imperative.cc

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#include "paddle/fluid/pybind/imperative.h"

#include <Python.h>
#include <pybind11/chrono.h>
#include <pybind11/complex.h>
#include <pybind11/functional.h>
#include <pybind11/stl.h>
#include <memory>
#include <string>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <utility>
#include <vector>
#include "paddle/fluid/imperative/backward_strategy.h"
#include "paddle/fluid/imperative/basic_engine.h"
#include "paddle/fluid/imperative/data_loader.h"
#include "paddle/fluid/imperative/layer.h"
#include "paddle/fluid/imperative/nccl_context.h"
#include "paddle/fluid/imperative/partial_grad_engine.h"
#include "paddle/fluid/imperative/profiler.h"
#include "paddle/fluid/imperative/tracer.h"
#include "paddle/fluid/imperative/type_defs.h"
#include "paddle/fluid/memory/allocation/mmap_allocator.h"
#include "paddle/fluid/pybind/op_function.h"
#include "paddle/fluid/pybind/pybind_boost_headers.h"
#include "paddle/fluid/pybind/tensor_py.h"

namespace paddle {
namespace pybind {

namespace py = ::pybind11;

class Layer : public imperative::Layer {
 public:
  using imperative::Layer::Layer;  // Inherit constructors

  std::vector<std::shared_ptr<imperative::VarBase>> Forward(
      const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<imperative::VarBase>> &inputs)
      override {
    PYBIND11_OVERLOAD(std::vector<std::shared_ptr<imperative::VarBase>>, Layer,
                      Forward, inputs);  // NOLINT
  }
};

static const platform::Place PyObjectToPlace(const py::object &place_obj) {
  if (py::isinstance<platform::CPUPlace>(place_obj)) {
    return place_obj.cast<platform::CPUPlace>();
  } else if (py::isinstance<platform::CUDAPlace>(place_obj)) {
    return place_obj.cast<platform::CUDAPlace>();
  } else if (py::isinstance<platform::CUDAPinnedPlace>(place_obj)) {
    return place_obj.cast<platform::CUDAPinnedPlace>();
  } else {
    PADDLE_THROW(platform::errors::InvalidArgument(
        "Place should be one of CPUPlace/CUDAPlace/CUDAPinnedPlace"));
  }
}

static void InitTensorForVarBase(imperative::VarBase *self,
                                 const py::array &array,
                                 const platform::Place place,
                                 bool persistable = false,
                                 bool zero_copy = false,
                                 std::string name = "") {
  if (name == "") {
    name = imperative::GetCurrentTracer()->GenerateUniqueName("generated_var");
  }
  new (self) imperative::VarBase(name);
  auto *tensor = self->MutableVar()->GetMutable<framework::LoDTensor>();
  if (platform::is_cpu_place(place)) {
    SetTensorFromPyArray<platform::CPUPlace>(
        tensor, array, boost::get<platform::CPUPlace>(place), zero_copy);
  } else if (platform::is_gpu_place(place)) {
    SetTensorFromPyArray<platform::CUDAPlace>(
        tensor, array, boost::get<platform::CUDAPlace>(place), zero_copy);
  } else if (platform::is_cuda_pinned_place(place)) {
    SetTensorFromPyArray<platform::CUDAPinnedPlace>(
        tensor, array, boost::get<platform::CUDAPinnedPlace>(place), zero_copy);
  } else {
    PADDLE_THROW(platform::errors::InvalidArgument(
        "Place should be one of CPUPlace/CUDAPlace/CUDAPinnedPlace"));
  }
  self->SetPersistable(persistable);
  self->SetType(framework::proto::VarType::LOD_TENSOR);
  self->SetDataType(tensor->type());
}

static void InitVarBaseFromNumpyWithKwargs(imperative::VarBase *self,
                                           const py::kwargs &kwargs) {
  PADDLE_ENFORCE_EQ(
      kwargs.contains("value"), true,
      platform::errors::InvalidArgument("Missing argument: value"));

