diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/model/desctypes.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/model/desctypes.hpp
index 2273beff..0432f944 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/model/desctypes.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/model/desctypes.hpp
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 
 namespace ox {
 
-using String = BString<100>;
-using FieldName = String;
-using TypeName = String;
+using ModelString = BString<100>;
+using FieldName = ModelString;
+using TypeName = ModelString;
 
 enum class PrimitiveType: uint8_t {
 	UnsignedInteger = 0,
@@ -170,6 +170,6 @@ Error modelRead(T *io, DescriptorField *field) {
 	return err;
 }
 
-using TypeStore = ox::HashMap<String, DescriptorType*>;
+using TypeStore = ox::HashMap<ModelString, DescriptorType*>;
 
 }
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/CMakeLists.txt b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/CMakeLists.txt
index a5400cf0..eade5aa5 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ add_library(
 		random.cpp
 		substitutes.cpp
 		stacktrace.cpp
+		string.cpp
 		strops.cpp
 		trace.cpp
 )
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/bstring.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/bstring.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0368f8fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/bstring.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 - 2018 gtalent2@gmail.com
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "memops.hpp"
+#include "strops.hpp"
+#include "typetraits.hpp"
+
+namespace ox {
+
+// Bounded String
+template<std::size_t buffLen>
+class BString {
+	private:
+		char m_buff[buffLen + 1];
+
+	public:
+		constexpr BString() noexcept;
+
+		constexpr BString(const char *str) noexcept;
+
+		constexpr const BString &operator=(const char *str) noexcept;
+
+		constexpr const BString &operator=(char *str) noexcept;
+
+		constexpr const BString &operator=(int64_t i) noexcept;
+
+		constexpr const BString &operator+=(const char *str) noexcept;
+
+		constexpr const BString &operator+=(char *str) noexcept;
+
+		constexpr const BString &operator+=(int64_t i) noexcept;
+
+		constexpr bool operator==(const BString &other) noexcept;
+
+		constexpr bool operator!=(const BString &other) noexcept;
+
+		constexpr char operator[](std::size_t i) const noexcept;
+
+		constexpr char &operator[](std::size_t i) noexcept;
+
+		constexpr char *data() noexcept;
+
+		constexpr const char *c_str() const noexcept;
+
+		/**
+		 * Returns the number of characters in this string.
+		 */
+		constexpr std::size_t len() const noexcept;
+
+		/**
+		 * Returns the number of bytes used for this string.
+		 */
+		constexpr std::size_t bytes() const noexcept;
+
+		/**
+		 * Returns the capacity of bytes for this string.
+		 */
+		constexpr std::size_t cap() const noexcept;
+};
+
+template<std::size_t size>
+constexpr BString<size>::BString() noexcept {
+	m_buff[0] = 0;
+}
+
+template<std::size_t size>
+constexpr BString<size>::BString(const char *str) noexcept {
+	*this = str;
+}
+
+template<std::size_t size>
+constexpr const BString<size> &BString<size>::operator=(int64_t i) noexcept {
+	char str[65] = {};
+	ox_itoa(i, str);
+	return this->operator=(str);
+}
+
+template<std::size_t size>
+constexpr const BString<size> &BString<size>::operator=(const char *str) noexcept {
+	std::size_t strLen = ox_strlen(str) + 1;
+	if (cap() < strLen) {
+		strLen = cap();
+	}
+	ox_memcpy(m_buff, str, strLen);
+	// make sure last element is a null terminator
+	m_buff[cap() - 1] = 0;
+	return *this;
+}
+
+template<std::size_t size>
+constexpr const BString<size> &BString<size>::operator=(char *str) noexcept {
+	return *this = static_cast<const char*>(str);
+}
+
+template<std::size_t size>
+constexpr const BString<size> &BString<size>::operator+=(const char *str) noexcept {
+	std::size_t strLen = ox_strlen(str) + 1;
+	auto currentLen = len();
+	if (cap() < currentLen + strLen) {
+		strLen = cap() - currentLen;
+	}
+	ox_memcpy(m_buff + currentLen, str, strLen);
+	// make sure last element is a null terminator
+	m_buff[currentLen + strLen] = 0;
+	return *this;
+}
+
+template<std::size_t size>
+constexpr const BString<size> &BString<size>::operator+=(char *str) noexcept {
+	return *this += static_cast<const char*>(str);
+}
+
+template<std::size_t size>
+constexpr const BString<size> &BString<size>::operator+=(int64_t i) noexcept {
+	char str[65] = {};
+	ox_itoa(i, str);
+	return this->operator+=(str);
+}
+
+template<std::size_t buffLen>
+constexpr bool BString<buffLen>::operator==(const BString<buffLen> &other) noexcept {
+	bool retval = true;
+	std::size_t i = 0;
+	while (i < buffLen && (m_buff[i] || other.m_buff[i])) {
+		if (m_buff[i] != other.m_buff[i]) {
+			retval = false;
+			break;
+		}
+		i++;
+	}
+	return retval;
+}
+
+template<std::size_t buffLen>
