//
  // op_type is used to decide which of the incoming gradients can be left as
  // nullptr instead of building zeros when build_default_zeros_grads == true.
  void RecordOperation(
      const string& op_type, const std::vector<TapeTensor>& output_tensors,
      absl::Span<const int64_t> input_tensor_id,
      absl::Span<const tensorflow::DataType> input_dtypes,

Status SetAttrFunctionList(AbstractOperation*, const char* attr_name,
                           absl::Span<const AbstractOperation*> values,
                           ForwardOperation*);

// Make the call to `Tape::RecordOperation`.
Status Execute(AbstractOperation*, AbstractContext*,
               absl::Span<AbstractTensorHandle*> retvals, int* num_retvals,
               ForwardOperation*, Tape*, const GradientRegistry&);

  // on the tape and marks all its outputs as watched if at
  // least one input of the op is watched and has a trainable dtype.
  // op_name is optional and is used for debugging only.
  void RecordOperation(absl::Span<AbstractTensorHandle* const> inputs,
                       absl::Span<AbstractTensorHandle* const> outputs,
                       GradientFunction* gradient_function,