diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4631ae1..f63be46 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ project(file_read)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 23)
 
-add_library(file_read STATIC
+add_library(file_read INTERFACE
         src/file_deserialising.h
-        src/buffer.cpp
         src/buffer.h
         src/file_read.h)
+
+set_target_properties(file_read PROPERTIES LINKER_LANGUAGE CXX)
diff --git a/src/buffer.cpp b/src/buffer.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 0f14559..0000000
--- a/src/buffer.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
-#include "buffer.h"
-
-void buffer::write(char *data_in, size_t data_size)
-{
-	if (data_size > allocated - size)
-	{
-		allocated += (size + data_size) + BUFFER_SIZE;
-		data = (char *)realloc(data, allocated);
-		allocations++;
-		if (!data)
-		{
-			throw std::runtime_error("Allocation failed");
-		}
-	}
-	std::memcpy(&data[size], data_in, data_size);
-	size += data_size;
-}
-
-void buffer::remove(int offset, int remove_size)
-{
-	if (offset + remove_size > size)
-		return ;
-	char *new_data = (char *)calloc(allocated, sizeof(char));
-	if (!new_data)
-	{
-		throw std::runtime_error("Allocation failed");
-	}
-	if (offset > 0)
-	{
-		std::memcpy(new_data, data, offset);
-	}
-	int new_size = size - remove_size;
-	std::memcpy(&new_data[offset], &data[offset + remove_size], new_size - offset);
-	free(data);
-	data = new_data;
-	size = new_size;
-	allocations++;
-}
-
-void buffer::allocate(size_t s)
-{
-	data = (char *)realloc(data, allocated + s);
-	if (!data)
-	{
-		throw std::runtime_error("Allocation failed");
-	}
-	allocated += s;
-}
-
-void buffer_unsigned::write(unsigned char *data_in, size_t data_size)
-{
-	if (data_size > allocated - size)
-	{
-		allocated += (size + data_size) + BUFFER_SIZE;
-		data = (unsigned char *)realloc(data, allocated);
-		allocations++;
-		if (!data)
-		{
-			throw std::runtime_error("Allocation failed");
-		}
-	}
-	std::memcpy(&data[size], data_in, data_size);
-	size += data_size;
-}
-
-void buffer_unsigned::remove(int offset, int remove_size)
-{
-	if (offset + remove_size > size)
-		return ;
-	unsigned char *new_data = (unsigned char *)calloc(allocated, sizeof(char));
-	if (!new_data)
-	{
-		throw std::runtime_error("Allocation failed");
-	}
-	if (offset > 0)
-	{
-		std::memcpy(new_data, data, offset);
-	}
-	int new_size = size - remove_size;
-	std::memcpy(&new_data[offset], &data[offset + remove_size], new_size - offset);
-	free(data);
-	data = new_data;
-	size = new_size;
-	allocations++;
-}
-
-void buffer_unsigned::allocate(size_t s)
-{
-	data = (unsigned char *)realloc(data, allocated + s);
-	if (!data)
-	{
-		throw std::runtime_error("Allocation failed");
-	}
-	allocations++;
-	allocated += s;
-}
diff --git a/src/buffer.h b/src/buffer.h
index fe966d5..8f3b21c 100644
--- a/src/buffer.h
+++ b/src/buffer.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #define BUFFER_SIZE 1024
 
+template<typename T>
 struct buffer
 {
 	buffer()
@@ -13,17 +14,16 @@ struct buffer
 		allocated = 0;
 		allocations = 0;
 	}
-	char *data;
+	T *data;
 	size_t size;
 	size_t allocated;
 	int allocations;
 
-	void write(char *data_in, size_t data_size);
+	void write(T *data_in, size_t data_size);
 	void remove(int offset, int remove_size);
 	void allocate(size_t s);
 
 	buffer(const buffer&) = delete;
-	buffer & operator=(const buffer &) = delete;
 	~buffer()
 	{
 		if (allocated > 0)
@@ -31,28 +31,53 @@ struct buffer
 	}
 };
 
