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congrads/constraints/registry.py

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+"""Module providing constraint classes for guiding neural network training.
+
+This module defines constraints that enforce specific conditions on network outputs
+to steer learning. Available constraint types include:
+
+- `Constraint`: Base class for all constraint types, defining the interface and core
+  behavior.
+- `ImplicationConstraint`: Enforces one condition only if another condition is met,
+  useful for modeling implications between outputs.
+- `ScalarConstraint`: Enforces scalar-based comparisons on a network's output.
+- `BinaryConstraint`: Enforces a binary comparison between two tags using a
+  comparison function (e.g., less than, greater than).
+- `SumConstraint`: Ensures the sum of selected tags' outputs equals a specified
+  value, controlling total output.
+
+These constraints can steer the learning process by applying logical implications
+or numerical bounds.
+
+Usage:
+    1. Define a custom constraint class by inheriting from `Constraint`.
+    2. Apply the constraint to your neural network during training.
+    3. Use helper classes like `IdentityTransformation` for transformations and
+       comparisons in constraints.
+
+"""
+
+from collections.abc import Callable
+from numbers import Number
+from typing import Literal
+
+import torch
+from torch import (
+    Tensor,
+    argsort,
+    eq,
+    logical_and,
+    logical_not,
+    logical_or,
+    ones,
+    ones_like,
+    reshape,
+    sign,
+    sort,
+    stack,
+    tensor,
+    triu,
+    unique,
+    zeros_like,
+)
+from torch.nn.functional import normalize
+
+from ..transformations.base import Transformation
+from ..transformations.registry import IdentityTransformation
+from ..utils.validation import validate_comparator, validate_iterable, validate_type
+from .base import Constraint, MonotonicityConstraint
+
+COMPARATOR_MAP: dict[str, Callable[[Tensor, Tensor], Tensor]] = {
+    ">": torch.gt,
+    ">=": torch.ge,
+    "<": torch.lt,
+    "<=": torch.le,
+}
+
+
+class ImplicationConstraint(Constraint):
+    """Represents an implication constraint between two constraints (head and body).
+
+    The implication constraint ensures that the `body` constraint only applies
+    when the `head` constraint is satisfied. If the `head` constraint is not
+    satisfied, the `body` constraint does not apply.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        head: Constraint,
+        body: Constraint,
+        name: str = None,
+    ):
+        """Initializes an ImplicationConstraint instance.
+
+        Uses `enforce` and `rescale_factor` from the body constraint.
+
+        Args:
+            head (Constraint): Constraint defining the head of the implication.
+            body (Constraint): Constraint defining the body of the implication.
+            name (str, optional): A unique name for the constraint. If not
+                provided, a name is generated based on the class name and a
+                random suffix.
+
+        Raises:
+            TypeError: If a provided attribute has an incompatible type.
+
+        """
+        # Type checking
+        validate_type("head", head, Constraint)
+        validate_type("body", body, Constraint)
+
+        # Compose constraint name
+        name = f"{body.name} if {head.name}"
+
+        # Init parent class
+        super().__init__(head.tags | body.tags, name, body.enforce, body.rescale_factor)
+
+        self.head = head
+        self.body = body
+
+    def check_constraint(self, data: dict[str, Tensor]) -> tuple[Tensor, Tensor]:
+        """Check whether the implication constraint is satisfied.
+
+        Evaluates the `head` and `body` constraints. The `body` constraint
+        is enforced only if the `head` constraint is satisfied. If the
+        `head` constraint is not satisfied, the `body` constraint does not
+        affect the result.
+
+        Args:
+            data (dict[str, Tensor]): Dictionary that holds batch data, model predictions and context.
+
+        Returns:
+            tuple[Tensor, Tensor]:
+                - result: Tensor indicating satisfaction of the implication
+                constraint (1 if satisfied, 0 otherwise).
+                - head_satisfaction: Tensor indicating satisfaction of the
+                head constraint alone.
+        """
+        # Check satisfaction of head and body constraints
+        head_satisfaction, _ = self.head.check_constraint(data)
+        body_satisfaction, _ = self.body.check_constraint(data)
+
+        # If head constraint is satisfied (returning 1),
+        # the body constraint matters (and should return 0/1 based on body)
+        # If head constraint is not satisfied (returning 0),
+        # the body constraint does not apply (and should return 1)
+        result = logical_or(logical_not(head_satisfaction), body_satisfaction).float()
+
+        return result, head_satisfaction
+
+    def calculate_direction(self, data: dict[str, Tensor]) -> dict[str, Tensor]:
+        """Compute adjustment directions for tags to satisfy the constraint.
+
+        Uses the `body` constraint directions as the update vector. Only
+        applies updates if the `head` constraint is satisfied. Currently,
+        this method only works for dense layers due to tag-to-index
+        translation limitations.
+
+        Args:
+            data (dict[str, Tensor]): Dictionary that holds batch data, model predictions and context.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict[str, Tensor]: Dictionary mapping tags to tensors
+                specifying the adjustment direction for each tag.
+        """
+        # NOTE currently only works for dense layers
+        # due to tag to index translation
+
+        # Use directions of constraint body as update vector
+        return self.body.calculate_direction(data)
+
+
+class ScalarConstraint(Constraint):
+    """A constraint that enforces scalar-based comparisons on a specific tag.
+
+    This class ensures that the output of a specified tag satisfies a scalar
+    comparison operation (e.g., less than, greater than, etc.). It uses a
+    comparator function to validate the condition and calculates adjustment
+    directions accordingly.
+
+    Args:
+        operand (Union[str, Transformation]): Name of the tag or a
+            transformation to apply.
+        comparator (Literal[">", "<", ">=", "<="]): Comparison operator used in the constraint.
+        scalar (Number): The scalar value to compare against.
+        name (str, optional): A unique name for the constraint. If not
+            provided, a name is auto-generated in the format
+            "<tag> <comparator> <scalar>".
