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Compile and run a Stan model and return a CmdStanMLE object.

Source: R/tar_stan_mle.R
tar_stan_mle_run.Rd

Not a user-side function. Do not invoke directly.

Usage

tar_stan_mle_run(
  stan_file,
  data,
  compile,
  quiet,
  stdout,
  stderr,
  dir,
  pedantic,
  include_paths,
  cpp_options,
  stanc_options,
  force_recompile,
  seed,
  refresh,
  init,
  save_latent_dynamics,
  output_dir,
  algorithm,
  init_alpha,
  iter,
  sig_figs,
  tol_obj,
  tol_rel_obj,
  tol_grad,
  tol_rel_grad,
  tol_param,
  history_size,
  variables
)

Arguments

stan_file

(string) The path to a .stan file containing a Stan program. The helper function write_stan_file() is provided for cases when it is more convenient to specify the Stan program as a string. If stan_file is not specified then exe_file must be specified.

data

(multiple options) The data to use for the variables specified in the data block of the Stan program. One of the following:

  • A named list of R objects with the names corresponding to variables declared in the data block of the Stan program. Internally this list is then written to JSON for CmdStan using write_stan_json(). See write_stan_json() for details on the conversions performed on R objects before they are passed to Stan.

  • A path to a data file compatible with CmdStan (JSON or R dump). See the appendices in the CmdStan guide for details on using these formats.

  • NULL or an empty list if the Stan program has no data block.

compile

Character of length 1. If "original", then cmdstan will compile the source file right before running it (or skip compilation if the binary is up to date). This assumes the worker has access to the file. If the worker is running on a remote computer that does not have access to the model file, set to "copy" instead. compile = "copy" means the pipeline will read the lines of the original Stan model file and send them to the worker. The worker writes the lines to a local copy and compiles the model from there, so it no longer needs access to the original Stan model file on your local machine. However, as a result, the Stan model re-compiles every time the main target reruns.

quiet

(logical) Should the verbose output from CmdStan during compilation be suppressed? The default is TRUE, but if you encounter an error we recommend trying again with quiet=FALSE to see more of the output.

stdout

Character of length 1, file path to write the stdout stream of the model when it runs. Set to NULL to print to the console. Set to R.utils::nullfile() to suppress stdout. Does not apply to messages, warnings, or errors.

stderr

Character of length 1, file path to write the stderr stream of the model when it runs. Set to NULL to print to the console. Set to R.utils::nullfile() to suppress stderr. Does not apply to messages, warnings, or errors.

dir

(string) The path to the directory in which to store the CmdStan executable (or .hpp file if using $save_hpp_file()). The default is the same location as the Stan program.

pedantic

(logical) Should pedantic mode be turned on? The default is FALSE. Pedantic mode attempts to warn you about potential issues in your Stan program beyond syntax errors. For details see the Pedantic mode chapter in the Stan Reference Manual. Note: to do a pedantic check for a model without compiling it or for a model that is already compiled the $check_syntax() method can be used instead.

include_paths

(character vector) Paths to directories where Stan should look for files specified in #include directives in the Stan program.

cpp_options

(list) Any makefile options to be used when compiling the model (STAN_THREADS, STAN_MPI, STAN_OPENCL, etc.). Anything you would otherwise write in the make/local file. For an example of using threading see the Stan case study Reduce Sum: A Minimal Example.

stanc_options

(list) Any Stan-to-C++ transpiler options to be used when compiling the model. See the Examples section below as well as the stanc chapter of the CmdStan Guide for more details on available options: https://mc-stan.org/docs/cmdstan-guide/stanc.html.

force_recompile

(logical) Should the model be recompiled even if was not modified since last compiled. The default is FALSE. Can also be set via a global cmdstanr_force_recompile option.

seed

(positive integer(s)) A seed for the (P)RNG to pass to CmdStan. In the case of multi-chain sampling the single seed will automatically be augmented by the the run (chain) ID so that each chain uses a different seed. The exception is the transformed data block, which defaults to using same seed for all chains so that the same data is generated for all chains if RNG functions are used. The only time seed should be specified as a vector (one element per chain) is if RNG functions are used in transformed data and the goal is to generate different data for each chain.

refresh

(non-negative integer) The number of iterations between printed screen updates. If refresh = 0, only error messages will be printed.

init

(multiple options) The initialization method to use for the variables declared in the parameters block of the Stan program. One of the following:

  • A real number x>0. This initializes all parameters randomly between [-x,x] on the unconstrained parameter space.;

  • The number 0. This initializes all parameters to 0;

  • A character vector of paths (one per chain) to JSON or Rdump files containing initial values for all or some parameters. See write_stan_json() to write R objects to JSON files compatible with CmdStan.

  • A list of lists containing initial values for all or some parameters. For MCMC the list should contain a sublist for each chain. For other model fitting methods there should be just one sublist. The sublists should have named elements corresponding to the parameters for which you are specifying initial values. See Examples.

  • A function that returns a single list with names corresponding to the parameters for which you are specifying initial values. The function can take no arguments or a single argument chain_id. For MCMC, if the function has argument chain_id it will be supplied with the chain id (from 1 to number of chains) when called to generate the initial values. See Examples.

save_latent_dynamics

(logical) Should auxiliary diagnostic information about the latent dynamics be written to temporary diagnostic CSV files? This argument replaces CmdStan's diagnostic_file argument and the content written to CSV is controlled by the user's CmdStan installation and not CmdStanR (for some algorithms no content may be written). The default is FALSE, which is appropriate for almost every use case. To save the temporary files created when save_latent_dynamics=TRUE see the $save_latent_dynamics_files() method.

output_dir

(string) A path to a directory where CmdStan should write its output CSV files. For interactive use this can typically be left at NULL (temporary directory) since CmdStanR makes the CmdStan output (posterior draws and diagnostics) available in R via methods of the fitted model objects. The behavior of output_dir is as follows:

  • If NULL (the default), then the CSV files are written to a temporary directory and only saved permanently if the user calls one of the $save_* methods of the fitted model object (e.g., $save_output_files()). These temporary files are removed when the fitted model object is garbage collected (manually or automatically).

  • If a path, then the files are created in output_dir with names corresponding to the defaults used by $save_output_files().

algorithm

(string) The optimization algorithm. One of "lbfgs", "bfgs", or "newton". The control parameters below are only available for "lbfgs" and "bfgs. For their default values and more details see the CmdStan User's Guide. The default values can also be obtained by running cmdstanr_example(method="optimize")$metadata().

init_alpha

(positive real) The initial step size parameter.

iter

(positive integer) The maximum number of iterations.

sig_figs

(positive integer) The number of significant figures used when storing the output values. By default, CmdStan represent the output values with 6 significant figures. The upper limit for sig_figs is 18. Increasing this value will result in larger output CSV files and thus an increased usage of disk space.

tol_obj

(positive real) Convergence tolerance on changes in objective function value.

tol_rel_obj

(positive real) Convergence tolerance on relative changes in objective function value.

tol_grad

(positive real) Convergence tolerance on the norm of the gradient.

tol_rel_grad

(positive real) Convergence tolerance on the relative norm of the gradient.

tol_param

(positive real) Convergence tolerance on changes in parameter value.

history_size

(positive integer) The size of the history used when approximating the Hessian. Only available for L-BFGS.

Value

A CmdStanFit object.