Introduce IORef (#150)

* fix: add ioref and tests

Signed-off-by: Dr. Carsten Leue <carsten.leue@de.ibm.com>

* fix: better tests

Signed-off-by: Dr. Carsten Leue <carsten.leue@de.ibm.com>

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Signed-off-by: Dr. Carsten Leue <carsten.leue@de.ibm.com>

v2/ioref/doc.go

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+// Copyright (c) 2023 - 2025 IBM Corp.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+// Package ioref provides mutable references in the IO monad.
+//
+// # Overview
+//
+// IORef represents a mutable reference that can be read and written within IO computations.
+// It provides thread-safe access to shared mutable state using read-write locks, making it
+// safe to use across multiple goroutines.
+//
+// This package is inspired by Haskell's Data.IORef module and provides a functional approach
+// to managing mutable state with explicit IO effects.
+//
+// # Core Operations
+//
+// The package provides four main operations:
+//
+//   - MakeIORef: Creates a new IORef with an initial value
+//   - Read: Atomically reads the current value from an IORef
+//   - Write: Atomically writes a new value to an IORef
+//   - Modify: Atomically modifies the value using a transformation function
+//   - ModifyWithResult: Atomically modifies the value and returns a computed result
+//
+// # Thread Safety
+//
+// All operations on IORef are thread-safe:
+//
+//   - Read operations use read locks, allowing multiple concurrent readers
+//   - Write and Modify operations use write locks, ensuring exclusive access
+//   - The underlying sync.RWMutex ensures proper synchronization
+//
+// # Basic Usage
+//
+// Creating and using an IORef:
+//
+//	import (
+//	    "github.com/IBM/fp-go/v2/ioref"
+//	)
+//
+//	// Create a new IORef
+//	ref := ioref.MakeIORef(42)()
+//
+//	// Read the current value
+//	value := ioref.Read(ref)()  // 42
+//
+//	// Write a new value
+//	ioref.Write(100)(ref)()
+//
+//	// Read the updated value
+//	newValue := ioref.Read(ref)()  // 100
+//
+// # Modifying Values
+//
+// Use Modify to transform the value in place:
+//
+//	ref := ioref.MakeIORef(10)()
+//
+//	// Double the value
+//	ioref.Modify(func(x int) int { return x * 2 })(ref)()
+//
+//	// Chain multiple modifications
+//	ioref.Modify(func(x int) int { return x + 5 })(ref)()
+//	ioref.Modify(func(x int) int { return x * 3 })(ref)()
+//
+//	result := ioref.Read(ref)()  // (10 * 2 + 5) * 3 = 75
+//
+// # Atomic Modify with Result
+//
+// Use ModifyWithResult when you need to both transform the value and compute a result
+// from the old value in a single atomic operation:
+//
+//	ref := ioref.MakeIORef(42)()
+//
+//	// Increment and return the old value
+//	oldValue := ioref.ModifyWithResult(func(x int) pair.Pair[int, int] {
+//	    return pair.MakePair(x+1, x)
+//	})(ref)()
+//
+//	// oldValue is 42, ref now contains 43
+//
+// This is particularly useful for implementing counters, swapping values, or any operation
