diff --git a/dot-config/vim/lsp.vim b/dot-config/vim/lsp.vim
index c0e9b29..7aa7efb 100644
--- a/dot-config/vim/lsp.vim
+++ b/dot-config/vim/lsp.vim
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 vim9script
 
+import './tools/strings.vim'
 import './tools/perl.vim'
 
 const lspServers = [
@@ -121,17 +122,6 @@ const lspOptions = {
 
 command! -nargs=* -complete=customlist,ListMissingServers -bar LspInstall Install(<f-args>)
 
-# Convert a list of strings to a dictionary containing those same strings as
-# keys, approximating a set type. You can use has_key() to test set membership
-# on the result, rather than index().
-def ToStringSet(stringList: list<string>): dict<bool>
-	var stringSet: dict<bool>
-	for string in stringList
-		stringSet[string] = true
-	endfor
-	return stringSet
-enddef
-
 def IsInstalled(server: dict<any>): bool
 	return server->has_key('installed') ? server.installed() : executable(server.path) == 1
 enddef
@@ -160,7 +150,7 @@ export def Configure(): void
 		const warn = $'{missingCount} language server{missingCount > 1 ? "s are" : " is"} configured, but not installed. You may want to run :LspInstall.'
 		augroup dot/vim/lsp.vim
 			autocmd!
-			exe $'autocmd VimEnter * ++once echo "{escape(warn, '"\\')}"'
+			exe $'autocmd VimEnter * ++once echo {strings.Quote(warn)}'
 		augroup END
 	endif
 
@@ -176,7 +166,7 @@ export def Install(...serverNames: list<string>): void
 		return
 	endif
 
-	const serverNamesSet = ToStringSet(serverNames)
+	const serverNamesSet = strings.ToStringSet(serverNames)
 	const serversToInstall = empty(serverNamesSet)
 		? missingServers
 		: missingServers->copy()->filter((_, server): bool => serverNamesSet->has_key(server.name))
diff --git a/dot-config/vim/statusline.vim b/dot-config/vim/statusline.vim
index 33d9531..e0705c9 100644
--- a/dot-config/vim/statusline.vim
+++ b/dot-config/vim/statusline.vim
@@ -1,27 +1,7 @@
 vim9script
 
 import autoload ($XDG_CACHE_HOME .. '/vim/pack/minpac/start/vim-crystalline/autoload/crystalline.vim') as cr
-
-def DropIfDefault(status: string, default: string): string
-	if status == default
-		return ''
-	endif
-	return status
-enddef
-
-def PrependIfVisible(status: string, prefix: string): string
-	if empty(status)
-		return ''
-	endif
-	return prefix .. status
-enddef
-
-def AppendIfVisible(status: string, affix: string): string
-	if empty(status)
-		return ''
-	endif
-	return status .. affix
-enddef
+import './tools/strings.vim' as st
 
 def StatuslineSection(seps: number, group: string, components: list<string>): string
 	const hiGroup = cr.ModeGroup(group)
@@ -34,21 +14,21 @@ def GitStatus(): string
 		return ''
 	endif
 
-	const branch = g:FugitiveHead()->PrependIfVisible("\ue0a0 ") # nf-pl-branch
+	const branch = g:FugitiveHead()->st.PrependIfVisible("\ue0a0 ") # nf-pl-branch
 	if !empty(branch)
 		return branch
 	endif
 
 	return g:FugitiveHead(7)
-		->PrependIfVisible("\Uf135e (") # nf-md-head
-		->AppendIfVisible(")")
+		->st.PrependIfVisible("\Uf135e (") # nf-md-head
+		->st.AppendIfVisible(")")
 enddef
 
 def StatuslineLeft(window: number, inactive: bool): string
 	const bufnr = window->winbufnr()
 	const b = bufnr->getbufvar('&')
 	const fileName = [
-		bufname(bufnr)->g:nerdfont#find()->DropIfDefault(g:nerdfont#default)->AppendIfVisible(' '),
+		bufname(bufnr)->g:nerdfont#find()->st.DropIfDefault(g:nerdfont#default)->st.AppendIfVisible(' '),
 		b.buftype == '' ? '%t' : '%f',
 		b.modifiable && b.modified ? cr.ModeHiItem('Modified') .. '+' .. cr.ModeHiItem('Fill') : '',
 		b.readonly ? " \uf023" : '', # nf-fa-lock
@@ -60,7 +40,7 @@ def StatuslineLeft(window: number, inactive: bool): string
 	const info = StatuslineSection(0, 'B', [
 		GitStatus(),
 		g:battery#component_escaped(),
-	])->AppendIfVisible(' ' .. cr.Sep(0, cr.ModeGroup('B'), cr.ModeGroup('Fill')))
+	])->st.AppendIfVisible(' ' .. cr.Sep(0, cr.ModeGroup('B'), cr.ModeGroup('Fill')))
 	const vimMode = cr.ModeSection(0, 'A', empty(info) ? 'Fill' : 'B')
 
 	return join([vimMode, info, fileName])
@@ -113,7 +93,7 @@ def InitTab()
 			width += 2
 		endif
 
-		const icon = bufname(bufnr)->g:nerdfont#find()->DropIfDefault(g:nerdfont#default)->PrependIfVisible(' ')
+		const icon = bufname(bufnr)->g:nerdfont#find()->st.DropIfDefault(g:nerdfont#default)->st.PrependIfVisible(' ')
 		const iconWidth = strchars(icon)
 		if width + iconWidth >= maxWidth
 			return [tabDisplay, width]
diff --git a/dot-config/vim/tools/strings.vim b/dot-config/vim/tools/strings.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36b2840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dot-config/vim/tools/strings.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+vim9script
+
+# Convert a list of strings to a dictionary containing those same strings as
+# keys, approximating a set type. You can use has_key() to test set membership
+# on the result, rather than index().
+export def ToStringSet(stringList: list<string>): dict<bool>
+	var stringSet: dict<bool>
+	for string in stringList
+		stringSet[string] = true
+	endfor
+	return stringSet
+enddef
+
+
+# Returns the given status if it's not the same string as the provided
+# 'default'. Otherwise returns an empty string.
+export def DropIfDefault(status: string, default: string): string
+	if status == default
+		return ''
+	endif
+	return status
+enddef
+
+# Prepends the given prefix to the status, but only when the status is
+# non-empty. Very useful for constructing a statusline with optional segments.
+export def PrependIfVisible(status: string, prefix: string): string
+	if empty(status)
+		return ''
+	endif
+	return prefix .. status
+enddef
+
+# Appends the given affix to the status, but only when the status is
+# non-empty. Quite similar to PrependIfVisible, and useful in the same sorts
+# of situations.
+export def AppendIfVisible(status: string, affix: string): string
+	if empty(status)
+		return ''
+	endif
+	return status .. affix
+enddef
+
+# Double-quotes a string, so it can safely be substituted into a Vim command
+# with :execute or eval() and be interpreted as the same string.
+export def Quote(str: string): string
+	return '"' .. escape(str, '"\\') .. '"'
+enddef
+
+defcompile