pyhectiqlab 1.0.3

Python client to use the hectiq lab

Contents

• Tutorials
  • Login from interface
  • Login from the shell
  • Logout
  • Quickstart
  • Metrics
  • Save artifacts
    • Classical run artifacts
    • Step artifacts
    • Shared artifacts
    • Special artifacts
  • Config
    • Push a config
  • Package versions
  • External git repos
  • States
  • Logs
  • Others
  • Tags
• Shell
  • Login
  • Logout
  • List the projects
  • Download shared artifacts
  • Push a shared artifacts
• FAQ
  • Is it fast?
  • Will I be alerted if the lab is unavailable?
  • What is the dry mode?
• Local mode (development only)

Tutorials

Login from interface

You can logged in using the UI interface (not available on a remote computer)

from pyhectiqlab import login
login()

Login from the shell

If using hectiqlab on a remote server without internet browser, you will need to run this command from a shell:

hectiqlab login

where your username and password will be asked.

Logout

You can logout using the python client:

from pyhectiqlab.auth import AuthProvider
AuthProvider().logout()

or using the shell

hectiqlab logout

Quickstart

Login in a shell,

hectiqlab login

Then, in a pytohn script or jupyter notebook, creeate a run.

from pyhectiqlab.run import Run

run = Run(name="dev-run")

If the project doesn't already exist, it will be created. A run is created if a run with this name in this project does not already exists. If a run already exists, the data will be pushed in the existing run. However, if you attach to an existing run that you are the author, the run will be in read-only mode.

Metrics

The metrics of a run are pushed async (no latency). We have included an internal aggregator so that you don't overflow the server with metrics. You can setup the parameters of the metrics cache using run.set_metrics_cache_settings.

# Push a metrics
run.add_metrics(key='train/loss', value=0.982, step=10)

Save artifacts

You can save files using three approaches.

Classical run artifacts

A run artifact is a file attached to a run. It can be any type of file. Please do not use this to store large datasets (>1Gb).

# Run artifact. Overwrite if a file with the same name exists
run.add_artifacts(path_to_artifact)

The artifact is now available in the web app in the artifact tab of the run. The web app let you download the artifact, and copy a code snippet to download the artifact with the python client. Also, images (extension .png, .jpg, .jpeg) can be visualized in the web app.

Step artifacts

A step artifact is a method to group similar artifacts that are generated at certain steps during a process.

step = 5 # example is an integer
# Overwrite if an artifact with this name at this step exists
run.add_artifacts(path_to_artifact, step=step) 

Shared artifacts

A shared artifact is a file that is attached to the project, instead of the run.

# Overwrite if a file with the same name exists
run.add_shared_artifact(path_to_artifact)

Special artifacts

You have access to certain helpers for saving complex files

# Compress a directory into zip and save it as an artifact
run.add_directory_as_zip_artifact(dirpath) # You can add the step argument for step artifacts

# Add a tensor flow model. It will run save_weights
run.add_tf_model(model, filename) # You can add the step argument for step artifacts

# Add your notebook if the code is run from a notebook
run.add_current_notebook()

Config

To store the config parameters, use the Config object. You may use it just like a dictionary and it can be nested.

from pyhectiqlab import Config
nested_config = Config(path='./here', b=1)
config = Config(hello='world', a= nested_config)

# Use the nested values
config.a.path # './here'

# Use as a dict
model(**config.a)

Push a config

Configs should be pushed using the designated method. If you already pushed a config for this run, the server will update the config file. Hence, it will add the unseen elements.

run.add_config(config)

Package versions

You can store the versions of all the packages loaded in the kernel. It will also save the machine setup and the git commit if your script is part of a repo.

import torch
import numpy as np
run.add_package_versions(globals())

External git repos

If you code use a package part of a git repo (context-segments for instance), you can ask the lab to store the state of the repo.

run.add_package_repo_state('voxnet')

# It will check if voxnet.__path__ is in a git repo. If so, the commit/branch/source is stored.

States

run.completed()
run.failed()
run.completed()
run.pending()
run.running()
run.training()

Logs

logger = run.start_recording_logs()
logger.info('test')
logger.stop_recording_logs()
logger.critical('This will not be logged.')
run.start_recording_logs()
logger.info('This will be logged.')

# Check a specify channel. It will log everything that goes through torch.
logger = run.start_recording_logs('torch')

# To log: "Progress ----------"
logger.info("Progress \r")
for i in range(10):
    logger.info("-\r")

Finish your log with \r to cancel the line break.

Others

run.set_note('This is a short description that will be featured on the tab General of the run.')
run.add_meta(key='hello', value='world')

Tags

Usually, we add tags using the web client but you can do it with the python client as well.

# You can specify the colour (hex)
# If a tag with this name exists, it will simply attach it to the run 
run.add_tag(name='Train', description=None, color=None)

Shell

Login

hectiqlab login

Logout

hectiqlab logout

List the projects

List the projects name and ids.

hectiqlab projects

Download shared artifacts

Download a shared artifact.

hectiqlab artifacts [project_Id]

Push a shared artifacts

Push a file into a shared artifacts of a project.

hectiqlab post_artifact [project_Id] [filename]

FAQ

Is it fast?

Yes, the python client is fully async so it won't slow down your runs. Every call to the lab is made on a separate thread. Hence, you won't always be alerted if something doesn't reach the server.

The metrics and the logs are managed by buffer objects. The buffer is cleared (by sending the information to the lab) when its limit is reached or after a time interval, and at deletion.

Will I be alerted if the lab is unavailable?

The run initialization (run = Run(...)) waits for the server confirmation. If the server is down, an error will be printed and you'll be switched to a dry mode. All the other calls (add_metrics, etc.) are fully async and don't wait for the server's response. For example, if the add_metrics fails, you will not be alerted. This is because we don't want your run to stop because the hectiqlab is broken.

What is the dry mode?

The dry mode consists is a layer that prevents your code to crash if the hectiqlab is down. Hence, if the dry mode (or read only mode) is activated, you can call all run methods (run.add_metrics) without errors but the data won't be pushed.

Local mode (development only)

Use the environment variable HECTIQLAB_ENV to switch server domain. For dev,

import os
os.environ["HECTIQLAB_ENV"] = "dev"

If HECTIQLAB_ENV is unset, the production server is used by default. You can verify the domain with

from pyhectiqlab.settings import server_url
print(server_url)
# https://hectiq-lab-[...].app -> Production
# http://0.0.0.0:8080 -> Dev

Note that you must set HECTIQLAB_ENV before loading the pyhectiq package if you want to switch to dev mode.