VESPER / code /evaluation /run_inference.py
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-NVIDIA-OneWay-Noncommercial
"""Stage 1: run a VLM over every (benchmark sample, prompt type) through an API.
Writes <output-dir>/inference/<model_slug>/<prompt_type>/idx_NNNN_<side>.json.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import argparse
import datetime
import os
import sys
from . import _api
from ._shared import (
PROMPT_TYPE_NAMES,
build_question,
load_eval_items,
result_path,
save_result,
)
def cmd_infer(args) -> None:
"""Run inference on every benchmark sample."""
items = load_eval_items(args.scenarios)
scenarios_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(args.scenarios))
if not items:
print("No valid scenarios found.", file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1)
prompt_types = args.prompt_type
total = len(items) * len(prompt_types)
done = 0
skipped = 0
print(
f"Inference: {len(items)} eval items x {len(prompt_types)} prompt type(s) "
f"= {total} calls | model={args.model}"
)
for pt in prompt_types:
for item in items:
idx = item["scenario_index"]
side = item["side"]
rpath = result_path(args.output_dir, "inference", args.model, pt, idx, side)
# Resume: skip if already done
if not args.no_resume and os.path.isfile(rpath):
skipped += 1
continue
question = build_question(pt, item["task"])
# Clips ship pre-trimmed to their annotated window and are used as-is.
video = item["video_path"]
if not os.path.isabs(video):
video = os.path.join(scenarios_dir, video)
if not os.path.isfile(video):
print(f" Video not found, skipping: {video}", file=sys.stderr)
continue
done += 1
print(
f" [{done + skipped}/{total}] idx={idx} side={side} pt={pt}",
end="",
flush=True,
)
try:
answer = _api.query_model(
video, question, args.model, args.api_url, args.api_key,
args.input_mode, args.max_frames, robot_type=item["robot"],
)
except SystemExit:
print(" [FAILED]")
continue
save_result(rpath, {
"scenario_index": idx,
"side": side,
"prompt_type": pt,
"model": args.model,
"question": question,
"video_path": item["video_path"],
"model_response": answer,
"timestamp": datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc).isoformat(),
})
print(f" [OK] {len(answer)} chars")
print(f"Inference done: {done} new, {skipped} resumed, {total} total.")
def main() -> None:
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
description="Run VLM inference on the benchmark videos through an API.",
)
parser.add_argument("--scenarios", required=True, help="Path to benchmark.json")
parser.add_argument(
"--model", required=True, help="Model name as your API endpoint knows it",
)
parser.add_argument(
"--prompt-type", nargs="+", default=list(PROMPT_TYPE_NAMES),
choices=PROMPT_TYPE_NAMES,
help="Prompt type(s) to evaluate (default: all four)",
)
parser.add_argument("--output-dir", default="eval_results", help="Output directory")
parser.add_argument(
"--api-url", default=_api.CHAT_COMPLETIONS_URL,
help="Full chat-completions URL (default: $VLM_API_BASE/v1/chat/completions)",
)
parser.add_argument(
"--input-mode", choices=("auto", "gemini_video", "openai_frames"), default="auto",
help="Send the whole clip ('gemini_video') or sampled frames ('openai_frames'). "
"'auto' sends frames to GPT models and the clip to others.",
)
parser.add_argument(
"--max-frames", type=int, default=16,
help="Frames sent in 'openai_frames' mode, spread evenly over the clip",
)
parser.add_argument("--no-resume", action="store_true", help="Re-run all, ignore existing")
args = parser.parse_args()
args.api_key = os.environ.get("VLM_API_KEY", "")
if args.max_frames < 1:
parser.error("--max-frames must be at least 1")
if not args.api_key.strip():
print("Missing API key: set VLM_API_KEY.", file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1)
if not args.api_url:
print("Missing endpoint: set VLM_API_BASE or pass --api-url.", file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1)
cmd_infer(args)
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()