Shorten node constructor names

7 files changed, 298 insertions, 179 deletions

diff --git a/serd/serd.h b/serd/serd.h
index 281a812f..4e74bd64 100644
--- a/serd/serd.h
+++ b/serd/serd.h
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ serd_strtod(const char* str, size_t* end);
 /**
    Decode a base64 string.
    This function can be used to deserialise a blob node created with
-   serd_node_new_blob().
+   serd_new_blob().
 
    @param str Base64 string to decode.
    @param len The length of `str`.
@@ -523,47 +523,83 @@ serd_uri_serialise_relative(const SerdURI* uri,
 */
 SERD_API
 SerdNode*
-serd_node_new_simple_node(SerdType type, const char* str, size_t len);
+serd_new_simple_node(SerdType type, const char* str, size_t len);
 
 /**
    Create a new plain literal string node from `str`.
 */
 SERD_API
 SerdNode*
-serd_node_new_string(const char* str);
+serd_new_string(const char* str);
 
 /**
    Create a new plain literal string node from a prefix of `str`.
 */
 SERD_API
 SerdNode*
-serd_node_new_substring(const char* str, size_t len);
+serd_new_substring(const char* str, size_t len);
+
+/**
+   Create a new literal node from substrings.
+
+   This is a low-level constructor which can be used for constructing a literal
+   from slices of a buffer (for example, directly from a Turtle literal)
+   without copying.  In most cases, applications should use the simpler
+   serd_new_plain_literal() or serd_new_typed_literal().
+
+   Either `datatype_uri` or `lang` can be given, but not both, unless
+   `datatype_uri` is rdf:langString in which case it is ignored.
+
+   @param str Literal body string.
+   @param str_len Length of `str` in bytes.
+   @param datatype_uri Full datatype URI, or NULL.
+   @param datatype_uri_len Length of `datatype_uri` in bytes.
+   @param lang Language string.
+   @param lang_len Length of `lang` in bytes.
+*/
+SERD_API
+SerdNode*
+serd_new_literal(const char* str,
+                 size_t      str_len,
+                 const char* datatype_uri,
+                 size_t      datatype_uri_len,
+                 const char* lang,
+                 size_t      lang_len);
 
 /**
    Create a new literal node from `str`.
 
-   Either `datatype` or `lang` can be given, but not both, unless `datatype` is
-   rdf:langString in which case it is ignored.
+   A plain literal has no datatype, but may have a language tag.  The `lang`
+   may be NULL, in which case this is equivalent to `serd_new_string()`.
 */
 SERD_API
 SerdNode*
-serd_node_new_literal(const char*     str,
-                      const SerdNode* datatype,
-                      const char*     lang);
+serd_new_plain_literal(const char* str, const char* lang);
+
+/**
+   Create a new typed literal node from `str`.
+
+   A typed literal has no language tag, but may have a datatype.  The
+   `datatype` may be NULL, in which case this is equivalent to
+   `serd_new_string()`.
+*/
+SERD_API
+SerdNode*
+serd_new_typed_literal(const char* str, const SerdNode* datatype);
 
 /**
    Create a new blank node.
 */
 SERD_API
 SerdNode*
-serd_node_new_blank(const char* str);
+serd_new_blank(const char* str);
 
 /**
    Create a new CURIE node.
 */
 SERD_API
 SerdNode*
-serd_node_new_curie(const char* str);
+serd_new_curie(const char* str);
 
 /**
    Return a deep copy of `node`.
@@ -584,14 +620,14 @@ serd_node_equals(const SerdNode* a, const SerdNode* b);
 */
 SERD_API
 SerdNode*
-serd_node_new_uri(const char* str);
+serd_new_uri(const char* str);
 
 /**
    Create a new URI from a string, resolved against a base URI.
 */
 SERD_API
 SerdNode*
-serd_node_new_resolved_uri(const char* str, const SerdNode* base);
+serd_new_resolved_uri(const char* str, const SerdNode* base);
 
 /**
    Resolve `node` against `base`.
@@ -614,7 +650,7 @@ serd_node_resolve(const SerdNode* node, const SerdNode* base);
 */
 SERD_API
 SerdNode*
-serd_node_new_file_uri(const char* path, const char* hostname, bool escape);
+serd_new_file_uri(const char* path, const char* hostname, bool escape);
 
 /**
    Create a new URI from a string, relative to a base URI.
@@ -631,9 +667,9 @@ serd_node_new_file_uri(const char* path, const char* hostname, bool escape);
 */
 SERD_API
 SerdNode*
-serd_node_new_relative_uri(const char*     str,
-                           const SerdNode* base,
-                           const SerdNode* root);
+serd_new_relative_uri(const char*     str,
+                      const SerdNode* base,
+                      const SerdNode* root);
 
 /**
    Create a new node by serialising `d` into an xsd:decimal string.
@@ -656,7 +692,7 @@ serd_node_new_relative_uri(const char*     str,
 */
 SERD_API
 SerdNode*
-serd_node_new_decimal(double d, unsigned frac_digits, const SerdNode* datatype);
+serd_new_decimal(double d, unsigned frac_digits, const SerdNode* datatype);
 
 /**
    Create a new node by serialising `i` into an xsd:integer string.
@@ -668,7 +704,7 @@ serd_node_new_decimal(double d, unsigned frac_digits, const SerdNode* datatype);
 */
 SERD_API
 SerdNode*
-serd_node_new_integer(int64_t i, const SerdNode* datatype);
+serd_new_integer(int64_t i, const SerdNode* datatype);
 
