ps_dispatcher.py

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class PSDispatcher(object):
    """
    PSDispatcher is the base class for dispatching vars
    into different pserver instance.
    You need to implement the `dispatch` inferface.
    """

    def __init__(self, pserver_endpoints):
        self._eps = pserver_endpoints
        self._step = 0

    @property
    def eps(self):
        return self._eps

    def reset(self):
        self._step = 0

    def dispatch(self, varlist):
        """
        :param varlist: a list of Variables
        :return: a map of pserver endpoint -> varname 
        """
        AssertionError("Interface has not been implemented.")


class HashName(PSDispatcher):
    """
      Hash variable names to servral endpoints
    """

    def __init__(self, pserver_endpoints):
        super(self.__class__, self).__init__(pserver_endpoints)

    def _hash_block(self, block_str, total):
        return hash(block_str) % total

    def dispatch(self, varlist):
        eplist = []
        for var in varlist:
            server_id = self._hash_block(var.name(), len(self._eps))
            server_for_param = self._eps[server_id]
            eplist.append(server_for_param)
        return eplist


class RoundRobin(PSDispatcher):
    """
    Distribute variables to serveral endpoints.
    """

    def __init__(self, pserver_endpoints):
        super(self.__class__, self).__init__(pserver_endpoints)

    def dispatch(self, varlist):
        eplist = []
        for var in varlist:
            server_for_param = self._eps[self._step]
            eplist.append(server_for_param)
            self._step += 1
            if self._step >= len(self._eps):
                self._step = 0
        return eplist