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15"""A module for interm merge-call related internal APIs."""
16from tensorflow.python.distribute import distribution_strategy_context
17from tensorflow.python.util.tf_export import tf_export
18
19
20@tf_export("__internal__.distribute.strategy_supports_no_merge_call", v1=[])
21def strategy_supports_no_merge_call():
22  """Returns if the current `Strategy` can operate in pure replica context."""
23  if not distribution_strategy_context.has_strategy():
24    return True
25  strategy = distribution_strategy_context.get_strategy()
26  return not strategy.extended._use_merge_call()  # pylint: disable=protected-access
27
28
29@tf_export("__internal__.distribute.interim.maybe_merge_call", v1=[])
30def maybe_merge_call(fn, strategy, *args, **kwargs):
31  """Maybe invoke `fn` via `merge_call` which may or may not be fulfilled.
32
33  The caller of this utility function requests to invoke `fn` via `merge_call`
34  at `tf.distribute.Strategy`'s best efforts. It is `tf.distribute`'s internal
35  whether the request is honored, depending on the `Strategy`. See
36  `tf.distribute.ReplicaContext.merge_call()` for more information.
37
38  This is an interim API which is subject to removal and does not guarantee
39  backward-compatibility.
40
41  Args:
42    fn: the function to be invoked.
43    strategy: the `tf.distribute.Strategy` to call `fn` with.
44    *args: the positional arguments to be passed in to `fn`.
45    **kwargs: the keyword arguments to be passed in to `fn`.
46
47  Returns:
48    The return value of the `fn` call.
49  """
50  if strategy_supports_no_merge_call():
51    return fn(strategy, *args, **kwargs)
52  else:
53    return distribution_strategy_context.get_replica_context().merge_call(
54        fn, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)
55