Address doc comments in TrainingLoop Callbacks

Support/FoundationFileSystem.swift

@@ -59,10 +59,8 @@ public struct FoundationFile: File {
     try value.write(to: location)
   }
 
-  /// Append data to the file.
-  ///
-  /// Parameter value: data to be appended at the end.
-  public func append(_ value: Data) throws {
+  /// Appends the bytes in `suffix` to the file.
+  public func append(_ suffix: Data) throws {
     let fileHandler = try FileHandle(forUpdating: location)
     #if os(macOS)
     // The following are needed in order to build on macOS 10.15 (Catalina). They can be removed
@@ -72,7 +70,7 @@ public struct FoundationFile: File {
     fileHandler.closeFile()
     #else
     try fileHandler.seekToEnd()
-    try fileHandler.write(contentsOf: value)
+    try fileHandler.write(contentsOf: suffix)
     try fileHandler.close()
     #endif
   }

TrainingLoop/Callbacks/CSVLogger.swift

@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ public enum CSVLoggerError: Error {
 
 /// A handler for logging training and validation statistics to a CSV file.
 public class CSVLogger {
-  /// The path of the file that statistics are logged to.
+  /// The path of the file to which statistics are logged.
   public var path: String
 
   // True iff the header of the CSV file has been written.
   fileprivate var headerWritten: Bool
 
-  /// Creates an instance that logs to a file with the given path.
+  /// Creates an instance that logs to a file with the given `path`.
   ///
   /// Throws: File system errors.
   public init(path: String = "run/log.csv") throws {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class CSVLogger {
     self.headerWritten = false
   }
 
-  /// Logs the statistics for the 'loop' when 'batchEnd' event happens; 
+  /// Logs the statistics for `loop` when a `batchEnd` event happens; 
   /// ignoring other events.
   ///
   /// Throws: File system errors.
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ public class CSVLogger {
         let batchIndex = loop.batchIndex, let batchCount = loop.batchCount,
         let stats = loop.lastStatsLog
       else {
-        // No-Op if trainingLoop doesn't set the required values for stats logging.
         return
       }
 
@@ -61,11 +60,18 @@ public class CSVLogger {
     }
   }
 
+  /// Writes a row of column names to the file.
+  /// 
+  /// Column names are "epoch", "batch" and the `name` of each element of `stats`, 
+  /// in that order.
   func writeHeader(stats: [(name: String, value: Float)]) throws {
     let header = (["epoch", "batch"] + stats.lazy.map { $0.name }).joined(separator: ", ") + "\n"
     try FoundationFile(path: path).append(header.data(using: .utf8)!)
   }
 
+  /// Appends a row of statistics log to file with the given value `epoch` for 
+  /// "epoch" column, `batch` for "batch" column, and `value`s of `stats` for corresponding 
+  /// columns indicated by `stats` `name`s.
   func writeDataRow(epoch: String, batch: String, stats: [(name: String, value: Float)]) throws {
     let dataRow = ([epoch, batch] + stats.lazy.map { String($0.value) }).joined(separator: ", ")
       + "\n"

TrainingLoop/Callbacks/ProgressPrinter.swift

@@ -14,28 +14,37 @@
 
 import Foundation
 
-let progressBarLength = 30
-
 /// A handler for printing the training and validation progress. 
+///
+/// The progress includes epoch and batch index the training is currently
+/// in, how many percentages of a full training/validation set has been done, 
+/// and metric statistics.
 public class ProgressPrinter {
-  /// Print training or validation progress in response of the 'event'.
+  /// Length of the complete progress bar measured in count of `=` signs.
+  public var progressBarLength: Int
+
+  /// Creates an instance that prints training progress with the complete
+  /// progress bar to be `progressBarLength` characters long.
+  public init(progressBarLength: Int = 30) {
+    self.progressBarLength = progressBarLength
+  }
+
+  /// Prints training or validation progress in response of the `event`.
   /// 
   /// An example of the progress would be:
   /// Epoch 1/12
   /// 468/468 [==============================] - loss: 0.4819 - accuracy: 0.8513
-  /// 79/79 [==============================] - loss: 0.1520 - accuracy: 0.9521
-  public func print<L: TrainingLoopProtocol>(_ loop: inout L, event: TrainingLoopEvent) throws {
+  /// 58/79 [======================>.......] - loss: 0.1520 - accuracy: 0.9521
+  public func printProgress<L: TrainingLoopProtocol>(_ loop: inout L, event: TrainingLoopEvent) throws {
     switch event {
     case .epochStart:
       guard let epochIndex = loop.epochIndex, let epochCount = loop.epochCount else {
-        // No-Op if trainingLoop doesn't set the required values for progress printing.
         return
       }
 
