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+# Copyright (c) 2023 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Module defining DiscreteInterval class."""
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+from .dataclass import secondary_field
+from .discrete_load import DiscreteLoad
+from .discrete_width import DiscreteWidth
+
+
+# TODO: Can this be frozen?
+@dataclass
+class DiscreteInterval:
+ """Interval class with more computations available.
+
+ Along discrete form of width,
+ a MLR specific way for halving the interval is also included.
+
+ The two primary field values do not have to be valid relevant bounds,
+ but at the end of the search, they usually are.
+
+ The load values must be round.
+ """
+
+ lower_bound: DiscreteLoad
+ """Value for the lower intended load (or load stats or similar)."""
+ upper_bound: DiscreteLoad
+ """Value for the higher intended load (or load stats or similar)."""
+ # Primary fields above, derived below.
+ discrete_width: DiscreteWidth = secondary_field()
+ """Discrete width between intended loads (upper_bound minus lower_bound)."""
+
+ def __post_init__(self) -> None:
+ """Sort bounds by intended load, compute secondary quantities.
+
+ :raises RuntimeError: If a result used non-rounded load.
+ """
+ if not self.lower_bound.is_round:
+ raise RuntimeError(f"Non-round lower bound: {self.lower_bound!r}")
+ if not self.upper_bound.is_round:
+ raise RuntimeError(f"Non-round upper bound: {self.upper_bound!r}")
+ if self.lower_bound > self.upper_bound:
+ tmp = self.lower_bound
+ self.lower_bound = self.upper_bound
+ self.upper_bound = tmp
+ self.discrete_width = self.upper_bound - self.lower_bound
+
+ def __str__(self) -> str:
+ """Convert to a short human-readable string.
+
+ :returns: The short string.
+ :rtype: str
+ """
+ return (
+ f"lower_bound=({self.lower_bound}),upper_bound=({self.upper_bound})"
+ )
+
+ # TODO: Use "target" instad of "goal" in argument and variable names.
+
+ def width_in_goals(self, goal: DiscreteWidth) -> float:
+ """Return relative width as a multiple of the given goal (int form).
+
+ Integer forms are used for computation, safe as loads are rounded.
+ The result is a float, as self int may not be divisible by goal int.
+
+ :param goal: A relative width amount to be used as a unit.
+ :type goal: DiscreteWidth
+ :returns: Self width in multiples of (integer form of) goal width.
+ :rtype: float
+ """
+ return int(self.discrete_width) / int(goal)
+
+ def middle(self, goal: DiscreteWidth) -> DiscreteLoad:
+ """Return new intended load (discrete form) in the middle.
+
+ All calculations are based on int forms.
+
+ One of the halfs is rounded to a power-of-two multiple of the goal.
+ The power that leads to most even split is used.
+ Lower width is the smaller one (if not exactly even).
+
+ This approach prefers lower loads (to remain conservative) and can save
+ some measurements (when all middle measurements have high loss).
+ Note that when competing with external search from above,
+ that search is already likely to produce widths that are
+ power-of-two multiples of the target width.
+
+ If the interval width is one goal (or less), RuntimeError is raised.
+ If the interval width is between one and two goals (not including),
+ a more even split is attempted (using half the goal value).
+
+ :param goal: Target width goal to use for uneven halving.
+ :type goal: DiscreteWidth
+ :returns: New load to use for bisecting.
+ :rtype: DiscreteLoad
+ :raises RuntimeError: If an internal inconsistency is detected.
+ """
+ int_self, int_goal = int(self.discrete_width), int(goal)
+ if int_self <= int_goal:
+ raise RuntimeError(f"Do not halve small enough interval: {self!r}")
+ if int_self == 2 * int_goal:
+ # Even split, return here simplifies the while loop below.
+ return self.lower_bound + goal
+ if int_self < 2 * int_goal:
+ # This can only happen when int_goal >= 2.
+ # In this case, we do not have good enough split at this width goal,
+ # but maybe this is not the final target, so we can attempt
+ # a split at half width goal.
+ if not int_goal % 2:
+ return self.middle(goal=goal.half_rounded_down())
+ # Odd int_goal, so this must by the last phase. Do even split.
+ lo_width = self.discrete_width.half_rounded_down()
+ return self.lower_bound + lo_width
+ hi_width = goal
+ lo_width = self.discrete_width - hi_width
+ # We know lo_width > hi_width because we did not do the even split.
+ while 1:
+ hi2_width = hi_width * 2
+ lo2_width = self.discrete_width - hi2_width
+ if lo2_width <= hi2_width:
+ break
+ hi_width, lo_width = hi2_width, lo2_width
+ # Which of the two options is more even? Product decides.
+ if int(hi_width) * int(lo_width) > int(hi2_width) * int(lo2_width):
+ # Previous attempt was more even, but hi_width was the smaller one.
+ lo2_width = hi_width
+ # Else lo2_width is more even and no larger than hi2_width.
+ return self.lower_bound + lo2_width