/// argument list with the out arguments. We only use the return type for an out
/// parameter if that is a plain C type, as this ensures ABI compatibility
/// (returning structures has issues in case compiler options affect
/// optimizations such as RVO). If a status needs to be returned from these
/// methods, the last argument is always a `TF_Status *` (or an array of such

    TF_Operation* op;
    UseHelper(inputs, &op);
    return op;
  }

  // All the *Helper methods are used as a workaround for the restrictions that
  // one cannot call ASSERT_* methods in non-void-returning functions (when
  // exceptions are disabled during compilation)
  void UseHelper(const std::vector<TF_Output>& inputs, TF_Operation** op) {
    TF_OperationDescription* desc =