diff --git a/src/aliases.h b/src/aliases.h
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+++ b/src/aliases.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <uchar.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#define c8 uint8_t
+#define c16 char16_t
+#define c32 char32_t
+
+#define u8 uint8_t
+#define u16 uint16_t
+#define u32 uint32_t
+#define u64 uint64_t
+
+#define i8 int8_t
+#define i16 int16_t
+#define i32 int32_t
+#define i64 int64_t
+
+#define f32 float
+#define f64 double
+#define f128 long double
+
+#define uptr uintptr_t
+#define iptr intptr_t
+
+#define external extern
+#define internal static
+#define persistent static
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+#define class_mem static
+#define BEGIN_C_LINKAGE extern "C" {
+#define END_C_LINKAGE }
+#endif // __cplusplus