Support specifying 'latest' in model URI to get the latest version of a model regardless of the stage

mlflow/java/client/src/test/java/org/mlflow/tracking/ModelRegistryMlflowClientTest.java

@@ -87,9 +87,10 @@ public void testGetLatestModelVersions() throws IOException {
 
         client.sendPatch("model-versions/update", mapper.makeUpdateModelVersion(modelName,
                 "1"));
-        // default stages (does not include "None")
+        // get the latest version of all stages
         List<ModelVersion> modelVersion = client.getLatestVersions(modelName);
-        Assert.assertEquals(modelVersion.size(), 0);
+        Assert.assertEquals(modelVersion.size(), 1);
+        validateDetailedModelVersion(modelVersion.get(0), modelName, "None", "1");
         client.sendPost("model-versions/transition-stage",
                 mapper.makeTransitionModelVersionStage(modelName, "1", "Staging"));
         modelVersion = client.getLatestVersions(modelName);

mlflow/store/artifact/databricks_models_artifact_repo.py

@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ class DatabricksModelsArtifactRepository(ArtifactRepository):
     The artifact_uri is expected to be of the form
     - `models:/<model_name>/<model_version>`
     - `models:/<model_name>/<stage>`  (refers to the latest model version in the given stage)
-    - `models://<profile>/<model_name>/<model_version or stage>`
+    - `models:/<model_name>/latest`  (refers to the latest of all model versions)
+    - `models://<profile>/<model_name>/<model_version or stage or 'latest'>`
 
     Note : This artifact repository is meant is to be instantiated by the ModelsArtifactRepository
     when the client is pointing to a Databricks-hosted model registry.

mlflow/store/artifact/models_artifact_repo.py

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class ModelsArtifactRepository(ArtifactRepository):
     Handles artifacts associated with a model version in the model registry via URIs of the form:
       - `models:/<model_name>/<model_version>`
       - `models:/<model_name>/<stage>`  (refers to the latest model version in the given stage)
+      - `models:/<model_name>/latest` (refers to the latest of all model versions)
     It is a light wrapper that resolves the artifact path to an absolute URI then instantiates
     and uses the artifact repository for that URI.
     """

mlflow/store/artifact/utils/models.py

@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 import mlflow.tracking
 from mlflow.exceptions import MlflowException
 from mlflow.utils.uri import get_databricks_profile_uri_from_artifact_uri, is_databricks_uri
+from mlflow.entities.model_registry.model_version_stages import ALL_STAGES
+
+_MODELS_URI_SUFFIX_LATEST = "latest"
 
 
 def is_using_databricks_registry(uri):
@@ -13,24 +16,34 @@ def is_using_databricks_registry(uri):
 def _improper_model_uri_msg(uri):
     return (
         "Not a proper models:/ URI: %s. " % uri
-        + "Models URIs must be of the form 'models:/<model_name>/<version or stage>'."
+        + "Models URIs must be of the form 'models:/<model_name>/suffix' "
+        + "where suffix is a model version, stage, or the string '%s'." % _MODELS_URI_SUFFIX_LATEST
     )
 
 
-def _get_model_version_from_stage(client, name, stage):
-    latest = client.get_latest_versions(name, [stage])
+def _get_latest_model_version(client, name, stage):
+    """
+    Returns the latest version of the stage if stage is not None. Otherwise return the latest of all
+    versions.
+    """
+    latest = client.get_latest_versions(name, None if stage is None else [stage])
     if len(latest) == 0:
+        stage_str = "" if stage is None else " and stage '{stage}'".format(stage=stage)
         raise MlflowException(
-            "No versions of model with name '{name}' and "
-            "stage '{stage}' found".format(name=name, stage=stage)
+            "No versions of model with name '{name}'{stage_str} found".format(
+                name=name, stage_str=stage_str
+            )
         )
-    return latest[0].version
+    return max(map(lambda x: int(x.version), latest))
 
 
 def _parse_model_uri(uri):
     """
-    Returns (name, version, stage). Since a models:/ URI can only have one of {version, stage},
-    it will return (name, version, None) or (name, None, stage).
+    Returns (name, version, stage). Since a models:/ URI can only have one of
+    {version, stage, 'latest'}, it will return
+        - (name, version, None) to look for a specific version,
+        - (name, None, stage) to look for the latest version of a stage,
+        - (name, None, None) to look for the latest of all versions.
     """
     parsed = urllib.parse.urlparse(uri)
     if parsed.scheme != "models":
@@ -45,13 +58,20 @@ def _parse_model_uri(uri):
         raise MlflowException(_improper_model_uri_msg(uri))
 
