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+# Changelog
+
+## 1.0.0.0
+
+## 0.6.0.0
+
+## 0.5.0.0
+
+## 0.4.0.0
+
+## 0.3.0.0
+
+* split modules in a similar way that the `stm` package is.
+* added `StrictTChan`, `TSem` and `StrictTArray`
+* added `unGetTQueue` & `unGetTBQueue`
+* added `StrictTQueue` & `StrictTBQueue`
+* support `ghc-9.2` & `ghc-9.4`
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# Strict Software Transaction Memory
+
+The `strict-stm` package provides a strict interface to software transaction
+memory.  It builds on top of [`io-classes`] and thus it provides the interface
+for both [`stm`] as well as [`io-sim`].
+
+# Novel testing / space-leak elimination approach
+
+The strict interface provides a novel way of testing/eliminating space-leaks
+which might lurk in `stm` shared mutable variables.  Together with the
+[`nothunks`] library it was successfully used to eliminate and keep a large
+system ([`cardano-node`]) space leak free.
+
+[`cardano-node`]: https://www.github.com/input-output-hk/cardano-node
+[`io-classes`]: https://hackage.haskell.org/package/io-classes
+[`io-sim`]: https://hackage.haskell.org/package/io-sim
+[`nothunks`]: https://hackage.haskell.org/package/nothunks
+[`stm`]: https://hackage.haskell.org/package/stm
diff --git a/src/Control/Concurrent/Class/MonadSTM/Strict.hs b/src/Control/Concurrent/Class/MonadSTM/Strict.hs
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+-- | This module corresponds to `Control.Concurrent.STM` in "stm" package
+--
+module Control.Concurrent.Class.MonadSTM.Strict
+  (module STM)
+  where
+
+import           Control.Monad.Class.MonadSTM                     as STM hiding ( traceTVar, traceTVarIO,
+                                                                                  traceTMVar, traceTMVarIO,
+                                                                                  traceTQueue, traceTQueueIO,
+                                                                                  traceTBQueue, traceTBQueueIO
+                                                                                )
+import           Control.Concurrent.Class.MonadSTM.Strict.TVar    as STM
+import           Control.Concurrent.Class.MonadSTM.Strict.TMVar   as STM
+import           Control.Concurrent.Class.MonadSTM.Strict.TChan   as STM
+import           Control.Concurrent.Class.MonadSTM.Strict.TQueue  as STM
+import           Control.Concurrent.Class.MonadSTM.Strict.TBQueue as STM
+import           Control.Concurrent.Class.MonadSTM.Strict.TArray  as STM
+
+
diff --git a/src/Control/Concurrent/Class/MonadSTM/Strict/TArray.hs b/src/Control/Concurrent/Class/MonadSTM/Strict/TArray.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE BangPatterns          #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP                   #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE ExplicitNamespaces    #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts      #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances     #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE GADTs                 #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE MultiParamTypeClasses #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE UndecidableInstances  #-}
+
+-- | This module corresponds to `Control.Concurrent.STM.TArray` in "stm" package
+--
+module Control.Concurrent.Class.MonadSTM.Strict.TArray
+  ( StrictTArray
+  , LazyTArray
+  , toLazyTArray
+  , fromLazyTArray
+  ) where
+
+
+import qualified Control.Concurrent.Class.MonadSTM.TArray as Lazy
+
+import           Data.Array.Base (MArray (..))
