// shape is explicitly requested where possible.
  int (*num_dims)(void* data, TF_Status* status);

  // Computes the axis length at `dim_index`.
  int64_t (*dim)(void* data, int dim_index, TF_Status* status);

  void (*deallocator)(void* data);

  // Summarizes the value of this tensor. The caller takes ownership of the

      : region_(std::move(region)), ops_(ops) {}

  ~ModularReadOnlyMemoryRegion() override { ops_->cleanup(region_.get()); };

  const void* data() override { return ops_->data(region_.get()); }
  uint64 length() override { return ops_->length(region_.get()); }

 private:
  std::unique_ptr<TF_ReadOnlyMemoryRegion> region_;
  const TF_ReadOnlyMemoryRegionOps* ops_;  // not owned

  typedef void (*MemoryReleaser)(void* data, size_t len, void* arg);

  // Create a tensor instance from the given data buffer and description.
  // `memory_releaser` will be called on destruction, and it's responsible for
  // cleaning up the underlying buffer.
  virtual AbstractTensorInterface* CreateTensor(
      DataType dtype, const int64_t* dims, int num_dims, void* data, size_t len,

  // tensor are combined into a single entry.
  const TensorSliceReader::VarToShapeMap& GetVariableToShapeMap() const;

  // Returns a map from variable names to their data types.  Slices of a
  // partitioned tensor are combined into a single entry.
  const TensorSliceReader::VarToDataTypeMap& GetVariableToDataTypeMap() const;

// Return a tensor handle with given type, values and dimensions.
template <class T, TF_DataType datatype>
Status TestTensorHandleWithDims(AbstractContext* ctx, const T* data,
                                const int64_t* dims, int num_dims,
                                AbstractTensorHandle** tensor) {
  std::unique_ptr<TF_Status, decltype(&TF_DeleteStatus)> status(