Simplify train.py, evaluate.py, infer.py and tune.py by adding DeepSpeech2Model class.

evaluate.py

@@ -4,14 +4,11 @@ from __future__ import division
 from __future__ import print_function
 
 import distutils.util
-import sys
 import argparse
-import gzip
+import multiprocessing
 import paddle.v2 as paddle
 from data_utils.data import DataGenerator
-from model import deep_speech2
-from decoder import *
-from lm.lm_scorer import LmScorer
+from model import DeepSpeech2Model
 from error_rate import wer
 import utils
 
@@ -119,37 +116,12 @@ args = parser.parse_args()
 
 def evaluate():
     """Evaluate on whole test data for DeepSpeech2."""
-    # initialize data generator
     data_generator = DataGenerator(
         vocab_filepath=args.vocab_filepath,
         mean_std_filepath=args.mean_std_filepath,
         augmentation_config='{}',
         specgram_type=args.specgram_type,
         num_threads=args.num_threads_data)
-
-    # create network config
-    # paddle.data_type.dense_array is used for variable batch input.
-    # The size 161 * 161 is only an placeholder value and the real shape
-    # of input batch data will be induced during training.
-    audio_data = paddle.layer.data(
-        name="audio_spectrogram", type=paddle.data_type.dense_array(161 * 161))
-    text_data = paddle.layer.data(
-        name="transcript_text",
-        type=paddle.data_type.integer_value_sequence(data_generator.vocab_size))
-    output_probs = deep_speech2(
-        audio_data=audio_data,
-        text_data=text_data,
-        dict_size=data_generator.vocab_size,
-        num_conv_layers=args.num_conv_layers,
-        num_rnn_layers=args.num_rnn_layers,
-        rnn_size=args.rnn_layer_size,
-        is_inference=True)
-
-    # load parameters
-    parameters = paddle.parameters.Parameters.from_tar(
-        gzip.open(args.model_filepath))
-
-    # prepare infer data
     batch_reader = data_generator.batch_reader_creator(
         manifest_path=args.decode_manifest_path,
         batch_size=args.batch_size,
@@ -157,59 +129,34 @@ def evaluate():
         sortagrad=False,
         shuffle_method=None)
 
-    # define inferer
-    inferer = paddle.inference.Inference(
-        output_layer=output_probs, parameters=parameters)
-
-    # initialize external scorer for beam search decoding
-    if args.decode_method == 'beam_search':
-        ext_scorer = LmScorer(args.alpha, args.beta, args.language_model_path)
+    ds2_model = DeepSpeech2Model(
+        vocab_size=data_generator.vocab_size,
+        num_conv_layers=args.num_conv_layers,
+        num_rnn_layers=args.num_rnn_layers,
+        rnn_layer_size=args.rnn_layer_size,
+        pretrained_model_path=args.model_filepath)
 
-    wer_counter, wer_sum = 0, 0.0
+    wer_sum, num_ins = 0.0, 0
     for infer_data in batch_reader():
-        # run inference
-        infer_results = inferer.infer(input=infer_data)
-        num_steps = len(infer_results) // len(infer_data)
-        probs_split = [
-            infer_results[i * num_steps:(i + 1) * num_steps]
-            for i in xrange(0, len(infer_data))
+        result_transcripts = ds2_model.infer_batch(
+            infer_data=infer_data,
+            decode_method=args.decode_method,
+            beam_alpha=args.alpha,
+            beam_beta=args.beta,
+            beam_size=args.beam_size,
+            cutoff_prob=args.cutoff_prob,
+            vocab_list=data_generator.vocab_list,
+            language_model_path=args.language_model_path,
+            num_processes=args.num_processes_beam_search)
+        target_transcripts = [
+            ''.join([data_generator.vocab_list[token] for token in transcript])
+            for _, transcript in infer_data
         ]
-        # target transcription
-        target_transcription = [
-            ''.join([
-                data_generator.vocab_list[index] for index in infer_data[i][1]
-            ]) for i, probs in enumerate(probs_split)
-        ]
-        # decode and print
-        # best path decode
-        if args.decode_method == "best_path":
-            for i, probs in enumerate(probs_split):
-                output_transcription = ctc_best_path_decoder(
-                    probs_seq=probs, vocabulary=data_generator.vocab_list)
-                wer_sum += wer(target_transcription[i], output_transcription)
-                wer_counter += 1
-        # beam search decode
-        elif args.decode_method == "beam_search":
-            # beam search using multiple processes
-            beam_search_results = ctc_beam_search_decoder_batch(
-                probs_split=probs_split,
-                vocabulary=data_generator.vocab_list,
-                beam_size=args.beam_size,
-                blank_id=len(data_generator.vocab_list),
-                num_processes=args.num_processes_beam_search,
-                ext_scoring_func=ext_scorer,
-                cutoff_prob=args.cutoff_prob)
-            for i, beam_search_result in enumerate(beam_search_results):
-                wer_sum += wer(target_transcription[i],
-                               beam_search_result[0][1])
-                wer_counter += 1
-        else:
-            raise ValueError("Decoding method [%s] is not supported." %
-                             decode_method)
-        print("WER (%d/?) = %f" % (wer_counter, wer_sum / wer_counter))
-
-    print("Final WER (%d/%d) = %f" % (wer_counter, wer_counter,
-                                      wer_sum / wer_counter))
+        for target, result in zip(target_transcripts, result_transcripts):
+            wer_sum += wer(target, result)
+            num_ins += 1
+        print("WER (%d/?) = %f" % (num_ins, wer_sum / num_ins))
+    print("Final WER (%d/%d) = %f" % (num_ins, num_ins, wer_sum / num_ins))
 
