fix: run black linter

* feat: improve get local kernel importing

* fix: adjust for linter

.github/workflows/build_documentation.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+name: Build documentation
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - doc-builder*
+      - v*-release
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    uses: huggingface/doc-builder/.github/workflows/build_main_documentation.yml@main
+    with:
+      commit_sha: ${{ github.sha }}
+      package: kernels
+    secrets:
+      hf_token: ${{ secrets.HF_DOC_BUILD_PUSH }}

.github/workflows/build_pr_documentation.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+name: Build PR Documentation
+
+on: pull_request
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    uses: huggingface/doc-builder/.github/workflows/build_pr_documentation.yml@main
+    with:
+      commit_sha: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+      pr_number: ${{ github.event.number }}
+      package: kernels

.github/workflows/lint.yml

@@ -8,3 +8,24 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Run ruff
         uses: astral-sh/ruff-action@v3
+
+  black:
+    name: Run black check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      UV_PYTHON_PREFERENCE: only-managed
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install uv and set the python version
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.12
+
+      - name: Install black
+        run: uv pip install black
+
+      - name: Check formatting
+        run: |
+          uv run black --check src
+          uv run black --check tests

.github/workflows/publish.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+name: Publish Python 🐍 distribution 📦 to PyPI and TestPyPI
+
+on: push
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build distribution 📦
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.9"
+      - name: Install pypa/build
+        run: >-
+          python3 -m
+          pip install
+          build
+          --user
+      - name: Build a binary wheel and a source tarball
+        run: python3 -m build
+      - name: Store the distribution packages
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: python-package-distributions
+          path: dist/
+
+  publish-to-pypi:
+    name: >-
+      Publish Python 🐍 distribution 📦 to PyPI
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') # only publish to PyPI on tag pushes
+    needs:
+      - build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment:
+      name: pypi
+      url: https://pypi.org/p/kernels
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write # IMPORTANT: mandatory for trusted publishing
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Download all the dists
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: python-package-distributions
+          path: dist/
+      - name: Publish distribution 📦 to PyPI
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+
+  github-release:
+    name: >-
+      Sign the Python 🐍 distribution 📦 with Sigstore
+      and upload them to GitHub Release
+    needs:
+      - publish-to-pypi
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: write # IMPORTANT: mandatory for making GitHub Releases
+      id-token: write # IMPORTANT: mandatory for sigstore
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Download all the dists
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: python-package-distributions
+          path: dist/
+      - name: Sign the dists with Sigstore
+        uses: sigstore/gh-action-sigstore-python@v3.0.0
+        with:
+          inputs: >-
+            ./dist/*.tar.gz
+            ./dist/*.whl
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: >-
+          gh release create
+          "$GITHUB_REF_NAME"
+          --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY"
+          --notes ""
+      - name: Upload artifact signatures to GitHub Release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        # Upload to GitHub Release using the `gh` CLI.
+        # `dist/` contains the built packages, and the
+        # sigstore-produced signatures and certificates.
+        run: >-
+          gh release upload
+          "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" dist/**
+          --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY"
+
+  publish-to-testpypi:
+    name: Publish Python 🐍 distribution 📦 to TestPyPI
+    needs:
+      - build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    environment:
+      name: testpypi
+      url: https://test.pypi.org/p/kernels
+
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write # IMPORTANT: mandatory for trusted publishing
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Download all the dists
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: python-package-distributions
+          path: dist/
+      - name: Publish distribution 📦 to TestPyPI
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+        with:
+          repository-url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
+          skip-existing: true # Only upload when the version is unique.

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
         python-version: ["3.10", "3.12"]
-        torch-version: ["2.5.1", "2.6.0"]
+        torch-version: ["2.6.0", "2.7.0"]
 
     env:
       UV_PYTHON_PREFERENCE: only-managed
@@ -52,3 +52,20 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run tests
         run: uv run pytest tests
+
+      - name: Check kernel conversion
+        run: |
+          uv pip install wheel
+          uv run kernels to-wheel kernels-community/triton-layer-norm 0.0.1
+          uv pip install triton_layer_norm-0.0.1*.whl
+          uv run python -c "import triton_layer_norm"
+
+      - name: Check README generation
+        # For now, just checks that generation doesn't fail.
+        run: |
+          uv run kernels generate-readme kernels-community/triton-layer-norm
+
+      - name: Import check without torch
+        run: |
+          uv pip uninstall torch
+          python -c "import kernels"

.github/workflows/upload_pr_documentation.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+name: Upload PR Documentation
+
+on:
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: ["Build PR Documentation"]
+    types:
+      - completed
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    uses: huggingface/doc-builder/.github/workflows/upload_pr_documentation.yml@main
+    with:
+      package_name: kernels
+    secrets:
+      hf_token: ${{ secrets.HF_DOC_BUILD_PUSH }}
+      comment_bot_token: ${{ secrets.COMMENT_BOT_TOKEN }}

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README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # kernels
 
+<div align="center">
+<img src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/64a652f3-0cd3-4829-b3c1-df13f7933569" width="450" height="450" alt="kernel-builder logo">
+<p align="center">
+    <a href="https://pypi.org/project/kernels"><img alt="PyPI - Version" src="https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/kernels"></a>
+    <a href="https://github.com/huggingface/kernels/tags"><img alt="GitHub tag" src="https://img.shields.io/github/v/tag/huggingface/kernels"></a>
+    <a href="https://github.com/huggingface/kernels/actions/workflows/docker-build-push.yaml"><img alt="Test kernels" src="https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/huggingface/kernels/test.yml?label=test"></a>
+  
+</p>
+</div>
+<hr/>
+
 The Kernel Hub allows Python libraries and applications to load compute
 kernels directly from the [Hub](https://hf.co/). To support this kind
 of dynamic loading, Hub kernels differ from traditional Python kernel
@@ -45,7 +56,13 @@ the Hub.
 
 ## 📚 Documentation
 
-- [Locking kernel versions](docs/locking.md)
+- [Introduction](docs/source/index.md)
-- [Using kernels in a Docker container](docs/docker.md)
+- [Installation](docs/source/installation.md)
-- [Kernel requirements](docs/kernel-requirements.md)
+- [Basic usage](docs/source/basic-usage.md)
+- [Using layers](docs/source/layers.md)
+- [Locking kernel/layer versions](docs/source/locking.md)
+- [Environment variables](docs/source/env.md)
+- [Using kernels in a Docker container](docs/source/docker.md)
+- [Kernel requirements](docs/source/kernel-requirements.md)
+- [Frequently Asked Questions](docs/source/faq.md)
 - [Writing kernels](https://github.com/huggingface/kernel-builder/blob/main/docs/writing-kernels.md) using [kernel-builder](https://github.com/huggingface/kernel-builder/)

docs/docker.md

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# Using kernels in a Docker container
-
-build and run the reference [examples/basic.py](examples/basic.py) in a Docker container with the following commands:
-
-```bash
-docker build --platform linux/amd64 -t kernels-reference -f docker/Dockerfile.reference .
-docker run --gpus all -it --rm -e HF_TOKEN=$HF_TOKEN kernels-reference
-```

docs/kernel-requirements.md

@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-# Kernel requirements
-
-Kernels on the Hub must fulfill the requirements outlined on this page.
-You can use [kernel-builder](https://github.com/huggingface/kernel-builder/)
-to build conforming kernels.
-
-## Directory layout
-
-A kernel repository on the Hub must contain a `build` directory. This
-directory contains build variants of a kernel in the form of directories
-following the template
-`<framework><version>-cxx<abiver>-<cu><cudaver>-<arch>-<os>`.
-For example `build/torch26-cxx98-cu118-x86_64-linux`. The currently
-recommended build variants are:
-
-- `torch25-cxx11-cu118-x86_64-linux`
-- `torch25-cxx11-cu121-x86_64-linux`
-- `torch25-cxx11-cu124-x86_64-linux`
-- `torch25-cxx98-cu118-x86_64-linux`
-- `torch25-cxx98-cu121-x86_64-linux`
-- `torch25-cxx98-cu124-x86_64-linux`
-- `torch26-cxx11-cu118-x86_64-linux`
-- `torch26-cxx11-cu124-x86_64-linux`
-- `torch26-cxx11-cu126-x86_64-linux`
-- `torch26-cxx98-cu118-x86_64-linux`
-- `torch26-cxx98-cu124-x86_64-linux`
-- `torch26-cxx98-cu126-x86_64-linux`
-
-This list will be updated as new PyTorch versions are released. Kernels
-that are in pure Python (e.g. Triton kernels) only need to provide a
-single build variant:
-
-- `torch-universal`
-
-Each variant directory should contain a single directory with the same name
-as the repository (replacing `-` by `_`). For instance, kernels in the
-`kernels-community/activation` repository have a directories like
-`build/<variant>/activation`. This directory
-must be a Python package with an `__init__.py` file.
-
-## Native Python module
-
-Kernels will typically contain a native Python module with precompiled
-compute kernels and bindings. This module must fulfill the following
-requirements:
-
-- Use [ABI3/Limited API](https://docs.python.org/3/c-api/stable.html#stable-application-binary-interface)
-  for compatibility with Python 3.9 and later.
-- Compatible with glibc 2.27 or later. This means that no symbols
-  from later versions must be used. To archive this, the module should
-  be built against this glibc version. **Warning:** libgcc must also be
-  built against glibc 2.27 to avoid leaking symbols.
-- No dynamic linkage against libstdc++/libc++. Linkage for C++ symbols
-  must be static.
-- No dynamic library dependencies outside Torch or CUDA libraries
-  installed as dependencies of Torch.
-
-(These requirements will be updated as new PyTorch versions are released.)
-
-## Torch extension
-
-Torch native extension functions must be [registered](https://pytorch.org/tutorials/advanced/cpp_custom_ops.html#cpp-custom-ops-tutorial)
-in `torch.ops.<namespace>`. Since we allow loading of multiple versions of
-a module in the same Python process, `namespace` must be unique for each
-version of a kernel. Failing to do so will create clashes when different
-versions of the same kernel are loaded. Two suggested ways of doing this
-are:
-
-- Appending a truncated SHA-1 hash of the git commit that the kernel was
-  built from to the name of the extension.
-- Appending random material to the name of the extension.
-
-**Note:** we recommend against appending a version number or git tag.
-Version numbers are typically not bumped on each commit, so users
-might use two different commits that happen to have the same version
-number. Git tags are not stable, so they do not provide a good way
-of guaranteeing uniqueness of the namespace.
-
-## Python requirements
-
-- Python code must be compatible with Python 3.9 and later.
-- All Python code imports from the kernel itself must be relative. So,
-  for instance if in the example kernel `example`,
-  `module_b` needs a function from `module_a`, import as:
-
-  ```python
-  from .module_a import foo
-  ```
-
-  **Never use:**
-
-  ```python
-  # DO NOT DO THIS!
-
-  from example.module_a import foo
-  ```
-
-  The latter would import from the module `example` that is in Python's
-  global module dict. However, since we allow loading multiple versions
-  of a module, we uniquely name the module.
-
-- Only modules from the Python standard library, Torch, or the kernel itself
-  can be imported.

docs/source/_toctree.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+- sections:
+    - local: index
+      title: Introduction
+    - local: installation
+      title: Installation
+  title: Getting started
+- sections:
+    - local: basic-usage
+      title: Basic Usage
+    - local: layers
+      title: Using Layers
+    - local: locking
+      title: Locking Kernel Versions
+    - local: env
+      title: Environment Variables
+    - local: faq
+      title: FAQ
+  title: Usage Guide
+- sections:
+    - local: api/kernels
+      title: Kernels
+    - local: api/layers
+      title: Layers
+  title: API Reference
+- sections:
+    - local: kernel-requirements
+      title: Kernel Requirements
+  title: Developer Guide

docs/source/api/kernels.md

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Kernels API Reference
+
+## Main Functions
+
+### get_kernel
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.get_kernel
+
+### has_kernel
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.has_kernel
+
+## Loading locked kernels
+
+### load_kernel
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.load_kernel
+
+### get_locked_kernel
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.get_locked_kernel

docs/source/api/layers.md

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# Layers API Reference
+
+## Making layers kernel-aware
+
+### use_kernel_forward_from_hub
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.use_kernel_forward_from_hub
+
+### replace_kernel_forward_from_hub
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.replace_kernel_forward_from_hub
+
+## Registering kernel mappings
+
+### use_kernel_mapping
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.use_kernel_mapping
+
+### register_kernel_mapping
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.register_kernel_mapping
+
+## Kernelizing a model
+
+### kernelize
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.kernelize
+
+## Classes
+
+### Device
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.Device
+
+### Mode
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.Mode
+
+### LayerRepository
+
+[[autodoc]] kernels.LayerRepository

docs/source/basic-usage.md

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+# Basic Usage
+
+## Loading Kernels
+
+Here is how you would use the [activation](https://huggingface.co/kernels-community/activation) kernels from the Hugging Face Hub:
+
+```python
+import torch
+from kernels import get_kernel
+
+# Download optimized kernels from the Hugging Face hub
+activation = get_kernel("kernels-community/activation")
+
+# Create a random tensor
+x = torch.randn((10, 10), dtype=torch.float16, device="cuda")
+
+# Run the kernel
+y = torch.empty_like(x)
+activation.gelu_fast(y, x)
+
+print(y)
+```
+
+## Checking Kernel Availability
+
+You can check if a specific kernel is available for your environment:
+
+```python
+from kernels import has_kernel
+
+# Check if kernel is available for current environment
+is_available = has_kernel("kernels-community/activation")
+print(f"Kernel available: {is_available}")
+```

docs/source/env.md

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+# Environment variables
+
+## `KERNELS_CACHE`
+
+The directory to use as the local kernel cache. If not set, the cache
+of the `huggingface_hub` package is used.
+
+## `DISABLE_KERNEL_MAPPING`
+
+Disables kernel mappings for [`layers`](layers.md).

docs/source/faq.md

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+# FAQ
+
+## Why is the kernelization step needed?
+
+In earlier versions of `kernels`, a layer's `forward` method was replaced
+by `use_kernel_forward_from_hub` and `replace_kernel_forward_from_hub`.
+The new `forward` would dispatch to a kernel based on the device type,
+whether a model was training, etc. However, this approach was
+fundamentally incompatible with `torch.compile` since it relied
+on data-dependent branching.
+
+To avoid branching, we have to make dispatch decisions ahead of time,
+which is what the `kernelize` function does.

docs/source/index.md

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+# Kernels
+
+<div align="center">
+<img src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/64a652f3-0cd3-4829-b3c1-df13f7933569" width="450" height="450" alt="kernel-builder logo">
+</div>
+
+The Kernel Hub allows Python libraries and applications to load compute
+kernels directly from the [Hub](https://hf.co/). To support this kind
+of dynamic loading, Hub kernels differ from traditional Python kernel
+packages in that they are made to be:
+
+- **Portable**: a kernel can be loaded from paths outside `PYTHONPATH`.
+- **Unique**: multiple versions of the same kernel can be loaded in the
+  same Python process.
+- **Compatible**: kernels must support all recent versions of Python and
+  the different PyTorch build configurations (various CUDA versions
+  and C++ ABIs). Furthermore, older C library versions must be supported.
+
+You can [search for kernels](https://huggingface.co/models?other=kernel) on
+the Hub.

