.vscode/settings.json

@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@
 		"propidl.h": "c",
 		"android_native_app_glue.h": "c",
 		"raylib.h": "c",
-		"*.m": "cpp",
+		"*.m": "cpp"
-		"atomic": "cpp"
 	},
 	"C_Cpp.intelliSenseEngineFallback": "disabled",
 	"mesonbuild.configureOnOpen": true,

project/auxillary/gen_template.hpp

@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#ifdef GEN_INTELLISENSE_DIRECTIVES
-#	pragma once
-#	include "../gen.hpp"
-#endif
-
-/*
-	Explicitly generates a resolved definition of a cpp template definition.
-
-	TODO(Ed): Needs implementing for the C-library variant.
-	TODO(Ed): We need a non <token> syntax subst implemtnation for Strings for this to work. It must subst keywords directly based on template parameter names.
-
-	This is only meant to be used on relatively trivial templates, where the type or numeric is mostly a 'duck' type.
-	It cannot parse complex template parameters.
-
-	The varadic args should correspond 1:1 with the type of objects the generator expects from the template's parameters.alignas.
-*/
-
-CodeOperator gen_operator_template( CodeTemplate template, ... );
-CodeFn       gen_func_template( CodeTemplate template, ...  );
-Code         gen_class_struct_template( CodeTemplate template, ... );
-
-Code gen_template( CodeTemplate template, ... );
-Code gen_template( StrC template, StrC instantiation );

project/components/interface.cpp

@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ AllocatorInfo get_string_allocator( s32 str_length )
 {
 	Arena* last = & StringArenas.back();
 
-	usize size_req = str_length + sizeof(StringHeader) + sizeof(char*);
+	usize size_req = str_length + sizeof(String::Header) + sizeof(char*);
 
 	if ( last->TotalUsed + ssize(size_req) > last->TotalSize )
 	{

project/components/interface.untyped.cpp

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ssize token_fmt_va( char* buf, usize buf_size, s32 num_tokens, va_list va )
 		local_persist
 		char tok_map_mem[ TokenFmt_TokenMap_MemSize ];
 
-		tok_map_arena = init_from_memory( tok_map_mem, sizeof(tok_map_mem) );
+		init_from_memory( tok_map_arena, tok_map_mem, sizeof(tok_map_mem) );
 		tok_map = HashTable<StrC>::init( tok_map_arena );
 
 		s32 left = num_tokens - 1;

project/components/parser.cpp

@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ internal
 void init()
 {
 	Tokens = Array<Token>::init_reserve( LexArena
-		, ( LexAllocator_Size - sizeof( ArrayHeader ) ) / sizeof(Token)
+		, ( LexAllocator_Size - sizeof( Array<Token>::Header ) ) / sizeof(Token)
 	);
 
 	defines_map_arena = Arena_256KB::init();
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ Code parse_class_struct( TokType which, bool inplace_def = false )
 	local_persist
 	char interface_arr_mem[ kilobytes(4) ] {0};
 	Array<CodeType> interfaces; {
-		Arena arena = init_from_memory( interface_arr_mem, kilobytes(4) );
+		Arena arena; init_from_memory(arena, interface_arr_mem, kilobytes(4) );
 		Array<CodeType>::init_reserve( arena, 4 );
 	} 
 

project/dependencies/basic_types.hpp

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #ifdef GEN_INTELLISENSE_DIRECTIVES
 #	pragma once
-#	include "platform.hpp"
 #	include "macros.hpp"
 #endif
 

project/dependencies/containers.hpp

@@ -13,83 +13,26 @@ template<class TType, usize Size> struct RemoveConst<const TType[Size]> { typede
 template<class TType>
 using TRemoveConst = typename RemoveConst<TType>::Type;
 
-#pragma region Array
+template<class Type>
-struct ArrayHeader;
+struct Array
-template<class Type> struct Array;
+{
-
+	struct Header
-template<class Type> Array<Type>  array_init(AllocatorInfo allocator);
+	{
-template<class Type> Array<Type>  array_init_reserve(AllocatorInfo allocator, ssize capacity);
-template<class Type> usize        array_grow_formula(ssize value);
-template<class Type> bool         append(Array<Type>& array, Array<Type> other);
-template<class Type> bool         append(Array<Type>& array, Type value);
-template<class Type> bool         append(Array<Type>& array, Type* items, usize item_num);
-template<class Type> bool         append_at(Array<Type>& array, Type item, usize idx);
-template<class Type> bool         append_at(Array<Type>& array, Type* items, usize item_num, usize idx);
-template<class Type> Type&        back(Array<Type>& array);
-template<class Type> void         clear(Array<Type>& array);
-template<class Type> bool         fill(Array<Type>& array, usize begin, usize end, Type value);
-template<class Type> void         free(Array<Type>& array);
-template<class Type> bool         grow(Array<Type>& array, usize min_capacity);
-template<class Type> usize        num(Array<Type>& array);
-template<class Type> void         pop(Array<Type>& array);
-template<class Type> void         remove_at(Array<Type>& array, usize idx);
-template<class Type> bool         reserve(Array<Type>& array, usize new_capacity);
-template<class Type> bool         resize(Array<Type>& array, usize num);
-template<class Type> bool         set_capacity(Array<Type>& array, usize new_capacity);
-template<class Type> ArrayHeader* get_header(Array<Type>& array);
-
-struct ArrayHeader {
 		AllocatorInfo Allocator;
 		usize            Capacity;
 		usize            Num;
 	};
 
-template<class Type>
+	static
-struct Array
+	Array init( AllocatorInfo allocator )
 	{
-	Type* Data;
+		return init_reserve( allocator, grow_formula(0) );
-
-#if 1
-#pragma region Member Mapping
-	forceinline static Array  init(AllocatorInfo allocator)                         { return GEN_NS array_init<Type>(allocator); }
-	forceinline static Array  init_reserve(AllocatorInfo allocator, ssize capacity) { return GEN_NS array_init_reserve<Type>(allocator, capacity); }
-	forceinline static usize  grow_formula(ssize value)                             { return GEN_NS array_grow_formula<Type>(value); }
-
-	forceinline bool         append(Array other)                               { return GEN_NS append<Type>(*this, other); }
-	forceinline bool         append(Type value)                                { return GEN_NS append<Type>(*this, value); }
-	forceinline bool         append(Type* items, usize item_num)               { return GEN_NS append<Type>(*this, items, item_num); }
-	forceinline bool         append_at(Type item, usize idx)                   { return GEN_NS append_at<Type>(*this, item, idx); }
-	forceinline bool         append_at(Type* items, usize item_num, usize idx) { return GEN_NS append_at<Type>(*this, items, item_num, idx); }
-	forceinline Type&        back()                                            { return GEN_NS back<Type>(*this); }
-	forceinline void         clear()                                           { GEN_NS clear<Type>(*this); }
-	forceinline bool         fill(usize begin, usize end, Type value)          { return GEN_NS fill<Type>(*this, begin, end, value); }
-	forceinline void         free()                                            { GEN_NS free<Type>(*this); }
-	forceinline ArrayHeader* get_header()                                      { return GEN_NS get_header<Type>(*this); }
-	forceinline bool         grow(usize min_capacity)                          { return GEN_NS grow<Type>(*this, min_capacity); }
-	forceinline usize        num()                                             { return GEN_NS num<Type>(*this); }
-	forceinline void         pop()                                             { GEN_NS pop<Type>(*this); }
-	forceinline void         remove_at(usize idx)                              { GEN_NS remove_at<Type>(*this, idx); }
-	forceinline bool         reserve(usize new_capacity)                       { return GEN_NS reserve<Type>(*this, new_capacity); }
-	forceinline bool         resize(usize num)                                 { return GEN_NS resize<Type>(*this, num); }
-	forceinline bool         set_capacity(usize new_capacity)                  { return GEN_NS set_capacity<Type>(*this, new_capacity); }
-
-	forceinline operator Type*()             { return Data; }
-	forceinline operator Type const*() const { return Data; }
-	forceinline Type* begin()                { return Data; }
-	forceinline Type* end()                  { return Data + get_header()->Num; }
-#pragma endregion Member Mapping
-#endif
-};
-
-template<class Type> inline
-Array<Type> array_init(AllocatorInfo allocator) {
-	return array_init_reserve<Type>(allocator, array_grow_formula<Type>(0));
 	}
 
-template<class Type> inline
+	static
-Array<Type> array_init_reserve(AllocatorInfo allocator, ssize capacity)
+	Array init_reserve( AllocatorInfo allocator, ssize capacity )
 	{
-	ArrayHeader* header = rcast(ArrayHeader*, alloc(allocator, sizeof(ArrayHeader) + sizeof(Type) * capacity));
+		Header* header = rcast( Header*, alloc( allocator, sizeof(Header) + sizeof(Type) * capacity ));
 
 		if ( header == nullptr )
 			return { nullptr };
@@ -101,56 +44,56 @@ Array<Type> array_init_reserve(AllocatorInfo allocator, ssize capacity)
 		return { rcast( Type*, header + 1) };
 	}
 
-template<class Type> inline
+	static
-usize array_grow_formula(ssize value) {
+	usize grow_formula( usize value )
+	{
 		return 2 * value + 8;
 	}
 
-template<class Type> inline
+	bool append( Array other )
-bool append(Array<Type>& array, Array<Type> other) {
+	{
-	return append(array, other, num(other));
+		return append( other, other.num() );
 	}
 
