Ask-and-Tell Interface¶
SMAC provides an ask-and-tell interface in v2.0, giving the user the opportunity to ask for the next trial and report the results of the trial.
Warning
When specifying n_trials in the scenario and trials have been registered by the user, SMAC will
count the users trials as well. However, the wallclock time will first start when calling optimize.
Warning
It might be the case that not all user-provided trials can be considered. Take Successive Halving, for example, when specifying the min and max budget, intermediate budgets are calculated. If the user provided trials with different budgets, they, obviously, can not be considered. However, all user-provided configurations will flow into the intensification process.
Please have a look at our ask-and-tell example.