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Motivation and solution

AFT imputation uses a linear solve during model fitting. This change adds conjugate-gradient solvers as alternatives to the existing Cholesky-based method. The default remains "cholesky". The new "cg" and "pcg" options provide iterative, optionally Jacobi-preconditioned solves.

Changes

  • Added .cgSolve to solve symmetric positive (semi-)definite systems with a conjugate-gradient method.
  • Added .fitSurvivalCG for AFT model fitting. It uses conjugate-gradient Newton steps, step-halving, and a Gauss–Newton fallback.
  • Added .fitAFTModel to dispatch among "cholesky", "cg", and "pcg", and .checkAFTSolver to reject unsupported values.
  • Added aft_solver and aft_verbose options to dataProcess and the single-core, multiple-core, linear, and TMP summarization functions.
  • Forwarded the new options through worker summarization. Set BLAS threads to 1 in worker warmup and added the RhpcBLASctl import.
  • Updated documentation for the new arguments and solver options.
  • Added fallback predictor selection for AFT fits with one feature or insufficient observations. Added combined convergence reporting for TMP summarization.

Unit tests

  • Updated SRM imputation tests to cover all three solvers, missing predictions for censored H rows, finite predictions for censored L rows, and agreement of iterative solvers with Cholesky.
  • Added tests for solver validation across summarization entry points.
  • Added CG fitting tests for predictor selection, fit agreement, diagnostics, verbose messages, and unsupported solver values.
  • Updated .cgSolve tests for solutions, convergence, singular systems, preconditioning, and zero-diagonal behavior.
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The change adds aft_solver and aft_verbose options to AFT imputation workflows. It adds conjugate-gradient and preconditioned conjugate-gradient fitting alongside the existing Cholesky path. The options are forwarded through single- and multi-core summarization, with tests covering solver results, diagnostics, and validation.

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Configurable AFT solver flow

Layer / File(s) Summary
AFT options and summarization wiring
R/dataProcess.R, R/MSstatsSummarizeWithMultipleCores.R, R/utils_checks.R, DESCRIPTION, NAMESPACE, man/*
Summarization functions accept and validate aft_solver and aft_verbose, then forward both options through single- and multi-core paths. TMP fitting combines convergence warnings. The imports and function documentation are updated.
Shared AFT model preparation
R/utils_imputation.R
A shared formula helper selects predictors for both fitting paths. The Cholesky fitter uses this helper, and Gaussian log-likelihood derivatives are added for exact and left-censored observations.
Conjugate-gradient fitting
R/utils_cgsolve.R, R/utils_imputation.R
Adds a conjugate-gradient solver and AFT fitter, with optional Jacobi preconditioning, fallback calculations, step-halving, diagnostics, and dispatch among Cholesky, CG, and PCG.
Solver and imputation validation
inst/tinytest/test_utils_cgsolve.R, inst/tinytest/test_utils_imputation.R, inst/tinytest/test_dataProcess.R
Tests cover solver convergence and preconditioning, AFT predictor selection and diagnostics, invalid solver values, and imputation predictions across all three solvers.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant dataProcess
  participant MSstatsSummarizeWithMultipleCores
  participant summarizeWorker
  participant MSstatsSummarizeSingleTMP
  participant fitAFTModel
  dataProcess->>MSstatsSummarizeWithMultipleCores: pass aft_solver and aft_verbose
  MSstatsSummarizeWithMultipleCores->>summarizeWorker: pass AFT options
  summarizeWorker->>MSstatsSummarizeSingleTMP: forward AFT options
  MSstatsSummarizeSingleTMP->>fitAFTModel: select and run AFT solver
  fitAFTModel-->>MSstatsSummarizeSingleTMP: return fitted AFT model
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Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to a9872

Existing calls can fail, and affected AFT fits can produce incorrect results. Fix the API binding and fitting defects before merging; the warning and test issues also remain open.

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Architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to a9872

The change affects 5 systems.

Changed systems: man, R, inst, DESCRIPTION, NAMESPACE

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  • observed — Modified behavior in DESCRIPTION: RhpcBLASctl is added to the Imports list alongside the existing BiocParallel dependency.
  • observed — Modified behavior in DESCRIPTION: Config/roxygen2/version is bumped from 8.0.0 to 8.1.0.
  • observed — Modified behavior in man/MSstatsSummarizeSingleLinear.Rd: Added the public aft_solver and aft_verbose arguments, defaulting respectively to "cholesky" and FALSE.
  • observed — Modified behavior in man/MSstatsSummarizeSingleLinear.Rd: Documented aft_solver choices for the AFT Newton-Raphson step and aft_verbose diagnostics for protein fits.
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In `@inst/tinytest/test_utils_cgsolve.R`:
- Around line 91-126: Update the .cgSolve tolerance tests to assert convergence
and residual tolerance for both tolerance cases instead of requiring tighter
tolerance to imply lower coordinate error. In the Jacobi preconditioner test
around make_diagonally_dominant_matrix and the two .cgSolve calls, retain the
solution-accuracy assertion and replace the iterations ordering assertion with a
convergence assertion for preconditioned_result.