-template<class Type> inline
+	bool append( Type value )
-bool append(Array<Type>& array, Type value)
 	{
-	ArrayHeader* header = get_header(array);
+		Header* header = get_header();
 
 		if ( header->Num == header->Capacity )
 		{
-		if (!grow(array, header->Capacity))
+			if ( ! grow( header->Capacity ))
 				return false;
-		header = get_header(array);
+
+			header = get_header();
 		}
 
-	array.Data[header->Num] = value;
+		Data[ header->Num ] = value;
 		header->Num++;
 
 		return true;
 	}
 
-template<class Type> inline
+	bool append( Type* items, usize item_num )
-bool append(Array<Type>& array, Type* items, usize item_num)
 	{
-	ArrayHeader* header = get_header(array);
+		Header* header = get_header();
 
 		if ( header->Num + item_num > header->Capacity )
 		{
-		if (!grow(array, header->Capacity + item_num))
+			if ( ! grow( header->Capacity + item_num ))
 				return false;
-		header = get_header(array);
+
+			header = get_header();
 		}
 
-	mem_copy(array.Data + header->Num, items, item_num * sizeof(Type));
+		mem_copy( Data + header->Num, items, item_num * sizeof(Type) );
 		header->Num += item_num;
 
 		return true;
 	}
 
-template<class Type> inline
+	bool append_at( Type item, usize idx )
-bool append_at(Array<Type>& array, Type item, usize idx)
 	{
-	ArrayHeader* header = get_header(array);
+		Header* header = get_header();
 
 		if ( idx >= header->Num )
 			idx = header->Num - 1;
@@ -160,13 +103,13 @@ bool append_at(Array<Type>& array, Type item, usize idx)
 
 		if ( header->Capacity < header->Num + 1 )
 		{
-		if (!grow(array, header->Capacity + 1))
+			if ( ! grow( header->Capacity + 1 ))
 				return false;
 
-		header = get_header(array);
+			header = get_header();
 		}
 
-	Type* target = array.Data + idx;
+		Type* target = Data + idx;
 
 		mem_move( target + 1, target, (header->Num - idx) * sizeof(Type) );
 		header->Num++;
@@ -174,26 +117,25 @@ bool append_at(Array<Type>& array, Type item, usize idx)
 		return true;
 	}
 
-template<class Type> inline
+	bool append_at( Type* items, usize item_num, usize idx )
-bool append_at(Array<Type>& array, Type* items, usize item_num, usize idx)
 	{
-	ArrayHeader* header = get_header(array);
+		Header* header = get_header();
 
 		if ( idx >= header->Num )
 		{
-		return append(array, items, item_num);
+			return append( items, item_num );
 		}
 
 		if ( item_num > header->Capacity )
 		{
-		if (!grow(array, header->Capacity + item_num))
+			if ( ! grow( header->Capacity + item_num ) )
 				return false;
 
-		header = get_header(array);
+			header = get_header();
 		}
 
-	Type* target = array.Data + idx + item_num;
+		Type* target = Data + idx + item_num;
-	Type* src    = array.Data + idx;
+		Type* src    = Data + idx;
 
 		mem_move( target, src, (header->Num - idx) * sizeof(Type) );
 		mem_copy( src, items, item_num * sizeof(Type) );
@@ -202,212 +144,190 @@ bool append_at(Array<Type>& array, Type* items, usize item_num, usize idx)
 		return true;
 	}
 
-template<class Type> inline
+	Type& back( void )
-Type& back(Array<Type>& array) {
-	ArrayHeader* header = get_header(array);
-	return array.Data[header->Num - 1];
-}
-
-template<class Type> inline
-void clear(Array<Type>& array) {
-	ArrayHeader* header = get_header(array);
-	header->Num = 0;
-}
-
-template<class Type> inline
-bool fill(Array<Type>& array, usize begin, usize end, Type value)
 	{
-	ArrayHeader* header = get_header(array);
+		Header& header = * get_header();
+		return Data[ header.Num - 1 ];
+	}
 
-	if (begin < 0 || end > header->Num)
+	void clear( void )
+	{
+		Header& header = * get_header();
+		header.Num     = 0;
+	}
+
+	bool fill( usize begin, usize end, Type value )
+	{
+		Header& header = * get_header();
+
+		if ( begin < 0 || end > header.Num )
 			return false;
 
 		for ( ssize idx = ssize(begin); idx < ssize(end); idx++ )
 		{
-		array.Data[idx] = value;
+			Data[ idx ] = value;
 		}
 
 		return true;
 	}
 
-template<class Type> inline
+	void free( void )
-void free(Array<Type>& array) {
-	ArrayHeader* header = get_header(array);
-	gen::free(header->Allocator, header);
-	array.Data = nullptr;
-}
-
-template<class Type> inline
-ArrayHeader* get_header(Array<Type>& array) {
-	using NonConstType = TRemoveConst<Type>;
-	return rcast(ArrayHeader*, const_cast<NonConstType*>(array.Data)) - 1;
-}
-
-template<class Type> inline
-bool grow(Array<Type>& array, usize min_capacity)
 	{
-	ArrayHeader* header = get_header(array);
+		Header& header = * get_header();
-	usize new_capacity = array_grow_formula<Type>(header->Capacity);
+		gen::free( header.Allocator, &header );
+		Data = nullptr;
+	}
+
+	Header* get_header( void )
+	{
+		using NonConstType = TRemoveConst< Type >;
+		return rcast( Header*, const_cast<NonConstType*>(Data) ) - 1 ;
+	}
+
+	bool grow( usize min_capacity )
+	{
+		Header& header       = * get_header();
+		usize      new_capacity = grow_formula( header.Capacity );
 
 		if ( new_capacity < min_capacity )
 			new_capacity = min_capacity;
 
-	return set_capacity(array, new_capacity);
+		return set_capacity( new_capacity );
 	}
 
-template<class Type> inline
+	usize num( void )
-usize num(Array<Type>& array) {
-	return get_header(array)->Num;
-}
-
-template<class Type> inline
-void pop(Array<Type>& array) {
-	ArrayHeader* header = get_header(array);
-	GEN_ASSERT(header->Num > 0);
-	header->Num--;
-}
-
-template<class Type> inline
-void remove_at(Array<Type>& array, usize idx)
 	{
-	ArrayHeader* header = get_header(array);
+		return get_header()->Num;
+	}
+
+	void pop( void )
+	{
+		Header& header = * get_header();
+
+		GEN_ASSERT( header.Num > 0 );
+		header.Num--;
+	}
+
+	void remove_at( usize idx )
+	{
+		Header* header = get_header();
 		GEN_ASSERT( idx < header->Num );
 
-	mem_move(array.Data + idx, array.Data + idx + 1, sizeof(Type) * (header->Num - idx - 1));
+		mem_move( header + idx, header + idx + 1, sizeof( Type ) * ( header->Num - idx - 1 ) );
 		header->Num--;
 	}
 
-template<class Type> inline
+	bool reserve( usize new_capacity )
-bool reserve(Array<Type>& array, usize new_capacity)
 	{
-	ArrayHeader* header = get_header(array);
+		Header& header = * get_header();
 
-	if (header->Capacity < new_capacity)
+		if ( header.Capacity < new_capacity )
- 		return set_capacity(array, new_capacity);
+			return set_capacity( new_capacity );
 
 		return true;
 	}
 
-template<class Type> inline
+	bool resize( usize num )
-bool resize(Array<Type>& array, usize num)
 	{
-	ArrayHeader* header = get_header(array);
+		Header* header = get_header();
 
-	if (header->Capacity < num) {
+		if ( header->Capacity < num )
-		if (!grow(array, num))
+		{
+			if ( ! grow( num ) )
 				return false;
-		header = get_header(array);
+
+			header = get_header();
 		}
 
 		header->Num = num;
 		return true;
 	}
 
-template<class Type> inline
+	bool set_capacity( usize new_capacity )
-bool set_capacity(Array<Type>& array, usize new_capacity)
 	{
-	ArrayHeader* header = get_header(array);
+		Header& header = * get_header();
 
-	if (new_capacity == header->Capacity)
+		if ( new_capacity == header.Capacity )
 			return true;
 
-	if (new_capacity < header->Num)
+		if ( new_capacity < header.Num )
 		{
-		header->Num = new_capacity;
+			// Already have the memory, mine as well keep it.
+			header.Num = new_capacity;
 			return true;
 		}
 
-	ssize size = sizeof(ArrayHeader) + sizeof(Type) * new_capacity;
+		ssize      size       = sizeof( Header ) + sizeof( Type ) * new_capacity;
-	ArrayHeader* new_header = rcast(ArrayHeader*, alloc(header->Allocator, size));
+		Header* new_header = rcast( Header*, alloc( header.Allocator, size ) );
 
 		if ( new_header == nullptr )
 			return false;
 
-	mem_move(new_header, header, sizeof(ArrayHeader) + sizeof(Type) * header->Num);
+		mem_move( new_header, &header, sizeof( Header ) + sizeof( Type ) * header.Num );
 
 		new_header->Capacity = new_capacity;
 
-	GEN_NS free(header->Allocator, header);
+		gen::free( header.Allocator, &header );
 
-	array.Data = rcast(Type*, new_header + 1);
+		Data = rcast( Type*, new_header + 1);
 		return true;
 	}
-#pragma endregion Array
+
+	Type* Data;
+
+	operator Type*()
+	{
+		return Data;
+	}
+
+	operator Type const*() const
+	{
+		return Data;
+	}
+
+	// For-range based support
+
+	Type* begin()
+	{
+		return Data;
+	}
+
+	Type* end()
+	{
+		return Data + get_header()->Num;
+	}
+};
 
 // TODO(Ed) : This thing needs ALOT of work.
 
