Source code for botorch.models.kernels.categorical

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
#
# This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
# LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.

import torch
from gpytorch.kernels.kernel import Kernel
from torch import Tensor



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class CategoricalKernel(Kernel):
    r"""A Kernel for categorical features.

    Computes `exp(-dist(x1, x2) / lengthscale)`, where
    `dist(x1, x2)` is zero if `x1 == x2` and one if `x1 != x2`.
    If the last dimension is not a batch dimension, then the
    mean is considered.

    Note: This kernel is NOT differentiable w.r.t. the inputs.
    """

    has_lengthscale = True

    def forward(
        self,
        x1: Tensor,
        x2: Tensor,
        diag: bool = False,
        last_dim_is_batch: bool = False,
    ) -> Tensor:
        delta = x1.unsqueeze(-2) != x2.unsqueeze(-3)
        dists = delta / self.lengthscale.unsqueeze(-2)
        if last_dim_is_batch:
            dists = dists.transpose(-3, -1)
        else:
            dists = dists.mean(-1)
        res = torch.exp(-dists)
        if diag:
            res = torch.diagonal(res, dim1=-1, dim2=-2)
        return res