diff --git a/source/mijin/container/vector_map.hpp b/source/mijin/container/vector_map.hpp
index a675e48..53e5fb3 100644
--- a/source/mijin/container/vector_map.hpp
+++ b/source/mijin/container/vector_map.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <vector>
+
 #include "./boxed_object.hpp"
 #include "./optional.hpp"
 
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-template<typename TKey, typename TValue, typename TKeyAllocator = std::allocator<TKey>, typename TValueAllocator = std::allocator<TValue>>
+template<typename TKey, typename TValue, typename TKeyAllocator = MIJIN_DEFAULT_ALLOCATOR<TKey>, typename TValueAllocator = MIJIN_DEFAULT_ALLOCATOR<TValue>>
 class VectorMap
 {
 public:
@@ -119,12 +120,17 @@ private:
     std::vector<TKey, TKeyAllocator> keys_;
     std::vector<TValue, TValueAllocator> values_;
 public:
-    VectorMap() noexcept = default;
+    explicit VectorMap(TKeyAllocator keyAllocator = {})
+        MIJIN_NOEXCEPT_IF((std::is_nothrow_move_constructible_v<TKeyAllocator> && std::is_nothrow_constructible_v<TValueAllocator, const TKeyAllocator&>))
+        : keys_(std::move(keyAllocator)), values_(TValueAllocator(keys_.get_allocator())) {}
+    VectorMap(TKeyAllocator keyAllocator, TValueAllocator valueAllocator)
+        MIJIN_NOEXCEPT_IF(std::is_nothrow_move_constructible_v<TKeyAllocator> && std::is_nothrow_move_constructible_v<TValueAllocator>)
+        : keys_(std::move(keyAllocator)), values_(std::move(valueAllocator)) {}
     VectorMap(const VectorMap&) = default;
-    VectorMap(VectorMap&&) MIJIN_NOEXCEPT = default;
+    VectorMap(VectorMap&&) = default;
     
     VectorMap& operator=(const VectorMap&) = default;
-    VectorMap& operator=(VectorMap&&) MIJIN_NOEXCEPT = default;
+    VectorMap& operator=(VectorMap&&) = default;
     auto operator<=>(const VectorMap& other) const noexcept = default;
     
     TValue& operator[](const TKey& key)
diff --git a/source/mijin/internal/common.hpp b/source/mijin/internal/common.hpp
index 474aca7..26a2a30 100644
--- a/source/mijin/internal/common.hpp
+++ b/source/mijin/internal/common.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include "./config.hpp"
+#include "./helpers.hpp"
 #include "./exception.hpp"
 #include "./version_support.hpp"
diff --git a/source/mijin/internal/config.hpp b/source/mijin/internal/config.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..454e69f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/mijin/internal/config.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+
+#pragma once
+
+#if !defined(MIJIN_INTERNAL_CONFIG_HPP_INCLUDED)
+#define MIJIN_INTERNAL_CONFIG_HPP_INCLUDED 1
+
+#if defined(MIJIN_CONFIG_HEADER)
+#include MIJIN_CONFIG_HEADER
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(MIJIN_DEFAULT_ALLOCATOR)
+#define MIJIN_DEFAULT_ALLOCATOR std::allocator
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(MIJIN_DEFAULT_CHAR_TYPE)
+#define MIJIN_DEFAULT_CHAR_TYPE char
+#endif
+
+#endif // !defined(MIJIN_INTERNAL_CONFIG_HPP_INCLUDED)
diff --git a/source/mijin/internal/helpers.hpp b/source/mijin/internal/helpers.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f16253
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/mijin/internal/helpers.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+
+#pragma once
+
+#if !defined(MIJIN_INTERNAL_HELPERS_HPP_INCLUDED)
+#define MIJIN_INTERNAL_HELPERS_HPP_INCLUDED 1
+
+#include <type_traits>
+#include "../util/traits.hpp"
+
+#define MIJIN_IDENTITY(what) what
+#define MIJIN_NULLIFY(what)
+
+#define MIJIN_SMART_QUOTE(chr_type, text)                                      \
+[]<typename TChar__>(TChar__) consteval                                        \
+{                                                                              \
+    if constexpr (std::is_same_v<TChar__, char>)                               \
+    {                                                                          \
+        return text;                                                           \
+    }                                                                          \
+    else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<TChar__, wchar_t>)                       \
+    {                                                                          \
+        return L ## text;                                                      \
+    }                                                                          \
+    else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<TChar__, char8_t>)                       \
+    {                                                                          \
+        return u8 ## text;                                                     \
+    }                                                                          \
+    else                                                                       \
+    {                                                                          \
+        static_assert(::mijin::always_false_v<TChar__>, "Invalid char type."); \
+    }                                                                          \
+}(chr_type())
+
+#define MIJIN_SMART_STRINGIFY(chr_type, text) MIJIN_SMART_QUOTE(chr_type, #text)
+
+#define MIJIN_DEFINE_CHAR_VERSIONS_IMPL(type_name, prefix_a, prefix_b, prefix_c, set_args) \
+prefix_a prefix_b(char) prefix_c                                                           \
+using C ## type_name = Base ## type_name <set_args(char)>;                                 \
+                                                                                           \
+prefix_a prefix_b(wchar_t) prefix_c                                                        \
+using W ## type_name = Base ## type_name <set_args(wchar_t)>;                              \
+                                                                                           \
+prefix_a prefix_b(char8_t) prefix_c                                                        \
+using U ## type_name = Base ## type_name <set_args(char8_t)>;                              \
+                                                                                           \
+using type_name = Base ## type_name<>;
+
+#define MIJIN_DEFINE_CHAR_VERSIONS_TMPL(type_name, remaining_args, set_args) \
+MIJIN_DEFINE_CHAR_VERSIONS_IMPL(type_name, template<, remaining_args, >, set_args)
+
+#define MIJIN_DEFINE_CHAR_VERSIONS_CUSTOM(type_name, set_args)   \
+MIJIN_DEFINE_CHAR_VERSIONS_IMPL(type_name, , MIJIN_NULLIFY, , set_args)
+
+#define MIJIN_DEFINE_CHAR_VERSIONS(type_name) \
+MIJIN_DEFINE_CHAR_VERSIONS_CUSTOM(type_name, MIJIN_IDENTITY)
+
+#endif // !defined(MIJIN_INTERNAL_HELPERS_HPP_INCLUDED)
diff --git a/source/mijin/logging/formatting.hpp b/source/mijin/logging/formatting.hpp
index 53a4e01..fe15d32 100644
--- a/source/mijin/logging/formatting.hpp
+++ b/source/mijin/logging/formatting.hpp
@@ -8,61 +8,98 @@
 #include <format>
 #include <variant>
 #include "./logger.hpp"
+#include "../internal/common.hpp"
 #include "../memory/dynamic_pointer.hpp"
 #include "../memory/memutil.hpp"
 #include "../memory/virtual_allocator.hpp"
 #include "../util/annot.hpp"
 #include "../util/concepts.hpp"
+#include "../util/string.hpp"
 