+constexpr bool BString<buffLen>::operator!=(const BString<buffLen> &other) noexcept {
+	return !operator==(other);
+}
+
+template<std::size_t buffLen>
+constexpr char BString<buffLen>::operator[](std::size_t i) const noexcept {
+	return m_buff[i];
+}
+
+template<std::size_t buffLen>
+constexpr char &BString<buffLen>::operator[](std::size_t i) noexcept {
+	return m_buff[i];
+}
+
+template<std::size_t buffLen>
+constexpr char *BString<buffLen>::data() noexcept {
+	return static_cast<char*>(m_buff);
+}
+
+template<std::size_t buffLen>
+constexpr const char *BString<buffLen>::c_str() const noexcept {
+	return static_cast<const char*>(m_buff);
+}
+
+
+template<std::size_t buffLen>
+constexpr std::size_t BString<buffLen>::len() const noexcept {
+	std::size_t length = 0;
+	for (std::size_t i = 0; i < buffLen; i++) {
+		uint8_t b = static_cast<uint8_t>(m_buff[i]);
+		if (b) {
+			if ((b & 128) == 0) { // normal ASCII character
+				length++;
+			} else if ((b & (256 << 6)) == (256 << 6)) { // start of UTF-8 character
+				length++;
+			}
+		} else {
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	return length;
+}
+
+template<std::size_t buffLen>
+constexpr std::size_t BString<buffLen>::bytes() const noexcept {
+	std::size_t i = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < buffLen && m_buff[i]; i++);
+	return i + 1; // add one for null terminator
+}
+
+template<std::size_t buffLen>
+constexpr std::size_t BString<buffLen>::cap() const noexcept {
+	return buffLen;
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/string.cpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/string.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c341fec6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/string.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 - 2018 gtalent2@gmail.com
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+#include "string.hpp"
+
+namespace ox {
+
+String::String() noexcept {
+	m_buff.push_back(0);
+}
+
+String::String(const char *str) noexcept {
+	m_buff.push_back(0);
+	*this = str;
+}
+
+const String &String::operator=(int64_t i) noexcept {
+	char str[65] = {};
+	ox_itoa(i, str);
+	return this->operator=(str);
+}
+
+const String &String::operator=(const char *str) noexcept {
+	std::size_t strLen = ox_strlen(str) + 1;
+	m_buff.resize(strLen + 1);
+	memcpy(m_buff.data(), str, strLen);
+	// make sure last element is a null terminator
+	m_buff[m_buff.size() - 1] = 0;
+	return *this;
+}
+
+const String &String::operator=(char *str) noexcept {
+	return *this = static_cast<const char*>(str);
+}
+
+const String &String::operator+=(const char *str) noexcept {
+	std::size_t strLen = ox_strlen(str);
+	auto currentLen = len();
+	m_buff.resize(m_buff.size() + strLen);
+	memcpy(&m_buff[currentLen], str, strLen);
+	// make sure last element is a null terminator
+	m_buff[currentLen + strLen] = 0;
+	return *this;
+}
+
+const String &String::operator+=(char *str) noexcept {
+	return *this += static_cast<const char*>(str);
+}
+
+const String &String::operator+=(int64_t i) noexcept {
+	char str[65] = {};
+	ox_itoa(i, str);
+	return this->operator+=(str);
+}
+
+bool String::operator==(const String &other) noexcept {
+	bool retval = true;
+	std::size_t i = 0;
+	while (i < m_buff.size() && (m_buff[i] || other.m_buff[i])) {
+		if (m_buff[i] != other.m_buff[i]) {
+			retval = false;
+			break;
+		}
+		i++;
+	}
+	return retval;
+}
+
+bool String::operator!=(const String &other) noexcept {
+	return !operator==(other);
+}
+
+char String::operator[](std::size_t i) const noexcept {
+	return m_buff[i];
+}
+
+char &String::operator[](std::size_t i) noexcept {
+	return m_buff[i];
+}
+
+char *String::data() noexcept {
+	return m_buff.data();
+}
+
+const char *String::c_str() const noexcept {
+	return static_cast<const char*>(m_buff.data());
+}
+
+
+std::size_t String::len() const noexcept {
+	std::size_t length = 0;
+	for (std::size_t i = 0; i < m_buff.size(); i++) {
+		uint8_t b = static_cast<uint8_t>(m_buff[i]);
+		if (b) {
+			if ((b & 128) == 0) { // normal ASCII character
+				length++;
+			} else if ((b & (256 << 6)) == (256 << 6)) { // start of UTF-8 character
+				length++;
+			}
+		} else {
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	return length;
+}
+
+std::size_t String::bytes() const noexcept {
+	std::size_t i = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < m_buff.size() && m_buff[i]; i++);
+	return i + 1; // add one for null terminator
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/string.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/string.hpp
index 0368f8fc..af4934e3 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/string.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/string.hpp
@@ -8,190 +8,58 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include "bstring.hpp"
 #include "memops.hpp"
 #include "strops.hpp"
 #include "typetraits.hpp"
+#include "vector.hpp"
 
