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//! `BayesianOpt` — Gaussian-process-based Bayesian Optimization.
//!
//! Sample-efficient sequential optimizer for expensive black-box
//! single-objective real-valued problems. Builds a GP surrogate of the
//! objective and selects the next evaluation point by maximizing the
//! Expected Improvement acquisition.
use rand::Rng as _;
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::internal::cholesky::{cholesky, solve};
use crate::operators::real::RealBounds;
use crate::traits::Optimizer;
/// Configuration for [`BayesianOpt`].
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct BayesianOptConfig {
/// Number of uniform-random initial samples before the BO loop starts.
/// Hansen-style rule of thumb: 5×dim, but small budgets often work.
pub initial_samples: usize,
/// Number of BO iterations after the initial design.
pub iterations: usize,
/// Per-axis RBF length scales (one per dimension). Smaller = more
/// "wiggly" surrogate. Reasonable default: 0.2 × bound range per axis.
pub length_scales: Option<Vec<f64>>,
/// GP signal variance (the "amplitude" of the surrogate).
pub signal_variance: f64,
/// GP noise variance (small jitter to keep the kernel matrix SPD even
/// at duplicate or near-duplicate points).
pub noise_variance: f64,
/// Number of random samples used to maximize the acquisition function
/// each step. The best-EI sample is chosen as the next evaluation.
pub acquisition_samples: usize,
/// Seed for the deterministic RNG.
pub seed: u64,
}
impl Default for BayesianOptConfig {
fn default() -> Self {
Self {
initial_samples: 10,
iterations: 40,
length_scales: None,
signal_variance: 1.0,
noise_variance: 1e-6,
acquisition_samples: 1_000,
seed: 42,
}
}
}
/// Gaussian-process Bayesian Optimization with Expected Improvement.
///
/// `Vec<f64>` decisions only. Single-objective only. Targets expensive
/// evaluation budgets (50500). The GP kernel is anisotropic RBF; the
/// acquisition function is EI; both are optimized by best-of-N random
/// sampling each step (simple, predictable cost).
///
/// # 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 = BayesianOpt::new(
/// BayesianOptConfig {
/// initial_samples: 10,
/// iterations: 30,
/// length_scales: None, // default per-axis length scales
/// signal_variance: 1.0,
/// noise_variance: 1e-6,
/// acquisition_samples: 200,
/// seed: 42,
/// },
/// RealBounds::new(vec![(-3.0, 3.0); 3]),
/// );
/// let r = opt.run(&Sphere);
/// // 10 random + 30 BO steps = 40 total evaluations.
/// assert_eq!(r.evaluations, 40);
/// assert!(r.best.is_some());
/// ```
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct BayesianOpt {
/// Algorithm configuration.
pub config: BayesianOptConfig,
/// Per-variable bounds.
pub bounds: RealBounds,
}
impl BayesianOpt {
/// Construct a `BayesianOpt`.
pub fn new(config: BayesianOptConfig, bounds: RealBounds) -> Self {
Self { config, bounds }
}
}
impl<P> Optimizer<P> for BayesianOpt
where
P: Problem<Decision = Vec<f64>> + Sync,
{
fn run(&mut self, problem: &P) -> OptimizationResult<P::Decision> {
assert!(
self.config.initial_samples >= 2,
"BayesianOpt initial_samples must be >= 2",
);
assert!(
self.config.signal_variance > 0.0,
"BayesianOpt signal_variance must be > 0"
);
assert!(
self.config.noise_variance > 0.0,
"BayesianOpt noise_variance must be > 0"
);
assert!(
self.config.acquisition_samples >= 1,
"BayesianOpt acquisition_samples must be >= 1",
);
let objectives = problem.objectives();
assert!(
objectives.is_single_objective(),
"BayesianOpt requires exactly one objective",
);
let direction = objectives.objectives[0].direction;
let dim = self.bounds.bounds.len();
if let Some(ls) = &self.config.length_scales {
assert_eq!(
ls.len(),
dim,
"BayesianOpt length_scales.len() must equal dim"
);
}
let length_scales: Vec<f64> = self.config.length_scales.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| {
self.bounds
.bounds
.iter()
.map(|&(lo, hi)| 0.2 * (hi - lo).max(1e-9))
.collect()
});
let mut rng = rng_from_seed(self.config.seed);
// ---------------- Initial random design ----------------
let mut decisions: Vec<Vec<f64>> =
Vec::with_capacity(self.config.initial_samples + self.config.iterations);
let mut targets: Vec<f64> = Vec::with_capacity(decisions.capacity());
let mut evaluations = Vec::with_capacity(decisions.capacity());
for _ in 0..self.config.initial_samples {
let x = sample_uniform_in_bounds(&self.bounds, &mut rng);
let e = problem.evaluate(&x);
// GP works on minimization-oriented "want low" targets.
