paddle.py

#!/usr/bin/python
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""" module for launching cluster job """

import os
import argparse
import socket
import copy
import time
import signal

from fabric.api import run, put, settings, env, prefix
from fabric.tasks import execute

#configuration for cluster
import conf


def refine_unknown_args(cmd_args):
    '''
    refine unknown parameters to handle some special parameters
    '''
    new_args = []
    for arg in cmd_args:
        if arg.startswith("--") and arg.find("=") != -1:
            equal_pos = arg.find("=")  #find first = pos
            arglist = list(arg)
            arglist[equal_pos] = " "
            arg = "".join(arglist)
            arg = arg.lstrip("-")
            new_args += arg.split(" ")
        elif arg.startswith("--") and arg.find("=") == -1:
            arg = arg.lstrip("-")
            new_args.append(arg)
        else:
            new_args.append(arg)
    return new_args


def kill_process():
    '''
    kill comments threads
    '''
    run("ps aux \
         | grep paddle_process_by_paddle \
         | grep -v grep  \
         | awk '{print $2}' \
         | xargs kill > /dev/null 2>&1")


def job_prepare(jobdir, data=None):
    '''
    prepare job related workspace data

    Assuming you already installed PaddlePaddle in all nodes which means
    PaddlePaddle related bins and dependencies libraries.
    Assuming the train/test data have already been installed.
    This function just prepare all related model and other resources
    needed at runtime.
    '''

    def job_create_workspace(jobdir, data=None):
        '''
        prepare job workspace, common file, etc.
        '''
        log = os.path.join(jobdir, "log")
        if data is not None:
            #create job dir
            run('rm ' + jobdir + ' -fr && ' + 'mkdir -p ' + jobdir)
            #push data and paddle bin
            put(data + "/*", jobdir)
            run("mkdir -p " + log)
        run('rm -fr ' + log + "/*")

    def set_nodefile(nodeid):
        '''
        create nodefile for later usage
        '''
        run('echo ' + str(nodeid) + ' > ' + jobdir + '/nodefile')

    execute(job_create_workspace, jobdir, data, hosts=conf.HOSTS)
    for i in xrange(len(conf.HOSTS)):
        execute(set_nodefile, i, hosts=conf.HOSTS[i])
    #clean rubbish caused by exception 
    with settings(warn_only=True):
        execute(kill_process, hosts=conf.HOSTS)


def job_pserver(jobdir, pids=None):
    '''
    start all pservers
    '''
    pargs = " --num_gradient_servers=" + str(len(conf.HOSTS))
    pargs += (" --nics=" + conf.PADDLE_NIC)
    pargs += " --port=" + str(conf.PADDLE_PORT)
    pargs += " --ports_num=" + str(conf.PADDLE_PORTS_NUM)
    #always start sparse pserver by default
    pargs += " --ports_num_for_sparse=" + str(conf.PADDLE_PORTS_NUM_FOR_SPARSE)
    pargs += " --comment=" + "paddle_process_by_paddle"

    def start_pserver(jobdir, pargs):
        '''
        start pserver process with fabric executor
        '''
        with prefix('export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=' + \
                conf.LD_LIBRARY_PATH + \
                ':$LD_LIBRARY_PATH'):
            program = 'paddle pserver'
            run('cd ' + jobdir + '; '  + \
                'GLOG_logtostderr=0 GLOG_log_dir="./log" ' + \
                'nohup ' + \
                program + " " + pargs + ' > ./log/server.log 2>&1 < /dev/null & ',
                pty=False)

    execute(start_pserver, jobdir, pargs, hosts=conf.HOSTS)


def job_trainer(jobdir, train_args_dict, pids=None):
    '''
    start paddle trainer
    '''
    args = " --num_gradient_servers=" + str(len(conf.HOSTS))
    args += " --nics=" + conf.PADDLE_NIC
    args += " --port=" + str(conf.PADDLE_PORT)
    args += " --ports_num=" + str(conf.PADDLE_PORTS_NUM)
    args += " --comment=" + "paddle_process_by_paddle"
    ip_string = ""
    for i in xrange(len(conf.HOSTS)):
        host = conf.HOSTS[i]
        left = host.find("@")
        right = host.find(':')
        left = 0 if left == -1 else left + 1
        right = len(host) if right == -1 else right
        ip_string += (socket.gethostbyname(host[left:right]) + ",")
    ip_string = ip_string.rstrip(",")
    args += " --pservers=" + ip_string

    args_ext = ""
    for key, value in train_args_dict.items():
        args_ext += (' --' + key + '=' + value)
    args += " " + args_ext

    def start_trainer(jobdir, args):
        '''
        start trainer process with fabric executor
        '''
        with prefix('export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=' + \
                conf.LD_LIBRARY_PATH + \
                ':$LD_LIBRARY_PATH'):
            program = 'paddle train'
            run('cd ' + jobdir + '; '  + \
                'GLOG_logtostderr=0 '
                'GLOG_log_dir="./log" '
                'nohup ' + \
                program + " " + args + " > ./log/train.log 2>&1 < /dev/null & ",
                pty=False)

    for i in xrange(len(conf.HOSTS)):
        train_args = copy.deepcopy(args)
        train_args += " --trainer_id=" + str(i)
        execute(start_trainer, jobdir, train_args, hosts=conf.HOSTS[i])


def job_all(job_package, jobdir=None, train_args_dict=None):
    '''
    param job_package
    param train_args_dict
    '''
    if jobdir is None:
        timestamp = time.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", time.localtime())
        jobdir = conf.ROOT_DIR + "/JOB" + timestamp
    job_prepare(jobdir, job_package)
    job_pserver(jobdir)
    time.sleep(5)  #wait until pservers completely start
    job_trainer(jobdir, train_args_dict)
    job_clean()


def job_clean():
    '''
    if starting job failed from paddle internal, the framework always
    is launched successfully since these process are daemon processes.
    so this job_clean can alway clean job rubbish process with ctrl+c.
    '''

    def signal_handler(signal, frame):
        '''
        SIGINT handler
        '''

        def kill_process():
            run("ps aux \
                  | grep paddle_process_by_paddle \
                  | grep -v grep  \
                  | awk '{print $2}' \
                  | xargs kill > /dev/null 2>&1")

        with settings(warn_only=True):
            execute(kill_process, hosts=conf.HOSTS)

    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal_handler)
    signal.pause()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
        prog="paddle.py", description='simple tool for cluster training')
    parser.add_argument(
        '-j',
        '--job_workspace',
        required=False,
        default=None,
        help='job workspace')
    parser.add_argument(
        '-p',
        '--job_dispatch_package',
        required=False,
        default=None,
        help='job package for dispatching to all other nodes')

    args, train_args_list = parser.parse_known_args()
    train_args = refine_unknown_args(train_args_list)
    train_args_dict = dict(zip(train_args[:-1:2], train_args[1::2]))

    if args.job_workspace is not None:
        #if assigned workspace, do not need to dispatch data,
        #so job_local_package should be None
        assert args.job_dispatch_package is None
        job_all(None, args.job_workspace, train_args_dict)
    elif args.job_dispatch_package is not None:
        assert args.job_workspace is None
        assert os.path.isdir(args.job_dispatch_package)
        job_all(args.job_dispatch_package, None, train_args_dict)
    else:
        print "--job_workspace or --job_dispatch_package should be set"