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# Copyright (c) 2021 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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"""Contains U2 model."""
import json
import os
import sys
import time
from collections import defaultdict
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Optional

import numpy as np
import paddle
from paddle import distributed as dist
from yacs.config import CfgNode

from deepspeech.io.dataloader import BatchDataLoader
from deepspeech.models.u2 import U2Model
from deepspeech.training.optimizer import OptimizerFactory
from deepspeech.training.scheduler import LRSchedulerFactory
from deepspeech.training.trainer import Trainer
from deepspeech.utils import ctc_utils
from deepspeech.utils import error_rate
from deepspeech.utils import layer_tools
from deepspeech.utils import mp_tools
from deepspeech.utils import text_grid
from deepspeech.utils import utility
from deepspeech.utils.log import Log

logger = Log(__name__).getlog()


def get_cfg_defaults():
    """Get a yacs CfgNode object with default values for my_project."""
    # Return a clone so that the defaults will not be altered
    # This is for the "local variable" use pattern
    _C = CfgNode()

    _C.model = U2Model.params()

    _C.training = U2Trainer.params()

    _C.decoding = U2Tester.params()

    config = _C.clone()
    config.set_new_allowed(True)
    return config


class U2Trainer(Trainer):
    @classmethod
    def params(cls, config: Optional[CfgNode]=None) -> CfgNode:
        # training config
        default = CfgNode(
            dict(
                n_epoch=50,  # train epochs
                log_interval=100,  # steps
                accum_grad=1,  # accum grad by # steps
                checkpoint=dict(
                    kbest_n=50,
                    latest_n=5, ), ))
        if config is not None:
            config.merge_from_other_cfg(default)
        return default

    def __init__(self, config, args):
        super().__init__(config, args)

    def train_batch(self, batch_index, batch_data, msg):
        train_conf = self.config.training
        start = time.time()
        utt, audio, audio_len, text, text_len = batch_data

        loss, attention_loss, ctc_loss = self.model(audio, audio_len, text,
                                                    text_len)
        # loss div by `batch_size * accum_grad`
        loss /= train_conf.accum_grad
        loss.backward()
        layer_tools.print_grads(self.model, print_func=None)

        losses_np = {'loss': float(loss) * train_conf.accum_grad}
        if attention_loss:
            losses_np['att_loss'] = float(attention_loss)
        if ctc_loss:
            losses_np['ctc_loss'] = float(ctc_loss)

        if (batch_index + 1) % train_conf.accum_grad == 0:
            self.optimizer.step()
            self.optimizer.clear_grad()
            self.lr_scheduler.step()
            self.iteration += 1

        iteration_time = time.time() - start

        if (batch_index + 1) % train_conf.log_interval == 0:
            msg += "train time: {:>.3f}s, ".format(iteration_time)
            msg += "batch size: {}, ".format(self.config.collator.batch_size)
            msg += "accum: {}, ".format(train_conf.accum_grad)
            msg += ', '.join('{}: {:>.6f}'.format(k, v)
                             for k, v in losses_np.items())
            logger.info(msg)

            if dist.get_rank() == 0 and self.visualizer:
                losses_np_v = losses_np.copy()
                losses_np_v.update({"lr": self.lr_scheduler()})
                self.visualizer.add_scalars("step", losses_np_v,
                                            self.iteration - 1)

    @paddle.no_grad()
    def valid(self):
        self.model.eval()
        logger.info(f"Valid Total Examples: {len(self.valid_loader.dataset)}")
        valid_losses = defaultdict(list)
        num_seen_utts = 1
        total_loss = 0.0
        for i, batch in enumerate(self.valid_loader):
            utt, audio, audio_len, text, text_len = batch
            loss, attention_loss, ctc_loss = self.model(audio, audio_len, text,
                                                        text_len)
            if paddle.isfinite(loss):
                num_utts = batch[1].shape[0]
                num_seen_utts += num_utts
                total_loss += float(loss) * num_utts
                valid_losses['val_loss'].append(float(loss))
                if attention_loss:
                    valid_losses['val_att_loss'].append(float(attention_loss))
                if ctc_loss:
                    valid_losses['val_ctc_loss'].append(float(ctc_loss))

            if (i + 1) % self.config.training.log_interval == 0:
                valid_dump = {k: np.mean(v) for k, v in valid_losses.items()}
                valid_dump['val_history_loss'] = total_loss / num_seen_utts

