// * size_t is used to represent byte sizes of objects that are
//   materialized in the address space of the calling process.
// * int is used as an index into arrays.
// * Deletion functions are safe to call on nullptr.
//
// Questions left to address:
// * Might at some point need a way for callers to provide their own Env.
// * Maybe add TF_TensorShape that encapsulates dimension info.
//

    // on to one TFE_Op per device and just call TFE_ResetOp to avoid parsing
    // device names repeatedly.
    std::unique_ptr<TFE_Op, decltype(&TFE_DeleteOp)> const_op(
        TFE_NewOp(context, "Const", status), TFE_DeleteOp);
    if (TF_GetCode(status) != TF_OK) return nullptr;
    TFE_OpSetDevice(const_op.get(), underlying_devices_[device_index].c_str(),
                    status);

typedef struct TFE_TensorDebugInfo TFE_TensorDebugInfo;

// Retrieves TFE_TensorDebugInfo for `handle`.
// If TFE_TensorHandleTensorDebugInfo succeeds, `status` is set to OK and caller
// is responsible for deleting returned TFE_TensorDebugInfo.
// If TFE_TensorHandleTensorDebugInfo fails, `status` is set to appropriate
// error and nullptr is returned. This function can block till the operation
// that produces `handle` has completed.

  std::vector<TapeTensor> output_tensor_info;
  std::vector<int64_t> input_tensor_id;

  // TODO(apassos) consider narrowing down this interface.
  BackwardFunction* backward_function;

  // Should be called before deleting the backward function. TODO(apassos) use
  // unique_ptrs to ensure this happens.
  std::function<void(BackwardFunction*)> backward_function_deleter;
};

  // a trainable dtype.
  bool ShouldRecord(
      absl::Span<const AbstractTensorHandle* const> tensors) const;
  // Unwatches this tensor on the tape. Mainly used for cleanup when deleting
  // eager tensors.
  void DeleteTrace(const AbstractTensorHandle*);

  // Consumes the internal state of the tape (so cannot be called more than