 namespace mijin
 {
-template<allocator_type_for<char> TAllocator = std::allocator<char>>
-class LogFormatter
+#define FORMATTER_COMMON_ARGS(chr_type) allocator_type_for<chr_type> TAllocator = MIJIN_DEFAULT_ALLOCATOR<chr_type>
+template<typename TChar = MIJIN_DEFAULT_CHAR_TYPE, typename TTraits = std::char_traits<TChar>,
+        FORMATTER_COMMON_ARGS(TChar)>
+class BaseLogFormatter
 {
 public:
-    using string_t = std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, TAllocator>;
+    using char_t = TChar;
+    using traits_t = TTraits;
+    using allocator_t = TAllocator;
+    using string_t = std::basic_string<char_t, traits_t, allocator_t>;
 
-    virtual ~LogFormatter() noexcept = default;
+    virtual ~BaseLogFormatter() noexcept = default;
 
     virtual void format(const LogMessage& message, string_t& outFormatted) noexcept = 0;
 };
 
-template<allocator_type_for<char> TAllocator = std::allocator<char>>
-class SimpleLogFormatter : public LogFormatter<TAllocator>
+template<typename TChar = MIJIN_DEFAULT_CHAR_TYPE, typename TTraits = std::char_traits<TChar>,
+        FORMATTER_COMMON_ARGS(TChar)>
+class BaseSimpleLogFormatter : public BaseLogFormatter<TChar, TTraits, TAllocator>
 {
 public:
-    using typename LogFormatter<TAllocator>::string_t;
+    using char_t = TChar;
+    using traits_t = TTraits;
+    using allocator_t = TAllocator;
+    using base_t = BaseLogFormatter<char_t, traits_t, allocator_t>;
+    using typename base_t::string_t;
 private:
     string_t mFormat;
+    string_t mFormatBuffer;
 public:
-    explicit SimpleLogFormatter(string_t format) MIJIN_NOEXCEPT : mFormat(std::move(format)) {}
+    explicit BaseSimpleLogFormatter(string_t format) MIJIN_NOEXCEPT : mFormat(std::move(format)), mFormatBuffer(mFormat.get_allocator()) {}
 
     void format(const LogMessage& message, string_t& outFormatted) noexcept override;
 };
 
-template<template<typename> typename TAllocator = std::allocator,
-                            deleter_type<LogFormatter<TAllocator<char>>> TDeleter = AllocatorDeleter<TAllocator<LogFormatter<TAllocator<char>>>>>
-        requires(allocator_type<TAllocator<char>>)
-class FormattingLogSink : public LogSink
+#define FORMATTER_SET_ARGS(chr_type) chr_type, std::char_traits<chr_type>, TAllocator
+
+MIJIN_DEFINE_CHAR_VERSIONS_TMPL(LogFormatter, FORMATTER_COMMON_ARGS, FORMATTER_SET_ARGS)
+MIJIN_DEFINE_CHAR_VERSIONS_TMPL(SimpleLogFormatter, FORMATTER_COMMON_ARGS, FORMATTER_SET_ARGS)
+
+#undef FORMATTER_COMMON_ARGS
+#undef FORMATTER_SET_ARGS
+
+#define MIJIN_FORMATTING_SINK_COMMON_ARGS(chr_type)                                               \
+    typename TTraits = std::char_traits<chr_type>,                                                \
+    template<typename> typename TAllocator = MIJIN_DEFAULT_ALLOCATOR,                             \
+    deleter_type<BaseLogFormatter<chr_type, TTraits, TAllocator<chr_type>>> TDeleter              \
+        = AllocatorDeleter<TAllocator<BaseLogFormatter<chr_type, TTraits, TAllocator<chr_type>>>>
+
+#define MIJIN_FORMATTING_SINK_TMPL_ARGS_INIT  \
+    typename TChar = MIJIN_DEFAULT_CHAR_TYPE, \
+    MIJIN_FORMATTING_SINK_COMMON_ARGS(TChar)
+
+#define MIJIN_FORMATTING_SINK_TMP_ARG_NAMES TChar, TTraits, TAllocator, TDeleter
+
+template<MIJIN_FORMATTING_SINK_TMPL_ARGS_INIT>
+        requires(allocator_type<TAllocator<TChar>>)
+class BaseFormattingLogSink : public BaseLogSink<TChar>
 {
 public:
-    using allocator_t = TAllocator<char>;
-    using formatter_t = LogFormatter<allocator_t>;
+    using base_t = BaseLogSink<TChar>;
+
+    using char_t = TChar;
+    using traits_t = TTraits;
+    using allocator_t = TAllocator<TChar>;
+    using formatter_t = BaseLogFormatter<char_t, traits_t, allocator_t>;
     using formatter_deleter_t = TDeleter;
     using formatter_ptr_t = DynamicPointer<formatter_t, formatter_deleter_t>;
     using string_t = formatter_t::string_t;
+    using typename base_t::message_t;
 private:
     not_null_t<formatter_ptr_t> mFormatter;
     string_t mBuffer;
 public:
-    explicit FormattingLogSink(not_null_t<formatter_ptr_t> formatter, TAllocator<char> allocator = {})
-        MIJIN_NOEXCEPT_IF(std::is_nothrow_move_constructible_v<TAllocator<char>>)
+    explicit BaseFormattingLogSink(not_null_t<formatter_ptr_t> formatter, allocator_t allocator = {})
+        MIJIN_NOEXCEPT_IF(std::is_nothrow_move_constructible_v<allocator_t>)
         : mFormatter(std::move(formatter)), mBuffer(std::move(allocator))
     {}
 
