// (1) If type == TF_ATTR_STRING and is_list == 0
  //     then total_size is the byte size of the string
  //     valued attribute.
  // (2) If type == TF_ATTR_STRING and is_list == 1
  //     then total_size is the cumulative byte size
  //     of all the strings in the list.
  // (3) If type == TF_ATTR_SHAPE and is_list == 0
  //     then total_size is the number of dimensions
  //     of the shape valued attribute, or -1

/// `const`.
///
/// For consistency, the arguments on all these functions follow the same
/// pattern: first we have the opaque pointer argument ("this" above), then the
/// input arguments, then the in-out arguments (if any) and we finish the
/// argument list with the out arguments. We only use the return type for an out
/// parameter if that is a plain C type, as this ensures ABI compatibility