                # logging
                msg = f"Valid: Rank: {dist.get_rank()}, "
                msg += "epoch: {}, ".format(self.epoch)
                msg += "step: {}, ".format(self.iteration)
                msg += "batch: {}/{}, ".format(i + 1, len(self.valid_loader))
                msg += ', '.join('{}: {:>.6f}'.format(k, v)
                                 for k, v in valid_dump.items())
                logger.info(msg)

        logger.info('Rank {} Val info val_loss {}'.format(
            dist.get_rank(), total_loss / num_seen_utts))
        return total_loss, num_seen_utts

    def train(self):
        """The training process control by step."""
        # !!!IMPORTANT!!!
        # Try to export the model by script, if fails, we should refine
        # the code to satisfy the script export requirements
        # script_model = paddle.jit.to_static(self.model)
        # script_model_path = str(self.checkpoint_dir / 'init')
        # paddle.jit.save(script_model, script_model_path)

        from_scratch = self.resume_or_scratch()
        if from_scratch:
            # save init model, i.e. 0 epoch
            self.save(tag='init')

        self.lr_scheduler.step(self.iteration)
        if self.parallel:
            self.train_loader.batch_sampler.set_epoch(self.epoch)

        logger.info(f"Train Total Examples: {len(self.train_loader.dataset)}")
        while self.epoch < self.config.training.n_epoch:
            self.model.train()
            try:
                data_start_time = time.time()
                for batch_index, batch in enumerate(self.train_loader):
                    dataload_time = time.time() - data_start_time
                    msg = "Train: Rank: {}, ".format(dist.get_rank())
                    msg += "epoch: {}, ".format(self.epoch)
                    msg += "step: {}, ".format(self.iteration)
                    msg += "batch : {}/{}, ".format(batch_index + 1,
                                                    len(self.train_loader))
                    msg += "lr: {:>.8f}, ".format(self.lr_scheduler())
                    msg += "data time: {:>.3f}s, ".format(dataload_time)
                    self.train_batch(batch_index, batch, msg)
                    data_start_time = time.time()
            except Exception as e:
                logger.error(e)
                raise e

            total_loss, num_seen_utts = self.valid()
            if dist.get_world_size() > 1:
                num_seen_utts = paddle.to_tensor(num_seen_utts)
                # the default operator in all_reduce function is sum.
                dist.all_reduce(num_seen_utts)
                total_loss = paddle.to_tensor(total_loss)
                dist.all_reduce(total_loss)
                cv_loss = total_loss / num_seen_utts
                cv_loss = float(cv_loss)
            else:
                cv_loss = total_loss / num_seen_utts

            logger.info(
                'Epoch {} Val info val_loss {}'.format(self.epoch, cv_loss))
            if self.visualizer:
                self.visualizer.add_scalars(
                    'epoch', {'cv_loss': cv_loss,
                              'lr': self.lr_scheduler()}, self.epoch)
            self.save(tag=self.epoch, infos={'val_loss': cv_loss})
            self.new_epoch()

    def setup_dataloader(self):
        config = self.config.clone()
        # train/valid dataset, return token ids
        self.train_loader = BatchDataLoader(
            json_file=config.data.train_manifest,
            train_mode=True,
            sortagrad=False,
            batch_size=config.collator.batch_size,
            maxlen_in=float('inf'),
            maxlen_out=float('inf'),
            minibatches=0,
            mini_batch_size=1,
            batch_count='auto',
            batch_bins=0,
            batch_frames_in=0,
            batch_frames_out=0,
            batch_frames_inout=0,
            preprocess_conf=config.collator.augmentation_config,
            n_iter_processes=config.collator.num_workers,
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            num_encs=1)

        self.valid_loader = BatchDataLoader(
            json_file=config.data.dev_manifest,
            train_mode=False,
            sortagrad=False,
            batch_size=config.collator.batch_size,
            maxlen_in=float('inf'),
            maxlen_out=float('inf'),
            minibatches=0,
            mini_batch_size=1,
            batch_count='auto',
            batch_bins=0,
            batch_frames_in=0,
            batch_frames_out=0,
            batch_frames_inout=0,
            preprocess_conf=None,
            n_iter_processes=1,
            subsampling_factor=1,
            num_encs=1)

