variable.h

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#pragma once

#include <memory>
#include <string>
#include <typeindex>
#include <typeinfo>

#include "paddle/fluid/framework/var_type_traits.h"

namespace paddle {
namespace framework {

class Variable {
 public:
  template <typename T>
  const T& Get() const {
    static_assert(
        IsRegisteredVarType<T>(),
        "Not registered type. Please register T inside var_type_traits.h");
    PADDLE_ENFORCE(holder_ != nullptr, "Variable is not initialized.");
    PADDLE_ENFORCE(holder_->Type() == VarTypeTrait<T>::kId,
                   "The Variable type must be %s, but the type it holds is %s.",
                   ToTypeName(VarTypeTrait<T>::kId),
                   ToTypeName(holder_->Type()));
    return *static_cast<const T*>(holder_->Ptr());
  }

  bool IsInitialized() const { return holder_ != nullptr; }

  template <typename T>
  T* GetMutable() {
    if (!holder_) {
      holder_.reset(new PlaceholderImpl<T>());
    } else {
      PADDLE_ENFORCE(
          holder_->Type() == VarTypeTrait<T>::kId,
          "The Variable type must be %s, but the type it holds is %s.",
          ToTypeName(VarTypeTrait<T>::kId), ToTypeName(holder_->Type()));
    }
    return static_cast<T*>(holder_->Ptr());
  }

  template <typename T>
  bool IsType() const {
    return holder_ && holder_->Type() == VarTypeTrait<T>::kId;
  }

  void Clear() { holder_.reset(); }

  int Type() const {
    PADDLE_ENFORCE(holder_ != nullptr, "Variable is not initialized.");
    return holder_->Type();
  }

 private:
  struct Placeholder {
    virtual ~Placeholder() PADDLE_MAY_THROW {}

    inline int Type() const { return type_; }
    inline const void* Ptr() const { return ptr_; }
    inline void* Ptr() { return ptr_; }

   protected:
    inline void Init(void* p, int type) {
      ptr_ = p;
      type_ = type;
    }

    void* ptr_;
    int type_;
  };

  // Placeholder hides type T, so it doesn't appear as a template
  // parameter of Variable.
  template <typename T>
  struct PlaceholderImpl : public Placeholder {
    static_assert(
        IsRegisteredVarType<T>(),
        "Not registered type. Please register T inside var_type_traits.h");
    PlaceholderImpl() { this->Init(&obj_, VarTypeTrait<T>::kId); }

   private:
    T obj_;
  };

  // pointers to a PlaceholderImpl object indeed.
  std::unique_ptr<Placeholder> holder_;
};

}  // namespace framework
}  // namespace paddle