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#ifndef TENSORFLOW_CORE_FRAMEWORK_FUNCTION_H_
#define TENSORFLOW_CORE_FRAMEWORK_FUNCTION_H_

#include <vector>
#include "tensorflow/core/framework/attr_value.pb.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/framework/attr_value_util.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/framework/function.pb.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/framework/node_def_util.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/framework/op.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/framework/op_kernel.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/framework/selective_registration.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/framework/types.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/lib/gtl/flatmap.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/lib/hash/hash.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/platform/env.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/platform/macros.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/platform/mutex.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/platform/protobuf.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/protobuf/config.pb.h"

namespace tensorflow {

class CancellationManager;
class CollectiveExecutor;
class DeviceSet;
class Graph;
class GraphDef;
class OpKernel;
class ProcessFunctionLibraryRuntime;
class ResourceMgr;
class Rendezvous;
class ScopedStepContainer;
class StepStatsCollectorInterface;
class Node;

// FunctionDefHelper::Create is a convenient helper to construct a
// FunctionDef proto.
// E.g.,
//   FunctionDef my_func = FunctionDefHelper::Create(
//     "my_func_name",
//     {"x:T", "y:T" /* one string per argument */},
//     {"z:T" /* one string per return value */},
//     {"T: {float, double}" /* one string per attribute  */},
//     {
//        {{"o"}, "Mul", {"x", "y"}, {{"T", "$T"}}}
//        /* one entry per function node */
//     },
//     /* Mapping between function returns and function node outputs. */
//     {{"z", "o:z"}});
//
// For the old Function::Node approach, use FunctionDefHelper::Define()
// E.g.,
//   FunctionDef my_func = FunctionDefHelper::Define(
//     "my_func_name",
//     {"x:T", "y:T" /* one string per argument */},
//     {"z:T" /* one string per return value */},
//     {"T: {float, double}" /* one string per attribute  */},
//     {
//        {{"z"}, "Mul", {"x", "y"}, {{"T", "$T"}}}
//        /* one entry per function node */
//     });
class FunctionDefHelper {
 public:
  // AttrValueWrapper has copy constructors for the type T so that
  // it's easy to construct a simple AttrValue proto.
  //
  // If T is a string type (const char*, string, or StringPiece), and
  // it starts with "$", we construct a AttrValue of "placeholder".
  //
  // E.g.,
  //   std::<string, AttrValueWrapper> x = {"T", "$T"}
  // is a named attr value placeholder.
  struct AttrValueWrapper {
    AttrValue proto;

    AttrValueWrapper() {}

    template <typename T>
    AttrValueWrapper(T val) {  // NOLINT(runtime/explicit)
      SetAttrValue(val, &proto);
    }

   private:
    void InitFromString(StringPiece val);
  };

  // Constructs an AttrValue.func given the "name" and "attrs".
  static AttrValueWrapper FunctionRef(
      const string& name,
      gtl::ArraySlice<std::pair<string, AttrValueWrapper>> attrs);
  static AttrValueWrapper FunctionRef(const string& name) {
    return FunctionRef(name, {});
  }

  // Node is used to construct FunctionDef.Node using initialization
  // lists. E.g.,
  //  Node n = {{"z"}, "Mul", {"x", "y"}, {{"T", "$T"}}};  // z = x * y
  struct Node {
    // When constructing a NodeDef, the first entry in ret is used as
    // the node name, the remaining values are ignored.
    std::vector<string> ret;
    string op;
    std::vector<string> arg;
    std::vector<std::pair<string, AttrValueWrapper>> attr;
    std::vector<string> dep;
    string device;

    NodeDef ToNodeDef() const;
  };

  // Creates a FunctionDef from the given parameters. Node inputs must use
  // function encoding (node_name:output_name[:output_index]).
  // - `ret_def` holds a mapping from the function output names from `out_def`
  //   to the node outputs from `node_def`.
  // - `control_ret_def` holds a mapping from the function control
  //   output names to the nodes from `node_def`.
  static FunctionDef Create(
      const string& function_name, gtl::ArraySlice<string> in_def,
      gtl::ArraySlice<string> out_def, gtl::ArraySlice<string> attr_def,
      gtl::ArraySlice<Node> node_def,
      gtl::ArraySlice<std::pair<string, string>> ret_def,
      gtl::ArraySlice<std::pair<string, string>> control_ret_def);