 /**
    Create a node by serialising `buf` into an xsd:base64Binary string.
@@ -685,10 +721,11 @@ serd_node_new_integer(int64_t i, const SerdNode* datatype);
    type xsd:base64Binary.
 */
 SERD_API
-SerdNode* serd_node_new_blob(const void*     buf,
-                             size_t          size,
-                             bool            wrap_lines,
-                             const SerdNode* datatype);
+SerdNode*
+serd_new_blob(const void*     buf,
+              size_t          size,
+              bool            wrap_lines,
+              const SerdNode* datatype);
 
 /**
    Return the type of a node (SERD_URI, SERD_BLANK, or SERD_LITERAL).
diff --git a/src/env.c b/src/env.c
index 0154b455..73954112 100644
--- a/src/env.c
+++ b/src/env.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ serd_env_set_base_uri(SerdEnv*        env,
 	}
 
 	// Resolve base URI and create a new node and URI for it
-	SerdNode* base_uri_node = serd_node_new_resolved_uri_i(
+	SerdNode* base_uri_node = serd_new_resolved_uri_i(
 		serd_node_get_string(uri), &env->base_uri);
 
 	SerdURI   base_uri;
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ serd_env_set_prefix(SerdEnv*        env,
 		serd_env_add(env, name, uri);
 	} else {
 		// Resolve relative URI and create a new node and URI for it
-		SerdNode* abs_uri = serd_node_new_resolved_uri_i(
+		SerdNode* abs_uri = serd_new_resolved_uri_i(
 			serd_node_get_string(uri), &env->base_uri);
 
 		// Set prefix to resolved (absolute) URI
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ serd_env_set_prefix_from_strings(SerdEnv*    env,
                                  const char* name,
                                  const char* uri)
 {
-	SerdNode* name_node = serd_node_new_string(name);
-	SerdNode* uri_node  = serd_node_new_uri(uri);
+	SerdNode* name_node = serd_new_string(name);
+	SerdNode* uri_node  = serd_new_uri(uri);
 
 	const SerdStatus st = serd_env_set_prefix(env, name_node, uri_node);
 
@@ -240,15 +240,15 @@ serd_env_expand_node(const SerdEnv*  env,
 			SerdNode* datatype = serd_env_expand_node(
 				env, serd_node_get_datatype(node));
 			if (datatype) {
-				SerdNode* ret = serd_node_new_literal(
-					serd_node_get_string(node), datatype, NULL);
+				SerdNode* ret = serd_new_typed_literal(
+					serd_node_get_string(node), datatype);
 				serd_node_free(datatype);
 				return ret;
 			}
 		}
 		return NULL;
 	case SERD_URI:
-		return serd_node_new_resolved_uri_i(
+		return serd_new_resolved_uri_i(
 			serd_node_get_string(node), &env->base_uri);
 	default:
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/src/node.c b/src/node.c
index b8a251c1..1bdcf5d8 100644
--- a/src/node.c
+++ b/src/node.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 static const size_t serd_node_align = sizeof(SerdNode);
 
 static SerdNode*
-serd_node_new_from_uri(const SerdURI* uri, const SerdURI* base);
+serd_new_from_uri(const SerdURI* uri, const SerdURI* base);
 
 static size_t
 serd_node_pad_size(const size_t n_bytes)
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ serd_node_set(SerdNode** dst, const SerdNode* src)
 }
 
 SerdNode*
-serd_node_new_simple_node(SerdType type, const char* str, const size_t len)
+serd_new_simple_node(SerdType type, const char* str, const size_t len)
 {
 	if (!str) {
 		return NULL;
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ serd_node_new_simple_node(SerdType type, const char* str, const size_t len)
 }
 
 SerdNode*
-serd_node_new_string(const char* str)
+serd_new_string(const char* str)
 {
 	if (!str) {
 		return NULL;
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ serd_node_new_string(const char* str)
 }
 
 SerdNode*
-serd_node_new_substring(const char* str, const size_t len)
+serd_new_substring(const char* str, const size_t len)
 {
 	if (!str) {
 		return NULL;
@@ -172,74 +172,147 @@ serd_node_new_substring(const char* str, const size_t len)
 	return node;
 }
 
-SerdNode*
-serd_node_new_literal(const char*     str,
-                      const SerdNode* datatype,
-                      const char*     lang)
+/// Internal pre-measured implementation of serd_new_plain_literal
+static SerdNode*
+serd_new_plain_literal_i(const char*   str,
+                         const size_t  str_len,
+                         SerdNodeFlags flags,
+                         const char*   lang,
+                         const size_t  lang_len)
 {
-	serd_node_check_padding(datatype);
+	assert(str);
+	assert(lang);
+
+	flags |= SERD_HAS_LANGUAGE;
+
+	const size_t len       = serd_node_pad_size(str_len);
+	const size_t total_len = len + sizeof(SerdNode) + lang_len;
+
+	SerdNode* node = serd_node_malloc(total_len, flags, SERD_LITERAL);
+	memcpy(serd_node_buffer(node), str, str_len);
+	node->n_bytes = str_len;
+
+	SerdNode* lang_node = node + 1 + (len / serd_node_align);
+	lang_node->type     = SERD_LITERAL;
+	lang_node->n_bytes  = lang_len;
+	memcpy(serd_node_buffer(lang_node), lang, lang_len);
+	serd_node_check_padding(lang_node);
 
