typedef struct TF_VariableInfo TF_VariableInfo;

// Returns a `TF_Device` pointer, which actually points to a C++ `Device`.
// Currently we only allow `NextPluggableDevice` to be casted as `TF_Device`,
// but in theory every this is a C API for every kind of device.
TF_CAPI_EXPORT extern TF_Device* TF_GetDevice(TF_OpKernelContext* ctx);

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// 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
// TFE_ContextEndStep while ops that rely on the step container may be running.

//   reference types inside function's body to support legacy code. Do not
//   use them in new code.
// - Every node in the function's body must have all of its inputs (including
//   control inputs). In other words, for every node in the body, each input
//   must be either listed in `inputs` or must come from another node in