  auto persistable = kwargs.contains("persistable")
                         ? kwargs["persistable"].cast<bool>()
                         : false;
  auto array = kwargs.contains("value") ? kwargs["value"].cast<py::array>()
                                        : py::array();
  auto zero_copy =
      kwargs.contains("zero_copy") ? kwargs["zero_copy"].cast<bool>() : false;
  auto name = kwargs.contains("name") ? kwargs["name"].cast<std::string>() : "";
  auto default_place = imperative::GetCurrentTracer()->ExpectedPlace();
  auto place = kwargs.contains("place") ? PyObjectToPlace(kwargs["place"])
                                        : default_place;
  InitTensorForVarBase(self, array, place, persistable, zero_copy, name);
}

template <typename P>
static void InitVarBaseFromNumpyWithArg(imperative::VarBase *self,
                                        const py::array &array, const P &place,
                                        bool persistable = false,
                                        bool zero_copy = false,
                                        std::string name = "") {
  // 0: self, 1: value, 2: place, 3: persistable, 4: zero_copy, 5: name
  if (name == "") {
    name = imperative::GetCurrentTracer()->GenerateUniqueName("generated_var");
  }
  new (self) imperative::VarBase(name);
  self->SetPersistable(persistable);
  auto *tensor = self->MutableVar()->GetMutable<framework::LoDTensor>();
  SetTensorFromPyArray<P>(tensor, array, place, zero_copy);
  self->SetType(framework::proto::VarType::LOD_TENSOR);
  self->SetDataType(tensor->type());
}

static void InitVarBaseFromNumpyWithArgDefault(imperative::VarBase *self,
                                               const py::array &array) {
  auto place = imperative::GetCurrentTracer()->ExpectedPlace();
  InitTensorForVarBase(self, array, place);
}

static std::string GetTypeName(const imperative::VarBase &var) {
  if (var.Type() == framework::proto::VarType::RAW) {
    return "RAW";
  } else if (!var.Var().IsInitialized()) {
    return "nullptr";
  } else {
    return framework::ToTypeName(var.Var().Type());
  }
}

using PyNameVarBaseMap = std::unordered_map<std::string, py::handle>;

template <typename T>
static T PyObjectCast(PyObject *obj) {
  try {
    return py::cast<T>(py::handle(obj));
  } catch (py::cast_error &) {
    PADDLE_THROW("Python object is not type of %s", typeid(T).name());
  }
}

// NOTE(zjl): py::handle is a very light wrapper of PyObject *.
// Unlike py::object, py::handle does not change reference count of PyObject *.
static std::vector<std::shared_ptr<imperative::VarBase>>
GetVarBaseListFromPyHandle(const py::handle &handle) {
  PyObject *py_obj = handle.ptr();  // get underlying PyObject
  // Python None is not nullptr in C++!
  if (!py_obj || py_obj == Py_None) {
    return {};
  }

  std::vector<std::shared_ptr<imperative::VarBase>> result;

  if (PyList_Check(py_obj)) {  // List of VarBase
    size_t len = PyList_GET_SIZE(py_obj);
    result.reserve(len);
    for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
      PyObject *py_ivar = PyList_GET_ITEM(py_obj, i);
      PADDLE_ENFORCE_NOT_NULL(
          py_ivar, platform::errors::InvalidArgument("Python Object is NULL"));
      result.emplace_back(
          PyObjectCast<std::shared_ptr<imperative::VarBase>>(py_ivar));
    }
  } else if (PyTuple_Check(py_obj)) {  // Tuple of VarBase
    size_t len = PyTuple_GET_SIZE(py_obj);
    result.reserve(len);
    for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
      PyObject *py_ivar = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(py_obj, i);
      PADDLE_ENFORCE_NOT_NULL(
          py_ivar, platform::errors::InvalidArgument("Python Object is NULL"));
      result.emplace_back(
          PyObjectCast<std::shared_ptr<imperative::VarBase>>(py_ivar));
    }
  } else {  // VarBase
    result.emplace_back(
        PyObjectCast<std::shared_ptr<imperative::VarBase>>(py_obj));
  }

  return result;
}

static imperative::NameVarBaseMap ConvertToNameVarBaseMap(
    const PyNameVarBaseMap &map) {
  imperative::NameVarBaseMap result;
  for (auto &pair : map) {
    auto var_vec = GetVarBaseListFromPyHandle(pair.second);
    if (!var_vec.empty()) {
      result.emplace(pair.first, std::move(var_vec));
    }
  }

