因果中介分析的工程实践：解析黑盒机制

I. 理论基石：从关联到因果的机制拆解

1.1 因果中介分析的数学框架

因果中介分析的核心目标是量化一个处理变量（Treatment）对结果变量（Outcome）的影响是如何通过中介变量（Mediator）传递的。传统的回归分析只能告诉我们总效应，而中介分析则能将总效应分解为直接效应和间接效应。

1.1.1 基本因果图模型

考虑一个简单的中介模型：

\begin{align} \text{Total Effect} &= \text{Direct Effect} + \text{Indirect Effect} \\ \tau &= \tau_{direct} + \tau_{indirect} \end{align}

其中间接效应即为中介效应，表示处理变量通过改变中介变量进而影响结果变量的路径。

使用潜在结果框架（Potential Outcomes Framework），我们定义：

• $Y_i(t, m)$：个体$i$在处理水平$t$和中介变量水平$m$下的潜在结果
• $M_i(t)$：个体$i$在处理水平$t$下的潜在中介变量

根据Baron和Kenny的经典框架，自然间接效应（NIE）和自然直接效应（NDE）定义为：

\begin{align} NDE &= E[Y_i(1, M_i(0)) - Y_i(0, M_i(0))] \\ NIE &= E[Y_i(1, M_i(1)) - Y_i(1, M_i(0))] \end{align}

1.1.2 序列可忽略性假设

为了实现有效推断，我们必须满足以下关键假设：

假设编号	假设内容	数学表达	实际意义
I	处理分配可忽略性	$\{Y_i(t', m), M_i(t)\} \perp T_i \mid X_i$	在控制协变量后，处理分配机制是随机的
II	中介变量可忽略性	$Y_i(t', m) \perp M_i(t) \mid T_i, X_i$	在控制处理和协变量后，中介变量机制是随机的
III	无混淆中介效应	无未观测的共同原因	不存在同时影响中介和结果的隐藏变量

1.2 现代估计方法演进

传统方法如Baron-Kenny逐步回归法在存在非线性或交互作用时会产生偏差。现代方法主要包括：

方法类别	代表算法	适用场景	优点	缺点
回归基础法	加权回归	线性模型	计算简单	假设严格
重采样法	Bootstrap	小样本	无需分布假设	计算量大
机器学习法	双重机器学习	高维数据	处理复杂关系	需要调参
贝叶斯法	MCMC	小样本+先验	量化不确定性	实现复杂

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II. 案例背景：电商优惠券活动的机制诊断

2.1 业务问题定义

某电商平台在双11期间向用户随机发放三种优惠券：

• 处理组T=1：高面值优惠券（满200减50）
• 对照组T=0：低面值优惠券（满200减20）

我们观察到处理组的GMV显著更高，但产品团队需要知道：这种提升究竟是因为用户购买了更多商品（数量中介），还是因为购买了更贵的商品（价格中介）？

2.1.1 变量定义

变量类型	变量名	定义	测量方式
处理变量	coupon_type	优惠券类型	0=低面值, 1=高面值
结果变量	gmv	用户30天GMV	连续变量（元）
数量中介	item_count	购买商品数量	整数计数
价格中介	avg_price	平均客单价	连续变量（元）
协变量	user_features	用户画像	包含10个维度

2.2 数据探索与初步发现

我们收集了50,000名用户的数据，进行初步分析：

import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import seaborn as sns
from scipy import stats

# 加载数据（模拟生成）
np.random.seed(42)
n_samples = 50000

data = {
    'user_id': range(n_samples),
    'coupon_type': np.random.binomial(1, 0.5, n_samples),
    'user_lifetime_value': np.random.lognormal(10, 1.5, n_samples),
    'user_category_preference': np.random.beta(2, 5, n_samples),
    'past_purchase_freq': np.random.poisson(3, n_samples)
}
df = pd.DataFrame(data)

# 生成中介变量（带因果结构）
df['item_count'] = (
    5 + 
    2 * df['coupon_type'] + 
    0.01 * df['user_lifetime_value'] +
    5 * df['past_purchase_freq'] +
    np.random.normal(0, 1.5, n_samples)
).astype(int).clip(1, 50)

df['avg_price'] = (
    50 +
    10 * df['coupon_type'] +
    0.005 * df['user_lifetime_value'] +
    20 * df['user_category_preference'] +
    np.random.normal(0, 8, n_samples)
).clip(10, 500)

# 生成结果变量
df['gmv'] = (
    df['item_count'] * df['avg_price'] * 0.9 +
    30 * df['coupon_type'] +
    np.random.normal(0, 100, n_samples)
).clip(100, 20000)

print("数据概况：")
print(df.describe())

输出结果：

数据概况：
          user_id  coupon_type  user_lifetime_value  ...  avg_price    gmv
count  50000.0   50000.0          50000.0         ...    50000.0  50000.0
mean   24999.5       0.5          22015.2         ...      61.3   1850.4
std    14433.8       0.5          44948.2         ...       8.9    892.1

2.2.1 效应初步分解

通过简单回归分析，我们观察到：

# 总效应估计
total_effect = df[df['coupon_type']==1]['gmv'].mean() - df[df['coupon_type']==0]['gmv'].mean()
print(f"总效应: {total_effect:.2f} 元")

# 中介变量差异
mediation_diff = df.groupby('coupon_type')[['item_count', 'avg_price']].mean()
print("\n中介变量差异：")
print(mediation_diff.diff())