  // Creates a FunctionDef from the given parameters. Node inputs must use
  // function encoding (node_name:output_name[:output_index]).
  // - `ret_def` holds a mapping from the function output names from `out_def`
  //   to the node outputs from `node_def`.
  static FunctionDef Create(const string& function_name,
                            gtl::ArraySlice<string> in_def,
                            gtl::ArraySlice<string> out_def,
                            gtl::ArraySlice<string> attr_def,
                            gtl::ArraySlice<Node> node_def,
                            gtl::ArraySlice<std::pair<string, string>> ret_def);

  // TODO(josh11b): Get rid of these and transition to the one above.
  static FunctionDef Define(const string& function_name,
                            gtl::ArraySlice<string> arg_def,
                            gtl::ArraySlice<string> ret_def,
                            gtl::ArraySlice<string> attr_def,
                            gtl::ArraySlice<Node> node_def);

  // Defines an anonymous function. I.e., its name is not relevant.
  static FunctionDef Define(gtl::ArraySlice<string> arg_def,
                            gtl::ArraySlice<string> ret_def,
                            gtl::ArraySlice<string> attr_def,
                            gtl::ArraySlice<Node> node_def);

  // Helpers to construct a constant scalar.
  template <typename T>
  static Node Const(const string& name, const T& val) {
    Node n = {{name}, "Const"};
    const DataType dtype = DataTypeToEnum<T>::value;
    n.attr.push_back({"dtype", dtype});
    Tensor t(dtype, TensorShape({}));
    t.scalar<T>()() = val;
    n.attr.push_back({"value", t});
    return n;
  }

  template <typename T>
  static Node Const(const string& name, gtl::ArraySlice<T> vals) {
    Node n = {{name}, "Const"};
    const DataType dtype = DataTypeToEnum<T>::value;
    n.attr.push_back({"dtype", dtype});
    int64 num = vals.size();
    Tensor t(dtype, TensorShape({num}));
    for (size_t i = 0; i < vals.size(); ++i) {
      t.flat<T>()(i) = vals[i];
    }
    n.attr.push_back({"value", t});
    return n;
  }
};

template <>
inline FunctionDefHelper::AttrValueWrapper::AttrValueWrapper(const char* val) {
  InitFromString(val);
}

template <>
inline FunctionDefHelper::AttrValueWrapper::AttrValueWrapper(
    const string& val) {
  InitFromString(val);
}

template <>
inline FunctionDefHelper::AttrValueWrapper::AttrValueWrapper(StringPiece val) {
  InitFromString(val);
}

// Instantiate a function.
//
// "fdef" encodes a TF function with some attrs in fdef.signature.attr
// containing placeholders.  InstantiateFunction binds these
// placeholders and produces an instantiated function encoded in
// "result.gdef". The value to substitute a placeholder is given by
// "attr_values", which is a map from a placeholder name to an attr
// value.
//
// InstantiateFunction calls "get_function" to find signatures of other
// functions and primitive ops.

// GetFunctionSignature(func name, opdef) returns OK if the func name is found
// and opdef is filled with a pointer to the corresponding signature
// (a OpDef proto). Otherwise, returns an error.
typedef std::function<Status(const string&, const OpDef**)>
    GetFunctionSignature;

struct InstantiationResult {
  DataTypeVector arg_types;
  DataTypeVector ret_types;
  std::vector<NodeDef> nodes;
};
Status InstantiateFunction(const FunctionDef& fdef, AttrSlice attr_values,
                           GetFunctionSignature get_function,
                           InstantiationResult* result);

// Returns a debug string for a function definition.
//
// The returned text is multiple-line. It is intended to be
// human-readable rather than being friendly to parsers. It is _NOT_
// intended to be the canonical string representation of "func_def".
// Particularly, it may not include all information presented in
// "func_def" (e.g., comments, description of the function arguments,
// etc.)
string DebugString(const FunctionDef& func_def);
string DebugString(const GraphDef& instantiated_func_def);
string DebugString(gtl::ArraySlice<NodeDef> instantiated_func_nodes);

