llama.cpp/common/sampling.cpp

#include "sampling.h"

#include "common.h"
#include "log.h"

#include <algorithm>
#include <cmath>
#include <cstring>
#include <unordered_map>

// the ring buffer works similarly to std::deque, but with a fixed capacity
// TODO: deduplicate with llama-impl.h
template<typename T>
struct ring_buffer {
    ring_buffer(size_t cap) : capacity(cap), data(cap) {}

    T & front() {
        if (sz == 0) {
            throw std::runtime_error("ring buffer is empty");
        }
        return data[first];
    }

    const T & front() const {
        if (sz == 0) {
            throw std::runtime_error("ring buffer is empty");
        }
        return data[first];
    }

    T & back() {
        if (sz == 0) {
            throw std::runtime_error("ring buffer is empty");
        }
        return data[pos];
    }

    const T & back() const {
        if (sz == 0) {
            throw std::runtime_error("ring buffer is empty");
        }
        return data[pos];
    }

    void push_back(const T & value) {
        if (sz == capacity) {
            // advance the start when buffer is full
            first = (first + 1) % capacity;
        } else {
            sz++;
        }
        data[pos] = value;
        pos = (pos + 1) % capacity;
    }

    T pop_front() {
        if (sz == 0) {
            throw std::runtime_error("ring buffer is empty");
        }
        T value = data[first];
        first = (first + 1) % capacity;
        sz--;
        return value;
    }

    const T & rat(size_t i) const {
        if (i >= sz) {
            throw std::runtime_error("ring buffer: index out of bounds");
        }
        return data[(first + sz - i - 1) % capacity];
    }

    std::vector<T> to_vector() const {
        std::vector<T> result;
        result.reserve(sz);
        for (size_t i = 0; i < sz; i++) {
            result.push_back(data[(first + i) % capacity]);
        }
        return result;
    }

    void clear() {
        // here only reset the status of the buffer
        sz = 0;
        first = 0;
        pos = 0;
    }

    bool empty() const {
        return sz == 0;
    }

    size_t size() const {
        return sz;
    }

    size_t capacity = 0;
    size_t sz = 0;
    size_t first = 0;
    size_t pos = 0;
    std::vector<T> data;
};

struct common_sampler {
    common_params_sampling params;

    struct llama_sampler * grmr;
    struct llama_sampler * chain;

    ring_buffer<llama_token> prev;

    std::vector<llama_token_data> cur;

    llama_token_data_array cur_p;

    void reset() {
        prev.clear();

        llama_sampler_reset(chain);
    }

    void set_logits(struct llama_context * ctx, int idx) {
        const auto * logits = llama_get_logits_ith(ctx, idx);

        const llama_model * model = llama_get_model(ctx);
        const llama_vocab * vocab = llama_model_get_vocab(model);

        const int n_vocab = llama_vocab_n_tokens(vocab);

        cur.resize(n_vocab);

        for (llama_token token_id = 0; token_id < n_vocab; token_id++) {
            cur[token_id] = llama_token_data{token_id, logits[token_id], 0.0f};
        }

        cur_p = { cur.data(), cur.size(), -1, false };
    }

    common_time_meas tm() {
        return common_time_meas(t_total_us, params.no_perf);
    }

    mutable int64_t t_total_us = 0;
};

std::string common_params_sampling::print() const {
    char result[1024];

    snprintf(result, sizeof(result),
            "\trepeat_last_n = %d, repeat_penalty = %.3f, frequency_penalty = %.3f, presence_penalty = %.3f\n"
            "\tdry_multiplier = %.3f, dry_base = %.3f, dry_allowed_length = %d, dry_penalty_last_n = %d\n"
            "\ttop_k = %d, top_p = %.3f, min_p = %.3f, xtc_probability = %.3f, xtc_threshold = %.3f, typical_p = %.3f, top_n_sigma = %.3f, temp = %.3f\n"
            "\tmirostat = %d, mirostat_lr = %.3f, mirostat_ent = %.3f",
            penalty_last_n, penalty_repeat, penalty_freq, penalty_present,
            dry_multiplier, dry_base, dry_allowed_length, dry_penalty_last_n,
            top_k, top_p, min_p, xtc_probability, xtc_threshold, typ_p, top_n_sigma, temp,
            mirostat, mirostat_eta, mirostat_tau);

