diff --git a/src/core/Buffer.cc b/src/core/Buffer.cc
index 1d493fc..9e70d9a 100644
--- a/src/core/Buffer.cc
+++ b/src/core/Buffer.cc
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Buffer::Buffer()
     m_file_buffer = nullptr;
     m_file_buffer_size = 0u;
     m_eol_at_eof = true;
-    m_line_endings = TextLoader::LINE_ENDING_LF;
+    m_line_endings = LineEndings::LF;
 }
 
 Buffer::~Buffer()
@@ -71,26 +71,6 @@ bool Buffer::load_from_file(const char * filename)
 bool Buffer::write_to_file(const char * filename)
 {
     File file;
-    const char * eol_seq;
-    size_t eol_len;
-    switch (m_line_endings)
-    {
-    case TextLoader::LINE_ENDING_LF:
-        eol_seq = "\n";
-        eol_len = 1u;
-        break;
-    case TextLoader::LINE_ENDING_CR:
-        eol_seq = "\r";
-        eol_len = 1u;
-        break;
-    case TextLoader::LINE_ENDING_CRLF:
-        eol_seq = "\r\n";
-        eol_len = 2u;
-        break;
-    default:
-        assert(false);
-        break;
-    }
     if (!file.open(filename, true))
     {
         return false;
@@ -108,17 +88,19 @@ bool Buffer::write_to_file(const char * filename)
         bytes_written += pd->length;
         if (pd->eol())
         {
-            if (!file.write((const uint8_t *)eol_seq, eol_len))
+            if (!file.write(LineEndings::spans[m_line_endings].start,
+                        LineEndings::spans[m_line_endings].length))
             {
                 return false;
             }
-            bytes_written += eol_len;
+            bytes_written += LineEndings::spans[m_line_endings].length;
         }
     }
 
     if (m_eol_at_eof && bytes_written > 0u)
     {
-        if (!file.write((const uint8_t *)eol_seq, eol_len))
+        if (!file.write(LineEndings::spans[m_line_endings].start,
+                    LineEndings::spans[m_line_endings].length))
         {
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/src/core/Buffer.h b/src/core/Buffer.h
index 982a8be..80b1490 100644
--- a/src/core/Buffer.h
+++ b/src/core/Buffer.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <list>
 #include <memory>
 #include "PieceTable.h"
+#include "LineEndings.h"
 
 class Buffer
 {
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ protected:
     uint8_t * m_file_buffer;
     unsigned long m_file_buffer_size;
     bool m_eol_at_eof;
-    uint8_t m_line_endings;
+    LineEndings::Type m_line_endings;
 
     void free_file_buffer();
 };
diff --git a/src/core/LineEndings.cc b/src/core/LineEndings.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89fe720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/LineEndings.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include "LineEndings.h"
+
+static uint8_t lf[] = "\n";
+static uint8_t crlf[] = "\r\n";
+static uint8_t cr[] = "\r";
+
+const Span LineEndings::spans[] = {
+    Span(lf, 1u),
+    Span(crlf, 2u),
+    Span(cr, 1u),
+};
diff --git a/src/core/LineEndings.h b/src/core/LineEndings.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95de16f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/LineEndings.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#ifndef LINEENDINGS_H
+#define LINEENDINGS_H
+
+#include "Span.h"
+
+class LineEndings
+{
+public:
+    enum Type
+    {
+        LF,
+        CRLF,
+        CR,
+        COUNT,
+    };
+
+    static const Span spans[COUNT];
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/core/TextLoader.cc b/src/core/TextLoader.cc
index 25934ce..c638f2a 100644
--- a/src/core/TextLoader.cc
+++ b/src/core/TextLoader.cc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 /** Create a TextLoader. */
 TextLoader::TextLoader()
 {
-    m_line_endings = LINE_ENDING_LF;
+    m_line_endings = LineEndings::LF;
     m_lines = NULL;
     m_eol_at_eof = true;
 }
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ TextLoader::TextLoader()
  */
 void TextLoader::load_buffer(uint8_t * buffer, size_t size)
 {
-    std::shared_ptr<std::list<Span>> lines[LINE_ENDING_COUNT];
-    size_t line_start[LINE_ENDING_COUNT] = {0};
+    std::shared_ptr<std::list<Span>> lines[LineEndings::COUNT];
+    size_t line_start[LineEndings::COUNT] = {0};
     unsigned int n_cr = 0;
     unsigned int n_lf = 0;
     bool crlf = true;
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < LINE_ENDING_COUNT; i++)
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < LineEndings::COUNT; i++)
     {
         lines[i] = std::make_shared<std::list<Span>>();
     }
@@ -30,17 +30,17 @@ void TextLoader::load_buffer(uint8_t * buffer, size_t size)
     {
         if (buffer[i] == '\r')
         {
-            lines[LINE_ENDING_CR]->push_back(Span(&buffer[line_start[LINE_ENDING_CR]], i - line_start[LINE_ENDING_CR]));
+            lines[LineEndings::CR]->push_back(Span(&buffer[line_start[LineEndings::CR]], i - line_start[LineEndings::CR]));
             n_cr++;
-            line_start[LINE_ENDING_CR] = i + 1;
+            line_start[LineEndings::CR] = i + 1;
             if (crlf)
             {
                 if ((i < (size - 1)) && (buffer[i + 1] == '\n'))
                 {
-                    lines[LINE_ENDING_CRLF]->push_back(Span(&buffer[line_start[LINE_ENDING_CRLF]], i - line_start[LINE_ENDING_CRLF]));
+                    lines[LineEndings::CRLF]->push_back(Span(&buffer[line_start[LineEndings::CRLF]], i - line_start[LineEndings::CRLF]));
                     n_lf++;
                     i++;
-                    line_start[LINE_ENDING_CRLF] = i + 1;
+                    line_start[LineEndings::CRLF] = i + 1;
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -50,24 +50,24 @@ void TextLoader::load_buffer(uint8_t * buffer, size_t size)
         }
         else if (buffer[i] == '\n')
         {
-            lines[LINE_ENDING_LF]->push_back(Span(&buffer[line_start[LINE_ENDING_LF]], i - line_start[LINE_ENDING_LF]));
+            lines[LineEndings::LF]->push_back(Span(&buffer[line_start[LineEndings::LF]], i - line_start[LineEndings::LF]));
             crlf = false;
             n_lf++;
-            line_start[LINE_ENDING_LF] = i + 1;
+            line_start[LineEndings::LF] = i + 1;
         }
     }
 
