{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/p2t2/figaro/issues/491","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/p2t2/figaro/issues/491/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/p2t2/figaro/issues/491/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/p2t2/figaro/issues/491/events","html_url":"https://github.com/p2t2/figaro/issues/491","id":92635351,"number":491,"title":"Should algorithms report their progress?","user":{"login":"apfeffer","id":5399671,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5399671?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/apfeffer","html_url":"https://github.com/apfeffer","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/apfeffer/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/apfeffer/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/apfeffer/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/apfeffer/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/apfeffer/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/apfeffer/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/apfeffer/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/apfeffer/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/apfeffer/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":3,"created_at":"2015-07-02T13:18:54Z","updated_at":"2015-07-02T13:25:15Z","closed_at":null,"body":"When running long-running algorithms, it can be useful to view their progress. For example, number of samples taken, number of iterations of BP, number of iterations of EM. Can we make algorithms report their progress, either automatically or by flag?"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/p2t2/figaro/issues/comments/118031434","html_url":"https://github.com/p2t2/figaro/issues/491#issuecomment-118031434","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/p2t2/figaro/issues/491","id":118031434,"user":{"login":"apfeffer","id":5399671,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5399671?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/apfeffer","html_url":"https://github.com/apfeffer","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/apfeffer/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/apfeffer/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/apfeffer/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/apfeffer/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/apfeffer/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/apfeffer/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/apfeffer/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/apfeffer/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/apfeffer/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-07-02T13:25:15Z","updated_at":"2015-07-02T13:25:15Z","body":"Simply printing to output would suffice. Just something so someone who’s using an algorithm can have an estimate of how long it would take.\r\n\r\n+  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +\r\nAvi Pfeffer\r\nCharles River Analytics Inc.\r\napfeffer@cra.com<mailto:apfeffer@cra.com>\r\n(617) 491-3474x513\r\n\r\nFrom: bruttenberg [mailto:notifications@github.com]\r\nSent: Thursday, July 02, 2015 9:22 AM\r\nTo: p2t2/figaro\r\nCc: Avi Pfeffer\r\nSubject: Re: [figaro] Should algorithms report their progress? (#491)\r\n\r\nI think for the most part, the algorithms have this information, but it’s usually not available to query. By report, do you mean some standard API for this?\r\n\r\n+ + + + + + + + + + + + + +\r\nBrian Ruttenberg\r\nCharles River Analytics Inc.\r\n617.491.3474 x730\r\nwww.cra.com<http://www.cra.com/<http://www.cra.com%3chttp:/www.cra.com/>>\r\n\r\nFrom: apfeffer [mailto:notifications@github.com]\r\nSent: Thursday, July 02, 2015 9:19 AM\r\nTo: p2t2/figaro\r\nSubject: [figaro] Should algorithms report their progress? (#491)\r\n\r\n\r\nWhen running long-running algorithms, it can be useful to view their progress. For example, number of samples taken, number of iterations of BP, number of iterations of EM. Can we make algorithms report their progress, either automatically or by flag?\r\n\r\n—\r\nReply to this email directly or view it on GitHub<https://github.com/p2t2/figaro/issues/491>.\r\n\r\n\r\n—\r\nReply to this email directly or view it on GitHub<https://github.com/p2t2/figaro/issues/491#issuecomment-118030699>.\r\n"}}