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Running diffeqsolve for a fixed number of *accepted* steps

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Is it possible to run diffeqsolve with an adaptive stepsize controller for a fixed number of accepted steps? The solution diffeqsolve(..., max_steps=n, throw=False, t1=jnp.inf) does not distinguish between rejected and accepted steps.

The solution diffeqsolve(..., max_steps=n, throw=False, t1=jnp.inf) can be put in a subloop that checks sol.stats["num_rejected_steps"]. I tried this, but I think this may require explicitly calling adapt_step_size() outside of diffeqsolve. If I pass only the controller_state to diffeqsolve, I get stuck in an infinite loop whenever a rejection occurs.

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Start by reading the diffeqsolve entry point and the adaptive-step logic around adapt_step_size and controller_state. Compare sol.stats["num_rejected_steps"] with max_steps to determine how accepted and rejected steps are currently counted. Done means adaptive solving can stop after a requested number of accepted steps without hanging after a rejection, with tests covering that behavior.

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python
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backend
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