diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index 87e738b..cd05779 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: |
           mk python-release owner=vkottler \
-                            repo=ifgen version=1.0.0
+                            repo=ifgen version=1.1.0
         if: |
           matrix.python-version == '3.11'
           && matrix.system == 'ubuntu-latest'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 278c3c5..090561f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
     =====================================
     generator=datazen
     version=3.1.3
-    hash=839acebe38039a168ae7975ef1b82408
+    hash=f027a094d4c73ea1fc44e8d63edcf8db
     =====================================
 -->
 
-# ifgen ([1.0.0](https://pypi.org/project/ifgen/))
+# ifgen ([1.1.0](https://pypi.org/project/ifgen/))
 
 [![python](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/ifgen.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/ifgen/)
 ![Build Status](https://github.com/vkottler/ifgen/workflows/Python%20Package/badge.svg)
diff --git a/ifgen/__init__.py b/ifgen/__init__.py
index 5bcfd8c..066028e 100644
--- a/ifgen/__init__.py
+++ b/ifgen/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # =====================================
 # generator=datazen
 # version=3.1.3
-# hash=7d1b42791b9f25d5e70560816ca96765
+# hash=98bf88c49dfee15d176169be4c894053
 # =====================================
 
 """
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 
 DESCRIPTION = "An interface generator for distributed computing."
 PKG_NAME = "ifgen"
-VERSION = "1.0.0"
+VERSION = "1.1.0"
diff --git a/ifgen/enum/test.py b/ifgen/enum/test.py
index 59b2fe8..4641265 100644
--- a/ifgen/enum/test.py
+++ b/ifgen/enum/test.py
@@ -7,15 +7,12 @@
 
 # internal
 from ifgen.generation.interface import GenerateTask
+from ifgen.generation.test import unit_test_boilerplate
 
 
 def unit_test_body(task: GenerateTask, writer: IndentedFileWriter) -> None:
     """Implement a simple unit test for the enumeration."""
 
-    writer.write(f"using namespace {task.namespace()};")
-
-    writer.empty()
-
     for enum in task.instance.get("enum", {}):
         to_string = f"to_string({task.name}::{enum})"
         writer.write(f"std::cout << {to_string} << std::endl;")
@@ -26,15 +23,5 @@ def unit_test_body(task: GenerateTask, writer: IndentedFileWriter) -> None:
 def create_enum_test(task: GenerateTask) -> None:
     """Create a unit test for the enum string-conversion methods."""
 
-    include = task.env.rel_include(task.name, task.generator)
-
-    with task.boilerplate(
-        includes=["<cassert>", "<cstring>", "<iostream>", f'"{include}"'],
-        is_test=True,
-        use_namespace=False,
-        description=f"A unit test for {task.generator} {task.name}.",
-    ) as writer:
-        writer.write("int main(void)")
-        with writer.scope():
-            unit_test_body(task, writer)
-            writer.write("return 0;")
+    with unit_test_boilerplate(task) as writer:
+        unit_test_body(task, writer)
diff --git a/ifgen/environment/__init__.py b/ifgen/environment/__init__.py
index b9ec3c5..7ab8184 100644
--- a/ifgen/environment/__init__.py
+++ b/ifgen/environment/__init__.py
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
 # built-in
 from enum import StrEnum
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
 
 # third-party
+from runtimepy.codec.system import TypeSystem
 from vcorelib.logging import LoggerMixin
-from vcorelib.namespace import CPP_DELIM, Namespace
 from vcorelib.paths import normalize, rel
 
 # internal
@@ -23,6 +24,31 @@ class Generator(StrEnum):
     ENUMS = "enums"
 
 
+def runtime_enum_data(data: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, int]:
+    """Get runtime enumeration data."""
+
+    result = {}
+
+    curr_value = 0
+
+    for key, value in data.items():
+        if value is None or "value" not in value:
+            result[key] = curr_value
+            curr_value += 1
+        else:
+            result[key] = value["value"]
+            if value["value"] >= curr_value:
+                curr_value = value["value"] + 1
+
+    return result
+
+
+def type_string(data: str) -> str:
+    """Handle some type name conversions."""
+
+    return data.replace("_t", "")
+
+
 class IfgenEnvironment(LoggerMixin):
     """A class for managing stateful information while generating outputs."""
 
