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Add pretrained_backbone parameter to ConvNeXtUNet to enable pretrained convnext as backbone #44

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10 changes: 9 additions & 1 deletion src/virtual_stain_flow/models/unext.py
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Expand Up @@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ def __init__(
decoder_up_block: Literal['pixelshuffle', 'convt'] = 'pixelshuffle',
decoder_compute_block: Literal['convnext', 'conv2d'] = 'convnext',
act_type: ActivationType = 'sigmoid',
pretrained_backbone: bool = False,
_num_units: Union[List[int], int] = 2,
_pixel_shuffle_preserve_channels: bool = False,
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Preserve existing positional argument binding.

Callers that pass _num_units positionally now bind that value to pretrained_backbone. A seventh positional value binds to _num_units, while _pixel_shuffle_preserve_channels keeps its default. This can enable pretrained loading or configure the decoder with the wrong unit count.

Move the new option after the existing parameters and make it keyword-only.

Proposed fix 
         act_type: ActivationType = 'sigmoid',
-        pretrained_backbone: bool = False,
         _num_units: Union[List[int], int] = 2,
         _pixel_shuffle_preserve_channels: bool = False,
+        *,
+        pretrained_backbone: bool = False,
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pretrained_backbone: bool = False,
_num_units: Union[List[int], int] = 2,
_pixel_shuffle_preserve_channels: bool = False,
_num_units: Union[List[int], int] = 2,
_pixel_shuffle_preserve_channels: bool = False,
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pretrained_backbone: bool = False,
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In `@src/virtual_stain_flow/models/unext.py` around lines 50 - 52, Update the
constructor parameter ordering so existing positional arguments continue binding
to _num_units and _pixel_shuffle_preserve_channels; place pretrained_backbone
after those parameters and make it keyword-only using the signature’s *
separator.

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Expand All @@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ def __init__(
:param decoder_compute_block: Type of computation block to use in the
decoder. Can be 'convnext' for Conv2DConvNeXtBlock or 'conv2d' for
Conv2DNormActBlock. Default is 'convnext'.
:param pretrained_backbone: Whether to use a pretrained ConvNeXtV2_tiny backbone.
Default is False.
:param act_type: Type of activation function to use in the output layer.
Default is 'sigmoid'.
:param _num_units: Number of computation units in each stage.
Expand All @@ -80,7 +83,7 @@ def __init__(
convnextv2_model = timm.create_model(
"convnextv2_tiny",
features_only=True,
pretrained=False
pretrained=pretrained_backbone
)
# replace the first convolutional layer to work with (N, in_channels, H, W)
# images
Expand All @@ -93,6 +96,7 @@ def __init__(
stride=1,
padding=0
)
self._pretrained_backbone = pretrained_backbone
depth = len(convnextv2_model.feature_info.channels())

self.encoder = convnextv2_model
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Preserve the pretrained stem when pretrained_backbone=True. The later construction does not recursively reset the encoder, but replacing stem_0 discards its pretrained parameters. The replacement nn.Conv2d uses default initialization, so the resulting backbone is only partially pretrained. Preserve the original stem or explicitly adapt its weights to the replacement layer.

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In `@src/virtual_stain_flow/models/unext.py` around lines 62 - 102, Update the
encoder stem replacement in the model initialization so pretrained stem
parameters are preserved when pretrained_backbone is true; either retain the
original compatible stem or explicitly transfer/adapt its weights and bias into
the new in_channels layer. Keep the custom stem behavior for non-pretrained
configurations and preserve the existing encoder setup.

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Expand Down Expand Up @@ -197,6 +201,7 @@ def to_config(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"decoder_up_block": self._decoder_up_block,
"decoder_compute_block": self._decoder_compute_block,
"act_type": self._act_type,
"pretrained_backbone": self._pretrained_backbone,

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Keep serialized pretrained metadata consistent.

init.pretrained_backbone now stores the actual value, but encoder.pretrained remains hardcoded to False at Line 191. A pretrained model therefore produces contradictory configuration data. Set encoder.pretrained to self._pretrained_backbone.

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In `@src/virtual_stain_flow/models/unext.py` at line 204, Update the encoder
configuration serialization near the pretrained_backbone field so
encoder.pretrained uses self._pretrained_backbone instead of a hardcoded False,
keeping serialized metadata consistent for pretrained and non-pretrained models.

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"_num_units": self._num_units_cfg,
"_pixel_shuffle_preserve_channels": self._pixel_shuffle_preserve_channels,
},
Expand All @@ -213,5 +218,8 @@ def from_config(cls, config: Dict[str, Any]) -> "ConvNeXtUNet":
if "_pixel_shuffle_preserve_channels" not in init_cfg:
# For backward compatibility with configs that don't have this key
init_cfg["_pixel_shuffle_preserve_channels"] = True
if "pretrained_backbone" not in init_cfg:
# For backward compatibility with configs that don't have this key
init_cfg["pretrained_backbone"] = False

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nice addition also


return cls(**init_cfg)
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