fix bug on augmentors; bind=False in send_dataflow_zmq

tensorpack/dataflow/image.py

@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ class AugmentImageComponents(MapData):
             copy_func = copy_mod.deepcopy if copy else lambda x: x  # noqa
             with exception_handler.catch():
                 major_image = index[0]  # image to be used to get params. TODO better design?
-                check_dtype(major_image)
                 im = copy_func(dp[major_image])
+                check_dtype(im)
                 im, prms = self.augs._augment_return_params(im)
                 dp[major_image] = im
                 for idx in index[1:]:

tensorpack/dataflow/remote.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ else:
     __all__ = ['send_dataflow_zmq', 'RemoteDataZMQ']
 
 
-def send_dataflow_zmq(df, addr, hwm=50, format=None):
+def send_dataflow_zmq(df, addr, hwm=50, format=None, bind=False):
     """
     Run DataFlow and send data to a ZMQ socket addr.
     It will __connect__ to this addr,
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ def send_dataflow_zmq(df, addr, hwm=50, format=None):
         format (str): The serialization format.
              Default format would use :mod:`tensorpack.utils.serialize`.
              An alternate format is 'zmq_op', used by https://github.com/tensorpack/zmq_ops.
+        bind (bool): whether to bind or connect to the endpoint.
     """
     assert format in [None, 'zmq_op']
     if format is None:
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ def send_dataflow_zmq(df, addr, hwm=50, format=None):
     ctx = zmq.Context()
     socket = ctx.socket(zmq.PUSH)
     socket.set_hwm(hwm)
+    if bind:
+        socket.bind(addr)
+    else:
         socket.connect(addr)
     try:
         df.reset_state()