[JAX] Try to use pre-downloaded dataset artifacts first (NVIDIA#2345)

* Try to use pre-downloaded dataset artifacts first

Signed-off-by: Jeremy Berchtold <jberchtold@nvidia.com>

* Set HF_HUB_OFFLINE to disable any network calls to HF when the
pre-downloaded dataset is available

Signed-off-by: Jeremy Berchtold <jberchtold@nvidia.com>

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Signed-off-by: Jeremy Berchtold <jberchtold@nvidia.com>

Author: jberchtold-nvidia

examples/jax/encoder/common.py

@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 # See LICENSE for license information.
 """Shared functions for the encoder tests"""
 from functools import lru_cache
+import os
+import pathlib
+import zipfile
 
 import jax
 import jax.numpy
@@ -120,12 +123,48 @@ def get_quantization_recipe_from_name_string(name: str):
             raise ValueError(f"Invalid quantization_recipe, got {name}")
 
 
-def hf_login_if_available():
-    """Login to HF hub if available"""
-    try:
-        from huggingface_hub import login
+@lru_cache(maxsize=None)
+def _get_example_artifacts_dir() -> pathlib.Path:
+    """Path to directory with pre-downloaded datasets"""
 
-        login()
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(e)
-        pass
+    # Check environment variable
+    path = os.getenv("NVTE_TEST_CHECKPOINT_ARTIFACT_PATH")
+    if path:
+        return pathlib.Path(path).resolve()
+
+    # Fallback to path in root dir
+    root_dir = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent
+    return root_dir / "artifacts" / "examples" / "jax"
+
+
+def _unpack_cached_dataset(artifacts_dir: pathlib.Path, folder_name: str) -> None:
+    """Unpack a cached dataset if available"""
+    dataset_dir = artifacts_dir / folder_name
+    if not dataset_dir.exists():
+        print(f"Cached dataset {folder_name} not found at {dataset_dir}, skipping unpack")
+        return
+
+    # Disable any HF network calls since the dataset is cached locally
+    os.environ["HF_HUB_OFFLINE"] = "1"
+
+    for filename in os.listdir(dataset_dir):
+        filepath = dataset_dir / filename
+        if not filename.endswith(".zip"):
+            continue
+        print(f"Unpacking cached dataset {folder_name} from {filepath}")
+
+        with zipfile.ZipFile(filepath, "r") as zip_ref:
+            zip_ref.extractall(pathlib.Path.home() / ".cache" / "huggingface")
+        print(
+            f"Unpacked cached dataset {folder_name} to"
+            f" {pathlib.Path.home() / '.cache' / 'huggingface'}"
+        )
+
+
+# This is cached so we don't have to unpack datasets multiple times
+@lru_cache(maxsize=None)
+def unpack_cached_datasets_if_available() -> None:
+    """Unpack cached datasets if available"""
+    artifacts_dir = _get_example_artifacts_dir()
+    _unpack_cached_dataset(artifacts_dir, "mnist")
+    _unpack_cached_dataset(artifacts_dir, "encoder")

examples/jax/encoder/test_model_parallel_encoder.py

@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@
     is_bf16_supported,
     get_quantization_recipe_from_name_string,
     assert_params_sufficiently_sharded,
-    hf_login_if_available,
+    unpack_cached_datasets_if_available,
 )
 import transformer_engine.jax as te
 import transformer_engine.jax.cpp_extensions as tex
 import transformer_engine.jax.flax as te_flax
 from transformer_engine.jax.quantize import is_scaling_mode_supported, ScalingMode
 
-hf_login_if_available()
+unpack_cached_datasets_if_available()
 
 DEVICE_DP_AXIS = "data"
 DEVICE_TP_AXIS = "model"

examples/jax/encoder/test_multigpu_encoder.py

@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@
 from common import (
     is_bf16_supported,
     get_quantization_recipe_from_name_string,
-    hf_login_if_available,
+    unpack_cached_datasets_if_available,
 )
 import transformer_engine.jax as te
 import transformer_engine.jax.cpp_extensions as tex
 import transformer_engine.jax.flax as te_flax
 from transformer_engine.jax.quantize import is_scaling_mode_supported, ScalingMode
 
-hf_login_if_available()
+unpack_cached_datasets_if_available()
 
 DEVICE_DP_AXIS = "data"
 PARAMS_KEY = "params"

examples/jax/encoder/test_multiprocessing_encoder.py

@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
     is_mxfp8_supported,
     is_nvfp4_supported,
     get_quantization_recipe_from_name_string,
-    hf_login_if_available,
+    unpack_cached_datasets_if_available,
 )
 import transformer_engine.jax as te
 import transformer_engine.jax.cpp_extensions as tex
 import transformer_engine.jax.flax as te_flax
 
-hf_login_if_available()
+unpack_cached_datasets_if_available()
 
 os.environ["CUDA_DEVICE_ORDER"] = "PCI_BUS_ID"
 DEVICE_DP_AXIS = "data"

examples/jax/encoder/test_single_gpu_encoder.py

@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@
 from common import (
     is_bf16_supported,
     get_quantization_recipe_from_name_string,
-    hf_login_if_available,
+    unpack_cached_datasets_if_available,
 )
 import transformer_engine.jax as te
 import transformer_engine.jax.flax as te_flax
 from transformer_engine.jax.quantize import is_scaling_mode_supported, ScalingMode
 
-hf_login_if_available()
+unpack_cached_datasets_if_available()
 
 PARAMS_KEY = "params"
 DROPOUT_KEY = "dropout"

examples/jax/mnist/test_single_gpu_mnist.py

@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
 from encoder.common import (
     is_bf16_supported,
     get_quantization_recipe_from_name_string,
-    hf_login_if_available,
+    unpack_cached_datasets_if_available,
 )
 
-hf_login_if_available()
+unpack_cached_datasets_if_available()
 
 IMAGE_H = 28
 IMAGE_W = 28