Source code for physicsnemo_curator.run.loky
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"""Loky (joblib) execution backend.
Uses ``joblib.Parallel`` with the loky backend for robust parallel execution.
Loky provides better process management than the standard multiprocessing module,
including automatic worker restart on crashes and better memory cleanup.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, ClassVar
from physicsnemo_curator.run.base import (
RunBackend,
RunConfig,
batch_groups,
intersect_partitions,
process_index_group,
process_single_index,
)
from physicsnemo_curator.run.progress_monitor import start_progress_monitor
if TYPE_CHECKING:
from physicsnemo_curator.core.base import Pipeline
[docs]
class LokyBackend(RunBackend):
"""Execute pipeline items using joblib with the loky backend.
Loky is a robust process executor that handles worker crashes gracefully
and provides better memory management than standard multiprocessing.
Key advantages over ProcessPoolExecutor:
- **Automatic worker restart**: If a worker crashes or is killed, loky
automatically restarts it without failing the entire job.
- **Memory cleanup**: Workers are recycled after processing a configurable
number of tasks to prevent memory leaks.
- **Robust serialization**: Uses cloudpickle for better serialization of
complex objects including lambdas and closures.
- **Timeout handling**: Built-in timeout support per task.
.. warning::
Stateful filters accumulate per-process state that is **not** merged
back into the parent process.
Backend Options
---------------
prefer : str
Soft hint for parallelization ("processes" or "threads").
require : str
Hard constraint for parallelization.
verbose : int
Verbosity level (0-50). If not set, uses 0 (quiet).
batch_size : int | str
Number of tasks per batch ("auto" or int).
pre_dispatch : str | int
Number of batches to pre-dispatch.
temp_folder : str | None
Folder for memmapping large arrays.
timeout : float | None
Timeout in seconds for retrieving results.
max_nbytes : str | int | None
Threshold for automatic memmapping (e.g., "1M").
"""
name: ClassVar[str] = "loky"
description: ClassVar[str] = "Joblib with loky backend (robust process management)"
requires: ClassVar[tuple[str, ...]] = ("joblib",)
[docs]
def run(
self,
pipeline: Pipeline[Any],
config: RunConfig,
) -> list[list[str]]:
"""Execute pipeline indices using joblib/loky.
Parameters
----------
pipeline : Pipeline
The pipeline to execute.
config : RunConfig
Execution configuration.
Returns
-------
list[list[str]]
Sink outputs, one list per index.
Raises
------
ImportError
If joblib is not installed.
"""
try:
from joblib import Parallel, delayed
except ImportError:
msg = "The 'loky' backend requires joblib. Install with: pip install 'physicsnemo-curator[loky]'"
raise ImportError(msg) from None
indices = config.indices if config.indices is not None else list(range(len(pipeline)))
n_jobs = config.resolved_n_jobs
# Extract joblib-specific options
parallel_kwargs = dict(config.backend_options)
# Default to quiet since we have our own progress monitor
if "verbose" not in parallel_kwargs:
parallel_kwargs["verbose"] = 0
# Compute partition groups from source and sink constraints
source_groups = pipeline.source.partition_indices(indices)
sink_groups = pipeline.sink.partition_indices(indices) if pipeline.sink else None
groups = intersect_partitions(source_groups, sink_groups)
result_map: dict[int, list[str]] = {}
with start_progress_monitor(pipeline, config):
if groups is not None:
# Batch groups for efficiency
batches = batch_groups(groups, n_jobs)
# Process batched groups
batch_results: list[dict[int, list[str]]] = Parallel(
n_jobs=n_jobs,
backend="loky",
**parallel_kwargs,
)(delayed(process_index_group)(pipeline, batch) for batch in batches)
for batch_result in batch_results:
result_map.update(batch_result)
else:
# Default: one index per task
results: list[list[str]] = Parallel(
n_jobs=n_jobs,
backend="loky",
**parallel_kwargs,
)(delayed(process_single_index)(pipeline, i) for i in indices)
for i, result in zip(indices, results, strict=True):
result_map[i] = result
return [result_map[i] for i in indices]