diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/model/CMakeLists.txt b/deps/ox/src/ox/model/CMakeLists.txt
index 6af044b76..d52704496 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/model/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/model/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ install(
 		desctypes.hpp
 		descwrite.hpp
 		optype.hpp
+		metadata.hpp
 		model.hpp
 		modelops.hpp
+		typenamecatcher.hpp
 		types.hpp
 		walk.hpp
 	DESTINATION
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/model/descread.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/model/descread.hpp
index 3e18de79a..26b77635b 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/model/descread.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/model/descread.hpp
@@ -18,14 +18,15 @@ class TypeDescReader: public ReaderBase {
 		TypeStore m_typeStore;
 
 	public:
-		TypeDescReader(uint8_t *buff, std::size_t buffLen) noexcept;
+		TypeDescReader(const uint8_t *buff, std::size_t buffLen) noexcept;
 
+		[[nodiscard]]
 		const TypeStore &typeStore() const noexcept;
 
 };
 
 template<typename ReaderBase>
-TypeDescReader<ReaderBase>::TypeDescReader(uint8_t *buff, std::size_t buffLen) noexcept: ReaderBase(buff, buffLen) {
+TypeDescReader<ReaderBase>::TypeDescReader(const uint8_t *buff, std::size_t buffLen) noexcept: ReaderBase(buff, buffLen) {
 }
 
 template<typename ReaderBase>
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ const TypeStore &TypeDescReader<ReaderBase>::typeStore() const noexcept {
 }
 
 template<typename ReaderBase, typename T>
-int readMCDef(uint8_t *buff, std::size_t buffLen, T *val) noexcept {
+int readMCDef(const uint8_t *buff, std::size_t buffLen, T *val) noexcept {
 	TypeDescReader<ReaderBase> reader(buff, buffLen);
 	return model(&reader, val);
 }
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/model/descwrite.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/model/descwrite.hpp
index f9147a73e..350a59223 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/model/descwrite.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/model/descwrite.hpp
@@ -17,25 +17,16 @@
 #include <ox/std/vector.hpp>
 
 #include "desctypes.hpp"
+#include "fieldcounter.hpp"
+#include "metadata.hpp"
 #include "optype.hpp"
+#include "typenamecatcher.hpp"
 #include "types.hpp"
 
 namespace ox {
 
 namespace detail {
 
-template<bool>
-struct BoolWrapper {
-};
-
-template<typename T, typename = BoolWrapper<true>>
-struct preloadable: false_type {};
-
-template<typename T>
-struct preloadable<T, BoolWrapper<T::Preloadable>> {
-	static constexpr bool value = T::Preloadable;
-};
-
 template<typename T>
 static constexpr int indirectionLevels(T) noexcept {
 	return 0;
@@ -51,31 +42,6 @@ static constexpr int indirectionLevels(T *t) noexcept {
 class TypeDescWriter {
 
 	private:
-		struct NameCatcher {
-
-			TypeName name;
-
-			template<typename T = std::nullptr_t>
-			constexpr void setTypeInfo(const char *n = T::TypeName, int = T::Fields) noexcept {
-				this->name = n;
-			}
-
-			template<typename T>
-			constexpr Error field(const char*, T*, std::size_t) noexcept {
-				return OxError(0);
-			}
-
-			template<typename T>
-			constexpr Error field(const char*, T) noexcept {
-				return OxError(0);
-			}
-
-			static constexpr auto opType() noexcept {
-				return OpType::WriteDefinition;
-			}
-
-		};
-
 		TypeStore *m_typeStoreOwnerRef = nullptr;
 		TypeStore *m_typeStore = nullptr;
 		DescriptorType *m_type = nullptr;
@@ -95,7 +61,7 @@ class TypeDescWriter {
 		Error field(const char *name, T *val) noexcept;
 
 		template<typename T = std::nullptr_t>
-		void setTypeInfo(const char *name = T::TypeName, int fields = T::Fields) noexcept;
+		void setTypeInfo(const char *name = T::TypeName, int fields = countFields<T>()) noexcept;
 
