bug fix

gen_c_library/c_library.cpp

@@ -128,12 +128,12 @@ int gen_main()
 		header.print( debug );
 
 		CodeBody parsed_memory = parse_file( project_dir "dependencies/memory.hpp" );
-		CodeBody memory        = def_body(ECode::Global_Body);
+		CodeBody memory        = def_body(CT_Global_Body);
 		for ( Code entry = parsed_memory.begin(); entry != parsed_memory.end(); ++ entry )
 		{
 			switch (entry->Type)
 			{
-				case ECode::Using:
+				case CT_Using:
 				{
 					log_fmt("REPLACE THIS MANUALLY: %S\n", entry->Name);
 					CodeUsing   using_ver   = cast(CodeUsing, entry);
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ int gen_main()
 					memory.append(typedef_ver);
 				}
 				break;
-				case ECode::Function_Fwd:
+				case CT_Function_Fwd:
 				{
 					CodeFn fn = cast(CodeFn, entry);
 					if ( fn->Name.is_equal(txt("free")) )
@@ -152,13 +152,13 @@ int gen_main()
 					memory.append(entry);
 				}
 				break;
-				case ECode::Function:
+				case CT_Function:
 				{
 					CodeFn fn = cast(CodeFn, entry);
-					s32 constexpr_found = fn->Specs.remove( ESpecifier::Constexpr );
+					s32 constexpr_found = fn->Specs.remove( Spec_Constexpr );
 					if (constexpr_found > -1) {
 						log_fmt("Found constexpr: %S\n", entry.to_string());
-						fn->Specs.append(ESpecifier::Inline);
+						fn->Specs.append(Spec_Inline);
 					}
 					if ( fn->Name.is_equal(txt("free")) )
 					{
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ int gen_main()
 					memory.append(entry);
 				}
 				break;
-				case ECode::Template:
+				case CT_Template:
 				{
 					CodeTemplate tmpl = cast(CodeTemplate, entry);
 					if ( tmpl->Declaration->Name.contains(txt("swap")))
@@ -186,14 +186,14 @@ int gen_main()
 					}
 				}
 				break;
-				case ECode::Class:
+				case CT_Class:
-				case ECode::Struct:
+				case CT_Struct:
 				{
 					CodeBody body     = cast(CodeBody, entry->Body);
 					CodeBody new_body = def_body( entry->Body->Type );
 					for ( Code body_entry = body.begin(); body_entry != body.end(); ++ body_entry ) switch
 					(body_entry->Type) {
-						case ECode::Preprocess_If:
+						case CT_Preprocess_If:
 						{
 							ignore_preprocess_cond_block(txt("GEN_SUPPORT_CPP_MEMBER_FEATURES"), body_entry, body );
 						}
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ int gen_main()
 					memory.append(entry);
 				}
 				break;
-				case ECode::Preprocess_If:
+				case CT_Preprocess_If:
 				{
 					b32 found = ignore_preprocess_cond_block(txt("GEN_SUPPORT_CPP_MEMBER_FEATURES"), entry, parsed_memory );
 					if (found) break;
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ int gen_main()
 					memory.append(entry);
 				}
 				break;
-				case ECode::Preprocess_IfDef:
+				case CT_Preprocess_IfDef:
 				{
 					b32 found = ignore_preprocess_cond_block(txt("GEN_INTELLISENSE_DIRECTIVES"), entry, parsed_memory );
 					if (found) break;
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ int gen_main()
 					memory.append(entry);
 				}
 				break;
-				case ECode::Preprocess_Pragma:
+				case CT_Preprocess_Pragma:
 				{
 					b32 found = swap_pragma_region_implementation( txt("FixedArena"), gen_fixed_arenas, entry, memory);
 					if (found) break;
@@ -244,12 +244,12 @@ int gen_main()
 		header.print( string_ops );
 
 		CodeBody printing_parsed = parse_file( project_dir "dependencies/printing.hpp" );
-		CodeBody printing        = def_body(ECode::Global_Body);
+		CodeBody printing        = def_body(CT_Global_Body);
 		for ( Code entry = printing_parsed.begin(); entry != printing_parsed.end(); ++ entry )
 		{
 			switch (entry->Type)
 			{
-				case ECode::Preprocess_IfDef:
+				case CT_Preprocess_IfDef:
 				{
 					b32 found = ignore_preprocess_cond_block(txt("GEN_INTELLISENSE_DIRECTIVES"), entry, printing_parsed );
 					if (found) break;
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ int gen_main()
 					printing.append(entry);
 				}
 				break;
-				case ECode::Variable:
+				case CT_Variable:
 				{
 					if (contains(entry->Name, txt("Msg_Invalid_Value")))
 					{
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ int gen_main()
 		}
 		header.print(dump_to_scratch_and_retireve(printing));
 
-		CodeBody containers = def_body(ECode::Global_Body);
+		CodeBody containers = def_body(CT_Global_Body);
 		{
 			containers.append( def_pragma(code(region Containers)));
 
@@ -291,24 +291,24 @@ int gen_main()
 		header.print( hashing );
 
 		CodeBody parsed_strings = parse_file( project_dir "dependencies/strings.hpp" );
-		CodeBody strings        = def_body(ECode::Global_Body);
+		CodeBody strings        = def_body(CT_Global_Body);
 		for ( Code entry = parsed_strings.begin(); entry != parsed_strings.end(); ++ entry )
 		{
 			switch (entry->Type)
 			{
-				case ECode::Preprocess_If:
+				case CT_Preprocess_If:
 				{
 					ignore_preprocess_cond_block(txt("! GEN_COMPILER_C"), entry, parsed_strings);
 				}
 				break;
 
-				case ECode::Preprocess_IfDef:
+				case CT_Preprocess_IfDef:
 				{
 					ignore_preprocess_cond_block(txt("GEN_INTELLISENSE_DIRECTIVES"), entry, parsed_strings );
 				}
 				break;
 
-				case ECode::Struct_Fwd:
+				case CT_Struct_Fwd:
 				{
 					if ( entry->Name.is_equal(txt("String")) )
 					{
@@ -322,13 +322,13 @@ int gen_main()
 				}
 				break;
 
-				case ECode::Struct:
+				case CT_Struct:
 				{
 					CodeBody body     = cast(CodeBody, entry->Body);
 					CodeBody new_body = def_body( entry->Body->Type );
 					for ( Code body_entry = body.begin(); body_entry != body.end(); ++ body_entry ) switch
 					(body_entry->Type) {
-						case ECode::Preprocess_If:
+						case CT_Preprocess_If:
 						{
 							b32 found = ignore_preprocess_cond_block(txt("! GEN_COMPILER_C"), body_entry, body );
 							if (found) break;

gen_c_library/components/memory.fixed_arena.hpp

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ using namespace gen;
 
 CodeBody gen_fixed_arenas()
 {
-	CodeBody result = def_body(ECode::Global_Body);
+	CodeBody result = def_body(CT_Global_Body);
 	result.append(def_pragma(txt("region FixedArena")));
 
 	char const* template_struct = stringize(

gen_c_library/components/misc.hpp

@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ b32 ignore_preprocess_cond_block( StrC cond_sig, Code& entry_iter, CodeBody& bod
 		s32 depth = 1;
 		++ entry_iter; for(b32 continue_for = true; continue_for && entry_iter != body.end(); ) switch
 		(entry_iter->Type) {
-			case ECode::Preprocess_If:
+			case CT_Preprocess_If:
-			case ECode::Preprocess_IfDef:
+			case CT_Preprocess_IfDef:
-			case ECode::Preprocess_IfNotDef:
+			case CT_Preprocess_IfNotDef:
 				depth ++;
 			break;
 
-			case ECode::Preprocess_EndIf:
+			case CT_Preprocess_EndIf:
 			{
 				depth --;
 				if (depth == 0) {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ bool swap_pragma_region_implementation( StrC region_name, SwapContentProc* swap_
 
 		++ entry_iter; for(b32 continue_for = true; continue_for; ++entry_iter) switch
 		(entry_iter->Type) {
-			case ECode::Preprocess_Pragma:
+			case CT_Preprocess_Pragma:
 			{
 				CodePragma possible_end_region = cast(CodePragma, entry_iter);
 				if ( possible_end_region->Content.contains(endregion_sig) ) {

project/auxillary/builder.cpp

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void Builder::print_fmt( char const* fmt, ... )
 	va_end( va );
 
 	// log_fmt( "$%s - print_fmt: %.*s\n", File.filename, res > 80 ? 80 : res, buf );
-	append( & Buffer, buf, res );
+	append( (String*) & Buffer, (char const*)buf, res );
 }
 
 void Builder::write()

project/auxillary/scanner.hpp

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Code scan_file( char const* path )
 		const StrC def_intellisense = txt("GEN_INTELLISENSE_DIRECTIVES" );
 
 		bool        found_directive = false;
-		char const* scanner         = str.Data;
+		char const* scanner         = (char const*)str;
 		s32         left            = fsize;
 		while ( left )
 		{
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ Code scan_file( char const* path )
 						move_fwd();
 
 					// sptr skip_size = fsize - left;
-					if ( (scanner + 2) >= ( str.Data + fsize ) )
+					if ( (scanner + 2) >= ( (char const*) str + fsize ) )
 					{
 						mem_move( str, scanner, left );
 						get_header(str)->Length = left;
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ Code scan_file( char const* path )
 
 					break;
 				}
-
 			}
 
 			move_fwd();
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ Code scan_file( char const* path )
 	}
 
 	file_close( & file );
-	return untyped_str( str );
+	return untyped_str( to_strc(str) );
 }
 
 #if 0

project/components/ast.cpp

@@ -654,8 +654,8 @@ bool is_equal( Code self, Code other )
 			"so it must be verified by eye for now\n"                     \
 			"AST   Content:\n%S\n"                                        \
 			"Other Content:\n%S\n"                                        \
-			, visualize_whitespace(self->content)                         \
+			, visualize_whitespace(self->content, GlobalAllocator)        \
-			, visualize_whitespace(other->content)                        \
+			, visualize_whitespace(other->content, GlobalAllocator)       \
 		);                                                                \
 	}
 
@@ -711,7 +711,6 @@ bool is_equal( Code self, Code other )
 		case CT_Untyped:
 		{
 			check_member_content( Content );
-
 			return true;
 		}
 

project/components/code_serialization.cpp

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #endif
 
 String to_string(CodeAttributes attributes) {
-	return GEN_NS duplicate( attributes->Content, GlobalAllocator );
+	return {(char*) duplicate( attributes->Content, GlobalAllocator ).Ptr};
 }
 
 String to_string(CodeBody body)
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void to_string_export( CodeBody body, String* result )
 
 String to_string(CodeComment comment)
 {
-	return GEN_NS duplicate( comment->Content, GlobalAllocator );
+	return {(char*) duplicate( comment->Content, GlobalAllocator ).Ptr};
 }
 
