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swaits cbfedd85fa feat(async): add run_async to every algorithm in the catalog
Async coverage was incomplete in 0.7 (only RandomSearch and
DifferentialEvolution had run_async). 0.8 closes the gap: every one
of the 33 algorithms now exposes
run_async(&problem, concurrency).await, gated on the async feature.

- Population-based algorithms fan out per-generation evaluations
  through evaluate_batch_async with concurrency-bounded
  FuturesOrdered chunks.
- Steady-state algorithms (HillClimber, SimulatedAnnealing,
  OnePlusOneEs, Paes, NelderMead) await each step sequentially;
  they accept the concurrency parameter for API uniformity.
- TabuSearch fans out the K-neighbor batch each step.
- Surrogate algorithms (BayesianOpt, Tpe) batch the initial design
  and await per-iteration acquisitions sequentially so the surrogate
  can update between picks.
- Hyperband uses a new AsyncPartialProblem trait (mirroring
  PartialProblem for multi-fidelity workloads) and a parallel
  evaluate_batch_at_budget_async helper; each Successive-Halving
  rung fans out its budgeted evaluations.

All paths preserve seeded determinism: RNG draws happen on the main
task in the same order as the sync path, and only the evaluations
are concurrent.

Adds a dedicated cookbook recipe at docs/book/src/cookbook/async.md
with a worked example (DifferentialEvolution under tokio) and
guidance on picking concurrency. Cross-references in SUMMARY.md
and cookbook.md are updated to surface the new recipe.

The follow-up docs commit reconciles the rest of the user guide
and README to describe the new feature; this commit is the bare
async surface.
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//! `Tpe` — Bergstra et al. 2011 Tree-structured Parzen Estimator.
use rand::Rng as _;
use rand_distr::{Distribution, Normal};
use crate::core::candidate::Candidate;
use crate::core::evaluation::Evaluation;
use crate::core::objective::Direction;
use crate::core::population::Population;
use crate::core::problem::Problem;
use crate::core::result::OptimizationResult;
use crate::core::rng::{Rng, rng_from_seed};
use crate::operators::real::RealBounds;
use crate::traits::Optimizer;
/// Configuration for [`Tpe`].
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct TpeConfig {
/// Number of uniform-random initial samples before the TPE loop starts.
pub initial_samples: usize,
/// Number of TPE iterations after the initial design.
pub iterations: usize,
/// Top-γ fraction of observations classified as "good." Bergstra
/// et al. recommend γ = 0.25.
pub good_fraction: f64,
/// Number of candidate samples drawn from the 'good' KDE per step.
/// The one with the largest `l(x) / g(x)` ratio is chosen.
pub candidate_samples: usize,
/// Bandwidth multiplier on the per-axis KDE (Scott's rule × this
/// factor). 1.0 is the standard rule; 0.52.0 is the practical range.
pub bandwidth_factor: f64,
/// Seed for the deterministic RNG.
pub seed: u64,
}
impl Default for TpeConfig {
fn default() -> Self {
Self {
initial_samples: 10,
iterations: 90,
good_fraction: 0.25,
candidate_samples: 24,
bandwidth_factor: 1.0,
seed: 42,
}
}
}
/// Tree-structured Parzen Estimator.
///
/// Sample-efficient sequential optimizer for `Vec<f64>` decisions. Unlike
/// `BayesianOpt`, no GP — TPE models `p(x | y < y*)` and `p(x | y >= y*)`
/// as per-axis Gaussian KDEs and picks the next candidate by maximizing
/// the ratio of the two densities.
///
/// # Example
///
/// ```
/// use heuropt::prelude::*;
///
/// struct Sphere;
/// impl Problem for Sphere {
/// type Decision = Vec<f64>;
/// fn objectives(&self) -> ObjectiveSpace {
/// ObjectiveSpace::new(vec![Objective::minimize("f")])
/// }
/// fn evaluate(&self, x: &Vec<f64>) -> Evaluation {
/// Evaluation::new(vec![x.iter().map(|v| v * v).sum::<f64>()])
/// }
/// }
///
/// let mut opt = Tpe::new(
/// TpeConfig {
/// initial_samples: 10,
/// iterations: 50,
/// good_fraction: 0.25,
/// candidate_samples: 24,
/// bandwidth_factor: 1.0,
/// seed: 42,
/// },
/// RealBounds::new(vec![(-3.0, 3.0); 3]),
/// );
/// let r = opt.run(&Sphere);
/// assert_eq!(r.evaluations, 60);
/// ```
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct Tpe {
/// Algorithm configuration.
