diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b85080a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+    "files.associations": {
+        "span": "cpp",
+        "string": "cpp",
+        "xstring": "cpp",
+        "array": "cpp",
+        "chrono": "cpp",
+        "filesystem": "cpp",
+        "format": "cpp",
+        "forward_list": "cpp",
+        "initializer_list": "cpp",
+        "list": "cpp",
+        "vector": "cpp",
+        "xhash": "cpp",
+        "xtree": "cpp",
+        "xutility": "cpp",
+        "xtr1common": "cpp"
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/attr_composer.h b/include/spdlog/details/attr_composer.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fff26b12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/attr_composer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+#pragma once 
+
+#include <string>
+#include <concepts>
+#include <type_traits>
+
+namespace spdlog {
+namespace detail {
+
+template <typename T>
+requires std::integral<T>
+auto to_string(T const& v, T const& base) -> std::string
+{
+    // make sure we have enough to cover: negative base 2
+    static constexpr std::size_t nbytes = sizeof(T) * 8 + 1 * std::is_signed_v(T);
+    std::array<char, nbytes> buf;
+    auto [p, ec] = std::to_chars(buf.data(), buf.data() + buf.size(), v);
+    return std::string(buf.data(), std::size_t(p - buf.data()));
+}
+
+inline void scramble(std::string& dst, std::string_view s)
+{
+    if (s.empty())
+        return;
+
+    auto start = s.data();
+    auto const end = s.data() + s.size();
+    auto cursor = start;
+
+    dst.reserve(dst.size() + s.size());
+
+    auto replace = [&](std::string_view with) {
+        dst.append(start, size_t(cursor - start));
+        ++cursor;
+        start = cursor;
+        dst.append(with);
+    };
+
+    while (cursor != end) {
+        auto c = static_cast<unsigned char>(*cursor);
+
+        switch (c) {
+        case '\b':
+            replace("\\b");
+            break;
+        case '\f':
+            replace("\\f");
+            break;
+        case '\n':
+            replace("\\n");
+            break;
+        case '\r':
+            replace("\\r");
+            break;
+        case '\t':
+            replace("\\t");
+            break;
+        case '\\':
+            replace("\\\\");
+            break;
+        case '"':
+            replace("\\\"");
+            break;
+        default:
+            if (c <= '\x0f') {
+                char buf[] = "\\u0000";
+                buf[5] += c;
+                if (c >= '\x0a')
+                    buf[5] += 'a' - ':';
+                replace(buf);
+            }
+            else if (c <= '\x1f' || c == 0x7f) {
+                char buf[] = "\\u0010";
+                buf[5] += c - 16;
+                if (c >= '\x1a')
+                    buf[5] += 'a' - ':';
+                replace(buf);
+            }
+            else
+                ++cursor;
+        }
+    }
+    if (cursor != start)
+        dst.append({start, size_t(cursor - start)});
+}
+
+inline auto compose_prefix(std::string_view k, std::size_t value_bytes) -> std::string
+{
+    auto dst = std::string{};
+    dst.reserve(6 + k.size() + value_bytes);
+    dst += ',';
+    dst += '"';
+    dst += k;
+    dst += '"';
+    dst += ':';
+    dst += '"';
+}
+
+auto compose(std::string_view k, std::string_view const& v) -> std::string
+{
+    auto dst = compose_prefix(k, v.size());
+    scramble(dst, std::string_view{v});
+    dst += '"';
+    return dst;
+}
+inline auto compose(std::string_view k, bool v) -> std::string
+{
+    auto dst = compose_prefix(k, 4 + !v);
+    dst += v ? "true\"" : "false\"";
+    return dst;
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+    requires(std::integral<T> || std::floating_point<T>)
+auto compose(std::string_view k, T const& v) -> std::string
+{
+    auto dst = compose_prefix(k, 1);
+    dst += std::to_string(v);
+    dst += '"';
+    return dst;
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+    requires std::integral<T>
+auto compose(std::string_view k, T const& v, int base) -> std::string
+{
+    auto dst = compose_prefix(k, 1);
+    dst += to_string(v, base);
+    dst += '"';
+    return dst;
+}
+}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/log_attr.h b/include/spdlog/details/log_attr.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f30ab7ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/log_attr.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <concepts>
+
+namespace spdlog {
+namespace details {
+
+//template<typename T>
+//concept composable = std::same_as<T, bool> || std::integral<T> || std::floating_point<T> || std::convertible_to<T, std::string_view>;
+
+struct attr
+{
+    std::string key;
+    std::string value;
+
+public:
+    attr(std::string_view k, bool v)
+        : key{k}
+        , value{v ? "true" : "false"}
+    {}
+
+    attr(std::string_view k, std::string_view v)
+        : key{k}
+        , value{v}
+    {}
+
+    template <typename T>
+    attr(std::string_view k, T const &v)
+        : key
+        , value{std::to_string(v)}
+    {}
+};
+
+} // namespace details
+} // namespace spdlog
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/log_msg.h b/include/spdlog/details/log_msg.h
index fed51abd..f4820494 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/log_msg.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/log_msg.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include <spdlog/common.h>
 #include <string>
+#include "log_attr.h"
 
 namespace spdlog {
 namespace details {
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ struct SPDLOG_API log_msg
 
     source_loc source;
     string_view_t payload;
+    std::vector<attr> attributes;
 };
 } // namespace details
 } // namespace spdlog
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/log_msg_buffer-inl.h b/include/spdlog/details/log_msg_buffer-inl.h
index 21f5ee4d..b4c8a1f4 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/log_msg_buffer-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/log_msg_buffer-inl.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ namespace details {
 
 SPDLOG_INLINE log_msg_buffer::log_msg_buffer(const log_msg &orig_msg)
     : log_msg{orig_msg}
+    , attributes{orig_msg.attributes}
 {
     buffer.append(logger_name.data(), logger_name.data() + logger_name.size());
     buffer.append(payload.data(), payload.data() + payload.size());
@@ -20,13 +21,15 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE log_msg_buffer::log_msg_buffer(const log_msg &orig_msg)
 
 SPDLOG_INLINE log_msg_buffer::log_msg_buffer(const log_msg_buffer &other)
     : log_msg{other}
+    , attributes{orig_msg.attributes}
 {
     buffer.append(logger_name.data(), logger_name.data() + logger_name.size());
     buffer.append(payload.data(), payload.data() + payload.size());
     update_string_views();
 }
 
-SPDLOG_INLINE log_msg_buffer::log_msg_buffer(log_msg_buffer &&other) SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT : log_msg{other}, buffer{std::move(other.buffer)}
+SPDLOG_INLINE log_msg_buffer::log_msg_buffer(log_msg_buffer &&other) SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT 
+    : log_msg{other}, buffer{std::move(other.buffer)}, attributes{std::move(other.attributes)}
 {
     update_string_views();
 }
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE log_msg_buffer &log_msg_buffer::operator=(log_msg_buffer &&other)
 {
     log_msg::operator=(other);
     buffer = std::move(other.buffer);
+    attributes = std::move(other.attributes);
     update_string_views();
     return *this;
 }