-#pragma region HashTable
+template<typename Type>
-template<class Type> struct HashTable;
+struct HashTable
-
+{
-struct HashTableFindResult {
+	struct FindResult
+	{
 		ssize HashIndex;
 		ssize PrevIndex;
 		ssize EntryIndex;
 	};
 
-template<class Type>
+	struct Entry
-struct HashTableEntry {
+	{
 		u64  Key;
 		ssize   Next;
 		Type Value;
 	};
 
-// Forward declarations for all lifted functions
-template<class Type> HashTable<Type>       hashtable_init(AllocatorInfo allocator);
-template<class Type> HashTable<Type>       hashtable_init_reserve(AllocatorInfo allocator, usize num);
-template<class Type> void                  clear(HashTable<Type>& table);
-template<class Type> void                  destroy(HashTable<Type>& table);
-template<class Type> Type*                 get(HashTable<Type>& table, u64 key);
-template<class Type> void                  grow(HashTable<Type>& table);
-template<class Type> void                  rehash(HashTable<Type>& table, ssize new_num);
-template<class Type> void                  rehash_fast(HashTable<Type>& table);
-template<class Type> void                  remove(HashTable<Type>& table, u64 key);
-template<class Type> void                  remove_entry(HashTable<Type>& table, ssize idx);
-template<class Type> void                  set(HashTable<Type>& table, u64 key, Type value);
-template<class Type> ssize                 slot(HashTable<Type>& table, u64 key);
-template<class Type> ssize                 add_entry(HashTable<Type>& table, u64 key);
-template<class Type> HashTableFindResult   find(HashTable<Type>& table, u64 key);
-template<class Type> bool                  full(HashTable<Type>& table);
-template<class Type> void                  map(HashTable<Type>& table, void (*map_proc)(u64 key, Type value));
-template<class Type> void                  map_mut(HashTable<Type>& table, void (*map_proc)(u64 key, Type* value));
-
-template<typename Type>
-struct HashTable
-{
 	static constexpr f32 CriticalLoadScale = 0.7f;
 
-	Array<ssize>                Hashes;
+	static
-	Array<HashTableEntry<Type>> Entries;
+	HashTable init( AllocatorInfo allocator )
-
+	{
-#if 1
+		HashTable<Type> result = init_reserve(allocator, 8);
-#pragma region Member Mapping
-	forceinline static HashTable init(AllocatorInfo allocator)                    { return GEN_NS hashtable_init<Type>(allocator); }
-	forceinline static HashTable init_reserve(AllocatorInfo allocator, usize num) { return GEN_NS hashtable_init_reserve<Type>(allocator, num); }
-
-	forceinline void  clear()                           { GEN_NS clear<Type>(*this); }
-	forceinline void  destroy()                         { GEN_NS destroy<Type>(*this); }
-	forceinline Type* get(u64 key)                      { return GEN_NS get<Type>(*this, key); }
-	forceinline void  grow()                            { GEN_NS grow<Type>(*this); }
-	forceinline void  rehash(ssize new_num)             { GEN_NS rehash<Type>(*this, new_num); }
-	forceinline void  rehash_fast()                     { GEN_NS rehash_fast<Type>(*this); }
-	forceinline void  remove(u64 key)                   { GEN_NS remove<Type>(*this, key); }
-	forceinline void  remove_entry(ssize idx)           { GEN_NS remove_entry<Type>(*this, idx); }
-	forceinline void  set(u64 key, Type value)          { GEN_NS set<Type>(*this, key, value); }
-	forceinline ssize slot(u64 key)                     { return GEN_NS slot<Type>(*this, key); }
-	forceinline void  map(void (*proc)(u64, Type))      { GEN_NS map<Type>(*this, proc); }
-	forceinline void  map_mut(void (*proc)(u64, Type*)) { GEN_NS map_mut<Type>(*this, proc); }
-#pragma endregion Member Mapping
-#endif
-};
-
-template<typename Type> inline
-HashTable<Type> hashtable_init(AllocatorInfo allocator) {
-	HashTable<Type> result = hashtable_init_reserve<Type>(allocator, 8);
 		return result;
 	}
 
-template<typename Type> inline
+	static
-HashTable<Type> hashtable_init_reserve(AllocatorInfo allocator, usize num)
+	HashTable init_reserve( AllocatorInfo allocator, usize num )
 	{
 		HashTable<Type> result = { { nullptr }, { nullptr } };
 
@@ -416,70 +336,76 @@ HashTable<Type> hashtable_init_reserve(AllocatorInfo allocator, usize num)
 		result.Hashes.resize( num );
 		result.Hashes.fill( 0, num, -1);
 
-	result.Entries = Array<HashTableEntry<Type>>::init_reserve(allocator, num);
+		result.Entries = Array<Entry>::init_reserve( allocator, num );
 		return result;
 	}
 
-template<typename Type> inline
+	void clear( void )
-void clear(HashTable<Type>& table) {
+	{
-	table.Entries.clear();
+		Entries.clear();
-	table.Hashes.fill(0, table.Hashes.num(), -1);
+		Hashes.fill( 0, Hashes.num(), -1);
 	}
 
-template<typename Type> inline
+	void destroy( void )
-void destroy(HashTable<Type>& table) {
+	{
-	if (table.Hashes && table.Hashes.get_header()->Capacity) {
+		if ( Hashes && Hashes.get_header()->Capacity )
-		table.Hashes.free();
+		{
-		table.Entries.free();
+			Hashes.free();
+			Entries.free();
 		}
 	}
 
-template<typename Type> inline
+	Type* get( u64 key )
-Type* get(HashTable<Type>& table, u64 key) {
+	{
-	ssize idx = find(table, key).EntryIndex;
+		ssize idx = find( key ).EntryIndex;
 		if ( idx >= 0 )
-		return &table.Entries[idx].Value;
+			return & Entries[ idx ].Value;
 
 		return nullptr;
 	}
 
-template<typename Type> inline
+	using MapProc = void (*)( u64 key, Type  value );
-void map(HashTable<Type>& table, void (*map_proc)(u64 key, Type value)) {
+
+	void map( MapProc map_proc )
+	{
 		GEN_ASSERT_NOT_NULL( map_proc );
 
-	for (ssize idx = 0; idx < ssize(table.Entries.num()); ++idx) {
+		for ( ssize idx = 0; idx < ssize(Entries.num()); ++idx )
-		map_proc(table.Entries[idx].Key, table.Entries[idx].Value);
+		{
+			map_proc( Entries[ idx ].Key, Entries[ idx ].Value );
 		}
 	}
 
-template<typename Type> inline
+	using MapMutProc = void (*)( u64 key, Type* value );
-void map_mut(HashTable<Type>& table, void (*map_proc)(u64 key, Type* value)) {
+
+	void map_mut( MapMutProc map_proc )
+	{
 		GEN_ASSERT_NOT_NULL( map_proc );
 
-	for (ssize idx = 0; idx < ssize(table.Entries.num()); ++idx) {
+		for ( ssize idx = 0; idx < ssize(Entries.num()); ++idx )
-		map_proc(table.Entries[idx].Key, &table.Entries[idx].Value);
+		{
+			map_proc( Entries[ idx ].Key, & Entries[ idx ].Value );
 		}
 	}
 
-template<typename Type> inline
+	void grow()
-void grow(HashTable<Type>& table) {
+	{
-	ssize new_num = Array<HashTableEntry<Type>>::grow_formula(table.Entries.num());
+		ssize new_num = Array<Entry>::grow_formula( Entries.num() );
-	rehash(table, new_num);
+		rehash( new_num );
 	}
 
-template<typename Type> inline
+	void rehash( ssize new_num )
-void rehash(HashTable<Type>& table, ssize new_num)
 	{
 		ssize last_added_index;
-	HashTable<Type> new_ht = hashtable_init_reserve<Type>(table.Hashes.get_header()->Allocator, new_num);
 
-	for (ssize idx = 0; idx < ssize(table.Entries.num()); ++idx)
+		HashTable<Type> new_ht = init_reserve( Hashes.get_header()->Allocator, new_num );
+		for ( ssize idx = 0; idx < ssize(Entries.num()); ++idx )
 		{
-		HashTableFindResult find_result;
+			FindResult find_result;
-		HashTableEntry<Type>& entry = table.Entries[idx];
 
-		find_result = find(new_ht, entry.Key);
+			Entry& entry     = Entries[ idx ];
-		last_added_index = add_entry(new_ht, entry.Key);
+			find_result      = new_ht.find( entry.Key );
+			last_added_index = new_ht.add_entry( entry.Key );
 
 			if ( find_result.PrevIndex < 0 )
 				new_ht.Hashes[ find_result.HashIndex ] = last_added_index;
@@ -490,130 +416,136 @@ void rehash(HashTable<Type>& table, ssize new_num)
 			new_ht.Entries[ last_added_index ].Value = entry.Value;
 		}
 
-	destroy(table);
+		destroy();
-	table = new_ht;
+		*this = new_ht;
 	}
 
-template<typename Type> inline
+	void rehash_fast()
-void rehash_fast(HashTable<Type>& table)
 	{
 		ssize idx;
 
-	for (idx = 0; idx < ssize(table.Entries.num()); idx++)
+		for ( idx = 0; idx < ssize(Entries.num()); idx++ )
-		table.Entries[idx].Next = -1;
+			Entries[ idx ].Next = -1;
 
