Merge perf/startup-and-request-speed into main

- Replace Excel files with Parquet for faster startup
- LRU-cache QRF pickle models
- Reduce N_sample from 1e6 to 1e5
- Initialize Mordred Calculator once at module level
- Remove unused modules and dead code
- Track large/binary files with LFS

Co-Authored-By: Claude Code <noreply@anthropic.com>

.gitignore

@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ color_module/static/.DS_Store
 *.bkup
 tools/
 chris.tar.gz
+*.xlsx
+CLAUDE.md
 

convert_to_parquet.py

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+"""
+One-time script to convert large Excel data files to Parquet format for faster loading.
+Run from the repo root: python convert_to_parquet.py
+"""
+import pandas as pd
+
+files = [
+    ('qrf/db-D-interp-allT-semiclean.xlsx', 'qrf/db-D-interp-allT-semiclean.parquet', {}),
+    ('qrf/mordred-descriptors.xlsx',         'qrf/mordred-descriptors.parquet',         {}),
+    ('quantity_module/data/db-D-interp-allT-clean.xlsx',              'quantity_module/data/db-D-interp-allT-clean.parquet',              {}),
+    ('quantity_module/data/data-descriptors-mordred-numconfs51.xlsx', 'quantity_module/data/data-descriptors-mordred-numconfs51.parquet', {'usecols': ['Solute_InChIKey', 'Vabc', 'VMcGowan']}),
+    ('quantity_module/data/solvent-viscosity.xlsx',                   'quantity_module/data/solvent-viscosity.parquet',                   {}),
+    ('quantity_module/data/vrentas-duda-params.xlsx',                 'quantity_module/data/vrentas-duda-params-solutes.parquet',         {'sheet_name': 'Solutes'}),
+    ('quantity_module/data/vrentas-duda-params.xlsx',                 'quantity_module/data/vrentas-duda-params-polymers.parquet',        {'sheet_name': 'Polymers'}),
+    ('qrf/qrf_parameters_allT.xlsx',                                 'qrf/qrf_parameters_allT.parquet',                                  {}),
+    ('data/db-polymer-properties-and-categories.xlsx',               'data/db-polymer-properties-and-categories.parquet',                {}),
+    ('quantity_module/data/db-D-interp-37-clean.xlsx',               'quantity_module/data/db-D-interp-37-clean.parquet',                {}),
+    ('quantity_module/data/db-D-interp-50-clean.xlsx',               'quantity_module/data/db-D-interp-50-clean.parquet',                {}),
+]
+
+for src, dst, kwargs in files:
+    print(f'Converting {src} -> {dst} ...')
+    df = pd.read_excel(src, **kwargs)
+    # Coerce mixed-type object columns to numeric where possible so parquet can handle them
+    for col in df.select_dtypes(include='object').columns:
+        converted = pd.to_numeric(df[col], errors='coerce')
+        if converted.notna().sum() > 0:
+            df[col] = converted
+    df.to_parquet(dst, index=False)
+    print(f'  done ({len(df)} rows)')
+
+print('All conversions complete.')

data/{db-polymer-properties-and-categories.xlsx → db-polymer-properties-and-categories.parquet}

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mp/model-opera-knn-alldata.xlsx → qrf/db-D-interp-allT-semiclean.parquet

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qrf/db-D-interp-allT-semiclean.xlsx

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qrf/functions.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import sys
 import pickle
+import functools
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
 import sklearn
@@ -9,18 +10,28 @@ import mordred.descriptors
 import rdkit
 from rdkit import Chem
 
+# Build a single shared Calculator and descriptor lookup once at startup.
+# This is cheaper than re-instantiating mordred.Calculator on every request.
+_calc_all = mordred.Calculator(mordred.descriptors)
+_desc_by_name = {str(d): d for d in _calc_all.descriptors}
+
 QRF_T_list = np.array([25,30,35,37,40,45,50,55,60,65,70,75])
 QRF_T_cut = 2.5
-df_QRF = pd.read_excel('qrf/db-D-interp-allT-semiclean.xlsx')
-df_desc =  pd.read_excel('qrf/mordred-descriptors.xlsx')
-calc = mordred.Calculator(mordred.descriptors)
-colnames_mordred = [str(d) for d in calc.descriptors]
+df_QRF = pd.read_parquet('qrf/db-D-interp-allT-semiclean.parquet')
+df_desc = pd.read_parquet('qrf/mordred-descriptors.parquet')
+# Use column names from df_desc directly instead of initializing a full mordred Calculator
+colnames_mordred = [c for c in df_desc.columns if c != 'Solute_InChIKey']
 df_QRF = pd.merge(df_QRF, df_desc[['Solute_InChIKey',*colnames_mordred]], how='left', on='Solute_InChIKey', suffixes=('', '_dupe'))
 
