diff --git a/lib/shared_string/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/shared_string/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/lib/shared_string/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Copyright 2023 jacqueline <me@jacqueline.id.au>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
+
+idf_component_register(INCLUDE_DIRS "include")
diff --git a/lib/shared_string/LICENSE b/lib/shared_string/LICENSE
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e7e640ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/shared_string/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2015 sschanel
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+
diff --git a/lib/shared_string/README.md b/lib/shared_string/README.md
new file mode 100755
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+++ b/lib/shared_string/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# shared_string
+
+Simple implementation of a shared string in C++ (C++11).
+
+All it does is wrap up a std::shared_ptr<const std::basic_string<CharT>> and give it std::basic_string interface, so it's feels like you're using a regular ol' std::string.  Almost all of the implemented methods are thin wrappers around the actual shared string.
+
+### Methods missing that exist in std::basic_string
+
+- reserve()
+- capacity()
+- shrink_to_fit()
+- append()
+- assign()
+- insert()
+- erase()
+- replace()
+- push_front()
+- push_back()
+- all methods that return a non-const iterator
+
+It's not meant for manipulating the string underneath.  If you need those methods, you should just use std::string.
+
+Note that you still get operator=() and clear().
+
+### Couldn’t I just use const std::string&?  
+
+Sure.  But it doesn’t help you if, for instance, you want to use those strings as keys in maps.  shared_string allows you to create lots of std::map<shared_string, MyType>’s and not incur a penalty for repeating the keys over and over again.
+
+### Couldn’t I use boost::const_string?
+
+You bet! And you should. But this has different semantics - if you initialize a shared_string with a const char *, a copy is made, and the shared_string takes ownership of that copy - just like std::string.  Just like std::string except that copying a shared_string doesn’t allocate new buffers.
diff --git a/lib/shared_string/include/shared_string.h b/lib/shared_string/include/shared_string.h
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f3cbc7ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/shared_string/include/shared_string.h
@@ -0,0 +1,586 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#ifndef _SHARED_STRING_H_INCLUDED_
+#define _SHARED_STRING_H_INCLUDED_
+
+/**
+ * basic_shared_string
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Scott Schanel http://github.com/sschanel/shared_string
+ *
+ * License: MIT License
+ *
+ * Uses std::shared_ptr internally to keep memory allocation to a minimum.
+ * This is a boost-less implementation that does not use boost::flyweights.
+ * That means that if you try hard enough you can outsmart it and do
+ * things very ineffeciently.
+ *
+ * But!  If you embrace it, you get all the same methods that basic_string
+ * has (as of C++11), and you get a true shared string and it's thread-safe.
+ * Missing methods from basic_string: reserve(), capacity(), shrink_to_fit().
+ * append(), assign(), insert(), erase(), replace(), push_front(), push_back(),
+ * all methods that return a non-const iterator.  Almost all of the implemented
+ * methods are thin wrappers around the shared string.
+ *
+ * If you need those methods, make a copy of the internal string by calling
+ * str() and work on that temporary string.
+ *
+ * You still get operator=().  And clear().
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <string>
+#include <memory>
+#include <functional>
+
+template <typename CharT,
+        class Traits = std::char_traits<CharT>,
+        class Allocator = std::allocator < CharT >
+>
+class basic_shared_string {
+
+public:
+    typedef std::basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator> string_type;
+
+    typedef typename string_type::const_iterator const_iterator;
+    typedef typename string_type::const_reverse_iterator const_reverse_iterator;
+    typedef typename string_type::size_type size_type;
+
+private:
+    std::shared_ptr<const string_type> string_;
+
+    void replace_contents(string_type&& newString) {
+        string_ = std::make_shared<const string_type>(std::move(newString));
+    }
+
+public:
+    static const size_type npos = (size_t)-1;
+
+    const string_type& str() const {
+        static const string_type empty;
+        if (string_.get() != nullptr) {
+            return *(string_.get());
+        }
+        return empty;
+    }
+
+    operator const string_type&() {
+        return str();
+    }
+
+    basic_shared_string() {
+    }
+
+    basic_shared_string(const CharT * s) {
+        replace_contents(string_type(s));
+    }
+
+    basic_shared_string(const string_type& s) {
+        replace_contents(string_type(s));
+    }
+
+    basic_shared_string(string_type&& s) {
+        replace_contents(std::move(s));
+    }
+
+    basic_shared_string(const basic_shared_string& s) {
+        string_ = s.string_;
+    }
+
+    void clear() {
+        string_ = nullptr;
+    }
+
+    basic_shared_string& operator=(const basic_shared_string& s) {
+        string_ = s.string_;
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    basic_shared_string& operator=(const string_type& str) {
+        replace_contents(string_type(str));
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    basic_shared_string& operator=(string_type&& str) {
+        replace_contents(std::move(str));
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    basic_shared_string& operator=(const CharT* s) {
+        replace_contents(string_type(s));
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    basic_shared_string& operator=(CharT ch) {
+        replace_contents(string_type(ch));
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    basic_shared_string& operator=(std::initializer_list<CharT> ilist) {
+        replace_contents(string_type(ilist));
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    void swap(basic_shared_string& rhs) {
+        this->string_.swap(rhs.string_);
+    }
+
+
+    CharT at(size_type pos) const {
