feat: Selective abstract eval

tesseract_jax/primitive.py

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 # Copyright 2025 Pasteur Labs. All Rights Reserved.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import functools
 from collections.abc import Sequence
 from typing import Any, TypeVar
 
+import jax.core as jc
 import jax.numpy as jnp
 import jax.tree
 import numpy as np
 from jax import ShapeDtypeStruct, dtypes, extend
 from jax.core import ShapedArray
-from jax.interpreters import ad, batching, mlir, xla
+from jax.interpreters import ad, batching, mlir
 from jax.tree_util import PyTreeDef
 from jax.typing import ArrayLike
 from tesseract_core import Tesseract
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
 
 tesseract_dispatch_p = extend.core.Primitive("tesseract_dispatch")
 tesseract_dispatch_p.multiple_results = True
-tesseract_dispatch_p.def_impl(
-    functools.partial(xla.apply_primitive, tesseract_dispatch_p)
-)
 
 
 class _Hashable:
@@ -184,12 +181,48 @@ def tesseract_dispatch_transpose_rule(
     #       I see it chokes on map(partial(write_cotangent, eqn.primitive), eqn.invars, cts_out),
     #       where eqn.invars ends up being longer than cts_out.
 
-    return tuple([None] * len(args) + vjp)
+    return tuple([None] * len(args) + list(vjp))
 
 
 ad.primitive_transposes[tesseract_dispatch_p] = tesseract_dispatch_transpose_rule
 
 
+def tesseract_dispatch(
+    *array_args: ArrayLike | ShapedArray | Any,
+    static_args: tuple[_Hashable, ...],
+    input_pytreedef: PyTreeDef,
+    output_pytreedef: PyTreeDef | None,
+    output_avals: tuple[ShapeDtypeStruct, ...] | None,
+    is_static_mask: tuple[bool, ...],
+    client: Jaxeract,
+    eval_func: str,
+) -> Any:
+    """Defines how to dispatch lowering the computation.
+
+    The dispatch that is not lowered is only called in cases where abstract eval is not needed.
+    """
+
+    def _dispatch(*args: ArrayLike) -> Any:
+        static_args_ = tuple(_unpack_hashable(arg) for arg in static_args)
+        out = getattr(client, eval_func)(
+            args,
+            static_args_,
+            input_pytreedef,
+            output_pytreedef,
+            output_avals,
+            is_static_mask,
+        )
+        if not isinstance(out, tuple) and output_avals is not None:
+            out = (out,)
+        return out
+
+    result = _dispatch(*array_args)
+    return result
+
+
+tesseract_dispatch_p.def_impl(tesseract_dispatch)
+
+
 def tesseract_dispatch_lowering(
     ctx: Any,
     *array_args: ArrayLike | ShapedArray | Any,
@@ -344,10 +377,25 @@ def apply_tesseract(
             f"Got {type(tesseract_client)} instead."
         )
 
-    if "abstract_eval" not in tesseract_client.available_endpoints:
+    has_func_transformation = False
+
+    # determine if any array in the input pytree is a tracer
+    inputs_flat, _ = jax.tree.flatten(inputs)
+    for inp in inputs_flat:
+        if isinstance(inp, jc.Tracer):
+            has_func_transformation = True
+            break
+
+    if (
+        has_func_transformation
+        and "abstract_eval" not in tesseract_client.available_endpoints
+    ):
         raise ValueError(
             "Given Tesseract object does not support abstract_eval, "
-            "which is required for compatibility with JAX."
+            "it is however called in combination with a JAX transformation "
+            "like jit, grad, vmap, or pmap. "
+            "Either remove the transformation or add an abstract_eval endpoint "
+            "to the Tesseract object."
         )
 
     client = Jaxeract(tesseract_client)
@@ -357,40 +405,59 @@ def apply_tesseract(
     array_args, static_args = split_args(flat_args, is_static_mask)
     static_args = tuple(_make_hashable(arg) for arg in static_args)
 
