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+package translator
+
+import "git.tebibyte.media/arf/arf/analyzer"
+
+// Translate takes in a path to a module and an io.Writer, and outputs the
+// corresponding C through the writer. The C code will import nothing and
+// function as a standalone translation unit.
+func Translate (modulePath string, output io.Writer) (err error) {
+	// TODO
+	return
+}