I created this library because I wanted to take my own attempt at a string library. I wanted to start small with my first C library and possibly use this within other projects.
I plan to have 2 string types based on the owning and non-owning model for strings:
str_viewis the non-owned (Allocated on the stack) version of a stringstr_dynamicis the owned (Allocated on the Heap) version of the string
For the non-owning strings I plan to have the constructor written as such str_view a = str_view_create("John").
str_view_create returns the struct on the stack so no memmory allocators should be needed.
str_view_from_dynamic functions as a conversion from the str_dynamic type to the str_view type.
str_view_compare allows str_view objects to be compared byte by byte.
str_dynamic returns a pointer to the struct on the heap made using malloc (I don't know how to make a custom allocator).
str_dynamic like str_view has the similar comparison, and conversion functions.
str_dynamic has various helper functions as well such as str_dynamic_reverse, str_dynamic_upper, str_dynamic_lower and many more.
Because str_dynamic is allocated it must be deallocated with str_dynamic_destroy.