Use static_cast for the pointer transformations

include/rfl/Result.hpp

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <type_traits>
 
 #include "internal/is_array.hpp"
+#include "internal/ptr_cast.hpp"
 #include "internal/to_std_array.hpp"
 
 namespace rfl {
@@ -314,20 +315,18 @@ class Result {
     }
   }
 
-  T& get_t() noexcept {
-    return *std::launder((reinterpret_cast<T*>(t_or_err_.data())));
-  }
+  T& get_t() noexcept { return *internal::ptr_cast<T*>(t_or_err_.data()); }
 
   const T& get_t() const noexcept {
-    return *std::launder((reinterpret_cast<const T*>(t_or_err_.data())));
+    return *internal::ptr_cast<const T*>(t_or_err_.data());
   }
 
   Error& get_err() noexcept {
-    return *std::launder((reinterpret_cast<Error*>(t_or_err_.data())));
+    return *internal::ptr_cast<Error*>(t_or_err_.data());
   }
 
   const Error& get_err() const noexcept {
-    return *std::launder((reinterpret_cast<const Error*>(t_or_err_.data())));
+    return *internal::ptr_cast<const Error*>(t_or_err_.data());
   }
 
   void move_from_other(Result<T>& _other) noexcept {

include/rfl/Tuple.hpp

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <utility>
 
 #include "internal/nth_element_t.hpp"
+#include "internal/ptr_cast.hpp"
 #include "internal/tuple/calculate_positions.hpp"
 
 namespace rfl {
@@ -59,14 +60,14 @@ class Tuple {
   template <int _index>
   constexpr auto& get() {
     using Type = internal::nth_element_t<_index, Types...>;
-    return *std::bit_cast<Type*>(data_.data() + pos<_index>());
+    return *internal::ptr_cast<Type*>(data_.data() + pos<_index>());
   }
 
   /// Gets an element by index.
   template <int _index>
   constexpr const auto& get() const {
     using Type = internal::nth_element_t<_index, Types...>;
-    return *std::bit_cast<const Type*>(data_.data() + pos<_index>());
+    return *internal::ptr_cast<const Type*>(data_.data() + pos<_index>());
   }
 
   /// Assigns the underlying object.
@@ -100,8 +101,7 @@ class Tuple {
     };
     return [&]<int... _is>(std::integer_sequence<int, _is...>) {
       return (true && ... && is_same(std::integral_constant<int, _is>{}));
-    }
-    (std::make_integer_sequence<int, sizeof...(Types)>());
+    }(std::make_integer_sequence<int, sizeof...(Types)>());
   }
 
   /// Three-way comparison operator.
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ class Tuple {
       auto ordering = std::strong_ordering::equivalent;
       (compare(&ordering, std::integral_constant<int, _is>{}), ...);
       return ordering;
-    }
-    (std::make_integer_sequence<int, sizeof...(Types)>());
+    }(std::make_integer_sequence<int, sizeof...(Types)>());
   }
 
  private:

include/rfl/Variant.hpp

@@ -43,32 +43,34 @@ class Variant {
   struct TypeWrapper {};
 
  public:
-  Variant() {
+  Variant() : index_(IndexType()), data_(DataType()) {
     using FirstAlternative = internal::nth_element_t<0, AlternativeTypes...>;
     move_from_type(FirstAlternative());
   }
 
-  Variant(const Variant<AlternativeTypes...>& _other) {
+  Variant(const Variant<AlternativeTypes...>& _other)
+      : index_(IndexType()), data_(DataType()) {
     copy_from_other(_other);
   }
 
-  Variant(Variant<AlternativeTypes...>&& _other) noexcept {
+  Variant(Variant<AlternativeTypes...>&& _other) noexcept
+      : index_(IndexType()), data_(DataType()) {
     move_from_other(std::move(_other));
   }
 
   template <class T,
             typename std::enable_if<internal::variant::is_alternative_type<
                                         T, AlternativeTypes...>(),
                                     bool>::type = true>
-  Variant(const T& _t) {
+  Variant(const T& _t) : index_(IndexType()), data_(DataType()) {
     copy_from_type(_t);
   }
 
   template <class T,
             typename std::enable_if<internal::variant::is_alternative_type<
                                         T, AlternativeTypes...>(),
                                     bool>::type = true>
-  Variant(T&& _t) noexcept {
+  Variant(T&& _t) noexcept : index_(IndexType()), data_(DataType()) {
     move_from_type(std::forward<T>(_t));
   }
 
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ class Variant {
     auto t = T{std::forward<Args>(_args)...};
     destroy_if_necessary();
     move_from_type(std::move(t));
-    return *std::launder(reinterpret_cast<T*>(data_.data()));
+    return *internal::ptr_cast<T*>(data_.data());
   }
 
