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distributed_training.rs

1// Copyright (c) 2025, `SciRS2` Team
2//
3// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
4// (LICENSE-APACHE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
5//
6
7//! Distributed training support for the array protocol.
8//!
9//! This module provides utilities for distributed training of neural networks
10//! using the array protocol. It includes data-parallel and model-parallel
11//! training strategies, parameter synchronization, and distributed optimization.
12
13use std::fmt;
14use std::sync::Arc;
15
16use crate::array_protocol::neural::Sequential;
17use crate::array_protocol::training::{DataLoader, Dataset, Metrics, Trainer, TrainingCallback};
18use crate::array_protocol::ArrayProtocol;
19use crate::error::{CoreError, CoreResult, ErrorContext};
20
21/// Distributed training strategy.
22#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
23pub enum DistributedStrategy {
24    /// Data parallelism - same model on each worker, different data.
25    DataParallel,
26
27    /// Model parallelism - different parts of the model on each worker.
28    ModelParallel,
29
30    /// Hybrid parallelism - combination of data and model parallelism.
31    HybridParallel,
32
33    /// Pipeline parallelism - model stages executed in a pipeline.
34    PipelineParallel,
35}
36
37impl fmt::Display for DistributedStrategy {
38    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
39        match self {
40            Self::DataParallel => write!(f, "DataParallel"),
41            Self::ModelParallel => write!(f, "ModelParallel"),
42            Self::HybridParallel => write!(f, "HybridParallel"),
43            Self::PipelineParallel => write!(f, "PipelineParallel"),
44        }
45    }
46}
47
48/// Configuration for distributed training.
49#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
50pub struct DistributedTrainingConfig {
51    /// Distributed training strategy.
52    pub strategy: DistributedStrategy,
53
54    /// Number of workers.
55    pub numworkers: usize,
56
57    /// Rank of the current worker.
58    pub rank: usize,
59
60    /// Whether this worker is the master.
61    pub is_master: bool,
62
63    /// Synchronization interval (in batches).
64    pub syncinterval: usize,
65
66    /// Communication backend.
67    pub backend: String,
68
69    /// Whether to use mixed precision training.
70    pub mixed_precision: bool,
71
72    /// Gradient accumulation steps.
73    pub gradient_accumulation_steps: usize,
74}
75
76impl Default for DistributedTrainingConfig {
77    fn default() -> Self {
78        Self {
79            strategy: DistributedStrategy::DataParallel,
80            numworkers: 1,
81            rank: 0,
82            is_master: true,
83            syncinterval: 1,
84            backend: "threaded".to_string(),
85            mixed_precision: false,
86            gradient_accumulation_steps: 1,
87        }
88    }
89}
90
91/// A node in a distributed training cluster.
92#[allow(dead_code)]
93pub struct DistributedNode {
94    /// Configuration for the node.
95    config: DistributedTrainingConfig,
96
97    /// The model being trained.
98    model: Sequential,
99
100    /// Communication channel to other nodes (kept private to avoid warning).
101    channel: CommunicationChannel,
102}
103
104impl DistributedNode {
105    /// Create a new distributed node.
106    pub fn new(
107        model: Sequential,
108        config: DistributedTrainingConfig,
109        channel: Box<dyn DistributedCommunication>,
110    ) -> Self {
111        Self {
112            config,
113            model,
114            channel: CommunicationChannel::new(channel),
115        }
116    }
117
118    /// Synchronize model parameters with other nodes.
119    pub fn synchronize_parameters(&mut self) -> CoreResult<()> {
120        match self.config.strategy {
121            DistributedStrategy::DataParallel => {
122                // In data parallelism, we average the gradients across workers
123                self.average_gradients()?;
124            }
125            DistributedStrategy::ModelParallel => {
126                // In model parallelism, we exchange activations and gradients
127                // between adjacent layers
128                self.exchange_activations_and_gradients()?;
129            }
130            DistributedStrategy::HybridParallel => {
131                // In hybrid parallelism, we do a combination of both
132                self.average_gradients()?;
133                self.exchange_activations_and_gradients()?;
134            }
135            DistributedStrategy::PipelineParallel => {
136                // In pipeline parallelism, we maintain a pipeline of batches
137                self.pipeline_forward_backward()?;
138            }
139        }
140
141        Ok(())
142    }
143
144    /// Average gradients across workers.
