Simplify GetAttrType code

paddle/framework/attribute.cc

@@ -28,47 +28,6 @@ ProgramDesc& GetProgramDesc() {
   return *g_program_desc;
 }
 
-template <>
-AttrType AttrTypeID<bool>() {
-  return BOOLEAN;
-}
-template <>
-AttrType AttrTypeID<int>() {
-  return INT;
-}
-template <>
-AttrType AttrTypeID<float>() {
-  return FLOAT;
-}
-template <>
-AttrType AttrTypeID<std::string>() {
-  return STRING;
-}
-template <>
-AttrType AttrTypeID<std::vector<bool>>() {
-  return BOOLEANS;
-}
-template <>
-AttrType AttrTypeID<std::vector<int>>() {
-  return INTS;
-}
-template <>
-AttrType AttrTypeID<std::vector<float>>() {
-  return FLOATS;
-}
-template <>
-AttrType AttrTypeID<std::vector<std::string>>() {
-  return STRINGS;
-}
-template <>
-AttrType AttrTypeID<std::vector<std::pair<int, int>>>() {
-  return INT_PAIRS;
-}
-template <>
-AttrType AttrTypeID<BlockDesc>() {
-  return BLOCK;
-}
-
 Attribute GetAttrValue(const OpDesc::Attr& attr_desc) {
   switch (attr_desc.type()) {
     case framework::AttrType::BOOLEAN: {

paddle/framework/attribute.h

@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ limitations under the License. */
 namespace paddle {
 namespace framework {
 
-typedef boost::variant<boost::blank, bool, int, float, std::string,
+// The order should be as same as framework.proto
-                       std::vector<bool>, std::vector<int>, std::vector<float>,
+typedef boost::variant<boost::blank, int, float, std::string, std::vector<int>,
-                       std::vector<std::string>,
+                       std::vector<float>, std::vector<std::string>,
-                       std::vector<std::pair<int, int>>, BlockDesc*>
+                       std::vector<std::pair<int, int>>, bool,
+                       std::vector<bool>, BlockDesc*>
     Attribute;
 
 typedef std::unordered_map<std::string, Attribute> AttributeMap;
@@ -38,7 +39,10 @@ typedef std::unordered_map<std::string, Attribute> AttributeMap;
 ProgramDesc& GetProgramDesc();
 
 template <typename T>
-AttrType AttrTypeID();
+inline AttrType AttrTypeID() {
+  Attribute tmp = T();
+  return static_cast<AttrType>(tmp.which() - 1);
+}
 
 Attribute GetAttrValue(const OpDesc::Attr& attr_desc);