@@ -48,15 +74,43 @@ def __init__(self, root: Path, config: Config) -> None:
             for path in [self.output, self.test_dir]:
                 path.joinpath(subdir).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
-        global_namespace = Namespace(delim=CPP_DELIM)
-
-        # Register global names.
-
-        self.root_namespace = global_namespace.child(
-            *self.config.data["namespace"]
-        )
-
-        # Register custom names for each generator.
+        self.types = TypeSystem(*self.config.data["namespace"])
+        self._register_enums()
+        self._register_structs()
+
+    def _register_enums(self) -> None:
+        """Register configuration enums."""
+
+        for name, enum in self.config.data.get("enums", {}).items():
+            self.types.enum(
+                name,
+                runtime_enum_data(enum["enum"]),
+                *enum["namespace"],
+                primitive=type_string(enum["underlying"]),
+            )
+
+            self.logger.info(
+                "Registered enum '%s'.",
+                self.types.root_namespace.delim.join(
+                    enum["namespace"] + [name]
+                ),
+            )
+
+    def _register_structs(self) -> None:
+        """Register configuration structs."""
+
+        for name, struct in self.config.data.get("structs", {}).items():
+            self.types.register(name, *struct["namespace"])
+            for field in struct["fields"]:
+                self.types.add(name, field["name"], type_string(field["type"]))
+
+            self.logger.info(
+                "Registered struct '%s' (%d bytes).",
+                self.types.root_namespace.delim.join(
+                    struct["namespace"] + [name]
+                ),
+                self.types.size(name, *struct["namespace"]),
+            )
 
     def make_path(
         self, name: str, generator: Generator, from_output: bool = False
diff --git a/ifgen/generation/__init__.py b/ifgen/generation/__init__.py
index 72eb151..f038d04 100644
--- a/ifgen/generation/__init__.py
+++ b/ifgen/generation/__init__.py
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
 from ifgen.enum import create_enum, create_enum_test
 from ifgen.environment import Generator, IfgenEnvironment
 from ifgen.generation.interface import GenerateTask, InstanceGenerator
-from ifgen.struct import create_struct
+from ifgen.struct import create_struct, create_struct_test
 
 GENERATORS: Dict[Generator, List[InstanceGenerator]] = {
-    Generator.STRUCTS: [create_struct],
+    Generator.STRUCTS: [create_struct, create_struct_test],
     Generator.ENUMS: [create_enum, create_enum_test],
 }
 
diff --git a/ifgen/generation/interface.py b/ifgen/generation/interface.py
index f307634..81ba19d 100644
--- a/ifgen/generation/interface.py
+++ b/ifgen/generation/interface.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def config(self) -> IfgenConfig:
     def namespace(self) -> str:
         """Get this task's namespace."""
 
-        nspace = self.env.root_namespace
+        nspace = self.env.types.root_namespace
         with nspace.pushed(*self.instance.get("namespace", [])):
             result = nspace.namespace(track=False)
 
