train_script.py

from datasets import load_dataset
from sentence_transformers import (
    SparseEncoder,
    SparseEncoderTrainer,
    SparseEncoderTrainingArguments,
    SparseEncoderModelCardData,
)
from sentence_transformers.sparse_encoder.losses import SpladeLoss, SparseMultipleNegativesRankingLoss
from sentence_transformers.training_args import BatchSamplers
from sentence_transformers.sparse_encoder.evaluation import SparseNanoBEIREvaluator
from sentence_transformers.sparse_encoder.models import SpladePooling, MLMTransformer

# 1. Load a model to finetune with 2. (Optional) model card data
mlm_transformer = MLMTransformer("prajjwal1/bert-tiny")
splade_pooling = SpladePooling(pooling_strategy="max", word_embedding_dimension=mlm_transformer.get_sentence_embedding_dimension())

model = SparseEncoder(
    modules=[mlm_transformer, splade_pooling],
    model_card_data=SparseEncoderModelCardData(
        language="en",
        license="apache-2.0",
        model_name="SPLADE BERT-tiny trained on Natural-Questions tuples",
    )
)

# 3. Load a dataset to finetune on
full_dataset = load_dataset("sentence-transformers/natural-questions", split="train").select(range(100_000))
dataset_dict = full_dataset.train_test_split(test_size=1_000, seed=12)
train_dataset = dataset_dict["train"]
eval_dataset = dataset_dict["test"]

# 4. Define a loss function
loss = SpladeLoss(
    model=model,
    loss=SparseMultipleNegativesRankingLoss(model=model),
    lambda_query=5e-5,
    lambda_corpus=3e-5,
)

# 5. (Optional) Specify training arguments
args = SparseEncoderTrainingArguments(
    # Required parameter:
    output_dir="models/splade-bert-tiny-nq",
    # Optional training parameters:
    num_train_epochs=1,
    per_device_train_batch_size=64,
    per_device_eval_batch_size=64,
    learning_rate=2e-5,
    warmup_ratio=0.1,
    fp16=True,  # Set to False if you get an error that your GPU can't run on FP16
    bf16=False,  # Set to True if you have a GPU that supports BF16
    batch_sampler=BatchSamplers.NO_DUPLICATES,  # MultipleNegativesRankingLoss benefits from no duplicate samples in a batch
    # Optional tracking/debugging parameters:
    eval_strategy="steps",
    eval_steps=200,
    save_strategy="steps",
    save_steps=200,
    save_total_limit=2,
    logging_steps=20,
    run_name="splade-bert-tiny-nq",  # Will be used in W&B if `wandb` is installed
)

# 6. (Optional) Create an evaluator & evaluate the base model
dev_evaluator = SparseNanoBEIREvaluator(dataset_names=["msmarco", "nfcorpus", "nq"], batch_size=16)

# 7. Create a trainer & train
trainer = SparseEncoderTrainer(
    model=model,
    args=args,
    train_dataset=train_dataset,
    eval_dataset=eval_dataset,
    loss=loss,
    evaluator=dev_evaluator,
)
trainer.train()

# 8. Evaluate the model performance again after training
dev_evaluator(model)

# 9. Save the trained model
model.save_pretrained("models/splade-bert-tiny-nq/final")

# 10. (Optional) Push it to the Hugging Face Hub
model.push_to_hub("splade-bert-tiny-nq")