PyDataProvider2.cpp

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#ifndef PADDLE_NO_PYTHON

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unordered_set>
#include <list>

#include "DataProvider.h"
#include "paddle/utils/PythonUtil.h"

namespace paddle {

namespace unittest {

static std::unique_ptr<std::function<void(size_t /*poolActualSize */)>>
         OnPoolFilled;

namespace pydp2 {

void setOnPoolFilledHook(const std::function<void(size_t)>& callback) {
  OnPoolFilled.reset(new std::function<void(size_t)>());
  *OnPoolFilled = callback;
}

void clearOnPoolFilledHook() {
  OnPoolFilled.reset();
}

}  // namespace pydp2
}  // namespace unittest



/**
 * Slot type
 */
enum SlotType {
  ST_DENSE = 0,
  ST_NON_SPARSE_VALUE = 1,
  ST_SPARSE_VALUE = 2,
  ST_INDEX = 3
};

/**
 * Sequence type
 */
enum SeqType {
  SQT_NONE = 0,
  SQT_SEQ,
  SQT_SUBSEQ
};

/**
 * Cache Type.
 */
enum CacheType {
  NO_CACHE = 0,  // Each pass will load data from PyDataProvider2.
  CACHE_PASS_IN_MEM = 1,  // First pass will load data from PyDataProvider2,
                          // then cache all data in memory. Load data from
                          // memory in rest passes.
};

struct SlotHeader {  // Slot Header will parse from python object's slots field.
  size_t dim;
  SlotType slotType;
  SeqType seqType;
};

inline std::ostream& operator << (std::ostream& os, const SlotHeader& header) {
  os <<"Dim = " << header.dim << " Type = " << header.slotType
     << " SeqType = " << header.seqType;
  return os;
}

/**
 * FieldScanner Interface.
 *
 * It will read python object, and fill to argument's each slot.
 * There are two steps, prepare and fill. Scanner will alloc memory during
 * prepare step, fill data into argument during fill step.
 */
class IFieldScanner {
public:
  DISABLE_COPY(IFieldScanner);
  /**
   * Ctor.
   * @param headerPtr slot header that scanner belong to.
   */
  explicit IFieldScanner(SlotHeader* headerPtr) : headerPtr_(headerPtr) {}
  virtual ~IFieldScanner() {}

  /**
   * Start prepare step.
   */
  virtual void startPrepare(Argument& argument) {}

  /**
   * Prepare step.
   *
   * @note the obj could be a timestep of sample or whole sample. It depends
   * what scanner it is.
   */
  virtual void prepare(Argument& argument, PyObject* obj) {}

  /**
   * Finish Prepare step.
   */
  virtual void finishPrepare(Argument& argument) {}

  /**
   * Start fill step.
   */
  virtual void startFill(Argument& argument) {}

  /**
   * Fill step.
   *
   * @note the obj could be a timestep of sample or whole sample. It depends
   * what scanner it is.
   */
  virtual void fill(Argument& argument, PyObject* obj) {}

  /**
   * Finish fill step.
   */
  virtual void finishFill(Argument& argument) {}

  /**
   * Factory method. Create a scanner by header. The final scanner may be
   * combine many scanners.
   *
   * @note Fatal if header is not support.
   */
  static IFieldScanner* create(SlotHeader* header);

protected:
  SlotHeader* headerPtr_;
};


/**
 * Py Data Provider Cache Interface.
 */
class IPyDataProviderCache {
public:
  virtual ~IPyDataProviderCache() {}

  /**
   * invoke when DataProvider::reset()
   * @return true if read data from python.
   */
  virtual bool reset() = 0;

  /**
   * invoke when these data are used by DataProvider, and need to clear.
   * @param [inout] data used data.
   *
   * @note The implemented class must clear these data array. Or if you want to
   * delete the PyObjectPtr later, you should make sure the paddle process only
   * have one active thread calling python code (use PyGuard otherwise).
   */
  virtual void drop(std::deque<PyObjectPtr>* data) = 0;