diff --git a/ifgen/generation/test.py b/ifgen/generation/test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62d563e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ifgen/generation/test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+"""
+A module implementing unit-testing related generation utilities.
+"""
+
+# built-in
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+from typing import Iterator, List
+
+# third-party
+from vcorelib.io import IndentedFileWriter
+
+# internal
+from ifgen.generation.interface import GenerateTask
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def unit_test_boilerplate(
+    task: GenerateTask, includes: List[str] = None
+) -> Iterator[IndentedFileWriter]:
+    """Handle standard unit-test boilerplate."""
+
+    include = task.env.rel_include(task.name, task.generator)
+
+    if includes is None:
+        includes = []
+
+    with task.boilerplate(
+        includes=["<cassert>", "<cstring>", "<iostream>", f'"{include}"']
+        + includes,
+        is_test=True,
+        use_namespace=False,
+        description=f"A unit test for {task.generator} {task.name}.",
+    ) as writer:
+        writer.write("int main(void)")
+        with writer.scope():
+            writer.write(f"using namespace {task.namespace()};")
+            writer.empty()
+            yield writer
+            writer.write("return 0;")
diff --git a/ifgen/requirements.txt b/ifgen/requirements.txt
index d936c5c..1e21e53 100644
--- a/ifgen/requirements.txt
+++ b/ifgen/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-vcorelib>=2.5.2
+runtimepy>=2.1.1
diff --git a/ifgen/struct/__init__.py b/ifgen/struct/__init__.py
index 22b1482..5de54f8 100644
--- a/ifgen/struct/__init__.py
+++ b/ifgen/struct/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 
 # internal
 from ifgen.generation.interface import GenerateTask
+from ifgen.struct.test import create_struct_test
 
+__all__ = ["create_struct", "create_struct_test"]
 FieldConfig = Dict[str, Union[int, str]]
 
 
@@ -62,7 +64,18 @@ def create_struct(task: GenerateTask) -> None:
     """Create a header file based on a struct definition."""
 
     with task.boilerplate(includes=struct_includes(task), json=True) as writer:
-        writer.write(f"struct {task.name}")
+        attributes = ["gnu::packed"]
+        writer.write(f"struct [[{', '.join(attributes)}]] {task.name}")
         with writer.scope(suffix=";"):
             for field in task.instance["fields"]:
                 writer.write(struct_line(field.pop("name"), field))
+
+        writer.empty()
+
+        # Add size assertion.
+        writer.write(
+            (
+                f"static_assert(sizeof({task.name}) "
+                f"== {task.env.types.size(task.name)});"
+            )
+        )
diff --git a/ifgen/struct/test.py b/ifgen/struct/test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c94b79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ifgen/struct/test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+"""
+A module implementing a unit-test output generator for structs.
+"""
+
+# third-party
+from vcorelib.io import IndentedFileWriter
+
+# internal
+from ifgen.generation.interface import GenerateTask
+from ifgen.generation.test import unit_test_boilerplate
+
+
+def unit_test_body(task: GenerateTask, writer: IndentedFileWriter) -> None:
+    """Implement a unit test for a struct."""
+
+    del task
+
+    writer.cpp_comment("TODO.")
+    writer.empty()
+
+
+def create_struct_test(task: GenerateTask) -> None:
+    """Create a unit test for the enum string-conversion methods."""
+
+    with unit_test_boilerplate(task) as writer:
+        unit_test_body(task, writer)
diff --git a/local/configs/package.yaml b/local/configs/package.yaml
index b2ac3c7..9d5249c 100644
--- a/local/configs/package.yaml
+++ b/local/configs/package.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ ci_local:
   - "  if: matrix.system == 'ubuntu-latest'"
 
 requirements:
-  - vcorelib>=2.5.2
+  - runtimepy>=2.1.1
 
 dev_requirements:
   - pytest-cov
diff --git a/local/variables/package.yaml b/local/variables/package.yaml
index 079eace..3deef6a 100644
--- a/local/variables/package.yaml
+++ b/local/variables/package.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
 major: 1
-minor: 0
+minor: 1
 patch: 0
 entry: ig
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d95bc80..87df02f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta:__legacy__"
 
 [project]
 name = "ifgen"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.1.0"
 description = "An interface generator for distributed computing."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
diff --git a/tests/data/valid/scenarios/sample/ifgen.yaml b/tests/data/valid/scenarios/sample/ifgen.yaml
index 65c2c1f..e9aa765 100644
--- a/tests/data/valid/scenarios/sample/ifgen.yaml
+++ b/tests/data/valid/scenarios/sample/ifgen.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ structs:
   Test3:
     fields:
       - name: field1
-        type: int
+        type: int32_t
 
       - name: field2
         type: C::Test1