class_docstr: LayoutConverter is a singleton class which converts the layout of a distributed tensor.
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docstr: This method will find a path to transform source_layout to target_layout with
  a greedy algorithm.
  The basic idea is:
  Step1:
      Generate all one-step transform sequences from source_layout.
  Step2:
      Pick the 'best' layout following the heuristic function.
  Step3:
      Repeat above steps until the source layout transform to target layout.
  
  Additionally, to avoid repeating the path search in runtime, we cached all solved path
  in auto parallel strategy building time, which could handle most of cases in runtime.
  
  Args:
      source_layout(Layout): the layout to be transformed.
      target_layout(Layout): the layout to be achieved after a serious of transforms.
  
  Return:
      transform_path(List[Layout]): The transform path from source_layout to target_layout,
                                          it contains the source_layout and target_layout.
      comm_action_sequence(List[CommSpec]): Keep the communication operations to complete the layout converting in order.
  
  Example:
      physical_mesh_id = torch.arange(0, 4)
      mesh_shape = (2, 2)
      # [[0, 1,
      #  [2, 3]]
      device_mesh = DeviceMesh(physical_mesh_id, mesh_shape, init_process_group=True)
      global_shape = (4, 4, 4)
  
      dim_partition_source = {1: [0, 1]}
      dim_partition_target = {0: [0, 1]}
  
      # [R,S01,R]
      sharding_spec_source = ShardingSpec(dim_size=3, dim_partition_dict=dim_partition_source)
      source_layout = Layout(device_mesh=device_mesh,
                          sharding_spec=sharding_spec_source,
                          global_shape=global_shape)
  
      # [S01,R,R]
      sharding_spec_target = ShardingSpec(dim_size=3, dim_partition_dict=dim_partition_target)
      target_layout = Layout(device_mesh=device_mesh,
                          sharding_spec=sharding_spec_target,
                          global_shape=global_shape)
  
      transform_path, comm_action_sequence = layout_converter.layout_converting(source_layout, target_layout)
      transform_path_str = '->'.join([str(layout.sharding_spec.sharding_sequence) for layout in transform_path])
      print(transform_path_str)
  
  output:
      [R, S01, R]->[R, S0, R]->[S0, R, R]->[S01, R, R]
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code: def layout_converting(
      self, source_layout: Layout, target_layout: Layout
  ) -> Tuple[List[Layout], List[CommSpec], float]:
      """
      This method will find a path to transform source_layout to target_layout with
      a greedy algorithm.
      The basic idea is:
      Step1:
          Generate all one-step transform sequences from source_layout.
      Step2:
          Pick the 'best' layout following the heuristic function.
      Step3:
          Repeat above steps until the source layout transform to target layout.
  
      Additionally, to avoid repeating the path search in runtime, we cached all solved path
      in auto parallel strategy building time, which could handle most of cases in runtime.
  
      Args:
          source_layout(Layout): the layout to be transformed.
          target_layout(Layout): the layout to be achieved after a serious of transforms.
  
      Return:
          transform_path(List[Layout]): The transform path from source_layout to target_layout,
                                              it contains the source_layout and target_layout.
          comm_action_sequence(List[CommSpec]): Keep the communication operations to complete the layout converting in order.
  
      Example:
          physical_mesh_id = torch.arange(0, 4)
          mesh_shape = (2, 2)
          # [[0, 1,
          #  [2, 3]]
          device_mesh = DeviceMesh(physical_mesh_id, mesh_shape, init_process_group=True)
          global_shape = (4, 4, 4)
  
          dim_partition_source = {1: [0, 1]}
          dim_partition_target = {0: [0, 1]}
  
          # [R,S01,R]
          sharding_spec_source = ShardingSpec(dim_size=3, dim_partition_dict=dim_partition_source)
          source_layout = Layout(device_mesh=device_mesh,
                              sharding_spec=sharding_spec_source,
                              global_shape=global_shape)
  
          # [S01,R,R]
          sharding_spec_target = ShardingSpec(dim_size=3, dim_partition_dict=dim_partition_target)
          target_layout = Layout(device_mesh=device_mesh,
                              sharding_spec=sharding_spec_target,
                              global_shape=global_shape)
  
          transform_path, comm_action_sequence = layout_converter.layout_converting(source_layout, target_layout)
          transform_path_str = '->'.join([str(layout.sharding_spec.sharding_sequence) for layout in transform_path])
          print(transform_path_str)
  
      output:
          [R, S01, R]->[R, S0, R]->[S0, R, R]->[S01, R, R]
      """
      source_spec = source_layout.sharding_spec
      target_spec = target_layout.sharding_spec
      MAX_TRANSFORM_STEPS = 20
      total_steps = 0
      transform_path = []
      comm_action_sequence: List[CommSpec] = []
      spec_pairs = (
          str(source_spec.sharding_sequence),
          str(target_spec.sharding_sequence),
      )
  
      if spec_pairs in self.cached_solution:
          # Solution Cache hit
  
          def _group_alive_check(cached_comm_action_sequence):
              r"""
              Check if the process groups required for sharding have been deleted by torch.distributed.destroy_process_group method.
              If not deleted, return True; otherwise, return False.
  
