Add test for Learner2D vector-valued functions

README.md

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ With minimal code, you can perform evaluations on a computing cluster, display l
 
 Adaptive is most efficient for computations where each function evaluation takes at least ≈50ms due to the overhead of selecting potentially interesting points.
 
-To see Adaptive in action, try the [example notebook on Binder](https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/python-adaptive/adaptive/main?filepath=example-notebook.ipynb) or explore the [tutorial on Read the Docs](https://adaptive.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tutorial/tutorial.html).
+To see Adaptive in action, try the [example notebook on Binder](https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/python-adaptive/adaptive/main?filepath=example-notebook.ipynb) or explore the [tutorial on Read the Docs](https://adaptive.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tutorial/tutorial).
 
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adaptive/learner/learner2D.py

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 # Learner2D and helper functions.
 
 
-def deviations(ip: LinearNDInterpolator) -> list[np.ndarray]:
+def deviations(ip: LinearNDInterpolator) -> np.ndarray:
     """Returns the deviation of the linear estimate.
 
     Is useful when defining custom loss functions.
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def deviations(ip: LinearNDInterpolator) -> list[np.ndarray]:
 
     Returns
     -------
-    deviations : list
+    deviations : numpy.ndarray
         The deviation per triangle.
     """
     values = ip.values / (np.ptp(ip.values, axis=0).max() or 1)
@@ -55,18 +55,14 @@ def deviations(ip: LinearNDInterpolator) -> list[np.ndarray]:
     vs = values[simplices]
     gs = gradients[simplices]
 
-    def deviation(p, v, g):
-        dev = 0
-        for j in range(3):
-            vest = v[:, j, None] + (
-                (p[:, :, :] - p[:, j, None, :]) * g[:, j, None, :]
-            ).sum(axis=-1)
-            dev += abs(vest - v).max(axis=1)
-        return dev
-
-    n_levels = vs.shape[2]
-    devs = [deviation(p, vs[:, :, i], gs[:, :, i]) for i in range(n_levels)]
-    return devs
+    p = np.expand_dims(p, axis=2)
+
+    p_diff = p[:, None] - p[:, :, None]
+    p_diff_scaled = p_diff * gs[:, :, None]
+    vest = vs[:, :, None] + p_diff_scaled.sum(axis=-1)
+    devs = np.sum(np.max(np.abs(vest - vs[:, None]), axis=2), axis=1)
+
+    return np.swapaxes(devs, 0, 1)
 
 
 def areas(ip: LinearNDInterpolator) -> np.ndarray:

adaptive/tests/test_learners.py

@@ -279,6 +279,69 @@ def f(x):
     simple_run(learner, 10)
 
 
+def test_learner2d_vector_valued_function():
+    """Test that Learner2D handles vector-valued functions correctly.
+
+    This test verifies that the deviations function works properly when
+    the function returns a vector (array/list) of values instead of a scalar.
+    """
+
+    from adaptive import Learner2D
+
+    def vector_function(xy):
+        """A 2D function that returns a 3-element vector."""
+        x, y = xy
+        return [x + y, x * y, x - y]  # Returns 3-element vector
+
+    # Create learner with vector-valued function
+    learner = Learner2D(vector_function, bounds=[(-1, 1), (-1, 1)])
+
+    # Add some initial points
+    points = [
+        (0.0, 0.0),
+        (1.0, 0.0),
+        (0.0, 1.0),
+        (1.0, 1.0),
+        (0.5, 0.5),
+        (-0.5, 0.5),
+        (0.5, -0.5),
+        (-1.0, -1.0),
+    ]
+
+    for point in points:
+        value = vector_function(point)
+        learner.tell(point, value)
+
+    # Run the learner to trigger deviations calculation
+    # This should not raise any errors
+    learner.ask(10)
+
+    # Verify that the interpolator is created (ip is a property that may return a function)
+    assert hasattr(learner, "ip")
+
+    # Check the internal interpolator if it exists
+    if hasattr(learner, "_ip") and learner._ip is not None:
+        # Check that values have the correct shape
+        assert learner._ip.values.shape[1] == 3  # 3 output dimensions
+
+    # Test that we can evaluate the interpolated function
+    test_point = (0.25, 0.25)
+    ip_func = learner.interpolator(scaled=True)  # Get the interpolator function
+    if ip_func is not None:
+        interpolated_value = ip_func(test_point)
+        assert len(interpolated_value) == 3
+
+    # Run more iterations to ensure deviations are computed correctly
+    simple_run(learner, 20)
+
+    # Final verification
+    assert len(learner.data) > len(points)  # Learner added more points
+
+    # Check that all values in data are vectors
+    for _point, value in learner.data.items():
+        assert len(value) == 3, f"Expected 3-element vector, got {value}"
+
+
 @run_with(Learner1D, Learner2D, LearnerND, SequenceLearner, AverageLearner1D)
 def test_adding_existing_data_is_idempotent(learner_type, f, learner_kwargs):
     """Adding already existing data is an idempotent operation.