 String to_string(CodeConstructor self)
@@ -97,17 +97,17 @@ void to_string_def(CodeConstructor self, String* result )
 	}
 
 	if ( self->Params )
-		append_fmt( result, "( %S )", GEN_NS to_string(self->Params) );
+		append_fmt( result, "( %S )", to_string(self->Params) );
 	else
 		append( result, "()" );
 
 	if ( self->InitializerList )
-		append_fmt( result, " : %S", GEN_NS to_string(self->InitializerList) );
+		append_fmt( result, " : %S", to_string(self->InitializerList) );
 
 	if ( self->InlineCmt )
-		append_fmt( result, " // %S", self->InlineCmt->Content );
+		append_fmt( result, " // %SC", self->InlineCmt->Content );
 
-	append_fmt( result, "\n{\n%S\n}\n", GEN_NS to_string(self->Body) );
+	append_fmt( result, "\n{\n%S\n}\n", to_string(self->Body) );
 }
 
 void to_string_fwd(CodeConstructor self, String* result )
@@ -121,15 +121,15 @@ void to_string_fwd(CodeConstructor self, String* result )
 	}
 
 	if ( self->Params )
-		append_fmt( result, "( %S )", GEN_NS to_string(self->Params) );
+		append_fmt( result, "( %S )", to_string(self->Params) );
 	else
 		append_fmt( result, "()");
 
 	if (self->Body)
-		append_fmt( result, " = %S", GEN_NS to_string(self->Body) );
+		append_fmt( result, " = %S", to_string(self->Body) );
 
 	if ( self->InlineCmt )
-		append_fmt( result, "; // %S\n", self->InlineCmt->Content );
+		append_fmt( result, "; // %SC\n", self->InlineCmt->Content );
 	else
 		append( result, ";\n" );
 }
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void to_string_def( CodeClass self, String* result )
 	{
 		char const* access_level = to_str( ast->ParentAccess );
 
-		append_fmt( result, "%S : %s %S", ast->Name, access_level, to_string(ast->ParentType) );
+		append_fmt( result, "%SC : %s %S", ast->Name, access_level, to_string(ast->ParentType) );
 
 		CodeTypename interface = cast(CodeTypename, ast->ParentType->Next);
 		if ( interface )
@@ -187,10 +187,10 @@ void to_string_def( CodeClass self, String* result )
 
 	if ( ast->InlineCmt )
 	{
-		append_fmt( result, " // %S", ast->InlineCmt->Content );
+		append_fmt( result, " // %SC", ast->InlineCmt->Content );
 	}
 
-	append_fmt( result, "\n{\n%S\n}", GEN_NS to_string(ast->Body) );
+	append_fmt( result, "\n{\n%S\n}", to_string(ast->Body) );
 
 	if ( ast->Parent.ast == nullptr || ( ast->Parent->Type != CT_Typedef && ast->Parent->Type != CT_Variable ) )
 		append( result, ";\n");
@@ -205,15 +205,15 @@ void to_string_fwd( CodeClass self, String* result )
 		append( result, "export " );
 
 	if ( ast->Attributes )
-		append_fmt( result, "class %S %S", to_string(ast->Attributes), ast->Name );
+		append_fmt( result, "class %S %SC", to_string(ast->Attributes), ast->Name );
 
-	else append_fmt( result, "class %S", ast->Name );
+	else append_fmt( result, "class %SC", ast->Name );
 
 	// Check if it can have an end-statement
 	if ( ast->Parent.ast == nullptr || ( ast->Parent->Type != CT_Typedef && ast->Parent->Type != CT_Variable ) )
 	{
 		if ( ast->InlineCmt )
-			append_fmt( result, "; // %S\n", ast->InlineCmt->Content );
+			append_fmt( result, "; // %SC\n", ast->InlineCmt->Content );
 		else
 			append( result,";\n");
 	}
@@ -221,12 +221,12 @@ void to_string_fwd( CodeClass self, String* result )
 
 String to_string(CodeDefine define)
 {
-	return string_fmt_buf( GlobalAllocator, "#define %S %S\n", define->Name, define->Content );
+	return string_fmt_buf( GlobalAllocator, "#define %SC %SC\n", define->Name, define->Content );
 }
 
 void to_string(CodeDefine define, String* result )
 {
-	append_fmt( result, "#define %S %S\n", define->Name, define->Content );
+	append_fmt( result, "#define %SC %SC\n", define->Name, define->Content );
 }
 
 String to_string(CodeDestructor self)
@@ -248,19 +248,19 @@ void to_string_def(CodeDestructor self, String* result )
 {
 	if ( self->Name )
 	{
-		append_fmt( result, "%S()", self->Name );
+		append_fmt( result, "%SC()", self->Name );
 	}
 	else if ( self->Specs )
 	{
 		if ( has(self->Specs, Spec_Virtual ) )
-			append_fmt( result, "virtual ~%S()", self->Parent->Name );
+			append_fmt( result, "virtual ~%SC()", self->Parent->Name );
 		else
-			append_fmt( result, "~%S()", self->Parent->Name );
+			append_fmt( result, "~%SC()", self->Parent->Name );
 	}
 	else
-		append_fmt( result, "~%S()", self->Parent->Name );
+		append_fmt( result, "~%SC()", self->Parent->Name );
 
-	append_fmt( result, "\n{\n%S\n}\n", GEN_NS to_string(self->Body) );
+	append_fmt( result, "\n{\n%S\n}\n", to_string(self->Body) );
 }
 
 void to_string_fwd(CodeDestructor self, String* result )
@@ -268,20 +268,20 @@ void to_string_fwd(CodeDestructor self, String* result )
 	if ( self->Specs )
 	{
 		if ( has(self->Specs, Spec_Virtual ) )
-			append_fmt( result, "virtual ~%S();\n", self->Parent->Name );
+			append_fmt( result, "virtual ~%SC();\n", self->Parent->Name );
 		else
-			append_fmt( result, "~%S()", self->Parent->Name );
+			append_fmt( result, "~%SC()", self->Parent->Name );
 
 		if ( has(self->Specs, Spec_Pure ) )
 			append( result, " = 0;" );
 		else if (self->Body)
-			append_fmt( result, " = %S;", GEN_NS to_string(self->Body) );
+			append_fmt( result, " = %S;", to_string(self->Body) );
 	}
 	else
-		append_fmt( result, "~%S();", self->Parent->Name );
+		append_fmt( result, "~%SC();", self->Parent->Name );
 
 	if ( self->InlineCmt )
-		append_fmt( result, "  %S", self->InlineCmt->Content );
+		append_fmt( result, "  %SC", self->InlineCmt->Content );
 	else
 		append( result, "\n");
 }
@@ -317,24 +317,24 @@ void to_string_def(CodeEnum self, String* result )
 		append( result, "enum " );
 
 		if ( self->Attributes )
-			append_fmt( result, "%S ", GEN_NS to_string(self->Attributes) );
+			append_fmt( result, "%S ", to_string(self->Attributes) );
 
 		if ( self->UnderlyingType )
-			append_fmt( result, "%S : %S\n{\n%S\n}"
+			append_fmt( result, "%SC : %S\n{\n%S\n}"
 				, self->Name
 				, to_string(self->UnderlyingType)
-				, GEN_NS to_string(self->Body)
+				, to_string(self->Body)
 			);
 		else if ( self->UnderlyingTypeMacro )
-			append_fmt( result, "%S : %S\n{\n%S\n}"
+			append_fmt( result, "%SC : %S\n{\n%S\n}"
 				, self->Name
-				, GEN_NS to_string(self->UnderlyingTypeMacro)
+				, to_string(self->UnderlyingTypeMacro)
-				, GEN_NS to_string(self->Body)
+				, to_string(self->Body)
 			);
 
-		else append_fmt( result, "%S\n{\n%S\n}", self->Name, GEN_NS to_string(self->Body) );
+		else append_fmt( result, "%SC\n{\n%S\n}", self->Name, to_string(self->Body) );
 	}
-	else append_fmt( result, "enum %S\n{\n%S\n}", self->Name, GEN_NS to_string(self->Body) );
+	else append_fmt( result, "enum %SC\n{\n%S\n}", self->Name, to_string(self->Body) );
 
 	if ( self->Parent.ast == nullptr || ( self->Parent->Type != CT_Typedef && self->Parent->Type != CT_Variable ) )
 		append( result, ";\n");
@@ -346,17 +346,17 @@ void to_string_fwd(CodeEnum self, String* result )
 		append( result, "export " );
 
 	if ( self->Attributes )
-		append_fmt( result, "%S ",GEN_NS to_string(self->Attributes) );
+		append_fmt( result, "%S ", to_string(self->Attributes) );
 
 	if ( self->UnderlyingType )
-		append_fmt( result, "enum %S : %S", self->Name, to_string(self->UnderlyingType) );
+		append_fmt( result, "enum %SC : %S", self->Name, to_string(self->UnderlyingType) );
 	else
-		append_fmt( result, "enum %S", self->Name );
+		append_fmt( result, "enum %SC", self->Name );
 
 	if ( self->Parent.ast == nullptr || ( self->Parent->Type != CT_Typedef && self->Parent->Type != CT_Variable ) )
 	{
 		if ( self->InlineCmt )
-			append_fmt( result, ";  %S", self->InlineCmt->Content );
+			append_fmt( result, ";  %SC", self->InlineCmt->Content );
 		else
 			append( result, ";\n");
 	}
@@ -373,21 +373,21 @@ void to_string_class_def(CodeEnum self, String* result )
 
 		if ( self->Attributes )
 		{
-			append_fmt( result, "%S ",GEN_NS to_string(self->Attributes) );
+			append_fmt( result, "%S ", to_string(self->Attributes) );
 		}
 
 		if ( self->UnderlyingType )
 		{
-			append_fmt( result, "%S : %S\n{\n%S\n}", self->Name, to_string(self->UnderlyingType), GEN_NS to_string(self->Body) );
+			append_fmt( result, "%SC : %S\n{\n%S\n}", self->Name, to_string(self->UnderlyingType), to_string(self->Body) );
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			append_fmt( result, "%S\n{\n%S\n}", self->Name, GEN_NS to_string(self->Body) );
+			append_fmt( result, "%SC\n{\n%S\n}", self->Name, to_string(self->Body) );
 		}
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		append_fmt( result, "enum class %S\n{\n%S\n}", GEN_NS to_string(self->Body) );
+		append_fmt( result, "enum %SC\n{\n%S\n}", self->Name, to_string(self->Body) );
 	}
 
 	if ( self->Parent.ast == nullptr || ( self->Parent->Type != CT_Typedef && self->Parent->Type != CT_Variable ) )
@@ -402,14 +402,14 @@ void to_string_class_fwd(CodeEnum self, String* result )
 	append( result, "enum class " );
 
 	if ( self->Attributes )
-		append_fmt( result, "%S ",GEN_NS to_string(self->Attributes) );
+		append_fmt( result, "%S ", to_string(self->Attributes) );
 