              Args:
                  cached_comm_action_sequence (List[CommSpec]): A list of communication specifications representing actions.
  
              Returns:
                  bool: True if all process groups are still registered, False if at least one has been deleted.
  
              Raises:
                  RuntimeError: If there is an error while checking the status of a process group.
              """
  
              # Collect all process groups used in communication actions from the cached sequence
              used_process_groups = [
                  pg
                  for comm_spec in cached_comm_action_sequence
                  for pg in comm_spec.process_group_dict.values()
              ]
  
              # Check if each process group is still alive
              for process_group in used_process_groups:
                  try:
                      dist.get_rank(process_group)
                  except RuntimeError as e:
                      # If the group is not registered, it means it has been deleted
                      if str(e) == (
                          f"Group {process_group} is not registered, please create group with torch.distributed.new_group API"
                      ):
                          return False
                      elif str(e) == "The given group does not exist":
                          return False
                      else:
                          # Re-raise the exception if it's not related to group deletion
                          raise e
              # All process groups are alive
              return True
  
          (
              cached_transform_path,
              cached_comm_action_sequence,
          ) = self.cached_solution[spec_pairs]
  
          if _group_alive_check(cached_comm_action_sequence):
              # If all process groups have not been deleted, the cache is valid
              return cached_transform_path, cached_comm_action_sequence
          else:
              # If at least one process group has been deleted, the cache is invalid, so delete it
              del self.cached_solution[spec_pairs]
  
      # We do nothing if the sharding spec is all the same.
      if source_spec.spec_diff(target_spec) == 0:
          self.cached_solution[spec_pairs] = (
              transform_path,
              comm_action_sequence,
          )
          return (
              transform_path,
              comm_action_sequence,
          )
  
      temp_sharding_layout = source_layout
  
      transform_path.append(temp_sharding_layout)
      # To avoid dead loop, the loop will break after MAX_TRANSFORM_STEPS transforms
      while total_steps <= MAX_TRANSFORM_STEPS:
          valid_transform_spec_dict = (
              self.get_all_one_step_transform_spec(temp_sharding_layout)
          )
          best_difference_score = math.inf
  
          for layout, comm_spec in valid_transform_spec_dict.items():
              sharding_spec = layout.sharding_spec
              spec_difference = sharding_spec.spec_diff(target_spec)
  
              if spec_difference == 0:
                  transform_path.append(layout)
                  comm_action_sequence.append(comm_spec)
                  self.cached_solution[spec_pairs] = (
                      transform_path,
                      comm_action_sequence,
                  )
                  return (transform_path, comm_action_sequence)
  
              if spec_difference < best_difference_score:
                  temp_sharding_layout = layout
                  temp_comm_spec = comm_spec
                  best_difference_score = spec_difference
  
          transform_path.append(temp_sharding_layout)
          comm_action_sequence.append(temp_comm_spec)
  
          total_steps += 1
  
      raise RuntimeError(
          f"Could not find a valid transform path with in {MAX_TRANSFORM_STEPS} steps."
      )
  
imports: import math
  from copy import deepcopy
  from dataclasses import dataclass
  from typing import Dict, List, Tuple
  import torch
  import torch.distributed
  from colossalai.context.singleton_meta import SingletonMeta
  from colossalai.tensor.d_tensor.comm_spec import *
  from colossalai.tensor.d_tensor.layout import Layout
  from colossalai.tensor.d_tensor.misc import LayoutException
  from colossalai.tensor.utils import all_gather_simulator, all_to_all_simulator, shard_simulator
  from .sharding_spec import ShardingSpec
  from .utils import get_comm_cost
label_desc: Use image node_id 10 for calling the LayoutConverter obj's underlying member method code with example usage: obj.layout_converting(source_layout, target_layout) and returns: transform_path,  comm_action_sequence, True, cached_transform_path,  cached_comm_action_sequence, transform_path,  comm_action_sequence, False, False