GAN

Basic support for Generative Adversarial Networks

GAN stands for Generative Adversarial Nets and were invented by Ian Goodfellow. The concept is that we train two models at the same time: a generator and a critic. The generator will try to make new images similar to the ones in a dataset, and the critic will try to classify real images from the ones the generator does. The generator returns images, the critic a single number (usually a probability, 0. for fake images and 1. for real ones).

We train them against each other in the sense that at each step (more or less), we:

1. Freeze the generator and train the critic for one step by:

• getting one batch of true images (let’s call that real)
• generating one batch of fake images (let’s call that fake)
• have the critic evaluate each batch and compute a loss function from that; the important part is that it rewards positively the detection of real images and penalizes the fake ones
• update the weights of the critic with the gradients of this loss

2. Freeze the critic and train the generator for one step by:

• generating one batch of fake images
• evaluate the critic on it
• return a loss that rewards positively the critic thinking those are real images
• update the weights of the generator with the gradients of this loss

Note

The fastai library provides support for training GANs through the GANTrainer, but doesn’t include more than basic models.

Wrapping the modules

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GANModule

 GANModule (generator:nn.Module=None, critic:nn.Module=None,
            gen_mode:None|bool=False)

Wrapper around a generator and a critic to create a GAN.

	Type	Default	Details
generator	nn.Module	None	The generator PyTorch module
critic	nn.Module	None	The discriminator PyTorch module
gen_mode	None | bool	False	Whether the GAN should be set to generator mode

This is just a shell to contain the two models. When called, it will either delegate the input to the generator or the critic depending of the value of gen_mode.

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GANModule.switch

 GANModule.switch (gen_mode:None|bool=None)

Put the module in generator mode if gen_mode is True, in critic mode otherwise.

	Type	Default	Details
gen_mode	None | bool	None	Whether the GAN should be set to generator mode

By default (leaving gen_mode to None), this will put the module in the other mode (critic mode if it was in generator mode and vice versa).

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basic_critic

 basic_critic (in_size:int, n_channels:int, n_features:int=64,
               n_extra_layers:int=0, norm_type:NormType=<NormType.Batch:
               1>, ks=3, stride=1, padding=None, bias=None, ndim=2,
               bn_1st=True, act_cls=<class
               'torch.nn.modules.activation.ReLU'>, transpose=False,
               init='auto', xtra=None, bias_std=0.01,
               dilation:Union[int,Tuple[int,int]]=1, groups:int=1,
               padding_mode:str='zeros', device=None, dtype=None)

A basic critic for images n_channels x in_size x in_size.

	Type	Default	Details
in_size	int		Input size for the critic (same as the output size of the generator)
n_channels	int		Number of channels of the input for the critic
n_features	int	64	Number of features used in the critic
n_extra_layers	int	0	Number of extra hidden layers in the critic
norm_type	NormType	NormType.Batch	Type of normalization to use in the critic
ks	int	3
stride	int	1
padding	NoneType	None
bias	NoneType	None
ndim	int	2
bn_1st	bool	True
act_cls	type	ReLU
transpose	bool	False
init	str	auto
xtra	NoneType	None
bias_std	float	0.01
dilation	Union	1
groups	int	1
padding_mode	str	zeros	TODO: refine this type
device	NoneType	None
dtype	NoneType	None
Returns	nn.Sequential

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AddChannels

 AddChannels (n_dim)

Add n_dim channels at the end of the input.

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basic_generator

 basic_generator (out_size:int, n_channels:int, in_sz:int=100,
                  n_features:int=64, n_extra_layers:int=0, ks=3, stride=1,
                  padding=None, bias=None, ndim=2,
                  norm_type=<NormType.Batch: 1>, bn_1st=True,
                  act_cls=<class 'torch.nn.modules.activation.ReLU'>,
                  transpose=False, init='auto', xtra=None, bias_std=0.01,
                  dilation:Union[int,Tuple[int,int]]=1, groups:int=1,
                  padding_mode:str='zeros', device=None, dtype=None)

A basic generator from in_sz to images n_channels x out_size x out_size.

