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+# Fast, Appropriate String Manipulation
+
+SmartString is a library that automatically determines whether a string of text can use PHP's byte manipulation tools, or if it needs to be upgraded to use Grapheme manipulations - allowing you to process text as quickly and as accurately as possible.
+
+## Installation
+
+    composer require navarr/smartstring
+
+## Usage
+
+```php
+use Navarr\SmartString\SmartStringFactory;
+use Navarr\SmartString\SmartString;
+
+// Factory Methodology
+$factory = new SmartStringFactory();
+$example = $factory->create('🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿');
+echo $example->strlen(); // 1
+
+// Singleton Methodology
+$example = SmartString::build('Test');
+echo $example->strlen(); // 4
+```