-    virtual void handleMessageFormatted(const LogMessage& message, const char* formatted) MIJIN_NOEXCEPT = 0;
+    virtual void handleMessageFormatted(const message_t& message, const char_t* formatted) MIJIN_NOEXCEPT = 0;
 
-    void handleMessage(const LogMessage& message) noexcept override
+    void handleMessage(const message_t& message) noexcept override
     {
         mBuffer.clear();
         mFormatter->format(message, mBuffer);
@@ -70,33 +107,42 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-template<allocator_type_for<char> TAllocator>
-void SimpleLogFormatter<TAllocator>::format(const LogMessage& message, string_t& outFormatted) noexcept
+#define SINK_SET_ARGS(chr_type) chr_type, std::char_traits<chr_type>, TAllocator, TDeleter
+
+MIJIN_DEFINE_CHAR_VERSIONS_TMPL(FormattingLogSink, MIJIN_FORMATTING_SINK_COMMON_ARGS, SINK_SET_ARGS)
+
+#undef SINK_SET_ARGS
+
+template<typename TChar, typename TTraits, allocator_type_for<TChar> TAllocator>
+void BaseSimpleLogFormatter<TChar, TTraits, TAllocator>::format(const LogMessage& message, string_t& outFormatted) noexcept
 {
+    using string_view_t = std::basic_string_view<char_t, traits_t>;
+
+    mFormatBuffer.clear();
     for (auto pos = mFormat.begin(); pos != mFormat.end(); ++pos)
     {
-        if (*pos == '{')
+        if (*pos == MIJIN_SMART_QUOTE(char_t, '{'))
         {
             ++pos;
-            if (*pos == '{')
+            if (*pos == MIJIN_SMART_QUOTE(char_t, '{'))
             {
                 // double {
-                outFormatted += '{';
+                outFormatted += MIJIN_SMART_QUOTE(char_t, '{');
                 continue;
             }
             const auto argStart = pos;
-            static const std::string_view endChars = ":}";
+            static const string_view_t endChars = MIJIN_SMART_QUOTE(char_t, ":}");
             pos = std::find_first_of(pos, mFormat.end(), endChars.begin(), endChars.end());
             MIJIN_ASSERT(pos != mFormat.end(), "Invalid format.");
 
-            const std::string_view argName(argStart, pos);
-            std::string argFormat;
+            const string_view_t argName(argStart, pos);
+            string_view_t argFormat;
             if (*pos == ':')
             {
                 const auto formatStart = pos;
-                pos = std::find(pos, mFormat.end(), '}');
+                pos = std::find(pos, mFormat.end(), MIJIN_SMART_QUOTE(char_t, '}'));
                 MIJIN_ASSERT(pos != mFormat.end(), "Invalid format.");
-                argFormat = std::string_view(formatStart, pos);
+                argFormat = string_view_t(formatStart, pos);
             }
 
             // small utility that uses the provided string buffer for storing the format string
@@ -107,56 +153,102 @@ void SimpleLogFormatter<TAllocator>::format(const LogMessage& message, string_t&
                 // if there is no format, just directly print the value
                 if (argFormat.empty())
                 {
-                    if constexpr (std::is_arithmetic_v<type_t>)
+                    if constexpr (is_char_v<type_t>)
                     {
-                        std::format_to(std::back_inserter(outFormatted), "{}", value);
+                        convertStringType(string_view_t(&value, 1), outFormatted);
+                    }
+                    else if constexpr (std::is_arithmetic_v<type_t>)
+                    {
+                        std::format_to(std::back_inserter(outFormatted), MIJIN_SMART_QUOTE(char_t, "{}"), value);
+                    }
+                    else if constexpr (is_string_v<type_t> || is_cstring_v<type_t>)
+                    {
+                        convertStringType(value, outFormatted);
                     }
                     else
                     {
+                        static_assert(always_false_v<type_t>);
                         outFormatted += value;
                     }
                     return;
                 }
+
                 // first copy the format string + braces into the buffer
-                const auto formatStart = outFormatted.size();
-                outFormatted += '{';
-                outFormatted += argFormat;
-                outFormatted += '}';
-                const auto formatEnd = outFormatted.size();
-                auto format = std::string_view(outFormatted).substr(formatStart, formatEnd - formatStart);
+                const auto formatStart = mFormatBuffer.size();
+                mFormatBuffer += '{';
+                mFormatBuffer += argFormat;
+                mFormatBuffer += '}';
+                const auto formatEnd = mFormatBuffer.size();
 
-                // then append the formatted text
-                std::vformat_to(std::back_inserter(outFormatted), format, std::make_format_args(value));
+                auto doFormatTo = [](string_t& string, string_view_t format, const auto& value)
+                {
+                    if constexpr (std::is_same_v<char_t, char>)
+                    {
+                        std::vformat_to(std::back_inserter(string), format, std::make_format_args(value));
+                    }
+                    else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<char_t, wchar_t>)
+                    {
+                        std::vformat_to(std::back_inserter(string), format, std::make_wformat_args(value));
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        static_assert(always_false_v<char_t>, "Cannot format this char type.");
+                    }
+                };
 
-                // and then remove the format from the buffer again
-                outFormatted.erase(formatStart, formatEnd - formatStart);
+                auto doFormat = [&](const auto& value)
+                {
+                    auto format = string_view_t(mFormatBuffer).substr(formatStart, formatEnd - formatStart);
+                    doFormatTo(outFormatted, format, value);
+                };
+
+                if constexpr (is_char_v<type_t> && !std::is_same_v<char_t, type_t>)
+                {
+                    static_assert(always_false_v<type_t>, "TODO...");
+                }
+                else if constexpr ((is_string_v<type_t> || is_cstring_v<type_t>) && !std::is_same_v<str_char_type_t<type_t>, char_t>)
+                {
+                    // different string type, needs to be converted
+                    const auto convertedStart = mFormatBuffer.size();
+                    convertStringType(value, mFormatBuffer);
+                    const auto convertedEnd = mFormatBuffer.size();
+
+                    // then we can format it
+                    auto converted = string_view_t(mFormatBuffer).substr(convertedStart, mFormatBuffer.size() - convertedEnd);
+                    doFormat(converted);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // nothing special
+                    doFormat(value);
+                }
             };
 
