Release 18.08
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+//
+// Copyright © 2017 Arm Ltd. All rights reserved.
+// See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+//
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
+
+#include <armnn/Exceptions.hpp>
+
+namespace armnnUtils
+{
+
+void CheckValidSize(std::initializer_list<size_t> validInputCounts,
+ size_t actualValue,
+ const char* validExpr,
+ const char* actualExpr,
+ const armnn::CheckLocation& location);
+
+uint32_t NonNegative(const char* expr,
+ int32_t value,
+ const armnn::CheckLocation& location);
+
+int32_t VerifyInt32(const char* expr,
+ int64_t value,
+ const armnn::CheckLocation& location);
+
+}//armnnUtils
+
+#define CHECKED_INT32(VALUE) armnnUtils::VerifyInt32(#VALUE, VALUE, CHECK_LOCATION())
+
+#define CHECK_VALID_SIZE(ACTUAL, ...) \
+armnnUtils::CheckValidSize({__VA_ARGS__}, ACTUAL, #__VA_ARGS__, #ACTUAL, CHECK_LOCATION())
+
+#define CHECKED_NON_NEGATIVE(VALUE) armnnUtils::NonNegative(#VALUE, VALUE, CHECK_LOCATION())