-	if (!str || (lang && datatype &&
-	             strcmp(serd_node_buffer_c(datatype), NS_RDF "langString")) ||
-	    (datatype && serd_node_get_type(datatype) != SERD_URI)) {
+	serd_node_check_padding(node);
+	return node;
+}
+
+/// Internal pre-measured implementation of serd_new_typed_literal
+static SerdNode*
+serd_new_typed_literal_i(const char*   str,
+                         const size_t  str_len,
+                         SerdNodeFlags flags,
+                         const char*   datatype_uri,
+                         const size_t  datatype_uri_len)
+{
+	assert(str);
+	assert(datatype_uri);
+	assert(strcmp(datatype_uri, NS_RDF "langString"));
+
+	flags |= SERD_HAS_DATATYPE;
+
+	const size_t len       = serd_node_pad_size(str_len);
+	const size_t total_len = len + sizeof(SerdNode) + datatype_uri_len;
+
+	SerdNode* node = serd_node_malloc(total_len, flags, SERD_LITERAL);
+	memcpy(serd_node_buffer(node), str, str_len);
+	node->n_bytes = str_len;
+
+	SerdNode* datatype_node = node + 1 + (len / serd_node_align);
+	datatype_node->n_bytes  = datatype_uri_len;
+	datatype_node->type     = SERD_URI;
+	memcpy(serd_node_buffer(datatype_node), datatype_uri, datatype_uri_len);
+	serd_node_check_padding(datatype_node);
+
+	serd_node_check_padding(node);
+	return node;
+}
+
+SerdNode*
+serd_new_literal(const char*  str,
+                 const size_t str_len,
+                 const char*  datatype_uri,
+                 const size_t datatype_uri_len,
+                 const char*  lang,
+                 const size_t lang_len)
+{
+	if (!str ||
+	    (lang && datatype_uri && strcmp(datatype_uri, NS_RDF "langString"))) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	SerdNodeFlags flags   = 0;
-	const size_t  n_bytes = serd_strlen(str, &flags);
-	const size_t  len     = serd_node_pad_size(n_bytes);
+	SerdNodeFlags flags = 0;
+	serd_substrlen(str, str_len, &flags);
 
-	SerdNode* node = NULL;
 	if (lang) {
-		flags |= SERD_HAS_LANGUAGE;
-		const size_t lang_len  = strlen(lang);
-		const size_t total_len = len + sizeof(SerdNode) + lang_len;
-		node = serd_node_malloc(total_len, flags, SERD_LITERAL);
-		memcpy(serd_node_buffer(node), str, n_bytes);
-		node->n_bytes = n_bytes;
-
-		SerdNode* lang_node = node + 1 + (len / serd_node_align);
-		lang_node->type    = SERD_LITERAL;
-		lang_node->n_bytes = lang_len;
-		memcpy(serd_node_buffer(lang_node), lang, lang_len);
-		serd_node_check_padding(lang_node);
-	} else if (datatype) {
-		flags |= SERD_HAS_DATATYPE;
-		const size_t datatype_len = strlen(serd_node_buffer_c(datatype));
-		const size_t total_len    = len + sizeof(SerdNode) + datatype_len;
-		node = serd_node_malloc(total_len, flags, SERD_LITERAL);
-		memcpy(serd_node_buffer(node), str, n_bytes);
-		node->n_bytes = n_bytes;
-
-		SerdNode* datatype_node = node + 1 + (len / serd_node_align);
-		memcpy(datatype_node, datatype, sizeof(SerdNode) + datatype_len);
-		serd_node_check_padding(datatype_node);
+		return serd_new_plain_literal_i(str, str_len, flags, lang, lang_len);
+	} else if (datatype_uri) {
+		return serd_new_typed_literal_i(
+		        str, str_len, flags, datatype_uri, datatype_uri_len);
 	} else {
-		node = serd_node_malloc(n_bytes, flags, SERD_LITERAL);
-		memcpy(serd_node_buffer(node), str, n_bytes);
-		node->n_bytes = n_bytes;
+		return serd_new_substring(str, str_len);
 	}
+}
 
-	serd_node_check_padding(node);
-	return node;
+SerdNode*
+serd_new_plain_literal(const char* str, const char* lang)
+{
+	if (!str) {
+		return NULL;
+	} else if (!lang) {
+		return serd_new_string(str);
+	}
+
+	SerdNodeFlags flags    = 0;
+	const size_t  str_len  = serd_strlen(str, &flags);
+	const size_t  lang_len = strlen(lang);
+
+	return serd_new_plain_literal_i(str, str_len, flags, lang, lang_len);
+}
+
+SerdNode*
+serd_new_typed_literal(const char* str, const SerdNode* datatype)
+{
+	if (!str) {
+		return NULL;
+	} else if (!datatype) {
+		return serd_new_string(str);
+	} else if (!strcmp(serd_node_buffer_c(datatype), NS_RDF "langString") ||
+	           serd_node_get_type(datatype) != SERD_URI) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	SerdNodeFlags flags   = 0;
+	const size_t  str_len = serd_strlen(str, &flags);
+
+	return serd_new_typed_literal_i(str,
+	                                str_len,
+	                                flags,
+	                                serd_node_get_string(datatype),
+	                                serd_node_get_length(datatype));
 }
 
