refactor: remove redundant periodic patch stepper alias

docs/compatibility.md

@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 Changes that can make a previously accepted setup or call behave differently.
 Each entry names the commit, the affected entry points and the observable result.
 
+## Redundant periodic stepper alias removed
+
+`PeriodicPatchStepper` is no longer exported from `lbm.refinement_stepper`.
+Use `FixedPatchStepper` with the same arguments, including explicit
+`level_blocks`. The old name was an alias for that exact class; periodic
+boundaries remain the default. Existing imports of the old name must be updated.
+
 ## 87c3a31: cut-link ownership is validated for every body
 
 `validate_cut_link_ownership` (`body/preprocess/flag_overlay.py`) now runs for

examples/fixed_periodic_patch.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from CelerisLab.config import load_lbm_config
 from CelerisLab.cuda.context import CudaContext
 from CelerisLab.lbm.equilibrium import compute_feq_d2q9, compute_macro_from_ddf
 from CelerisLab.lbm.refinement import ACTIVE
-from CelerisLab.lbm.refinement_stepper import PeriodicPatchStepper
+from CelerisLab.lbm.refinement_stepper import FixedPatchStepper
 
 
 def shear_equilibrium(shape, origin, dx, period):
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def main():
                   nx=16, ny=16, viscosity=.1, velocity=1e-3, rho=1.0,
                   lattice_model="D2Q9", collision="SRT", streaming="double_buffer",
                   store_precision="FP32", ddf_shifting=False, les_enabled=False)
-    with CudaContext(0) as context, PeriodicPatchStepper(cfg, context=context, refinements=[(4, 4, 12, 12)],
+    with CudaContext(0) as context, FixedPatchStepper(cfg, context=context, refinements=[(4, 4, 12, 12)],
                                                            level_blocks=[(16, 16), (24, 24)]) as run:
         p = run.patch
         coarse = shear_equilibrium(p.coarse_shape, (0, 0), 1.0, cfg.ny)

src/CelerisLab/lbm/refinement_stepper.py

@@ -910,7 +910,3 @@ class FixedPatchStepper:
     _fine_leaf = property(lambda self: self._leaf[1])
     _child_leaf = property(lambda self: self._leaf[2] if len(self._leaf) > 2 else None)
     _middle_kind = property(lambda self: self.hierarchy.kinds[1] if self.hierarchy.depth > 2 else None)
-
-
-# Preserve the original entry point and its periodic default.
-PeriodicPatchStepper = FixedPatchStepper

tests/validation/multigrid/test_refinement_followup.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from CelerisLab.lbm import refinement_stepper as implementation
 from CelerisLab.lbm.blocks import BlockLayout2D
 from test_refinement_gpu import (ROOT, POP_ATOL, MOMENT_ATOL, ref, postcollision,
                                  totals, LBMConfig, CudaContext, compiler,
-                                 PeriodicPatchStepper)
+                                 FixedPatchStepper)
 
 
 def scalar_interval(coarse, fine, bounds, slot=None):
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class FaultGuardsCPU(unittest.TestCase):
                                                      refinements=[bounds], level_blocks=[(1, 1)] * 2)
 
     def fake_backend(self):
-        backend = PeriodicPatchStepper.__new__(PeriodicPatchStepper)
+        backend = FixedPatchStepper.__new__(FixedPatchStepper)
         layout = BlockLayout2D.build(1, 1, 1, 1, periodic=(False, False))
         backend._layouts = [layout, layout]  # blocked storage on both levels
         backend._ddf_shifting = False  # unshifted on every level, as _check_storage expects
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class FaultGuardsCPU(unittest.TestCase):
         context = Mock(activate=nullcontext, sm_arch="sm_70")
         with patch.object(implementation, "HALO", 2):
             with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "four-cell"):
-                PeriodicPatchStepper(cfg, context=context, refinements=[(4, 4, 12, 12)],
+                FixedPatchStepper(cfg, context=context, refinements=[(4, 4, 12, 12)],
                                      level_blocks=[(16, 16), (24, 24)])
         p = implementation.FixedPatch2D.from_config(cfg, (4, 4, 12, 12))
         from CelerisLab.lbm import hierarchy
@@ -187,11 +187,11 @@ class FaultGuardsCPU(unittest.TestCase):
         with patch.object(cuda, "Stream"), patch.object(cuda, "mem_get_info", return_value=(1 << 40, 1 << 40)), bad, patch.object(cuda, "mem_alloc") as alloc, \
                 patch.object(cuda, "memcpy_htod") as upload:
             with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "config chain is inconsistent"):
-                PeriodicPatchStepper(cfg, context=context, refinements=[p.bounds],
+                FixedPatchStepper(cfg, context=context, refinements=[p.bounds],
                                      level_blocks=[(16, 16), (24, 24)])
             with patch.object(hierarchy, "_check_chain"), \
                     self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "omega/tau"):
-                PeriodicPatchStepper(cfg, context=context, refinements=[p.bounds],
+                FixedPatchStepper(cfg, context=context, refinements=[p.bounds],
                                      level_blocks=[(16, 16), (24, 24)])
             alloc.assert_not_called()
             upload.assert_not_called()
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class FaultGuardsCPU(unittest.TestCase):
                 patch.object(compiler, "load_module", return_value=module), \
                 patch.object(cuda, "memcpy_htod") as upload:
             with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "layout mismatch"):
-                PeriodicPatchStepper(cfg, context=context, refinements=[p.bounds],
+                FixedPatchStepper(cfg, context=context, refinements=[p.bounds],
                                      level_blocks=[(16, 16), (24, 24)])
             upload.assert_not_called()
 
