This is already partially supported but never properly tested. So the only possible way to use it is calling `numpy.ndarray.flatten` with `base_margin` before passing it into XGBoost. This PR adds proper support
for most of the data types along with tests.
A new parameter `custom_metric` is added to `train` and `cv` to distinguish the behaviour from the old `feval`. And `feval` is deprecated. The new `custom_metric` receives transformed prediction when the built-in objective is used. This enables XGBoost to use cost functions from other libraries like scikit-learn directly without going through the definition of the link function.
`eval_metric` and `early_stopping_rounds` in sklearn interface are moved from `fit` to `__init__` and is now saved as part of the scikit-learn model. The old ones in `fit` function are now deprecated. The new `eval_metric` in `__init__` has the same new behaviour as `custom_metric`.
Added more detailed documents for the behaviour of custom objective and metric.
* Support more input types for categorical data.
* Shorten the type name from "categorical" to "c".
* Tests for np/cp array and scipy csr/csc/coo.
* Specify the type for feature info.
The role of ProxyDMatrix is going beyond what it was designed. Now it's used by both
QuantileDeviceDMatrix and inplace prediction. After the refactoring of sparse DMatrix it
will also be used for external memory. Renaming the C API to extract it from
QuantileDeviceDMatrix.
* Add feature score support for linear model.
* Port R interface to the new implementation.
* Add linear model support in Python.
Co-authored-by: Philip Hyunsu Cho <chohyu01@cs.washington.edu>
* Support categorical data for dask functional interface and DQM.
* Implement categorical data support for GPU GK-merge.
* Add support for dask functional interface.
* Add support for DQM.
* Get newer cupy.
* Change C API name.
* Test for all primitive types from array.
* Add native support for CPU 128 float.
* Convert boolean and float16 in Python.
* Fix dask version for now.
* Save feature info in booster in JSON model.
* [breaking] Remove automatic feature name generation in `DMatrix`.
This PR is to enable reliable feature validation in Python package.
* Add a new API function for predicting on `DMatrix`. This function aligns
with rest of the `XGBoosterPredictFrom*` functions on semantic of function
arguments.
* Purge `ntree_limit` from libxgboost, use iteration instead.
* [dask] Use `inplace_predict` by default for dask sklearn models.
* [dask] Run prediction shape inference on worker instead of client.
The breaking change is in the Python sklearn `apply` function, I made it to be
consistent with other prediction functions where `best_iteration` is used by
default.
* Accept array interface for csr and array.
* Accept an optional proxy dmatrix for metainfo.
This constructs an explicit `_ProxyDMatrix` type in Python.
* Remove unused doc.
* Add strict output.
This PR ensures all DMatrix types have a common interface.
* Fix logic in avoiding duplicated DMatrix in sklearn.
* Check for consistency between DMatrix types.
* Add doc for bounds.
* Initial support for distributed LTR using dask.
* Support `qid` in libxgboost.
* Refactor `predict` and `n_features_in_`, `best_[score/iteration/ntree_limit]`
to avoid duplicated code.
* Define `DaskXGBRanker`.
The dask ranker doesn't support group structure, instead it uses query id and
convert to group ptr internally.
* Implement early stopping with training continuation.
* Add new C API for obtaining boosted rounds.
* Fix off by 1 in `save_best`.
Co-authored-by: Philip Hyunsu Cho <chohyu01@cs.washington.edu>