+
+
+type LazyTArray  m = Lazy.TArray m
+
+newtype StrictTArray m i e = StrictTArray { toLazyTArray :: LazyTArray m i e }
+
+fromLazyTArray :: LazyTArray m i e -> StrictTArray m i e
+fromLazyTArray = StrictTArray
+
+instance ( MArray (Lazy.TArray m) e stm
+         , Monad stm
+         )
+      => MArray (StrictTArray m) e stm where
+    getBounds (StrictTArray arr) = getBounds arr
+    newArray  b !e = StrictTArray <$> newArray b e
+    newArray_ b    = StrictTArray <$> newArray_ b
+    unsafeRead     (StrictTArray arr) i    = unsafeRead arr i
+    unsafeWrite    (StrictTArray arr) i !e = unsafeWrite arr i e
+    getNumElements (StrictTArray arr)      = getNumElements arr
+
diff --git a/src/Control/Concurrent/Class/MonadSTM/Strict/TBQueue.hs b/src/Control/Concurrent/Class/MonadSTM/Strict/TBQueue.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE BangPatterns       #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP                #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE ExplicitNamespaces #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE GADTs              #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeOperators      #-}
+
+-- | This module corresponds to `Control.Concurrent.STM.TBQueue` in "stm" package
+--
+module Control.Concurrent.Class.MonadSTM.Strict.TBQueue
+  ( -- * MonadSTM
+    StrictTBQueue
+  , LazyTBQueue
+  , toLazyTBQueue
+  , fromLazyTBQueue
+  , castStrictTBQueue
+  , newTBQueue
+  , newTBQueueIO
+  , readTBQueue
+  , tryReadTBQueue
+  , peekTBQueue
+  , tryPeekTBQueue
+  , flushTBQueue
+  , writeTBQueue
+  , lengthTBQueue
+  , isEmptyTBQueue
+  , isFullTBQueue
+  , unGetTBQueue
+    -- * MonadLabelledSTM
+  , labelTBQueue
+  , labelTBQueueIO
+    -- * MonadTraceSTM
+  , traceTBQueue
+  , traceTBQueueIO
+  ) where
+
+
+import qualified Control.Concurrent.Class.MonadSTM.TBQueue as Lazy
+import           Control.Monad.Class.MonadSTM hiding (traceTBQueue, traceTBQueueIO)
+
+import           Numeric.Natural (Natural)
+
+
+type LazyTBQueue m = Lazy.TBQueue m
+
+newtype StrictTBQueue m a = StrictTBQueue { toLazyTBQueue :: LazyTBQueue m a }
+
+fromLazyTBQueue :: LazyTBQueue m a -> StrictTBQueue m a
+fromLazyTBQueue = StrictTBQueue
+
+castStrictTBQueue :: LazyTBQueue m ~ LazyTBQueue n
+                  => StrictTBQueue m a -> StrictTBQueue n a
+castStrictTBQueue (StrictTBQueue var) = StrictTBQueue var
+
+labelTBQueue :: MonadLabelledSTM m => StrictTBQueue m a -> String -> STM m ()
+labelTBQueue (StrictTBQueue queue) = Lazy.labelTBQueue queue
+
+labelTBQueueIO :: MonadLabelledSTM m => StrictTBQueue m a -> String -> m ()
+labelTBQueueIO (StrictTBQueue queue) = Lazy.labelTBQueueIO queue
+
+traceTBQueue :: MonadTraceSTM m
+             => proxy m
+             -> StrictTBQueue m a
+             -> ((Maybe [a]) -> [a] -> InspectMonad m TraceValue)
+             -> STM m ()
+traceTBQueue p (StrictTBQueue queue) = Lazy.traceTBQueue p queue
+
+traceTBQueueIO :: MonadTraceSTM m
