// Some TF ops need a step container to be set to limit the lifetime of some
// resources (mostly TensorArray and Stack, used in while loop gradients in
// graph mode). Calling this on a context tells it to start a step.
TF_CAPI_EXPORT extern void TFE_ContextStartStep(TFE_Context* ctx);

// Ends a step. When there is no active step (that is, every started step has
// been ended) step containers will be cleared. Note: it is not safe to call

  virtual void ClearCachesAndThreadExecutors() = 0;

  // Initialize the step resource container for a training step. This is used
  // in current TF runtime. For tfrt, it is used by fallback op handler.
  virtual void StartStep() = 0;
  // Destroy the step resource container for a training step.
  virtual void EndStep() = 0;

  // Return the Eager Executor for current thread. Please note that Eager