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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 ARM Limited.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+ * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+ * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+ * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+#ifndef __ARM_COMPUTE_TEST_REFERENCE_VALIDATION_H__
+#define __ARM_COMPUTE_TEST_REFERENCE_VALIDATION_H__
+
+#include "arm_compute/core/Types.h"
+#include "arm_compute/runtime/Array.h"
+#include "tests/RawTensor.h"
+
+#include "tests/validation_old/boost_wrapper.h"
+
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace arm_compute
+{
+class Tensor;
+
+namespace test
+{
+class IAccessor;
+
+namespace validation
+{
+template <typename T>
+boost::test_tools::predicate_result compare_dimensions(const Dimensions<T> &dimensions1, const Dimensions<T> &dimensions2)
+{
+    if(dimensions1.num_dimensions() != dimensions2.num_dimensions())
+    {
+        boost::test_tools::predicate_result result(false);
+        result.message() << "Different dimensionality [" << dimensions1.num_dimensions() << "!=" << dimensions2.num_dimensions() << "]";
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    for(unsigned int i = 0; i < dimensions1.num_dimensions(); ++i)
+    {
+        if(dimensions1[i] != dimensions2[i])
+        {
+            boost::test_tools::predicate_result result(false);
+            result.message() << "Mismatch in dimension " << i << " [" << dimensions1[i] << "!=" << dimensions2[i] << "]";
+            return result;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+/** Validate valid regions.
+ *
+ * - Dimensionality has to be the same.
+ * - Anchors have to match.
+ * - Shapes have to match.
+ */
+void validate(const arm_compute::ValidRegion &region, const arm_compute::ValidRegion &reference);
+
+/** Validate padding.
+ *
+ * Padding on all sides has to be the same.
+ */
+void validate(const arm_compute::PaddingSize &padding, const arm_compute::PaddingSize &reference);
+
+/** Validate tensors.
+ *
+ * - Dimensionality has to be the same.
+ * - All values have to match.
+ *
+ * @note: wrap_range allows cases where reference tensor rounds up to the wrapping point, causing it to wrap around to
+ * zero while the test tensor stays at wrapping point to pass. This may permit true erroneous cases (difference between
+ * reference tensor and test tensor is multiple of wrap_range), but such errors would be detected by
+ * other test cases.
+ */
+void validate(const IAccessor &tensor, const RawTensor &reference, float tolerance_value = 0.f, float tolerance_number = 0.f, uint64_t wrap_range = 0);
+
+/** Validate tensors with valid region.
+ *
+ * - Dimensionality has to be the same.
+ * - All values have to match.
+ *
+ * @note: wrap_range allows cases where reference tensor rounds up to the wrapping point, causing it to wrap around to
+ * zero while the test tensor stays at wrapping point to pass. This may permit true erroneous cases (difference between
+ * reference tensor and test tensor is multiple of wrap_range), but such errors would be detected by
+ * other test cases.
+ */
+void validate(const IAccessor &tensor, const RawTensor &reference, const ValidRegion &valid_region, float tolerance_value = 0.f, float tolerance_number = 0.f, uint64_t wrap_range = 0);
+
+/** Validate tensors with valid mask.
+ *
+ * - Dimensionality has to be the same.
+ * - All values have to match.
+ *
+ * @note: wrap_range allows cases where reference tensor rounds up to the wrapping point, causing it to wrap around to
+ * zero while the test tensor stays at wrapping point to pass. This may permit true erroneous cases (difference between
+ * reference tensor and test tensor is multiple of wrap_range), but such errors would be detected by
+ * other test cases.
+ */
+void validate(const IAccessor &tensor, const RawTensor &reference, const RawTensor &valid_mask, float tolerance_value = 0.f, float tolerance_number = 0.f, uint64_t wrap_range = 0);
+
+/** Validate tensors against constant value.
+ *
+ * - All values have to match.
+ */
+void validate(const IAccessor &tensor, const void *reference_value);
+
+/** Validate border against a constant value.
+ *
+ * - All border values have to match the specified value if mode is CONSTANT.
+ * - All border values have to be replicated if mode is REPLICATE.
+ * - Nothing is validated for mode UNDEFINED.
+ */
+void validate(const IAccessor &tensor, BorderSize border_size, const BorderMode &border_mode, const void *border_value);
+
+/** Validate classified labels against expected ones.
+ *
+ * - All values should match
+ */
+void validate(std::vector<unsigned int> classified_labels, std::vector<unsigned int> expected_labels);
+
+/** Validate float value.
+ *
+ * - All values should match
+ */
+void validate(float target, float ref, float tolerance_abs_error = std::numeric_limits<float>::epsilon(), float tolerance_relative_error = 0.0001f);
+
+/** Validate min max location.
+ *
+ * - All values should match
+ */
+template <typename T>
+void validate_min_max_loc(T min, T ref_min, T max, T ref_max,
+                          IArray<Coordinates2D> &min_loc, IArray<Coordinates2D> &ref_min_loc, IArray<Coordinates2D> &max_loc, IArray<Coordinates2D> &ref_max_loc,
+                          uint32_t min_count, uint32_t ref_min_count, uint32_t max_count, uint32_t ref_max_count)
+{
+    BOOST_TEST(min == ref_min);
+    BOOST_TEST(max == ref_max);
+
+    BOOST_TEST(min_count == min_loc.num_values());
+    BOOST_TEST(max_count == max_loc.num_values());
+    BOOST_TEST(ref_min_count == ref_min_loc.num_values());
+    BOOST_TEST(ref_max_count == ref_max_loc.num_values());
+
+    BOOST_TEST(min_count == ref_min_count);
+    BOOST_TEST(max_count == ref_max_count);
+
+    for(uint32_t i = 0; i < min_count; i++)
+    {
+        Coordinates2D *same_coords = std::find_if(ref_min_loc.buffer(), ref_min_loc.buffer() + min_count, [&min_loc, i](Coordinates2D coord)
+        {
+            return coord.x == min_loc.at(i).x && coord.y == min_loc.at(i).y;
+        });
+
+        BOOST_TEST(same_coords != ref_min_loc.buffer() + min_count);
+    }
+
+    for(uint32_t i = 0; i < max_count; i++)
+    {
+        Coordinates2D *same_coords = std::find_if(ref_max_loc.buffer(), ref_max_loc.buffer() + max_count, [&max_loc, i](Coordinates2D coord)
+        {
+            return coord.x == max_loc.at(i).x && coord.y == max_loc.at(i).y;
+        });
+
+        BOOST_TEST(same_coords != ref_max_loc.buffer() + max_count);
+    }
+}
+
+/** Validate KeyPoint arrays.
+ *
+ * - All values should match
+ */
+void validate(IArray<KeyPoint> &target, IArray<KeyPoint> &ref, int64_t tolerance = 0);
+} // namespace validation
+} // namespace test
+} // namespace arm_compute
+#endif /* __ARM_COMPUTE_TEST_REFERENCE_VALIDATION_H__ */