145    fn average_gradients(&self) -> CoreResult<()> {
146        // This is a simplified implementation for demonstration purposes.
147        // In a real implementation, this would use the DistributedCommunication
148        // channel to exchange gradients with other workers.
149
150        // 1. Get model parameters
151        let params = self.model.parameters();
152
153        // 2. For each parameter, send gradient to other workers and receive their gradients
154        for _param in params {
155            // Example: In a real implementation, we would do something like:
156            // let gradient = param.grad()?;
157            // let averaged_gradient = self.channel.all_reduce(gradient, "mean")?;
158            // param.set_grad(averaged_gradient)?;
159        }
160
161        Ok(())
162    }
163
164    /// Exchange activations and gradients between adjacent layers.
165    fn exchange_activations_and_gradients(&self) -> CoreResult<()> {
166        // This is a simplified implementation for demonstration purposes.
167        // In a real implementation, this would use the DistributedCommunication
168        // channel to exchange activations and gradients with adjacent workers.
169
170        // For model parallelism, each worker has a subset of the model's layers.
171        // During forward pass:
172        //   - Worker i computes activations for its layers
173        //   - Worker i sends activations to worker i+1
174        //   - Worker i+1 receives activations from worker i
175        //
176        // During backward pass:
177        //   - Worker i+1 computes gradients for its layers
178        //   - Worker i+1 sends gradients to worker i
179        //   - Worker i receives gradients from worker i+1
180
181        Ok(())
182    }
183
184    /// Implement pipeline parallelism.
185    fn pipeline_forward_backward(&self) -> CoreResult<()> {
186        // This is a simplified implementation for demonstration purposes.
187        // In a real implementation, this would maintain a pipeline of mini-batches.
188
189        // In pipeline parallelism:
190        // - The model is divided into stages, with each stage on a different worker
191        // - Multiple mini-batches are processed concurrently
192        // - When worker i finishes processing a mini-batch, it sends the activations
193        //   to worker i+1 and starts processing the next mini-batch
194        // - This creates a pipeline where different workers are processing different
195        //   mini-batches at the same time
196
197        Ok(())
198    }
199}
200
201/// Trait for distributed communication between nodes.
202pub trait DistributedCommunication: Send + Sync {
203    /// Send a tensor to another worker.
204    fn send(&self, tensor: Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>, destination: usize) -> CoreResult<()>;
205
206    /// Receive a tensor from another worker.
207    fn recv(&self, source: usize) -> CoreResult<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>>;
208
209    /// Broadcast a tensor from the master to all workers.
210    fn broadcast(&self, tensor: Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>) -> CoreResult<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>>;
211
212    /// Gather tensors from all workers to the master.
213    fn gather(&self, tensor: Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>) -> CoreResult<Vec<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>>>;
214
215    /// Scatter tensors from the master to all workers.
216    fn scatter(&self, tensors: Vec<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>>) -> CoreResult<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>>;
217
218    /// Reduce tensors from all workers to the master.
219    fn reduce(
220        &self,
221        tensor: Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>,
222        op: &str,
223    ) -> CoreResult<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>>;
224
225    /// All-reduce tensors across all workers.
226    fn all_reduce(
227        &self,
228        tensor: Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>,
229        op: &str,
230    ) -> CoreResult<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>>;
231
232    /// All-gather tensors from all workers to all workers.
233    fn all_gather(&self, tensor: Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>)
234        -> CoreResult<Vec<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>>>;
235
236    /// Barrier synchronization.
237    fn barrier(&self) -> CoreResult<()>;
238
239    /// Clone this communication channel.
240    fn box_clone(&self) -> Box<dyn DistributedCommunication>;
241}
242
243/// A wrapper type that makes `Box<dyn DistributedCommunication>` cloneable
244#[derive(Clone)]
245pub struct CommunicationChannel(Arc<Box<dyn DistributedCommunication>>);
246
247impl CommunicationChannel {
248    /// Create a new communication channel from a communication implementation.
