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+def oct_to_decimal(oct_string: str) -> int:
+    """
+    Convert a octal value to its decimal equivalent
+
+    >>> oct_to_decimal("12")
+    10
+    >>> oct_to_decimal(" 12   ")
+    10
+    >>> oct_to_decimal("-45")
+    -37
+    >>> oct_to_decimal("2-0Fm")
+    ValueError: Non-octal value was passed to the function
+    >>> oct_to_decimal("")
+    ValueError: Empty string value was passed to the function
+    >>> oct_to_decimal("19")
+    ValueError: Non-octal value was passed to the function
+    """
+    oct_string = str(oct_string).strip()
+    if not oct_string:
+        raise ValueError("Empty string was passed to the function")
+    is_negative = oct_string[0] == "-"
+    if is_negative:
+        oct_string = oct_string[1:]
+    if not all(0 <= int(char) <= 7 for char in oct_string):
+        raise ValueError("Non-octal value was passed to the function")
+    decimal_number = 0
+    for char in oct_string:
+        decimal_number = 8 * decimal_number + int(char)
+    if is_negative:
+        decimal_number = -decimal_number
+    return decimal_number
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    from doctest import testmod
+
+    testmod()