feat(nx): Implement lazy views and symbolic shapes #23
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This commit introduces two major architectural improvements to nx:
Lazy View Operations: View operations (reshape, permute, expand, etc.) are now lazy - they update metadata instead of copying data. Views are only materialized when operations need to access the underlying data.
Symbolic Shapes: Replace concrete int arrays with symbolic dimensions that can be bound at runtime. This enables shape-polymorphic kernels and dynamic batching.
Key changes:
Symbolic_shape
module supporting Static/Dynamic dimensionsLazy_view
module tracking sequences of view transformationsLazy_view.t
instead ofView.t
ensure_materializable
pattern for on-demand view materializationBenefits:
The changes maintain backward compatibility and NumPy semantics while bringing nx closer to modern tensor frameworks.
We once again draw significant inspiration from Tinygrad.