Support non-string values in JSON keys from CLI

tests/test_config.py

@@ -13,32 +13,32 @@
 from vllm.platforms import current_platform
 
 
-class TestConfig1:
+class _TestConfig1:
     pass
 
 
 @dataclass
-class TestConfig2:
+class _TestConfig2:
     a: int
     """docstring"""
 
 
 @dataclass
-class TestConfig3:
+class _TestConfig3:
     a: int = 1
 
 
 @dataclass
-class TestConfig4:
+class _TestConfig4:
     a: Union[Literal[1], Literal[2]] = 1
     """docstring"""
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(("test_config", "expected_error"), [
-    (TestConfig1, "must be a dataclass"),
-    (TestConfig2, "must have a default"),
-    (TestConfig3, "must have a docstring"),
-    (TestConfig4, "must use a single Literal"),
+    (_TestConfig1, "must be a dataclass"),
+    (_TestConfig2, "must have a default"),
+    (_TestConfig3, "must have a docstring"),
+    (_TestConfig4, "must use a single Literal"),
 ])
 def test_config(test_config, expected_error):
     with pytest.raises(Exception, match=expected_error):
@@ -57,23 +57,23 @@ def test_compile_config_repr_succeeds():
     assert 'inductor_passes' in val
 
 
-def test_get_field():
+@dataclass
+class _TestConfigFields:
+    a: int
+    b: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
+    c: str = "default"
 
-    @dataclass
-    class TestConfig:
-        a: int
-        b: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
-        c: str = "default"
 
+def test_get_field():
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-        get_field(TestConfig, "a")
+        get_field(_TestConfigFields, "a")
 
-    b = get_field(TestConfig, "b")
+    b = get_field(_TestConfigFields, "b")
     assert isinstance(b, Field)
     assert b.default is MISSING
     assert b.default_factory is dict
 
-    c = get_field(TestConfig, "c")
+    c = get_field(_TestConfigFields, "c")
     assert isinstance(c, Field)
     assert c.default == "default"
     assert c.default_factory is MISSING

tests/test_utils.py

@@ -272,6 +272,15 @@ def test_dict_args(parser):
         "val5",
         "--hf_overrides.key-7.key_8",
         "val6",
+        # Test data type detection
+        "--hf_overrides.key9",
+        "100",
+        "--hf_overrides.key10",
+        "100.0",
+        "--hf_overrides.key11",
+        "true",
+        "--hf_overrides.key12.key13",
+        "null",
     ]
     parsed_args = parser.parse_args(args)
     assert parsed_args.model_name == "something.something"
@@ -286,6 +295,12 @@ def test_dict_args(parser):
         "key-7": {
             "key_8": "val6",
         },
+        "key9": 100,
+        "key10": 100.0,
+        "key11": True,
+        "key12": {
+            "key13": None,
+        },
     }
 
 

vllm/utils.py

@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ def repl(match: re.Match) -> str:
         pattern = re.compile(r"(?<=--)[^\.]*")
 
         # Convert underscores to dashes and vice versa in argument names
-        processed_args = []
+        processed_args = list[str]()
         for arg in args:
             if arg.startswith('--'):
                 if '=' in arg:
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@ def repl(match: re.Match) -> str:
             else:
                 processed_args.append(arg)
 
-        def create_nested_dict(keys: list[str], value: str):
+        def create_nested_dict(keys: list[str], value: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
             """Creates a nested dictionary from a list of keys and a value.
 
             For example, `keys = ["a", "b", "c"]` and `value = 1` will create:
@@ -1494,27 +1494,36 @@ def create_nested_dict(keys: list[str], value: str):
                 nested_dict = {key: nested_dict}
             return nested_dict
 
-        def recursive_dict_update(original: dict, update: dict):
+        def recursive_dict_update(
+            original: dict[str, Any],
+            update: dict[str, Any],
+        ):
             """Recursively updates a dictionary with another dictionary."""
             for k, v in update.items():
                 if isinstance(v, dict) and isinstance(original.get(k), dict):
                     recursive_dict_update(original[k], v)
                 else:
                     original[k] = v
 
-        delete = set()
-        dict_args: dict[str, dict] = defaultdict(dict)
+        delete = set[int]()
+        dict_args = defaultdict[str, dict[str, Any]](dict)
         for i, processed_arg in enumerate(processed_args):
             if processed_arg.startswith("--") and "." in processed_arg:
                 if "=" in processed_arg:
-                    processed_arg, value = processed_arg.split("=", 1)
+                    processed_arg, value_str = processed_arg.split("=", 1)
                     if "." not in processed_arg:
                         # False positive, . was only in the value
                         continue
                 else:
-                    value = processed_args[i + 1]
+                    value_str = processed_args[i + 1]
                     delete.add(i + 1)
+
                 key, *keys = processed_arg.split(".")
+                try:
+                    value = json.loads(value_str)
+                except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
+                    value = value_str
+
                 # Merge all values with the same key into a single dict
                 arg_dict = create_nested_dict(keys, value)
                 recursive_dict_update(dict_args[key], arg_dict)