Use ValueConstructible for execute/forward return type in Module.

docs/source/using-executorch-ios.md

@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ let imageBuffer: UnsafeMutableRawPointer = ... // Existing image buffer
 let inputTensor = Tensor<Float>(&imageBuffer, shape: [1, 3, 224, 224])
 
 // Execute the 'forward' method with the given input tensor and get an output tensor back.
-let outputTensor: Tensor<Float> = try module.forward(inputTensor)[0].tensor()!
+let outputTensor: Tensor<Float> = try module.forward(inputTensor)!
 
 // Copy the tensor data into logits array for easier access.
 let logits = outputTensor.scalars()

extension/apple/ExecuTorch/Exported/ExecuTorch+Module.swift

@@ -93,3 +93,86 @@ public extension Module {
     try forward(inputs)
   }
 }
+
+@available(*, deprecated, message: "This API is experimental.")
+public extension Module {
+  /// Executes a specific method and decodes the outputs into `Output` generic type.
+  ///
+  /// - Parameters:
+  ///   - method: The name of the method to execute.
+  ///   - inputs: An array of `ValueConvertible` inputs.
+  /// - Returns: An instance of `Output` decoded from the returned `[Value]`, or `nil` on mismatch.
+  /// - Throws: An error if loading, execution or result conversion fails.
+  func execute<Output: ValueSequenceConstructible>(_ method: String, _ inputs: [ValueConvertible]) throws -> Output {
+    try Output(__executeMethod(method, withInputs: inputs.map { $0.asValue() }))
+  }
+
+  /// Executes a specific method with variadic inputs and decodes into `Output` generic type.
+  ///
+  /// - Parameters:
+  ///   - method: The name of the method to execute.
+  ///   - inputs: A variadic list of `ValueConvertible` inputs.
+  /// - Returns: An instance of `Output` decoded from the returned `[Value]`, or `nil` on mismatch.
+  /// - Throws: An error if loading, execution or result conversion fails.
+  func execute<Output: ValueSequenceConstructible>(_ method: String, _ inputs: ValueConvertible...) throws -> Output {
+    try execute(method, inputs)
+  }
+
+  /// Executes a specific method with a single input and decodes into `Output` generic type.
+  ///
+  /// - Parameters:
+  ///   - method: The name of the method to execute.
+  ///   - input: A single `ValueConvertible` input.
+  /// - Returns: An instance of `Output` decoded from the returned `[Value]`, or `nil` on mismatch.
+  /// - Throws: An error if loading, execution or result conversion fails.
+  func execute<Output: ValueSequenceConstructible>(_ method: String, _ input: ValueConvertible) throws -> Output {
+    try execute(method, [input])
+  }
+
+  /// Executes a specific method with no inputs and decodes into `Output` generic type.
+  ///
+  /// - Parameter method: The name of the method to execute.
+  /// - Returns: An instance of `Output` decoded from the returned `[Value]`, or `nil` on mismatch.
+  /// - Throws: An error if loading, execution or result conversion fails.
+  func execute<Output: ValueSequenceConstructible>(_ method: String) throws -> Output {
+    try execute(method, [])
+  }
+
+  /// Executes the "forward" method and decodes into `Output` generic type.
+  ///
+  /// - Parameters:
+  ///   - inputs: An array of `ValueConvertible` inputs to pass to "forward".
+  /// - Returns: An instance of `Output` decoded from the returned `[Value]`, or `nil` on mismatch.
+  /// - Throws: An error if loading, execution or result conversion fails.
+  func forward<Output: ValueSequenceConstructible>(_ inputs: [ValueConvertible]) throws -> Output {
+    try execute("forward", inputs)
+  }
+
+  /// Executes the "forward" method with variadic inputs and decodes into `Output` generic type.
+  ///
+  /// - Parameters:
+  ///   - inputs: A variadic list of `ValueConvertible` inputs.
+  /// - Returns: An instance of `Output` decoded from the returned `[Value]`, or `nil` on mismatch.
+  /// - Throws: An error if loading, execution or result conversion fails.
+  func forward<Output: ValueSequenceConstructible>(_ inputs: ValueConvertible...) throws -> Output {
+    try forward(inputs)
+  }
+
+  /// Executes the "forward" method with a single input and decodes into `Output` generic type.
+  ///
+  /// - Parameters:
+  ///   - input: A single `ValueConvertible` to pass to "forward".
+  /// - Returns: An instance of `Output` decoded from the returned `[Value]`, or `nil` on mismatch.
+  /// - Throws: An error if loading, execution or result conversion fails.
+  func forward<Output: ValueSequenceConstructible>(_ input: ValueConvertible) throws -> Output {
+    try forward([input])
+  }
+
+  /// Executes the "forward" method with no inputs and decodes into `Output` generic type.
+  ///
+  /// - Returns: An instance of `Output` decoded from the returned `[Value]`, or `nil` on mismatch.
+  /// - Throws: An error if loading, execution or result conversion fails.
+  func forward<Output: ValueSequenceConstructible>() throws -> Output {
+    try execute("forward")
+  }
+}

extension/apple/ExecuTorch/__tests__/ModuleTest.swift

@@ -81,7 +81,34 @@ class ModuleTest: XCTestCase {
     XCTAssertEqual(outputs4?.first?.tensor(), Tensor([Float(5)]))
   }
 
-  func testmethodMetadata() throws {
+  func testForwardReturnConversion() throws {
+    guard let modelPath = resourceBundle.path(forResource: "add", ofType: "pte") else {
+      XCTFail("Couldn't find the model file")
+      return
+    }
+    let module = Module(filePath: modelPath)
+    let inputs: [Tensor<Float>] = [Tensor([1]), Tensor([1])]
+
+    let outputValues: [Value] = try module.forward(inputs)
+    XCTAssertEqual(outputValues, [Value(Tensor<Float>([2]))])
+
+    let outputValue: Value = try module.forward(inputs)
+    XCTAssertEqual(outputValue, Value(Tensor<Float>([2])))
+
+    let outputTensors: [Tensor<Float>] = try module.forward(inputs)
+    XCTAssertEqual(outputTensors, [Tensor([2])])
+
+    let outputTensor: Tensor<Float> = try module.forward(Tensor<Float>([1]), Tensor<Float>([1]))
+    XCTAssertEqual(outputTensor, Tensor([2]))
+
+    let scalars = (try module.forward(Tensor<Float>([1]), Tensor<Float>([1])) as Tensor<Float>).scalars()
+    XCTAssertEqual(scalars, [2])
+
+    let scalars2 = try Tensor<Float>(module.forward(Tensor<Float>([1]), Tensor<Float>([1]))).scalars()
+    XCTAssertEqual(scalars2, [2])
+  }
+
+  func testMethodMetadata() throws {
     guard let modelPath = resourceBundle.path(forResource: "add", ofType: "pte") else {
       XCTFail("Couldn't find the model file")
       return