# tinker.types.DmelChunk

## *class* [**tinker.types.DmelChunk**](https://github.com/thinking-machines-lab/tinker/blob/main/src/tinker/types/dmel_chunk.py#L13)(*[StrictBase](https://github.com/thinking-machines-lab/tinker/blob/main/src/tinker/_models.py#L76)*)

**Fields:**

- [**dmel**](https://github.com/thinking-machines-lab/tinker/blob/main/src/tinker/types/dmel_chunk.py#L14) (*bytes*) – Serialized TensorContainer bytes holding the DMel model token tensor.
- [**type**](https://github.com/thinking-machines-lab/tinker/blob/main/src/tinker/types/dmel_chunk.py#L17) (*Literal['dmel']*)

### [**validate_dmel**](https://github.com/thinking-machines-lab/tinker/blob/main/src/tinker/types/dmel_chunk.py#L21)(*value*)

Deserialize base64 string to bytes if needed.

**Parameters:**

- [**value**](https://github.com/thinking-machines-lab/tinker/blob/main/src/tinker/types/dmel_chunk.py#L21) (*Union[bytes, str]*)

**Returns:** *bytes*

### [**serialize_dmel**](https://github.com/thinking-machines-lab/tinker/blob/main/src/tinker/types/dmel_chunk.py#L28)(*value*)

Serialize bytes to base64 string for JSON.

**Parameters:**

- [**value**](https://github.com/thinking-machines-lab/tinker/blob/main/src/tinker/types/dmel_chunk.py#L28) (*bytes*)

**Returns:** *str*