-            if (argName == "text")
+            if (argName == MIJIN_SMART_QUOTE(char_t, "text"))
             {
                 formatInline(message.text);
             }
-            else if (argName == "channel")
+            else if (argName == MIJIN_SMART_QUOTE(char_t, "channel"))
             {
                 formatInline(message.channel->name);
             }
-            else if (argName == "file")
+            else if (argName == MIJIN_SMART_QUOTE(char_t, "file"))
             {
                 formatInline(message.sourceLocation.file_name());
             }
-            else if (argName == "function")
+            else if (argName == MIJIN_SMART_QUOTE(char_t, "function"))
             {
                 formatInline(message.sourceLocation.function_name());
             }
-            else if (argName == "line")
+            else if (argName == MIJIN_SMART_QUOTE(char_t, "line"))
             {
                 formatInline(message.sourceLocation.line());
             }
-            else if (argName == "column")
+            else if (argName == MIJIN_SMART_QUOTE(char_t, "column"))
             {
                 formatInline(message.sourceLocation.column());
             }
-            else if (argName == "level")
+            else if (argName == MIJIN_SMART_QUOTE(char_t, "level"))
             {
                 formatInline(message.level->name);
             }
diff --git a/source/mijin/logging/logger.hpp b/source/mijin/logging/logger.hpp
index ea2b7d9..a40ff1d 100644
--- a/source/mijin/logging/logger.hpp
+++ b/source/mijin/logging/logger.hpp
@@ -14,69 +14,139 @@
 
 namespace mijin
 {
-struct LogLevel
+
+#if !defined(MIJIN_LOG_LEVEL_VALUE_DEBUG)
+#define MIJIN_LOG_LEVEL_VALUE_DEBUG -1000
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(MIJIN_LOG_LEVEL_VALUE_VERBOSE)
+#define MIJIN_LOG_LEVEL_VALUE_VERBOSE -500
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(MIJIN_LOG_LEVEL_VALUE_INFO)
+#define MIJIN_LOG_LEVEL_VALUE_INFO 0
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(MIJIN_LOG_LEVEL_VALUE_WARNING)
+#define MIJIN_LOG_LEVEL_VALUE_WARNING 500
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(MIJIN_LOG_LEVEL_VALUE_ERROR)
+#define MIJIN_LOG_LEVEL_VALUE_ERROR 1000
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(MIJIN_FUNCNAME_GET_LOGGER)
+#define MIJIN_FUNCNAME_GET_LOGGER mijin__getLogger__
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(MIJIN_FUNCNAME_MIN_LOG_LEVEL_COMPILE)
+#define MIJIN_FUNCNAME_MIN_LOG_LEVEL_COMPILE mijin__getMinLogLevelCompile
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(MIJIN_NSNAME_LOG_LEVEL)
+#define MIJIN_NSNAME_LOG_LEVEL mijin_log_level
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(MIJIN_NSNAME_LOG_CHANNEL)
+#define MIJIN_NSNAME_LOG_CHANNEL mijin_log_channel
+#endif
+
+
+template<typename TChar = MIJIN_DEFAULT_CHAR_TYPE>
+struct BaseLogLevel
 {
-    const char* name;
+    using char_t = TChar;
+
+    const char_t* name;
     int value;
 
     explicit operator int() const MIJIN_NOEXCEPT { return value; }
 
-    auto operator<=>(const LogLevel& other) const MIJIN_NOEXCEPT { return value <=> other.value; }
+    auto operator<=>(const BaseLogLevel& other) const MIJIN_NOEXCEPT { return value <=> other.value; }
 };
 
-struct LogChannel
+MIJIN_DEFINE_CHAR_VERSIONS(LogLevel)
+
+template<typename TChar = MIJIN_DEFAULT_CHAR_TYPE>
+struct BaseLogChannel
 {
-    const char* name;
+    using char_t = TChar;
+
+    const char_t* name;
 };
 
-struct LogMessage
+MIJIN_DEFINE_CHAR_VERSIONS(LogChannel)
+
+template<typename TChar = MIJIN_DEFAULT_CHAR_TYPE>
+struct BaseLogMessage
 {
-    const char* text;
-    const LogChannel* channel;
-    const LogLevel* level;
+    using char_t = TChar;
+
+    const char_t* text;
+    const BaseLogChannel<char_t>* channel;
+    const BaseLogLevel<char_t>* level;
     std::source_location sourceLocation;
 };
 
-class LogSink
+MIJIN_DEFINE_CHAR_VERSIONS(LogMessage)
+
+template<typename TChar = MIJIN_DEFAULT_CHAR_TYPE>
+class BaseLogSink
 {
 public:
-    virtual ~LogSink() noexcept = default;
+    using char_t = TChar;
+    using message_t = BaseLogMessage<char_t>;
 
-    virtual void handleMessage(const LogMessage& message) MIJIN_NOEXCEPT = 0;
+    virtual ~BaseLogSink() noexcept = default;
+
+    virtual void handleMessage(const message_t& message) MIJIN_NOEXCEPT = 0;
 };
 
-template<template<typename T> typename TAllocator = std::allocator>
-class Logger
+MIJIN_DEFINE_CHAR_VERSIONS(LogSink)
+
+#define LOGGER_COMMON_ARGS(chr_type) template<typename T> typename TAllocator = MIJIN_DEFAULT_ALLOCATOR
+template<typename TChar = MIJIN_DEFAULT_CHAR_TYPE, typename TTraits = std::char_traits<TChar>, LOGGER_COMMON_ARGS(TChar)>
+class BaseLogger
 {
-private:
-    std::vector<LogSink*, TAllocator<LogSink*>> mSinks;
 public:
-    explicit Logger(TAllocator<LogSink*> allocator = {}) MIJIN_NOEXCEPT_IF(std::is_nothrow_move_constructible_v<TAllocator<LogSink*>>)
+    using char_t = TChar;
+    using traits_t = TTraits;
+    using allocator_t = TAllocator<char_t>;
+
+    using sink_t = BaseLogSink<char_t>;
+    using level_t = BaseLogLevel<char_t>;
+    using channel_t = BaseLogChannel<char_t>;
+    using message_t = BaseLogMessage<char_t>;
+    using string_t = std::basic_string<char_t, traits_t, allocator_t>;
+private:
+    std::vector<sink_t*, TAllocator<sink_t*>> mSinks;
+public:
+    explicit BaseLogger(TAllocator<sink_t*> allocator = {}) MIJIN_NOEXCEPT_IF(std::is_nothrow_move_constructible_v<TAllocator<sink_t*>>)
         : mSinks(std::move(allocator))
     {}
 
