diff --git a/support/3rd_party/include/utils/encryption.hpp b/support/3rd_party/include/utils/encryption.hpp
index 93e88476..41ea2cf7 100644
--- a/support/3rd_party/include/utils/encryption.hpp
+++ b/support/3rd_party/include/utils/encryption.hpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ inline constexpr const std::uint32_t encryption_header_size{
         crypto_aead_xchacha20poly1305_IETF_ABYTES,
 };
 
+#if defined(PROJECT_ENABLE_BOOST)
 [[nodiscard]] auto decrypt_data(
     std::string_view data, std::string_view password,
     std::optional<hash_256_func_t> hasher = std::nullopt) -> data_buffer;
@@ -43,9 +44,6 @@ inline constexpr const std::uint32_t encryption_header_size{
     std::string_view data, std::string_view password,
     std::optional<hash_256_func_t> hasher = std::nullopt) -> data_buffer;
 
-[[nodiscard]] auto generate_key(std::string_view encryption_token) -> key_type;
-
-#if defined(PROJECT_ENABLE_BOOST)
 template <typename result>
 [[nodiscard]] inline auto
 decrypt_data(const key_type &key, const unsigned char *buffer,
@@ -154,6 +152,8 @@ encrypt_data(const std::array<unsigned char,
                        buf.size(), res);
 }
 #endif // defined(PROJECT_ENABLE_BOOST)
+
+[[nodiscard]] auto generate_key(std::string_view encryption_token) -> key_type;
 } // namespace repertory::utils::encryption
 
 #endif // defined(PROJECT_ENABLE_LIBSODIUM)
diff --git a/support/3rd_party/include/utils/path.hpp b/support/3rd_party/include/utils/path.hpp
index 2dbd2604..b4f9aa3d 100644
--- a/support/3rd_party/include/utils/path.hpp
+++ b/support/3rd_party/include/utils/path.hpp
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ template <typename string_t>
         &paths) -> string_t {
   format_path(path, get_directory_seperator<typename string_t::value_type>(),
               get_not_directory_seperator<typename string_t::value_type>());
+
   return absolute(std::accumulate(
       paths.begin(), paths.end(), path, [](auto next_path, auto &&path_part) {
         if (next_path.empty()) {
diff --git a/support/3rd_party/include/utils/string.hpp b/support/3rd_party/include/utils/string.hpp
index 30a0d979..2d648cf7 100644
--- a/support/3rd_party/include/utils/string.hpp
+++ b/support/3rd_party/include/utils/string.hpp
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ template <typename string_t>
 inline auto replace(string_t &src, typename string_t::value_type character,
                     typename string_t::value_type with,
                     std::size_t start_pos) -> string_t & {
-  if (not src.empty() && (start_pos < src.size())) {
+  if (start_pos < src.size()) {
     std::replace(std::next(src.begin(), start_pos), src.end(), character, with);
   }
 
@@ -335,12 +335,13 @@ inline auto replace(string_t &src,
                     std::basic_string_view<typename string_t::value_type> find,
                     std::basic_string_view<typename string_t::value_type> with,
                     std::size_t start_pos) -> string_t & {
-  if (not src.empty() && (start_pos < src.size())) {
+  if (start_pos < src.size()) {
     while ((start_pos = src.find(find, start_pos)) != string_t::npos) {
       src.replace(start_pos, find.size(), with);
       start_pos += with.size();
     }
   }
+
   return src;
 }
 
diff --git a/support/3rd_party/src/utils/encryption.cpp b/support/3rd_party/src/utils/encryption.cpp
index 7fc27638..a67cd20c 100644
--- a/support/3rd_party/src/utils/encryption.cpp
+++ b/support/3rd_party/src/utils/encryption.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include "utils/encryption.hpp"
 
