// Returns which subclass is this instance of.
  AbstractFunctionKind getKind() const { return kind_; }

  // Returns the AbstractFunction as a FunctionDef.
  virtual Status GetFunctionDef(const FunctionDef**) = 0;

  // Returns a shared reference to the wrapped function.
  virtual absl::StatusOr<core::RefCountPtr<FunctionRecord>>
  GetFunctionRecord() = 0;

 private:
  const AbstractFunctionKind kind_;
};

class VSpace {
 public:
  virtual ~VSpace() {}

  // Returns the number of elements in the gradient tensor.
  virtual int64_t NumElements(Gradient* tensor) const = 0;

  // Consumes references to the tensors in the gradient_tensors list and returns
  // a tensor with the result.
  virtual Gradient* AggregateGradients(
      gtl::ArraySlice<Gradient*> gradient_tensors) const = 0;

  // execution.
  virtual Status EnableCollectiveOps(const ServerDef& server_def) = 0;

  // Check if the remote task is alive.
  virtual Status CheckRemoteAlive(const std::string& remote_task_name,
                                  bool* is_alive) = 0;

  // Get pointer to the coordination service agent instance.
  virtual tsl::CoordinationServiceAgent* GetCoordinationServiceAgent() = 0;
};