3 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/zencore/include/zencore/compactbinary.h b/zencore/include/zencore/compactbinary.h
index ab01402f8..06331c510 100644
--- a/zencore/include/zencore/compactbinary.h
+++ b/zencore/include/zencore/compactbinary.h
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ public:
 
 	inline uint64_t GetTicks() const { return Ticks; }
 
+	static DateTime Now();
+
 	int	 GetYear() const;
 	int	 GetMonth() const;
 	int	 GetDay() const;
diff --git a/zencore/include/zencore/iobuffer.h b/zencore/include/zencore/iobuffer.h
index 60fee1dc5..847bed606 100644
--- a/zencore/include/zencore/iobuffer.h
+++ b/zencore/include/zencore/iobuffer.h
@@ -357,6 +357,9 @@ public:
 	[[nodiscard]] inline ZenContentType GetContentType() const { return m_Core->GetContentType(); }
 	[[nodiscard]] ZENCORE_API bool		GetFileReference(IoBufferFileReference& OutRef) const;
 
+	template<typename T>
+	[[nodiscard]] const T* Data() const { return reinterpret_cast<const T*>(m_Core->DataPointer()); }
+
 private:
 	RefPtr<IoBufferCore> m_Core = new IoBufferCore;
 
diff --git a/zencore/include/zencore/string.h b/zencore/include/zencore/string.h
index e2a957786..47fd5643d 100644
--- a/zencore/include/zencore/string.h
+++ b/zencore/include/zencore/string.h
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ HashStringAsLowerDjb2(const std::string_view& InString)
 {
 	uint32_t HashValue = 5381;
 
-	for (int CurChar : InString)
+	for (uint8_t CurChar : InString)
 	{
 		CurChar -= ((CurChar - 'A') <= ('Z' - 'A')) * ('A' - 'a');	// this should be compiled into branchless logic
 		HashValue = HashValue * 33 + CurChar;
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ ToLower(const std::string_view& InString)
 
 	for (char& CurChar : Out)
 	{
-		CurChar -= ((CurChar - 'A') <= ('Z' - 'A')) * ('A' - 'a');	// this should be compiled into branchless logic
+		CurChar -= (uint8_t(CurChar - 'A') <= ('Z' - 'A')) * ('A' - 'a');	// this should be compiled into branchless logic
 	}
 
 	return Out;