-    Logger(const Logger&) = default;
+    BaseLogger(const BaseLogger&) = default;
 
-    Logger(Logger&&) = default;
+    BaseLogger(BaseLogger&&) = default;
 
-    Logger& operator=(const Logger&) = default;
+    BaseLogger& operator=(const BaseLogger&) = default;
 
-    Logger& operator=(Logger&&) = default;
+    BaseLogger& operator=(BaseLogger&&) = default;
 
-    void addSink(LogSink& sink)
+    void addSink(sink_t& sink)
     {
         mSinks.push_back(&sink);
     }
 
-    void postMessage(const LogMessage& message) const MIJIN_NOEXCEPT
+    void postMessage(const message_t& message) const MIJIN_NOEXCEPT
     {
-        for (LogSink* sink: mSinks)
+        for (sink_t* sink: mSinks)
         {
             sink->handleMessage(message);
         }
     }
 
-    void log(const LogLevel& level, const LogChannel& channel, std::source_location sourceLocation, const char* msg) const MIJIN_NOEXCEPT
+    void log(const level_t& level, const channel_t& channel, std::source_location sourceLocation, const char_t* msg) const MIJIN_NOEXCEPT
     {
         postMessage({
             .text = msg,
@@ -87,87 +157,100 @@ public:
     }
 
     template<typename... TArgs>
-    void log(const LogLevel& level, const LogChannel& channel, std::source_location sourceLocation,
-             std::format_string<TArgs...> fmt, TArgs&& ... args) const
-             MIJIN_NOEXCEPT_IF(noexcept(std::declval<TAllocator<char>>().allocate(1)))
+    void log(const level_t& level, const channel_t& channel, std::source_location sourceLocation,
+             std::basic_format_string<char_t, std::type_identity_t<TArgs>...> fmt, TArgs&& ... args) const
+             MIJIN_NOEXCEPT_IF(noexcept(std::declval<allocator_t>().allocate(1)))
     {
-        std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, TAllocator<char>> buffer(TAllocator<char>(mSinks.get_allocator()));
+        string_t buffer(allocator_t(mSinks.get_allocator()));
         std::format_to(std::back_inserter(buffer), fmt, std::forward<TArgs>(args)...);
         log(level, channel, std::move(sourceLocation), buffer.c_str());
     }
 };
 
-#define MIJIN_DECLARE_LOG_CHANNEL(cnlName)    \
-namespace mijin_log_channel                   \
-{                                             \
-    extern const ::mijin::LogChannel cnlName; \
-}
+#define LOGGER_SET_ARGS(chr_type) chr_type, std::char_traits<chr_type>, TAllocator
 
-#define MIJIN_DEFINE_LOG_CHANNEL(cnlName)  \
-namespace mijin_log_channel                \
-{                                          \
-const ::mijin::LogChannel cnlName {        \
-    .name = #cnlName                       \
-};                                         \
-}
+MIJIN_DEFINE_CHAR_VERSIONS_TMPL(Logger, LOGGER_COMMON_ARGS, LOGGER_SET_ARGS)
 
-#define MIJIN_DEFINE_LOG_LEVEL(lvlName, lvlValue)         \
-namespace mijin_log_level                                 \
+#undef LOGGER_COMMON_ARGS
+#undef LOGGER_SET_ARGS
+
+#define MIJIN_DECLARE_LOG_CHANNEL_BASE(chr_type, cnlName)   \
+namespace MIJIN_NSNAME_LOG_CHANNEL                          \
+{                                                           \
+    extern const ::mijin::BaseLogChannel<chr_type> cnlName; \
+}
+#define MIJIN_DECLARE_LOG_CHANNEL(cnlName) MIJIN_DECLARE_LOG_CHANNEL_BASE(MIJIN_DEFAULT_CHAR_TYPE, cnlName)
+
+#define MIJIN_DEFINE_LOG_CHANNEL_BASE(chr_type, cnlName)  \
+namespace MIJIN_NSNAME_LOG_CHANNEL                        \
 {                                                         \
-    inline constexpr ::mijin::LogLevel lvlName{           \
-        .name = #lvlName,                                 \
-        .value = lvlValue                                 \
-    };                                                    \
+const ::mijin::BaseLogChannel<chr_type> cnlName {         \
+    .name = MIJIN_SMART_STRINGIFY(chr_type, cnlName)      \
+};                                                        \
 }
+#define MIJIN_DEFINE_LOG_CHANNEL(cnlName) MIJIN_DEFINE_LOG_CHANNEL_BASE(MIJIN_DEFAULT_CHAR_TYPE, cnlName)
 
-MIJIN_DECLARE_LOG_CHANNEL(GENERAL)
-MIJIN_DEFINE_LOG_LEVEL(DEBUG, -1000)
-MIJIN_DEFINE_LOG_LEVEL(VERBOSE, -500)
-MIJIN_DEFINE_LOG_LEVEL(INFO, 0)
-MIJIN_DEFINE_LOG_LEVEL(WARNING, 500)
-MIJIN_DEFINE_LOG_LEVEL(ERROR, 1000)
+#define MIJIN_DEFINE_LOG_LEVEL_BASE(chr_type, lvlName, lvlValue) \
+namespace MIJIN_NSNAME_LOG_LEVEL                                 \
+{                                                                \
+    inline constexpr ::mijin::BaseLogLevel<chr_type> lvlName{    \
+        .name = MIJIN_SMART_STRINGIFY(chr_type, lvlName),        \
+        .value = lvlValue                                        \
+    };                                                           \
+}
+#define MIJIN_DEFINE_LOG_LEVEL(lvlName, lvlValue) MIJIN_DEFINE_LOG_LEVEL_BASE(MIJIN_DEFAULT_CHAR_TYPE, lvlName, lvlValue)
 
-#if defined(MIJIN_MIN_LOGLEVEL)
-inline constexpr int MIN_LOG_LEVEL = static_cast<int>(MIJIN_MIN_LOGLEVEL);
+#if defined(MIJIN_MIN_LOGLEVEL_COMPILE)
+inline constexpr int MIN_LOG_LEVEL_COMPILE = static_cast<int>(MIJIN_MIN_LOGLEVEL_COMPILE);
 #elif defined(MIJIN_DEBUG)
-inline constexpr int MIN_LOG_LEVEL = mijin_log_level::DEBUG.value;
+inline constexpr int MIN_LOG_LEVEL_COMPILE = MIJIN_LOG_LEVEL_VALUE_DEBUG;
 #else
-inline constexpr int MIN_LOG_LEVEL = mijin_log_level::VERBOSE.value;
+inline constexpr int MIN_LOG_LEVEL_COMPILE = MIJIN_LOG_LEVEL_VALUE_VERBOSE;
 #endif
 
-#define MIJIN_IMPORT_LOG_DEFAULTS                      \
-namespace mijin_log_channel                            \
-{                                                      \
-    using ::mijin::mijin_log_channel::GENERAL;         \
-}                                                      \
-                                                       \
-namespace mijin_log_level                              \
-{                                                      \
-    using ::mijin::mijin_log_level::DEBUG;             \
-    using ::mijin::mijin_log_level::VERBOSE;           \
-    using ::mijin::mijin_log_level::INFO;              \
-    using ::mijin::mijin_log_level::WARNING;           \
-    using ::mijin::mijin_log_level::ERROR;             \
-}
+#define MIJIN_DEFINE_DEFAULT_LOG_EVELS                         \
+MIJIN_DEFINE_LOG_LEVEL(DEBUG, MIJIN_LOG_LEVEL_VALUE_DEBUG)     \
+MIJIN_DEFINE_LOG_LEVEL(VERBOSE, MIJIN_LOG_LEVEL_VALUE_VERBOSE) \
+MIJIN_DEFINE_LOG_LEVEL(INFO, MIJIN_LOG_LEVEL_VALUE_INFO)       \
+MIJIN_DEFINE_LOG_LEVEL(WARNING, MIJIN_LOG_LEVEL_VALUE_WARNING) \
+MIJIN_DEFINE_LOG_LEVEL(ERROR, MIJIN_LOG_LEVEL_VALUE_ERROR)
 
-#define MIJIN_LOG_ALWAYS(level, channel, ...) mijin__getLogger__().log(                              \
-    mijin_log_level::level, mijin_log_channel::channel, std::source_location::current(), __VA_ARGS__ \
+#define MIJIN_LOG_LEVEL_OBJECT(level) MIJIN_NSNAME_LOG_LEVEL::level
+#define MIJIN_LOG_CHANNEL_OBJECT(channel) MIJIN_NSNAME_LOG_CHANNEL::channel
+
+#define MIJIN_LOG_ALWAYS(level, channel, ...) MIJIN_FUNCNAME_GET_LOGGER().log(                                     \
+    MIJIN_LOG_LEVEL_OBJECT(level), MIJIN_LOG_CHANNEL_OBJECT(channel), std::source_location::current(), __VA_ARGS__ \
 )
-#define MIJIN_LOG(level, channel, ...)                                   \
-if constexpr (mijin_log_level::level.value < mijin::MIN_LOG_LEVEL) {}    \
+#define MIJIN_LOG(level, channel, ...)                                                    \
+if constexpr (MIJIN_LOG_LEVEL_OBJECT(level).value < MIJIN_FUNCNAME_MIN_LOG_LEVEL_COMPILE()) {} \
 else MIJIN_LOG_ALWAYS(level, channel, __VA_ARGS__)
 
-#define MIJIN_SET_CLASS_LOGGER(loggerExpr)      \
-const auto& mijin__getLogger__() const noexcept \
-{                                               \
-    return loggerExpr;                          \
+#define MIJIN_SET_CLASS_LOGGER(loggerExpr)             \
+const auto& MIJIN_FUNCNAME_GET_LOGGER() const noexcept \
+{                                                      \
+    return loggerExpr;                                 \
 }
-#define MIJIN_SET_SCOPE_LOGGER(loggerExpr)     \
-auto mijin__getLogger__ = [&]() -> const auto& \
-{                                              \
-    return loggerExpr;                         \
+#define MIJIN_SET_SCOPE_LOGGER(loggerExpr)            \
+auto MIJIN_FUNCNAME_GET_LOGGER = [&]() -> const auto& \
+{                                                     \
+    return loggerExpr;                                \
+};
+#define MIJIN_SET_CLASS_MIN_LOG_LEVEL_COMPILE(level)      \
+int MIJIN_FUNCNAME_MIN_LOG_LEVEL_COMPILE() MIJIN_NOEXCEPT \
+{                                                         \
+    return MIJIN_LOG_LEVEL_OBJECT(level).value;           \
+}
+#define MIJIN_SET_SCOPE_MIN_LOG_LEVEL_COMPILE(level)    \
+auto MIJIN_FUNCNAME_MIN_LOG_LEVEL_COMPILE = []() -> int \
+{                                                       \
+    return MIJIN_LOG_LEVEL_OBJECT(level).value;         \
 };
 } // namespace mijin
 
+inline constexpr int MIJIN_FUNCNAME_MIN_LOG_LEVEL_COMPILE() MIJIN_NOEXCEPT
+{
+    return ::mijin::MIN_LOG_LEVEL_COMPILE;
+}
+
 
 #endif // !defined(MIJIN_LOGGING_LOGGER_HPP_INCLUDED)
diff --git a/source/mijin/logging/stdio_sink.hpp b/source/mijin/logging/stdio_sink.hpp
index e06ec7c..43739e0 100644
--- a/source/mijin/logging/stdio_sink.hpp
+++ b/source/mijin/logging/stdio_sink.hpp
@@ -5,32 +5,50 @@
 #define MIJIN_LOGGING_STDIO_SINK_HPP_INCLUDED 1
 