-	for (idx = 0; idx < ssize(table.Hashes.num()); idx++)
+		for ( idx = 0; idx < ssize(Hashes.num()); idx++ )
-		table.Hashes[idx] = -1;
+			Hashes[ idx ] = -1;
 
-	for (idx = 0; idx < ssize(table.Entries.num()); idx++)
+		for ( idx = 0; idx < ssize(Entries.num()); idx++ )
 		{
-		HashTableEntry<Type>* entry;
+			Entry*     entry;
-		HashTableFindResult find_result;
+			FindResult find_result;
 
-		entry = &table.Entries[idx];
+			entry       = & Entries[ idx ];
-		find_result = find(table, entry->Key);
+			find_result = find( entry->Key );
 
 			if ( find_result.PrevIndex < 0 )
-			table.Hashes[find_result.HashIndex] = idx;
+				Hashes[ find_result.HashIndex ] = idx;
 			else
-			table.Entries[find_result.PrevIndex].Next = idx;
+				Entries[ find_result.PrevIndex ].Next = idx;
 		}
 	}
 
-template<typename Type> inline
+	void remove( u64 key )
-void remove(HashTable<Type>& table, u64 key) {
+	{
-	HashTableFindResult find_result = find(table, key);
+		FindResult find_result = find( key);
 
-	if (find_result.EntryIndex >= 0) {
+		if ( find_result.EntryIndex >= 0 )
-		table.Entries.remove_at(find_result.EntryIndex);
+		{
-		rehash_fast(table);
+			Entries.remove_at( find_result.EntryIndex );
+			rehash_fast();
 		}
 	}
 
-template<typename Type> inline
+	void remove_entry( ssize idx )
-void remove_entry(HashTable<Type>& table, ssize idx) {
+	{
-	table.Entries.remove_at(idx);
+		Entries.remove_at( idx );
 	}
 
-template<typename Type> inline
+	void set( u64 key, Type value )
-void set(HashTable<Type>& table, u64 key, Type value)
 	{
 		ssize idx;
-	HashTableFindResult find_result;
+		FindResult find_result;
 
-	if (full(table))
+		if ( full() )
-		grow(table);
+			grow();
 
-	find_result = find(table, key);
+		find_result = find( key );
-	if (find_result.EntryIndex >= 0) {
+		if ( find_result.EntryIndex >= 0 )
+		{
 			idx = find_result.EntryIndex;
 		}
 		else
 		{
-		idx = add_entry(table, key);
+			idx = add_entry( key );
 
-		if (find_result.PrevIndex >= 0) {
+			if ( find_result.PrevIndex >= 0 )
-			table.Entries[find_result.PrevIndex].Next = idx;
+			{
+				Entries[ find_result.PrevIndex ].Next = idx;
 			}
-		else {
+			else
-			table.Hashes[find_result.HashIndex] = idx;
+			{
+				Hashes[ find_result.HashIndex ] = idx;
 			}
 		}
 
-	table.Entries[idx].Value = value;
+		Entries[ idx ].Value = value;
 
-	if (full(table))
+		if ( full() )
-		grow(table);
+			grow();
 	}
 
-template<typename Type> inline
+	ssize slot( u64 key )
-ssize slot(HashTable<Type>& table, u64 key) {
+	{
-	for (ssize idx = 0; idx < ssize(table.Hashes.num()); ++idx)
+		for ( ssize idx = 0; idx < ssize(Hashes.num()); ++idx )
-		if (table.Hashes[idx] == key)
+			if ( Hashes[ idx ] == key )
 				return idx;
 
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-template<typename Type> inline
+	Array< ssize>    Hashes;
-ssize add_entry(HashTable<Type>& table, u64 key) {
+	Array< Entry> Entries;
-	ssize idx;
-	HashTableEntry<Type> entry = { key, -1 };
 
-	idx = table.Entries.num();
+protected:
-	table.Entries.append(entry);
+
+	ssize add_entry( u64 key )
+	{
+		ssize idx;
+		Entry entry = { key, -1 };
+
+		idx = Entries.num();
+		Entries.append( entry );
 		return idx;
 	}
 
-template<typename Type> inline
+	FindResult find( u64 key )
-HashTableFindResult find(HashTable<Type>& table, u64 key)
 	{
-	HashTableFindResult result = { -1, -1, -1 };
+		FindResult result = { -1, -1, -1 };
 
-	if (table.Hashes.num() > 0)
+		if ( Hashes.num() > 0 )
 		{
-		result.HashIndex = key % table.Hashes.num();
+			result.HashIndex    = key % Hashes.num();
-		result.EntryIndex = table.Hashes[result.HashIndex];
+			result.EntryIndex  = Hashes[ result.HashIndex ];
 
 			while ( result.EntryIndex >= 0 )
 			{
-			if (table.Entries[result.EntryIndex].Key == key)
+				if ( Entries[ result.EntryIndex ].Key == key )
 					break;
 
 				result.PrevIndex  = result.EntryIndex;
-			result.EntryIndex = table.Entries[result.EntryIndex].Next;
+				result.EntryIndex = Entries[ result.EntryIndex ].Next;
 			}
 		}
 
 		return result;
 	}
 
-template<typename Type> inline
+	b32 full()
-bool full(HashTable<Type>& table) {
+	{
-	usize critical_load = usize(HashTable<Type>::CriticalLoadScale * f32(table.Hashes.num()));
+		usize critical_load = usize( CriticalLoadScale * f32(Hashes.num()) );
-	b32 result = table.Entries.num() > critical_load;
+		b32 result = Entries.num() > critical_load;
 		return result;
 	}
-#pragma endregion HashTable
+};
 
 #pragma endregion Containers

project/dependencies/memory.cpp

@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ ssize virtual_memory_page_size( ssize* alignment_out )
 
 #pragma endregion VirtualMemory
 
-void* arena_allocator_proc( void* allocator_data, AllocType type, ssize size, ssize alignment, void* old_memory, ssize old_size, u64 flags )
+void* Arena::allocator_proc( void* allocator_data, AllocType type, ssize size, ssize alignment, void* old_memory, ssize old_size, u64 flags )
 {
 	Arena* arena = rcast(Arena*, allocator_data);
 	void*      ptr   = NULL;
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ void* arena_allocator_proc( void* allocator_data, AllocType type, ssize size, ss
 	return ptr;
 }
 
-void* pool_allocator_proc( void* allocator_data, AllocType type, ssize size, ssize alignment, void* old_memory, ssize old_size, u64 flags )
+void* Pool::allocator_proc( void* allocator_data, AllocType type, ssize size, ssize alignment, void* old_memory, ssize old_size, u64 flags )
 {
 	Pool* pool = rcast( Pool*, allocator_data);
 	void* ptr  = NULL;
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ void* pool_allocator_proc( void* allocator_data, AllocType type, ssize size, ssi
 	return ptr;
 }
 
-Pool pool_init_align( AllocatorInfo backing, ssize num_blocks, ssize block_size, ssize block_align )
+Pool Pool::init_align( AllocatorInfo backing, ssize num_blocks, ssize block_size, ssize block_align )
 {
 	Pool pool = {};
 
@@ -495,16 +495,16 @@ Pool pool_init_align( AllocatorInfo backing, ssize num_blocks, ssize block_size,
 	return pool;
 }
 
-void clear(Pool& pool)
+void Pool::clear()
 {
 	ssize    actual_block_size, block_index;
 	void* curr;
 	uptr* end;
 
-	actual_block_size = pool.BlockSize + pool.BlockAlign;
+	actual_block_size = BlockSize + BlockAlign;
 
-	curr = pool.PhysicalStart;
+	curr = PhysicalStart;
-	for ( block_index = 0; block_index < pool.NumBlocks - 1; block_index++ )
+	for ( block_index = 0; block_index < NumBlocks - 1; block_index++ )
 	{
 		uptr* next = ( uptr* ) curr;
 		*next      = ( uptr  ) curr + actual_block_size;
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ void clear(Pool& pool)
 	end  =  ( uptr* ) curr;
 	*end =  ( uptr )  NULL;
 
-	pool.FreeList = pool.PhysicalStart;
+	FreeList = PhysicalStart;
 }
 
 #pragma endregion Memory

project/dependencies/memory.hpp

@@ -170,78 +170,22 @@ b32 gen_vm_purge( VirtualMemory vm );
 //! Retrieve VM's page size and alignment.
 ssize gen_virtual_memory_page_size( ssize* alignment_out );
 
-#pragma region Arena
+
 struct Arena;
-
+void init_from_memory( Arena& arena, void* start, ssize size );
-AllocatorInfo allocator_info( Arena& arena );
-
-// Remove static keyword and rename allocator_proc
-void* arena_allocator_proc(void* allocator_data, AllocType type, ssize size, ssize alignment, void* old_memory, ssize old_size, u64 flags);
-
-// Add these declarations after the Arena struct
-Arena init_from_allocator(AllocatorInfo backing, ssize size);
-Arena init_from_memory( void* start, ssize size );
-Arena init_sub(Arena& parent, ssize size);
-ssize alignment_of(Arena& arena, ssize alignment);
-
-// This id is defined by Unreal for asserts
-#pragma push_macro("check")
-#undef check
-void   check(Arena& arena);
-#pragma pop_macro("check")
-
-void  free(Arena& arena);
-ssize size_remaining(Arena& arena, ssize alignment);
 
 struct Arena
 {
-	AllocatorInfo Backing;
+	static
-	void*         PhysicalStart;
+	void* allocator_proc( void* allocator_data, AllocType type, ssize size, ssize alignment, void* old_memory, ssize old_size, u64 flags );
-	ssize         TotalSize;
-	ssize         TotalUsed;
-	ssize         TempCount;
 