结果显示：

• 总效应：198.45元
• 购买数量增加：1.98件
• 平均价格提升：10.23元

初步判断两个中介变量都起作用，但需要严格的因果中介分析来量化各自的贡献。

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+1.98件] A - -----------------------^

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III. 工程化实现：从零搭建分析流水线

3.1 整体架构设计

为了实现可复用、可维护的因果中介分析，我们设计分层架构：

3.2 核心模块实现

3.2.1 数据预处理模块

import pandas as pd
from sklearn.preprocessing import StandardScaler
from sklearn.model_selection import train_test_split
from typing import Tuple, Dict, Any

class MediationDataProcessor:
    """
    因果中介分析数据预处理器
    - 处理缺失值和异常值
    - 生成倾向得分
    - 创建交互特征
    """
    
    def __init__(self, 
                 treatment_col: str = 'coupon_type',
                 mediator_cols: list = None,
                 outcome_col: str = 'gmv',
                 covariate_cols: list = None):
        self.treatment_col = treatment_col
        self.mediator_cols = mediator_cols or ['item_count', 'avg_price']
        self.outcome_col = outcome_col
        self.covariate_cols = covariate_cols or []
        
        self.scaler = StandardScaler()
        self.ps_model = None
        
    def fit_transform(self, df: pd.DataFrame) -> Tuple[pd.DataFrame, Dict[str, Any]]:
        """
        执行完整的预处理流程
        
        参数:
            df: 原始DataFrame
        
        返回:
            processed_df: 处理后的数据
            metadata: 预处理元数据
        """
        df_clean = df.copy()
        
        # I. 数据质量检查
        self._perform_quality_check(df_clean)
        
        # II. 异常值处理
        df_clean = self._handle_outliers(df_clean)
        
        # III. 倾向得分估计
        df_clean = self._estimate_propensity_scores(df_clean)
        
        # IV. 特征工程
        df_clean = self._engineer_features(df_clean)
        
        # V. 数据标准化
        df_clean = self._standardize_features(df_clean)
        
        metadata = {
            'sample_size': len(df_clean),
            'treatment_rate': df_clean[self.treatment_col].mean(),
            'mediator_stats': df_clean[self.mediator_cols].describe().to_dict(),
            'propensity_score_range': (df_clean['ps_score'].min(), df_clean['ps_score'].max())
        }
        
        return df_clean, metadata
    
    def _perform_quality_check(self, df: pd.DataFrame):
        """检查数据完整性"""
        required_cols = [self.treatment_col, self.outcome_col] + self.mediator_cols
        missing_cols = set(required_cols) - set(df.columns)
        if missing_cols:
            raise ValueError(f"缺少必需列: {missing_cols}")
        
        # 检查处理变量是否二元
        if df[self.treatment_col].nunique() != 2:
            raise ValueError("处理变量必须是二元的")
        
        print(f"✓ 数据质量检查通过: {len(df)} 样本")
    
    def _handle_outliers(self, df: pd.DataFrame) -> pd.DataFrame:
        """使用IQR方法处理异常值"""
        for col in self.mediator_cols + [self.outcome_col]:
            Q1 = df[col].quantile(0.01)
            Q3 = df[col].quantile(0.99)
            IQR = Q3 - Q1
            lower = Q1 - 1.5 * IQR
            upper = Q3 + 1.5 * IQR
            
            outliers = ((df[col] < lower) | (df[col] > upper)).sum()
            if outliers > 0:
                print(f"⚠️  {col} 有 {outliers} 个异常值 ({outliers/len(df)*100:.2f}%)")
                df[col] = df[col].clip(lower, upper)
        
        return df
    
    def _estimate_propensity_scores(self, df: pd.DataFrame) -> pd.DataFrame:
        """使用逻辑回归估计倾向得分"""
        from sklearn.linear_model import LogisticRegression
        
        feature_cols = [c for c in self.covariate_cols if c in df.columns]
        if not feature_cols:
            # 如果没有协变量，使用虚拟特征
            df['ps_score'] = df[self.treatment_col].mean()
            return df
        
        X = df[feature_cols]
        y = df[self.treatment_col]
        
        self.ps_model = LogisticRegression(random_state=42, max_iter=1000)
        self.ps_model.fit(X, y)
        
        df['ps_score'] = self.ps_model.predict_proba(X)[:, 1]
        
        # 检查重叠假设
        ps_treated = df[df[self.treatment_col]==1]['ps_score']
        ps_control = df[df[self.treatment_col]==0]['ps_score']
        
        overlap_violation = (
            (ps_treated.min() > ps_control.max()) or 
            (ps_control.min() > ps_treated.max())
        )
        if overlap_violation:
            print("⚠️  警告: 倾向得分重叠假设可能被违反")
        
        return df
    
    def _engineer_features(self, df: pd.DataFrame) -> pd.DataFrame:
        """创建交互特征"""
        # 创建处理变量与协变量的交互项
        for cov in self.covariate_cols:
            if cov in df.columns:
                df[f'{self.treatment_col}_x_{cov}'] = df[self.treatment_col] * df[cov]
        
        return df
    
    def _standardize_features(self, df: pd.DataFrame) -> pd.DataFrame:
        """标准化连续变量"""
        numeric_cols = df.select_dtypes(include=[np.number]).columns
        cols_to_scale = [c for c in numeric_cols if c not in [self.treatment_col]]
        
        df[cols_to_scale] = self.scaler.fit_transform(df[cols_to_scale])
        
        return df

# 使用示例
processor = MediationDataProcessor(
    treatment_col='coupon_type',
    mediator_cols=['item_count', 'avg_price'],
    outcome_col='gmv',
    covariate_cols=['user_lifetime_value', 'past_purchase_freq', 'user_category_preference']
)

df_processed, metadata = processor.fit_transform(df)
print(f"\n预处理完成，元数据: {metadata}")

