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[Doc] Add cross library en doc (#703)


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# Use modules from other libraries
Coming soon. Please refer to [chinese documentation](https://mmengine.readthedocs.io/zh_CN/latest/examples/cross_library.html).
Based on MMEngine's [Registry](registry.md) and [Config](config.md), users can build modules across libraries.
For example, use [MMClassification](https://github.com/open-mmlab/mmclassification)'s backbones in [MMDetection](https://github.com/open-mmlab/mmdetection), or [MMDetection](https://github.com/open-mmlab/mmdetection)'s data transforms in [MMRotate](https://github.com/open-mmlab/mmrotate), or using [MMDetection](https://github.com/open-mmlab/mmdetection)'s detectors in [MMTracking](https://github.com/open-mmlab/mmtracking).
Modules registered in the same registry tree can be called across libraries by adding the **package name prefix** before the module's type in the config. Here are some common examples:
## Use backbone across libraries
Taking the example of using MMClassification's ConvNeXt in MMDetection:
Firstly, adding the `custom_imports` field to the config to register the backbones of MMClassification to the registry.
Secondly, adding the package name of MMClassification `mmcls` to the `type` of the backbone as a prefix: `mmcls.ConvNeXt`
```python
# Use custom_imports to register mmcls models to the registry
custom_imports = dict(imports=['mmcls.models'], allow_failed_imports=False)
model = dict(
type='MaskRCNN',
data_preprocessor=dict(...),
backbone=dict(
type='mmcls.ConvNeXt', # Add mmcls prefix to enable cross-library mechanism
arch='tiny',
out_indices=[0, 1, 2, 3],
drop_path_rate=0.4,
layer_scale_init_value=1.0,
gap_before_final_norm=False,
init_cfg=dict(
type='Pretrained',
checkpoint=
'https://download.openmmlab.com/mmclassification/v0/convnext/downstream/convnext-tiny_3rdparty_32xb128-noema_in1k_20220301-795e9634.pth',
prefix='backbone.')),
neck=dict(...),
rpn_head=dict(...))
```
## Use data transform across libraries
As with the example of backbone above, cross-library calls can be simply achieved by adding custom_imports and prefix in the config:
```python
# Use custom_imports to register mmdet transforms to the registry
custom_imports = dict(imports=['mmdet.datasets.transforms'], allow_failed_imports=False)
# Add mmdet prefix to enable cross-library mechanism
train_pipeline=[
dict(type='mmdet.LoadImageFromFile'),
dict(type='mmdet.LoadAnnotations', with_bbox=True, box_type='qbox'),
dict(type='ConvertBoxType', box_type_mapping=dict(gt_bboxes='rbox')),
dict(type='mmdet.Resize', scale=(1024, 2014), keep_ratio=True),
dict(type='mmdet.RandomFlip', prob=0.5),
dict(type='mmdet.PackDetInputs')
]
```
## Use detector across libraries
Using an algorithm from another library is a little bit complex.
An algorithm contains multiple submodules. Each submodule needs to add a prefix to its `type`. Take using MMDetection's YOLOX in MMTracking as an example:
```python
# Use custom_imports to register mmdet models to the registry
custom_imports = dict(imports=['mmdet.models'], allow_failed_imports=False)
model = dict(
type='mmdet.YOLOX',
backbone=dict(type='mmdet.CSPDarknet', deepen_factor=1.33, widen_factor=1.25),
neck=dict(
type='mmdet.YOLOXPAFPN',
in_channels=[320, 640, 1280],
out_channels=320,
num_csp_blocks=4),
bbox_head=dict(
type='mmdet.YOLOXHead', num_classes=1, in_channels=320, feat_channels=320),
train_cfg=dict(assigner=dict(type='mmdet.SimOTAAssigner', center_radius=2.5)))
```
To prevent adding prefix to all of the submodules manually, the `_scope_` keyword is introduced. When the `_scope_` keyword is added to the config of a module, all submodules' scope will be changed by the `_scope_` keyword. Here is an example config:
```python
# Use custom_imports to register mmdet models to the registry
custom_imports = dict(imports=['mmdet.models'], allow_failed_imports=False)
model = dict(
_scope_='mmdet', # use the _scope_ keyword to avoid adding prefix to all submodules
type='YOLOX',
backbone=dict(type='CSPDarknet', deepen_factor=1.33, widen_factor=1.25),
neck=dict(
type='YOLOXPAFPN',
in_channels=[320, 640, 1280],
out_channels=320,
num_csp_blocks=4),
bbox_head=dict(
type='YOLOXHead', num_classes=1, in_channels=320, feat_channels=320),
train_cfg=dict(assigner=dict(type='SimOTAAssigner', center_radius=2.5)))
```
These two examples are equivalent to each other.
If you want to know more about the registry and config, please refer to [Config Tutorial](config.md) and [Registry Tutorial](registry.md)
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