text: #ifndef NEST_CORE_UTILITY_TYPES_HXX
  #define NEST_CORE_UTILITY_TYPES_HXX
  
  #include <cstddef>
  #include <cstdint>
  
  namespace Nest {
  
  using i8 = std::int8_t;
  using i16 = std::int16_t;
  using i32 = std::int32_t;
  using i64 = std::int64_t;
  
  using u8 = std::uint8_t;
  using u16 = std::uint16_t;
  using u32 = std::uint32_t;
  using u64 = std::uint64_t;
  
  using usize = std::size_t;
  using isize = std::ptrdiff_t;
  
  }	 // namespace Nest
  
  #endif	  // NEST_CORE_UTILITY_TYPES_HXX
  