  /**
   * Return whole data in cache.
   */
  virtual std::deque<PyObjectPtr>* load() = 0;

  /**
   * Factory method. Convert CacheType to IPyDataProviderCache*
   */
  static IPyDataProviderCache* create(CacheType ct);
};

/**
 * PyDataProvider2.
 *
 * For usage, please refer python module 'paddle.trainer.PyDataProvider2'
 *
 * Here, we start a thread to read data. It is totally asynchronous for reading
 * data. And it support cache strategies.
 */
class PyDataProvider2 : public DataProvider {
public:
  /**
   * Ctor
   */
  PyDataProvider2(const DataConfig& config,
                  const ModelConfig& modelConfig,
                  bool useGpu)
    :DataProvider(config, useGpu), callingContextCreated_(2) {
    auto& args = config.load_data_args();
    PyObjectPtr kwargs = PyObjectPtr(PyDict_New());
    if (!args.empty()) {
      kwargs = callPythonFuncRetPyObj(
            "paddle.trainer.PyDataProvider2",
            "deserialize_args",
            {args});
    }

    py::DictHelper kwargsDict(kwargs);
    kwargsDict.setBool("is_train", !config.for_test());
    std::vector<std::string> inputs;
    inputs.reserve(modelConfig.input_layer_names().size());
    std::copy(modelConfig.input_layer_names().begin(),
              modelConfig.input_layer_names().end(),
              std::back_inserter(inputs));
    kwargsDict.setStringList("input_order", inputs);

    // kwargs is keyword arguemts to create object.
    this->createPyDataObj(config.load_data_module(),
                          config.load_data_object(),
                          config.files(),
                          std::move(kwargs));
    DBG << "Instance " << instance_.get() << " loaded.";
    this->readPyFields(config.for_test());
    DBG << "Py Field Done";
  }

  /**
   * Dtor
   * @note will stop loading thread when destructing
   */
  virtual ~PyDataProvider2() {
    resetImpl(false);
  }

private:
  void createPyDataObj(const std::string& model,
                       const std::string& className,
                       const std::string& fileListName,
                       PyObjectPtr && kwargs) {
    LOG(INFO) << "loading dataprovider " << model <<"::" << className;

    PyObjectPtr module(PyImport_ImportModule(model.c_str()));
    CHECK_PY(module) << "Cannot imort module " << model.c_str();
    PyObjectPtr moduleDict(PyModule_GetDict(module.get()));
    CHECK_PY(moduleDict) << "Invoke module.__dict__ error";
    PyObjectPtr cls(PyDict_GetItemString(moduleDict.get(),
                                         className.c_str()));
    CHECK_PY(cls) << "load class " << className.c_str() << "error";

    // If there are multiple python instance share same module, the PyObjectPtr
    // only for instance will make python reference-count error.
    //
    // So here, we increase reference count manually.
    if (gModuleClsPtrs_.find((uintptr_t) module.get())
        != gModuleClsPtrs_.end()) {
      // Multi instance use same module
      Py_XINCREF(module.get());
      Py_XINCREF(moduleDict.get());
    } else {
      gModuleClsPtrs_.insert((uintptr_t) module.get());
    }
    if (gModuleClsPtrs_.find((uintptr_t) cls.get()) != gModuleClsPtrs_.end()) {
      Py_XINCREF(cls.get());
    } else {
      gModuleClsPtrs_.insert((uintptr_t) cls.get());
    }

