Squashed commit of the following:

commit df1fed9e668d9e629354b209fd9dba18301db5d7
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Sun Mar 10 16:01:29 2024 -0400

    refactor: primary constructor for HttpRequest

commit 795e7d307b5aa90321f9867d3b6b2630e3d8f29b
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Sat Mar 9 16:30:43 2024 -0500

    package updates

commit c826c9f99d9ccd43e056bc7b7283146868733e85
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Sat Mar 9 14:58:58 2024 -0500

    feat: Some docs, and updated clr string erasure functionality

commit cefe2c38d9093bff553aa46c2fcf08380c6e2aed
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Wed Mar 6 21:37:59 2024 -0500

    chore: removed bad oauth token function, abstracted HttpServer

commit d2ef0e78b27c68fb83d183d50beeeb7a5ba7cba8
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Wed Mar 6 19:49:55 2024 -0500

    chore: pluginbase logging, consitent proj files, some outdated readmes

commit b7537cd283431f684b16d3008d3b45f8b063d489
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Sat Mar 2 15:12:48 2024 -0500

    feat: session handle, endpoints, and helper functions

5 files changed, 38 insertions, 21 deletions

diff --git a/lib/Utils/src/IO/VnMemoryStream.cs b/lib/Utils/src/IO/VnMemoryStream.cs
index ada2c64..f4bf970 100644
--- a/lib/Utils/src/IO/VnMemoryStream.cs
+++ b/lib/Utils/src/IO/VnMemoryStream.cs
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ namespace VNLib.Utils.IO
         /// <param name="readOnly">Should the stream be readonly?</param>
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentException"></exception>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="VnMemoryStream"/> wrapper to access the handle data</returns>
-        public static VnMemoryStream ConsumeHandle(IResizeableMemoryHandle<byte> handle, nint length, bool readOnly) => FromHandle(handle, true, length, readOnly);
+        public static VnMemoryStream ConsumeHandle(IResizeableMemoryHandle<byte> handle, nint length, bool readOnly) 
+            => FromHandle(handle, true, length, readOnly);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new <see cref="VnMemoryStream"/> from the supplied memory handle 
diff --git a/lib/Utils/src/Memory/MemoryUtil.cs b/lib/Utils/src/Memory/MemoryUtil.cs
index ba25104..6efd5ba 100644
--- a/lib/Utils/src/Memory/MemoryUtil.cs
+++ b/lib/Utils/src/Memory/MemoryUtil.cs
@@ -356,14 +356,31 @@ namespace VNLib.Utils.Memory
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining | MethodImplOptions.NoOptimization)]
         public static void InitializeBlock<T>(ref T block, int itemCount) where T : struct
         {
+            if (itemCount <= 0)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            InitializeBlock(ref block, (uint)itemCount);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Zeroes a block of memory of the given unmanaged type
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">The unmanaged type to zero</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="block">A pointer to the block of memory to zero</param>
+        /// <param name="itemCount">The number of elements in the block to zero</param>
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining | MethodImplOptions.NoOptimization)]
+        public static void InitializeBlock<T>(ref T block, uint itemCount) where T : struct
+        {
             ThrowIfNullRef(in block, nameof(block));
 
-            if (itemCount <= 0)
+            if (itemCount == 0)
             {
                 return;
             }
 
-            ZeroByRef(ref block, (uint)itemCount);
+            ZeroByRef(ref block, itemCount);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/lib/Utils/src/Memory/PrivateStringManager.cs b/lib/Utils/src/Memory/PrivateStringManager.cs
index 073ee9e..2bc825c 100644
--- a/lib/Utils/src/Memory/PrivateStringManager.cs
+++ b/lib/Utils/src/Memory/PrivateStringManager.cs
@@ -65,9 +65,7 @@ namespace VNLib.Utils.Memory
             strRef.Erase();
 
             //Set the new value and determine if it is interned
-            ProtectedElements[index] = value is null ? 
-                new StringRef(null, false) 
-                : new StringRef(value, string.IsInterned(value) != null);
+            ProtectedElements[index] = StringRef.Create(value);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -105,6 +103,14 @@ namespace VNLib.Utils.Memory
         ///<inheritdoc/>
         protected override void Free() => Array.ForEach(ProtectedElements, static p => p.Erase());
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Erases the contents of the supplied string if it
+        /// is safe to do so. If the string is interned, it will
+        /// not be erased, nor will a null string
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="str">The reference to the string to zero</param>
+        public static void EraseString(string? str) => StringRef.Create(str).Erase();
+
         private readonly record struct StringRef(string? Value, bool IsInterned)
         {
             public readonly void Erase()
@@ -118,6 +124,10 @@ namespace VNLib.Utils.Memory
                     MemoryUtil.UnsafeZeroMemory<char>(Value);
                 }
             }
+
+            internal static StringRef Create(string? str) => str is null ? 
+                new(null, false)
+                : new(str, string.IsInterned(str) != null);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/Utils/src/VNLib.Utils.csproj b/lib/Utils/src/VNLib.Utils.csproj
index 54199e0..bda2164 100644
--- a/lib/Utils/src/VNLib.Utils.csproj
+++ b/lib/Utils/src/VNLib.Utils.csproj
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     <Company>Vaughn Nugent</Company>
     <Product>VNLib Utilities Library</Product>
     <Copyright>Copyright © 2024 Vaughn Nugent</Copyright>
+    <PackageTags>vnlib,utils,utilities,vnlib utils,utility</PackageTags>
     <Description>.NET/8.0 Utilities library for high-performance common operations. Utilities and abstractions for building and diagnosing native memory implementations. Dyanmic native library loading, IO, extensions, data encoding, resource access, and asynchronous cooperation primitives.</Description>
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://www.vaughnnugent.com/resources/software/modules/VNLib.Core</PackageProjectUrl>
     <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/VnUgE/VNLib.Core/tree/main/lib/Utils</RepositoryUrl>
@@ -36,18 +37,6 @@
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </None>
   </ItemGroup>
-  
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
-    <CheckForOverflowUnderflow>true</CheckForOverflowUnderflow>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|AnyCPU'">
-    <Deterministic>False</Deterministic>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|AnyCPU'">
-    <Deterministic>False</Deterministic>
-  </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="ErrorProne.NET.CoreAnalyzers" Version="0.1.2">
diff --git a/lib/Utils/tests/VNLib.UtilsTests.csproj b/lib/Utils/tests/VNLib.UtilsTests.csproj
index 75093f8..9a8891e 100644
--- a/lib/Utils/tests/VNLib.UtilsTests.csproj
+++ b/lib/Utils/tests/VNLib.UtilsTests.csproj
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.9.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.2.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.2.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="6.0.0">
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.2.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.2.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="6.0.1">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>