models/official/utils/flags/_misc.py

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"""Misc flags."""

from __future__ import absolute_import
from __future__ import division
from __future__ import print_function

from absl import flags

from official.utils.flags._conventions import help_wrap


def define_image(data_format=True):
  """Register image specific flags.

  Args:
    data_format: Create a flag to specify image axis convention.

  Returns:
    A list of flags for core.py to marks as key flags.
  """

  key_flags = []

  if data_format:
    flags.DEFINE_enum(
        name="data_format", short_name="df", default=None,
        enum_values=["channels_first", "channels_last"],
        help=help_wrap(
            "A flag to override the data format used in the model. "
            "channels_first provides a performance boost on GPU but is not "
            "always compatible with CPU. If left unspecified, the data format "
            "will be chosen automatically based on whether TensorFlow was "
            "built for CPU or GPU."))
    key_flags.append("data_format")

  return key_flags