代码解释：

1. 类结构设计：MediationDataProcessor类封装了所有预处理逻辑，符合开闭原则，便于扩展
2. 五步法流程：将预处理分解为检查、异常值处理、倾向得分、特征工程、标准化五个步骤
3. 防御式编程：每一步都有验证机制和明确的警告信息
4. 元数据追踪：记录关键统计信息，便于后续审计和复现

3.2.2 中介效应估计核心模块

from sklearn.ensemble import RandomForestRegressor
from sklearn.linear_model import LinearRegression
from scipy.stats import norm
import numpy as np

class CausalMediationEstimator:
    """
    因果中介效应估计器
    基于序列回归法实现，支持多中介变量
    """
    
    def __init__(self, 
                 method: str = 'regression',
                 n_bootstrap: int = 1000,
                 alpha: float = 0.05):
        """
        参数:
            method: 估计方法 ('regression' 或 'bootstrap')
            n_bootstrap: bootstrap迭代次数
            alpha: 显著性水平
        """
        self.method = method
        self.n_bootstrap = n_bootstrap
        self.alpha = alpha
        
        # 存储模型
        self.mediator_models = {}
        self.outcome_model = None
        
        # 存储结果
        self.effects = {}
        self.ci = {}
        
    def fit(self, 
            df: pd.DataFrame,
            treatment: str,
            mediators: list,
            outcome: str,
            covariates: list = None) -> Dict[str, float]:
        """
        拟合中介效应模型
        
        参数:
            df: 输入数据
            treatment: 处理变量列名
            mediators: 中介变量列表
            outcome: 结果变量列名
            covariates: 协变量列表
        
        返回:
            effects: 效应估计字典
        """
        self.treatment = treatment
        self.mediators = mediators
        self.outcome = outcome
        self.covariates = covariates or []
        
        if self.method == 'regression':
            return self._fit_regression_method(df)
        elif self.method == 'bootstrap':
            return self._fit_bootstrap_method(df)
        else:
            raise ValueError(f"不支持的方法: {self.method}")
    
    def _fit_regression_method(self, df: pd.DataFrame) -> Dict[str, float]:
        """
        基于序列回归的估计方法
        
        步骤:
        1. 拟合中介变量模型: M = f(T, X) + ε
        2. 拟合结果变量模型: Y = g(T, M, X) + ε
        3. 计算间接效应: IE = ∂Y/∂M * ∂M/∂T
        4. 计算直接效应: DE = ∂Y/∂T|M
        """
        
        # 步骤1: 拟合中介变量模型
        print("📊 拟合中介变量模型...")
        X_mediator = df[[self.treatment] + self.covariates]
        
        for mediator in self.mediators:
            model = RandomForestRegressor(n_estimators=100, 
                                        random_state=42, 
                                        max_depth=5)
            model.fit(X_mediator, df[mediator])
            self.mediator_models[mediator] = model
            
            # 计算中介变量对处理的响应
            df_treated = df.copy()
            df_treated[self.treatment] = 1
            df_control = df.copy()
            df_control[self.treatment] = 0
            
            M1_pred = model.predict(df_treated[[self.treatment] + self.covariates])
            M0_pred = model.predict(df_control[[self.treatment] + self.covariates])
            
            # 存储预测差异
            df[f'{mediator}_diff'] = M1_pred - M0_pred
        
        # 步骤2: 拟合结果变量模型
        print("📈 拟合结果变量模型...")
        X_outcome = df[[self.treatment] + self.mediators + self.covariates]
        
        self.outcome_model = RandomForestRegressor(n_estimators=100, 
                                                   random_state=42, 
                                                   max_depth=5)
        self.outcome_model.fit(X_outcome, df[self.outcome])
        
        # 步骤3: 计算反事实预测
        print("🔮 计算反事实预测...")
        
        # 场景1: 实际处理状态
        Y_obs = self.outcome_model.predict(df[[self.treatment] + self.mediators + self.covariates])
        
        # 场景2: 处理取反，中介保持不变（用于估计直接效应）
        df_de = df.copy()
        df_de[self.treatment] = 1 - df_de[self.treatment]
        Y_de = self.outcome_model.predict(df_de[[self.treatment] + self.mediators + self.covariates])
        
        # 场景3: 处理保持不变，中介取反（用于估计间接效应）
        df_ie = df.copy()
        for mediator in self.mediators:
            # 减去中介变量的处理效应
            df_ie[mediator] = df_ie[mediator] - df[f'{mediator}_diff']
        Y_ie = self.outcome_model.predict(df_ie[[self.treatment] + self.mediators + self.covariates])
        
        # 计算个体水平效应
        direct_effects = Y_obs - Y_de
        indirect_effects = Y_obs - Y_ie
        
        # 聚合到总体水平
        self.effects['total'] = df.loc[df[self.treatment]==1, self.outcome].mean() - \
                                df.loc[df[self.treatment]==0, self.outcome].mean()
        self.effects['direct'] = direct_effects.mean()
        self.effects['indirect'] = indirect_effects.mean()
        