249    pub fn new(comm: Box<dyn DistributedCommunication>) -> Self {
250        Self(Arc::new(comm))
251    }
252
253    /// Get the underlying communication implementation.
254    pub fn inner(&self) -> &dyn DistributedCommunication {
255        self.0.as_ref().as_ref()
256    }
257}
258
259/// Make the `Box<dyn DistributedCommunication>` cloneable via box_clone
260impl Clone for Box<dyn DistributedCommunication> {
261    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
262        self.box_clone()
263    }
264}
265
266/// A mock implementation of distributed communication for testing.
267pub struct MockDistributedCommunication {
268    /// Number of workers.
269    numworkers: usize,
270
271    /// Rank of the current worker.
272    rank: usize,
273}
274
275impl MockDistributedCommunication {
276    /// Create a new mock distributed communication channel.
277    pub fn new(numworkers: usize, rank: usize) -> Self {
278        Self { numworkers, rank }
279    }
280}
281
282impl DistributedCommunication for MockDistributedCommunication {
283    fn send(&self, _tensor: Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>, destination: usize) -> CoreResult<()> {
284        // In a real implementation, this would send the _tensor to the _destination worker
285        Ok(())
286    }
287
288    fn recv(&self, source: usize) -> CoreResult<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>> {
289        // In a real implementation, this would receive a tensor from the _source worker
290        Err(CoreError::NotImplementedError(ErrorContext::new(
291            "recv not implemented for MockDistributedCommunication".to_string(),
292        )))
293    }
294
295    fn broadcast(&self, tensor: Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>) -> CoreResult<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>> {
296        // In a real implementation, this would broadcast the tensor to all workers
297        Ok(tensor)
298    }
299
300    fn gather(&self, tensor: Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>) -> CoreResult<Vec<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>>> {
301        // In a real implementation, this would gather tensors from all workers
302        Ok(vec![tensor])
303    }
304
305    fn scatter(&self, tensors: Vec<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>>) -> CoreResult<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>> {
306        // In a real implementation, this would scatter tensors to all workers
307        if tensors.is_empty() {
308            return Err(CoreError::InvalidArgument(ErrorContext::new(
309                "Empty tensors list for scatter".to_string(),
310            )));
311        }
312
313        Ok(tensors[0].clone())
314    }
315
316    fn reduce(
317        &self,
318        tensor: Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>,
319        op: &str,
320    ) -> CoreResult<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>> {
321        // In a real implementation, this would reduce tensors across all workers
322        match op {
323            "sum" | "mean" => Ok(tensor),
324            _ => Err(CoreError::InvalidArgument(ErrorContext::new(format!(
325                "Unknown reduction operation: {op}"
326            )))),
327        }
328    }
329
330    fn all_reduce(
331        &self,
332        tensor: Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>,
333        op: &str,
334    ) -> CoreResult<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>> {
335        // In a real implementation, this would all-reduce tensors across all workers
336        match op {
337            "sum" | "mean" => Ok(tensor),
338            _ => Err(CoreError::InvalidArgument(ErrorContext::new(format!(
339                "Unknown reduction operation: {op}"
340            )))),
341        }
342    }
343
344    fn all_gather(
345        &self,
346        tensor: Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>,
347    ) -> CoreResult<Vec<Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>>> {
348        // In a real implementation, this would all-gather tensors from all workers
349        Ok(vec![tensor])
350    }
351
352    fn barrier(&self) -> CoreResult<()> {
353        // In a real implementation, this would synchronize all workers
354        Ok(())
355    }
356
357    fn box_clone(&self) -> Box<dyn DistributedCommunication> {
358        Box::new(MockDistributedCommunication {
359            numworkers: self.numworkers,
360            rank: self.rank,
361        })
362    }
363}
364
365/// Distributed Dataset that partitions data across workers.
366#[allow(dead_code)]
367pub struct DistributedDataset {
368    /// The underlying dataset.