-#if 1
+	//forceinline static
-#pragma region Member Mapping
+	//Arena init_from_memory( void* start, ssize size ) { 
-	forceinline operator AllocatorInfo() { return GEN_NS allocator_info(* this); }
+	//	Arena result; GEN_NS init_from_memory( result, start, size ); 
+	//	return result;
+	//}
 
-	forceinline static void* allocator_proc( void* allocator_data, AllocType type, ssize size, ssize alignment, void* old_memory, ssize old_size, u64 flags ) { return GEN_NS arena_allocator_proc( allocator_data, type, size, alignment, old_memory, old_size, flags ); }
+	static
-	forceinline static Arena init_from_memory( void* start, ssize size )                                                                                      { return GEN_NS init_from_memory( start, size ); }
-	forceinline static Arena init_from_allocator( AllocatorInfo backing, ssize size )                                                                         { return GEN_NS init_from_allocator( backing, size ); }
-	forceinline static Arena init_sub( Arena& parent, ssize size )                                                                                            { return GEN_NS init_from_allocator( parent.Backing, size ); }
-	forceinline        ssize alignment_of( ssize alignment )                                                                                                  { return GEN_NS alignment_of(* this, alignment); }
-	forceinline        void  free()                                                                                                                           { return GEN_NS free(* this);  }
-	forceinline        ssize size_remaining( ssize alignment )                                                                                                { return GEN_NS size_remaining(* this, alignment); }
-
-// This id is defined by Unreal for asserts
-#pragma push_macro("check")
-#undef check
-	forceinline void check() { GEN_NS check(* this); }
-#pragma pop_macro("check")
-
-#pragma endregion Member Mapping
-#endif
-};
-
-inline
-AllocatorInfo allocator_info( Arena& arena ) {
-	return { arena_allocator_proc, &arena };
-}
-
-inline
-Arena init_from_memory( void* start, ssize size )
-{
-	Arena arena = {
-		{ nullptr, nullptr },
-		start,
-		size,
-		0,
-		0
-	};
-	return arena;
-}
-
-inline
 	Arena init_from_allocator( AllocatorInfo backing, ssize size )
 	{
 		Arena result =
@@ -255,20 +199,19 @@ Arena init_from_allocator(AllocatorInfo backing, ssize size)
 		return result;
 	}
 
-inline
+	static
 	Arena init_sub( Arena& parent, ssize size )
 	{
 		return init_from_allocator( parent.Backing, size );
 	}
 
-inline
+	ssize alignment_of( ssize alignment )
-ssize alignment_of(Arena& arena, ssize alignment)
 	{
 		ssize alignment_offset, result_pointer, mask;
 		GEN_ASSERT( is_power_of_two( alignment ) );
 
 		alignment_offset = 0;
-    result_pointer  = (ssize)arena.PhysicalStart + arena.TotalUsed;
+		result_pointer   = (ssize) PhysicalStart + TotalUsed;
 		mask             = alignment - 1;
 
 		if ( result_pointer & mask )
@@ -277,73 +220,77 @@ ssize alignment_of(Arena& arena, ssize alignment)
 		return alignment_offset;
 	}
 
+// This id is defined by Unreal for asserts
 #pragma push_macro("check")
 #undef check
-inline
+	void check()
-void check(Arena& arena)
 	{
-    GEN_ASSERT(arena.TempCount == 0);
+		GEN_ASSERT( TempCount == 0 );
 	}
 #pragma pop_macro("check")
 
-inline
+	void free()
-void free(Arena& arena)
 	{
-    if (arena.Backing.Proc)
+		if ( Backing.Proc )
 		{
-        gen::free(arena.Backing, arena.PhysicalStart);
+			gen::free( Backing, PhysicalStart );
-        arena.PhysicalStart = nullptr;
+			PhysicalStart = nullptr;
 		}
 	}
 
-inline
+	ssize size_remaining( ssize alignment )
-ssize size_remaining(Arena& arena, ssize alignment)
 	{
-    ssize result = arena.TotalSize - (arena.TotalUsed + alignment_of(arena, alignment));
+		ssize result = TotalSize - ( TotalUsed + alignment_of( alignment ) );
 		return result;
 	}
-#pragma endregion Arena
 
-#pragma region FixedArena
+	AllocatorInfo Backing;
-template<s32 Size>
+	void*         PhysicalStart;
-struct FixedArena;
+	ssize         TotalSize;
+	ssize         TotalUsed;
+	ssize         TempCount;
 
-template<s32 Size> AllocatorInfo    allocator_info( FixedArena<Size>& fixed_arena );
+	operator AllocatorInfo() { return { allocator_proc, this }; }
-template<s32 Size> FixedArena<Size> fixed_arena_init();
+};
-template<s32 Size> ssize            size_remaining(FixedArena<Size>& fixed_arena, ssize alignment);
+
+void init_from_memory( Arena& arena, void* start, ssize size )
+{
+	arena =
+	{
+		{ nullptr, nullptr },
+		start,
+		size,
+		0,
+		0
+	};
+}
 
 // Just a wrapper around using an arena with memory associated with its scope instead of from an allocator.
 // Used for static segment or stack allocations.
 template< s32 Size >
 struct FixedArena
 {
-    char  memory[Size];
+	static
+	FixedArena init()
+	{
+		FixedArena result = { Arena::init_from_memory( result.memory, Size ), {0} };
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	ssize size_remaining( ssize alignment )
+	{
+		return arena.size_remaining( alignment );
+	}
+
+	operator AllocatorInfo()
+	{
+		return { Arena::allocator_proc, &arena };
+	}
+
 	Arena arena;
-
+	char  memory[ Size ];
-#if 1
-#pragma region Member Mapping
-    forceinline operator AllocatorInfo() { return GEN_NS allocator_info(* this); }
-
-    forceinline static FixedArena init()                          { FixedArena result; GEN_NS fixed_arena_init<Size>(result); return result; }
-    forceinline ssize             size_remaining(ssize alignment) { GEN_NS size_remaining(*this, alignment); }
-#pragma endregion Member Mapping
-#endif
 };
 
-template<s32 Size> inline
-AllocatorInfo allocator_info( FixedArena<Size>& fixed_arena ) { return { arena_allocator_proc, & fixed_arena.arena }; }
-
-template<s32 Size> inline
-void fixed_arena_init(FixedArena<Size>& result) {
-    zero_size(& result.memory[0], Size);
-    result.arena = init_from_memory(& result.memory[0], Size);
-}
-
-template<s32 Size> inline
-ssize size_remaining(FixedArena<Size>& fixed_arena, ssize alignment) {
-    return size_remaining(fixed_arena.arena, alignment);
-}
-
 using Arena_1KB   = FixedArena< kilobytes( 1 ) >;
 using Arena_4KB   = FixedArena< kilobytes( 4 ) >;
 using Arena_8KB   = FixedArena< kilobytes( 8 ) >;
@@ -356,20 +303,31 @@ using Arena_512KB = FixedArena< kilobytes( 512 ) >;
 using Arena_1MB   = FixedArena< megabytes( 1 ) >;
 using Arena_2MB   = FixedArena< megabytes( 2 ) >;
 using Arena_4MB   = FixedArena< megabytes( 4 ) >;
-#pragma endregion FixedArena
-
-#pragma region Pool
-struct Pool;
-
-AllocatorInfo allocator_info(Pool& pool);
-void*         pool_allocator_proc(void* allocator_data, AllocType type, ssize size, ssize alignment, void* old_memory, ssize old_size, u64 flags);
-Pool          pool_init(AllocatorInfo backing, ssize num_blocks, ssize block_size);
-Pool          pool_init_align(AllocatorInfo backing, ssize num_blocks, ssize block_size, ssize block_align);
-void          clear(Pool& pool);
-void          free(Pool& pool);
 
 struct Pool
 {
+	static
+	void* allocator_proc( void* allocator_data, AllocType type, ssize size, ssize alignment, void* old_memory, ssize old_size, u64 flags );
+
+	static
+	Pool init( AllocatorInfo backing, ssize num_blocks, ssize block_size )
+	{
+		return init_align( backing, num_blocks, block_size, GEN_DEFAULT_MEMORY_ALIGNMENT );
+	}
+
+	static
+	Pool init_align( AllocatorInfo backing, ssize num_blocks, ssize block_size, ssize block_align );
+
+	void clear();
+
+	void free()
+	{
+		if ( Backing.Proc )
+		{
+			gen::free( Backing, PhysicalStart );
+		}
+	}
+
 	AllocatorInfo Backing;
 	void*         PhysicalStart;
 	void*         FreeList;
@@ -378,34 +336,12 @@ struct Pool
 	ssize         TotalSize;
 	ssize         NumBlocks;
 
-#pragma region Member Mapping
+	operator AllocatorInfo()
-    forceinline operator AllocatorInfo() { return GEN_NS allocator_info(* this); }
+	{
-
+		return { allocator_proc, this };
-    forceinline static void* allocator_proc(void* allocator_data, AllocType type, ssize size, ssize alignment, void* old_memory, ssize old_size, u64 flags) { return GEN_NS pool_allocator_proc(allocator_data, type, size, alignment, old_memory, old_size, flags); }
+	}
-    forceinline static Pool  init(AllocatorInfo backing, ssize num_blocks, ssize block_size)                                                                { return GEN_NS pool_init(backing, num_blocks, block_size); }
-    forceinline static Pool  init_align(AllocatorInfo backing, ssize num_blocks, ssize block_size, ssize block_align)                                       { return GEN_NS pool_init_align(backing, num_blocks, block_size, block_align); }
-    forceinline        void  clear() { GEN_NS clear(* this); }
-    forceinline        void  free()  { GEN_NS free(* this); }
-#pragma endregion
 };
 