  PADDLE_ENFORCE_EQ(PyErr_Occurred() == nullptr, true,
                    py::str(py::handle(PyErr_Occurred())));
  return result;
}

// Bind Methods
void BindImperative(py::module *m_ptr) {
  auto &m = *m_ptr;

  BindOpFunctions(&m);

#ifndef _WIN32
  // Dygraph DataLoader signal handler
  m.def("_set_process_pid", [](int64_t key, pid_t pid) {
    imperative::SetLoadProcessPID(key, pid);
  });
  m.def("_erase_process_pid",
        [](int64_t key) { imperative::EraseLoadProcessPID(key); });
  m.def("_set_process_signal_handler",
        []() { imperative::SetLoadProcessSignalHandler(); });
  m.def("_throw_error_if_process_failed",
        []() { imperative::ThrowErrorIfLoadProcessFailed(); });

  // Dygraph DataLoader reader process & thread related functions
  m.def(
      "_convert_to_tensor_list",
      [](py::object &obj) -> py::list {
        // 0. input data check
        PADDLE_ENFORCE(
            py::isinstance<py::tuple>(obj) || py::isinstance<py::list>(obj),
            platform::errors::InvalidArgument(
                "The batch data read into DataLoader is illegal."
                "Expected data type is tuple or list, but received %s",
                obj.get_type()));
        py::list batch = py::cast<py::list>(obj);
        py::list tensors;
        for (size_t i = 0; i < batch.size(); ++i) {
          // 1. cast to python array
          auto array = batch[i].cast<py::array>();
          PADDLE_ENFORCE_NE(
              string::Sprintf("%s", array.dtype()).compare("object"), 0,
              platform::errors::InvalidArgument(
                  "Faild to convert input data to a regular ndarray.\n  * "
                  "Usually this means the input data contains nested "
                  "lists with different lengths.\n  * Check the reader "
                  "function passed to 'set_(sample/sample_list/batch)"
                  "_generator' to locate the data causes this issue."));
          // 2. construcct LoDTensor
          framework::LoDTensor t;
          SetTensorFromPyArray<platform::CPUPlace>(&t, array,
                                                   platform::CPUPlace(), true);
          // 3. allocate shared memory
          void *data_ptr = t.data<void>();
          size_t data_size = t.numel() * framework::SizeOfType(t.type());
          auto shared_writer_holder =
              memory::allocation::AllocateMemoryMapWriterAllocation(data_size);
          // 4. maintain mmap fd set & backup ipc_name
          const std::string &ipc_name = shared_writer_holder->ipc_name();
          memory::allocation::MemoryMapFdSet::Instance().Insert(ipc_name);
          // 5. copy data & reset holder
          memory::Copy(platform::CPUPlace(), shared_writer_holder->ptr(),
                       platform::CPUPlace(), data_ptr, data_size);
          t.ResetHolder(shared_writer_holder);
          // 6. append to result list
          tensors.append(t);
        }
        return tensors;
      },
      py::return_value_policy::take_ownership);

  m.def("_remove_tensor_list_mmap_fds", [](py::list &tensor_list) {
    for (size_t i = 0; i < tensor_list.size(); ++i) {
      auto t = tensor_list[i].cast<framework::LoDTensor>();
      auto *mmap_writer_allocation =
          dynamic_cast<memory::allocation::MemoryMapWriterAllocation *>(
              t.Holder().get());
      PADDLE_ENFORCE_NOT_NULL(
          mmap_writer_allocation,
          platform::errors::NotFound("The shared memory of LoDTensor in "
                                     "DataLoader's child process has been "
                                     "released."));
      memory::allocation::MemoryMapFdSet::Instance().Remove(
          mmap_writer_allocation->ipc_name());
    }
  });

  m.def("_cleanup_mmap_fds",
        []() { memory::allocation::MemoryMapFdSet::Instance().Clear(); });
#endif

  py::class_<imperative::detail::BackwardStrategy> backward_strategy(
      m, "BackwardStrategy", R"DOC(

    BackwardStrategy is a descriptor of how to run the backward process.