    PyObjectPtr fileListInPy = loadPyFileLists(fileListName);
    PyDict_SetItemString(kwargs.get(), "file_list", fileListInPy.get());
    {
      PyGuard guard;
      instance_.reset(PyObject_Call(cls.get(), zeroTuple_.get(), kwargs.get()));
    }
    CHECK_PY(instance_) << "Cannot Create instance";
  }

  void readPyFields(bool testing) {
    py::ObjectHelper self(this->instance_);
    bool ok;

    this->skipShuffle_ = !self.getBoolAttr("should_shuffle",
                                           &ok /*isBoolType*/);
    if (!ok) {
      this->skipShuffle_ = testing;  // shuffle when is training, skip shuffle
                                     // when is testing.
    }
    DBG << "Provider Skip Shuffle " << this->skipShuffle_;

    this->poolSize_ = self.getIntAttr<size_t>("pool_size", &ok);
    if (!ok) {
      this->poolSize_ = -1UL;
    }
    this->minPoolSize_ = self.getIntAttr<size_t>("min_pool_size", &ok);
    if (!ok) {
      this->minPoolSize_ = -1UL;
    }
    this->minPoolSize_ = std::min(this->poolSize_, this->minPoolSize_);

    this->canOverBatchSize_ = self.getBoolAttr("can_over_batch_size");

    calcBatchSize_.reset(self.getAttr("calc_batch_size"));
    if (this->calcBatchSize_ && !py::isCallable(this->calcBatchSize_)) {
      this->calcBatchSize_.reset();
    }

    generator_.reset(self.getAttr("generator"));
    CHECK(py::isCallable(generator_));

    // Reading slots.
    PyObjectPtr slotsPtr(self.getAttr("slots"));
    py::SequenceHelper slots(slotsPtr);
    headers_.reserve(slots.size());
    for (size_t i = 0; i < slots.size(); ++i) {
      headers_.emplace_back();
      auto& header = headers_.back();
      PyObject* hdPtr = slots[i];
      CHECK(hdPtr != nullptr);
      Py_XINCREF(hdPtr);
      PyObjectPtr headerPtrWrap(hdPtr);
      py::ObjectHelper hd(headerPtrWrap);
      header.dim = hd.getIntAttrWithError<size_t>("dim");
      header.seqType = (SeqType) hd.getIntAttrWithError<int>("seq_type");
      header.slotType = (SlotType) hd.getIntAttrWithError<int>("type");
    }

    DBG << "Data header size " << headers_.size();
    for (auto & header : headers_) {
      DBG << header;
    }
    cache_.reset(IPyDataProviderCache::create(
        (CacheType)self.getIntAttrWithError<int>("cache")));
  }

  PyObjectPtr loadPyFileLists(const std::string& fileListName) {
    loadFileList(fileListName, fileLists_);
    PyObject* lst = PyList_New(fileLists_.size());
    for (size_t i = 0; i < fileLists_.size(); ++i) {
      PyList_SET_ITEM(lst, i,
                      PyString_FromString(fileLists_[i].c_str()));
    }
    return PyObjectPtr(lst);
  }

  void loadThread() {
    DBG << "Creating context";
    for (auto& filename : fileLists_) {
      PyGuard g;
      py::CallableHelper generator(this->generator_);
      generator.setArgsSize(2);
      generator.getArgs().set(0, instance_);
      generator.getArgs().set(1, PyString_FromString(filename.c_str()), true);
      callingContexts_.emplace_back(generator());
      CHECK_PY(callingContexts_.back()) << "Generator error.";
      CHECK(PyIter_Check(callingContexts_.back()));
    }
    DBG << "Create context done";
    callingContextCreated_.wait();

    PositionRandom p(skipShuffle_);

    while (!exit_ && !callingContexts_.empty()) {
      PyObject* data = nullptr;

      {  // Read data.
        size_t cid = p(callingContexts_.size());
        bool atEnd;
        data = py::iterNext(callingContexts_[cid], &atEnd);
        if (atEnd || data == nullptr) {
          if (cid != 0) {
            std::swap(callingContexts_[cid], callingContexts_[0]);
            cid = 0;
          }