-struct buffer_unsigned
+template<typename T>
+void buffer<T>::write(T *data_in, size_t data_size)
 {
-	buffer_unsigned()
+	if (data_size > allocated - size)
 	{
-		data = nullptr;
-		size = 0;
-		allocated = 0;
-		allocations = 0;
+		allocated += (size + data_size) + BUFFER_SIZE;
+		data = (T *)realloc(data, allocated);
+		allocations++;
+		if (!data)
+		{
+			throw std::runtime_error("Allocation failed");
+		}
 	}
-	unsigned char *data;
-	size_t size;
-	size_t allocated;
-	int allocations;
+	std::memcpy(&data[size], data_in, data_size);
+	size += data_size;
+}
 
-	void write(unsigned char *data_in, size_t data_size);
-	void remove(int offset, int remove_size);
-	void allocate(size_t s);
-
-	buffer_unsigned(const buffer_unsigned&) = delete;
-	~buffer_unsigned()
+template<typename T>
+void buffer<T>::remove(int offset, int remove_size)
+{
+	if (offset + remove_size > size)
+		return ;
+	T *new_data = (T *)calloc(allocated, sizeof(T));
+	if (!new_data)
 	{
-		if (allocated > 0)
-			free(data);
+		throw std::runtime_error("Allocation failed");
 	}
-};
+	if (offset > 0)
+	{
+		std::memcpy(new_data, data, offset);
+	}
+	int new_size = size - remove_size;
+	std::memcpy(&new_data[offset], &data[offset + remove_size], new_size - offset);
+	free(data);
+	data = new_data;
+	size = new_size;
+	allocations++;
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+void buffer<T>::allocate(size_t s)
+{
+	data = (T *)realloc(data, allocated + s);
+	if (!data)
+	{
+		throw std::runtime_error("Allocation failed");
+	}
+	allocations++;
+	allocated += s;
+}
diff --git a/src/file_deserialising.h b/src/file_deserialising.h
index 1bf2d95..fefb141 100644
--- a/src/file_deserialising.h
+++ b/src/file_deserialising.h
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@
 
 struct parsing_buffer
 {
-	parsing_buffer(buffer &b)
+	parsing_buffer(buffer<char> &b)
 	:buf(b)
 	{}
-	buffer &buf;
+	buffer<char> &buf;
 	char *point;
 	int consumed_size;
 };
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ inline void read_type<double>(double &val, char *data)
 }
 
 template<>
-inline void read_type<buffer>(buffer &val, char *data)
+inline void read_type<buffer<char>>(buffer<char> &val, char *data)
 {
 	val.allocated = val.size + 1;
 	val.data = (char *)calloc(val.size + 1,sizeof(char));
@@ -92,13 +92,13 @@ struct read_var
 	static void call(T& val, parsing_buffer* v)
 	{
 		int size = 0;
-		if constexpr (typeid(T) == typeid(buffer))
+		if constexpr (typeid(T) == typeid(buffer<char>))
 			size = val.size;
 		else
 			size = sizeof(T);
 		if (size + v->consumed_size > v->buf.size)
 		{
-			if constexpr (typeid(T) == typeid(buffer))
+			if constexpr (typeid(T) == typeid(buffer<char>))
 			{
 				val.size = v->buf.size;
 			}
diff --git a/src/file_read.h b/src/file_read.h
index 99a50b6..004cef1 100644
--- a/src/file_read.h
+++ b/src/file_read.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class file_reader
 			size_t total_read_size = 0;
 			const_for_<size_tuple>([&](auto i)
 			{
-				if constexpr (typeid(std::get<i.value>(in)) == typeid(buffer))
+				if constexpr (typeid(std::get<i.value>(in)) == typeid(buffer<char>))
 					size += std::get<i.value>(in).size;
 				else
 					size += sizeof(std::get<i.value>(in));
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class file_reader
 			return std::make_pair(size, ret);
 		}
 	private:
-		buffer buf;
+		buffer<char> buf;
 		int fd;
 		off_t file_size;
 		off_t file_size_remaining;