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Qt Edge AI C++ Classes

Provides C++ classes for building on-device inference flows. More...

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Classes

QInferenceBackendDataPort

The abstract base class for backend-specific port implementations

QInferenceBackendFactory

Creates QInferenceBackendStep and QInferenceBackendFlow instances from loaded plugins

QInferenceBackendFlow

The abstract base class for backend-specific pipeline flows

QInferenceBackendStep

The abstract base class for backend-specific pipeline steps

QInferenceConnection

Describes a connection from one step's output port to another step's input port

QInferenceDataPort

Represents an input or output of a QInferenceStep through which data flows

QInferenceFlow

Manages a pipeline of data-processing steps and their connections

QInferenceResultParser

Parses JSON data from the pipeline

QInferenceStep

The base class for pipeline steps that produce or consume data

QInferenceVideoSource

Video frames to the pipeline

QVisionInference

Runs AI inference on video frames

Detailed Description

The Qt Edge AI C++ classes describe an inference pipeline as a flow of steps that exchange data through typed ports, and provide the backend interfaces that plugins implement to run the pipeline.

To use these classes in your application, add the following include statement:

#include <QtEdgeAi/QtEdgeAi>

Classes

QInferenceBackendDataPort

The abstract base class for backend-specific port implementations

QInferenceBackendFactory

Creates QInferenceBackendStep and QInferenceBackendFlow instances from loaded plugins

QInferenceBackendFlow

The abstract base class for backend-specific pipeline flows

QInferenceBackendStep

The abstract base class for backend-specific pipeline steps

QInferenceConnection

Describes a connection from one step's output port to another step's input port

QInferenceDataPort

Represents an input or output of a QInferenceStep through which data flows

QInferenceFlow

Manages a pipeline of data-processing steps and their connections

QInferenceResultParser

Parses JSON data from the pipeline

QInferenceStep

The base class for pipeline steps that produce or consume data

QInferenceVideoSource

Video frames to the pipeline

QVisionInference

Runs AI inference on video frames

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