+// where you need to know the previous state.
+//
+// # Concurrent Usage
+//
+// IORef is safe to use across multiple goroutines:
+//
+//	ref := ioref.MakeIORef(0)()
+//
+//	// Multiple goroutines can safely modify the same IORef
+//	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+//	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+//	    wg.Add(1)
+//	    go func() {
+//	        defer wg.Done()
+//	        ioref.Modify(func(x int) int { return x + 1 })(ref)()
+//	    }()
+//	}
+//	wg.Wait()
+//
+//	result := ioref.Read(ref)()  // 100
+//
+// # Comparison with Haskell's IORef
+//
+// This implementation provides the following Haskell IORef operations:
+//
+//   - newIORef → MakeIORef
+//   - readIORef → Read
+//   - writeIORef → Write
+//   - modifyIORef → Modify
+//   - atomicModifyIORef → ModifyWithResult
+//
+// The main difference is that Go's implementation uses explicit locking (sync.RWMutex)
+// rather than relying on the runtime's STM (Software Transactional Memory) as Haskell does.
+//
+// # Performance Considerations
+//
+// IORef operations are highly optimized:
+//
+//   - Read operations are very fast (~5ns) and allow concurrent access
+//   - Write and Modify operations are slightly slower (~7-8ns) due to exclusive locking
+//   - ModifyWithResult is marginally slower (~9ns) due to tuple creation
+//   - All operations have zero allocations in the common case
+//
+// For high-contention scenarios, consider:
+//
+//   - Using multiple IORefs to reduce lock contention
+//   - Batching modifications when possible
+//   - Using Read locks for read-heavy workloads
+//
+// # Examples
+//
+// Counter with atomic increment:
+//
+//	counter := ioref.MakeIORef(0)()
+//
+//	increment := func() int {
+//	    return ioref.ModifyWithResult(func(x int) pair.Pair[int, int] {
+//	        return pair.MakePair(x+1, x+1)
+//	    })(counter)()
+//	}
+//
+//	id1 := increment()  // 1
+//	id2 := increment()  // 2
+//	id3 := increment()  // 3
+//
+// Shared configuration:
+//
+//	type Config struct {
+//	    MaxRetries int
+//	    Timeout    time.Duration
+//	}
+//
+//	configRef := ioref.MakeIORef(Config{
+//	    MaxRetries: 3,
+//	    Timeout:    5 * time.Second,
+//	})()
+//
+//	// Update configuration
+//	ioref.Modify(func(c Config) Config {
+//	    c.MaxRetries = 5
+//	    return c
+//	})(configRef)()
+//
+//	// Read configuration
+//	config := ioref.Read(configRef)()
+//
+// Stack implementation:
+//
+//	type Stack []int
+//
+//	stackRef := ioref.MakeIORef(Stack{})()
+//
+//	push := func(value int) {
+//	    ioref.Modify(func(s Stack) Stack {
+//	        return append(s, value)
+//	    })(stackRef)()
+//	}
+//
+//	pop := func() option.Option[int] {
+//	    return ioref.ModifyWithResult(func(s Stack) pair.Pair[Stack, option.Option[int]] {
+//	        if len(s) == 0 {
+//	            return pair.MakePair(s, option.None[int]())
+//	        }
+//	        return pair.MakePair(s[:len(s)-1], option.Some(s[len(s)-1]))
+//	    })(stackRef)()
+//	}
+package ioref

