Source code for embodichain.agents.rl.models.policy
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"""Policy base class for RL algorithms.
This module defines an abstract Policy base class that all RL policies must
inherit from. A Policy encapsulates the neural networks and exposes a uniform
interface for RL algorithms (e.g., PPO, SAC) to interact with.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
from typing import Tuple
from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
import torch.nn as nn
import torch
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class Policy(nn.Module, ABC):
"""Abstract base class that all RL policies must implement.
A Policy:
- Encapsulates neural networks that are trained by RL algorithms
- Handles internal computations (e.g., network output → distribution)
- Provides a uniform interface for algorithms (PPO, SAC, etc.)
"""
device: torch.device
"""Device where the policy parameters are located."""
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def __init__(self) -> None:
super().__init__()
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@abstractmethod
def get_action(
self, obs: torch.Tensor, deterministic: bool = False
) -> Tuple[torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor]:
"""Sample an action from the policy.
Args:
obs: Observation tensor of shape (batch_size, obs_dim)
deterministic: If True, return the mean action; otherwise sample
Returns:
Tuple of (action, log_prob, value):
- action: Sampled action tensor of shape (batch_size, action_dim)
- log_prob: Log probability of the action, shape (batch_size,)
- value: Value estimate, shape (batch_size,)
"""
raise NotImplementedError
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@abstractmethod
def get_value(self, obs: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
"""Get value estimate for given observations.
Args:
obs: Observation tensor of shape (batch_size, obs_dim)
Returns:
Value estimate tensor of shape (batch_size,)
"""
raise NotImplementedError
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@abstractmethod
def evaluate_actions(
self, obs: torch.Tensor, actions: torch.Tensor
) -> Tuple[torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor]:
"""Evaluate actions and compute log probabilities, entropy, and values.
Args:
obs: Observation tensor of shape (batch_size, obs_dim)
actions: Action tensor of shape (batch_size, action_dim)
Returns:
Tuple of (log_prob, entropy, value):
- log_prob: Log probability of actions, shape (batch_size,)
- entropy: Entropy of the action distribution, shape (batch_size,)
- value: Value estimate, shape (batch_size,)
"""
raise NotImplementedError