+               => StrictTBQueue m a
+               -> ((Maybe [a]) -> [a] -> InspectMonad m TraceValue)
+               -> m ()
+traceTBQueueIO (StrictTBQueue queue) = Lazy.traceTBQueueIO queue
+
+newTBQueue :: MonadSTM m => Natural -> STM m (StrictTBQueue m a)
+newTBQueue n = StrictTBQueue <$> Lazy.newTBQueue n
+
+newTBQueueIO :: MonadSTM m => Natural -> m (StrictTBQueue m a)
+newTBQueueIO = atomically . newTBQueue
+
+readTBQueue :: MonadSTM m => StrictTBQueue m a -> STM m a
+readTBQueue = Lazy.readTBQueue . toLazyTBQueue
+
+tryReadTBQueue :: MonadSTM m => StrictTBQueue m a -> STM m (Maybe a)
+tryReadTBQueue = Lazy.tryReadTBQueue . toLazyTBQueue
+
+peekTBQueue :: MonadSTM m => StrictTBQueue m a -> STM m a
+peekTBQueue = Lazy.peekTBQueue . toLazyTBQueue
+
+tryPeekTBQueue :: MonadSTM m => StrictTBQueue m a -> STM m (Maybe a)
+tryPeekTBQueue = Lazy.tryPeekTBQueue . toLazyTBQueue
+
+flushTBQueue :: MonadSTM m => StrictTBQueue m a -> STM m [a]
+flushTBQueue = Lazy.flushTBQueue . toLazyTBQueue
+
+writeTBQueue :: MonadSTM m => StrictTBQueue m a -> a -> STM m ()
+writeTBQueue (StrictTBQueue tqueue) !a = Lazy.writeTBQueue tqueue a
+
+lengthTBQueue  :: MonadSTM m => StrictTBQueue m a -> STM m Natural
+lengthTBQueue = Lazy.lengthTBQueue . toLazyTBQueue
+
+isEmptyTBQueue  :: MonadSTM m => StrictTBQueue m a -> STM m Bool
+isEmptyTBQueue = Lazy.isEmptyTBQueue . toLazyTBQueue
+
+isFullTBQueue  :: MonadSTM m => StrictTBQueue m a -> STM m Bool
+isFullTBQueue = Lazy.isFullTBQueue . toLazyTBQueue
+
+unGetTBQueue :: MonadSTM m => StrictTBQueue m a -> a -> STM m ()
+unGetTBQueue (StrictTBQueue queue) !a = Lazy.unGetTBQueue queue a
diff --git a/src/Control/Concurrent/Class/MonadSTM/Strict/TChan.hs b/src/Control/Concurrent/Class/MonadSTM/Strict/TChan.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE BangPatterns       #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP                #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE ExplicitNamespaces #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE GADTs              #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE NamedFieldPuns     #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeOperators      #-}
+
+-- | This module corresponds to `Control.Concurrent.STM.TChan` in "stm" package
+--
+module Control.Concurrent.Class.MonadSTM.Strict.TChan
+  ( StrictTChan
+  , LazyTChan
+  , toLazyTChan
+  , fromLazyTChan
+  , castStrictTChan
+  , newTChan
+  , newBroadcastTChan
+  , writeTChan
+  , readTChan
+  , tryReadTChan
+  , peekTChan
+  , tryPeekTChan
+  , dupTChan
+  , unGetTChan
+  , isEmptyTChan
+  , cloneTChan
+  ) where
+
+
+import qualified Control.Concurrent.Class.MonadSTM.TChan as Lazy
+import           Control.Monad.Class.MonadSTM
+
+
+type LazyTChan   m = Lazy.TChan m
+
+newtype StrictTChan m a = StrictTChan { toLazyTChan :: LazyTChan m a }
+
+fromLazyTChan :: LazyTChan m a -> StrictTChan m a
+fromLazyTChan = StrictTChan
+
+castStrictTChan :: LazyTChan m ~ LazyTChan n
+                => StrictTChan m a -> StrictTChan n a
+castStrictTChan (StrictTChan var) = StrictTChan var
+
+newTChan :: MonadSTM m => STM m (StrictTChan m a)
+newTChan = StrictTChan <$> Lazy.newTChan
+
+newBroadcastTChan :: MonadSTM m => STM m (StrictTChan m a)
+newBroadcastTChan = StrictTChan <$> Lazy.newBroadcastTChan
+
+writeTChan :: MonadSTM m => StrictTChan m a -> a -> STM m ()
+writeTChan (StrictTChan chan) !a = Lazy.writeTChan chan a
+
+readTChan :: MonadSTM m => StrictTChan m a -> STM m a
+readTChan = Lazy.readTChan . toLazyTChan
+
+tryReadTChan :: MonadSTM m => StrictTChan m a -> STM m (Maybe a)
+tryReadTChan = Lazy.tryReadTChan . toLazyTChan
+
+peekTChan :: MonadSTM m => StrictTChan m a -> STM m a
+peekTChan = Lazy.peekTChan . toLazyTChan
+
+tryPeekTChan :: MonadSTM m => StrictTChan m a -> STM m (Maybe a)
+tryPeekTChan = Lazy.tryPeekTChan . toLazyTChan
+
+dupTChan :: MonadSTM m => StrictTChan m a -> STM m (StrictTChan m a)
+dupTChan = fmap fromLazyTChan . Lazy.dupTChan . toLazyTChan
+
+unGetTChan :: MonadSTM m => StrictTChan m a -> a -> STM m ()
+unGetTChan (StrictTChan chan) !a = Lazy.unGetTChan chan a
+
+isEmptyTChan :: MonadSTM m => StrictTChan m a -> STM m Bool
+isEmptyTChan = Lazy.isEmptyTChan . toLazyTChan
+
+cloneTChan :: MonadSTM m => StrictTChan m a -> STM m (StrictTChan m a)
+cloneTChan = fmap fromLazyTChan . Lazy.cloneTChan . toLazyTChan
diff --git a/src/Control/Concurrent/Class/MonadSTM/Strict/TMVar.hs b/src/Control/Concurrent/Class/MonadSTM/Strict/TMVar.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE BangPatterns       #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP                #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE ExplicitNamespaces #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE GADTs              #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeOperators      #-}
+
+-- | This module corresponds to `Control.Concurrent.STM.TMVar` in "stm" package
+--
+module Control.Concurrent.Class.MonadSTM.Strict.TMVar
+  ( -- * StrictTMVar
+    StrictTMVar
+  , LazyTMVar
+  , toLazyTMVar
+  , fromLazyTMVar
+  , castStrictTMVar
+  , newTMVar
+  , newEmptyTMVar
+  , newTMVarIO
+  , newEmptyTMVarIO
+  , takeTMVar
+  , tryTakeTMVar
+  , putTMVar
+  , tryPutTMVar
+  , readTMVar
+  , tryReadTMVar
+  , swapTMVar
+  , isEmptyTMVar
+    -- * deprecated api
+  , newTMVarM
+  , newEmptyTMVarM
+    -- * MonadLabelledSTM
+  , labelTMVar
+  , labelTMVarIO
+    -- * MonadTraceSTM
+  , traceTMVar
+  , traceTMVarIO
+  ) where
+
+
+import qualified Control.Concurrent.Class.MonadSTM.TMVar as Lazy
+import           Control.Monad.Class.MonadSTM hiding (traceTMVar, traceTMVarIO)
+
+
+type LazyTMVar   m = Lazy.TMVar m
+
+-- | 'TMVar' that keeps its value in WHNF at all times
+--
+-- Does not support an invariant: if the invariant would not be satisfied,
+-- we would not be able to put a value into an empty TMVar, which would lead
+-- to very hard to debug bugs where code is blocked indefinitely.
+newtype StrictTMVar m a = StrictTMVar { toLazyTMVar :: LazyTMVar m a }
+
+fromLazyTMVar :: LazyTMVar m a -> StrictTMVar m a
+fromLazyTMVar = StrictTMVar
+
+labelTMVar :: MonadLabelledSTM m => StrictTMVar m a -> String -> STM m ()
+labelTMVar (StrictTMVar tvar) = Lazy.labelTMVar tvar
+
+labelTMVarIO :: MonadLabelledSTM m => StrictTMVar m a -> String -> m ()
+labelTMVarIO v = atomically . labelTMVar v
+
+traceTMVar :: MonadTraceSTM m
+           => proxy m
+           -> StrictTMVar m a
+           -> (Maybe (Maybe a) -> (Maybe a) -> InspectMonad m TraceValue)
+           -> STM m ()
+traceTMVar p (StrictTMVar var) = Lazy.traceTMVar p var
+
+traceTMVarIO :: MonadTraceSTM m
+             => StrictTMVar m a
+             -> (Maybe (Maybe a) -> (Maybe a) -> InspectMonad m TraceValue)
+             -> m ()
+traceTMVarIO (StrictTMVar var) = Lazy.traceTMVarIO var
+
+castStrictTMVar :: LazyTMVar m ~ LazyTMVar n
+                => StrictTMVar m a -> StrictTMVar n a
+castStrictTMVar (StrictTMVar var) = StrictTMVar var
+
+newTMVar :: MonadSTM m => a -> STM m (StrictTMVar m a)
+newTMVar !a = StrictTMVar <$> Lazy.newTMVar a
+
+newTMVarIO :: MonadSTM m => a -> m (StrictTMVar m a)
+newTMVarIO !a = StrictTMVar <$> Lazy.newTMVarIO a
+
+newTMVarM :: MonadSTM m => a -> m (StrictTMVar m a)
+newTMVarM = newTMVarIO
+{-# DEPRECATED newTMVarM "Use newTVarIO" #-}
+
+newEmptyTMVar :: MonadSTM m => STM m (StrictTMVar m a)
+newEmptyTMVar = StrictTMVar <$> Lazy.newEmptyTMVar
+
+newEmptyTMVarIO :: MonadSTM m => m (StrictTMVar m a)
+newEmptyTMVarIO = StrictTMVar <$> Lazy.newEmptyTMVarIO
+
+newEmptyTMVarM :: MonadSTM m => m (StrictTMVar m a)
+newEmptyTMVarM = newEmptyTMVarIO
+{-# DEPRECATED newEmptyTMVarM "Use newEmptyTMVarIO" #-}
+
+takeTMVar :: MonadSTM m => StrictTMVar m a -> STM m a
+takeTMVar (StrictTMVar tmvar) = Lazy.takeTMVar tmvar
+
+tryTakeTMVar :: MonadSTM m => StrictTMVar m a -> STM m (Maybe a)
+tryTakeTMVar (StrictTMVar tmvar) = Lazy.tryTakeTMVar tmvar
+
+putTMVar :: MonadSTM m => StrictTMVar m a -> a -> STM m ()
+putTMVar (StrictTMVar tmvar) !a = Lazy.putTMVar tmvar a
+
+tryPutTMVar :: MonadSTM m => StrictTMVar m a -> a -> STM m Bool
+tryPutTMVar (StrictTMVar tmvar) !a = Lazy.tryPutTMVar tmvar a
+
+readTMVar :: MonadSTM m => StrictTMVar m a -> STM m a
+readTMVar (StrictTMVar tmvar) = Lazy.readTMVar tmvar
+
+tryReadTMVar :: MonadSTM m => StrictTMVar m a -> STM m (Maybe a)
+tryReadTMVar (StrictTMVar tmvar) = Lazy.tryReadTMVar tmvar
+
+swapTMVar :: MonadSTM m => StrictTMVar m a -> a -> STM m a
+swapTMVar (StrictTMVar tmvar) !a = Lazy.swapTMVar tmvar a
+
+isEmptyTMVar :: MonadSTM m => StrictTMVar m a -> STM m Bool
+isEmptyTMVar (StrictTMVar tmvar) = Lazy.isEmptyTMVar tmvar
diff --git a/src/Control/Concurrent/Class/MonadSTM/Strict/TQueue.hs b/src/Control/Concurrent/Class/MonadSTM/Strict/TQueue.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Control/Concurrent/Class/MonadSTM/Strict/TQueue.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE BangPatterns       #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP                #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE ExplicitNamespaces #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE GADTs              #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE NamedFieldPuns     #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeOperators      #-}