-      Swift.print("Epoch \(epochIndex + 1)/\(epochCount)")
+      print("Epoch \(epochIndex + 1)/\(epochCount)")
     case .batchEnd:
       guard let batchIndex = loop.batchIndex, let batchCount = loop.batchCount else {
-        // No-Op if trainingLoop doesn't set the required values for progress printing.
         return
       }
 
@@ -46,15 +55,15 @@ public class ProgressPrinter {
         stats = formatStats(lastStatsLog)
       }
 
-      Swift.print(
+      print(
         "\r\(batchIndex + 1)/\(batchCount) \(progressBar)\(stats)",
         terminator: ""
       )
       fflush(stdout)
     case .epochEnd:
-      Swift.print("")
+      print("")
     case .validationStart:
-      Swift.print("")
+      print("")
     default:
       return
     }

TrainingLoop/Callbacks/StatisticsRecorder.swift

@@ -17,31 +17,35 @@ import TensorFlow
 ///
 /// Data produced by this handler can be used by ProgressPrinter, CVSLogger, etc.
 public class StatisticsRecorder {
-  /// A Closure that returns if should call 'reset' on metricMeasurers.
+  /// A function that returns `true` iff recorder should call `reset` 
+  /// on `metricMeasurers`.
   public var shouldReset:
     (
       _ batchIndex: Int, _ batchCount: Int, _ epochIndex: Int, _ epochCount: Int,
       _ event: TrainingLoopEvent
     ) -> Bool
 
-  /// A Closure that returns if should call 'accumulate' on metricMeasurers.
+  /// A function that returns `true` iff recorder should call `accumulate` 
+  /// on `metricMeasurers`.
   public var shouldAccumulate:
     (
       _ batchIndex: Int, _ batchCount: Int, _ epochIndex: Int, _ epochCount: Int,
       _ event: TrainingLoopEvent
     ) -> Bool
 
-  /// A Closure that returns if should call 'compute' on metricMeasurers.
+  /// A function that returns `true` iff recorder should call `measure` 
+  /// on `metricMeasurers`.
   public var shouldCompute:
     (
       _ batchIndex: Int, _ batchCount: Int, _ epochIndex: Int, _ epochCount: Int,
       _ event: TrainingLoopEvent
     ) -> Bool
 
-  /// Instances of MetricsMeasurers.
+  /// Instances of MetricsMeasurers that you can reset accumulate and compute 
+  /// statistics periodically.
   fileprivate var metricMeasurers: [MetricsMeasurer]
 
-  /// Create an instance that records 'metrics' during the training loop.
+  /// Creates an instance that records `metrics` during the training loop.
   public init(metrics: [TrainingMetrics]) {
     metricMeasurers = metrics.map { $0.measurer }
 
@@ -70,9 +74,9 @@ public class StatisticsRecorder {
       }
   }
 
-  /// Recording statistics in response of the 'event'.
+  /// Records statistics in response of the `event`.
   ///
-  /// It will record the statistics into 'lastStatsLog' in the loop where other 
+  /// It will record the statistics into lastStatsLog property in the `loop` where other 
   /// callbacks can consume from.
   public func record<L: TrainingLoopProtocol>(_ loop: inout L, event: TrainingLoopEvent) throws {
     guard let batchIndex = loop.batchIndex,
@@ -83,7 +87,6 @@ public class StatisticsRecorder {
       let output = loop.lastStepOutput,
       let target = loop.lastStepTarget
     else {
-      // No-Op if trainingLoop doesn't set the required values for stats recording.
       return
     }
 
@@ -101,18 +104,22 @@ public class StatisticsRecorder {
     }
   }
 
+  /// Resets each of the metricMeasurers.
   func resetMetricMeasurers() {
     for index in metricMeasurers.indices {
       metricMeasurers[index].reset()
     }
   }
 
+  /// Lets each of the metricMeasurers accumulate data from
+  /// `loss`, `predictions`, `labels`.
   func accumulateMetrics<Output, Target>(loss: Tensor<Float>, predictions: Output, labels: Target) {
     for index in metricMeasurers.indices {
       metricMeasurers[index].accumulate(loss: loss, predictions: predictions, labels: labels)
     }
   }
 
