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+import os
+import argparse
+import tensorflow
+
+class BaseOptions():
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.initialized = False
+                
+    def initialize(self, parser):
+        """This class defines options used during both training and test time.
+        """
+        parser.add_argument('--dataroot', type=str, default='./datasets/sample_nifti_4D', help='path to data')
+        parser.add_argument('--dataformat', type=str,  default='NIFTI', help='data format (e.g., NIFTI, DICOM)')
+        parser.add_argument('--max_dataset_size', type=float, default=float("inf"), help=' ')
+        parser.add_argument('--gpu_ids', type=str, default='0', help='gpu ids: e.g. 0  0,1,2, 0,2, -1 for CPU mode')
+       
+        # data parameters
+        parser.add_argument('--preprocess_carson', type=str, default='reshape_to_carson', help=' ')
+        parser.add_argument('--preprocess_carmen', type=str, default='reshape_to_carmen', help=' ')
+        parser.add_argument('--preprocess', type=str, default='crop_zscore', help=' ')
+        parser.add_argument('--image_shape', type=tuple, default=(128,128,1), help=' ')
+        parser.add_argument('--volume_shape', type=tuple, default=(128,128,16,1), help=' ')
+        parser.add_argument('--nlabels', type=int, default=4, help='number of tissue classes')
+        
+        # data parameters
+        parser.add_argument('--order', type=int, default=1, help='resampling order')
+        parser.add_argument('--mode', type=str, default='nearest', help='resampling mode')
+        parser.add_argument('--in_plane_resolution_mm', type=float, default=1.25, help='resample to in_plane_resolution_mm')
+        parser.add_argument('--number_of_slices', type=int, default=None, help='resample to number_of_slices')
+        parser.add_argument('--slice_thickness_mm', type=float, default=None, help='resample to slice_thickness_mm')
+
+        # special tasks
+        self.initialized = True
+        return parser
+    
+    def gather_options(self):
+        """Initialize our parser with basic options(only once).
+        Add additional model-specific and dataset-specific options.
+        These options are defined in the <modify_commandline_options> function
+        in model and dataset classes.
+        """
+        if not self.initialized:  # check if it has been initialized
+            parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
+            parser = self.initialize(parser)
+        
+        # get the basic options
+        opt, _ = parser.parse_known_args()
+        
+        # save and return the parser
+        self.parser = parser
+        return parser.parse_args()
+            
+    def print_options(self, opt):
+        """Print and save options
+        It will print both current options and default values(if different).
+        It will save options into a text file / [checkpoints_dir] / opt.txt
+        """
+        message = ''
+        message += '----------------- Options ---------------\n'
+        for k, v in sorted(vars(opt).items()):
+            comment = ''
+            default = self.parser.get_default(k)
+            if v != default:
+                comment = '\t[default: %s]' % str(default)
+            message += '{:>25}: {:<30}{}\n'.format(str(k), str(v), comment)
+        message += '----------------- End -------------------'
+        print(message)
+
+        # save to the disk
+        expr_dir = os.path.join(opt.checkpoints_dir, opt.name)
+        util.mkdirs(expr_dir)
+        file_name = os.path.join(expr_dir, 'opt.txt')
+        with open(file_name, 'wt') as opt_file:
+            opt_file.write(message)
+            opt_file.write('\n')
+    
+    def parse(self):
+        """Parse our options, create checkpoints directory suffix, and set up gpu device."""
+        opt = self.gather_options()
+
+        self.opt = opt
+        return self.opt