Parameter initializer in V2 API

User can provide an initializer in ParamAttr. The initializer will be called when at parameters.create().

python/paddle/trainer/config_parser.py

@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ def init_config_environment(
         g_config=TrainerConfig(),
         g_layer_map={},
         g_parameter_map={},
+        g_parameter_initializer_map={},
         g_extended_config_funcs={},
 
         # store command args of paddle_trainer
@@ -439,22 +440,22 @@ def model_type(name):
 
 @config_class
 class Bias(Cfg):
-    def __init__(
-            self,
-            parameter_name=None,
-            learning_rate=None,
-            momentum=None,
-            decay_rate=None,
-            decay_rate_l1=None,
-            initial_mean=None,
-            initial_std=None,
-            initial_strategy=None,
-            initial_smart=None,
-            num_batches_regularization=None,
-            sparse_remote_update=None,
-            gradient_clipping_threshold=None,
-            is_static=None,
-            is_shared=None, ):
+    def __init__(self,
+                 parameter_name=None,
+                 learning_rate=None,
+                 momentum=None,
+                 decay_rate=None,
+                 decay_rate_l1=None,
+                 initial_mean=None,
+                 initial_std=None,
+                 initial_strategy=None,
+                 initial_smart=None,
+                 num_batches_regularization=None,
+                 sparse_remote_update=None,
+                 gradient_clipping_threshold=None,
+                 is_static=None,
+                 is_shared=None,
+                 initializer=None):
         self.add_keys(locals())
 
 
@@ -465,6 +466,7 @@ class Input(Cfg):
             self,
             input_layer_name,
             parameter_name=None,
+            initializer=None,
             learning_rate=None,
             momentum=None,
             decay_rate=None,
@@ -521,6 +523,7 @@ class Projection(Input):
             initial_std=None,
             initial_strategy=None,
             initial_smart=None,
+            initializer=None,
             num_batches_regularization=None,
             sparse_remote_update=None,
             sparse_update=None,
@@ -1479,7 +1482,8 @@ class LayerBase(object):
                     gradient_clipping_threshold=bias.
                     gradient_clipping_threshold,
                     is_static=bias.is_static,
-                    is_shared=bias.is_shared, )
+                    is_shared=bias.is_shared,
+                    initializer=bias.initializer)
             if for_self:
                 self.config.bias_parameter_name = bias.parameter_name
             else:
@@ -1536,7 +1540,8 @@ class LayerBase(object):
             format=format,
             is_static=input_config.is_static,
             is_shared=input_config.is_shared,
-            update_hooks=input_config.update_hooks)
+            update_hooks=input_config.update_hooks,
+            initializer=input_config.initializer)
 
     def set_layer_size(self, size):
         if self.config.size == 0:
@@ -3221,7 +3226,8 @@ def Parameter(name,
               need_compact=None,
               is_static=None,
               is_shared=None,
-              update_hooks=None):
+              update_hooks=None,
+              initializer=None):
 
     config_assert(name not in g_parameter_map,
                   'Duplicated parameter name: ' + name)
@@ -3309,6 +3315,11 @@ def Parameter(name,
             para.update_hooks.extend(update_hooks)
 
     g_parameter_map[name] = para
+    if initializer is not None:
+        config_assert(
+            callable(initializer),
+            "parameter initializer should be a callable object")
+        g_parameter_initializer_map[name] = initializer
 
 
 @config_func

python/paddle/trainer_config_helpers/attrs.py

@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ class ParameterAttribute(object):
     :param sparse_update: Enable sparse update for this parameter. It will
                           enable both local and remote sparse update.
     :type sparse_update: bool
+    :param initializer: If not None, it should be a callable object which accepts
+                        a parameter name and returns numpy array for the initial
+                        value of the parameter
+    :param initializer: callable object
     """
 
     def __init__(self,
@@ -109,7 +113,8 @@ class ParameterAttribute(object):
                  learning_rate=None,
                  momentum=None,
                  gradient_clipping_threshold=None,
-                 sparse_update=False):
+                 sparse_update=False,
+                 initializer=None):
         self.attr = {}
 
         if is_static:
@@ -161,6 +166,8 @@ class ParameterAttribute(object):
                 is_compatible_with(gradient_clipping_threshold, float):
             self.attr['gradient_clipping_threshold'] = \
                 gradient_clipping_threshold
+        if initializer is not None:
+            self.attr['initializer'] = initializer
 
     def set_default_parameter_name(self, name):
         """

python/paddle/v2/parameters.py

 import numpy as np
 import py_paddle.swig_paddle as api
 from paddle.proto.ParameterConfig_pb2 import ParameterConfig
+import paddle.trainer.config_parser as cp
 import struct
 import tarfile
 import cStringIO
@@ -18,8 +19,11 @@ def create(layers):
     """
     topology = Topology(layers)
     pool = Parameters()
+    initializers = cp.g_parameter_initializer_map
     for param in topology.proto().parameters:
         pool.__append_config__(param)
+        if param.name in initializers:
+            pool[param.name] = initializers[param.name](param.name)
     return pool
 
 

python/paddle/v2/tests/test_parameters.py

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ except ImportError:
     sys.exit(0)
 
 import paddle.v2.parameters as parameters
+import paddle.v2.data_type as data_type
+import paddle.v2.layer as layer
+from paddle.v2.attr import ParamAttr
 from paddle.proto.ParameterConfig_pb2 import ParameterConfig
 import random
 import cStringIO
@@ -55,6 +58,25 @@ class TestParameters(unittest.TestCase):
             p1 = params_dup.get(name)
             self.assertTrue(numpy.isclose(p0, p1).all())
 
+    def test_initializer(self):
+        def initializer(name):
+            assert name == "fc.w"
+            mat = numpy.ones((3, 2), dtype=numpy.float32)
+            mat[1, 1] = 2
+            return mat
+
+        x = layer.data(name="x", type=data_type.dense_vector(3))
+        y = layer.fc(x,
+                     size=2,
+                     bias_attr=False,
+                     param_attr=ParamAttr(
+                         name="fc.w", initializer=initializer))
+        params = parameters.create(y)
+        val = params["fc.w"]
+        assert val.shape == (3, 2)
+        expected = numpy.array([[1, 1], [1, 2], [1, 1]], numpy.float32)
+        assert numpy.logical_and.reduce(numpy.reshape(val == expected, 6))
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()