<A>(self: Ref<A>): Effect.Effect<A, never, never>Gets the current value of the Ref.
When to use
Use to read the current Ref value without changing it.
Example (Getting the current value)
import { Effect, Ref } from "effect"
const program = Effect.gen(function*() {
const ref = yield* Ref.make(42)
const value = yield* Ref.get(ref)
console.log(value) // 42
})export const const get: <A>(
self: Ref<A>
) => Effect.Effect<A, never, never>
Gets the current value of the Ref.
When to use
Use to read the current Ref value without changing it.
Example (Getting the current value)
import { Effect, Ref } from "effect"
const program = Effect.gen(function*() {
const ref = yield* Ref.make(42)
const value = yield* Ref.get(ref)
console.log(value) // 42
})
get = <function (type parameter) A in <A>(self: Ref<A>): Effect.Effect<A, never, never>A>(self: Ref<A>(parameter) self: {
ref: MutableRef.MutableRef<A>;
pipe: { <A>(this: A): A; <A, B = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B): B; <A, B = never, C = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C): C; <A, B = never, C = never, D = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D): D; <…;
}
interface Ref<in out A>A mutable reference that provides atomic read, write, and update operations.
When to use
Use to keep shared mutable state that is read and updated inside Effect
programs.
Details
A Ref is a thread-safe mutable reference type for shared state. It supports
simple read and write operations as well as atomic transformations.
Example (Reading and updating a ref)
import { Effect, Ref } from "effect"
const program = Effect.gen(function*() {
// Create a ref with initial value
const counter = yield* Ref.make(0)
// Read the current value
const value = yield* Ref.get(counter)
console.log(value) // 0
// Update the value atomically
yield* Ref.update(counter, (n) => n + 1)
// Read the updated value
const newValue = yield* Ref.get(counter)
console.log(newValue) // 1
})
The Ref namespace containing type definitions and utilities.
When to use
Use when referring to type members nested under the Ref namespace.
Ref<function (type parameter) A in <A>(self: Ref<A>): Effect.Effect<A, never, never>A>) => import EffectEffect.const sync: <A>(
thunk: LazyArg<A>
) => Effect<A>
Creates an Effect that represents a synchronous side-effectful computation.
When to use
Use when you need to wrap a synchronous side-effectful operation that is not
expected to throw.
Details
The provided function is evaluated lazily when the effect runs.
Gotchas
The function must not throw. If it throws, the thrown value is treated as a
defect, not as a typed failure. Use try when throwing is expected.
Example (Capturing synchronous logging in an Effect)
import { Effect } from "effect"
const log = (message: string) =>
Effect.sync(() => {
console.log(message) // side effect
})
// ┌─── Effect<void, never, never>
// ▼
const program = log("Hello, World!")
sync(() => self: Ref<A>(parameter) self: {
ref: MutableRef.MutableRef<A>;
pipe: { <A>(this: A): A; <A, B = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B): B; <A, B = never, C = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C): C; <A, B = never, C = never, D = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D): D; <…;
}
Ref<A>.ref: MutableRef.MutableRef<A>(property) Ref<A>.ref: {
current: T;
pipe: { <A>(this: A): A; <A, B = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B): B; <A, B = never, C = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C): C; <A, B = never, C = never, D = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D): D; <…;
toString: () => string;
toJSON: () => unknown;
}
MutableRef<A>.current: Acurrent)