From 5612363097db9d8f56b612e2d0713bcae20a8fd0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Przemog1 <minikers21@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2025 13:57:18 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/5] Created `nbl::system::to_string` utility function

---
 examples_tests                 |  2 +-
 include/nbl/system/to_string.h | 84 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 include/nbl/system/to_string.h

diff --git a/examples_tests b/examples_tests
index 2b4db21239..158e58891d 160000
--- a/examples_tests
+++ b/examples_tests
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 2b4db2123918f380cc0a35f6889315a02f84ea73
+Subproject commit 158e58891d6395df2566013b3590fdfe475aae8d
diff --git a/include/nbl/system/to_string.h b/include/nbl/system/to_string.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..70ecfba211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/nbl/system/to_string.h
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+#ifndef _NBL_SYSTEM_TO_STRING_INCLUDED_
+#define _NBL_SYSTEM_TO_STRING_INCLUDED_
+
+#include <nbl/builtin/hlsl/cpp_compat.hlsl>
+#include <nbl/builtin/hlsl/emulated/int64_t.hlsl>
+#include <nbl/builtin/hlsl/morton.hlsl>
+
+namespace nbl
+{
+namespace system
+{
+namespace impl
+{
+
+template<typename T>
+struct to_string_helper
+{
+    static std::string __call(const T& value)
+    {
+        return std::to_string(value);
+    }
+};
+
+template<>
+struct to_string_helper<hlsl::emulated_uint64_t>
+{
+    static std::string __call(const hlsl::emulated_uint64_t& value)
+    {
+        return std::to_string(static_cast<uint64_t>(value));
+    }
+};
+
+template<>
+struct to_string_helper<hlsl::emulated_int64_t>
+{
+    static std::string __call(const hlsl::emulated_int64_t& value)
+    {
+        return std::to_string(static_cast<int64_t>(value));
+    }
+};
+
+template<typename T, int16_t N>
+struct to_string_helper<hlsl::vector<T, N>>
+{
+    static std::string __call(const hlsl::vector<T, N>& value)
+    {
+        std::stringstream output;
+        output << "{ ";
+        for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
+        {
+            output << to_string_helper<T>::__call(value[i]);
+
+            if (i < N - 1)
+                output << ", ";
+        }
+        output << " }";
+
+        return output.str();
+    }
+};
+
+template<bool Signed, uint16_t Bits, uint16_t D, typename _uint64_t>
+struct to_string_helper<hlsl::morton::code<Signed, Bits, D, _uint64_t>>
+{
+    using value_t = hlsl::morton::code<Signed, Bits, D, _uint64_t>;
+    static std::string __call(value_t value)
+    {
+        TestValueToTextConverter<value_t::storage_t> mortonCodeDataToTextConverter;
+        return mortonCodeDataToTextConverter(value.value);
+    }
+};
+
+
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+std::string to_string(T value)
+{
+    return impl::to_string_helper<T>::__call(value);
+}
+}
+}
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file

From 2a43ae8981e0c984631176b0fb7caada4d39cd40 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Przemog1 <minikers21@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2025 15:37:21 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/5] Removed from the `to_string` function specialization of
 types not present yet in the master branch

---
 include/nbl/system/to_string.h | 32 --------------------------------
 1 file changed, 32 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/nbl/system/to_string.h b/include/nbl/system/to_string.h
index 70ecfba211..92888704c0 100644
--- a/include/nbl/system/to_string.h
+++ b/include/nbl/system/to_string.h
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 #define _NBL_SYSTEM_TO_STRING_INCLUDED_
 
 #include <nbl/builtin/hlsl/cpp_compat.hlsl>
-#include <nbl/builtin/hlsl/emulated/int64_t.hlsl>
-#include <nbl/builtin/hlsl/morton.hlsl>
 
 namespace nbl
 {
@@ -21,24 +19,6 @@ struct to_string_helper
     }
 };
 
-template<>
-struct to_string_helper<hlsl::emulated_uint64_t>
-{
-    static std::string __call(const hlsl::emulated_uint64_t& value)
-    {
-        return std::to_string(static_cast<uint64_t>(value));
-    }
-};
-
-template<>
-struct to_string_helper<hlsl::emulated_int64_t>
-{
-    static std::string __call(const hlsl::emulated_int64_t& value)
-    {
-        return std::to_string(static_cast<int64_t>(value));
-    }
-};
-
 template<typename T, int16_t N>
 struct to_string_helper<hlsl::vector<T, N>>
 {
@@ -59,18 +39,6 @@ struct to_string_helper<hlsl::vector<T, N>>
     }
 };
 
