TF_Buffer* buf);

// APIs for generically dealing with op attributes (e.g. when forwarding them
// through custom device implementations).
//
// TODO(allenl): Currently these are black boxes, but we should have some way to
// inspect values. This would let people e.g. copy over most attributes and then
// modify some based on their values.

// Operations the tape needs to perform on tensors to do backpropagation. Named
// "vspace" because a subset of these are related to a vector space, such as
// adding gradients, getting zeroes, etc. Currently cannot be implemented
// without using tensorflow python code, hence left unspecified here.
//
// Gradient is the type returned by gradient functions. In Python TF it's either

                                      bool clear_existing_contexts = false) = 0;

  // Initializes context for the local worker and no contexts will be created
  // for remote workers. Currently this only works for resetting context.
  // TODO(b/289445025): Consider removing this when we find a proper fix.
  virtual Status InitializeLocalOnlyContext(const ServerDef& server_def,