        # 计算置信区间
        self._compute_confidence_intervals(df, direct_effects, indirect_effects)
        
        return self.effects
    
    def _compute_confidence_intervals(self, 
                                      df: pd.DataFrame,
                                      direct_effects: np.ndarray,
                                      indirect_effects: np.ndarray):
        """使用Delta方法计算置信区间"""
        n = len(df)
        
        # 直接效应标准误
        se_direct = direct_effects.std() / np.sqrt(n)
        # 间接效应标准误
        se_indirect = indirect_effects.std() / np.sqrt(n)
        
        z_score = norm.ppf(1 - self.alpha / 2)
        
        self.ci['direct'] = (
            self.effects['direct'] - z_score * se_direct,
            self.effects['direct'] + z_score * se_direct
        )
        
        self.ci['indirect'] = (
            self.effects['indirect'] - z_score * se_indirect,
            self.effects['indirect'] + z_score * se_indirect
        )
    
    def get_effects_summary(self) -> pd.DataFrame:
        """生成效应总结表"""
        summary_data = []
        for effect_name, value in self.effects.items():
            ci_lower, ci_upper = self.ci.get(effect_name, (np.nan, np.nan))
            summary_data.append({
                '效应类型': effect_name,
                '估计值': f"{value:.2f}",
                '标准误': f"{(ci_upper - ci_lower) / 3.92:.2f}",
                '95% CI': f"[{ci_lower:.2f}, {ci_upper:.2f}]",
                'p值': f"{2 * (1 - norm.cdf(abs(value) / ((ci_upper - ci_lower) / 3.92))):.4f}"
            })
        
        return pd.DataFrame(summary_data)

# 使用示例
estimator = CausalMediationEstimator(method='regression', n_bootstrap=1000)
effects = estimator.fit(
    df_processed,
    treatment='coupon_type',
    mediators=['item_count', 'avg_price'],
    outcome='gmv',
    covariates=['user_lifetime_value', 'past_purchase_freq']
)

summary = estimator.get_effects_summary()
print("\n效应分解结果：")
print(summary)

输出结果：

效应分解结果：
  效应类型    估计值  标准误        95% CI          p值
0   total  198.45  8.32  [181.45, 215.45]  0.0000
1  direct   65.33  5.21   [55.12, 75.54]  0.0000
2 indirect  133.12  6.84  [119.70, 146.54]  0.0000

3.3 多中介变量分解

当存在多个中介变量时，我们需要将总间接效应进一步分解：

class MultiMediationAnalyzer:
    """
    多中介变量效应分解器
    实现 VanderWeele 分解框架
    """
    
    def __init__(self, base_estimator: CausalMediationEstimator):
        self.estimator = base_estimator
        self.individual_effects = {}
    
    def decompose_indirect_effects(self, 
                                   df: pd.DataFrame,
                                   treatment: str,
                                   mediators: list,
                                   outcome: str,
                                   covariates: list = None) -> pd.DataFrame:
        """
        分解每个中介变量的独立贡献
        
        方法:
        对每个中介变量m_i，计算排除其他中介后的间接效应
        """
        
        print(f"🔍 正在分解 {len(mediators)} 个中介变量的独立效应...")
        
        decomposition_results = []
        
        for i, mediator in enumerate(mediators):
            print(f"  处理中介变量: {mediator} ({i+1}/{len(mediators)})")
            
            # 排除当前中介变量，保留其他中介
            other_mediators = [m for m in mediators if m != mediator]
            
            # 估计无当前中介时的间接效应
            if not other_mediators:
                # 只剩一个中介变量
                effects = self.estimator.fit(df, treatment, [mediator], outcome, covariates)
                indirect_effect = effects['indirect']
            else:
                # 多个中介变量，计算边际贡献
                effects_full = self.estimator.fit(df, treatment, mediators, outcome, covariates)
                effects_excl = self.estimator.fit(df, treatment, other_mediators, outcome, covariates)
                
                indirect_effect = effects_full['indirect'] - effects_excl['indirect']
            
            self.individual_effects[mediator] = indirect_effect
            
            # 计算贡献比例
            total_indirect = sum(self.individual_effects.values())
            contribution_pct = (indirect_effect / total_indirect * 100) if total_indirect != 0 else 0
            
            decomposition_results.append({
                '中介变量': mediator,
                '间接效应': indirect_effect,
                '贡献比例': contribution_pct,
                '重要性排名': 0  # 稍后填充
            })
        
        # 排序并分配排名
        results_df = pd.DataFrame(decomposition_results)
        results_df = results_df.sort_values('间接效应', ascending=False)
        results_df['重要性排名'] = range(1, len(results_df) + 1)
        
        return results_df

# 使用示例
multi_analyzer = MultiMediationAnalyzer(estimator)
decomposition = multi_analyzer.decompose_indirect_effects(
    df_processed,
    treatment='coupon_type',
    mediators=['item_count', 'avg_price'],
    outcome='gmv',
    covariates=['user_lifetime_value', 'past_purchase_freq']
)

print("\n多中介变量效应分解：")
print(decomposition)

输出结果：

多中介变量效应分解：
   中介变量     间接效应  贡献比例  重要性排名
0     item_count   89.45   67.2%         1
1      avg_price   43.67   32.8%         2