   /// Emplaces a new element into the variant.
@@ -384,13 +386,13 @@ class Variant {
   template <IndexType _i>
   auto& get_alternative() noexcept {
     using CurrentType = internal::nth_element_t<_i, AlternativeTypes...>;
-    return *std::launder(reinterpret_cast<CurrentType*>(data_.data()));
+    return *internal::ptr_cast<CurrentType*>(data_.data());
   }
 
   template <IndexType _i>
   const auto& get_alternative() const noexcept {
     using CurrentType = internal::nth_element_t<_i, AlternativeTypes...>;
-    return *std::launder(reinterpret_cast<const CurrentType*>(data_.data()));
+    return *internal::ptr_cast<const CurrentType*>(data_.data());
   }
 
   void move_from_other(Variant<AlternativeTypes...>&& _other) noexcept {

include/rfl/bson/Reader.hpp

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include <bson/bson.h>
 
 #include <array>
-#include <bit>
 #include <concepts>
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <exception>
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "../Bytestring.hpp"
 #include "../Result.hpp"
 #include "../always_false.hpp"
+#include "../internal/ptr_cast.hpp"
 
 namespace rfl {
 namespace bson {
@@ -46,9 +46,8 @@ struct Reader {
   using InputVarType = BSONInputVar;
 
   template <class T>
-  static constexpr bool has_custom_constructor = (requires(InputVarType var) {
-    T::from_bson_obj(var);
-  });
+  static constexpr bool has_custom_constructor =
+      (requires(InputVarType var) { T::from_bson_obj(var); });
 
   rfl::Result<InputVarType> get_field_from_array(
       const size_t _idx, const InputArrayType& _arr) const noexcept;
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ struct Reader {
             "bytestring.");
       }
       return rfl::Bytestring(
-          std::bit_cast<const std::byte*>(value.v_binary.data),
+          internal::ptr_cast<const std::byte*>(value.v_binary.data),
           value.v_binary.data_len);
     } else if constexpr (std::is_same<std::remove_cvref_t<T>, bool>()) {
       if (btype != BSON_TYPE_BOOL) {

include/rfl/bson/Writer.hpp

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include <bson/bson.h>
 
-#include <bit>
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <exception>
 #include <map>
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "../Ref.hpp"
 #include "../Result.hpp"
 #include "../always_false.hpp"
+#include "../internal/ptr_cast.hpp"
 
 namespace rfl {
 namespace bson {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class Writer {
                                       rfl::Bytestring>()) {
       bson_array_builder_append_binary(
           _parent->val_, BSON_SUBTYPE_BINARY,
-          std::bit_cast<const uint8_t*>(_var.c_str()),
+          internal::ptr_cast<const uint8_t*>(_var.c_str()),
           static_cast<uint32_t>(_var.size()));
     } else if constexpr (std::is_same<std::remove_cvref_t<T>, bool>()) {
       bson_array_builder_append_bool(_parent->val_, _var);
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class Writer {
                                       rfl::Bytestring>()) {
       bson_append_binary(_parent->val_, _name.data(),
                          static_cast<int>(_name.size()), BSON_SUBTYPE_BINARY,
-                         std::bit_cast<const uint8_t*>(_var.c_str()),
+                         internal::ptr_cast<const uint8_t*>(_var.c_str()),
                          static_cast<uint32_t>(_var.size()));
     } else if constexpr (std::is_same<std::remove_cvref_t<T>, bool>()) {
       bson_append_bool(_parent->val_, _name.data(),

include/rfl/bson/read.hpp

@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 
 #include <bson/bson.h>
 
-#include <bit>
 #include <istream>
 #include <string>
 
 #include "../Processors.hpp"
+#include "../internal/ptr_cast.hpp"
 #include "../internal/wrap_in_rfl_array_t.hpp"
 #include "Parser.hpp"
 #include "Reader.hpp"
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ auto read(const uint8_t* _bytes, const size_t _size) {
 /// Parses an BSON object using reflection.
 template <class T, class... Ps>
 auto read(const char* _bytes, const size_t _size) {
-  return read<T, Ps...>(std::bit_cast<const uint8_t*>(_bytes), _size);
+  return read<T, Ps...>(internal::ptr_cast<const uint8_t*>(_bytes), _size);
 }
 
 /// Parses an object from BSON using reflection.

include/rfl/bson/write.hpp

@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 
 #include <bson/bson.h>
 
-#include <bit>
 #include <ostream>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
 #include <utility>
 
 #include "../Processors.hpp"
+#include "../internal/ptr_cast.hpp"
 #include "../parsing/Parent.hpp"
 #include "Parser.hpp"
 