    return std::string(result);
}

struct common_sampler * common_sampler_init(const struct llama_model * model, const struct common_params_sampling & params) {
    const llama_vocab * vocab = llama_model_get_vocab(model);

    llama_sampler_chain_params lparams = llama_sampler_chain_default_params();

    lparams.no_perf = params.no_perf;

    llama_sampler * grmr = nullptr;
    llama_sampler * chain = llama_sampler_chain_init(lparams);

    std::vector<llama_sampler *> samplers;

    if (params.grammar.compare(0, 11, "%llguidance") == 0) {
#ifdef LLAMA_USE_LLGUIDANCE
        grmr = llama_sampler_init_llg(vocab, "lark", params.grammar.c_str());
#else
        GGML_ABORT("llguidance (cmake -DLLAMA_LLGUIDANCE=ON) is not enabled");
#endif // LLAMA_USE_LLGUIDANCE
    } else {
        std::vector<std::string> trigger_patterns;
        std::vector<llama_token> trigger_tokens;
        for (const auto & trigger : params.grammar_triggers) {
            switch (trigger.type) {
                case COMMON_GRAMMAR_TRIGGER_TYPE_WORD:
                {
                    const auto & word = trigger.value;
                    trigger_patterns.push_back(regex_escape(word));
                    break;
                }
                case COMMON_GRAMMAR_TRIGGER_TYPE_PATTERN:
                {
                    trigger_patterns.push_back(trigger.value);
                    break;
                }
                case COMMON_GRAMMAR_TRIGGER_TYPE_PATTERN_FULL:
                {
                    const auto & pattern = trigger.value;
                    std::string anchored = "^$";
                    if (!pattern.empty()) {
                        anchored = (pattern.front() != '^' ? "^" : "")
                            + pattern
                            + (pattern.back() != '$' ? "$" : "");
                    }
                    trigger_patterns.push_back(anchored);
                    break;
                }
                case COMMON_GRAMMAR_TRIGGER_TYPE_TOKEN:
                {
                    const auto token = trigger.token;
                    trigger_tokens.push_back(token);
                    break;
                }
                default:
                    GGML_ASSERT(false && "unknown trigger type");
            }
        }

        std::vector<const char *> trigger_patterns_c;
        trigger_patterns_c.reserve(trigger_patterns.size());
        for (const auto & regex : trigger_patterns) {
            trigger_patterns_c.push_back(regex.c_str());
        }

        if (!params.grammar.empty()) {
             if (params.grammar_lazy) {
                 grmr = llama_sampler_init_grammar_lazy_patterns(vocab, params.grammar.c_str(), "root",
                         trigger_patterns_c.data(), trigger_patterns_c.size(),
                         trigger_tokens.data(), trigger_tokens.size());
             } else {
                 grmr = llama_sampler_init_grammar(vocab, params.grammar.c_str(), "root");
             }
        }
    }

    if (params.has_logit_bias()) {
        samplers.push_back(llama_sampler_init_logit_bias(llama_vocab_n_tokens(vocab), params.logit_bias.size(), params.logit_bias.data()));
    }

    if (params.mirostat == 0) {
        for (const auto & cnstr : params.samplers) {
            switch (cnstr) {
                case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_DRY:
                    {
                        std::vector<const char *> c_breakers;
                        c_breakers.reserve(params.dry_sequence_breakers.size());
                        for (const auto & str : params.dry_sequence_breakers) {
                            c_breakers.push_back(str.c_str());
                        }

