paddle_inference_api.h

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/*
 * This file contains the definition of a simple Inference API for Paddle.
 *
 * ATTENTION: It requires some C++ features, for lower version C++ or C, we
 * might release another API.
 */

#pragma once

#include <cassert>
#include <memory>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

namespace paddle_mobile {

enum PaddleDType {
  FLOAT32,
  INT64,
};

class PaddleBuf {
 public:
  PaddleBuf() = default;
  PaddleBuf(PaddleBuf&& other);
  // Copy only available when memory is managed externally.
  explicit PaddleBuf(const PaddleBuf&);
  PaddleBuf& operator=(const PaddleBuf&);
  // Do not own the memory.
  PaddleBuf(void* data, size_t length)
      : data_(data), length_(length), memory_owned_{false} {}
  // Own memory.
  PaddleBuf(size_t length)
      : data_(new char[length]), length_(length), memory_owned_(true) {}
  // Resize to `length` bytes.
  void Resize(size_t length);
  // Reset to external memory.
  void Reset(void* data, size_t length);
  bool empty() const { return length_ == 0; }
  void* data() const { return data_; }
  size_t length() const { return length_; }

  ~PaddleBuf() { Free(); }

 private:
  void Free();
  void* data_{nullptr};  // pointer to the data memory.
  size_t length_{0};     // number of memory bytes.
  bool memory_owned_{true};
};

struct PaddleTensor {
  PaddleTensor() = default;
  std::string name;  // variable name.
  std::vector<int> shape;
  // TODO(Superjomn) for LoD support, add a vector<vector<int>> field if needed.
  PaddleBuf data;  // blob of data.
  PaddleDType dtype;
};

enum class PaddleEngineKind {
  kPaddleMobile,
  // TODO(Superjomn) support following engines latter.
  // kTensorRT,           // Use TensorRT for inference.
  // kAutoMixedAnakin,    // Automatically mix Fluid with Anakin.
  // kAutoMixedTensorRT,  // Automatically mix Fluid with TensorRT.
};

/*
 * A simple Inference API for Paddle. Currently this API can be used by
 * non-sequence scenerios.
 */
class PaddlePredictor {
 public:
  struct Config;
  PaddlePredictor(const PaddlePredictor&) = delete;
  PaddlePredictor& operator=(const PaddlePredictor&) = delete;

  // Predict an record.
  // The caller should be responsible for allocating and releasing the memory of
  // `inputs`. `inputs` should be available until Run returns. Caller should be
  // responsible for the output tensor's buffer, either allocated or passed from
  // outside.
  virtual bool Run(const std::vector<PaddleTensor>& inputs,
                   std::vector<PaddleTensor>* output_data,
                   int batch_size = -1) = 0;

  // Destroy the Predictor.
  virtual ~PaddlePredictor() = default;

  // The common configs for all the predictors.
  struct Config {
    std::string model_dir;  // path to the model directory.
  };

 protected:
  PaddlePredictor() = default;
};

struct PaddleMobileConfig : public PaddlePredictor::Config {
  enum Precision { FP32 = 0 };
  enum Device { kCPU = 0, kFPGA = 1, kGPU_MALI = 2 };

  enum Precision precision;
  enum Device device;

  int batch_size = 1;
  bool optimize = true;
  bool quantification = false;
  int thread_num = 1;
  std::string prog_file;
  std::string param_file;
};

// A factory to help create different predictors.
template <typename ConfigT,
          PaddleEngineKind engine = PaddleEngineKind::kPaddleMobile>
std::unique_ptr<PaddlePredictor> CreatePaddlePredictor(const ConfigT& config);

}  // namespace paddle_mobile