          PyObjectPtr front;
          {
            std::unique_lock<std::mutex> l(mtx_);
            front = pop_get_front(callingContexts_);
          }
          {
            PyGuard g;
            front.reset();
          }
          this->pullCV_.notify_all();
          continue;
        }
      }

      size_t additionalBatchSize = 1;
      if (calcBatchSize_) {
        PyGuard guard;
        py::CallableHelper calcBatchSize(this->calcBatchSize_);
        calcBatchSize.setArgsSize(1);
        calcBatchSize.getArgs().set(0, data);
        PyObjectPtr bs(calcBatchSize());
        CHECK_PY(bs);
        bool ok;
        additionalBatchSize = py::castInt<size_t>(bs.get(), &ok);
        CHECK(ok) << "CalcBatchSize must return int or long";
      }

      if (this->loadThread_){  // wait poolActualSize < poolSize;
        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> l(mtx_);
        pushCV_.wait(l, [this, additionalBatchSize] {
          return this->poolActualSize_ < poolSize_;
        });
      }

      {
        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(mtx_);
        poolActualSize_ += additionalBatchSize;
        dataPool_.emplace_back(data);
      }
      pullCV_.notify_all();
    }
    DBG << "load thread end";
  }

  inline void resetImpl(bool startNewThread) {
    DBG << "Reseting " << startNewThread;
    if (loadThread_) {  // is loading.
      exit_.store(true);
      loadThread_->join();
      loadThread_.reset();
    }
    {
      PyGuard g;
      callingContexts_.clear();
      dataPool_.clear();
    }
    poolActualSize_ = 0;
    exit_ = false;
    if (startNewThread && cache_->reset()) {
      DBG << "Start new thread.";
      loadThread_.reset(new std::thread([this] {
        loadThread();
      }));
      callingContextCreated_.wait();
    }
    DBG << "Reset done";
  }

private:
  std::unique_ptr<std::thread> loadThread_;
  std::atomic<bool> exit_;
  std::deque<PyObjectPtr> callingContexts_;
  std::deque<PyObjectPtr> dataPool_;
  size_t poolActualSize_;
  std::condition_variable pushCV_;
  std::condition_variable pullCV_;
  std::mutex mtx_;
  ThreadBarrier callingContextCreated_;
  std::unique_ptr<IPyDataProviderCache> cache_;

  PyObjectPtr instance_;
  size_t poolSize_;
  size_t minPoolSize_;
  bool canOverBatchSize_;
  PyObjectPtr calcBatchSize_;
  PyObjectPtr generator_;
  std::vector<std::string> fileLists_;
  std::vector<SlotHeader> headers_;
  static PyObjectPtr zeroTuple_;
  static std::unordered_set<uintptr_t > gModuleClsPtrs_;

  class PositionRandom {
  public:
    inline explicit PositionRandom(bool skipRand):
        eng_(ThreadLocalRandomEngine::get()), skipRand_(skipRand) {}

    inline size_t operator() (size_t len) {
      if (!skipRand_) {
        if (!dist_ || dist_->b() != len - 1) {
          dist_.reset(new std::uniform_int_distribution<size_t>(0, len - 1));
        }
        return (*dist_)(eng_);
      } else {
        return 0;
      }
    }

  private:
    std::default_random_engine& eng_;
    std::unique_ptr<std::uniform_int_distribution<size_t>> dist_;
    bool skipRand_;
  };

  // DataProvider interface
public:
  /**
   * Resetting the PyDataProvider. May start reading thread here.
   */
  virtual void reset() {
    DataProvider::reset();
    resetImpl(true);
  }

  /**
   * Shuffle. Do nothing because PyDataProvider do shuffle implicitly by random
   * select data from datapool.
   */
  void shuffle() {
  }