 #if defined(PROJECT_ENABLE_LIBSODIUM)
-
 namespace {
 using nonce_t =
     std::array<unsigned char, crypto_aead_xchacha20poly1305_ietf_NPUBBYTES>;
@@ -45,6 +44,7 @@ static constexpr const auto nonce_size{sizeof(nonce_t)};
 } // namespace
 
 namespace repertory::utils::encryption {
+#if defined(PROJECT_ENABLE_BOOST)
 auto decrypt_data(std::string_view data, std::string_view password,
                   std::optional<hash_256_func_t> hasher) -> data_buffer {
   auto key =
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ auto encrypt_data(std::string_view data, std::string_view password,
 
   return buf;
 }
+#endif // defined(PROJECT_ENABLE_BOOST)
 
 auto generate_key(std::string_view encryption_token) -> key_type {
   crypto_hash_sha256_state state{};
diff --git a/support/3rd_party/test/src/utils/path_test.cpp b/support/3rd_party/test/src/utils/path_test.cpp
index f4d3b041..438ea0d7 100644
--- a/support/3rd_party/test/src/utils/path_test.cpp
+++ b/support/3rd_party/test/src/utils/path_test.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
 
 #include "utils/path.hpp"
+#include "utils/string.hpp"
 
 namespace repertory {
 TEST(utils_path, constants) {
@@ -39,16 +40,41 @@ TEST(utils_path, directory_seperator) {
 #if defined(_WIN32)
   EXPECT_EQ(utils::path::backslash, utils::path::directory_seperator);
   EXPECT_EQ(utils::path::backslash_w, utils::path::directory_seperator_w);
+
   EXPECT_EQ(utils::path::slash, utils::path::not_directory_seperator);
   EXPECT_EQ(utils::path::slash_w, utils::path::not_directory_seperator_w);
 #else  // !defined(_WIN32)
   EXPECT_EQ(utils::path::slash, utils::path::directory_seperator);
   EXPECT_EQ(utils::path::slash_w, utils::path::directory_seperator_w);
+
   EXPECT_EQ(utils::path::backslash, utils::path::not_directory_seperator);
   EXPECT_EQ(utils::path::backslash_w, utils::path::not_directory_seperator_w);
 #endif // defined(_WIN32)
 }
 
+TEST(utils_path, get_directory_seperator) {
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+  EXPECT_EQ(utils::path::backslash,
+            utils::path::get_directory_seperator<char>());
+  EXPECT_EQ(utils::path::backslash_w,
+            utils::path::get_directory_seperator<wchar_t>());
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(utils::path::slash,
+            utils::path::get_not_directory_seperator<char>());
+  EXPECT_EQ(utils::path::slash_w,
+            utils::path::get_not_directory_seperator<wchar_t>());
+#else  // !defined(_WIN32)
+  EXPECT_EQ(utils::path::slash, utils::path::get_directory_seperator<char>());
+  EXPECT_EQ(utils::path::slash_w,
+            utils::path::get_directory_seperator<wchar_t>());
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(utils::path::backslash,
+            utils::path::get_not_directory_seperator<char>());
+  EXPECT_EQ(utils::path::backslash_w,
+            utils::path::get_not_directory_seperator<wchar_t>());
+#endif // defined(_WIN32)
+}
+
 TEST(utils_path, get_backslash) {
   EXPECT_EQ(utils::path::backslash, utils::path::get_backslash<char>());
   EXPECT_EQ(utils::path::backslash_w, utils::path::get_backslash<wchar_t>());
@@ -59,6 +85,16 @@ TEST(utils_path, get_dot) {
   EXPECT_EQ(utils::path::dot_w, utils::path::get_dot<wchar_t>());
 }
 
+TEST(utils_path, get_dot_slash) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(utils::path::dot_slash, utils::path::get_dot_slash<char>());
+  EXPECT_EQ(utils::path::dot_slash_w, utils::path::get_dot_slash<wchar_t>());
+}
+
+TEST(utils_path, get_slash) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(utils::path::slash, utils::path::get_slash<char>());
+  EXPECT_EQ(utils::path::slash_w, utils::path::get_slash<wchar_t>());
+}
+
 TEST(utils_path, combine) {
   auto s = utils::path::combine(R"(\test\path)", {});