def compute_topk_scores_and_seq(sequences,
                                scores,
                                scores_to_gather,
                                flags,
                                beam_size,
                                batch_size,
                                prefix="default",
                                states_to_gather=None,
                                use_tpu=False,
                                use_top_k_with_unique=True):
  """Given sequences and scores, will gather the top k=beam size sequences.

  This function is used to grow alive, and finished. It takes sequences,
  scores, and flags, and returns the top k from sequences, scores_to_gather,
  and flags based on the values in scores.

  This method permits easy introspection using tfdbg.  It adds three named ops
  that are prefixed by `prefix`:
    - _topk_seq: the tensor for topk_seq returned by this method.
    - _topk_flags: the tensor for topk_finished_flags returned by this method.
    - _topk_scores: the tensor for tokp_gathered_scores returned by this method.

  Args:
    sequences: Tensor of sequences that we need to gather from.
      [batch_size, beam_size, seq_length]
    scores: Tensor of scores for each sequence in sequences.
      [batch_size, beam_size]. We will use these to compute the topk.
    scores_to_gather: Tensor of scores for each sequence in sequences.
      [batch_size, beam_size]. We will return the gathered scores from here.
      Scores to gather is different from scores because for grow_alive, we will
      need to return log_probs, while for grow_finished, we will need to return
      the length penalized scores.
    flags: Tensor of bools for sequences that say whether a sequence has reached
      EOS or not
    beam_size: int
    batch_size: int
    prefix: string that will prefix unique names for the ops run.
    states_to_gather: dict (possibly nested) of decoding states.
    use_tpu: A bool, whether to compute topk scores and sequences on TPU.
    use_top_k_with_unique: bool, whether to use a fast (but decreased precision)
      top_k during TPU beam search.

  Returns:
    Tuple of
    (topk_seq [batch_size, beam_size, decode_length],
     topk_gathered_scores [batch_size, beam_size],
     topk_finished_flags[batch_size, beam_size])
  """
  if not use_tpu:
    _, topk_indexes = tf.nn.top_k(scores, k=beam_size)
    # The next three steps are to create coordinates for tf.gather_nd to pull
    # out the topk sequences from sequences based on scores.
    # batch pos is a tensor like [[0,0,0,0,],[1,1,1,1],..]. It says which
    # batch the beam item is in. This will create the i of the i,j coordinate
    # needed for the gather
    batch_pos = compute_batch_indices(batch_size, beam_size)

    # top coordinates will give us the actual coordinates to do the gather.
    # stacking will create a tensor of dimension batch * beam * 2, where the
    # last dimension contains the i,j gathering coordinates.
    top_coordinates = tf.stack([batch_pos, topk_indexes], axis=2)

    # Gather up the highest scoring sequences.  For each operation added, give
    # it a concrete name to simplify observing these operations with tfdbg.
    # Clients can capture these tensors by watching these node names.
    def gather(tensor, name):
      return tf.gather_nd(tensor, top_coordinates, name=(prefix + name))
    topk_seq = gather(sequences, "_topk_seq")
    topk_flags = gather(flags, "_topk_flags")
    topk_gathered_scores = gather(scores_to_gather, "_topk_scores")
    if states_to_gather:
      topk_gathered_states = nest.map_structure(
          lambda state: gather(state, "_topk_states"), states_to_gather)
    else:
      topk_gathered_states = states_to_gather
  else:
    if use_top_k_with_unique:
      _, topk_indexes = top_k_with_unique(scores, k=beam_size)
    else:
      _, topk_indexes = tf.nn.top_k(scores, k=beam_size)
    # Gather up the highest scoring sequences.  For each operation added, give
    # it a concrete name to simplify observing these operations with tfdbg.
    # Clients can capture these tensors by watching these node names.
    topk_seq = fast_tpu_gather(sequences, topk_indexes, prefix + "_topk_seq")
    topk_flags = fast_tpu_gather(flags, topk_indexes, prefix + "_topk_flags")
    topk_gathered_scores = fast_tpu_gather(scores_to_gather, topk_indexes,
                                           prefix + "_topk_scores")
    if states_to_gather:
      topk_gathered_states = nest.map_structure(
          # pylint: disable=g-long-lambda
          lambda state: fast_tpu_gather(state, topk_indexes,
                                        prefix + "_topk_states"),
          states_to_gather)
    else:
      topk_gathered_states = states_to_gather
  return topk_seq, topk_gathered_scores, topk_flags, topk_gathered_states
Given sequences and scores, will gather the top k=beam size sequences.

  This function is used to grow alive, and finished. It takes sequences,
  scores, and flags, and returns the top k from sequences, scores_to_gather,
  and flags based on the values in scores.

  This method permits easy introspection using tfdbg.  It adds three named ops
  that are prefixed by `prefix`:
    - _topk_seq: the tensor for topk_seq returned by this method.
    - _topk_flags: the tensor for topk_finished_flags returned by this method.
    - _topk_scores: the tensor for tokp_gathered_scores returned by this method.

  Args:
    sequences: Tensor of sequences that we need to gather from.
      [batch_size, beam_size, seq_length]
    scores: Tensor of scores for each sequence in sequences.
      [batch_size, beam_size]. We will use these to compute the topk.
    scores_to_gather: Tensor of scores for each sequence in sequences.
      [batch_size, beam_size]. We will return the gathered scores from here.
      Scores to gather is different from scores because for grow_alive, we will
      need to return log_probs, while for grow_finished, we will need to return
      the length penalized scores.
    flags: Tensor of bools for sequences that say whether a sequence has reached
      EOS or not
    beam_size: int
    batch_size: int
    prefix: string that will prefix unique names for the ops run.
    states_to_gather: dict (possibly nested) of decoding states.
    use_tpu: A bool, whether to compute topk scores and sequences on TPU.
    use_top_k_with_unique: bool, whether to use a fast (but decreased precision)
      top_k during TPU beam search.

  Returns:
    Tuple of
    (topk_seq [batch_size, beam_size, decode_length],
     topk_gathered_scores [batch_size, beam_size],
     topk_finished_flags[batch_size, beam_size])