 namespace ox {
 
 // Bounded String
-template<std::size_t buffLen>
-class BString {
+class String {
 	private:
-		char m_buff[buffLen + 1];
+		Vector<char> m_buff;
 
 	public:
-		constexpr BString() noexcept;
+		String() noexcept;
 
-		constexpr BString(const char *str) noexcept;
+		String(const char *str) noexcept;
 
-		constexpr const BString &operator=(const char *str) noexcept;
+		const String &operator=(const char *str) noexcept;
 
-		constexpr const BString &operator=(char *str) noexcept;
+		const String &operator=(char *str) noexcept;
 
-		constexpr const BString &operator=(int64_t i) noexcept;
+		const String &operator=(int64_t i) noexcept;
 
-		constexpr const BString &operator+=(const char *str) noexcept;
+		const String &operator+=(const char *str) noexcept;
 
-		constexpr const BString &operator+=(char *str) noexcept;
+		const String &operator+=(char *str) noexcept;
 
-		constexpr const BString &operator+=(int64_t i) noexcept;
+		const String &operator+=(int64_t i) noexcept;
 
-		constexpr bool operator==(const BString &other) noexcept;
+		bool operator==(const String &other) noexcept;
 
-		constexpr bool operator!=(const BString &other) noexcept;
+		bool operator!=(const String &other) noexcept;
 
-		constexpr char operator[](std::size_t i) const noexcept;
+		char operator[](std::size_t i) const noexcept;
 
-		constexpr char &operator[](std::size_t i) noexcept;
+		char &operator[](std::size_t i) noexcept;
 
-		constexpr char *data() noexcept;
+		char *data() noexcept;
 
-		constexpr const char *c_str() const noexcept;
+		const char *c_str() const noexcept;
 
 		/**
 		 * Returns the number of characters in this string.
 		 */
-		constexpr std::size_t len() const noexcept;
+		std::size_t len() const noexcept;
 
 		/**
 		 * Returns the number of bytes used for this string.
 		 */
-		constexpr std::size_t bytes() const noexcept;
+		std::size_t bytes() const noexcept;
 
-		/**
-		 * Returns the capacity of bytes for this string.
-		 */
-		constexpr std::size_t cap() const noexcept;
 };
 