-inline
-AllocatorInfo allocator_info(Pool& pool) {
-   return { pool_allocator_proc, &pool };
-}
-
-inline
-Pool pool_init(AllocatorInfo backing, ssize num_blocks, ssize block_size) {
-   return pool_init_align(backing, num_blocks, block_size, GEN_DEFAULT_MEMORY_ALIGNMENT);
-}
-
-inline
-void free(Pool& pool) {
-   if(pool.Backing.Proc) {
-       GEN_NS free(pool.Backing, pool.PhysicalStart);
-   }
-}
-#pragma endregion Pool
 
 inline
 b32 is_power_of_two( ssize x ) {

project/dependencies/strings.cpp

@@ -4,9 +4,20 @@
 #endif
 
 #pragma region String
-String string_make_length( AllocatorInfo allocator, char const* str, ssize length )
+
+String String::fmt( AllocatorInfo allocator, char* buf, ssize buf_size, char const* fmt, ... )
 {
-	constexpr ssize header_size = sizeof( StringHeader );
+	va_list va;
+	va_start( va, fmt );
+	str_fmt_va( buf, buf_size, fmt, va );
+	va_end( va );
+
+	return make( allocator, buf );
+}
+
+String String::make_length( AllocatorInfo allocator, char const* str, ssize length )
+{
+	constexpr ssize header_size = sizeof( Header );
 
 	s32   alloc_size = header_size + length + 1;
 	void* allocation = alloc( allocator, alloc_size );
@@ -14,8 +25,8 @@ String string_make_length( AllocatorInfo allocator, char const* str, ssize lengt
 	if ( allocation == nullptr )
 		return { nullptr };
 
-	StringHeader&
+	Header&
-	header = * rcast(StringHeader*, allocation);
+	header = * rcast(Header*, allocation);
 	header = { allocator, length, length };
 
 	String  result = { rcast( char*, allocation) + header_size };
@@ -30,9 +41,9 @@ String string_make_length( AllocatorInfo allocator, char const* str, ssize lengt
 	return result;
 }
 
-String string_make_reserve( AllocatorInfo allocator, ssize capacity )
+String String::make_reserve( AllocatorInfo allocator, ssize capacity )
 {
-	constexpr ssize header_size = sizeof( StringHeader );
+	constexpr ssize header_size = sizeof( Header );
 
 	s32   alloc_size = header_size + capacity + 1;
 	void* allocation = alloc( allocator, alloc_size );
@@ -42,8 +53,8 @@ String string_make_reserve( AllocatorInfo allocator, ssize capacity )
 
 	mem_set( allocation, 0, alloc_size );
 
-	StringHeader*
+	Header*
-	header            = rcast(StringHeader*, allocation);
+		header            = rcast(Header*, allocation);
 	header->Allocator = allocator;
 	header->Capacity  = capacity;
 	header->Length    = 0;
@@ -51,4 +62,69 @@ String string_make_reserve( AllocatorInfo allocator, ssize capacity )
 	String result = { rcast(char*, allocation) + header_size };
 	return result;
 }
+
+String String::fmt_buf( AllocatorInfo allocator, char const* fmt, ... )
+{
+	local_persist thread_local
+	char buf[ GEN_PRINTF_MAXLEN ] = { 0 };
+
+	va_list va;
+	va_start( va, fmt );
+	str_fmt_va( buf, GEN_PRINTF_MAXLEN, fmt, va );
+	va_end( va );
+
+	return make( allocator, buf );
+}
+
+bool String::append_fmt( char const* fmt, ... )
+{
+	ssize   res;
+	char buf[ GEN_PRINTF_MAXLEN ] = { 0 };
+
+	va_list va;
+	va_start( va, fmt );
+	res = str_fmt_va( buf, count_of( buf ) - 1, fmt, va ) - 1;
+	va_end( va );
+
+	return append( buf, res );
+}
+
+bool String::make_space_for( char const* str, ssize add_len )
+{
+	ssize available = avail_space();
+
+	// NOTE: Return if there is enough space left
+	if ( available >= add_len )
+	{
+		return true;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		ssize new_len, old_size, new_size;
+
+		void* ptr;
+		void* new_ptr;
+
+		AllocatorInfo allocator = get_header().Allocator;
+		Header*       header	= nullptr;
+
+		new_len  = grow_formula( length() + add_len );
+		ptr      = & get_header();
+		old_size = size_of( Header ) + length() + 1;
+		new_size = size_of( Header ) + new_len + 1;
+
+		new_ptr = resize( allocator, ptr, old_size, new_size );
+
+		if ( new_ptr == nullptr )
+			return false;
+
+		header            = rcast( Header*, new_ptr);
+		header->Allocator = allocator;
+		header->Capacity  = new_len;
+
+		Data = rcast( char*, header + 1 );
+
+		return true;
+	}
+}
 #pragma endregion String

project/dependencies/strings.hpp

@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ struct StrC
 #define txt( text )         StrC { sizeof( text ) - 1, ( text ) }
 
 inline
-StrC to_str( char const* str ) {
+StrC to_str( char const* str )
+{
 	return { str_len( str ), str };
 }
 
@@ -27,286 +28,149 @@ StrC to_str( char const* str ) {
 // This is directly based off the ZPL string api.
 // They used a header pattern
 // I kept it for simplicty of porting but its not necessary to keep it that way.
-#pragma region String
+struct String
-struct String;
+{
-struct StringHeader;
+	struct Header
-
+	{
-// Forward declarations for all file-scope functions
-String        string_make(AllocatorInfo allocator, char const* str);
-String        string_make(AllocatorInfo allocator, StrC str);
-String        string_make_reserve(AllocatorInfo allocator, ssize capacity);
-String        string_make_length(AllocatorInfo allocator, char const* str, ssize length);
-String        string_fmt(AllocatorInfo allocator, char* buf, ssize buf_size, char const* fmt, ...);
-String        string_fmt_buf(AllocatorInfo allocator, char const* fmt, ...);
-String        string_join(AllocatorInfo allocator, char const** parts, ssize num_parts, char const* glue);
-usize         string_grow_formula(usize value);
-bool          are_equal(String lhs, String rhs);
-bool          are_equal(String lhs, StrC rhs);
-bool          make_space_for(String& str, char const* to_append, ssize add_len);
-bool          append(String& str, char c);
-bool          append(String& str, char const* str_to_append);
-bool          append(String& str, char const* str_to_append, ssize length);
-bool          append(String& str, StrC str_to_append);
-bool          append(String& str, const String other);
-bool          append_fmt(String& str, char const* fmt, ...);
-ssize         avail_space(String const& str);
-char&         back(String& str);
-bool          contains(String const& str, StrC substring);
-bool          contains(String const& str, String const& substring);
-ssize         capacity(String const& str);
-void          clear(String& str);
-String        duplicate(String const& str, AllocatorInfo allocator);
-void          free(String& str);
-StringHeader& get_header(String& str);
-ssize         length(String const& str);
-b32           starts_with(String const& str, StrC substring);
-b32           starts_with(String const& str, String substring);
-void          skip_line(String& str);
-void          strip_space(String& str);
-void          trim(String& str, char const* cut_set);
-void          trim_space(String& str);
-String        visualize_whitespace(String const& str);
-
-struct StringHeader {
 		AllocatorInfo Allocator;
 		ssize            Capacity;
 		ssize            Length;
 	};
 
