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diff --git a/source/kit/string_ref.h b/source/kit/string_ref.h
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+#ifndef KIT_STRING_REF_H
+#define KIT_STRING_REF_H
+
+#include "array_ref.h"
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+typedef KIT_AR(char) kit_str_t;
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
+#  pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#  pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wunused-function"
+#  pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wunknown-pragmas"
+#  pragma GCC            push_options
+#  pragma GCC            optimize("O3")
+#endif
+
+static kit_str_t kit_str(i64 size, char const *static_string) {
+  kit_str_t s = { .size = size, .values = (char *) static_string };
+  return s;
+}
+
+//  Make a barbarian string for C standard library functions.
+//  Not thread safe.
+//  Use with caution.
+//
+static char *kit_make_bs(kit_str_t s) {
+  static char buf[8][4096];
+  static i32  index = 0;
+  i64         n     = s.size;
+  if (n > 4095)
+    n = 4095;
+  if (n > 0)
+    memcpy(buf[index], s.values, n);
+  buf[index][n] = '\0';
+  char *result  = buf[index];
+  index         = (index + 1) % 8;
+  return result;
+}
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
+#  pragma GCC            pop_options
+#  pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#endif
+
+#define KIT_SZ(static_str_) \
+  kit_str(sizeof(static_str_) - 1, (static_str_))
+
+#define KIT_WRAP_BS(string_) kit_str(strlen(string_), (string_))
+
+#define KIT_WRAP_STR(...) \
+  kit_str((__VA_ARGS__).size, (__VA_ARGS__).values)
+
+#ifndef KIT_DISABLE_SHORT_NAMES
+#  define BS(...) kit_make_bs(KIT_WRAP_STR(__VA_ARGS__))
+
+#  define str_t kit_str_t
+
+#  define SZ KIT_SZ
+#  define WRAP_BS KIT_WRAP_BS
+#  define WRAP_STR KIT_WRAP_STR
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif