# saikumarchalla/tensorflow architecture

> Architecture diagram of the GitHub repository saikumarchalla/tensorflow, generated by GitDiagram from its file tree, README and a sample of source files (last updated 2026-09-28). It is an AI-made overview: check details against the source.

- Interactive diagram: https://gitdiagram.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow
- Repository: https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow

## Overview

TensorFlow is an end-to-end machine-learning platform with Python and C++ APIs. The principal workflow is to submit tensor operations, execute them on available devices, and receive tensor results; training can add distribution and gradient computation, while compilation and model export support deployment. The graph also includes profiling, SavedModel, and filesystem capabilities visible in the tree. The README documents the APIs and product scope, but most implementation files were not sampled, so the subsystem links are architectural rather than verified call-by-call traces.

Main entry points: [`tensorflow/cc/framework/ops.cc`](https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/cc/framework/ops.cc) (C++ operations), [`tensorflow/__init__.py`](https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/__init__.py) (Python API), [`tensorflow/c/kernels.cc`](https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/c/kernels.cc) (Kernel interface), [`tensorflow/c/experimental/filesystem/modular_filesystem.cc`](https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/c/experimental/filesystem/modular_filesystem.cc) (Filesystem plugins)

## Diagram (Mermaid)

```mermaid
flowchart TD

subgraph group_api["User APIs"]
  node_python_api["Python API<br/>[__init__.py]"]
  node_c_api["C API<br/>[c_api.cc]"]
  node_cpp_ops["C++ operations<br/>[ops.cc]"]
end

subgraph group_execution["Execution and training"]
  node_eager["Eager execution<br/>[c_api.cc]"]
  node_gradients["Gradient computation<br/>[gradients.cc]"]
  node_distribution["Distributed training"]
  node_kernel_registry["Kernel interface<br/>[kernels.cc]"]
end

subgraph group_optimization["Compilation"]
  node_trt_op["TensorRT operation<br/>[trt_engine_op.cc]"]
  node_trt_runtime["TensorRT execution<br/>[trt_engine_op.cc]"]
  node_xla_pipeline["XLA optimization"]
end

subgraph group_lifecycle["Models and data"]
  node_saved_model["SavedModel loading<br/>[loader.cc]"]
  node_model_export["Model export<br/>[save.cc]"]
  node_filesystem["Filesystem plugins"]
end

subgraph group_insight["Profiling"]
  node_profiler["Input analysis"]
  node_analysis_result["Pipeline report"]
end

node_python_user(("Python user"))
node_cpp_user(("C++ user"))
node_external_storage[("External storage")]

node_python_user -->|"calls API"| node_python_api
node_cpp_user -->|"calls API"| node_c_api
node_cpp_user -->|"builds operations"| node_cpp_ops
node_python_api -->|"submits operations"| node_eager
node_python_api -->|"builds operations"| node_cpp_ops
node_c_api -->|"registers kernels"| node_kernel_registry
node_cpp_ops -->|"dispatches operations"| node_kernel_registry
node_eager -->|"dispatches operations"| node_kernel_registry
node_cpp_ops -->|"computes gradients"| node_gradients
node_distribution -->|"runs training"| node_python_api
node_cpp_ops -.->|"compiles operations"| node_xla_pipeline
node_trt_op -->|"dispatches segment"| node_trt_runtime
node_trt_runtime -->|"executes fallback"| node_kernel_registry
node_saved_model -->|"reads model"| node_filesystem
node_model_export -->|"writes model"| node_filesystem
node_filesystem -->|"reads and writes"| node_external_storage
node_profiler -->|"produces report"| node_analysis_result

click node_python_api "https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/__init__.py"
click node_c_api "https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/c/c_api.cc"
click node_cpp_ops "https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/cc/framework/ops.cc"
click node_eager "https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/c/eager/c_api.cc"
click node_gradients "https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/cc/framework/gradients.cc"
click node_distribution "https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/python/distribute/central_storage_strategy.py"
click node_kernel_registry "https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/c/kernels.cc"
click node_trt_op "https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/compiler/tf2tensorrt/ops/trt_engine_op.cc"
click node_trt_runtime "https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/compiler/tf2tensorrt/kernels/trt_engine_op.cc"
click node_xla_pipeline "https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/compiler/xla/service/hlo_pass_pipeline.cc"
click node_saved_model "https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/cc/saved_model/loader.cc"
click node_model_export "https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/cc/experimental/libexport/save.cc"
click node_filesystem "https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/c/experimental/filesystem/modular_filesystem.cc"
click node_profiler "https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/core/profiler/convert/op_stats_to_input_pipeline_analysis.cc"
click node_analysis_result "https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/core/profiler/protobuf/input_pipeline.proto"

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class node_eager,node_gradients,node_distribution,node_kernel_registry,node_external_storage toneAmber
class node_trt_op,node_trt_runtime,node_xla_pipeline toneMint
class node_saved_model,node_model_export,node_filesystem toneRose
class node_profiler,node_analysis_result toneIndigo
```

