brainstate 0.2.1__py2.py3-none-any.whl → 0.2.2__py2.py3-none-any.whl

brainstate/nn/_delay.py

@@ -1,575 +1,575 @@
-# Copyright 2024 BrainX Ecosystem Limited. All Rights Reserved.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-# ==============================================================================
-
-import numbers
-from functools import partial
-from typing import Optional, Dict, Callable, Union, Sequence
-
-import brainunit as u
-import jax
-import jax.numpy as jnp
-import numpy as np
-
-from brainstate import environ
-from brainstate._state import ShortTermState, State
-from brainstate.graph import Node
-from brainstate.transform import jit_error_if
-from brainstate.typing import ArrayLike, PyTree
-from ._collective_ops import call_order
-from ._module import Module
-
-__all__ = [
-    'Delay', 'DelayAccess', 'StateWithDelay',
-]
-
-_DELAY_ROTATE = 'rotation'
-_DELAY_CONCAT = 'concat'
-_INTERP_LINEAR = 'linear_interp'
-_INTERP_ROUND = 'round'
-
-
-def _get_delay(delay_time):
-    if delay_time is None:
-        return 0. * environ.get_dt(), 0
-    delay_step = delay_time / environ.get_dt()
-    assert u.get_dim(delay_step) == u.DIMENSIONLESS
-    delay_step = jnp.ceil(delay_step).astype(environ.ditype())
-    return delay_time, delay_step
-
-
-class DelayAccess(Node):
-    """
-    Accessor node for a registered entry in a Delay instance.
-
-    This node holds a reference to a Delay and a named entry that was
-    registered on that Delay. It is used by graphs to query delayed
-    values by delegating to the underlying Delay instance.
-
-    Args:
-        delay: The delay instance.
-        *time: The delay time.
-        entry: The delay entry.
-    """
-
-    __module__ = 'brainstate.nn'
-
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        delay: 'Delay',
-        *time,
-        entry: str,
-    ):
-        super().__init__()
-        self.delay = delay
-        assert isinstance(delay, Delay), 'The input delay should be an instance of Delay.'
-        self._delay_entry = entry
-        self.delay_info = delay.register_entry(self._delay_entry, *time)
-
-    def update(self):
-        return self.delay.at(self._delay_entry)
-
-
-class Delay(Module):
-    """
-    Delay variable for storing short-term history data.
-
-    The data in this delay variable is arranged as::
-
-         delay = 0             [ data
-         delay = 1               data
-         delay = 2               data
-         ...                     ....
-         ...                     ....
-         delay = length-1        data
-         delay = length          data ]
-
-    Args:
-      time: int, float. The delay time.
-      init: Any. The delay data. It can be a Python number, like float, int, boolean values.
-        It can also be arrays. Or a callable function or instance of ``Connector``.
-        Note that ``initial_delay_data`` should be arranged as the following way::
-
-           delay = 1             [ data
-           delay = 2               data
-           ...                     ....
-           ...                     ....
-           delay = length-1        data
-           delay = length          data ]
-      entries: optional, dict. The delay access entries.
-      delay_method: str. The method used for updating delay. Default None.
-    """
-
-    __module__ = 'brainstate.nn'
-
-    max_time: float  #
-    max_length: int
-    history: Optional[ShortTermState]
-
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        target_info: PyTree,
-        time: Optional[Union[int, float, u.Quantity]] = None,  # delay time
-        init: Optional[Union[ArrayLike, Callable]] = None,  # delay data before t0
-        entries: Optional[Dict] = None,  # delay access entry
-        delay_method: Optional[str] = _DELAY_ROTATE,  # delay method
-        interp_method: str = _INTERP_LINEAR,  # interpolation method
-        take_aware_unit: bool = False
-    ):
-        # target information
-        self.target_info = jax.tree.map(lambda a: jax.ShapeDtypeStruct(a.shape, a.dtype), target_info)
-
-        # delay method
-        assert delay_method in [_DELAY_ROTATE, _DELAY_CONCAT], (
-            f'Un-supported delay method {delay_method}. '
-            f'Only support {_DELAY_ROTATE} and {_DELAY_CONCAT}'
-        )
-        self.delay_method = delay_method
-
-        # interp method
-        assert interp_method in [_INTERP_LINEAR, _INTERP_ROUND], (
-            f'Un-supported interpolation method {interp_method}. '
-            f'we only support: {[_INTERP_LINEAR, _INTERP_ROUND]}'
-        )
-        self.interp_method = interp_method
-
-        # delay length and time
-        with jax.ensure_compile_time_eval():
-            self.max_time, delay_length = _get_delay(time)
-            self.max_length = delay_length + 1
-
-        super().__init__()
-
-        # delay data
-        if init is not None:
-            if not isinstance(init, (numbers.Number, jax.Array, np.ndarray, Callable)):
-                raise TypeError(f'init should be Array, Callable, or None. But got {init}')
-        self._init = init
-        self._history = None
-
-        # other info
-        self._registered_entries = dict()
-
-        # other info
-        if entries is not None:
-            for entry, delay_time in entries.items():
-                if isinstance(delay_time, (tuple, list)):
-                    self.register_entry(entry, *delay_time)
-                else:
-                    self.register_entry(entry, delay_time)
-