-    # Get abstract values for outputs, so we can unflatten them later
-    output_pytreedef, avals = None, None
-    avals = client.abstract_eval(
-        array_args,
-        static_args,
-        input_pytreedef,
-        output_pytreedef,
-        avals,
-        is_static_mask,
-    )
+    if "abstract_eval" in tesseract_client.available_endpoints:
+        # Get abstract values for outputs, so we can unflatten them later
+        output_pytreedef, avals = None, None
+        avals = client.abstract_eval(
+            array_args,
+            static_args,
+            input_pytreedef,
+            output_pytreedef,
+            avals,
+            is_static_mask,
+        )
 
-    is_aval = lambda x: isinstance(x, dict) and "dtype" in x and "shape" in x
-    flat_avals, output_pytreedef = jax.tree.flatten(avals, is_leaf=is_aval)
-    for aval in flat_avals:
-        if not is_aval(aval):
-            continue
-        _check_dtype(aval["dtype"])
+        is_aval = lambda x: isinstance(x, dict) and "dtype" in x and "shape" in x
+        flat_avals, output_pytreedef = jax.tree.flatten(avals, is_leaf=is_aval)
+        for aval in flat_avals:
+            if not is_aval(aval):
+                continue
+            _check_dtype(aval["dtype"])
 
-    flat_avals = tuple(
-        jax.ShapeDtypeStruct(shape=tuple(aval["shape"]), dtype=aval["dtype"])
-        for aval in flat_avals
-    )
+        flat_avals = tuple(
+            jax.ShapeDtypeStruct(shape=tuple(aval["shape"]), dtype=aval["dtype"])
+            for aval in flat_avals
+        )
 
-    # Apply the primitive
-    out = tesseract_dispatch_p.bind(
-        *array_args,
-        static_args=static_args,
-        input_pytreedef=input_pytreedef,
-        output_pytreedef=output_pytreedef,
-        output_avals=flat_avals,
-        is_static_mask=is_static_mask,
-        client=client,
-        eval_func="apply",
-    )
+        # Apply the primitive
+        out = tesseract_dispatch_p.bind(
+            *array_args,
+            static_args=static_args,
+            input_pytreedef=input_pytreedef,
+            output_pytreedef=output_pytreedef,
+            output_avals=flat_avals,
+            is_static_mask=is_static_mask,
+            client=client,
+            eval_func="apply",
+        )
+
+        # Unflatten the output
+        return jax.tree.unflatten(output_pytreedef, out)
 
-    # Unflatten the output
-    return jax.tree.unflatten(output_pytreedef, out)
+    else:
+        # If there is no abstract_eval endpoint, we cannot determine the output structure
+        # In this case we send None for output_pytreedef and output_avals
+        # and the primitive will return an unflattened output
+        out = tesseract_dispatch_p.bind(
+            *array_args,
+            static_args=static_args,
+            input_pytreedef=input_pytreedef,
+            output_pytreedef=None,
+            output_avals=None,
+            is_static_mask=is_static_mask,
+            client=client,
+            eval_func="apply",
+        )
+
+        # Unflatten the output
+        return out

tesseract_jax/tesseract_compat.py

@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ def apply(
         array_args: tuple[ArrayLike, ...],
         static_args: tuple[Any, ...],
         input_pytreedef: PyTreeDef,
-        output_pytreedef: PyTreeDef,
-        output_avals: tuple[ShapeDtypeStruct, ...],
+        output_pytreedef: PyTreeDef | None,
+        output_avals: tuple[ShapeDtypeStruct, ...] | None,
         is_static_mask: tuple[bool, ...],
     ) -> PyTree:
         """Call the Tesseract's apply endpoint with the given arguments."""
@@ -159,9 +159,19 @@ def apply(
 
         out_data = self.client.apply(inputs)
 
