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Fixes #7405 .

Description

MLFlowHandler now takes a log_system_metrics option that records CPU, memory, disk, network and GPU usage while a workflow runs. The issue asked for this to happen through the handler instead of being wired next to it, so the sampling now follows the run the handler already manages.

The sampling itself is done by mlflow's own SystemMetricsMonitor, as suggested in the issue, rather than by a sampler of our own. The metrics land in the same run as the workflow metrics under the system/ prefix, which is what the MLflow UI reads for its system metrics tab. system_metrics_sampling_interval and system_metrics_samples_before_logging are passed through when set, otherwise the mlflow defaults apply. mlflow>=2.8.0 is needed for the monitor, which is below the version this repo already requires, so no dependency change.

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Handlers of a workflow share one run (DEFAULT_MLFLOW_SETTINGS attaches a handler to the trainer, the validator and the evaluator), and a run sampled by three monitors at once gets three interleaved series. The run is therefore sampled by the first handler that starts it, and the other ones leave it alone. The handler that started the sampling is also the one that stops it, so an evaluator finishing early does not stop the sampling of a training run that is still going.

SystemMetricsMonitor reads the run it samples through the global tracking URI rather than through the client, so enabling this sets the global tracking URI to tracking_uri. Without it the monitor thread finds no run and stops silently, having logged nothing. The option is off by default, so a process tracking to several URIs at once is unaffected unless it opts in, and the docstring says so.

Failures while starting or stopping the monitor are warned about rather than raised, since a workflow should not die because its resource usage could not be recorded.

Tested on Windows with mlflow 2.22.5 and a CUDA device: 13 system/* metrics recorded including 5 GPU series, sampling stopped at the end of the run, and a handler left at the default logs no system metrics at all.

Note that #8894 is open on the same two files, so this will need a rebase if that one goes first.

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  • Non-breaking change (fix or new feature that would not break existing functionality).
  • New tests added to cover the changes.
  • Quick tests passed locally by running ./runtests.sh --quick --unittests --disttests.
  • In-line docstrings updated.

Add a log_system_metrics option to MLFlowHandler that samples CPU, memory,
disk, network and GPU usage while a workflow runs, so that the resource
usage is recorded through the handler rather than next to it. The sampling
is done by mlflow itself and lands in the run of the workflow, under the
system/ prefix.

The handlers of a workflow share a run, so the run is sampled by the first
handler that starts it and left alone by the others.

Fixes Project-MONAI#7405

Signed-off-by: uditmahato <uditmahato29271@gmail.com>
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MLFlowHandler adds optional MLflow system-metrics logging with configurable sampling. It coordinates monitors across handlers that share a run, handles unavailable or failed monitor operations with warnings, and stops monitors during completion or closure. Tests cover configuration, lifecycle, shared-run ownership, unsupported MLflow behavior, and invalid sampling values.

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The optional system-metrics behavior is disabled by default, and the remaining issue is limited to test docstring style; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly summarizes the main change: adding system resource logging to MLFlowHandler.
Description check ✅ Passed The description follows the template, explains the implementation, lists relevant changes, and identifies added tests and validation.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The implementation satisfies issue #7405 by recording system metrics in the shared MLflow run through MLFlowHandler.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The code and tests remain focused on MLflow system-metrics logging, lifecycle coordination, validation, and failure handling.
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Actionable comments posted: 3

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tests/handlers/test_handler_mlflow.py (1)

233-313: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Add docstrings to the new test methods.

Lines 233, 249, and 279 define new methods without docstrings. Describe each test condition and expected monitor behavior.

As per path instructions, “Docstrings should be present for all definition which describe each variable, return value, and raised exception in the appropriate section of the Google-style of docstrings.”

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In `@tests/handlers/test_handler_mlflow.py` around lines 233 - 313, Add
Google-style docstrings to test_system_metrics_disabled_by_default,
test_system_metrics_monitor_life_cycle, and
test_system_metrics_monitor_shared_by_handlers, describing each test’s setup,
condition, and expected system-metrics monitor behavior, including disabled
monitoring, start/finish lifecycle, and shared-handler ownership.

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Inline comments:
In `@monai/handlers/mlflow_handler.py`:
- Around line 164-166: Validate system_metrics_sampling_interval and
system_metrics_samples_before_logging in the MLflow handler configuration path
before starting monitoring, requiring each provided value to be greater than
zero when log_system_metrics is enabled. Reject non-positive values before
passing them to MLflow’s background monitor, while preserving optional unset
values and existing behavior when monitoring is disabled.
- Around line 292-308: Move the self.tracking_uri check and
mlflow.set_tracking_uri call into the existing try block surrounding
SystemMetricsMonitor construction and monitor.start(), so URI configuration
errors follow the same warning-and-return handling as other monitoring setup
failures.