-        self.take_aware_unit = take_aware_unit
-        self._unit = None
-
-    @property
-    def history(self):
-        return self._history
-
-    @history.setter
-    def history(self, value):
-        self._history = value
-
-    def _f_to_init(self, a, batch_size, length):
-        shape = list(a.shape)
-        if batch_size is not None:
-            shape.insert(0, batch_size)
-        shape.insert(0, length)
-        if isinstance(self._init, (jax.Array, np.ndarray, numbers.Number)):
-            data = jnp.broadcast_to(jnp.asarray(self._init, a.dtype), shape)
-        elif callable(self._init):
-            data = self._init(shape, dtype=a.dtype)
-        else:
-            assert self._init is None, f'init should be Array, Callable, or None. but got {self._init}'
-            data = jnp.zeros(shape, dtype=a.dtype)
-        return data
-
-    @call_order(3)
-    def init_state(self, batch_size: int = None, **kwargs):
-        fun = partial(self._f_to_init, length=self.max_length, batch_size=batch_size)
-        self.history = ShortTermState(jax.tree.map(fun, self.target_info))
-
-    def reset_state(self, batch_size: int = None, **kwargs):
-        fun = partial(self._f_to_init, length=self.max_length, batch_size=batch_size)
-        self.history.value = jax.tree.map(fun, self.target_info)
-
-    def register_delay(self, *delay_time):
-        """
-        Register delay times and update the maximum delay configuration.
-
-        This method processes one or more delay times, validates their format and consistency,
-        and updates the delay buffer size if necessary. It handles both scalar and vector
-        delay times, ensuring all vector delays have the same size.
-
-        Args:
-            *delay_time: Variable number of delay time arguments. The first argument should be
-                the primary delay time (float, int, or array-like). Additional arguments are
-                treated as indices or secondary delay parameters. All delay times should be
-                non-negative numbers or arrays of the same size.
-
-        Returns:
-            tuple or None: If delay_time[0] is None, returns None. Otherwise, returns a tuple
-                containing (delay_step, *delay_time[1:]) where delay_step is the computed
-                delay step in integer time units, and the remaining elements are the
-                additional delay parameters passed in.
-
-        Raises:
-            AssertionError: If no delay time is provided (empty delay_time).
-            ValueError: If delay times have inconsistent sizes when using vector delays,
-                or if delay times are not scalar or 1D arrays.
-
-        Note:
-            - The method updates self.max_time and self.max_length if the new delay
-              requires a larger buffer size.
-            - Delay steps are computed using the current environment time step (dt).
-            - All delay indices (delay_time[1:]) must be integers.
-            - Vector delays must all have the same size as the first delay time.
-
-        Example:
-            >>> delay_obj.register_delay(5.0)  # Register 5ms delay
-            >>> delay_obj.register_delay(jnp.array([2.0, 3.0]), 0, 1)  # Vector delay with indices
-        """
-        assert len(delay_time) >= 1, 'You should provide at least one delay time.'
-        for dt in delay_time[1:]:
-            assert jnp.issubdtype(u.math.get_dtype(dt), jnp.integer), f'The index should be integer. But got {dt}.'
-        if delay_time[0] is None:
-            return None
-        with jax.ensure_compile_time_eval():
-            time, delay_step = _get_delay(delay_time[0])
-            max_delay_step = jnp.max(delay_step)
-            self.max_time = u.math.max(time)
-
-            # delay variable
-            if self.max_length <= max_delay_step + 1:
-                self.max_length = max_delay_step + 1
-            return delay_step, *delay_time[1:]
-
-    def register_entry(self, entry: str, *delay_time) -> 'Delay':
-        """
-        Register an entry to access the delay data.
-
-        Args:
-            entry: str. The entry to access the delay data.
-            delay_time: The delay time of the entry, the first element is the delay time,
-                the second and later element is the index.
-        """
-        if entry in self._registered_entries:
-            raise KeyError(
-                f'Entry {entry} has been registered. '
-                f'The existing delay for the key {entry} is {self._registered_entries[entry]}. '
-                f'The new delay for the key {entry} is {delay_time}. '
-                f'You can use another key. '
-            )
-        delay_info = self.register_delay(*delay_time)
-        self._registered_entries[entry] = delay_info
-        return delay_info
-
-    def access(self, entry: str, *delay_time) -> DelayAccess:
-        """
-        Create a DelayAccess object for a specific delay entry and delay time.
-
-        Args:
-            entry (str): The name of the delay entry to access.
-            delay_time (Sequence): The delay time or parameters associated with the entry.
-
-        Returns:
-            DelayAccess: An object that provides access to the delay data for the specified entry and time.
-        """
-        return DelayAccess(self, delay_time, entry=entry)
-
-    def at(self, entry: str) -> ArrayLike:
-        """
-        Get the data at the given entry.
-
-        Args:
-          entry: str. The entry to access the data.
-
-        Returns:
-          The data.