369    dataset: Box<dyn Dataset>,
370
371    /// Number of workers (kept private to avoid warning).
372    numworkers: usize,
373
374    /// Rank of the current worker (kept private to avoid warning).
375    rank: usize,
376
377    /// Indices of samples assigned to this worker.
378    indices: Vec<usize>,
379}
380
381impl DistributedDataset {
382    /// Create a new distributed dataset.
383    pub fn new(dataset: Box<dyn Dataset>, numworkers: usize, rank: usize) -> Self {
384        let num_samples = dataset.len();
385        let samples_per_worker = num_samples / numworkers;
386        let remainder = num_samples % numworkers;
387
388        let start = if rank < remainder {
389            rank * (samples_per_worker + 1)
390        } else {
391            rank * samples_per_worker + remainder
392        };
393
394        let end = if rank < remainder {
395            start + samples_per_worker + 1
396        } else {
397            start + samples_per_worker
398        };
399
400        let indices = (start..end).collect();
401
402        Self {
403            dataset,
404            numworkers,
405            rank,
406            indices,
407        }
408    }
409}
410
411impl Dataset for DistributedDataset {
412    fn len(&self) -> usize {
413        self.indices.len()
414    }
415
416    fn get(&self, index: usize) -> Option<(Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>, Box<dyn ArrayProtocol>)> {
417        if index >= self.len() {
418            return None;
419        }
420
421        let global_index = self.indices[index];
422        self.dataset.get(global_index)
423    }
424
425    fn inputshape(&self) -> Vec<usize> {
426        self.dataset.inputshape()
427    }
428
429    fn outputshape(&self) -> Vec<usize> {
430        self.dataset.outputshape()
431    }
432}
433
434/// Distributed Trainer for handling distributed training.
435#[allow(dead_code)]
436pub struct DistributedTrainer {
437    /// The underlying trainer.
438    trainer: Trainer,
439
440    /// Configuration for distributed training.
441    config: DistributedTrainingConfig,
442
443    /// Communication channel to other nodes.
444    channel: CommunicationChannel,
445
446    /// Batch counter for synchronization (kept private to avoid warning).
447    batch_counter: usize,
448}
449
450impl DistributedTrainer {
451    /// Create a new distributed trainer.
452    pub fn new(
453        trainer: Trainer,
454        config: DistributedTrainingConfig,
455        channel: Box<dyn DistributedCommunication>,
456    ) -> Self {
457        Self {
458            trainer,
459            config,
460            channel: CommunicationChannel::new(channel),
461            batch_counter: 0,
462        }
463    }
464
465    /// Train the model in a distributed setting.
466    pub fn train(
467        &mut self,
468        train_loader: &mut DataLoader,
469        num_epochs: usize,
470        val_loader: Option<&mut DataLoader>,
471    ) -> CoreResult<()> {
472        // Synchronize initial model parameters
473        self.synchronize_parameters()?;
474
475        // Train the model
476        if self.config.strategy == DistributedStrategy::DataParallel {
477            // For data parallelism, we can use the regular trainer
478            // but with periodic parameter synchronization
479            self.train_data_parallel(train_loader, num_epochs, val_loader)?;
480        } else {
481            // For other strategies, we need custom training loops
482            match self.config.strategy {
483                DistributedStrategy::ModelParallel => {
484                    self.train_model_parallel(train_loader, num_epochs, val_loader)?;
485                }
486                DistributedStrategy::HybridParallel => {
487                    self.train_hybrid_parallel(train_loader, num_epochs, val_loader)?;
488                }
489                DistributedStrategy::PipelineParallel => {
490                    self.train_pipeline_parallel(train_loader, num_epochs, val_loader)?;
491                }
492                _ => unreachable!(),
493            }
494        }
495
496        Ok(())
497    }
498
499    /// Synchronize model parameters with other workers.
500    fn synchronize_parameters(&self) -> CoreResult<()> {
501        // In a real implementation, this would synchronize model parameters
502        // across all workers.
