Backend abstraction for TNFR mathematical kernels.
This module introduces a unified interface that maps core linear algebra operations to concrete numerical libraries. Keeping this layer small and canonical guarantees we can switch implementations without diluting the structural semantics required by TNFR (coherence, phase, νf, ΔNFR, etc.).
The canonical entry point is :func:get_backend, which honours three lookup
mechanisms in order of precedence:
name argument.TNFR_MATH_BACKEND environment variable.tnfr.config.get_flags().math_backend.If none of these provide a value we auto-select the first available backend in the GPU-preferential order (JAX → PyTorch → NumPy). Optional backends are registered lazily so downstream environments without JAX or PyTorch remain functional while still benefiting from acceleration when present.
"""Backend abstraction for TNFR mathematical kernels.
This module introduces a unified interface that maps core linear algebra
operations to concrete numerical libraries. Keeping this layer small and
canonical guarantees we can switch implementations without diluting the
structural semantics required by TNFR (coherence, phase, νf, ΔNFR, etc.).
The canonical entry point is :func:`get_backend`, which honours three lookup
mechanisms in order of precedence:
1. Explicit ``name`` argument.
2. ``TNFR_MATH_BACKEND`` environment variable.
3. ``tnfr.config.get_flags().math_backend``.
If none of these provide a value we auto-select the first available backend in
the GPU-preferential order (JAX → PyTorch → NumPy). Optional backends are
registered lazily so downstream environments without JAX or PyTorch remain
functional while still benefiting from acceleration when present.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import os
from typing import (
Any,
Callable,
ClassVar,
Iterable,
Mapping,
MutableMapping,
Protocol,
cast,
runtime_checkable,
)
from ..compat.dataclass import dataclass
from ..core.exceptions import BackendUnavailableError
from ..errors import TNFRValueError
from ..utils import cached_import, get_logger
logger = get_logger(__name__)
@runtime_checkable
class MathematicsBackend(Protocol):
"""Structural numerical backend interface.
Notes
-----
Marked with @runtime_checkable to enable isinstance() checks for validating
backend implementations conform to the expected mathematical operations interface.
"""
name: str
supports_autodiff: bool
def as_array(self, value: Any, *, dtype: Any | None = None) -> Any:
"""Convert ``value`` into a backend-native dense array."""
def eig(self, matrix: Any) -> tuple[Any, Any]:
"""Return eigenvalues and eigenvectors for a general matrix."""
def eigh(self, matrix: Any) -> tuple[Any, Any]:
"""Return eigenpairs for a Hermitian/symmetric matrix."""
def matrix_exp(self, matrix: Any) -> Any:
"""Compute the matrix exponential of ``matrix``."""
def norm(
self, value: Any, *, ord: Any | None = None, axis: Any | None = None
) -> Any:
"""Return the matrix or vector norm according to ``ord``."""
def einsum(self, pattern: str, *operands: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
"""Evaluate an Einstein summation expression."""
def matmul(self, a: Any, b: Any) -> Any:
"""Matrix multiplication that respects backend broadcasting rules."""
def conjugate_transpose(self, matrix: Any) -> Any:
"""Hermitian conjugate of ``matrix`` († operator)."""
def stack(self, arrays: Iterable[Any], *, axis: int = 0) -> Any:
"""Stack arrays along a new ``axis``."""
def to_numpy(self, value: Any) -> Any:
"""Convert ``value`` to a ``numpy.ndarray`` when possible."""
def is_gpu_available(self) -> bool:
"""Return True if the backend is currently using a GPU."""
def get_device_name(self) -> str:
"""Return the name of the device being used (e.g. 'cpu', 'cuda:0')."""
def get_backend_info(self) -> Mapping[str, Any]:
"""Return detailed backend information."""
BackendFactory = Callable[[], MathematicsBackend]
@dataclass(slots=True)
class _NumpyBackend:
"""NumPy backed implementation."""