 #include "./formatting.hpp"
+#include "../util/traits.hpp"
 
 namespace mijin
 {
-template<template<typename> typename TAllocator = std::allocator,
-        deleter_type<LogFormatter<TAllocator<char>>> TDeleter = AllocatorDeleter<TAllocator<LogFormatter<TAllocator<char>>>>>
-    requires(allocator_type<TAllocator<char>>)
-class StdioSink : public FormattingLogSink<TAllocator, TDeleter>
+template<MIJIN_FORMATTING_SINK_TMPL_ARGS_INIT>
+    requires(allocator_type<TAllocator<TChar>>)
+class StdioSink : public BaseFormattingLogSink<MIJIN_FORMATTING_SINK_TMP_ARG_NAMES>
 {
 public:
-    using base_t = FormattingLogSink<TAllocator, TDeleter>;
+    using base_t = BaseFormattingLogSink<MIJIN_FORMATTING_SINK_TMP_ARG_NAMES>;
+    using typename base_t::char_t;
+    using typename base_t::allocator_t;
     using typename base_t::formatter_ptr_t;
+    using typename base_t::message_t;
+private:
+    int mMinStderrLevel;
+public:
+    explicit StdioSink(not_null_t<formatter_ptr_t> formatter, allocator_t allocator = {},
+                       int minStderrLevel = MIJIN_LOG_LEVEL_VALUE_WARNING)
+        MIJIN_NOEXCEPT_IF(std::is_nothrow_move_constructible_v<allocator_t>)
+        : base_t(std::move(formatter), std::move(allocator)), mMinStderrLevel(minStderrLevel) {}
 
-    explicit StdioSink(not_null_t<formatter_ptr_t> formatter, TAllocator<char> allocator = {})
-        MIJIN_NOEXCEPT_IF(std::is_nothrow_move_constructible_v<TAllocator<char>>)
-        : base_t(std::move(formatter), std::move(allocator)) {}
-
-    void handleMessageFormatted(const LogMessage& message, const char* formatted) MIJIN_NOEXCEPT override
+    void handleMessageFormatted(const message_t& message, const char_t* formatted) MIJIN_NOEXCEPT override
     {
-        if (*message.level >= mijin_log_level::WARNING)
+        FILE* stream = (message.level->value >= mMinStderrLevel) ? stderr : stdout;
+        if constexpr (std::is_same_v<char_t, char>)
         {
-            std::fputs(formatted, stderr);
-            std::fputc('\n', stderr);
+            std::fputs(formatted, stream);
+            std::fputc('\n', stream);
+        }
+        else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<char_t, wchar_t>)
+        {
+            std::fputws(formatted, stream);
+            std::fputwc(L'\n', stream);
+        }
+        else if constexpr (sizeof(char_t) == sizeof(char))
+        {
+            // char8_t etc.
+            std::fputs(std::bit_cast<const char*>(formatted), stream);
+            std::fputc('\n', stream);
         }
         else
         {
-            std::puts(formatted);
+            static_assert(always_false_v<char_t>, "Character type not supported.");
         }
     }
 };
diff --git a/source/mijin/net/url.hpp b/source/mijin/net/url.hpp
index 4456a58..8a39fe3 100644
--- a/source/mijin/net/url.hpp
+++ b/source/mijin/net/url.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 namespace mijin
 {
-template<typename TChar, typename TTraits = std::char_traits<TChar>, typename TAllocator = std::allocator<TChar>>
+template<typename TChar, typename TTraits = std::char_traits<TChar>, typename TAllocator = MIJIN_DEFAULT_ALLOCATOR<TChar>>
 class URLBase
 {
 public:
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ public:
     constexpr URLBase(const URLBase&) = default;
     constexpr URLBase(URLBase&&) MIJIN_NOEXCEPT = default;
     constexpr URLBase(string_t base) MIJIN_NOEXCEPT : base_(std::move(base)) { parse(); }
-    constexpr URLBase(string_view_t base) : URLBase(string_t(base.begin(), base.end())) {}
-    constexpr URLBase(const TChar* base) : URLBase(string_t(base)) {}
+    constexpr URLBase(string_view_t base, TAllocator allocator = {}) : URLBase(string_t(base.begin(), base.end(), std::move(allocator))) {}
+    constexpr URLBase(const TChar* base, TAllocator allocator = {}) : URLBase(string_t(base, std::move(allocator))) {}
 
     constexpr URLBase& operator=(const URLBase&) = default;
     constexpr URLBase& operator=(URLBase&&) MIJIN_NOEXCEPT = default;
diff --git a/source/mijin/util/string.hpp b/source/mijin/util/string.hpp
index 05540d8..d6448e6 100644
--- a/source/mijin/util/string.hpp
+++ b/source/mijin/util/string.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <array>
 #include <charconv>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <cstring>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <limits>
 #include <locale>
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "./iterators.hpp"
 #include "../internal/common.hpp"
+#include "../util/traits.hpp"
 
 namespace mijin
 {
@@ -33,8 +36,56 @@ namespace mijin
 // public traits
 //
 
-template<typename TString>
-using char_type_t = decltype(std::string_view(std::declval<TString>()))::value_type;
+template<typename T>
+inline constexpr bool is_string_v = is_template_instance_v<std::basic_string, std::remove_cvref_t<T>>;
+
+template<typename T>
+concept std_string_type = is_string_v<T>;
+
+template<typename T>
+inline constexpr bool is_string_view_v = is_template_instance_v<std::basic_string_view, std::remove_cvref_t<T>>;
+
+template<typename T>
+concept std_string_view_type = is_string_view_v<T>;
+
+template<typename T>
+inline constexpr bool is_char_v = is_any_type_v<std::remove_cvref_t<T>, char, wchar_t, char8_t, char16_t, char32_t>;
+
+template<typename T>
+concept char_type = is_char_v<T>;
+
+template<typename T>
+inline constexpr bool is_cstring_v = std::is_pointer_v<T> && is_char_v<std::remove_pointer_t<T>>;
+
+template<typename T>
+concept cstring_type = is_cstring_v<T>;
+
+template<typename T>
+struct str_char_type
+{
+    using type = void;
+};
+
+template<char_type T>
+struct str_char_type<T*>
+{
+    using type = std::remove_cvref_t<T>;
+};
+
+template<std_string_view_type T>
+struct str_char_type<T>
+{
+    using type = typename std::remove_cvref_t<T>::value_type;
+};
+
+template<std_string_type T>
+struct str_char_type<T>
+{
+    using type = typename std::remove_cvref_t<T>::value_type;
+};
+
+template<typename T>
+using str_char_type_t = str_char_type<T>::type;
 