+        return str().at(pos);
+    }
+
+    CharT operator[](size_type pos) const {
+        return str()[pos];
+    }
+
+    CharT front() const {
+        return str().front();
+    }
+
+    CharT back() const {
+        return str().back();
+    }
+
+    const CharT * c_str() const {
+        return str().c_str();
+    }
+
+    const_iterator begin() const {
+        return str().begin();
+    }
+
+    const_iterator cbegin() const {
+        return str().cbegin();
+    }
+
+    const_iterator end() const {
+        return str().end();
+    }
+
+    const_iterator cend() const {
+        return str().end();
+    }
+
+    const_reverse_iterator rbegin() const {
+        return str().rbegin();
+    }
+
+    const_reverse_iterator crbegin() const {
+        return str().crbegin();
+    }
+
+    const_reverse_iterator rend() const {
+        return str().rend();
+    }
+
+    const_reverse_iterator crend() const {
+        return str().crend();
+    }
+
+
+
+    bool empty() const {
+        return str().empty();
+    }
+
+    size_t size() const {
+        return str().size();
+    }
+
+    size_t length() const {
+        return str().length();
+    }
+
+    size_t max_size() const {
+        return str().max_size();
+    }
+
+    size_t capacity() const {
+        return str().capacity();
+    }
+
+    int compare(const string_type& rhs) const {
+        return str().compare(rhs);
+    }
+
+    int compare(const basic_shared_string& rhs) const {
+        return str().compare(rhs.str());
+    }
+
+    int compare(size_type pos1, size_type count1,
+                const string_type& str) const {
+        return str().compare(pos1, count1, str);
+    }
+
+    int compare(const CharT* s) const {
+        return str().compare(s);
+    }
+
+    int compare(size_type pos1, size_type count1,
+                const CharT* s) const {
+
+        return str().compare(pos1, count1, s);
+    }
+
+    int compare(
+            size_type pos1,
+            size_type count1,
+            const CharT* s,
+            size_type count2) const {
+
+        return str().compare(pos1, count1, s, count2);
+    }
+
+    basic_shared_string<CharT> substr(
+            size_type pos = 0,
+            size_type count = npos) const {
+
+        if (pos == 0) {
+            if (count == npos) {
+                return *this;
+            }
+            else if (count >= str().size()) {
+                return *this;
+            }
+        }
+        return basic_shared_string(str().substr(pos, count));
+    }
+
+    size_type copy(
+            CharT* dest,
+            size_type count,
+            size_type pos = 0) const {
+        return str().copy(dest, count, pos);
+    }
+
+    size_type find(const string_type& str, size_type pos = 0) const {
+        return str().find(str, pos);
+    }
+
+    size_type find(const CharT* s, size_type pos, size_type count) const {
+        return str().find(s, pos, count);
+    }
+
+    size_type find(const CharT* s, size_type pos = 0) const {
+        return str().find(s, pos);
+    }
+
+    size_type find(CharT ch, size_type pos = 0) const {
+        return str().find(ch, pos);
+    }
+
+    size_type rfind(const string_type& str, size_type pos = npos) const {
+        return str().rfind(str, pos);
+    }
+
+    size_type rfind(const CharT* s, size_type pos, size_type count) const {
+        return str().rfind(s, pos, count);
+    }
+
+    size_type rfind(const CharT* s, size_type pos = npos) const {
+        return str().rfind(s, pos);
+    }
+
+    size_type rfind(CharT ch, size_type pos = npos) const {
+        return str().rfind(ch, pos);
+    }
+
+    size_type find_first_of(const string_type& str, size_type pos = 0) const {
+        return str().find_first_of(str, pos);
+    }
+
+    size_type find_first_of(const CharT* s, size_type pos, size_type count) const {
+        return str().find_first_of(s, pos, count);
+    }
+
+    size_type find_first_of(const CharT* s, size_type pos = 0) const {
+        return str().find_first_of(s, pos);
+    }
+
+    size_type find_first_of(CharT ch, size_type pos = 0) const {
+        return str().find_first_of(ch, pos);
+    }
+
+    size_type find_first_not_of(const string_type& str, size_type pos = 0) const {
+        return str().find_first_not_of(str, pos);
+    }
+
+    size_type find_first_not_of(const CharT* s, size_type pos, size_type count) const {
+        return str().find_first_not_of(s, pos, count);
+    }
+
+    size_type find_first_not_of(const CharT* s, size_type pos = 0) const {
+        return str().find_first_not_of(s, pos);
+    }
+
+    size_type find_first_not_of(CharT ch, size_type pos = 0) const {
+        return str().find_first_not_of(ch, pos);
+    }
+
+    size_type find_last_of(const string_type& str, size_type pos = npos) const {
+        return str().find_last_of(str, pos);
+    }
+
+    size_type find_last_of(const CharT* s, size_type pos, size_type count) const {
+        return str().find_last_of(s, pos, count);
+    }
+
+    size_type find_last_of(const CharT* s, size_type pos = npos) const {
+        return str().find_last_of(s, pos);
+    }
+    size_type find_last_of(CharT ch, size_type pos = npos) const {
+        return str().find_last_of(ch, pos);
+    }
+    size_type find_last_not_of(const string_type& str, size_type pos = npos) const {
+        return str().find_last_not_of(str, pos);
+    }
+    size_type find_last_not_of(const CharT* s, size_type pos, size_type count) const {
+        return str().find_last_not_of(s, pos, count);
+    }
+    size_type find_last_not_of(const CharT* s, size_type pos = npos) const {
+        return str().find_last_not_of(s, pos);
+    }
+    size_type find_last_not_of(CharT ch, size_type pos = npos) const {
+        return str().find_last_not_of(ch, pos);
+    }
+};
+
+template< class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc >
+bool operator==(
+        const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& lhs,
+        const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& rhs) {
+    return lhs.str() == rhs.str();
+}
+
+template< class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc >
+bool operator!=(
+        const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& lhs,
+        const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& rhs) {
+    return lhs.str() != rhs.str();
+}
+