_np: Any
_scipy_linalg: Any | None
name: ClassVar[str] = "numpy"
supports_autodiff: ClassVar[bool] = False
def as_array(self, value: Any, *, dtype: Any | None = None) -> Any:
return self._np.asarray(value, dtype=dtype)
def eig(self, matrix: Any) -> tuple[Any, Any]:
return self._np.linalg.eig(matrix)
def eigh(self, matrix: Any) -> tuple[Any, Any]:
return self._np.linalg.eigh(matrix)
def matrix_exp(self, matrix: Any) -> Any:
if self._scipy_linalg is not None:
return self._scipy_linalg.expm(matrix)
eigvals, eigvecs = self._np.linalg.eig(matrix)
inv = self._np.linalg.inv(eigvecs)
exp_vals = self._np.exp(eigvals)
return eigvecs @ self._np.diag(exp_vals) @ inv
def norm(
self, value: Any, *, ord: Any | None = None, axis: Any | None = None
) -> Any:
return self._np.linalg.norm(value, ord=ord, axis=axis)
def einsum(self, pattern: str, *operands: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
return self._np.einsum(pattern, *operands, **kwargs)
def matmul(self, a: Any, b: Any) -> Any:
return self._np.matmul(a, b)
def conjugate_transpose(self, matrix: Any) -> Any:
return self._np.conjugate(matrix).T
def stack(self, arrays: Iterable[Any], *, axis: int = 0) -> Any:
return self._np.stack(tuple(arrays), axis=axis)
def to_numpy(self, value: Any) -> Any:
return self._np.asarray(value)
def is_gpu_available(self) -> bool:
return False
def get_device_name(self) -> str:
return "cpu"
def get_backend_info(self) -> Mapping[str, Any]:
return {
"name": self.name,
"version": self._np.__version__,
"device": "cpu",
"accelerated": False,
}
@dataclass(slots=True)
class _JaxBackend:
"""JAX backed implementation."""
_jnp: Any
_jax_linalg: Any
_jax: Any
name: ClassVar[str] = "jax"
supports_autodiff: ClassVar[bool] = True
def as_array(self, value: Any, *, dtype: Any | None = None) -> Any:
return self._jnp.asarray(value, dtype=dtype)
def eig(self, matrix: Any) -> tuple[Any, Any]:
return self._jnp.linalg.eig(matrix)
def eigh(self, matrix: Any) -> tuple[Any, Any]:
return self._jnp.linalg.eigh(matrix)
def matrix_exp(self, matrix: Any) -> Any:
return self._jax_linalg.expm(matrix)
def norm(
self, value: Any, *, ord: Any | None = None, axis: Any | None = None
) -> Any:
return self._jnp.linalg.norm(value, ord=ord, axis=axis)
def einsum(self, pattern: str, *operands: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
return self._jnp.einsum(pattern, *operands, **kwargs)
def matmul(self, a: Any, b: Any) -> Any:
return self._jnp.matmul(a, b)
def conjugate_transpose(self, matrix: Any) -> Any:
return self._jnp.conjugate(matrix).T
def stack(self, arrays: Iterable[Any], *, axis: int = 0) -> Any:
return self._jnp.stack(tuple(arrays), axis=axis)
def to_numpy(self, value: Any) -> Any:
np_mod = cached_import("numpy")
if np_mod is None:
raise BackendUnavailableError("NumPy is required to export JAX arrays")
return np_mod.asarray(self._jax.device_get(value))
def is_gpu_available(self) -> bool:
try:
# Check if any device is a GPU or TPU
return any(d.platform in ("gpu", "tpu") for d in self._jax.devices())
except Exception:
return False
def get_device_name(self) -> str:
try:
return str(self._jax.devices()[0])
except Exception:
return "unknown"
def get_backend_info(self) -> Mapping[str, Any]:
return {
"name": self.name,
"version": self._jax.__version__,
"device": self.get_device_name(),
"accelerated": self.is_gpu_available(),
}
@dataclass(slots=True)
class _TorchBackend:
"""PyTorch backed implementation with CUDA support."""