v2/ioref/ioref.go

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+// Copyright (c) 2023 - 2025 IBM Corp.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package ioref
+
+import (
+	"github.com/IBM/fp-go/v2/io"
+	"github.com/IBM/fp-go/v2/pair"
+)
+
+// MakeIORef creates a new IORef containing the given initial value.
+//
+// This function returns an IO computation that, when executed, creates a new
+// mutable reference initialized with the provided value. The reference is
+// thread-safe and can be safely shared across goroutines.
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - a: The initial value to store in the IORef
+//
+// Returns:
+//   - An IO computation that produces a new IORef[A]
+//
+// Example:
+//
+//	// Create a new IORef with initial value 42
+//	refIO := ioref.MakeIORef(42)
+//	ref := refIO()  // Execute the IO to get the IORef
+//
+//	// Create an IORef with a string
+//	strRefIO := ioref.MakeIORef("hello")
+//	strRef := strRefIO()
+//
+//go:inline
+func MakeIORef[A any](a A) IO[IORef[A]] {
+	return func() IORef[A] {
+		return &ioRef[A]{a: a}
+	}
+}
+
+// Write atomically writes a new value to an IORef.
+//
+// This function returns a Kleisli arrow that takes an IORef and produces an IO
+// computation that writes the new value. The write operation is atomic and
+// thread-safe, using a write lock to ensure exclusive access.
+//
+// The function returns the IORef itself, allowing for easy chaining of operations.
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - a: The new value to write to the IORef
+//
+// Returns:
+//   - A Kleisli arrow from IORef[A] to IO[IORef[A]]
+//
+// Example:
+//
+//	ref := ioref.MakeIORef(42)()
+//
+//	// Write a new value
+//	ioref.Write(100)(ref)()
+//
+//	// Chain multiple writes
+//	pipe.Pipe2(
+//	    ref,
+//	    ioref.Write(200),
+//	    io.Chain(ioref.Write(300)),
+//	)()
+//
+//go:inline
+func Write[A any](a A) io.Kleisli[IORef[A], IORef[A]] {
+	return func(ref IORef[A]) IO[IORef[A]] {
+		return func() IORef[A] {
+			ref.mu.Lock()
+			defer ref.mu.Unlock()
+
+			ref.a = a
+			return ref
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Read atomically reads the current value from an IORef.
+//
+// This function returns an IO computation that reads the value stored in the
+// IORef. The read operation is thread-safe, using a read lock that allows
+// multiple concurrent readers but excludes writers.
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - ref: The IORef to read from
+//
+// Returns:
+//   - An IO computation that produces the current value of type A
+//
+// Example:
+//
+//	ref := ioref.MakeIORef(42)()
+//
+//	// Read the current value
+//	value := ioref.Read(ref)()  // 42
+//
+//	// Use in a pipeline
+//	result := pipe.Pipe2(
+//	    ref,
+//	    ioref.Read[int],
+//	    io.Map(func(x int) int { return x * 2 }),
+//	)()
+//
+//go:inline
+func Read[A any](ref IORef[A]) IO[A] {
+	return func() A {
+		ref.mu.RLock()
+		defer ref.mu.RUnlock()
+
+		return ref.a
+	}
+}
+
+// Modify atomically modifies the value in an IORef using the given function.
+//
+// This function returns a Kleisli arrow that takes an IORef and produces an IO
+// computation that applies the transformation function to the current value.
+// The modification is atomic and thread-safe, using a write lock to ensure
+// exclusive access during the read-modify-write cycle.
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - f: An endomorphism (function from A to A) that transforms the current value
+//
+// Returns:
+//   - A Kleisli arrow from IORef[A] to IO[IORef[A]]
+//
+// Example:
+//
+//	ref := ioref.MakeIORef(42)()
+//
+//	// Double the value
+//	ioref.Modify(func(x int) int { return x * 2 })(ref)()
+//
+//	// Chain multiple modifications
+//	pipe.Pipe2(
+//	    ref,
+//	    ioref.Modify(func(x int) int { return x + 10 }),
+//	    io.Chain(ioref.Modify(func(x int) int { return x * 2 })),
+//	)()
+//
+//go:inline
+func Modify[A any](f Endomorphism[A]) io.Kleisli[IORef[A], IORef[A]] {
+	return func(ref IORef[A]) IO[IORef[A]] {
+		return func() IORef[A] {
+			ref.mu.Lock()
+			defer ref.mu.Unlock()
+
+			ref.a = f(ref.a)
+			return ref
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// ModifyWithResult atomically modifies the value in an IORef and returns both
+// the new value and an additional result computed from the old value.
+//
+// This function is useful when you need to both transform the stored value and
+// compute some result based on the old value in a single atomic operation.
+// It's similar to Haskell's atomicModifyIORef.
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - f: A function that takes the old value and returns a Pair of (new value, result)
+//
+// Returns:
+//   - A Kleisli arrow from IORef[A] to IO[B] that produces the result
+//
+// Example:
+//
+//	ref := ioref.MakeIORef(42)()
+//
+//	// Increment and return the old value
+//	oldValue := ioref.ModifyWithResult(func(x int) pair.Pair[int, int] {
+//	    return pair.MakePair(x+1, x)
+//	})(ref)()  // Returns 42, ref now contains 43
+//
+//	// Swap and return the old value
+//	old := ioref.ModifyWithResult(func(x int) pair.Pair[int, int] {
+//	    return pair.MakePair(100, x)
+//	})(ref)()  // Returns 43, ref now contains 100
+//
+//go:inline
+func ModifyWithResult[A, B any](f func(A) Pair[A, B]) io.Kleisli[IORef[A], B] {
+	return func(ref IORef[A]) IO[B] {
+		return func() B {
+			ref.mu.Lock()
+			defer ref.mu.Unlock()
+
+			result := f(ref.a)
+			ref.a = pair.Head(result)
+			return pair.Tail(result)
+		}
+	}
+}

