guidellm.scheduler.worker_group
Multi-process worker group orchestration for distributed request scheduling.
Provides infrastructure for coordinating worker processes with shared state management, inter-process communication, and lifecycle coordination. Handles dynamic scaling, load balancing, constraint evaluation, and graceful shutdown across distributed workers processing concurrent requests.
WorkGroupMessengerT = TypeAliasType('WorkGroupMessengerT', InterProcessMessaging[ConversationT[RequestT], tuple[ResponseT | None, RequestT, RequestInfo, SchedulerState]], type_params=(RequestT, ResponseT)) module-attribute
IPC types from the prespective of the WorkerProcessGroup, which sends Conversations and receives (Response, Request, RequestInfo, SchedulerState) tuples.
WorkerGroupState
Bases: Generic[RequestT, ResponseT]
Manages scheduler state and synchronization for worker process groups.
Handles request generation, state updates, constraint evaluation, and coordination between worker processes. Provides thread-safe state management with request lifecycle tracking and constraint-based termination logic.
Source code in src/guidellm/scheduler/worker_group.py
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__init__(start_time, processes, strategy, constraints, stop_send_requests_event, send_requests_stopped_event, requests_generated_event, constraint_reached_event, shutdown_event, error_event, messaging)
Initialize worker group state management.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
start_time | float | Unix timestamp when processing should begin | required |
processes | list[BaseProcess] | List of worker process instances | required |
strategy | SchedulingStrategy | Scheduling strategy for request timing at dequeue | required |
constraints | dict[str, Constraint] | Named constraints for controlling execution behavior | required |
stop_send_requests_event | Event | Threading event for stopping request generation | required |
send_requests_stopped_event | Event | Threading event for request coordination | required |
requests_generated_event | Event | Multiprocessing event for generation completion | required |
constraint_reached_event | Event | Multiprocessing event for constraint stopping | required |
shutdown_event | Event | Multiprocessing event for coordinated shutdown | required |
error_event | Event | Multiprocessing event for error condition signaling | required |
Source code in src/guidellm/scheduler/worker_group.py
received_callback(update)
Process received request updates and inject current scheduler state.
Updates internal state tracking based on request status changes and evaluates constraints to determine if processing should be terminated. Triggers shutdown when stop conditions are met.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
update | tuple[ResponseT | None, RequestT, RequestInfo] | Tuple containing response, request, and request info | required |
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
tuple[ResponseT | None, RequestT, RequestInfo, SchedulerState] | Updated tuple with injected scheduler state |
Source code in src/guidellm/scheduler/worker_group.py
requests_generator(requests)
Generate request-info pairs for worker processing with constraint evaluation.
Processes finite requests sequentially then cycles through repeating requests indefinitely. Creates scheduling metadata for each request and evaluates constraints to determine when to stop request generation.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
requests | DatasetIterT[RequestT] | Finite iterable of requests to process sequentially | required |
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
Generator[ConversationT[RequestT], None, None] | Generator yielding (request, request_info) tuples |
Source code in src/guidellm/scheduler/worker_group.py
WorkerProcessGroup
Bases: Generic[RequestT, ResponseT]
Orchestrates multiple worker processes for distributed request processing.
Manages process lifecycle, request distribution, response collection, and state synchronization across workers. Handles dynamic scaling, load balancing, and constraint evaluation with graceful shutdown coordination for high-throughput request processing workloads.
Example: :: from guidellm.scheduler.worker_group import WorkerProcessGroup
group = WorkerProcessGroup(
requests=request_iterable,
backend=backend_instance,
strategy=scheduling_strategy,
constraints={"max_time": time_constraint}
)
await group.create_processes()
await group.start(time.time())
async for response, request, info, state in group.request_updates():
if response is not None:
# Process completed request
handle_response(response)
await group.shutdown()
Source code in src/guidellm/scheduler/worker_group.py
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__init__(requests, backend, strategy, **constraints)
Initialize a worker process group for distributed request processing.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
requests | DatasetIterT[RequestT] | Finite iterable of requests to process sequentially | required |
backend | BackendInterface[RequestT, ResponseT] | Backend interface for processing requests | required |
strategy | SchedulingStrategy | Scheduling strategy for request timing and distribution | required |
constraints | Constraint | Named constraints for controlling execution behavior | {} |
Source code in src/guidellm/scheduler/worker_group.py
create_processes() async
Create and initialize worker processes for distributed request processing.
Sets up multiprocessing infrastructure and worker processes based on strategy constraints, backend capabilities, and system configuration. Determines optimal process count and concurrency limits, then spawns worker processes with distributed request handling capabilities.
Raises:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
RuntimeError | If process initialization or startup fails |
Source code in src/guidellm/scheduler/worker_group.py
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request_updates() async
Yield request processing updates as they become available.
Returns an async iterator of request updates including response, request, request scheduling info, and scheduler state. Updates occur on request queued, processing start, and completion. Response is None until processing completes.
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
AsyncIterator[tuple[ResponseT | None, RequestT, RequestInfo, SchedulerState]] | Async iterator yielding (response, request, request_info, state) tuples where response is None until processing is complete |
Raises:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
RuntimeError | If workers encounter unrecoverable errors |
Source code in src/guidellm/scheduler/worker_group.py
shutdown() async
Gracefully shut down the worker process group and clean up resources.
Performs safe shutdown of worker processes, background tasks, and multiprocessing resources. Coordinates orderly termination across all workers and collects any exceptions encountered during shutdown.
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
list[Exception] | List of exceptions encountered during shutdown; empty if no errors |
Source code in src/guidellm/scheduler/worker_group.py
start(start_time) async
Begin request processing at the specified start time.
Initializes scheduler state and background tasks, then waits until the specified start time before beginning operations. Sets up inter-process communication and coordinates synchronized startup across all workers.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
start_time | float | Unix timestamp when processing should begin | required |
Raises:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
RuntimeError | If workers encounter errors during startup or if create_processes() was not called first |