        # test dataset, return raw text
        self.test_loader = BatchDataLoader(
            json_file=config.data.test_manifest,
            train_mode=False,
            sortagrad=False,
            batch_size=config.collator.batch_size,
            maxlen_in=float('inf'),
            maxlen_out=float('inf'),
            minibatches=0,
            mini_batch_size=1,
            batch_count='auto',
            batch_bins=0,
            batch_frames_in=0,
            batch_frames_out=0,
            batch_frames_inout=0,
            preprocess_conf=None,
            n_iter_processes=1,
            subsampling_factor=1,
            num_encs=1)

        self.align_loader = BatchDataLoader(
            json_file=config.data.test_manifest,
            train_mode=False,
            sortagrad=False,
            batch_size=config.collator.batch_size,
            maxlen_in=float('inf'),
            maxlen_out=float('inf'),
            minibatches=0,
            mini_batch_size=1,
            batch_count='auto',
            batch_bins=0,
            batch_frames_in=0,
            batch_frames_out=0,
            batch_frames_inout=0,
            preprocess_conf=None,
            n_iter_processes=1,
            subsampling_factor=1,
            num_encs=1)
        logger.info("Setup train/valid/test/align Dataloader!")

    def setup_model(self):
        config = self.config

        # model
        model_conf = config.model
        model_conf.defrost()
        model_conf.input_dim = self.train_loader.feat_dim
        model_conf.output_dim = self.train_loader.vocab_size
        model_conf.freeze()
        model = U2Model.from_config(model_conf)

        if self.parallel:
            model = paddle.DataParallel(model)

        logger.info(f"{model}")
        layer_tools.print_params(model, logger.info)

        # lr
        scheduler_conf = config.scheduler_conf
        scheduler_args = {
            "learning_rate": scheduler_conf.lr,
            "warmup_steps": scheduler_conf.warmup_steps,
            "gamma": scheduler_conf.lr_decay,
            "d_model": model_conf.encoder_conf.output_size,
            "verbose": False,
        }
        lr_scheduler = LRSchedulerFactory.from_args(config.scheduler,
                                                    scheduler_args)

        # opt
        def optimizer_args(
                config,
                parameters,
                lr_scheduler=None, ):
            optim_conf = config.optim_conf
            return {
                "grad_clip": optim_conf.global_grad_clip,
                "weight_decay": optim_conf.weight_decay,
                "learning_rate": lr_scheduler,
                "parameters": parameters,
            }

        optimzer_args = optimizer_args(config, model.parameters(), lr_scheduler)
        optimizer = OptimizerFactory.from_args(config.optim, optimzer_args)

        self.model = model
        self.lr_scheduler = lr_scheduler
        self.optimizer = optimizer
        logger.info("Setup model/optimizer/lr_scheduler!")


class U2Tester(U2Trainer):
    @classmethod
    def params(cls, config: Optional[CfgNode]=None) -> CfgNode:
        # decoding config
        default = CfgNode(
            dict(
                alpha=2.5,  # Coef of LM for beam search.
                beta=0.3,  # Coef of WC for beam search.
                cutoff_prob=1.0,  # Cutoff probability for pruning.
                cutoff_top_n=40,  # Cutoff number for pruning.
                lang_model_path='models/lm/common_crawl_00.prune01111.trie.klm',  # Filepath for language model.
                decoding_method='attention',  # Decoding method. Options: 'attention', 'ctc_greedy_search',
                # 'ctc_prefix_beam_search', 'attention_rescoring'
                error_rate_type='wer',  # Error rate type for evaluation. Options `wer`, 'cer'
                num_proc_bsearch=8,  # # of CPUs for beam search.
                beam_size=10,  # Beam search width.
                batch_size=16,  # decoding batch size
                ctc_weight=0.0,  # ctc weight for attention rescoring decode mode.
                decoding_chunk_size=-1,  # decoding chunk size. Defaults to -1.
                # <0: for decoding, use full chunk.
                # >0: for decoding, use fixed chunk size as set.
                # 0: used for training, it's prohibited here.
                num_decoding_left_chunks=-1,  # number of left chunks for decoding. Defaults to -1.
                simulate_streaming=False,  # simulate streaming inference. Defaults to False.
            ))

        if config is not None:
            config.merge_from_other_cfg(default)
        return default

    def __init__(self, config, args):
        super().__init__(config, args)

    def ordid2token(self, texts, texts_len):
        """ ord() id to chr() chr """
        trans = []
        for text, n in zip(texts, texts_len):
            n = n.numpy().item()
            ids = text[:n]
            trans.append(''.join([chr(i) for i in ids]))
        return trans