 
 def main():

infer.py

@@ -4,14 +4,11 @@ from __future__ import division
 from __future__ import print_function
 
 import argparse
-import gzip
 import distutils.util
 import multiprocessing
 import paddle.v2 as paddle
 from data_utils.data import DataGenerator
-from model import deep_speech2
-from decoder import *
-from lm.lm_scorer import LmScorer
+from model import DeepSpeech2Model
 from error_rate import wer
 import utils
 
@@ -124,37 +121,12 @@ args = parser.parse_args()
 
 def infer():
     """Inference for DeepSpeech2."""
-    # initialize data generator
     data_generator = DataGenerator(
         vocab_filepath=args.vocab_filepath,
         mean_std_filepath=args.mean_std_filepath,
         augmentation_config='{}',
         specgram_type=args.specgram_type,
         num_threads=args.num_threads_data)
-
-    # create network config
-    # paddle.data_type.dense_array is used for variable batch input.
-    # The size 161 * 161 is only an placeholder value and the real shape
-    # of input batch data will be induced during training.
-    audio_data = paddle.layer.data(
-        name="audio_spectrogram", type=paddle.data_type.dense_array(161 * 161))
-    text_data = paddle.layer.data(
-        name="transcript_text",
-        type=paddle.data_type.integer_value_sequence(data_generator.vocab_size))
-    output_probs = deep_speech2(
-        audio_data=audio_data,
-        text_data=text_data,
-        dict_size=data_generator.vocab_size,
-        num_conv_layers=args.num_conv_layers,
-        num_rnn_layers=args.num_rnn_layers,
-        rnn_size=args.rnn_layer_size,
-        is_inference=True)
-
-    # load parameters
-    parameters = paddle.parameters.Parameters.from_tar(
-        gzip.open(args.model_filepath))
-
-    # prepare infer data
     batch_reader = data_generator.batch_reader_creator(
         manifest_path=args.decode_manifest_path,
         batch_size=args.num_samples,
@@ -163,61 +135,31 @@ def infer():
         shuffle_method=None)
     infer_data = batch_reader().next()
 
-    # run inference
-    infer_results = paddle.infer(
-        output_layer=output_probs, parameters=parameters, input=infer_data)
-    num_steps = len(infer_results) // len(infer_data)
-    probs_split = [
-        infer_results[i * num_steps:(i + 1) * num_steps]
-        for i in xrange(len(infer_data))
-    ]
+    ds2_model = DeepSpeech2Model(
+        vocab_size=data_generator.vocab_size,
+        num_conv_layers=args.num_conv_layers,
+        num_rnn_layers=args.num_rnn_layers,
+        rnn_layer_size=args.rnn_layer_size,
+        pretrained_model_path=args.model_filepath)
+    result_transcripts = ds2_model.infer_batch(
+        infer_data=infer_data,
+        decode_method=args.decode_method,
+        beam_alpha=args.alpha,
+        beam_beta=args.beta,
+        beam_size=args.beam_size,
+        cutoff_prob=args.cutoff_prob,
+        vocab_list=data_generator.vocab_list,
+        language_model_path=args.language_model_path,
+        num_processes=args.num_processes_beam_search)
 
