train_budget.proto

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// A proto to specify a budget limit for the training of algorithms.
//
// Training time is not measured directly but with respect to a baseline model,
// so that results remain comparable when running in machines with different
// speeds.

syntax = "proto2";

package automl_zero;

message TrainBudgetSpec {
  // A Algorithm to use as a reference. See `TrainExamples`.
  optional int32 train_budget_baseline = 1;

  // Fraction of the training time of the baseline above which the algorithm
  // will be discarded.
  optional double train_budget_threshold_factor = 2;
}