*   The byte layout for string tensors across the C-API has been updated to
        match TF Core/C++; i.e., a contiguous array of
        `tensorflow::tstring`/`TF_TString`s.
    *   C-API functions `TF_StringDecode`, `TF_StringEncode`, and
        `TF_StringEncodedSize` are no longer relevant and have been removed; see