503
504        // If this is the master worker, broadcast parameters to all workers
505        // Otherwise, receive parameters from the master
506
507        // For simplicity, we'll just call barrier to synchronize all workers
508        self.channel.inner().barrier()?;
509
510        Ok(())
511    }
512
513    /// Train the model using data parallelism.
514    fn train_data_parallel(
515        &mut self,
516        train_loader: &mut DataLoader,
517        num_epochs: usize,
518        val_loader: Option<&mut DataLoader>,
519    ) -> CoreResult<()> {
520        // Create a callback for parameter synchronization
521        let _sync_callback = ParameterSyncCallback::new(
522            self.config.syncinterval,
523            self.channel.0.clone().box_clone(),
524        );
525
526        // Add the callback to the trainer
527        // self.trainer.add_callback(Box::new(sync_callback));
528
529        // Train the model using the regular trainer
530        self.trainer.train(train_loader, num_epochs, val_loader)?;
531
532        Ok(())
533    }
534
535    /// Train the model using model parallelism.
536    fn train_model_parallel(
537        &mut self,
538        _train_loader: &mut DataLoader,
539        _num_epochs: usize,
540        _val_loader: Option<&mut DataLoader>,
541    ) -> CoreResult<()> {
542        // This is a simplified implementation for demonstration purposes.
543        // In a real implementation, this would implement a custom training loop
544        // that exchanges activations and gradients between workers.
545
546        Ok(())
547    }
548
549    /// Train the model using hybrid parallelism.
550    fn train_hybrid_parallel(
551        &mut self,
552        _train_loader: &mut DataLoader,
553        _num_epochs: usize,
554        _val_loader: Option<&mut DataLoader>,
555    ) -> CoreResult<()> {
556        // This is a simplified implementation for demonstration purposes.
557        // In a real implementation, this would implement a custom training loop
558        // that combines data and model parallelism.
559
560        Ok(())
561    }
562
563    /// Train the model using pipeline parallelism.
564    fn train_pipeline_parallel(
565        &mut self,
566        _train_loader: &mut DataLoader,
567        _num_epochs: usize,
568        _val_loader: Option<&mut DataLoader>,
569    ) -> CoreResult<()> {
570        // This is a simplified implementation for demonstration purposes.
571        // In a real implementation, this would implement a custom training loop
572        // that uses pipeline parallelism.
573
574        Ok(())
575    }
576}
577
578/// Callback for synchronizing parameters between workers.
579pub struct ParameterSyncCallback {
580    /// Synchronization interval (in batches).
581    syncinterval: usize,
582
583    /// Batch counter.
584    batch_counter: usize,
585
586    /// Communication channel to other workers.
587    channel: CommunicationChannel,
588}
589
590impl ParameterSyncCallback {
591    /// Create a new parameter synchronization callback.
592    pub fn new(syncinterval: usize, channel: Box<dyn DistributedCommunication>) -> Self {
593        Self {
594            syncinterval,
595            batch_counter: 0,
596            channel: CommunicationChannel::new(channel),
597        }
598    }
599}
600
601impl TrainingCallback for ParameterSyncCallback {
602    fn on_epoch_start(&mut self, _epoch: usize, _numepochs: usize) {
603        // Reset batch counter at the start of each _epoch
604        self.batch_counter = 0;
605    }
606
607    fn on_epoch_end(&mut self, _epoch: usize, _num_epochs: usize, metrics: &Metrics) {
608        // Synchronize parameters at the end of each _epoch
609        // This is a simplified implementation for demonstration purposes.
610        // In a real implementation, this would call channel.all_reduce() for each parameter.
611
612        match self.channel.inner().barrier() {
613            Ok(()) => {}
614            Err(e) => eprintln!("Error in barrier synchronization: {e}"),
615        }
616    }
617
618    fn on_batch_start(&mut self, _batch: usize, _numbatches: usize) {
619        // No-op for this callback
620    }
621
622    fn on_batch_end(&mut self, _batch: usize, _numbatches: usize, loss: f64) {
623        // Increment _batch counter
624        self.batch_counter += 1;
625
626        // Synchronize parameters if needed
627        if self.batch_counter % self.syncinterval == 0 {
628            // This is a simplified implementation for demonstration purposes.