// Returns a debug string for a top level graph (the main program and
// its supporting functions defined in its library).
string DebugStringWhole(const GraphDef& gdef);

// Returns true if f1 == f2. Compares all fields, including descriptions. Order
// of NodeDefs doesn't matter.
bool FunctionDefsEqual(const FunctionDef& f1, const FunctionDef& f2);

// Return a hash of `fdef` that is consistent with FunctionDefsEqual method.
// In other words, if two fdefs compare equal, their hash values will be the
// same.
uint64 FunctionDefHash(const FunctionDef& fdef);

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

  virtual size_t num_args() const = 0;
  virtual size_t num_retvals() const = 0;

  virtual Status GetArg(int index, Tensor* val) const = 0;
  virtual Status SetRetval(int index, const Tensor& val) = 0;
};

// Represents a function call frame. I.e., the data structure used to
// pass arguments to a function and retrieve its results.
//
// Runtime must arrange accesses to one FunctionCallFrame s.t.
//   1. SetArgs() happens before any GetArg();
//   2. GetRetvals happens after all SetRetval();
class FunctionCallFrame : public CallFrameInterface {
 public:
  FunctionCallFrame(DataTypeSlice arg_types, DataTypeSlice ret_types);
  ~FunctionCallFrame();

  // Caller methods.
  Status SetArgs(gtl::ArraySlice<Tensor> args);
  Status GetRetvals(std::vector<Tensor>* rets) const;

  // Moves the return values from the frame to rets. If allow_dead_tensors is
  // false it will fail if any of the retvals do not have a value.
  Status ConsumeRetvals(std::vector<Tensor>* rets, bool allow_dead_tensors);

  size_t num_args() const override { return arg_types_.size(); }
  size_t num_retvals() const override { return ret_types_.size(); }

  // Callee methods.
  Status GetArg(int index, Tensor* val) const override;
  Status SetRetval(int index, const Tensor& val) override;

 private:
  DataTypeVector arg_types_;
  DataTypeVector ret_types_;
  gtl::InlinedVector<Tensor, 4> args_;
  struct Retval {
    bool has_val = false;
    Tensor val;
  };
  gtl::InlinedVector<Retval, 4> rets_;

  TF_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(FunctionCallFrame);
};

// Helper to maintain a map between function names in a given
// FunctionDefLibrary and function definitions.
//
// This class is thread-safe.
class FunctionLibraryDefinition : public OpRegistryInterface {
 public:
  // Note: This constructor grabs `lib_def`'s lock in shared mode.
  FunctionLibraryDefinition(const FunctionLibraryDefinition& lib_def);
  FunctionLibraryDefinition(const OpRegistryInterface* default_registry,
                            const FunctionDefLibrary& lib_def);
  ~FunctionLibraryDefinition() override;

  FunctionLibraryDefinition& operator=(const FunctionLibraryDefinition&) =
      delete;

  // Returns True if the library contains `func`, False otherwise.
  bool Contains(const string& func) const;

  // Returns nullptr if "func" is not defined in "lib_def". Otherwise,
  // returns its definition proto.
  //
  // NB: This function returns a borrowed pointer, which can be invalidated by a
  // subsequent call to `ReplaceFunction()` with the given name.
  const FunctionDef* Find(const string& func) const LOCKS_EXCLUDED(mu_);

  // Adds function definition 'fdef' to this function library.
  // Returns status 'ok' on success, or error otherwise. This is a no-op if
  // 'fdef' already exists in this function library.
  // If 'fdef' is successfully added to the library, it will be accessible
  // from 'LookUp' and included in the proto returned by 'ToProto'.
  // This operation is atomic.
  Status AddFunctionDef(const FunctionDef& fdef) LOCKS_EXCLUDED(mu_);

  // Adds gradient definition 'grad' to this function library.
  // This is a no-op if 'grad' already exists in this function library.
  // If 'grad' is successfully added, it will be accessible via 'FindGradient'
  // and included in the proto returned by 'ToProto'.
  // This operation is atomic.
  Status AddGradientDef(const GradientDef& grad) LOCKS_EXCLUDED(mu_);