 		[[nodiscard]] DescriptorType *definition() noexcept {
 			return m_type;
@@ -190,11 +156,10 @@ DescriptorType *TypeDescWriter::type(BString<sz> *val, bool *alreadyExisted) noe
 
 template<typename T>
 DescriptorType *TypeDescWriter::type(T *val, bool *alreadyExisted) noexcept {
-	NameCatcher nc;
-	oxLogError(model(&nc, val));
-	if (m_typeStore->contains(nc.name)) {
+	const auto name = getModelTypeName(val);
+	if (m_typeStore->contains(name)) {
 		*alreadyExisted = true;
-		return m_typeStore->operator[](nc.name);
+		return m_typeStore->operator[](name);
 	} else {
 		TypeDescWriter dw(m_typeStore);
 		oxLogError(model(&dw, val));
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/model/fieldcounter.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/model/fieldcounter.hpp
index ec50ed91f..920619187 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/model/fieldcounter.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/model/fieldcounter.hpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class FieldCounter {
 		int fields = 0;
 
 		template<typename U = std::nullptr_t>
-		constexpr void setTypeInfo(const char* = U::TypeName, int = 0) {
+		constexpr void setTypeInfo(const char* = "", int = 0) {
 		}
 
 		template<typename U>
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/model/metadata.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/model/metadata.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f7fd61582
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/model/metadata.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 - 2021 gary@drinkingtea.net
+ *
+ * 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 <ox/std/byteswap.hpp>
+#include <ox/std/bstring.hpp>
+#include <ox/std/memory.hpp>
+#include <ox/std/string.hpp>
+#include <ox/std/trace.hpp>
+#include <ox/std/types.hpp>
+#include <ox/std/vector.hpp>
+
+#include "desctypes.hpp"
+#include "fieldcounter.hpp"
+#include "optype.hpp"
+#include "typenamecatcher.hpp"
+#include "types.hpp"
+
+namespace ox {
+
+namespace detail {
+
+template<bool>
+struct BoolWrapper {
+};
+
+template<typename T, typename = BoolWrapper<true>>
+struct preloadable : false_type {
+};
+
+template<typename T>
+struct preloadable<T, BoolWrapper<T::Preloadable>> {
+	static constexpr bool value = T::Preloadable;
+};
+
+// cannot be done until C++20
+//struct PseudoString {
+//	constexpr PseudoString(const char* = "") noexcept {}
+//};
+//
+//template<PseudoString>
+//struct StringWrapper {
+//};
+//
+//template<typename T, typename = StringWrapper<"">>
+//struct ModelTypeName {
+//	static constexpr const char *value = "";
+//};
+//
+//template<typename T>
+//struct ModelTypeName<T, detail::StringWrapper<T::TypeName>> {
+//	static constexpr const char *value = T::TypeName;
+//};
+
+}
+
+}
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diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/model/typenamecatcher.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/model/typenamecatcher.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..464a091d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/model/typenamecatcher.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 - 2021 gary@drinkingtea.net
+ *
+ * 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 <ox/std/string.hpp>
+#include <ox/std/types.hpp>
+
+#include "fieldcounter.hpp"
+#include "optype.hpp"
+
+namespace ox {
+
+struct TypeNameCatcher {
+
+	const char *name = "";
+
+	constexpr TypeNameCatcher() noexcept = default;
+
+	template<typename T = std::nullptr_t>
+	constexpr void setTypeInfo(const char *n = T::TypeName, int = 0) noexcept {
+		this->name = n;
+	}
+
+	template<typename T>
+	constexpr Error field(const char*, T*, std::size_t) noexcept {
+		return OxError(0);
+	}
+
+	template<typename T>
+	constexpr Error field(const char*, T) noexcept {
+		return OxError(0);
+	}
+
+	static constexpr auto opType() noexcept {
+		return OpType::WriteDefinition;
+	}
+
+};
+
+template<typename T>
+#if __cplusplus >= 202002L
+consteval
+#endif
+const char *getModelTypeName() noexcept {
+	AllocAlias<T> a = {};
+	TypeNameCatcher nc;
+	oxIgnoreError(model(&nc, std::bit_cast<T*>(&a)));
+	return nc.name;
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+constexpr const char *getModelTypeName(T *val) noexcept {
+	TypeNameCatcher nc;
+	oxIgnoreError(model(&nc, std::bit_cast<T*>(&val)));
+	return nc.name;
+}
+
+}
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