Add automatic differentiation algorithm (TheAlgorithms#10977)

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machine_learning/automatic_differentiation.py

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+"""
+Demonstration of the Automatic Differentiation (Reverse mode).
+
+Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_differentiation
+
+Author: Poojan Smart
+Email: smrtpoojan@gmail.com
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from collections import defaultdict
+from enum import Enum
+from types import TracebackType
+from typing import Any
+
+import numpy as np
+from typing_extensions import Self  # noqa: UP035
+
+
+class OpType(Enum):
+    """
+    Class represents list of supported operations on Variable for gradient calculation.
+    """
+
+    ADD = 0
+    SUB = 1
+    MUL = 2
+    DIV = 3
+    MATMUL = 4
+    POWER = 5
+    NOOP = 6
+
+
+class Variable:
+    """
+    Class represents n-dimensional object which is used to wrap numpy array on which
+    operations will be performed and the gradient will be calculated.
+
+    Examples:
+    >>> Variable(5.0)
+    Variable(5.0)
+    >>> Variable([5.0, 2.9])
+    Variable([5.  2.9])
+    >>> Variable([5.0, 2.9]) + Variable([1.0, 5.5])
+    Variable([6.  8.4])
+    >>> Variable([[8.0, 10.0]])
+    Variable([[ 8. 10.]])
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, value: Any) -> None:
+        self.value = np.array(value)
+
+        # pointers to the operations to which the Variable is input
+        self.param_to: list[Operation] = []
+        # pointer to the operation of which the Variable is output of
+        self.result_of: Operation = Operation(OpType.NOOP)
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        return f"Variable({self.value})"
+
+    def to_ndarray(self) -> np.ndarray:
+        return self.value
+
+    def __add__(self, other: Variable) -> Variable:
+        result = Variable(self.value + other.value)
+
+        with GradientTracker() as tracker:
+            # if tracker is enabled, computation graph will be updated
+            if tracker.enabled:
+                tracker.append(OpType.ADD, params=[self, other], output=result)
+        return result
+
+    def __sub__(self, other: Variable) -> Variable:
+        result = Variable(self.value - other.value)
+
+        with GradientTracker() as tracker:
+            # if tracker is enabled, computation graph will be updated
+            if tracker.enabled:
+                tracker.append(OpType.SUB, params=[self, other], output=result)
+        return result
+
+    def __mul__(self, other: Variable) -> Variable:
+        result = Variable(self.value * other.value)
+
+        with GradientTracker() as tracker:
+            # if tracker is enabled, computation graph will be updated
+            if tracker.enabled:
+                tracker.append(OpType.MUL, params=[self, other], output=result)
+        return result
+
+    def __truediv__(self, other: Variable) -> Variable:
+        result = Variable(self.value / other.value)
+
+        with GradientTracker() as tracker:
+            # if tracker is enabled, computation graph will be updated
+            if tracker.enabled:
+                tracker.append(OpType.DIV, params=[self, other], output=result)
+        return result
+
+    def __matmul__(self, other: Variable) -> Variable:
+        result = Variable(self.value @ other.value)
+
+        with GradientTracker() as tracker:
+            # if tracker is enabled, computation graph will be updated
+            if tracker.enabled:
+                tracker.append(OpType.MATMUL, params=[self, other], output=result)
+        return result
+
+    def __pow__(self, power: int) -> Variable:
+        result = Variable(self.value**power)
+
+        with GradientTracker() as tracker:
+            # if tracker is enabled, computation graph will be updated
+            if tracker.enabled:
+                tracker.append(
+                    OpType.POWER,
+                    params=[self],
+                    output=result,
+                    other_params={"power": power},
+                )
+        return result
+
+    def add_param_to(self, param_to: Operation) -> None:
+        self.param_to.append(param_to)
+
+    def add_result_of(self, result_of: Operation) -> None:
+        self.result_of = result_of
+
+
+class Operation:
+    """
+    Class represents operation between single or two Variable objects.
+    Operation objects contains type of operation, pointers to input Variable
+    objects and pointer to resulting Variable from the operation.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        op_type: OpType,
+        other_params: dict | None = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        self.op_type = op_type
+        self.other_params = {} if other_params is None else other_params
+
+    def add_params(self, params: list[Variable]) -> None:
+        self.params = params
+
+    def add_output(self, output: Variable) -> None:
+        self.output = output
+
+    def __eq__(self, value) -> bool:
+        return self.op_type == value if isinstance(value, OpType) else False
+
+
+class GradientTracker:
+    """
+    Class contains methods to compute partial derivatives of Variable
+    based on the computation graph.
+
+    Examples:
+
+    >>> with GradientTracker() as tracker:
+    ...     a = Variable([2.0, 5.0])
+    ...     b = Variable([1.0, 2.0])
+    ...     m = Variable([1.0, 2.0])
+    ...     c = a + b
+    ...     d = a * b
+    ...     e = c / d
+    >>> tracker.gradient(e, a)
+    array([-0.25, -0.04])
