--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/foosdk/sdk/pfc/string-conv-lite.h	Mon Jan 05 02:15:46 2026 -0500
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "array.h"
+#include "string_base.h"
+namespace pfc {
+
+	class wstringLite {
+	public:
+		const wchar_t* c_str() const noexcept {
+			return m_buffer.size() > 0 ? m_buffer.get_ptr() : L"";
+		}
+		operator const wchar_t* () const noexcept { return c_str(); }
+		size_t length() const noexcept { return wcslen(c_str()); }
+
+		pfc::array_t<wchar_t> m_buffer;
+	};
+
+	wstringLite wideFromUTF8(const char* pUTF8, size_t inSize);
+	string8 utf8FromWide(const wchar_t* pWide, size_t inSize);
+
+	wstringLite wideFromUTF8(const char* pUTF8);
+	string8 utf8FromWide(const wchar_t* pWide);
+}
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