In `@tests/handlers/test_handler_mlflow.py`:
- Line 266: Update both tests/handlers/test_handler_mlflow.py:266-266 and
tests/handlers/test_handler_mlflow.py:295-295 in
test_system_metrics_monitor_life_cycle and
test_system_metrics_monitor_shared_by_handlers to patch
monai.handlers.mlflow_handler.has_system_metrics as True alongside
SystemMetricsMonitor, ensuring the happy paths reach the monitor call. Add a
separate test covering the warning path when has_system_metrics is false.

---

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In `@tests/handlers/test_handler_mlflow.py`:
- Around line 233-313: Add Google-style docstrings to
test_system_metrics_disabled_by_default, test_system_metrics_monitor_life_cycle,
and test_system_metrics_monitor_shared_by_handlers, describing each test’s
setup, condition, and expected system-metrics monitor behavior, including
disabled monitoring, start/finish lifecycle, and shared-handler ownership.
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Comment thread tests/handlers/test_handler_mlflow.py Outdated
Move the tracking uri call inside the block that catches failures, so that
a workflow cannot die because the uri could not be set, which was the
intent of that block already.

Reject a sampling interval or a sample count that is not positive, as
mlflow does not define a behaviour for those, and document the new tests.

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The tracking uri call was outside the block that catches failures, so a bad uri would have taken the workflow down with it, which is exactly what that block exists to prevent. Moved it inside.

Sampling settings that are not positive are now rejected in the constructor rather than passed through to mlflow, since mlflow does not define a behaviour for them. Added a test for that, and docstrings on the new tests.

Re-ran on a machine with a CUDA device: 13 system metrics recorded including the GPU series, sampling stopped at the end of the run, and a handler left at the default still records none.

uditmahato and others added 2 commits August 18, 2026 11:07
The monitor is only started when the mlflow system metrics module is
importable, so the tests that assert it starts were relying on that
being true in the environment they run in. Pin it for those tests and
cover the case where it is missing, where the workflow should carry on
with a warning.

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281-284: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Assert the monitor uses the shared run.

The lifecycle test does not assert the positional run_id passed to SystemMetricsMonitor or the configured tracking URI. The shared-run test does not assert that all handlers resolve the same run ID or that monitor.start() is called once. Add these assertions using SystemMetricsMonitor(run_id, **kwargs).

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In `@tests/handlers/test_handler_mlflow.py` around lines 281 - 284, The lifecycle
test should verify that SystemMetricsMonitor is constructed with the expected
shared run_id and configured tracking URI, while retaining the existing sampling
assertions. Update the shared-run test to assert every handler resolves the same
run ID and that monitor.start is called exactly once.

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244-250: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Assert that disabled monitoring never constructs a monitor.

Because close_on_complete=True can clear handler.system_metrics_monitor, patch monai.handlers.mlflow_handler.SystemMetricsMonitor and has_system_metrics=True, then assert that the constructor is not called when log_system_metrics is disabled.

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In `@tests/handlers/test_handler_mlflow.py` around lines 244 - 250, Update the
MLFlowHandler test to patch monai.handlers.mlflow_handler.SystemMetricsMonitor
and enable has_system_metrics while leaving log_system_metrics disabled; after
running the engine, assert the monitor constructor was never called, rather than
relying on handler.system_metrics_monitor remaining set when close_on_complete
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In `@tests/handlers/test_handler_mlflow.py`:
- Around line 331-354: Update test_system_metrics_warns_when_mlflow_is_too_old
to use assertWarnsRegex matching “Please install mlflow>=2.8.0 to record the
system metrics.”, and rename the test and docstring to describe unavailable
system-metrics support generally. Add focused tests covering system-metrics
monitor construction/start failures and the separate finish() failure path,
while preserving the workflow and cleanup assertions.

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Outside diff comments:
In `@tests/handlers/test_handler_mlflow.py`:
- Around line 281-284: The lifecycle test should verify that
SystemMetricsMonitor is constructed with the expected shared run_id and
configured tracking URI, while retaining the existing sampling assertions.
Update the shared-run test to assert every handler resolves the same run ID and
that monitor.start is called exactly once.
- Around line 244-250: Update the MLFlowHandler test to patch
monai.handlers.mlflow_handler.SystemMetricsMonitor and enable has_system_metrics
while leaving log_system_metrics disabled; after running the engine, assert the
monitor constructor was never called, rather than relying on
handler.system_metrics_monitor remaining set when close_on_complete is enabled.
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The test for the default settings was asserting on state that close()
clears anyway, so it would have passed even if the monitor had run.
Assert that the monitor is never constructed instead.

Also assert the monitor is given the run of the handler, that handlers
sharing a run all resolve the same one, and match the expected warning
rather than any warning. Cover the two failure paths: a monitor that
cannot start, and one that cannot stop, neither of which should stop
the workflow.

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233-235, 237-241, 255-259, 290-294, 333-337, 354-357, and 381-384 to add
Google-style docstrings for every definition. Document engine and batch plus the
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