	Type	Default	Details
out_size	int		Output size for the generator (same as the input size for the critic)
n_channels	int		Number of channels of the output of the generator
in_sz	int	100	Size of the input noise vector for the generator
n_features	int	64	Number of features used in the generator
n_extra_layers	int	0	Number of extra hidden layers in the generator
ks	int	3
stride	int	1
padding	NoneType	None
bias	NoneType	None
ndim	int	2
norm_type	NormType	NormType.Batch
bn_1st	bool	True
act_cls	type	ReLU
transpose	bool	False
init	str	auto
xtra	NoneType	None
bias_std	float	0.01
dilation	Union	1
groups	int	1
padding_mode	str	zeros	TODO: refine this type
device	NoneType	None
dtype	NoneType	None
Returns	nn.Sequential

critic = basic_critic(64, 3)
generator = basic_generator(64, 3)
tst = GANModule(critic=critic, generator=generator)
real = torch.randn(2, 3, 64, 64)
real_p = tst(real)
test_eq(real_p.shape, [2,1])

tst.switch() #tst is now in generator mode
noise = torch.randn(2, 100)
fake = tst(noise)
test_eq(fake.shape, real.shape)

tst.switch() #tst is back in critic mode
fake_p = tst(fake)
test_eq(fake_p.shape, [2,1])

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DenseResBlock

 DenseResBlock (nf:int, norm_type:NormType=<NormType.Batch: 1>, ks=3,
                stride=1, padding=None, bias=None, ndim=2, bn_1st=True,
                act_cls=<class 'torch.nn.modules.activation.ReLU'>,
                transpose=False, init='auto', xtra=None, bias_std=0.01,
                dilation:Union[int,Tuple[int,int]]=1, groups:int=1,
                padding_mode:str='zeros', device=None, dtype=None)

Resnet block of nf features. conv_kwargs are passed to conv_layer.

	Type	Default	Details
nf	int		Number of features
norm_type	NormType	NormType.Batch	Normalization type
ks	int	3
stride	int	1
padding	NoneType	None
bias	NoneType	None
ndim	int	2
bn_1st	bool	True
act_cls	type	ReLU
transpose	bool	False
init	str	auto
xtra	NoneType	None
bias_std	float	0.01
dilation	Union	1
groups	int	1
padding_mode	str	zeros	TODO: refine this type
device	NoneType	None
dtype	NoneType	None
Returns	SequentialEx

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gan_critic

 gan_critic (n_channels:int=3, nf:int=128, n_blocks:int=3, p:float=0.15)

Critic to train a GAN.

	Type	Default	Details
n_channels	int	3	Number of channels of the input for the critic
nf	int	128	Number of features for the critic
n_blocks	int	3	Number of ResNet blocks within the critic
p	float	0.15	Amount of dropout in the critic
Returns	nn.Sequential

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GANLoss

 GANLoss (gen_loss_func:callable, crit_loss_func:callable,
          gan_model:GANModule)

Wrapper around crit_loss_func and gen_loss_func

	Type	Details
gen_loss_func	callable	Generator loss function
crit_loss_func	callable	Critic loss function
gan_model	GANModule	The GAN model

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GANLoss.generator

 GANLoss.generator (output, target)

Evaluate the output with the critic then uses self.gen_loss_func to evaluate how well the critic was fooled by output

	Details
output	Generator outputs
target	Real images

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GANLoss.critic

 GANLoss.critic (real_pred, input)

Create some fake_pred with the generator from input and compare them to real_pred in self.crit_loss_func.