## Components

### User APIs

- [Python API](https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/__init__.py): `tensorflow/__init__.py`
- [C API](https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/c/c_api.cc): `tensorflow/c/c_api.cc`
- [C++ operations](https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/cc/framework/ops.cc): `tensorflow/cc/framework/ops.cc`

### Execution and training

- [Eager execution](https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/c/eager/c_api.cc): `tensorflow/c/eager/c_api.cc`
- [Gradient computation](https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/cc/framework/gradients.cc): `tensorflow/cc/framework/gradients.cc`
- [Distributed training](https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/python/distribute/central_storage_strategy.py): `tensorflow/python/distribute/central_storage_strategy.py`
- [Kernel interface](https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/c/kernels.cc): `tensorflow/c/kernels.cc`

### Compilation

- [TensorRT operation](https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/compiler/tf2tensorrt/ops/trt_engine_op.cc): `tensorflow/compiler/tf2tensorrt/ops/trt_engine_op.cc`
- [TensorRT execution](https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/compiler/tf2tensorrt/kernels/trt_engine_op.cc): `tensorflow/compiler/tf2tensorrt/kernels/trt_engine_op.cc`
- [XLA optimization](https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/compiler/xla/service/hlo_pass_pipeline.cc): `tensorflow/compiler/xla/service/hlo_pass_pipeline.cc`

### Models and data

- [SavedModel loading](https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/cc/saved_model/loader.cc): `tensorflow/cc/saved_model/loader.cc`
- [Model export](https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/cc/experimental/libexport/save.cc): `tensorflow/cc/experimental/libexport/save.cc`
- [Filesystem plugins](https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/c/experimental/filesystem/modular_filesystem.cc): `tensorflow/c/experimental/filesystem/modular_filesystem.cc`

### Profiling

- [Input analysis](https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/core/profiler/convert/op_stats_to_input_pipeline_analysis.cc): `tensorflow/core/profiler/convert/op_stats_to_input_pipeline_analysis.cc`
- [Pipeline report](https://github.com/saikumarchalla/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/core/profiler/protobuf/input_pipeline.proto): `tensorflow/core/profiler/protobuf/input_pipeline.proto`

### Other components

- **Python user**
- **C++ user**
- **External storage**

## Connections

- Python user → Python API: calls API
- C++ user → C API: calls API
- C++ user → C++ operations: builds operations
- Python API → Eager execution: submits operations
- Python API → C++ operations: builds operations
- C API → Kernel interface: registers kernels
- C++ operations → Kernel interface: dispatches operations
- Eager execution → Kernel interface: dispatches operations
- C++ operations → Gradient computation: computes gradients
- Distributed training → Python API: runs training
- C++ operations → XLA optimization: compiles operations
- TensorRT operation → TensorRT execution: dispatches segment
- TensorRT execution → Kernel interface: executes fallback
- SavedModel loading → Filesystem plugins: reads model
- Model export → Filesystem plugins: writes model
- Filesystem plugins → External storage: reads and writes
- Input analysis → Pipeline report: produces report