Add Logger.matplotlib_force_report_non_interactive()

clearml/backend_interface/metrics/reporter.py

@@ -839,6 +839,11 @@ class Reporter(InterfaceBase, AbstractContextManager, SetupUploadMixin, AsyncMan
         )
         self._report(ev)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def matplotlib_force_report_non_interactive(cls, force):
+        from clearml.binding.matplotlib_bind import PatchedMatplotlib
+        PatchedMatplotlib.force_report_as_image(force=force)
+
     @classmethod
     def _normalize_name(cls, name):
         return name

clearml/binding/matplotlib_bind.py

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class PatchedMatplotlib:
     _recursion_guard = {}
     _matplot_major_version = 0
     _matplot_minor_version = 0
+    _force_report_as_image = False
     _logger_started_reporting = False
     _matplotlib_reported_titles = set()
 
@@ -49,6 +50,16 @@ class PatchedMatplotlib:
                 pass
             return bypass
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def force_report_as_image(force):
+        # type: (bool) -> None
+        """
+        Set force_report_as_image. If True all matplotlib are always converted to images
+        Otherwise we try to convert them into interactive plotly plots.
+        :param force: True force
+        """
+        PatchedMatplotlib._force_report_as_image = bool(force)
+
     @staticmethod
     def patch_matplotlib():
         # only once
@@ -361,18 +372,21 @@ class PatchedMatplotlib:
                 # if auto bind (i.e. plt.show) and plot already displayed explicitly, do nothing.
                 return
 
+            if PatchedMatplotlib._force_report_as_image:
+                force_save_as_image = True
+
             # convert to plotly
             image = None
             plotly_dict = None
             image_format = 'jpeg'
             fig_dpi = 300
-            if force_save_as_image or report_as_debug_sample:
+            if report_as_debug_sample:
+                fig_dpi = None
+                image_format = force_save_as_image \
+                    if force_save_as_image and isinstance(force_save_as_image, str) else 'jpeg'
+            elif force_save_as_image:
                 # if this is an image, store as is.
-                fig_dpi = None if report_as_debug_sample else 300
-                force_save_as_image = force_save_as_image \
-                    if force_save_as_image and isinstance(force_save_as_image, str) else 'png'
-                if isinstance(force_save_as_image, str):
-                    image_format = force_save_as_image
+                image_format = force_save_as_image if isinstance(force_save_as_image, str) else 'png'
             else:
                 image_format = 'svg'
                 # protect with lock, so we support multiple threads using the same renderer

clearml/logger.py

@@ -1167,6 +1167,19 @@ class Logger(object):
         """
         cls._tensorboard_single_series_per_graph = single_series
 
+    @classmethod
+    def matplotlib_force_report_non_interactive(cls, force):
+        # type: (bool) -> None
+        """
+        If True all matplotlib are always converted to non interactive static plots (images), appearing in under
+        the Plots section. If False (default), matplotlib figures are converted into interactive web UI plotly
+        figures, in case figure conversion fails, it defaults to non-interactive plots.
+
+        :param force: If True all matplotlib figures are converted automatically to non-interactive plots.
+        """
+        from clearml.backend_interface.metrics import Reporter
+        Reporter.matplotlib_force_report_non_interactive(force=force)
+
     @classmethod
     def _remove_std_logger(cls):
         # noinspection PyBroadException