    **Note**:
        **This API is only available in** `Dygraph <../../user_guides/howto/dygraph/DyGraph.html>`_ **Mode**

    Attribute:
        **sort_sum_gradient**:

        If framework will sum the gradient by the reverse order of trace. eg. x_var ( :ref:`api_guide_Variable` ) will be the input of multiple OP such as :ref:`api_fluid_layers_scale` , this attr will decide if framework will sum gradient of `x_var` by the reverse order.

        By Default: False

        Examples:
            .. code-block:: python

                import numpy as np
                import paddle.fluid as fluid

                x = np.ones([2, 2], np.float32)
                with fluid.dygraph.guard():
                    x_var = fluid.dygraph.to_variable(x)
                    sums_inputs = []
                    # x_var will be multi-scales' input here
                    for _ in range(10):
                        sums_inputs.append(fluid.layers.scale(x_var))
                    ret2 = fluid.layers.sums(sums_inputs)
                    loss2 = fluid.layers.reduce_sum(ret2)
                    backward_strategy = fluid.dygraph.BackwardStrategy()
                    backward_strategy.sort_sum_gradient = True
                    loss2.backward(backward_strategy)
      )DOC");
  backward_strategy.def(py::init())
      .def_property("sort_sum_gradient",
                    [](const imperative::detail::BackwardStrategy &self) {
                      return self.sorted_sum_gradient_;
                    },
                    [](imperative::detail::BackwardStrategy &self,
                       bool sorted_sum_gradient) {
                      self.sorted_sum_gradient_ = sorted_sum_gradient;
                    });

  m.def("start_imperative_gperf_profiler",
        []() { imperative::StartProfile(); });

  m.def("stop_imperative_gperf_profiler", []() { imperative::StopProfile(); });

  m.def("_is_dygraph_debug_enabled",
        []() { return imperative::IsDebugEnabled(); });
  m.def("_dygraph_debug_level", []() { return imperative::GetDebugLevel(); });
  m.def("_switch_tracer",
        [](const std::shared_ptr<imperative::Tracer> &tracer) {
          imperative::SetCurrentTracer(tracer);
        });