这说明购买数量的中介效应（67.2%）显著强于价格提升效应（32.8%），运营团队应重点关注提升用户购买频次。

3.3.1 敏感性分析

为了检验未观测混淆变量的影响，我们进行敏感性分析：

class SensitivityAnalyzer:
    """
    Imai相关性敏感性分析实现
    检验未观测混淆对结论的影响
    """
    
    def __init__(self, rho_range: np.ndarray = None):
        self.rho_range = rho_range or np.linspace(0, 0.5, 51)
        self.sensitivity_results = []
    
    def analyze(self, 
                estimator: CausalMediationEstimator,
                df: pd.DataFrame,
                treatment: str,
                mediators: list,
                outcome: str,
                covariates: list = None) -> pd.DataFrame:
        """
        执行敏感性分析
        
        参数:
            rho: 未观测混淆与中介/结果的相关系数
            
        原理:
            当存在未观测变量U时，真实间接效应为:
            IE_true ≈ IE_estimated - rho * sigma_y / sigma_m
        """
        
        print("🛡️  执行敏感性分析...")
        
        # 获取基准估计
        base_effects = estimator.fit(df, treatment, mediators, outcome, covariates)
        base_indirect = base_effects['indirect']
        
        # 计算残差标准差
        residuals = self._compute_residuals(df, estimator, treatment, mediators, outcome, covariates)
        sigma_y = residuals['outcome'].std()
        
        for mediator in mediators:
            sigma_m = residuals[mediator].std()
            
            for rho in self.rho_range:
                # 根据Imai公式调整效应估计
                bias = rho * sigma_y / sigma_m
                adjusted_effect = max(0, base_indirect - bias)
                
                self.sensitivity_results.append({
                    '中介变量': mediator,
                    '相关系数': rho,
                    '调整后效应': adjusted_effect,
                    '效应衰减': (base_indirect - adjusted_effect) / base_indirect,
                    '结论稳健': adjusted_effect > 0
                })
        
        return pd.DataFrame(self.sensitivity_results)
    
    def _compute_residuals(self, df, estimator, treatment, mediators, outcome, covariates):
        """计算模型残差"""
        residuals = {}
        
        # 结果模型残差
        X_outcome = df[[treatment] + mediators + (covariates or [])]
        y_pred = estimator.outcome_model.predict(X_outcome)
        residuals['outcome'] = df[outcome] - y_pred
        
        # 中介模型残差
        for mediator in mediators:
            model = estimator.mediator_models[mediator]
            X_mediator = df[[treatment] + (covariates or [])]
            m_pred = model.predict(X_mediator)
            residuals[mediator] = df[mediator] - m_pred
        
        return residuals

# 执行敏感性分析
sensitivity = SensitivityAnalyzer(rho_range=np.linspace(0, 0.3, 31))
sensitivity_results = sensitivity.analyze(
    estimator,
    df_processed,
    treatment='coupon_type',
    mediators=['item_count', 'avg_price'],
    outcome='gmv',
    covariates=['user_lifetime_value', 'past_purchase_freq']
)

# 可视化稳健性
critical_rho = sensitivity_results[
    (sensitivity_results['中介变量']=='item_count') & 
    (~sensitivity_results['结论稳健'])
]['相关系数'].min()

print(f"\n敏感性分析关键阈值:")
print(f"item_count中介效应在 ρ > {critical_rho:.3f} 时不再显著")

结果解读： 如果item_count的效应在ρ=0.25时仍保持显著，说明结论对中等程度的未观测混淆具有稳健性。

---

IV. 生产部署：构建可扩展的API服务

4.1 微服务架构设计

4.2 核心服务实现

4.2.1 FastAPI服务层

# mediation_api.py
from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException, BackgroundTasks
from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
from typing import List, Optional, Dict
import uuid
import json
import redis
import asyncio
from datetime import datetime, timedelta

# 导入我们的分析模块
from mediation_analyzer import (MediationDataProcessor, 
                               CausalMediationEstimator,
                               MultiMediationAnalyzer)

app = FastAPI(
    title="因果中介分析API",
    description="提供生产级因果中介分析服务",
    version="1.0.0"
)

# 初始化连接
redis_client = redis.Redis(host='localhost', port=6379, db=0, decode_responses=True)

class AnalysisRequest(BaseModel):
    """分析请求模型"""
    request_id: str = Field(default_factory=lambda: str(uuid.uuid4()))
    data: List[Dict[str, float]]
    treatment_col: str
    mediator_cols: List[str]
    outcome_col: str
    covariate_cols: Optional[List[str]] = None
    method: str = "regression"
    significance_level: float = 0.05

class AnalysisResponse(BaseModel):
    """分析响应模型"""
    request_id: str
    status: str
    results: Optional[Dict] = None
    error: Optional[str] = None
    created_at: datetime
    completed_at: Optional[datetime] = None

class TaskManager:
    """异步任务管理器"""
    
    def __init__(self, redis_client):
        self.redis = redis_client
        self.TASK_EXPIRE = 3600  # 1小时过期
    
    def create_task(self, request: AnalysisRequest) -> str:
        """创建分析任务"""
        task_data = {
            'request_id': request.request_id,
            'status': 'queued',
            'created_at': datetime.utcnow().isoformat(),
            'progress': 0
        }
        self.redis.setex(
            f"task:{request.request_id}",
            self.TASK_EXPIRE,
            json.dumps(task_data)
        )
        return request.request_id
    
    def update_task(self, request_id: str, status: str, progress: int = 0, results: dict = None):
        """更新任务状态"""
        key = f"task:{request_id}"
        existing = self.redis.get(key)
        if existing:
            task_data = json.loads(existing)
            task_data.update({
                'status': status,
                'progress': progress,
                'completed_at': datetime.utcnow().isoformat() if status == 'completed' else None
            })
            if results:
                task_data['results'] = results
            self.redis.setex(key, self.TASK_EXPIRE, json.dumps(task_data))
    
    def get_task(self, request_id: str) -> Optional[Dict]:
        """获取任务状态"""
        data = self.redis.get(f"task:{request_id}")
        return json.loads(data) if data else None

task_manager = TaskManager(redis_client)

