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  • New test_triton_classification.py covers top-K ordering, labels, batching, requested-output filtering, unknown outputs, invalid classification before infer, and unsupported dtypes.
  • Handler and health-check mocks stub model.config() so RequestHandler can cache max_batch_size.
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  • New Features

    • Added Triton/KServe top-K classification support with configurable class counts.
    • Classification results can include labels, preserve batch structure, and return as BYTES outputs.
    • Supports selecting requested outputs alongside raw model outputs.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Added validation for classification parameters, output names, data types, and tensor sizes.
  • Documentation

    • Updated the Triton feature matrix to mark classification support as ready.

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output_idx = list(response.outputs).index(output_name)
owner = response.outputs[output_name].memory_buffer.owner
label = owner.output_classification_label(output_idx, class_index)

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Every classification request reaches this call, but the tritonserver Python binding does not expose output_classification_label on the C response owner (the binding itself marks classification support as TODO). Consequently, classification requests raise AttributeError even when the model has no label file; the mocks hide this by inventing the method.

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Remove the unsupported owner call and return unlabeled class strings until the Triton Python binding exposes a supported classification-label API.

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The C TRITONSERVER_InferenceResponse binding does expose output_classification_label; memory_buffer.owner on a Triton-owned tensor is that C object (triton_python_backend / tritonserver._api._response sets owner=response). Dropping labels would break Triton’s test_ensemble_label_lookup (and any model with a label file).

What is still a TODO is the high-level InferenceResponse.classification_label wrapper. Guarded the lookup so a host copy whose owner has no method returns unlabeled "<score>:<index>" strings instead of raising AttributeError.

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the entire docs/backends/triton has been moved to another location under docs/fern/pages. You'll need to retarget those changes.

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@whoisj Retargeted: the classification matrix/limitations update now lives on docs/fern/pages/developer-guide/knowledge-base/modular-components/backends/triton/overview.md (the old docs/backends/triton/README.md path is gone after rebasing onto latest jwyman/dynamo-triton). Also rebased through the CI commit so this should be mergeable again.

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approved, but please DO NOT merge it into the topic branch.

PLEASE wait to merge until after the target branch has been merged into main and this PR targets main.

Base automatically changed from jwyman/dynamo-triton to main September 11, 2026 23:03
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Interpret requested-output classification as Triton's top-K class
strings, and return only the outputs the client asked for.

Signed-off-by: Yingge He <yinggeh@nvidia.com>
Keep the full unsupported-dtype matrix on the helper; the handler only
needs BYTES plus one numeric reject path.

Signed-off-by: Yingge He <yinggeh@nvidia.com>
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Closing to open a fresh PR against main.

After #13774 merged, this PR kept the topic-branch CODEOWNERS review requests (runtime, vLLM, SGLang, operator, …). The classification change is only components/src/dynamo/triton/** plus the Triton overview doc. Replacement PR incoming from the same rebased branch.

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Walkthrough

Adds Triton/KServe top-K classification support. Requests can select outputs and specify class_count. Classification results are sorted, optionally labelled, encoded as BYTES, and returned with preserved batch shape. Tests and Triton documentation cover the new behavior.

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Triton classification

Layer / File(s) Summary
Classification processing
components/src/dynamo/triton/classification.py
Adds class-count validation, optional label lookup, supported dtype checks, size limits, top-K ordering, score formatting, BYTES encoding, and batched output shaping.
Handler integration
components/src/dynamo/triton/handlers.py, docs/fern/pages/developer-guide/knowledge-base/modular-components/backends/triton/overview.md
Integrates classification parameters into request validation and output conversion. Filters requested outputs, preserves raw outputs, and marks Triton classification as supported in the documentation.
Validation and test fixtures
components/src/dynamo/triton/tests/test_triton_classification.py, components/src/dynamo/triton/tests/test_triton_handlers.py, components/src/dynamo/triton/tests/test_triton_health_check.py
Adds coverage for parsing, formatting, labels, batching, output selection, invalid requests, unsupported types, and model configuration mocks.

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Empty batched classification responses can have the wrong tensor shape. This is a narrow edge case but should be corrected before relying on zero-sized batched outputs.

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In `@components/src/dynamo/triton/classification.py`:
- Around line 100-101: Update the classification shape handling around
batch_size, element_cnt, and result-shape selection to preserve batched
semantics when array has shape (0, 3): derive the per-entry element count from
array.shape[1:], iterate zero batch entries, and choose the output shape based
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Comment on lines +100 to +101
batch_size = int(array.shape[0]) if batched and array.ndim > 0 else 0
element_cnt = flat.size // batch_size if batch_size else flat.size

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve the batch dimension for an empty batch.

When array.shape is (0, 3) and batched=True, Line 100 sets batch_size to zero. The truthiness checks then treat the tensor as unbatched and return shape (0,).

Derive element_cnt from array.shape[1:]. Iterate zero batch entries. Select the result shape from batched, not from batch_size. Update test_top_k_classifications_handles_an_empty_batch to expect (0, 2).

Proposed fix
     flat = array.reshape(-1)
-    batch_size = int(array.shape[0]) if batched and array.ndim > 0 else 0
-    element_cnt = flat.size // batch_size if batch_size else flat.size
+    batch_size = int(array.shape[0]) if batched else 0
+    element_cnt = (
+        int(np.prod(array.shape[1:], dtype=np.int64))
+        if batched
+        else flat.size
+    )
@@
-    for bs in range(max(1, batch_size)):
+    entry_count = batch_size if batched else 1
+    for bs in range(entry_count):
@@
-    shape = (batch_size, class_cnt) if batch_size else (class_cnt,)
+    shape = (batch_size, class_cnt) if batched else (class_cnt,)

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In `@components/src/dynamo/triton/classification.py` around lines 100 - 101,
Update the classification shape handling around batch_size, element_cnt, and
result-shape selection to preserve batched semantics when array has shape (0,
3): derive the per-entry element count from array.shape[1:], iterate zero batch
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