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- Around line 501-506: Update the convergence-warning branch in the warning
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- Around line 147-148: Validate aft_solver at the shared dispatcher before
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Cholesky. Apply this validation consistently for all public entry points.

In `@R/MSstatsSummarizeWithMultipleCores.R`:
- Around line 369-370: Update the shared roxygen documentation for
MSstatsSummarizeWithMultipleCores by adding `@param` entries for aft_solver and
aft_verbose, describing their accepted values and behavior so inherited
SingleCore and SingleTMP manuals include matching argument documentation; then
regenerate the package manuals.

In `@R/utils_imputation.R`:
- Around line 181-185: Update the underflow fallback branches in the imputation
derivative calculations: in the exact-observation path, use
standardized_distance / scale for the gradient and -inverse_scale_squared for
the curvature; in the censored-observation path, use standardized_distance /
scale for the gradient. Apply the same corrections to the corresponding branches
identified later in the file.
- Line 31: Update the is_labeled detection in .buildAFTFormula to use the
presence of the ref_covariate column rather than input$LABEL, so labeled models
remain recognized after fit_data excludes LABEL and the generated formula
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n_total = nrow(input[missingness_filter, ])
n_features = data.table::uniqueN(input[missingness_filter, FEATURE])
n_runs = data.table::uniqueN(input[missingness_filter, RUN])
is_labeled = data.table::uniqueN(input$LABEL) > 1

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

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Preserve the labeled flag when building fit_data.

Both MSstatsSummarizeSingleLinear and MSstatsSummarizeSingleTMP exclude LABEL from fit_data, including after filtering labeled reference rows. The data reaches .buildAFTFormula with ref_covariate but without LABEL, so is_labeled is false. The formula therefore omits ref_covariate for labeled AFT fits.

Detect labeled models from ref_covariate, or pass an explicit model-type flag.

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-    is_labeled = data.table::uniqueN(input$LABEL) > 1
+    is_labeled = "ref_covariate" %in% colnames(input)
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exact_gradient_wrt_linear_predictor = ifelse(
exact_density_underflowed, -standardized_distance / scale,
exact_gradient_wrt_linear_predictor)
exact_second_derivative_wrt_linear_predictor = ifelse(
exact_density_underflowed, -1 / scale,

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Correct the derivative direction in the underflow branches.

The exact-observation fallback reverses the gradient from Line 154. The censored fallback also uses the opposite direction from the Gaussian lower-tail limit. These gradients can move an accepted extreme fit farther from the observations and prevent convergence.

Use standardized_distance / scale. For the exact curvature, use -inverse_scale_squared.

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     exact_gradient_wrt_linear_predictor = ifelse(
-        exact_density_underflowed, -standardized_distance / scale,
+        exact_density_underflowed, standardized_distance / scale,
         exact_gradient_wrt_linear_predictor)
     exact_second_derivative_wrt_linear_predictor = ifelse(
-        exact_density_underflowed, -1 / scale,
+        exact_density_underflowed, -inverse_scale_squared,
         exact_second_derivative_wrt_linear_predictor)
...
     censored_gradient_wrt_linear_predictor = ifelse(
-        censored_probability_underflowed, -standardized_distance / scale,
+        censored_probability_underflowed, standardized_distance / scale,
         censored_gradient_wrt_linear_predictor)

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🟠 Major · Preserve existing positional argument bindings. · MSstatsSummarizeWithMultipleCores.R:377-378

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Preserve existing positional argument bindings.

MSstatsSummarizeWithMultipleCores is exported. These new parameters precede the existing verbose, BPPARAM, track_memory, and max_proteins_per_worker parameters. Existing callers that pass those arguments positionally will bind them to the wrong parameters. For example, a positional verbose = TRUE now becomes aft_solver = TRUE, which Line 384 rejects. Move the new parameters after the existing parameters.

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         numberOfCores  = 1L,
         aft_iterations = 90L,
-        aft_solver = "cholesky",
-        aft_verbose = FALSE,
         verbose        = FALSE,
         BPPARAM        = NULL,
         track_memory   = FALSE,
-        max_proteins_per_worker = 50L
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+        aft_solver = "cholesky",
+        aft_verbose = FALSE
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- Around line 377-378: Move the new aft_solver and aft_verbose parameters in the
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