    def compute_metrics(self,
                        utts,
                        audio,
                        audio_len,
                        texts,
                        texts_len,
                        fout=None):
        cfg = self.config.decoding
        errors_sum, len_refs, num_ins = 0.0, 0, 0
        errors_func = error_rate.char_errors if cfg.error_rate_type == 'cer' else error_rate.word_errors
        error_rate_func = error_rate.cer if cfg.error_rate_type == 'cer' else error_rate.wer

        start_time = time.time()
        text_feature = self.test_loader.collate_fn.text_feature
        target_transcripts = self.ordid2token(texts, texts_len)
        result_transcripts = self.model.decode(
            audio,
            audio_len,
            text_feature=text_feature,
            decoding_method=cfg.decoding_method,
            lang_model_path=cfg.lang_model_path,
            beam_alpha=cfg.alpha,
            beam_beta=cfg.beta,
            beam_size=cfg.beam_size,
            cutoff_prob=cfg.cutoff_prob,
            cutoff_top_n=cfg.cutoff_top_n,
            num_processes=cfg.num_proc_bsearch,
            ctc_weight=cfg.ctc_weight,
            decoding_chunk_size=cfg.decoding_chunk_size,
            num_decoding_left_chunks=cfg.num_decoding_left_chunks,
            simulate_streaming=cfg.simulate_streaming)
        decode_time = time.time() - start_time

        for utt, target, result in zip(utts, target_transcripts,
                                       result_transcripts):
            errors, len_ref = errors_func(target, result)
            errors_sum += errors
            len_refs += len_ref
            num_ins += 1
            if fout:
                fout.write(utt + " " + result + "\n")
            logger.info("\nTarget Transcription: %s\nOutput Transcription: %s" %
                        (target, result))
            logger.info("One example error rate [%s] = %f" %
                        (cfg.error_rate_type, error_rate_func(target, result)))

        return dict(
            errors_sum=errors_sum,
            len_refs=len_refs,
            num_ins=num_ins,  # num examples
            error_rate=errors_sum / len_refs,
            error_rate_type=cfg.error_rate_type,
            num_frames=audio_len.sum().numpy().item(),
            decode_time=decode_time)

    @mp_tools.rank_zero_only
    @paddle.no_grad()
    def test(self):
        assert self.args.result_file
        self.model.eval()
        logger.info(f"Test Total Examples: {len(self.test_loader.dataset)}")

        stride_ms = self.test_loader.collate_fn.stride_ms
        error_rate_type = None
        errors_sum, len_refs, num_ins = 0.0, 0, 0
        num_frames = 0.0
        num_time = 0.0
        with open(self.args.result_file, 'w') as fout:
            for i, batch in enumerate(self.test_loader):
                metrics = self.compute_metrics(*batch, fout=fout)
                num_frames += metrics['num_frames']
                num_time += metrics["decode_time"]
                errors_sum += metrics['errors_sum']
                len_refs += metrics['len_refs']
                num_ins += metrics['num_ins']
                error_rate_type = metrics['error_rate_type']
                rtf = num_time / (num_frames * stride_ms)
                logger.info(
                    "RTF: %f, Error rate [%s] (%d/?) = %f" %
                    (rtf, error_rate_type, num_ins, errors_sum / len_refs))

        rtf = num_time / (num_frames * stride_ms)
        msg = "Test: "
        msg += "epoch: {}, ".format(self.epoch)
        msg += "step: {}, ".format(self.iteration)
        msg += "RTF: {}, ".format(rtf)
        msg += "Final error rate [%s] (%d/%d) = %f" % (
            error_rate_type, num_ins, num_ins, errors_sum / len_refs)
        logger.info(msg)

        # test meta results
        err_meta_path = os.path.splitext(self.args.result_file)[0] + '.err'
        err_type_str = "{}".format(error_rate_type)
        with open(err_meta_path, 'w') as f:
            data = json.dumps({
                "epoch":
                self.epoch,
                "step":
                self.iteration,
                "rtf":
                rtf,
                error_rate_type:
                errors_sum / len_refs,
                "dataset_hour": (num_frames * stride_ms) / 1000.0 / 3600.0,
                "process_hour":
                num_time / 1000.0 / 3600.0,
                "num_examples":
                num_ins,
                "err_sum":
                errors_sum,
                "ref_len":
                len_refs,
                "decode_method":
                self.config.decoding.decoding_method,
            })
            f.write(data + '\n')

    def run_test(self):
        self.resume_or_scratch()
        try:
            self.test()
        except KeyboardInterrupt:
            sys.exit(-1)

