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+/*
+ *  <Short Description>
+ *  Copyright (C) 2024  Brett Terpstra
+ *
+ *  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef BLT_TYPES_H
+#define BLT_TYPES_H
+
+#include <cstdint>
+
+#ifndef NO_BLT_NAMESPACE_ON_TYPES
+namespace blt
+{
+#endif
+    using i8 = std::int8_t;
+    using i16 = std::int16_t;
+    using i32 = std::int32_t;
+    using i64 = std::int64_t;
+    
+    using u8 = std::uint8_t;
+    using u16 = std::uint16_t;
+    using u32 = std::uint32_t;
+    using u64 = std::uint64_t;
+    
+    using size_t = std::size_t;
+#ifndef NO_BLT_NAMESPACE_ON_TYPES
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif //BLT_TYPES_H