Add Module forward API with overloads.

Summary: #8363

Reviewed By: mergennachin

Differential Revision: D71924237

Author: shoumikhin

extension/apple/ExecuTorch/Exported/ExecuTorchModule.h

@@ -173,6 +173,55 @@ __attribute__((deprecated("This API is experimental.")))
                                                  error:(NSError **)error
     NS_SWIFT_NAME(execute(_:_:));
 
+/**
+ * Executes the "forward" method with the provided input values.
+ *
+ * This is a convenience method that calls the executeMethod with "forward" as the method name.
+ *
+ * @param values An NSArray of ExecuTorchValue objects representing the inputs.
+ * @param error A pointer to an NSError pointer that is set if an error occurs.
+ * @return An NSArray of ExecuTorchValue objects representing the outputs, or nil in case of an error.
+ */
+- (nullable NSArray<ExecuTorchValue *> *)forwardWithInputs:(NSArray<ExecuTorchValue *> *)values
+                                                     error:(NSError **)error
+    NS_SWIFT_NAME(forward(_:));
+
+/**
+ * Executes the "forward" method with the provided single input value.
+ *
+ * This is a convenience method that calls the executeMethod with "forward" as the method name.
+ *
+ * @param value An ExecuTorchValue object representing the input.
+ * @param error A pointer to an NSError pointer that is set if an error occurs.
+ * @return An NSArray of ExecuTorchValue objects representing the outputs, or nil in case of an error.
+ */
+- (nullable NSArray<ExecuTorchValue *> *)forwardWithInput:(ExecuTorchValue *)value
+                                                    error:(NSError **)error
+    NS_SWIFT_NAME(forward(_:));
+
+/**
+ * Executes the "forward" method with no inputs.
+ *
+ * This is a convenience method that calls the executeMethod with "forward" as the method name.
+ *
+ * @param error A pointer to an NSError pointer that is set if an error occurs.
+ * @return An NSArray of ExecuTorchValue objects representing the outputs, or nil in case of an error.
+ */
+- (nullable NSArray<ExecuTorchValue *> *)forward:(NSError **)error;
+
+/**
+ * Executes the "forward" method with no inputs.
+ *
+ * This is a convenience method that calls the executeMethod with "forward" as the method name.
+ *
+ * @param tensors An NSArray of ExecuTorchTensor objects representing the inputs.
+ * @param error A pointer to an NSError pointer that is set if an error occurs.
+ * @return An NSArray of ExecuTorchValue objects representing the outputs, or nil in case of an error.
+ */
+- (nullable NSArray<ExecuTorchValue *> *)forwardWithTensors:(NSArray<ExecuTorchTensor *> *)tensors
+                                                      error:(NSError **)error
+    NS_SWIFT_NAME(forward(_:));
+
 + (instancetype)new NS_UNAVAILABLE;
 - (instancetype)init NS_UNAVAILABLE;
 

extension/apple/ExecuTorch/Exported/ExecuTorchModule.mm

@@ -166,4 +166,35 @@ - (BOOL)isMethodLoaded:(NSString *)methodName {
                        error:error];
 }
 
+- (nullable NSArray<ExecuTorchValue *> *)forwardWithInputs:(NSArray<ExecuTorchValue *> *)values
+                                                     error:(NSError **)error {
+  return [self executeMethod:@"forward"
+                  withInputs:values
+                       error:error];
+}
+
+- (nullable NSArray<ExecuTorchValue *> *)forwardWithInput:(ExecuTorchValue *)value
+                                                    error:(NSError **)error {
+  return [self executeMethod:@"forward"
+                  withInputs:@[value]
+                       error:error];
+}
+
+- (nullable NSArray<ExecuTorchValue *> *)forward:(NSError **)error {
+  return [self executeMethod:@"forward"
+                  withInputs:@[]
+                       error:error];
+}
+
+- (nullable NSArray<ExecuTorchValue *> *)forwardWithTensors:(NSArray<ExecuTorchTensor *> *)tensors
+                                                      error:(NSError **)error {
+  NSMutableArray<ExecuTorchValue *> *values = [NSMutableArray arrayWithCapacity:tensors.count];
+  for (ExecuTorchTensor *tensor in tensors) {
+    [values addObject:[ExecuTorchValue valueWithTensor:tensor]];
+  }
+  return [self executeMethod:@"forward"
+                  withInputs:values
+                       error:error];
+}
+
 @end

extension/apple/ExecuTorch/__tests__/ModuleTest.swift

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class ModuleTest: XCTestCase {
     }
     let inputs = [inputTensor, inputTensor]
     var outputs: [Value]?
-    XCTAssertNoThrow(outputs = try module.execute("forward", inputs))
+    XCTAssertNoThrow(outputs = try module.forward(inputs))
     var outputData: [Float] = [2.0]
     let outputTensor = outputData.withUnsafeMutableBytes {
       Tensor(bytesNoCopy: $0.baseAddress!, shape:[1], dataType: .float, shapeDynamism: .static)