_torch: Any
_torch_linalg: Any
_device: Any # torch.device for CUDA/CPU placement
_use_cuda: bool # Whether CUDA is available and enabled
name: ClassVar[str] = "torch"
supports_autodiff: ClassVar[bool] = True
def as_array(self, value: Any, *, dtype: Any | None = None) -> Any:
tensor = self._torch.as_tensor(value, device=self._device)
if dtype is None:
return tensor
target_dtype = self._normalise_dtype(dtype)
if target_dtype is None:
return tensor.to(dtype=dtype, device=self._device)
if tensor.dtype == target_dtype:
return tensor.to(device=self._device)
return tensor.to(dtype=target_dtype, device=self._device)
def _normalise_dtype(self, dtype: Any) -> Any | None:
"""Return a ``torch.dtype`` equivalent for ``dtype`` when available."""
if isinstance(dtype, self._torch.dtype):
return dtype
np_mod = cached_import("numpy")
if np_mod is None:
return None
try:
np_dtype = np_mod.dtype(dtype)
except TypeError:
return None
numpy_name = np_dtype.name
numpy_to_torch = {
"bool": self._torch.bool,
"uint8": self._torch.uint8,
"int8": self._torch.int8,
"int16": self._torch.int16,
"int32": self._torch.int32,
"int64": self._torch.int64,
"float16": self._torch.float16,
"float32": self._torch.float32,
"float64": self._torch.float64,
"complex64": getattr(self._torch, "complex64", None),
"complex128": getattr(self._torch, "complex128", None),
"bfloat16": getattr(self._torch, "bfloat16", None),
}
torch_dtype = numpy_to_torch.get(numpy_name)
return torch_dtype
def eig(self, matrix: Any) -> tuple[Any, Any]:
eigenvalues, eigenvectors = self._torch.linalg.eig(matrix)
return eigenvalues, eigenvectors
def eigh(self, matrix: Any) -> tuple[Any, Any]:
eigenvalues, eigenvectors = self._torch.linalg.eigh(matrix)
return eigenvalues, eigenvectors
def matrix_exp(self, matrix: Any) -> Any:
return self._torch_linalg.matrix_exp(matrix)
def norm(
self, value: Any, *, ord: Any | None = None, axis: Any | None = None
) -> Any:
if axis is None:
return self._torch.linalg.norm(value, ord=ord)
return self._torch.linalg.norm(value, ord=ord, dim=axis)
def einsum(self, pattern: str, *operands: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
return self._torch.einsum(pattern, *operands, **kwargs)
def matmul(self, a: Any, b: Any) -> Any:
return self._torch.matmul(a, b)
def conjugate_transpose(self, matrix: Any) -> Any:
return matrix.mH if hasattr(matrix, "mH") else matrix.conj().transpose(-2, -1)
def stack(self, arrays: Iterable[Any], *, axis: int = 0) -> Any:
return self._torch.stack(tuple(arrays), dim=axis)
def to_numpy(self, value: Any) -> Any:
np_mod = cached_import("numpy")
if np_mod is None:
raise BackendUnavailableError("NumPy is required to export Torch tensors")
if hasattr(value, "detach"):
return value.detach().cpu().numpy()
return np_mod.asarray(value)
def is_gpu_available(self) -> bool:
return self._use_cuda
def get_device_name(self) -> str:
return str(self._device)
def get_backend_info(self) -> Mapping[str, Any]:
return {
"name": self.name,
"version": self._torch.__version__,
"device": self.get_device_name(),
"accelerated": self.is_gpu_available(),
"details": self.get_device_info(),
}
def get_device_info(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
"""Get CUDA device information."""
info = {
"device": str(self._device),
"use_cuda": self._use_cuda,
"cuda_available": (
self._torch.cuda.is_available()
if hasattr(self._torch, "cuda")
else False
),
}
if self._use_cuda and hasattr(self._torch, "cuda"):
info.update(
{
"device_count": self._torch.cuda.device_count(),
"current_device": self._torch.cuda.current_device(),
"device_name": self._torch.cuda.get_device_name(
self._torch.cuda.current_device()
),
"memory_allocated": self._torch.cuda.memory_allocated(),
"memory_reserved": self._torch.cuda.memory_reserved(),
}
)
return info
def to_cuda(self, value: Any) -> Any:
"""Move tensor to CUDA device if available."""
if self._use_cuda and hasattr(value, "to"):
return value.to(self._device)
return value
def to_cpu(self, value: Any) -> Any:
"""Move tensor to CPU device."""
if hasattr(value, "cpu"):
return value.cpu()
return value
def _normalise_name(name: str) -> str:
return name.strip().lower()
_BACKEND_FACTORIES: MutableMapping[str, BackendFactory] = {}
_BACKEND_ALIASES: MutableMapping[str, str] = {}
_BACKEND_CACHE: MutableMapping[str, MathematicsBackend] = {}
_AUTO_BACKEND_SENTINEL = "auto"
_AUTO_BACKEND_PRIORITY = ("jax", "torch", "numpy")
def ensure_array(
value: Any,
*,
dtype: Any | None = None,
backend: MathematicsBackend | None = None,
) -> Any:
"""Return ``value`` as a backend-native dense array."""
resolved = backend or get_backend()
return resolved.as_array(value, dtype=dtype)
def ensure_numpy(value: Any, *, backend: MathematicsBackend | None = None) -> Any:
"""Export ``value`` from the backend into :class:`numpy.ndarray`."""
resolved = backend or get_backend()
return resolved.to_numpy(value)
def register_backend(
name: str,
factory: BackendFactory,
*,
aliases: Iterable[str] | None = None,
override: bool = False,
) -> None:
"""Register a backend factory under ``name``.
Parameters
----------
name:
Canonical backend identifier.
factory:
Callable that returns a :class:`MathematicsBackend` instance.
aliases:
Optional alternative identifiers that will resolve to ``name``.
override:
When ``True`` replaces existing registrations.
"""
key = _normalise_name(name)
if not override and key in _BACKEND_FACTORIES:
raise TNFRValueError(
f"Backend '{name}' already registered",
context={"name": name, "existing": list(_BACKEND_FACTORIES.keys())},
suggestion="Use override=True to replace the existing backend registration.",
)
_BACKEND_FACTORIES[key] = factory
if aliases:
for alias in aliases:
alias_key = _normalise_name(alias)
if not override and alias_key in _BACKEND_ALIASES:
raise TNFRValueError(
f"Backend alias '{alias}' already registered",
context={
"alias": alias,
"existing_aliases": list(_BACKEND_ALIASES.keys()),
},
suggestion="Use override=True or choose a different alias.",
)
_BACKEND_ALIASES[alias_key] = key
def _resolve_backend_name(name: str | None) -> str:
if name:
normalised = _normalise_name(name)
return (
_AUTO_BACKEND_SENTINEL
if normalised == _AUTO_BACKEND_SENTINEL
else normalised
)
env_choice = os.getenv("TNFR_MATH_BACKEND")
if env_choice:
normalised = _normalise_name(env_choice)
return (
_AUTO_BACKEND_SENTINEL
if normalised == _AUTO_BACKEND_SENTINEL
else normalised
)
backend_from_config: str | None = None
try:
from ..backend_config import get_config # Backend/GPU configuration
config = get_config()
backend_from_config = config.math_backend
except Exception: # pragma: no cover - defensive; config must not break selection
backend_from_config = None
if backend_from_config and backend_from_config != "auto":
return _normalise_name(backend_from_config)
return _AUTO_BACKEND_SENTINEL
def _resolve_factory(name: str) -> BackendFactory:
canonical = _BACKEND_ALIASES.get(name, name)
try:
return _BACKEND_FACTORIES[canonical]
except KeyError as exc: # pragma: no cover - defensive path
raise LookupError(f"Unknown mathematics backend: {name}") from exc
def _construct_backend(name: str) -> MathematicsBackend | None:
canonical = _BACKEND_ALIASES.get(name, name)
if canonical in _BACKEND_CACHE:
return _BACKEND_CACHE[canonical]
factory = _resolve_factory(canonical)
try:
backend = factory()
except BackendUnavailableError as exc:
logger.warning("Backend '%s' unavailable: %s", canonical, exc)
return None
_BACKEND_CACHE[canonical] = backend
return backend
def get_backend(name: str | None = None) -> MathematicsBackend:
"""Return a backend instance using the configured resolution order."""
