metric_api.py
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"""
Classes and other infrastructure for defining metrics.
Concrete metrics are defined in `metrics.py`.
"""
from dataclasses import dataclass
from enum import Enum
from typing import Any, Optional
from benchmark.registry import Named, Registry
class MetricOrientation(Enum):
"""
Whether we like small or large values.
"""
LOWER_IS_BETTER = "lower_is_better"
GREATER_IS_BETTER = "greater_is_better"
@dataclass(frozen=True)
class Metric(Named):
"""
Metadata about a metric.
Super useful when plotting it.
"""
name: str
pretty_name: str
lower_bound: Optional[float]
upper_bound: Optional[float]
orientation: MetricOrientation
unit: Optional[str]
def __repr__(self) -> str:
return self.name
METRICS: Registry[Metric] = Registry()
def make_metric(**kwargs: Any) -> Metric:
"""
Create a new :class:`Metric` and register it.
:param kwargs: Passed on to ``Metric.__init__``.
"""
result = Metric(**kwargs)
METRICS.add(result)
return result