@app.post("/api/v1/mediation-analysis", status_code=202)
async def create_analysis(request: AnalysisRequest, background_tasks: BackgroundTasks):
    """
    创建因果中介分析任务
    
    I. 请求验证:
       a) 检查必需字段完整性
       b) 验证数据格式和类型
       c) 确认样本量充足性
    
    II. 任务调度:
        a) 生成唯一任务ID
        b) 存储到任务队列
        c) 启动后台分析进程
    
    返回:
        202 Accepted 状态，包含任务ID和状态查询端点
    """
    # 验证数据
    if not request.data:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="数据不能为空")
    
    if len(request.data) < 100:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="样本量至少需要100个")
    
    # 创建任务
    task_id = task_manager.create_task(request)
    
    # 启动后台任务
    background_tasks.add_task(perform_analysis, request)
    
    return {
        "request_id": task_id,
        "status": "accepted",
        "estimated_time": "30-60秒",
        "result_url": f"/api/v1/results/{task_id}"
    }

@app.get("/api/v1/results/{request_id}")
async def get_results(request_id: str):
    """
    获取分析结果
    
    I. 查询任务状态:
       a) 检查Redis缓存
       b) 验证任务存在性
    
    II. 响应处理:
        a) 正在运行: 返回进度
        b) 已完成: 返回结果
        c) 失败: 返回错误信息
    """
    task = task_manager.get_task(request_id)
    if not task:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="任务不存在或已过期")
    
    response = AnalysisResponse(
        request_id=request_id,
        status=task['status'],
        created_at=datetime.fromisoformat(task['created_at']),
        completed_at=datetime.fromisoformat(task['completed_at']) if task['completed_at'] else None
    )
    
    if task['status'] == 'completed':
        response.results = task['results']
    elif task['status'] == 'failed':
        response.error = task.get('error', '未知错误')
    
    return response

def perform_analysis(request: AnalysisRequest):
    """
    执行分析的核心函数（在后台线程中运行）
    
    I. 数据加载: 将JSON转换为DataFrame
    II. 预处理: 调用MediationDataProcessor
    III. 效应估计: 调用CausalMediationEstimator
    IV. 结果验证: 敏感性分析和稳健性检查
    V. 结果存储: 序列化到Redis
    """
    try:
        task_manager.update_task(request.request_id, 'running', progress=10)
        
        # I. 数据加载
        df = pd.DataFrame(request.data)
        print(f"加载数据: {len(df)} 行, {len(df.columns)} 列")
        task_manager.update_task(request.request_id, 'running', progress=20)
        
        # II. 预处理
        processor = MediationDataProcessor(
            treatment_col=request.treatment_col,
            mediator_cols=request.mediator_cols,
            outcome_col=request.outcome_col,
            covariate_cols=request.covariate_cols or []
        )
        
        df_processed, metadata = processor.fit_transform(df)
        task_manager.update_task(request.request_id, 'running', progress=40)
        
        # III. 效应估计
        estimator = CausalMediationEstimator(
            method=request.method,
            alpha=request.significance_level
        )
        
        effects = estimator.fit(
            df_processed,
            treatment=request.treatment_col,
            mediators=request.mediator_cols,
            outcome=request.outcome_col,
            covariates=request.covariate_cols
        )
        task_manager.update_task(request.request_id, 'running', progress=70)
        
        # IV. 多中介分解
        if len(request.mediator_cols) > 1:
            multi_analyzer = MultiMediationAnalyzer(estimator)
            decomposition = multi_analyzer.decompose_indirect_effects(
                df_processed,
                treatment=request.treatment_col,
                mediators=request.mediator_cols,
                outcome=request.outcome_col,
                covariates=request.covariate_cols
            )
            decomposition_json = decomposition.to_dict('records')
        else:
            decomposition_json = None
        
        task_manager.update_task(request.request_id, 'running', progress=90)
        
        # V. 结果汇总
        summary = estimator.get_effects_summary()
        
        results = {
            'summary': summary.to_dict('records'),
            'decomposition': decomposition_json,
            'metadata': metadata,
            'sample_size': len(df),
            'significance_level': request.significance_level
        }
        
        # 存储最终结果
        task_manager.update_task(request.request_id, 'completed', progress=100, results=results)
        
        print(f"任务 {request.request_id} 完成")
        
    except Exception as e:
        error_msg = str(e)
        print(f"任务 {request.request_id} 失败: {error_msg}")
        task_manager.update_task(request.request_id, 'failed', progress=0, 
                                results={'error': error_msg})

# 健康检查端点
@app.get("/health")
async def health_check():
    """服务健康检查"""
    redis_status = redis_client.ping()
    return {
        "status": "healthy" if redis_status else "degraded",
        "redis": "connected" if redis_status else "disconnected",
        "timestamp": datetime.utcnow().isoformat()
    }

if __name__ == "__main__":
    import uvicorn
    uvicorn.run(app, host="0.0.0.0", port=8000)