                        samplers.push_back(llama_sampler_init_dry    (vocab, llama_model_n_ctx_train(model), params.dry_multiplier, params.dry_base, params.dry_allowed_length, params.dry_penalty_last_n, c_breakers.data(), c_breakers.size()));
                    }
                    break;
                case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TOP_K:
                    samplers.push_back(llama_sampler_init_top_k      (params.top_k));
                    break;
                case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TOP_P:
                    samplers.push_back(llama_sampler_init_top_p      (params.top_p, params.min_keep));
                    break;
                case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TOP_N_SIGMA:
                    samplers.push_back(llama_sampler_init_top_n_sigma(params.top_n_sigma));
                    break;
                case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_MIN_P:
                    samplers.push_back(llama_sampler_init_min_p      (params.min_p, params.min_keep));
                    break;
                case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_XTC:
                    samplers.push_back(llama_sampler_init_xtc        (params.xtc_probability, params.xtc_threshold, params.min_keep, params.seed));
                    break;
                case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TYPICAL_P:
                    samplers.push_back(llama_sampler_init_typical    (params.typ_p, params.min_keep));
                    break;
                case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TEMPERATURE:
                    samplers.push_back(llama_sampler_init_temp_ext   (params.temp, params.dynatemp_range, params.dynatemp_exponent));
                    break;
                case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_INFILL:
                    samplers.push_back(llama_sampler_init_infill     (vocab));
                    break;
                case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_PENALTIES:
                    samplers.push_back(llama_sampler_init_penalties  (params.penalty_last_n, params.penalty_repeat, params.penalty_freq, params.penalty_present));
                    break;
                default:
                    GGML_ASSERT(false && "unknown sampler type");
            }
        }

        samplers.push_back(llama_sampler_init_dist(params.seed));
    } else if (params.mirostat == 1) {
        samplers.push_back(llama_sampler_init_temp(params.temp));
        samplers.push_back(llama_sampler_init_mirostat(llama_vocab_n_tokens(vocab), params.seed, params.mirostat_tau, params.mirostat_eta, 100));
    } else if (params.mirostat == 2) {
        samplers.push_back(llama_sampler_init_temp(params.temp));
        samplers.push_back(llama_sampler_init_mirostat_v2(params.seed, params.mirostat_tau, params.mirostat_eta));
    } else {
        GGML_ASSERT(false && "unknown mirostat version");
    }

    for (auto * smpl : samplers) {
        llama_sampler_chain_add(chain, smpl);
    }

    auto * result = new common_sampler {
        /* .params  = */ params,
        /* .grmr    = */ grmr,
        /* .chain   = */ chain,
        /* .prev    = */ ring_buffer<llama_token>(std::max(32, params.n_prev)),
        /* .cur     = */ {},
        /* .cur_p   = */ {},
    };

    return result;
}

void common_sampler_free(struct common_sampler * gsmpl) {
    if (gsmpl) {
        llama_sampler_free(gsmpl->grmr);
        llama_sampler_free(gsmpl->chain);

        delete gsmpl;
    }
}

void common_sampler_accept(struct common_sampler * gsmpl, llama_token token, bool accept_grammar) {
    const auto tm = gsmpl->tm();

    if (gsmpl->grmr && accept_grammar) {
        llama_sampler_accept(gsmpl->grmr, token);
    }

    llama_sampler_accept(gsmpl->chain, token);

    gsmpl->prev.push_back(token);
}

void common_sampler_reset(struct common_sampler * gsmpl) {
    gsmpl->reset();
}

struct common_sampler * common_sampler_clone(common_sampler * gsmpl) {
    return new common_sampler {
        /* .params  = */ gsmpl->params,
        /* .grmr    = */ llama_sampler_clone(gsmpl->grmr),
        /* .chain   = */ llama_sampler_clone(gsmpl->chain),
        /* .prev    = */ gsmpl->prev,
        /* .cur     = */ gsmpl->cur,
        /* .cur_p   = */ gsmpl->cur_p,
    };
}

void common_perf_print(const struct llama_context * ctx, const struct common_sampler * gsmpl) {
    // TODO: measure grammar performance

    const double t_sampling_ms = gsmpl ? 1e-3*gsmpl->t_total_us : 0;

    llama_perf_sampler_data data_smpl;
    llama_perf_context_data data_ctx;

    memset(&data_smpl, 0, sizeof(data_smpl));
    memset(&data_ctx,  0, sizeof(data_ctx));

    if (gsmpl) {
        auto & data = data_smpl;

        data = llama_perf_sampler(gsmpl->chain);