-    # targe transcription
-    target_transcription = [
-        ''.join(
-            [data_generator.vocab_list[index] for index in infer_data[i][1]])
-        for i, probs in enumerate(probs_split)
+    target_transcripts = [
+        ''.join([data_generator.vocab_list[token] for token in transcript])
+        for _, transcript in infer_data
     ]
-
-    ## decode and print
-    # best path decode
-    wer_sum, wer_counter = 0, 0
-    if args.decode_method == "best_path":
-        for i, probs in enumerate(probs_split):
-            best_path_transcription = ctc_best_path_decoder(
-                probs_seq=probs, vocabulary=data_generator.vocab_list)
-            print("\nTarget Transcription: %s\nOutput Transcription: %s" %
-                  (target_transcription[i], best_path_transcription))
-            wer_cur = wer(target_transcription[i], best_path_transcription)
-            wer_sum += wer_cur
-            wer_counter += 1
-            print("cur wer = %f, average wer = %f" %
-                  (wer_cur, wer_sum / wer_counter))
-    # beam search decode
-    elif args.decode_method == "beam_search":
-        ext_scorer = LmScorer(args.alpha, args.beta, args.language_model_path)
-        beam_search_batch_results = ctc_beam_search_decoder_batch(
-            probs_split=probs_split,
-            vocabulary=data_generator.vocab_list,
-            beam_size=args.beam_size,
-            blank_id=len(data_generator.vocab_list),
-            num_processes=args.num_processes_beam_search,
-            cutoff_prob=args.cutoff_prob,
-            ext_scoring_func=ext_scorer, )
-        for i, beam_search_result in enumerate(beam_search_batch_results):
-            print("\nTarget Transcription:\t%s" % target_transcription[i])
-            for index in xrange(args.num_results_per_sample):
-                result = beam_search_result[index]
-                #output: index, log prob, beam result
-                print("Beam %d: %f \t%s" % (index, result[0], result[1]))
-            wer_cur = wer(target_transcription[i], beam_search_result[0][1])
-            wer_sum += wer_cur
-            wer_counter += 1
-            print("Current WER = %f , Average WER = %f" %
-                  (wer_cur, wer_sum / wer_counter))
-    else:
-        raise ValueError("Decoding method [%s] is not supported." %
-                         decode_method)
+    for target, result in zip(target_transcripts, result_transcripts):
+        print("\nTarget Transcription: %s\nOutput Transcription: %s" %
+              (target, result))
+        print("Current wer = %f" % wer(target, result))
 
 
 def main():

layer.py

@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+"""Contains DeepSpeech2 layers."""
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+from __future__ import division
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import paddle.v2 as paddle
+
+DISABLE_CUDNN_BATCH_NORM = True
+
+
+def conv_bn_layer(input, filter_size, num_channels_in, num_channels_out, stride,
+                  padding, act):
+    """
+    Convolution layer with batch normalization.
+    """
+    conv_layer = paddle.layer.img_conv(
+        input=input,
+        filter_size=filter_size,
+        num_channels=num_channels_in,
+        num_filters=num_channels_out,
+        stride=stride,
+        padding=padding,
+        act=paddle.activation.Linear(),
+        bias_attr=False)
+    if DISABLE_CUDNN_BATCH_NORM:
+        # temopary patch, need to be removed.
+        return paddle.layer.batch_norm(
+            input=conv_layer, act=act, batch_norm_type="batch_norm")
+    else:
+        return paddle.layer.batch_norm(input=conv_layer, act=act)
+
+
+def bidirectional_simple_rnn_bn_layer(name, input, size, act):
+    """
+    Bidirectonal simple rnn layer with sequence-wise batch normalization.
+    The batch normalization is only performed on input-state weights.
+    """
+    # input-hidden weights shared across bi-direcitonal rnn.
+    input_proj = paddle.layer.fc(
+        input=input, size=size, act=paddle.activation.Linear(), bias_attr=False)
+    # batch norm is only performed on input-state projection 
+    if DISABLE_CUDNN_BATCH_NORM:
+        # temopary patch, need to be removed.
+        input_proj_bn = paddle.layer.batch_norm(
+            input=input_proj,
+            act=paddle.activation.Linear(),
+            batch_norm_type="batch_norm")
+    else:
+        input_proj_bn = paddle.layer.batch_norm(
+            input=input_proj, act=paddle.activation.Linear())
+    # forward and backward in time
+    forward_simple_rnn = paddle.layer.recurrent(
+        input=input_proj_bn, act=act, reverse=False)
+    backward_simple_rnn = paddle.layer.recurrent(
+        input=input_proj_bn, act=act, reverse=True)
+    return paddle.layer.concat(input=[forward_simple_rnn, backward_simple_rnn])
+
+
+def conv_group(input, num_stacks):
+    """
+    Convolution group with several stacking convolution layers.
+    """
+    conv = conv_bn_layer(
+        input=input,
+        filter_size=(11, 41),
+        num_channels_in=1,
+        num_channels_out=32,
+        stride=(3, 2),
+        padding=(5, 20),
+        act=paddle.activation.BRelu())
+    for i in xrange(num_stacks - 1):
+        conv = conv_bn_layer(
+            input=conv,
+            filter_size=(11, 21),
+            num_channels_in=32,
+            num_channels_out=32,
+            stride=(1, 2),
+            padding=(5, 10),
+            act=paddle.activation.BRelu())
+    output_num_channels = 32
+    output_height = 160 // pow(2, num_stacks) + 1
+    return conv, output_num_channels, output_height
+
+
+def rnn_group(input, size, num_stacks):
+    """
+    RNN group with several stacking RNN layers.
+    """
+    output = input
+    for i in xrange(num_stacks):
+        output = bidirectional_simple_rnn_bn_layer(
+            name=str(i), input=output, size=size, act=paddle.activation.BRelu())
+    return output
+
+
+def deep_speech2(audio_data,
+                 text_data,
+                 dict_size,
+                 num_conv_layers=2,
+                 num_rnn_layers=3,
+                 rnn_size=256):
+    """
+    The whole DeepSpeech2 model structure (a simplified version).
+
+    :param audio_data: Audio spectrogram data layer.
+    :type audio_data: LayerOutput
+    :param text_data: Transcription text data layer.
+    :type text_data: LayerOutput
+    :param dict_size: Dictionary size for tokenized transcription.
+    :type dict_size: int
+    :param num_conv_layers: Number of stacking convolution layers.
+    :type num_conv_layers: int
+    :param num_rnn_layers: Number of stacking RNN layers.
+    :type num_rnn_layers: int
+    :param rnn_size: RNN layer size (number of RNN cells).
+    :type rnn_size: int
+    :param is_inference: False in the training mode, and True in the
+                         inferene mode.
+    :type is_inference: bool
+    :return: If is_inference set False, return a ctc cost layer;
+             if is_inference set True, return a sequence layer of output
+             probability distribution.
+    :rtype: tuple of LayerOutput
+    """
+    # convolution group
+    conv_group_output, conv_group_num_channels, conv_group_height = conv_group(
+        input=audio_data, num_stacks=num_conv_layers)
+    # convert data form convolution feature map to sequence of vectors
+    conv2seq = paddle.layer.block_expand(
+        input=conv_group_output,
+        num_channels=conv_group_num_channels,
+        stride_x=1,
+        stride_y=1,
+        block_x=1,
+        block_y=conv_group_height)
+    # rnn group
+    rnn_group_output = rnn_group(
+        input=conv2seq, size=rnn_size, num_stacks=num_rnn_layers)
+    fc = paddle.layer.fc(
+        input=rnn_group_output,
+        size=dict_size + 1,
+        act=paddle.activation.Linear(),
+        bias_attr=True)
+    # probability distribution with softmax
+    log_probs = paddle.layer.mixed(
+        input=paddle.layer.identity_projection(input=fc),
+        act=paddle.activation.Softmax())
+    # ctc cost
+    ctc_loss = paddle.layer.warp_ctc(
+        input=fc,
+        label=text_data,
+        size=dict_size + 1,
+        blank=dict_size,
+        norm_by_times=True)
+    return log_probs, ctc_loss

