn gather(&self, tensor: Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>) -> CoreResult<Vec<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>>>;
/// Scatter tensors from the master to all workers.
fn scatter(&self, tensors: Vec<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>>) -> CoreResult<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>>;
/// Reduce tensors from all workers to the master.
fn reduce(
&self,
tensor: Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>,
op: &str,
) -> CoreResult<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>>;
/// All-reduce tensors across all workers.
fn all_reduce(
&self,
tensor: Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>,
op: &str,
) -> CoreResult<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>>;
/// All-gather tensors from all workers to all workers.
fn all_gather(&self, tensor: Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>)
-> CoreResult<Vec<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>>>;
/// Barrier synchronization.
fn barrier(&self) -> CoreResult<()>;
/// Clone this communication channel.
fn box_clone(&self) -> Box<dyn DistributedCommunication>;
}
/// A wrapper type that makes `Box<dyn DistributedCommunication>` cloneable
#[derive(Clone)]
pub struct CommunicationChannel(Arc<Box<dyn DistributedCommunication>>);
impl CommunicationChannel {
/// Create a new communication channel from a communication implementation.
pub fn new(comm: Box<dyn DistributedCommunication>) -> Self {
Self(Arc::new(comm))
}
/// Get the underlying communication implementation.
pub fn inner(&self) -> &dyn DistributedCommunication {
self.0.as_ref().as_ref()
}
}
/// Make the `Box<dyn DistributedCommunication>` cloneable via box_clone
impl Clone for Box<dyn DistributedCommunication> {
fn clone(&self) -> Self {
self.box_clone()
}
}
/// A mock implementation of distributed communication for testing.
pub struct MockDistributedCommunication {
/// Number of workers.
numworkers: usize,
/// Rank of the current worker.
rank: usize,
}
impl MockDistributedCommunication {
/// Create a new mock distributed communication channel.
pub fn new(numworkers: usize, rank: usize) -> Self {
Self { numworkers, rank }
}
}
impl DistributedCommunication for MockDistributedCommunication {
fn send(&self, _tensor: Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>, destination: usize) -> CoreResult<()> {
// In a real implementation, this would send the _tensor to the _destination worker
Ok(())
}
fn recv(&self, source: usize) -> CoreResult<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>> {
// In a real implementation, this would receive a tensor from the _source worker
Err(CoreError::NotImplementedError(ErrorContext::new(
"recv not implemented for MockDistributedCommunication".to_string(),
)))
}
fn broadcast(&self, tensor: Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>) -> CoreResult<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>> {
// In a real implementation, this would broadcast the tensor to all workers
Ok(tensor)
}
fn gather(&self, tensor: Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>) -> CoreResult<Vec<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>>> {
// In a real implementation, this would gather tensors from all workers
Ok(vec![tensor])
}
fn scatter(&self, tensors: Vec<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>>) -> CoreResult<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>> {
// In a real implementation, this would scatter tensors to all workers
if tensors.is_empty() {
return Err(CoreError::InvalidArgument(ErrorContext::new(
"Empty tensors list for scatter".to_string(),
)));
}
Ok(tensors[0].clone())
}
fn reduce(
&self,
tensor: Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>,
op: &str,
) -> CoreResult<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>> {
// In a real implementation, this would reduce tensors across all workers
match op {
"sum" | "mean" => Ok(tensor),
_ => Err(CoreError::InvalidArgument(ErrorContext::new(format!(
"Unknown reduction operation: {op}"
)))),
}
}
fn all_reduce(
&self,
tensor: Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>,
op: &str,
) -> CoreResult<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>> {
// In a real implementation, this would all-reduce tensors across all workers
match op {
"sum" | "mean" => Ok(tensor),
_ => Err(CoreError::InvalidArgument(ErrorContext::new(format!(
"Unknown reduction operation: {op}"
)))),
}
}
fn all_gather(
&self,
tensor: Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>,
) -> CoreResult<Vec<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>>> {
// In a real implementation, this would all-gather tensors from all workers
Ok(vec![tensor])
}
fn barrier(&self) -> CoreResult<()> {
// In a real implementation, this would synchronize all workers
Ok(())
}
fn box_clone(&self) -> Box<dyn DistributedCommunication> {
Box::new(MockDistributedCommunication {
numworkers: self.numworkers,
rank: self.rank,
})
}
}
/// Distributed Dataset that partitions data across workers.
