MaxIdLayer.cpp

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#include "Layer.h"

namespace paddle {

/**
 * A layer for finding the id which has the maximal value for each sample.
 * The result is stored in output_.ids.
 *
 * The config file api is maxid_layer.
 */
class MaxIdLayer : public Layer {
private:
  /// a predetermined number of best states at each level
  size_t beamSize_;

public:
  explicit MaxIdLayer(const LayerConfig& config) : Layer(config) {}

  virtual bool init(const LayerMap& layerMap,
                    const ParameterMap& parameterMap) {
    bool ret = Layer::init(layerMap, parameterMap);
    CHECK_EQ(1UL, inputLayers_.size());

    beamSize_ = config_.has_beam_size() ? config_.beam_size() : FLAGS_beam_size;
    CHECK_GE(beamSize_, 1LU);
    return ret;
  }

  virtual void forward(PassType passType) {
    Layer::forward(passType);
    const Argument& input = getInput(0);
    size_t batchSize = input.getBatchSize();
    IVector::resizeOrCreate(output_.ids, batchSize * beamSize_, useGpu_);
    Matrix::resizeOrCreate(output_.in,
                           batchSize,
                           beamSize_,
                           false,
                           /* useGpu */ useGpu_);
    output_.value = nullptr;
    input.value->rowMax(*output_.ids, *output_.in);
  }

  virtual void backward(const UpdateCallback& callback) {}
};

REGISTER_LAYER(maxid, MaxIdLayer);

}  // namespace paddle