let t = oriented_target(&e, direction);
decisions.push(x);
targets.push(t);
evaluations.push(e);
}
// ---------------- Sequential BO loop ----------------
for _ in 0..self.config.iterations {
// Build the GP posterior around current observations.
let posterior = match GpPosterior::fit(
&decisions,
&targets,
&length_scales,
self.config.signal_variance,
self.config.noise_variance,
) {
Ok(p) => p,
Err(_) => {
// SPD failure (typically numerical): fall back to a
// single uniform-random sample this step.
let x = sample_uniform_in_bounds(&self.bounds, &mut rng);
let e = problem.evaluate(&x);
targets.push(oriented_target(&e, direction));
decisions.push(x);
evaluations.push(e);
continue;
}
};
let best_target = targets.iter().cloned().fold(f64::INFINITY, f64::min);
// Maximize EI by best-of-N random sampling.
let mut best_x = sample_uniform_in_bounds(&self.bounds, &mut rng);
let mut best_ei = -f64::INFINITY;
for _ in 0..self.config.acquisition_samples {
let cand = sample_uniform_in_bounds(&self.bounds, &mut rng);
let (mu, sigma) = posterior.predict(&cand);
let ei = expected_improvement(mu, sigma, best_target);
if ei > best_ei {
best_ei = ei;
best_x = cand;
}
}
let e = problem.evaluate(&best_x);
targets.push(oriented_target(&e, direction));
decisions.push(best_x);
evaluations.push(e);
}
// Build the final population/best.
let final_pop: Vec<Candidate<Vec<f64>>> = decisions
.into_iter()
.zip(evaluations)
.map(|(d, e)| Candidate::new(d, e))
.collect();
let mut best_idx = 0;
for i in 1..final_pop.len() {
if better(
&final_pop[i].evaluation,
&final_pop[best_idx].evaluation,
direction,
) {
best_idx = i;
}
}
let total_evaluations = final_pop.len();
let best = final_pop[best_idx].clone();
let front = vec![best.clone()];
OptimizationResult::new(
Population::new(final_pop),
front,
Some(best),
total_evaluations,
self.config.iterations + self.config.initial_samples,
)
}
}
/// Convert an Evaluation into a "smaller is better" target. For Maximize
/// problems we negate; infeasibles get a large penalty proportional to
/// the violation magnitude.
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 {
// Penalize so the GP learns to avoid this region.
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()
}
/// Anisotropic RBF kernel: `k(x, y) = σ² · exp(-0.5 · Σ ((x_i - y_i)/_i)²)`.
fn rbf_kernel(x: &[f64], y: &[f64], length_scales: &[f64], signal_variance: f64) -> f64 {
let mut sum = 0.0;
for ((a, b), l) in x.iter().zip(y.iter()).zip(length_scales.iter()) {
let d = (a - b) / l.max(1e-12);
sum += d * d;
}
signal_variance * (-0.5 * sum).exp()
}
struct GpPosterior {
decisions: Vec<Vec<f64>>,
length_scales: Vec<f64>,
signal_variance: f64,
/// `α = K^{-1} · y_target`, precomputed for the mean prediction.
alpha: Vec<f64>,
/// Cholesky factor of `K + σ_n² · I`, kept for variance prediction.
