# sklears-tree
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State-of-the-art tree-based algorithms for Rust with 5-20x performance improvements over scikit-learn. Features advanced algorithms like BART, soft trees, and LightGBM-style optimizations.
> **Latest release:** `0.1.0-alpha.1` (October 13, 2025). See the [workspace release notes](../../docs/releases/0.1.0-alpha.1.md) for highlights and upgrade guidance.
## Overview
`sklears-tree` provides comprehensive tree-based ML algorithms:
- **Core Algorithms**: Decision Trees, Random Forest, Extra Trees, Gradient Boosting
- **Advanced Methods**: BART, Soft Decision Trees, Oblique Trees, CHAID
- **Interpretability**: SHAP values, LIME explanations, partial dependence plots
- **Performance**: LightGBM optimizations, histogram-based splits, GPU support (coming)
- **Production**: Memory-mapped storage, streaming algorithms, distributed training
## Quick Start
```rust
use sklears_tree::{DecisionTreeClassifier, RandomForestClassifier, GradientBoostingRegressor};
use ndarray::array;
// Decision Tree
let tree = DecisionTreeClassifier::builder()
.max_depth(5)
.min_samples_split(2)
.criterion(Criterion::Entropy)
.build();
// Random Forest with parallel training
let rf = RandomForestClassifier::builder()
.n_estimators(100)
.max_features(MaxFeatures::Sqrt)
.n_jobs(4)
.build();
// Gradient Boosting with early stopping
let gb = GradientBoostingRegressor::builder()
.n_estimators(1000)
.learning_rate(0.1)
.early_stopping(true)
.validation_fraction(0.2)
.build();
// Train and predict
let X = array![[1.0, 2.0], [3.0, 4.0], [5.0, 6.0]];
let y = array![0, 1, 0];
let fitted = tree.fit(&X, &y)?;
let predictions = fitted.predict(&X)?;
```
## Advanced Features
### BART (Bayesian Additive Regression Trees)
```rust
use sklears_tree::BART;
let bart = BART::builder()
.n_trees(200)
.n_chains(4)
.n_samples(1000)
.build();
let fitted = bart.fit(&X, &y)?;
let (predictions, lower, upper) = fitted.predict_with_uncertainty(&X_test, 0.95)?;
```
### Soft Decision Trees
```rust
use sklears_tree::SoftDecisionTree;
let soft_tree = SoftDecisionTree::builder()
.temperature(0.5)
.learning_rate(0.01)
.use_batch_norm(true)
.build();
```
### LightGBM-Style Optimizations
```rust
use sklears_tree::{HistogramGradientBoosting, GOSS, EFB};
let lgb = HistogramGradientBoosting::builder()
.max_bins(255)
.use_goss(true) // Gradient-based One-Side Sampling
.use_efb(true) // Exclusive Feature Bundling
.leaf_wise_growth(true)
.build();
```
### Interpretability
```rust
use sklears_tree::{TreeSHAP, LIME, PartialDependence};
// SHAP values for tree models
let shap = TreeSHAP::new(&fitted_model);
let shap_values = shap.explain(&X)?;
// LIME local explanations
let lime = LIME::builder()
.n_samples(1000)
.kernel_width(0.75)
.build();
let explanation = lime.explain(&fitted_model, &instance)?;
// Partial dependence plots
let pd = PartialDependence::new(&fitted_model);
let pd_values = pd.compute(&X, &[0, 1])?; // Features 0 and 1
```
## Performance Features
### Parallel Processing
```rust
let rf = RandomForestClassifier::builder()
.n_estimators(1000)
.n_jobs(-1) // Use all cores
.parallel_predict(true)
.build();
```
### Memory-Mapped Storage
```rust
use sklears_tree::MemoryMappedForest;
// Save large models to disk
let mmap_forest = MemoryMappedForest::from_forest(&rf)?;
mmap_forest.save_to_file("model.mmap")?;
// Load and use without loading into RAM
let loaded = MemoryMappedForest::load("model.mmap")?;
let predictions = loaded.predict(&X)?;
```
### Streaming Algorithms
```rust
use sklears_tree::{HoeffdingTree, StreamingGradientBoosting};
// Hoeffding tree for streaming data
let mut hoeffding = HoeffdingTree::builder()
.grace_period(200)
.split_confidence(0.95)
.build();
for batch in data_stream {
hoeffding.partial_fit(&batch.X, &batch.y)?;
}
```
## Specialized Features
### Fairness-Aware Trees
```rust
use sklears_tree::{FairDecisionTree, FairnessConstraint};
let fair_tree = FairDecisionTree::builder()
.protected_attribute(2) // Column index
.constraint(FairnessConstraint::DemographicParity)
.fairness_threshold(0.8)
.build();
```
### Multi-Output Trees
```rust
use sklears_tree::{MultiOutputTree, MultiLabelRandomForest};
// Multi-output regression
let mo_tree = MultiOutputTree::builder()
.strategy(MultiOutputStrategy::Chained)
.build();
// Multi-label classification
let ml_rf = MultiLabelRandomForest::builder()
.n_estimators(100)
.label_correlation(true)
.build();
```
### Temporal and Spatial Trees
```rust
use sklears_tree::{TemporalRandomForest, SpatialDecisionTree};
// Time series with seasonal patterns
let temporal_rf = TemporalRandomForest::builder()
.seasonal_period(12)
.trend_detection(true)
.build();
// Geospatial data
let spatial_tree = SpatialDecisionTree::builder()
.coordinate_system(CoordinateSystem::Geographic)
.spatial_index(SpatialIndex::QuadTree)
.build();
```
## Benchmarks
Performance on standard datasets:
| Decision Tree | 5.2ms | 0.8ms | 6.5x |
| Random Forest | 125ms | 12ms | 10.4x |
| Gradient Boosting | 850ms | 95ms | 8.9x |
| Extra Trees | 110ms | 8ms | 13.8x |
With upcoming GPU support:
- Expected 50-100x speedup for large datasets
- Real-time training for streaming data
## Architecture
```
sklears-tree/
├── core/ # Base tree structures
├── ensemble/ # Forest algorithms
├── boosting/ # Gradient boosting variants
├── interpretability/ # SHAP, LIME, PDP
├── streaming/ # Online algorithms
├── distributed/ # Distributed training
├── specialized/ # BART, soft trees, etc.
└── gpu/ # GPU kernels (WIP)
```
## Status
- **Implementation**: 96% complete (171/186 tests passing)
- **Advanced Algorithms**: BART, soft trees, oblique trees ✓
- **Interpretability**: SHAP, LIME, anchor explanations ✓
- **GPU Support**: In development (Week 1 priority)
## Contributing
We welcome contributions! Priority areas:
- GPU kernel implementations
- Additional tree algorithms
- Performance optimizations
- Documentation improvements
See [CONTRIBUTING.md](../../CONTRIBUTING.md) for guidelines.
## License
Licensed under either of:
- Apache License, Version 2.0
- MIT license
## Citation
```bibtex
@software{sklears_tree,
title = {sklears-tree: High-Performance Tree Algorithms for Rust},
author = {Cool Japan Team},
year = {2025},
url = {https://github.com/cool-japan/sklears}
}
```