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Add optional matplotlib plotting API faithful to R NNS - #12

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Summary

This PR adds an optional nns.plotting subpackage that provides matplotlib-based visualization functions faithful to the R NNS package's plot = TRUE output. The plotting API is entirely optional—matplotlib is not a core dependency and is imported lazily only when plotting functions are called.

Key Changes

  • New nns.plotting subpackage with 11 plot functions covering regression, ARMA forecasting, stochastic dominance, ANOVA, causation, CDF/VaR, seasonality, normalization, differentiation, and copula analysis

    • plot_nns_reg, plot_nns_part — regression and partition mapping
    • plot_nns_arma, plot_nns_arma_optim — ARMA forecasts with prediction intervals
    • plot_fsd, plot_ssd, plot_tsd — first/second/third-order stochastic dominance
    • plot_nns_anova — ANOVA group boxplots
    • plot_nns_causation — standardized series comparison
    • plot_nns_cdf — empirical CDF with VaR overlays
    • plot_nns_seas — seasonality test results
    • plot_nns_norm — normalization line/boxplot charts
    • plot_nns_diff — numerical differentiation geometry
    • plot_nns_copula — 2-D/3-D copula scatter with orthant coloring
  • Color/element fidelity to R via nns.plotting.palette:

    • Pins exact hex values for R grDevices colors, especially the fidelity traps where R and matplotlib disagree (e.g., R green is #00FF00, matplotlib green is #008000)
    • Implements R's rainbow(n) HSV sweep for multi-series plots
    • Defines confidence-interval fill alphas matching R's usage
  • Lazy matplotlib loading in nns.plotting._mpl:

    • matplotlib is never imported at package top level
    • Each plot function calls require_mpl() on demand
    • Clear, actionable ImportError if matplotlib is absent: "install ovvo-nns[plot]"
  • Comprehensive test suite (tests/plotting/):

    • 230+ lines of color/element fidelity tests asserting artist colors and which elements they sit on (not pixel-diffed)
    • Tests for lazy import behavior and clear error messages
    • Palette tests verifying exact hex values and R/matplotlib color differences
  • Updated documentation and configuration:

    • docs/plot_parity_policy.md clarified: graphics are color/element-faithful but not pixel-compared
    • pyproject.toml adds optional [project.optional-dependencies].plot = ["matplotlib>=3.7"]
    • README.md documents the optional plotting extra
    • CI workflow updated to install matplotlib for test coverage

Implementation Details

  • All plot functions follow a consistent contract: accept computed NNS results (or raw inputs) plus optional ax=None, return the matplotlib Axes (or Figure for 3-D), never call plt.show()
  • Color choices match R's col= usage in tools/NNS/R/*.R source files
  • Confidence-interval bands use exact R alphas (0.375 for regression, 0.5 for ARMA)
  • Multi-series plots (ANOVA, normalization) use the first series as steelblue with remaining series following R's rainbow HSV sweep

https://claude.ai/code/session_01B2z9DRMNCydHrpRQUA6HBW

claude added 3 commits June 13, 2026 20:52
Introduce `nns.plotting`, an optional (`ovvo-nns[plot]`) visual plotting
subpackage that is color/element-faithful to R NNS `plot = TRUE` output but
not pixel-diffed.

- pyproject: add `[plot]` optional extra (matplotlib>=3.7); keep core
  NumPy/SciPy-only; matplotlib imported lazily per function with a clear
  ImportError when absent. Add mypy override for matplotlib.*.
- palette.py: pin exact R grDevices hex, flagging the fidelity traps where R
  and matplotlib disagree (green -> #00FF00, grey -> #BEBEBE); rainbow() emulates
  R's HSV rainbow(n).
- Plot functions for reg, part, arma, arma_optim, cdf/VaR, fsd/ssd/tsd, anova,
  causation, norm, seas, diff, and copula. Each takes a computed result (or the
  same inputs) plus ax=None, returns the Axes, and never calls plt.show().
- tests/plotting: Agg-backend tests asserting artist colors and which element
  they sit on (no pixel/PDF comparison); palette trap tests; lazy-import tests.
- docs/plot_parity_policy.md + README: document the new opt-in API.
- CI: install the plot extra and run the plotting color-fidelity tests.
Plotting now ships in the single package: matplotlib moves from the `[plot]`
optional extra into core `dependencies`, and the extra is removed.

- pyproject: matplotlib>=3.7 in [project.dependencies]; drop
  [project.optional-dependencies] and the now-unneeded mypy matplotlib override
  and dev duplicate.
- _mpl.py / __init__/docs/README: matplotlib is still imported lazily (so
  `import nns` stays light) but is no longer described as optional; error hint
  and lazy-import test updated accordingly.
- CI: install plain `-e .` (matplotlib comes via core deps).
Fold in the release-readiness gate from PR #11 so it can be merged alongside
the plotting work: a new `check_metadata` job runs `twine check --strict` over
the built wheels + sdist with pinned `twine>=6.1` / `packaging>=24.2`, and both
`publish_testpypi` and `publish_pypi` now depend on it. This fails a metadata
or README-rendering problem before anything is published.

The matplotlib core-dependency change from PR #11 is already present on this
branch, so only the workflow gate is ported here.
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OVVO-Financial merged commit c0c90a7 into main Jun 13, 2026
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