+        enforce (bool, optional): If False, only monitor the constraint
+            without adjusting the loss. Defaults to True.
+        rescale_factor (Number, optional): Factor to scale the
+            constraint-adjusted loss. Defaults to 1.5.
+
+    Raises:
+        TypeError: If a provided attribute has an incompatible type.
+
+    Notes:
+        - The `tag` must be defined in the `descriptor` mapping.
+        - The constraint name is composed using the tag, comparator, and scalar value.
+
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        operand: str | Transformation,
+        comparator: Literal[">", "<", ">=", "<="],
+        scalar: Number,
+        name: str = None,
+        enforce: bool = True,
+        rescale_factor: Number = 1.5,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Initializes a ScalarConstraint instance.
+
+        Args:
+            operand (Union[str, Transformation]): Function that needs to be
+                performed on the network variables before applying the
+                constraint.
+            comparator (Literal[">", "<", ">=", "<="]): Comparison operator used in the constraint.
+            scalar (Number): Constant to compare the variable to.
+            name (str, optional): A unique name for the constraint. If not
+                provided, a name is generated based on the class name and a
+                random suffix.
+            enforce (bool, optional): If False, only monitor the constraint
+                without adjusting the loss. Defaults to True.
+            rescale_factor (Number, optional): Factor to scale the
+                constraint-adjusted loss. Defaults to 1.5. Should be greater
+                than 1 to give weight to the constraint.
+
+        Raises:
+            TypeError: If a provided attribute has an incompatible type.
+
+        Notes:
+            - The `tag` must be defined in the `descriptor` mapping.
+            - The constraint name is composed using the tag, comparator, and scalar value.
+        """
+        # Type checking
+        validate_type("operand", operand, (str, Transformation))
+        validate_comparator("comparator", comparator, COMPARATOR_MAP)
+        validate_type("scalar", scalar, Number)
+
+        # If transformation is provided, get tag name, else use IdentityTransformation
+        if isinstance(operand, Transformation):
+            tag = operand.tag
+            transformation = operand
+        else:
+            tag = operand
+            transformation = IdentityTransformation(tag)
+
+        # Compose constraint name
+        name = f"{tag} {comparator} {str(scalar)}"
+
+        # Init parent class
+        super().__init__({tag}, name, enforce, rescale_factor)
+
+        # Init variables
+        self.tag = tag
+        self.scalar = scalar
+        self.transformation = transformation
+
+        # Calculate directions based on constraint operator
+        if comparator in ["<", "<="]:
+            self.direction = 1
+        elif comparator in [">", ">="]:
+            self.direction = -1
+        self.comparator = COMPARATOR_MAP[comparator]
+
+    def check_constraint(self, data: dict[str, Tensor]) -> tuple[Tensor, Tensor]:
+        """Check if the scalar constraint is satisfied for a given tag.
+
+        Args:
+            data (dict[str, Tensor]): Dictionary that holds batch data, model predictions and context.
+
+        Returns:
+            tuple[Tensor, Tensor]:
+                - result: Tensor indicating whether the tag satisfies the constraint.
+                - ones_like(result): Tensor of ones with same shape as `result`.
+        """
+        # Select relevant columns
+        selection = self.descriptor.select(self.tag, data)
+
+        # Apply transformation
+        selection = self.transformation(selection)
+
+        # Calculate current constraint result
+        result = self.comparator(selection, self.scalar).float()
+        return result, ones_like(result)
+
+    def calculate_direction(self, data: dict[str, Tensor]) -> dict[str, Tensor]:
+        """Compute adjustment directions to satisfy the scalar constraint.
+
+        Only works for dense layers due to tag-to-index translation.
+
+        Args:
+            data (dict[str, Tensor]): Dictionary that holds batch data, model predictions and context.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict[str, Tensor]: Dictionary mapping layers to tensors specifying
+                the adjustment direction for each tag.
+        """
+        # NOTE currently only works for dense layers due
+        # to tag to index translation
+
+        output = {}
+
+        for layer in self.layers:
+            output[layer] = zeros_like(data[layer][0], device=self.device)
+
+        layer, index = self.descriptor.location(self.tag)
+        output[layer][index] = self.direction
+
+        for layer in self.layers:
+            output[layer] = normalize(reshape(output[layer], [1, -1]), dim=1)
+
+        return output
+
+
+class BinaryConstraint(Constraint):
+    """A constraint that enforces a binary comparison between two tags.
+
+    This class ensures that the output of one tag satisfies a comparison
+    operation with the output of another tag (e.g., less than, greater than, etc.).
+    It uses a comparator function to validate the condition and calculates adjustment directions accordingly.
+
+    Args:
+        operand_left (Union[str, Transformation]): Name of the left
+            tag or a transformation to apply.
+        comparator (Literal[">", "<", ">=", "<="]): Comparison operator used in the constraint.
+        operand_right (Union[str, Transformation]): Name of the right
+            tag or a transformation to apply.
+        name (str, optional): A unique name for the constraint. If not
+            provided, a name is auto-generated in the format
+            "<operand_left> <comparator> <operand_right>".
+        enforce (bool, optional): If False, only monitor the constraint
+            without adjusting the loss. Defaults to True.
+        rescale_factor (Number, optional): Factor to scale the
+            constraint-adjusted loss. Defaults to 1.5.
+
+    Raises:
+        TypeError: If a provided attribute has an incompatible type.
+
+    Notes:
+        - The tags must be defined in the `descriptor` mapping.
+        - The constraint name is composed using the left tag, comparator, and right tag.
+
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        operand_left: str | Transformation,
+        comparator: Literal[">", "<", ">=", "<="],
+        operand_right: str | Transformation,
+        name: str = None,
+        enforce: bool = True,
+        rescale_factor: Number = 1.5,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Initializes a BinaryConstraint instance.