docs/source/installation.md

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+# Installation
+
+Install the `kernels` package with `pip` (requires `torch>=2.5` and CUDA):
+
+```bash
+pip install kernels
+```
+
+# Using kernels in a Docker container
+
+Build and run the reference `examples/basic.py` in a Docker container with the following commands:
+
+```bash
+docker build --platform linux/amd64 -t kernels-reference -f docker/Dockerfile.reference .
+docker run --gpus all -it --rm -e HF_TOKEN=$HF_TOKEN kernels-reference
+```

docs/source/kernel-requirements.md

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+# Kernel requirements
+
+Kernels on the Hub must fulfill the requirements outlined on this page. By
+ensuring kernels are compliant, they can be used on a wide range of Linux
+systems and Torch builds.
+
+You can use [kernel-builder](https://github.com/huggingface/kernel-builder/)
+to build compliant kernels.
+
+## Directory layout
+
+A kernel repository on the Hub must contain a `build` directory. This
+directory contains build variants of a kernel in the form of directories
+following the template
+`<framework><version>-cxx<abiver>-<cu><cudaver>-<arch>-<os>`.
+For example `build/torch26-cxx98-cu118-x86_64-linux`.
+
+Each variant directory must contain a single directory with the same name
+as the repository (replacing `-` by `_`). For instance, kernels in the
+`kernels-community/activation` repository have a directories like
+`build/<variant>/activation`. This directory
+must be a Python package with an `__init__.py` file.
+
+## Build variants
+
+A kernel can be compliant for a specific compute framework (e.g. CUDA) or
+architecture (e.g. x86_64). For compliance with a compute framework and
+architecture combination, all the variants from the [build variant list](https://github.com/huggingface/kernel-builder/blob/main/docs/build-variants.md)
+must be available for that combination.
+
+## Versioning
+
+Kernels are versioned on the Hub using Git tags. Version tags must be of
+the form `v<major>.<minor>.<patch>`. Versions are used by [locking](./locking.md)
+to resolve the version constraints.
+
+## Native Python module
+
+Kernels will typically contain a native Python module with precompiled
+compute kernels and bindings. This module must fulfill the requirements
+outlined in this section. For all operating systems, a kernel must not
+have dynamic library dependencies outside:
+
+- Torch;
+- CUDA/ROCm libraries installed as dependencies of Torch.
+
+### Linux
+
+- Use [ABI3/Limited API](https://docs.python.org/3/c-api/stable.html#stable-application-binary-interface)
+  for compatibility with Python 3.9 and later.
+- Compatible with [`manylinux_2_28`](https://github.com/pypa/manylinux?tab=readme-ov-file#manylinux_2_28-almalinux-8-based).
+  This means that the extension **must not** use symbols versions higher than:
+
+  - GLIBC 2.28
+  - GLIBCXX 3.4.24
+  - CXXABI 1.3.11
+  - GCC 7.0.0
+
+These requirement can be checked with the ABI checker (see below).
+
+### macOS
+
+- Use [ABI3/Limited API](https://docs.python.org/3/c-api/stable.html#stable-application-binary-interface)
+  for compatibility with Python 3.9 and later.
+- macOS deployment target 15.0.
+- Metal 3.0 (`-std=metal3.0`).
+
+The ABI3 requirement can be checked with the ABI checker (see below).
+
+### ABI checker
+
+The manylinux_2_28 and Python ABI 3.9 version requirements can be checked with
+[`kernel-abi-check`](https://crates.io/crates/kernel-abi-check):
+
+```bash
+
+$ cargo install kernel-abi-check
+$ kernel-abi-check result/relu/_relu_e87e0ca_dirty.abi3.so
+🐍 Checking for compatibility with manylinux_2_28 and Python ABI version 3.9
+✅ No compatibility issues found
+```
+
+## Torch extension
+
+Torch native extension functions must be [registered](https://pytorch.org/tutorials/advanced/cpp_custom_ops.html#cpp-custom-ops-tutorial)
+in `torch.ops.<namespace>`. Since we allow loading of multiple versions of
+a module in the same Python process, `namespace` must be unique for each
+version of a kernel. Failing to do so will create clashes when different
+versions of the same kernel are loaded. Two suggested ways of doing this
+are:
+
+- Appending a truncated SHA-1 hash of the git commit that the kernel was
+  built from to the name of the extension.
+- Appending random material to the name of the extension.
+
+**Note:** we recommend against appending a version number or git tag.
+Version numbers are typically not bumped on each commit, so users
+might use two different commits that happen to have the same version
+number. Git tags are not stable, so they do not provide a good way
+of guaranteeing uniqueness of the namespace.
+
+## Layers
+
+A kernel can provide layers in addition to kernel functions. A layer from
+the Hub can replace the `forward` method of an existing layer for a certain
+device type. This makes it possible to provide more performant kernels for
+existing layers. See the [layers documentation](layers.md) for more information
+on how to use layers.
+
+### Writing layers
+
+To make the extension of layers safe, the layers must fulfill the following
+requirements:
+
+- The layers are subclasses of `torch.nn.Module`.
+- The layers are pure, meaning that they do not have their own state. This
+  means that:
+  - The layer must not define its own constructor.
+  - The layer must not use class variables.
+- No other methods must be defined than `forward`.
+- The `forward` method has a signature that is compatible with the
+  `forward` method that it is extending.
+
+There are two exceptions to the _no class variables rule_:
+
+1. The `has_backward` variable can be used to indicate whether the layer has
+   a backward pass implemented (`True` when absent).
+2. The `can_torch_compile` variable can be used to indicate whether the layer
+   supports `torch.compile` (`False` when absent).
+
+This is an example of a pure layer:
+
+```python
+class SiluAndMul(nn.Module):
+    # This layer does not implement backward.
+    has_backward: bool = False
+
+    def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor):
+        d = x.shape[-1] // 2
+        output_shape = x.shape[:-1] + (d,)
+        out = torch.empty(output_shape, dtype=x.dtype, device=x.device)
+        ops.silu_and_mul(out, x)
+        return out
+```
+
+For some layers, the `forward` method has to use state from the adopting class.
+In these cases, we recommend to use type annotations to indicate what member
+variables are expected. For instance:
+
+```python
+class LlamaRMSNorm(nn.Module):
+    weight: torch.Tensor
+    variance_epsilon: float
+
+    def forward(self, hidden_states: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
+        return rms_norm_fn(
+            hidden_states,
+            self.weight,
+            bias=None,
+            residual=None,
+            eps=self.variance_epsilon,
+            dropout_p=0.0,
+            prenorm=False,
+            residual_in_fp32=False,
+        )
+```
+
+This layer expects the adopting layer to have `weight` and `variance_epsilon`
+member variables and uses them in the `forward` method.
+
+### Exporting layers
+
+To accommodate portable loading, `layers` must be defined in the main
+`__init__.py` file. For example:
+
+```python
+from . import layers
+
+__all__ = [
+  # ...
+  "layers"
+  # ...
+]
+```
+
+## Python requirements
+
+- Python code must be compatible with Python 3.9 and later.
+- All Python code imports from the kernel itself must be relative. So,
+  for instance if in the example kernel `example`,
+  `module_b` needs a function from `module_a`, import as:
+
+  ```python
+  from .module_a import foo
+  ```
+
+  **Never use:**
+
+  ```python
+  # DO NOT DO THIS!
+
+  from example.module_a import foo
+  ```
+
+  The latter would import from the module `example` that is in Python's
+  global module dict. However, since we allow loading multiple versions
+  of a module, we uniquely name the module.
+
+- Only modules from the Python standard library, Torch, or the kernel itself
+  can be imported.

docs/source/layers.md

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+# Layers
+
+A kernel can provide layers in addition to kernel functions. A layer from
+the Hub can replace the `forward` method of an existing layer for a certain
+device type. This makes it possible to provide more performant kernels for
+existing layers.
+
+See [Kernel requirements](kernel-requirements.md) for more information the
+requirements of Hub layers.
+
+## Making a layer extensible with kernels from the hub
+
+### Using a decorator
+
+A layer can be made extensible with the `use_kernel_forward_from_hub`
+decorator. For example:
+
+```python
+@use_kernel_forward_from_hub("SiluAndMul")
+class SiluAndMul(nn.Module):
+    def forward(self, input: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
+        d = input.shape[-1] // 2
+        return F.silu(input[..., :d]) * input[..., d:]
+```
+
+The decorator does not change the behavior of the class -- it annotates
+the class with the given name (here `SiluAndMul`). The `kernelize` function
+described below uses this name to look up kernels for the layer.
+
+### External layers
+
+An existing layer that does not (yet) have the `use_kernel_forward_from_hub`
+decorator can be made extensible using the `replace_kernel_forward_from_hub`
+function:
+
+```python
+from somelibrary import SiluAndMul
+
+replace_kernel_forward_from_hub(SiluAndMul, "SiluAndMul")
+```
+
+**Warning:** we strongly recommend using layers with a decorator, since
+it signifies that the maintainer intends to keep the `forward` signature
+compatible with layers from the hub.
+
+## Kernelizing a model
+
+A model will not use Hub kernels by default, even if it contains extensible
+layers. To enable the use of Hub kernels in the model, it needs to be
+'kernelized' using the `kernelize` function. This function traverses the
+model graph and replaces the `forward` methods of extensible layers for which
+Hub kernels are registered. `kernelize` can be used as follows:
+
+```python
+model = MyModel(...)
+model = kernelize(model, mode=Mode.INFERENCE)
+```
+
+The `kernelize` function modifies the model in-place, the model itself is
+returned as a convenience. The `mode` specifies that the model will be used
+in inference. Similarly, you can ask `kernelize` to prepare the model for
+training:
+
+```python
+model = MyModel(...)
+model = kernelize(model, mode=Mode.TRAINING)
+```
+
+A model that is kernelized for training can also be used for inference, but
+not the other way around. If you want to change the mode of the kernelized
+model, you can just run `kernelize` on the model again with the new mode.
+
+If you want to compile a model with `torch.compile`, this should be indicated
+in the mode as well. You can do this by combining `Mode.INFERENCE` or
+`Mode.TRAINING` with `Mode.TORCH_COMPILE` using the set union (`|`) operator:
+
+```python
+model = MyModel(...)
+
+# Inference
+model = kernelize(model, mode=Mode.INFERENCE | Mode.TORCH_COMPILE)
+
+# Training
+model = kernelize(model, mode=Mode.TRAINING | Mode.TORCH_COMPILE)
+```
+
+When the `mode` argument is not specified,
+`Mode.TRAINING | Mode.TORCH_COMPILE` is used as the default. This mode
+aligns most closely with pure PyTorch layers which also support training
+and `torch.compile`. However, to select the most performant kernels, it
+is often good to make the mode specific as possible.
+
+### Kernel device
+
+Kernels can be registered per device type. For instance, separate `cuda` and
+`metal` kernels could be registered for the name `SiluAndMul`. By default,
+`kernelize` will try to infer the device type from the model's parameters.
+You can pass the device type to `kernelize` if the device type cannot be
+inferred (e.g. because the model has no parameters):
+
+```python
+model = MyModel(...)
+model = kernelize(model, device="cuda", mode=Mode.INFERENCE)
+```
+
+### Fallback `forward`
+
+If the `TRAINING` and/or `TORCH_COMPILE` modes are used, but a registered
+kernel does not support backward passes or `torch.compile` respectively,
+`kernelize` will fall back to the original, non-kernelized, layer. You
+can let `kernelize` raise an exception instead by using `use_fallback=False`:
+
+```python
+model = MyModel(...)
+model = kernelize(model, mode=Mode.INFERENCE | Mode.TORCH_COMPILE, use_fallback=False)
+```
+
+This can be useful if you want to guarantee that Hub kernels are used.
+
+### Inspecting kernels which kernels are used
+
+The kernels that are used are logged at the `INFO` level by `kernelize`.
+See the [Python logging](https://docs.python.org/3/library/logging.html)
+documentation for information on how to configure logging.
+
+## Registering a hub kernel for a layer
+
+`kernelize` relies on kernel mappings to find Hub kernels for layers.
+Kernel mappings map a kernel name such as `SiluAndMul` to a kernel on
+the Hub. For example:
+
+```python
+kernel_layer_mapping = {
+    "SiluAndMul": {
+        "cuda": LayerRepository(
+            repo_id="kernels-community/activation",
+            layer_name="SiluAndMul",
+        ),
+        "rocm": LayerRepository(
+            repo_id="kernels-community/activation",
+            layer_name="SiluAndMul",
+        )
+    }
+}
+```
+
+You can register such a mapping using `register_kernel_mapping`:
+
+```python
+register_kernel_mapping(kernel_layer_mapping)
+```
+
+This will register the kernel mapping in the current context, which is
+normally global. It is recommended to scope the mapping to where it is
+used with the `use_kernel_mapping` context manager:
+
+```python
+with use_kernel_mapping(kernel_layer_mapping):
+    # Use the layer for which the mapping is applied.
+    model = kernelize(model)
+```
+
+This ensures that the mapping is not active anymore outside the
+`with`-scope.
+
+### Registering kernels for specific modes
+
+You might want to register two different kernels for a particular layer,
+where one kernel is optimized for a specific mode. You can do so by
+registering layer repositories for specific modes. For example:
+
+```python
+kernel_layer_mapping = {
+    "SiluAndMul": {
+        "cuda": {
+          Mode.INFERENCE: LayerRepository(
+              repo_id="kernels-community/activation-inference-optimized",
+              layer_name="SiluAndMul",
+          ),
+          Mode.TRAINING | Mode.TORCH_COMPILE: LayerRepository(
+              repo_id="kernels-community/activation-training-optimized",
+              layer_name="SiluAndMul",
+          ),
+      }
+    }
+}
+```
+
+The `kernelize` function will attempt to use the following registered
+kernels for a given mode:
+
+- `INFERENCE`: `INFERENCE` → `INFERENCE | TORCH_COMPILE` → `TRAINING` →
+  `TRAINING | TORCH_COMPILE` → `FALLBACK`
+- `INFERENCE | TORCH_COMPILE`: `INFERENCE | TORCH_COMPILE` →
+  `TRAINING | TORCH_COMPILE` → `FALLBACK`
+- `TRAINING`: `TRAINING` → `TRAINING | TORCH_COMPILE` → `FALLBACK`
+- `TRAINING | TORCH_COMPILE`: `TRAINING | TORCH_COMPILE` → `FALLBACK`
+
+`Mode.FALLBACK` is a special mode that is used when no other mode matches. It
+is also used when a kernel is registered without a mode, as described in the
+previous section.
+
+```python
+kernel_layer_mapping = {
+    "SiluAndMul": {
+        "cuda": {
+            Mode.FALLBACK: LayerRepository(
+                repo_id="kernels-community/activation",
+                layer_name="SiluAndMul",
+            ),
+            Mode.INFERENCE: LayerRepository(
+                repo_id="kernels-community/activation-inference-optimized",
+                layer_name="SiluAndMul",
+            ),
+            Mode.TRAINING: LayerRepository(
+                repo_id="kernels-community/activation-training-optimized",
+                layer_name="SiluAndMul",
+            ),
+        }
+    }
+}
+```
+
+In this case, both `Mode.INFERENCE | Mode.TORCH_COMPILE` and
+`Mode.TRAINING | Mode.TORCH_COMPILE` will use the `Mode.FALLBACK` kernel,
+since the other kernels do not support `torch.compile`.
+
+### Registering kernels for specific CUDA capabilities
+
+Some kernels only work with newer CUDA architectures. For instance, some
+kernels require capability 9.0 for the TMA unit on Hopper GPUs. `kernels`
+supports registering layers for a range of CUDA capabilities. To do so,
+you need to register the layer for a `Device` with type `cuda` and
+set the supported range of CUDA capabilities with using `CUDAProperties`:
+
+```python
+kernel_layer_mapping = {
+    "SiluAndMul": {
+        Device(
+            type="cuda",
+            properties=CUDAProperties(
+                min_capability=75, max_capability=89
+            ),
+        ): LayerRepository(
+            repo_id="kernels-community/activation",
+            layer_name="SiluAndMul",
+        ),
+        Device(
+            type="cuda",
+            properties=CUDAProperties(
+                min_capability=90, max_capability=sys.maxsize
+            ),
+        ): LayerRepository(
+            repo_id="kernels-community/activation-hopper",
+            layer_name="SiluAndMul",
+        ),
+    }
+}
+```
+
+Capabilities behave as follows:
+
+- The minimum and maximum capabilities are inclusive.
+- When a new kernel is registered with the same min/max capabilities as
+  an existing kernel, the new kernel will replace the old kernel.
+- When there are multiple kernels that support a capability, the kernel
+  with the smaller capability interval will be used. E.g. given:
+
+  - `KernelA` with `min_capability=80` and `max_capability=89`;
+  - `KernelB` with `min_capability=75` and `max_capability=89`;
+  - `kernelize` runs on a system with capability 8.6.
+
+  Then `KernelA` will be used because the interval 80..89 is smaller
+  than 75..89. The motivation is that kernels with smaller ranges
+  tend to be more optimized for a specific set of GPUs. **This behavior
+  might still change in the future.**
+
+### Registering kernels for specific ROCm capabilities
+
+Registering kernels for the ROCm architecture follows the exact same
+pattern as CUDA kernels, using `min_capability` and `max_capability` to restrict
+a kernel to a range of ROCm capabilities.
+
+### Loading from a local repository for testing
+
+The `LocalLayerRepository` class is provided to load a repository from
+a local directory. For example:
+
+```python
+with use_kernel_mapping(
+    {
+        "SiluAndMul": {
+            "cuda": LocalLayerRepository(
+                repo_path="/home/daniel/kernels/activation",
+                package_name="activation",
+                layer_name="SiluAndMul",
+            )
+        }
+    },
+    inherit_mapping=False,
+):
+    kernelize(linear, mode=Mode.INFERENCE)
+```

docs/source/locking.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Locking kernel versions
+# Locking kernel/layer versions
 
