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+"""
+(c) 2018 - 2021, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
+Steve L. Nyemba, steve.l.nyemba@vumc.org
+
+This file is designed to handle preconditions for a generative adversarial network:
+    - The file will read/get data from a source specified by transport (or data-frame)
+    - The class will convert the data to a binary vector
+    - The class will also help rebuild the data from a binary matrix.
+Usage :
+
+"""
+import transport
+import json
+import pandas as pd
+import numpy as np
+import cupy as cp
+import sys
+import os
+# from multiprocessing import Process, Queue
+
+# if 'GPU' in os.environ :
+#     import cupy as np
+# else:
+#     import numpy as np    
+class void:
+    pass
+class Hardware :
+    """
+    This class is intended to allow the use of hardware i.e GPU, index or CPU
+    """
+    pass
+
+class Input :
+    """
+    This class is designed to read data from a source and and perform a variet of operations :
+        - provide a feature space, and rows (matrix profile)
+        - a data index map
+    """
+    # def learn(self,**_args):
+    #     """
+    #     This function is designed to learn about, the data and persist
+    #     :param table
+    #     :param store
+    #     """
+    #     table = _args['table']
+    #     reader  = transport.factory.instance(**_args['store'])
+    #     df = reader.read(table=table,limit=1)
+    #     self.columns = df.columns.tolist()
+
+    #     self._metadf = pd.DataFrame(self.df[self._columns].dtypes.values.astype(str)).T  #,self._columns]
+    #     self._metadf.columns = self._columns
+
+    #     sql = "SELECT :fields from :table".replace(":table",table)        
+
+
+    def __init__(self,**_args):
+        """
+        :param table    
+        :param store    data-store parameters/configuration
+        :param sql      sql query  that pulls a representative sample of the data
+        """
+        self._schema = _args['schema'] if 'schema' in _args else {}
+        self.df = _args['data']
+        if 'sql' not in _args :
+            # self._initdata(**_args)   
+            # 
+            pass  
+        else:
+            self._initsql(**_args)
+        self._map = {} if 'map' not in _args else _args['map']
+        # self._metadf = pd.DataFrame(self.df[self._columns].dtypes.values.astype(str)).T  #,self._columns]
+        # self._metadf.columns = self._columns
+        if 'gpu' in _args and 'GPU' in os.environ:
+            
+            np = cp
+            index = int(_args['gpu'])
+            np.cuda.Device(index).use()            
+            print(['..:: GPU ',index])
+        
+    def _initsql(self,**_args):
+        """
+        This function will initialize the class on the basis of a data-store and optionally pre-defined columns to be used to be synthesized 
+        :param store        data-store configuration
+        :param sql          sql query to be applied to the transported data
+        :param columns      list of columns to be 
+        """
+        # _store_args = _args['store']
+        # reader = transport.factory.instance(**_store_args)
+        # sql = _args['sql']
+        
+        # self.df = reader.read(sql=_args['sql'])
+        
+        
+        if 'columns' not in _args :
+            self._initcols(data=self.df)
+        else:
+            self._initcols(data=self.df,columns=_args['columns'])
+        
+        pass     
+    def _initcols (self,**_args) :
+        """
+        This function will initialize the columns to be synthesized and/or determine which ones can be synthesized
+        :param data         data-frame that holds the data (matrix)
+        :param columns      optional columns to be synthesized 
+        """
+        # df = _args['data'].copy()
+        row_count = self.df.shape[0]
+        cols    = None if 'columns' not in _args else _args['columns']
+        self.columns = self.df.columns.tolist()
+        if 'columns' in _args :
+            self._columns = _args['columns']
+        else:
+            #
+            # We will look into the count and make a judgment call
+            _df = pd.DataFrame(self.df.apply(lambda col: col.dropna().unique().size )).T
+            MIN_SPACE_SIZE = 2
+            self._columns  = cols if cols else _df.apply(lambda col:None if col[0] == row_count or col[0] < MIN_SPACE_SIZE else col.name).dropna().tolist()
+    def _initdata(self,**_args):
+        """
+        This function will initialize the class with a data-frame and columns of interest (if any)
+        :param data       data-frame that holds the data
+        :param columns columns that need to be synthesized if any
+        """
+        #
+        # setting class-level variables to be reused across the class
+        # self.df = _args['data']  
+        row_count = self.df.shape[0]
+        # self.columns = self.df.columns 
+        # self._metadf = self.df.apply(lambda col: col.unique().size)
+        # _df = pd.DataFrame(self.df.apply(lambda col: col.unique().size )).T
+        # cols = None if 'columns' not in _args else _args['columns']
+        self._initcols(**_args)
+
+    def convert(self,**_args):
+        """
+        This function will convert a data-frame into a binary matrix and provide a map to be able to map the values back to the matrix 
+        :param columns  in case we specify the columns to account for (just in case the original assumptions don't hold)
+        """
+        if 'columns' in _args or 'column' in _args :
+            columns = _args['columns'] if 'columns' in _args else [_args['column']]
+        else:
+            columns = self._columns
+        _df = self.df if 'data' not in _args else _args['data']
+        #
+        # At this point we have the list of features we want to use
+        i = 0
+        
+        _m = np.array([])
+        _values  = []
+        for name in columns :
+            #
+            # In case we have  dataset with incomplete value space, we should still be able to generate something meaningful
+            #
+            values = None if name not in self._map else list(self._map[name]['values'])
+            _type = self._schema[name] if name in self._schema else _df[name].dtype
+            cols, _matrix = self.tobinary(_df[name],values)
+            _beg,_end = i,i+len(cols)
+            if name not in self._map :
+                self._map[name] = {"beg":_beg,"end":_end ,"values":cols}
+            i += len(cols)
+            if not _m.shape[0]:
+                _m = _matrix ;
+            else:
+                _m = np.concatenate((_m,_matrix),axis=1)
+            if values :
+                _values += list(values)
+        #
+        # @NOTE:
+        # The map should allow us to be able to convert or reconvert the binary matrix to whatever we want ...