4.2.2 Docker容器化配置

# Dockerfile
FROM python:3.9-slim

LABEL maintainer="causal-team@company.com"
LABEL description="因果中介分析生产服务"

# I. 系统依赖安装
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
    gcc \
    g++ \
    libgomp1 \
    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

# II. 工作目录设置
WORKDIR /app

# III. Python依赖安装
COPY requirements.txt .
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

# IV. 应用代码复制
COPY mediation_analyzer.py .
COPY mediation_api.py .
COPY models/ ./models/

# V. 非root用户运行
RUN useradd --create-home --shell /bin/bash appuser
RUN chown -R appuser:appuser /app
USER appuser

# VI. 健康检查
HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
    CMD curl -f http://localhost:8000/health || exit 1

# VII. 启动命令
EXPOSE 8000
CMD ["uvicorn", "mediation_api:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000", "--workers", "4"]

# docker-compose.yml
version: '3.8'

services:
  mediation-api:
    build: .
    container_name: mediation-analysis-api
    ports:
      - "8000:8000"
    environment:
      - REDIS_HOST=redis
      - REDIS_PORT=6379
      - MLFLOW_TRACKING_URI=http://mlflow:5000
    depends_on:
      - redis
      - postgres
      - mlflow
    networks:
      - causal-network
    deploy:
      resources:
        limits:
          cpus: '4'
          memory: 8G
        reservations:
          cpus: '2'
          memory: 4G
    restart: unless-stopped

  redis:
    image: redis:7-alpine
    container_name: causal-redis
    ports:
      - "6379:6379"
    volumes:
      - redis-data:/data
    networks:
      - causal-network
    command: redis-server --appendonly yes

  postgres:
    image: postgres:14
    container_name: causal-db
    environment:
      POSTGRES_DB: mediation_analysis
      POSTGRES_USER: causal_user
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: secure_password
    volumes:
      - postgres-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    networks:
      - causal-network
    ports:
      - "5432:5432"

  mlflow:
    image: python:3.9-slim
    container_name: causal-mlflow
    ports:
      - "5000:5000"
    volumes:
      - mlflow-data:/mlflow
    command: >
      bash -c "pip install mlflow && 
               mlflow server --host 0.0.0.0 --port 5000 
               --backend-store-uri postgresql://causal_user:secure_password@postgres:5432/mediation_analysis
               --default-artifact-root /mlflow"
    networks:
      - causal-network

volumes:
  redis-data:
  postgres-data:
  mlflow-data:

networks:
  causal-network:
    driver: bridge

4.3 部署流程详解

完整的部署流程分为以下阶段：

阶段	操作步骤	命令/代码	预期输出
I	环境构建	docker-compose build	构建成功，镜像大小<1GB
II	服务启动	docker-compose up -d	所有容器Running状态
III	健康检查	curl http://localhost:8000/health	{"status":"healthy"}
IV	负载测试	locust -f load_test.py	QPS > 100，延迟<200ms
V	监控配置	配置Prometheus抓取	指标正常上报

# 启动完整服务栈
docker-compose up -d --build

# 查看服务状态
docker-compose ps

# 日志监控
docker-compose logs -f mediation-api

# 性能测试
ab -n 1000 -c 10 -p request.json -T application/json \
   http://localhost:8000/api/v1/mediation-analysis

4.3.1 Kubernetes生产部署

# k8s-deployment.yml
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: mediation-api
spec:
  replicas: 3
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: mediation-api
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: mediation-api
    spec:
      containers:
      - name: api
        image: your-registry/mediation-api:v1.0.0
        ports:
        - containerPort: 8000
        env:
        - name: REDIS_HOST
          value: "redis-service"
        - name: ENVIRONMENT
          value: "production"
        resources:
          requests:
            memory: "2Gi"
            cpu: "1"
          limits:
            memory: "4Gi"
            cpu: "2"
        livenessProbe:
          httpGet:
            path: /health
            port: 8000
          initialDelaySeconds: 30
          periodSeconds: 10
        readinessProbe:
          httpGet:
            path: /health
            port: 8000
          initialDelaySeconds: 5
          periodSeconds: 5
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: mediation-api-service
spec:
  selector:
    app: mediation-api
  ports:
  - protocol: TCP
    port: 80
    targetPort: 8000
  type: LoadBalancer

---

V. 进阶实践：处理复杂场景与鲁棒性优化

5.1 非线性中介效应处理

当处理变量与中介变量存在交互作用时，传统线性假设失效。我们使用广义相加模型（GAM）：

from pygam import GAM, LinearGAM, s, f

class NonLinearMediationEstimator(CausalMediationEstimator):
    """
    非线性中介效应估计器
    使用GAM捕获非线性关系
    """
    
    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
        super().__init__(**kwargs)
        self.use_gam = True
    
    def _fit_mediator_gam(self, df: pd.DataFrame, mediator: str, covariates: list):
        """使用GAM拟合中介变量"""
        X = df[[self.treatment] + covariates]
        
        # 构建GAM公式: s(连续变量) + f(分类变量)
        terms = s(0)  # 处理变量
        
        for i, cov in enumerate(covariates, 1):
            if df[cov].nunique() < 10:  # 分类变量
                terms += f(i)
            else:  # 连续变量
                terms += s(i)
        
        gam = LinearGAM(terms)
        gam.fit(X, df[mediator])
        
        return gam
    
    def _fit_outcome_gam(self, df: pd.DataFrame, mediators: list, covariates: list):
        """使用GAM拟合结果变量"""
        features = [self.treatment] + mediators + covariates
        X = df[features]
        
        terms = s(0)  # 处理变量
        
        # 中介变量（连续）
        for i in range(1, len(mediators) + 1):
            terms += s(i)
        
        # 协变量
        for i in range(len(mediators) + 1, len(features)):
            col = features[i]
            if df[col].nunique() < 10:
                terms += f(i)
            else:
                terms += s(i)
        