+
+        Args:
+            operand_left (Union[str, Transformation]): Name of the left
+                tag or a transformation to apply.
+            comparator (Literal[">", "<", ">=", "<="]): Comparison operator used in the constraint.
+            operand_right (Union[str, Transformation]): Name of the right
+                tag or a transformation to apply.
+            name (str, optional): A unique name for the constraint. If not
+                provided, a name is auto-generated in the format
+                "<operand_left> <comparator> <operand_right>".
+            enforce (bool, optional): If False, only monitor the constraint
+                without adjusting the loss. Defaults to True.
+            rescale_factor (Number, optional): Factor to scale the
+                constraint-adjusted loss. Defaults to 1.5.
+
+        Raises:
+            TypeError: If a provided attribute has an incompatible type.
+
+        Notes:
+            - The tags must be defined in the `descriptor` mapping.
+            - The constraint name is composed using the left tag,
+              comparator, and right tag.
+        """
+        # Type checking
+        validate_type("operand_left", operand_left, (str, Transformation))
+        validate_comparator("comparator", comparator, COMPARATOR_MAP)
+        validate_type("operand_right", operand_right, (str, Transformation))
+
+        # If transformation is provided, get tag name, else use IdentityTransformation
+        if isinstance(operand_left, Transformation):
+            tag_left = operand_left.tag
+            transformation_left = operand_left
+        else:
+            tag_left = operand_left
+            transformation_left = IdentityTransformation(tag_left)
+
+        if isinstance(operand_right, Transformation):
+            tag_right = operand_right.tag
+            transformation_right = operand_right
+        else:
+            tag_right = operand_right
+            transformation_right = IdentityTransformation(tag_right)
+
+        # Compose constraint name
+        name = f"{tag_left} {comparator} {tag_right}"
+
+        # Init parent class
+        super().__init__({tag_left, tag_right}, name, enforce, rescale_factor)
+
+        # Init variables
+        self.tag_left = tag_left
+        self.tag_right = tag_right
+        self.transformation_left = transformation_left
+        self.transformation_right = transformation_right
+
+        # Calculate directions based on constraint operator
+        if comparator in ["<", "<="]:
+            self.direction_left = 1
+            self.direction_right = -1
+        elif comparator in [">", ">="]:
+            self.direction_left = -1
+            self.direction_right = 1
+        self.comparator = COMPARATOR_MAP[comparator]
+
+    def check_constraint(self, data: dict[str, Tensor]) -> tuple[Tensor, Tensor]:
+        """Evaluate whether the binary constraint is satisfied for the current predictions.
+
+        The constraint compares the outputs of two tags using the specified
+        comparator function. A result of `1` indicates the constraint is satisfied
+        for a sample, and `0` indicates it is violated.
+
+        Args:
+            data (dict[str, Tensor]): Dictionary that holds batch data, model predictions and context.
+
+        Returns:
+            tuple[Tensor, Tensor]:
+                - result (Tensor): Binary tensor indicating constraint satisfaction
+                (1 for satisfied, 0 for violated) for each sample.
+                - mask (Tensor): Tensor of ones with the same shape as `result`,
+                used for constraint aggregation.
+        """
+        # Select relevant columns
+        selection_left = self.descriptor.select(self.tag_left, data)
+        selection_right = self.descriptor.select(self.tag_right, data)
+
+        # Apply transformations
+        selection_left = self.transformation_left(selection_left)
+        selection_right = self.transformation_right(selection_right)
+
+        result = self.comparator(selection_left, selection_right).float()
+
+        return result, ones_like(result)
+
+    def calculate_direction(self, data: dict[str, Tensor]) -> dict[str, Tensor]:
+        """Compute adjustment directions for the tags involved in the binary constraint.
+
+        The returned directions indicate how to adjust each tag's output to
+        satisfy the constraint. Only currently supported for dense layers.
+
+        Args:
+            data (dict[str, Tensor]): Dictionary that holds batch data, model predictions and context.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict[str, Tensor]: A mapping from layer names to tensors specifying
+            the normalized adjustment directions for each tag involved in the
+            constraint.
+        """
+        # NOTE currently only works for dense layers due
+        # to tag to index translation
+
+        output = {}
+
+        for layer in self.layers:
+            output[layer] = zeros_like(data[layer][0], device=self.device)
+
+        layer_left, index_left = self.descriptor.location(self.tag_left)
+        layer_right, index_right = self.descriptor.location(self.tag_right)
+        output[layer_left][index_left] = self.direction_left
+        output[layer_right][index_right] = self.direction_right
+
+        for layer in self.layers:
+            output[layer] = normalize(reshape(output[layer], [1, -1]), dim=1)
+
+        return output
+
+
+class SumConstraint(Constraint):
+    """A constraint that enforces a weighted summation comparison between two groups of tags.
+
+    This class evaluates whether the weighted sum of outputs from one set of
+    tags satisfies a comparison operation with the weighted sum of
+    outputs from another set of tags.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        operands_left: list[str | Transformation],
+        comparator: Literal[">", "<", ">=", "<="],
+        operands_right: list[str | Transformation],
+        weights_left: list[Number] = None,
+        weights_right: list[Number] = None,
+        name: str = None,
+        enforce: bool = True,
+        rescale_factor: Number = 1.5,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Initializes the SumConstraint.
+
+        Args:
+            operands_left (list[Union[str, Transformation]]): List of tags
+                or transformations on the left side.
+            comparator (Literal[">", "<", ">=", "<="]): Comparison operator used in the constraint.
+            operands_right (list[Union[str, Transformation]]): List of tags
+                or transformations on the right side.
+            weights_left (list[Number], optional): Weights for the left
+                tags. Defaults to None.
+            weights_right (list[Number], optional): Weights for the right
+                tags. Defaults to None.
+            name (str, optional): Unique name for the constraint.
+                If None, it's auto-generated. Defaults to None.