-	append_fmt( result, "%S : %S", self->Name, to_string(self->UnderlyingType) );
+	append_fmt( result, "%SC : %S", self->Name, to_string(self->UnderlyingType) );
 
 	if ( self->Parent.ast == nullptr || ( self->Parent->Type != CT_Typedef && self->Parent->Type != CT_Variable ) )
 	{
 		if ( self->InlineCmt )
-			append_fmt( result, ";  %S", self->InlineCmt->Content );
+			append_fmt( result, ";  %SC", self->InlineCmt->Content );
 		else
 			append( result, ";\n");
 	}
@@ -417,25 +417,25 @@ void to_string_class_fwd(CodeEnum self, String* result )
 
 String to_string(CodeExec exec)
 {
-	return GEN_NS duplicate( exec->Content, GlobalAllocator );
+	return {(char*) duplicate( exec->Content, GlobalAllocator ).Ptr};
 }
 
 void to_string(CodeExtern self, String* result )
 {
 	if ( self->Body )
-		append_fmt( result, "extern \"%S\"\n{\n%S\n}\n", self->Name, GEN_NS to_string(self->Body) );
+		append_fmt( result, "extern \"%SC\"\n{\n%S\n}\n", self->Name, to_string(self->Body) );
 	else
-		append_fmt( result, "extern \"%S\"\n{}\n", self->Name );
+		append_fmt( result, "extern \"%SC\"\n{}\n", self->Name );
 }
 
 String to_string(CodeInclude include)
 {
-	return string_fmt_buf( GlobalAllocator, "#include %S\n", include->Content );
+	return string_fmt_buf( GlobalAllocator, "#include %SC\n", include->Content );
 }
 
 void to_string( CodeInclude include, String* result )
 {
-	append_fmt( result, "#include %S\n", include->Content );
+	append_fmt( result, "#include %SC\n", include->Content );
 }
 
 String to_string(CodeFriend self)
@@ -447,15 +447,15 @@ String to_string(CodeFriend self)
 
 void to_string(CodeFriend self, String* result )
 {
-	append_fmt( result, "friend %S", GEN_NS to_string(self->Declaration) );
+	append_fmt( result, "friend %S", to_string(self->Declaration) );
 
-	if ( self->Declaration->Type != CT_Function && (* result)[ length(* result) - 1 ] != ';' )
+	if ( self->Declaration->Type != CT_Function && self->Declaration->Type != CT_Operator && (* result)[ length(* result) - 1 ] != ';' )
 	{
 		append( result, ";" );
 	}
 
 	if ( self->InlineCmt )
-		append_fmt( result, "  %S", self->InlineCmt->Content );
+		append_fmt( result, "  %SC", self->InlineCmt->Content );
 	else
 		append( result, "\n");
 }
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ void to_string_def(CodeFn self, String* result )
 		append( result, "export" );
 
 	if ( self->Attributes )
-		append_fmt( result, " %S ",GEN_NS to_string(self->Attributes) );
+		append_fmt( result, " %S ", to_string(self->Attributes) );
 
 	bool prefix_specs = false;
 	if ( self->Specs )
@@ -502,13 +502,13 @@ void to_string_def(CodeFn self, String* result )
 		append( result, "\n" );
 
 	if ( self->ReturnType )
-		append_fmt( result, "%S %S(", to_string(self->ReturnType), self->Name );
+		append_fmt( result, "%S %SC(", to_string(self->ReturnType), self->Name );
 
 	else
-		append_fmt( result, "%S(", self->Name );
+		append_fmt( result, "%SC(", self->Name );
 
 	if ( self->Params )
-		append_fmt( result, "%S)", GEN_NS to_string(self->Params) );
+		append_fmt( result, "%S)", to_string(self->Params) );
 
 	else
 		append( result, ")" );
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ void to_string_def(CodeFn self, String* result )
 		}
 	}
 
-	append_fmt( result, "\n{\n%S\n}\n", GEN_NS to_string(self->Body) );
+	append_fmt( result, "\n{\n%S\n}\n", to_string(self->Body) );
 }
 
 void to_string_fwd(CodeFn self, String* result )
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ void to_string_fwd(CodeFn self, String* result )
 		append( result, "export " );
 
 	if ( self->Attributes )
-		append_fmt( result, "%S ",GEN_NS to_string(self->Attributes) );
+		append_fmt( result, "%S ", to_string(self->Attributes) );
 
 	b32 prefix_specs = false;
 	if ( self->Specs )
@@ -557,13 +557,13 @@ void to_string_fwd(CodeFn self, String* result )
 	}
 
 	if ( self->ReturnType )
-		append_fmt( result, "%S %S(", to_string(self->ReturnType), self->Name );
+		append_fmt( result, "%S %SC(", to_string(self->ReturnType), self->Name );
 
 	else
-		append_fmt( result, "%S(", self->Name );
+		append_fmt( result, "%SC(", self->Name );
 
 	if ( self->Params )
-		append_fmt( result, "%S)", GEN_NS to_string(self->Params) );
+		append_fmt( result, "%S)", to_string(self->Params) );
 
 	else
 		append( result, ")" );
@@ -583,10 +583,10 @@ void to_string_fwd(CodeFn self, String* result )
 	if ( self->Specs && has(self->Specs, Spec_Pure ) >= 0 )
 		append( result, " = 0;" );
 	else if (self->Body)
-		append_fmt( result, " = %S;", GEN_NS to_string(self->Body) );
+		append_fmt( result, " = %S;", to_string(self->Body) );
 
 	if ( self->InlineCmt )
-		append_fmt( result, ";  %S", self->InlineCmt->Content );
+		append_fmt( result, ";  %SC", self->InlineCmt->Content );
 	else
 		append( result, ";\n" );
 }
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ void to_string(CodeModule self, String* result )
 	if (((u32(ModuleFlag_Import) & u32(self->ModuleFlags)) == u32(ModuleFlag_Import)))
 		append( result, "import ");
 
-	append_fmt( result, "%S;\n", self->Name );
+	append_fmt( result, "%SC;\n", self->Name );
 }
 
 String to_string(CodeNS self)
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ void to_string(CodeNS self, String* result )
 	if ( bitfield_is_equal( u32, self->ModuleFlags, ModuleFlag_Export ))
 		append( result, "export " );
 
-	append_fmt( result, "namespace %S\n{\n%S\n}\n", self->Name, to_string(self->Body) );
+	append_fmt( result, "namespace %SC\n{\n%S\n}\n", self->Name, to_string(self->Body) );
 }
 
 String to_string(CodeOperator self)
@@ -647,10 +647,10 @@ void to_string_def(CodeOperator self, String* result )
 		append( result, "export " );
 
 	if ( self->Attributes )
-		append_fmt( result, "%S ",GEN_NS to_string(self->Attributes) );
+		append_fmt( result, "%S ", to_string(self->Attributes) );
 
 	if ( self->Attributes )
-		append_fmt( result, "%S ",GEN_NS to_string(self->Attributes) );
+		append_fmt( result, "%S ", to_string(self->Attributes) );
 
 	if ( self->Specs )
 	{
@@ -670,10 +670,10 @@ void to_string_def(CodeOperator self, String* result )
 	}
 
 	if ( self->ReturnType )
-		append_fmt( result, "%S %S (", GEN_NS to_string(self->ReturnType), self->Name );
+		append_fmt( result, "%S %SC (", to_string(self->ReturnType), self->Name );
 
 	if ( self->Params )
-		append_fmt( result, "%S)", GEN_NS to_string(self->Params) );
+		append_fmt( result, "%S)", to_string(self->Params) );
 
 	else
 		append( result, ")" );
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ void to_string_def(CodeOperator self, String* result )
 	}
 
 	append_fmt( result, "\n{\n%S\n}\n"
-		, GEN_NS to_string(self->Body)
+		, to_string(self->Body)
 	);
 }
 
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ void to_string_fwd(CodeOperator self, String* result )
 		append( result, "export " );
 
 	if ( self->Attributes )
-		append_fmt( result, "%S\n",GEN_NS to_string(self->Attributes) );
+		append_fmt( result, "%S\n", to_string(self->Attributes) );
 
 	if ( self->Specs )
 	{
@@ -720,10 +720,10 @@ void to_string_fwd(CodeOperator self, String* result )
 		append( result, "\n" );
 	}
 
-	append_fmt( result, "%S %S (", to_string(self->ReturnType), self->Name );
+	append_fmt( result, "%S %SC (", to_string(self->ReturnType), self->Name );
 
 	if ( self->Params )
-		append_fmt( result, "%S)", GEN_NS to_string(self->Params) );
+		append_fmt( result, "%S)", to_string(self->Params) );
 
 	else
 		append_fmt( result, ")" );
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ void to_string_fwd(CodeOperator self, String* result )
 	}
 
 	if ( self->InlineCmt )
-		append_fmt( result, ";  %S", self->InlineCmt->Content );
+		append_fmt( result, ";  %SC", self->InlineCmt->Content );
 	else
 		append( result, ";\n" );
 }
@@ -774,8 +774,8 @@ void to_string_def(CodeOpCast self, String* result )
 			}
 		}
 
-		if ( self->Name && length(self->Name) )
+		if ( self->Name && self->Name.Len )
-			append_fmt( result, "%Soperator %S()", self->Name, to_string(self->ValueType) );
+			append_fmt( result, "%SC operator %S()", self->Name, to_string(self->ValueType) );
 		else
 			append_fmt( result, "operator %S()", to_string(self->ValueType) );
 
@@ -788,14 +788,14 @@ void to_string_def(CodeOpCast self, String* result )
 			}
 		}
 