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ class NormalBuildGPU(unittest.TestCase):
         state = ref.State(*(a * (1 + 1e-3*rng.standard_normal(a.shape))
                             for a in (initial.coarse_f, initial.fine_f)))
         max_pop = max_drift = max_moment = 0.0
-        with CudaContext(0) as context, PeriodicPatchStepper(
+        with CudaContext(0) as context, FixedPatchStepper(
                 LBMConfig(nx=16, ny=16, viscosity=.1), context=context,
                 refinements=[(4, 4, 12, 12)], level_blocks=[(16, 16), (24, 24)]) as backend:
             backend.initialize(*postcollision(state, spec, maps))
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ class NormalBuildGPU(unittest.TestCase):
         fine_mask[4:-4, 4:-4] = True
         initial[1][:, ~fine_mask] = np.nan
         expected = scalar_interval(*[a.astype(np.float64) for a in initial], bounds)
-        with CudaContext(0) as context, PeriodicPatchStepper(cfg, context=context, refinements=[bounds],
+        with CudaContext(0) as context, FixedPatchStepper(cfg, context=context, refinements=[bounds],
                                                              level_blocks=[(13, 17), (14, 16)]) as backend:
             self.assertEqual(backend.patch.fine_shape, (14, 16))
             p = backend.patch

tests/validation/multigrid/test_refinement_gpu.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import CelerisLab
 from CelerisLab.config import LBMConfig
 from CelerisLab.cuda import compiler
 from CelerisLab.cuda.context import CudaContext
-from CelerisLab.lbm.refinement_stepper import FixedPatchStepper, PeriodicPatchStepper
+from CelerisLab.lbm.refinement_stepper import FixedPatchStepper
 
 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[3]
 POP_ATOL = 3e-6
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class CoupledGPU(unittest.TestCase):
                               "wrong-phase controls PASS", flush=True)
 
     def test_cleanup_attempts_every_allocation(self):
-        backend = PeriodicPatchStepper.__new__(PeriodicPatchStepper)
+        backend = FixedPatchStepper.__new__(FixedPatchStepper)
         backend.ctx = Mock(activate=nullcontext)
         backend._lock = RLock()
         backend._status = "failed"
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class CoupledGPU(unittest.TestCase):
         spec = ref.make_spec(collision="srt")
         maps = ref.build_maps(spec)
         with CudaContext(0) as context:
-            with PeriodicPatchStepper(LBMConfig(nx=16, ny=16, viscosity=.1),
+            with FixedPatchStepper(LBMConfig(nx=16, ny=16, viscosity=.1),
                                       context=context, refinements=[(4, 4, 12, 12)],
                                       level_blocks=[(16, 16), (24, 24)]) as backend:
                 backend.initialize(*postcollision(ref.make_state(spec), spec, maps))
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class CoupledGPU(unittest.TestCase):
         maps = ref.build_maps(spec)
         cfg = LBMConfig(nx=16, ny=16, viscosity=.1)
         with CudaContext(0) as context:
-            with PeriodicPatchStepper(cfg, context=context, refinements=[(4, 4, 12, 12)],
+            with FixedPatchStepper(cfg, context=context, refinements=[(4, 4, 12, 12)],
                                       level_blocks=[(16, 16), (24, 24)]) as backend:
                 self.eight_steps(backend, spec, maps)
                 with patch.object(backend._pairs[0], "explode", side_effect=RuntimeError("injected launch failure")):