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"""Utilities for multi-worker distribution strategies."""

from __future__ import absolute_import
from __future__ import division
from __future__ import print_function

from tensorflow.core.protobuf import cluster_pb2
from tensorflow.python.distribute import distribute_coordinator_context as dc_context
from tensorflow.python.training import server_lib


def normalize_cluster_spec(cluster_spec):
  """Makes `cluster_spec` into a `ClusterSpec` object.

  Args:
    cluster_spec: a dict, ClusterDef or ClusterSpec object specifying the
      cluster configurations.

  Returns:
    a `ClusterSpec` object.

  Raises:
    ValueError: if `cluster_spec` is not a dict or a `ClusterSpec` or a
      `ClusterDef`.
  """
  if isinstance(cluster_spec, (dict, cluster_pb2.ClusterDef)):
    return server_lib.ClusterSpec(cluster_spec)
  elif not isinstance(cluster_spec, server_lib.ClusterSpec):
    raise ValueError(
        "`cluster_spec' should be dict or a `tf.train.ClusterSpec` or a "
        "`tf.train.ClusterDef` object")
  return cluster_spec


# TODO(yuefengz): add more validations.
def _validate_cluster_spec(cluster_spec, task_type, task_id):
  """Validates `cluster_spec`.

  It checks:
  0) None of `cluster_spec`, `task_type`, and `task_id` is `None`.
  1) task type is one of "chief", "worker" or "evaluator".
  2) whether there is such a task type as `task_type` in the `cluster_spec`. The
     only exception is `evaluator`. In other words, it is still a valid
     configuration when `task_type` is `evaluator` but it doesn't appear in
     `cluster_spec`. This is to be compatible with `TF_CONFIG` in Estimator.
  3) whether there is at most one "chief" job.
  4) whether there is at most one "evaluator" job.
  5) whether the `task_id` is smaller than the number of tasks for that
     particular `task_type`.

  Args:
    cluster_spec: a dict, `ClusterDef` or `ClusterSpec` object to be validated.
    task_type: string indicating the type of the task.
    task_id: task_id: the id of the `task_type` in this cluster.
  Throws:
    ValueError: if `cluster_spec` fails any check.
  """
  if cluster_spec is None or task_type is None or task_id is None:
    raise ValueError(
        "None of `cluster_spec`, `task_type`, and `task_id` should be `None`.")

  cluster_spec = normalize_cluster_spec(cluster_spec).as_dict()
  if task_type not in ("chief", "worker", "evaluator", "ps"):
    raise ValueError(
        "Unrecognized task_type: %r, valid task types are: \"chief\", "
        "\"worker\", \"evaluator\" and \"ps\"." % task_type)

  if task_type and task_type not in cluster_spec and task_type != "evaluator":
    raise ValueError("`task_type` %r not found in cluster_spec." % task_type)

  if len(cluster_spec.get("chief", [])) > 1:
    raise ValueError("There must be at most one 'chief' job.")

  if len(cluster_spec.get("evaluator", [])) > 1:
    raise ValueError("There must be at most one 'evaluator' job.")

  # The `evaluator` job is allowed to be missing in `cluster_spec`.
  if task_type in cluster_spec and task_id >= len(cluster_spec[task_type]):
    raise ValueError(
        "The `task_id` %d exceeds the maximum id of %s." % (task_id, task_type))


def is_chief(cluster_spec=None, task_type=None, task_id=None):
  """Returns whether the given task is chief in the cluster.

  Since there is at most one evaluator and the evaluator itself should be
  independent of the training cluster, the evaluator job is also a chief job on
  its own.

  If this is currently running under a `_WorkerContext` of distribute
  coordinator, the arguments can be omitted as the result is already available.

  Args:
    cluster_spec: a dict, `ClusterDef` or `ClusterSpec` object specifying the
      cluster configurations.
    task_type: the task type in the cluster.
    task_id: the task id in the cluster.

  Returns:
    a boolean indicating whether the given task is chief.

  Raises:
    ValueError: if `task_type` is not in the `cluster_spec` or `task_id` exceeds
      the maximum id of the `task_type`.
  """
  if has_worker_context():
    # If a worker context exists, use the value provided by it.
    return dc_context.get_current_worker_context().is_chief

  _validate_cluster_spec(cluster_spec, task_type, task_id)
  cluster_spec = normalize_cluster_spec(cluster_spec).as_dict()

  if task_type == "chief" or task_type == "evaluator":
    return True

  # If chief not in the cluster_spec, use the first worker as chief. This is
  # common in CollectiveAllReduceStrategy.
  if ("chief" not in cluster_spec and task_type == "worker" and task_id == 0):
    return True
  return False


def collective_leader(cluster_spec, task_type, task_id):
  """Return the job name for the leader of for collective ops.