model.py

@@ -3,141 +3,150 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import division
 from __future__ import print_function
 
+import sys
+import os
+import time
+import gzip
+from decoder import *
+from lm.lm_scorer import LmScorer
 import paddle.v2 as paddle
+from layer import *
 
 
-def conv_bn_layer(input, filter_size, num_channels_in, num_channels_out, stride,
-                  padding, act):
-    """
-    Convolution layer with batch normalization.
-    """
-    conv_layer = paddle.layer.img_conv(
-        input=input,
-        filter_size=filter_size,
-        num_channels=num_channels_in,
-        num_filters=num_channels_out,
-        stride=stride,
-        padding=padding,
-        act=paddle.activation.Linear(),
-        bias_attr=False)
-    return paddle.layer.batch_norm(input=conv_layer, act=act)
+class DeepSpeech2Model(object):
+    def __init__(self, vocab_size, num_conv_layers, num_rnn_layers,
+                 rnn_layer_size, pretrained_model_path):
+        self._create_network(vocab_size, num_conv_layers, num_rnn_layers,
+                             rnn_layer_size)
+        self._create_parameters(pretrained_model_path)
+        self._inferer = None
+        self._ext_scorer = None
 
+    def train(self,
+              train_batch_reader,
+              dev_batch_reader,
+              feeding_dict,
+              learning_rate,
+              gradient_clipping,
+              num_passes,
+              num_iterations_print=100,
+              output_model_dir='checkpoints'):
+        # prepare optimizer and trainer
+        optimizer = paddle.optimizer.Adam(
+            learning_rate=learning_rate,
+            gradient_clipping_threshold=gradient_clipping)
+        trainer = paddle.trainer.SGD(
+            cost=self._loss,
+            parameters=self._parameters,
+            update_equation=optimizer)
 
-def bidirectional_simple_rnn_bn_layer(name, input, size, act):
-    """
-    Bidirectonal simple rnn layer with sequence-wise batch normalization.
-    The batch normalization is only performed on input-state weights.
-    """
-    # input-hidden weights shared across bi-direcitonal rnn.
-    input_proj = paddle.layer.fc(
-        input=input, size=size, act=paddle.activation.Linear(), bias_attr=False)
-    # batch norm is only performed on input-state projection 
-    input_proj_bn = paddle.layer.batch_norm(
-        input=input_proj, act=paddle.activation.Linear())
-    # forward and backward in time
-    forward_simple_rnn = paddle.layer.recurrent(
-        input=input_proj_bn, act=act, reverse=False)
-    backward_simple_rnn = paddle.layer.recurrent(
-        input=input_proj_bn, act=act, reverse=True)
-    return paddle.layer.concat(input=[forward_simple_rnn, backward_simple_rnn])
+        # create event handler
+        def event_handler(event):
+            global start_time, cost_sum, cost_counter
+            if isinstance(event, paddle.event.EndIteration):
+                cost_sum += event.cost
+                cost_counter += 1
+                if (event.batch_id + 1) % num_iterations_print == 0:
+                    output_model_path = os.path.join(output_model_dir,
+                                                     "params.latest.tar.gz")
+                    with gzip.open(output_model_path, 'w') as f:
+                        self._parameters.to_tar(f)
+                    print("\nPass: %d, Batch: %d, TrainCost: %f" %
+                          (event.pass_id, event.batch_id + 1,
+                           cost_sum / cost_counter))
+                    cost_sum, cost_counter = 0.0, 0
+                else:
+                    sys.stdout.write('.')
+                    sys.stdout.flush()
+            if isinstance(event, paddle.event.BeginPass):
+                start_time = time.time()
+                cost_sum, cost_counter = 0.0, 0
+            if isinstance(event, paddle.event.EndPass):
+                result = trainer.test(
+                    reader=dev_batch_reader, feeding=feeding_dict)
+                output_model_path = os.path.join(
+                    output_model_dir, "params.pass-%d.tar.gz" % event.pass_id)
+                with gzip.open(output_model_path, 'w') as f:
+                    self._parameters.to_tar(f)
+                print("\n------- Time: %d sec,  Pass: %d, ValidationCost: %s" %
+                      (time.time() - start_time, event.pass_id, result.cost))
 
