Status Shape(const std::vector<int64_t>** shape) const;
  TF_DataType dtype() const { return dtype_; }

  // Sets its output argument to a summary of the values of this tensor on every
  // component device.
  Status SummarizeValue(std::string& summary);

  std::vector<TensorHandlePtr> release_tensors() { return std::move(tensors_); }

  std::vector<TFE_TensorHandle*> tensors() const {

    : public std::function<Status(const std::vector<Gradient*>&,
                                  std::vector<Gradient*>*, bool)> {
 public:
  template <typename lambda_type>
  explicit ForwardFunction(lambda_type lambda)
      : std::function<Status(const std::vector<Gradient*>&,
                             std::vector<Gradient*>*, bool)>(lambda) {}
};

// Computes Jacobian-vector products using forward-mode automatic

  virtual bool UsesTFRT() = 0;

  // List attributes of available devices
  virtual void ListDevices(std::vector<DeviceAttributes>* devices) = 0;

  // Add `devices` into context's device manager. Context's device manager
  // will take ownership and maintain devices' lifetime.
  virtual Status AddDevices(std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Device>> devices) = 0;

  // Block until all pending nodes are finished.

  /// be accessed while holding the Block's mu lock. The data vector should only
  /// be accessed after state == FINISHED, and it should never be modified.
  ///
  /// In order to prevent deadlocks, never grab the block-cache-wide mu_ lock
  /// AFTER grabbing any block's mu lock. It is safe to grab mu without locking
  /// mu_.
  struct Block {
    /// The block data.
    std::vector<char> data;