 SerdNode*
-serd_node_new_blank(const char* str)
+serd_new_blank(const char* str)
 {
-	return str ? serd_node_new_simple_node(SERD_BLANK, str, strlen(str)) : NULL;
+	return str ? serd_new_simple_node(SERD_BLANK, str, strlen(str)) : NULL;
 }
 
 SerdNode*
-serd_node_new_curie(const char* str)
+serd_new_curie(const char* str)
 {
-	return str ? serd_node_new_simple_node(SERD_CURIE, str, strlen(str)) : NULL;
+	return str ? serd_new_simple_node(SERD_CURIE, str, strlen(str)) : NULL;
 }
 
 SerdNode*
-serd_node_new_uri(const char* str)
+serd_new_uri(const char* str)
 {
-	return str ? serd_node_new_simple_node(SERD_URI, str, strlen(str)) : NULL;
+	return str ? serd_new_simple_node(SERD_URI, str, strlen(str)) : NULL;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -321,7 +394,7 @@ string_sink(const void* buf, size_t size, size_t nmemb, void* stream)
 }
 
 SerdNode*
-serd_node_new_resolved_uri(const char* str, const SerdNode* base)
+serd_new_resolved_uri(const char* str, const SerdNode* base)
 {
 	if (!base || base->type != SERD_URI) {
 		return NULL;
@@ -329,7 +402,7 @@ serd_node_new_resolved_uri(const char* str, const SerdNode* base)
 
 	SerdURI base_uri;
 	serd_uri_parse(serd_node_get_string(base), &base_uri);
-	return serd_node_new_resolved_uri_i(str, &base_uri);
+	return serd_new_resolved_uri_i(str, &base_uri);
 }
 
 SerdNode*
@@ -344,20 +417,20 @@ serd_node_resolve(const SerdNode* node, const SerdNode* base)
 	serd_uri_parse(serd_node_get_string(node), &uri);
 	serd_uri_parse(serd_node_get_string(base), &base_uri);
 
-	return serd_node_new_from_uri(&uri, &base_uri);
+	return serd_new_from_uri(&uri, &base_uri);
 }
 
 SerdNode*
-serd_node_new_resolved_uri_i(const char* str, const SerdURI* base)
+serd_new_resolved_uri_i(const char* str, const SerdURI* base)
 {
 	if (!str || str[0] == '\0') {
 		// Empty URI => Base URI, or nothing if no base is given
-		return base ? serd_node_new_from_uri(base, NULL) : NULL;
+		return base ? serd_new_from_uri(base, NULL) : NULL;
 	}
 
 	SerdURI uri;
 	serd_uri_parse(str, &uri);
-	return serd_node_new_from_uri(&uri, base);
+	return serd_new_from_uri(&uri, base);
 }
 
 static inline bool
@@ -380,7 +453,7 @@ is_uri_path_char(const char c)
 }
 
 SerdNode*
-serd_node_new_file_uri(const char* path, const char* hostname, bool escape)
+serd_new_file_uri(const char* path, const char* hostname, bool escape)
 {
 	const size_t path_len     = strlen(path);
 	const size_t hostname_len = hostname ? strlen(hostname) : 0;
@@ -411,14 +484,14 @@ serd_node_new_file_uri(const char* path, const char* hostname, bool escape)
 	}
 	serd_buffer_sink_finish(&buffer);
 
-	SerdNode* node = serd_node_new_uri((const char*)buffer.buf);
+	SerdNode* node = serd_new_uri((const char*)buffer.buf);
 	free(buffer.buf);
 	serd_node_check_padding(node);
 	return node;
 }
 
 static SerdNode*
-serd_node_new_from_uri(const SerdURI* uri, const SerdURI* base)
+serd_new_from_uri(const SerdURI* uri, const SerdURI* base)
 {
 	SerdURI abs_uri = *uri;
 	if (base) {
@@ -438,9 +511,9 @@ serd_node_new_from_uri(const SerdURI* uri, const SerdURI* base)
 }
 
 SerdNode*
-serd_node_new_relative_uri(const char*     str,
-                           const SerdNode* base,
-                           const SerdNode* root)
+serd_new_relative_uri(const char*     str,
+                      const SerdNode* base,
+                      const SerdNode* root)
 {
 	SerdURI uri      = SERD_URI_NULL;
 	SerdURI base_uri = SERD_URI_NULL;
@@ -476,7 +549,7 @@ serd_digits(double abs)
 }
 
 SerdNode*
-serd_node_new_decimal(double d, unsigned frac_digits, const SerdNode* datatype)
+serd_new_decimal(double d, unsigned frac_digits, const SerdNode* datatype)
 {
 	if (isnan(d) || isinf(d)) {
 		return NULL;
@@ -539,7 +612,7 @@ serd_node_new_decimal(double d, unsigned frac_digits, const SerdNode* datatype)
 }
 
 SerdNode*
-serd_node_new_integer(int64_t i, const SerdNode* datatype)
+serd_new_integer(int64_t i, const SerdNode* datatype)
 {
 	const SerdNode* type      = datatype ? datatype : &serd_xsd_integer.node;
 	int64_t         abs_i     = (i < 0) ? -i : i;
@@ -571,10 +644,10 @@ serd_node_new_integer(int64_t i, const SerdNode* datatype)
 }
 