+        # run train
+        trainer.train(
+            reader=train_batch_reader,
+            event_handler=event_handler,
+            num_passes=num_passes,
+            feeding=feeding_dict)
 
-def conv_group(input, num_stacks):
-    """
-    Convolution group with several stacking convolution layers.
-    """
-    conv = conv_bn_layer(
-        input=input,
-        filter_size=(11, 41),
-        num_channels_in=1,
-        num_channels_out=32,
-        stride=(3, 2),
-        padding=(5, 20),
-        act=paddle.activation.BRelu())
-    for i in xrange(num_stacks - 1):
-        conv = conv_bn_layer(
-            input=conv,
-            filter_size=(11, 21),
-            num_channels_in=32,
-            num_channels_out=32,
-            stride=(1, 2),
-            padding=(5, 10),
-            act=paddle.activation.BRelu())
-    output_num_channels = 32
-    output_height = 160 // pow(2, num_stacks) + 1
-    return conv, output_num_channels, output_height
+    def infer_batch(self, infer_data, decode_method, beam_alpha, beam_beta,
+                    beam_size, cutoff_prob, vocab_list, language_model_path,
+                    num_processes):
+        # define inferer
+        if self._inferer == None:
+            self._inferer = paddle.inference.Inference(
+                output_layer=self._log_probs, parameters=self._parameters)
+        # run inference
+        infer_results = self._inferer.infer(input=infer_data)
+        num_steps = len(infer_results) // len(infer_data)
+        probs_split = [
+            infer_results[i * num_steps:(i + 1) * num_steps]
+            for i in xrange(0, len(infer_data))
+        ]
+        # run decoder
+        results = []
+        if decode_method == "best_path":
+            # best path decode
+            for i, probs in enumerate(probs_split):
+                output_transcription = ctc_best_path_decoder(
+                    probs_seq=probs, vocabulary=data_generator.vocab_list)
+                results.append(output_transcription)
+        elif decode_method == "beam_search":
+            # initialize external scorer
+            if self._ext_scorer == None:
+                self._ext_scorer = LmScorer(beam_alpha, beam_beta,
+                                            language_model_path)
+                self._loaded_lm_path = language_model_path
+            else:
+                self._ext_scorer.reset_params(beam_alpha, beam_beta)
+                assert self._loaded_lm_path == language_model_path
 
+            # beam search decode
+            beam_search_results = ctc_beam_search_decoder_batch(
+                probs_split=probs_split,
+                vocabulary=vocab_list,
+                beam_size=beam_size,
+                blank_id=len(vocab_list),
+                num_processes=num_processes,
+                ext_scoring_func=self._ext_scorer,
+                cutoff_prob=cutoff_prob)
+            results = [result[0][1] for result in beam_search_results]
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("Decoding method [%s] is not supported." %
+                             decode_method)
+        return results
 
-def rnn_group(input, size, num_stacks):
-    """
-    RNN group with several stacking RNN layers.
-    """
-    output = input
-    for i in xrange(num_stacks):
-        output = bidirectional_simple_rnn_bn_layer(
-            name=str(i), input=output, size=size, act=paddle.activation.BRelu())
-    return output
+    def _create_parameters(self, model_path=None):
+        if model_path is None:
+            self._parameters = paddle.parameters.create(self._loss)
+        else:
+            self._parameters = paddle.parameters.Parameters.from_tar(
+                gzip.open(model_path))
 