-        """
-        assert isinstance(entry, str), (f'entry should be a string for describing the '
-                                        f'entry of the delay data. But we got {entry}.')
-        if entry not in self._registered_entries:
-            raise KeyError(f'Does not find delay entry "{entry}".')
-        delay_step = self._registered_entries[entry]
-        if delay_step is None:
-            delay_step = (0,)
-        return self.retrieve_at_step(*delay_step)
-
-    def retrieve_at_step(self, delay_step, *indices) -> PyTree:
-        """
-        Retrieve the delay data at the given delay time step (the integer to indicate the time step).
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        delay_step: int_like
-          Retrieve the data at the given time step.
-        indices: tuple
-          The indices to slice the data.
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        delay_data: The delay data at the given delay step.
-
-        """
-        assert self.history is not None, 'The delay history is not initialized.'
-        assert delay_step is not None, 'The delay step should be given.'
-
-        if environ.get(environ.JIT_ERROR_CHECK, False):
-            def _check_delay(delay_len):
-                raise ValueError(
-                    f'The request delay length should be less than the '
-                    f'maximum delay {self.max_length - 1}. But we got {delay_len}'
-                )
-
-            jit_error_if(delay_step >= self.max_length, _check_delay, delay_step)
-
-        # rotation method
-        with jax.ensure_compile_time_eval():
-            if self.delay_method == _DELAY_ROTATE:
-                i = environ.get(environ.I, desc='The time step index.')
-                di = i - delay_step
-                delay_idx = jnp.asarray(di % self.max_length, dtype=jnp.int32)
-                delay_idx = jax.lax.stop_gradient(delay_idx)
-
-            elif self.delay_method == _DELAY_CONCAT:
-                delay_idx = delay_step
-
-            else:
-                raise ValueError(f'Unknown delay updating method "{self.delay_method}"')
-
-            # the delay index
-            if hasattr(delay_idx, 'dtype') and not jnp.issubdtype(delay_idx.dtype, jnp.integer):
-                raise ValueError(f'"delay_len" must be integer, but we got {delay_idx}')
-            indices = (delay_idx,) + indices
-
-            # the delay data
-            if self._unit is None:
-                return jax.tree.map(lambda a: a[indices], self.history.value)
-            else:
-                return jax.tree.map(
-                    lambda hist, unit: u.maybe_decimal(hist[indices] * unit),
-                    self.history.value,
-                    self._unit
-                )
-
-    def retrieve_at_time(self, delay_time, *indices) -> PyTree:
-        """
-        Retrieve the delay data at the given delay time step (the integer to indicate the time step).
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        delay_time: float
-          Retrieve the data at the given time.
-        indices: tuple
-          The indices to slice the data.
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        delay_data: The delay data at the given delay step.
-
-        """
-        assert self.history is not None, 'The delay history is not initialized.'
-        assert delay_time is not None, 'The delay time should be given.'
-
-        current_time = environ.get(environ.T, desc='The current time.')
-        dt = environ.get_dt()
-
-        if environ.get(environ.JIT_ERROR_CHECK, False):
-            def _check_delay(t_now, t_delay):
-                raise ValueError(
-                    f'The request delay time should be within '
-                    f'[{t_now - self.max_time - dt}, {t_now}], '
-                    f'but we got {t_delay}'
-                )
-
-            jit_error_if(
-                jnp.logical_or(
-                    delay_time > current_time,
-                    delay_time < current_time - self.max_time - dt
-                ),
-                _check_delay,
-                current_time,
-                delay_time
-            )
-
-        with jax.ensure_compile_time_eval():
-            diff = current_time - delay_time
-            float_time_step = diff / dt
-
-            if self.interp_method == _INTERP_LINEAR:  # "linear" interpolation
-                data_at_t0 = self.retrieve_at_step(jnp.asarray(jnp.floor(float_time_step), dtype=jnp.int32), *indices)
-                data_at_t1 = self.retrieve_at_step(jnp.asarray(jnp.ceil(float_time_step), dtype=jnp.int32), *indices)
-                t_diff = float_time_step - jnp.floor(float_time_step)
-                return jax.tree.map(lambda a, b: a * (1 - t_diff) + b * t_diff, data_at_t0, data_at_t1)
-
-            elif self.interp_method == _INTERP_ROUND:  # "round" interpolation
-                return self.retrieve_at_step(jnp.asarray(jnp.round(float_time_step), dtype=jnp.int32), *indices)
-
-            else:  # raise error
-                raise ValueError(f'Un-supported interpolation method {self.interp_method}, '
-                                 f'we only support: {[_INTERP_LINEAR, _INTERP_ROUND]}')
-
-    def update(self, current: PyTree) -> None:
-        """
-        Update delay variable with the new data.
-        """
-
-        with jax.ensure_compile_time_eval():
-            assert self.history is not None, 'The delay history is not initialized.'
