Dynamic HP bounds: Update docs for check_valid_configuration

src/ConfigSpace/util.py

@@ -572,6 +572,15 @@ def check_configuration(  # noqa: D103
     vector: np.ndarray,
     allow_inactive_with_values: bool = False,
 ) -> None:
+    """Checks whether a given parameter vector is valid according to the conditionals and forbiddens.
+
+    Raises an Exception if the vector is not valid.
+
+    Args:
+        space: Configuration space
+        vector: Parameter vector
+        allow_inactive_with_values: If True, inactive parameters are allowed to have values in the vector.
+    """
     activated = np.isfinite(vector)
 
     # Make sure the roots are all good

test/test_configuration_space.py

@@ -616,6 +616,38 @@ def test_check_configuration2():
     configuration.check_valid_configuration()
 
 
+def test_check_configuration3():
+    # Test that hyperparameters that follow the conditions and forbiddens will still be rejected if out parameter bounds
+    cs = ConfigurationSpace(
+        space=[
+            NormalIntegerHyperparameter("a", mu=50, sigma=10, lower=1, upper=10),
+            UniformIntegerHyperparameter("b", lower=1, upper=100),
+            NormalFloatHyperparameter("c", lower=0, upper=1, mu=0.25, sigma=0.12),
+            UniformIntegerHyperparameter("d", lower=0, upper=1),
+            BetaFloatHyperparameter("e", lower=0, upper=1, alpha=1, beta=1),
+            CategoricalHyperparameter("f", ["Yes", "No", "Maybe"]),
+            OrdinalHyperparameter("g", ["Low", "Medium", "High"]),
+        ],
+    )
+    cs.add(
+        NotEqualsCondition(cs["b"], cs["a"], 10),
+        ForbiddenEqualsClause(cs["c"], 0),
+        ForbiddenEqualsClause(cs["d"], 1),
+        ForbiddenEqualsClause(cs["e"], 0),
+        ForbiddenEqualsClause(cs["e"], 1),
+        ForbiddenAndConjunction(
+            ForbiddenEqualsClause(cs["f"], "No"),
+            ForbiddenEqualsClause(cs["g"], "Low"),
+        ),
+    )
+    sample = cs.sample_configuration()
+    assert sample.check_valid_configuration() is None  # Base sample should pass
+
+    # Parameter A has no conditions; check if the configuration fails if a > 10
+    with pytest.raises(IllegalValueError):
+        sample["a"] = 101
+
+
 def test_check_forbidden_with_sampled_vector_configuration():
     cs = ConfigurationSpace()
     metric = CategoricalHyperparameter("metric", ["minkowski", "other"])