search_space_base.py

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__all__ = ['SearchSpaceBase']


class SearchSpaceBase(object):
    """Controller for Neural Architecture Search.
    """

    def __init__(self, input_size, output_size, block_num, *argss):
        self.input_size = input_size
        self.output_size = output_size
        self.block_num = block_num

    def init_tokens(self):
        """Get init tokens in search space.
        """
        raise NotImplementedError('Abstract method.')

    def range_table(self):
        """Get range table of current search space.
        """
        raise NotImplementedError('Abstract method.')

    def token2arch(self, tokens):
        """Create networks for training and evaluation according to tokens.
        Args:
            tokens(list<int>): The tokens which represent a network.
        Return:
            list<layers> 
        """
        raise NotImplementedError('Abstract method.')