if (!status->status.ok()) return nullptr;

  if (input_index >= op_def->input_arg_size() || input_index < 0) {
    status->status = tensorflow::errors::InvalidArgument(
        input_index, " out of range for ", op_name);
    return nullptr;
  }

  const tensorflow::OpDef_ArgDef& input_arg = op_def->input_arg()[input_index];

  if (input_arg.number_attr().empty()) {

    dimvec[i] = static_cast<int64_t>(dims[i]);
  }

  if (ctx == nullptr) {
    status->status = tensorflow::errors::InvalidArgument("Invalid Context");
    return nullptr;
  }

  tensorflow::AbstractTensorInterface* t =
      tensorflow::unwrap(ctx)->CreateTensor(
          static_cast<tensorflow::DataType>(dtype), dimvec);

  if (t == nullptr) {
    status->status =