-
-def deep_speech2(audio_data,
-                 text_data,
-                 dict_size,
-                 num_conv_layers=2,
-                 num_rnn_layers=3,
-                 rnn_size=256,
-                 is_inference=False):
-    """
-    The whole DeepSpeech2 model structure (a simplified version).
-
-    :param audio_data: Audio spectrogram data layer.
-    :type audio_data: LayerOutput
-    :param text_data: Transcription text data layer.
-    :type text_data: LayerOutput
-    :param dict_size: Dictionary size for tokenized transcription.
-    :type dict_size: int
-    :param num_conv_layers: Number of stacking convolution layers.
-    :type num_conv_layers: int
-    :param num_rnn_layers: Number of stacking RNN layers.
-    :type num_rnn_layers: int
-    :param rnn_size: RNN layer size (number of RNN cells).
-    :type rnn_size: int
-    :param is_inference: False in the training mode, and True in the
-                         inferene mode.
-    :type is_inference: bool
-    :return: If is_inference set False, return a ctc cost layer;
-             if is_inference set True, return a sequence layer of output
-             probability distribution.
-    :rtype: tuple of LayerOutput
-    """
-    # convolution group
-    conv_group_output, conv_group_num_channels, conv_group_height = conv_group(
-        input=audio_data, num_stacks=num_conv_layers)
-    # convert data form convolution feature map to sequence of vectors
-    conv2seq = paddle.layer.block_expand(
-        input=conv_group_output,
-        num_channels=conv_group_num_channels,
-        stride_x=1,
-        stride_y=1,
-        block_x=1,
-        block_y=conv_group_height)
-    # rnn group
-    rnn_group_output = rnn_group(
-        input=conv2seq, size=rnn_size, num_stacks=num_rnn_layers)
-    fc = paddle.layer.fc(
-        input=rnn_group_output,
-        size=dict_size + 1,
-        act=paddle.activation.Linear(),
-        bias_attr=True)
-    if is_inference:
-        # probability distribution with softmax
-        return paddle.layer.mixed(
-            input=paddle.layer.identity_projection(input=fc),
-            act=paddle.activation.Softmax())
-    else:
-        # ctc cost
-        return paddle.layer.warp_ctc(
-            input=fc,
-            label=text_data,
-            size=dict_size + 1,
-            blank=dict_size,
-            norm_by_times=True)
+    def _create_network(self, vocab_size, num_conv_layers, num_rnn_layers,
+                        rnn_layer_size):
+        # paddle.data_type.dense_array is used for variable batch input.
+        # The size 161 * 161 is only an placeholder value and the real shape
+        # of input batch data will be induced during training.
+        audio_data = paddle.layer.data(
+            name="audio_spectrogram",
+            type=paddle.data_type.dense_array(161 * 161))
+        text_data = paddle.layer.data(
+            name="transcript_text",
+            type=paddle.data_type.integer_value_sequence(vocab_size))
+        self._log_probs, self._loss = deep_speech2(
+            audio_data=audio_data,
+            text_data=text_data,
+            dict_size=vocab_size,
+            num_conv_layers=num_conv_layers,
+            num_rnn_layers=num_rnn_layers,
+            rnn_size=rnn_layer_size)

train.py

@@ -3,15 +3,11 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import division
 from __future__ import print_function
 
-import sys
-import os
 import argparse
-import gzip
-import time
 import distutils.util
 import multiprocessing
 import paddle.v2 as paddle
-from model import deep_speech2
+from model import DeepSpeech2Model
 from data_utils.data import DataGenerator
 import utils
 
@@ -23,6 +19,12 @@ parser.add_argument(
     default=200,
     type=int,
     help="Training pass number. (default: %(default)s)")
+parser.add_argument(
+    "--num_iterations_print",
+    default=100,
+    type=int,
+    help="Number of iterations for every train cost printing. "
+    "(default: %(default)s)")
 parser.add_argument(
     "--num_conv_layers",
     default=2,
@@ -127,100 +129,47 @@ args = parser.parse_args()
 
