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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_VALIDATION_HELPERS_H__
+#define __ARM_COMPUTE_TEST_VALIDATION_HELPERS_H__
+
+#include "Types.h"
+
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <utility>
+
+namespace arm_compute
+{
+namespace test
+{
+namespace validation
+{
+/** Helper function to get the testing range for each activation layer.
+ *
+ * @param[in] activation           Activation function to test.
+ * @param[in] fixed_point_position (Optional) Number of bits for the fractional part. Defaults to 1.
+ *
+ * @return A pair containing the lower upper testing bounds for a given function.
+ */
+template <typename T>
+std::pair<T, T> get_activation_layer_test_bounds(ActivationLayerInfo::ActivationFunction activation, int fixed_point_position = 1)
+{
+    bool is_float = std::is_floating_point<T>::value;
+    std::pair<T, T> bounds;
+
+    // Set initial values
+    if(is_float)
+    {
+        bounds = std::make_pair(-255.f, 255.f);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        bounds = std::make_pair(std::numeric_limits<T>::lowest(), std::numeric_limits<T>::max());
+    }
+
+    // Reduce testing ranges
+    switch(activation)
+    {
+        case ActivationLayerInfo::ActivationFunction::LOGISTIC:
+        case ActivationLayerInfo::ActivationFunction::SOFT_RELU:
+            // Reduce range as exponent overflows
+            if(is_float)
+            {
+                bounds.first  = -40.f;
+                bounds.second = 40.f;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                bounds.first  = -(1 << (fixed_point_position));
+                bounds.second = 1 << (fixed_point_position);
+            }
+            break;
+        case ActivationLayerInfo::ActivationFunction::TANH:
+            // Reduce range as exponent overflows
+            if(!is_float)
+            {
+                bounds.first  = -(1 << (fixed_point_position));
+                bounds.second = 1 << (fixed_point_position);
+            }
+            break;
+        case ActivationLayerInfo::ActivationFunction::SQRT:
+            // Reduce range as sqrt should take a non-negative number
+            bounds.first = (is_float) ? 0 : 1 << (fixed_point_position);
+            break;
+        default:
+            break;
+    }
+    return bounds;
+}
+
+/** Helper function to get the testing range for batch normalization layer.
+ *
+ * @param[in] fixed_point_position (Optional) Number of bits for the fractional part. Defaults to 1.
+ *
+ * @return A pair containing the lower upper testing bounds.
+ */
+template <typename T>
+std::pair<T, T> get_batchnormalization_layer_test_bounds(int fixed_point_position = 1)
+{
+    bool is_float = std::is_floating_point<T>::value;
+    std::pair<T, T> bounds;
+
+    // Set initial values
+    if(is_float)
+    {
+        bounds = std::make_pair(-1.f, 1.f);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        bounds = std::make_pair(1, 1 << (fixed_point_position));
+    }
+
+    return bounds;
+}
+} // namespace validation
+} // namespace test
+} // namespace arm_compute
+#endif //__ARM_COMPUTE_TEST_VALIDATION_HELPERS_H__