+        if output_avals is None:
+            return out_data
+
         out_data = tuple(jax.tree.flatten(out_data)[0])
         return out_data
 
+    def apply_pytree(
+        self,
+        inputs: PyTree,
+    ) -> PyTree:
+        """Call the Tesseract's apply endpoint with the given arguments."""
+        return self.client.apply(inputs)
+
     def jacobian_vector_product(
         self,
         array_args: tuple[ArrayLike, ...],

tests/conftest.py

@@ -85,3 +85,4 @@ def served_tesseract():
 
 served_univariate_tesseract_raw = make_tesseract_fixture("univariate_tesseract")
 served_nested_tesseract_raw = make_tesseract_fixture("nested_tesseract")
+served_non_abstract_tesseract = make_tesseract_fixture("non_abstract_tesseract")

tests/non_abstract_tesseract/tesseract_api.py

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# Copyright 2025 Pasteur Labs. All Rights Reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+
+from typing import Any
+
+import jax.numpy as jnp
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+from tesseract_core.runtime import Array, Differentiable, Float32
+
+
+class InputSchema(BaseModel):
+    a: Differentiable[Array[(None,), Float32]] = Field(
+        description="An arbitrary vector"
+    )
+
+
+class OutputSchema(BaseModel):
+    b: Differentiable[Array[(None,), Float32]] = Field(
+        description="Vector s_a·a + s_b·b"
+    )
+    c: Array[(None,), Float32] = Field(description="Constant vector [1.0, 1.0, 1.0]")
+
+
+def apply(inputs: InputSchema) -> OutputSchema:
+    """Multiplies a vector `a` by `s`, and sums the result to `b`."""
+    return OutputSchema(
+        b=2.0 * inputs.a,
+        c=jnp.array([1.0, 1.0, 1.0], dtype="float32"),
+    )
+
+
+def vector_jacobian_product(
+    inputs: InputSchema,
+    vjp_inputs: set[str],
+    vjp_outputs: set[str],
+    cotangent_vector: dict[str, Any],
+):
+    return {
+        "a": 2.0 * cotangent_vector["b"],
+    }

tests/non_abstract_tesseract/tesseract_config.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+name: non_abstract_tesseract
+version: "2025-02-05"
+description: |
+  Tesseract that adds/subtracts two vectors. Uses jax internally.
+
+build_config:
+  target_platform: "native"
+  # package_data: []
+  # custom_build_steps: []

tests/non_abstract_tesseract/tesseract_requirements.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+jax[cpu]
+equinox

tests/test_endtoend.py

@@ -538,3 +538,42 @@ def f(x, y, tess):
     result = f(x, y, tess)
     result_ref = rosenbrock_impl(x, y)
     _assert_pytree_isequal(result, result_ref)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("use_jit", [True, False])
+def test_non_abstract_tesseract_apply(served_non_abstract_tesseract, use_jit):
+    non_abstract_tess = Tesseract(served_non_abstract_tesseract)
+    a = np.array([0.0, 1.0, 2.0], dtype="float32")
+
+    def f(a):
+        return apply_tesseract(non_abstract_tess, inputs=dict(a=a))
+
+    if use_jit:
+        f = jax.jit(f)
+
+        # make sure value error is raised if input shape is incorrect
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            f(a)
+
+    else:
+        # Test against Tesseract client
+        result = f(a)
+        result_ref = non_abstract_tess.apply(dict(a=a))
+        _assert_pytree_isequal(result, result_ref)
+
+
+def test_non_abstract_tesseract_vjp(served_non_abstract_tesseract):
+    non_abstract_tess = Tesseract(served_non_abstract_tesseract)
+
+    a = np.array([1.0, 2.0, 3.0], dtype="float32")
+
+    def f(a):
+        return apply_tesseract(
+            non_abstract_tess,
+            inputs=dict(
+                a=a,
+            ),
+        )
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        jax.vjp(f, a)