+template< class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc >
+bool operator<(
+        const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& lhs,
+        const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& rhs) {
+    return lhs.str() < rhs.str();
+}
+
+template< class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc >
+bool operator<=(
+        const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& lhs,
+        const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& rhs) {
+    return lhs.str() <= rhs.str();
+}
+
+template< class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc >
+bool operator>(
+        const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& lhs,
+        const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& rhs) {
+
+    return lhs.str() > rhs.str();
+}
+
+template< class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc >
+bool operator>=(
+        const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& lhs,
+        const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& rhs) {
+
+    return lhs.str() >= rhs.str();
+}
+
+template< class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc >
+bool operator==(
+        const CharT* lhs,
+        const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& rhs) {
+    return operator==(lhs, rhs.str());
+}
+
+template< class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc >
+bool operator==(
+        const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& lhs,
+        const CharT* rhs) {
+
+    return operator==(lhs.str(), rhs);
+}
+
+template< class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc >
+bool operator!=(const CharT* lhs, const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& rhs) {
+    return operator!=(lhs, rhs.str());
+}
+
+template< class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc >
+bool operator!=(const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& lhs, const CharT* rhs) {
+    return operator!=(lhs.str(), rhs);
+}
+
+template< class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc >
+bool operator<(const CharT* lhs, const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& rhs) {
+    return operator<(lhs, rhs.str());
+}
+
+template< class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc >
+bool operator<(const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& lhs, const CharT* rhs) {
+    return operator<(lhs.str(), rhs);
+}
+
+template< class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc >
+bool operator<=(const CharT* lhs, const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& rhs) {
+    return operator<=(lhs, rhs.str());
+}
+
+template< class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc >
+bool operator<=(const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& lhs, const CharT* rhs) {
+    return operator<=(lhs.str(), rhs);
+}
+
+template< class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc >
+bool operator>(const CharT* lhs, const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& rhs) {
+    return operator>(lhs, rhs.str());
+}
+
+template< class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc >
+bool operator>(const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& lhs, const CharT* rhs) {
+    return operator>(lhs.str(), rhs);
+}
+
+template< class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc >
+bool operator>=(const CharT* lhs, const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& rhs) {
+    return operator>=(lhs, rhs.str());
+}
+
+template< class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc >
+bool operator>=(const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& lhs, const CharT* rhs) {
+    return operator>=(lhs.str(), rhs);
+}
+
+
+template <class CharT, class Traits, class Allocator>
+std::basic_ostream<CharT, Traits>& operator<<(
+        std::basic_ostream<CharT, Traits>& os,
+        const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator>& str) {
+    return operator<<(os, str.str());
+}
+
+template <class CharT, class Traits, class Allocator>
+std::basic_istream<CharT, Traits>& operator>>(
+        std::basic_istream<CharT, Traits>& is,
+        basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator>& str) {
+
+    std::basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator> temp;
+    operator>>(is, temp);
+    str = temp;
+    return is;
+}
+
+template< class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc >
+basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc> operator+(
+        const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& lhs,
+        const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& rhs) {
+    return basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>(operator+(lhs.str(), rhs.str()));
+}
+
+template< class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc >
+basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc> operator+(
+        const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& lhs,
+        const std::basic_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& rhs) {
+    return basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>(operator+(lhs.str(), rhs));
+}
+
+template< class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc >
+basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc> operator+(
+        const std::basic_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& lhs,
+        const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& rhs) {
+    return basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>(operator+(lhs, rhs.str()));
+}
+
+template< class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc >
+basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc> operator+(
+        const CharT* lhs,
+        const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& rhs) {
+
+    return basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>(operator+(lhs, rhs.str()));
+}
+
+template< class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc >
+basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc> operator+(
+        CharT lhs,
+        const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& rhs) {
+
+    return basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>(operator+(lhs, rhs.str()));
+}
+
+template< class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc >
+basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc> operator+(
+        const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& lhs,
+        const CharT* rhs) {
+
+    return basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>(operator+(lhs.str(), rhs));
+}
+
+template<class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc>
+basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc> operator+(
+        const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& lhs,
+        CharT rhs) {
+
+    return basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>(operator+(lhs.str(), rhs));
+}
+
+namespace std {
+
+    template <class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc>
+    int stoi(const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& str, std::size_t* pos = 0, int base = 10) {
+        return stoi(str.str(), pos, base);
+    }
+
+    template <class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc>
+    long stol(const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& str, std::size_t* pos = 0, int base = 10) {
+        return stol(str.str(), pos, base);
+    }
+
+    template <class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc>
+    long long stoll(const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& str, std::size_t* pos = 0, int base = 10) {
+        return stoll(str.str(), pos, base);
+    }
+
+    template <class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc>
+    unsigned long stoul(const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& str, std::size_t* pos = 0, int base = 10) {
+        return stoul(str.str(), pos, base);
+    }
+
+    template <class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc>
+    unsigned long long stoull(const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& str, std::size_t* pos = 0, int base = 10) {
+        return stoull(str.str(), pos, base);
+    }
+
+    template <class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc>
+    float stof(const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& str, std::size_t* pos = 0) {
+        return stof(str.str(), pos);
+    }
+
+    template <class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc>
+    double stod(const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& str, std::size_t* pos = 0) {
+        return stod(str.str(), pos);
+    }
+
+    template <class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc>
+    double stold(const basic_shared_string<CharT, Traits, Alloc>& str, std::size_t* pos = 0) {
+        return stold(str.str(), pos);
+    }
+
+    template <class CharT>
+    struct hash < basic_shared_string<CharT> > {
+        size_t operator()(const basic_shared_string<CharT>& key) {
+            return hash<std::string>()(key.str());
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+typedef basic_shared_string<char> shared_string;
+typedef basic_shared_string<wchar_t> shared_wstring;
+
+
+#endif // _STRING_REF_H_INCLUDED_
diff --git a/lib/shared_string/shared_string_test/SharedStringTest.cpp b/lib/shared_string/shared_string_test/SharedStringTest.cpp
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..3bccf103
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/shared_string/shared_string_test/SharedStringTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#include "stdafx.h"
+#include "CppUnitTest.h"
+#include "../shared_string.h"
+
+using namespace Microsoft::VisualStudio::CppUnitTestFramework;
+
+namespace shared_string_test
+{		
+	TEST_CLASS(SharedStringTest)
+	{
+	public:
+		
+      TEST_METHOD(Assign) {
+
+         shared_string s = "Test";
+
+         Assert::IsTrue(s == "Test");
+
+         s = "NO";
+
+         Assert::IsTrue(s == "NO");
+      }
+	};
+}
\ No newline at end of file
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new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2fac5c56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/shared_string/shared_string_test/shared_string_test.sln
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
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+EndProject
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+	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
+		Debug|Win32 = Debug|Win32
+		Release|Win32 = Release|Win32
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+	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
+		{79A93E93-50A8-46A3-A592-604F74C3BBEB}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
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+		{79A93E93-50A8-46A3-A592-604F74C3BBEB}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{79A93E93-50A8-46A3-A592-604F74C3BBEB}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
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diff --git a/lib/shared_string/shared_string_test/shared_string_test.vcxproj b/lib/shared_string/shared_string_test/shared_string_test.vcxproj
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d2423735
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/shared_string/shared_string_test/shared_string_test.vcxproj
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="12.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|Win32">
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+      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|Win32">
+      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
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+  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
+    <ProjectGuid>{79A93E93-50A8-46A3-A592-604F74C3BBEB}</ProjectGuid>
+    <Keyword>Win32Proj</Keyword>
+    <RootNamespace>shared_string_test</RootNamespace>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
+    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
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+    <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
+    <PlatformToolset>v120</PlatformToolset>
+    <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
+    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
+    <UseOfMfc>false</UseOfMfc>
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+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
+  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
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+  <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets" Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