-		append_fmt( result, "\n{\n%S\n}\n", GEN_NS to_string(self->Body) );
+		append_fmt( result, "\n{\n%S\n}\n", to_string(self->Body) );
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if ( self->Name && length(self->Name) )
+	if ( self->Name && self->Name.Len )
-		append_fmt( result, "%Soperator %S()\n{\n%S\n}\n", self->Name, to_string(self->ValueType), GEN_NS to_string(self->Body) );
+		append_fmt( result, "%SC operator %S()\n{\n%S\n}\n", self->Name, to_string(self->ValueType), to_string(self->Body) );
 	else
-		append_fmt( result, "operator %S()\n{\n%S\n}\n", to_string(self->ValueType), GEN_NS to_string(self->Body) );
+		append_fmt( result, "operator %S()\n{\n%S\n}\n", to_string(self->ValueType), to_string(self->Body) );
 }
 
 void to_string_fwd(CodeOpCast self, String* result )
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ void to_string_fwd(CodeOpCast self, String* result )
 		}
 
 		if ( self->InlineCmt )
-			append_fmt( result, ";  %S", self->InlineCmt->Content );
+			append_fmt( result, ";  %SC", self->InlineCmt->Content );
 		else
 			append( result, ";\n" );
 		return;
@@ -848,16 +848,16 @@ void to_string( CodeParam self, String* result )
 	if ( ast->Macro )
 	{
 		// Related to parsing: ( <macro>, ... )
-		GEN_NS append( result, ast->Macro.ast->Content );
+		append( result, ast->Macro.ast->Content );
 		// Could also be: ( <macro> <type <name>, ... )
 	}
 
 	if ( ast->Name )
 	{
 		if ( ast->ValueType.ast == nullptr )
-			append_fmt( result, " %S", ast->Name );
+			append_fmt( result, " %SC", ast->Name );
 		else
-			append_fmt( result, " %S %S", to_string(ast->ValueType), ast->Name );
+			append_fmt( result, " %S %SC", to_string(ast->ValueType), ast->Name );
 
 	}
 	else if ( ast->ValueType )
@@ -865,11 +865,11 @@ void to_string( CodeParam self, String* result )
 
 	if ( ast->PostNameMacro )
 	{
-		append_fmt( result, " %S", GEN_NS to_string(ast->PostNameMacro) );
+		append_fmt( result, " %S", to_string(ast->PostNameMacro) );
 	}
 
 	if ( ast->Value )
-		append_fmt( result, " = %S", GEN_NS to_string(ast->Value) );
+		append_fmt( result, " = %S", to_string(ast->Value) );
 
 	if ( ast->NumEntries - 1 > 0 )
 	{
@@ -909,22 +909,22 @@ String to_string(CodePreprocessCond self)
 
 void to_string_if(CodePreprocessCond cond, String* result )
 {
-	append_fmt( result, "#if %S\n", cond->Content );
+	append_fmt( result, "#if %SC\n", cond->Content );
 }
 
 void to_string_ifdef(CodePreprocessCond cond, String* result )
 {
-	append_fmt( result, "#ifdef %S\n", cond->Content );
+	append_fmt( result, "#ifdef %SC\n", cond->Content );
 }
 
 void to_string_ifndef(CodePreprocessCond cond, String* result )
 {
-	append_fmt( result, "#ifndef %S\n", cond->Content );
+	append_fmt( result, "#ifndef %SC\n", cond->Content );
 }
 
 void to_string_elif(CodePreprocessCond cond, String* result )
 {
-	append_fmt( result, "#elif %S\n", cond->Content );
+	append_fmt( result, "#elif %SC\n", cond->Content );
 }
 
 void to_string_else(CodePreprocessCond cond, String* result )
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ String to_string(CodePragma self)
 
 void to_string(CodePragma self, String* result )
 {
-	append_fmt( result, "#pragma %S\n", self->Content );
+	append_fmt( result, "#pragma %SC\n", self->Content );
 }
 
 String to_string(CodeSpecifiers self)
@@ -998,14 +998,14 @@ void to_string_def( CodeStruct self, String* result )
 
 	if ( ast->Attributes )
 	{
-		append_fmt( result, "%S ",GEN_NS to_string(ast->Attributes) );
+		append_fmt( result, "%S ", to_string(ast->Attributes) );
 	}
 
 	if ( ast->ParentType )
 	{
 		char const* access_level = to_str( ast->ParentAccess );
 
-		append_fmt( result, "%S : %s %S", ast->Name, access_level, GEN_NS to_string(ast->ParentType) );
+		append_fmt( result, "%SC : %s %S", ast->Name, access_level, to_string(ast->ParentType) );
 
 		CodeTypename interface = cast(CodeTypename, ast->ParentType->Next);
 		if ( interface )
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ void to_string_def( CodeStruct self, String* result )
 
 		while ( interface )
 		{
-			append_fmt( result, ", %S", GEN_NS to_string(interface) );
+			append_fmt( result, ", %S", to_string(interface) );
 			interface = interface->Next ? cast( CodeTypename, interface->Next) : CodeTypename { nullptr };
 		}
 	}
@@ -1024,10 +1024,10 @@ void to_string_def( CodeStruct self, String* result )
 
 	if ( ast->InlineCmt )
 	{
-		append_fmt( result, " // %S", ast->InlineCmt->Content );
+		append_fmt( result, " // %SC", ast->InlineCmt->Content );
 	}
 
-	append_fmt( result, "\n{\n%S\n}", GEN_NS to_string(ast->Body) );
+	append_fmt( result, "\n{\n%S\n}", to_string(ast->Body) );
 
 	if ( ast->Parent.ast == nullptr || ( ast->Parent->Type != CT_Typedef && ast->Parent->Type != CT_Variable ) )
 		append( result, ";\n");
@@ -1042,14 +1042,14 @@ void to_string_fwd( CodeStruct self, String* result )
 		append( result, "export " );
 
 	if ( ast->Attributes )
-		append_fmt( result, "struct %S %S", GEN_NS to_string(ast->Attributes), ast->Name );
+		append_fmt( result, "struct %S %SC", to_string(ast->Attributes), ast->Name );
 
-	else append_fmt( result, "struct %S", ast->Name );
+	else append_fmt( result, "struct %SC", ast->Name );
 
 	if ( ast->Parent.ast == nullptr || ( ast->Parent->Type != CT_Typedef && ast->Parent->Type != CT_Variable ) )
 	{
 		if ( ast->InlineCmt )
-			append_fmt( result, ";  %S", ast->InlineCmt->Content );
+			append_fmt( result, ";  %SC", ast->InlineCmt->Content );
 		else
 			append( result, ";\n");
 	}
@@ -1068,9 +1068,9 @@ void to_string(CodeTemplate self, String* result )
 		append( result, "export " );
 
 	if ( self->Params )
-		append_fmt( result, "template< %S >\n%S", GEN_NS to_string(self->Params), GEN_NS to_string(self->Declaration) );
+		append_fmt( result, "template< %S >\n%S", to_string(self->Params), to_string(self->Declaration) );
 	else
-		append_fmt( result, "template<>\n%S", GEN_NS to_string(self->Declaration) );
+		append_fmt( result, "template<>\n%S", to_string(self->Declaration) );
 }
 
 String to_string(CodeTypedef self)
@@ -1089,18 +1089,18 @@ void to_string(CodeTypedef self, String* result )
 
 	// Determines if the typedef is a function typename
 	if ( self->UnderlyingType->ReturnType )
-		append( result, GEN_NS to_string(self->UnderlyingType) );
+		append( result, to_string(self->UnderlyingType) );
 	else
-		append_fmt( result, "%S %S", GEN_NS to_string(self->UnderlyingType), self->Name );
+		append_fmt( result, "%S %SC", to_string(self->UnderlyingType), self->Name );
 
 	if ( self->UnderlyingType->Type == CT_Typename && self->UnderlyingType->ArrExpr )
 	{
-		append_fmt( result, "[ %S ];", GEN_NS to_string(self->UnderlyingType->ArrExpr) );
+		append_fmt( result, "[ %S ];", to_string(self->UnderlyingType->ArrExpr) );
 
 		Code next_arr_expr = self->UnderlyingType->ArrExpr->Next;
 		while ( next_arr_expr )
 		{
-			append_fmt( result, "[ %S ];", GEN_NS to_string(next_arr_expr) );
+			append_fmt( result, "[ %S ];", to_string(next_arr_expr) );
 			next_arr_expr = next_arr_expr->Next;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ void to_string(CodeTypedef self, String* result )
 	}
 
 	if ( self->InlineCmt )
-		append_fmt( result, "  %S", self->InlineCmt->Content);
+		append_fmt( result, "  %SC", self->InlineCmt->Content);
 	else
 		append( result, "\n");
 }
@@ -1128,13 +1128,13 @@ void to_string(CodeTypename self, String* result )
 		if ( self->ReturnType && self->Params )
 		{
 			if ( self->Attributes )
-				append_fmt( result, "%S ",GEN_NS to_string(self->Attributes) );
+				append_fmt( result, "%S ", to_string(self->Attributes) );
 			else
 			{
 				if ( self->Specs )
-					append_fmt( result, "%S ( %S ) ( %S ) %S", self->ReturnType.to_string(), self->Name, self->Params.to_string(), self->Specs.to_string() );
+					append_fmt( result, "%S ( %SC ) ( %S ) %S", to_string(self->ReturnType), self->Name, to_string(self->Params), to_string(self->Specs) );
 				else
-					append_fmt( result, "%S ( %S ) ( %S )", self->ReturnType.to_string(), self->Name, self->Params.to_string() );
+					append_fmt( result, "%S ( %SC ) ( %S )", to_string(self->ReturnType), self->Name, to_string(self->Params) );
 			}
 
 			break;
@@ -1143,13 +1143,13 @@ void to_string(CodeTypename self, String* result )
 		if ( self->ReturnType && self->Params )
 		{
 			if ( self->Attributes )
-				append_fmt( result, "%S ",GEN_NS to_string(self->Attributes) );
+				append_fmt( result, "%S ", to_string(self->Attributes) );
 			else
 			{
 				if ( self->Specs )
-					append_fmt( result, "%S %S ( %S ) %S", GEN_NS to_string(self->ReturnType), self->Name, GEN_NS to_string(self->Params), GEN_NS to_string(self->Specs) );
+					append_fmt( result, "%S %SC ( %S ) %S", to_string(self->ReturnType), self->Name, to_string(self->Params), to_string(self->Specs) );
 				else
-					append_fmt( result, "%S %S ( %S )", GEN_NS to_string(self->ReturnType), self->Name, GEN_NS to_string(self->Params) );
+					append_fmt( result, "%S %SC ( %S )", to_string(self->ReturnType), self->Name, to_string(self->Params) );
 			}
 
 			return;
@@ -1157,12 +1157,12 @@ void to_string(CodeTypename self, String* result )
 	#endif
 
 	if ( self->Attributes )
-		append_fmt( result, "%S ",GEN_NS to_string(self->Attributes) );
+		append_fmt( result, "%S ", to_string(self->Attributes) );
 
 	if ( self->Specs )
-		append_fmt( result, "%S %S", self->Name, GEN_NS to_string(self->Specs) );
+		append_fmt( result, "%SC %S", self->Name, to_string(self->Specs) );
 	else
-		append_fmt( result, "%S", self->Name );
+		append_fmt( result, "%SC", self->Name );
 
 	if ( self->IsParamPack )
 		append( result, "...");
@@ -1183,11 +1183,11 @@ void to_string(CodeUnion self, String* result )
 	append( result, "union " );
 
 	if ( self->Attributes )
-		append_fmt( result, "%S ",GEN_NS to_string(self->Attributes) );
+		append_fmt( result, "%S ", to_string(self->Attributes) );
 
 	if ( self->Name )
 	{
-		append_fmt( result, "%S\n{\n%S\n}"
+		append_fmt( result, "%SC\n{\n%S\n}"
 			, self->Name
 			, GEN_NS to_string(self->Body)
 		);
@@ -1225,20 +1225,20 @@ void to_string(CodeUsing self, String* result )
 		append( result, "export " );
 
 	if ( self->Attributes )
-		append_fmt( result, "%S ",GEN_NS to_string(self->Attributes) );
+		append_fmt( result, "%S ", to_string(self->Attributes) );
 
 	if ( self->UnderlyingType )
 	{
-		append_fmt( result, "using %S = %S", self->Name, GEN_NS to_string(self->UnderlyingType) );
+		append_fmt( result, "using %SC = %S", self->Name, to_string(self->UnderlyingType) );
 
 		if ( self->UnderlyingType->ArrExpr )
 		{
-			append_fmt( result, "[ %S ]", GEN_NS to_string(self->UnderlyingType->ArrExpr) );
+			append_fmt( result, "[ %S ]", to_string(self->UnderlyingType->ArrExpr) );
 