        // note: the sampling time includes the samplers time + extra time spent in common/sampling
        LOG_INF("%s:    sampling time = %10.2f ms\n", __func__, t_sampling_ms);
        LOG_INF("%s:    samplers time = %10.2f ms / %5d tokens\n", __func__, data.t_sample_ms, data.n_sample);
    }

    if (ctx) {
        auto & data = data_ctx;

        data = llama_perf_context(ctx);

        const double t_end_ms = 1e-3 * ggml_time_us();

        const double t_total_ms = t_end_ms - data.t_start_ms;
        const double t_unacc_ms = t_total_ms - (t_sampling_ms + data.t_p_eval_ms + data.t_eval_ms);
        const double t_unacc_pc = 100.0 * t_unacc_ms /  t_total_ms;

        LOG_INF("%s:        load time = %10.2f ms\n", __func__, data.t_load_ms);
        LOG_INF("%s: prompt eval time = %10.2f ms / %5d tokens (%8.2f ms per token, %8.2f tokens per second)\n",
                __func__, data.t_p_eval_ms, data.n_p_eval, data.t_p_eval_ms / data.n_p_eval, 1e3 / data.t_p_eval_ms * data.n_p_eval);
        LOG_INF("%s:        eval time = %10.2f ms / %5d runs   (%8.2f ms per token, %8.2f tokens per second)\n",
                __func__, data.t_eval_ms, data.n_eval, data.t_eval_ms / data.n_eval, 1e3 / data.t_eval_ms * data.n_eval);
        LOG_INF("%s:       total time = %10.2f ms / %5d tokens\n", __func__, (t_end_ms - data.t_start_ms), (data.n_p_eval + data.n_eval));
        LOG_INF("%s: unaccounted time = %10.2f ms / %5.1f %%      (total - sampling - prompt eval - eval) / (total)\n", __func__, t_unacc_ms, t_unacc_pc);
        LOG_INF("%s:    graphs reused = %10d\n", __func__, data.n_reused);

        llama_memory_breakdown_print(ctx);
    }
}

struct llama_sampler * common_sampler_get(const struct common_sampler * gsmpl) {
    return gsmpl->chain;
}

llama_token common_sampler_sample(struct common_sampler * gsmpl, struct llama_context * ctx, int idx, bool grammar_first) {
    llama_synchronize(ctx);

    // start measuring sampling time after the llama_context synchronization in order to not measure any ongoing async operations
    const auto tm = gsmpl->tm();

    llama_token id = LLAMA_TOKEN_NULL;

    auto & grmr  = gsmpl->grmr;
    auto & chain = gsmpl->chain;
    auto & cur_p = gsmpl->cur_p; // initialized by set_logits

    gsmpl->set_logits(ctx, idx);

    if (grammar_first) {
        llama_sampler_apply(grmr, &cur_p);
    }

    llama_sampler_apply(chain, &cur_p);

    id = cur_p.data[cur_p.selected].id;

    if (grammar_first) {
        return id;
    }

    // check if it the sampled token fits the grammar (grammar-based rejection sampling)
    {
        llama_token_data       single_token_data       = { id, 1.0f, 0.0f };
        llama_token_data_array single_token_data_array = { &single_token_data, 1, -1, false };

        llama_sampler_apply(grmr, &single_token_data_array);

        const bool is_valid = single_token_data_array.data[0].logit != -INFINITY;
        if (is_valid) {
            return id;
        }
    }

    // resampling:
    // if the token is not valid, sample again, but first apply the grammar sampler and then the sampling chain
    gsmpl->set_logits(ctx, idx);

    llama_sampler_apply(grmr,  &cur_p);
    llama_sampler_apply(chain, &cur_p);

