send_recv.proto

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syntax = "proto3";

package sendrecv;

service SendRecvService {
  // For parameter server round-robin like hashing, do not split tensors.
  // Send and recv only one tensor
  // TODO(typhoonzero): add streaming API
  rpc SendVariable(VariableMessage) returns (VoidMessage) {}
  // Argument VariableMessage for GetVariable should only contain varname.
  rpc GetVariable(VoidMessage) returns (VariableMessage) {}
}

// VariableMessage is serialized paddle variable message.
// It can be:
// Tensor
// LoDTensor
// SelectedRows
message VariableMessage {
  string varname = 1;
  bytes serialized = 2;
}

message VoidMessage {}