 def train():
     """DeepSpeech2 training."""
-
-    # initialize data generator
-    def data_generator():
-        return DataGenerator(
-            vocab_filepath=args.vocab_filepath,
-            mean_std_filepath=args.mean_std_filepath,
-            augmentation_config=args.augmentation_config,
-            max_duration=args.max_duration,
-            min_duration=args.min_duration,
-            specgram_type=args.specgram_type,
-            num_threads=args.num_threads_data)
-
-    train_generator = data_generator()
-    test_generator = data_generator()
-
-    # create network config
-    # paddle.data_type.dense_array is used for variable batch input.
-    # The size 161 * 161 is only an placeholder value and the real shape
-    # of input batch data will be induced during training.
-    audio_data = paddle.layer.data(
-        name="audio_spectrogram", type=paddle.data_type.dense_array(161 * 161))
-    text_data = paddle.layer.data(
-        name="transcript_text",
-        type=paddle.data_type.integer_value_sequence(
-            train_generator.vocab_size))
-    cost = deep_speech2(
-        audio_data=audio_data,
-        text_data=text_data,
-        dict_size=train_generator.vocab_size,
-        num_conv_layers=args.num_conv_layers,
-        num_rnn_layers=args.num_rnn_layers,
-        rnn_size=args.rnn_layer_size,
-        is_inference=False)
-
-    # create/load parameters and optimizer
-    if args.init_model_path is None:
-        parameters = paddle.parameters.create(cost)
-    else:
-        if not os.path.isfile(args.init_model_path):
-            raise IOError("Invalid model!")
-        parameters = paddle.parameters.Parameters.from_tar(
-            gzip.open(args.init_model_path))
-    optimizer = paddle.optimizer.Adam(
-        learning_rate=args.adam_learning_rate, gradient_clipping_threshold=400)
-    trainer = paddle.trainer.SGD(
-        cost=cost, parameters=parameters, update_equation=optimizer)
-
-    # prepare data reader
+    train_generator = DataGenerator(
+        vocab_filepath=args.vocab_filepath,
+        mean_std_filepath=args.mean_std_filepath,
+        augmentation_config=args.augmentation_config,
+        max_duration=args.max_duration,
+        min_duration=args.min_duration,
+        specgram_type=args.specgram_type,
+        num_threads=args.num_threads_data)
+    dev_generator = DataGenerator(
+        vocab_filepath=args.vocab_filepath,
+        mean_std_filepath=args.mean_std_filepath,
+        augmentation_config="{}",
+        specgram_type=args.specgram_type,
+        num_threads=args.num_threads_data)
     train_batch_reader = train_generator.batch_reader_creator(
         manifest_path=args.train_manifest_path,
         batch_size=args.batch_size,
         min_batch_size=args.trainer_count,
         sortagrad=args.use_sortagrad if args.init_model_path is None else False,
         shuffle_method=args.shuffle_method)
-    test_batch_reader = test_generator.batch_reader_creator(
+    dev_batch_reader = dev_generator.batch_reader_creator(
         manifest_path=args.dev_manifest_path,
         batch_size=args.batch_size,
         min_batch_size=1,  # must be 1, but will have errors.
         sortagrad=False,
         shuffle_method=None)
 
-    # create event handler
-    def event_handler(event):
-        global start_time, cost_sum, cost_counter
-        if isinstance(event, paddle.event.EndIteration):
-            cost_sum += event.cost
-            cost_counter += 1
-            if (event.batch_id + 1) % 100 == 0:
-                print("\nPass: %d, Batch: %d, TrainCost: %f" % (
-                    event.pass_id, event.batch_id + 1, cost_sum / cost_counter))
-                cost_sum, cost_counter = 0.0, 0
-                with gzip.open("checkpoints/params.latest.tar.gz", 'w') as f:
-                    parameters.to_tar(f)
-            else:
-                sys.stdout.write('.')
-                sys.stdout.flush()
-        if isinstance(event, paddle.event.BeginPass):
-            start_time = time.time()
-            cost_sum, cost_counter = 0.0, 0
-        if isinstance(event, paddle.event.EndPass):
-            result = trainer.test(
-                reader=test_batch_reader, feeding=test_generator.feeding)
-            print("\n------- Time: %d sec,  Pass: %d, ValidationCost: %s" %
-                  (time.time() - start_time, event.pass_id, result.cost))
-            with gzip.open("checkpoints/params.pass-%d.tar.gz" % event.pass_id,
-                           'w') as f:
-                parameters.to_tar(f)
-
-    # run train
-    trainer.train(
-        reader=train_batch_reader,
-        event_handler=event_handler,
+    ds2_model = DeepSpeech2Model(
+        vocab_size=train_generator.vocab_size,
+        num_conv_layers=args.num_conv_layers,
+        num_rnn_layers=args.num_rnn_layers,
+        rnn_layer_size=args.rnn_layer_size,
+        pretrained_model_path=args.init_model_path)
+    ds2_model.train(
+        train_batch_reader=train_batch_reader,
+        dev_batch_reader=dev_batch_reader,
+        feeding_dict=train_generator.feeding,
+        learning_rate=args.adam_learning_rate,
+        gradient_clipping=400,
         num_passes=args.num_passes,
-        feeding=train_generator.feeding)
+        num_iterations_print=args.num_iterations_print)
 
 
 def main():

tune.py

@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import division
 from __future__ import print_function
 
+import numpy as np
 import distutils.util
 import argparse
-import gzip
+import multiprocessing
 import paddle.v2 as paddle
 from data_utils.data import DataGenerator
-from model import deep_speech2
-from decoder import *
-from lm.lm_scorer import LmScorer
+from model import DeepSpeech2Model
 from error_rate import wer
 import utils
 
@@ -40,6 +39,11 @@ parser.add_argument(
     default=True,
     type=distutils.util.strtobool,
     help="Use gpu or not. (default: %(default)s)")
+parser.add_argument(
+    "--trainer_count",
+    default=8,
+    type=int,
+    help="Trainer number. (default: %(default)s)")
 parser.add_argument(
     "--num_threads_data",
     default=multiprocessing.cpu_count(),
@@ -62,10 +66,10 @@ parser.add_argument(
     type=str,
     help="Manifest path for normalizer. (default: %(default)s)")
 parser.add_argument(
-    "--decode_manifest_path",
+    "--tune_manifest_path",
     default='datasets/manifest.test',
     type=str,
-    help="Manifest path for decoding. (default: %(default)s)")
+    help="Manifest path for tuning. (default: %(default)s)")
 parser.add_argument(
     "--model_filepath",
     default='checkpoints/params.latest.tar.gz',
@@ -127,96 +131,64 @@ args = parser.parse_args()
 
 def tune():
     """Tune parameters alpha and beta on one minibatch."""
-
     if not args.num_alphas >= 0:
         raise ValueError("num_alphas must be non-negative!")
-
     if not args.num_betas >= 0:
         raise ValueError("num_betas must be non-negative!")
 
