Initialize kernel registries — init_kernel

Creates/refreshes registries used by the model specification compiler and code generators. Each kernel entry stores bulk parameters, supports, default regression/link behavior, and distribution signatures for SB/CRP backends.

Usage

init_kernel_registry()

Value

Invisibly returns TRUE.

Details

The kernel registry is the package-level contract that keeps model building, prediction, and documentation aligned. Each entry records the natural bulk parameters for one kernel, the support constraints they must satisfy, the default covariate-link strategy, and the backend-specific distribution names used when generating NIMBLE code.

The companion tail registry records the generalized Pareto tail parameters \(u\) (threshold), \(\sigma_u\) (tail scale), and \(\xi_u\) (tail shape) together with their support and allowed modeling modes. Calling init_kernel_registry() makes those contracts available in the package namespace so later builders can validate requests without duplicating lookup logic.

Examples

init_kernel_registry()
reg <- get_kernel_registry()
names(reg)
#> [1] "normal"    "lognormal" "invgauss"  "gamma"     "laplace"   "amoroso"  
#> [7] "cauchy"   
tail <- get_tail_registry()
tail$params
#> [1] "threshold"  "tail_scale" "tail_shape"