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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 Runxi Yu <https://runxiyu.org>
+
+package misc
+
+import "unsafe"
+
+// StringToBytes converts a string to a byte slice without copying the string.
+// Memory is borrowed from the string.
+// The resulting byte slice must not be modified in any form.
+func StringToBytes(s string) (bytes []byte) {
+	return unsafe.Slice(unsafe.StringData(s), len(s))
+}
+
+// BytesToString converts a byte slice to a string without copying the bytes.
+// Memory is borrowed from the byte slice.
+// The source byte slice must not be modified.
+func BytesToString(b []byte) string {
+	return unsafe.String(unsafe.SliceData(b), len(b))
+}