  py::class_<imperative::VarBase, std::shared_ptr<imperative::VarBase>>(
      m, "VarBase",
      R"DOC()DOC")
      .def_static("_alive_vars", &imperative::VarBase::AliveVarNames)
      .def("__init__",
           [](imperative::VarBase &self, framework::proto::VarType::Type dtype,
              const std::vector<int> &dims, const py::handle &name,
              framework::proto::VarType::Type type, bool persistable) {
             std::string act_name = "";
             if (!name.ptr() || name.ptr() == Py_None) {
               act_name = imperative::GetCurrentTracer()->GenerateUniqueName(
                   "generated_var");
             } else {
               act_name = name.cast<std::string>();
             }
             new (&self) imperative::VarBase(act_name);
             self.SetPersistable(persistable);
             self.SetType(type);
             self.SetDataType(dtype);
             if (type == framework::proto::VarType::LOD_TENSOR) {
               auto *tensor =
                   self.MutableVar()->GetMutable<framework::LoDTensor>();
               tensor->Resize(framework::make_ddim(dims));
             }
           })
      .def("__init__", &InitVarBaseFromNumpyWithArg<platform::CPUPlace>,
           py::arg("value"), py::arg("place"), py::arg("persistable") = false,
           py::arg("zero_copy") = false, py::arg("name") = "")
      .def("__init__", &InitVarBaseFromNumpyWithArg<platform::CUDAPlace>,
           py::arg("value"), py::arg("place"), py::arg("persistable") = false,
           py::arg("zero_copy") = false, py::arg("name") = "")
      .def("__init__", &InitVarBaseFromNumpyWithArg<platform::CUDAPinnedPlace>,
           py::arg("value"), py::arg("place"), py::arg("persistable") = false,
           py::arg("zero_copy") = false, py::arg("name") = "")
      .def("__init__", &InitVarBaseFromNumpyWithArgDefault, py::arg("value"))
      .def("__init__", &InitVarBaseFromNumpyWithKwargs)
      .def("__getitem__",
           [](imperative::VarBase &self, py::handle _index) {
             // We allow indexing by Integers, Slices, and tuples of those
             // types.
             // Ellipsis and None are not supported yet.
             std::vector<int> slice_axes, slice_starts, slice_ends,
                 slice_strides, decrease_axis;
             // wrap to tuple
             PyObject *index = !PyTuple_Check(_index.ptr())
                                   ? PyTuple_Pack(1, _index.ptr())
                                   : _index.ptr();
             const auto &tensor = self.Var().Get<framework::LoDTensor>();
             PADDLE_ENFORCE_EQ(tensor.IsInitialized(), true,
                               platform::errors::InvalidArgument(
                                   "%s has not been initialized", self.Name()));
             const auto &shape = tensor.dims();
             const int rank = shape.size();
             const int size = PyTuple_GET_SIZE(index);
             PADDLE_ENFORCE_EQ(
                 size <= rank, true,
                 platform::errors::InvalidArgument(
                     "too many indices (%d) for tensor of dimension %d", size,
                     rank));
             for (int dim = 0; dim < size; ++dim) {
               PyObject *slice_item = PyTuple_GetItem(index, dim);
               PADDLE_ENFORCE_EQ(
                   PyNumber_Check(slice_item) || PySlice_Check(slice_item),
                   true,
                   platform::errors::InvalidArgument(
                       "We allow indexing by Integers, Slices, and tuples of "
                       "these types, but received %s in %dth slice item",
                       std::string(Py_TYPE(slice_item)->tp_name), dim + 1));
               int dim_len = shape[dim];
               if (PyNumber_Check(slice_item)) {
                 // integer
                 int start = static_cast<int>(PyLong_AsLong(slice_item));
                 start = start < 0 ? start + dim_len : start;
                 slice_axes.push_back(dim);
                 slice_starts.push_back(start);
                 slice_ends.push_back(start + 1);
                 slice_strides.push_back(1);
                 decrease_axis.push_back(dim);
               } else {
                 // slice
                 Py_ssize_t start, end, step;
// The parameter type for the slice parameter was PySliceObject* before 3.2
#if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x03020000
                 PySlice_GetIndices(slice_item, dim_len, &start, &end, &step);
#else
                 PySlice_GetIndices(
                     reinterpret_cast<PySliceObject *>(slice_item), dim_len,
                     &start, &end, &step);
#endif
                 // :: or : or 0:dim_len:1
                 if (start == 0 && end == dim_len && step == 1) continue;
                 slice_axes.push_back(dim);
                 slice_starts.push_back(start);
                 slice_ends.push_back(end);
                 slice_strides.push_back(step);
               }
             }
             if (!PyTuple_Check(_index.ptr())) Py_DecRef(index);

             // release gil and do tracing
             py::gil_scoped_release release;
             const auto &tracer = imperative::GetCurrentTracer();
             auto _self = self.NewVarBase(tensor.place(), false);
             if (slice_axes.empty()) {
               return _self;
             } else {
               std::vector<int> infer_flags(size, 1);
               imperative::NameVarBaseMap ins = {{"Input", {_self}}};
               framework::AttributeMap attrs = {
                   {"axes", slice_axes},
                   {"starts", slice_starts},
                   {"ends", slice_ends},
                   {"infer_flags", infer_flags},
                   {"decrease_axis", decrease_axis}};
               auto out = std::shared_ptr<imperative::VarBase>(
                   new imperative::VarBase(tracer->GenerateUniqueName()));
               imperative::NameVarBaseMap outs = {{"Out", {out}}};
               std::string op_type = "slice";
               for (auto stride : slice_strides) {
                 if (stride != 1) {
                   op_type = "strided_slice";
                   attrs.insert({"strides", slice_strides});
                   attrs.erase("decrease_axis");
                   break;
                 }
               }
               tracer->TraceOp(op_type, ins, outs, std::move(attrs));
               return out;
             }
           })
      .def("numpy",
           [](imperative::VarBase &self) -> py::array {
             const auto &tensor =
                 self.MutableVar()->Get<framework::LoDTensor>();
             PADDLE_ENFORCE_EQ(
                 tensor.IsInitialized(), true,
                 platform::errors::InvalidArgument(
                     "%s is Empty, Please check if it has no data in",
                     self.Name()));
             return TensorToPyArray(tensor, true);
           },
           R"DOC(
        **Notes**:
            **This API is ONLY available in Dygraph mode**