  /**
   * Not limited size.
   */
  int64_t getSize() {
    return -1;
  }

  /**
   * Loading a batch of data.
   */
  int64_t getNextBatchInternal(int64_t size_, DataBatch *batch) {
    CHECK_GE(size_, 0);
    size_t size = (size_t) size_;
    if (loadThread_) {  // loading from thread should wait for data pool ready.
                        // but, loading from cache, cache object should ensure
                        // data pool ready.
      std::unique_lock<std::mutex> l(mtx_);
      pullCV_.wait(l, [this, &size] {
        return this->poolActualSize_ >= std::max(size, this->minPoolSize_)
            || callingContexts_.empty();
      });

      if (unittest::OnPoolFilled) {
        (*unittest::OnPoolFilled)(this->poolActualSize_);
      }
    }
    std::deque<PyObjectPtr> data;
    size_t bsize = 0;
    std::deque<PyObjectPtr>* poolPtr = nullptr;

    if (this->loadThread_) {  // loading from thread.
      poolPtr = &this->dataPool_;
    } else {  // loading from cache.
      poolPtr = this->cache_->load();
    }
    CHECK(poolPtr != nullptr);

    std::deque<PyObjectPtr>& pool = *poolPtr;

    while (bsize < size && !pool.empty()) {
      {
        // move data from pool to data
        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(mtx_);
        if (skipShuffle_) {
          size_t i = 0;
          CHECK(pool[i] != nullptr);
          data.emplace_back(std::move(pool[i]));
          pool.pop_front();
        } else {  // when shuffle, use swap to drop only last pool element.
          size_t i = ThreadLocalRand::rand() % pool.size();
          CHECK(pool[i] != nullptr);
          if (i != 0) {
            std::swap(pool[i], pool.front());
          }
          data.emplace_back(std::move(pool.front()));
          pool.pop_front();
        }

        if (calcBatchSize_) {  // custom calc batch size.
          PyGuard guard;
          Py_INCREF(data.back().get());
          py::CallableHelper calcBatchSize(calcBatchSize_);
          calcBatchSize.setArgsSize(1);
          calcBatchSize.getArgs().set(0, data.back());
          PyObjectPtr customBatchSize(calcBatchSize());
          bool ok;
          size_t tmp = py::castInt<size_t>(customBatchSize.get(), &ok);
          CHECK(ok) << "calc_batch_size must return int";

          if (bsize + tmp > size && !canOverBatchSize_) {
            // Put data back.
            pool.push_front(std::move(data.back()));
            data.pop_back();
            break;
          } else {
            bsize += tmp;
          }
        } else {
          bsize += 1;
        }
      }
    }

    if (this->loadThread_) {
      {
        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> g(mtx_);
        poolActualSize_ -= bsize;
      }
      this->pushCV_.notify_all();
    }

    if (bsize == 0) {  // end of pass. In data pool, cannot get any data.
      return 0;
    }

    DataBatch cpuBatch;
    cpuBatch.setSize(bsize);
    auto& inArgs = cpuBatch.getStreams();
    inArgs.resize(headers_.size());
    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<IFieldScanner> > scanners;
    scanners.reserve(headers_.size());
    for (auto& header : headers_) {
      scanners.emplace_back(IFieldScanner::create(&header));
    }
    DBG << "Scanner created.";
    for (size_t i=0; i < headers_.size(); ++i) {
      scanners[i]->startPrepare(inArgs[i]);
    }
    for (auto & d : data) {
      py::SequenceHelper s(d);
      for (size_t i=0; i < headers_.size(); ++i) {
        scanners[i]->prepare(inArgs[i], s[i]);
      }
    }
    for (size_t i=0; i < headers_.size(); ++i) {
      scanners[i]->finishPrepare(inArgs[i]);
    }
    for (size_t i=0; i < headers_.size(); ++i) {
      scanners[i]->startFill(inArgs[i]);
    }
    for (auto & d : data) {
      py::SequenceHelper s(d);
      for (size_t i = 0; i < headers_.size(); ++i) {
        scanners[i]->fill(inArgs[i], s[i]);
      }
    }

    for (size_t i=0; i < headers_.size(); ++i) {
      scanners[i]->finishFill(inArgs[i]);
    }

