def normal(x,
           layer_fn=tf.compat.v1.layers.dense,
           loc_fn=lambda x: x,
           scale_fn=1.,
           name=None):
  """Constructs a trainable `tfd.Normal` distribution.


  This function creates a Normal distribution parameterized by loc and scale.
  Using default args, this function is mathematically equivalent to:

  ```none
  Y = Normal(loc=matmul(W, x) + b, scale=1)

  where,
    W in R^[d, n]
    b in R^d
  ```

  #### Examples

  This function can be used as a [linear regression](
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_regression) loss.

  ```python
  # This example fits a linear regression loss.
  import tensorflow as tf
  import tensorflow_probability as tfp

  # Create fictitious training data.
  dtype = np.float32
  n = 3000    # number of samples
  x_size = 4  # size of single x
  def make_training_data():
    np.random.seed(142)
    x = np.random.randn(n, x_size).astype(dtype)
    w = np.random.randn(x_size).astype(dtype)
    b = np.random.randn(1).astype(dtype)
    true_mean = np.tensordot(x, w, axes=[[-1], [-1]]) + b
    noise = np.random.randn(n).astype(dtype)
    y = true_mean + noise
    return y, x
  y, x = make_training_data()

  # Build TF graph for fitting Normal maximum likelihood estimator.
  normal = tfp.trainable_distributions.normal(x)
  loss = -tf.reduce_mean(normal.log_prob(y))
  train_op = tf.train.AdamOptimizer(learning_rate=2.**-5).minimize(loss)
  mse = tf.reduce_mean(tf.squared_difference(y, normal.mean()))
  init_op = tf.global_variables_initializer()

  # Run graph 1000 times.
  num_steps = 1000
  loss_ = np.zeros(num_steps)   # Style: `_` to indicate sess.run result.
  mse_ = np.zeros(num_steps)
  with tf.Session() as sess:
    sess.run(init_op)
    for it in xrange(loss_.size):
      _, loss_[it], mse_[it] = sess.run([train_op, loss, mse])
      if it % 200 == 0 or it == loss_.size - 1:
        print("iteration:{}  loss:{}  mse:{}".format(it, loss_[it], mse_[it]))

  # ==> iteration:0    loss:6.34114170074  mse:10.8444051743
  #     iteration:200  loss:1.40146839619  mse:0.965059816837
  #     iteration:400  loss:1.40052902699  mse:0.963181257248
  #     iteration:600  loss:1.40052902699  mse:0.963181257248
  #     iteration:800  loss:1.40052902699  mse:0.963181257248
  #     iteration:999  loss:1.40052902699  mse:0.963181257248
  ```

  Args:
    x: `Tensor` with floating type. Must have statically defined rank and
      statically known right-most dimension.
    layer_fn: Python `callable` which takes input `x` and `int` scalar `d` and
      returns a transformation of `x` with shape
      `tf.concat([tf.shape(x)[:-1], [1]], axis=0)`.
      Default value: `tf.layers.dense`.
    loc_fn: Python `callable` which transforms the `loc` parameter. Takes a
      (batch of) length-`dims` vectors and returns a `Tensor` of same shape and
      `dtype`.
      Default value: `lambda x: x`.
    scale_fn: Python `callable` or `Tensor`. If a `callable` transforms the
      `scale` parameters; if `Tensor` is the `tfd.Normal` `scale` argument.
      Takes a (batch of) length-`dims` vectors and returns a `Tensor` of same
      size. (Taking a `callable` or `Tensor` is how `tf.Variable` intializers
      behave.)
      Default value: `1`.
    name: A `name_scope` name for operations created by this function.
      Default value: `None` (i.e., "normal").