-template<std::size_t size>
-constexpr BString<size>::BString() noexcept {
-	m_buff[0] = 0;
-}
-
-template<std::size_t size>
-constexpr BString<size>::BString(const char *str) noexcept {
-	*this = str;
-}
-
-template<std::size_t size>
-constexpr const BString<size> &BString<size>::operator=(int64_t i) noexcept {
-	char str[65] = {};
-	ox_itoa(i, str);
-	return this->operator=(str);
-}
-
-template<std::size_t size>
-constexpr const BString<size> &BString<size>::operator=(const char *str) noexcept {
-	std::size_t strLen = ox_strlen(str) + 1;
-	if (cap() < strLen) {
-		strLen = cap();
-	}
-	ox_memcpy(m_buff, str, strLen);
-	// make sure last element is a null terminator
-	m_buff[cap() - 1] = 0;
-	return *this;
-}
-
-template<std::size_t size>
-constexpr const BString<size> &BString<size>::operator=(char *str) noexcept {
-	return *this = static_cast<const char*>(str);
-}
-
-template<std::size_t size>
-constexpr const BString<size> &BString<size>::operator+=(const char *str) noexcept {
-	std::size_t strLen = ox_strlen(str) + 1;
-	auto currentLen = len();
-	if (cap() < currentLen + strLen) {
-		strLen = cap() - currentLen;
-	}
-	ox_memcpy(m_buff + currentLen, str, strLen);
-	// make sure last element is a null terminator
-	m_buff[currentLen + strLen] = 0;
-	return *this;
-}
-
-template<std::size_t size>
-constexpr const BString<size> &BString<size>::operator+=(char *str) noexcept {
-	return *this += static_cast<const char*>(str);
-}
-
-template<std::size_t size>
-constexpr const BString<size> &BString<size>::operator+=(int64_t i) noexcept {
-	char str[65] = {};
-	ox_itoa(i, str);
-	return this->operator+=(str);
-}
-
-template<std::size_t buffLen>
-constexpr bool BString<buffLen>::operator==(const BString<buffLen> &other) noexcept {
-	bool retval = true;
-	std::size_t i = 0;
-	while (i < buffLen && (m_buff[i] || other.m_buff[i])) {
-		if (m_buff[i] != other.m_buff[i]) {
-			retval = false;
-			break;
-		}
-		i++;
-	}
-	return retval;
-}
-
-template<std::size_t buffLen>
-constexpr bool BString<buffLen>::operator!=(const BString<buffLen> &other) noexcept {
-	return !operator==(other);
-}
-
-template<std::size_t buffLen>
-constexpr char BString<buffLen>::operator[](std::size_t i) const noexcept {
-	return m_buff[i];
-}
-
-template<std::size_t buffLen>
-constexpr char &BString<buffLen>::operator[](std::size_t i) noexcept {
-	return m_buff[i];
-}
-
-template<std::size_t buffLen>
-constexpr char *BString<buffLen>::data() noexcept {
-	return static_cast<char*>(m_buff);
-}
-
-template<std::size_t buffLen>
-constexpr const char *BString<buffLen>::c_str() const noexcept {
-	return static_cast<const char*>(m_buff);
-}
-
-
-template<std::size_t buffLen>
-constexpr std::size_t BString<buffLen>::len() const noexcept {
-	std::size_t length = 0;
-	for (std::size_t i = 0; i < buffLen; i++) {
-		uint8_t b = static_cast<uint8_t>(m_buff[i]);
-		if (b) {
-			if ((b & 128) == 0) { // normal ASCII character
-				length++;
-			} else if ((b & (256 << 6)) == (256 << 6)) { // start of UTF-8 character
-				length++;
-			}
-		} else {
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	return length;
-}
-
-template<std::size_t buffLen>
-constexpr std::size_t BString<buffLen>::bytes() const noexcept {
-	std::size_t i = 0;
-	for (i = 0; i < buffLen && m_buff[i]; i++);
-	return i + 1; // add one for null terminator
-}
-
-template<std::size_t buffLen>
-constexpr std::size_t BString<buffLen>::cap() const noexcept {
-	return buffLen;
-}
-
 }
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/test/CMakeLists.txt b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 6e9b0875..81079e32 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ add_test("Test\\ ox_memcmp\\ HIJKLMN\\ !=\\ ABCDEFG" StdTest "HIJKLMN != ABCDEFG
 add_test("Test\\ ox_memcmp\\ ABCDEFG\\ ==\\ ABCDEFG" StdTest "ABCDEFG == ABCDEFG")
 add_test("Test\\ ox_memcmp\\ ABCDEFGHI\\ ==\\ ABCDEFG" StdTest "ABCDEFGHI == ABCDEFG")
 add_test("Test\\ BString" StdTest "BString")
+add_test("Test\\ String" StdTest "String")
 add_test("Test\\ Vector" StdTest "Vector")
 add_test("Test\\ HashMap" StdTest "HashMap")
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/test/tests.cpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/test/tests.cpp
index f5521ee7..dad60511 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/test/tests.cpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/test/tests.cpp
@@ -40,12 +40,30 @@ map<string, function<int()>> tests = {
 	{
 		"BString",
 		[]() {
-			ox::BString<100> s;
+			ox::BString<5> s;
 			s += "A";
 			s += "B";
 			s += 9;
 			s += "C";
 			oxAssert(s == "AB9C", "BString append broken");
+			s = "asdf";
+			oxAssert(s == "asdf", "String assign broken");
+			return OxError(0);
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"String",
+		[]() {
+			ox::String s;
+			s += "A";
+			s += "B";
+			s += 9;
+			s += "C";
+			oxAssert(s == "AB9C", "String append broken");
+			s = "asdf";
+			oxAssert(s == "asdf", "String assign broken");
+			s += "aoeu";
+			oxAssert(s == "asdfaoeu", "String append broken");
 			return OxError(0);
 		}
 	},
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/vector.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/vector.hpp
index 126a8e7a..45c86eb5 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/vector.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/vector.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include "new.hpp"
 #include "types.hpp"
 #include "utility.hpp"
 
@@ -54,6 +55,8 @@ class Vector {
 
 		T *data();
 
+		const T *data() const;
+
 		bool contains(T) const noexcept;
 
 		template<typename... Args>
@@ -197,6 +200,11 @@ T *Vector<T>::data() {
 	return m_items;
 }
 
+template<typename T>
+const T *Vector<T>::data() const {
+	return m_items;
+}
+
 template<typename T>
 bool Vector<T>::contains(T v) const noexcept {
 	for (std::size_t i = 0; i < m_size; i++) {