    {
      PyGuard g;
      cache_->drop(&data);
    }

    DBG << "Reading CPU Batch Done.";

    if (useGpu_) {
      std::vector<Argument>& cpuArguments = cpuBatch.getStreams();
      DataBatch& gpuBatch = *batch;
      std::vector<Argument>& gpuArguments = gpuBatch.getStreams();
      gpuArguments.resize(cpuArguments.size());
      gpuBatch.setSize(size);
      for (size_t i = 0; i < headers_.size(); ++i) {
        gpuArguments[i].resizeAndCopyFrom(cpuArguments[i], useGpu_,
                                          HPPL_STREAM_1);
      }
      hl_stream_synchronize(HPPL_STREAM_1);
    } else {
      *batch = cpuBatch;
    }
    return bsize;
  }
};

std::unordered_set<uintptr_t > PyDataProvider2::gModuleClsPtrs_;
PyObjectPtr PyDataProvider2::zeroTuple_(PyTuple_New(0));

REGISTER_DATA_PROVIDER_EX(py2, PyDataProvider2);


/**
 * Scanner for dense slot.
 */
class DenseScanner: public IFieldScanner {
public:
  explicit DenseScanner(SlotHeader* ptr):IFieldScanner(ptr), height_(0) {}

  /**
   * Prepare.
   * @param argument target argument
   * @param obj each timestep of a sample.
   */
  virtual void prepare(Argument &argument, PyObject *obj) {
    ++height_;
  }

  virtual void finishPrepare(Argument &argument) {
    Matrix::resizeOrCreate(argument.value, height_, headerPtr_->dim,
                           false, false);
    height_ = 0;
  }

  /**
   * Fill argument from obj.
   * @param argument
   * @param obj
   */
  virtual void fill(Argument &argument, PyObject *obj) {
    real* dat = argument.value->getData() + height_ * headerPtr_->dim;
    py::SequenceHelper s(obj);
    // TODO(yuyang18): Here we can use AVX or SSE to accelerate memory copy.
    for (size_t i=0; i < headerPtr_->dim; ++i) {
      dat[i] = (real) s.getDouble(i);
    }
    ++height_;
  }

private:
  size_t height_;
};

/**
 * Scanner for index slot
 */
class IndexScanner: public IFieldScanner {
public:
  explicit IndexScanner(SlotHeader* ptr):IFieldScanner(ptr), cnt_(0) {}

  /**
   * Prepare memory space.
   *
   * @note obj is a single timestep of sample
   */
  virtual void prepare(Argument &argument, PyObject *obj) {
    ++cnt_;
  }

  virtual void finishPrepare(Argument &argument) {
    IVector::resizeOrCreate(argument.ids, cnt_, false);
    cnt_ = 0;
  }

  /**
   * Fill one index to argument.
   */
  virtual void fill(Argument &argument, PyObject *obj) {
    bool ok;
    argument.ids->getData()[cnt_++] = py::castInt<int >(obj, &ok);
    CHECK(ok) << "Cannot cast int " << py::repr(obj);
  }

private:
  size_t cnt_;
};

class SparseNonValueScanner : public IFieldScanner {
public:
  explicit SparseNonValueScanner(SlotHeader* ptr): IFieldScanner(ptr),
                                                   nnz_(0),
                                                   height_(0) {}

  /**
   * Prepare memory space
   * @note obj is a timestep of one sample.
   */
  virtual void prepare(Argument &argument, PyObject *obj) {
    ++height_;
    nnz_ += py::SequenceHelper(obj).size();
  }

  virtual void finishPrepare(Argument &argument) {
    Matrix::resizeOrCreateSparseMatrix(argument.value, height_,
                                       headerPtr_->dim,
                                       nnz_, NO_VALUE);
  }

  virtual void startFill(Argument & argument) {
    auto smat = (CpuSparseMatrix*) (argument.value.get());
    smat->getRows()[0] = 0;
    nnz_ = 0;
    height_ = 1;
  }

  /**
   * Fill one sparse vector to argument.
   * @note obj is a timestep of one sample.
   */
  virtual void fill(Argument& argument, PyObject* obj) {
    py::SequenceHelper s(obj);
    auto sz = s.size();
    auto smat = (CpuSparseMatrix*) (argument.value.get());
    int* row = smat->getRows();
    int* col = smat->getCols();
    real* dat = smat->getData();
    row[height_] = row[height_-1] + (int)sz;

    for (decltype(sz) i = 0; i < sz; ++i) {
      setData(col+nnz_, dat+nnz_, s[i]);
      ++nnz_;
    }
    ++height_;
  }

protected:
  /**
   * Set a single sparse index and value.
   * @param [out] col sparse index
   * @param [out] dat sparse value
   * @param [in] obj Python Object. For sparse_non_value is a PyInt or PyLong.
   *                 For sparse_value is a Tuple (int, float).
   */
  virtual void setData(int* col, real * dat, PyObject* obj) {
    bool ok;
    *col = py::castInt<int>(obj, &ok);
    CHECK(ok);
  }

  size_t nnz_;
  size_t height_;
};

class SparseValueScanner : public SparseNonValueScanner {
public:
  explicit SparseValueScanner(SlotHeader *ptr) : SparseNonValueScanner(ptr) {}

  virtual void finishPrepare(Argument &argument) {
    Matrix::resizeOrCreateSparseMatrix(argument.value, height_,
                                       headerPtr_->dim,
                                       nnz_, FLOAT_VALUE);
  }

protected:
  virtual void setData(int *col, real *dat, PyObject *obj) {
    py::SequenceHelper s(obj);
    SparseNonValueScanner::setData(col, dat, s[0]);
    *dat = (real) s.getDouble(1);
  }
};

/**
 * Sequence Scanner. Scanner for sequence or sub-sequence.
 */
class SequenceScanner: public IFieldScanner {
public:
  /**
   * Ctor
   * @param innerScanner inner scanner for each timestep or sub-sequence.
   * @param getSeqStartPos A callback, (Argument) => ICpuGpuVectorPtr.
   *                       return a sequence start position or a sub-sequence
   *                       start position.
   */
  SequenceScanner(std::unique_ptr<IFieldScanner>&& innerScanner,
    const std::function<ICpuGpuVectorPtr&(Argument&)>& getSeqStartPos)
      : IFieldScanner(nullptr), inner_(std::move(innerScanner)),
        cnt_(0), getSeqStartPos_(getSeqStartPos) {}

  /**
   * Start prepare. Invoke inner->startPrepare too.
   */
  virtual void startPrepare(Argument &argument) {
    inner_->startPrepare(argument);
  }

  /**
   * Prepare. obj is a list or tuple. it will invoke inner_->prepare for each
   * element of sequence obj.
   */
  virtual void prepare(Argument &argument, PyObject *obj) {
    py::SequenceHelper s(obj);
    ++cnt_;
    for (size_t i=0; i < s.size(); ++i) {
      inner_->prepare(argument, s[i]);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Finish prepare. invoke inner_->finishPrepare too.
   */
  virtual void finishPrepare(Argument &argument) {
    ICpuGpuVector::resizeOrCreate(getSeqStartPos_(argument), cnt_ + 1, false);
    inner_->finishPrepare(argument);
  }

  /**
   * Start fill. invoke inner->startFill too.
   */
  virtual void startFill(Argument &argument) {
    getSeqStartPos_(argument)->getMutableData(false)[0] = 0;
    cnt_ = 1;
    inner_->startFill(argument);
  }

  /**
   * Fill. Obj is a tuple or list. invoke inner->fill for each element of
   * sequence obj. And set seqStartPos at same time. The seqStartPos will be
   * calculated by getSeqStartPos callback passed in ctor.
   */
  virtual void fill(Argument &argument, PyObject *obj) {
    getSeqStartPos_(argument)->getMutableData(false)[cnt_] =
      getSeqStartPos_(argument)->getMutableData(false)[cnt_ - 1] +
          (int)getSize(obj);
    py::SequenceHelper s(obj);
    ++cnt_;
    for (size_t i=0; i < s.size(); ++i) {
      inner_->fill(argument, s[i]);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Finish fill. will invoke inner->finishFill too.
   */
  virtual void finishFill(Argument &argument) {
    inner_->finishFill(argument);
  }