resolved_name = _resolve_backend_name(name)
if resolved_name == _AUTO_BACKEND_SENTINEL:
# First pass: Look for GPU-accelerated backend
for candidate in _AUTO_BACKEND_PRIORITY:
backend = _construct_backend(candidate)
if backend is not None and backend.is_gpu_available():
logger.info(
"Auto-selected GPU-accelerated backend '%s' (%s)",
candidate,
backend.get_device_name(),
)
return backend
# Second pass: Fallback to any available backend
for candidate in _AUTO_BACKEND_PRIORITY:
backend = _construct_backend(candidate)
if backend is not None:
if candidate != "numpy":
logger.info("Auto-selected CPU backend '%s'", candidate)
return backend
raise BackendUnavailableError(
"No mathematical backend available; tried: "
+ ", ".join(_AUTO_BACKEND_PRIORITY)
)
backend = _construct_backend(resolved_name)
if backend is not None:
return backend
if resolved_name != "numpy":
logger.warning("Falling back to NumPy backend")
fallback = _construct_backend("numpy")
if fallback is not None:
return fallback
raise BackendUnavailableError(
f"Unable to initialise mathematics backend '{resolved_name}'"
)
def available_backends() -> Mapping[str, BackendFactory]:
"""Return the registered backend factories."""
return dict(_BACKEND_FACTORIES)
def _make_numpy_backend() -> MathematicsBackend:
np_module = cached_import("numpy")
if np_module is None:
raise BackendUnavailableError("NumPy is not installed")
scipy_linalg = cached_import("scipy.linalg")
if scipy_linalg is None:
logger.debug(
"SciPy not available; falling back to eigen decomposition for expm"
)
backend = _NumpyBackend(np_module, scipy_linalg) # type: ignore[call-arg]
return cast(MathematicsBackend, backend)
def _make_jax_backend() -> MathematicsBackend:
jnp_module = cached_import("jax.numpy")
if jnp_module is None:
raise BackendUnavailableError("jax.numpy is not available")
jax_scipy = cached_import("jax.scipy.linalg")
if jax_scipy is None:
raise BackendUnavailableError("jax.scipy.linalg is required for matrix_exp")
jax_module = cached_import("jax")
if jax_module is None:
raise BackendUnavailableError("jax core module is required")
# Enable 64-bit precision: TNFR is canonical float64 numerical physics
# (mpmath-derived constants, conservation residuals, eigenvalue analysis).
# Without this, jnp.asarray(x, dtype=float64) silently downcasts to float32
# and emits a UserWarning, breaking precision contracts of structural
# field telemetry (Phi_s, |grad phi|, K_phi, xi_C). Idempotent call.
try:
jax_config = getattr(jax_module, "config", None)
if jax_config is not None and not bool(
getattr(jax_config, "jax_enable_x64", False)
):
jax_config.update("jax_enable_x64", True)
except Exception:
# Non-fatal: if x64 cannot be enabled the backend still works
# in 32-bit (with the existing dtype downcast warnings).
pass
backend = _JaxBackend(jnp_module, jax_scipy, jax_module) # type: ignore[call-arg]
return cast(MathematicsBackend, backend)
def _make_torch_backend() -> MathematicsBackend:
torch_module = cached_import("torch")
if torch_module is None:
raise BackendUnavailableError("PyTorch is not installed")
torch_linalg = cached_import("torch.linalg")
if torch_linalg is None:
raise BackendUnavailableError(
"torch.linalg is required for linear algebra operations"
)
# CUDA device detection and configuration
use_cuda = False
device = torch_module.device("cpu")
if hasattr(torch_module, "cuda") and torch_module.cuda.is_available():
# Check environment variable for CUDA preference
cuda_enabled = os.getenv("TNFR_CUDA_ENABLED", "true").lower() in (
"true",
"1",
"yes",
)
if cuda_enabled:
try:
device = torch_module.device("cuda")
use_cuda = True
logger.info(
f"CUDA enabled: {torch_module.cuda.get_device_name()} with {torch_module.cuda.get_device_properties(0).total_memory / 1e9:.1f}GB"
)
except Exception as e:
logger.warning(
f"CUDA available but failed to initialize: {e}. Falling back to CPU."
)
device = torch_module.device("cpu")
else:
logger.info("CUDA available but disabled via TNFR_CUDA_ENABLED=false")
else:
logger.info("CUDA not available, using CPU backend")
backend = _TorchBackend(torch_module, torch_linalg, device, use_cuda) # type: ignore[call-arg]
return cast(MathematicsBackend, backend)
register_backend("numpy", _make_numpy_backend, aliases=("np",))
register_backend("jax", _make_jax_backend)
register_backend("torch", _make_torch_backend, aliases=("pytorch",))
__all__ = [
"MathematicsBackend",
"BackendUnavailableError",
"register_backend",
"get_backend",
"available_backends",
"ensure_array",
"ensure_numpy",
]