hydra_zen.just#

hydra_zen.just(obj, *, zen_convert=None, hydra_recursive=None, hydra_convert=None, zen_dataclass=None)[source]#

just(obj) returns a config that, when instantiated, just returns obj.

I.e., instantiate(just(obj)) == obj

just is designed to be idempotent. I.e., just(obj) == just(just(obj))

Parameters:
objCallable[…, Any] | HydraSupportedPrimitive | ZenSupportedPrimitive

A type (e.g. a class-object), function-object, or a value that is either supported by Hydra or has auto-config support via hydra-zen.

zen_convertOptional[ZenConvert]

A dictionary that modifies hydra-zen’s value and type conversion behavior. Consists of the following optional key-value pairs (hydra_zen.typing.ZenConvert):

  • dataclassbool (default=True):

    If True any dataclass type/instance without a _target_ field is automatically converted to a targeted config that will instantiate to that type/instance. Otherwise the dataclass type/instance will be passed through as-is.

hydra_recursiveOptional[bool], optional (default=True)

If True, then Hydra will recursively instantiate all other hydra-config objects nested within this config [2].

If None, the _recursive_ attribute is not set on the resulting config.

hydra_convertOptional[Literal[“none”, “partial”, “all”, “object”]], optional (default=”none”)

Determines how Hydra treats the non-primitive, omegaconf-specific objects during instantiateion [3].

  • "none": No conversion occurs; omegaconf containers are passed through (Default)

  • "partial": DictConfig and ListConfig objects converted to dict and list, respectively. Structured configs and their fields are passed without conversion.

  • "all": All passed objects are converted to dicts, lists, and primitives, without a trace of OmegaConf containers.

  • "object": Passed objects are converted to dict and list. Structured Configs are converted to instances of the backing dataclass / attr class.

If None, the _convert_ attribute is not set on the resulting config.

zen_dataclassOptional[DataclassOptions]

A dictionary that can specify any option that is supported by dataclasses.make_dataclass() other than fields. The default value for unsafe_hash is True.

These options are only relevant when the input to just is a dataclass instance. Otherwise, just does not utilize these options when auto-generating configs.

Additionally, the module field can be specified to enable pickle compatibility. See hydra_zen.typing.DataclassOptions for details.

Returns:
outHydraSupportedPrimitive | Builds[Type[obj]]

out is obj unchanged if obj is supported natively by Hydra, otherwise out is a dynamically-generated dataclass type or instance.

Raises:
hydra_zen.errors.HydraZenUnsupportedPrimitiveError

See also

builds

Create a targeted structured config designed to “build” a particular object.

make_config

Creates a general config with customized field names, default values, and annotations.

Notes

Here, a “config” is a dynamically-generated dataclass type that is designed to be compatible with Hydra [1].

The configs produced by just(<type_or_func>) introduce an explicit dependency on hydra-zen. I.e. hydra-zen must be installed in order to instantiate any config that used just.

References

Examples

Basic usage

>>> from hydra_zen import just, instantiate, to_yaml

just, called on a value of a type that is natively supported by Hydra, will return that value unchanged:

>>> just(1)
1
>>> just({"a": False})
{"a": False}

just can be used to create a config that will simply import a class-object or function when the config is instantiated by Hydra.

>>> class A: pass
>>> def my_func(x: int): pass

>>> instantiate(just(A)) is A
True
>>> instantiate(just(my_func)) is my_func
True

just dynamically generates dataclass types, a.k.a structured configs, to describe obj

>>> just(A)
Just_A(_target_='hydra_zen.funcs.get_obj', path='__main__.A')
>>> just(my_func)
Just_my_func(_target_='hydra_zen.funcs.get_obj', path='__main__.my_func')

Auto-config support

Calling just on a value of a type that has special support from hydra-zen will return a structured config instance that, when instantiated by Hydra, returns that value.

>>> just(1+2j)
ConfigComplex(real=1.0, imag=2.0, _target_='builtins.complex')
>>> instantiate(just(1+2j))
(1+2j)

>>> just({1, 2, 3})
Builds_set(_target_='builtins.set', _args_=((1, 2, 3),))
>>> instantiate(just({1, 2, 3}))
{1, 2, 3}

By default, just will convert a dataclass instance to a corresponding targeted config. This behavior can be modified via zen-convert settings.

>>> from dataclasses import dataclass
>>> @dataclass
... class B:
...     x: complex
>>>
>>> instantiate(just(B)) is B
True
>>> instantiate(just(B(2+3j))) == B(2+3j)
True

just operates recursively within sequences, mappings, and dataclass fields.

>>> z_dict = {'a': [3-4j, 1+2j]}
>>> assert instantiate(just(z_dict)) == z_dict
>>>
>>> from typing import Any
>>> @dataclass
... class C:
...     x: Any
>>>
>>> instantiate(just(C(B(2+3j))))
C(B(2+3j))

Auto-Application of just

Both builds and make_config will automatically (and recursively) apply just to all configured values. E.g. in the following example just will be applied to both the complex-valued the list and to sum.

>>> from hydra_zen import make_config
>>> Conf2 = make_config(data=[1+2j, 2+3j], reduction_fn=sum)

>>> print(to_yaml(Conf2))
data:
- real: 1.0
  imag: 2.0
  _target_: builtins.complex
- real: 2.0
  imag: 3.0
  _target_: builtins.complex
reduction_fn:
  _target_: hydra_zen.funcs.get_obj
  path: builtins.sum

>>> conf = instantiate(Conf2)
>>> conf.reduction_fn(conf.data)
(3+5j)
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