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package org.deeplearning4j.nn.gradient;

import org.nd4j.linalg.api.ndarray.INDArray;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Generic gradient
 *
 * @author Adam Gibson
 */
public interface Gradient extends Serializable {

    /**
     * Gradient look up table
     *
     * @return the gradient look up table
     */
    Map gradientForVariable();

    /**
     * The full gradient as one flat vector
     *
     * @return
     */
    INDArray gradient(List order);

    /**
     * The full gradient as one flat vector
     *
     * @return
     */
    INDArray gradient();

    /**
     * Clear residual parameters (useful for returning a gradient and then clearing old objects)
     */
    void clear();

    /**
     * The gradient for the given variable
     *
     * @param variable the variable to get the gradient for
     * @return the gradient for the given variable or null
     */
    INDArray getGradientFor(String variable);

    /**
     * Update gradient for the given variable
     *
     * @param variable the variable to get the gradient for
     * @param gradient the gradient values
     * @return the gradient for the given variable or null
     */
    INDArray setGradientFor(String variable, INDArray gradient);

    /**
     * Update gradient for the given variable; also (optionally) specify the order in which the array should be flattened
     * to a row vector
     *
     * @param variable        the variable to get the gradient for
     * @param gradient        the gradient values
     * @param flatteningOrder the order in which gradients should be flattened (null ok - default)
     * @return the gradient for the given variable or null
     */
    INDArray setGradientFor(String variable, INDArray gradient, Character flatteningOrder);

    /**
     * Return the gradient flattening order for the specified variable, or null if it is not explicitly set
     * @param variable    Variable to return the gradient flattening order for
     * @return            Order in which the specified variable's gradient should be flattened
     */
    Character flatteningOrderForVariable(String variable);

}




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