v2/ioref/ioref_test.go

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+// Copyright (c) 2023 - 2025 IBM Corp.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package ioref
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+
+	F "github.com/IBM/fp-go/v2/function"
+	"github.com/IBM/fp-go/v2/io"
+	N "github.com/IBM/fp-go/v2/number"
+	"github.com/IBM/fp-go/v2/pair"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestMakeIORef(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("creates IORef with initial value", func(t *testing.T) {
+		value := F.Pipe2(
+			42,
+			MakeIORef[int],
+			io.Chain(Read[int]),
+		)()
+		assert.Equal(t, 42, value)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("creates IORef with string value", func(t *testing.T) {
+		value := F.Pipe2(
+			"hello",
+			MakeIORef[string],
+			io.Chain(Read[string]),
+		)()
+		assert.Equal(t, "hello", value)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("creates IORef with struct value", func(t *testing.T) {
+		type Person struct {
+			Name string
+			Age  int
+		}
+		person := Person{Name: "Alice", Age: 30}
+		value := F.Pipe2(
+			person,
+			MakeIORef[Person],
+			io.Chain(Read[Person]),
+		)()
+		assert.Equal(t, person, value)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("creates IORef with slice value", func(t *testing.T) {
+		slice := []int{1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
+		value := F.Pipe2(
+			slice,
+			MakeIORef[[]int],
+			io.Chain(Read[[]int]),
+		)()
+		assert.Equal(t, slice, value)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("creates IORef with zero value", func(t *testing.T) {
+		value := F.Pipe2(
+			0,
+			MakeIORef[int],
+			io.Chain(Read[int]),
+		)()
+		assert.Equal(t, 0, value)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestRead(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("reads the current value", func(t *testing.T) {
+		value := F.Pipe2(
+			100,
+			MakeIORef[int],
+			io.Chain(Read[int]),
+		)()
+		assert.Equal(t, 100, value)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("reads value multiple times", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ref := MakeIORef(42)()
+		value1 := Read(ref)()
+		value2 := Read(ref)()
+		value3 := Read(ref)()
+		assert.Equal(t, 42, value1)
+		assert.Equal(t, 42, value2)
+		assert.Equal(t, 42, value3)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("reads updated value", func(t *testing.T) {
+		value := F.Pipe3(
+			10,
+			MakeIORef[int],
+			io.Chain(Write(20)),
+			io.Chain(Read[int]),
+		)()
+		assert.Equal(t, 20, value)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestWrite(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("writes a new value", func(t *testing.T) {
+		value := F.Pipe3(
+			42,
+			MakeIORef[int],
+			io.Chain(Write(100)),
+			io.Chain(Read[int]),
+		)()
+		assert.Equal(t, 100, value)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("overwrites previous value", func(t *testing.T) {
+		value := F.Pipe5(
+			1,
+			MakeIORef[int],
+			io.Chain(Write(2)),
+			io.Chain(Write(3)),
+			io.Chain(Write(4)),
+			io.Chain(Read[int]),
+		)()
+		assert.Equal(t, 4, value)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("returns the IORef for chaining", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ref := F.Pipe2(
+			10,
+			MakeIORef[int],
+			io.Chain(Write(20)),
+		)()
+		assert.NotNil(t, ref)
+		assert.Equal(t, 20, Read(ref)())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("writes different types", func(t *testing.T) {
+		strValue := F.Pipe3(
+			"initial",
+			MakeIORef[string],
+			io.Chain(Write("updated")),
+			io.Chain(Read[string]),
+		)()
+		assert.Equal(t, "updated", strValue)
+
+		boolValue := F.Pipe3(
+			false,
+			MakeIORef[bool],
+			io.Chain(Write(true)),
+			io.Chain(Read[bool]),
+		)()
+		assert.Equal(t, true, boolValue)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestModify(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("modifies value with function", func(t *testing.T) {
+		value := F.Pipe3(
+			10,
+			MakeIORef[int],
+			io.Chain(Modify(N.Mul(2))),
+			io.Chain(Read[int]),
+		)()
+		assert.Equal(t, 20, value)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("chains multiple modifications", func(t *testing.T) {
+		value := F.Pipe5(
+			5,
+			MakeIORef[int],
+			io.Chain(Modify(N.Add(10))),
+			io.Chain(Modify(N.Mul(2))),
+			io.Chain(Modify(N.Sub(5))),
+			io.Chain(Read[int]),
+		)()
+		assert.Equal(t, 25, value) // (5 + 10) * 2 - 5 = 25
+	})
+
+	t.Run("modifies string value", func(t *testing.T) {
+		value := F.Pipe3(
+			"hello",
+			MakeIORef[string],
+			io.Chain(Modify(func(s string) string { return s + " world" })),
+			io.Chain(Read[string]),
+		)()
+		assert.Equal(t, "hello world", value)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("returns the IORef for chaining", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ref := F.Pipe2(
