[MLIR][python bindings] Add TypeCaster for returning refined types from python APIs

depends on D150839

This diff uses `MlirTypeID` to register `TypeCaster`s (i.e., `[](PyType pyType) -> DerivedTy { return pyType; }`) for all concrete types (i.e., `PyConcrete<...>`) that are then queried for (by `MlirTypeID`) and called in `struct type_caster<MlirType>::cast`. The result is that anywhere an `MlirType mlirType` is returned from a python binding, that `mlirType` is automatically cast to the correct concrete type. For example:

```
      c0 = arith.ConstantOp(f32, 0.0)
      # CHECK: F32Type(f32)
      print(repr(c0.result.type))

      unranked_tensor_type = UnrankedTensorType.get(f32)
      unranked_tensor = tensor.FromElementsOp(unranked_tensor_type, [c0]).result

      # CHECK: UnrankedTensorType
      print(type(unranked_tensor.type).__name__)
      # CHECK: UnrankedTensorType(tensor<*xf32>)
      print(repr(unranked_tensor.type))
```

This functionality immediately extends to typed attributes (i.e., `attr.type`).

The diff also implements similar functionality for `mlir_type_subclass`es but in a slightly different way - for such types (which have no cpp corresponding `class` or `struct`) the user must provide a type caster in python (similar to how `AttrBuilder` works) or in cpp as a `py::cpp_function`.

Reviewed By: ftynse

Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D150927

1 files changed, 1 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/mlir/lib/Bindings/Python/IRInterfaces.cpp b/mlir/lib/Bindings/Python/IRInterfaces.cpp
index 0a7a25c0005f..25fcaccd236d 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Bindings/Python/IRInterfaces.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Bindings/Python/IRInterfaces.cpp
@@ -321,11 +321,7 @@ public:
                                        py::module_local())
         .def_property_readonly(
             "element_type",
-            [](PyShapedTypeComponents &self) {
-              return PyType(PyMlirContext::forContext(
-                                mlirTypeGetContext(self.elementType)),
-                            self.elementType);
-            },
+            [](PyShapedTypeComponents &self) { return self.elementType; },
             "Returns the element type of the shaped type components.")
         .def_static(
             "get",