 SerdNode*
-serd_node_new_blob(const void*     buf,
-                   size_t          size,
-                   bool            wrap_lines,
-                   const SerdNode* datatype)
+serd_new_blob(const void*     buf,
+              size_t          size,
+              bool            wrap_lines,
+              const SerdNode* datatype)
 {
 	if (!buf || !size) {
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/src/node.h b/src/node.h
index 47d73a32..0763168f 100644
--- a/src/node.h
+++ b/src/node.h
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ serd_node_buffer_c(const SerdNode* node)
 SerdNode* serd_node_malloc(size_t n_bytes, SerdNodeFlags flags, SerdType type);
 void      serd_node_set(SerdNode** dst, const SerdNode* src);
 void      serd_node_zero_pad(SerdNode* node);
-SerdNode* serd_node_new_resolved_uri_i(const char* str, const SerdURI* base);
+SerdNode* serd_new_resolved_uri_i(const char* str, const SerdURI* base);
 
 #endif  // SERD_NODE_H
diff --git a/src/serdi.c b/src/serdi.c
index 70929781..578d1855 100644
--- a/src/serdi.c
+++ b/src/serdi.c
@@ -197,9 +197,9 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
 
 	SerdNode* base = NULL;
 	if (a < argc) {  // Base URI given on command line
-		base = serd_node_new_uri((const char*)argv[a]);
+		base = serd_new_uri((const char*)argv[a]);
 	} else if (!from_string && !from_stdin) {  // Use input file URI
-		base = serd_node_new_file_uri(input, NULL, true);
+		base = serd_new_file_uri(input, NULL, true);
 	}
 
 	FILE*      out_fd = stdout;
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
 		serd_world_set_error_sink(world, quiet_error_sink, NULL);
 	}
 
-	SerdNode* root = serd_node_new_uri(root_uri);
+	SerdNode* root = serd_new_uri(root_uri);
 	serd_writer_set_root_uri(writer, root);
 	serd_writer_chop_blank_prefix(writer, chop_prefix);
 	serd_reader_add_blank_prefix(reader, add_prefix);
diff --git a/src/world.c b/src/world.c
index 9908e4d4..27feeac6 100644
--- a/src/world.c
+++ b/src/world.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ serd_world_new(void)
 {
 	SerdWorld* world = (SerdWorld*)calloc(1, sizeof(SerdWorld));
 
-	world->blank_node = serd_node_new_blank("b0000000000");
+	world->blank_node = serd_new_blank("b0000000000");
 
 	return world;
 }
diff --git a/tests/serd_test.c b/tests/serd_test.c
index bfb0af21..e58380c4 100644
--- a/tests/serd_test.c
+++ b/tests/serd_test.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ test_file_uri(const char* hostname,
 		expected_path = path;
 	}
 
-	SerdNode*   node         = serd_node_new_file_uri(path, hostname, escape);
+	SerdNode*   node         = serd_new_file_uri(path, hostname, escape);
 	const char* node_str     = serd_node_get_string(node);
 	char*       out_hostname = NULL;
 	char*       out_path     = serd_file_uri_parse(node_str, &out_hostname);
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ test_double_to_node(void)
 	};
 
 	for (unsigned i = 0; i < sizeof(dbl_test_nums) / sizeof(double); ++i) {
-		SerdNode*   node     = serd_node_new_decimal(dbl_test_nums[i], 8, NULL);
+		SerdNode*   node     = serd_new_decimal(dbl_test_nums[i], 8, NULL);
 		const char* node_str = serd_node_get_string(node);
 		const bool  pass     = (node_str && dbl_test_strs[i])
 		                          ? !strcmp(node_str, dbl_test_strs[i])
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ test_integer_to_node(void)
 	};
 
 	for (unsigned i = 0; i < sizeof(int_test_nums) / sizeof(double); ++i) {
-		SerdNode*   node     = serd_node_new_integer(int_test_nums[i], NULL);
+		SerdNode*   node     = serd_new_integer(int_test_nums[i], NULL);
 		const char* node_str = serd_node_get_string(node);
 		assert(!strcmp(node_str, int_test_strs[i]));
 		const size_t len = strlen(node_str);
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ test_integer_to_node(void)
 static void
 test_blob_to_node(void)
 {
-	assert(!serd_node_new_blob(NULL, 0, true, NULL));
-	assert(!serd_node_new_blob("data", 0, true, NULL));
+	assert(!serd_new_blob(NULL, 0, true, NULL));
+	assert(!serd_new_blob("data", 0, true, NULL));
 
 	for (size_t size = 1; size < 256; ++size) {
 		uint8_t* data = (uint8_t*)malloc(size);
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ test_blob_to_node(void)
 		}
 
 		size_t      out_size;
-		SerdNode*   blob     = serd_node_new_blob(data, size, size % 5, NULL);
+		SerdNode*   blob     = serd_new_blob(data, size, size % 5, NULL);
 		const char* blob_str = serd_node_get_string(blob);
 		uint8_t*    out      = (uint8_t*)serd_base64_decode(
 			blob_str, serd_node_get_length(blob), &out_size);
@@ -356,11 +356,11 @@ static void
 test_node_equals(void)
 {
 	const uint8_t replacement_char_str[] = { 0xEF, 0xBF, 0xBD, 0 };
-	SerdNode* lhs = serd_node_new_string((const char*)replacement_char_str);
-	SerdNode* rhs = serd_node_new_string("123");
+	SerdNode* lhs = serd_new_string((const char*)replacement_char_str);
+	SerdNode* rhs = serd_new_string("123");
 	assert(!serd_node_equals(lhs, rhs));
 