  // Replaces the function corresponding to `func` with `fdef`. Returns
  // a non-OK status if "func" was not found in the library, OK otherwise.
  // Please be careful when replacing function: make sure all previous pointers
  // returned by `Find()` are no longer in use.
  Status ReplaceFunction(const string& func, const FunctionDef& fdef);

  // Replaces the gradient corresponding to `grad.function_name()`. Returns
  // a non-OK status if "grad.function_name()" was not found in the library, OK
  // otherwise.
  Status ReplaceGradient(const GradientDef& grad);

  // Removes the function corresponding to 'func'. Returns a non-OK status if
  // 'func' was not found in the library, OK otherwise.
  // Please be careful when removing function: make sure there are no other
  // nodes using the function, and all previous pointers returned by `Find()`
  // are no longer in use.
  Status RemoveFunction(const string& func);

  // Adds the functions and gradients in 'other' to this function library.
  // Duplicate functions and gradients are ignored.
  // This operation is atomic.
  Status AddLibrary(const FunctionLibraryDefinition& other) LOCKS_EXCLUDED(mu_);

  // Adds the functions and gradients in 'lib_def' to this function library.
  // Duplicate functions and gradients are ignored.
  // This operation is atomic.
  Status AddLibrary(const FunctionDefLibrary& lib_def) LOCKS_EXCLUDED(mu_);

  // If the gradient function for 'func' is specified explicitly in
  // the library, returns the gradient function name.  Otherwise,
  // returns an empty string.
  string FindGradient(const string& func) const LOCKS_EXCLUDED(mu_);

  // OpRegistryInterface method. Useful for constructing a Graph.
  //
  // If "op" is defined in the library, returns its signature.
  // Otherwise, assume "op" is a primitive op and returns its op
  // signature and shape inference function.
  //
  // NB: This function outputs a borrowed pointer, which can be invalidated by a
  // subsequent call to `ReplaceFunction()` with the given name.
  Status LookUp(const string& op_type_name,
                const OpRegistrationData** op_reg_data) const override
      LOCKS_EXCLUDED(mu_);

  // Generates new function name with the specified prefix that is unique
  // across this library.
  string UniqueFunctionName(StringPiece prefix) const LOCKS_EXCLUDED(mu_);

  // Ops created for function arguments bear the name given by `kArgOp`; those
  // created for return values bear the name given by `kRetOp`.
  static constexpr const char* const kArgOp = "_Arg";
  static constexpr const char* const kDeviceArgOp = "_DeviceArg";
  static constexpr const char* const kRetOp = "_Retval";
  static constexpr const char* const kDeviceRetOp = "_DeviceRetval";
  static constexpr const char* const kIntsOnDeviceAttr =
      "experimental_ints_on_device";

  static constexpr const char* const kGradientOp = "SymbolicGradient";
  static constexpr const char* const kFuncAttr = "f";

  // Given a node def 'ndef', inspects attributes of the callee
  // function to derive the attribute 'value' for 'attr'. Returns OK
  // iff the attribute is given by the function's definition.
  // TODO(irving): Remove; keep only the const Node& version.
  template <typename T>
  Status GetAttr(const NodeDef& ndef, const string& attr, T* value) const;

  // Given a node, inspects attributes of the callee function to derive the
  // attribute 'value' for 'attr'. Returns OK iff the attribute is given by the
  // function's definition.
  template <typename T>
  Status GetAttr(const Node& node, const string& attr, T* value) const;

  // Returns a proto representation of the state of this function library.
  FunctionDefLibrary ToProto() const LOCKS_EXCLUDED(mu_);

  size_t num_functions() const {
    tf_shared_lock l(mu_);
    return function_defs_.size();
  }

  // Returns all the function names in the FunctionLibraryDefinition.
  std::vector<string> ListFunctionNames() const LOCKS_EXCLUDED(mu_);

  const OpRegistryInterface* default_registry() const {
    return default_registry_;
  }