+
+-- | This module corresponds to `Control.Concurrent.STM.TQueue` in "stm" package
+--
+module Control.Concurrent.Class.MonadSTM.Strict.TQueue
+  ( -- * MonadSTM
+    StrictTQueue
+  , LazyTQueue
+  , toLazyTQueue
+  , fromLazyTQueue
+  , castStrictTQueue
+  , newTQueue
+  , newTQueueIO
+  , readTQueue
+  , tryReadTQueue
+  , peekTQueue
+  , tryPeekTQueue
+  , flushTQueue
+  , writeTQueue
+  , unGetTQueue
+  , isEmptyTQueue
+    -- * MonadLabelledSTM
+  , labelTQueue
+  , labelTQueueIO
+    -- * MonadTraceSTM
+  , traceTQueue
+  , traceTQueueIO
+  ) where
+
+
+import qualified Control.Concurrent.Class.MonadSTM.TQueue as Lazy
+import           Control.Monad.Class.MonadSTM hiding (traceTQueue, traceTQueueIO)
+
+
+type LazyTQueue  m = Lazy.TQueue m
+
+newtype StrictTQueue m a = StrictTQueue { toLazyTQueue :: LazyTQueue m a }
+
+fromLazyTQueue :: LazyTQueue m a -> StrictTQueue m a
+fromLazyTQueue = StrictTQueue
+
+castStrictTQueue :: LazyTQueue m ~ LazyTQueue n
+                 => StrictTQueue m a -> StrictTQueue n a
+castStrictTQueue (StrictTQueue var) = StrictTQueue var
+
+labelTQueue :: MonadLabelledSTM m => StrictTQueue m a -> String -> STM m ()
+labelTQueue (StrictTQueue queue) = Lazy.labelTQueue queue
+
+labelTQueueIO :: MonadLabelledSTM m => StrictTQueue m a -> String -> m ()
+labelTQueueIO (StrictTQueue queue) = Lazy.labelTQueueIO queue
+
+traceTQueue :: MonadTraceSTM m
+            => proxy m
+            -> StrictTQueue m a
+            -> ((Maybe [a]) -> [a] -> InspectMonad m TraceValue)
+            -> STM m ()
+traceTQueue p (StrictTQueue queue) = Lazy.traceTQueue p queue
+
+traceTQueueIO :: MonadTraceSTM m
+              => StrictTQueue m a
+              -> ((Maybe [a]) -> [a] -> InspectMonad m TraceValue)
+              -> m ()
+traceTQueueIO (StrictTQueue queue) = Lazy.traceTQueueIO queue
+
+newTQueue :: MonadSTM m => STM m (StrictTQueue m a)
+newTQueue = StrictTQueue <$> Lazy.newTQueue
+
+newTQueueIO :: MonadSTM m => m (StrictTQueue m a)
+newTQueueIO = atomically newTQueue
+
+readTQueue :: MonadSTM m => StrictTQueue m a -> STM m a
+readTQueue = Lazy.readTQueue . toLazyTQueue
+
+tryReadTQueue :: MonadSTM m => StrictTQueue m a -> STM m (Maybe a)
+tryReadTQueue = Lazy.tryReadTQueue . toLazyTQueue
+
+peekTQueue :: MonadSTM m => StrictTQueue m a -> STM m a
+peekTQueue = Lazy.peekTQueue . toLazyTQueue
+
+tryPeekTQueue :: MonadSTM m => StrictTQueue m a -> STM m (Maybe a)
+tryPeekTQueue = Lazy.tryPeekTQueue . toLazyTQueue
+
+flushTQueue :: MonadSTM m => StrictTQueue m a -> STM m [a]
+flushTQueue = Lazy.flushTQueue . toLazyTQueue
+
+writeTQueue :: MonadSTM m => StrictTQueue m a -> a -> STM m ()
+writeTQueue (StrictTQueue tqueue) !a = Lazy.writeTQueue tqueue a
+
+isEmptyTQueue  :: MonadSTM m => StrictTQueue m a -> STM m Bool