+            enforce (bool, optional): If False, only monitor the constraint
+                without adjusting the loss. Defaults to True.
+            rescale_factor (Number, optional): Factor to scale the
+                constraint-adjusted loss. Defaults to 1.5.
+
+        Raises:
+            TypeError: If a provided attribute has an incompatible type.
+            ValueError: If the dimensions of tags and weights mismatch.
+        """
+        # Type checking
+        validate_iterable("operands_left", operands_left, (str, Transformation))
+        validate_comparator("comparator", comparator, COMPARATOR_MAP)
+        validate_iterable("operands_right", operands_right, (str, Transformation))
+        validate_iterable("weights_left", weights_left, Number, allow_none=True)
+        validate_iterable("weights_right", weights_right, Number, allow_none=True)
+
+        # If transformation is provided, get tag, else use IdentityTransformation
+        tags_left: list[str] = []
+        transformations_left: list[Transformation] = []
+        for operand_left in operands_left:
+            if isinstance(operand_left, Transformation):
+                tag_left = operand_left.tag
+                tags_left.append(tag_left)
+                transformations_left.append(operand_left)
+            else:
+                tag_left = operand_left
+                tags_left.append(tag_left)
+                transformations_left.append(IdentityTransformation(tag_left))
+
+        tags_right: list[str] = []
+        transformations_right: list[Transformation] = []
+        for operand_right in operands_right:
+            if isinstance(operand_right, Transformation):
+                tag_right = operand_right.tag
+                tags_right.append(tag_right)
+                transformations_right.append(operand_right)
+            else:
+                tag_right = operand_right
+                tags_right.append(tag_right)
+                transformations_right.append(IdentityTransformation(tag_right))
+
+        # Compose constraint name
+        w_left = weights_left or [""] * len(tags_left)
+        w_right = weights_right or [""] * len(tags_right)
+        left_expr = " + ".join(f"{w}{n}" for w, n in zip(w_left, tags_left, strict=False))
+        right_expr = " + ".join(f"{w}{n}" for w, n in zip(w_right, tags_right, strict=False))
+        name = f"{left_expr} {comparator} {right_expr}"
+
+        # Init parent class
+        tags = set(tags_left) | set(tags_right)
+        super().__init__(tags, name, enforce, rescale_factor)
+
+        # Init variables
+        self.tags_left = tags_left
+        self.tags_right = tags_right
+        self.transformations_left = transformations_left
+        self.transformations_right = transformations_right
+
+        # If feature list dimensions don't match weight list dimensions, raise error
+        if weights_left and (len(tags_left) != len(weights_left)):
+            raise ValueError(
+                "The dimensions of tags_left don't match with the dimensions of weights_left."
+            )
+        if weights_right and (len(tags_right) != len(weights_right)):
+            raise ValueError(
+                "The dimensions of tags_right don't match with the dimensions of weights_right."
+            )
+
+        # If weights are provided for summation, transform them to Tensors
+        if weights_left:
+            self.weights_left = tensor(weights_left, device=self.device)
+        else:
+            self.weights_left = ones(len(tags_left), device=self.device)
+        if weights_right:
+            self.weights_right = tensor(weights_right, device=self.device)
+        else:
+            self.weights_right = ones(len(tags_right), device=self.device)
+
+        # Calculate directions based on constraint operator
+        if comparator in ["<", "<="]:
+            self.direction_left = -1
+            self.direction_right = 1
+        elif comparator in [">", ">="]:
+            self.direction_left = 1
+            self.direction_right = -1
+        self.comparator = COMPARATOR_MAP[comparator]
+
+    def check_constraint(self, data: dict[str, Tensor]) -> tuple[Tensor, Tensor]:
+        """Evaluate whether the weighted sum constraint is satisfied.
+
+        Computes the weighted sum of outputs from the left and right tags,
+        applies the specified comparator function, and returns a binary result for
+        each sample.
+
+        Args:
+            data (dict[str, Tensor]): Dictionary that holds batch data, model predictions and context.
+
+        Returns:
+            tuple[Tensor, Tensor]:
+                - result (Tensor): Binary tensor indicating whether the constraint
+                is satisfied (1) or violated (0) for each sample.
+                - mask (Tensor): Tensor of ones, used for constraint aggregation.
+        """
+
+        def compute_weighted_sum(
+            tags: list[str],
+            transformations: list[Transformation],
+            weights: Tensor,
+        ) -> Tensor:
+            # Select relevant columns
+            selections = [self.descriptor.select(tag, data) for tag in tags]
+
+            # Apply transformations
+            results = []
+            for transformation, selection in zip(transformations, selections, strict=False):
+                results.append(transformation(selection))
+
+            # Extract predictions for all tags and apply weights in bulk
+            predictions = stack(results)
+
+            # Calculate weighted sum
+            return (predictions * weights.view(-1, 1, 1)).sum(dim=0)
+
+        # Compute weighted sums
+        weighted_sum_left = compute_weighted_sum(
+            self.tags_left, self.transformations_left, self.weights_left
+        )
+        weighted_sum_right = compute_weighted_sum(
+            self.tags_right, self.transformations_right, self.weights_right
+        )
+
+        # Apply the comparator and calculate the result
+        result = self.comparator(weighted_sum_left, weighted_sum_right).float()
+
+        return result, ones_like(result)
+
+    def calculate_direction(self, data: dict[str, Tensor]) -> dict[str, Tensor]:
+        """Compute adjustment directions for tags involved in the weighted sum constraint.
+
+        The directions indicate how to adjust each tag's output to satisfy the
+        constraint. Only dense layers are currently supported.
+
+        Args:
+            data (dict[str, Tensor]): Dictionary that holds batch data, model predictions and context.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict[str, Tensor]: Mapping from layer names to normalized tensors
+            specifying adjustment directions for each tag involved in the constraint.
