def to_unicode(value):
    """Converts bytes, unicode, and C char arrays to unicode strings.

    Bytes and C char arrays are decoded from UTF-8.
    """
    if isinstance(value, ffi.CData):
        return ffi.string(value).decode('utf-8')
    elif isinstance(value, binary_type):
        return value.decode('utf-8')
    elif isinstance(value, text_type):
        return value
    else:
        raise ValueError('Value must be text, bytes, or char[]')
Converts bytes, unicode, and C char arrays to unicode strings.

    Bytes and C char arrays are decoded from UTF-8.