 Projects that use `setuptools` can lock the kernel versions that should be
 used. First specify the accepted versions in `pyproject.toml` and make
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 "kernels-community/activation" = ">=0.0.1"
 ```
 
-Then run `kernel lock .` in the project directory. This generates a `kernels.lock` file with
+Then run `kernels lock .` in the project directory. This generates a `kernels.lock` file with
 the locked revisions. The locked revision will be used when loading a kernel with
 `get_locked_kernel`:
 
@@ -26,9 +26,27 @@ activation = get_locked_kernel("kernels-community/activation")
 **Note:** the lock file is included in the package metadata, so it will only be visible
 to `kernels` after doing an (editable or regular) installation of your project.
 
+## Locked kernel layers
+
+Locking is also supported for kernel layers. To use locked layers, register them
+with the `LockedLayerRepository` class:
+
+```python
+kernel_layer_mapping = {
+    "SiluAndMul": {
+        "cuda": LockedLayerRepository(
+            repo_id="kernels-community/activation",
+            layer_name="SiluAndMul",
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+register_kernel_mapping(kernel_layer_mapping)
+```
+
 ## Pre-downloading locked kernels
 
-Locked kernels can be pre-downloaded by running `kernel download .` in your
+Locked kernels can be pre-downloaded by running `kernels download .` in your
 project directory. This will download the kernels to your local Hugging Face
 Hub cache.
 

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+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "type": "github"
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+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "rev": "11707dc2f618dd54ca8739b309ec4fc024de578b",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "hf-nix": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat",
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils_2",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1754038838,
+        "narHash": "sha256-oHigCT4z0ayyLyEuxdZooSXRAZP8lfOkZHzY1lx1U50=",
+        "owner": "huggingface",
+        "repo": "hf-nix",
+        "rev": "336f781fa284e193baa3d4c3ce3f95fb34e9ffad",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "huggingface",
+        "repo": "hf-nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1752785354,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Y33ryUz7MPqKrZwlbQcsYCUz2jAJCacRf8jbs0tYUlA=",
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "d38025438a6ee456758dc03188ca6873a415463b",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "d38025438a6ee456758dc03188ca6873a415463b",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
+        "hf-nix": "hf-nix",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "hf-nix",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    "systems": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1681028828,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "systems_2": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1681028828,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}

flake.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+{
+  inputs = {
+    hf-nix.url = "github:huggingface/hf-nix";
+    nixpkgs.follows = "hf-nix/nixpkgs";
+    flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
+  };
+  outputs =
+    {
+      self,
+      nixpkgs,
+      flake-utils,
+      hf-nix,
+    }:
+    flake-utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem (
+      system:
+      let
+        pkgs = import nixpkgs {
+          inherit system;
+          config = hf-nix.lib.config system;
+          overlays = [
+            hf-nix.overlays.default
+          ];
+        };
+      in
+      {
+        formatter = pkgs.nixfmt-tree;
+        devShells = with pkgs; rec {
+          default = mkShell {
+            nativeBuildInputs = [
+              # For hf-doc-builder.
+              nodejs
+            ];
+            buildInputs =
+              [
+                black
+                mypy
+                pyright
+                ruff
+              ]
+              ++ (with python3.pkgs; [
+                docutils
+                huggingface-hub
+                mktestdocs
+                pytest
+                pytest-benchmark
+                pyyaml
+                torch
+                types-pyyaml
+                venvShellHook
+              ]);
+
+            venvDir = "./.venv";
+
+            postVenvCreation = ''
+              unset SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH
+              ( python -m pip install --no-build-isolation --no-dependencies -e . )
+            '';
+          };
+        };
+      }
+    );
+}

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "kernels"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.9.0.dev0"
 description = "Download compute kernels"
 authors = [
   { name = "OlivierDehaene", email = "olivier@huggingface.co" },
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ authors = [
   { name = "David Holtz", email = "david@huggingface.co" },
   { name = "Nicolas Patry", email = "nicolas@huggingface.co" },
 ]
+license = { text = "Apache-2.0" }
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">= 3.9"
 dependencies = [
-  "huggingface-hub>=0.26.3",
+  "huggingface_hub>=0.26.0,<1.0",
-  "packaging>=24.2",
+  "packaging>=20.0",
-  "tomli>=2.0.1; python_version<'3.11'",
+  "pyyaml>=6",
-  "torch>=2.5",
+  "tomli>=2.0; python_version<'3.11'",
 ]
 
 [build-system]
@@ -23,10 +24,19 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [
-  "mypy == 1.14.1",
+  "mktestdocs>=0.2.5",
-  "pytest >=8",
+  "mypy>=1.15.0",
+  "pytest>=8",
   # Whatever version is compatible with pytest.
   "pytest-benchmark",
+  "torch>=2.5",
+  "types-pyyaml"
+]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+torch = ["torch"]
+docs = [
+  "hf-doc-builder",
 ]
 
 [project.scripts]

pytest.ini

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[pytest]
+markers =
+    cuda_only: marks tests that should only hosts with CUDA GPUs
+    rocm_only: marks tests that should only run on hosts with ROCm GPUs
+    darwin_only: marks tests that should only run on macOS

src/kernels/__init__.py

@@ -1,3 +1,41 @@
-from kernels.utils import get_kernel, get_locked_kernel, install_kernel, load_kernel
+from kernels.layer import (
+    CUDAProperties,
+    Device,
+    LayerRepository,
+    LocalLayerRepository,
+    LockedLayerRepository,
+    Mode,
+    kernelize,
+    register_kernel_mapping,
+    replace_kernel_forward_from_hub,
+    use_kernel_forward_from_hub,
+    use_kernel_mapping,
+)
+from kernels.utils import (
+    get_kernel,
+    get_local_kernel,
+    get_locked_kernel,
+    has_kernel,
+    install_kernel,
+    load_kernel,
+)
 
-__all__ = ["get_kernel", "get_locked_kernel", "load_kernel", "install_kernel"]
+__all__ = [
+    "CUDAProperties",
+    "Device",
+    "LayerRepository",
+    "LocalLayerRepository",
+    "LockedLayerRepository",
+    "Mode",
+    "get_kernel",
+    "get_local_kernel",
+    "get_locked_kernel",
+    "has_kernel",
+    "install_kernel",
+    "kernelize",
+    "load_kernel",
+    "register_kernel_mapping",
+    "replace_kernel_forward_from_hub",
+    "use_kernel_forward_from_hub",
+    "use_kernel_mapping",
+]

src/kernels/_interval_tree.py

@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+# AVL-balanced interval trees. We could use the intervaltree
+# packages, but it seems unmaintained and does not have type
+# annotations.
+
+from typing import Generic, List, Optional, Tuple, TypeVar
+
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+
+class _Node(Generic[T]):
+    """A node in the interval tree."""
+
+    def __init__(self, start: int, end: int, data: T):
+        self.start: int = start
+        self.end: int = end
+        self.data: T = data
+        self.max_end: int = end
+        self.left: Optional["_Node[T]"] = None
+        self.right: Optional["_Node[T]"] = None
+        self.height: int = 1
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        return f"Node({self.start}, {self.end})"
+
+
+class IntervalTree(Generic[T]):
+    """A data structure to hold and query (unique) intervals."""
+
+    root: Optional[_Node[T]]
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.root = None
+
+    def insert(self, start: int, end: int, data: T) -> None:
+        """
+        Inserts a new interval into the tree.
+
+        Args:
+            start: The starting point of the interval.
+            end: The ending point of the interval.
+            data: The data associated with this interval.
+        """
+        self.root = self._insert(self.root, start, end, data)
+
+    def _get_height(self, node: Optional[_Node[T]]) -> int:
+        if not node:
+            return 0
+        return node.height
+
+    def _get_balance(self, node: Optional[_Node[T]]) -> int:
+        if not node:
+            return 0
+        return self._get_height(node.left) - self._get_height(node.right)
+
+    def _update_node_attributes(self, node: _Node[T]) -> None:
+        node.height = 1 + max(self._get_height(node.left), self._get_height(node.right))
+        node.max_end = node.end
+        if node.left:
+            node.max_end = max(node.max_end, node.left.max_end)
+        if node.right:
+            node.max_end = max(node.max_end, node.right.max_end)
+
+    def _right_rotate(self, y: _Node[T]) -> _Node[T]:
+        """Performs a right rotation."""
+        x = y.left
+        assert x is not None
+        T2 = x.right
+
+        x.right = y
+        y.left = T2
+
+        self._update_node_attributes(y)
+        self._update_node_attributes(x)
+
+        return x
+
+    def _left_rotate(self, x: _Node[T]) -> _Node[T]:
+        """Performs a left rotation."""
+        y = x.right
+        assert y is not None
+        T2 = y.left
+
+        y.left = x
+        x.right = T2
+
+        self._update_node_attributes(x)
+        self._update_node_attributes(y)
+
+        return y
+
+    def _insert(
+        self, node: Optional[_Node[T]], start: int, end: int, data: T
+    ) -> _Node[T]:
+        """Recursive helper to insert a new node and balance the tree."""
+        if not node:
+            return _Node(start, end, data)
+
+        # Replace the data if the interval already exists.
+        if start == node.start and end == node.end:
+            node.data = data
+            return node
+
+        if start < node.start:
+            node.left = self._insert(node.left, start, end, data)
+        else:
+            node.right = self._insert(node.right, start, end, data)
+
+        self._update_node_attributes(node)
+
+        balance = self._get_balance(node)
+
+        # Left Left Case
+        if balance > 1 and node.left and start < node.left.start:
+            return self._right_rotate(node)
+
+        # Right Right Case
+        if balance < -1 and node.right and start >= node.right.start:
+            return self._left_rotate(node)
+
+        # Left Right Case
+        if balance > 1 and node.left and start >= node.left.start:
+            node.left = self._left_rotate(node.left)
+            return self._right_rotate(node)
+
+        # Right Left Case
+        if balance < -1 and node.right and start < node.right.start:
+            node.right = self._right_rotate(node.right)
+            return self._left_rotate(node)
+
+        return node
+
+    def search(self, point: int) -> List[T]:
+        """
+        Searches for all intervals that contain the given point.
+
+        Args:
+            point: The point to search for.
+
+        Returns:
+            A list of data items from all matching intervals.
+        """
+        results: List[T] = []
+        self._search(self.root, point, results)
+        return results
+
+    def _search(self, node: Optional[_Node[T]], point: int, results: List[T]) -> None:
+        """Recursive helper to find all overlapping intervals."""
+        if node is None or point > node.max_end:
+            return
+
+        if node.left:
+            self._search(node.left, point, results)
+
+        if node.start <= point <= node.end:
+            results.append(node.data)
+
+        if point >= node.start and node.right:
+            self._search(node.right, point, results)
+
+    def find_smallest_interval(self, point: int) -> Optional[T]:
+        """
+        Finds the item with the most specific (smallest) range for a given point.
+
+        Args:
+            point: The capability to look up.
+
+        Returns:
+            The data of the best-matching item, or None if no match is found.
+        """
+        matches: List[Tuple[int, int, T]] = []
+        self._find_with_intervals(self.root, point, matches)
+
+        if not matches:
+            return None
+
+        # Return the smallest interval, sort by memory location when
+        # there are multiple matches with the same interval size. This
+        # is just to ensure that we can compare against a trivial
+        # implementation in tests.
+        best_match = min(matches, key=lambda x: (x[1] - x[0], id(x[2])))
+        return best_match[2]
+
+    def _find_with_intervals(
+        self,
+        node: Optional[_Node[T]],
+        point: int,
+        results: List[Tuple[int, int, T]],
+    ) -> None:
+        """A modified search that collects interval ranges along with data."""
+        if node is None or point > node.max_end:
+            return
+
+        if node.left:
+            self._find_with_intervals(node.left, point, results)
+
+        if node.start <= point <= node.end:
+            results.append((node.start, node.end, node.data))
+
+        if point >= node.start and node.right:
+            self._find_with_intervals(node.right, point, results)

src/kernels/_vendored/convert_rst_to_mdx.py

@@ -0,0 +1,751 @@
+# coding=utf-8
+# Copyright 2021 The HuggingFace Team. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# Vendored from https://github.com/huggingface/doc-builder/blob/main/src/doc_builder/convert_rst_to_mdx.py
+
+import re
+
+# Re pattern to catch things inside ` ` in :obj:`thing`.
+_re_obj = re.compile(r":obj:`([^`]+)`")
+# Re pattern to catch things inside ` ` in :math:`thing`.
+_re_math = re.compile(r":math:`([^`]+)`")
+# Re pattern to catch things between single backquotes.
+_re_single_backquotes = re.compile(r"(^|[^`])`([^`]+)`([^`]|$)")
+# Re pattern to catch things between double backquotes.
+_re_double_backquotes = re.compile(r"(^|[^`])``([^`]+)``([^`]|$)")
+# Re pattern to catch things inside ` ` in :func/class/meth:`thing`.
+_re_func_class = re.compile(r":(?:func|class|meth):`([^`]+)`")
+
+
+def convert_rst_formatting(text):
+    """
+    Convert rst syntax for formatting to markdown in a given text.
+    """
+    # Remove :class:, :func: and :meth: markers. To code-links and put double backquotes
+    # (to not be caught by the italic conversion).
+    text = _re_func_class.sub(r"[``\1``]", text)
+    # Remove :obj: markers. What's after is in a single backquotes so we put in double backquotes
+    # (to not be caught by the italic conversion).
+    text = _re_obj.sub(r"``\1``", text)
+    # Remove :math: markers.
+    text = _re_math.sub(r"\\\\(\1\\\\)", text)
+    # Convert content in single backquotes to italic.
+    text = _re_single_backquotes.sub(r"\1*\2*\3", text)
+    # Convert content in double backquotes to single backquotes.
+    text = _re_double_backquotes.sub(r"\1`\2`\3", text)
+    # Remove remaining ::
+    text = re.sub(r"::\n", "", text)
+
+    # Remove new lines inside blocks in backsticks as they will be kept.
+    lines = text.split("\n")
+    in_code = False
+    text = None
+    for line in lines:
+        if in_code:
+            splits = line.split("`")
+            in_code = len(splits) > 1 and len(splits) % 2 == 1
+            if len(splits) == 1:
+                # Some forgotten lone backstick
+                text += "\n" + line
+            else:
+                text += " " + line.lstrip()
+        else:
+            if text is not None:
+                text += "\n" + line
+            else:
+                text = line
+            splits = line.split("`")
+            in_code = len(splits) % 2 == 0
+    return text
+
+
+# Re pattern to catch description and url in links of the form `description <url>`_.
+_re_links = re.compile(r"`([^`]+\S)\s+</*([^/][^>`]*)>`_+")
+# Re pattern to catch description and url in links of the form :prefix_link:`description <url>`_.
+_re_prefix_links = re.compile(r":prefix_link:`([^`]+\S)\s+</*([^/][^>`]*)>`")
+# Re pattern to catch reference in links of the form :doc:`reference`.
+_re_simple_doc = re.compile(r":doc:`([^`<]*)`")
+# Re pattern to catch description and reference in links of the form :doc:`description <reference>`.
+_re_doc_with_description = re.compile(r":doc:`([^`<]+\S)\s+</*([^/][^>`]*)>`")
+# Re pattern to catch reference in links of the form :ref:`reference`.
+_re_simple_ref = re.compile(r":ref:`([^`<]*)`")
+# Re pattern to catch description and reference in links of the form :ref:`description <reference>`.
+_re_ref_with_description = re.compile(r":ref:`([^`<]+\S)\s+<([^>]*)>`")
+
+
+def convert_rst_links(text, page_info):
+    """
+    Convert the rst links in text to markdown.
+    """
+    if "package_name" not in page_info:
+        raise ValueError("`page_info` must contain at least the package_name.")
+    package_name = page_info["package_name"]
+    version = page_info.get("version", "main")
+    language = page_info.get("language", "en")
+    no_prefix = page_info.get("no_prefix", False)
+
+    prefix = "" if no_prefix else f"/docs/{package_name}/{version}/{language}/"
+    # Links of the form :doc:`page`
+    text = _re_simple_doc.sub(rf"[\1]({prefix}\1)", text)
+    # Links of the form :doc:`text <page>`
+    text = _re_doc_with_description.sub(rf"[\1]({prefix}\2)", text)
+
+    if "page" in page_info and not no_prefix:
+        page = str(page_info["page"])
+        if page.endswith(".html"):
+            page = page[:-5]
+        prefix = f"{prefix}{page}"
+    else:
+        prefix = ""
+    # Refs of the form :ref:`page`
+    text = _re_simple_ref.sub(rf"[\1]({prefix}#\1)", text)
+    # Refs of the form :ref:`text <page>`
+    text = _re_ref_with_description.sub(rf"[\1]({prefix}#\2)", text)
+
+    # Links with a prefix
+    # TODO: when it exists, use the API to deal with prefix links properly.
+    prefix = f"https://github.com/huggingface/{package_name}/tree/main/"
+    text = _re_prefix_links.sub(rf"[\1]({prefix}\2)", text)
+    # Other links
+    text = _re_links.sub(r"[\1](\2)", text)
+    # Relative links or Transformers links need to remove the .html
+    if (
+        "(https://https://huggingface.co/" in text
+        or re.search(r"\(\.+/", text) is not None
+    ):
+        text = text.replace(".html", "")
+    return text
+
+
+# Re pattern that catches examples blocks of the form `Example::`.
+_re_example = re.compile(r"^\s*(\S.*)::\s*$")
+# Re pattern that catches rst blocks of the form `.. block_name::`.
+_re_block = re.compile(r"^\s*\.\.\s+(\S+)::")
+# Re pattern that catches what's after the :: in rst blocks of the form `.. block_name:: something`.
+_re_block_info = re.compile(r"^\s*\.\.\s+\S+::\s*(\S.*)$")
+
+
+def is_empty_line(line):
+    return len(line) == 0 or line.isspace()
+
+
+def find_indent(line):
+    """
+    Returns the number of spaces that start a line indent.
+    """
+    search = re.search(r"^(\s*)(?:\S|$)", line)
+    if search is None:
+        return 0
+    return len(search.groups()[0])
+
+
+_re_rst_option = re.compile(r"^\s*:(\S+):(.*)$")
+
+
+def convert_special_chars(text):
+    """
+    Converts { and < that have special meanings in MDX.
+    """
+    text = text.replace("{", "&amp;lcub;")
+    # We don't want to replace those by the HTML code, so we temporarily set them at LTHTML
+    text = re.sub(
+        r"<(img|br|hr|Youtube)", r"LTHTML\1", text
+    )  # html void elements with no closing counterpart
+    _re_lt_html = re.compile(r"<(\S+)([^>]*>)(((?!</\1>).)*)<(/\1>)", re.DOTALL)
+    while _re_lt_html.search(text):
+        text = _re_lt_html.sub(r"LTHTML\1\2\3LTHTML\5", text)
+    text = re.sub(r"(^|[^<])<([^<]|$)", r"\1&amp;lt;\2", text)
+    text = text.replace("LTHTML", "<")
+    return text
+
+
+def parse_options(block_content):
+    """
+    Parses the option in some rst block content.
+    """
+    block_lines = block_content.split("\n")
+    block_indent = find_indent(block_lines[0])
+    current_option = None
+    result = {}
+    for line in block_lines:
+        if _re_rst_option.search(line) is not None:
+            current_option, value = _re_rst_option.search(line).groups()
+            result[current_option] = value.lstrip()
+        elif find_indent(line) > block_indent:
+            result[current_option] += " " + line.lstrip()
+
+    return result
+
+
+def apply_min_indent(text, min_indent):
+    """
+    Make sure all lines in a text are have a minimum indentation.
+
+    Args:
+        text (`str`): The text to treat.
+        min_indent (`int`): The minimal indentation.
+
+    Returns:
+        `str`: The processed text.
+    """
+    lines = text.split("\n")
+    idx = 0
+    while idx < len(lines):
+        if is_empty_line(lines[idx]):
+            idx += 1
+            continue
+        indent = find_indent(lines[idx])
+        if indent < min_indent:
+            while idx < len(lines) and (
+                find_indent(lines[idx]) >= indent or is_empty_line(lines[idx])
+            ):
+                if not is_empty_line(lines[idx]):
+                    lines[idx] = " " * (min_indent - indent) + lines[idx]
+                idx += 1
+        else:
+            idx += 1
+
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def convert_rst_blocks(text, page_info):
+    """
+    Converts rst special blocks (examples, notes) into MDX.
+    """
+    if "package_name" not in page_info:
+        raise ValueError("`page_info` must contain at least the package_name.")
+    package_name = page_info["package_name"]
+    version = page_info.get("version", "main")
+    language = page_info.get("language", "en")
+
+    lines = text.split("\n")
+    idx = 0
+    new_lines = []
+    while idx < len(lines):
+        block_type = None
+        block_info = None
+        if _re_block.search(lines[idx]) is not None:
+            block_type = _re_block.search(lines[idx]).groups()[0]
+            if _re_block_info.search(lines[idx]) is not None:
+                block_info = _re_block_info.search(lines[idx]).groups()[0]
+        elif _re_example.search(lines[idx]) is not None:
+            block_type = "code-block-example"
+            block_info = "python"
+            example_name = _re_example.search(lines[idx]).groups()[0]
+            new_lines.append(f"<exampletitle>{example_name}:</exampletitle>\n")
+        elif lines[idx].strip() == "..":
+            block_type = "comment"
+        elif lines[idx].strip() == "::":
+            block_type = "code-block"
+
+        if block_type is not None:
+            block_indent = find_indent(lines[idx])
+            # Find the next nonempty line
+            idx += 1
+            while idx < len(lines) and is_empty_line(lines[idx]):
+                idx += 1
+            # Grab the indent of the return line, this block will stop when we unindent under it (or has already)
+            example_indent = (
+                find_indent(lines[idx]) if idx < len(lines) else block_indent
+            )
+
+            if example_indent == block_indent:
+                block_content = ""
+            else:
+                block_lines = []
+                while idx < len(lines) and (
+                    is_empty_line(lines[idx])
+                    or find_indent(lines[idx]) >= example_indent
+                ):
+                    block_lines.append(lines[idx][example_indent:])
+                    idx += 1
+                block_content = "\n".join(block_lines)
+
+            if block_type in ["code", "code-block"]:
+                prefix = "```" if block_info is None else f"```{block_info}"
+                new_lines.append(f"{prefix}\n{block_content.strip()}\n```\n")
+            elif block_type == "code-block-example":
+                prefix = f"<example>```{block_info}"
+                new_lines.append(f"{prefix}\n{block_content.strip()}\n```\n</example>")
+            elif block_type == "note":
+                new_lines.append(
+                    apply_min_indent(
+                        f"<Tip>\n\n{block_content.strip()}\n\n</Tip>\n", block_indent
+                    )
+                )
+            elif block_type == "warning":
+                new_lines.append(
+                    apply_min_indent(
+                        "<Tip warning={true}>\n\n"
+                        + f"{block_content.strip()}\n\n</Tip>\n",
+                        block_indent,
+                    )
+                )
+            elif block_type == "raw":
+                new_lines.append(block_content.strip() + "\n")
+            elif block_type == "math":
+                new_lines.append(f"$${block_content.strip()}$$\n")
+            elif block_type == "comment":
+                new_lines.append(f"<!--{block_content.strip()}\n-->\n")
+            elif block_type == "autofunction":
+                if block_info is not None:
+                    new_lines.append(f"[[autodoc]] {block_info}\n")
+            elif block_type == "autoclass":
+                if block_info is not None:
+                    block = f"[[autodoc]] {block_info}\n"
+                    options = parse_options(block_content)
+                    if "special-members" in options:
+                        special_members = options["special-members"].split(", ")
+                        for special_member in special_members:
+                            block += f"    - {special_member}\n"
+                    if "members" in options:
+                        members = options["members"]
+                        if len(members) == 0:
+                            block += "    - all\n"
+                        else:
+                            for member in members.split(", "):
+                                block += f"    - {member}\n"
+                    new_lines.append(block)
+            elif block_type == "image":
+                options = parse_options(block_content)
+                target = options.pop("target", None)
+                if block_info is not None:
+                    options["src"] = block_info
+                else:
+                    if target is None:
+                        raise ValueError("Image source not defined.")
+                    options["src"] = target
+                # Adapt path
+                options["src"] = options["src"].replace(
+                    "/imgs/", f"/docs/{package_name}/{version}/{language}/imgs/"
+                )
+                html_code = " ".join(
+                    [f'{key}="{value}"' for key, value in options.items()]
+                )
+                new_lines.append(f"<img {html_code}/>\n")
+
+            else:
+                new_lines.append(
+                    f"{block_type},{block_info}\n{block_content.rstrip()}\n"
+                )
+
+        else:
+            new_lines.append(lines[idx])
+            idx += 1
+
+    return "\n".join(new_lines)
+
+
+# Re pattern that catches rst args blocks of the form `Parameters:`.
+_re_args = re.compile(r"^\s*(Args?|Arguments?|Attributes?|Params?|Parameters?):\s*$")
+# Re pattern that catches return blocks of the form `Return:`.
+_re_returns = re.compile(r"^\s*(Return|Yield|Raise)s?:\s*$")
+
+
+def split_return_line(line):
+    """
+    Split the return line with format `type: some doc`. Type may contain colons in the form of :obj: or :class:.
+    """
+    splits_on_colon = line.split(":")
+    idx = 1
+    while idx < len(splits_on_colon) and splits_on_colon[idx] in ["obj", "class"]:
+        idx += 2
+    if idx >= len(splits_on_colon):
+        if len(splits_on_colon) % 2 == 1 and re.search(r"`\w+`$", line.rstrip()):
+            return line, ""
+        return None, line
+    return ":".join(splits_on_colon[:idx]), ":".join(splits_on_colon[idx:])
+
+
+def split_raise_line(line):
+    """
+    Split the raise line with format `SomeError some doc`.
+    """
+    splits_on_colon = line.strip().split(" ")
+    error_type, doc = splits_on_colon[0], " ".join(splits_on_colon[1:])
+    if error_type and error_type[-1] == ":":
+        error_type = error_type[:-1]
+    return error_type, doc
+
+
+def split_arg_line(line):
+    """
+    Split the return line with format `type: some doc`. Type may contain colons in the form of :obj: or :class:.
+    """
+    splits_on_colon = line.split(":")
+    idx = 1
+    while idx < len(splits_on_colon) and splits_on_colon[idx] in ["obj", "class"]:
+        idx += 2
+    if idx >= len(splits_on_colon):
+        return line, ""
+    return ":".join(splits_on_colon[:idx]), ":".join(splits_on_colon[idx:])
+
+
+class InvalidRstDocstringError(ValueError):
+    pass
+
+
+_re_parameters = re.compile(
+    r"<parameters>(((?!<parameters>).)*)</parameters>", re.DOTALL
+)
+_re_md_link = re.compile(r"\[(.+)\]\(.+\)", re.DOTALL)
+
+
+def parse_rst_docstring(docstring):
+    """
+    Parses a docstring written in rst, in particular the list of arguments and the return type.
+    """
+    lines = docstring.split("\n")
+    idx = 0
+    while idx < len(lines):
+        # Parameters section
+        if _re_args.search(lines[idx]) is not None:
+            # Title of the section.
+            lines[idx] = "<parameters>\n"
+            # Find the next nonempty line
+            idx += 1
+            while is_empty_line(lines[idx]):
+                idx += 1
+            # Grab the indent of the list of parameters, this block will stop when we unindent under it or we see the
+            # Returns or Raises block.
+            param_indent = find_indent(lines[idx])
+            while (
+                idx < len(lines)
+                and find_indent(lines[idx]) == param_indent
+                and _re_returns.search(lines[idx]) is None
+            ):
+                intro, doc = split_arg_line(lines[idx])
+                # Line starting with a > after indent indicate a "section title" in the parameters.
+                if intro.lstrip().startswith(">"):
+                    lines[idx] = intro.lstrip()
+                else:
+                    lines[idx] = (
+                        re.sub(r"^\s*(\S+)(\s)?", r"- **\1**\2", intro) + " --" + doc
+                    )
+                idx += 1
+                while idx < len(lines) and (
+                    is_empty_line(lines[idx]) or find_indent(lines[idx]) > param_indent
+                ):
+                    idx += 1
+            lines.insert(idx, "</parameters>\n")
+            idx += 1
+
+        # Returns section
+        elif _re_returns.search(lines[idx]) is not None:
+            # tag is either `return` or `yield`
+            tag = _re_returns.match(lines[idx]).group(1).lower()
+            # Title of the section.
+            lines[idx] = f"<{tag}s>\n"
+            # Find the next nonempty line
+            idx += 1
+            while is_empty_line(lines[idx]):
+                idx += 1
+
+            # Grab the indent of the return line, this block will stop when we unindent under it.
+            return_indent = find_indent(lines[idx])
+            raised_errors = []
+            # The line may contain the return type.
+            if tag in ["return", "yield"]:
+                return_type, return_description = split_return_line(lines[idx])
+                lines[idx] = return_description
+                idx += 1
+                while idx < len(lines) and (
+                    is_empty_line(lines[idx])
+                    or find_indent(lines[idx]) >= return_indent
+                ):
+                    idx += 1
+            else:
+                while idx < len(lines) and find_indent(lines[idx]) == return_indent:
+                    return_type, return_description = split_raise_line(lines[idx])
+                    raised_error = re.sub(r"^\s*`?([\w\.]*)`?$", r"``\1``", return_type)
+                    lines[idx] = "- " + raised_error + " -- " + return_description
+                    md_link = _re_md_link.match(raised_error)
+                    if md_link:
+                        raised_error = md_link[1]
+                        raised_error = re.sub(
+                            r"^\s*`?([\w\.]*)`?$", r"``\1``", raised_error
+                        )
+                    if raised_error not in raised_errors:
+                        raised_errors.append(raised_error)
+                    idx += 1
+                    while idx < len(lines) and (
+                        is_empty_line(lines[idx])
+                        or find_indent(lines[idx]) > return_indent
+                    ):
+                        idx += 1
+
+            lines.insert(idx, f"</{tag}s>\n")
+            idx += 1
+
+            # Return block finished, we insert the return type if one was specified
+            if tag in ["return", "yield"] and return_type is not None:
+                lines[idx - 1] += f"\n<{tag}type>{return_type}</{tag}type>\n"
+            elif len(raised_errors) > 0:
+                # raised errors
+                lines[
+                    idx - 1
+                ] += f"\n<raisederrors>{' or '.join(raised_errors)}</raisederrors>\n"
+
+        else:
+            idx += 1
+
+    result = "\n".join(lines)
+
+    # combine multiple <parameters> blocks into one block
+    if result.count("<parameters>") > 1:
+        parameters_blocks = _re_parameters.findall(result)
+        parameters_blocks = [pb[0].strip() for pb in parameters_blocks]
+        parameters_str = "\n".join(parameters_blocks)
+        result = _re_parameters.sub("", result)
+        result += f"\n<parameters>{parameters_str}</parameters>\n"
+
+    return result
+
+
+_re_list = re.compile(r"^\s*(-|\*|\d+\.)\s")
+_re_autodoc = re.compile(r"^\s*\[\[autodoc\]\]\s+(\S+)\s*$")
+
+
+def remove_indent(text):
+    """
+    Remove indents in text, except the one linked to lists (or sublists).
+    """
+    lines = text.split("\n")
+    # List of indents to remember for nested lists
+    current_indents = []
+    # List of new indents to remember for nested lists
+    new_indents = []
+    is_inside_code = False
+    code_indent = 0
+    for idx, line in enumerate(lines):
+        # Line is an item in a list.
+        if _re_list.search(line) is not None:
+            indent = find_indent(line)
+            # Is it a new list / new level of nestedness?
+            if len(current_indents) == 0 or indent > current_indents[-1]:
+                current_indents.append(indent)
+                new_indent = 0 if len(new_indents) == 0 else new_indents[-1]
+                lines[idx] = " " * new_indent + line[indent:]
+                new_indent += len(_re_list.search(line).groups()[0]) + 1
+                new_indents.append(new_indent)
+            # Otherwise it's an existing level of list (current one, or previous one)
+            else:
+                # Let's find the proper level of indentation
+                level = len(current_indents) - 1
+                while level >= 0 and current_indents[level] != indent:
+                    level -= 1
+                current_indents = current_indents[: level + 1]
+                new_indents = new_indents[:level]
+                new_indent = 0 if len(new_indents) == 0 else new_indents[-1]
+                lines[idx] = " " * new_indent + line[indent:]
+                new_indent += len(_re_list.search(line).groups()[0]) + 1
+                new_indents.append(new_indent)
+
+        # Line is an autodoc, we keep the indent for the list just after if there is one.
+        elif _re_autodoc.search(line) is not None:
+            indent = find_indent(line)
+            current_indents = [indent]
+            new_indents = [4]
+            lines[idx] = line.strip()
+
+        # Deal with empty lines separately
+        elif is_empty_line(line):
+            lines[idx] = ""
+
+        # Code blocks
+        elif line.lstrip().startswith("```"):
+            is_inside_code = not is_inside_code
+            if is_inside_code:
+                code_indent = find_indent(line)
+            lines[idx] = line[code_indent:]
+        elif is_inside_code:
+            lines[idx] = line[code_indent:]
+
+        else:
+            indent = find_indent(line)
+            if len(current_indents) > 0 and indent > current_indents[-1]:
+                lines[idx] = " " * new_indents[-1] + line[indent:]
+            elif len(current_indents) > 0:
+                # Let's find the proper level of indentation
+                level = len(current_indents) - 1
+                while level >= 0 and current_indents[level] > indent:
+                    level -= 1
+                current_indents = current_indents[: level + 1]
+                if level >= 0:
+                    if current_indents[level] < indent:
+                        new_indents = new_indents[: level + 1]
+                    else:
+                        new_indents = new_indents[:level]
+                    new_indent = 0 if len(new_indents) == 0 else new_indents[-1]
+                    lines[idx] = " " * new_indent + line[indent:]
+                    new_indents.append(new_indent)
+                else:
+                    new_indents = []
+                    lines[idx] = line[indent:]
+            else:
+                lines[idx] = line[indent:]
+
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def base_rst_to_mdx(text, page_info, unindent=True):
+    """
+    Convert a text from rst to mdx, with the base operations necessary for both docstrings and rst docs.
+    """
+    text = convert_rst_links(text, page_info)
+    text = convert_special_chars(text)
+    text = convert_rst_blocks(text, page_info)
+    # Convert * in lists to - to avoid the formatting conversion treat them as bold.
+    text = re.sub(r"^(\s*)\*(\s)", r"\1-\2", text, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+    text = convert_rst_formatting(text)
+    return remove_indent(text) if unindent else text
+
+
+def convert_rst_docstring_to_mdx(docstring, page_info):
+    """
+    Convert a docstring written in rst to mdx.
+    """
+    text = parse_rst_docstring(docstring)
+    return base_rst_to_mdx(text, page_info)
+
+
+def process_titles(lines):
+    """Converts rst titles to markdown titles."""
+    title_chars = """= - ` : ' " ~ ^ _ * + # < >""".split(" ")
+    title_levels = {}
+    new_lines = []
+    for line in lines:
+        if (
+            len(new_lines) > 0
+            and len(line) >= len(new_lines[-1])
+            and len(set(line)) == 1
+            and line[0] in title_chars
+            and line != "::"
+        ):
+            char = line[0]
+            level = title_levels.get(char, len(title_levels) + 1)
+            if level not in title_levels:
+                title_levels[char] = level
+            new_lines[-1] = f"{'#' * level} {new_lines[-1]}"
+        else:
+            new_lines.append(line)
+    return new_lines
+
+
+# Matches lines with a pattern of a table new line in rst.
+_re_ignore_line_table = re.compile(r"^(\+[\-\s]+)+\+\s*$")
+# Matches lines with a pattern of a table new line in rst, with a first column empty.
+_re_ignore_line_table1 = re.compile(r"^\|\s+(\+[\-\s]+)+\+\s*$")
+# Matches lines with a pattern of a first table line in rst.
+_re_sep_line_table = re.compile(r"^(\+[=\s]+)+\+\s*$")
+# Re pattern that catches anchors of the type .. reference:
+_re_anchor_section = re.compile(r"^\.\.\s+_(\S+):")
+
+
+def split_pt_tf_code_blocks(text):
+    """
+    Split PyTorch and TensorFlow specific block codes.
+    """
+    lines = text.split("\n")
+    new_lines = []
+    idx = 0
+    while idx < len(lines):
+        if lines[idx].startswith("```"):
+            code_lines = {"common": [lines[idx]], "pytorch": [], "tensorflow": []}
+            is_pytorch = False
+            is_tensorflow = False
+            idx += 1
+            while idx < len(lines) and lines[idx].strip() != "```":
+                if "## PYTORCH CODE" in lines[idx]:
+                    is_pytorch = True
+                    is_tensorflow = False
+                elif "## TENSORFLOW CODE" in lines[idx]:
+                    is_tensorflow = True
+                    is_pytorch = False
+                elif is_pytorch:
+                    code_lines["pytorch"].append(lines[idx])
+                elif is_tensorflow:
+                    code_lines["tensorflow"].append(lines[idx])
+                else:
+                    code_lines["common"].append(lines[idx])
+                idx += 1
+            if len(code_lines["pytorch"]) > 0 or len(code_lines["tensorflow"]) > 0:
+                block_lines = ["<frameworkcontent>", "<pt>"]
+                block_lines.extend(code_lines["common"].copy() + code_lines["pytorch"])
+                block_lines.extend(["```", "</pt>", "<tf>"])
+                block_lines.extend(
+                    code_lines["common"].copy() + code_lines["tensorflow"]
+                )
+                block_lines.extend(["```", "</tf>", "</frameworkcontent>"])
+                new_lines.extend(block_lines)
+            else:
+                block_lines = code_lines["common"] + ["```"]
+                new_lines.extend(block_lines)
+            idx += 1
+        else:
+            new_lines.append(lines[idx])
+            idx += 1
+    return "\n".join(new_lines)
+
+
+def convert_rst_to_mdx(rst_text, page_info, add_imports=True):
+    """
+    Convert a document written in rst to mdx.
+    """
+    lines = rst_text.split("\n")
+    lines = process_titles(lines)
+    if add_imports:
+        new_lines = [
+            '<script lang="ts">',
+            '	import Tip from "$lib/Tip.svelte";',
+            '	import Youtube from "$lib/Youtube.svelte";',
+            '	import Docstring from "$lib/Docstring.svelte";',
+            '	import CodeBlock from "$lib/CodeBlock.svelte";',
+            '	import CodeBlockFw from "$lib/CodeBlockFw.svelte";',
+            '	import DocNotebookDropdown from "$lib/DocNotebookDropdown.svelte";',
+            '	import CourseFloatingBanner from "$lib/CourseFloatingBanner.svelte";',
+            '	import IconCopyLink from "$lib/IconCopyLink.svelte";',
+            '	import FrameworkContent from "$lib/FrameworkContent.svelte";',
+            '	import Markdown from "$lib/Markdown.svelte";',
+            '	import ExampleCodeBlock from "$lib/ExampleCodeBlock.svelte";',
+            '	import Added from "$lib/Added.svelte";',
+            '	import Changed from "$lib/Changed.svelte";',
+            '	import Deprecated from "$lib/Deprecated.svelte";',
+            '	import PipelineIcon from "$lib/PipelineIcon.svelte";',
+            '	import PipelineTag from "$lib/PipelineTag.svelte";',
+            "	",
+            '	export let fw: "pt" | "tf"',
+            "</script>",
+            "<svelte:head>",
+            '<meta name="hf:doc:metadata" content={JSON.stringify(metadata)} >',
+            "</svelte:head>",
+            "",
+        ]
+    else:
+        new_lines = []
+    for line in lines:
+        if _re_ignore_line_table.search(line) is not None:
+            continue
+        elif _re_ignore_line_table1.search(line) is not None:
+            continue
+        elif _re_sep_line_table.search(line) is not None:
+            line = line.replace("=", "-").replace("+", "|")
+        elif _re_anchor_section.search(line) is not None:
+            anchor_name = _re_anchor_section.search(line).groups()[0]
+            line = f"<a id='{anchor_name}'></a>"
+        new_lines.append(line)
+    text = "\n".join(new_lines)
+
+    return split_pt_tf_code_blocks(base_rst_to_mdx(text, page_info))

src/kernels/_versions.py

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+from typing import Dict, Optional
+
+from huggingface_hub import HfApi
+from huggingface_hub.hf_api import GitRefInfo
+from packaging.specifiers import SpecifierSet
+from packaging.version import InvalidVersion, Version
+
+
+def _get_available_versions(repo_id: str) -> Dict[Version, GitRefInfo]:
+    """Get kernel versions that are available in the repository."""
+    versions = {}
+    for tag in HfApi().list_repo_refs(repo_id).tags:
+        if not tag.name.startswith("v"):
+            continue
+        try:
+            versions[Version(tag.name[1:])] = tag
+        except InvalidVersion:
+            continue
+
+    return versions
+
+
+def resolve_version_spec_as_ref(repo_id: str, version_spec: str) -> GitRefInfo:
+    """
+    Get the locks for a kernel with the given version spec.
+
+    The version specifier can be any valid Python version specifier:
+    https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/specifications/version-specifiers/#version-specifiers
+    """
+    versions = _get_available_versions(repo_id)
+    requirement = SpecifierSet(version_spec)
+    accepted_versions = sorted(requirement.filter(versions.keys()))
+
+    if len(accepted_versions) == 0:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"No version of `{repo_id}` satisfies requirement: {version_spec}"
+        )
+
+    return versions[accepted_versions[-1]]
+
+
+def select_revision_or_version(
+    repo_id: str, revision: Optional[str], version: Optional[str]
+) -> str:
+    if revision is not None and version is not None:
+        raise ValueError("Either a revision or a version must be specified, not both.")
+    elif revision is None and version is None:
+        revision = "main"
+    elif version is not None:
+        revision = resolve_version_spec_as_ref(repo_id, version).target_commit
+    assert revision is not None
+    return revision

src/kernels/cli.py

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ from kernels.compat import tomllib
 from kernels.lockfile import KernelLock, get_kernel_locks
 from kernels.utils import install_kernel, install_kernel_all_variants
 
+from .doc import generate_readme_for_kernel
+from .wheel import build_variant_to_wheel
+
 
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
@@ -36,6 +39,47 @@ def main():
     )
     lock_parser.set_defaults(func=lock_kernels)
 
+    to_wheel_parser = subparsers.add_parser(
+        "to-wheel", help="Convert a kernel to a wheel file"
+    )
+    to_wheel_parser.add_argument("repo_id", type=str, help="The kernel repo ID")
+    to_wheel_parser.add_argument("version", type=str, help="The kernel version")
+    to_wheel_parser.add_argument(
+        "--python-version",
+        type=str,
+        default="3.9",
+        help="The minimum Python version. Must match the Python version that the kernel was compiled for.",
+    )
+    to_wheel_parser.add_argument(
+        "--manylinux-version",
+        type=str,
+        default="2.28",
+        help="The manylinux version. Must match the manylinux version that the kernel was compiled for.",
+    )
+    to_wheel_parser.set_defaults(func=kernels_to_wheel)
+
+    # Add generate-readme subcommand parser
+    generate_readme_parser = subparsers.add_parser(
+        "generate-readme",
+        help="Generate README snippets for a kernel's public functions",
+    )
+    generate_readme_parser.add_argument(
+        "repo_id",
+        type=str,
+        help="The kernel repo ID (e.g., kernels-community/activation)",
+    )
+    generate_readme_parser.add_argument(
+        "--revision",
+        type=str,
+        default="main",
+        help="The kernel revision (branch, tag, or commit SHA, defaults to 'main')",
+    )
+    generate_readme_parser.set_defaults(
+        func=lambda args: generate_readme_for_kernel(
+            repo_id=args.repo_id, revision=args.revision
+        )
+    )
+
     args = parser.parse_args()
     args.func(args)
 
@@ -77,6 +121,24 @@ def download_kernels(args):
         sys.exit(1)
 
 
+def kernels_to_wheel(args):
+    variants_path = install_kernel_all_variants(
+        repo_id=args.repo_id, revision=f"v{args.version}"
+    )
+    for variant_path in variants_path.iterdir():
+        if not variant_path.is_dir():
+            continue
+        wheel_path = build_variant_to_wheel(
+            manylinux_version=args.manylinux_version,
+            python_version=args.python_version,
+            repo_id=args.repo_id,
+            version=args.version,
+            variant_path=variant_path,
+            wheel_dir=Path("."),
+        )
+        print(f"☸️ {wheel_path.name}", file=sys.stderr)
+
+
 def lock_kernels(args):
     with open(args.project_dir / "pyproject.toml", "rb") as f:
         data = tomllib.load(f)

src/kernels/doc.py

@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+import inspect
+import re
+import sys
+from types import ModuleType
+
+import yaml
+
+from ._vendored.convert_rst_to_mdx import convert_rst_docstring_to_mdx
+from .utils import get_kernel
+
+_RE_PARAMETERS = re.compile(
+    r"<parameters>(((?!<parameters>).)*)</parameters>", re.DOTALL
+)
+_RE_RETURNS = re.compile(r"<returns>(((?!<returns>).)*)</returns>", re.DOTALL)
+_RE_RETURNTYPE = re.compile(
+    r"<returntype>(((?!<returntype>).)*)</returntype>", re.DOTALL
+)
+
+
+def _extract_description_before_tags(docstring_mdx: str) -> str:
+    """Extract the description part of a docstring before any tags."""
+    params_pos = docstring_mdx.find("<parameters>")
+    returns_pos = docstring_mdx.find("<returns>")
+    returntype_pos = docstring_mdx.find("<returntype>")
+    positions = [pos for pos in [params_pos, returns_pos, returntype_pos] if pos != -1]
+
+    if positions:
+        first_tag_pos = min(positions)
+        return docstring_mdx[:first_tag_pos].strip()
+    else:
+        return docstring_mdx.strip()
+
+
+def _print_parameters_section(docstring_mdx: str, *, header_level: int) -> None:
+    """Print the parameters section from a docstring."""
+    matches = _RE_PARAMETERS.findall(docstring_mdx)
+    if matches:
+        header = "#" * header_level
+        print(f"\n{header} Parameters")
+        for match in matches:
+            print(f"\n{match[0].strip()}")
+
+
+def _print_returns_section(
+    docstring_mdx: str, *, context_name: str, header_level: int
+) -> None:
+    """Print the returns section from a docstring."""
+    return_matches = _RE_RETURNS.findall(docstring_mdx)
+    returntype_matches = _RE_RETURNTYPE.findall(docstring_mdx)
+
+    if return_matches or returntype_matches:
+        header = "#" * header_level
+        print(f"\n{header} Returns")
+
+        if returntype_matches:
+            if len(returntype_matches) > 1:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"More than one <returntype> tag found in docstring for {context_name}"
+                )
+            print(f"\n**Type**: {returntype_matches[0][0].strip()}")
+
+        if return_matches:
+            for match in return_matches:
+                print(f"\n{match[0].strip()}")
+
+
+def _get_docstring(obj, use_dict_check: bool = False) -> str:
+    """Get docstring from an object, with fallback to default message."""
+    # Check whether the class/method itself has docs and not just
+    # the superclass.
+    if use_dict_check:
+        has_doc = obj.__dict__.get("__doc__", None) is not None
+    else:
+        has_doc = getattr(obj, "__doc__", None) is not None
+
+    # We use inspect.getdoc because it does normalization.
+    doc = inspect.getdoc(obj)
+
+    return doc if has_doc and doc is not None else "No documentation available."
+
+
+def _process_and_print_docstring(
+    docstring: str, *, kernel_name: str, context_name: str, header_level: int
+) -> None:
+    """Convert docstring to MDX and print description, parameters, and returns sections."""
+    docstring_mdx = convert_rst_docstring_to_mdx(
+        docstring, page_info={"package_name": kernel_name}
+    )
+
+    # Print the description
+    description = _extract_description_before_tags(docstring_mdx)
+    print(f"\n{description}")
+
+    # Print parameters and returns sections
+    _print_parameters_section(docstring_mdx, header_level=header_level)
+    _print_returns_section(
+        docstring_mdx, context_name=context_name, header_level=header_level
+    )
+
+
+def generate_readme_for_kernel(repo_id: str, *, revision: str = "main") -> None:
+    kernel_module = get_kernel(repo_id=repo_id, revision=revision)
+    kernel_name = repo_id.split("/")[-1].replace("-", "_")
+
+    generate_metadata(kernel_module)
+    generate_kernel_doc(kernel_module, kernel_name)
+    generate_function_doc(kernel_module, kernel_name)
+    generate_layers_doc(kernel_module, kernel_name)
+
+
+def generate_metadata(module: ModuleType) -> None:
+    metadata = getattr(module, "__kernel_metadata__", {})
+    if "tags" not in metadata:
+        metadata["tags"] = ["kernel"]
+    else:
+        if "kernel" not in metadata["tags"]:
+            metadata["tags"].append("kernel")
+
+    print("---")
+    print(yaml.dump(metadata), end="")
+    print("---")
+
+
+def generate_kernel_doc(module: ModuleType, kernel_name: str) -> None:
+    docstring = module.__doc__.strip() if module.__doc__ is not None else None
+    if docstring:
+        title, rest = docstring.split("\n", 1)
+        print(f"# {title.strip()}")
+        print(
+            f"\n{convert_rst_docstring_to_mdx(rest.strip(), page_info={'package_name': kernel_name})}"
+        )
+
+
+def generate_function_doc(kernel_module: ModuleType, kernel_name: str) -> None:
+    print("\n## Functions")
+
+    # Track if we found any functions
+    found_functions = False
+
+    for name, func in inspect.getmembers(kernel_module, inspect.isfunction):
+        # Do not include imported functions.
+        if func.__module__ != kernel_module.__name__:
+            continue
+
+        # Exclude private functions.
+        if name.startswith("_"):
+            continue
+
+        found_functions = True
+
+        try:
+            sig = inspect.signature(func)
+            docstring = _get_docstring(func)
+        except ValueError:
+            print(
+                f"Warning: Could not retrieve signature for {name} in {kernel_module.__name__}",
+                file=sys.stderr,
+            )
+            continue
+
+        print(f"\n### Function `{name}`")
+        print(f"\n`{sig}`")
+
+        _process_and_print_docstring(
+            docstring, kernel_name=kernel_name, context_name=name, header_level=3
+        )
+
+    if not found_functions:
+        print("\nNo public top-level functions.")
+
+
+def generate_layers_doc(kernel_module: ModuleType, kernel_name: str) -> None:
+    # Check if layers module is available
+    layers_module = getattr(kernel_module, "layers", None)
+    if layers_module is None:
+        return
+
+    print("\n## Layers")
+
+    # Track if we found any classes
+    found_classes = False
+
+    for class_name, cls in inspect.getmembers(layers_module, inspect.isclass):
+        # Exclude classes that were imported.
+        if cls.__module__ != layers_module.__name__:
+            continue
+
+        found_classes = True
+
+        try:
+            # Get docstring, but not from superclasses.
+            class_docstring = _get_docstring(cls, use_dict_check=True)
+        except Exception:
+            print(
+                f"Warning: Could not retrieve documentation for class {class_name} in {layers_module.__name__}",
+                file=sys.stderr,
+            )
+            continue
+
+        print(f"\n### Class `{class_name}`")
+
+        # Always print class description (helper handles conversion and formatting)
+        class_docstring_mdx = convert_rst_docstring_to_mdx(
+            class_docstring, page_info={"package_name": kernel_name}
+        )
+        description = _extract_description_before_tags(class_docstring_mdx)
+        print(f"\n{description}")
+
+        # Document methods
+        print("\n#### Methods")
+
+        for method_name, method in inspect.getmembers(cls, inspect.isfunction):
+            # Note: also skip __init__, since extension layers cannot have a constructor.
+            if method_name.startswith("_"):
+                continue
+
+            # Skip methods from superclasses.
+            if method_name not in cls.__dict__:
+                continue
+
+            try:
+                sig = inspect.signature(method)
+                method_docstring = _get_docstring(method)
+            except ValueError:
+                print(
+                    f"Warning: Could not retrieve signature for {method_name} in {class_name}",
+                    file=sys.stderr,
+                )
+                continue
+
+            print(f"\n##### Method `{method_name}`")
+            print(f"\n`{sig}`")
+
+            _process_and_print_docstring(
+                method_docstring,
+                kernel_name=kernel_name,
+                context_name=method_name,
+                header_level=6,
+            )
+
+    if not found_classes:
+        print("\nNo layers defined.")

src/kernels/lockfile.py

@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Dict, List, Tuple
 
 from huggingface_hub import HfApi
-from huggingface_hub.hf_api import GitRefInfo
-from packaging.specifiers import SpecifierSet
-from packaging.version import InvalidVersion, Version
 
+from kernels._versions import resolve_version_spec_as_ref
 from kernels.compat import tomllib
 
 
@@ -31,20 +29,6 @@ class KernelLock:
         return cls(repo_id=o["repo_id"], sha=o["sha"], variants=variants)
 
 
-def _get_available_versions(repo_id: str) -> Dict[Version, GitRefInfo]:
-    """Get kernel versions that are available in the repository."""
-    versions = {}
-    for tag in HfApi().list_repo_refs(repo_id).tags:
-        if not tag.name.startswith("v"):
-            continue
-        try:
-            versions[Version(tag.name[1:])] = tag
-        except InvalidVersion:
-            continue
-
-    return versions
-
-
 def get_kernel_locks(repo_id: str, version_spec: str) -> KernelLock:
     """
     Get the locks for a kernel with the given version spec.
@@ -52,16 +36,7 @@ def get_kernel_locks(repo_id: str, version_spec: str) -> KernelLock:
     The version specifier can be any valid Python version specifier:
     https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/specifications/version-specifiers/#version-specifiers
     """
-    versions = _get_available_versions(repo_id)
+    tag_for_newest = resolve_version_spec_as_ref(repo_id, version_spec)
-    requirement = SpecifierSet(version_spec)
-    accepted_versions = sorted(requirement.filter(versions.keys()))
-
-    if len(accepted_versions) == 0:
-        raise ValueError(
-            f"No version of `{repo_id}` satisfies requirement: {version_spec}"
-        )
-
-    tag_for_newest = versions[accepted_versions[-1]]
 
     r = HfApi().repo_info(
         repo_id=repo_id, revision=tag_for_newest.target_commit, files_metadata=True

src/kernels/utils.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import importlib
 import importlib.metadata
 import inspect
 import json
+import logging
 import os
 import platform
 import sys
@@ -12,29 +13,57 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from types import ModuleType
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
 
-from huggingface_hub import snapshot_download
+from huggingface_hub import file_exists, snapshot_download
 from packaging.version import parse
 
+from kernels._versions import select_revision_or_version
 from kernels.lockfile import KernelLock, VariantLock
 
-CACHE_DIR: Optional[str] = os.environ.get("HF_KERNELS_CACHE", None)
+
+def _get_cache_dir() -> Optional[str]:
+    """Returns the kernels cache directory."""
+    cache_dir = os.environ.get("HF_KERNELS_CACHE", None)
+    if cache_dir is not None:
+        logging.warning(
+            "HF_KERNELS_CACHE will be removed in the future, use KERNELS_CACHE instead"
+        )
+        return cache_dir
+
+    return os.environ.get("KERNELS_CACHE", None)
+
+
+CACHE_DIR: Optional[str] = _get_cache_dir()
 
 
 def build_variant() -> str:
     import torch
 
-    if torch.version.cuda is None:
+    if torch.version.cuda is not None:
+        cuda_version = parse(torch.version.cuda)
+        compute_framework = f"cu{cuda_version.major}{cuda_version.minor}"
+    elif torch.version.hip is not None:
+        rocm_version = parse(torch.version.hip.split("-")[0])
+        compute_framework = f"rocm{rocm_version.major}{rocm_version.minor}"
+    elif torch.backends.mps.is_available():
+        compute_framework = "metal"
+    elif hasattr(torch, "xpu") and torch.xpu.is_available():
+        compute_framework = "xpu"
+    else:
         raise AssertionError(
-            "This kernel requires CUDA to be installed. Torch was not compiled with CUDA enabled."
+            "Torch was not compiled with CUDA, Metal, XPU, or ROCm enabled."
         )
 
     torch_version = parse(torch.__version__)
-    cuda_version = parse(torch.version.cuda)
-    cxxabi = "cxx11" if torch.compiled_with_cxx11_abi() else "cxx98"
     cpu = platform.machine()
     os = platform.system().lower()
 
-    return f"torch{torch_version.major}{torch_version.minor}-{cxxabi}-cu{cuda_version.major}{cuda_version.minor}-{cpu}-{os}"
+    if os == "darwin":
+        cpu = "aarch64" if cpu == "arm64" else cpu
+        return f"torch{torch_version.major}{torch_version.minor}-{compute_framework}-{cpu}-{os}"
+
+    cxxabi = "cxx11" if torch.compiled_with_cxx11_abi() else "cxx98"
+
+    return f"torch{torch_version.major}{torch_version.minor}-{cxxabi}-{compute_framework}-{cpu}-{os}"
 
 
 def universal_build_variant() -> str:
@@ -69,7 +98,20 @@ def install_kernel(
     """
     Download a kernel for the current environment to the cache.
 
-    The output path is validated againt `hash` when set.
+    The output path is validated against the hashes in `variant_locks` when provided.
+
+    Args:
+        repo_id (`str`):
+            The Hub repository containing the kernel.
+        revision (`str`):
+            The specific revision (branch, tag, or commit) to download.
+        local_files_only (`bool`, *optional*, defaults to `False`):
+            Whether to only use local files and not download from the Hub.
+        variant_locks (`Dict[str, VariantLock]`, *optional*):
+            Optional dictionary of variant locks for validation.
+
+    Returns:
+        `Tuple[str, Path]`: A tuple containing the package name and the path to the variant directory.
     """
     package_name = package_name_from_repo_id(repo_id)
     variant = build_variant()
@@ -84,6 +126,23 @@ def install_kernel(
         )
     )
 
+    try:
+        return _load_kernel_from_path(repo_path, package_name, variant_locks)
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        # Redo with more specific error message.
+        raise FileNotFoundError(
+            f"Kernel `{repo_id}` at revision {revision} does not have build: {variant}"
+        )
+
+
+def _load_kernel_from_path(
+    repo_path: Path,
+    package_name: str,
+    variant_locks: Optional[Dict[str, VariantLock]] = None,
+) -> Tuple[str, Path]:
+    variant = build_variant()
+    universal_variant = universal_build_variant()
+
     variant_path = repo_path / "build" / variant
     universal_variant_path = repo_path / "build" / universal_variant
 
@@ -102,7 +161,7 @@ def install_kernel(
 
     if not os.path.exists(module_init_path):
         raise FileNotFoundError(
-            f"Kernel `{repo_id}` at revision {revision} does not have build: {variant}"
+            f"Kernel at path `{repo_path}` does not have build: {variant}"
         )
 
     return package_name, variant_path
@@ -139,17 +198,128 @@ def install_kernel_all_variants(
     return repo_path / "build"
 
 
-def get_kernel(repo_id: str, revision: str = "main") -> ModuleType:
+def get_kernel(
+    repo_id: str, revision: Optional[str] = None, version: Optional[str] = None
+) -> ModuleType:
+    """
+    Load a kernel from the kernel hub.
+
+    This function downloads a kernel to the local Hugging Face Hub cache directory (if it was not downloaded before)
+    and then loads the kernel.
+
+    Args:
+        repo_id (`str`):
+            The Hub repository containing the kernel.
+        revision (`str`, *optional*, defaults to `"main"`):
+            The specific revision (branch, tag, or commit) to download. Cannot be used together with `version`.
+        version (`str`, *optional*):
+            The kernel version to download. This can be a Python version specifier, such as `">=1.0.0,<2.0.0"`.
+            Cannot be used together with `revision`.
+
+    Returns:
+        `ModuleType`: The imported kernel module.
+
+    Example:
+        ```python
+        import torch
+        from kernels import get_kernel
+
+        activation = get_kernel("kernels-community/activation")
+        x = torch.randn(10, 20, device="cuda")
+        out = torch.empty_like(x)
+        result = activation.silu_and_mul(out, x)
+        ```
+    """
+    revision = select_revision_or_version(repo_id, revision, version)
     package_name, package_path = install_kernel(repo_id, revision=revision)
     return import_from_path(package_name, package_path / package_name / "__init__.py")
 
 
+def get_local_kernel(repo_path: Path, package_name: str) -> ModuleType:
+    """
+    Import a kernel from a local kernel repository path.
+
+    Args:
+        repo_path (`Path`):
+            The local path to the kernel repository.
+        package_name (`str`):
+            The name of the package to import from the repository.
+
+    Returns:
+        `ModuleType`: The imported kernel module.
+    """
+    variant = build_variant()
+    universal_variant = universal_build_variant()
+
+    # Presume we were given the top level path of the kernel repository.
+    for base_path in [repo_path, repo_path / "build"]:
+        # Prefer the universal variant if it exists.
+        for v in [universal_variant, variant]:
+            package_path = base_path / v / package_name / "__init__.py"
+            if package_path.exists():
+                return import_from_path(package_name, package_path)
+
+    # If we didn't find the package in the repo we may have a explicit
+    # package path.
+    package_path = repo_path / package_name / "__init__.py"
+    if package_path.exists():