+        #
+        # self._matrix = _m
+        
+        return _values,_m
+        
+    def revert(self,**_args) :
+        """
+        This function will take in a binary matrix and based on the map of values it will repopulate it with values
+        :param _matrix  binary matrix
+        :param column|columns   column name or columns if the column is specified
+        """
+        _column = _args['column'] if 'column' in _args else None
+            
+        
+        matrix = _args['matrix']
+        row_count = matrix.shape[0]
+        r = {}
+        for key in self._map :
+            if _column and key != _column :
+                continue
+            _item = self._map[key]
+            _beg = _item['beg']
+            _end = _item['end']
+            columns = np.array(_item['values'])
+            #
+            # @NOTE: We are accessing matrices in terms of [row,col], 
+            # The beg,end variables are for the columns in the matrix (mini matrix)
+            #
+            # if not _column :
+            #     _matrix = matrix[:,_beg:_end] #-- The understanding is that _end is not included
+            # else:
+                # _matrix = matrix
+            _matrix = matrix[:,_beg:_end]
+            #
+            # vectorize the matrix to replace the bits by their actual values (accounting for the data-types)
+            # @TODO: Find ways to do this on a GPU (for big data) or across threads
+            #
+            row_count = _matrix.shape[0]
+            # r[key] = [columns[np.where(row == 1) [0][0] ] for row in _matrix[:,_beg:_end]]
+            
+            r[key] = [columns[np.where(row==1)[0][0]] if np.where(row==1)[0].size > 0 else '' for row in _matrix]
+            
+            
+        return pd.DataFrame(r)
+     
+    def tobinary(self,rows,cols=None) :
+        """
+        This function will compile a binary matrix from a row of values this allows hopefully this can be done in parallel, this function can be vectorized and processed 
+        :param rows     np.array or list of vector of values
+        :param cols     a space of values if it were to be different fromt he current sample.
+        """
+        
+        if not cols:
+            #
+            # In the advent the sample rows do NOT have the values of the 
+            cols = rows.unique()
+        cols = np.array(cols)
+        row_count = len(rows)
+        # if 'GPU' not in os.environ :
+        _matrix = np.zeros([row_count,cols.size])
+        
+        [np.put(_matrix[i], np.where(cols ==  rows[i])  ,1)for i in np.arange(row_count) if np.where(cols == rows[i])[0].size > 0]
+        # else:
+        #     _matrix = cp.zeros([row_count,cols.size])
+        #     [cp.put(_matrix[i], cp.where(cols ==  rows[i]),1)for i in cp.arange(row_count) ]
+        #     _matrix = _matrix.asnumpy()
+
+        
+        return cols,_matrix
+
+if __name__ == '__main__' :
+    df = pd.read_csv('../../sample.csv')
+    _input = Input(data=df,columns=['age','race'])
+    _m = _input.convert(column='age')
+    print (_m.shape)
+    print (_input.revert(matrix=_m,column='age'))
+    print (_input._metadf)
+
+# _args = {"store":{"type":"sql.BQReader","args":{"service_key":"/home/steve/dev/aou/accounts/curation-prod.json"}}}
+# _args['table'] = 'io.observation'
+# _i = Input(**_args)
+# df = pd.read_csv('../../sample.csv')
+# print (Input.ToBinary(df.age))
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