Serializer

class chainer.AbstractSerializer

Abstract base class of all serializers and deserializers.

__call__(key, value)

Serializes or deserializes a value by given name.

This operator saves or loads a value by given name.

If this is a serializer, then the value is simply saved at the key. Note that some type information might be missed depending on the implementation (and the target file format).

If this is a deserializer, then the value is loaded by the key. The deserialization differently works on scalars and arrays. For scalars, the value argument is used just for determining the type of restored value to be converted, and the converted value is returned. For arrays, the restored elements are directly copied into the value argument. String values are treated like scalars. If the value argument is None, the type of the restored value will typically be a numpy array but can depend on the particular subclass implementation.

Parameters:

• key (str) – Name of the serialization entry.
• value (scalar, array, None, or str) – Object to be (de)serialized. None is only supported by deserializers.

Returns:

Serialized or deserialized value.

__getitem__(key)

Gets a child serializer.

This operator creates a _child_ serializer represented by the given key.

Parameters:key (str) – Name of the child serializer.

class chainer.Serializer

Base class of all serializers.

save(obj)

Saves an object by this serializer.

This is equivalent to obj.serialize(self).

Parameters:obj – Target object to be serialized.

class chainer.Deserializer

Base class of all deserializers.

load(obj)

Loads an object from this deserializer.

This is equivalent to obj.serialize(self).

Parameters:obj – Target object to be serialized.