scope.h

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#pragma once

#include <string>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <vector>

#include "paddle/framework/variable.h"

namespace paddle {
namespace framework {

class Scope;

/**
 * @brief Scope that manage all variables.
 *
 * Scope is an association of a name to Variable. All variables belong to
 * Scope. You need to specify a scope to run a Net, i.e., `net.Run(&scope)`.
 * One net can run in different scopes and update different variable in the
 * scope.
 */
class Scope {
 public:
  /**
   * @brief Initialize s Scope without parent.
   */
  Scope() {}

  /**
   * @brief Initialize a Scope with parent.
   */
  explicit Scope(const std::shared_ptr<Scope>& parent) : parent_(parent) {}

  /**
   * @brief Create Variable
   *
   * Create Variable in this Scope. Return the exist one if Variable already
   * been created.
   */
  Variable* CreateVariable(const std::string& name) {
    auto var = GetVariable(name);
    if (var) {
      return var;
    } else {
      vars_[name] = std::unique_ptr<Variable>(new Variable());
      return GetVariable(name);
    }
  }

  /**
   * @brief Get Variable.
   *
   * Get Variable from this Scope, this function will recursive find Variable
   * from it's parent scope. Return nullptr if not found.
   */
  Variable* GetVariable(const std::string& name) const {
    auto it = vars_.find(name);
    if (it != vars_.end()) {
      return it->second.get();
    } else if (parent_ != nullptr) {
      return parent_->GetVariable(name);
    } else {
      return nullptr;
    }
  }

  /**
   * @brief If this scope has a Var named name.
   *
   * Find if there is a Variable in this scope and it's parent scope
   */
  bool HasVariable(const std::string& name) const {
    return (vars_.find(name) != vars_.end() ||
            (parent_ && parent_->HasVariable(name)));
  }

 private:
  std::unordered_map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<Variable>> vars_;
  std::shared_ptr<Scope> parent_{nullptr};
};

}  // namespace framework
}  // namespace paddle