+        """
+        # NOTE currently only works for dense layers
+        # due to tag to index translation
+
+        output = {}
+
+        for layer in self.layers:
+            output[layer] = zeros_like(data[layer][0], device=self.device)
+
+        for tag_left in self.tags_left:
+            layer, index = self.descriptor.location(tag_left)
+            output[layer][index] = self.direction_left
+
+        for tag_right in self.tags_right:
+            layer, index = self.descriptor.location(tag_right)
+            output[layer][index] = self.direction_right
+
+        for layer in self.layers:
+            output[layer] = normalize(reshape(output[layer], [1, -1]), dim=1)
+
+        return output
+
+
+class RankedMonotonicityConstraint(MonotonicityConstraint):
+    """Constraint that enforces a monotonic relationship between two tags.
+
+    This constraint ensures that the activations of a prediction tag (`tag_prediction`)
+    are monotonically ascending or descending with respect to a target tag (`tag_reference`).
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        tag_prediction: str,
+        tag_reference: str,
+        rescale_factor_lower: float = 1.5,
+        rescale_factor_upper: float = 1.75,
+        stable: bool = True,
+        direction: Literal["ascending", "descending"] = "ascending",
+        name: str = None,
+        enforce: bool = True,
+    ):
+        """Constraint that enforces monotonicity on a predicted output.
+
+        This constraint ensures that the activations of a prediction tag (`tag_prediction`)
+        are monotonically ascending or descending with respect to a target tag (`tag_reference`).
+
+        Args:
+            tag_prediction (str): Name of the tag whose activations should follow the monotonic relationship.
+            tag_reference (str): Name of the tag that acts as the monotonic reference.
+            rescale_factor_lower (float, optional): Lower bound for rescaling rank differences. Defaults to 1.5.
+            rescale_factor_upper (float, optional): Upper bound for rescaling rank differences. Defaults to 1.75.
+            stable (bool, optional): Whether to use stable sorting when ranking. Defaults to True.
+            direction (str, optional): Direction of monotonicity to enforce, either 'ascending' or 'descending'. Defaults to 'ascending'.
+            name (str, optional): Custom name for the constraint. If None, a descriptive name is auto-generated.
+            enforce (bool, optional): If False, the constraint is only monitored (not enforced). Defaults to True.
+        """
+        # Compose constraint name
+        if name is None:
+            name = f"{tag_prediction} monotonically (ranked) {direction} by {tag_reference}"
+
+        # Init parent class
+        super().__init__(
+            tag_prediction=tag_prediction,
+            tag_reference=tag_reference,
+            rescale_factor_lower=rescale_factor_lower,
+            rescale_factor_upper=rescale_factor_upper,
+            stable=stable,
+            direction=direction,
+            name=name,
+            enforce=enforce,
+        )
+
+    def check_constraint(self, data: dict[str, Tensor]) -> tuple[Tensor, Tensor]:
+        """Evaluate whether the monotonicity constraint is satisfied."""
+        # Select relevant columns
+        preds = self.descriptor.select(self.tag_prediction, data)
+        targets = self.descriptor.select(self.tag_reference, data)
+
+        # Utility: convert values -> ranks (0 ... num_features-1)
+        def compute_ranks(x: Tensor, descending: bool) -> Tensor:
+            return argsort(
+                argsort(x, descending=descending, stable=self.stable, dim=0),
+                descending=False,
+                stable=self.stable,
+                dim=0,
+            )
+
+        # Compute predicted and target ranks
+        pred_ranks = compute_ranks(preds, descending=self.descending)
+        target_ranks = compute_ranks(targets, descending=False)
+
+        # Rank difference
+        rank_diff = pred_ranks - target_ranks
+
+        # Rescale differences into [rescale_factor_lower, rescale_factor_upper]
+        batch_size = preds.shape[0]
+        invert_direction = -1 if self.descending else 1
+        self.compared_rankings = (
+            (rank_diff / batch_size) * (self.rescale_factor_upper - self.rescale_factor_lower)
+            + self.rescale_factor_lower * sign(rank_diff)
+        ) * invert_direction
+
+        # Calculate satisfaction
+        incorrect_rankings = eq(self.compared_rankings, 0).float()
+
+        return incorrect_rankings, ones_like(incorrect_rankings)
+
+    def calculate_direction(self, data: dict[str, Tensor]) -> dict[str, Tensor]:
+        """Calculates ranking adjustments for monotonicity enforcement."""
+        layer, _ = self.descriptor.location(self.tag_prediction)
+        return {layer: self.compared_rankings}
+
+
+class PairwiseMonotonicityConstraint(MonotonicityConstraint):
+    """Constraint that enforces a monotonic relationship between two tags.
+
+    This constraint ensures that the activations of a prediction tag (`tag_prediction`)
+    are monotonically ascending or descending with respect to a target tag (`tag_reference`).
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        tag_prediction: str,
+        tag_reference: str,
+        rescale_factor_lower: float = 1.5,
+        rescale_factor_upper: float = 1.75,
+        stable: bool = True,
+        direction: Literal["ascending", "descending"] = "ascending",
+        name: str = None,
+        enforce: bool = True,
+    ):
+        """Constraint that enforces monotonicity on a predicted output.
+
+        This constraint ensures that the activations of a prediction tag (`tag_prediction`)
+        are monotonically ascending or descending with respect to a target tag (`tag_reference`).
+
+        Args:
+            tag_prediction (str): Name of the tag whose activations should follow the monotonic relationship.
+            tag_reference (str): Name of the tag that acts as the monotonic reference.
+            rescale_factor_lower (float, optional): Lower bound for rescaling rank differences. Defaults to 1.5.
+            rescale_factor_upper (float, optional): Upper bound for rescaling rank differences. Defaults to 1.75.
+            stable (bool, optional): Whether to use stable sorting when ranking. Defaults to True.
