lightning/pytorch_lightning/accelerators/accelerator.py

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from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
from typing import Any, Dict, Union

import torch

import pytorch_lightning as pl


class Accelerator(ABC):
    """The Accelerator Base Class. An Accelerator is meant to deal with one type of Hardware.

    Currently there are accelerators for:

    - CPU
    - GPU
    - TPU
    - IPU
    """

    def setup_environment(self, root_device: torch.device) -> None:
        """Setup any processes or distributed connections.

        This is called before the LightningModule/DataModule setup hook which allows the user to access the accelerator
        environment before setup is complete.
        """

    def setup(self, trainer: "pl.Trainer") -> None:
        """Setup plugins for the trainer fit and creates optimizers.

        Args:
            trainer: the trainer instance
        """

    def get_device_stats(self, device: Union[str, torch.device]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
        """Get stats for a given device.

        Args:
            device: device for which to get stats

        Returns:
            Dictionary of device stats
        """
        raise NotImplementedError

    @staticmethod
    @abstractmethod
    def auto_device_count() -> int:
        """Get the device count when set to auto."""