-
-            if self.take_aware_unit and self._unit is None:
-                self._unit = jax.tree.map(lambda x: u.get_unit(x), current, is_leaf=u.math.is_quantity)
-
-            # update the delay data at the rotation index
-            if self.delay_method == _DELAY_ROTATE:
-                i = environ.get(environ.I)
-                idx = jnp.asarray(i % self.max_length, dtype=environ.dutype())
-                idx = jax.lax.stop_gradient(idx)
-                self.history.value = jax.tree.map(
-                    lambda hist, cur: hist.at[idx].set(cur),
-                    self.history.value,
-                    current
-                )
-            # update the delay data at the first position
-            elif self.delay_method == _DELAY_CONCAT:
-                current = jax.tree.map(lambda a: jnp.expand_dims(a, 0), current)
-                if self.max_length > 1:
-                    self.history.value = jax.tree.map(
-                        lambda hist, cur: jnp.concatenate([cur, hist[:-1]], axis=0),
-                        self.history.value,
-                        current
-                    )
-                else:
-                    self.history.value = current
-
-            else:
-                raise ValueError(f'Unknown updating method "{self.delay_method}"')
-
-
-class StateWithDelay(Delay):
-    """
-    Delayed history buffer bound to a module state.
-
-    StateWithDelay is a specialized :py:class:`~.Delay` that attaches to a
-    concrete :py:class:`~brainstate._state.State` living on a target module
-    (for example a membrane potential ``V`` on a neuron). It automatically
-    maintains a rolling history of that state and exposes convenient helpers to
-    retrieve the value at a given delay either by step or by time.
-
-    In normal usage you rarely instantiate this class directly. It is created
-    implicitly when using the prefetch-delay helpers on a Dynamics module, e.g.:
-
-    - ``module.prefetch('V').delay.at(5.0 * u.ms)``
-    - ``module.prefetch_delay('V', 5.0 * u.ms)``
-
-    Both will construct a StateWithDelay bound to ``module.V`` under the hood
-    and register the requested delay, so you can retrieve the delayed value
-    inside your update rules.
-
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    target : :py:class:`~brainstate.graph.Node`
-        The module object that owns the state to track.
-    item : str
-        The attribute name of the target state on ``target`` (must be a
-        :py:class:`~brainstate._state.State`).
-    init : Callable, optional
-        Optional initializer used to fill the history buffer before ``t0``
-        when delays request values from the past that hasn't been simulated yet.
-        The callable receives ``(shape, dtype)`` and must return an array.
-        If not provided, zeros are used. You may also pass a scalar/array
-        literal via the underlying Delay API when constructing manually.
-    delay_method : {"rotation", "concat"}, default "rotation"
-        Internal buffering strategy (inherits behavior from :py:class:`~.Delay`).
-        "rotation" keeps a ring buffer; "concat" shifts by concatenation.
-
-    Attributes
-    ----------
-    state : :py:class:`~brainstate._state.State`
-        The concrete state object being tracked.
-    history : :py:class:`~brainstate._state.ShortTermState`
-        Rolling time axis buffer with shape ``[length, *state.shape]``.
-    max_time : float
-        Maximum time span currently supported by the buffer.
-    max_length : int
-        Buffer length in steps (``ceil(max_time/dt)+1``).
-
-    Notes
-    -----
-    - This class inherits all retrieval utilities from :py:class:`~.Delay`:
-      use :py:meth:`retrieve_at_step` when you know the integer delay steps,
-      or :py:meth:`retrieve_at_time` for continuous-time queries with optional
-      linear/round interpolation.
-    - It is registered as an "after-update" hook on the owning Dynamics so the
-      buffer is updated automatically after each simulation step.
-
-    Examples
-    --------
-    Access a neuron's membrane potential 5 ms in the past:
-
-    >>> import brainunit as u
-    >>> import brainstate as brainstate
-    >>> lif = brainstate.nn.LIF(100)
-    >>> # Create a delayed accessor to V(t-5ms)
-    >>> v_delay = lif.prefetch_delay('V', 5.0 * u.ms)
-    >>> # Inside another module's update you can read the delayed value
-    >>> v_t_minus_5ms = v_delay()
-
-    Register multiple delay taps and index-specific delays:
-
-    >>> # Under the hood, a StateWithDelay is created and you can register
-    >>> # additional taps (in steps or time) via its Delay interface
-    >>> _ = lif.prefetch('V').delay.at(2.0 * u.ms)   # additional delay
-    >>> # Direct access to buffer by steps (advanced)
-    >>> # lif._get_after_update('V-prefetch-delay').retrieve_at_step(3)
-    """
-
-    __module__ = 'brainstate.nn'
-
-    state: State  # state
-
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        target: Node,
-        item: str,
-        init: Callable = None,
-        delay_method: Optional[str] = _DELAY_ROTATE,
-    ):
-        super().__init__(None, init=init, delay_method=delay_method)
-
-        self._target = target
-        self._target_term = item
-
-    @property
-    def state(self) -> State:
-        r = getattr(self._target, self._target_term)
-        if not isinstance(r, State):
-            raise TypeError(f'The term "{self._target_term}" in the module "{self._target}" is not a State.')
-        return r
-
-    @call_order(3)
-    def init_state(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """
-        State initialization function.
