Add option to specify default torch device

piglot/bin/piglot.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import argparse
 import shutil
 from yaml import safe_dump
+import torch
 from piglot.objectives import read_objective
 from piglot.optimisers import read_optimiser
 from piglot.parameter import read_parameters
@@ -31,6 +32,13 @@ def parse_args():
         type=str,
         help='Configuration file to use',
     )
+    # PyTorch compute device
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--device',
+        type=str,
+        default='cpu',
+        help='Default device to use with PyTorch',
+    )
 
     return parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -40,6 +48,7 @@ def main(config_path: str = None):
     if config_path is None:
         args = parse_args()
         config_path = args.config
+        torch.set_default_device(args.device)
     config = parse_config_file(config_path)
     # Build output directory with a copy of the configuration file
     output_dir = config["output"]

piglot/optimisers/botorch/bayes.py

@@ -76,6 +76,17 @@
 }
 
 
+def get_default_torch_device() -> str:
+    """Utility to return the default PyTorch device (pre Pytorch v2.3).
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    str
+        Name of the default PyTorch device.
+    """
+    return str(torch.tensor([0.0]).device)
+
+
 def default_acquisition(
     composite: bool,
     multi_objective: bool,
@@ -147,7 +158,7 @@ def __init__(
         seed: int = 1,
         load_file: str = None,
         export: str = None,
-        device: str = 'cpu',
+        device: str = None,
         reference_point: List[float] = None,
         nadir_scale: float = 0.1,
         skip_initial: bool = False,
@@ -168,7 +179,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.load_file = load_file
         self.export = export
         self.n_test = n_test
-        self.device = device
+        self.device = get_default_torch_device() if device is None else device
         self.skip_initial = bool(skip_initial)
         self.partitioning: FastNondominatedPartitioning = None
         self.adjusted_ref_point = reference_point is None