+    >>> tracker.gradient(e, b)
+    array([-1.  , -0.25])
+    >>> tracker.gradient(e, m) is None
+    True
+
+    >>> with GradientTracker() as tracker:
+    ...     a = Variable([[2.0, 5.0]])
+    ...     b = Variable([[1.0], [2.0]])
+    ...     c = a @ b
+    >>> tracker.gradient(c, a)
+    array([[1., 2.]])
+    >>> tracker.gradient(c, b)
+    array([[2.],
+           [5.]])
+
+    >>> with GradientTracker() as tracker:
+    ...     a = Variable([[2.0, 5.0]])
+    ...     b = a ** 3
+    >>> tracker.gradient(b, a)
+    array([[12., 75.]])
+    """
+
+    instance = None
+
+    def __new__(cls) -> Self:
+        """
+        Executes at the creation of class object and returns if
+        object is already created. This class follows singleton
+        design pattern.
+        """
+        if cls.instance is None:
+            cls.instance = super().__new__(cls)
+        return cls.instance
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.enabled = False
+
+    def __enter__(self) -> Self:
+        self.enabled = True
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(
+        self,
+        exc_type: type[BaseException] | None,
+        exc: BaseException | None,
+        traceback: TracebackType | None,
+    ) -> None:
+        self.enabled = False
+
+    def append(
+        self,
+        op_type: OpType,
+        params: list[Variable],
+        output: Variable,
+        other_params: dict | None = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        """
+        Adds Operation object to the related Variable objects for
+        creating computational graph for calculating gradients.
+
+        Args:
+            op_type: Operation type
+            params: Input parameters to the operation
+            output: Output variable of the operation
+        """
+        operation = Operation(op_type, other_params=other_params)
+        param_nodes = []
+        for param in params:
+            param.add_param_to(operation)
+            param_nodes.append(param)
+        output.add_result_of(operation)
+
+        operation.add_params(param_nodes)
+        operation.add_output(output)
+
+    def gradient(self, target: Variable, source: Variable) -> np.ndarray | None:
+        """
+        Reverse accumulation of partial derivatives to calculate gradients
+        of target variable with respect to source variable.
+
+        Args:
+            target: target variable for which gradients are calculated.
+            source: source variable with respect to which the gradients are
+            calculated.
+
+        Returns:
+            Gradient of the source variable with respect to the target variable
+        """
+
+        # partial derivatives with respect to target
+        partial_deriv = defaultdict(lambda: 0)
+        partial_deriv[target] = np.ones_like(target.to_ndarray())
+
+        # iterating through each operations in the computation graph
+        operation_queue = [target.result_of]
+        while len(operation_queue) > 0:
+            operation = operation_queue.pop()
+            for param in operation.params:
+                # as per the chain rule, multiplying partial derivatives
+                # of variables with respect to the target
+                dparam_doutput = self.derivative(param, operation)
+                dparam_dtarget = dparam_doutput * partial_deriv[operation.output]
+                partial_deriv[param] += dparam_dtarget
+
+                if param.result_of and param.result_of != OpType.NOOP:
+                    operation_queue.append(param.result_of)
+
+        return partial_deriv.get(source)
+
+    def derivative(self, param: Variable, operation: Operation) -> np.ndarray:
+        """
+        Compute the derivative of given operation/function
+
+        Args:
+            param: variable to be differentiated
+            operation: function performed on the input variable
+
+        Returns:
+            Derivative of input variable with respect to the output of
+            the operation
+        """
+        params = operation.params
+
+        if operation == OpType.ADD:
+            return np.ones_like(params[0].to_ndarray(), dtype=np.float64)
+        if operation == OpType.SUB:
+            if params[0] == param:
+                return np.ones_like(params[0].to_ndarray(), dtype=np.float64)
+            return -np.ones_like(params[1].to_ndarray(), dtype=np.float64)
+        if operation == OpType.MUL:
+            return (
+                params[1].to_ndarray().T
+                if params[0] == param
+                else params[0].to_ndarray().T
+            )
+        if operation == OpType.DIV:
+            if params[0] == param:
+                return 1 / params[1].to_ndarray()
+            return -params[0].to_ndarray() / (params[1].to_ndarray() ** 2)
+        if operation == OpType.MATMUL:
+            return (
+                params[1].to_ndarray().T
+                if params[0] == param
+                else params[0].to_ndarray().T
+            )
+        if operation == OpType.POWER:
+            power = operation.other_params["power"]
+            return power * (params[0].to_ndarray() ** (power - 1))
+
+        err_msg = f"invalid operation type: {operation.op_type}"
+        raise ValueError(err_msg)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import doctest
+
+    doctest.testmod()

requirements.txt

@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ statsmodels
 sympy
 tensorflow ; python_version < '3.12'
 tweepy
-xgboost
 # yulewalker  # uncomment once audio_filters/equal_loudness_filter.py is fixed
+typing_extensions
+xgboost