teeny_core/runtime/mod.rs
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16
17use crate::{dtype::Dtype, errors::Result, model::Model};
18
19/// Executes a [`Model`] on some backend.
20pub trait Runtime<'a> {
21 /// The model type this runtime executes.
22 type Model: Model<'a>;
23 /// This runtime's input type.
24 type Input;
25 /// This runtime's output type.
26 type Output;
27
28 /// Runs `model` on `input`.
29 fn forward<D: Dtype, const RANK: usize>(
30 &self,
31 model: &Self::Model,
32 input: &Self::Input,
33 ) -> Result<Self::Output>;
34}