-struct String
+	static
+	usize grow_formula( usize value )
 	{
-	char* Data;
-
-#if 1
-#pragma region Member Mapping
-	forceinline static String make(AllocatorInfo allocator, char const* str)                { return GEN_NS string_make(allocator, str); }
-	forceinline static String make(AllocatorInfo allocator, StrC str)                       { return GEN_NS string_make(allocator, str); }
-	forceinline static String make_reserve(AllocatorInfo allocator, ssize cap)              { return GEN_NS string_make_reserve(allocator, cap); }
-	forceinline static String make_length(AllocatorInfo a, char const* s, ssize l)          { return GEN_NS string_make_length(a, s, l); }
-	forceinline static String join(AllocatorInfo a, char const** p, ssize n, char const* g) { return GEN_NS string_join(a, p, n, g); }
-	forceinline static usize  grow_formula(usize value)                                     { return GEN_NS string_grow_formula(value); }
-	forceinline static bool   are_equal(String lhs, String rhs)                             { return GEN_NS are_equal(lhs, rhs); }
-	forceinline static bool   are_equal(String lhs, StrC rhs)                               { return GEN_NS are_equal(lhs, rhs); }
-
-	static
-	String fmt(AllocatorInfo allocator, char* buf, ssize buf_size, char const* fmt, ...) {
-		va_list va;
-		va_start(va, fmt);
-		str_fmt_va(buf, buf_size, fmt, va);
-		va_end(va);
-		return GEN_NS string_make(allocator, buf);
-	}
-
-	static
-	String fmt_buf(AllocatorInfo allocator, char const* fmt, ...) {
-		local_persist thread_local
-		char buf[GEN_PRINTF_MAXLEN] = { 0 };
-		va_list va;
-		va_start(va, fmt);
-		str_fmt_va(buf, GEN_PRINTF_MAXLEN, fmt, va);
-		va_end(va);
-		return GEN_NS string_make(allocator, buf);
-	}
-
-	forceinline bool          make_space_for(char const* str, ssize add_len) { return GEN_NS make_space_for(*this, str, add_len); }
-	forceinline bool          append(char c)                                 { return GEN_NS append(*this, c); }
-	forceinline bool          append(char const* str)                        { return GEN_NS append(*this, str); }
-	forceinline bool          append(char const* str, ssize length)          { return GEN_NS append(*this, str, length); }
-	forceinline bool          append(StrC str)                               { return GEN_NS append(*this, str); }
-	forceinline bool          append(const String other)                     { return GEN_NS append(*this, other); }
-	forceinline ssize         avail_space() const                            { return GEN_NS avail_space(*this); }
-	forceinline char&         back()                                         { return GEN_NS back(*this); }
-	forceinline bool          contains(StrC substring) const                 { return GEN_NS contains(*this, substring); }
-	forceinline bool          contains(String const& substring) const        { return GEN_NS contains(*this, substring); }
-	forceinline ssize         capacity() const                               { return GEN_NS capacity(*this); }
-	forceinline void          clear()                                        { GEN_NS clear(*this); }
-	forceinline String        duplicate(AllocatorInfo allocator) const       { return GEN_NS duplicate(*this, allocator); }
-	forceinline void          free()                                         { GEN_NS free(*this); }
-	forceinline ssize         length() const                                 { return GEN_NS length(*this); }
-	forceinline b32           starts_with(StrC substring) const              { return GEN_NS starts_with(*this, substring); }
-	forceinline b32           starts_with(String substring) const            { return GEN_NS starts_with(*this, substring); }
-	forceinline void          skip_line()                                    { GEN_NS skip_line(*this); }
-	forceinline void          strip_space()                                  { GEN_NS strip_space(*this); }
-	forceinline void          trim(char const* cut_set)                      { GEN_NS trim(*this, cut_set); }
-	forceinline void          trim_space()                                   { GEN_NS trim_space(*this); }
-	forceinline String        visualize_whitespace() const                   { return GEN_NS visualize_whitespace(*this); }
-	forceinline StringHeader& get_header()                                   { return GEN_NS get_header(*this); }
-
-	bool append_fmt(char const* fmt, ...) {
-		ssize res;
-		char buf[GEN_PRINTF_MAXLEN] = { 0 };
-
-		va_list va;
-		va_start(va, fmt);
-		res = str_fmt_va(buf, count_of(buf) - 1, fmt, va) - 1;
-		va_end(va);
-
-		return GEN_NS append(*this, buf, res);
-	}
-
-	forceinline operator bool()              { return Data != nullptr; }
-	forceinline operator char*()             { return Data; }
-	forceinline operator char const*() const { return Data; }
-	forceinline operator StrC() const        { return { length(), Data }; }
-
-	String const& operator=(String const& other) const {
-		if (this == &other)
-			return *this;
-
-		String* this_ = ccast(String*, this);
-		this_->Data = other.Data;
-
-		return *this;
-	}
-
-	forceinline char& operator[](ssize index)             { return Data[index]; }
-	forceinline char const& operator[](ssize index) const { return Data[index]; }
-
-	forceinline char* begin() const { return Data; }
-	forceinline char* end() const   { return Data + length(); }
-#pragma endregion Member Mapping
-#endif
-};
-
-inline
-usize string_grow_formula(usize value) {
 		// Using a very aggressive growth formula to reduce time mem_copying with recursive calls to append in this library.
 		return 4 * value + 8;
 	}
 
-inline
+	static
-String string_make(AllocatorInfo allocator, char const* str) {
+	String make( AllocatorInfo allocator, char const* str )
+	{
 		ssize length = str ? str_len( str ) : 0;
-	return string_make_length(allocator, str, length);
+		return make_length( allocator, str, length );
 	}
 
-inline
+	static
-String string_make(AllocatorInfo allocator, StrC str) {
+	String make( AllocatorInfo allocator, StrC str )
-	return string_make_length(allocator, str.Ptr, str.Len);
-}
-
-inline
-String string_fmt(AllocatorInfo allocator, char* buf, ssize buf_size, char const* fmt, ...) {
-	va_list va;
-	va_start(va, fmt);
-	str_fmt_va(buf, buf_size, fmt, va);
-	va_end(va);
-
-	return string_make(allocator, buf);
-}
-
-inline
-String string_fmt_buf(AllocatorInfo allocator, char const* fmt, ...)
 	{
-	local_persist thread_local
+		return make_length( allocator, str.Ptr, str.Len );
-	char buf[GEN_PRINTF_MAXLEN] = { 0 };
-
-	va_list va;
-	va_start(va, fmt);
-	str_fmt_va(buf, GEN_PRINTF_MAXLEN, fmt, va);
-	va_end(va);
-
-	return string_make(allocator, buf);
 	}
 
-inline
+	static
-String string_join(AllocatorInfo allocator, char const** parts, ssize num_parts, char const* glue)
+	String make_reserve( AllocatorInfo allocator, ssize capacity );
+
+	static
+	String make_length( AllocatorInfo allocator, char const* str, ssize length );
+
+	static
+	String fmt( AllocatorInfo allocator, char* buf, ssize buf_size, char const* fmt, ... );
+
+	static
+	String fmt_buf( AllocatorInfo allocator, char const* fmt, ... );
+
+	static
+	String join( AllocatorInfo allocator, char const** parts, ssize num_parts, char const* glue )
 	{
-	String result = string_make(allocator, "");
+		String result = make( allocator, "" );
 
 		for ( ssize idx = 0; idx < num_parts; ++idx )
 		{
-		append(result, parts[idx]);
+			result.append( parts[ idx ] );
 
 			if ( idx < num_parts - 1 )
-			append(result, glue);
+				result.append( glue );
 		}
 
 		return result;
 	}
 
-inline
+	static
-bool append(String& str, char c) {
-	return append(str, &c, 1);
-}
-
-inline
-bool append(String& str, char const* str_to_append) {
-	return append(str, str_to_append, str_len(str_to_append));
-}
-
-inline
-bool append(String& str, char const* str_to_append, ssize append_length)
-{
-	if (sptr(str_to_append) > 0)
-	{
-		ssize curr_len = length(str);
-
-		if (!make_space_for(str, str_to_append, append_length))
-			return false;
-
-		StringHeader& header = get_header(str);
-
-		mem_copy(str.Data + curr_len, str_to_append, append_length);
-
-		str.Data[curr_len + append_length] = '\0';
-
-		header.Length = curr_len + append_length;
-	}
-	return str_to_append != nullptr;
-}
-
-inline
-bool append(String& str, StrC str_to_append) {
-	return append(str, str_to_append.Ptr, str_to_append.Len);
-}
-
-inline
-bool append(String& str, const String other) {
-	return append(str, other.Data, length(other));
-}
-
-inline
 	bool are_equal( String lhs, String rhs )
 	{
-	if (length(lhs) != length(rhs))
+		if ( lhs.length() != rhs.length() )
 			return false;
 
-	for (ssize idx = 0; idx < length(lhs); ++idx)
+		for ( ssize idx = 0; idx < lhs.length(); ++idx )
 			if ( lhs[ idx ] != rhs[ idx ] )
 				return false;
 
 		return true;
 	}
 
-inline
+	static
 	bool are_equal( String lhs, StrC rhs )
 	{
-	if (length(lhs) != (rhs.Len))
+		if ( lhs.length() != (rhs.Len) )
 			return false;
 
-	for (ssize idx = 0; idx < length(lhs); ++idx)
+		for ( ssize idx = 0; idx < lhs.length(); ++idx )
 			if ( lhs[idx] != rhs[idx] )
 				return false;
 
 		return true;
 	}
 
-inline
+	bool make_space_for( char const* str, ssize add_len );
-ssize avail_space(String const& str) {
+
-	StringHeader const& header = *rcast(StringHeader const*, str.Data - sizeof(StringHeader));
+	bool append( char c )
+	{
+		return append( & c, 1 );
+	}
+
+	bool append( char const* str )
+	{
+		return append( str, str_len( str ) );
+	}
+
+	bool append( char const* str, ssize length )
+	{
+		if ( sptr(str) > 0 )
+		{
+			ssize curr_len = this->length();
+
+			if ( ! make_space_for( str, length ) )
+				return false;
+
+			Header& header = get_header();
+
+			mem_copy( Data + curr_len, str, length );
+
+			Data[ curr_len + length ] = '\0';
+
+			header.Length = curr_len + length;
+		}
+		return str != nullptr;
+	}
+
+	bool append( StrC str)
+	{
+		return append( str.Ptr, str.Len );
+	}
+
+	bool append( const String other )
+	{
+		return append( other.Data, other.length() );
+	}
+
+	bool append_fmt( char const* fmt, ... );
+
+	ssize avail_space() const
+	{
+		Header const&
+		header = * rcast( Header const*, Data - sizeof( Header ));
+
 		return header.Capacity - header.Length;
 	}
 
-inline
+	char& back()
-char& back(String& str) {
+	{
-	return str.Data[length(str) - 1];
+		return Data[ length() - 1 ];
 	}
 
