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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def VAR_DECL(self, cursor):
 """Handles Variable declaration."""

        # get the name
        name = self.get_unique_name(cursor)
        log.debug('VAR_DECL: name: %s', name)
        # Check for a previous declaration in the register
        if self.is_registered(name):
            return self.get_registered(name)
        # get the typedesc object
        _type = self._VAR_DECL_type(cursor)
        # transform the ctypes values into ctypeslib
        init_value = self._VAR_DECL_value(cursor, _type)
        # finished
        log.debug('VAR_DECL: _type:%s', _type.name)
        log.debug('VAR_DECL: _init:%s', init_value)
        log.debug('VAR_DECL: location:%s', getattr(cursor, 'location'))
        obj = self.register(name, typedesc.Variable(name, _type, init_value))
        self.set_location(obj, cursor)
        self.set_comment(obj, cursor)
        return True