+isEmptyTQueue = Lazy.isEmptyTQueue . toLazyTQueue
+
+unGetTQueue :: MonadSTM m => StrictTQueue m a -> a -> STM m ()
+unGetTQueue (StrictTQueue queue) !a = Lazy.unGetTQueue queue a
+
diff --git a/src/Control/Concurrent/Class/MonadSTM/Strict/TVar.hs b/src/Control/Concurrent/Class/MonadSTM/Strict/TVar.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Control/Concurrent/Class/MonadSTM/Strict/TVar.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE BangPatterns       #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP                #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE ExplicitNamespaces #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE GADTs              #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE NamedFieldPuns     #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeOperators      #-}
+
+-- | This module corresponds to `Control.Concurrent.STM.TVar` in "stm" package
+--
+module Control.Concurrent.Class.MonadSTM.Strict.TVar
+  ( -- * StrictTVar
+    StrictTVar
+  , LazyTVar
+  , toLazyTVar
+  , fromLazyTVar
+  , castStrictTVar
+  , newTVar
+  , newTVarIO
+  , newTVarWithInvariant
+  , newTVarWithInvariantIO
+  , readTVar
+  , readTVarIO
+  , writeTVar
+  , modifyTVar
+  , stateTVar
+  , swapTVar
+  , check
+    -- ** Low-level API
+  , checkInvariant
+    -- ** deprecated API
+  , updateTVar
+  , newTVarM
+  , newTVarWithInvariantM
+    -- * MonadLabelSTM
+  , labelTVar
+  , labelTVarIO
+    -- * MonadTraceSTM
+  , traceTVar
+  , traceTVarIO
+  ) where
+
+import qualified Control.Concurrent.Class.MonadSTM.TVar as Lazy
+import           Control.Monad.Class.MonadSTM hiding (traceTVar, traceTVarIO)
+
+import           GHC.Stack
+
+
+type LazyTVar    m = Lazy.TVar m
+
+#if CHECK_TVAR_INVARIANT
+data StrictTVar m a = StrictTVar
+   { invariant :: !(a -> Maybe String)
+     -- ^ Invariant checked whenever updating the 'StrictTVar'.
+   , tvar      :: !(LazyTVar m a)
+   }
+#else
+newtype StrictTVar m a = StrictTVar
+   { tvar      :: LazyTVar m a
+   }
+#endif
+
+labelTVar :: MonadLabelledSTM m => StrictTVar m a -> String -> STM m ()
+labelTVar StrictTVar { tvar } = Lazy.labelTVar tvar
+
+labelTVarIO :: MonadLabelledSTM m => StrictTVar m a -> String -> m ()
+labelTVarIO v = atomically . labelTVar v
+
+traceTVar :: MonadTraceSTM m
+          => proxy m
+          -> StrictTVar m a
+          -> (Maybe a -> a -> InspectMonad m TraceValue)
+          -> STM m ()
+traceTVar p StrictTVar {tvar} = Lazy.traceTVar p tvar
+
+traceTVarIO :: MonadTraceSTM m
+            => StrictTVar m a
+            -> (Maybe a -> a -> InspectMonad m TraceValue)
+            -> m ()
+traceTVarIO StrictTVar {tvar} = Lazy.traceTVarIO tvar
+
+castStrictTVar :: LazyTVar m ~ LazyTVar n
+               => StrictTVar m a -> StrictTVar n a
+castStrictTVar v@StrictTVar {tvar} =
+    mkStrictTVar (getInvariant v) tvar
+
+-- | Get the underlying @TVar@
+--
+-- Since we obviously cannot guarantee that updates to this 'LazyTVar' will be
+-- strict, this should be used with caution.
