fix List and improve Pytree

flax/nnx/graph.py

@@ -296,6 +296,15 @@ def get_node_impl_for_type(
   else:
     return None
 
+# use type-aware sorting to support int keys
+def _type_aware_sort(item: tuple[tp.Any, tp.Any]) -> tuple[int, tp.Any]:
+  key, _ = item
+  if isinstance(key, int):
+    return (0, key)
+  elif isinstance(key, str):
+    return (1, key)
+  else:
+    raise ValueError(f'Unsupported key type: {type(key)!r}')
 
 class HashableMapping(tp.Mapping[HA, HB], tp.Hashable):
   _mapping: dict[HA, HB] | tp.Mapping[HA, HB]
@@ -316,16 +325,7 @@ def __len__(self) -> int:
     return len(self._mapping)
 
   def __hash__(self) -> int:
-    # use type-aware sorting to support int keys
-    def _pytree__key_sort_fn(item: tuple[tp.Any, tp.Any]) -> tuple[int, tp.Any]:
-      key, _ = item
-      if isinstance(key, int):
-        return (0, key)
-      elif isinstance(key, str):
-        return (1, key)
-      else:
-        raise ValueError(f'Unsupported key type: {type(key)!r}')
-    return hash(tuple(sorted(self._mapping.items(), key=_pytree__key_sort_fn)))
+    return hash(tuple(sorted(self._mapping.items(), key=_type_aware_sort)))
 
   def __eq__(self, other: tp.Any) -> bool:
     return (

flax/nnx/helpers.py

@@ -116,17 +116,20 @@ def __init__(self, it: tp.Iterable[A] | None = None, /):
       for value in it:
         self.append(value)
 
-  def _getattr(self, key) -> A:
-    return vars(self)[key]  # type: ignore[unsupported-operands]
+  def _get_elem(self, key: int) -> A:
+    return getattr(self, str(key))
 
-  def _delattr(self, key) -> None:
-    vars(self).pop(key)
+  def _set_elem(self, key: int, value: A) -> None:
+    setattr(self, str(key), value)
+
+  def _del_elem(self, key: int) -> None:
+    delattr(self, str(key))
 
   def __len__(self) -> int:
     return self._length
 
   def append(self, value: A) -> None:
-    self._setattr(self._length, value)
+    self._set_elem(self._length, value)
     self._length += 1
 
   def insert(self, index: int, value: A) -> None:
@@ -139,15 +142,15 @@ def insert(self, index: int, value: A) -> None:
 
     # Shift elements to the right
     for i in range(self._length, index, -1):
-      self._setattr(i, self._getattr(i - 1))
+      self._set_elem(i, self._get_elem(i - 1))
 
     # Insert the new value
-    self._setattr(index, value)
+    self._set_elem(index, value)
     self._length += 1
 
   def __iter__(self) -> tp.Iterator[A]:
     for i in range(self._length):
-      yield self._getattr(i)
+      yield self._get_elem(i)
 
   @tp.overload
   def __getitem__(self, index: int) -> A: ...
@@ -159,10 +162,10 @@ def __getitem__(self, index: int | slice) -> A | tp.List[A]:
         index += self._length
       if index < 0 or index >= self._length:
         raise IndexError('Index out of bounds')
-      return self._getattr(index)
+      return self._get_elem(index)
     elif isinstance(index, slice):
       idxs = list(range(self._length))[index]
-      return [self._getattr(i) for i in idxs]
+      return [self._get_elem(i) for i in idxs]
     else:
       raise TypeError('Invalid index type')
 
@@ -172,7 +175,7 @@ def __setitem__(self, index: int | slice, value: A | tp.Iterable[A]) -> None:
         index += self._length
       if index < 0 or index >= self._length:
         raise IndexError('Index out of bounds')
-      self._setattr(index, value)
+      self._set_elem(index, value)
     elif isinstance(index, slice):
       if not isinstance(value, tp.Iterable):
         raise TypeError('Expected an iterable')
@@ -181,7 +184,7 @@ def __setitem__(self, index: int | slice, value: A | tp.Iterable[A]) -> None:
       if len(idxs) != len(values):
         raise ValueError('Length mismatch')
       for i, v in zip(idxs, values):
-        self._setattr(i, v)
+        self._set_elem(i, v)
     else:
       raise TypeError('Invalid index type')
 
