Making Predictions
The pgml.predict() function is the key value proposition of PostgresML. It provides online predictions using the best, automatically deployed model for a project.
API
The API for predictions is very simple and only requires two arguments: the project name and the features used for prediction.
pgml.predict (
project_name TEXT,
features REAL[]
)Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
project_name |
The project name used to train models in pgml.train(). |
My First PostgresML Project |
features |
The feature vector used to predict a novel data point. | ARRAY[0.1, 0.45, 1.0] |
SELECT pgml.predict(
'My Classification Project',
ARRAY[0.1, 2.0, 5.0]
) AS prediction;where ARRAY[0.1, 2.0, 5.0] is the same type of features used in training, in the same order as in the training data table or view. This score can be used in other regular queries.
SELECT *,
pgml.predict(
'Buy it Again',
ARRAY[
user.location_id,
NOW() - user.created_at,
user.total_purchases_in_dollars
]
) AS buying_score
FROM users
WHERE tenant_id = 5
ORDER BY buying_score
LIMIT 25;Example
If you've already been through the Training Overview, you can see the results of those efforts:
SELECT
target,
pgml.predict('Handwritten Digit Image Classifier', image) AS prediction
FROM pgml.digits
LIMIT 10; target | prediction
--------+------------
0 | 0
1 | 1
2 | 2
3 | 3
4 | 4
5 | 5
6 | 6
7 | 7
8 | 8
9 | 9
(10 rows)Active Model
Since it's so easy to train multiple algorithms with different hyperparameters, sometimes it's a good idea to know which deployed model is used to make predictions. You can find that out by querying the pgml.deployed_models view:
SELECT * FROM pgml.deployed_models; id | name | task | algorithm | runtime | deployed_at
----+------------------------------------+----------------+-----------+---------+----------------------------
4 | Handwritten Digit Image Classifier | classification | xgboost | rust | 2022-10-11 13:06:26.473489
(1 row)PostgresML will automatically deploy a model only if it has better metrics than existing ones, so it's safe to experiment with different algorithms and hyperparameters.
Take a look at Deploying Models documentation for more details.
Specific Models
You may also specify a model_id to predict rather than a project name, to use a particular training run. You can find model ids by querying the pgml.models table.
SELECT models.id, models.algorithm, models.metrics
FROM pgml.models
JOIN pgml.projects
ON projects.id = models.project_id
WHERE projects.name = 'Handwritten Digit Image Classifier'; id | algorithm | metrics
----+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
1 | linear | {"f1": 0.9190376400947571, "mcc": 0.9086633324623108, "recall": 0.9205743074417114, "accuracy": 0.9175946712493896, "fit_time": 0.8388963937759399, "p
recision": 0.9175060987472534, "score_time": 0.019625699147582054}For example, making predictions with model_id = 1:
SELECT
target,
pgml.predict(1, image) AS prediction
FROM pgml.digits
LIMIT 10; target | prediction
--------+------------
0 | 0
1 | 1
2 | 2
3 | 3
4 | 4
5 | 5
6 | 6
7 | 7
8 | 8
9 | 9
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