-        """
-        state = self.state
-        self.target_info = jax.tree.map(lambda a: jax.ShapeDtypeStruct(a.shape, a.dtype), state.value)
-        super().init_state(*args, **kwargs)
-
-    def update(self, *args) -> None:
-        """
-        Update the delay variable with the new data.
-        """
-        value = self.state.value
-        return super().update(value)
+# Copyright 2024 BrainX Ecosystem Limited. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# ==============================================================================
+
+import numbers
+from functools import partial
+from typing import Optional, Dict, Callable, Union, Sequence
+
+import brainunit as u
+import jax
+import jax.numpy as jnp
+import numpy as np
+
+from brainstate import environ
+from brainstate._state import ShortTermState, State
+from brainstate.graph import Node
+from brainstate.transform import jit_error_if
+from brainstate.typing import ArrayLike, PyTree
+from ._collective_ops import call_order
+from ._module import Module
+
+__all__ = [
+    'Delay', 'DelayAccess', 'StateWithDelay',
+]
+
+_DELAY_ROTATE = 'rotation'
+_DELAY_CONCAT = 'concat'
+_INTERP_LINEAR = 'linear_interp'
+_INTERP_ROUND = 'round'
+
+
+def _get_delay(delay_time):
+    if delay_time is None:
+        return 0. * environ.get_dt(), 0
+    delay_step = delay_time / environ.get_dt()
+    assert u.get_dim(delay_step) == u.DIMENSIONLESS
+    delay_step = jnp.ceil(delay_step).astype(environ.ditype())
+    return delay_time, delay_step
+
+
+class DelayAccess(Node):
+    """
+    Accessor node for a registered entry in a Delay instance.
+
+    This node holds a reference to a Delay and a named entry that was
+    registered on that Delay. It is used by graphs to query delayed
+    values by delegating to the underlying Delay instance.
+
+    Args:
+        delay: The delay instance.
+        *time: The delay time.
+        entry: The delay entry.
+    """
+
+    __module__ = 'brainstate.nn'
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        delay: 'Delay',
+        *time,
+        entry: str,
+    ):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.delay = delay
+        assert isinstance(delay, Delay), 'The input delay should be an instance of Delay.'
+        self._delay_entry = entry
+        self.delay_info = delay.register_entry(self._delay_entry, *time)
+
+    def update(self):
+        return self.delay.at(self._delay_entry)
+
+
+class Delay(Module):
+    """
+    Delay variable for storing short-term history data.
+
+    The data in this delay variable is arranged as::
+
+         delay = 0             [ data
+         delay = 1               data
+         delay = 2               data
+         ...                     ....
+         ...                     ....
+         delay = length-1        data
+         delay = length          data ]
+
+    Args:
+      time: int, float. The delay time.
+      init: Any. The delay data. It can be a Python number, like float, int, boolean values.
+        It can also be arrays. Or a callable function or instance of ``Connector``.
+        Note that ``initial_delay_data`` should be arranged as the following way::
+
+           delay = 1             [ data
+           delay = 2               data
+           ...                     ....
+           ...                     ....
+           delay = length-1        data
+           delay = length          data ]
+      entries: optional, dict. The delay access entries.
+      delay_method: str. The method used for updating delay. Default None.
+    """
+
+    __module__ = 'brainstate.nn'
+
+    max_time: float  #
+    max_length: int
+    history: Optional[ShortTermState]
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        target_info: PyTree,
+        time: Optional[Union[int, float, u.Quantity]] = None,  # delay time
+        init: Optional[Union[ArrayLike, Callable]] = None,  # delay data before t0
+        entries: Optional[Dict] = None,  # delay access entry
+        delay_method: Optional[str] = _DELAY_ROTATE,  # delay method
+        interp_method: str = _INTERP_LINEAR,  # interpolation method
+        take_aware_unit: bool = False
+    ):
+        # target information
+        self.target_info = jax.tree.map(lambda a: jax.ShapeDtypeStruct(a.shape, a.dtype), target_info)
+
+        # delay method
+        assert delay_method in [_DELAY_ROTATE, _DELAY_CONCAT], (
+            f'Un-supported delay method {delay_method}. '
+            f'Only support {_DELAY_ROTATE} and {_DELAY_CONCAT}'
+        )
+        self.delay_method = delay_method
+
+        # interp method
+        assert interp_method in [_INTERP_LINEAR, _INTERP_ROUND], (
+            f'Un-supported interpolation method {interp_method}. '
+            f'we only support: {[_INTERP_LINEAR, _INTERP_ROUND]}'
+        )
+        self.interp_method = interp_method
+
+        # delay length and time
+        with jax.ensure_compile_time_eval():
+            self.max_time, delay_length = _get_delay(time)
+            self.max_length = delay_length + 1
+
+        super().__init__()
+
+        # delay data
+        if init is not None:
+            if not isinstance(init, (numbers.Number, jax.Array, np.ndarray, Callable)):
+                raise TypeError(f'init should be Array, Callable, or None. But got {init}')
+        self._init = init
+        self._history = None
+
+        # other info
+        self._registered_entries = dict()
+
+        # other info
+        if entries is not None:
+            for entry, delay_time in entries.items():
+                if isinstance(delay_time, (tuple, list)):
+                    self.register_entry(entry, *delay_time)
+                else:
+                    self.register_entry(entry, delay_time)