-    # initialize data generator
     data_generator = DataGenerator(
         vocab_filepath=args.vocab_filepath,
         mean_std_filepath=args.mean_std_filepath,
         augmentation_config='{}',
         specgram_type=args.specgram_type,
         num_threads=args.num_threads_data)
-
-    # create network config
-    # paddle.data_type.dense_array is used for variable batch input.
-    # The size 161 * 161 is only an placeholder value and the real shape
-    # of input batch data will be induced during training.
-    audio_data = paddle.layer.data(
-        name="audio_spectrogram", type=paddle.data_type.dense_array(161 * 161))
-    text_data = paddle.layer.data(
-        name="transcript_text",
-        type=paddle.data_type.integer_value_sequence(data_generator.vocab_size))
-    output_probs = deep_speech2(
-        audio_data=audio_data,
-        text_data=text_data,
-        dict_size=data_generator.vocab_size,
-        num_conv_layers=args.num_conv_layers,
-        num_rnn_layers=args.num_rnn_layers,
-        rnn_size=args.rnn_layer_size,
-        is_inference=True)
-
-    # load parameters
-    parameters = paddle.parameters.Parameters.from_tar(
-        gzip.open(args.model_filepath))
-
-    # prepare infer data
     batch_reader = data_generator.batch_reader_creator(
-        manifest_path=args.decode_manifest_path,
+        manifest_path=args.tune_manifest_path,
         batch_size=args.num_samples,
         sortagrad=False,
         shuffle_method=None)
-    # get one batch data for tuning
-    infer_data = batch_reader().next()
-
-    # run inference
-    infer_results = paddle.infer(
-        output_layer=output_probs, parameters=parameters, input=infer_data)
-    num_steps = len(infer_results) // len(infer_data)
-    probs_split = [
-        infer_results[i * num_steps:(i + 1) * num_steps]
-        for i in xrange(0, len(infer_data))
+    tune_data = batch_reader().next()
+    target_transcripts = [
+        ''.join([data_generator.vocab_list[token] for token in transcript])
+        for _, transcript in tune_data
     ]
 
+    ds2_model = DeepSpeech2Model(
+        vocab_size=data_generator.vocab_size,
+        num_conv_layers=args.num_conv_layers,
+        num_rnn_layers=args.num_rnn_layers,
+        rnn_layer_size=args.rnn_layer_size,
+        pretrained_model_path=args.model_filepath)
+
     # create grid for search
     cand_alphas = np.linspace(args.alpha_from, args.alpha_to, args.num_alphas)
     cand_betas = np.linspace(args.beta_from, args.beta_to, args.num_betas)
     params_grid = [(alpha, beta) for alpha in cand_alphas
                    for beta in cand_betas]
 
-    ext_scorer = LmScorer(args.alpha_from, args.beta_from,
-                          args.language_model_path)
     ## tune parameters in loop
     for alpha, beta in params_grid:
-        wer_sum, wer_counter = 0, 0
-        # reset scorer
-        ext_scorer.reset_params(alpha, beta)
-        # beam search using multiple processes
-        beam_search_results = ctc_beam_search_decoder_batch(
-            probs_split=probs_split,
-            vocabulary=data_generator.vocab_list,
+        result_transcripts = ds2_model.infer_batch(
+            infer_data=tune_data,
+            decode_method='beam_search',
+            beam_alpha=alpha,
+            beam_beta=beta,
             beam_size=args.beam_size,
             cutoff_prob=args.cutoff_prob,
-            blank_id=len(data_generator.vocab_list),
-            num_processes=args.num_processes_beam_search,
-            ext_scoring_func=ext_scorer, )
-        for i, beam_search_result in enumerate(beam_search_results):
-            target_transcription = ''.join([
-                data_generator.vocab_list[index] for index in infer_data[i][1]
-            ])
-            wer_sum += wer(target_transcription, beam_search_result[0][1])
-            wer_counter += 1
-
+            vocab_list=data_generator.vocab_list,
+            language_model_path=args.language_model_path,
+            num_processes=args.num_processes_beam_search)
+        wer_sum, num_ins = 0.0, 0
+        for target, result in zip(target_transcripts, result_transcripts):
+            wer_sum += wer(target, result)
+            num_ins += 1
         print("alpha = %f\tbeta = %f\tWER = %f" %
-              (alpha, beta, wer_sum / wer_counter))
+              (alpha, beta, wer_sum / num_ins))
 
 
 def main():
-    paddle.init(use_gpu=args.use_gpu, trainer_count=1)
+    utils.print_arguments(args)
+    paddle.init(use_gpu=args.use_gpu, trainer_count=args.trainer_count)
     tune()