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💡 What:
Optimized StateObserver.__call__ in thrml/observers.py to check if the requested blocks are directly available in state_free or state_clamped before falling back to block_state_to_global.

🎯 Why:
The previous implementation always converted the entire block state to a global vector and then extracted the specific blocks using from_global_state. This involved unnecessary data copying and overhead, especially when most blocks are already available in the input state lists. The round-trip conversion was a performance bottleneck.

📊 Measured Improvement:
A benchmark (benchmark_observer.py) was created to measure the execution time of StateObserver.__call__.

  • Baseline: ~0.17ms per iteration
  • Optimized: ~0.088ms per iteration
  • Speedup: ~1.93x (almost 2x faster)

The optimization logic handles mixed cases correctly (where some blocks are available directly and others need reconstruction) and falls back to the original method when necessary.
Verified correctness with a new test case tests/test_state_observer_optimization.py and existing tests tests/test_observers.py and tests/test_block_sampling.py.


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Summary of Changes

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This pull request significantly enhances the performance of the StateObserver component by refining how it samples block states. The core improvement lies in intelligently retrieving block data directly when available, thereby bypassing a costly global state conversion process. This targeted optimization results in a nearly twofold increase in processing speed for state observation, while maintaining full correctness across various scenarios.

Highlights

  • Performance Optimization: Optimized the StateObserver.__call__ method to avoid unnecessary round-trip state conversions, resulting in a ~1.93x speedup.
  • Logic Refinement: Implemented a direct block retrieval mechanism within StateObserver.__call__, falling back to global state conversion only for blocks not directly available.
  • Correctness Verified: Verified the optimization's correctness with new and existing test cases, ensuring proper handling of mixed block availability scenarios.
Changelog
  • thrml/observers.py
    • Refactored __call__ method in StateObserver to prioritize direct block retrieval.
    • Introduced logic to build a block_map for efficient lookup of free and clamped blocks.
    • Added conditional fallback to block_state_to_global and from_global_state only for blocks not directly found.
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  • PR created automatically by Jules for task 677721227058151632, initiated by @igor-holt.
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This pull request introduces a valuable performance optimization to StateObserver.__call__ by avoiding an expensive round-trip state conversion. The logic is sound and the inclusion of benchmarks is great. I have one suggestion to refactor a part of the new logic to improve code clarity.

Comment on lines +96 to +112
sampled_state = [None] * len(self.blocks_to_sample)
blocks_missing = []
indices_missing = []

for i, block in enumerate(self.blocks_to_sample):
if block in block_map:
source, idx = block_map[block]
sampled_state[i] = source[idx]
else:
blocks_missing.append(block)
indices_missing.append(i)

if blocks_missing:
global_state = block_state_to_global(state_free + state_clamped, program.gibbs_spec)
missing_sampled = from_global_state(global_state, program.gibbs_spec, blocks_missing)
for idx, s in zip(indices_missing, missing_sampled):
sampled_state[idx] = s

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To improve clarity and maintainability, you could refactor the logic for handling missing blocks. Instead of managing two separate lists, blocks_missing and indices_missing, you could use a single list of tuples (index, block). This is a common Python pattern that can make the code cleaner and less error-prone, as it ensures the indices and blocks always stay in sync. You can then use zip(*missing) to unzip this list back into two separate sequences when needed.

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sampled_state = [None] * len(self.blocks_to_sample)
blocks_missing = []
indices_missing = []
for i, block in enumerate(self.blocks_to_sample):
if block in block_map:
source, idx = block_map[block]
sampled_state[i] = source[idx]
else:
blocks_missing.append(block)
indices_missing.append(i)
if blocks_missing:
global_state = block_state_to_global(state_free + state_clamped, program.gibbs_spec)
missing_sampled = from_global_state(global_state, program.gibbs_spec, blocks_missing)
for idx, s in zip(indices_missing, missing_sampled):
sampled_state[idx] = s
sampled_state = [None] * len(self.blocks_to_sample)
missing = []
for i, block in enumerate(self.blocks_to_sample):
if block in block_map:
source, idx = block_map[block]
sampled_state[i] = source[idx]
else:
missing.append((i, block))
if missing:
indices_missing, blocks_missing = zip(*missing)
global_state = block_state_to_global(state_free + state_clamped, program.gibbs_spec)
missing_sampled = from_global_state(
global_state, program.gibbs_spec, list(blocks_missing)
)
for idx, s in zip(indices_missing, missing_sampled):
sampled_state[idx] = s

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