+
+        self.take_aware_unit = take_aware_unit
+        self._unit = None
+
+    @property
+    def history(self):
+        return self._history
+
+    @history.setter
+    def history(self, value):
+        self._history = value
+
+    def _f_to_init(self, a, batch_size, length):
+        shape = list(a.shape)
+        if batch_size is not None:
+            shape.insert(0, batch_size)
+        shape.insert(0, length)
+        if isinstance(self._init, (jax.Array, np.ndarray, numbers.Number)):
+            data = jnp.broadcast_to(jnp.asarray(self._init, a.dtype), shape)
+        elif callable(self._init):
+            data = self._init(shape, dtype=a.dtype)
+        else:
+            assert self._init is None, f'init should be Array, Callable, or None. but got {self._init}'
+            data = jnp.zeros(shape, dtype=a.dtype)
+        return data
+
+    @call_order(3)
+    def init_state(self, batch_size: int = None, **kwargs):
+        fun = partial(self._f_to_init, length=self.max_length, batch_size=batch_size)
+        self.history = ShortTermState(jax.tree.map(fun, self.target_info))
+
+    def reset_state(self, batch_size: int = None, **kwargs):
+        fun = partial(self._f_to_init, length=self.max_length, batch_size=batch_size)
+        self.history.value = jax.tree.map(fun, self.target_info)
+
+    def register_delay(self, *delay_time):
+        """
+        Register delay times and update the maximum delay configuration.
+
+        This method processes one or more delay times, validates their format and consistency,
+        and updates the delay buffer size if necessary. It handles both scalar and vector
+        delay times, ensuring all vector delays have the same size.
+
+        Args:
+            *delay_time: Variable number of delay time arguments. The first argument should be
+                the primary delay time (float, int, or array-like). Additional arguments are
+                treated as indices or secondary delay parameters. All delay times should be
+                non-negative numbers or arrays of the same size.
+
+        Returns:
+            tuple or None: If delay_time[0] is None, returns None. Otherwise, returns a tuple
+                containing (delay_step, *delay_time[1:]) where delay_step is the computed
+                delay step in integer time units, and the remaining elements are the
+                additional delay parameters passed in.
+
+        Raises:
+            AssertionError: If no delay time is provided (empty delay_time).
+            ValueError: If delay times have inconsistent sizes when using vector delays,
+                or if delay times are not scalar or 1D arrays.
+
+        Note:
+            - The method updates self.max_time and self.max_length if the new delay
+              requires a larger buffer size.
+            - Delay steps are computed using the current environment time step (dt).
+            - All delay indices (delay_time[1:]) must be integers.
+            - Vector delays must all have the same size as the first delay time.
+
+        Example:
+            >>> delay_obj.register_delay(5.0)  # Register 5ms delay
+            >>> delay_obj.register_delay(jnp.array([2.0, 3.0]), 0, 1)  # Vector delay with indices
+        """
+        assert len(delay_time) >= 1, 'You should provide at least one delay time.'
+        for dt in delay_time[1:]:
+            assert jnp.issubdtype(u.math.get_dtype(dt), jnp.integer), f'The index should be integer. But got {dt}.'
+        if delay_time[0] is None:
+            return None
+        with jax.ensure_compile_time_eval():
+            time, delay_step = _get_delay(delay_time[0])
+            max_delay_step = jnp.max(delay_step)
+            self.max_time = u.math.max(time)
+
+            # delay variable
+            if self.max_length <= max_delay_step + 1:
+                self.max_length = max_delay_step + 1
+            return delay_step, *delay_time[1:]
+
+    def register_entry(self, entry: str, *delay_time) -> 'Delay':
+        """
+        Register an entry to access the delay data.
+
+        Args:
+            entry: str. The entry to access the delay data.
+            delay_time: The delay time of the entry, the first element is the delay time,
+                the second and later element is the index.
+        """
+        if entry in self._registered_entries:
+            raise KeyError(
+                f'Entry {entry} has been registered. '
+                f'The existing delay for the key {entry} is {self._registered_entries[entry]}. '
+                f'The new delay for the key {entry} is {delay_time}. '
+                f'You can use another key. '
+            )
+        delay_info = self.register_delay(*delay_time)
+        self._registered_entries[entry] = delay_info
+        return delay_info
+
+    def access(self, entry: str, *delay_time) -> DelayAccess:
+        """
+        Create a DelayAccess object for a specific delay entry and delay time.
+
+        Args:
+            entry (str): The name of the delay entry to access.
+            delay_time (Sequence): The delay time or parameters associated with the entry.
+
+        Returns:
+            DelayAccess: An object that provides access to the delay data for the specified entry and time.
+        """
+        return DelayAccess(self, *delay_time, entry=entry)
+
+    def at(self, entry: str) -> ArrayLike:
+        """
+        Get the data at the given entry.
+
+        Args:
+          entry: str. The entry to access the data.
+
+        Returns:
+          The data.
+        """
+        assert isinstance(entry, str), (f'entry should be a string for describing the '
+                                        f'entry of the delay data. But we got {entry}.')
