v23.04.00

What’s Changed

⚠ Breaking Changes

• New design of the transformer API @sararb (#1022)
• Updates Models to support new dataloader format for lists (__values and __offsets in dict) and scalar (1D) @gabrielspmoreira (#999)

🐜 Bug Fixes

• Refactory/fix of sampled softmax to add logQ correction @gabrielspmoreira (#1051)
• Fixes model.batch_predict() which was not working with ModelOuput @gabrielspmoreira (#1052)
• Test Model Reloading - Fixing some layers @oliverholworthy (#1044)
• Adds Support to embedding sequence_combiner for dense tensors @gabrielspmoreira (#1029)
• Fixed DLRModel / DLRMBlock to accept bottom_block with dropout on top of MLPs @gabrielspmoreira (#1018)

🚀 Features

• Refactory/fix of sampled softmax to add logQ correction @gabrielspmoreira (#1051)
• Add Transformers4Rec repo test @edknv (#1049)
• Fix import gpu without support @jperez999 (#1053)
• Tensorflow 2.11 support @edknv (#1016)
• New design of the transformer API @sararb (#1022)
• Introduce SOKEmbedding using Sparse Operation Kit @WonderingWJ (#863)
• Updates Models to support new dataloader format for lists (__values and __offsets in dict) and scalar (1D) @gabrielspmoreira (#999)
• Save and load Implicit model and schemas @edknv (#1014)
• Updates on MTL example text and illustration @gabrielspmoreira (#1003)

📄 Documentation

• MM transformer training and serving example @radekosmulski (#1045)
• Updates on MTL example text and illustration @gabrielspmoreira (#1003)

🔧 Maintenance

• Add Transformers4Rec repo test @edknv (#1049)
• Install wheel package to enable legacy install method of LightFM package @oliverholworthy (#1060)
• Fix import gpu without support @jperez999 (#1053)
• Update dataset test to expect schema.pbtxt in output @edknv (#1057)
• Update test_synthetic_aliccp_raw_data to check subset of outputs @oliverholworthy (#1056)
• add concurrency param to kill Github Action jobs when new commits come in @nv-alaiacano (#1055)
• Set batch sizes in unit tests to powers of 2 at least 16 @edknv (#1054)
• Enable pickle of model with TensorFlow 2.11 @oliverholworthy (#1040)
• set random seed in implicit tests @edknv (#1031)
• Skip SOK tests if SOK is not installed @edknv (#1030)
• Restoring tox.ini and .github/workflows/tensorflow.yml @gabrielspmoreira (#1023)
• Convert Tensor to RaggedTensor in PrepareFeatures for list features @oliverholworthy (#1028)
• Fix dataset test due to metadata location change @edknv (#1021)
• Updates Models to support new dataloader format for lists (__values and __offsets in dict) and scalar (1D) @gabrielspmoreira (#999)
• Add a pytest.ini file to register custom markers (e.g. notebook) @karlhigley (#1017)
• Add multi-gpu github action tests using horovod @edknv (#1009)
• Set random seed in each lightfm test @edknv (#1012)
• Use globally insatlled installed packages for GPU tests @edknv (#1011)