1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/stm.go b/src/stm.go
index 362c1dd..ef9e512 100644
--- a/src/stm.go
+++ b/src/stm.go
@@ -350,6 +350,11 @@ func Deref[T any](v *Var[T]) T {
 	return v.value.Load().Get().(T)
 }
 
+// AtomicGet is a helper function that atomically reads a value.
+func (ref *AtomT[T]) Deref() T {
+	return ref.value.Load().Get().(T)
+}
+
 // AtomicSet is a helper function that atomically writes a value.
 func AtomicSet[T any](v *Var[T], val T) {
 	v.mu.Lock()
@@ -739,6 +744,14 @@ func NewVar[T any](val T) *Var[T] {
 	return v
 }
 
+type AtomT[T any] struct{
+	*Var[T]
+}
+
+func Atom[T any](x T) *AtomT[T] {
+	return &AtomT[T]{NewVar(x)}
+}
+
 func NewCustomVar[T any](val T, changed func(T, T) bool) *Var[T] {
 	v := &Var[T]{}
 	v.value.Store(customVarValue[T]{