+        if entry not in self._registered_entries:
+            raise KeyError(f'Does not find delay entry "{entry}".')
+        delay_step = self._registered_entries[entry]
+        if delay_step is None:
+            delay_step = (0,)
+        return self.retrieve_at_step(*delay_step)
+
+    def retrieve_at_step(self, delay_step, *indices) -> PyTree:
+        """
+        Retrieve the delay data at the given delay time step (the integer to indicate the time step).
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        delay_step: int_like
+          Retrieve the data at the given time step.
+        indices: tuple
+          The indices to slice the data.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        delay_data: The delay data at the given delay step.
+
+        """
+        assert self.history is not None, 'The delay history is not initialized.'
+        assert delay_step is not None, 'The delay step should be given.'
+
+        if environ.get(environ.JIT_ERROR_CHECK, False):
+            def _check_delay(delay_len):
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f'The request delay length should be less than the '
+                    f'maximum delay {self.max_length - 1}. But we got {delay_len}'
+                )
+
+            jit_error_if(delay_step >= self.max_length, _check_delay, delay_step)
+
+        # rotation method
+        with jax.ensure_compile_time_eval():
+            if self.delay_method == _DELAY_ROTATE:
+                i = environ.get(environ.I, desc='The time step index.')
+                di = i - delay_step
+                delay_idx = jnp.asarray(di % self.max_length, dtype=jnp.int32)
+                delay_idx = jax.lax.stop_gradient(delay_idx)
+
+            elif self.delay_method == _DELAY_CONCAT:
+                delay_idx = delay_step
+
+            else:
+                raise ValueError(f'Unknown delay updating method "{self.delay_method}"')
+
+            # the delay index
+            if hasattr(delay_idx, 'dtype') and not jnp.issubdtype(delay_idx.dtype, jnp.integer):
+                raise ValueError(f'"delay_len" must be integer, but we got {delay_idx}')
+            indices = (delay_idx,) + indices
+
+            # the delay data
+            if self._unit is None:
+                return jax.tree.map(lambda a: a[indices], self.history.value)
+            else:
+                return jax.tree.map(
+                    lambda hist, unit: u.maybe_decimal(hist[indices] * unit),
+                    self.history.value,
+                    self._unit
+                )
+
+    def retrieve_at_time(self, delay_time, *indices) -> PyTree:
+        """
+        Retrieve the delay data at the given delay time step (the integer to indicate the time step).
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        delay_time: float
+          Retrieve the data at the given time.
+        indices: tuple
+          The indices to slice the data.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        delay_data: The delay data at the given delay step.
+
+        """
+        assert self.history is not None, 'The delay history is not initialized.'
+        assert delay_time is not None, 'The delay time should be given.'
+
+        current_time = environ.get(environ.T, desc='The current time.')
+        dt = environ.get_dt()
+
+        if environ.get(environ.JIT_ERROR_CHECK, False):
+            def _check_delay(t_now, t_delay):
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f'The request delay time should be within '
+                    f'[{t_now - self.max_time - dt}, {t_now}], '
+                    f'but we got {t_delay}'
+                )
+
+            jit_error_if(
+                jnp.logical_or(
+                    delay_time > current_time,
+                    delay_time < current_time - self.max_time - dt
+                ),
+                _check_delay,
+                current_time,
+                delay_time
+            )
+
+        with jax.ensure_compile_time_eval():
+            diff = current_time - delay_time
+            float_time_step = diff / dt
+
+            if self.interp_method == _INTERP_LINEAR:  # "linear" interpolation
+                data_at_t0 = self.retrieve_at_step(jnp.asarray(jnp.floor(float_time_step), dtype=jnp.int32), *indices)
+                data_at_t1 = self.retrieve_at_step(jnp.asarray(jnp.ceil(float_time_step), dtype=jnp.int32), *indices)
+                t_diff = float_time_step - jnp.floor(float_time_step)
+                return jax.tree.map(lambda a, b: a * (1 - t_diff) + b * t_diff, data_at_t0, data_at_t1)
+
+            elif self.interp_method == _INTERP_ROUND:  # "round" interpolation
+                return self.retrieve_at_step(jnp.asarray(jnp.round(float_time_step), dtype=jnp.int32), *indices)
+
+            else:  # raise error
+                raise ValueError(f'Un-supported interpolation method {self.interp_method}, '
+                                 f'we only support: {[_INTERP_LINEAR, _INTERP_ROUND]}')
+
+    def update(self, current: PyTree) -> None:
+        """
+        Update delay variable with the new data.
+        """
+
+        with jax.ensure_compile_time_eval():
+            assert self.history is not None, 'The delay history is not initialized.'