+    <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
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+    <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
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+  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
+    <LinkIncremental>true</LinkIncremental>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
+    <LinkIncremental>true</LinkIncremental>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
+      <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
+      <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(VCInstallDir)UnitTest\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <UseFullPaths>true</UseFullPaths>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
+      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(VCInstallDir)UnitTest\lib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
+      <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
+      <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
+      <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
+      <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(VCInstallDir)UnitTest\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <UseFullPaths>true</UseFullPaths>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
+      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
+      <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
+      <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(VCInstallDir)UnitTest\lib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
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+    <ClInclude Include="..\shared_string.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="stdafx.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="targetver.h" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClCompile Include="stdafx.cpp">
+      <PrecompiledHeader Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">Create</PrecompiledHeader>
+      <PrecompiledHeader Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">Create</PrecompiledHeader>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="SharedStringTest.cpp" />
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+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
+  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
+  </ImportGroup>
+</Project>
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diff --git a/lib/shared_string/shared_string_test/shared_string_test.vcxproj.filters b/lib/shared_string/shared_string_test/shared_string_test.vcxproj.filters
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1ee25f1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/shared_string/shared_string_test/shared_string_test.vcxproj.filters
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Filter Include="Source Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{4FC737F1-C7A5-4376-A066-2A32D752A2FF}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>cpp;c;cc;cxx;def;odl;idl;hpj;bat;asm;asmx</Extensions>
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+    <Filter Include="Header Files">
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+      <Extensions>h;hh;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;inc;xsd</Extensions>
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+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClInclude Include="stdafx.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="targetver.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\shared_string.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClCompile Include="stdafx.cpp">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="SharedStringTest.cpp">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
+  </ItemGroup>
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diff --git a/lib/shared_string/shared_string_test/stdafx.cpp b/lib/shared_string/shared_string_test/stdafx.cpp
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..539b4668
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/shared_string/shared_string_test/stdafx.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// stdafx.cpp : source file that includes just the standard includes
+// shared_string_test.pch will be the pre-compiled header
+// stdafx.obj will contain the pre-compiled type information
+
+#include "stdafx.h"
+
+// TODO: reference any additional headers you need in STDAFX.H
+// and not in this file
diff --git a/lib/shared_string/shared_string_test/stdafx.h b/lib/shared_string/shared_string_test/stdafx.h
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..fde457b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/shared_string/shared_string_test/stdafx.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "targetver.h"
+
+#include "CppUnitTest.h"
+
diff --git a/lib/shared_string/shared_string_test/targetver.h b/lib/shared_string/shared_string_test/targetver.h
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..87c0086d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/shared_string/shared_string_test/targetver.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#pragma once
+
+// Including SDKDDKVer.h defines the highest available Windows platform.
+
+// If you wish to build your application for a previous Windows platform, include WinSDKVer.h and
+// set the _WIN32_WINNT macro to the platform you wish to support before including SDKDDKVer.h.
+
+#include <SDKDDKVer.h>
diff --git a/tools/cmake/common.cmake b/tools/cmake/common.cmake
index b2e6de48..a94f498f 100644
--- a/tools/cmake/common.cmake
+++ b/tools/cmake/common.cmake
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ list(APPEND EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS "$ENV{PROJ_PATH}/lib/lvgl")
 list(APPEND EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS "$ENV{PROJ_PATH}/lib/result")
 list(APPEND EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS "$ENV{PROJ_PATH}/lib/span")
 list(APPEND EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS "$ENV{PROJ_PATH}/lib/stb_vorbis")
+list(APPEND EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS "$ENV{PROJ_PATH}/lib/shared_string")
 list(APPEND EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS "$ENV{PROJ_PATH}/lib/tinyfsm")
 
 include($ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/cmake/project.cmake)