    @paddle.no_grad()
    def align(self):
        if self.config.decoding.batch_size > 1:
            logger.fatal('alignment mode must be running with batch_size == 1')
            sys.exit(1)

        # xxx.align
        assert self.args.result_file and self.args.result_file.endswith(
            '.align')

        self.model.eval()
        logger.info(f"Align Total Examples: {len(self.align_loader.dataset)}")

        stride_ms = self.config.collate.stride_ms
        token_dict = self.align_loader.collate_fn.vocab_list
        with open(self.args.result_file, 'w') as fout:
            # one example in batch
            for i, batch in enumerate(self.align_loader):
                key, feat, feats_length, target, target_length = batch

                # 1. Encoder
                encoder_out, encoder_mask = self.model._forward_encoder(
                    feat, feats_length)  # (B, maxlen, encoder_dim)
                maxlen = encoder_out.size(1)
                ctc_probs = self.model.ctc.log_softmax(
                    encoder_out)  # (1, maxlen, vocab_size)

                # 2. alignment
                ctc_probs = ctc_probs.squeeze(0)
                target = target.squeeze(0)
                alignment = ctc_utils.forced_align(ctc_probs, target)
                logger.info("align ids", key[0], alignment)
                fout.write('{} {}\n'.format(key[0], alignment))

                # 3. gen praat
                # segment alignment
                align_segs = text_grid.segment_alignment(alignment)
                logger.info("align tokens", key[0], align_segs)
                # IntervalTier, List["start end token\n"]
                subsample = utility.get_subsample(self.config)
                tierformat = text_grid.align_to_tierformat(
                    align_segs, subsample, token_dict)
                # write tier
                align_output_path = os.path.join(
                    os.path.dirname(self.args.result_file), "align")
                tier_path = os.path.join(align_output_path, key[0] + ".tier")
                with open(tier_path, 'w') as f:
                    f.writelines(tierformat)
                # write textgrid
                textgrid_path = os.path.join(align_output_path,
                                             key[0] + ".TextGrid")
                second_per_frame = 1. / (1000. /
                                         stride_ms)  # 25ms window, 10ms stride
                second_per_example = (
                    len(alignment) + 1) * subsample * second_per_frame
                text_grid.generate_textgrid(
                    maxtime=second_per_example,
                    intervals=tierformat,
                    output=textgrid_path)

    def run_align(self):
        self.resume_or_scratch()
        try:
            self.align()
        except KeyboardInterrupt:
            sys.exit(-1)

    def load_inferspec(self):
        """infer model and input spec.

        Returns:
            nn.Layer: inference model
            List[paddle.static.InputSpec]: input spec.
        """
        from deepspeech.models.u2 import U2InferModel
        infer_model = U2InferModel.from_pretrained(self.test_loader,
                                                   self.config.model.clone(),
                                                   self.args.checkpoint_path)
        feat_dim = self.test_loader.feat_dim
        input_spec = [
            paddle.static.InputSpec(shape=[1, None, feat_dim],
                                    dtype='float32'),  # audio, [B,T,D]
            paddle.static.InputSpec(shape=[1],
                                    dtype='int64'),  # audio_length, [B]
        ]
        return infer_model, input_spec

    def export(self):
        infer_model, input_spec = self.load_inferspec()
        assert isinstance(input_spec, list), type(input_spec)
        infer_model.eval()
        static_model = paddle.jit.to_static(infer_model, input_spec=input_spec)
        logger.info(f"Export code: {static_model.forward.code}")
        paddle.jit.save(static_model, self.args.export_path)

    def run_export(self):
        try:
            self.export()
        except KeyboardInterrupt:
            sys.exit(-1)

    def setup(self):
        """Setup the experiment.
        """
        paddle.set_device(self.args.device)

        self.setup_output_dir()
        self.setup_checkpointer()

        self.setup_dataloader()
        self.setup_model()

        self.iteration = 0
        self.epoch = 0

    def setup_output_dir(self):
        """Create a directory used for output.
        """
        # output dir
        if self.args.output:
            output_dir = Path(self.args.output).expanduser()
            output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
        else:
            output_dir = Path(
                self.args.checkpoint_path).expanduser().parent.parent
            output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)

        self.output_dir = output_dir