	Details
real_pred	Critic predictions for real images
input	Input noise vector to pass into generator

If the generator method is called, this loss function expects the output of the generator and some target (a batch of real images). It will evaluate if the generator successfully fooled the critic using gen_loss_func. This loss function has the following signature

def gen_loss_func(fake_pred, output, target):

to be able to combine the output of the critic on output (which the first argument fake_pred) with output and target (if you want to mix the GAN loss with other losses for instance).

If the critic method is called, this loss function expects the real_pred given by the critic and some input (the noise fed to the generator). It will evaluate the critic using crit_loss_func. This loss function has the following signature

def crit_loss_func(real_pred, fake_pred):

where real_pred is the output of the critic on a batch of real images and fake_pred is generated from the noise using the generator.

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AdaptiveLoss

 AdaptiveLoss (crit:callable)

Expand the target to match the output size before applying crit.

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accuracy_thresh_expand

 accuracy_thresh_expand (y_pred:torch.Tensor, y_true:torch.Tensor,
                         thresh:float=0.5, sigmoid:bool=True)

Compute thresholded accuracy after expanding y_true to the size of y_pred.

Callbacks for GAN training

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set_freeze_model

 set_freeze_model (m:torch.nn.modules.module.Module, rg:bool)

	Type	Details
m	nn.Module	Model to freeze/unfreeze
rg	bool	Requires grad argument. True for freeze

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GANTrainer

 GANTrainer (switch_eval:bool=False, clip:None|float=None,
             beta:float=0.98, gen_first:bool=False, show_img:bool=True)

Callback to handle GAN Training.

	Type	Default	Details
switch_eval	bool	False	Whether the model should be set to eval mode when calculating loss
clip	None | float	None	How much to clip the weights
beta	float	0.98	Exponentially weighted smoothing of the losses beta
gen_first	bool	False	Whether we start with generator training
show_img	bool	True	Whether to show example generated images during training

Warning

The GANTrainer is useless on its own, you need to complete it with one of the following switchers

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FixedGANSwitcher

 FixedGANSwitcher (n_crit:int=1, n_gen:int=1)

Switcher to do n_crit iterations of the critic then n_gen iterations of the generator.

	Type	Default	Details
n_crit	int	1	How many steps of critic training before switching to generator
n_gen	int	1	How many steps of generator training before switching to critic

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AdaptiveGANSwitcher

 AdaptiveGANSwitcher (gen_thresh:None|float=None,
                      critic_thresh:None|float=None)

Switcher that goes back to generator/critic when the loss goes below gen_thresh/crit_thresh.

	Type	Default	Details
gen_thresh	None | float	None	Loss threshold for generator
critic_thresh	None | float	None	Loss threshold for critic

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GANDiscriminativeLR

 GANDiscriminativeLR (mult_lr=5.0)

Callback that handles multiplying the learning rate by mult_lr for the critic.

GAN data

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InvisibleTensor

 InvisibleTensor (x, **kwargs)

TensorBase but show method does nothing

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generate_noise

 generate_noise (fn, size=100)

Generate noise vector.

	Type	Default	Details
fn			Dummy argument so it works with DataBlock
size	int	100	Size of returned noise vector
Returns	InvisibleTensor

We use the generate_noise function to generate noise vectors to pass into the generator for image generation.

bs = 128
size = 64

dblock = DataBlock(blocks = (TransformBlock, ImageBlock),
                   get_x = generate_noise,
                   get_items = get_image_files,
                   splitter = IndexSplitter([]),
                   item_tfms=Resize(size, method=ResizeMethod.Crop), 
                   batch_tfms = Normalize.from_stats(torch.tensor([0.5,0.5,0.5]), torch.tensor([0.5,0.5,0.5])))

path = untar_data(URLs.LSUN_BEDROOMS)

dls = dblock.dataloaders(path, path=path, bs=bs)

dls.show_batch(max_n=16)

GAN Learner

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gan_loss_from_func

 gan_loss_from_func (loss_gen:<built-infunctioncallable>,
                     loss_crit:<built-infunctioncallable>,
                     weights_gen:None|list|tuple=None)

Define loss functions for a GAN from loss_gen and loss_crit.