        Returns a numpy array shows the value of current :ref:`api_guide_Variable_en`

        Returns:
            ndarray: The numpy value of current Variable.

        Returns type:
            ndarray: dtype is same as current Variable

        Examples:
            .. code-block:: python

                import paddle.fluid as fluid
                from paddle.fluid.dygraph.base import to_variable
                from paddle.fluid.dygraph import Linear
                import numpy as np

                data = np.random.uniform(-1, 1, [30, 10, 32]).astype('float32')
                with fluid.dygraph.guard():
                    linear = Linear(32, 64)
                    data = to_variable(data)
                    x = linear(data)
                    print(x.numpy())

       )DOC")
      .def("detach",
           [](const imperative::VarBase &self) {
             const auto &tensor = self.Var().Get<framework::LoDTensor>();
             PADDLE_ENFORCE_EQ(tensor.IsInitialized(), true,
                               platform::errors::InvalidArgument(
                                   "%s has not been initialized", self.Name()));
             return self.NewVarBase(tensor.place(), false);
           },
           py::return_value_policy::copy, R"DOC(
        **Notes**:
            **This API is ONLY available in Dygraph mode**

        Returns a new Variable, detached from the current graph.

        Returns:
             ( :ref:`api_guide_Variable_en` | dtype is same as current Variable): The detached Variable.


        Examples:
            .. code-block:: python

                import paddle.fluid as fluid
                from paddle.fluid.dygraph.base import to_variable
                from paddle.fluid.dygraph import Linear
                import numpy as np

                data = np.random.uniform(-1, 1, [30, 10, 32]).astype('float32')
                with fluid.dygraph.guard():
                    linear = Linear(32, 64)
                    data = to_variable(data)
                    x = linear(data)
                    y = x.detach()

       )DOC")
      .def("clear_gradient", &imperative::VarBase::ClearGradient, R"DOC(

        **Notes**:
        **1. This API is ONLY available in Dygraph mode**

        **2. Use it only Variable has gradient, normally we use this for Parameters since other temporal Variable will be deleted by Python's GC**

