syntax = "proto3";

package tensorflow;
option cc_enable_arenas = true;
option java_outer_classname = "VariableProtos";
option java_multiple_files = true;
option java_package = "org.tensorflow.framework";

// Protocol buffer representing a Variable.
message VariableDef {
  // Name of the variable tensor.
  string variable_name = 1;

  // Name of the initializer op.
  string initializer_name = 2;

  // Name of the snapshot tensor.
  string snapshot_name = 3;

  // Support for saving variables as slices of a larger variable.
  SaveSliceInfoDef save_slice_info_def = 4;

  // Whether to represent this as a ResourceVariable.
  bool is_resource = 5;
}

message SaveSliceInfoDef {
  // Name of the full variable of which this is a slice.
  string full_name = 1;
  // Shape of the full variable.
  repeated int64 full_shape = 2;
  // Offset of this variable into the full variable.
  repeated int64 var_offset = 3;
  // Shape of this variable.
  repeated int64 var_shape = 4;
}
