DenseBridge

class opennmt.layers.DenseBridge(*args, **kwargs)

A bridge that applies a parameterized linear transformation from the encoder state to the decoder state size.

Inherits from: opennmt.layers.Bridge

__init__(activation=None)

Initializes the bridge.

Parameters

activation – Activation function (a callable). Set it to None to maintain a linear activation.

build(input_shape)

Creates the variables of the layer (for subclass implementers).

This is a method that implementers of subclasses of Layer or Model can override if they need a state-creation step in-between layer instantiation and layer call. It is invoked automatically before the first execution of call().

This is typically used to create the weights of Layer subclasses (at the discretion of the subclass implementer).

Parameters

input_shape – Instance of TensorShape, or list of instances of TensorShape if the layer expects a list of inputs (one instance per input).

call(states)

This is where the layer’s logic lives.

The call() method may not create state (except in its first invocation, wrapping the creation of variables or other resources in tf.init_scope()). It is recommended to create state, including tf.Variable instances and nested Layer instances,

in __init__(), or in the build() method that is

called automatically before call() executes for the first time.

Parameters

• inputs –

  Input tensor, or dict/list/tuple of input tensors. The first positional inputs argument is subject to special rules: - inputs must be explicitly passed. A layer cannot have zero

  arguments, and inputs cannot be provided via the default value of a keyword argument.

  • NumPy array or Python scalar values in inputs get cast as tensors.

  • Keras mask metadata is only collected from inputs.

  • Layers are built (build(input_shape) method) using shape info from inputs only.

  • input_spec compatibility is only checked against inputs.

  • Mixed precision input casting is only applied to inputs. If a layer has tensor arguments in *args or **kwargs, their casting behavior in mixed precision should be handled manually.

  • The SavedModel input specification is generated using inputs only.

  • Integration with various ecosystem packages like TFMOT, TFLite, TF.js, etc is only supported for inputs and not for tensors in positional and keyword arguments.

• *args – Additional positional arguments. May contain tensors, although this is not recommended, for the reasons above.

• **kwargs –

  Additional keyword arguments. May contain tensors, although this is not recommended, for the reasons above. The following optional keyword arguments are reserved: - training: Boolean scalar tensor of Python boolean indicating

  whether the call is meant for training or inference.

  • mask: Boolean input mask. If the layer’s call() method takes a mask argument, its default value will be set to the mask generated for inputs by the previous layer (if input did come from a layer that generated a corresponding mask, i.e. if it came from a Keras layer with masking support).

Returns

A tensor or list/tuple of tensors.