JuliaDiff / JuliaDiff/ChainRulesCore.jl
Invocation helpers
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- Julia
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Description
In the same sense of #44 we might want some invocation helpers.
Something like
function grad(f, args...)
_, pullback = rrule(f, args...)
partials = pullback(One)
return extern.(partials[2:end])
end
Which is what I was using for testing stuff with Zygote.
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Research direction
Start by reading issue #44 and the existing rrule and extern APIs; the issue names no files or tests. Compare the proposed grad helper with the Zygote testing use case, then establish the intended helper API and acceptance criteria before implementing or testing it.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- julia
- Domain
- machine-learning
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100