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geomopt filter_func argument does not support ase.constraints as advertised #311

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ajjackson opened this issue Sep 30, 2024 · 5 comments · May be fixed by #313
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geomopt filter_func argument does not support ase.constraints as advertised #311

ajjackson opened this issue Sep 30, 2024 · 5 comments · May be fixed by #313
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The docstring for janus geomopt includes

    filter_func : Optional[str]
        Name of filter function from ase.filters or ase.constraints, to apply
        constraints to atoms. If using --vectors only or --fully-opt, defaults to
        `FrechetCellFilter` if available, otherwise `ExpCellFilter`.

but the code does not actually seem to look for functions in ase.constraints. I would like to use the FixSymmetry constraint with a full geometry optimisation. Is there a way to make that work?
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I wonder if it will be better to have separate arguments selecting the optimising filter and selecting other constraint(s) as these are really independent choices.

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I think the docstring is wrong, sorry.

Through the Python interface you could pass the actual constraint function, or (untested) the Atoms already constrained.

This is somewhat of a remnant of moving from ASE 3.22.1, where everything was contained within the constraints module, but yes now that they're separate modules, individual arguments sounds like a reasonable addition.

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Constraints and Filters don't really work the same way, though. I don't see how e.g. unit-cell optimisation with a FixedAtoms constraint could be set up correctly through the current Python API. In #313 you can see how the constraint should be attached.

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ElliottKasoar commented Sep 30, 2024 •
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Ok yes, sorry I didn't think through passing the function through carefully enough, I agree that shouldn't work.

Would you not expect the latter suggestion

struct.set_constraint(constraint)
GeomOpt(struct)

to work though?

I'm probably missing something, but I don't see why it should need to be constrained within the optimiser class?

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ajjackson commented Sep 30, 2024 •
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Yeah that should work, and would simplify implementation a bit more! Would it have implications for logging etc.?

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