Data-Science-Agent / src /tools /feature_engineering.py
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"""
Feature Engineering Tools
Tools for creating new features from existing data.
"""
import polars as pl
import numpy as np
from typing import Dict, Any, List, Optional
from pathlib import Path
import sys
import os
# Add parent directory to path for imports
sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
from ..utils.polars_helpers import (
load_dataframe,
save_dataframe,
get_numeric_columns,
get_categorical_columns,
)
from ..utils.validation import (
validate_file_exists,
validate_file_format,
validate_dataframe,
validate_column_exists,
validate_datetime_column,
)
def create_time_features(file_path: str, date_col: str,
output_path: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""
Extract comprehensive time-based features from datetime column.
Args:
file_path: Path to CSV or Parquet file
date_col: Name of datetime column
output_path: Path to save dataset with new features
Returns:
Dictionary with feature engineering report
"""
# Validation
validate_file_exists(file_path)
validate_file_format(file_path)
# Load data
df = load_dataframe(file_path)
validate_dataframe(df)
validate_column_exists(df, date_col)
# Try to parse datetime if it's a string
if df[date_col].dtype == pl.Utf8:
try:
df = df.with_columns(
pl.col(date_col).str.strptime(pl.Datetime, strict=False).alias(date_col)
)
except:
return {
"status": "error",
"message": f"Could not parse column '{date_col}' as datetime"
}
# Validate it's now a datetime
if df[date_col].dtype not in [pl.Date, pl.Datetime]:
return {
"status": "error",
"message": f"Column '{date_col}' is not a datetime type (dtype: {df[date_col].dtype})"
}
features_created = []
# Extract basic time features
df = df.with_columns([
pl.col(date_col).dt.year().alias(f"{date_col}_year"),
pl.col(date_col).dt.month().alias(f"{date_col}_month"),
pl.col(date_col).dt.day().alias(f"{date_col}_day"),
pl.col(date_col).dt.weekday().alias(f"{date_col}_dayofweek"),
pl.col(date_col).dt.quarter().alias(f"{date_col}_quarter"),
])
features_created.extend([
f"{date_col}_year",
f"{date_col}_month",
f"{date_col}_day",
f"{date_col}_dayofweek",
f"{date_col}_quarter"
])
# Create is_weekend feature
df = df.with_columns(
(pl.col(f"{date_col}_dayofweek") >= 5).cast(pl.Int8).alias(f"{date_col}_is_weekend")
)
features_created.append(f"{date_col}_is_weekend")
# Cyclical encoding for month (sin/cos)
df = df.with_columns([
(2 * np.pi * pl.col(f"{date_col}_month") / 12).sin().alias(f"{date_col}_month_sin"),
(2 * np.pi * pl.col(f"{date_col}_month") / 12).cos().alias(f"{date_col}_month_cos"),
])
features_created.extend([
f"{date_col}_month_sin",
f"{date_col}_month_cos"
])
# If datetime has time component, extract hour
if df[date_col].dtype == pl.Datetime:
try:
df = df.with_columns([
pl.col(date_col).dt.hour().alias(f"{date_col}_hour"),
])
features_created.append(f"{date_col}_hour")
# Cyclical encoding for hour
df = df.with_columns([
(2 * np.pi * pl.col(f"{date_col}_hour") / 24).sin().alias(f"{date_col}_hour_sin"),
(2 * np.pi * pl.col(f"{date_col}_hour") / 24).cos().alias(f"{date_col}_hour_cos"),
])
features_created.extend([
f"{date_col}_hour_sin",
f"{date_col}_hour_cos"
])
except:
pass # Hour extraction failed, skip
# Save dataset
Path(output_path).parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
save_dataframe(df, output_path)
return {
"status": "success",
"features_created": features_created,
"num_features": len(features_created),
"output_path": output_path
}
def encode_categorical(file_path: str, method: str = "auto", columns: Optional[List[str]] = None,
target_col: Optional[str] = None,
output_path: str = None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""
Encode categorical variables.
Args:
file_path: Path to CSV or Parquet file
method: Encoding method ('one_hot', 'target', 'frequency', 'auto')
columns: List of columns to encode, or ['all'] for all categorical. If None, defaults to all categorical columns
target_col: Required for target encoding - name of target column
output_path: Path to save dataset with encoded features
Returns:
Dictionary with encoding report
"""
# Validation
validate_file_exists(file_path)
validate_file_format(file_path)
# Load data
df = load_dataframe(file_path)
validate_dataframe(df)
# Determine which columns to process
categorical_cols = get_categorical_columns(df)
# Default to all categorical columns if not specified
if columns is None or columns == ["all"]:
target_cols = categorical_cols
else:
# Validate columns exist
for col in columns:
if col not in df.columns:
raise ValueError(f"Column '{col}' not found")
target_cols = columns
# Auto-detect method if 'auto'
if method == "auto":
# Use frequency encoding for high-cardinality, one-hot for low
method = "frequency" # Default safe choice
# For target encoding, validate target column
if method == "target":
if target_col is None:
return {
"status": "error",
"message": "target_col is required for target encoding"
}
validate_column_exists(df, target_col)
report = {
"method": method,
"columns_processed": {},
"features_created": []
}
# Process each column
for col in target_cols:
if col not in df.columns:
report["columns_processed"][col] = {
"status": "error",
"message": "Column not found"
}
continue
n_unique = df[col].n_unique()
try:
if method == "one_hot":
# One-hot encoding
# Limit to top categories if too many
if n_unique > 50:
report["columns_processed"][col] = {
"status": "warning",
"message": f"Column has {n_unique} unique values. Consider using frequency or target encoding instead."
}
continue
# Get dummies
encoded = df.select(pl.col(col)).to_dummies(columns=[col])
# Add encoded columns to dataframe
for enc_col in encoded.columns:
df = df.with_columns(encoded[enc_col])
report["features_created"].append(enc_col)
# Drop original column
df = df.drop(col)
report["columns_processed"][col] = {
"status": "success",
"num_features_created": len(encoded.columns)
}
elif method == "frequency":
# Frequency encoding
value_counts = df[col].value_counts()
freq_map = {
row[0]: row[1] / len(df)
for row in value_counts.iter_rows()
}
# Create new column with frequencies
new_col_name = f"{col}_freq"
df = df.with_columns(
pl.col(col).map_dict(freq_map, default=0.0).alias(new_col_name)
)
# Drop original column
df = df.drop(col)
report["features_created"].append(new_col_name)
report["columns_processed"][col] = {
"status": "success",
"num_features_created": 1
}
elif method == "target":
# Target encoding (mean encoding)
# Calculate mean target value for each category
target_means = (
df.group_by(col)
.agg(pl.col(target_col).mean().alias("target_mean"))
)
# Create dictionary for mapping
target_map = {
row[0]: row[1]
for row in target_means.iter_rows()
}
# Global mean for unseen categories
global_mean = df[target_col].mean()
# Create new column with target encoding
new_col_name = f"{col}_target_enc"
df = df.with_columns(
pl.col(col).map_dict(target_map, default=global_mean).alias(new_col_name)
)
# Drop original column
df = df.drop(col)
report["features_created"].append(new_col_name)
report["columns_processed"][col] = {
"status": "success",
"num_features_created": 1
}
except Exception as e:
report["columns_processed"][col] = {
"status": "error",
"message": str(e)
}
report["total_features_created"] = len(report["features_created"])
# Save dataset
Path(output_path).parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
save_dataframe(df, output_path)
report["output_path"] = output_path
return report