From 366a0a8026f98e5fc61a52a26db05d278bb651a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jonathan Kelley <jkelleyrtp@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2022 09:45:34 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] feat: read works on fermi root

---
 packages/fermi/src/root.rs | 19 +++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/fermi/src/root.rs b/packages/fermi/src/root.rs
index d3f10afa9..c7c234ddb 100644
--- a/packages/fermi/src/root.rs
+++ b/packages/fermi/src/root.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,22 @@ impl AtomRoot {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn read<V>(&self, _f: impl Readable<V>) -> &V {
-        todo!()
+    pub fn read<V: 'static>(&self, f: impl Readable<V>) -> Rc<V> {
+        let mut atoms = self.atoms.borrow_mut();
+
+        // initialize the value if it's not already initialized
+        if let Some(slot) = atoms.get_mut(&f.unique_id()) {
+            slot.value.clone().downcast().unwrap()
+        } else {
+            let value = Rc::new(f.init());
+            atoms.insert(
+                f.unique_id(),
+                Slot {
+                    value: value.clone(),
+                    subscribers: HashSet::new(),
+                },
+            );
+            value
+        }
     }
 }