diff --git a/source/core/StarDirectives.cpp b/source/core/StarDirectives.cpp
index 245c8c0..4770200 100644
--- a/source/core/StarDirectives.cpp
+++ b/source/core/StarDirectives.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Directives::Shared::Shared(List<Entry>&& givenEntries, String&& givenString, Str
   entries = std::move(givenEntries);
   string = std::move(givenString);
   prefix = givenPrefix;
-  hash = XXH3_64bits(string.utf8Ptr(), string.utf8Size());
+  hash = string.empty() ? 0 : XXH3_64bits(string.utf8Ptr(), string.utf8Size());
 }
 
 Directives::Directives() {}
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Directives::Directives(const char* directives) {
   parse(directives);
 }
 
-Directives::Directives(Directives&& directives) {
+Directives::Directives(Directives&& directives) noexcept {
   *this = std::move(directives);
 }
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Directives& Directives::operator=(const char* s) {
   return *this;
 }
 
-Directives& Directives::operator=(Directives&& other) {
+Directives& Directives::operator=(Directives&& other) noexcept {
   shared = std::move(other.shared);
   return *this;
 }
@@ -215,6 +215,23 @@ bool Directives::empty() const {
 
 Directives::operator bool() const { return !empty(); }
 
+bool Directives::equals(Directives const& other) const {
+  return hash() == other.hash();
+}
+
+bool Directives::equals(String const& string) const {
+  auto directiveString = stringPtr();
+  return directiveString ? string == *directiveString : string.empty();
+}
+
+bool Directives::operator==(Directives const& other) const {
+  return equals(other);
+}
+
+bool Directives::operator==(String const& string) const {
+  return equals(string);
+}
+
 DataStream& operator>>(DataStream& ds, Directives& directives) {
   String string;
   ds.read(string);
@@ -233,6 +250,18 @@ DataStream& operator<<(DataStream & ds, Directives const& directives) {
   return ds;
 }
 
+bool operator==(Directives const& d1, Directives const& d2) {
+  return d1.equals(d2);
+}
+
+bool operator==(String const& string, Directives const& directives) {
+  return directives.equals(string);
+}
+
+bool operator==(Directives const& directives, String const& string) {
+  return directives.equals(string);
+}
+
 DirectivesGroup::DirectivesGroup() : m_count(0) {}
 DirectivesGroup::DirectivesGroup(String const& directives) : m_count(0) {
   if (directives.empty())
diff --git a/source/core/StarDirectives.hpp b/source/core/StarDirectives.hpp
index ec43b9d..e272915 100644
--- a/source/core/StarDirectives.hpp
+++ b/source/core/StarDirectives.hpp
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ public:
   Directives(String&& directives);
   Directives(const char* directives);
   Directives(Directives const& directives);
-  Directives(Directives&& directives);
+  Directives(Directives&& directives) noexcept;
   ~Directives();
 
   Directives& operator=(String const& s);
   Directives& operator=(String&& s);
   Directives& operator=(const char* s);
-  Directives& operator=(Directives&& other);
+  Directives& operator=(Directives&& other) noexcept;
   Directives& operator=(Directives const& other);
 
   void loadOperations() const;
@@ -65,9 +65,19 @@ public:
   bool empty() const;
   operator bool() const;
 
+  bool equals(Directives const& other) const;
+  bool equals(String const& string) const;
+
+  bool operator==(Directives const& other) const;
+  bool operator==(String const& string) const;
+
   friend DataStream& operator>>(DataStream& ds, Directives& directives);
   friend DataStream& operator<<(DataStream& ds, Directives const& directives);
 
+  //friend bool operator==(Directives const& d1, String const& d2);
+  //friend bool operator==(Directives const& directives, String const& string);
+  //friend bool operator==(String const& string, Directives const& directives);
+
   std::shared_ptr<Shared const> shared;
 };