 			Code next_arr_expr = self->UnderlyingType->ArrExpr->Next;
 			while ( next_arr_expr )
 			{
-				append_fmt( result, "[ %S ]", GEN_NS to_string(next_arr_expr) );
+				append_fmt( result, "[ %S ]", to_string(next_arr_expr) );
 				next_arr_expr = next_arr_expr->Next;
 			}
 		}
@@ -1246,10 +1246,10 @@ void to_string(CodeUsing self, String* result )
 		append( result, ";" );
 	}
 	else
-		append_fmt( result, "using %S;", self->Name );
+		append_fmt( result, "using %SC;", self->Name );
 
 	if ( self->InlineCmt )
-		append_fmt( result, "  %S\n", self->InlineCmt->Content );
+		append_fmt( result, "  %SC\n", self->InlineCmt->Content );
 	else
 		append( result, "\n");
 }
@@ -1257,9 +1257,9 @@ void to_string(CodeUsing self, String* result )
 void to_string_ns(CodeUsing self, String* result )
 {
 	if ( self->InlineCmt )
-		append_fmt( result, "using namespace $S;  %S", self->Name, self->InlineCmt->Content );
+		append_fmt( result, "using namespace $SC;  %SC", self->Name, self->InlineCmt->Content );
 	else
-		append_fmt( result, "using namespace %s;\n", self->Name );
+		append_fmt( result, "using namespace %SC;\n", self->Name );
 }
 
 String to_string(CodeVar self)
@@ -1276,18 +1276,18 @@ void to_string(CodeVar self, String* result )
 		// Its a comma-separated variable ( a NextVar )
 
 		if ( self->Specs )
-			append_fmt( result, "%S ", GEN_NS to_string(self->Specs) );
+			append_fmt( result, "%S ", to_string(self->Specs) );
 
 		append( result, self->Name );
 
 		if ( self->ValueType->ArrExpr )
 		{
-			append_fmt( result, "[ %S ]", GEN_NS to_string(self->ValueType->ArrExpr) );
+			append_fmt( result, "[ %S ]", to_string(self->ValueType->ArrExpr) );
 
 			Code next_arr_expr = self->ValueType->ArrExpr->Next;
 			while ( next_arr_expr )
 			{
-				append_fmt( result, "[ %S ]", GEN_NS to_string(next_arr_expr) );
+				append_fmt( result, "[ %S ]", to_string(next_arr_expr) );
 				next_arr_expr = next_arr_expr->Next;
 			}
 		}
@@ -1295,14 +1295,14 @@ void to_string(CodeVar self, String* result )
 		if ( self->Value )
 		{
 			if ( self->VarConstructorInit )
-				append_fmt( result, "( %S ", GEN_NS to_string(self->Value) );
+				append_fmt( result, "( %S ", to_string(self->Value) );
 			else
-				append_fmt( result, " = %S", GEN_NS to_string(self->Value) );
+				append_fmt( result, " = %S", to_string(self->Value) );
 		}
 
 		// Keep the chain going...
 		if ( self->NextVar )
-			append_fmt( result, ", %S", self->NextVar.to_string() );
+			append_fmt( result, ", %S", to_string(self->NextVar) );
 
 		if ( self->VarConstructorInit )
 			append( result, " )");
@@ -1316,44 +1316,44 @@ void to_string(CodeVar self, String* result )
 	if ( self->Attributes || self->Specs )
 	{
 		if ( self->Attributes )
-			append_fmt( result, "%S ", GEN_NS to_string(self->Specs) );
+			append_fmt( result, "%S ", to_string(self->Specs) );
 
 		if ( self->Specs )
-			append_fmt( result, "%S\n", GEN_NS to_string(self->Specs) );
+			append_fmt( result, "%S\n", to_string(self->Specs) );
 
-		append_fmt( result, "%S %S", GEN_NS to_string(self->ValueType), self->Name );
+		append_fmt( result, "%S %SC", to_string(self->ValueType), self->Name );
 
 		if ( self->ValueType->ArrExpr )
 		{
-			append_fmt( result, "[ %S ]", GEN_NS to_string(self->ValueType->ArrExpr) );
+			append_fmt( result, "[ %S ]", to_string(self->ValueType->ArrExpr) );
 
 			Code next_arr_expr = self->ValueType->ArrExpr->Next;
 			while ( next_arr_expr )
 			{
-				append_fmt( result, "[ %S ]", GEN_NS to_string(next_arr_expr) );
+				append_fmt( result, "[ %S ]", to_string(next_arr_expr) );
 				next_arr_expr = next_arr_expr->Next;
 			}
 		}
 
 		if ( self->BitfieldSize )
-			append_fmt( result, " : %S", GEN_NS to_string(self->BitfieldSize) );
+			append_fmt( result, " : %S", to_string(self->BitfieldSize) );
 
 		if ( self->Value )
 		{
 			if ( self->VarConstructorInit )
-				append_fmt( result, "( %S ", GEN_NS to_string(self->Value) );
+				append_fmt( result, "( %S ", to_string(self->Value) );
 			else
-				append_fmt( result, " = %S", GEN_NS to_string(self->Value) );
+				append_fmt( result, " = %S", to_string(self->Value) );
 		}
 
 		if ( self->NextVar )
-			append_fmt( result, ", %S", self->NextVar.to_string() );
+			append_fmt( result, ", %S", to_string(self->NextVar) );
 
 		if ( self->VarConstructorInit )
 			append( result, " )");
 
 		if ( self->InlineCmt )
-			append_fmt( result, ";  %S", self->InlineCmt->Content);
+			append_fmt( result, ";  %SC", self->InlineCmt->Content);
 		else
 			append( result, ";\n" );
 
@@ -1361,33 +1361,33 @@ void to_string(CodeVar self, String* result )
 	}
 
 	if ( self->BitfieldSize )
-		append_fmt( result, "%S %S : %S", GEN_NS to_string(self->ValueType), self->Name, GEN_NS to_string(self->BitfieldSize) );
+		append_fmt( result, "%S %SC : %S", to_string(self->ValueType), self->Name, to_string(self->BitfieldSize) );
 
 	else if ( self->ValueType->ArrExpr )
 	{
-		append_fmt( result, "%S %S[ %S ]", GEN_NS to_string(self->ValueType), self->Name, GEN_NS to_string(self->ValueType->ArrExpr) );
+		append_fmt( result, "%S %SC[ %S ]", to_string(self->ValueType), self->Name, to_string(self->ValueType->ArrExpr) );
 
 		Code next_arr_expr = self->ValueType->ArrExpr->Next;
 		while ( next_arr_expr )
 		{
-			append_fmt( result, "[ %S ]", GEN_NS to_string(next_arr_expr) );
+			append_fmt( result, "[ %S ]", to_string(next_arr_expr) );
 			next_arr_expr = next_arr_expr->Next;
 		}
 	}
 
 	else
-		append_fmt( result, "%S %S", GEN_NS to_string(self->ValueType), self->Name );
+		append_fmt( result, "%S %SC", to_string(self->ValueType), self->Name );
 
 	if ( self->Value )
 	{
 		if ( self->VarConstructorInit )
-			append_fmt( result, "( %S ", GEN_NS to_string(self->Value) );
+			append_fmt( result, "( %S ", to_string(self->Value) );
 		else
-			append_fmt( result, " = %S", GEN_NS to_string(self->Value) );
+			append_fmt( result, " = %S", to_string(self->Value) );
 	}
 
 	if ( self->NextVar )
-		append_fmt( result, ", %S", self->NextVar.to_string() );
+		append_fmt( result, ", %S", to_string( self->NextVar) );
 
 	if ( self->VarConstructorInit )
 		append( result, " )");
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ void to_string(CodeVar self, String* result )
 	append( result, ";" );
 
 	if ( self->InlineCmt )
-		append_fmt( result, "  %S", self->InlineCmt->Content);
+		append_fmt( result, "  %SC", self->InlineCmt->Content);
 	else
 		append( result, "\n");
 }

project/components/code_types.hpp

@@ -211,9 +211,9 @@ struct CodeSpecifiers
 #if GEN_SUPPORT_CPP_MEMBER_FEATURES
 	Using_Code( CodeSpecifiers );
 
-	bool   append( SpecifierT spec )      { return GEN_NS append(* this, spec); }
+	bool   append( Specifier spec )       { return GEN_NS append(* this, spec); }
-	s32    has( SpecifierT spec )         { return GEN_NS has(* this, spec); }
+	s32    has( Specifier spec )          { return GEN_NS has(* this, spec); }
-	s32    remove( SpecifierT to_remove ) { return GEN_NS remove(* this, to_remove); }
+	s32    remove( Specifier to_remove )  { return GEN_NS remove(* this, to_remove); }
 	String to_string()                    { return GEN_NS to_string(* this ); }
 	void   to_string( String& result )    { return GEN_NS to_string(* this, & result); }
 #endif
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ struct CodeTypedef
 
 struct CodeUnion
 {
-#if GEN_SUPPORT_CPP_MEMBER_FEATURES || 1
+#if GEN_SUPPORT_CPP_MEMBER_FEATURES
 	Using_Code( CodeUnion );
 
 	String to_string()                 { return GEN_NS to_string(* this); }
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ struct CodeUnion
 
 struct CodeUsing
 {
-#if GEN_SUPPORT_CPP_MEMBER_FEATURES || 1
+#if GEN_SUPPORT_CPP_MEMBER_FEATURES
 	Using_Code( CodeUsing );
 
 	String to_string()                    { return GEN_NS to_string(* this); }
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ struct CodeUsing
 
 struct CodeVar
 {
-#if GEN_SUPPORT_CPP_MEMBER_FEATURES || 1
+#if GEN_SUPPORT_CPP_MEMBER_FEATURES
 	Using_Code( CodeVar );
 