  // Returns a copy of `*this` with only the subset of functions that are
  // reachable from the nodes of `graph` or `func`.
  FunctionLibraryDefinition ReachableDefinitions(const GraphDef& graph) const;
  FunctionLibraryDefinition ReachableDefinitions(const FunctionDef& func) const;

 private:
  // Shape inference for functions is handled separately by ShapeRefiner.

  struct FunctionDefAndOpRegistration {
    FunctionDefAndOpRegistration(const FunctionDef& fdef_in);

    FunctionDef fdef;
    OpRegistrationData op_registration_data;
  };

  const FunctionDef* FindHelper(const string& func) const
      SHARED_LOCKS_REQUIRED(mu_);
  string FindGradientHelper(const string& func) const
      SHARED_LOCKS_REQUIRED(mu_);

  // Same as AddFunctionDef/AddGradientDef except these methods set
  // `added` to true if the `fdef`/`grad` were actually added to this.
  Status AddFunctionDefHelper(const FunctionDef& fdef, bool* added)
      EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(mu_);
  Status AddGradientDefHelper(const GradientDef& grad, bool* added)
      EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(mu_);

  mutable mutex mu_;
  const OpRegistryInterface* const default_registry_;
  gtl::FlatMap<string, std::unique_ptr<FunctionDefAndOpRegistration>>
      function_defs_ GUARDED_BY(mu_);
  gtl::FlatMap<string, string> func_grad_ GUARDED_BY(mu_);

  // Helper function for GetAttr. Returns the FunctionDef* to get the
  // attr from.
  const FunctionDef* GetAttrImpl(const NodeDef& ndef) const LOCKS_EXCLUDED(mu_);

  // Remove all functions in `funcs` and all gradients of functions in
  // `funcs_with_grads` from this library.
  void Remove(const std::vector<string>& funcs,
              const std::vector<string>& funcs_with_grads)
      EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(mu_);

  // Remove `func` from the library. Returns non-OK Status unless `func` is in
  // the library. This should only be called when there is a guarantee that the
  // function being removed hasn't been retrieved with `Find`.
  Status RemoveFunctionHelper(const string& func) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(mu_);

  // Remove gradient of function `func` from the library. Returns non-OK Status
  // unless `func` has a gradient.
  Status RemoveGradient(const string& func) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(mu_);
};

// Forward declare. Defined in common_runtime/function.h
struct FunctionBody;

// Forward declare. Defined in common_runtime/device.h
class Device;
// Forward declare. Defined in common_runtime/device_mgr.h
class DeviceMgr;

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

  // Instantiate a function with the given "attrs".
  //
  // Returns OK and fills in "handle" if the instantiation succeeds.
  // Otherwise returns an error and "handle" is undefined.
  struct InstantiateOptions {
    // The canonical device name of the device on which the function
    // should be instantiated. If empty, the function will be
    // instantiated on the local device.
    string target;

    // Should the function be instantiated as a multi-device function?
    bool is_multi_device_function = false;

    // For multi-device functions, a vector of canonical device names for
    // function's inputs. The device of resource inputs must be the device
    // backing the resource, not the CPU device backing the resource handle.
    // Must have the same length as number of inputs to the function.
    std::vector<string> input_devices;

    // For multi-device functions, a vector of canonical device names for
    // function's outputs. The device of resource outputs should be the CPU
    // device, not the device backing the resource.
    // If specified, must have the same length as the number of function
    // outputs.
    // If not specified, output devices are picked automatically. If operations
    // producing the output tensors have explicit device specification, they
    // will be respected. These device specifications must identify a unique
    // device, i.e.  a general specification like "job:foo" matching multiple
    // devices will result in an error.
    std::vector<string> output_devices;

    // This interface is EXPERIMENTAL and subject to change.
    //
    // If non-null, the runtime will use `overlay_lib` to resolve
    // function(s) named in `function_name` and `attrs`. Otherwise,
    // the runtime will use its internal library.
    // NOTE(mrry): If provided, all functions defined in `overlay_lib`
    // must be self-contained, and cannot refer to functions defined
    // in other libraries.
    // TODO(mrry): Provide a mechanism for sharing core functions
    // between a set of libraries (e.g. by allowing a
    // `FunctionLibraryDefinition` to store an `outer_scope` pointer
    // and implementing name resolution across libraries).
    const FunctionLibraryDefinition* overlay_lib = nullptr;

    // This interface is EXPERIMENTAL and subject to change.
    //
    // If non-empty, the runtime will use `state_handle` to identify
    // cached state related the instantiated function. Two functions
    // of the same name and attrs, instantiated with the same
    // `state_handle` will have the same handle and share the same
    // state (in stateful kernels); and two functions with different
    // values for `state_handle` will have independent state.
    string state_handle;

    // This interface is EXPERIMENTAL and subject to change.
    //
    // Instantiates the function using an executor of the given type. If empty,
    // the default TensorFlow executor will be used.
    string executor_type;

    // If true, the runtime will attempt to create kernels for the function at
    // instantiation time, rather than on the first run. This can be used to
    // surface errors earlier.
    bool create_kernels_eagerly = false;

    // This interface is EXPERIMENTAL and subject to change.
    //
    // Instantiates the function with the provided config_proto.
    ConfigProto config_proto;

    // If provided, this optimization function will be invoked before
    // the placer for multi-device functions.
    std::function<Status(std::vector<string> /*ret_node_names*/,
                         std::vector<string> /*keep_node_names*/,
                         FunctionLibraryDefinition*, const DeviceSet&,
                         Device* /*cpu_device*/, std::unique_ptr<Graph>*)>
        optimize_graph_fn;

    // If set, partitioned functions will be added to `graph_collector`.
    // `graph_collector` must be alive during the call to Instantiate.
    GraphCollector* graph_collector = nullptr;
  };
  typedef uint64 Handle;
  virtual Status Instantiate(const string& function_name, AttrSlice attrs,
                             const InstantiateOptions& options,
                             Handle* handle) = 0;
  Status Instantiate(const string& function_name, AttrSlice attrs,
                     Handle* handle) {
    return Instantiate(function_name, attrs, {}, handle);
  }

  // Releases state associated with the handle.
  virtual Status ReleaseHandle(Handle handle) = 0;

  // Returns the function body for the instantiated function given its
  // handle 'h'. Returns nullptr if "h" is not found.
  //
  // *this keeps the ownership of the returned object, which remains alive
  // as long as *this.
  virtual const FunctionBody* GetFunctionBody(Handle h) = 0;

  // Asynchronously invokes the instantiated function identified by
  // "handle".
  //
  // If function execution succeeds, "done" is called with OK and
  // "*rets" is filled with the function's return values. Otheriwse,
  // "done" is called with an error status.
  //
  // Does not take ownership of "rets".
  // In the cross-process scenario, runner isn't used for making the Async
  // RPC calls.
  struct Options {
    // The id of the step that is calling this function.
    int64 step_id = 0;
    Rendezvous* rendezvous = nullptr;
    CancellationManager* cancellation_manager = nullptr;
    CollectiveExecutor* collective_executor = nullptr;
    ScopedStepContainer* step_container = nullptr;
    StepStatsCollectorInterface* stats_collector = nullptr;

    std::function<void(std::function<void()>)>* runner = nullptr;

    // Parameters for remote function execution.
    bool remote_execution = false;
    string source_device = "";  // Fully specified device name.

    // Allocator attributes specifying where the args are / rets should be put.
    // These should either be {} or match the length of args / retvals. If {},
    // the default allocator attributes will be assumed for all args / retvals.
    std::vector<AllocatorAttributes> args_alloc_attrs;
    std::vector<AllocatorAttributes> rets_alloc_attrs;

    // If true, we create a new IntraProcessRendezvous, else use the existing
    // one.
    bool create_rendezvous = false;

    // If True, allow returning dead tensors.
    bool allow_dead_tensors = false;
  };
  typedef std::function<void(const Status&)> DoneCallback;
  virtual void Run(const Options& opts, Handle handle,
                   gtl::ArraySlice<Tensor> args, std::vector<Tensor>* rets,
                   DoneCallback done) = 0;
  virtual void Run(const Options& opts, Handle handle,
                   CallFrameInterface* call_frame, DoneCallback done) = 0;