+			42,
+			MakeIORef[int],
+			io.Chain(Modify(N.Add(1))),
+		)()
+		assert.NotNil(t, ref)
+		assert.Equal(t, 43, Read(ref)())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("modifies slice by appending", func(t *testing.T) {
+		value := F.Pipe3(
+			[]int{1, 2, 3},
+			MakeIORef[[]int],
+			io.Chain(Modify(func(s []int) []int { return append(s, 4, 5) })),
+			io.Chain(Read[[]int]),
+		)()
+		assert.Equal(t, []int{1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, value)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestModifyWithResult(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("modifies and returns result", func(t *testing.T) {
+		oldValue := F.Pipe2(
+			42,
+			MakeIORef[int],
+			io.Chain(ModifyWithResult(func(x int) pair.Pair[int, int] {
+				return pair.MakePair(x+1, x)
+			})),
+		)()
+
+		assert.Equal(t, 42, oldValue)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("swaps value and returns old", func(t *testing.T) {
+		old := F.Pipe2(
+			100,
+			MakeIORef[int],
+			io.Chain(ModifyWithResult(func(x int) pair.Pair[int, int] {
+				return pair.MakePair(200, x)
+			})),
+		)()
+
+		assert.Equal(t, 100, old)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("computes result from old value", func(t *testing.T) {
+		doubled := F.Pipe2(
+			10,
+			MakeIORef[int],
+			io.Chain(ModifyWithResult(func(x int) pair.Pair[int, int] {
+				return pair.MakePair(x+5, x*2)
+			})),
+		)()
+
+		assert.Equal(t, 20, doubled) // old value * 2
+	})
+
+	t.Run("returns different type", func(t *testing.T) {
+		message := F.Pipe2(
+			42,
+			MakeIORef[int],
+			io.Chain(ModifyWithResult(func(x int) pair.Pair[int, string] {
+				return pair.MakePair(x*2, "doubled")
+			})),
+		)()
+
+		assert.Equal(t, "doubled", message)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("chains multiple ModifyWithResult calls", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ref := MakeIORef(5)()
+
+		result1 := ModifyWithResult(func(x int) pair.Pair[int, int] {
+			return pair.MakePair(x+10, x)
+		})(ref)()
+		assert.Equal(t, 5, result1)
+
+		result2 := ModifyWithResult(func(x int) pair.Pair[int, int] {
+			return pair.MakePair(x*2, x)
+		})(ref)()
+		assert.Equal(t, 15, result2)
+
+		finalValue := Read(ref)()
+		assert.Equal(t, 30, finalValue)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestConcurrency(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("concurrent reads are safe", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ref := MakeIORef(42)()
+		var wg sync.WaitGroup
+
+		for range 100 {
+			wg.Add(1)
+			go func() {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				value := Read(ref)()
+				assert.Equal(t, 42, value)
+			}()
+		}
+
+		wg.Wait()
+	})
+
+	t.Run("concurrent writes are safe", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ref := MakeIORef(0)()
+		var wg sync.WaitGroup
+
+		for i := range 100 {
+			wg.Add(1)
+			go func(val int) {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				Write(val)(ref)()
+			}(i)
+		}
+
+		wg.Wait()
+		// Final value should be one of the written values
+		value := Read(ref)()
+		assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, value, 0)
+		assert.Less(t, value, 100)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("concurrent modifications are safe", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ref := MakeIORef(0)()
+		var wg sync.WaitGroup
+
+		for range 100 {
+			wg.Add(1)
+			go func() {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				Modify(N.Add(1))(ref)()
+			}()
+		}
+
+		wg.Wait()
+		value := Read(ref)()
+		assert.Equal(t, 100, value)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("concurrent ModifyWithResult is safe", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ref := MakeIORef(0)()
+		var wg sync.WaitGroup
+		results := make([]int, 100)
+
+		for i := range 100 {
+			wg.Add(1)
+			go func(idx int) {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				old := ModifyWithResult(func(x int) pair.Pair[int, int] {
+					return pair.MakePair(x+1, x)
+				})(ref)()
+				results[idx] = old
+			}(i)
+		}
+
+		wg.Wait()
+
+		// Final value should be 100
+		assert.Equal(t, 100, Read(ref)())
+
+		// All returned old values should be unique and in range [0, 99]
+		seen := make(map[int]bool)
+		for _, v := range results {
+			assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, v, 0)
+			assert.Less(t, v, 100)
+			assert.False(t, seen[v], "duplicate old value: %d", v)
+			seen[v] = true
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("mixed concurrent operations are safe", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ref := MakeIORef(0)()
+		var wg sync.WaitGroup
+
+		// Concurrent reads
+		for range 50 {
+			wg.Add(1)
+			go func() {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				Read(ref)()
+			}()
+		}
+
+		// Concurrent writes
+		for i := range 25 {
+			wg.Add(1)