+            direction (str, optional): Direction of monotonicity to enforce, either 'ascending' or 'descending'. Defaults to 'ascending'.
+            name (str, optional): Custom name for the constraint. If None, a descriptive name is auto-generated.
+            enforce (bool, optional): If False, the constraint is only monitored (not enforced). Defaults to True.
+        """
+        # Compose constraint name
+        if name is None:
+            name = f"{tag_prediction} monotonically (pairwise) {direction} by {tag_reference}"
+
+        # Init parent class
+        super().__init__(
+            tag_prediction=tag_prediction,
+            tag_reference=tag_reference,
+            rescale_factor_lower=rescale_factor_lower,
+            rescale_factor_upper=rescale_factor_upper,
+            stable=stable,
+            direction=direction,
+            name=name,
+            enforce=enforce,
+        )
+
+    def check_constraint(self, data: dict[str, Tensor]) -> tuple[Tensor, Tensor]:
+        """Evaluate whether the monotonicity constraint is satisfied."""
+        # Select relevant columns
+        preds = self.descriptor.select(self.tag_prediction, data).squeeze(1)
+        targets = self.descriptor.select(self.tag_reference, data).squeeze(1)
+
+        # Sort targets back to original order
+        sorted_targets, idx = sort(targets, stable=self.stable, dim=0, descending=self.descending)
+        sorted_preds = preds[idx]
+
+        # Pairwise differences
+        preds_diff = sorted_preds.unsqueeze(1) - sorted_preds.unsqueeze(0)
+        targets_diff = sorted_targets.unsqueeze(1) - sorted_targets.unsqueeze(0)
+
+        # Consider only upper triangle to avoid duplicate comparisons
+        batch_size = preds.shape[0]
+        mask = triu(ones(batch_size, batch_size, dtype=torch.bool), diagonal=1)
+
+        # Pairwise violations
+        violations = (preds_diff * targets_diff < 0) & mask
+
+        # Rank difference
+        sorted_rank_diff = violations.float().sum(dim=1) - violations.float().sum(dim=0)
+
+        # Undo sorting to match original order
+        rank_diff = zeros_like(sorted_rank_diff)
+        rank_diff[idx] = sorted_rank_diff
+        rank_diff = rank_diff.unsqueeze(1)
+
+        # Rescale differences into [rescale_factor_lower, rescale_factor_upper]
+        invert_direction = -1 if self.descending else 1
+        self.compared_rankings = (
+            (rank_diff / batch_size) * (self.rescale_factor_upper - self.rescale_factor_lower)
+            + self.rescale_factor_lower * sign(rank_diff)
+        ) * invert_direction
+
+        # Calculate satisfaction
+        incorrect_rankings = eq(self.compared_rankings, 0).float()
+
+        return incorrect_rankings, ones_like(incorrect_rankings)
+
+    def calculate_direction(self, data: dict[str, Tensor]) -> dict[str, Tensor]:
+        """Calculates ranking adjustments for monotonicity enforcement."""
+        layer, _ = self.descriptor.location(self.tag_prediction)
+        return {layer: self.compared_rankings}
+
+
+class PerGroupMonotonicityConstraint(Constraint):
+    """Applies a monotonicity constraint independently per group of samples.
+
+    This class wraps an existing `MonotonicityConstraint` instance (`base`) and
+    enforces it **separately** for each unique group defined by `tag_group`.
+
+    Each group is treated as an independent mini-batch:
+    - The base constraint is applied to the group's subset of data.
+    - Violations and directions are computed per group and then reassembled
+      into the original batch order.
+
+    This is an explicit alternative to :class:`EncodedGroupedMonotonicityConstraint`,
+    which enforces the same logic using vectorized interval encoding.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        base: MonotonicityConstraint,
+        tag_group: str,
+        name: str | None = None,
+    ):
+        """Initializes the per-group monotonicity constraint.
+
+        Args:
+            base (MonotonicityConstraint): A pre-configured monotonicity constraint to apply per group.
+            tag_group (str): Column/tag name that identifies groups.
+            name (str | None, optional): Custom name for the constraint. Defaults to
+                f"{base.tag_prediction} for each {tag_group} ...".
+        """
+        # Compose constraint name
+        if name is None:
+            name = base.name.replace(
+                base.tag_prediction, f"{base.tag_prediction} for each {tag_group}", 1
+            )
+
+        # Init parent class
+        super().__init__(base.tags, name, base.enforce, base.rescale_factor)
+
+        # Init variables
+        self.base = base
+        self.tag_group = tag_group
+
+    def check_constraint(self, data: dict[str, Tensor]) -> tuple[Tensor, Tensor]:
+        """Evaluate whether the monotonicity constraint is satisfied per group."""
+        # Select group identifiers and convert to unique list
+        group_identifiers = self.descriptor.select(self.tag_group, data)
+        unique_group_identifiers = unique(group_identifiers, sorted=False).tolist()
+
+        # Initialize checks and directions
+        checks = zeros_like(group_identifiers, device=self.device)
+        self.directions = zeros_like(group_identifiers, device=self.device)
+
+        # Get prediction and target keys
+        preds_key, _ = self.descriptor.location(self.base.tag_prediction)
+        targets_key, _ = self.descriptor.location(self.base.tag_reference)
+
+        for group_identifier in unique_group_identifiers:
+            # Create mask for the samples in this group
+            group_mask = (group_identifiers == group_identifier).squeeze(1)
+
+            # Create mini-batch for the group
+            group_data = {
+                preds_key: data[preds_key][group_mask],
+                targets_key: data[targets_key][group_mask],
+            }
+
+            # Call super on the mini-batch
+            checks[group_mask], _ = self.base.check_constraint(group_data)
+            self.directions[group_mask] = self.base.compared_rankings
+
+        return checks, ones_like(checks)
+
+    def calculate_direction(self, data: dict[str, Tensor]) -> dict[str, Tensor]:
+        """Calculates ranking adjustments for monotonicity enforcement."""
