scope.h

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#pragma once

#include <string>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <vector>

#include "paddle/framework/variable.h"

namespace paddle {
namespace framework {

/**
 * Scope is an association of a name to Variable. All variables belong to
 * `Scope`. You need to specify a scope to run a Net, i.e., `net.Run(&scope)`.
 * One net can run in different scopes and update different variable in the
 * scope.
 */
class Scope {
 public:
  Scope() {}

  explicit Scope(const std::shared_ptr<Scope>& scope) : parent_(scope) {}

  ~Scope() {}

  // Create Variable in this Scope. Return error if Variable already been
  // created.
  Variable* CreateVariable(const std::string& name);

  // Get Variable from this Scope, this function will recursive find Variable
  // from it's parent scope. Return nullptr if not found.
  Variable* GetVariable(const std::string& name) const;

  // Find and return Variables in the scope it self.
  Variable* GetVarLocally(const std::string& name) const;

  // Find if there is a Variable in this scope and it's parent scope
  bool HasVariable(const std::string& name);

 private:
  std::unordered_map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<Variable>> vars_;
  std::shared_ptr<Scope> parent_{nullptr};
};

}  // namespace framework
}  // namespace paddle