BeastJar: BeastJar

In BeastJar: JAR Dependency for MCMC Using 'BEAST'

BeastJar

Description

Convenient packaging of the Bayesian Evolutionary Analysis Sampling Trees (BEAST) software package to facilitate Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling techniques including Hamiltonian Monte Carlo, bouncy particle sampling and zig-zag sampling.

Examples

# Example MCMC simulation using BEAST
#
# This function generates a Markov chain to sample from a simple normal distribution.
# It uses a random walk Metropolis kernel that is auto-tuning.

if (supportsJava8()) {
  # Set seed
  seed <- 123
  rJava::J("dr.math.MathUtils")$setSeed(rJava::.jlong(seed));

  # Set up simple model - Normal(mean = 1, sd = 2)
  mean <- 1; sd <- 2
  distribution <- rJava::.jnew("dr.math.distributions.NormalDistribution",
                                as.numeric(mean), as.numeric(sd))
  model <- rJava::.jnew("dr.inference.distribution.DistributionLikelihood",
                        rJava::.jcast(distribution, "dr.math.distributions.Distribution"))
  parameter <- rJava::.jnew("dr.inference.model.Parameter$Default", "p", 1.0,
                            as.numeric(-1.0 / 0.0), as.numeric(1.0 / 0.0))
  model$addData(parameter)

  # Construct posterior
  dummy <- rJava::.jnew("dr.inference.model.DefaultModel",
                        rJava::.jcast(parameter, "dr.inference.model.Parameter"))

  joint <- rJava::.jnew("java.util.ArrayList")
  joint$add(rJava::.jcast(model, "dr.inference.model.Likelihood"))
  joint$add(rJava::.jcast(dummy, "dr.inference.model.Likelihood"))

  joint <- rJava::new(rJava::J("dr.inference.model.CompoundLikelihood"), joint)

  # Specify auto-adapting random-walk Metropolis-Hastings transition kernel
  operator <- rJava::.jnew("dr.inference.operators.RandomWalkOperator",
                           rJava::.jcast(parameter, "dr.inference.model.Parameter"),
                           0.75,
                           rJava::J(
                             "dr.inference.operators.RandomWalkOperator"
                           )$BoundaryCondition$reflecting,
                           1.0,
                           rJava::J("dr.inference.operators.AdaptationMode")$DEFAULT
  )

  schedule <- rJava::.jnew("dr.inference.operators.SimpleOperatorSchedule",
                           as.integer(1000), as.numeric(0.0))

  schedule$addOperator(operator)

  # Set up what features of posterior to log
  subSampleFrequency <- 100
  memoryFormatter <- rJava::.jnew("dr.inference.loggers.ArrayLogFormatter", FALSE)
  memoryLogger <-
    rJava::.jnew("dr.inference.loggers.MCLogger",
                 rJava::.jcast(memoryFormatter, "dr.inference.loggers.LogFormatter"),
                 rJava::.jlong(subSampleFrequency), FALSE)
  memoryLogger$add(parameter)

  # Execute MCMC
  mcmc <- rJava::.jnew("dr.inference.mcmc.MCMC", "mcmc1")
  mcmc$setShowOperatorAnalysis(FALSE)

  chainLength <- 100000

  mcmcOptions <- rJava::.jnew("dr.inference.mcmc.MCMCOptions",
                              rJava::.jlong(chainLength),
                              rJava::.jlong(10),
                              as.integer(1),
                              as.numeric(0.1),
                              TRUE,
                              rJava::.jlong(chainLength/100),
                              as.numeric(0.234),
                              FALSE,
                              as.numeric(1.0))

  mcmc$init(mcmcOptions,
            joint,
            schedule,
            rJava::.jarray(memoryLogger, contents.class = "dr.inference.loggers.Logger"))

  mcmc$run()

  # Summarize logged posterior quantities
  traces <- memoryFormatter$getTraces()
  trace <- traces$get(as.integer(1))

  obj <- trace$getValues(as.integer(0),
                         as.integer(trace$getValueCount()))

  sample <- rJava::J("dr.inference.trace.Trace")$toArray(obj)

  outputStream <- rJava::.jnew("java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream")
  printStream <- rJava::.jnew("java.io.PrintStream",
                              rJava::.jcast(outputStream, "java.io.OutputStream"))

  rJava::J("dr.inference.operators.OperatorAnalysisPrinter")$showOperatorAnalysis(
    printStream, schedule, TRUE)

  operatorAnalysisString <- outputStream$toString("UTF8")

  # Report auto-optimization information
  cat(operatorAnalysisString)

  # Report posterior quantities
  c(mean(sample), sd(sample))
}

BeastJar documentation built on Aug. 8, 2025, 6:50 p.m.