Description

This defines an abstract dense block class and a convolutional dense block using Convolution or ResidualUnit classes. A number of existing networks use dense blocks but have their own implementations that should be left as-is since these are reference implementations, but further definitions should use a common definition. I will have a network to submit as a bundle that uses this.

Status

Ready

Types of changes

• Non-breaking change (fix or new feature that would not break existing functionality).
• Breaking change (fix or new feature that would cause existing functionality to change).
• New tests added to cover the changes.
• Integration tests passed locally by running ./runtests.sh -f -u --net --coverage.
• Quick tests passed locally by running ./runtests.sh --quick --unittests --disttests.
• In-line docstrings updated.
• Documentation updated, tested make html command in the docs/ folder.