--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/include/core/bit_cast.h	Tue Jul 16 21:15:59 2024 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#ifndef MINORI_CORE_BIT_CAST_H_
+#define MINORI_CORE_BIT_CAST_H_
+
+/* XXX need to move more "core" stuff into the minori namespace */
+
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <memory>
+#include <cstring>
+
+namespace minori {
+
+/* C++17 doesn't have this unfortunately */
+template<typename To, class From>
+To BitCast(From from) {
+	static_assert(sizeof(From) == sizeof(To), "Types must match sizes");
+	static_assert(std::is_pod<From>::value, "Requires POD input");
+	static_assert(std::is_pod<To>::value, "Requires POD output");
+
+	To to;
+	std::memcpy(std::addressof(to), std::addressof(from), sizeof(from));
+	return to;
+}
+
+}
+
+#endif /* MINORI_CORE_BIT_CAST_H_ */