def METHOD_NAME(output_dir):
    split_input_directory = os.path.join(output_dir, 'split_inputs')
    assert(os.path.exists(split_input_directory))
    new_input_files = [os.path.join(split_input_directory, f) for f in os.listdir(split_input_directory)
                       if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(split_input_directory, f))]
    new_input_files.sort()
    # print(new_input_files)
    return new_input_files