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+// Package meta defines system and member metadata types.
+package meta
+
+import (
+	"encoding"
+	"net/url"
+)
+
+// URL implements [encoding] interfaces on top of [url.URL].
+type URL struct{ url.URL }
+
+var (
+	_ encoding.TextAppender    = new(URL)
+	_ encoding.TextMarshaler   = new(URL)
+	_ encoding.TextUnmarshaler = new(URL)
+)
+
+func (u *URL) MarshalText() (data []byte, err error)  { return u.MarshalBinary() }
+func (u *URL) AppendText(data []byte) ([]byte, error) { return u.AppendBinary(data) }
+func (u *URL) UnmarshalText(data []byte) error        { return u.UnmarshalBinary(data) }