Use `type_defs.h` to resolve cyclic dependencies

paddle/framework/attribute.h

@@ -21,20 +21,12 @@ limitations under the License. */
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "paddle/framework/framework.pb.h"
+#include "paddle/framework/type_defs.h"
 #include "paddle/platform/enforce.h"
-#include "paddle/platform/variant.h"
 
 namespace paddle {
 namespace framework {
 
-// The order should be as same as framework.proto
-typedef boost::variant<boost::blank, int, float, std::string, std::vector<int>,
-                       std::vector<float>, std::vector<std::string>, bool,
-                       std::vector<bool>, BlockDesc*>
-    Attribute;
-
-typedef std::unordered_map<std::string, Attribute> AttributeMap;
-
 ProgramDesc& GetProgramDesc();
 
 template <typename T>

paddle/framework/op_desc.h

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License. */
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <vector>
 #include "paddle/framework/attribute.h"
-#include "paddle/framework/op_info.h"
+#include "paddle/framework/type_defs.h"
 #include "paddle/framework/var_desc.h"
 
 namespace paddle {

paddle/framework/op_info.h

@@ -19,15 +19,10 @@
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include "paddle/framework/attribute.h"
 #include "paddle/framework/op_desc.h"
+#include "paddle/framework/type_defs.h"
 
 namespace paddle {
 namespace framework {
-class OperatorBase;
-using VariableNameMap = std::map<std::string, std::vector<std::string>>;
-
-using OpCreator = std::function<OperatorBase*(
-    const std::string& /*type*/, const VariableNameMap& /*inputs*/,
-    const VariableNameMap& /*outputs*/, const AttributeMap& /*attrs*/)>;
 
 class GradOpDescMakerBase {
  public:

paddle/framework/type_defs.h

+/* 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. */
+
+#pragma once
+#include <functional>
+#include <map>
+#include "paddle/platform/variant.h"
+
+namespace paddle {
+namespace framework {
+class OperatorBase;
+using VariableNameMap = std::map<std::string, std::vector<std::string>>;
+
+// The order should be as same as framework.proto
+using Attribute =
+    boost::variant<boost::blank, int, float, std::string, std::vector<int>,
+                   std::vector<float>, std::vector<std::string>, bool,
+                   std::vector<bool>, BlockDesc*>;
+
+using AttributeMap = std::unordered_map<std::string, Attribute>;
+
+using OpCreator = std::function<OperatorBase*(
+    const std::string& /*type*/, const VariableNameMap& /*inputs*/,
+    const VariableNameMap& /*outputs*/, const AttributeMap& /*attrs*/)>;
+
+}  // namespace framework
+}  // namespace paddle