protected:
  size_t getSize(PyObject* obj) {
    py::SequenceHelper s(obj);
    auto sc = dynamic_cast<SequenceScanner*>(inner_.get());
    if (sc) {
      size_t sum = 0;
      for (size_t i=0; i < s.size(); ++i) {
        sum += sc->getSize(s[i]);
      }
      return sum;
    } else {
      return s.size();
    }
  }

private:
  std::unique_ptr<IFieldScanner> inner_;
  size_t cnt_;
  std::function<ICpuGpuVectorPtr&(Argument&)> getSeqStartPos_;
};


IFieldScanner* IFieldScanner::create(SlotHeader *header) {
  IFieldScanner* retv = nullptr;
  switch (header->slotType) {
    case ST_DENSE:
      retv = new DenseScanner(header);
      break;
    case ST_INDEX:
      retv = new IndexScanner(header);
      break;
    case ST_NON_SPARSE_VALUE:
      retv = new SparseNonValueScanner(header);
      break;
    case ST_SPARSE_VALUE:
      retv = new SparseValueScanner(header);
      break;
    default:
      LOG(FATAL) << "Not implemented " << header->slotType;
  }

  switch (header->seqType) {
    case SQT_NONE:
      break;
    case SQT_SUBSEQ:
      retv = new SequenceScanner(std::unique_ptr<IFieldScanner>(retv),
            [](Argument& arg) -> ICpuGpuVectorPtr& {
              return arg.subSequenceStartPositions;
            });
      // fall through, not break;
    case SQT_SEQ:
      retv = new SequenceScanner(std::unique_ptr<IFieldScanner>(retv),
          [](Argument& arg) -> ICpuGpuVectorPtr& {
            return arg.sequenceStartPositions;
          });
      break;
    default:
      LOG(FATAL) << "Not implemented";
  }

  return retv;
}

/**
 * No Cache Strategy. Will destruct old data immediately and load data from
 * python every pass.
 */
class NoCacheStrategy: public IPyDataProviderCache {
public:
  virtual bool reset() {
    return true;
  }

  virtual void drop(std::deque<PyObjectPtr> *data) {
    data->clear();
  }

  virtual std::deque<PyObjectPtr>* load() {
    return nullptr;
  }
};

/**
 * Cache One Pass In Memory strategy.
 *
 * In first pass, will load data from python and store them in memory.
 * The rest passes, will load data from memory.
 */
class CacheOnePassInMemory : public IPyDataProviderCache {
public:
  CacheOnePassInMemory() : objPool_(new std::deque<PyObjectPtr>()),
                           droppedPool_(new std::deque<PyObjectPtr>())
  {}

  virtual bool reset() {
    if (objPool_->empty() && droppedPool_->empty()) {
      return true;
    } else if (objPool_->empty()) {
      std::swap(objPool_, droppedPool_);
      return false;
    } else {
      LOG(FATAL) << "Unexpected branch";
    }
  }

  virtual void drop(std::deque<PyObjectPtr> *data) {
    size_t orgSize = droppedPool_->size();
    droppedPool_->resize(orgSize + data->size());
    for (size_t i=0; i < data->size(); ++i) {
      std::swap((*droppedPool_)[orgSize + i], (*data)[i]);
    }
    data->clear();
  }

  virtual std::deque<PyObjectPtr>* load() {
    return objPool_.get();
  }

private:
  std::unique_ptr<std::deque<PyObjectPtr> > objPool_;
  std::unique_ptr<std::deque<PyObjectPtr> > droppedPool_;
};


IPyDataProviderCache* IPyDataProviderCache::create(CacheType ct) {
  switch (ct) {
    case NO_CACHE:
      return new NoCacheStrategy();
    case CACHE_PASS_IN_MEM:
      return new CacheOnePassInMemory();
    default:
      LOG(FATAL) << "Not implemented";
  }
}
}  // namespace paddle

#endif