neuroflow

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The neural network library implemented in Rust

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About

From the project README ·

NeuroFlow is fast Neural Networks (deep learning) Rust crate. It relies on three pillars: speed, reliability, and speed again.

...I would write if this library was going to be the second PyTorch from the Rust world. However, this repository found its place in the educational area and can be used by young Rustaceans to enter the world of Neural Networks.

How to use

Let's try to approximate a very simple function 0.5*sin(e^x) - cos(e^(-x)).

Read the full README
extern crate neuroflow;

use neuroflow::FeedForward;
use neuroflow::data::DataSet;
use neuroflow::activators::Type::Tanh;


fn main(){
    /*
        Define a neural network with 1 neuron in input layers. The network contains 4 hidden layers.
        And, such as our function returns a single value, it is reasonable to have 1 neuron in the output layer.
    */
    let mut nn = FeedForward::new(&[1, 7, 8, 8, 7, 1]);
    
    /*
        Define DataSet.
        
        DataSet is the Type that significantly simplifies work with neural networks.
        The majority of its functionality is still under development :(
    */
    let mut data: DataSet = DataSet::new();
    let mut i = -3.0;
    
    // Push the data to DataSet (method push accepts two slices: input data and expected output)
    while i <= 2.5 {
        data.push(&[i], &[0.5*(i.exp().sin()) - (-i.exp()).cos()]);
        i += 0.05;
    }
    
    // Here, we set the necessary parameters and train the neural network by our DataSet with 50 000 iterations
    nn.activation(Tanh)
        .learning_rate(0.01)
        .train(&data, 50_000);

    let mut res;
    
    // Let's check the result
    i = 0.0;
    while i <= 0.3{
        res = nn.calc(&[i])[0];
        println!("for [{:.3}], [{:.3}] -> [{:.3}]", i, 0.5*(i.exp().sin()) - (-i.exp()).cos(), res);
        i += 0.07;
    }
}

Expected output

for [0.000], [-0.120] -> [-0.119]
for [0.070], [-0.039] -> [-0.037]
for [0.140], [0.048] -> [0.050]
for [0.210], [0.141] -> [0.141]
for [0.280], [0.240] -> [0.236]

But we don't want to lose our trained network so easily. So, there is functionality to save and restore neural networks from files.


    /*
        In order to save neural network into file call function save from neuroflow::io module.
        
        The first argument is the link to the saving neural network;
        The second argument is the path to the file. 
    */
    neuroflow::io::save(&mut nn, "test.flow").unwrap();
    
    /*
        After we have saved the neural network to the file we can restore it by calling
        of load function from neuroflow::io module.
        
        We must specify the type of new_nn variable.
        The only argument of the load function is the path to a file containing
        the neural network
    */
    let mut new_nn: FeedForward = neuroflow::io::load("test.flow").unwrap();

Classic XOR problem (with no classic input of data)

Let's create a file named TerribleTom.csv at the root of the project. This file should have the following innards:

0,0,-,0
0,1,-,1
1,0,-,1
1,1,-,0

where - is the delimiter that separates the input vector from its desired output vector.

extern crate neuroflow;

use neuroflow::FeedForward;
use neuroflow::data::DataSet;
use neuroflow::activators::Type::Tanh;


fn main(){
    /*
        Define a neural network with 2 neurons in input layers,
        1 hidden layer (with 2 neurons),
        1 neuron in the output layer
    */
    let mut nn = FeedForward::new(&[2, 2, 1]);
    
    // Here we load data for XOR from the file `TerribleTom.csv`
    let mut data = DataSet::from_csv("TerribleTom.csv");
    
    // Set parameters and train the network
    nn.activation(Tanh)
        .learning_rate(0.1)
        .momentum(0.15)
        .train(&data, 20_000);

    let mut res;
    let mut d;
    for i in 0..data.len(){
        res = nn.calc(data.get(i).0)[0];
        d = data.get(i);
        println!("for [{:.3}, {:.3}], [{:.3}] -> [{:.3}]", d.0[0], d.0[1], d.1[0], res);
    }
}

