Start doing mnist_train_api

demo/mnist/api_train.py

 import py_paddle.swig_paddle as api
-from paddle.trainer.config_parser import parse_config
+import paddle.trainer.config_parser
+import numpy as np
+
+
+def init_parameter(network):
+    assert isinstance(network, api.GradientMachine)
+    for each_param in network.getParameters():
+        assert isinstance(each_param, api.Parameter)
+        array = each_param.getBuf(api.PARAMETER_VALUE).toNumpyArrayInplace()
+        assert isinstance(array, np.ndarray)
+        for i in xrange(len(array)):
+            array[i] = np.random.uniform(-1.0, 1.0)
 
 
 def main():
     api.initPaddle("-use_gpu=false", "-trainer_count=4")  # use 4 cpu cores
-    config = parse_config('simple_mnist_network.py', '')
-    m = api.GradientMachine.createFromConfigProto(config.model_config)
+    config = paddle.trainer.config_parser.parse_config(
+        'simple_mnist_network.py', '')
+
+    opt_config = api.OptimizationConfig.createFromProto(config.opt_config)
+    _temp_optimizer_ = api.ParameterOptimizer.create(opt_config)
+    enable_types = _temp_optimizer_.getParameterTypes()
+
+    m = api.GradientMachine.createFromConfigProto(
+        config.model_config, api.CREATE_MODE_NORMAL, enable_types)
+    assert isinstance(m, api.GradientMachine)
+    init_parameter(network=m)
+
+    updater = api.ParameterUpdater.createLocalUpdater(opt_config)
+    assert isinstance(updater, api.ParameterUpdater)
+    updater.init(m)
+    updater.startPass()
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':

paddle/api/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ set(API_SOURCES
     Matrix.cpp
     Parameter.cpp
     ParameterOptimizer.cpp
+    ParameterUpdater.cpp
     SequenceGenerator.cpp
     Trainer.cpp
     Util.cpp

paddle/api/Paddle.swig

@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ namespace std {
 %newobject Parameter::getConfig;
 %newobject ParameterOptimizer::create;
 %newobject ParameterOptimizer::needSpecialTraversal;
+%newobject ParameterUpdater::createLocalUpdater;
 
 %feature("director") UpdateCallback;
 %feature("autodoc", 1); // To generate method stub, for code hint in ide
@@ -193,4 +194,4 @@ namespace std {
 %ignore OptimizationConfigPrivate;
 %ignore ParameterTraverseCallbackPrivate;
 %include "utils/GlobalConstants.h"
-%include "api/PaddleAPI.h"
+%include "api/PaddleAPI.h"
\ No newline at end of file

paddle/api/PaddleAPI.h

@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ private:
 
   friend class TrainerConfig;
   friend class ParameterOptimizer;
+  friend class ParameterUpdater;
   friend class Trainer;
 };
 
@@ -557,6 +558,7 @@ private:
   ParameterPrivate* m;
   friend class UpdateCallbackWrapper;
   friend class GradientMachine;
+  friend class ParameterUpdater;
 };
 
 struct ModelConfigPrivate;
@@ -772,6 +774,24 @@ private:
   // Not to use c++ 11 init-list, so we use static var as function default arg.
   static std::vector<int> defaultParamTypes;
   friend class Trainer;
+  friend class ParameterUpdater;
+};
+
+struct ParameterUpdaterPrivate;
+class ParameterUpdater {
+private:
+  ParameterUpdater();
+
+public:
+  static ParameterUpdater* createLocalUpdater(OptimizationConfig* config);
+  ~ParameterUpdater();
+
+  void init(const GradientMachine& gm);
+
+  void startPass();
+
+private:
+  ParameterUpdaterPrivate* m;
 };
 
 struct TrainerPrivate;

paddle/api/PaddleAPIPrivate.h

@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License. */
-
+#pragma once
+#include <memory>
+#include "PaddleAPI.h"
 #include "paddle/gserver/gradientmachines/GradientMachine.h"
 #include "paddle/trainer/TrainerConfigHelper.h"
 
-#pragma once
+#include "paddle/parameter/ParameterUpdaterBase.h"
 
 struct GradientMachinePrivate {
   std::shared_ptr<paddle::GradientMachine> machine;
@@ -65,3 +67,24 @@ struct ArgumentsPrivate {
     return *(std::shared_ptr<T>*)(rawPtr);
   }
 };
+
+struct ParameterUpdaterPrivate {
+  std::unique_ptr<paddle::ParameterUpdater> updater;
+};
+
+struct ParameterPrivate {
+  std::shared_ptr<paddle::Parameter> sharedPtr;
+  paddle::Parameter* rawPtr;  // rawPtr only used in ParameterUpdater,
+                              // in other situation sharedPtr should
+                              // contains value.
+
+  ParameterPrivate() : sharedPtr(nullptr), rawPtr(nullptr) {}
+
+  paddle::Parameter* getPtr() {
+    if (sharedPtr) {
+      return sharedPtr.get();
+    } else {
+      return rawPtr;
+    }
+  }
+};

paddle/api/Parameter.cpp

@@ -14,21 +14,7 @@ limitations under the License. */
 
 #include "paddle/parameter/Parameter.h"
 #include "PaddleAPI.h"
-
-struct ParameterPrivate {
-  std::shared_ptr<paddle::Parameter> sharedPtr;
-  paddle::Parameter* rawPtr;
-
-  ParameterPrivate() : sharedPtr(nullptr), rawPtr(nullptr) {}
-
-  paddle::Parameter* getPtr() {
-    if (sharedPtr) {
-      return sharedPtr.get();
-    } else {
-      return rawPtr;
-    }
-  }
-};
+#include "PaddleAPIPrivate.h"
 
 Parameter::Parameter() : m(new ParameterPrivate()) {}
 

paddle/api/ParameterUpdater.cpp

+/* Copyright (c) 2016 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserve.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License. */
+
+#include "PaddleAPI.h"
+
+#include "PaddleAPIPrivate.h"
+#include "paddle/trainer/ThreadParameterUpdater.h"
+
+ParameterUpdater::ParameterUpdater() : m(new ParameterUpdaterPrivate()) {}
+
+ParameterUpdater *ParameterUpdater::createLocalUpdater(
+    OptimizationConfig *config) {
+  auto param = new ParameterUpdater();
+  param->m->updater.reset(new paddle::SgdThreadUpdater(config->m->getConfig()));
+  return param;
+}
+
+ParameterUpdater::~ParameterUpdater() { delete m; }
+
+void ParameterUpdater::init(const GradientMachine &gm) {
+  m->updater->init(gm.m->machine->getParameters());
+}
+
+void ParameterUpdater::startPass() { m->updater->startPass(); }