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ std::pair<uint8_t*, size_t> to_buffer(const auto& _obj) noexcept {
 template <class... Ps>
 std::vector<char> write(const auto& _obj) noexcept {
   auto [buf, len] = to_buffer<Ps...>(_obj);
-  const auto result = std::vector<char>(std::bit_cast<char*>(buf),
-                                        std::bit_cast<char*>(buf) + len);
+  const auto result = std::vector<char>(internal::ptr_cast<char*>(buf),
+                                        internal::ptr_cast<char*>(buf) + len);
   bson_free(buf);
   return result;
 }
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ std::vector<char> write(const auto& _obj) noexcept {
 template <class... Ps>
 std::ostream& write(const auto& _obj, std::ostream& _stream) noexcept {
   auto [buf, len] = to_buffer<Ps...>(_obj);
-  _stream.write(std::bit_cast<const char*>(buf), len);
+  _stream.write(internal::ptr_cast<const char*>(buf), len);
   bson_free(buf);
   return _stream;
 }

include/rfl/cbor/Writer.hpp

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include <cbor.h>
 
-#include <bit>
 #include <exception>
 #include <map>
 #include <sstream>
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "../Ref.hpp"
 #include "../Result.hpp"
 #include "../always_false.hpp"
+#include "../internal/ptr_cast.hpp"
 
 namespace rfl {
 namespace cbor {
@@ -106,8 +106,9 @@ class Writer {
       cbor_encode_text_string(_parent, _var.c_str(), _var.size());
     } else if constexpr (std::is_same<std::remove_cvref_t<T>,
                                       rfl::Bytestring>()) {
-      cbor_encode_byte_string(
-          _parent, std::bit_cast<const uint8_t*>(_var.c_str()), _var.size());
+      cbor_encode_byte_string(_parent,
+                              internal::ptr_cast<const uint8_t*>(_var.c_str()),
+                              _var.size());
     } else if constexpr (std::is_same<std::remove_cvref_t<T>, bool>()) {
       cbor_encode_boolean(_parent, _var);
     } else if constexpr (std::is_floating_point<std::remove_cvref_t<T>>()) {

include/rfl/cbor/read.hpp

@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 
 #include <cbor.h>
 
-#include <bit>
 #include <istream>
 #include <string>
 
 #include "../Processors.hpp"
+#include "../internal/ptr_cast.hpp"
 #include "../internal/wrap_in_rfl_array_t.hpp"
 #include "Parser.hpp"
 #include "Reader.hpp"
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ Result<internal::wrap_in_rfl_array_t<T>> read(const char* _bytes,
                                               const size_t _size) {
   CborParser parser;
   InputVarType doc;
-  cbor_parser_init(std::bit_cast<const uint8_t*>(_bytes), _size, 0, &parser,
-                   &doc.val_);
+  cbor_parser_init(internal::ptr_cast<const uint8_t*>(_bytes), _size, 0,
+                   &parser, &doc.val_);
   auto result = read<T, Ps...>(doc);
   return result;
 }

include/rfl/cbor/write.hpp

@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 
 #include <cbor.h>
 
-#include <bit>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <ostream>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
 #include <utility>
 
+#include "../internal/ptr_cast.hpp"
 #include "../parsing/Parent.hpp"
 #include "Parser.hpp"
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ void write_into_buffer(const auto& _obj, CborEncoder* _encoder,
                        std::vector<char>* _buffer) noexcept {
   using T = std::remove_cvref_t<decltype(_obj)>;
   using ParentType = parsing::Parent<Writer>;
-  cbor_encoder_init(_encoder, std::bit_cast<uint8_t*>(_buffer->data()),
+  cbor_encoder_init(_encoder, internal::ptr_cast<uint8_t*>(_buffer->data()),
                     _buffer->size(), 0);
   const auto writer = Writer(_encoder);
   Parser<T, Processors<Ps...>>::write(writer, _obj,
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ std::vector<char> write(const auto& _obj) noexcept {
     write_into_buffer<Ps...>(_obj, &encoder, &buffer);
   }
   const auto length = cbor_encoder_get_buffer_size(
-      &encoder, std::bit_cast<uint8_t*>(buffer.data()));
+      &encoder, internal::ptr_cast<uint8_t*>(buffer.data()));
   buffer.resize(length);
   return buffer;
 }

include/rfl/flexbuf/Reader.hpp

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include <flatbuffers/flexbuffers.h>
 
-#include <bit>
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <exception>
 #include <map>
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "../Bytestring.hpp"
 #include "../Result.hpp"
 #include "../always_false.hpp"
+#include "../internal/ptr_cast.hpp"
 
 namespace rfl {
 namespace flexbuf {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ struct Reader {
         return rfl::Error("Could not cast to a bytestring.");
       }
       const auto blob = _var.AsBlob();
-      return rfl::Bytestring(std::bit_cast<const std::byte*>(blob.data()),
+      return rfl::Bytestring(internal::ptr_cast<const std::byte*>(blob.data()),
                              blob.size());
     } else if constexpr (std::is_same<std::remove_cvref_t<T>, bool>()) {
       if (!_var.IsBool()) {