+        layer, _ = self.descriptor.location(self.base.tag_prediction)
+        return {layer: self.directions}
+
+
+class EncodedGroupedMonotonicityConstraint(Constraint):
+    """Applies a base monotonicity constraint to groups via interval encoding.
+
+    This constraint enforces a monotonic relationship between a prediction tag
+    (`base.tag_prediction`) and a reference tag (`base.tag_reference`) for
+    each group defined by `tag_group`.
+
+    Instead of looping over groups, each group's predictions and targets are
+    shifted by a large offset to place them in **non-overlapping intervals**.
+    This allows the base constraint to be applied in a single, vectorized
+    operation.
+
+    This is a vectorized alternative to :class:`PerGroupMonotonicityConstraint`,
+    which enforces the same logic via explicit per-group iteration.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        base: MonotonicityConstraint,
+        tag_group: str,
+        name: str | None = None,
+    ):
+        """Initializes the encoded grouped monotonicity constraint.
+
+        Args:
+            base (MonotonicityConstraint): The base constraint to apply to each group.
+            tag_group (str): Column/tag name identifying groups in the batch.
+            name (str | None, optional): Optional custom name for this constraint.
+                If None, generates a descriptive name based on `base.name`.
+        """
+        # Compose constraint name
+        if name is None:
+            name = base.name.replace(
+                base.tag_prediction,
+                f"{base.tag_prediction} for each {tag_group} (encoded)",
+                1,
+            )
+
+        # Init parent class
+        super().__init__(base.tags, name, base.enforce, base.rescale_factor)
+
+        # Init variables
+        self.base = base
+        self.tag_group = tag_group
+
+        # Initialize negation factor based on direction
+        self.negation = 1 if self.base.direction == "ascending" else -1
+
+    def check_constraint(self, data: dict[str, Tensor]) -> tuple[Tensor, Tensor]:
+        """Evaluate whether the monotonicity constraint is satisfied by mapping each group on a non-overlapping interval."""
+        # Get data and keys
+        ids = self.descriptor.select(self.tag_group, data)
+        preds = self.descriptor.select(self.base.tag_prediction, data)
+        targets = self.descriptor.select(self.base.tag_reference, data)
+        preds_key, _ = self.descriptor.location(self.base.tag_prediction)
+        targets_key, _ = self.descriptor.location(self.base.tag_reference)
+
+        new_preds = preds + ids * (preds.max() - preds.min() + 1)
+        new_targets = targets + self.negation * ids * (targets.max() - targets.min() + 1)
+
+        # Create new batch for child constraint
+        new_data = {preds_key: new_preds, targets_key: new_targets}
+
+        # Call super on the adjusted batch
+        checks, _ = self.base.check_constraint(new_data)
+        self.directions = self.base.compared_rankings
+
+        return checks, ones_like(checks)
+
+    def calculate_direction(self, data: dict[str, Tensor]) -> dict[str, Tensor]:
+        """Calculates ranking adjustments for monotonicity enforcement."""
+        layer, _ = self.descriptor.location(self.base.tag_prediction)
+        return {layer: self.directions}
+
+
+class ANDConstraint(Constraint):
+    """A composite constraint that enforces the logical AND of multiple constraints.
+
+    This class combines multiple sub-constraints and evaluates them jointly:
+
+    * The satisfaction of the AND constraint is `True` only if all sub-constraints
+    are satisfied (elementwise logical AND).
+    * The corrective direction is computed by weighting each sub-constraint's
+    direction with its satisfaction mask and summing across all sub-constraints.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        *constraints: Constraint,
+        name: str = None,
+        monitor_only: bool = False,
+        rescale_factor: Number = 1.5,
+    ) -> None:
+        """A composite constraint that enforces the logical AND of multiple constraints.
+
+        This class combines multiple sub-constraints and evaluates them jointly:
+
+        * The satisfaction of the AND constraint is `True` only if all sub-constraints
+        are satisfied (elementwise logical AND).
+        * The corrective direction is computed by weighting each sub-constraint's
+        direction with its satisfaction mask and summing across all sub-constraints.
+
+        Args:
+            *constraints (Constraint): One or more `Constraint` instances to be combined.
+            name (str, optional): A custom name for this constraint. If not provided,
+                the name will be composed from the sub-constraint names joined with
+                " AND ".
+            monitor_only (bool, optional): If True, the constraint will be monitored
+                but not enforced. Defaults to False.
+            rescale_factor (Number, optional): A scaling factor applied when rescaling
+                corrections. Defaults to 1.5.
+
+        Attributes:
+            constraints (tuple[Constraint, ...]): The sub-constraints being combined.
+            neurons (set): The union of neurons referenced by the sub-constraints.
+            name (str): The name of the constraint (composed or custom).
+        """
+        # Type checking
+        validate_iterable("constraints", constraints, Constraint)
+
+        # Compose constraint name
+        if not name:
+            name = " AND ".join([constraint.name for constraint in constraints])
+
+        # Init parent class
+        super().__init__(
+            set().union(*(constraint.tags for constraint in constraints)),
+            name,
+            monitor_only,
+            rescale_factor,
+        )
+
+        # Init variables
+        self.constraints = constraints
+
+    def check_constraint(self, data: dict[str, Tensor]):
+        """Evaluate whether all sub-constraints are satisfied.
+
+        Args:
+            data: Model predictions and associated batch/context information.
+
+        Returns:
+            tuple[Tensor, Tensor]: A tuple `(total_satisfaction, mask)` where:
+                * `total_satisfaction`: A boolean or numeric tensor indicating
+                elementwise whether all constraints are satisfied
+                (logical AND).
+                * `mask`: A tensor of ones with the same shape as
+                `total_satisfaction`. Typically used as a weighting mask
+                in downstream processing.
