--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/foosdk/sdk/pfc/sortstring.h	Mon Jan 05 02:15:46 2026 -0500
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <memory> // std::unique_ptr<>
+#endif
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+#include "CFObject.h"
+#endif
+
+namespace pfc {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	typedef std::unique_ptr<wchar_t[]> sortString_t;
+	sortString_t makeSortString(const char* str);
+	sortString_t makeSortString(const wchar_t* str);
+	int sortStringCompare(sortString_t const& s1, sortString_t const& s2);
+    int sortStringCompareI(sortString_t const& s1, sortString_t const& s2);
+#elif defined(__APPLE__)
+    typedef CFObject<CFStringRef> sortString_t;
+    sortString_t makeSortString(const char* str);
+    int sortStringCompare(sortString_t const& s1, sortString_t const& s2);
+    int sortStringCompareI(sortString_t const& s1, sortString_t const& s2);
+#else
+#define PFC_SORTSTRING_GENERIC
+	typedef pfc::string8 sortString_t;
+	inline sortString_t makeSortString(const char* str) { return str; }
+	inline sortString_t makeSortString(pfc::string8&& str) { return std::move(str); }
+	int sortStringCompare(const char* str1, const char* str2);
+    int sortStringCompareI(const char* str1, const char* str2);
+#endif
+}