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Cargo.toml

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 name = "access-cell"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2024"
+description = "A cell that allows **re-entrant mutable access** without deadlock"
+license = "Apache-2.0"
+repository = "https://github.com/selimaj-dev/access-cell"
 
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README.md

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 # access-cell
-A synchronous, single-threaded Mutex<T> anti-locking system
+
+A cell that allows **re-entrant mutable access** without deadlock. Use it when you need something like a single-threaded “Mutex” where callbacks might need to access the same value again.
+
+## Why?
+
+With a normal `Mutex<T>`, if you lock it and then try to lock it again from the same thread (e.g. in a callback), you deadlock. `AccessCell<T>` avoids that: the first `access` runs immediately; any further `access` calls from inside that closure are **queued** and run in order after the current closure finishes.
+
+So you can safely do “lock → do work → call something that also wants to lock” without re-entrancy causing a deadlock.
+
+## Example
 
 ```rust
-let value = Arc::new(AccessCell::new(0));
+use access_cell::AccessCell;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
-value.access({
+let cell = Arc::new(AccessCell::new(0));
-    let value = value.clone();
 
+cell.access({
+    let cell = cell.clone();
     move |_| {
-        // normally this would cause a deadlock
+        // Nested access would deadlock with a Mutex, here it’s queued and runs after.
-        value.access(|v| {
+        cell.access(|v| {
             *v = 10;
-        })
+        });
     }
 });
 
-assert_eq!(*value.access_ref(), 10);
+assert_eq!(*cell.access_ref(), 10);
+```
+
+## API
+
+| Method | Description |
+|--------|-------------|
+| `AccessCell::new(value)` | Create a new cell wrapping `value`. |
+| `.access(\|v\| { ... })` | Run a closure with exclusive mutable access. Re-entrant calls are queued. |
+| `.access_ref()` | Borrow the value immutably (safe to call anytime). |
+| `.access_mut()` | **Unsafe** outside of an `access` closure. Use only inside a closure passed to `access`. |
+
+## When to use it
+
+- Single-threaded or “one logical owner” code where re-entrant access is possible (e.g. callbacks, event handlers).
+- When you want “exclusive access” semantics without a real lock, and you’re okay with nested work being deferred to a queue.
+
+Not a replacement for `Mutex` in multi-threaded code; it does not provide thread-safe locking.
+
+## Installation
+```bash
+cargo add access-cell
+```
+
+Or manually
+
+```toml
+[dependencies]
+access-cell = "0.1"
 ```