internal/helper.go

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package internal

import "unsafe"

// UnsafeByteSlice2String converts a byte slice into a string without a heap allocation.
// Be aware that the byte slice and the string share the same memory - which makes
// the string mutable.
func UnsafeByteSlice2String(b []byte) string {
	return *(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&b))
}