def loss_cardinality(self, outputs, targets, indices, num_boxes):
        """
        Compute the cardinality error, i.e. the absolute error in the number of predicted non-empty boxes.

        This is not really a loss, it is intended for logging purposes only. It doesn't propagate gradients.
        """
        logits = outputs["logits"]
        device = logits.device
        target_lengths = torch.as_tensor([len(v["class_labels"]) for v in targets], device=device)
        # Count the number of predictions that are NOT "no-object" (which is the last class)
        card_pred = (logits.argmax(-1) != logits.shape[-1] - 1).sum(1)
        card_err = nn.functional.l1_loss(card_pred.float(), target_lengths.float())
        losses = {"cardinality_error": card_err}
        return losses

        Compute the cardinality error, i.e. the absolute error in the number of predicted non-empty boxes.

        This is not really a loss, it is intended for logging purposes only. It doesn't propagate gradients.
        
dpkd/transformers/src/transformers/models/deformable_detr/modeling_deformable_detr.py