 //
 // public types
@@ -255,7 +306,7 @@ template<typename TString>
 [[nodiscard]]
 auto trimPrefix(TString&& string)
 {
-    return trimPrefix(string, detail::DEFAULT_TRIM_CHARS<char_type_t<TString>>);
+    return trimPrefix(string, detail::DEFAULT_TRIM_CHARS<str_char_type_t<TString>>);
 }
 
 template<typename TString, typename TChars>
@@ -269,7 +320,7 @@ template<typename TString>
 [[nodiscard]]
 auto trimSuffix(TString&& string)
 {
-    return trimSuffix(string, detail::DEFAULT_TRIM_CHARS<char_type_t<TString>>);
+    return trimSuffix(string, detail::DEFAULT_TRIM_CHARS<str_char_type_t<TString>>);
 }
 
 template<typename TString, typename TChars>
@@ -283,7 +334,7 @@ template<typename TString>
 [[nodiscard]]
 auto trim(TString&& string)
 {
-    return trim(string, detail::DEFAULT_TRIM_CHARS<char_type_t<TString>>);
+    return trim(string, detail::DEFAULT_TRIM_CHARS<str_char_type_t<TString>>);
 }
 
 template<typename TLeft, typename TRight>
@@ -425,7 +476,7 @@ struct Join
 {
     const char* delimiter;
 
-    explicit Join(const char* delimiter_) MIJIN_NOEXCEPT : delimiter(delimiter_) {}
+    explicit Join(const char* delimiter_) MIJIN_NOEXCEPT: delimiter(delimiter_) {}
 };
 
 template<typename TIterable>
@@ -433,6 +484,142 @@ auto operator|(TIterable&& iterable, const Join& joiner)
 {
     return join(std::forward<TIterable>(iterable), joiner.delimiter);
 }
+} // namespace pipe
+
+struct [[nodiscard]] ConvertCharTypeResult
+{
+    unsigned numRead = 0;
+    unsigned numWritten = 0;
+
+    constexpr operator bool() const MIJIN_NOEXCEPT
+    {
+        return numRead != 0 || numWritten != 0;
+    }
+    constexpr bool operator !() const MIJIN_NOEXCEPT
+    {
+        return !static_cast<bool>(*this);
+    }
+};
+
+template<typename TFrom, typename TTo>
+ConvertCharTypeResult convertCharType(const TFrom* chrFrom, std::size_t numFrom, TTo* outTo, std::size_t numTo, std::mbstate_t& mbstate) MIJIN_NOEXCEPT
+{
+    if constexpr (std::is_same_v<TFrom, char>)
+    {
+        if constexpr (std::is_same_v<TTo, wchar_t>)
+        {
+            const std::size_t result = std::mbrtowc(outTo, chrFrom, numFrom, &mbstate);
+            if (result == static_cast<std::size_t>(-1))
+            {
+                return {};
+            }
+            return {
+                .numRead = static_cast<unsigned>(result),
+                .numWritten = 1
+            };
+        }
+        if constexpr (std::is_same_v<TTo, char8_t>)
+        {
+
+        }
+    }
+    if constexpr (std::is_same_v<TFrom, wchar_t>)
+    {
+        if constexpr (std::is_same_v<TTo, char>)
+        {
+            if (numTo < MB_CUR_MAX)
+            {
+                char tmpBuf[MB_LEN_MAX];
+                const ConvertCharTypeResult result = convertCharType(chrFrom, tmpBuf, mbstate);
+                if (result && result.numWritten <= numTo)
+                {
+                    std::memcpy(outTo, tmpBuf, result.numWritten);
+                }
+                return result;
+            }
+            const std::size_t result = std::wcrtomb(outTo, *chrFrom, &mbstate);
+            if (result == static_cast<std::size_t>(-1))
+            {
+                return {};
+            }
+            return {
+                .numRead = 1,
+                .numWritten = static_cast<unsigned>(result)
+            };
+        }
+        if constexpr (std::is_same_v<TTo, char8_t>)
+        {
+
+        }
+    }
+    if constexpr (std::is_same_v<TFrom, char8_t>)
+    {
+
+    }
+}
+template<typename TFrom, typename TTo>
+ConvertCharTypeResult convertCharType(const TFrom* chrFrom, std::size_t numFrom, TTo* outTo, std::size_t numTo) MIJIN_NOEXCEPT
+{
+    std::mbstate_t mbstate;
+    return convertCharType(chrFrom, numFrom, outTo, numTo, mbstate);
+}
+
+template<typename TIterator>
+struct [[nodiscard]] ConvertStringTypeResult
+{
+    TIterator iterator;
+    bool success;
+};
+
+template<typename TTo, typename TFrom, typename TFromTraits, std::output_iterator<TTo> TIterator>
+ConvertStringTypeResult<TIterator> convertStringType(std::basic_string_view<TFrom, TFromTraits> strFrom, TIterator outIterator)
+{
+    TTo outBuffer[MB_LEN_MAX];
+
+    std::mbstate_t mbstate = {};
+    for (auto it = strFrom.begin(); it != strFrom.end();)
+    {
+        const std::size_t remaining = std::distance(it, strFrom.end());
+        const ConvertCharTypeResult result = convertCharType(&*it, remaining, outBuffer, MB_LEN_MAX, mbstate);
+        if (!result)
+        {
+            return {
+                .iterator = outIterator,
+                .success = false
+            };
+        }
+        for (unsigned pos = 0; pos < result.numWritten; ++pos)
+        {
+            *outIterator = outBuffer[pos];
+            ++outIterator;
+        }
+        it = std::next(it, result.numRead);
+    }
+
+    return {
+        .iterator = outIterator,
+        .success = true
+    };
+}
+
+template<typename TFrom, typename TFromTraits, typename TTo, typename TToTraits, typename TToAllocator>
+bool convertStringType(std::basic_string_view<TFrom, TFromTraits> strFrom, std::basic_string<TTo, TToTraits, TToAllocator>& outString)
+{
+    if constexpr (std::is_same_v<TTo, TFrom>)
+    {
+        outString += strFrom;
+        return true;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return convertStringType<TTo>(strFrom, std::back_inserter(outString)).success;
+    }
+}
+
+template<typename TFrom, typename TTo, typename TToTraits, typename TToAllocator>
+bool convertStringType(const TFrom* strFrom, std::basic_string<TTo, TToTraits, TToAllocator>& outString)
+{
+    return convertStringType(std::basic_string_view<TFrom>(strFrom), outString);
 }
 } // namespace mijin