	Type	Default	Details
loss_gen	callable		A loss function for the generator. Evaluates generator output images and target real images
loss_crit	callable		A loss function for the critic. Evaluates predictions of real and fake images.
weights_gen	None | list | tuple	None	Weights for the generator and critic loss function

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GANLearner

 GANLearner (dls:DataLoaders, generator:nn.Module, critic:nn.Module,
             gen_loss_func:callable, crit_loss_func:callable,
             switcher:Callback|None=None, gen_first:bool=False,
             switch_eval:bool=True, show_img:bool=True,
             clip:None|float=None, cbs:Callback|None|list=None,
             metrics:None|list|callable=None,
             loss_func:callable|None=None, opt_func=<function Adam>,
             lr=0.001, splitter:callable=<function trainable_params>,
             path=None, model_dir='models', wd=None, wd_bn_bias=False,
             train_bn=True, moms=(0.95, 0.85, 0.95),
             default_cbs:bool=True)

A Learner suitable for GANs.

	Type	Default	Details
dls	DataLoaders		DataLoaders object for GAN data
generator	nn.Module		Generator model
critic	nn.Module		Critic model
gen_loss_func	callable		Generator loss function
crit_loss_func	callable		Critic loss function
switcher	Callback | None	None	Callback for switching between generator and critic training, defaults to FixedGANSwitcher
gen_first	bool	False	Whether we start with generator training
switch_eval	bool	True	Whether the model should be set to eval mode when calculating loss
show_img	bool	True	Whether to show example generated images during training
clip	None | float	None	How much to clip the weights
cbs	Callback | None | list	None	Additional callbacks
metrics	None | list | callable	None	Metrics
loss_func	callable | None	None
opt_func	function	Adam
lr	float	0.001
splitter	callable	trainable_params
path	NoneType	None
model_dir	str	models
wd	NoneType	None
wd_bn_bias	bool	False
train_bn	bool	True
moms	tuple	(0.95, 0.85, 0.95)
default_cbs	bool	True

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GANLearner.from_learners

 GANLearner.from_learners (gen_learn:Learner, crit_learn:Learner,
                           switcher:Callback|None=None,
                           weights_gen:None|list|tuple=None,
                           gen_first:bool=False, switch_eval:bool=True,
                           show_img:bool=True, clip:None|float=None,
                           cbs:Callback|None|list=None,
                           metrics:None|list|callable=None,
                           loss_func:callable|None=None,
                           opt_func=<function Adam>, lr=0.001,
                           splitter:callable=<function trainable_params>,
                           path=None, model_dir='models', wd=None,
                           wd_bn_bias=False, train_bn=True, moms=(0.95,
                           0.85, 0.95), default_cbs:bool=True)

Create a GAN from learn_gen and learn_crit.

	Type	Default	Details
gen_learn	Learner		A Learner object that contains the generator
crit_learn	Learner		A Learner object that contains the critic
switcher	Callback | None	None	Callback for switching between generator and critic training, defaults to FixedGANSwitcher
weights_gen	None | list | tuple	None	Weights for the generator and critic loss function
gen_first	bool	False	Whether we start with generator training
switch_eval	bool	True	Whether the model should be set to eval mode when calculating loss
show_img	bool	True	Whether to show example generated images during training
clip	None | float	None	How much to clip the weights
cbs	Callback | None | list	None	Additional callbacks
metrics	None | list | callable	None	Metrics
loss_func	callable | None	None	Loss function for training
opt_func	function	Adam	Optimisation function for training
lr	float	0.001	Learning rate
splitter	callable	trainable_params	Used to split parameters into layer groups
path	NoneType	None	Parent directory to save, load, and export models
model_dir	str	models	Subdirectory to save and load models
wd	NoneType	None	Weight decay
wd_bn_bias	bool	False	Apply weight decay to batchnorm bias params?
train_bn	bool	True	Always train batchnorm layers?
moms	tuple	(0.95, 0.85, 0.95)	Momentum
default_cbs	bool	True	Include default callbacks?

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GANLearner.wgan

 GANLearner.wgan (dls:DataLoaders, generator:nn.Module, critic:nn.Module,
                  switcher:Callback|None=None, clip:None|float=0.01,
                  switch_eval:bool=False, gen_first:bool=False,
                  show_img:bool=True, cbs:Callback|None|list=None,
                  metrics:None|list|callable=None,
                  loss_func:callable|None=None, opt_func=<function Adam>,
                  lr=0.001, splitter:callable=<function trainable_params>,
                  path=None, model_dir='models', wd=None,
                  wd_bn_bias=False, train_bn=True, moms=(0.95, 0.85,
                  0.95), default_cbs:bool=True)

Create a WGAN from dls, generator and critic.

	Type	Default	Details
dls	DataLoaders		DataLoaders object for GAN data
generator	nn.Module		Generator model
critic	nn.Module		Critic model
switcher	Callback | None	None	Callback for switching between generator and critic training, defaults to FixedGANSwitcher(n_crit=5, n_gen=1)
clip	None | float	0.01	How much to clip the weights
switch_eval	bool	False	Whether the model should be set to eval mode when calculating loss
gen_first	bool	False	Whether we start with generator training
show_img	bool	True	Whether to show example generated images during training
cbs	Callback | None | list	None	Additional callbacks
metrics	None | list | callable	None	Metrics
loss_func	callable | None	None	Loss function for training
opt_func	function	Adam	Optimisation function for training
lr	float	0.001	Learning rate
splitter	callable	trainable_params	Used to split parameters into layer groups
path	NoneType	None	Parent directory to save, load, and export models
model_dir	str	models	Subdirectory to save and load models
wd	NoneType	None	Weight decay
wd_bn_bias	bool	False	Apply weight decay to batchnorm bias params?
train_bn	bool	True	Always train batchnorm layers?
moms	tuple	(0.95, 0.85, 0.95)	Momentum
default_cbs	bool	True	Include default callbacks?

from fastai.callback.all import *

generator = basic_generator(64, n_channels=3, n_extra_layers=1)
critic    = basic_critic   (64, n_channels=3, n_extra_layers=1, act_cls=partial(nn.LeakyReLU, negative_slope=0.2))

learn = GANLearner.wgan(dls, generator, critic, opt_func = RMSProp)

learn.recorder.train_metrics=True
learn.recorder.valid_metrics=False

learn.fit(1, 2e-4, wd=0.)

/home/tmabraham/git/fastai/fastai/callback/core.py:52: UserWarning: You are shadowing an attribute (generator) that exists in the learner. Use `self.learn.generator` to avoid this
  warn(f"You are shadowing an attribute ({name}) that exists in the learner. Use `self.learn.{name}` to avoid this")
/home/tmabraham/git/fastai/fastai/callback/core.py:52: UserWarning: You are shadowing an attribute (critic) that exists in the learner. Use `self.learn.critic` to avoid this
  warn(f"You are shadowing an attribute ({name}) that exists in the learner. Use `self.learn.{name}` to avoid this")
/home/tmabraham/git/fastai/fastai/callback/core.py:52: UserWarning: You are shadowing an attribute (gen_mode) that exists in the learner. Use `self.learn.gen_mode` to avoid this
  warn(f"You are shadowing an attribute ({name}) that exists in the learner. Use `self.learn.{name}` to avoid this")

epoch	train_loss	gen_loss	crit_loss	time
0	-0.815071	0.646809	-1.140522	00:38

/home/tmabraham/anaconda3/envs/fastai/lib/python3.7/site-packages/fastprogress/fastprogress.py:74: UserWarning: Your generator is empty.
  warn("Your generator is empty.")

learn.show_results(max_n=9, ds_idx=0)