-inline
+	bool contains(StrC substring) const
-bool contains(String const& str, StrC substring)
 	{
-	StringHeader const& header = *rcast(StringHeader const*, str.Data - sizeof(StringHeader));
+		Header const& header = * rcast( Header const*, Data - sizeof( Header ));
 
 		if (substring.Len > header.Length)
 			return false;
@@ -316,152 +180,118 @@ bool contains(String const& str, StrC substring)
 
 		for (ssize idx = 0; idx <= main_len - sub_len; ++idx)
 		{
-		if (str_compare(str.Data + idx, substring.Ptr, sub_len) == 0)
+			if (str_compare(Data + idx, substring.Ptr, sub_len) == 0)
 				return true;
 		}
 
 		return false;
 	}
 
-inline
+	bool contains(String const& substring) const
-bool contains(String const& str, String const& substring)
 	{
-	StringHeader const& header = *rcast(StringHeader const*, str.Data - sizeof(StringHeader));
+		Header const& header = * rcast( Header const*, Data - sizeof( Header ));
 
-	if (length(substring) > header.Length)
+		if (substring.length() > header.Length)
 			return false;
 
 		ssize main_len = header.Length;
-	ssize sub_len = length(substring);
+		ssize sub_len  = substring.length();
 
 		for (ssize idx = 0; idx <= main_len - sub_len; ++idx)
 		{
-		if (str_compare(str.Data + idx, substring.Data, sub_len) == 0)
+			if (str_compare(Data + idx, substring.Data, sub_len) == 0)
 				return true;
 		}
 
 		return false;
 	}
 
-inline
+	ssize capacity() const
-ssize capacity(String const& str) {
+	{
-   StringHeader const& header = *rcast(StringHeader const*, str.Data - sizeof(StringHeader));
+		Header const&
+		header = * rcast( Header const*, Data - sizeof( Header ));
+
 		return header.Capacity;
 	}
 
-inline
+	void clear()
-void clear(String& str) {
+	{
-   get_header(str).Length = 0;
+		get_header().Length = 0;
 	}
 
-inline
+	String duplicate( AllocatorInfo allocator ) const
-String duplicate(String const& str, AllocatorInfo allocator) {
+	{
-   return string_make_length(allocator, str.Data, length(str));
+		return make_length( allocator, Data, length() );
 	}
 
-inline
+	void free()
-void free(String& str) {
+	{
-   if (!str.Data)
+		if ( ! Data )
 			return;
 
-   StringHeader& header = get_header(str);
+		Header& header = get_header();
-   GEN_NS free(header.Allocator, &header);
+
+		gen::free( header.Allocator, & header );
 	}
 
-inline
+	Header& get_header()
-StringHeader& get_header(String& str) {
-   return *(StringHeader*)(str.Data - sizeof(StringHeader));
-}
-
-inline
-ssize length(String const& str)
 	{
-   StringHeader const& header = *rcast(StringHeader const*, str.Data - sizeof(StringHeader));
+		return *(Header*)(Data - sizeof(Header));
+	}
+
+	ssize length() const
+	{
+		Header const&
+		header = * rcast( Header const*, Data - sizeof( Header ));
+
 		return header.Length;
 	}
 
-inline
+	b32 starts_with( StrC substring ) const
-bool make_space_for(String& str, char const* to_append, ssize add_len)
 	{
-	ssize available = avail_space(str);
+		if (substring.Len > length())
-
-	if (available >= add_len) {
-		return true;
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		ssize new_len, old_size, new_size;
-		void* ptr;
-		void* new_ptr;
-
-		AllocatorInfo allocator = get_header(str).Allocator;
-		StringHeader* header = nullptr;
-
-		new_len = string_grow_formula(length(str) + add_len);
-		ptr = &get_header(str);
-		old_size = size_of(StringHeader) + length(str) + 1;
-		new_size = size_of(StringHeader) + new_len + 1;
-
-		new_ptr = resize(allocator, ptr, old_size, new_size);
-
-		if (new_ptr == nullptr)
 			return false;
 
-		header = rcast(StringHeader*, new_ptr);
+		b32 result = str_compare(Data, substring.Ptr, substring.Len ) == 0;
-		header->Allocator = allocator;
-		header->Capacity = new_len;
-
-		str.Data = rcast(char*, header + 1);
-
-		return true;
-	}
-}
-
-inline
-b32 starts_with(String const& str, StrC substring) {
-	if (substring.Len > length(str))
-	return false;
-
-	b32 result = str_compare(str.Data, substring.Ptr, substring.Len) == 0;
 		return result;
 	}
 
-inline
+	b32 starts_with( String substring ) const
-b32 starts_with(String const& str, String substring) {
+	{
-	if (length(substring) > length(str))
+		if (substring.length() > length())
 			return false;
 
-	b32 result = str_compare(str.Data, substring.Data, length(substring) - 1) == 0;
+		b32 result = str_compare(Data, substring, substring.length() - 1 ) == 0;
 		return result;
 	}
 
-inline
+	void skip_line()
-void skip_line(String& str)
 	{
 	#define current (*scanner)
-	char* scanner = str.Data;
+		char* scanner = Data;
-	while (current != '\r' && current != '\n') {
+		while ( current != '\r' && current != '\n' )
+		{
 			++ scanner;
 		}
 
-	s32 new_length = scanner - str.Data;
+		s32 new_length = scanner - Data;
 
-	if (current == '\r') {
+		if ( current == '\r' )
+		{
 			new_length += 1;
 		}
 
-	mem_move(str.Data, scanner, new_length);
+		mem_move( Data, scanner, new_length );
 
-	StringHeader* header = &get_header(str);
+		Header* header = & get_header();
 		header->Length = new_length;
 	#undef current
 	}
 
-inline
+	void strip_space()
-void strip_space(String& str)
 	{
-   char* write_pos = str.Data;
+		char* write_pos = Data;
-   char* read_pos = str.Data;
+		char* read_pos  = Data;
 
 		while ( * read_pos)
 		{
@@ -476,16 +306,15 @@ void strip_space(String& str)
 		write_pos[0] = '\0';  // Null-terminate the modified string
 
 		// Update the length if needed
-   get_header(str).Length = write_pos - str.Data;
+		get_header().Length = write_pos - Data;
 	}
 
-inline
+	void trim( char const* cut_set )
-void trim(String& str, char const* cut_set)
 	{
 		ssize len = 0;
 
-   char* start_pos = str.Data;
+		char* start_pos = Data;
-   char* end_pos = str.Data + length(str) - 1;
+		char* end_pos   = Data + length() - 1;
 
 		while ( start_pos <= end_pos && char_first_occurence( cut_set, *start_pos ) )
 			start_pos++;
@@ -495,55 +324,121 @@ void trim(String& str, char const* cut_set)
 
 		len = scast( ssize, ( start_pos > end_pos ) ? 0 : ( ( end_pos - start_pos ) + 1 ) );
 
-   if (str.Data != start_pos)
+		if ( Data != start_pos )
-   	mem_move(str.Data, start_pos, len);
+			mem_move( Data, start_pos, len );
 
-   str.Data[len] = '\0';
+		Data[ len ] = '\0';
 
-   get_header(str).Length = len;
+		get_header().Length = len;
 	}
 
-inline
+	void trim_space()
-void trim_space(String& str) {
-   trim(str, " \t\r\n\v\f");
-}
-
-inline
-String visualize_whitespace(String const& str)
 	{
-	StringHeader* header = (StringHeader*)(str.Data - sizeof(StringHeader));
+		return trim( " \t\r\n\v\f" );
-	String        result = string_make_reserve(header->Allocator, length(str) * 2); // Assume worst case for space requirements.
+	}
 
-	for (char c : str) switch (c)
+	// Debug function that provides a copy of the string with whitespace characters visualized.
+	String visualize_whitespace() const
+	{
+		Header* header = (Header*)(Data - sizeof(Header));
+
+		String result = make_reserve(header->Allocator, length() * 2); // Assume worst case for space requirements.
+
+		for ( char c : *this )
+		{
+			switch ( c )
 			{
 				case ' ':
-			append(result, txt("·"));
+					result.append( txt("·") );
 				break;
 				case '\t':
-			append(result, txt("→"));
+					result.append( txt("→") );
 				break;
 				case '\n':
-			append(result, txt("↵"));
+					result.append( txt("↵") );
 				break;
 				case '\r':
-			append(result, txt("⏎"));
+					result.append( txt("⏎") );
 				break;
 				case '\v':
-			append(result, txt("⇕"));
+					result.append( txt("⇕") );
 				break;
 				case '\f':
-			append(result, txt("⌂"));
+					result.append( txt("⌂") );
 				break;
 				default:
-			append(result, c);
+					result.append(c);
 				break;
 			}
+		}
 
 		return result;
 	}
-#pragma endregion String
 
-struct String_POD {
+	// For-range support
+
+	char* begin() const
+	{
+		return Data;
+	}
+
+	char* end() const
+	{
+		Header const&
+		header = * rcast( Header const*, Data - sizeof( Header ));
+
+		return Data + header.Length;
+	}
+
+	operator bool()
+	{
+		return Data != nullptr;
+	}
+
+	operator char* ()
+	{
+		return Data;
+	}
+
+	operator char const* () const
+	{
+		return Data;
+	}
+
+	operator StrC() const
+	{
+		return { length(), Data };
+	}
+
+	// Used with cached strings
+	// Essentially makes the string a string view.
+	String const& operator = ( String const& other ) const
+	{
+		if ( this == & other )
+			return *this;
+
+		String*
+		this_ = ccast(String*, this);
+		this_->Data = other.Data;
+
+		return *this;
+	}
+
+	char& operator [] ( ssize index )
+	{
+		return Data[ index ];
+	}
+
+	char const& operator [] ( ssize index ) const
+	{
+		return Data[ index ];
+	}
+
+	char* Data;
+};
+
+struct String_POD
+{
 	char* Data;
 };
 static_assert( sizeof( String_POD ) == sizeof( String ), "String is not a POD" );