-	SerdNode* qnode = serd_node_new_curie("foo:bar");
+	SerdNode* qnode = serd_new_curie("foo:bar");
 	assert(!serd_node_equals(lhs, qnode));
 	serd_node_free(qnode);
 
@@ -373,9 +373,9 @@ test_node_equals(void)
 static void
 test_node_from_string(void)
 {
-	assert(!serd_node_new_string(NULL));
+	assert(!serd_new_string(NULL));
 
-	SerdNode* hello = serd_node_new_string("hello\"");
+	SerdNode* hello = serd_new_string("hello\"");
 	assert(serd_node_get_length(hello) == 6);
 	assert(serd_node_get_flags(hello) == SERD_HAS_QUOTE);
 	assert(!strncmp(serd_node_get_string(hello), "hello\"", 6));
@@ -385,16 +385,16 @@ test_node_from_string(void)
 static void
 test_node_from_substring(void)
 {
-	assert(!serd_node_new_substring(NULL, 32));
+	assert(!serd_new_substring(NULL, 32));
 
-	SerdNode* a_b = serd_node_new_substring("a\"bc", 3);
+	SerdNode* a_b = serd_new_substring("a\"bc", 3);
 	assert(serd_node_get_length(a_b) == 3);
 	assert(serd_node_get_flags(a_b) == SERD_HAS_QUOTE);
 	assert(strlen(serd_node_get_string(a_b)) == 3);
 	assert(!strncmp(serd_node_get_string(a_b), "a\"b", 3));
 
 	serd_node_free(a_b);
-	a_b = serd_node_new_substring("a\"bc", 10);
+	a_b = serd_new_substring("a\"bc", 10);
 	assert(serd_node_get_length(a_b) == 4);
 	assert(serd_node_get_flags(a_b) == SERD_HAS_QUOTE);
 	assert(strlen(serd_node_get_string(a_b)) == 4);
@@ -405,53 +405,62 @@ test_node_from_substring(void)
 static void
 test_simple_node(void)
 {
-	assert(!serd_node_new_simple_node(SERD_LITERAL, "Literal", 7));
-	assert(!serd_node_new_simple_node(SERD_URI, NULL, 0));
+	assert(!serd_new_simple_node(SERD_LITERAL, "Literal", 7));
+	assert(!serd_new_simple_node(SERD_URI, NULL, 0));
 }
 
 static void
 test_literal(void)
 {
-	assert(!serd_node_new_literal(NULL, NULL, NULL));
+	assert(!serd_new_literal(NULL, 0, NULL, 0, NULL, 0));
+	assert(!serd_new_plain_literal(NULL, NULL));
+	assert(!serd_new_typed_literal(NULL, NULL));
 
-	SerdNode* hello2 = serd_node_new_literal("hello\"", NULL, NULL);
+	SerdNode* hello2 = serd_new_string("hello\"");
 	assert(serd_node_get_length(hello2) == 6 &&
 	       serd_node_get_flags(hello2) == SERD_HAS_QUOTE &&
 	       !strcmp(serd_node_get_string(hello2), "hello\""));
+
+	SerdNode* hello3 = serd_new_plain_literal("hello\"", NULL);
+	assert(serd_node_equals(hello2, hello3));
+
+	serd_node_free(hello3);
 	serd_node_free(hello2);
 
-	SerdNode* hello_l = serd_node_new_literal("hello_l\"", NULL, "en");
-	assert(serd_node_get_length(hello_l) == 8);
-	assert(!strcmp(serd_node_get_string(hello_l), "hello_l\""));
-	assert(serd_node_get_flags(hello_l) ==
-	       (SERD_HAS_QUOTE | SERD_HAS_LANGUAGE));
-	assert(!strcmp(serd_node_get_string(serd_node_get_language(hello_l)),
-	               "en"));
-	serd_node_free(hello_l);
-
-	SerdNode* eg_Thing = serd_node_new_uri("http://example.org/Thing");
-	SerdNode* hello_dt = serd_node_new_literal("hello_dt\"", eg_Thing, NULL);
-	assert(serd_node_get_length(hello_dt) == 9);
-	assert(!strcmp(serd_node_get_string(hello_dt), "hello_dt\""));
-	assert(serd_node_get_flags(hello_dt) ==
-	       (SERD_HAS_QUOTE | SERD_HAS_DATATYPE));
-	assert(!strcmp(serd_node_get_string(serd_node_get_datatype(hello_dt)),
-	               "http://example.org/Thing"));
-	serd_node_free(hello_dt);
-	serd_node_free(eg_Thing);
+	const char* lang_lit_str = "\"Hello\"@en";
+	SerdNode*   sliced_lang_lit =
+	        serd_new_literal(lang_lit_str + 1, 5, NULL, 0, lang_lit_str + 8, 2);
+	assert(!strcmp(serd_node_get_string(sliced_lang_lit), "Hello"));
+	assert(!strcmp(
+	        serd_node_get_string(serd_node_get_language(sliced_lang_lit)),
+	        "en"));
+	serd_node_free(sliced_lang_lit);
+
+	const char* type_lit_str = "\"Hallo\"^^<http://example.org/Greeting>";
+	SerdNode*   sliced_type_lit =
+		serd_new_literal(type_lit_str + 1, 5, type_lit_str + 10, 27, NULL, 0);
+	assert(!strcmp(serd_node_get_string(sliced_type_lit), "Hallo"));
+	assert(!strcmp(
+	        serd_node_get_string(serd_node_get_datatype(sliced_type_lit)),
+	        "http://example.org/Greeting"));
+	serd_node_free(sliced_type_lit);
+
+	SerdNode* plain_lit = serd_new_literal("Plain", 5, NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
+	assert(!strcmp(serd_node_get_string(plain_lit), "Plain"));
+	serd_node_free(plain_lit);
 }
 
