Null pointer dereference in `StringNGrams`

@@ -61,16 +61,28 @@ class StringNGramsOp : public tensorflow::OpKernel {
     OP_REQUIRES_OK(context, context->input("data_splits", &splits));
     const auto& splits_vec = splits->flat<SPLITS_TYPE>();
 
-    // Validate that the splits are valid indices into data
+    // Validate that the splits are valid indices into data, only if there are
+    // splits specified.
     const int input_data_size = data->flat<tstring>().size();
     const int splits_vec_size = splits_vec.size();
-    for (int i = 0; i < splits_vec_size; ++i) {
-      bool valid_splits = splits_vec(i) >= 0;
-      valid_splits = valid_splits && (splits_vec(i) <= input_data_size);
-      OP_REQUIRES(
-          context, valid_splits,
-          errors::InvalidArgument("Invalid split value ", splits_vec(i),
-                                  ", must be in [0,", input_data_size, "]"));
+    if (splits_vec_size > 0) {
+      int prev_split = splits_vec(0);
+      OP_REQUIRES(context, prev_split == 0,
+                  errors::InvalidArgument("First split value must be 0, got ",
+                                          prev_split));
+      for (int i = 1; i < splits_vec_size; ++i) {
+        bool valid_splits = splits_vec(i) >= prev_split;
+        valid_splits = valid_splits && (splits_vec(i) <= input_data_size);
+        OP_REQUIRES(context, valid_splits,
+                    errors::InvalidArgument(
+                        "Invalid split value ", splits_vec(i), ", must be in [",
+                        prev_split, ", ", input_data_size, "]"));
+        prev_split = splits_vec(i);
+      }
+      OP_REQUIRES(context, prev_split == input_data_size,
+                  errors::InvalidArgument(
+                      "Last split value must be data size. Expected ",
+                      input_data_size, ", got ", prev_split));
     }
 
     int num_batch_items = splits_vec.size() - 1;
@@ -174,13 +186,31 @@ class StringNGramsOp : public tensorflow::OpKernel {
         ngram->append(left_pad_);
         ngram->append(separator_);
       }
+      // Only output first num_tokens - 1 pairs of data and separator
       for (int n = 0; n < num_tokens - 1; ++n) {
         ngram->append(data[data_start_index + n]);
         ngram->append(separator_);
       }
-      ngram->append(data[data_start_index + num_tokens - 1]);
-      for (int n = 0; n < right_padding; ++n) {
-        ngram->append(separator_);
+      // Handle case when there are no tokens or no right padding as these can
+      // result in consecutive separators.
+      if (num_tokens > 0) {
+        // If we have tokens, then output last and then pair each separator with
+        // the right padding that follows, to ensure ngram ends either with the
+        // token or with the right pad.
+        ngram->append(data[data_start_index + num_tokens - 1]);
+        for (int n = 0; n < right_padding; ++n) {
+          ngram->append(separator_);
+          ngram->append(right_pad_);
+        }
+      } else {
+        // If we don't have tokens, then the last item inserted into the ngram
+        // has been the separator from the left padding loop above. Hence,
+        // output right pad and separator and make sure to finish with a
+        // padding, not a separator.
+        for (int n = 0; n < right_padding - 1; ++n) {
+          ngram->append(right_pad_);
+          ngram->append(separator_);
+        }
         ngram->append(right_pad_);
       }
 

@@ -542,6 +542,40 @@ TEST_F(NgramKernelTest, TestEmptyInput) {
   assert_int64_equal(expected_splits, *GetOutput(1));
 }
 
+TEST_F(NgramKernelTest, TestNoTokens) {
+  MakeOp("|", {3}, "L", "R", -1, false);
+  // Batch items are:
+  // 0:
+  // 1: "a"
+  AddInputFromArray<tstring>(TensorShape({1}), {"a"});
+  AddInputFromArray<int64>(TensorShape({3}), {0, 0, 1});
+  TF_ASSERT_OK(RunOpKernel());
+
+  std::vector<tstring> expected_values(
+      {"L|L|R", "L|R|R",             // no input in first split
+       "L|L|a", "L|a|R", "a|R|R"});  // second split
+  std::vector<int64> expected_splits({0, 2, 5});
+
+  assert_string_equal(expected_values, *GetOutput(0));
+  assert_int64_equal(expected_splits, *GetOutput(1));
+}
+
+TEST_F(NgramKernelTest, TestNoTokensNoPad) {
+  MakeOp("|", {3}, "", "", 0, false);
+  // Batch items are:
+  // 0:
+  // 1: "a"
+  AddInputFromArray<tstring>(TensorShape({1}), {"a"});
+  AddInputFromArray<int64>(TensorShape({3}), {0, 0, 1});
+  TF_ASSERT_OK(RunOpKernel());
+
+  std::vector<tstring> expected_values({});
+  std::vector<int64> expected_splits({0, 0, 0});
+
+  assert_string_equal(expected_values, *GetOutput(0));
+  assert_int64_equal(expected_splits, *GetOutput(1));
+}
+
 TEST_F(NgramKernelTest, ShapeFn) {
   ShapeInferenceTestOp op("StringNGrams");
   INFER_OK(op, "?;?", "[?];[?]");