pub config: TpeConfig,
/// Per-variable bounds.
pub bounds: RealBounds,
}
impl Tpe {
/// Construct a `Tpe`.
pub fn new(config: TpeConfig, bounds: RealBounds) -> Self {
Self { config, bounds }
}
}
impl<P> Optimizer<P> for Tpe
where
P: Problem<Decision = Vec<f64>> + Sync,
{
fn run(&mut self, problem: &P) -> OptimizationResult<P::Decision> {
assert!(
self.config.initial_samples >= 2,
"Tpe initial_samples must be >= 2"
);
assert!(
self.config.good_fraction > 0.0 && self.config.good_fraction < 1.0,
"Tpe good_fraction must be in (0, 1)",
);
assert!(
self.config.candidate_samples >= 1,
"Tpe candidate_samples must be >= 1",
);
assert!(
self.config.bandwidth_factor > 0.0,
"Tpe bandwidth_factor must be > 0"
);
let objectives = problem.objectives();
assert!(
objectives.is_single_objective(),
"Tpe requires exactly one objective",
);
let direction = objectives.objectives[0].direction;
let dim = self.bounds.bounds.len();
let mut rng = rng_from_seed(self.config.seed);
let mut decisions: Vec<Vec<f64>> = Vec::new();
let mut targets: Vec<f64> = Vec::new();
let mut evals: Vec<Evaluation> = Vec::new();
for _ in 0..self.config.initial_samples {
let x = sample_uniform_in_bounds(&self.bounds, &mut rng);
let e = problem.evaluate(&x);
targets.push(oriented_target(&e, direction));
decisions.push(x);
evals.push(e);
}
for _ in 0..self.config.iterations {
// Split into good vs bad observations.
let (good_idx, bad_idx) = split_good_bad(&targets, self.config.good_fraction);
// Sample candidates from the good KDE.
let mut best_x: Option<Vec<f64>> = None;
let mut best_ratio = f64::NEG_INFINITY;
for _ in 0..self.config.candidate_samples {
let cand = sample_from_kde(
&decisions,
&good_idx,
&self.bounds,
self.config.bandwidth_factor,
&mut rng,
);
let l = log_kde_density(
&cand,
&decisions,
&good_idx,
&self.bounds,
self.config.bandwidth_factor,
);
let g = log_kde_density(
&cand,
&decisions,
&bad_idx,
&self.bounds,
self.config.bandwidth_factor,
);
let ratio = l - g;
if ratio > best_ratio {
best_ratio = ratio;
best_x = Some(cand);
}
}
let x = best_x.expect("at least one candidate sampled");
let _ = dim;
let e = problem.evaluate(&x);
targets.push(oriented_target(&e, direction));
decisions.push(x);
evals.push(e);
}
// Identify the best observation.
let mut best_idx = 0;
for i in 1..evals.len() {
if better(&evals[i], &evals[best_idx], direction) {
best_idx = i;
}
}
let total_evals = evals.len();
let final_pop: Vec<Candidate<Vec<f64>>> = decisions
.into_iter()
.zip(evals)
.map(|(d, e)| Candidate::new(d, e))
.collect();
let best = final_pop[best_idx].clone();
let front = vec![best.clone()];
OptimizationResult::new(
Population::new(final_pop),
front,
Some(best),
total_evals,
self.config.iterations + self.config.initial_samples,
)
}
}
fn oriented_target(e: &Evaluation, direction: Direction) -> f64 {
let base = match direction {
Direction::Minimize => e.objectives[0],
Direction::Maximize => -e.objectives[0],
};
if e.is_feasible() {
base
} else {
base + 1e6 * e.constraint_violation
}
}
fn better(a: &Evaluation, b: &Evaluation, direction: Direction) -> bool {
match (a.is_feasible(), b.is_feasible()) {
(true, false) => true,
(false, true) => false,
(false, false) => a.constraint_violation < b.constraint_violation,
(true, true) => match direction {
Direction::Minimize => a.objectives[0] < b.objectives[0],
Direction::Maximize => a.objectives[0] > b.objectives[0],
},
}
}
fn sample_uniform_in_bounds(bounds: &RealBounds, rng: &mut Rng) -> Vec<f64> {
bounds
.bounds
.iter()
.map(|&(lo, hi)| {
if lo == hi {
lo
} else {
lo + (hi - lo) * rng.random::<f64>()
}
})
.collect()
}
/// Split observation indices into a "good" set (top `good_fraction` by
/// minimization target) and a "bad" set. Both sets are guaranteed
/// non-empty when there are at least 2 observations.