+			go func(val int) {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				Write(val)(ref)()
+			}(i)
+		}
+
+		// Concurrent modifications
+		for range 25 {
+			wg.Add(1)
+			go func() {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				Modify(N.Add(1))(ref)()
+			}()
+		}
+
+		wg.Wait()
+		// Should complete without deadlock or race conditions
+		value := Read(ref)()
+		assert.NotNil(t, value)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestEdgeCases(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("IORef with nil pointer", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var ptr *int
+		value := F.Pipe2(
+			ptr,
+			MakeIORef[*int],
+			io.Chain(Read[*int]),
+		)()
+		assert.Nil(t, value)
+
+		newPtr := new(int)
+		*newPtr = 42
+		updatedValue := F.Pipe3(
+			ptr,
+			MakeIORef[*int],
+			io.Chain(Write(newPtr)),
+			io.Chain(Read[*int]),
+		)()
+		assert.NotNil(t, updatedValue)
+		assert.Equal(t, 42, *updatedValue)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("IORef with empty slice", func(t *testing.T) {
+		value := F.Pipe2(
+			[]int{},
+			MakeIORef[[]int],
+			io.Chain(Read[[]int]),
+		)()
+		assert.Empty(t, value)
+
+		updatedValue := F.Pipe3(
+			[]int{},
+			MakeIORef[[]int],
+			io.Chain(Modify(func(s []int) []int { return append(s, 1) })),
+			io.Chain(Read[[]int]),
+		)()
+		assert.Equal(t, []int{1}, updatedValue)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("IORef with empty string", func(t *testing.T) {
+		value := F.Pipe2(
+			"",
+			MakeIORef[string],
+			io.Chain(Read[string]),
+		)()
+		assert.Equal(t, "", value)
+
+		updatedValue := F.Pipe3(
+			"",
+			MakeIORef[string],
+			io.Chain(Write("not empty")),
+			io.Chain(Read[string]),
+		)()
+		assert.Equal(t, "not empty", updatedValue)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("identity modification", func(t *testing.T) {
+		value := F.Pipe3(
+			42,
+			MakeIORef[int],
+			io.Chain(Modify(F.Identity[int])),
+			io.Chain(Read[int]),
+		)()
+		assert.Equal(t, 42, value)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("ModifyWithResult with identity", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ref := MakeIORef(42)()
+		result := ModifyWithResult(pair.Of[int])(ref)()
+
+		assert.Equal(t, 42, result)
+		assert.Equal(t, 42, Read(ref)())
+	})
+}
+
+func TestComplexTypes(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("IORef with map", func(t *testing.T) {
+		m := map[string]int{"a": 1, "b": 2}
+		value := F.Pipe3(
+			m,
+			MakeIORef[map[string]int],
+			io.Chain(Modify(func(m map[string]int) map[string]int {
+				m["c"] = 3
+				return m
+			})),
+			io.Chain(Read[map[string]int]),
+		)()
+
+		assert.Equal(t, 3, len(value))
+		assert.Equal(t, 3, value["c"])
+	})
+
+	t.Run("IORef with channel", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ch := make(chan int, 1)
+		retrievedCh := F.Pipe2(
+			ch,
+			MakeIORef[chan int],
+			io.Chain(Read[chan int]),
+		)()
+
+		retrievedCh <- 42
+		value := <-retrievedCh
+		assert.Equal(t, 42, value)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("IORef with function", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fn := N.Mul(2)
+		retrievedFn := F.Pipe2(
+			fn,
+			MakeIORef[func(int) int],
+			io.Chain(Read[func(int) int]),
+		)()
+
+		result := retrievedFn(21)
+		assert.Equal(t, 42, result)
+	})
+}
+
+// Benchmark tests
+func BenchmarkMakeIORef(b *testing.B) {
+	for b.Loop() {
+		MakeIORef(42)()
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkRead(b *testing.B) {
+	ref := MakeIORef(42)()
+
+	for b.Loop() {
+		Read(ref)()
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkWrite(b *testing.B) {
+	ref := MakeIORef(0)()
+
+	for i := 0; b.Loop(); i++ {
+		Write(i)(ref)()
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkModify(b *testing.B) {
+	ref := MakeIORef(0)()
+
+	for b.Loop() {
+		Modify(N.Add(1))(ref)()
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkModifyWithResult(b *testing.B) {
+	ref := MakeIORef(0)()
+
+	for b.Loop() {
+		ModifyWithResult(func(x int) pair.Pair[int, int] {
+			return pair.MakePair(x+1, x)
+		})(ref)()
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkConcurrentReads(b *testing.B) {
+	ref := MakeIORef(42)()
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	b.RunParallel(func(pb *testing.PB) {
+		for pb.Next() {
+			Read(ref)()
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func BenchmarkConcurrentWrites(b *testing.B) {
+	ref := MakeIORef(0)()
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	b.RunParallel(func(pb *testing.PB) {
+		for pb.Next() {
+			Write(42)(ref)()
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func BenchmarkConcurrentModify(b *testing.B) {
+	ref := MakeIORef(0)()
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	b.RunParallel(func(pb *testing.PB) {
+		for pb.Next() {
+			Modify(N.Add(1))(ref)()
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+//

