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+package gozcl
+
+import (
+	"github.com/apparentlymart/go-zcl/zcl"
+)
+
+// DecodeBody extracts the configuration within the given body into the given
+// value. This value must be a non-nil pointer to either a struct or
+// a map, where in the former case the configuration will be decoded using
+// struct tags and in the latter case only attributes are allowed and their
+// values are decoded into the map.
+//
+// The given EvalContext is used to resolve any variables or functions in
+// expressions encountered while decoding. This may be nil to require only
+// constant values, for simple applications that do not support variables or
+// functions.
+//
+// The returned diagnostics should be inspected with its HasErrors method to
+// determine if the populated value is valid and complete. If error diagnostics
+// are returned then the given value may have been partially-populated but
+// may still be accessed by a careful caller for static analysis and editor
+// integration use-cases.
+func DecodeBody(body zcl.Body, ctx *zcl.EvalContext, val interface{}) zcl.Diagnostics {
+	// TODO: Implement
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DecodeExpression extracts the value of the given expression into the given
+// value. This value must be something that gocty is able to decode into,
+// since the final decoding is delegated to that package.
+//
+// The given EvalContext is used to resolve any variables or functions in
+// expressions encountered while decoding. This may be nil to require only
+// constant values, for simple applications that do not support variables or
+// functions.
+//
+// The returned diagnostics should be inspected with its HasErrors method to
+// determine if the populated value is valid and complete. If error diagnostics
+// are returned then the given value may have been partially-populated but
+// may still be accessed by a careful caller for static analysis and editor
+// integration use-cases.
+func DecodeExpression(expr zcl.Expression, ctx *zcl.EvalContext, val interface{}) zcl.Diagnostics {
+	// TODO: Implement
+	return nil
+}