     if parts[1].isdigit():
+        # The suffix is a specific version, e.g. "models:/AdsModel1/123"
         return parts[0], int(parts[1]), None
+    elif parts[1] == _MODELS_URI_SUFFIX_LATEST:
+        # The suffix is exactly the 'latest' string, e.g. "models:/AdsModel1/latest"
+        return parts[0], None, None
+    elif parts[1] not in ALL_STAGES:
+        raise MlflowException(_improper_model_uri_msg(uri))
     else:
+        # The suffix is a specific stage, e.g. "models:/AdsModel1/Production"
         return parts[0], None, parts[1]
 
 
 def get_model_name_and_version(client, models_uri):
     (model_name, model_version, model_stage) = _parse_model_uri(models_uri)
-    if model_stage is not None:
-        model_version = _get_model_version_from_stage(client, model_name, model_stage)
-    return model_name, str(model_version)
+    if model_version is not None:
+        return model_name, str(model_version)
+    return model_name, str(_get_latest_model_version(client, model_name, model_stage))

mlflow/store/model_registry/abstract_store.py

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def get_latest_versions(self, name, stages=None):
 
         :param name: Registered model name.
         :param stages: List of desired stages. If input list is None, return latest versions for
-                       for 'Staging' and 'Production' stages.
+                       each stage.
         :return: List of :py:class:`mlflow.entities.model_registry.ModelVersion` objects.
         """
         pass

mlflow/store/model_registry/rest_store.py

@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ def get_latest_versions(self, name, stages=None):
 
         :param name: Registered model name.
         :param stages: List of desired stages. If input list is None, return latest versions for
-                       for 'Staging' and 'Production' stages.
+                       each stage.
         :return: List of :py:class:`mlflow.entities.model_registry.ModelVersion` objects.
         """
         req_body = message_to_json(GetLatestVersions(name=name, stages=stages))

mlflow/store/model_registry/sqlalchemy_store.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 from mlflow.entities.model_registry.model_version_stages import (
     get_canonical_stage,
+    ALL_STAGES,
     DEFAULT_STAGES_FOR_GET_LATEST_VERSIONS,
     STAGE_DELETED_INTERNAL,
     STAGE_ARCHIVED,
@@ -432,17 +433,15 @@ def get_latest_versions(self, name, stages=None):
 
         :param name: Registered model name.
         :param stages: List of desired stages. If input list is None, return latest versions for
-                       for 'Staging' and 'Production' stages.
+                       each stage.
         :return: List of :py:class:`mlflow.entities.model_registry.ModelVersion` objects.
         """
         with self.ManagedSessionMaker() as session:
             sql_registered_model = self._get_registered_model(session, name)
             # Convert to RegisteredModel entity first and then extract latest_versions
             latest_versions = sql_registered_model.to_mlflow_entity().latest_versions
             if stages is None or len(stages) == 0:
-                expected_stages = set(
-                    [get_canonical_stage(stage) for stage in DEFAULT_STAGES_FOR_GET_LATEST_VERSIONS]
-                )
+                expected_stages = set([get_canonical_stage(stage) for stage in ALL_STAGES])
             else:
                 expected_stages = set([get_canonical_stage(stage) for stage in stages])
             return [mv for mv in latest_versions if mv.current_stage in expected_stages]

tests/store/artifact/utils/test_model_utils.py

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import pytest
+from unittest import mock
 