fn split_good_bad(targets: &[f64], good_fraction: f64) -> (Vec<usize>, Vec<usize>) {
let n = targets.len();
let mut order: Vec<usize> = (0..n).collect();
order.sort_by(|&a, &b| {
targets[a]
.partial_cmp(&targets[b])
.unwrap_or(std::cmp::Ordering::Equal)
});
let n_good = ((n as f64) * good_fraction).round() as usize;
let n_good = n_good.clamp(1, n.saturating_sub(1));
let good = order[..n_good].to_vec();
let bad = order[n_good..].to_vec();
(good, bad)
}
/// Sample one decision from a per-axis Gaussian mixture KDE on the
/// indices `support`. Each support point contributes a Gaussian per axis
/// with bandwidth chosen by Scott's rule (`σ̂ · n^(-1/5)`) scaled by
/// `bandwidth_factor`. The mixture weight is uniform over the support.
fn sample_from_kde(
decisions: &[Vec<f64>],
support: &[usize],
bounds: &RealBounds,
bandwidth_factor: f64,
rng: &mut Rng,
) -> Vec<f64> {
if support.is_empty() {
return sample_uniform_in_bounds(bounds, rng);
}
let dim = bounds.bounds.len();
let bandwidths = scott_bandwidths(decisions, support, bandwidth_factor);
let pick = support[rng.random_range(0..support.len())];
let center = &decisions[pick];
let mut x = vec![0.0_f64; dim];
for j in 0..dim {
let normal = Normal::new(center[j], bandwidths[j].max(1e-12)).unwrap();
let v = normal.sample(rng);
let (lo, hi) = bounds.bounds[j];
x[j] = v.clamp(lo, hi);
}
x
}
/// Per-axis log-density at `x` of the KDE built on `support`.
fn log_kde_density(
x: &[f64],
decisions: &[Vec<f64>],
support: &[usize],
bounds: &RealBounds,
bandwidth_factor: f64,
) -> f64 {
if support.is_empty() {
return f64::NEG_INFINITY;
}
let dim = bounds.bounds.len();
let bandwidths = scott_bandwidths(decisions, support, bandwidth_factor);
// Sum of per-axis log-densities, with the kernel a product of 1-D
// Gaussians. Using log-sum-exp for numerical stability would be more
// accurate, but the per-axis-product form is what TPE uses in
// practice and is fine for our optimization goal of *ranking*
// candidates by ratio.
let mut total = 0.0;
for j in 0..dim {
let h = bandwidths[j].max(1e-12);
let mut s = 0.0;
for &i in support {
let z = (x[j] - decisions[i][j]) / h;
s += (-0.5 * z * z).exp() / (h * (2.0 * std::f64::consts::PI).sqrt());
}
let mean_density = s / support.len() as f64;
total += mean_density.max(1e-300).ln();
}
total
}
/// Per-axis bandwidths via Scott's rule: `σ̂ · n^(-1/5)`, with `σ̂` the
/// per-axis standard deviation of the support.
fn scott_bandwidths(decisions: &[Vec<f64>], support: &[usize], factor: f64) -> Vec<f64> {
let dim = decisions[0].len();
let mut means = vec![0.0_f64; dim];
for &i in support {
for j in 0..dim {
means[j] += decisions[i][j];
}
}
let n = support.len() as f64;
for m in means.iter_mut() {
*m /= n;
}
let mut vars = vec![0.0_f64; dim];
for &i in support {
for j in 0..dim {
let d = decisions[i][j] - means[j];
vars[j] += d * d;
}
}
let denom = (support.len().saturating_sub(1).max(1)) as f64;
for v in vars.iter_mut() {
*v /= denom;
}
let scott_n = (support.len() as f64).powf(-0.2);
vars.into_iter()
.map(|v| factor * v.sqrt().max(1e-6) * scott_n)
.collect()
}
#[cfg(feature = "async")]
impl Tpe {
/// Async version of [`Optimizer::run`] — drives evaluations through
/// the user-chosen async runtime. Available only with the `async`
/// feature.