chol_l: Vec<Vec<f64>>,
}
impl GpPosterior {
fn fit(
decisions: &[Vec<f64>],
targets: &[f64],
length_scales: &[f64],
signal_variance: f64,
noise_variance: f64,
) -> Result<Self, &'static str> {
let n = decisions.len();
let mut k = vec![vec![0.0_f64; n]; n];
for i in 0..n {
for j in 0..=i {
let v = rbf_kernel(&decisions[i], &decisions[j], length_scales, signal_variance);
k[i][j] = v;
k[j][i] = v;
}
k[i][i] += noise_variance;
}
let chol_l = cholesky(&k)?;
let alpha = solve(&chol_l, targets);
Ok(Self {
decisions: decisions.to_vec(),
length_scales: length_scales.to_vec(),
signal_variance,
alpha,
chol_l,
})
}
fn predict(&self, x: &[f64]) -> (f64, f64) {
let n = self.decisions.len();
let mut k_star = vec![0.0_f64; n];
for (i, k_star_i) in k_star.iter_mut().enumerate() {
*k_star_i = rbf_kernel(
x,
&self.decisions[i],
&self.length_scales,
self.signal_variance,
);
}
let _ = n;
let mu: f64 = k_star
.iter()
.zip(self.alpha.iter())
.map(|(a, b)| a * b)
.sum();
// Var = k(x,x) - k_star^T · K^{-1} · k_star
// Compute K^{-1}·k_star = solve_upper_transpose(L, solve_lower(L, k_star))
let v_temp = crate::internal::cholesky::solve_lower(&self.chol_l, &k_star);
let v: f64 = v_temp.iter().map(|x| x * x).sum();
let var = (self.signal_variance - v).max(0.0);
(mu, var.sqrt())
}
}
/// Expected Improvement (minimization-oriented) at a point with predicted
/// mean `mu` and standard deviation `sigma`, given the current best
/// observed target `f_best`. Returns 0 if `sigma` is effectively zero.
fn expected_improvement(mu: f64, sigma: f64, f_best: f64) -> f64 {
if sigma < 1e-12 {
return 0.0;
}
let improvement = f_best - mu;
let z = improvement / sigma;
improvement * normal_cdf(z) + sigma * normal_pdf(z)
}
fn normal_pdf(z: f64) -> f64 {
(-0.5 * z * z).exp() / (2.0 * std::f64::consts::PI).sqrt()
}
fn normal_cdf(z: f64) -> f64 {
// Approximate Φ(z) via erf. Abramowitz & Stegun 7.1.26 series-free
// rational approximation good to ~1.5e-7.
0.5 * (1.0 + erf(z / std::f64::consts::SQRT_2))
}
fn erf(x: f64) -> f64 {
// Numerical Recipes-style erf, accurate to ~1e-7.
let a1 = 0.254_829_592;
let a2 = -0.284_496_736;
let a3 = 1.421_413_741;
let a4 = -1.453_152_027;
let a5 = 1.061_405_429;
let p = 0.327_591_1;
let sign = if x < 0.0 { -1.0 } else { 1.0 };
let x = x.abs();
let t = 1.0 / (1.0 + p * x);
let y = 1.0 - (((((a5 * t + a4) * t) + a3) * t + a2) * t + a1) * t * (-x * x).exp();
sign * y
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
use crate::tests_support::{SchafferN1, Sphere1D};
fn make_optimizer(seed: u64) -> BayesianOpt {
BayesianOpt::new(
BayesianOptConfig {
initial_samples: 5,
iterations: 25,
length_scales: None,
signal_variance: 1.0,
noise_variance: 1e-6,
acquisition_samples: 500,
seed,
},
RealBounds::new(vec![(-5.0, 5.0)]),
)
}
#[test]
fn finds_minimum_of_sphere_quickly() {
// BO's whole point is sample efficiency: 30 evals ought to be
// enough for a 1-D sphere. (Pop-based methods needed thousands.)
let mut opt = make_optimizer(1);
let r = opt.run(&Sphere1D);
let best = r.best.unwrap();
assert!(
best.evaluation.objectives[0] < 1e-3,
"BO should converge fast on 1-D sphere; got f = {}",
best.evaluation.objectives[0],
);
assert!(r.evaluations <= 30 + 1);
}
#[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]
#[should_panic(expected = "exactly one objective")]
fn multi_objective_panics() {
let mut opt = make_optimizer(0);
let _ = opt.run(&SchafferN1);
}
#[test]
#[should_panic(expected = "length_scales.len() must equal dim")]
fn length_scales_dim_mismatch_panics() {
let mut opt = BayesianOpt::new(
BayesianOptConfig {
initial_samples: 5,
iterations: 5,
length_scales: Some(vec![1.0, 1.0]),
signal_variance: 1.0,
noise_variance: 1e-6,
acquisition_samples: 100,
seed: 0,
},
RealBounds::new(vec![(-1.0, 1.0)]),
);
let _ = opt.run(&Sphere1D);
}
}