@@ -191,9 +194,9 @@ def __delitem__(self, index: int | slice) -> None:
         index += self._length
       if index < 0 or index >= self._length:
         raise IndexError('Index out of bounds')
-      self._delattr(index)
+      self._del_elem(index)
       for i in range(index + 1, self._length):
-        self._setattr(i - 1, self._getattr(i))
+        self._set_elem(i - 1, self._get_elem(i))
       self._length -= 1
     elif isinstance(index, slice):
       idxs = list(range(self._length))[index]
@@ -203,15 +206,8 @@ def __delitem__(self, index: int | slice) -> None:
     else:
       raise TypeError('Invalid index type')
 
-  @staticmethod
-  def _pytree__key_sort_fn(item: tuple[tp.Any, tp.Any]) -> tuple[int, tp.Any]:
-    key, _ = item
-    if isinstance(key, int):
-      return (0, key)
-    elif isinstance(key, str):
-      return (1, key)
-    else:
-      raise ValueError(f'Unsupported key type: {type(key)!r}')
+  _pytree__has_int_keys = True
+
 
 class Sequential(Module):
   """A Module that applies a sequence of callables.

flax/nnx/pytreelib.py

@@ -340,16 +340,18 @@ def _pytree_meta_construct(cls, self, *args, **kwargs):
 def _graph_node_meta_call(cls: tp.Type[P], *args, **kwargs) -> P:
   node = cls.__new__(cls, *args, **kwargs)
   vars_obj = vars(node)
-  vars_obj['_pytree__state'] = PytreeState()
-  vars_obj['_pytree__nodes'] = cls._pytree__nodes
+  object.__setattr__(node, '_pytree__state', PytreeState())
+  object.__setattr__(node, '_pytree__nodes', cls._pytree__nodes)
   cls._pytree_meta_construct(node, *args, **kwargs)
   if cls._pytree__is_pytree:
     missing: dict[str, bool] = {}
     for name, value in vars(node).items():
-      if name not in vars_obj['_pytree__nodes']:
+      if name not in node._pytree__nodes:
         missing[name] = is_data(value)
     if missing:
-      vars_obj['_pytree__nodes'] = vars_obj['_pytree__nodes'].update(missing)
+      object.__setattr__(
+        node, '_pytree__nodes', node._pytree__nodes.update(missing)
+      )
     check_pytree(node)
 
   return node
@@ -500,11 +502,10 @@ def _setattr(self, name, value: tp.Any) -> None:
       if name not in self._pytree__nodes or (
           explicit and self._pytree__nodes[name] != data
       ):
-        vars(self)['_pytree__nodes'] = self._pytree__nodes.update({name: data})
-    if isinstance(name, str):
-      object.__setattr__(self, name, value)
-    else:
-      vars(self)[name] = value
+        object.__setattr__(
+          self, '_pytree__nodes', self._pytree__nodes.update({name: data})
+        )
+    object.__setattr__(self, name, value)
 
   def _check_value(self, key, value, new_status: AttributeStatus | None):
     def _has_arrays(leaves):
@@ -739,20 +740,26 @@ def __getstate__(self):
     return vars(self).copy()
 
   def __setstate__(self, state):
-    vars(self).update(state)
+    for key, value in state.items():
+      object.__setattr__(self, key, value)
 
   # -------------------------
   # Pytree Definition
   # -------------------------
-  _pytree__key_sort_fn: tp.Callable | None = None
+  _pytree__has_int_keys: bool = False
 
   def _pytree__flatten_with_paths(self):
-    obj_vars = vars(self)
+    obj_items = vars(self).items()
+    if self._pytree__has_int_keys:
+      obj_items = ((_maybe_int(name), value) for name, value in obj_items)
+      key_fn = graph._type_aware_sort
+    else:
+      key_fn = None
     node_attributes = self._pytree__nodes
     node_names: list[str] = []
     node_attrs: list[tuple[tp.Any, tp.Any]] = []
     static_attrs: list[tuple[str, tp.Any]] = []
-    for name, value in sorted(obj_vars.items(), key=self._pytree__key_sort_fn):
+    for name, value in sorted(obj_items, key=key_fn):
       if name in node_attributes and node_attributes[name]:
         node_names.append(name)
         node_attrs.append((
@@ -767,12 +774,17 @@ def _pytree__flatten_with_paths(self):
     return node_attrs, (tuple(node_names), tuple(static_attrs))
 