 static void
 test_uri_from_string(void)
 {
-	assert(!serd_node_new_uri(NULL));
-
-	SerdNode* base      = serd_node_new_uri("http://example.org/a/b/c/");
-	SerdNode* not_a_uri = serd_node_new_string("hello");
-	SerdNode* nil       = serd_node_new_resolved_uri(NULL, base);
-	SerdNode* nil2      = serd_node_new_resolved_uri("", base);
-	assert(!serd_node_new_resolved_uri("", NULL));
-	assert(!serd_node_new_resolved_uri("", not_a_uri));
+	assert(!serd_new_uri(NULL));
+
+	SerdNode* base      = serd_new_uri("http://example.org/a/b/c/");
+	SerdNode* not_a_uri = serd_new_string("hello");
+	SerdNode* nil       = serd_new_resolved_uri(NULL, base);
+	SerdNode* nil2      = serd_new_resolved_uri("", base);
+	assert(!serd_new_resolved_uri("", NULL));
+	assert(!serd_new_resolved_uri("", not_a_uri));
 	assert(serd_node_get_type(nil) == SERD_URI);
 	assert(!strcmp(serd_node_get_string(nil), serd_node_get_string(base)));
 	assert(serd_node_get_type(nil2) == SERD_URI);
@@ -468,7 +477,7 @@ check_rel_uri(const char*     uri,
               const SerdNode* root,
               const char*     expected)
 {
-	SerdNode* rel = serd_node_new_relative_uri(uri, base, root);
+	SerdNode* rel = serd_new_relative_uri(uri, base, root);
 	const int ret = strcmp(serd_node_get_string(rel), expected);
 	serd_node_free(rel);
 	assert(!ret);
@@ -477,8 +486,8 @@ check_rel_uri(const char*     uri,
 static void
 test_relative_uri(void)
 {
-	SerdNode* root = serd_node_new_uri("http://example.org/a/b/");
-	SerdNode* base = serd_node_new_uri("http://example.org/a/b/c/");
+	SerdNode* root = serd_new_uri("http://example.org/a/b/");
+	SerdNode* base = serd_new_uri("http://example.org/a/b/c/");
 
 	check_rel_uri("http://example.org/a/b/c/foo", base, NULL, "foo");
 	check_rel_uri("http://example.org/a/", base, NULL, "../../");
@@ -493,18 +502,18 @@ test_relative_uri(void)
 static void
 test_uri_resolution(void)
 {
-	SerdNode* base      = serd_node_new_uri("http://example.org/a/b/c/");
-	SerdNode* nil       = serd_node_new_resolved_uri(NULL, base);
-	SerdNode* nil2      = serd_node_new_resolved_uri("", base);
-	SerdNode* not_a_uri = serd_node_new_string("hello");
-	SerdNode* root      = serd_node_new_uri("http://example.org/a/b/");
+	SerdNode* base      = serd_new_uri("http://example.org/a/b/c/");
+	SerdNode* nil       = serd_new_resolved_uri(NULL, base);
+	SerdNode* nil2      = serd_new_resolved_uri("", base);
+	SerdNode* not_a_uri = serd_new_string("hello");
+	SerdNode* root      = serd_new_uri("http://example.org/a/b/");
 
 	assert(!serd_node_resolve(NULL, base));
 	assert(!serd_node_resolve(nil, NULL));
 	assert(!serd_node_resolve(not_a_uri, base));
 	assert(!serd_node_resolve(nil, not_a_uri));
 
-	SerdNode* rel = serd_node_new_relative_uri(
+	SerdNode* rel = serd_new_relative_uri(
 		"http://example.org/a/b/c/foo", base, NULL);
 	SerdNode* resolved = serd_node_resolve(rel, base);
 	assert(!strcmp(serd_node_get_string(resolved),
@@ -522,9 +531,9 @@ test_uri_resolution(void)
 static void
 test_blank(void)
 {
-	assert(!serd_node_new_blank(NULL));
+	assert(!serd_new_blank(NULL));
 
-	SerdNode* blank = serd_node_new_blank("b0");
+	SerdNode* blank = serd_new_blank("b0");
 	assert(serd_node_get_length(blank) == 2);
 	assert(serd_node_get_flags(blank) == 0);
 	assert(!strcmp(serd_node_get_string(blank), "b0"));
@@ -536,11 +545,11 @@ test_env(void)
 {
 	SerdWorld* world = serd_world_new();
 
-	SerdNode* hello = serd_node_new_string("hello\"");
-	SerdNode* u     = serd_node_new_uri("http://example.org/foo");
-	SerdNode* b     = serd_node_new_curie("invalid");
-	SerdNode* c     = serd_node_new_curie("eg.2:b");
-	SerdNode* s     = serd_node_new_string("hello");
+	SerdNode* hello = serd_new_string("hello\"");
+	SerdNode* u     = serd_new_uri("http://example.org/foo");
+	SerdNode* b     = serd_new_curie("invalid");
+	SerdNode* c     = serd_new_curie("eg.2:b");
+	SerdNode* s     = serd_new_string("hello");
 	SerdEnv*  env   = serd_env_new(NULL);
 	serd_env_set_prefix_from_strings(env, "eg.2", "http://example.org/");
 
