Trace¶
Program trace data structures and trace-based inference.
trace
¶
Execution trace for monadic programs.
A trace records every sample site visited during program execution, capturing the morphism, sampled or observed value, and log-density at each site. This is the foundation for all inference algorithms: SVI uses traces to compute the ELBO, and conditioning operates by clamping trace sites to observed data.
The trace function is a free function that operates on any
MonadicProgram without modifying it — it walks the program's step
specs and resolves inputs using the program's existing infrastructure.
SampleSite
dataclass
¶
SampleSite(name: str, morphism: ContinuousMorphism | None, value: Tensor, log_prob: Tensor, is_observed: bool = False, is_deterministic: bool = False)
Record of a single sample site in a program trace.
Holds a torch.Tensor per site; not a value type.
| PARAMETER | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
name
|
Variable name bound at this site.
TYPE:
|
morphism
|
The distribution morphism (None for let bindings).
TYPE:
|
value
|
The sampled or observed value.
TYPE:
|
log_prob
|
Log-density of the value under the morphism. Shape (batch,). Zero for let bindings.
TYPE:
|
is_observed
|
Whether this site was clamped to an observed value.
TYPE:
|
is_deterministic
|
Whether this is a deterministic let binding.
TYPE:
|
Trace
dataclass
¶
Trace(sites: dict[str, SampleSite] = dict(), output: Tensor | dict[str, Tensor] | None = None, log_joint: Tensor | None = None)
Complete execution trace of a monadic program.
Mutable accumulator: sites grows as the program executes; not a
value type.
| PARAMETER | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
sites
|
All sample sites keyed by variable name.
TYPE:
|
output
|
The program's return value.
TYPE:
|
log_joint
|
Sum of log-densities across all stochastic sites. Shape (batch,).
TYPE:
|
stochastic_sites
property
¶
stochastic_sites: dict[str, SampleSite]
Return only stochastic (non-deterministic) sites.
latent_sites
property
¶
latent_sites: dict[str, SampleSite]
Return only latent (non-observed, non-deterministic) sites.
trace
¶
trace(program: MonadicProgram, x: Tensor, observations: dict[str, Tensor] | None = None) -> Trace
Execute a program and record all sample sites.
Walks the program's step specs in order, sampling from each morphism (or clamping to observed values) and recording the value and log-density at each site.
| PARAMETER | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
program
|
The program to trace.
TYPE:
|
x
|
Program input. Shape (batch, ...).
TYPE:
|
observations
|
Values to clamp observed variables to. Keys are variable names, values are tensors of the appropriate shape.
TYPE:
|
| RETURNS | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
Trace
|
Complete execution trace with all sites, output, and log-joint. |
Source code in src/quivers/inference/trace.py
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