   def _pytree__flatten(self):
-    obj_vars = vars(self)
+    obj_items = vars(self).items()
+    if self._pytree__has_int_keys:
+      obj_items = ((_maybe_int(name), value) for name, value in obj_items)
+      key_fn = graph._type_aware_sort
+    else:
+      key_fn = None
     node_attributes = self._pytree__nodes
     node_names: list[str] = []
     node_attrs: list[tp.Any] = []
     static_attrs: list[tuple[str, tp.Any]] = []
-    for name, value in sorted(obj_vars.items(), key=self._pytree__key_sort_fn):
+    for name, value in sorted(obj_items, key=key_fn):
       if name in node_attributes and node_attributes[name]:
         node_names.append(name)
         node_attrs.append(value)
@@ -790,45 +802,58 @@ def _pytree__unflatten(
     node_names, static_attrs = static
     obj = object.__new__(cls)
     vars_obj = vars(obj)
-    vars_obj.update(zip(node_names, node_attrs, strict=True))
-    vars_obj.update(static_attrs)
+    if cls._pytree__has_int_keys:
+      node_names = [
+        str(name) if isinstance(name, int) else name for name in node_names
+      ]
+    for name, value in zip(node_names, node_attrs, strict=True):
+      object.__setattr__(obj, name, value)
+    for name, value in static_attrs:
+      object.__setattr__(obj, name, value)
     return obj
 
   # -------------------------
   # Graph Definition
   # -------------------------
   def _graph_node_flatten(self):
-    nodes = vars(self)
-    nodes = sorted(nodes.items(), key=self._pytree__key_sort_fn)
+    obj_items = vars(self).items()
+    if self._pytree__has_int_keys:
+      obj_items = ((_maybe_int(name), value) for name, value in obj_items)
+      key_fn = graph._type_aware_sort
+    else:
+      key_fn = None
+    nodes = sorted(obj_items, key=key_fn)
     return nodes, type(self)
 
-  def _graph_node_set_key(self, key: str, value: tp.Any):
-    if not isinstance(key, str):
-      raise KeyError(f'Invalid key: {key!r}')
-    elif (
-      hasattr(self, key)
-      and isinstance(variable := getattr(self, key), Variable)
-      and isinstance(value, Variable)
-    ):
-      variable.update_from_state(value)
-    else:
-      setattr(self, key, value)
+  def _graph_node_set_key(self, key, value: tp.Any):
+    if self._pytree__has_int_keys and isinstance(key, int):
+      key = str(key)
+    setattr(self, key, value)
 
-  def _graph_node_pop_key(self, key: str):
-    if not isinstance(key, str):
-      raise KeyError(f'Invalid key: {key!r}')
-    return vars(self).pop(key)
+  def _graph_node_pop_key(self, key):
+    if self._pytree__has_int_keys and isinstance(key, int):
+      key = str(key)
+    value = getattr(self, key)
+    delattr(self, key)
+    return value
 
   @staticmethod
   def _graph_node_create_empty(node_type: tp.Type[P]) -> P:
     node = object.__new__(node_type)
     return node
 
   def _graph_node_clear(self):
-    vars(self).clear()
+    for name in list(vars(self)):
+      delattr(self, name)
 
   def _graph_node_init(self, attributes: tp.Iterable[tuple[str, tp.Any]]):
-    vars(self).update(attributes)
+    if self._pytree__has_int_keys:
+      attributes = (
+        (str(name) if isinstance(name, int) else name, value)
+        for name, value in attributes
+      )
+    for name, value in attributes:
+      object.__setattr__(self, name, value)
 
   if tp.TYPE_CHECKING:
     def __call__(self, *args: tp.Any, **kwargs: tp.Any) -> tp.Any: ...
@@ -845,3 +870,9 @@ def __init_subclass__(cls, **kwargs):
         f'{pytree!r} for type {cls}.'
       )
     super().__init_subclass__(pytree=pytree, **kwargs)
+
+def _maybe_int(x):
+  try:
+    return int(x)
+  except (ValueError, TypeError):
+    return x

tests/nnx/partitioning_test.py

@@ -150,9 +150,6 @@ def test_get_paritition(self):
       d=5.0,
     )
 
-    # test Variables not shared
-    self.assertIsNot(vars(m.a)[0], vars(m)['b'])
-
     state = nnx.state(m, nnx.Variable)
     self.assertEqual(state['a'][0][...], m.a[0][...])
     self.assertEqual(state['a'][1][...], m.a[1][...])