 	String to_string()                 { return GEN_NS to_string(* this); }

project/components/gen/ecode.hpp

@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 
 // This file was generated automatially by gencpp's bootstrap.cpp (See: https://github.com/Ed94/gencpp)
 
-typedef enum CodeType_Def CodeType;
-
 enum CodeType_Def : u32
 {
 	CT_Invalid,
@@ -71,6 +69,7 @@ enum CodeType_Def : u32
 	CT_Variable,
 	CT_NumTypes
 };
+typedef enum CodeType_Def CodeType;
 
 inline StrC to_str( CodeType type )
 {

project/components/gen/eoperator.hpp

@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 
 // This file was generated automatially by gencpp's bootstrap.cpp (See: https://github.com/Ed94/gencpp)
 
-typedef enum Operator_Def Operator;
-
 enum Operator_Def : u32
 {
 	Op_Invalid,
@@ -58,6 +56,7 @@ enum Operator_Def : u32
 	Op_DeleteArray,
 	NumOps
 };
+typedef enum Operator_Def Operator;
 
 inline StrC to_str( Operator op )
 {

project/components/gen/especifier.hpp

@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 
 // This file was generated automatially by gencpp's bootstrap.cpp (See: https://github.com/Ed94/gencpp)
 
-typedef enum Specifier_Def Specifier;
-
 enum Specifier_Def : u32
 {
 	Spec_Invalid,
@@ -37,6 +35,7 @@ enum Specifier_Def : u32
 	Spec_Volatile,
 	Spec_NumSpecifiers
 };
+typedef enum Specifier_Def Specifier;
 
 inline bool is_trailing( Specifier specifier )
 {

project/components/gen/etoktype.cpp

@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 GEN_NS_PARSER_BEGIN
 #define GEN_DEFINE_ATTRIBUTE_TOKENS Entry( Tok_Attribute_API_Export, "GEN_API_Export_Code" ) Entry( Tok_Attribute_API_Import, "GEN_API_Import_Code" )
 
-typedef enum TokType_Def TokType;
-
 enum TokType_Def : u32
 {
 	Tok_Invalid,
@@ -111,6 +109,7 @@ enum TokType_Def : u32
 	Tok_Attribute_API_Import,
 	Tok_NumTokens
 };
+typedef enum TokType_Def TokType;
 
 inline StrC to_str( TokType type )
 {

project/components/inlines.hpp

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ Code begin( CodeBody body) {
 }
 inline
 Code end(CodeBody body ){
-	return { rcast(AST*, body.ast)->Back->Next };
+	return { nullptr };
 }
 #pragma endregion CodeBody
 

project/components/interface.cpp

@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ internal
 void define_constants()
 {
 	Code_Global          = make_code();
-	scast(String, Code_Global->Name)    = get_cached_string( txt("Global Code") );
+	Code_Global->Name    = get_cached_string( txt("Global Code") );
-	scast(String, Code_Global->Content) = Code_Global->Name;
+	Code_Global->Content = Code_Global->Name;
 
 	Code_Invalid = make_code();
 	set_global(Code_Invalid);
@@ -403,9 +403,9 @@ StringCached get_cached_string( StrC str )
 	}
 
 	String result = string_make( get_string_allocator( str.Len ), str );
-	set<StringCached>(& StringCache, key, result );
+	set(& StringCache, key, { length(result), result } );
 
-	return result;
+	return { length(result), result };
 }
 
 // Used internally to retireve a Code object form the CodePool.

project/components/interface.untyped.cpp

@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ ssize token_fmt_va( char* buf, usize buf_size, s32 num_tokens, va_list va )
 	local_persist
 	Arena tok_map_arena;
 
-	HashTable<StrC> tok_map;
+	HashTable(StrC) tok_map;
 	{
 		local_persist
 		char tok_map_mem[ TokenFmt_TokenMap_MemSize ];
 
 		tok_map_arena = arena_init_from_memory( tok_map_mem, sizeof(tok_map_mem) );
-		tok_map       = hashtable_init<StrC>( allocator_info(& tok_map_arena) );
+		tok_map       = hashtable_init(StrC, allocator_info(& tok_map_arena) );
 
 		s32 left = num_tokens - 1;
 

project/components/interface.upfront.cpp

@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ CodeComment def_comment( StrC content )
 	Code
 	result          = make_code();
 	result->Type    = CT_Comment;
-	result->Name    = get_cached_string( cmt_formatted );
+	result->Name    = get_cached_string( { length(cmt_formatted), cmt_formatted } );
 	result->Content = result->Name;
 
 	free(& cmt_formatted);

project/components/lexer.cpp

@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ s32 lex_preprocessor_directive( LexContext* ctx )
 				, current
 				, preprocess_content.Line
 				, preprocess_content.Column
-				, directive_str.Data
+				, (char*) directive_str
 			);
 			return Lex_ReturnNull;
 		}
@@ -578,11 +578,11 @@ TokArray lex( StrC content )
 		return { {}, 0 };
 	}
 
-	foreach( StringCached, entry, PreprocessorDefines )
+	foreach( StringCached*, entry, PreprocessorDefines )
 	{
 		s32         length  = 0;
-		char const* scanner = entry.Data;
+		char const* scanner = * entry;
-		while ( GEN_NS length(entry) > length && (char_is_alphanumeric( *scanner ) || *scanner == '_') )
+		while ( entry->Len > length && (char_is_alphanumeric( *scanner ) || *scanner == '_') )
 		{
 			c.scanner++;
 			length ++;
@@ -592,8 +592,8 @@ TokArray lex( StrC content )
 			length++;
 		}
 
-		u64 key = crc32( entry.Data, length );
+		u64 key = crc32( * entry, length );
-		set(& c.defines, key, (StrC)entry );
+		set(& c.defines, key, (StrC) * entry );
 	}
 
 	clear(Tokens);

project/components/parser.cpp

@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ CodeAttributes parse_attributes()
 
 		Code result     = make_code();
 		result->Type    = CT_PlatformAttributes;
-		result->Name    = get_cached_string( name_stripped );
+		result->Name    = get_cached_string( { length(name_stripped), name_stripped } );
 		result->Content = result->Name;
 		// result->Token   =
 
@@ -905,11 +905,11 @@ CodeBody parse_class_struct_body( TokType which, Token name )
 			break;
 
 			case Tok_Operator:
-				if ( currtok.Text[0] != '~' )
+				//if ( currtok.Text[0] != '~' )
-				{
+				//{
-					log_failure( "Operator token found in global body but not destructor unary negation\n%s", to_string(Context) );
+				//	log_failure( "Operator token found in global body but not destructor unary negation\n%s", to_string(Context) );
-					return InvalidCode;
+				//	return InvalidCode;
-				}
+				//}
 
 				member = parse_destructor();
 				// ~<Name>()
@@ -1047,10 +1047,10 @@ CodeBody parse_class_struct_body( TokType which, Token name )
 
 					if ( attributes )
 					{
-						String fused = string_make_reserve( GlobalAllocator, length(attributes->Content) + length(more_attributes->Content) );
+						String fused = string_make_reserve( GlobalAllocator, attributes->Content.Len + more_attributes->Content.Len );
 						append_fmt( & fused, "%S %S", attributes->Content, more_attributes->Content );
 
-						attributes->Name    = get_cached_string(fused);
+						attributes->Name    = get_cached_string({ length(fused), fused });
 						attributes->Content = attributes->Name;
 						// <Attributes> <Specifiers> <Attributes>
 					}
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ CodeDefine parse_define()
 		return define;
 	}
 
-	define->Content = get_cached_string( strip_formatting( to_str(currtok), strip_formatting_dont_preserve_newlines ) );
+	define->Content = get_cached_string( to_strc( strip_formatting( to_str(currtok), strip_formatting_dont_preserve_newlines )) );
 	eat( Tok_Preprocess_Content );
 	// #define <Name> <Content>
 
@@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@ CodeFn parse_function_after_name(
 
 	CodeFn
 	result              = (CodeFn) make_code();
-	result->Name        = get_cached_string( name_stripped );
+	result->Name        = get_cached_string( to_strc(name_stripped) );
 	result->ModuleFlags = mflags;
 
 	if ( body )
@@ -2730,7 +2730,7 @@ CodeParam parse_params( bool use_template_capture )
 				eat( currtok.Type );
 			}
 
-			value = untyped_str( strip_formatting( to_str(value_tok), strip_formatting_dont_preserve_newlines ) );
+			value = untyped_str( to_strc(strip_formatting( to_str(value_tok), strip_formatting_dont_preserve_newlines )) );
 			// ( <Macro> <ValueType> <Name> = <Expression>
 		}
 	}
@@ -2845,7 +2845,7 @@ CodeParam parse_params( bool use_template_capture )
 					eat( currtok.Type );
 				}
 
-				value = untyped_str( strip_formatting( to_str(value_tok), strip_formatting_dont_preserve_newlines ) );
+				value = untyped_str( to_strc(strip_formatting( to_str(value_tok), strip_formatting_dont_preserve_newlines )) );
 				// ( <Macro> <ValueType> <Name> = <Expression>, <Macro> <ValueType> <Name> = <Expression>
 			}
 			// ( <Macro> <ValueType> <Name> = <Expression>, <Macro> <ValueType> <Name> = <Expression>, ..
@@ -3860,6 +3860,7 @@ CodeFriend parse_friend()
 	// friend
 
 	CodeFn       function = { nullptr };
+	CodeOperator op       = { nullptr };
 
 	// Type declaration or return type
 	CodeTypename type = parse_type();
@@ -3893,6 +3894,12 @@ CodeFriend parse_friend()
 			// function->Params = params;
 	}
 
+	// Operator declaration or definition
+	if ( currtok.Type == Tok_Decl_Operator )
+	{
+		op = parse_operator_after_ret_type( ModuleFlag_None, NullCode, NullCode, type );
+	}
+
 	CodeComment inline_cmt = NullCode;
 	if ( function && function->Type == CT_Function_Fwd )
 	{
@@ -3912,6 +3919,8 @@ CodeFriend parse_friend()
 
 	if ( function )
 		result->Declaration = function;
+	else if ( op )
+		result->Declaration = op;
 	else
 		result->Declaration = type;
 
@@ -4132,7 +4141,7 @@ CodeOpCast parse_operator_cast( CodeSpecifiers specifiers )
 	Code type = parse_type();
 	// <Specifiers> <Qualifier> :: ... operator <UnderlyingType>
 
-	Context.Scope->Name = { type->Name.Data, length(type->Name) };
+	Context.Scope->Name = { type->Name.Ptr, type->Name.Len };
 
 	eat( Tok_Capture_Start );
 	eat( Tok_Capture_End );
@@ -4820,7 +4829,7 @@ else if ( currtok.Type == Tok_DeclType )
 	}
 #endif
 
