Automate multiprocess option

dataprofiler/profilers/profile_builder.py

@@ -2867,9 +2867,14 @@ def tqdm(level: set[int]) -> Generator[int, None, None]:
                     )
                 )
 
+        # If options.multiprocess is enabled, auto-toggle multiprocessing
+        auto_multiprocess_toggle = False
+        if self.options.multiprocess.is_enabled:
+            auto_multiprocess_toggle = profiler_utils.auto_multiprocess_toggle(data)
+
         # Generate pool and estimate datasize
         pool = None
-        if self.options.multiprocess.is_enabled:
+        if auto_multiprocess_toggle:
             est_data_size = data[:50000].memory_usage(index=False, deep=True).sum()
             est_data_size = (est_data_size / min(50000, len(data))) * len(data)
             pool, pool_size = profiler_utils.generate_pool(
@@ -2990,7 +2995,7 @@ def tqdm(level: set[int]) -> Generator[int, None, None]:
         # Process and label the data
         notification_str = "Calculating the statistics... "
         pool = None
-        if self.options.multiprocess.is_enabled:
+        if auto_multiprocess_toggle:
             pool, pool_size = profiler_utils.generate_pool(4, est_data_size)
             if pool:
                 notification_str += " (with " + str(pool_size) + " processes)"

dataprofiler/profilers/profiler_utils.py

@@ -177,6 +177,34 @@ def partition(data: list, chunk_size: int) -> Generator[list, None, Any]:
         yield data[idx : idx + chunk_size]
 
 
+def auto_multiprocess_toggle(
+    data: DataFrame,
+    num_rows_threshold: int = 750000,
+    num_cols_threshold: int = 20,
+) -> bool:
+    """
+    Automate multiprocessing toggle depending on dataset sizes.
+
+    :param data: a dataset
+    :type data: pandas.DataFrame
+    :param num_rows_threshold: threshold for number of rows to
+        use multiprocess
+    :type num_rows_threshold: int
+    :param num_cols_threshold: threshold for number of columns
+        to use multiprocess
+    :type num_cols_threshold: int
+    :return: recommended option.multiprocess.is_enabled value
+    :rtype: bool
+    """
+    # If the number of rows or columns exceed their respective threshold,
+    # we want to turn on multiprocessing
+    if data.shape[0] > num_rows_threshold or data.shape[1] > num_cols_threshold:
+        return True
+    # Otherwise, we do not turn on multiprocessing
+    else:
+        return False
+
+
 def suggest_pool_size(data_size: int = None, cols: int = None) -> int | None:
     """
     Suggest the pool size based on resources.

dataprofiler/tests/profilers/test_profiler_utils.py

@@ -469,3 +469,52 @@ def test_odd_merge_profile_list(self, mock_data_labeler, *mocks):
 
         self.assertEqual(1, single_report["data_stats"][0]["statistics"]["min"])
         self.assertEqual(60.0, single_report["data_stats"][0]["statistics"]["max"])
+
+
+class TestAutoMultiProcessToggle(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    """
+    Validate profile_utils.auto_multiprocess_toggle is properly working.
+    """
+
+    def test_auto_multiprocess_toggle(self):
+        rows_threshold = 5
+        cols_threshold = 10
+
+        # Test for no multiprocessing for sufficiently small datasets
+        data = pd.DataFrame(np.random.random((2, 5)))
+        self.assertFalse(
+            profiler_utils.auto_multiprocess_toggle(
+                data, rows_threshold, cols_threshold
+            )
+        )
+        data = pd.DataFrame(np.random.random((5, 10)))
+        self.assertFalse(
+            profiler_utils.auto_multiprocess_toggle(
+                data, rows_threshold, cols_threshold
+            )
+        )
+
+        # Test for multiprocessing with only rows passing threshold
+        data = pd.DataFrame(np.random.random((6, 10)))
+        self.assertTrue(
+            profiler_utils.auto_multiprocess_toggle(
+                data, rows_threshold, cols_threshold
+            )
+        )
+
+        # Test for multiprocessing with only columns passing threshold
+        data = pd.DataFrame(np.random.random((5, 11)))
+        self.assertTrue(
+            profiler_utils.auto_multiprocess_toggle(
+                data, rows_threshold, cols_threshold
+            )
+        )
+
+        # Test for multiprocessing with both rows and columns passing threshold
+        data = pd.DataFrame(np.random.random((6, 11)))
+        self.assertTrue(
+            profiler_utils.auto_multiprocess_toggle(
+                data, rows_threshold, cols_threshold
+            )
+        )