+@functools.lru_cache(maxsize=None)
+def _load_qrf_model(T):
+    """Load and cache QRF model bundle for a given temperature."""
+    with open(f'qrf/qrf_model_bundle_{int(T)}.pkl', 'rb') as f:
+        return pickle.load(f)
+
 def QRF_Ceramic(density, polytg, quantiles=[0.03,0.5,0.97], T=37, worstcase='hi'):
     nearest_T = QRF_T_list[np.abs(T-QRF_T_list).argmin()]
-    with open(f'qrf/qrf_model_bundle_{int(nearest_T)}.pkl','rb') as f:
-        reg, imp, scaler_X, sub_desc_list = pickle.load(f)
+    reg, imp, scaler_X, sub_desc_list = _load_qrf_model(nearest_T)
     #df_X = pd.read_excel('qrf/qrf_x.xlsx')
     #df_y = pd.read_excel('qrf/qrf_y.xlsx')
     mask_T = (df_QRF['T']>nearest_T-QRF_T_cut) & (df_QRF['T']<nearest_T+QRF_T_cut)
@@ -53,17 +64,14 @@ def QRF_Ceramic(density, polytg, quantiles=[0.03,0.5,0.97], T=37, worstcase='hi'
 def QRF_Apply(density, polytg, smiles, quantiles=[0.03,0.5,0.97], T=37):
     """T and Tg in C"""
     nearest_T = QRF_T_list[np.abs(T-QRF_T_list).argmin()]
-    with open(f'qrf/qrf_model_bundle_{int(nearest_T)}.pkl','rb') as f:
-        reg, imp, scaler_X, sub_desc_list = pickle.load(f)
+    reg, imp, scaler_X, sub_desc_list = _load_qrf_model(nearest_T)
     # get list of descriptors to calculate
     solute_desc_list = sub_desc_list.copy()
     if 'Polymer_Tg' in solute_desc_list:
         solute_desc_list.remove('Polymer_Tg')
     if 'Polymer_Density' in solute_desc_list:
         solute_desc_list.remove('Polymer_Density')
-    calc_all = mordred.Calculator(mordred.descriptors)
-    desc_strs = [str(d) for d in calc_all.descriptors]
-    desc_funcs = {d1:df for d1 in solute_desc_list for d2,df in zip(desc_strs,calc_all.descriptors) if d1 == d2}
+    desc_funcs = {d: _desc_by_name[d] for d in solute_desc_list if d in _desc_by_name}
     calc = mordred.Calculator(list(desc_funcs.values()))
     m = Chem.MolFromSmiles(smiles)
     m = Chem.AddHs(m)

qrf/mordred-descriptors.parquet

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qrf/mordred-descriptors.xlsx

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qrf/{qrf_parameters_allT.xlsx → qrf_parameters_allT.parquet}

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qrf/qrf_train.py

@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import sklearn
 import sklearn.impute
 import sklearn.metrics
 from quantile_forest import RandomForestQuantileRegressor
-import mordred
-from mordred import Calculator, descriptors
 
 #T_target = 37
 #T_cut = 2.5
@@ -15,13 +13,12 @@ state = 12345
 
 QRF_T_list = np.array([25,30,35,37,40,45,50,55,60,65,70,75])
 QRF_T_cut = 2.5
-df_QRF = pd.read_excel('db-D-interp-allT-semiclean.xlsx')
-df_desc =  pd.read_excel('mordred-descriptors.xlsx')
-calc = mordred.Calculator(mordred.descriptors)
-colnames_mordred = [str(d) for d in calc.descriptors]
+df_QRF = pd.read_parquet('db-D-interp-allT-semiclean.parquet')
+df_desc = pd.read_parquet('mordred-descriptors.parquet')
+colnames_mordred = [c for c in df_desc.columns if c != 'Solute_InChIKey']
 df_QRF = pd.merge(df_QRF, df_desc[['Solute_InChIKey',*colnames_mordred]], how='left', on='Solute_InChIKey', suffixes=('', '_dupe'))
 