-	result->Name = get_cached_string( name_stripped );
+	result->Name = get_cached_string( to_strc(name_stripped) );
 
 	if ( attributes )
 		result->Attributes = attributes;

project/dependencies/containers.hpp

@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ bool append(Array<Type>* array, Type value)
 
 	if (header->Num == header->Capacity)
 	{
-		if (!grow(array, header->Capacity))
+		if ( ! grow(array, header->Capacity))
 			return false;
 		header = get_header(* array);
 	}
@@ -170,12 +170,12 @@ bool append(Array<Type>* array, Type* items, usize item_num)
 
 	if (header->Num + item_num > header->Capacity)
 	{
-		if (!grow(array, header->Capacity + item_num))
+		if ( ! grow(array, header->Capacity + item_num))
 			return false;
 		header = get_header(array);
 	}
 
-	mem_copy(array.Data + header->Num, items, item_num * sizeof(Type));
+	mem_copy((Type*)array + header->Num, items, item_num * sizeof(Type));
 	header->Num += item_num;
 
 	return true;

project/dependencies/macros.hpp

@@ -212,11 +212,7 @@
 
 // This is intended to only really be used internally or with the C-library variant
 // C++ users can just use the for-range directly.
-#if GEN_COMPILER_C
+#define foreach(Type, entry_id, iterable) for ( Type entry_id = begin(iterable); entry_id != end(iterable); entry_id = next(iterable, entry_id) )
-#	define foreach(Type, entry_id, iterable) for ( Type entry_id = begin(iterable); entry_id != end(iterable); entry_id = next(iterable, entry_id) )
-#else
-#	define foreach(Type, entry_id, iterable) for ( Type entry_id : iterable )
-#endif
 
 #if GEN_COMPILER_C
 #	if __STDC_VERSION__ >= 202311L

project/dependencies/printing.cpp

@@ -420,6 +420,15 @@ neverinline ssize str_fmt_va( char* text, ssize max_len, char const* fmt, va_lis
 
 			case 'S':
 			{
+				if ( *(fmt + 1) == 'C' )
+				{
+					++ fmt;
+					StrC gen_str   = va_arg( va, StrC);
+					info.precision = gen_str.Len;
+					len            = _print_string( text, remaining, &info, gen_str.Ptr );
+					break;
+				}
+
 				String gen_str = String { va_arg( va, char*) };
 
 				info.precision = length(gen_str);

project/dependencies/strings.hpp

@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@
 
 #pragma region Strings
 
+struct StrC;
+
+bool        are_equal           (StrC lhs, StrC rhs);
+char const* back                (StrC str);
+bool        contains            (StrC str, StrC substring);
+StrC        duplicate           (StrC str, AllocatorInfo allocator);
+b32         starts_with         (StrC str, StrC substring);
+StrC        to_str              (char const* bad_string);
+StrC        visualize_whitespace(StrC str, AllocatorInfo allocator);
+
 // Constant string with length.
 struct StrC
 {
@@ -14,15 +24,71 @@ struct StrC
 #if ! GEN_COMPILER_C
 	operator char const* ()               const { return Ptr; }
 	char const& operator[]( ssize index ) const { return Ptr[index]; }
+
+#if GEN_SUPPORT_CPP_MEMBER_FEATURES
+	bool        is_equal            (StrC rhs)                const { return GEN_NS are_equal(* this, rhs); }
+	char const* back                ()                        const { return GEN_NS back(* this); }
+	bool        contains            (StrC substring)          const { return GEN_NS contains(* this, substring); }
+	StrC        duplicate           (AllocatorInfo allocator) const { return GEN_NS duplicate(* this, allocator); }
+	b32         starts_with         (StrC substring)          const { return GEN_NS starts_with(* this, substring); }
+	StrC        visualize_whitespace(AllocatorInfo allocator) const { return GEN_NS visualize_whitespace(* this, allocator); }
+#endif
 #endif
 };
 
 #define cast_to_strc( str ) * rcast( StrC*, (str) - sizeof(ssize) )
 #define txt( text )         StrC { sizeof( text ) - 1, ( text ) }
 
+inline char const* begin(StrC str)                   { return str.Ptr; }
+inline char const* end  (StrC str)                   { return str.Ptr + str.Len; }
+inline char const* next (StrC str, char const* iter) { return iter + 1; }
+
 inline
-StrC to_str( char const* str ) {
+bool are_equal(StrC lhs, StrC rhs)
-	return { str_len( str ), str };
+{
+	if (lhs.Len != rhs.Len)
+		return false;
+
+	for (ssize idx = 0; idx < lhs.Len; ++idx)
+		if (lhs[idx] != rhs[idx])
+			return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+inline
+char const* back(StrC str) {
+	return & str.Ptr[str.Len - 1];
+}
+
+inline
+bool contains(StrC str, StrC substring)
+{
+	if (substring.Len > str.Len)
+		return false;
+
+	ssize main_len = str.Len;
+	ssize sub_len  = substring.Len;
+	for (ssize idx = 0; idx <= main_len - sub_len; ++idx)
+	{
+		if (str_compare(str.Ptr + idx, substring.Ptr, sub_len) == 0)
+			return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+inline
+b32 starts_with(StrC str, StrC substring) {
+	if (substring.Len > str.Len)
+		return false;
+
+	b32 result = str_compare(str.Ptr, substring.Ptr, substring.Len) == 0;
+		return result;
+}
+
+inline
+StrC to_str( char const* bad_str ) {
+	return { str_len( bad_str ), bad_str };
 }
 
 // Dynamic String
@@ -31,7 +97,12 @@ StrC to_str( char const* str ) {
 // I kept it for simplicty of porting but its not necessary to keep it that way.
 #pragma region String
 struct StringHeader;
+
+#if GEN_COMPILER_C || ! GEN_SUPPORT_CPP_MEMBER_FEATURES
+typedef char* String;
+#else
 struct String;
+#endif
 
 usize string_grow_formula(usize value);
 
@@ -65,6 +136,7 @@ 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);
+StrC          to_strc             (String       str);
 void          trim                (String       str, char const* cut_set);
 void          trim_space          (String       str);
 String        visualize_whitespace(String const str);
@@ -75,12 +147,11 @@ struct StringHeader {
 	ssize         Length;
 };
 
-#if ! GEN_COMPILER_C
+#if ! GEN_COMPILER_C && GEN_SUPPORT_CPP_MEMBER_FEATURES
 struct String
 {
 	char* Data;
 
-	forceinline operator bool()              { return Data != nullptr; }
 	forceinline operator char*()             { return Data; }
 	forceinline operator char const*() const { return Data; }
 	forceinline operator StrC()        const { return { GEN_NS length(* this), Data }; }
@@ -98,10 +169,14 @@ struct String
 	forceinline char&       operator[](ssize index)       { return Data[index]; }
 	forceinline char const& operator[](ssize index) const { return Data[index]; }
 
+	       bool operator==(std::nullptr_t) const             { return     Data == nullptr; }
+	       bool operator!=(std::nullptr_t) const             { return     Data != nullptr; }
+	friend bool operator==(std::nullptr_t, const String str) { return str.Data == nullptr; }
+	friend bool operator!=(std::nullptr_t, const String str) { return str.Data != nullptr; }
+
 	forceinline char* begin() const { return Data; }
 	forceinline char* end()   const { return Data + GEN_NS length(* this); }
 
-#if GEN_SUPPORT_CPP_MEMBER_FEATURES
 #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); }
@@ -151,6 +226,7 @@ struct String
 	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 StrC          to_strc()                                      { return { length(), Data}; }
 	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); }
@@ -168,26 +244,25 @@ struct String
 		return GEN_NS append(this, buf, res);
 	}
 #pragma endregion Member Mapping
-#endif
 };
 #endif
 
-#if GEN_SUPPORT_CPP_REFERENCES
+inline char* begin(String str)             { return ((char*) str); }
-bool          make_space_for(String& str, char const* to_append, ssize add_len);
+inline char* end  (String str)             { return ((char*) str + length(str)); }
-bool          append(String& str, char c);
+inline char* next (String str, char* iter) { return ((char*) iter + 1); }
-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, ...);
-char&         back(String& str);
-void          clear(String& str);
-void          free(String& str);
-#endif
 
-inline char* begin(String str) { return str; }
+#if GEN_SUPPORT_CPP_REFERENCES
-inline char* end(String str)   { return scast(char*, str) + length(str); }
+inline bool          make_space_for(String& str, char const* to_append, ssize add_len);
-inline char* next(String str)  { return scast(char*, str) + 1; }
+inline bool          append(String& str, char c);
+inline bool          append(String& str, char const* str_to_append);
+inline bool          append(String& str, char const* str_to_append, ssize length);
+inline bool          append(String& str, StrC str_to_append);
+inline bool          append(String& str, const String other);
+inline bool          append_fmt(String& str, char const* fmt, ...);
+inline char&         back(String& str);
+inline void          clear(String& str);
+inline void          free(String& str);
+#endif
 
 inline
 usize string_grow_formula(usize value) {
@@ -249,7 +324,7 @@ String string_join(AllocatorInfo allocator, char const** parts, ssize num_parts,
 inline
 bool append(String* str, char c) {
 	GEN_ASSERT(str != nullptr);
-	return append(str, &c, 1);
+	return append( str, (char const*)& c, (ssize)1);
 }
 
 inline
@@ -288,9 +363,9 @@ bool append(String* str, StrC str_to_append) {
 }
 
 inline
-bool append(String* str, const String other) {
+bool append(String* str, String const other) {
 	GEN_ASSERT(str != nullptr);
-	return append(str, other, length(other));
+	return append(str, (char const*)other, length(other));
 }
 
 bool append_fmt(String* str, char const* fmt, ...) {
@@ -303,7 +378,7 @@ bool append_fmt(String* str, char const* fmt, ...) {
 	res = str_fmt_va(buf, count_of(buf) - 1, fmt, va) - 1;
 	va_end(va);
 
-	return append(str, buf, res);
+	return append(str, (char const*)buf, res);
 }
 
 inline
@@ -464,7 +539,7 @@ 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;
+	b32 result = str_compare(str, substring.Ptr, substring.Len) == 0;
 	return result;
 }
 
@@ -473,7 +548,7 @@ b32 starts_with(String const str, String substring) {
 	if (length(substring) > length(str))
 		return false;
 
-	b32 result = str_compare(str.Data, substring.Data, length(substring) - 1) == 0;
+	b32 result = str_compare(str, substring, length(substring) - 1) == 0;
 	return result;
 }
 
@@ -481,18 +556,18 @@ inline
 void skip_line(String str)
 {
 #define current (*scanner)
-	char* scanner = str.Data;
+	char* scanner = str;
 	while (current != '\r' && current != '\n') {
  		++scanner;
 	}
 
-	s32 new_length = scanner - str.Data;
+	s32 new_length = scanner - str;
 
 	if (current == '\r') {
 		new_length += 1;
 	}
 
-	mem_move(str.Data, scanner, new_length);
+	mem_move((char*)str, scanner, new_length);
 
 	StringHeader* header = get_header(str);
 	header->Length = new_length;
@@ -518,7 +593,12 @@ 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(str)->Length = write_pos - str;
+}
+
+inline
+StrC to_strc(String str) {
+	return { length(str), (char const*)str };
 }
 
 inline
@@ -526,8 +606,8 @@ void trim(String str, char const* cut_set)
 {
 	ssize len = 0;
 
-   char* start_pos = str.Data;
+	char* start_pos = str;
-   char* end_pos = str.Data + length(str) - 1;
+	char* end_pos   = scast(char*, str) + length(str) - 1;
 
 	while (start_pos <= end_pos && char_first_occurence(cut_set, *start_pos))
 	start_pos++;
@@ -537,10 +617,10 @@ 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 (str != start_pos)
-   	mem_move(str.Data, start_pos, len);
+		mem_move(str, start_pos, len);
 
-   str.Data[len] = '\0';
+	str[len] = '\0';
 
    get_header(str)->Length = len;
 }
@@ -556,7 +636,7 @@ String visualize_whitespace(String const str)
 	StringHeader* header = (StringHeader*)(scast(char const*, str) - sizeof(StringHeader));
 	String        result = string_make_reserve(header->Allocator, length(str) * 2); // Assume worst case for space requirements.
 