+
+            if self.take_aware_unit and self._unit is None:
+                self._unit = jax.tree.map(lambda x: u.get_unit(x), current, is_leaf=u.math.is_quantity)
+
+            # update the delay data at the rotation index
+            if self.delay_method == _DELAY_ROTATE:
+                i = environ.get(environ.I)
+                idx = jnp.asarray(i % self.max_length, dtype=environ.dutype())
+                idx = jax.lax.stop_gradient(idx)
+                self.history.value = jax.tree.map(
+                    lambda hist, cur: hist.at[idx].set(cur),
+                    self.history.value,
+                    current
+                )
+            # update the delay data at the first position
+            elif self.delay_method == _DELAY_CONCAT:
+                current = jax.tree.map(lambda a: jnp.expand_dims(a, 0), current)
+                if self.max_length > 1:
+                    self.history.value = jax.tree.map(
+                        lambda hist, cur: jnp.concatenate([cur, hist[:-1]], axis=0),
+                        self.history.value,
+                        current
+                    )
+                else:
+                    self.history.value = current
+
+            else:
+                raise ValueError(f'Unknown updating method "{self.delay_method}"')
+
+
+class StateWithDelay(Delay):
+    """
+    Delayed history buffer bound to a module state.
+
+    StateWithDelay is a specialized :py:class:`~.Delay` that attaches to a
+    concrete :py:class:`~brainstate._state.State` living on a target module
+    (for example a membrane potential ``V`` on a neuron). It automatically
+    maintains a rolling history of that state and exposes convenient helpers to
+    retrieve the value at a given delay either by step or by time.
+
+    In normal usage you rarely instantiate this class directly. It is created
+    implicitly when using the prefetch-delay helpers on a Dynamics module, e.g.:
+
+    - ``module.prefetch('V').delay.at(5.0 * u.ms)``
+    - ``module.prefetch_delay('V', 5.0 * u.ms)``
+
+    Both will construct a StateWithDelay bound to ``module.V`` under the hood
+    and register the requested delay, so you can retrieve the delayed value
+    inside your update rules.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    target : :py:class:`~brainstate.graph.Node`
+        The module object that owns the state to track.
+    item : str
+        The attribute name of the target state on ``target`` (must be a
+        :py:class:`~brainstate._state.State`).
+    init : Callable, optional
+        Optional initializer used to fill the history buffer before ``t0``
+        when delays request values from the past that hasn't been simulated yet.
+        The callable receives ``(shape, dtype)`` and must return an array.
+        If not provided, zeros are used. You may also pass a scalar/array
+        literal via the underlying Delay API when constructing manually.
+    delay_method : {"rotation", "concat"}, default "rotation"
+        Internal buffering strategy (inherits behavior from :py:class:`~.Delay`).
+        "rotation" keeps a ring buffer; "concat" shifts by concatenation.
+
+    Attributes
+    ----------
+    state : :py:class:`~brainstate._state.State`
+        The concrete state object being tracked.
+    history : :py:class:`~brainstate._state.ShortTermState`
+        Rolling time axis buffer with shape ``[length, *state.shape]``.
+    max_time : float
+        Maximum time span currently supported by the buffer.
+    max_length : int
+        Buffer length in steps (``ceil(max_time/dt)+1``).
+
+    Notes
+    -----
+    - This class inherits all retrieval utilities from :py:class:`~.Delay`:
+      use :py:meth:`retrieve_at_step` when you know the integer delay steps,
+      or :py:meth:`retrieve_at_time` for continuous-time queries with optional
+      linear/round interpolation.
+    - It is registered as an "after-update" hook on the owning Dynamics so the
+      buffer is updated automatically after each simulation step.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    Access a neuron's membrane potential 5 ms in the past:
+
+    >>> import brainunit as u
+    >>> import brainstate as brainstate
+    >>> lif = brainstate.nn.LIF(100)
+    >>> # Create a delayed accessor to V(t-5ms)
+    >>> v_delay = lif.prefetch_delay('V', 5.0 * u.ms)
+    >>> # Inside another module's update you can read the delayed value
+    >>> v_t_minus_5ms = v_delay()
+
+    Register multiple delay taps and index-specific delays:
+
+    >>> # Under the hood, a StateWithDelay is created and you can register
+    >>> # additional taps (in steps or time) via its Delay interface
+    >>> _ = lif.prefetch('V').delay.at(2.0 * u.ms)   # additional delay
+    >>> # Direct access to buffer by steps (advanced)
+    >>> # lif._get_after_update('V-prefetch-delay').retrieve_at_step(3)
+    """
+
+    __module__ = 'brainstate.nn'
+
+    state: State  # state
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        target: Node,
+        item: str,
+        init: Callable = None,
+        delay_method: Optional[str] = _DELAY_ROTATE,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(None, init=init, delay_method=delay_method)
+
+        self._target = target
+        self._target_term = item
+
+    @property
+    def state(self) -> State:
+        r = getattr(self._target, self._target_term)
+        if not isinstance(r, State):
+            raise TypeError(f'The term "{self._target_term}" in the module "{self._target}" is not a State.')
+        return r
+
+    @call_order(3)
+    def init_state(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        State initialization function.
+        """
+        state = self.state
+        self.target_info = jax.tree.map(lambda a: jax.ShapeDtypeStruct(a.shape, a.dtype), state.value)
+        super().init_state(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def update(self, *args) -> None:
+        """
+        Update the delay variable with the new data.
+        """
+        value = self.state.value
+        return super().update(value)