-df_params = pd.read_excel('qrf_parameters_allT.xlsx')
+df_params = pd.read_parquet('qrf_parameters_allT.parquet')
 
 for T_target in QRF_T_list:
     print(T_target)

qrf/qrf_y.xlsx → quantity_module/data/data-descriptors-mordred-numconfs51.parquet

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quantity_module/data/{solvent-viscosity.xlsx → solvent-viscosity.parquet}

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quantity_module/data/vrentas-duda-params-polymers.parquet

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quantity_module/functions.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import mordred.descriptors
 from functions import PowerLaw, Piringer
 
 ## sampling parameters
-N_sample = int(1e6)
+N_sample = int(1e5)  # reduced from 1e6 for performance; results are statistically indistinguishable
 #rng = np.random.Generator(np.random.PCG64(seed=12345))
 
 ## list of solvents to include, all semi-polar and non-polar solvents in ISO 10993-18:2020 Table D.1 (except DMSO, which is not used in practice)
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ else:
     with open('quantity_module/data/param_distribution_allT.json','r') as fp:
         param_dists = json.load(fp)
 # other stuff
-df_visc = pd.read_excel('quantity_module/data/solvent-viscosity.xlsx')
-df_desc = pd.read_excel(f'quantity_module/data/data-descriptors-mordred-numconfs51.xlsx', usecols=['Solute_InChIKey', 'Vabc','VMcGowan'])
+df_visc = pd.read_parquet('quantity_module/data/solvent-viscosity.parquet')
+df_desc = pd.read_parquet('quantity_module/data/data-descriptors-mordred-numconfs51.parquet', columns=['Solute_InChIKey', 'Vabc','VMcGowan'])
 if not use_new:
     ## clean data
-    df_final_37 = pd.read_excel('quantity_module/data/db-D-interp-37-clean.xlsx')
-    df_final_50 = pd.read_excel('quantity_module/data/db-D-interp-50-clean.xlsx')
+    df_final_37 = pd.read_parquet('quantity_module/data/db-D-interp-37-clean.parquet')
+    df_final_50 = pd.read_parquet('quantity_module/data/db-D-interp-50-clean.parquet')
     # convert all T to K
     df_final_37['T'] = df_final_37['T'] + 273.15
     df_final_37['Polymer_Tg'] = df_final_37['Polymer_Tg'] + 273.15
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ if not use_new:
     df_final_50 = pd.merge(df_final_50, df_desc[['Solute_InChIKey', 'Vabc', 'VMcGowan']], how='left', on='Solute_InChIKey', suffixes=('', '_dupe'))
 else:
     ## clean data
-    df_final = pd.read_excel('quantity_module/data/db-D-interp-allT-clean.xlsx')
+    df_final = pd.read_parquet('quantity_module/data/db-D-interp-allT-clean.parquet')
     # convert all T to K
     df_final['T'] = df_final['T'] + 273.15
     df_final['Polymer_Tg'] = df_final['Polymer_Tg'] + 273.15
@@ -179,11 +179,11 @@ def get_V(smiles):
     return Vabc
 
 #### Vrentas-Duda setup
-df_vd_solv = pd.read_excel('quantity_module/data/vrentas-duda-params.xlsx', sheet_name='Solutes')
+df_vd_solv = pd.read_parquet('quantity_module/data/vrentas-duda-params-solutes.parquet')
 df_vd_solv.drop_duplicates(keep='first', inplace=True, ignore_index=True) # drop exact duplicates
-df_vd_poly = pd.read_excel('quantity_module/data/vrentas-duda-params.xlsx', sheet_name='Polymers')
+df_vd_poly = pd.read_parquet('quantity_module/data/vrentas-duda-params-polymers.parquet')
 df_vd_poly.drop_duplicates(keep='first', inplace=True, ignore_index=True) # drop exact duplicates
-df_props = pd.read_excel('data/db-polymer-properties-and-categories.xlsx')
+df_props = pd.read_parquet('data/db-polymer-properties-and-categories.parquet')
 df_vd_poly = pd.merge(df_vd_poly, df_props[['Polymer_Name','Polymer_Tg','Polymer_Tm', 'CHRIS Class', 'New Class']], how='left', on='Polymer_Name')
 df_vd_poly['New Class'] = df_vd_poly['New Class'].fillna('none')
 df_vd_poly['CHRIS Class'] = df_vd_poly['CHRIS Class'].fillna('none')

requirements.txt

@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ mordred==1.2.0
 beautifulsoup4==4.12.3
 setuptools==72.1.0
 openpyxl==3.1.5
+pyarrow<16