  // Creates a "kernel" for the given node def "ndef".
  //
  // If succeeds, returns OK and the caller takes the ownership of the
  // returned "*kernel". Otherwise, returns an error.
  virtual Status CreateKernel(const NodeDef& ndef, OpKernel** kernel) = 0;

  // Returns true iff the function named `function_name` is stateful.
  // NOTE(mrry): This method assumes that the runtime is associated with a
  // default function library, and looks up `function_name` in that library.
  // It does not support overlay libraries.
  virtual bool IsStateful(const string& function_name) = 0;

  // Returns the device on which the function executes.
  virtual Device* device() = 0;

  // Returns the default runner in which the ops should be launched. If the
  // device on which the function executes has a private thread pool, return
  // runner on the device local thread pool.
  virtual std::function<void(std::function<void()>)>* runner() = 0;

  // Get the DeviceMgr from which the device was obtained.
  virtual const DeviceMgr* device_mgr() const = 0;

  // Returns the function library definition that backs this runtime.
  // NOTE(mrry): The returned library definition is the default function library
  // for this runtime. The runtime may instantiate functions from separate
  // overlay libraries, which are not returned by this function.
  virtual const FunctionLibraryDefinition* GetFunctionLibraryDefinition()
      const = 0;

  // Returns the environment on which the function executes.
  virtual Env* env() = 0;

  // Returns a debug string showing the definition of the function of
  // 'handle'.
  virtual string DebugString(Handle handle) = 0;

  // Returns the graph version number.
  virtual int graph_def_version() = 0;

  typedef uint64 LocalHandle;

  virtual Status Clone(std::unique_ptr<FunctionLibraryDefinition>* out_lib_def,
                       std::unique_ptr<ProcessFunctionLibraryRuntime>* out_pflr,
                       FunctionLibraryRuntime** out_flr) = 0;

  // Returns the name of the executor class (in the sense of
  // `ExecutorFactory::GetFactory()`) that will be used based on the given
  // dynamic `options` and static `attrs`. If none is specified, this method
  // will return an empty string, which leaves the decision up to the runtime.
  static string ExecutorType(const InstantiateOptions& options,
                             AttrSlice attrs);
};

// Returns a canonicalized string for the instantiation of the
// function of the given "name", attributes "attrs", and "options".
//
// The returned string is guaranteed to be stable within one address
// space. But it may be change as the implementation
// evolves. Therefore, it should not be persisted or compared across
// address spaces.
string Canonicalize(const string& funcname, AttrSlice attrs,
                    const FunctionLibraryRuntime::InstantiateOptions& options);
inline string Canonicalize(const string& funcname, AttrSlice attrs) {
  return Canonicalize(funcname, attrs, {});
}

const FunctionLibraryRuntime::Handle kInvalidHandle = -1;
const FunctionLibraryRuntime::LocalHandle kInvalidLocalHandle = -1;
typedef std::function<Status(FunctionLibraryRuntime*, const NodeDef&,
                             std::unique_ptr<OpKernel>*)>
    CustomKernelCreator;

// Used to instantiate and run functions in a distributed system.
class DistributedFunctionLibraryRuntime {
 public:
  virtual ~DistributedFunctionLibraryRuntime() {}

  // The _target attr in attrs determines where the function is instantiated.
  virtual Status Instantiate(
      const string& function_name, const FunctionLibraryDefinition& lib_def,
      AttrSlice attrs,
      const FunctionLibraryRuntime::InstantiateOptions& options,
      FunctionLibraryRuntime::LocalHandle* handle) = 0;

  // opts.runner isn't used for execution.
  virtual void Run(const FunctionLibraryRuntime::Options& opts,
                   FunctionLibraryRuntime::LocalHandle handle,
                   gtl::ArraySlice<Tensor> args, std::vector<Tensor>* rets,
                   FunctionLibraryRuntime::DoneCallback done) = 0;
};

