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+
+# Internal API
+
+# Used for filenames as well as the key for the global cache
+def safe_name():
+    pass
+
+def local_path():
+    pass
+
+def generate_sd_vmfb(
+    model: str,
+    height: int,
+    width: int,
+    steps: int,
+    strength: float,
+    guidance_scale: float,
+    batch_size: int = 1,
+    base_model_id: str,
+    precision: str,
+    controlled: bool,
+    **kwargs,
+):
+    pass
+
+def load_sd_vmfb(
+    model: str,
+    weight_file: str,
+    height: int,
+    width: int,
+    steps: int,
+    strength: float,
+    guidance_scale: float,
+    batch_size: int = 1,
+    base_model: str,
+    precision: str,
+    controlled: bool,
+    try_download: bool,
+    **kwargs,
+):
+    # Check if the file is already loaded and cached
+    # Check if the file already exists on disk
+    # Try to download from the web
+    # Generate the vmfb (generate_sd_vmfb)
+    # Load the vmfb and weights
+    # Return wrapper
+    pass
+
+# External API
+def generate_images(
+    prompt: str,
+    negative_prompt: str,
+    *,
+    height: int = 512,
+    width: int = 512,
+    steps: int = 20,
+    strength: float = 0.8,
+    sd_init_image: list = None,
+    guidance_scale: float = 7.5,
+    seed: list = -1,
+    batch_count: int = 1,
+    batch_size: int = 1,
+    scheduler: str = "EulerDiscrete",
+    base_model: str = "sd2",
+    custom_weights: str = None,
+    custom_vae: str = None,
+    precision: str = "fp16",
+    device: str = "cpu",
+    target_triple: str = None,
+    ondemand: bool = False,
+    compiled_pipeline: bool = False,
+    resample_type: str = "Nearest Neighbor",
+    controlnets: dict = {},
+    embeddings: dict = {},
+    **kwargs,
+):
+    sd_kwargs = locals()
+
+    # Handle img2img
+    if not isinstance(sd_init_image, list):
+        sd_init_image = [sd_init_image]
+    is_img2img = True if sd_init_image[0] is not None else False
+
+    # Generate seed if < 0
+    # TODO
+
+    # Sanity checks
+    # Scheduler
+    # Base model
+    # Custom weights
+    # Custom VAE
+    # Precision
+    # Device
+    # Target triple
+    # Resample type
+    # TODO
+
+    adapters = {}
+    is_controlled = False
+    control_mode = None
+    hints = []
+    num_loras = 0
+    import_ir = True
+
+    # Populate model map
+    if model == "sd1.5":
+        submodels = {
+            "clip": None,
+            "scheduler": None,
+            "unet": None,
+            "vae_decode": None,
+        }
+    elif model == "sd2":
+        submodels = {
+            "clip": None,
+            "scheduler": None,
+            "unet": None,
+            "vae_decode": None,
+        }
+    elif model == "sdxl":
+        submodels = {
+            "prompt_encoder": None,
+            "scheduled_unet": None,
+            "vae_decode": None,
+            "pipeline": None,
+            "full_pipeline": None,
+        }
+    elif model == "sd3":
+        pass
+
+    # TODO: generate and load submodel vmfbs
+    for submodel in submodels:
+        submodels[submodel] = load_sd_vmfb(
+            submodel,
+            custom_weights,
+            height,
+            width,
+            steps,
+            strength,
+            guidance_scale,
+            batch_size,
+            model,
+            precision,
+            not controlnets.keys(),
+            True,
+        )
+
+    generated_imgs = []
+    for current_batch in range(batch_count):
+
+        # TODO: Batch size > 1
+
+        # TODO: random sample (or img2img input)
+        sample = None
+
+        # TODO: encode input
+        prompt_embeds, negative_prompt_embeds = encode(prompt, negative_prompt)
+
+        start_time = time.time()
+        for t in range(steps):
+        
+            # Prepare latents
+
+            # Scale model input
+            latent_model_input = submodels["scheduler"].scale_model_input(
+                sample,
+                t
+            )
+
+            # Run unet
+            latents = submodels["unet"](
+                latent_model_input,
+                t,
+                (negative_prompt_embeds, prompt_embeds),
+                guidance_scale,
+            )
+
+            # Step scheduler
+            sample = submodels["scheduler"].step(
+                latents,
+                t,
+                sample
+            )
+
+        # VAE decode
+        out_img = submodels["vae_decode"](
+            sample
+        )
+
+        # Processing time
+        total_time = time.time() - start_time
+        # text_output = f"Total image(s) generation time: {total_time:.4f}sec"
+        # print(f"\n[LOG] {text_output}")
+
+        # TODO: Add to output list
+        generated_imgs.append(out_img)
+
+        # TODO: Allow the user to halt the process
+
+    return generated_imgs
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