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Closes #7522.

Adds a dedicated cuml.accel proxy for sklearn.cluster.HDBSCAN, backed by cuML’s GPU implementation while keeping the existing hdbscan.HDBSCAN integration unchanged.

The new adapter translates parameters and fitted state, supports dbscan_clustering after GPU fitting, preserves the originating scikit-learn interface during serialization, and falls back to scikit-learn for unsupported parameters or inputs. It also enforces C-contiguous HDBSCAN input to correctly handle pandas DataFrames.

Includes integration, CPU/GPU interoperability, serialization, fallback, and upstream compatibility coverage, with documentation of expected numerical differences.

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Nice work! Please address the min_samples semantic mismatch and my other comments. Otherwise, this looks good to me.

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  • New Features

    • Added GPU-accelerated support for scikit-learn’s HDBSCAN estimator.
    • Preserved scikit-learn-compatible parameters, fitted attributes, labels, probabilities, and linkage-tree behavior.
    • Added support for common array and DataFrame inputs, with CPU fallback for unsupported configurations.
    • Documented compatibility, parameter translations, numerical differences, and limitations.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved handling of non-contiguous input data to ensure consistent clustering results.
    • Added validation for unsupported metrics, invalid inputs, and incomplete model state.

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This change adds GPU acceleration for sklearn.cluster.HDBSCAN. It translates parameters, handles CPU fallback, converts fitted state, supports contiguous input, and adds integration, interoperability, regression, and compatibility tests.

scikit-learn HDBSCAN acceleration

Layer / File(s) Summary
HDBSCAN proxy and state conversion
python/cuml/cuml/accel/_overrides/sklearn/cluster.py
Adds the sklearn-compatible proxy, input validation, parameter translation, CPU fallback routing, linkage conversion, and fitted-state synchronization.
Native dendrogram state support
python/cuml/cuml/cluster/hdbscan/hdbscan.pyx
Adds optional dendrogram initialization and reuses the conversion path for native condensed hierarchy construction.
Contiguous input handling
python/cuml/cuml/cluster/hdbscan/hdbscan.pyx, python/cuml/tests/test_hdbscan.py
The fit path requests C-contiguous input. Regression coverage validates Fortran-contiguous pandas input handling and matching labels.
Integration and fallback validation
python/cuml/cuml_accel_tests/integration/test_sklearn_hdbscan.py, python/cuml/cuml_accel_tests/test_basic_estimators.py
Tests cover proxy identity, parameter behavior, clustering agreement, fitted attributes, input types, fallback conditions, validation, and copy=False.
Interoperability and compatibility documentation
python/cuml/tests/test_sklearn_import_export.py, docs/source/cuml-accel/compatibility.rst
Round-trip tests verify sklearn state preservation and incomplete-state rejection. Documentation describes fallback conditions, parameter differences, numerical differences, nondeterminism, and ONNX limitations.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 5b94f

When an estimator is synchronized or serialized, min_samples=None is changed into a fixed integer, which can alter reported parameters and produce different results on later refits after min_cluster_size changes. The PR is not merge-ready until the original None behavior is preserved.

Suggested reviewers: divyegala, jcrist, csadorf

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies GPU acceleration for sklearn.cluster.HDBSCAN through cuml.accel.
Description check ✅ Passed The description accurately summarizes the adapter, fallback behavior, interoperability, testing, and documentation changes.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The implementation exposes sklearn.cluster.HDBSCAN through cuml.accel, addresses API parity, and includes broad parameter and dataset testing for issue #7522.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The code, tests, and documentation changes support HDBSCAN acceleration, compatibility, fallback behavior, or required input handling.
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python/cuml/cuml_accel_tests/integration/test_sklearn_hdbscan.py (1)

336-364: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Pass the pickle payload through a file instead of embedding it in the command line.

Line 343 embeds repr(payload) in a script that is passed with -c. Linux limits a single argument to 128 KiB. The escaped repr of a fitted model expands the payload several times over. The current fixture is small, so the test passes, but a larger fixture makes the test fail with an opaque E2BIG error. Write the payload to a temporary file and read it in the child process.

♻️ Proposed refactor using a temporary file
-def test_hdbscan_unpickle_without_accelerator(blobs):
+def test_hdbscan_unpickle_without_accelerator(blobs, tmp_path):
     model = HDBSCAN(min_cluster_size=8, copy=False).fit(blobs)
-    payload = pickle.dumps((model, model.labels_))
+    payload_path = tmp_path / "model.pkl"
+    payload_path.write_bytes(pickle.dumps((model, model.labels_)))
     script = dedent(
         f"""
         import pickle
 
-        model, labels = pickle.loads({payload!r})
+        with open({str(payload_path)!r}, "rb") as f:
+            model, labels = pickle.load(f)
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In `@python/cuml/cuml_accel_tests/integration/test_sklearn_hdbscan.py` around
lines 336 - 364, Update test_hdbscan_unpickle_without_accelerator to write the
serialized payload to a temporary file and have the child script read and
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In `@python/cuml/cuml_accel_tests/integration/test_sklearn_hdbscan.py`:
- Around line 112-114: Replace the exact zero comparison in the
adjusted_rand_score assertion for expected and off_by_one with a threshold-based
assertion that verifies the score is sufficiently low to indicate clearly
different clusterings while remaining robust to small data-dependent nonzero
values.

In `@python/cuml/cuml/accel/_overrides/sklearn/cluster.py`:
- Around line 151-175: Update _attrs_from_cpu so fitted sklearn HDBSCAN models
either populate the native _state and n_clusters_ attributes required by
_attrs_to_cpu(), including the condensed-tree state, or raise UnsupportedOnGPU
when that state cannot be converted; do not leave _state as None, preserving
labels_ access and CPU fallback for methods such as dbscan_clustering.

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In `@python/cuml/cuml_accel_tests/integration/test_sklearn_hdbscan.py`:
- Around line 336-364: Update test_hdbscan_unpickle_without_accelerator to write
the serialized payload to a temporary file and have the child script read and
unpickle that file, rather than embedding repr(payload) in the -c command
argument; preserve the existing environment, assertions, and subprocess
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129-150: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve min_samples=None during CPU synchronization.

_params_from_cpu() converts min_samples=None to min_cluster_size - 1. Lines 130-137 then export an explicit integer instead of None.

This changes get_params() and serialized estimator state. It also changes later refits if a user changes min_cluster_size, because None must continue to track that parameter. Store the original sentinel separately and restore it in _params_to_cpu().

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In `@python/cuml/cuml/accel/_overrides/sklearn/cluster.py` around lines 129 - 150,
Update _params_to_cpu so it restores the original min_samples=None sentinel when
the estimator was configured with None, instead of always exporting
min_cluster_size + 1. Preserve explicit integer min_samples values, and use the
existing CPU-synchronization state from _params_from_cpu to distinguish the two
cases so get_params, serialization, and later refits retain the original
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In `@python/cuml/cuml/accel/_overrides/sklearn/cluster.py`:
- Around line 129-150: Update _params_to_cpu so it restores the original
min_samples=None sentinel when the estimator was configured with None, instead
of always exporting min_cluster_size + 1. Preserve explicit integer min_samples
values, and use the existing CPU-synchronization state from _params_from_cpu to
distinguish the two cases so get_params, serialization, and later refits retain
the original configuration.

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