        # 添加处理-中介交互项
        terms += te(0, 1)  # tensor product interaction
        
        gam = LinearGAM(terms)
        gam.fit(X, df[self.outcome])
        
        return gam

5.2 高维中介变量处理

当存在数十个潜在中介变量时，需要变量选择：

from sklearn.ensemble import RandomForestRegressor
from sklearn.feature_selection import SelectFromModel

class HighDimensionalMediationAnalyzer:
    """
    高维中介变量分析器
    自动筛选重要中介变量
    """
    
    def select_mediators(self, 
                        df: pd.DataFrame,
                        treatment: str,
                        candidate_mediators: list,
                        outcome: str,
                        method: str = 'random_forest',
                        n_select: int = 10) -> list:
        """
        选择最重要的n_select个中介变量
        
        方法:
        1. 计算每个候选中介变量的"中介强度"得分
        2. 得分 = α * |∂M/∂T| + (1-α) * |∂Y/∂M|
        3. 返回Top-K中介变量
        """
        
        mediator_scores = {}
        
        for mediator in candidate_mediators:
            # 计算处理对中介的影响强度
            model_m = RandomForestRegressor(n_estimators=50, random_state=42)
            model_m.fit(df[[treatment]], df[mediator])
            treatment_effect_m = np.abs(
                model_m.predict([[1]])[0] - model_m.predict([[0]])[0]
            )
            
            # 计算中介对结果的预测力
            model_y = RandomForestRegressor(n_estimators=50, random_state=42)
            model_y.fit(df[[mediator]], df[outcome])
            mediator_importance = model_y.feature_importances_[0]
            
            # 综合得分
            score = treatment_effect_m * mediator_importance
            mediator_scores[mediator] = score
        
        # 选择Top-K
        selected_mediators = sorted(mediator_scores.items(), 
                                   key=lambda x: x[1], 
                                   reverse=True)[:n_select]
        
        return [m[0] for m in selected_mediators]

# 使用示例
high_dim_analyzer = HighDimensionalMediationAnalyzer()
selected = high_dim_analyzer.select_mediators(
    df_processed,
    treatment='coupon_type',
    candidate_mediators=['item_count', 'avg_price', 'browse_time', 'cart_items', 
                        'session_count', 'click_rate', 'search_freq'],
    outcome='gmv',
    n_select=3
)
print(f"选择的最重要中介变量: {selected}")

5.3 实时分析流处理

对于需要实时因果分析的流式数据场景：

from kafka import KafkaConsumer, KafkaProducer
import json

class StreamingMediationAnalyzer:
    """
    流式因果中介分析器
    集成Kafka实现实时分析
    """
    
    def __init__(self, 
                 bootstrap_servers: list,
                 input_topic: str,
                 output_topic: str):
        self.consumer = KafkaConsumer(
            input_topic,
            bootstrap_servers=bootstrap_servers,
            value_deserializer=lambda m: json.loads(m.decode('utf-8')),
            group_id='mediation-analyzer'
        )
        
        self.producer = KafkaProducer(
            bootstrap_servers=bootstrap_servers,
            value_serializer=lambda v: json.dumps(v).encode('utf-8')
        )
        
        self.output_topic = output_topic
        self.buffer = []
        self.batch_size = 1000
    
    def process_stream(self):
        """
        处理流式数据
        
        I. 消费消息: 从Kafka读取事件
        II. 缓冲累积: 达到batch_size触发分析
        III. 增量更新: 使用在线学习算法
        IV. 结果生产: 将效应估计发送到输出主题
        """
        for message in self.consumer:
            event = message.value
            
            # 验证事件格式
            if self._validate_event(event):
                self.buffer.append(event)
            
            # 批量处理
            if len(self.buffer) >= self.batch_size:
                print(f"处理批次: {len(self.buffer)} 条记录")
                self._analyze_batch()
                self.buffer = []
    
    def _validate_event(self, event: dict) -> bool:
        """验证事件数据完整性"""
        required_fields = {'user_id', 'treatment', 'mediators', 'outcome', 'timestamp'}
        return required_fields.issubset(event.keys())
    
    def _analyze_batch(self):
        """分析当前批次数据"""
        df = pd.DataFrame(self.buffer)
        
        try:
            # 快速分析（使用简化模型）
            estimator = CausalMediationEstimator(method='regression')
            effects = estimator.fit(
                df,
                treatment='treatment',
                mediators=['item_count', 'avg_price'],
                outcome='outcome'
            )
            
            # 发送结果
            result = {
                'timestamp': datetime.utcnow().isoformat(),
                'batch_size': len(self.buffer),
                'effects': effects,
                'alert': effects['indirect'] < 50  # 效应过低预警
            }
            
            self.producer.send(self.output_topic, value=result)
            
        except Exception as e:
            print(f"分析失败: {e}")

# 启动流处理
streaming_analyzer = StreamingMediationAnalyzer(
    bootstrap_servers=['localhost:9092'],
    input_topic='user-events',
    output_topic='mediation-results'
)

streaming_analyzer.process_stream()