  Returns:
    normal: An instance of `tfd.Normal`.
  """
  with tf.compat.v1.name_scope(name, 'normal', [x]):
    x = tf.convert_to_tensor(value=x, name='x')
    if callable(scale_fn):
      y = layer_fn(x, 2)
      loc = loc_fn(y[..., 0])
      scale = scale_fn(y[..., 1])
    else:
      y = tf.squeeze(layer_fn(x, 1), axis=-1)
      loc = loc_fn(y)
      scale = tf.cast(scale_fn, loc.dtype.base_dtype)
    return tfd.Normal(loc=loc, scale=scale)
Constructs a trainable `tfd.Normal` distribution.


  This function creates a Normal distribution parameterized by loc and scale.
  Using default args, this function is mathematically equivalent to:

  ```none
  Y = Normal(loc=matmul(W, x) + b, scale=1)

  where,
    W in R^[d, n]
    b in R^d
  ```

  #### Examples

  This function can be used as a [linear regression](
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_regression) loss.

  ```python
  # This example fits a linear regression loss.
  import tensorflow as tf
  import tensorflow_probability as tfp

  # Create fictitious training data.
  dtype = np.float32
  n = 3000    # number of samples
  x_size = 4  # size of single x
  def make_training_data():
    np.random.seed(142)
    x = np.random.randn(n, x_size).astype(dtype)
    w = np.random.randn(x_size).astype(dtype)
    b = np.random.randn(1).astype(dtype)
    true_mean = np.tensordot(x, w, axes=[[-1], [-1]]) + b
    noise = np.random.randn(n).astype(dtype)
    y = true_mean + noise
    return y, x
  y, x = make_training_data()

  # Build TF graph for fitting Normal maximum likelihood estimator.
  normal = tfp.trainable_distributions.normal(x)
  loss = -tf.reduce_mean(normal.log_prob(y))
  train_op = tf.train.AdamOptimizer(learning_rate=2.**-5).minimize(loss)
  mse = tf.reduce_mean(tf.squared_difference(y, normal.mean()))
  init_op = tf.global_variables_initializer()

  # Run graph 1000 times.
  num_steps = 1000
  loss_ = np.zeros(num_steps)   # Style: `_` to indicate sess.run result.
  mse_ = np.zeros(num_steps)
  with tf.Session() as sess:
    sess.run(init_op)
    for it in xrange(loss_.size):
      _, loss_[it], mse_[it] = sess.run([train_op, loss, mse])
      if it % 200 == 0 or it == loss_.size - 1:
        print("iteration:{}  loss:{}  mse:{}".format(it, loss_[it], mse_[it]))

  # ==> iteration:0    loss:6.34114170074  mse:10.8444051743
  #     iteration:200  loss:1.40146839619  mse:0.965059816837
  #     iteration:400  loss:1.40052902699  mse:0.963181257248
  #     iteration:600  loss:1.40052902699  mse:0.963181257248
  #     iteration:800  loss:1.40052902699  mse:0.963181257248
  #     iteration:999  loss:1.40052902699  mse:0.963181257248
  ```

  Args:
    x: `Tensor` with floating type. Must have statically defined rank and
      statically known right-most dimension.
    layer_fn: Python `callable` which takes input `x` and `int` scalar `d` and
      returns a transformation of `x` with shape
      `tf.concat([tf.shape(x)[:-1], [1]], axis=0)`.
      Default value: `tf.layers.dense`.
    loc_fn: Python `callable` which transforms the `loc` parameter. Takes a
      (batch of) length-`dims` vectors and returns a `Tensor` of same shape and
      `dtype`.
      Default value: `lambda x: x`.
    scale_fn: Python `callable` or `Tensor`. If a `callable` transforms the
      `scale` parameters; if `Tensor` is the `tfd.Normal` `scale` argument.
      Takes a (batch of) length-`dims` vectors and returns a `Tensor` of same
      size. (Taking a `callable` or `Tensor` is how `tf.Variable` intializers
      behave.)
      Default value: `1`.
    name: A `name_scope` name for operations created by this function.
      Default value: `None` (i.e., "normal").

  Returns:
    normal: An instance of `tfd.Normal`.