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rust-optimizer/src/pruner/mod.rs
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//! Pruner trait and implementations for trial pruning.
//!
//! Pruners decide whether to stop (prune) a trial early based on its
//! intermediate values compared to other trials. This is useful for
//! discarding unpromising trials before they complete, saving compute.
mod hyperband;
mod median;
mod nop;
mod patient;
pub(crate) mod percentile;
mod successive_halving;
mod threshold;
mod wilcoxon;
pub use hyperband::HyperbandPruner;
pub use median::MedianPruner;
pub use nop::NopPruner;
pub use patient::PatientPruner;
pub use percentile::PercentilePruner;
pub use successive_halving::SuccessiveHalvingPruner;
pub use threshold::ThresholdPruner;
pub use wilcoxon::WilcoxonPruner;
use crate::sampler::CompletedTrial;
/// Trait for pluggable trial pruning strategies.
///
/// Pruners are consulted after each intermediate value is reported to
/// decide whether the trial should be stopped early. The trait requires
/// `Send + Sync` to support concurrent and async optimization.
///
/// # Implementing a custom pruner
///
/// ```
/// use optimizer::pruner::Pruner;
/// use optimizer::sampler::CompletedTrial;
///
/// struct MyPruner {
/// threshold: f64,
/// }
///
/// impl Pruner for MyPruner {
/// fn should_prune(
/// &self,
/// _trial_id: u64,
/// _step: u64,
/// intermediate_values: &[(u64, f64)],
/// _completed_trials: &[CompletedTrial],
/// ) -> bool {
/// // Prune if the latest value exceeds the threshold
/// intermediate_values
/// .last()
/// .is_some_and(|&(_, v)| v > self.threshold)
/// }
/// }
/// ```
pub trait Pruner: Send + Sync {
/// Decide whether to prune a trial at the given step.
///
/// # Arguments
///
/// * `trial_id` - The current trial's ID.
/// * `step` - The step at which the intermediate value was reported.
/// * `intermediate_values` - All `(step, value)` pairs reported so far for this trial.
/// * `completed_trials` - History of all completed trials (for comparison).
fn should_prune(
&self,
trial_id: u64,
step: u64,
intermediate_values: &[(u64, f64)],
completed_trials: &[CompletedTrial],
) -> bool;
}