+  /// Lets each of the metricMeasurers compute metrics on cumulated data.
   func computeMetrics() -> [(String, Float)] {
     var result: [(String, Float)] = []
     for measurer in metricMeasurers {

TrainingLoop/Metrics.swift

@@ -24,31 +24,46 @@ public enum TrainingMetrics {
   }
 }
 
-/// A protocal defining functionalities of a metrics measurer.
+/// An accumulator of statistics.
 public protocol MetricsMeasurer {
+  /// Name of the metrics.
   var name: String { get set }
+
+  /// Clears accumulated data up and resets measurer to initial state.
   mutating func reset()
+
+  /// Accumulates data from `loss`, `predictions`, `labels`.
   mutating func accumulate<Output, Target>(
-    loss: Tensor<Float>?, predictions: Output?, labels: Target?)
+    loss: Tensor<Float>?, predictions: Output?, labels: Target?
+  )
+
+  /// Computes metrics from cumulated data.
   func measure() -> Float
 }
 
 /// A measurer for measuring loss.
 public struct LossMeasurer: MetricsMeasurer {
+  /// Name of the LossMeasurer.
   public var name: String
 
+  /// Sum of losses cumulated from batches.
   private var totalBatchLoss: Float = 0
+
+  /// Count of batchs cumulated so far.
   private var batchCount: Int32 = 0
 
+  /// Creates an instance with the LossMeasurer named `name`.
   public init(_ name: String = "loss") {
     self.name = name
   }
 
+  /// Resets totalBatchLoss and batchCount to zero.
   public mutating func reset() {
     totalBatchLoss = 0
     batchCount = 0
   }
 
+  /// Adds `loss` to totalBatchLoss and increases batchCount by one.
   public mutating func accumulate<Output, Target>(
     loss: Tensor<Float>?, predictions: Output?, labels: Target?
   ) {
@@ -58,27 +73,37 @@ public struct LossMeasurer: MetricsMeasurer {
     }
   }
 
+  /// Computes averaged loss.
   public func measure() -> Float {
     return totalBatchLoss / Float(batchCount)
   }
 }
 
 /// A measurer for measuring accuracy
 public struct AccuracyMeasurer: MetricsMeasurer {
+  /// Name of the AccuracyMeasurer.
   public var name: String
 
+  /// Count of correct guesses.
   private var correctGuessCount: Int32 = 0
+
+  /// Count of total guesses.
   private var totalGuessCount: Int32 = 0
 
+  /// Creates an instance with the AccuracyMeasurer named `name`. 
   public init(_ name: String = "accuracy") {
     self.name = name
   }
 
+  /// Resets correctGuessCount and totalGuessCount to zero.
   public mutating func reset() {
     correctGuessCount = 0
     totalGuessCount = 0
   }
 
+  /// Computes correct guess count from `loss`, `predictions` and `labels`
+  /// and adds it to correctGuessCount; Computes total guess count from
+  /// `labels` shape and adds it to totalGuessCount.
   public mutating func accumulate<Output, Target>(
     loss: Tensor<Float>?, predictions: Output?, labels: Target?
   ) {
@@ -93,6 +118,7 @@ public struct AccuracyMeasurer: MetricsMeasurer {
     totalGuessCount += Int32(labels.shape.reduce(1, *))
   }
 
+  /// Computes accuracy as percentage of correct guesses.
   public func measure() -> Float {
     return Float(correctGuessCount) / Float(totalGuessCount)
   }

TrainingLoop/TrainingLoop.swift

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public protocol TrainingLoopProtocol {
   /// The loss function.
   var lossFunction: LossFunction { get set }
 
-  /// The metrics
+  /// The metrics on which training is measured.
   var metrics: [TrainingMetrics] { get set }
 
   // Callbacks
@@ -220,14 +220,15 @@ where
 
   /// Callbacks
 
-  // MARK: - The callbacks used to customize the training loop.
-
+  /// The callbacks used to customize the training loop.
   public var callbacks: [TrainingLoopCallback<Self>]
 
   // MARK: - Default callback objects
 
+  /// The callback that records the training statistics.
   public var statisticsRecorder: StatisticsRecorder? = nil
 
+  /// The callback that prints the training progress.
   public var progressPrinter: ProgressPrinter? = nil
 
   /// Temporary data
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ where
       self.progressPrinter = progressPrinter
       self.callbacks = [
         statisticsRecorder.record,
-        progressPrinter.print,
+        progressPrinter.printProgress,
       ] + callbacks
     } else {
       self.callbacks = callbacks