Source code for lambeq.backend.numerical_backend

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"""
Numerical Backend
=================

Module unifying the use of numerical backends for lambeq. This module is
used to provide a common interface to different numerical backends,
such as NumPy, JAX, PyTorch, and TensorFlow.

"""

from __future__ import annotations

from contextlib import contextmanager
from types import ModuleType
from typing import Callable, Generator


[docs]class Backend: """ A matrix backend. Parameters: module : The main module of the backend. array : The array class of the backend. """
[docs] def __init__(self, module: ModuleType, array: Callable | None = None): self.module, self.array = module, array or module.array
def __getattr__(self, attr): return getattr(self.module, attr) @property def name(self): return self.__class__.__name__.lower()
[docs]class NumPy(Backend): """ NumPy backend. """
[docs] def __init__(self): import numpy super().__init__(numpy)
[docs]class JAX(Backend): """ JAX backend. """
[docs] def __init__(self): import jax super().__init__(jax.numpy)
[docs]class PyTorch(Backend): """ PyTorch backend. """
[docs] def __init__(self): import torch super().__init__(torch, array=torch.as_tensor)
[docs]class TensorFlow(Backend): """ TensorFlow backend. """
[docs] def __init__(self): import tensorflow.experimental.numpy as tnp from tensorflow.python.ops.numpy_ops import np_config np_config.enable_numpy_behavior() super().__init__(tnp)
BACKENDS = { 'numpy': NumPy, 'jax': JAX, 'pytorch': PyTorch, 'tensorflow': TensorFlow, }
[docs]@contextmanager def backend(name: str | None = None, _stack=['numpy'], # noqa: B006 _cache=dict()) -> Generator[Backend, None, None]: # noqa: B006 """ Context manager for matrix backend. Parameters: name : The name of the backend, default is ``"numpy"``. """ name = name or _stack[-1] _stack.append(name) try: if name not in _cache: _cache[name] = BACKENDS[name]() yield _cache[name] finally: _stack.pop()
[docs]def set_backend(name: str) -> None: """ Override the default backend. Parameters: name : The name of the backend. """ backend.__wrapped__.__defaults__[1][-1] = name # type: ignore[attr-defined] # noqa: E501
[docs]def get_backend() -> Backend: """ Get the current backend. Example ------- >>> set_backend('jax') >>> assert isinstance(get_backend(), JAX) >>> set_backend('numpy') >>> assert isinstance(get_backend(), NumPy) """ with backend() as result: return result