[Model Compression] Expand export_model arguments: dummy input and on…

…nx opset_version (#3968)

nni/compression/pytorch/compressor.py

@@ -375,7 +375,8 @@ def _wrap_modules(self, layer, config):
         wrapper.to(layer.module.weight.device)
         return wrapper
 
-    def export_model(self, model_path, mask_path=None, onnx_path=None, input_shape=None, device=None):
+    def export_model(self, model_path, mask_path=None, onnx_path=None, input_shape=None, device=None,
+                     dummy_input=None, opset_version=None):
         """
         Export pruned model weights, masks and onnx model(optional)
 
@@ -388,10 +389,21 @@ def export_model(self, model_path, mask_path=None, onnx_path=None, input_shape=N
         onnx_path : str
             (optional) path to save onnx model
         input_shape : list or tuple
-            input shape to onnx model
+            input shape to onnx model, used for creating a dummy input tensor for torch.onnx.export
+            if the input has a complex structure (e.g., a tuple), please directly create the input and
+            pass it to dummy_input instead
+            note: this argument is deprecated and will be removed; please use dummy_input instead
         device : torch.device
-            device of the model, used to place the dummy input tensor for exporting onnx file.
+            device of the model, where to place the dummy input tensor for exporting onnx file;
             the tensor is placed on cpu if ```device``` is None
+            only useful when both onnx_path and input_shape are passed
+            note: this argument is deprecated and will be removed; please use dummy_input instead
+        dummy_input: torch.Tensor or tuple
+            dummy input to the onnx model; used when input_shape is not enough to specify dummy input
+            user should ensure that the dummy_input is on the same device as the model
+        opset_version: int
+            opset_version parameter for torch.onnx.export; only useful when onnx_path is not None
+            if not passed, torch.onnx.export will use its default opset_version
         """
         assert model_path is not None, 'model_path must be specified'
         mask_dict = {}
@@ -412,17 +424,31 @@ def export_model(self, model_path, mask_path=None, onnx_path=None, input_shape=N
 
         torch.save(self.bound_model.state_dict(), model_path)
         _logger.info('Model state_dict saved to %s', model_path)
+
         if mask_path is not None:
             torch.save(mask_dict, mask_path)
             _logger.info('Mask dict saved to %s', mask_path)
+
         if onnx_path is not None:
-            assert input_shape is not None, 'input_shape must be specified to export onnx model'
-            # input info needed
-            if device is None:
-                device = torch.device('cpu')
-            input_data = torch.Tensor(*input_shape)
-            torch.onnx.export(self.bound_model, input_data.to(device), onnx_path)
-            _logger.info('Model in onnx with input shape %s saved to %s', input_data.shape, onnx_path)
+            assert input_shape is not None or dummy_input is not None,\
+                'input_shape or dummy_input must be specified to export onnx model'
+            # create dummy_input using input_shape if input_shape is not passed
+            if dummy_input is None:
+                _logger.warning("""The argument input_shape and device will be removed in the future.
+                                   Please create a dummy input and pass it to dummy_input instead.""")
+                if device is None:
+                    device = torch.device('cpu')
+                input_data = torch.Tensor(*input_shape).to(device)
+            else:
+                input_data = dummy_input
+            if opset_version is not None:
+                torch.onnx.export(self.bound_model, input_data, onnx_path, opset_version=opset_version)
+            else:
+                torch.onnx.export(self.bound_model, input_data, onnx_path)
+            if dummy_input is None:
+                _logger.info('Model in onnx with input shape %s saved to %s', input_data.shape, onnx_path)
+            else:
+                _logger.info('Model in onnx saved to %s', onnx_path)
 
         self._wrap_model()