        Clear  (set to ``0`` ) the Gradient of Current Variable

        Returns:  None

        Examples:
             .. code-block:: python

                import paddle.fluid as fluid
                import numpy as np

                x = np.ones([2, 2], np.float32)
                with fluid.dygraph.guard():
                    inputs2 = []
                    for _ in range(10):
                         tmp = fluid.dygraph.base.to_variable(x)
                         tmp.stop_gradient=False
                         inputs2.append(tmp)
                    ret2 = fluid.layers.sums(inputs2)
                    loss2 = fluid.layers.reduce_sum(ret2)
                    backward_strategy = fluid.dygraph.BackwardStrategy()
                    backward_strategy.sort_sum_gradient = True
                    loss2.backward(backward_strategy)
                    print(loss2.gradient())
                    loss2.clear_gradient()
                    print("After clear {}".format(loss2.gradient()))
      )DOC")
      .def("_run_backward",
           [](imperative::VarBase &self,
              const imperative::detail::BackwardStrategy &bckst,
              const imperative::Tracer &tracer) {
             // TODO(jiabin): when we impl more backward execution we can select
             // them
             auto *engine = tracer.GetEngine();
             engine->Init(&self, bckst);
             VLOG(3) << "Start backward";
             engine->Execute();
             VLOG(3) << "Finish backward";
           },
           py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>())
      .def("_grad_name", &imperative::VarBase::GradVarName)
      .def("_grad_value",
           [](imperative::VarBase &self) {
             return self.MutableGradVar()->Get<framework::LoDTensor>();
           },
           py::return_value_policy::reference)
      .def("_grad_ivar",
           [](const imperative::VarBase &self) {
             auto &grad_var = self.GradVarBase();
             if (grad_var && grad_var->Var().IsInitialized()) {
               auto *tensor =
                   grad_var->MutableVar()->IsType<framework::LoDTensor>()
                       ? grad_var->MutableVar()
                             ->GetMutable<framework::LoDTensor>()
                       : grad_var->MutableVar()
                             ->GetMutable<framework::SelectedRows>()
                             ->mutable_value();
               if (tensor->IsInitialized()) {
                 return grad_var;
               }
             }
             return std::shared_ptr<imperative::VarBase>(nullptr);
           },
           py::return_value_policy::copy)
      .def("_copy_to",
           [](const imperative::VarBase &self, const platform::CPUPlace &place,
              bool blocking) { return self.NewVarBase(place, blocking); },
           py::return_value_policy::copy)
      .def("_copy_to",
           [](const imperative::VarBase &self, const platform::CUDAPlace &place,
              bool blocking) { return self.NewVarBase(place, blocking); },
           py::return_value_policy::copy)
      .def("value", [](imperative::VarBase &self) { return self.MutableVar(); },
           py::return_value_policy::reference)
      .def_property("name", &imperative::VarBase::Name,
                    &imperative::VarBase::SetName)
      .def_property("stop_gradient",
                    &imperative::VarBase::OverridedStopGradient,
                    &imperative::VarBase::SetOverridedStopGradient)
      .def_property("persistable", &imperative::VarBase::Persistable,
                    &imperative::VarBase::SetPersistable)
      .def_property_readonly(
          "shape",
          [](imperative::VarBase &self) {
            if (self.Var().IsType<framework::LoDTensor>()) {
              return framework::vectorize<int>(
                  self.Var().Get<framework::LoDTensor>().dims());
            } else if (self.Var().IsType<framework::SelectedRows>()) {
              return framework::vectorize<int>(
                  self.Var().Get<framework::SelectedRows>().value().dims());
            } else {
              VLOG(2) << "It is meaningless to get shape of variable type "
                      << GetTypeName(self);
              return std::vector<int>();
            }
          })
      .def_property_readonly("type", &imperative::VarBase::Type)
      .def_property_readonly("dtype", &imperative::VarBase::DataType);

  py::class_<imperative::Layer, Layer /* <--- trampoline*/> layer(m, "Layer");
  layer.def(py::init<>())
      .def("forward",
           [](imperative::Layer &self,
              const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<imperative::VarBase>> &inputs) {
             return self.Forward(inputs);
           });

  py::class_<imperative::jit::ProgramDescTracer>(m, "ProgramDescTracer", "")
      .def("create_program_desc",
           &imperative::jit::ProgramDescTracer::CreateProgramDesc)
      .def("reset", &imperative::jit::ProgramDescTracer::Reset);