-	for (auto c : str) switch (c)
+	foreach (char*, c, str) switch ( * c )
 	{
 		case ' ':
 			append(& result, txt("·"));
@@ -590,11 +670,47 @@ struct String_POD {
 };
 static_assert( sizeof( String_POD ) == sizeof( String ), "String is not a POD" );
 
-// Implements basic string interning. Data structure is based off the ZPL Hashtable.
+inline
-typedef HashTable<String const>   StringTable;
+StrC duplicate(StrC str, AllocatorInfo allocator) {
+	String result = string_make_length(allocator, str.Ptr, str.Len);
+	return {  get_header(result)->Length, result };
+}
+
+inline
+StrC visualize_whitespace(StrC str, AllocatorInfo allocator)
+{
+	String result = string_make_reserve(allocator, str.Len * 2); // Assume worst case for space requirements.
+	foreach (char const*, c, str) switch ( * c )
+	{
+		case ' ':
+			append(& result, txt("·"));
+		break;
+		case '\t':
+			append(& result, txt("→"));
+		break;
+		case '\n':
+			append(& result, txt("↵"));
+		break;
+		case '\r':
+			append(& result, txt("⏎"));
+		break;
+		case '\v':
+			append(& result, txt("⇕"));
+		break;
+		case '\f':
+			append(& result, txt("⌂"));
+		break;
+		default:
+			append(& result, c);
+		break;
+	}
+	return to_strc(result);
+}
 
 // Represents strings cached with the string table.
 // Should never be modified, if changed string is desired, cache_string( str ) another.
-typedef String const   StringCached;
+typedef StrC StringCached;
 
+// Implements basic string interning. Data structure is based off the ZPL Hashtable.
+typedef HashTable<StringCached> StringTable;
 #pragma endregion Strings

project/helpers/helper.hpp

@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ CodeBody gen_ecode( char const* path )
 		append_fmt( & to_str_entries, "{ sizeof(\"%s\"), \"%s\" },\n", code, code );
 	}
 
-	CodeEnum enum_code = parse_enum(gen::token_fmt_impl((3 + 1) / 2, "entries", (StrC)enum_entries, "enum CodeType_Def : u32 { <entries> CT_NumTypes };"));
+	CodeEnum enum_code = parse_enum(gen::token_fmt_impl((3 + 1) / 2, "entries", to_strc(enum_entries), "enum CodeType_Def : u32 { <entries> CT_NumTypes };"));
 
 #pragma push_macro("local_persist")
 #undef local_persist
-	CodeFn to_str = parse_function( token_fmt( "entries", (StrC)to_str_entries, stringize(
+	CodeFn to_str = parse_function( token_fmt( "entries", to_strc(to_str_entries), stringize(
 		inline
 		StrC to_str( CodeType type )
 		{
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ CodeBody gen_ecode( char const* path )
 	//CodeUsing code_t = def_using( name(CodeT), def_type( name(ECode::Type) ) );
 	CodeTypedef code_t = parse_typedef(code(typedef enum CodeType_Def CodeType; ));
 
-	return def_global_body( args( code_t, enum_code, to_str, fmt_newline ) );
+	return def_global_body( args( enum_code, code_t, to_str, fmt_newline ) );
 }
 
 CodeBody gen_eoperator( char const* path )
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ CodeBody gen_eoperator( char const* path )
 		append_fmt( & to_str_entries, "{ sizeof(\"%s\"), \"%s\" },\n", entry_to_str, entry_to_str);
 	}
 
-	CodeEnum  enum_code = parse_enum(token_fmt("entries", (StrC)enum_entries, stringize(
+	CodeEnum  enum_code = parse_enum(token_fmt("entries", to_strc(enum_entries), stringize(
 		enum Operator_Def : u32
 		{
 			<entries>
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ CodeBody gen_eoperator( char const* path )
 
 #pragma push_macro("local_persist")
 #undef local_persist
-	CodeFn to_str = parse_function(token_fmt("entries", (StrC)to_str_entries, stringize(
+	CodeFn to_str = parse_function(token_fmt("entries", to_strc(to_str_entries), stringize(
 		inline
 		StrC to_str( Operator op )
 		{
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ CodeBody gen_eoperator( char const* path )
 	//CodeUsing operator_t = def_using( name(OperatorT), def_type( name(EOperator::Type) ) );
 	CodeTypedef operator_t = parse_typedef(code( typedef enum Operator_Def Operator; ));
 
-	return def_global_body( args( operator_t, enum_code, to_str, fmt_newline ) );
+	return def_global_body( args( enum_code, operator_t, to_str, fmt_newline ) );
 }
 
 CodeBody gen_especifier( char const* path )
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ CodeBody gen_especifier( char const* path )
 		append_fmt( & to_str_entries, "{ sizeof(\"%s\"), \"%s\" },\n", entry_to_str, entry_to_str);
 	}
 
-	CodeEnum  enum_code = parse_enum(token_fmt("entries", (StrC)enum_entries, stringize(
+	CodeEnum  enum_code = parse_enum(token_fmt("entries", to_strc(enum_entries), stringize(
 		enum Specifier_Def : u32
 		{
 			<entries>
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ CodeBody gen_especifier( char const* path )
 		};
 	)));
 
-	CodeFn is_trailing = parse_function(token_fmt("specifier", (StrC)to_str_entries, stringize(
+	CodeFn is_trailing = parse_function(token_fmt("specifier", to_strc(to_str_entries), stringize(
 		inline
 		bool is_trailing( Specifier specifier )
 		{
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ CodeBody gen_especifier( char const* path )
 #undef do_once_end
 #undef forceinline
 #undef neverinline
-	CodeFn to_str = parse_function(token_fmt("entries", (StrC)to_str_entries, stringize(
+	CodeFn to_str = parse_function(token_fmt("entries", to_strc(to_str_entries), stringize(
 		inline
 		StrC to_str( Specifier type )
 		{
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ CodeBody gen_especifier( char const* path )
 		}
 	)));
 
-	CodeFn to_type = parse_function( token_fmt( "entries", (StrC)to_str_entries, stringize(
+	CodeFn to_type = parse_function( token_fmt( "entries", to_strc(to_str_entries), stringize(
 		inline
 		Specifier to_specifier( StrC str )
 		{
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ CodeBody gen_especifier( char const* path )
 	//CodeUsing specifier_t = def_using( name(SpecifierT), def_type( name(ESpecifier::Type) ) );
 	CodeTypedef specifier_t = parse_typedef( code(typedef enum Specifier_Def Specifier; ));
 
-	return def_global_body( args( specifier_t, enum_code, is_trailing, to_str, to_type, fmt_newline ) );
+	return def_global_body( args( enum_code, specifier_t, is_trailing, to_str, to_type, fmt_newline ) );
 }
 
 CodeBody gen_etoktype( char const* etok_path, char const* attr_path )
@@ -271,11 +271,11 @@ CodeBody gen_etoktype( char const* etok_path, char const* attr_path )
 
 #pragma push_macro("GEN_DEFINE_ATTRIBUTE_TOKENS")
 #undef GEN_DEFINE_ATTRIBUTE_TOKENS
-	CodeDefine attribute_entires_def = def_define( name(GEN_DEFINE_ATTRIBUTE_TOKENS), attribute_define_entries  );
+	CodeDefine attribute_entires_def = def_define( name(GEN_DEFINE_ATTRIBUTE_TOKENS), to_strc(attribute_define_entries)  );
 #pragma pop_macro("GEN_DEFINE_ATTRIBUTE_TOKENS")
 
 	// We cannot parse this enum, it has Attribute names as enums
-	CodeEnum enum_code = parse_enum(token_fmt("entries", (StrC)enum_entries, "attribute_toks", (StrC)attribute_entries, stringize(
+	CodeEnum enum_code = parse_enum(token_fmt("entries", to_str(enum_entries), "attribute_toks", to_str(attribute_entries), stringize(
 		enum TokType_Def : u32
 		{
 			<entries>
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ CodeBody gen_etoktype( char const* etok_path, char const* attr_path )
 #undef local_persist
 #undef do_once_start
 #undef do_once_end
-	CodeFn to_str = parse_function(token_fmt("entries", (StrC)to_str_entries, "attribute_toks", (StrC)to_str_attributes, stringize(
+	CodeFn to_str = parse_function(token_fmt("entries", to_strc(to_str_entries), "attribute_toks", to_strc(to_str_attributes), stringize(
 		inline
 		StrC to_str( TokType type )
 		{
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ CodeBody gen_etoktype( char const* etok_path, char const* attr_path )
 		}
 	)));
 
-	CodeFn to_type = parse_function( token_fmt( "entries", (StrC)to_str_entries, stringize(
+	CodeFn to_type = parse_function( token_fmt( "entries", to_strc(to_str_entries), stringize(
 		inline
 		TokType to_toktype( StrC str )
 		{
@@ -341,8 +341,8 @@ CodeBody gen_etoktype( char const* etok_path, char const* attr_path )
 
 	return def_global_body( args(
 		attribute_entires_def,
-		td_toktype,
 		enum_code,
+		td_toktype,
 		to_str,
 		to_type
 	));

project/helpers/push_ignores.inline.hpp

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #   pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wunknown-pragmas"
 #	pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wvarargs"
 #	pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wunused-function"
+#	pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wbraced-scalar-init"
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __GNUC__