diff --git a/src/lib/java_string.cpp b/src/lib/java_string.cpp
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+++ b/src/lib/java_string.cpp
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+//Copyright 2022, FOSS-VG Developers and Contributers
+//
+//This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+//under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
+//by the Free Software Foundation, version 3.
+//
+//This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+//but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
+//warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+//See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+//You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+//version 3 along with this program.
+//If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html
+
+#include <tinyutf8/tinyutf8.h>
+#include "error.h++"
+
+#include "java_string.h++"
+
+namespace JavaCompat {
+    ErrorOr<tiny_utf8::string> importJavaFormatToString(uint8_t data[]) {
+        tiny_utf8::string output;
+        // do magic
+        return ErrorOr(output);
+    }
+    ErrorOr<uint8_t*> exportStringToJavaFormat(tiny_utf8::string data) {
+        return ErrorOr(nullptr);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/java_string.h++ b/src/lib/java_string.h++
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+//Copyright 2022, FOSS-VG Developers and Contributers
+//
+//This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+//under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
+//by the Free Software Foundation, version 3.
+//
+//This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+//but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
+//warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+//See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+//You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+//version 3 along with this program.
+//If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html
+
+#include <tinyutf8/tinyutf8.h>
+#include "error.h++"
+
+namespace JavaCompat {
+    ErrorOr<tiny_utf8::string> importJavaFormatToString(uint8_t data[]);
+    ErrorOr<uint8_t*> exportStringToJavaFormat(tiny_utf8::string data);
+}