Bluesky Adaptive
bluesky-adaptive 0.x is discontinued. Starting with 1.0, bluesky-adaptive adopts the blop codebase and continues its development under the bluesky-adaptive name at bluesky-adaptive. The 1.0+ API differs from 0.x: the Kafka/Tiled Agent base, adjudicators, server, and lockstep recommenders are not carried forward. Pin
bluesky-adaptive<1to keep this package.0.4.0 is the final 0.x release.
Bluesky Adaptive is a component of the Bluesky ecosystem designed to introduce adaptivity and intelligent decision-making into experimental workflows.
It provides a flexible API that supports a wide range of adaptive algorithms, from simple rule-based adjustments to sophisticated artificial intelligence and machine learning models.
The package is designed to provide a framework and set of harnesses for "bring-your-own-agent" development.
It has no opinions on the algorithms that underpin your adaptivity, and it is designed to be agnostic to the specifics of the domain in which it is used.
| Resource | Link |
|---|---|
| PyPI | pip install bluesky-adaptive |
| Source Code | GitHub |
| Docs | Documentation |
Features
- Adaptive harness for lockstep agents to interact with the RunEngine.
- Base classes for developing distributed agents to interact with the RunEngine Manager through Queue Server.
- Example agents using optional requirements (BoTorch, GPyTorch, Scikit Learn).
- Server for running managed agents with a FAST API.
- Adjudicators for acting as meta-agents that consume suggestions from many agents and gatekeep the Queue Server.
Getting Started
To get started with Bluesky-Adaptive, refer to the Getting Started Tutorial.
This tutorial will guide you through the installation process, setting up the Bluesky stack, and running your first adaptive experiment.
Usage
Bluesky Adaptive is designed to be integrated into your experimental workflows to provide adaptive capabilities.
It offers two primary approaches:
- Lockstep Approach: For synchronous operations where each experimental step waits for the previous one to complete.
- Asynchronous Approach: Allows for independent operation from the main execution thread, suitable for complex setups.
Detailed guides on how to extend your existing Python tools for use with Bluesky Adaptive and how to run your agent as a service can be found in the documentation.
Development Environment
To set up a development environment for Bluesky Adaptive, you can use the provided containerized setup with bluesky-pods.
A minimal compose file is available in bluesky_adaptive/tests/podman/docker-compose.yaml to run the unit tests.
For more complete integration testing, you can use the bluesky-pods repository, which provides a full stack including the RunEngine, Queue Server, and Tiled server.
podman pull ghcr.io/bluesky/bluesky-pods-bluesky:latest
podman tag ghcr.io/bluesky/bluesky-pods-bluesky:latest bluesky:latest
git clone (https://github.com/bluesky/bluesky-pods)
cd bluesky-pods/compose/acq-pod
podman-compose --in-pod true up -d
Contributing
We welcome contributions from the community, whether it's adding new features, improving documentation, or reporting bugs.
Please see our contribution guidelines for more information on how to get involved.
License
Bluesky-Adaptive is distributed under the BSD-3-Clause license.
See the LICENSE file for more details.
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