    GGML_ASSERT(cur_p.selected != -1 && "no selected token during sampling - check your sampling configuration");

    id = cur_p.data[cur_p.selected].id;

    return id;
}

std::vector<llama_token> common_sampler_sample_and_accept_n(struct common_sampler * gsmpl, struct llama_context * ctx, const std::vector<int> & idxs, const llama_tokens & draft, bool grammar_first) {
    GGML_ASSERT(idxs.size() == draft.size() + 1 && "idxs.size() must be draft.size() + 1");

    std::vector<llama_token> result;
    result.reserve(idxs.size());

    size_t i = 0;
    for (; i < draft.size(); i++) {
        const llama_token id = common_sampler_sample(gsmpl, ctx, idxs[i], grammar_first);

        common_sampler_accept(gsmpl, id, true);

        result.push_back(id);

        if (draft[i] != id) {
            break;
        }
    }

    if (i == draft.size()) {
        const llama_token id = common_sampler_sample(gsmpl, ctx, idxs[i], grammar_first);

        common_sampler_accept(gsmpl, id, true);

        result.push_back(id);
    }

    return result;
}

std::vector<llama_token> common_sampler_sample_and_accept_n(struct common_sampler * gsmpl, struct llama_context * ctx, const llama_tokens & draft, bool grammar_first) {
    std::vector<int> idxs(draft.size() + 1);
    for (size_t i = 0; i < idxs.size(); ++i) {
        idxs[i] = i;
    }

    return common_sampler_sample_and_accept_n(gsmpl, ctx, idxs, draft, grammar_first);
}

uint32_t common_sampler_get_seed(const struct common_sampler * gsmpl) {
    return llama_sampler_get_seed(gsmpl->chain);
}

// helpers

llama_token_data_array * common_sampler_get_candidates(struct common_sampler * gsmpl, bool do_sort) {
    const auto tm = gsmpl->tm();

    auto * res = &gsmpl->cur_p;

    if (do_sort && !res->sorted) {
        // remember the selected token before sorting
        const llama_token id = res->data[res->selected].id;

        std::sort(res->data, res->data + res->size, [](const llama_token_data & a, const llama_token_data & b) {
            return a.p > b.p;
        });

        // restore the selected token after sorting
        for (size_t i = 0; i < res->size; ++i) {
            if (res->data[i].id == id) {
                res->selected = i;
                break;
            }
        }

        res->sorted = true;
    }

    return res;
}

llama_token common_sampler_last(const struct common_sampler * gsmpl) {
    return gsmpl->prev.rat(0);
}

std::string common_sampler_print(const struct common_sampler * gsmpl) {
    std::string result = "logits ";

    for (int i = 0; i < llama_sampler_chain_n(gsmpl->chain); i++) {
        const auto * smpl = llama_sampler_chain_get(gsmpl->chain, i);
        result += std::string("-> ");
        result += std::string(llama_sampler_name(smpl)) + " ";
    }

    return result;
}

std::string common_sampler_prev_str(common_sampler * gsmpl, llama_context * ctx_main, int n) {
    n = std::min(n, (int) gsmpl->prev.size());

    if (n <= 0) {
        return "";
    }

    std::string result;
    result.reserve(8*n); // 8 is the average length of a token [citation needed], TODO: compute this from the vocab

    for (int i = n - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
        const llama_token id = gsmpl->prev.rat(i);

        GGML_ASSERT(id != LLAMA_TOKEN_NULL && "null token in the sampling history - should not happen");

        result += common_token_to_piece(ctx_main, id);
    }

    return result;
}

char common_sampler_type_to_chr(enum common_sampler_type cnstr) {
    switch (cnstr) {
        case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_DRY:         return 'd';
        case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TOP_K:       return 'k';
        case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TYPICAL_P:   return 'y';
        case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TOP_P:       return 'p';
        case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TOP_N_SIGMA: return 's';
        case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_MIN_P:       return 'm';
        case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TEMPERATURE: return 't';
        case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_XTC:         return 'x';
        case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_INFILL:      return 'i';
        case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_PENALTIES:   return 'e';
        default : return '?';
    }
}