+        """
+        total_satisfaction: Tensor = None
+        total_mask: Tensor = None
+
+        # TODO vectorize this loop
+        for constraint in self.constraints:
+            satisfaction, mask = constraint.check_constraint(data)
+            if total_satisfaction is None:
+                total_satisfaction = satisfaction
+                total_mask = mask
+            else:
+                total_satisfaction = logical_and(total_satisfaction, satisfaction)
+                total_mask = logical_or(total_mask, mask)
+
+        return total_satisfaction.float(), total_mask.float()
+
+    def calculate_direction(self, data: dict[str, Tensor]):
+        """Compute the corrective direction by aggregating sub-constraint directions.
+
+        Each sub-constraint contributes its corrective direction, weighted
+        by its satisfaction mask. The directions are summed across constraints
+        for each affected layer.
+
+        Args:
+            data: Model predictions and associated batch/context information.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict[str, Tensor]: A mapping from layer identifiers to correction
+            tensors. Each entry represents the aggregated correction to apply
+            to that layer, based on the satisfaction-weighted sum of
+            sub-constraint directions.
+        """
+        total_direction: dict[str, Tensor] = {}
+
+        # TODO vectorize this loop
+        for constraint in self.constraints:
+            # TODO improve efficiency by avoiding double computation?
+            satisfaction, _ = constraint.check_constraint(data)
+            direction = constraint.calculate_direction(data)
+
+            for layer, dir in direction.items():
+                if layer not in total_direction:
+                    total_direction[layer] = satisfaction * dir
+                else:
+                    total_direction[layer] += satisfaction * dir
+
+        return total_direction
+
+
+class ORConstraint(Constraint):
+    """A composite constraint that enforces the logical OR of multiple constraints.
+
+    This class combines multiple sub-constraints and evaluates them jointly:
+
+    * The satisfaction of the OR constraint is `True` if at least one sub-constraint
+    is satisfied (elementwise logical OR).
+    * The corrective direction is computed by weighting each sub-constraint's
+    direction with its satisfaction mask and summing across all sub-constraints.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        *constraints: Constraint,
+        name: str = None,
+        monitor_only: bool = False,
+        rescale_factor: Number = 1.5,
+    ) -> None:
+        """A composite constraint that enforces the logical OR of multiple constraints.
+
+        This class combines multiple sub-constraints and evaluates them jointly:
+
+        * The satisfaction of the OR constraint is `True` if at least one sub-constraint
+        is satisfied (elementwise logical OR).
+        * The corrective direction is computed by weighting each sub-constraint's
+        direction with its satisfaction mask and summing across all sub-constraints.
+
+        Args:
+            *constraints (Constraint): One or more `Constraint` instances to be combined.
+            name (str, optional): A custom name for this constraint. If not provided,
+                the name will be composed from the sub-constraint names joined with
+                " OR ".
+            monitor_only (bool, optional): If True, the constraint will be monitored
+                but not enforced. Defaults to False.
+            rescale_factor (Number, optional): A scaling factor applied when rescaling
+                corrections. Defaults to 1.5.
+
+        Attributes:
+            constraints (tuple[Constraint, ...]): The sub-constraints being combined.
+            neurons (set): The union of neurons referenced by the sub-constraints.
+            name (str): The name of the constraint (composed or custom).
+        """
+        # Type checking
+        validate_iterable("constraints", constraints, Constraint)
+
+        # Compose constraint name
+        if not name:
+            name = " OR ".join([constraint.name for constraint in constraints])
+
+        # Init parent class
+        super().__init__(
+            set().union(*(constraint.tags for constraint in constraints)),
+            name,
+            monitor_only,
+            rescale_factor,
+        )
+
+        # Init variables
+        self.constraints = constraints
+
+    def check_constraint(self, data: dict[str, Tensor]):
+        """Evaluate whether any sub-constraints are satisfied.
+
+        Args:
+            data: Model predictions and associated batch/context information.
+
+        Returns:
+            tuple[Tensor, Tensor]: A tuple `(total_satisfaction, mask)` where:
+                * `total_satisfaction`: A boolean or numeric tensor indicating
+                elementwise whether any constraints are satisfied
+                (logical OR).
+                * `mask`: A tensor of ones with the same shape as
+                `total_satisfaction`. Typically used as a weighting mask
+                in downstream processing.
+        """
+        total_satisfaction: Tensor = None
+        total_mask: Tensor = None
+
+        # TODO vectorize this loop
+        for constraint in self.constraints:
+            satisfaction, mask = constraint.check_constraint(data)
+            if total_satisfaction is None:
+                total_satisfaction = satisfaction
+                total_mask = mask
+            else:
+                total_satisfaction = logical_or(total_satisfaction, satisfaction)
+                total_mask = logical_or(total_mask, mask)
+
+        return total_satisfaction.float(), total_mask.float()
+
+    def calculate_direction(self, data: dict[str, Tensor]):
+        """Compute the corrective direction by aggregating sub-constraint directions.
+
+        Each sub-constraint contributes its corrective direction, weighted
+        by its satisfaction mask. The directions are summed across constraints
+        for each affected layer.
+
+        Args:
+            data: Model predictions and associated batch/context information.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict[str, Tensor]: A mapping from layer identifiers to correction
+            tensors. Each entry represents the aggregated correction to apply
+            to that layer, based on the satisfaction-weighted sum of
+            sub-constraint directions.
+        """
+        total_direction: dict[str, Tensor] = {}
+
+        # TODO vectorize this loop
+        for constraint in self.constraints:
+            # TODO improve efficiency by avoiding double computation?
+            satisfaction, _ = constraint.check_constraint(data)
+            direction = constraint.calculate_direction(data)
+
+            for layer, dir in direction.items():
+                if layer not in total_direction:
+                    total_direction[layer] = satisfaction * dir
+                else:
+                    total_direction[layer] += satisfaction * dir
+
+        return total_direction