#[allow(dead_code)]
pub struct DistributedDataset {
/// The underlying dataset.
dataset: Box<dyn Dataset>,
/// Number of workers (kept private to avoid warning).
numworkers: usize,
/// Rank of the current worker (kept private to avoid warning).
rank: usize,
/// Indices of samples assigned to this worker.
indices: Vec<usize>,
}
impl DistributedDataset {
/// Create a new distributed dataset.
pub fn new(dataset: Box<dyn Dataset>, numworkers: usize, rank: usize) -> Self {
let num_samples = dataset.len();
let samples_per_worker = num_samples / numworkers;
let remainder = num_samples % numworkers;
let start = if rank < remainder {
rank * (samples_per_worker + 1)
} else {
rank * samples_per_worker + remainder
};
let end = if rank < remainder {
start + samples_per_worker + 1
} else {
start + samples_per_worker
};
let indices = (start..end).collect();
Self {
dataset,
numworkers,
rank,
indices,
}
}
}
impl Dataset for DistributedDataset {
fn len(&self) -> usize {
self.indices.len()
}
fn get(&self, index: usize) -> Option<(Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>, Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>)> {
if index >= self.len() {
return None;
}
let global_index = self.indices[index];
self.dataset.get(global_index)
}
fn inputshape(&self) -> Vec<usize> {
self.dataset.inputshape()
}
fn outputshape(&self) -> Vec<usize> {
self.dataset.outputshape()
}
}
/// Distributed Trainer for handling distributed training.
#[allow(dead_code)]
pub struct DistributedTrainer {
/// The underlying trainer.
trainer: Trainer,
/// Configuration for distributed training.
config: DistributedTrainingConfig,
/// Communication channel to other nodes.
channel: CommunicationChannel,
/// Batch counter for synchronization (kept private to avoid warning).
batch_counter: usize,
}
impl DistributedTrainer {
/// Create a new distributed trainer.
pub fn new(
trainer: Trainer,
config: DistributedTrainingConfig,
channel: Box<dyn DistributedCommunication>,
) -> Self {
Self {
trainer,
config,
channel: CommunicationChannel::new(channel),
batch_counter: 0,
}
}
/// Train the model in a distributed setting.
pub fn train(
&mut self,
train_loader: &mut DataLoader,
num_epochs: usize,
val_loader: Option<&mut DataLoader>,
) -> CoreResult<()> {
// Synchronize initial model parameters
self.synchronize_parameters()?;
// Train the model
if self.config.strategy == DistributedStrategy::DataParallel {
// For data parallelism, we can use the regular trainer
// but with periodic parameter synchronization
self.train_data_parallel(train_loader, num_epochs, val_loader)?;
} else {
// For other strategies, we need custom training loops
match self.config.strategy {
DistributedStrategy::ModelParallel => {
self.train_model_parallel(train_loader, num_epochs, val_loader)?;
}
DistributedStrategy::HybridParallel => {
self.train_hybrid_parallel(train_loader, num_epochs, val_loader)?;
}
DistributedStrategy::PipelineParallel => {
self.train_pipeline_parallel(train_loader, num_epochs, val_loader)?;
}
_ => unreachable!(),
}
}
Ok(())
}
/// Synchronize model parameters with other workers.
fn synchronize_parameters(&self) -> CoreResult<()> {
// In a real implementation, this would synchronize model parameters
// across all workers.
// If this is the master worker, broadcast parameters to all workers
// Otherwise, receive parameters from the master
// For simplicity, we'll just call barrier to synchronize all workers
self.channel.inner().barrier()?;
Ok(())
}
/// Train the model using data parallelism.
fn train_data_parallel(
&mut self,
train_loader: &mut DataLoader,
num_epochs: usize,
val_loader: Option<&mut DataLoader>,
) -> CoreResult<()> {
// Create a callback for parameter synchronization
let _sync_callback = ParameterSyncCallback::new(
self.config.syncinterval,
self.channel.0.clone().box_clone(),
);
// Add the callback to the trainer
// self.trainer.add_callback(Box::new(sync_callback));
// Train the model using the regular trainer
self.trainer.train(train_loader, num_epochs, val_loader)?;
Ok(())
}
/// Train the model using model parallelism.
fn train_model_parallel(
&mut self,
_train_loader: &mut DataLoader,
_num_epochs: usize,
_val_loader: Option<&mut DataLoader>,
) -> CoreResult<()> {
// This is a simplified implementation for demonstration purposes.
// In a real implementation, this would implement a custom training loop
// that exchanges activations and gradients between workers.
Ok(())
}
/// Train the model using hybrid parallelism.
fn train_hybrid_parallel(
&mut self,
_train_loader: &mut DataLoader,
_num_epochs: usize,
_val_loader: Option<&mut DataLoader>,
) -> CoreResult<()> {
// This is a simplified implementation for demonstration purposes.
// In a real implementation, this would implement a custom training loop
// that combines data and model parallelism.
Ok(())
}
/// Train the model using pipeline parallelism.
fn train_pipeline_parallel(
&mut self,
_train_loader: &mut DataLoader,
_num_epochs: usize,
_val_loader: Option<&mut DataLoader>,
) -> CoreResult<()> {
// This is a simplified implementation for demonstration purposes.
// In a real implementation, this would implement a custom training loop
// that uses pipeline parallelism.
