1 files changed, 18 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/text_recognizer/data/base_dataset.py b/text_recognizer/data/base_dataset.py
index e08130d..b9567c7 100644
--- a/text_recognizer/data/base_dataset.py
+++ b/text_recognizer/data/base_dataset.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import torch
 from torch import Tensor
 from torch.utils.data import Dataset
 
+from text_recognizer.data.transforms.load_transform import load_transform_from_file
+
 
 @attr.s
 class BaseDataset(Dataset):
@@ -21,8 +23,8 @@ class BaseDataset(Dataset):
 
     data: Union[Sequence, Tensor] = attr.ib()
     targets: Union[Sequence, Tensor] = attr.ib()
-    transform: Optional[Callable] = attr.ib(default=None)
-    target_transform: Optional[Callable] = attr.ib(default=None)
+    transform: Union[Optional[Callable], str] = attr.ib(default=None)
+    target_transform: Union[Optional[Callable], str] = attr.ib(default=None)
 
     def __attrs_pre_init__(self) -> None:
         """Pre init constructor."""
@@ -32,19 +34,31 @@ class BaseDataset(Dataset):
         """Post init constructor."""
         if len(self.data) != len(self.targets):
             raise ValueError("Data and targets must be of equal length.")
+        self.transform = self._load_transform(self.transform)
+        self.target_transform = self._load_transform(self.target_transform)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _load_transform(
+        transform: Union[Optional[Callable], str]
+    ) -> Optional[Callable]:
+        if isinstance(transform, str):
+            return load_transform_from_file(transform)
+        return transform
 
     def __len__(self) -> int:
         """Return the length of the dataset."""
         return len(self.data)
 
-    def __getitem__(self, index: int) -> Tuple[Tensor, Tensor]:
+    def __getitem__(
+        self, index: int
+    ) -> Tuple[Union[Tensor, Tuple[Tensor, Tensor]], Tensor]:
         """Return a datum and its target, after processing by transforms.
 
         Args:
             index (int): Index of a datum in the dataset.
 
         Returns:
-            Tuple[Tensor, Tensor]: Datum and target pair.
+            Tuple[Union[Tensor, Tuple[Tensor, Tensor]], Tensor]: Datum and target pair.
 
         """
         datum, target = self.data[index], self.targets[index]