Expected output

for [0.000, 0.000], [0.000] -> [0.000]
for [1.000, 0.000], [1.000] -> [1.000]
for [0.000, 1.000], [1.000] -> [1.000]
for [1.000, 1.000], [0.000] -> [0.000]

Installation

Insert into your project's cargo.toml block next line

[dependencies]
neuroflow = "~0.2"

Then in project root file

extern crate neuroflow;

License

MIT License

Attribution

The origami bird from the logo is made by Freepik

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What shows it
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Native code
None found
  • No native code found
Python bindings
No Python binding crate found
License
MIT

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What it lacks for Featured

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What else the check found

  • The last activity is on 18 Aug 2023, 1179 days ago. That reaches the 365 days the rules expect, so the project is dormant. Dormancy rule
  • The latest release requires the deprecated dependency bincode. RUSTSEC-2025-0141 Rot signals rule

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Exact rules: Listed, Featured library. The check on applied thresholds version 9.

Every rule outcome, as the check records it
  • expected-interval: version 0.2.0 base 80, raised to the 365-day floor: E = 365 days
  • dormancy: last activity 2023-08-18, 1179 days ago, E = 365: dormant
  • rot: deprecated requirement `bincode (RUSTSEC-2025-0141, https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2025-0141.html)`
  • featured: not featured: active_users 0 < 11 and new_adopters 0 < 9 and repository route stars 121 (needs 4539), forks 20 (needs 434), contributors 2 (needs 79); dormant and not stable
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New dependents (365 days)0crates.io database dumpYes
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Active dependents as a share of the peak1crates.io database dumpYes
Binary downloads per releaseNot measuredYes
MaintenanceLatest human commit: 3 years ago3 not measured
Maintenance measurements
SignalValueSourceFetchedCounts
Latest human commit2023-08-18GitHub repositoryYes
Latest release2023-08-18crates.io database dumpYes
First release2017-11-12crates.io database dumpYes
Latest version0.2.0crates.io database dumpYes
Days the oldest outside issue waits for a reply0GitHub repositoryYes
Maintainer replies over 365 days0GitHub repositoryYes
Repository archivedfalseGitHub repositoryYes
Repository gonefalseGitHub repositoryYes
Release commit or manifest in the repotruecrates.io packageYes
Published docstruecrates.io database dumpYes
Latest release fails cargo checkNot measuredYes
Build check dateNot measuredYes
Build check toolchainNot measuredYes
SecurityUnpatched vulnerabilities: none
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Unpatched vulnerabilities past the grace windownoneRustSec advisory databaseYes
RustSec unmaintained advisorynoneRustSec advisory databaseYes
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Distribution5 releases, 96 downloads over 30 days5 not measured
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Releases5crates.io database dumpYes
Downloads over 30 days96crates.io database dumpYes
Binary downloads over the last 3 releasesNot measuredYes
Homebrew installs on request over 365 daysNot measuredYes
Repology repository familiesNot measuredYes
Docker pull growth over 90 daysNot measuredYes
Docker pulls at the growth baselineNot measuredYes
Every version a prereleasefalsecrates.io database dumpYes
Every version 0.0.xfalsecrates.io database dumpYes
Every version yankedfalsecrates.io database dumpYes
Crate deleted from crates.iofalsecrates.io database dumpYes
Repository121 stars, 20 forks, 2 contributors, 203 commits. Stars alone never qualify a project.
Repository measurements
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GitHub stars121GitHub repositoryYes — one part of the repository route
GitHub forks20GitHub repositoryYes — one part of the repository route
Contributors with a GitHub account2GitHub contributorsYes — one part of the repository route
Commits on the default branch203GitHub repositoryNo
Repository's main crate left out of the entrynonecrates.io database dumpYes
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