Tensorflow checkpoints in training model

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This discussion focuses on incorporating TensorFlow checkpoints into a CycleGAN model training process. Users are guided to utilize the tf.train.Checkpoint class to save and restore model states, specifically for generator and discriminator models. Key steps include defining the variables to save, saving checkpoints at the end of each epoch, and restoring from saved checkpoints using the save() and restore() methods. This approach ensures efficient training management across multiple runs.

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Hello everyone,

this is part of the code for a cycleGAN model that I have implemented, and it is the part related to training

[CODE lang="python" title="Training cycleGAN"]#=======================================================================================================================
# cycleGAN architecture
#=======================================================================================================================

def cyclegan(input_A, input_B):

# fake images generation
BfromA = generateB(input_A, training = True)
AfromB = generateA(input_B, training = True)

# images recostruction
regenAfromB = generateA(BfromA, training = True)
regenBfromA = generateB(AfromB, training = True)

# auto-generating
gen_orig_A = generateA(input_A, training = True)
gen_orig_B = generateB(input_B, training = True)

# auto-validating
valid_A = discriminateA(input_A, training = True)
valid_B = discriminateB(input_B, training = True)

# fake images validating
valid_AfromB = discriminateA(AfromB, training = True)
valid_BfromA = discriminateB(BfromA, training = True)

return regenAfromB, regenBfromA, gen_orig_A, gen_orig_B, valid_A, valid_B, valid_AfromB, valid_BfromA

#=======================================================================================================================
# Loss Functions - Optimizers
#=======================================================================================================================

def generator_loss(generated):
return tf.keras.losses.BinaryCrossentropy(from_logits = True, reduction=tf.keras.losses.Reduction.NONE)(tf.ones_like(generated), generated)

def discriminator_loss(real, generated):

real_loss = tf.keras.losses.BinaryCrossentropy(from_logits = True, reduction=tf.keras.losses.Reduction.NONE)(tf.ones_like(real), real)
generated_loss = tf.keras.losses.BinaryCrossentropy(from_logits = True,
reduction=tf.keras.losses.Reduction.NONE)(tf.zeros_like(generated), generated)
total_disc_loss = real_loss + generated_loss

return total_disc_loss

def cycle_loss(real, generated, LAMBDA):
c_loss = tf.reduce_mean(tf.abs(real - generated))

return LAMBDA * c_loss

def identity_loss(real, same, LAMBDA):
i_loss = tf.reduce_mean(tf.abs(real - same))

return LAMBDA * i_loss

#optimizers
gen_optimizer = tf.keras.optimizers.Adam(2e-4, beta_1 = 0.5)
disc_optimizer = tf.keras.optimizers.Adam(2e-4, beta_1 = 0.5)

#=======================================================================================================================
# Training session
#=======================================================================================================================

generateA = generator()
discriminateA = discriminator()
generateB = generator()
discriminateB = discriminator()

inputA = tf.keras.layers.Input(shape = [HEIGHT, WIDTH, CHANNEL])
inputB = tf.keras.layers.Input(shape = [HEIGHT, WIDTH, CHANNEL])

@tf.function
def train_step(inputA, inputB):

with tf.GradientTape(persistent = True) as tape:

regenA, regenB, gen_origA, gen_origB, disc_A, disc_B, disc_AfB, disc_BfA = cyclegan(inputA, inputB)


A_gen_loss = generator_loss(disc_AfB)
B_gen_loss = generator_loss(disc_BfA)

total_cycle_loss = cycle_loss(inputA, regenA, LAMBDA) + cycle_loss(inputB, regenB, LAMBDA)

A_identity_loss = identity_loss(inputA, gen_origA, LAMBDA)
B_identity_loss = identity_loss(inputB, gen_origB, LAMBDA)

total_A_gen_loss = A_gen_loss + total_cycle_loss + A_identity_loss
total_B_gen_loss = B_gen_loss + total_cycle_loss + B_identity_loss

A_disc_loss = discriminator_loss(disc_A, disc_AfB)
B_disc_loss = discriminator_loss(disc_B, disc_BfA)


# Gradients and optimizers
A_generator_gradients = tape.gradient(total_A_gen_loss, generateA.trainable_variables)
gen_optimizer.apply_gradients(zip(A_generator_gradients, generateA.trainable_variables))

B_generator_gradients = tape.gradient(total_B_gen_loss, generateB.trainable_variables)
gen_optimizer.apply_gradients(zip(B_generator_gradients, generateB.trainable_variables))

A_discriminator_gradients = tape.gradient( A_disc_loss, discriminateA.trainable_variables)
disc_optimizer.apply_gradients(zip(A_discriminator_gradients, discriminateA.trainable_variables))

B_discriminator_gradients = tape.gradient(B_disc_loss, discriminateB.trainable_variables)
disc_optimizer.apply_gradients(zip(B_discriminator_gradients, discriminateB.trainable_variables))

# Training
def train(train_ds, epochs):
for epoch in range(epochs):

start = time.time()
print("Starting epoch", epoch + 1)

for image_x, image_y in train_ds:
train_step(image_x.numpy(), image_y.numpy())

print('Time for epoch {} is {} sec'.format(epoch + 1, time.time() - start))
save_step(input_path_A, sample_img, epoch, 'P', generateB, step_path)
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I need to use Tensorflow checkpoints to train the model in multiple runs, but I have no idea how to incorporate them. I haven't used functions like fit(), model(), compile()...

Would anyone be able to help me?
 
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Hi there,

Tensorflow checkpoints are a useful tool for saving and restoring the state of your model during training. They allow you to save the weights and other parameters of your model at certain checkpoints, so that you can resume training from that point if needed.

To incorporate checkpoints into your code, you can use the tf.train.Checkpoint class. First, you need to define which variables you want to save as checkpoints. In your case, it looks like you would want to save the weights and other parameters of your generator and discriminator models. You can do this by creating an instance of the Checkpoint class and passing in the variables you want to save as arguments. For example:

checkpoint = tf.train.Checkpoint(generator=generateA,
discriminator=discriminateA)

You can repeat this process for your other models as well.

Next, you need to decide at which points during training you want to save the checkpoints. This is usually done at the end of each epoch, but you can also choose to save them at other intervals if needed. To save the checkpoint, you can call the save() method on your checkpoint object, passing in the path where you want to save the checkpoint. For example:

checkpoint.save("/path/to/checkpoint")

To restore a checkpoint, you can use the restore() method on your checkpoint object, passing in the path to the saved checkpoint. For example:

checkpoint.restore("/path/to/checkpoint")

You can also use the restore() method to load the weights and other parameters from a previous run if you need to resume training from a specific point.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.
 

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