diff --git a/JsonListener.h b/JsonListener.h
index 26c0d85..b473edd 100644
--- a/JsonListener.h
+++ b/JsonListener.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ See more at http://blog.squix.ch and https://github.com/squix78/json-streaming-p
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <Arduino.h>
+#include "crossplatform.h"
 
 class JsonListener {
   private:
diff --git a/JsonStreamingParser.h b/JsonStreamingParser.h
index 377e846..0acf8f3 100644
--- a/JsonStreamingParser.h
+++ b/JsonStreamingParser.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ See more at http://blog.squix.ch and https://github.com/squix78/json-streaming-p
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <Arduino.h>
+#include "crossplatform.h"
 #include "JsonListener.h"
 
 #define STATE_START_DOCUMENT     0
diff --git a/crossplatform.h b/crossplatform.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..431f4aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crossplatform.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#ifndef __MULTIPLATFORM_H__
+#define __MULTIPLATFORM_H__
+
+#ifdef ARDUINO 
+#include <Arduino.h>
+#else
+
+#include <string>
+// #include <string.h>
+
+template<typename T> inline T min(T a, T b){
+    return a > b ? b : a;
+} 
+template<typename T> inline T max(T a, T b){
+    return a > b ? a : b;
+} 
+
+typedef bool boolean;
+
+class String : public std::string {
+    public:
+        String(const char* c_str) : std::string(c_str) {}
+        String(std::string str) : std::string(str) {}
+        
+        boolean equals(String other){
+            return compare(other) == 0;
+        }
+
+        String operator +(String other){
+            return String(this->append(other));
+        }
+};
+
+#endif // ARDUINO
+#endif // __MULTIPLATFORM_H__
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