///
/// `concurrency` bounds in-flight evaluations during the initial
/// uniform-sample design; the sequential TPE loop runs one
/// evaluation per iteration regardless.
pub async fn run_async<P>(
&mut self,
problem: &P,
concurrency: usize,
) -> OptimizationResult<Vec<f64>>
where
P: crate::core::async_problem::AsyncProblem<Decision = Vec<f64>>,
{
use crate::algorithms::parallel_eval_async::evaluate_batch_async;
assert!(
self.config.initial_samples >= 2,
"Tpe initial_samples must be >= 2"
);
assert!(
self.config.good_fraction > 0.0 && self.config.good_fraction < 1.0,
"Tpe good_fraction must be in (0, 1)",
);
assert!(
self.config.candidate_samples >= 1,
"Tpe candidate_samples must be >= 1",
);
assert!(
self.config.bandwidth_factor > 0.0,
"Tpe bandwidth_factor must be > 0"
);
let objectives = problem.objectives();
assert!(
objectives.is_single_objective(),
"Tpe requires exactly one objective",
);
let direction = objectives.objectives[0].direction;
let dim = self.bounds.bounds.len();
let mut rng = rng_from_seed(self.config.seed);
let mut decisions: Vec<Vec<f64>> = Vec::new();
let mut targets: Vec<f64> = Vec::new();
let mut evals: Vec<Evaluation> = Vec::new();
let initial_decisions: Vec<Vec<f64>> = (0..self.config.initial_samples)
.map(|_| sample_uniform_in_bounds(&self.bounds, &mut rng))
.collect();
let initial_cands = evaluate_batch_async(problem, initial_decisions, concurrency).await;
for c in initial_cands {
targets.push(oriented_target(&c.evaluation, direction));
decisions.push(c.decision);
evals.push(c.evaluation);
}
for _ in 0..self.config.iterations {
let (good_idx, bad_idx) = split_good_bad(&targets, self.config.good_fraction);
let mut best_x: Option<Vec<f64>> = None;
let mut best_ratio = f64::NEG_INFINITY;
for _ in 0..self.config.candidate_samples {
let cand = sample_from_kde(
&decisions,
&good_idx,
&self.bounds,
self.config.bandwidth_factor,
&mut rng,
);
let l = log_kde_density(
&cand,
&decisions,
&good_idx,
&self.bounds,
self.config.bandwidth_factor,
);
let g = log_kde_density(
&cand,
&decisions,
&bad_idx,
&self.bounds,
self.config.bandwidth_factor,
);
let ratio = l - g;
if ratio > best_ratio {
best_ratio = ratio;
best_x = Some(cand);
}
}
let x = best_x.expect("at least one candidate sampled");
let _ = dim;
let e = problem.evaluate_async(&x).await;
targets.push(oriented_target(&e, direction));
decisions.push(x);
evals.push(e);
}
let mut best_idx = 0;
for i in 1..evals.len() {
if better(&evals[i], &evals[best_idx], direction) {
best_idx = i;
}
}
let total_evals = evals.len();
let final_pop: Vec<Candidate<Vec<f64>>> = decisions
.into_iter()
.zip(evals)
.map(|(d, e)| Candidate::new(d, e))
.collect();
let best = final_pop[best_idx].clone();
let front = vec![best.clone()];
OptimizationResult::new(
Population::new(final_pop),
front,
Some(best),
total_evals,
self.config.iterations + self.config.initial_samples,
)
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
use crate::tests_support::{SchafferN1, Sphere1D};
fn make_optimizer(seed: u64) -> Tpe {
Tpe::new(
TpeConfig {
initial_samples: 10,
iterations: 50,
good_fraction: 0.25,
candidate_samples: 24,
bandwidth_factor: 1.0,
seed,
},
RealBounds::new(vec![(-5.0, 5.0)]),
)
}
#[test]
fn finds_minimum_of_sphere() {
let mut opt = make_optimizer(1);
let r = opt.run(&Sphere1D);
let best = r.best.unwrap();
// TPE without bandwidth tuning, 60 evals on 1-D sphere: clearly
// beats random search (which averages ≈ f = 8) but not as
// aggressive as well-tuned BO.
assert!(
best.evaluation.objectives[0] < 0.1,
"got f = {}",
best.evaluation.objectives[0],
);
}
#[test]
fn deterministic_with_same_seed() {
let mut a = make_optimizer(99);
let mut b = make_optimizer(99);
let ra = a.run(&Sphere1D);
let rb = b.run(&Sphere1D);
assert_eq!(
ra.best.unwrap().evaluation.objectives,
rb.best.unwrap().evaluation.objectives,
);
}
#[test]
fn split_handles_small_n() {
let (good, bad) = split_good_bad(&[3.0, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0, 5.0], 0.25);
// 0.25 × 5 = 1.25 → round to 1, so 1 good + 4 bad.
assert_eq!(good.len(), 1);
assert_eq!(bad.len(), 4);
assert_eq!(good[0], 1); // index of value 1.0 (the minimum)
}
#[test]
#[should_panic(expected = "exactly one objective")]
fn multi_objective_panics() {
let mut opt = make_optimizer(0);
let _ = opt.run(&SchafferN1);
}
}