  Args:
    cluster_spec: a dict, `ClusterDef` or `ClusterSpec` object specifying the
      cluster configurations.
    task_type: the task type in the cluster.
    task_id: the task id in the cluster.

  Returns:
    a string indicating the leader job name or empty string if no need to set
    leader job.
  """
  cluster_spec = normalize_cluster_spec(cluster_spec)

  # No need to set collective leader for local.
  if not cluster_spec.as_dict():
    return ""

  _validate_cluster_spec(cluster_spec, task_type, task_id)

  # Only one evaluator, so no need to set collective leader.
  if task_type == "evaluator":
    return ""

  # Use chief if chief is in the cluster.
  if "chief" in cluster_spec.jobs:
    return "/job:chief/replica:0/task:0"

  # Use worker 0 if no chief job.
  assert "worker" in cluster_spec.jobs
  return "/job:worker/replica:0/task:0"


def worker_count(cluster_spec, task_type):
  """Returns the number of workers in the cluster."""
  _validate_cluster_spec(cluster_spec, task_type, task_id=0)
  cluster_spec = normalize_cluster_spec(cluster_spec).as_dict()

  # Other jobs such as "ps" shouldn't call this function.
  if task_type not in ["chief", "worker", "evaluator"]:
    raise ValueError("Unexpected `task_type` %r" % task_type)

  if task_type == "evaluator":
    # The "evaluator" is in its own cluster or its own partition of a cluster.
    # So we don't have to count "chief" or "worker" if the current task is an
    # "evaluator".
    return len(cluster_spec["evaluator"])
  else:
    # In the non-evaluator case, we return the total number of "chief" and
    # "worker" tasks as the "chief" is also a worker.
    return (len(cluster_spec.get("chief", [])) + len(
        cluster_spec.get("worker", [])))


def id_in_cluster(cluster_spec, task_type, task_id):
  """Returns a unique id for the task in the `task_type`'s cluster.

  It returns an id ranging from [0, `worker_count(task_type, task_id)`).

  Note: this function assumes that "evaluate" job is in its own cluster or its
  own partition of a cluster.

  Args:
    cluster_spec: a dict, `ClusterDef` or `ClusterSpec` object to be validated.
    task_type: string indicating the type of the task.
    task_id: the id of the `task_type` in this cluster.

  Returns:
    an int indicating the unique id.

  Throws:
    ValueError: if `task_type` is not "chief", "worker" or "evaluator".
  """
  _validate_cluster_spec(cluster_spec, task_type, task_id)
  cluster_spec = normalize_cluster_spec(cluster_spec).as_dict()

  # The "chief" job has always id 0 and there is at most one and "worker" jobs
  # come after it.
  if task_type == "chief":
    return 0

  if task_type == "worker":
    return task_id + len(cluster_spec.get("chief", []))

  # The "evaluator" is in its own cluster or its own partition of a cluster.
  if task_type == "evaluator":
    return task_id

  # We currently don't assign ids to other tasks.
  raise ValueError("There is no id for task_type %r" % task_type)


def should_save_checkpoint():
  """Returns whether the current worker should save checkpoints.

  In multi-worker training, if saving checkpoint is requested by user, or needed
  for fault-tolerance, the cluster should save checkpoint but not necessarily
  every worker in the cluster should.

  TODO(rchao): Consider generalizing this util to be `should_save_file` as there
  can be other files to save such as summary.

  Returns:
      Whether this particular worker in the cluster should save checkpoints.
  """
  return dc_context.get_current_worker_context().should_checkpoint


def should_load_checkpoint():
  """Returns whether the current worker should load checkpoints.

  In multi-worker training, if loading checkpoint is requested by user, or
  needed for fault-tolerance, the cluster should load checkpoint but not
  necessarily every worker in the cluster should.

  Returns:
      Whether this particular worker in the cluster should load checkpoints.
  """
  return dc_context.get_current_worker_context().experimental_should_init


def wait_for_other_workers():
  """Waits for other workers to reach the same call to this method."""
  return dc_context.get_current_worker_context().wait_for_other_workers()


def has_worker_context():
  """Returns whether a worker context has been entered."""
  return dc_context.get_current_worker_context() is not None