diff -r 8ce15c6000ba -r 2934d7e1e9bc include/relpipe/common/type/typedefs.h
--- a/include/relpipe/common/type/typedefs.h	Sat Jun 06 01:50:43 2020 +0200
+++ b/include/relpipe/common/type/typedefs.h	Tue Sep 29 20:20:37 2020 +0200
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@
  */
 using String = std::string;
 
+/**
+ * Transitional type; should be replaced with relpipe::common::type::String.
+ */
+using StringX = std::wstring;
+
 }
 }
 }