  py::class_<imperative::Tracer, std::shared_ptr<imperative::Tracer>>(
      m, "Tracer",
      R"DOC()DOC")
      .def("__init__",
           [](imperative::Tracer &self) { new (&self) imperative::Tracer(); })
      .def_property("_enable_program_desc_tracing",
                    &imperative::Tracer::IsProgramDescTracingEnabled,
                    &imperative::Tracer::SetEnableProgramDescTracing)
      .def_property("_train_mode", &imperative::Tracer::NoGrad,
                    &imperative::Tracer::SetNoGrad)
      .def_property(
          "_expected_place",
          [](const imperative::Tracer &self) -> py::object {
            return py::cast(self.ExpectedPlace());
          },
          [](imperative::Tracer &self, const py::object &obj) {
            if (py::isinstance<platform::CUDAPlace>(obj)) {
              auto p = obj.cast<platform::CUDAPlace *>();
              self.SetExpectedPlace(*p);
            } else if (py::isinstance<platform::CPUPlace>(obj)) {
              auto p = obj.cast<platform::CPUPlace *>();
              self.SetExpectedPlace(*p);
            } else if (py::isinstance<platform::CUDAPinnedPlace>(obj)) {
              auto p = obj.cast<platform::CUDAPinnedPlace *>();
              self.SetExpectedPlace(*p);
            } else {
              PADDLE_THROW(platform::errors::InvalidArgument(
                  "Incompatible Place Type: supports CUDAPlace, CPUPlace, "
                  "and CUDAPinnedPlace, "
                  "but got Unknown Type!"));
            }
          })
      .def("_get_program_desc_tracer",
           &imperative::Tracer::GetProgramDescTracer,
           py::return_value_policy::reference)
      .def("trace",
           [](imperative::Tracer &self, const std::string &type,
              const PyNameVarBaseMap &ins, const PyNameVarBaseMap &outs,
              framework::AttributeMap attrs, const platform::CUDAPlace &place,
              bool trace_backward) {
             auto ins_map = ConvertToNameVarBaseMap(ins);
             auto outs_map = ConvertToNameVarBaseMap(outs);
             {
               py::gil_scoped_release release;
               self.TraceOp(type, std::move(ins_map), std::move(outs_map),
                            std::move(attrs), place, trace_backward);
             }
           })
      .def("trace",
           [](imperative::Tracer &self, const std::string &type,
              const PyNameVarBaseMap &ins, const PyNameVarBaseMap &outs,
              framework::AttributeMap attrs, const platform::CPUPlace &place,
              bool trace_backward) {
             auto ins_map = ConvertToNameVarBaseMap(ins);
             auto outs_map = ConvertToNameVarBaseMap(outs);
             {
               py::gil_scoped_release release;
               self.TraceOp(type, std::move(ins_map), std::move(outs_map),
                            std::move(attrs), place, trace_backward);
             }
           });

  // define parallel context
  py::class_<imperative::ParallelStrategy> parallel_strategy(
      m, "ParallelStrategy", "");
  parallel_strategy.def(py::init())
      .def_property(
          "nranks",
          [](const imperative::ParallelStrategy &self) { return self.nranks_; },
          [](imperative::ParallelStrategy &self, int nranks) {
            self.nranks_ = nranks;
          })
      .def_property("local_rank",
                    [](const imperative::ParallelStrategy &self) {
                      return self.local_rank_;
                    },
                    [](imperative::ParallelStrategy &self, int local_rank) {
                      self.local_rank_ = local_rank;
                    })
      .def_property(
          "trainer_endpoints",
          [](const imperative::ParallelStrategy &self) {
            return self.trainer_endpoints_;
          },
          [](imperative::ParallelStrategy &self, std::vector<std::string> eps) {
            self.trainer_endpoints_ = eps;
          })
      .def_property("current_endpoint",
                    [](const imperative::ParallelStrategy &self) {
                      return self.current_endpoint_;
                    },
                    [](imperative::ParallelStrategy &self,
                       const std::string &ep) { self.current_endpoint_ = ep; });

  m.def(
      "dygraph_partial_grad",
      [](const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<imperative::VarBase>> &input_targets,
         const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<imperative::VarBase>>
             &output_targets,
         const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<imperative::VarBase>> &output_grads,
         const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<imperative::VarBase>> &no_grad_vars,
         const platform::Place &place,
         const imperative::detail::BackwardStrategy &strategy,
         bool create_graph) {
        imperative::PartialGradEngine engine(input_targets, output_targets,
                                             output_grads, no_grad_vars, place,
                                             strategy, create_graph);
        engine.Execute();
        return engine.GetResult();
      },
      py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>());

#if defined(PADDLE_WITH_NCCL)
  py::class_<imperative::NCCLParallelContext> nccl_ctx(m,
                                                       "NCCLParallelContext");

  nccl_ctx
      .def(py::init<const imperative::ParallelStrategy &,
                    const platform::CUDAPlace &>())
      .def("init", [](imperative::NCCLParallelContext &self) { self.Init(); });
#endif
}

}  // namespace pybind
}  // namespace paddle