Filter-out local datasets when calling base-rule

tests/integration/test_ask_tell_optimization.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import copy
 import pickle
 import tempfile
-from typing import Callable, Tuple, Union
+from typing import Callable, Mapping, Tuple, Union
 
 import numpy.testing as npt
 import pytest
@@ -36,14 +36,15 @@
 from trieste.acquisition.utils import copy_to_local_models
 from trieste.ask_tell_optimization import AskTellOptimizer
 from trieste.bayesian_optimizer import OptimizationResult, Record
+from trieste.data import Dataset
 from trieste.logging import set_step_number, tensorboard_writer
 from trieste.models import TrainableProbabilisticModel
 from trieste.models.gpflow import GaussianProcessRegression, build_gpr
 from trieste.objectives import ScaledBranin, SimpleQuadratic
 from trieste.objectives.utils import mk_batch_observer, mk_observer
 from trieste.observer import OBJECTIVE
 from trieste.space import Box, SearchSpace
-from trieste.types import State, TensorType
+from trieste.types import State, Tag, TensorType
 
 # Optimizer parameters for testing against the branin function.
 # We use a copy of these for a quicker test against a simple quadratic function
@@ -212,7 +213,9 @@ def _test_ask_tell_optimization_finds_minima(
 
                 # If query points are rank 3, then use a batched observer.
                 if tf.rank(new_point) == 3:
-                    new_data_point = batch_observer(new_point)
+                    new_data_point: Union[Mapping[Tag, Dataset], Dataset] = batch_observer(
+                        new_point
+                    )
                 else:
                     new_data_point = observer(new_point)
 

tests/unit/acquisition/test_rule.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import copy
 from collections.abc import Mapping
 from typing import Callable, Optional
+from unittest.mock import ANY, MagicMock
 
 import gpflow
 import numpy as np
@@ -1798,6 +1799,33 @@ def test_multi_trust_region_box_updated_datasets_are_in_regions(
     )
 
 
+def test_multi_trust_region_box_acquire_filters() -> None:
+    # Create some dummy models and datasets
+    models: Mapping[Tag, ANY] = {"global_tag": MagicMock()}
+    datasets: Mapping[Tag, ANY] = {
+        LocalizedTag("tag1", 1): MagicMock(),
+        LocalizedTag("tag1", 2): MagicMock(),
+        LocalizedTag("tag2", 1): MagicMock(),
+        LocalizedTag("tag2", 2): MagicMock(),
+        "global_tag": MagicMock(),
+    }
+
+    search_space = Box([0.0], [1.0])
+    mock_base_rule = MagicMock(spec=EfficientGlobalOptimization)
+    mock_base_rule.acquire.return_value = tf.constant([[[0.0], [0.0]]], dtype=tf.float64)
+
+    # Create a BatchTrustRegionBox instance with the mock base_rule.
+    subspaces = [SingleObjectiveTrustRegionBox(search_space) for _ in range(2)]
+    rule = BatchTrustRegionBox(subspaces, mock_base_rule)  # type: ignore[var-annotated]
+
+    rule.acquire(search_space, models, datasets)(None)
+
+    # Only the global tags should be passed to the base_rule acquire call.
+    mock_base_rule.acquire.assert_called_once_with(
+        ANY, models, {"global_tag": datasets["global_tag"]}
+    )
+
+
 def test_multi_trust_region_box_state_deepcopy() -> None:
     search_space = Box([0.0, 0.0], [1.0, 1.0])
     dataset = Dataset(

trieste/acquisition/rule.py

@@ -1282,7 +1282,19 @@ def state_func(
                     _points.append(rule.acquire(subspace, _models, _datasets))
                 points = tf.stack(_points, axis=1)
             else:
-                points = self._rule.acquire(acquisition_space, models, datasets)
+                # Filter out local datasets as this is the EGO rule with normal acquisition
+                # functions that don't expect local datasets.
+                # Note: no need to filter out local models, as setups with local models
+                # are handled above (i.e. we run the base rule sequentially for each subspace).
+                if datasets is not None:
+                    _datasets = {
+                        tag: dataset
+                        for tag, dataset in datasets.items()
+                        if not LocalizedTag.from_tag(tag).is_local
+                    }
+                else:
+                    _datasets = None
+                points = self._rule.acquire(acquisition_space, models, _datasets)
 
             # We may modify the regions in filter_datasets later, so return a copy.
             state_ = BatchTrustRegion.State(copy.deepcopy(acquisition_space))

trieste/objectives/utils.py

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def mk_multi_observer(**kwargs: Callable[[TensorType], TensorType]) -> MultiObse
 def mk_batch_observer(
     objective_or_observer: Union[Callable[[TensorType], TensorType], Observer],
     default_key: Tag = OBJECTIVE,
-) -> Observer:
+) -> MultiObserver:
     """
     Create an observer that returns the data from ``objective`` or an existing ``observer``
     separately for each query point in a batch.