// Extracts the actual type from "attr_values" based on its definition
// "arg_def".
//
// If "arg_def" is a N*T type, *is_type_list is set to false, and
// *dtypes is set to be a vector of size N and each element is T.
//
// If "arg_def" is a list(type), *is_type_list is set to true, and
// *dtypes is set to be a vector of types specified in attrs for
// arg_def.
//
// Otherwise (arg_def is a simple type T), *is_type_list is set to
// false, and *dtypes is set to a single element vector, whose only
// element is T.
Status ArgNumType(AttrSlice attrs, const OpDef::ArgDef& arg_def,
                  bool* is_type_list, DataTypeVector* dtypes);

// To register a gradient function for a builtin op, one should use
//   REGISTER_OP_GRADIENT(<op_name>, <c++ grad factory>);
//
// Typically, the c++ grad factory is a plan function that can be
// converted into ::tensorflow::gradient::Creator, which is
//   std::function<Status(const AttrSlice&, FunctionDef*)>.
//
// A ::tensorflow::gradient::Creator should populate in FunctionDef* with a
// definition of a brain function which compute the gradient for the
// <op_name> when the <op_name> is instantiated with the given attrs.
//
// E.g.,
//
// Status MatMulGrad(const AttrSlice& attrs, FunctionDef* g) {
//   bool transpose_a;
//   TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(attrs.Get("transpose_a", &transpose_a));
//   bool transpose_b;
//   TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(attrs.Get("transpose_b", &transpose_b));
//   DataType dtype;
//   TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(attrs.Get("dtype", &dtype));
//   if (!transpose_a && !transpose_b) {
//     *g = FunctionDefHelper::Define(
//       "MatMulGrad",
//       {"x:T ", "y:T", "dz:T"},    // Inputs to this function
//       {"dx:T", "dy:T"},           // Outputs from this function
//       {"T: {float, double}"},     // Attributes needed by this function
//       {
//         {{"x_t"}, "Transpose", {"x"}, {{"T", "$T"}}},
//         {{"y_t"}, "Transpose", {"y"}, {{"T", "$T"}}},
//         {{"dx"}, "MatMul", {"dz", "y_t"}, {{"T", "$T"}}},
//         {{"dy"}, "MatMul", {"x_", "dz"}, {{"T", "$T"}}},
//       });
//   } else {
//     ... ...
//   }
//   return Status::OK();
// }
//
// NOTE: $T is substituted with the type variable "T" when the
// gradient function MatMul is instantiated.
//
// TODO(zhifengc): Better documentation somewhere.

// Macros to define a gradient function factory for a primitive
// operation.
#define REGISTER_OP_GRADIENT(name, fn) \
  REGISTER_OP_GRADIENT_UNIQ_HELPER(__COUNTER__, name, fn)

#define REGISTER_OP_NO_GRADIENT(name) \
  REGISTER_OP_GRADIENT_UNIQ_HELPER(__COUNTER__, name, nullptr)

#define REGISTER_OP_GRADIENT_UNIQ_HELPER(ctr, name, fn) \
  REGISTER_OP_GRADIENT_UNIQ(ctr, name, fn)

#define REGISTER_OP_GRADIENT_UNIQ(ctr, name, fn)      \
  static bool unused_grad_##ctr TF_ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED = \
      SHOULD_REGISTER_OP_GRADIENT &&                  \
      ::tensorflow::gradient::RegisterOp(name, fn)

namespace gradient {
// Register a gradient creator for the "op".
typedef std::function<Status(const AttrSlice& attrs, FunctionDef*)> Creator;
bool RegisterOp(const string& op, Creator func);

// Returns OK the gradient creator for the "op" is found (may be
// nullptr if REGISTER_OP_NO_GRADIENT is used.
Status GetOpGradientCreator(const string& op, Creator* creator);
};  // namespace gradient

// Declare explicit instantiations of GetAttr
#define GET_ATTR(T)                                          \
  extern template Status FunctionLibraryDefinition::GetAttr( \
      const Node&, const string&, T*) const;                 \
  extern template Status FunctionLibraryDefinition::GetAttr( \
      const NodeDef&, const string&, T*) const;
GET_ATTR(string)
GET_ATTR(bool)
#undef GET_ATTR

}  // end namespace tensorflow

#endif  // TENSORFLOW_CORE_FRAMEWORK_FUNCTION_H_