     if (crlf && (n_lf > 0u))
     {
-        m_line_endings = LINE_ENDING_CRLF;
+        m_line_endings = LineEndings::CRLF;
     }
     else if ((n_cr > 0u) && (n_lf == 0u))
     {
-        m_line_endings = LINE_ENDING_CR;
+        m_line_endings = LineEndings::CR;
     }
     else
     {
-        m_line_endings = LINE_ENDING_LF;
+        m_line_endings = LineEndings::LF;
     }
 
     m_lines = lines[m_line_endings];
diff --git a/src/core/TextLoader.h b/src/core/TextLoader.h
index 241623b..899ff53 100644
--- a/src/core/TextLoader.h
+++ b/src/core/TextLoader.h
@@ -5,18 +5,11 @@
 #include <list>
 #include <memory>
 #include "Span.h"
+#include "LineEndings.h"
 
 class TextLoader
 {
 public:
-    enum
-    {
-        LINE_ENDING_LF,
-        LINE_ENDING_CR,
-        LINE_ENDING_CRLF,
-        LINE_ENDING_COUNT
-    };
-
     TextLoader();
     void load_buffer(uint8_t * buffer, size_t size);
     size_t num_lines()
@@ -30,13 +23,13 @@ public:
             return m_lines->size();
         }
     }
-    int get_line_endings() { return m_line_endings; }
+    LineEndings::Type get_line_endings() { return m_line_endings; }
     auto begin() { return m_lines->begin(); }
     auto end() { return m_lines->end(); }
     bool get_eol_at_eof() { return m_eol_at_eof; }
 
 protected:
-    int m_line_endings;
+    LineEndings::Type m_line_endings;
     bool m_eol_at_eof;
     std::shared_ptr<std::list<Span>> m_lines;
 };
diff --git a/test/src/test_TextLoader.cc b/test/src/test_TextLoader.cc
index 20d1bec..bd5ade9 100644
--- a/test/src/test_TextLoader.cc
+++ b/test/src/test_TextLoader.cc
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ TEST(TextLoaderTest, detects_lf_line_endings)
     TextLoader tl;
     auto file = TestSupport::read_file("test/files/line_endings/lf_format.txt");
     tl.load_buffer(&(*file)[0], file->size());
-    EXPECT_EQ(TextLoader::LINE_ENDING_LF, tl.get_line_endings());
+    EXPECT_EQ(LineEndings::LF, tl.get_line_endings());
     ASSERT_EQ(2u, tl.num_lines());
     auto it = tl.begin();
     EXPECT_EQ("Hello.", line_to_string(it));
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ TEST(TextLoaderTest, detects_cr_line_endings)
     TextLoader tl;
     auto file = TestSupport::read_file("test/files/line_endings/cr_format.txt");
     tl.load_buffer(&(*file)[0], file->size());
-    EXPECT_EQ(TextLoader::LINE_ENDING_CR, tl.get_line_endings());
+    EXPECT_EQ(LineEndings::CR, tl.get_line_endings());
     ASSERT_EQ(2u, tl.num_lines());
     auto it = tl.begin();
     EXPECT_EQ("Hello.", line_to_string(it));
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ TEST(TextLoaderTest, detects_crlf_line_endings)
     TextLoader tl;
     auto file = TestSupport::read_file("test/files/line_endings/crlf_format.txt");
     tl.load_buffer(&(*file)[0], file->size());
-    EXPECT_EQ(TextLoader::LINE_ENDING_CRLF, tl.get_line_endings());
+    EXPECT_EQ(LineEndings::CRLF, tl.get_line_endings());
     ASSERT_EQ(2u, tl.num_lines());
     auto it = tl.begin();
     EXPECT_EQ("Hello.", line_to_string(it));