std::string common_sampler_type_to_str(enum common_sampler_type cnstr) {
    switch (cnstr) {
        case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_DRY:         return "dry";
        case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TOP_K:       return "top_k";
        case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TYPICAL_P:   return "typ_p";
        case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TOP_P:       return "top_p";
        case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TOP_N_SIGMA: return "top_n_sigma";
        case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_MIN_P:       return "min_p";
        case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TEMPERATURE: return "temperature";
        case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_XTC:         return "xtc";
        case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_INFILL:      return "infill";
        case COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_PENALTIES:   return "penalties";
        default : return "";
    }
}

std::vector<common_sampler_type> common_sampler_types_from_names(const std::vector<std::string> & names, bool allow_alt_names) {
    std::unordered_map<std::string, common_sampler_type> sampler_canonical_name_map {
        { "dry",         COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_DRY },
        { "top_k",       COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TOP_K },
        { "top_p",       COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TOP_P },
        { "top_n_sigma", COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TOP_N_SIGMA },
        { "typ_p",       COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TYPICAL_P },
        { "min_p",       COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_MIN_P },
        { "temperature", COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TEMPERATURE },
        { "xtc",         COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_XTC },
        { "infill",      COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_INFILL },
        { "penalties",   COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_PENALTIES },
    };

    // since samplers names are written multiple ways
    // make it ready for both system names and input names
    std::unordered_map<std::string, common_sampler_type> sampler_alt_name_map {
        { "top-k",       COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TOP_K },
        { "top-p",       COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TOP_P },
        { "top-n-sigma", COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TOP_N_SIGMA },
        { "nucleus",     COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TOP_P },
        { "typical-p",   COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TYPICAL_P },
        { "typical",     COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TYPICAL_P },
        { "typ-p",       COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TYPICAL_P },
        { "typ",         COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TYPICAL_P },
        { "min-p",       COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_MIN_P },
        { "temp",        COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TEMPERATURE },
    };

    std::vector<common_sampler_type> samplers;
    samplers.reserve(names.size());

    for (const auto & name : names) {
        auto sampler = sampler_canonical_name_map.find(name);
        if (sampler != sampler_canonical_name_map.end()) {
            samplers.push_back(sampler->second);
            continue;
        }
        if (allow_alt_names) {
            sampler = sampler_alt_name_map.find(name);
            if (sampler != sampler_alt_name_map.end()) {
                samplers.push_back(sampler->second);
                continue;
            }
        }
        LOG_WRN("%s: unable to match sampler by name '%s'\n", __func__, name.c_str());
    }

    return samplers;
}

std::vector<common_sampler_type> common_sampler_types_from_chars(const std::string & chars) {
    std::unordered_map<char, common_sampler_type> sampler_name_map = {
        { common_sampler_type_to_chr(COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_DRY),         COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_DRY },
        { common_sampler_type_to_chr(COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TOP_K),       COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TOP_K },
        { common_sampler_type_to_chr(COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TYPICAL_P),   COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TYPICAL_P },
        { common_sampler_type_to_chr(COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TOP_P),       COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TOP_P },
        { common_sampler_type_to_chr(COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TOP_N_SIGMA), COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TOP_N_SIGMA },
        { common_sampler_type_to_chr(COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_MIN_P),       COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_MIN_P },
        { common_sampler_type_to_chr(COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TEMPERATURE), COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_TEMPERATURE },
        { common_sampler_type_to_chr(COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_XTC),         COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_XTC },
        { common_sampler_type_to_chr(COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_INFILL),      COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_INFILL },
        { common_sampler_type_to_chr(COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_PENALTIES),   COMMON_SAMPLER_TYPE_PENALTIES },
    };

    std::vector<common_sampler_type> samplers;
    samplers.reserve(chars.size());

    for (const auto & c : chars) {
        const auto sampler = sampler_name_map.find(c);
        if (sampler != sampler_name_map.end()) {
            samplers.push_back(sampler->second);
        } else {
            LOG_WRN("%s: unable to match sampler by char '%c'\n", __func__, c);
        }
    }

    return samplers;
}