629            // In a real implementation, this would call channel.all_reduce() for each parameter.
630
631            match self.channel.inner().barrier() {
632                Ok(()) => {}
633                Err(e) => eprintln!("Error in barrier synchronization: {e}"),
634            }
635        }
636    }
637
638    fn on_train_start(&mut self, _numepochs: usize) {
639        // Synchronize initial parameters
640        match self.channel.inner().barrier() {
641            Ok(()) => {}
642            Err(e) => eprintln!("Error in barrier synchronization: {e}"),
643        }
644    }
645
646    fn on_train_end(&mut self, metrics: &Metrics) {
647        // Final synchronization
648        match self.channel.inner().barrier() {
649            Ok(()) => {}
650            Err(e) => eprintln!("Error in barrier synchronization: {e}"),
651        }
652    }
653}
654
655/// Factory for creating distributed training components.
656pub struct DistributedTrainingFactory;
657
658impl DistributedTrainingFactory {
659    /// Create a new distributed dataset.
660    pub fn create_dataset(
661        dataset: Box<dyn Dataset>,
662        config: &DistributedTrainingConfig,
663    ) -> Box<dyn Dataset> {
664        Box::new(DistributedDataset::new(
665            dataset,
666            config.numworkers,
667            config.rank,
668        ))
669    }
670
671    /// Create a new distributed trainer.
672    pub fn create_trainer(
673        trainer: Trainer,
674        config: DistributedTrainingConfig,
675    ) -> DistributedTrainer {
676        // Create communication channel
677        let channel: Box<dyn DistributedCommunication> = match config.backend.as_str() {
678            "threaded" => Box::new(MockDistributedCommunication::new(
679                config.numworkers,
680                config.rank,
681            )),
682            // Other backends would be added here
683            _ => Box::new(MockDistributedCommunication::new(
684                config.numworkers,
685                config.rank,
686            )),
687        };
688
689        DistributedTrainer::new(trainer, config, channel)
690    }
691}
692
693#[cfg(test)]
694mod tests {
695    use super::*;
696    use crate::array_protocol::training::InMemoryDataset;
697    use crate::array_protocol::NdarrayWrapper;
698    use ::ndarray::Array2;
699
700    #[test]
701    fn test_distributed_dataset() {
702        // Create a dataset
703        let inputs = Array2::<f64>::ones((10, 5));
704        let targets = Array2::<f64>::zeros((10, 2));
705        let dataset = Box::new(InMemoryDataset::from_arrays(inputs, targets));
706
707        // Create a distributed dataset
708        let dist_dataset = DistributedDataset::new(dataset, 2, 0);
709
710        // Check properties
711        assert_eq!(dist_dataset.len(), 5);
712        assert_eq!(dist_dataset.inputshape(), vec![5]);
713        assert_eq!(dist_dataset.outputshape(), vec![2]);
714
715        // Get a sample
716        let (input, target) = dist_dataset.get(0).expect("Operation failed");
717        assert!(input
718            .as_any()
719            .downcast_ref::<NdarrayWrapper<f64, crate::ndarray::IxDyn>>()
720            .is_some());
721        assert!(target
722            .as_any()
723            .downcast_ref::<NdarrayWrapper<f64, crate::ndarray::IxDyn>>()
724            .is_some());
725    }
726
727    #[test]
728    fn test_mock_distributed_communication() {
729        // Create a mock distributed communication channel
730        let channel = MockDistributedCommunication::new(2, 0);
731
732        // Create a tensor
733        let tensor = NdarrayWrapper::new(Array2::<f64>::ones((2, 2)));
734        let boxed_tensor = Box::new(tensor);
735
736        // Test broadcast
737        let result = channel.broadcast(boxed_tensor.clone());
738        assert!(result.is_ok());
739
740        // Test all_reduce
741        let result = channel.all_reduce(boxed_tensor.clone(), "mean");
742        assert!(result.is_ok());
743
744        // Test barrier
745        let result = channel.barrier();
746        assert!(result.is_ok());
747    }
748}