v2/ioref/types.go

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2023 - 2025 IBM Corp.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+// Package ioref provides mutable references in the IO monad.
+//
+// IORef represents a mutable reference that can be read and written within IO computations.
+// It provides thread-safe access to shared mutable state using read-write locks.
+//
+// This is inspired by Haskell's Data.IORef module and provides a functional approach
+// to managing mutable state with explicit IO effects.
+//
+// Example usage:
+//
+//	// Create a new IORef
+//	ref := ioref.MakeIORef(42)()
+//
+//	// Read the current value
+//	value := ioref.Read(ref)()  // 42
+//
+//	// Write a new value
+//	ioref.Write(100)(ref)()
+//
+//	// Modify the value
+//	ioref.Modify(func(x int) int { return x * 2 })(ref)()
+//
+//	// Read the modified value
+//	newValue := ioref.Read(ref)()  // 200
+package ioref
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/IBM/fp-go/v2/endomorphism"
+	"github.com/IBM/fp-go/v2/io"
+	"github.com/IBM/fp-go/v2/pair"
+)
+
+type (
+	// ioRef is the internal implementation of a mutable reference.
+	// It uses a read-write mutex to ensure thread-safe access.
+	ioRef[A any] struct {
+		mu sync.RWMutex
+		a  A
+	}
+
+	// IO represents a synchronous computation that may have side effects.
+	// It's a function that takes no arguments and returns a value of type A.
+	IO[A any] = io.IO[A]
+
+	// IORef represents a mutable reference to a value of type A.
+	// Operations on IORef are thread-safe and performed within the IO monad.
+	//
+	// IORef provides a way to work with mutable state in a functional style,
+	// where mutations are explicit and contained within IO computations.
+	IORef[A any] = *ioRef[A]
+
+	// Endomorphism represents a function from A to A.
+	// It's commonly used with Modify to transform the value in an IORef.
+	Endomorphism[A any] = endomorphism.Endomorphism[A]
+
+	Pair[A, B any] = pair.Pair[A, B]
+)

v2/reader/rec_test.go

@@ -370,5 +370,3 @@ func TestTailRec_ComplexState(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, 60, result)
 	})
 }
-
-// Made with Bob

v2/readerio/retry_test.go

@@ -650,5 +650,3 @@ func TestRetrying_StackSafety(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, maxAttempts, finalResult)
 	assert.Equal(t, maxAttempts, attempts, "Should handle many retries without stack overflow")
 }
-
-// Made with Bob