Make Everything a String?

Would be nice to control how the values are decoded. I would like everything decoded as a string, and don't attempt to parse as Float, Bool, etc.

Maybe an option to pass in the list of decoders to decode?

The issue names no files or tests; start by locating the XML decoder entry point and reading how values are currently parsed as Float, Bool, and other types. Clarify whether the API should force all values to strings, accept a configurable decoder list, or both, then define tests showing the selected behavior is applied consistently.

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