+        return import_from_path(package_name, package_path)
+
+    raise FileNotFoundError(f"Could not find package '{package_name}' in {repo_path}")
+
+
+def has_kernel(
+    repo_id: str, revision: Optional[str] = None, version: Optional[str] = None
+) -> bool:
+    """
+    Check whether a kernel build exists for the current environment (Torch version and compute framework).
+
+    Args:
+        repo_id (`str`):
+            The Hub repository containing the kernel.
+        revision (`str`, *optional*, defaults to `"main"`):
+            The specific revision (branch, tag, or commit) to download. Cannot be used together with `version`.
+        version (`str`, *optional*):
+            The kernel version to download. This can be a Python version specifier, such as `">=1.0.0,<2.0.0"`.
+            Cannot be used together with `revision`.
+
+    Returns:
+        `bool`: `True` if a kernel is available for the current environment.
+    """
+    revision = select_revision_or_version(repo_id, revision, version)
+
+    package_name = package_name_from_repo_id(repo_id)
+    variant = build_variant()
+    universal_variant = universal_build_variant()
+
+    if file_exists(
+        repo_id,
+        revision=revision,
+        filename=f"build/{universal_variant}/{package_name}/__init__.py",
+    ):
+        return True
+
+    return file_exists(
+        repo_id,
+        revision=revision,
+        filename=f"build/{variant}/{package_name}/__init__.py",
+    )
+
+
 def load_kernel(repo_id: str, *, lockfile: Optional[Path] = None) -> ModuleType:
     """
     Get a pre-downloaded, locked kernel.
 
-    If `lockfile` is not specified, the lockfile will be loaded from the
+    If `lockfile` is not specified, the lockfile will be loaded from the caller's package metadata.
-    caller's package metadata.
+
+    Args:
+        repo_id (`str`):
+            The Hub repository containing the kernel.
+        lockfile (`Path`, *optional*):
+            Path to the lockfile. If not provided, the lockfile will be loaded from the caller's package metadata.
+
+    Returns:
+        `ModuleType`: The imported kernel module.
     """
     if lockfile is None:
         locked_sha = _get_caller_locked_kernel(repo_id)
@@ -194,7 +364,18 @@ def load_kernel(repo_id: str, *, lockfile: Optional[Path] = None) -> ModuleType:
 
 
 def get_locked_kernel(repo_id: str, local_files_only: bool = False) -> ModuleType:
-    """Get a kernel using a lock file."""
+    """
+    Get a kernel using a lock file.
+
+    Args:
+        repo_id (`str`):
+            The Hub repository containing the kernel.
+        local_files_only (`bool`, *optional*, defaults to `False`):
+            Whether to only use local files and not download from the Hub.
+
+    Returns:
+        `ModuleType`: The imported kernel module.
+    """
     locked_sha = _get_caller_locked_kernel(repo_id)
 
     if locked_sha is None:

src/kernels/wheel.py

@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+import email.policy
+import os
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from email.message import Message
+from importlib.metadata import PackageNotFoundError, version
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+
+try:
+    KERNELS_VERSION = version("kernels")
+except PackageNotFoundError:
+    KERNELS_VERSION = "unknown"
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Metadata:
+    name: str
+    version: str
+    cuda_version: Optional[str]
+    cxx_abi_version: Optional[str]
+    torch_version: Optional[str]
+    os: Optional[str]
+    platform: Optional[str]
+
+    @property
+    def is_universal(self) -> bool:
+        return self.platform is None
+
+
+def build_variant_to_wheel(
+    repo_id: str,
+    *,
+    version: str,
+    variant_path: Path,
+    wheel_dir: Path,
+    manylinux_version: str = "2.28",
+    python_version: str = "3.9",
+) -> Path:
+    """
+    Create a wheel file from the variant path.
+    """
+    name = repo_id.split("/")[-1].replace("_", "-")
+    metadata = extract_metadata(name, version, variant_path)
+    return build_wheel(
+        metadata,
+        variant_path=variant_path,
+        wheel_dir=wheel_dir,
+        manylinux_version=manylinux_version,
+        python_version=python_version,
+    )
+
+
+def extract_metadata(name: str, version: str, variant_path: Path) -> Metadata:
+    """
+    Extract metadata from the variant path.
+    """
+    if variant_path.name == "torch-universal":
+        return Metadata(
+            name=name,
+            version=version,
+            cuda_version=None,
+            cxx_abi_version=None,
+            torch_version=None,
+            os=None,
+            platform=None,
+        )
+
+    if not variant_path.name.startswith("torch"):
+        raise ValueError("Currently only conversion of Torch kernels is supported.")
+
+    variant_parts = variant_path.name.removeprefix("torch").split("-")
+    if len(variant_parts) != 5:
+        raise ValueError(f"Invalid variant name: {variant_path.name}")
+
+    torch_version = f"{variant_parts[0][:-1]}.{variant_parts[0][-1:]}"
+    cpp_abi_version = variant_parts[1].removeprefix("cxx")
+    cuda_version = variant_parts[2].removeprefix("cu")
+    platform = variant_parts[3].replace("-", "_")
+    os = variant_parts[4]
+
+    return Metadata(
+        name=name,
+        version=version,
+        cuda_version=cuda_version,
+        cxx_abi_version=cpp_abi_version,
+        torch_version=torch_version,
+        os=os,
+        platform=platform,
+    )
+
+
+def build_wheel(
+    metadata: Metadata,
+    *,
+    variant_path: Path,
+    wheel_dir: Path,
+    manylinux_version: str = "2.28",
+    python_version: str = "3.9",
+) -> Path:
+    """
+    Build the wheel file.
+    """
+    try:
+        from wheel.wheelfile import WheelFile  # type: ignore
+    except ImportError:
+        raise ImportError(
+            "The 'wheel' package is required to build wheels. Please install it with: `pip install wheel`"
+        )
+
+    name = metadata.name.replace("-", "_")
+    python_version_flat = python_version.replace(".", "")
+
+    if metadata.is_universal:
+        python_tag = f"py{python_version_flat}"
+        abi_tag = "none"
+        platform_tag = "any"
+        wheel_filename = (
+            f"{name}-{metadata.version}-{python_tag}-{abi_tag}-{platform_tag}.whl"
+        )
+        dist_info_dir_name = f"{name}-{metadata.version}.dist-info"
+        root_is_purelib = "true"
+        requires_dist_torch = "torch"
+    else:
+        python_tag = f"cp{python_version_flat}"
+        abi_tag = "abi3"
+
+        if (
+            metadata.torch_version is None
+            or metadata.cuda_version is None
+            or metadata.cxx_abi_version is None
+            or metadata.os is None
+            or metadata.platform is None
+        ):
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Torch version, CUDA version, C++ ABI version, OS, and platform must be specified for non-universal wheels."
+            )
+
+        local_version = f"torch{metadata.torch_version.replace('.', '')}cu{metadata.cuda_version}cxx{metadata.cxx_abi_version}"
+
+        if metadata.os == "linux":
+            platform_tag = (
+                f"manylinux_{manylinux_version.replace('.', '_')}_{metadata.platform}"
+            )
+        else:
+            platform_tag = f"{metadata.os}_{metadata.platform.replace('-', '_')}"
+
+        wheel_filename = f"{name}-{metadata.version}+{local_version}-{python_tag}-{abi_tag}-{platform_tag}.whl"
+        dist_info_dir_name = f"{name}-{metadata.version}+{local_version}.dist-info"
+        root_is_purelib = "false"
+        requires_dist_torch = f"torch=={metadata.torch_version}.*"
+
+    wheel_path = wheel_dir / wheel_filename
+
+    wheel_msg = Message(email.policy.compat32)
+    wheel_msg.add_header("Wheel-Version", "1.0")
+    wheel_msg.add_header("Generator", f"kernels ({KERNELS_VERSION})")
+    wheel_msg.add_header("Root-Is-Purelib", root_is_purelib)
+    wheel_msg.add_header("Tag", f"{python_tag}-{abi_tag}-{platform_tag}")
+
+    metadata_msg = Message(email.policy.compat32)
+    metadata_msg.add_header("Metadata-Version", "2.1")
+    metadata_msg.add_header("Name", name)
+    metadata_msg.add_header("Version", metadata.version)
+    metadata_msg.add_header("Summary", f"{name} kernel")
+    metadata_msg.add_header("Requires-Python", ">=3.9")
+    metadata_msg.add_header("Requires-Dist", requires_dist_torch)
+
+    source_pkg_dir = variant_path / name
+
+    with WheelFile(wheel_path, "w") as wheel_file:
+        for root, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(source_pkg_dir):
+            for filename in filenames:
+                if filename.endswith(".pyc"):
+                    continue
+
+                abs_filepath = os.path.join(root, filename)
+                entry_name = os.path.relpath(abs_filepath, variant_path)
+                wheel_file.write(abs_filepath, entry_name)
+
+        wheel_metadata_path = os.path.join(dist_info_dir_name, "WHEEL")
+        wheel_file.writestr(wheel_metadata_path, str(wheel_msg).encode("utf-8"))
+
+        metadata_path = os.path.join(dist_info_dir_name, "METADATA")
+        wheel_file.writestr(metadata_path, str(metadata_msg).encode("utf-8"))
+
+    return wheel_path

tests/conftest.py

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import sys
+
+import pytest
+import torch
+
+has_cuda = (
+    hasattr(torch.version, "cuda")
+    and torch.version.cuda is not None
+    and torch.cuda.device_count() > 0
+)
+has_rocm = (
+    hasattr(torch.version, "hip")
+    and torch.version.hip is not None
+    and torch.cuda.device_count() > 0
+)
+
+
+def pytest_runtest_setup(item):
+    if "cuda_only" in item.keywords and not has_cuda:
+        pytest.skip("skipping CUDA-only test on host without CUDA")
+    if "rocm_only" in item.keywords and not has_rocm:
+        pytest.skip("skipping ROCm-only test on host without ROCm")
+    if "darwin_only" in item.keywords and not sys.platform.startswith("darwin"):
+        pytest.skip("skipping macOS-only test on non-macOS platform")

tests/kernel_locking/kernels.lock

@@ -1,54 +1,82 @@
 [
   {
     "repo_id": "kernels-community/activation",
-    "sha": "6a030420d0dd33ffdc1281afc8ae8e94b4f4f9d0",
+    "sha": "fd6842e88f1f23f198551d78a4541b8eb07e0538",
     "variants": {
       "torch25-cxx11-cu118-x86_64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-3e39de10721a6b21806834fc95c96526b9cfe2c2052829184f2d3fa48ef5849d",
+        "hash": "sha256-61e3e51b5b59b30d4a6ba943a5e6e4ef5a9c8260cc4bca40b9fb462c0777842b",
         "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
       },
       "torch25-cxx11-cu121-x86_64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-b0dee22c65bb277fa8150f9ea3fc90e2b1c11f84b5d760bbf4ab9c7a4b102e58",
+        "hash": "sha256-baa6b872040730bd1d676c011381f6f626fb96189837b828f587c806af8994fa",
         "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
       },
       "torch25-cxx11-cu124-x86_64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-8960cf857d641d591a7c2d4264925cc2bf7b4a6f9d738b74082b2fb0806db19a",
+        "hash": "sha256-c1ec7457847fa1f0e4ab43234dfc3cd0959977e03dc2ffe89b4f6b90970c7965",
         "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
       },
       "torch25-cxx98-cu118-x86_64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-0496e04c2900a2dc7ab0f3b95fe8ce9da69faab6b5ca3f55ddd62c26c81268d0",
+        "hash": "sha256-412f9c841f20741e42f2c6cdb8c7da0e33ab436b219975acffe18b62b97ecd7c",
         "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
       },
       "torch25-cxx98-cu121-x86_64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-172b793b24dfed3dcb9adc7d3487f260c05b310c598fc6ee8abb3e230c59a0a8",
+        "hash": "sha256-2fde7f97859506e000c1072b3916c0a75bc8cee750a9853ea8b68199e7b57bcd",
         "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
       },
       "torch25-cxx98-cu124-x86_64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-12f5e66f32dc4cf4b21f43f76efad198556024da67a1ce28e88ea2d49ad8bdcc",
+        "hash": "sha256-93309986f39a64a5630378108154866f0545178fa8dfef9b8f8ccfef9a78608e",
         "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
       },
       "torch26-cxx11-cu118-x86_64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-bb70e2f36f0b4d12868956c2ad713c756570ff0e0eb4cf7fc3a78ebde617975b",
+        "hash": "sha256-3284d3c64b76d92c1ee930bce8013aff307f16eefb16c2d5dea9f2ca70e71e1f",
         "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
       },
       "torch26-cxx11-cu124-x86_64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-a745732eb9ec5d6a54565dbeec5b3c983cc6aa072a4a2576ab2fef9b2a600005",
+        "hash": "sha256-36a8c93773c08ddf8ef624a8a6b2866be26d1861450dfe1ecac0bed59f9ffa47",
+        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
+      },
+      "torch26-cxx11-cu126-aarch64-linux": {
+        "hash": "sha256-f5afb734520f587717665659798ff738a69e5ae1e34d4bd95624edd18fb165cd",
         "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
       },
       "torch26-cxx11-cu126-x86_64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-1160684ca09c065864f27c5c110281807a1ec31d603bf05fcb974e9e7cfe35cc",
+        "hash": "sha256-940841a7cb44f76c9a896d8b39f5bc0e0420f1c4c05ae9423da96778de4d1f2c",
         "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
       },
       "torch26-cxx98-cu118-x86_64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-24459d068943b93e4d55e94811469bf7e850d7958785132b108f1240724b846f",
+        "hash": "sha256-8e0f907830c3acc8c6bebfc162c744012ff6973e8110d7bf8ecd74b492418204",
         "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
       },
       "torch26-cxx98-cu124-x86_64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-5b009ba63ab6d52ac1aaf70057a2d0fa6ea5d1788a2416111be02103c6bcaaaf",
+        "hash": "sha256-0833414cbe658baec55b7ff63537cddccc973fe99e3c03008cced5e66e38b6c1",
+        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
+      },
+      "torch26-cxx98-cu126-aarch64-linux": {
+        "hash": "sha256-d94fa59a13a5b623b2071aadcd1e6c8477c4d557fd06ad144f15b46b1fc71aab",
         "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
       },
       "torch26-cxx98-cu126-x86_64-linux": {
-        "hash": "sha256-05128889b4bdaf9ef58f3c07d93218deaa08e06f9121931b47efef8826482e4a",
+        "hash": "sha256-64784f5f2f9e232d0f2fd824fbc47eadde505e3c232f351bead5b04c429c65c2",
+        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
+      },
+      "torch27-cxx11-cu118-x86_64-linux": {
+        "hash": "sha256-bcba3765f061649bac0e5a9159bea8349ced4780e24a2330aa62ce0f8d3a9d78",
+        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
+      },
+      "torch27-cxx11-cu126-aarch64-linux": {
+        "hash": "sha256-e4625df5706af025c70bd824d952b928d9a2965eeaefda72fc47be0fae680c5e",
+        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
+      },
+      "torch27-cxx11-cu126-x86_64-linux": {
+        "hash": "sha256-7d7d3e655f34a7b03d5603d7c1ab723ef3efc823291762421a8b3a4aa51bd405",
+        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
+      },
+      "torch27-cxx11-cu128-aarch64-linux": {
+        "hash": "sha256-60e076194dcd55b32c5aca72f09816cba0fff52f340c8a063b17ff0577154d99",
+        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
+      },
+      "torch27-cxx11-cu128-x86_64-linux": {
+        "hash": "sha256-f0a3802382efdcd78b40601187a9c416579a24ef2ed5a60d2296ef0951a89597",
         "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
       }
     }

tests/layer_locking/kernels.lock

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[
+  {
+    "repo_id": "kernels-test/versions",
+    "sha": "dc142fd6c9920c993d32be6358b78957c58681c3",
+    "variants": {
+      "torch-universal": {
+        "hash": "sha256-35ce0ccfe68e392cbc06feef72268f4c41a74b9920496a2c6ee8978db7f7c17c",
+        "hash_type": "git_lfs_concat"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+]

tests/layer_locking/pyproject.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[tool.kernels.dependencies]
+"kernels-test/versions" = ">=0.1.0,<0.2.0"

tests/test_basic.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import pytest
 import torch
 
-from kernels import get_kernel
+from kernels import get_kernel, get_local_kernel, has_kernel, install_kernel
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -9,6 +9,25 @@ def kernel():
     return get_kernel("kernels-community/activation")
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def local_kernel_path():