-template<bool Signed, uint16_t Bits, uint16_t D, typename _uint64_t>
-struct to_string_helper<hlsl::morton::code<Signed, Bits, D, _uint64_t>>
-{
-    using value_t = hlsl::morton::code<Signed, Bits, D, _uint64_t>;
-    static std::string __call(value_t value)
-    {
-        TestValueToTextConverter<value_t::storage_t> mortonCodeDataToTextConverter;
-        return mortonCodeDataToTextConverter(value.value);
-    }
-};
-
-
 }
 
 template<typename T>

From b7f71690d99cd931d17e56b324e82547b8f1e3c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Przemog1 <minikers21@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2025 16:04:55 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 3/5] Restored the removed `system::to_string` specializations

---
 include/nbl/system/to_string.h | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/nbl/system/to_string.h b/include/nbl/system/to_string.h
index 92888704c0..70ecfba211 100644
--- a/include/nbl/system/to_string.h
+++ b/include/nbl/system/to_string.h
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #define _NBL_SYSTEM_TO_STRING_INCLUDED_
 
 #include <nbl/builtin/hlsl/cpp_compat.hlsl>
+#include <nbl/builtin/hlsl/emulated/int64_t.hlsl>
+#include <nbl/builtin/hlsl/morton.hlsl>
 
 namespace nbl
 {
@@ -19,6 +21,24 @@ struct to_string_helper
     }
 };
 
+template<>
+struct to_string_helper<hlsl::emulated_uint64_t>
+{
+    static std::string __call(const hlsl::emulated_uint64_t& value)
+    {
+        return std::to_string(static_cast<uint64_t>(value));
+    }
+};
+
+template<>
+struct to_string_helper<hlsl::emulated_int64_t>
+{
+    static std::string __call(const hlsl::emulated_int64_t& value)
+    {
+        return std::to_string(static_cast<int64_t>(value));
+    }
+};
+
 template<typename T, int16_t N>
 struct to_string_helper<hlsl::vector<T, N>>
 {
@@ -39,6 +59,18 @@ struct to_string_helper<hlsl::vector<T, N>>
     }
 };
 
+template<bool Signed, uint16_t Bits, uint16_t D, typename _uint64_t>
+struct to_string_helper<hlsl::morton::code<Signed, Bits, D, _uint64_t>>
+{
+    using value_t = hlsl::morton::code<Signed, Bits, D, _uint64_t>;
+    static std::string __call(value_t value)
+    {
+        TestValueToTextConverter<value_t::storage_t> mortonCodeDataToTextConverter;
+        return mortonCodeDataToTextConverter(value.value);
+    }
+};
+
+
 }
 
 template<typename T>

From 486af6d3698534557809065b3fbf491c5078a47c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Przemog1 <minikers21@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2025 16:14:26 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 4/5] Fixes

---
 examples_tests                 | 2 +-
 include/nbl/system/to_string.h | 3 +--
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples_tests b/examples_tests
index 158e58891d..8842299b81 160000
--- a/examples_tests
+++ b/examples_tests
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 158e58891d6395df2566013b3590fdfe475aae8d
+Subproject commit 8842299b81c2ab0a8951d042b1945372a930b863
diff --git a/include/nbl/system/to_string.h b/include/nbl/system/to_string.h
index 70ecfba211..3169503a06 100644
--- a/include/nbl/system/to_string.h
+++ b/include/nbl/system/to_string.h
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ struct to_string_helper<hlsl::morton::code<Signed, Bits, D, _uint64_t>>
     using value_t = hlsl::morton::code<Signed, Bits, D, _uint64_t>;
     static std::string __call(value_t value)
     {
-        TestValueToTextConverter<value_t::storage_t> mortonCodeDataToTextConverter;
-        return mortonCodeDataToTextConverter(value.value);
+        return to_string_helper<value_t::storage_t>::__call(value.value);
     }
 };
 

From 256420229e8a3b65bb5f09fc0933e70e894338f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Przemog1 <minikers21@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2025 17:05:34 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] Updated examples

---
 examples_tests | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/examples_tests b/examples_tests
index 8842299b81..44fdbe8d35 160000
--- a/examples_tests
+++ b/examples_tests
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 8842299b81c2ab0a8951d042b1945372a930b863
+Subproject commit 44fdbe8d35a9505ac3474b708200cc7e039aae31