Flesh out utility functions slightly. #2356

Job	Run time
Quick Checks	11s
Documentation	12m 8s
ubuntu-22.04 / gcc / Debug	3m 12s
windows-2019 / Debug	5m 43s
ubuntu-22.04 / gcc / RelWithDebInfo	3m 1s
windows-2019 / RelWithDebInfo	6m 25s
ubuntu-20.04 / clang / Debug	15m 21s
windows-2022 / Debug	5m 59s
ubuntu-20.04 / clang / RelWithDebInfo	15m 39s
windows-2022 / RelWithDebInfo	6m 37s
macos-12 / clang / Debug	14m 42s
macos-12 / clang / RelWithDebInfo	15m 8s
	1h 44m 6s

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