+    package_name, path = install_kernel("kernels-community/activation", "main")
+    # Path is the build variant path (build/torch-<...>), so the grandparent
+    # is the kernel repository path.
+    return package_name, path
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def local_kernel(local_kernel_path):
+    package_name, path = local_kernel_path
+    return get_local_kernel(path.parent.parent, package_name)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def metal_kernel():
+    return get_kernel("kernels-test/relu-metal")
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def universal_kernel():
     return get_kernel("kernels-community/triton-scaled-mm")
@@ -21,6 +40,7 @@ def device():
     return "cuda"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.cuda_only
 def test_gelu_fast(kernel, device):
     x = torch.arange(1, 10, dtype=torch.float16, device=device).view(3, 3)
     y = torch.empty_like(x)
@@ -36,6 +56,100 @@ def test_gelu_fast(kernel, device):
     assert torch.allclose(y, expected)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.cuda_only
+def test_local_kernel(local_kernel, device):
+    x = torch.arange(1, 10, dtype=torch.float16, device=device).view(3, 3)
+    y = torch.empty_like(x)
+
+    local_kernel.gelu_fast(y, x)
+
+    expected = torch.tensor(
+        [[0.8408, 1.9551, 2.9961], [4.0000, 5.0000, 6.0000], [7.0000, 8.0000, 9.0000]],
+        device=device,
+        dtype=torch.float16,
+    )
+
+    assert torch.allclose(y, expected)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.cuda_only
+def test_local_kernel_path_types(local_kernel_path, device):
+    package_name, path = local_kernel_path
+
+    # Top-level repo path
+    # ie: /home/ubuntu/.cache/huggingface/hub/models--kernels-community--activation/snapshots/2fafa6a3a38ccb57a1a98419047cf7816ecbc071
+    kernel = get_local_kernel(path.parent.parent, package_name)
+    x = torch.arange(1, 10, dtype=torch.float16, device=device).view(3, 3)
+    y = torch.empty_like(x)
+
+    kernel.gelu_fast(y, x)
+    expected = torch.tensor(
+        [[0.8408, 1.9551, 2.9961], [4.0000, 5.0000, 6.0000], [7.0000, 8.0000, 9.0000]],
+        device=device,
+        dtype=torch.float16,
+    )
+    assert torch.allclose(y, expected)
+
+    # Build directory path
+    # ie: /home/ubuntu/.cache/huggingface/hub/models--kernels-community--activation/snapshots/2fafa6a3a38ccb57a1a98419047cf7816ecbc071/build
+    kernel = get_local_kernel(path.parent.parent / "build", package_name)
+    y = torch.empty_like(x)
+    kernel.gelu_fast(y, x)
+    assert torch.allclose(y, expected)
+
+    # Explicit package path
+    # ie: /home/ubuntu/.cache/huggingface/hub/models--kernels-community--activation/snapshots/2fafa6a3a38ccb57a1a98419047cf7816ecbc071/build/torch28-cxx11-cu128-x86_64-linux
+    kernel = get_local_kernel(path, package_name)
+    y = torch.empty_like(x)
+    kernel.gelu_fast(y, x)
+    assert torch.allclose(y, expected)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.darwin_only
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("dtype", [torch.float16, torch.float32])
+def test_relu_metal(metal_kernel, dtype):
+    x = torch.arange(-10, 10, dtype=dtype, device="mps")
+    y = metal_kernel.relu(x)
+    assert torch.allclose(y, torch.relu(x))
+
+
+@pytest.mark.cuda_only
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "kernel_exists",
+    [
+        ("kernels-community/activation", "main", True),
+        ("kernels-community/triton-layer-norm", "main", True),
+        # Repo only contains Torch 2.4 kernels (and we don't
+        # support/test against this version).
+        ("kernels-test/only-torch-2.4", "main", False),
+        ("google-bert/bert-base-uncased", "87565a309", False),
+    ],
+)
+def test_has_kernel(kernel_exists):
+    repo_id, revision, kernel = kernel_exists
+    assert has_kernel(repo_id, revision=revision) == kernel
+
+
+def test_version():
+    kernel = get_kernel("kernels-test/versions")
+    assert kernel.version() == "0.2.0"
+    kernel = get_kernel("kernels-test/versions", version="<1.0.0")
+    assert kernel.version() == "0.2.0"
+    kernel = get_kernel("kernels-test/versions", version="<0.2.0")
+    assert kernel.version() == "0.1.1"
+    kernel = get_kernel("kernels-test/versions", version=">0.1.0,<0.2.0")
+    assert kernel.version() == "0.1.1"
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=r"No version.*satisfies requirement"):
+        get_kernel("kernels-test/versions", version=">0.2.0")
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=r"Either a revision or a version.*not both"):
+        kernel = get_kernel(
+            "kernels-test/versions", revision="v0.1.0", version="<1.0.0"
+        )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.cuda_only
 def test_universal_kernel(universal_kernel):
     torch.manual_seed(0)
     A = torch.randint(-10, 10, (64, 128), dtype=torch.int8, device="cuda")

tests/test_benchmarks.py

@@ -16,18 +16,21 @@ def device():
     return "cuda"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.cuda_only
 def test_gelu_small(kernel, device, benchmark):
     x = torch.randn(32, 32, dtype=torch.float16, device=device)
     y = torch.empty_like(x)
     benchmark(kernel.gelu_fast, y, x)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.cuda_only
 def test_gelu_medium(kernel, device, benchmark):
     x = torch.randn(128, 128, dtype=torch.float16, device=device)
     y = torch.empty_like(x)
     benchmark(kernel.gelu_fast, y, x)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.cuda_only
 def test_gelu_large(kernel, device, benchmark):
     x = torch.randn(512, 512, dtype=torch.float16, device=device)
     y = torch.empty_like(x)

tests/test_doctest.py

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import inspect
+
+import pytest
+from mktestdocs import check_docstring, get_codeblock_members
+
+import kernels
+
+
+def all_public_functions():
+    function_list = inspect.getmembers(kernels, inspect.isfunction)
+    return [func for _, func in function_list]
+
+
+def all_public_classes():
+    class_list = inspect.getmembers(kernels, inspect.isclass)
+    return [cls for _, cls in class_list]
+
+
+def all_public_class_members():
+    members = get_codeblock_members(*all_public_classes())
+    return members
+
+
+@pytest.mark.cuda_only
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "func",
+    all_public_functions(),
+    ids=lambda d: d.__name__,
+)
+def test_func_docstring(func):
+    check_docstring(obj=func)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.cuda_only
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "cls",
+    all_public_classes(),
+    ids=lambda d: d.__name__,
+)
+def test_class_docstring(cls):
+    check_docstring(obj=cls)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.cuda_only
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "member", all_public_class_members(), ids=lambda d: d.__qualname__
+)
+def test_member_docstring(member):
+    check_docstring(member)

tests/test_interval_tree.py

@@ -0,0 +1,230 @@
+import random
+from typing import Generic, List, Optional, Tuple, TypeVar
+
+import pytest
+
+from kernels._interval_tree import IntervalTree, _Node
+
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+
+class SimpleIntervalStore(Generic[T]):
+    """A simple O(n) implementation that stores intervals in a list."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.intervals: List[Tuple[int, int, T]] = []
+
+    def insert(self, start: int, end: int, data: T) -> None:
+        """Insert an interval into the store."""
+        # Replace data if the interval already exists.
+        for i, (existing_start, existing_end, existing_data) in enumerate(
+            self.intervals
+        ):
+            if existing_start == start and existing_end == end:
+                self.intervals[i] = (start, end, data)
+                return
+
+        self.intervals.append((start, end, data))
+
+    def find_smallest_interval(self, point: int) -> Optional[T]:
+        """Find the best match using linear search."""
+        matches = []
+        for start, end, data in self.intervals:
+            if start <= point <= end:
+                matches.append((start, end, data))
+
+        if not matches:
+            return None
+
+        # Return the smallest interval, sort by memory location when
+        # there are multiple matches with the same interval size. This
+        # mirrors the ordering in the intervan tree.
+        best_match = min(matches, key=lambda x: (x[1] - x[0], id(x[2])))
+        return best_match[2]
+
+
+def is_balanced(tree: IntervalTree[T]) -> bool:
+    """Check if the AVL tree is properly balanced."""
+
+    def check_balance(node: Optional[_Node[T]]) -> Tuple[bool, int]:
+        if node is None:
+            return True, 0
+
+        # Left and right subtrees should be balanced.
+        left_balanced, left_height = check_balance(node.left)
+        if not left_balanced:
+            return False, -1
+
+        right_balanced, right_height = check_balance(node.right)
+        if not right_balanced:
+            return False, -1
+
+        # The difference in height should not exceed 1.
+        if abs(left_height - right_height) > 1:
+            return False, -1
+
+        # Check if the height is correct.
+        expected_height = 1 + max(left_height, right_height)
+        if node.height != expected_height:
+            return False, -1
+
+        return True, expected_height
+
+    balanced, _ = check_balance(tree.root)
+    return balanced
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def populated_tree() -> IntervalTree[str]:
+    """Provides a pre-populated IntervalTree for testing."""
+    tree = IntervalTree[str]()
+    kernels = [
+        (80, 89, "Kernel_A_General_80_89"),
+        (86, 89, "Kernel_B_Ampere_86_89"),
+        (80, 86, "Kernel_C_Older_Ampere_80_86"),
+        (70, 75, "Kernel_D_Volta_70_75"),
+        (86, 87, "Kernel_E_Specific_86_87"),
+    ]
+    for start, end, name in kernels:
+        tree.insert(start, end, name)
+    return tree
+
+
+def test_find_smallest_interval_match_with_multiple_overlaps(populated_tree):
+    # Check that the smallest inteval is selected when there are
+    # multiple matching intervals.
+    assert populated_tree.find_smallest_interval(86) == "Kernel_E_Specific_86_87"
+
+
+def test_find_single_match(populated_tree):
+    assert populated_tree.find_smallest_interval(72) == "Kernel_D_Volta_70_75"
+    assert populated_tree.find_smallest_interval(75) == "Kernel_D_Volta_70_75"
+
+
+def test_no_match_outside_all_ranges(populated_tree):
+    # Check that no interval is found when the value is out of range
+    # (too small/too large).
+    assert populated_tree.find_smallest_interval(65) is None
+    assert populated_tree.find_smallest_interval(95) is None
+
+
+def test_no_match_in_gap_between_ranges(populated_tree):
+    # Check that no interval is found when the value is between two
+    # intervals.
+    assert populated_tree.find_smallest_interval(78) is None
+
+
+def test_boundary_conditions_start_and_end(populated_tree):
+    # Test exact upper/lower bounds of intervals.
+    assert populated_tree.find_smallest_interval(80) == "Kernel_C_Older_Ampere_80_86"
+    assert populated_tree.find_smallest_interval(89) == "Kernel_B_Ampere_86_89"
+
+
+def test_empty_tree():
+    # Searching in an empty tree should return None.
+    empty_tree = IntervalTree[str]()
+    assert empty_tree.find_smallest_interval(100) is None
+
+
+def test_multiple_equally_specific_matches():
+    # Check that we pick the match in a stable way when there is are
+    # multiple matching intervals with the same size.
+    tree = IntervalTree[str]()
+    str1 = "First_Narrow_Kernel"
+    str2 = "Second_Narrow_Kernel"
+    tree.insert(10, 20, "Wide_Kernel")
+    tree.insert(12, 17, str1)
+    tree.insert(14, 19, str2)
+
+    if id(str1) < id(str2):
+        assert tree.find_smallest_interval(15) == str1
+    else:
+        assert tree.find_smallest_interval(15) == str2
+
+
+def test_property_based_interval_tree():
+    # Quick-check property-based testing:
+    #
+    # - Verify that the tree is balanced after each insertion.
+    # - Verify the query against a simple list-based implementation.
+
+    random.seed(42)  # For reproducible tests
+
+    test_points = list(range(0, 101))
+
+    for _ in range(5):
+        tree = IntervalTree[str]()
+        simple = SimpleIntervalStore[str]()
+
+        intervals = []
+        for i in range(100):
+            start = random.randint(0, 90)
+            end = random.randint(start, 100)
+            data = f"interval_{i}_s{start}_e{end}"
+            intervals.append((start, end, data))
+
+        for i, (start, end, data) in enumerate(intervals):
+            tree.insert(start, end, data)
+            simple.insert(start, end, data)
+
+            # Check that tree is still balanced
+            assert is_balanced(
+                tree
+            ), f"Tree became unbalanced after inserting interval {i}: ({start}, {end})"
+
+            for point in test_points:
+                tree_result = tree.find_smallest_interval(point)
+                simple_result = simple.find_smallest_interval(point)
+
+                assert tree_result == simple_result, (
+                    f"Mismatch for point {point} after inserting {i+1} intervals. "
+                    f"Tree: {tree_result}, Simple: {simple_result}. "
+                    f"Last inserted: ({start}, {end})"
+                )
+
+
+def test_property_based_edge_cases():
+    random.seed(123)
+
+    tree = IntervalTree[str]()
+    simple = SimpleIntervalStore[str]()
+
+    # Single-point intervals.
+    for i in range(10):
+        point = random.randint(0, 100)
+        data = f"single_point_{i}_{point}"
+        tree.insert(point, point, data)
+        simple.insert(point, point, data)
+
+        assert is_balanced(
+            tree
+        ), f"Tree unbalanced after inserting single point {point}"
+
+        # Test the exact point and neighbors
+        for test_point in [point - 1, point, point + 1]:
+            if 0 <= test_point <= 100:
+                tree_result = tree.find_smallest_interval(test_point)
+                simple_result = simple.find_smallest_interval(test_point)
+                assert tree_result == simple_result
+
+
+def test_unique_intervals_override():
+    """Test that inserting an interval with the same start/end overrides the previous value."""
+    tree = IntervalTree[str]()
+
+    tree.insert(10, 20, "original_value")
+    assert tree.find_smallest_interval(15) == "original_value"
+
+    tree.insert(10, 20, "new_value")
+    assert tree.find_smallest_interval(15) == "new_value"
+
+    tree.insert(10, 25, "different_interval")
+    results = tree.search(15)
+    assert "new_value" in results
+    assert "different_interval" in results
+    assert len(results) == 2
+
+    tree.insert(10, 20, "final_value")
+    assert tree.find_smallest_interval(15) == "final_value"
+
+    assert is_balanced(tree)

tests/test_kernel_locking.py

@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
 
+import pytest
+import torch.nn as nn
+
 from kernels import load_kernel
 from kernels.cli import download_kernels
+from kernels.layer import (
+    LockedLayerRepository,
+    Mode,
+    kernelize,
+    use_kernel_forward_from_hub,
+    use_kernel_mapping,
+)
 
 
 # Mock download arguments class.
@@ -17,8 +27,34 @@ def test_download_all_hash_validation():
     download_kernels(DownloadArgs(all_variants=True, project_dir=project_dir))
 
 
+@pytest.mark.cuda_only
 def test_load_locked():
     project_dir = Path(__file__).parent / "kernel_locking"
     # Also validates that hashing works correctly.
     download_kernels(DownloadArgs(all_variants=False, project_dir=project_dir))
     load_kernel("kernels-community/activation", lockfile=project_dir / "kernels.lock")
+
+
+def test_layer_locked():
+    project_dir = Path(__file__).parent / "layer_locking"
+
+    @use_kernel_forward_from_hub("Version")
+    class Version(nn.Module):
+        def forward(self) -> str:
+            return "0.0.0"
+
+    version = Version()
+
+    with use_kernel_mapping(
+        {
+            "Version": {
+                "cuda": LockedLayerRepository(
+                    repo_id="kernels-test/versions",
+                    layer_name="Version",
+                    lockfile=project_dir / "kernels.lock",
+                )
+            },
+        }
+    ):
+        version = kernelize(version, device="cuda", mode=Mode.INFERENCE)
+        assert version() == "0.1.1"