Ok(())
}
}
/// Callback for synchronizing parameters between workers.
pub struct ParameterSyncCallback {
/// Synchronization interval (in batches).
syncinterval: usize,
/// Batch counter.
batch_counter: usize,
/// Communication channel to other workers.
channel: CommunicationChannel,
}
impl ParameterSyncCallback {
/// Create a new parameter synchronization callback.
pub fn new(syncinterval: usize, channel: Box<dyn DistributedCommunication>) -> Self {
Self {
syncinterval,
batch_counter: 0,
channel: CommunicationChannel::new(channel),
}
}
}
impl TrainingCallback for ParameterSyncCallback {
fn on_epoch_start(&mut self, _epoch: usize, _numepochs: usize) {
// Reset batch counter at the start of each _epoch
self.batch_counter = 0;
}
fn on_epoch_end(&mut self, _epoch: usize, _num_epochs: usize, metrics: &Metrics) {
// Synchronize parameters at the end of each _epoch
// This is a simplified implementation for demonstration purposes.
// In a real implementation, this would call channel.all_reduce() for each parameter.
match self.channel.inner().barrier() {
Ok(()) => {}
Err(e) => eprintln!("Error in barrier synchronization: {e}"),
}
}
fn on_batch_start(&mut self, _batch: usize, _numbatches: usize) {
// No-op for this callback
}
fn on_batch_end(&mut self, _batch: usize, _numbatches: usize, loss: f64) {
// Increment _batch counter
self.batch_counter += 1;
// Synchronize parameters if needed
if self.batch_counter % self.syncinterval == 0 {
// This is a simplified implementation for demonstration purposes.
// In a real implementation, this would call channel.all_reduce() for each parameter.
match self.channel.inner().barrier() {
Ok(()) => {}
Err(e) => eprintln!("Error in barrier synchronization: {e}"),
}
}
}
fn on_train_start(&mut self, _numepochs: usize) {
// Synchronize initial parameters
match self.channel.inner().barrier() {
Ok(()) => {}
Err(e) => eprintln!("Error in barrier synchronization: {e}"),
}
}
fn on_train_end(&mut self, metrics: &Metrics) {
// Final synchronization
match self.channel.inner().barrier() {
Ok(()) => {}
Err(e) => eprintln!("Error in barrier synchronization: {e}"),
}
}
}
/// Factory for creating distributed training components.
pub struct DistributedTrainingFactory;
impl DistributedTrainingFactory {
/// Create a new distributed dataset.
pub fn create_dataset(
dataset: Box<dyn Dataset>,
config: &DistributedTrainingConfig,
) -> Box<dyn Dataset> {
Box::new(DistributedDataset::new(
dataset,
config.numworkers,
config.rank,
))
}
/// Create a new distributed trainer.
pub fn create_trainer(
trainer: Trainer,
config: DistributedTrainingConfig,
) -> DistributedTrainer {
// Create communication channel
let channel: Box<dyn DistributedCommunication> = match config.backend.as_str() {
"threaded" => Box::new(MockDistributedCommunication::new(
config.numworkers,
config.rank,
)),
// Other backends would be added here
_ => Box::new(MockDistributedCommunication::new(
config.numworkers,
config.rank,
)),
};
DistributedTrainer::new(trainer, config, channel)
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
use crate::array_protocol::training::InMemoryDataset;
use crate::array_protocol::NdarrayWrapper;
use ::ndarray::Array2;
#[test]
fn test_distributed_dataset() {
// Create a dataset
let inputs = Array2::<f64>::ones((10, 5));
let targets = Array2::<f64>::zeros((10, 2));
let dataset = Box::new(InMemoryDataset::from_arrays(inputs, targets));
// Create a distributed dataset
let dist_dataset = DistributedDataset::new(dataset, 2, 0);
// Check properties
assert_eq!(dist_dataset.len(), 5);
assert_eq!(dist_dataset.inputshape(), vec![5]);
assert_eq!(dist_dataset.outputshape(), vec![2]);
// Get a sample
let (input, target) = dist_dataset.get(0).expect("Operation failed");
assert!(input
.as_any()
.downcast_ref::<NdarrayWrapper<f64, crate::ndarray::IxDyn>>()
.is_some());
assert!(target
.as_any()
.downcast_ref::<NdarrayWrapper<f64, crate::ndarray::IxDyn>>()
.is_some());
}
#[test]
fn test_mock_distributed_communication() {
// Create a mock distributed communication channel
let channel = MockDistributedCommunication::new(2, 0);
// Create a tensor
let tensor = NdarrayWrapper::new(Array2::<f64>::ones((2, 2)));
let boxed_tensor = Box::new(tensor);
// Test broadcast
let result = channel.broadcast(boxed_tensor.clone());
assert!(result.is_ok());
// Test all_reduce
let result = channel.all_reduce(boxed_tensor.clone(), "mean");
assert!(result.is_ok());
// Test barrier
let result = channel.barrier();
assert!(result.is_ok());
}
}