TF_CheckpointReader* reader = new TF_CheckpointReader(filename, status);
  if (!status->status.ok()) {
    TF_DeleteCheckpointReader(reader);
    return nullptr;
  }
  const auto& m = reader->GetVariableToDataTypeMap();
  for (auto it = m.begin(); it != m.end(); ++it)
    reader->variable_list.push_back(it->first);
  std::sort(reader->variable_list.begin(), reader->variable_list.end());
  return reader;
}

    return;
  }

  TF_RandomAccessFile reader;
  NewRandomAccessFile(filesystem, path, &reader, status);
  if (TF_GetCode(status) != TF_OK) return;
  char* buffer = static_cast<char*>(plugin_memory_allocate(metadata->size()));
  int64_t read =
      tf_random_access_file::Read(&reader, 0, metadata->size(), buffer, status);
  tf_random_access_file::Cleanup(&reader);
  if (TF_GetCode(status) != TF_OK) return;