 from mlflow.exceptions import MlflowException
-from mlflow.store.artifact.utils.models import _parse_model_uri
+from mlflow.store.artifact.utils.models import _parse_model_uri, get_model_name_and_version
+from mlflow.tracking import MlflowClient
+from mlflow.entities.model_registry import ModelVersion
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -35,17 +38,84 @@ def test_parse_models_uri_with_stage(uri, expected_name, expected_stage):
     assert stage == expected_stage
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "uri, expected_name",
+    [
+        ("models:/AdsModel1/latest", "AdsModel1"),
+        ("models:/Ads Model 1/latest", "Ads Model 1"),
+        ("models://scope:key@databricks/Ads Model 1/latest", "Ads Model 1"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_parse_models_uri_with_latest(uri, expected_name):
+    (name, version, stage) = _parse_model_uri(uri)
+    assert name == expected_name
+    assert version is None
+    assert stage is None
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "uri",
     [
         "notmodels:/NameOfModel/12345",  # wrong scheme with version
         "notmodels:/NameOfModel/StageName",  # wrong scheme with stage
         "models:/",  # no model name
         "models:/Name/Stage/0",  # too many specifiers
+        "models:/Name/production",  # should be 'Production'
+        "models:/Name/LATEST",  # not lower case 'latest'
         "models:Name/Stage",  # missing slash
         "models://Name/Stage",  # hostnames are ignored, path too short
     ],
 )
 def test_parse_models_uri_invalid_input(uri):
     with pytest.raises(MlflowException):
         _parse_model_uri(uri)
+
+
+def test_get_model_name_and_version_with_version():
+    with mock.patch.object(
+        MlflowClient, "get_latest_versions", return_value=[]
+    ) as mlflow_client_mock:
+        assert get_model_name_and_version(MlflowClient(), "models:/AdsModel1/123") == (
+            "AdsModel1",
+            "123",
+        )
+        mlflow_client_mock.assert_not_called()
+
+
+def test_get_model_name_and_version_with_stage():
+    with mock.patch.object(
+        MlflowClient,
+        "get_latest_versions",
+        return_value=[
+            ModelVersion(
+                name="mv1", version="10", creation_timestamp=123, current_stage="Production"
+            ),
+            ModelVersion(
+                name="mv2", version="15", creation_timestamp=124, current_stage="Production"
+            ),
+        ],
+    ) as mlflow_client_mock:
+        assert get_model_name_and_version(MlflowClient(), "models:/AdsModel1/Production") == (
+            "AdsModel1",
+            "15",
+        )
+        mlflow_client_mock.assert_called_once_with("AdsModel1", ["Production"])
+
+
+def test_get_model_name_and_version_with_latest():
+    with mock.patch.object(
+        MlflowClient,
+        "get_latest_versions",
+        return_value=[
+            ModelVersion(
+                name="mv1", version="10", creation_timestamp=123, current_stage="Production"
+            ),
+            ModelVersion(name="mv3", version="20", creation_timestamp=125, current_stage="None"),
+            ModelVersion(name="mv2", version="15", creation_timestamp=124, current_stage="Staging"),
+        ],
+    ) as mlflow_client_mock:
+        assert get_model_name_and_version(MlflowClient(), "models:/AdsModel1/latest") == (
+            "AdsModel1",
+            "20",
+        )
+        mlflow_client_mock.assert_called_once_with("AdsModel1", None)

tests/store/model_registry/test_sqlalchemy_store.py

@@ -333,6 +333,26 @@ def test_get_latest_versions(self):
             self._extract_latest_by_stage(rmd4.latest_versions),
             {"None": 1, "Production": 3, "Staging": 4},
         )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self._extract_latest_by_stage(self.store.get_latest_versions(name=name, stages=None)),
+            {"None": 1, "Production": 3, "Staging": 4},
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self._extract_latest_by_stage(self.store.get_latest_versions(name=name, stages=[])),
+            {"None": 1, "Production": 3, "Staging": 4},
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self._extract_latest_by_stage(
+                self.store.get_latest_versions(name=name, stages=["Production"])
+            ),
+            {"Production": 3},
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self._extract_latest_by_stage(
+                self.store.get_latest_versions(name=name, stages=["None", "Production"])
+            ),
+            {"None": 1, "Production": 3},
+        )
 
         # delete latest Production, and should point to previous one
         self.store.delete_model_version(name=mv3.name, version=mv3.version)
@@ -341,6 +361,16 @@ def test_get_latest_versions(self):
             self._extract_latest_by_stage(rmd5.latest_versions),
             {"None": 1, "Production": 2, "Staging": 4},
         )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self._extract_latest_by_stage(self.store.get_latest_versions(name=name, stages=None)),
+            {"None": 1, "Production": 2, "Staging": 4},
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self._extract_latest_by_stage(
+                self.store.get_latest_versions(name=name, stages=["Production"])
+            ),
+            {"Production": 2},
+        )
 
     def test_set_registered_model_tag(self):
         name1 = "SetRegisteredModelTag_TestMod"

tests/tracking/test_model_registry.py

@@ -484,8 +484,8 @@ def get_latest(stages):
     assert {"None": "7"} == get_latest(["None"])
     assert {"Staging": "6"} == get_latest(["Staging"])
     assert {"None": "7", "Staging": "6"} == get_latest(["None", "Staging"])
-    assert {"Production": "4", "Staging": "6"} == get_latest(None)
-    assert {"Production": "4", "Staging": "6"} == get_latest([])
+    assert {"Production": "4", "Staging": "6", "Archived": "3", "None": "7"} == get_latest(None)
+    assert {"Production": "4", "Staging": "6", "Archived": "3", "None": "7"} == get_latest([])
 
 
 def test_delete_model_version_flow(mlflow_client, backend_store_uri):