@@ -565,7 +574,7 @@ test_env(void)
 	assert(!strcmp(serd_node_get_string(xu), "http://example.org/foo"));
 	serd_node_free(xu);
 
-	SerdNode* badpre = serd_node_new_curie("hm:what");
+	SerdNode* badpre = serd_new_curie("hm:what");
 	SerdNode* xbadpre = serd_env_expand_node(env, badpre);
 	assert(!xbadpre);
 
@@ -575,7 +584,7 @@ test_env(void)
 
 	assert(serd_env_set_prefix(env, NULL, NULL));
 
-	SerdNode* lit = serd_node_new_string("hello");
+	SerdNode* lit = serd_new_string("hello");
 	assert(serd_env_set_prefix(env, b, lit));
 
 	int n_prefixes = 0;
@@ -583,7 +592,7 @@ test_env(void)
 	serd_env_foreach(env, count_prefixes, &n_prefixes);
 	assert(n_prefixes == 1);
 
-	SerdNode* shorter_uri = serd_node_new_uri("urn:foo");
+	SerdNode* shorter_uri = serd_new_uri("urn:foo");
 	const SerdNode* prefix_name;
 	assert(!serd_env_qualify(env, shorter_uri, &prefix_name, &suffix));
 	serd_node_free(shorter_uri);
@@ -618,7 +627,7 @@ test_writer(const char* const path)
 	serd_writer_chop_blank_prefix(writer, "tmp");
 	serd_writer_chop_blank_prefix(writer, NULL);
 
-	SerdNode* lit = serd_node_new_string("hello");
+	SerdNode* lit = serd_new_string("hello");
 
 	const SerdSink* iface = serd_writer_get_sink(writer);
 	assert(iface->base(iface->handle, lit));
@@ -627,9 +636,9 @@ test_writer(const char* const path)
 	assert(serd_writer_get_env(writer) == env);
 
 	uint8_t buf[] = { 0xEF, 0xBF, 0xBD, 0 };
-	SerdNode* s = serd_node_new_uri("");
-	SerdNode* p = serd_node_new_uri("http://example.org/pred");
-	SerdNode* o = serd_node_new_string((char*)buf);
+	SerdNode* s = serd_new_uri("");
+	SerdNode* p = serd_new_uri("http://example.org/pred");
+	SerdNode* o = serd_new_string((char*)buf);
 
 	// Write 3 invalid statements (should write nothing)
 	const SerdNode* junk[][5] = { { s,    p,    NULL },
@@ -647,10 +656,10 @@ test_writer(const char* const path)
 		        iface, 0, junk[i][0], junk[i][1], junk[i][2], 0));
 	}
 
-	SerdNode* urn_Type = serd_node_new_uri("urn:Type");
+	SerdNode* urn_Type = serd_new_uri("urn:Type");
 
-	SerdNode* t = serd_node_new_literal((char*)buf, urn_Type, NULL);
-	SerdNode* l = serd_node_new_literal((char*)buf, NULL, "en");
+	SerdNode* t = serd_new_typed_literal((char*)buf, urn_Type);
+	SerdNode* l = serd_new_plain_literal((char*)buf, "en");
 	const SerdNode* good[][5] = { { s, p, o },
 	                              { s, p, o },
 	                              { s, p, t },
@@ -668,8 +677,8 @@ test_writer(const char* const path)
 
 	// Write statements with bad UTF-8 (should be replaced)
 	const char bad_str[] = { (char)0xFF, (char)0x90, 'h', 'i', 0 };
-	SerdNode*  bad_lit   = serd_node_new_string(bad_str);
-	SerdNode*  bad_uri   = serd_node_new_uri(bad_str);
+	SerdNode*  bad_lit   = serd_new_string(bad_str);
+	SerdNode*  bad_uri   = serd_new_uri(bad_str);
 	assert(!serd_sink_write(iface, 0, s, p, bad_lit, 0));
 	assert(!serd_sink_write(iface, 0, s, p, bad_uri, 0));
 	serd_node_free(bad_uri);
@@ -677,7 +686,7 @@ test_writer(const char* const path)
 
 	// Write 1 valid statement
 	serd_node_free(o);
-	o = serd_node_new_string("hello");
+	o = serd_new_string("hello");
 	assert(!serd_sink_write(iface, 0, s, p, o, 0));
 
 	serd_writer_free(writer);
@@ -694,7 +703,7 @@ test_writer(const char* const path)
 	writer = serd_writer_new(
 		world, SERD_TURTLE, (SerdStyle)0, env, serd_buffer_sink, &buffer);
 
-	o = serd_node_new_uri("http://example.org/base");
+	o = serd_new_uri("http://example.org/base");
 	assert(!serd_writer_set_base_uri(writer, o));
 
 	serd_node_free(o);
@@ -717,7 +726,7 @@ test_reader(const char* path)
 	SerdReader* reader = serd_reader_new(world, SERD_TURTLE, &sink, 4096);
 	assert(reader);
 
-	SerdNode* g = serd_node_new_uri("http://example.org/");
+	SerdNode* g = serd_new_uri("http://example.org/");
 	serd_reader_set_default_graph(reader, g);
 	serd_reader_add_blank_prefix(reader, "tmp");
 	serd_reader_add_blank_prefix(reader, NULL);