+toLazyTVar :: StrictTVar m a -> LazyTVar m a
+toLazyTVar StrictTVar { tvar } = tvar
+
+fromLazyTVar :: LazyTVar m a -> StrictTVar m a
+fromLazyTVar tvar =
+#if CHECK_TVAR_INVARIANT
+  StrictTVar { invariant = const Nothing
+             , tvar
+             }
+#else
+  StrictTVar { tvar }
+#endif
+
+newTVar :: MonadSTM m => a -> STM m (StrictTVar m a)
+newTVar !a = (\tvar -> mkStrictTVar (const Nothing) tvar)
+         <$> Lazy.newTVar a
+
+newTVarIO :: MonadSTM m => a -> m (StrictTVar m a)
+newTVarIO = newTVarWithInvariantIO (const Nothing)
+
+newTVarM :: MonadSTM m => a -> m (StrictTVar m a)
+newTVarM = newTVarIO
+{-# DEPRECATED newTVarM "Use newTVarIO" #-}
+
+newTVarWithInvariant :: (MonadSTM m, HasCallStack)
+                     => (a -> Maybe String) -- ^ Invariant (expect 'Nothing')
+                     -> a
+                     -> STM m (StrictTVar m a)
+newTVarWithInvariant  invariant !a =
+        checkInvariant (invariant a) $
+        (\tvar -> mkStrictTVar invariant tvar)
+    <$> Lazy.newTVar a
+
+newTVarWithInvariantIO :: (MonadSTM m, HasCallStack)
+                       => (a -> Maybe String) -- ^ Invariant (expect 'Nothing')
+                       -> a
+                       -> m (StrictTVar m a)
+newTVarWithInvariantIO  invariant !a =
+        checkInvariant (invariant a) $
+        (\tvar -> mkStrictTVar invariant tvar)
+    <$> Lazy.newTVarIO a
+
+newTVarWithInvariantM :: (MonadSTM m, HasCallStack)
+                      => (a -> Maybe String) -- ^ Invariant (expect 'Nothing')
+                      -> a
+                      -> m (StrictTVar m a)
+newTVarWithInvariantM = newTVarWithInvariantIO
+{-# DEPRECATED newTVarWithInvariantM "Use newTVarWithInvariantIO" #-}
+
+readTVar :: MonadSTM m => StrictTVar m a -> STM m a
+readTVar StrictTVar { tvar } = Lazy.readTVar tvar
+
+readTVarIO :: MonadSTM m => StrictTVar m a -> m a
+readTVarIO StrictTVar { tvar } = Lazy.readTVarIO tvar
+
+writeTVar :: (MonadSTM m, HasCallStack) => StrictTVar m a -> a -> STM m ()
+writeTVar v !a =
+    checkInvariant (getInvariant v a) $
+    Lazy.writeTVar (tvar v) a
+
+modifyTVar :: MonadSTM m => StrictTVar m a -> (a -> a) -> STM m ()
+modifyTVar v f = readTVar v >>= writeTVar v . f
+
+stateTVar :: MonadSTM m => StrictTVar m s -> (s -> (a, s)) -> STM m a
+stateTVar v f = do
+    a <- readTVar v
+    let (b, a') = f a
+    writeTVar v a'
+    return b
+
+swapTVar :: MonadSTM m => StrictTVar m a -> a -> STM m a
+swapTVar v a' = do
+    a <- readTVar v
+    writeTVar v a'
+    return a
+
+
+updateTVar :: MonadSTM m => StrictTVar m s -> (s -> (a, s)) -> STM m a
+updateTVar = stateTVar
+{-# DEPRECATED updateTVar "Use stateTVar" #-}
+
+
+{-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  Dealing with invariants
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
+
+getInvariant :: StrictTVar m a -> a -> Maybe String
+mkStrictTVar :: (a -> Maybe String) -> Lazy.TVar m a -> StrictTVar m a
+
+-- | Check invariant (if enabled) before continuing
+--
+-- @checkInvariant mErr x@ is equal to @x@ if @mErr == Nothing@, and throws
+-- an error @err@ if @mErr == Just err@.
+--
+-- This is exported so that other code that wants to conditionally check
+-- invariants can reuse the same logic, rather than having to introduce new
+-- per-package flags.
+checkInvariant :: HasCallStack => Maybe String -> a -> a
+
+#if CHECK_TVAR_INVARIANT
+getInvariant StrictTVar {invariant} = invariant
+mkStrictTVar invariant  tvar = StrictTVar {invariant, tvar}
+
+checkInvariant Nothing    k = k
+checkInvariant (Just err) _ = error $ "Invariant violation: " ++ err
+#else
+getInvariant _               = \_ -> Nothing
+mkStrictTVar _invariant tvar = StrictTVar {tvar}
+
+checkInvariant _err       k  = k
+#endif
diff --git a/strict-stm.cabal b/strict-stm.cabal
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/strict-stm.cabal
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+cabal-version:       3.0
+name:                strict-stm
+version:             1.0.0.0
+synopsis:            Strict STM interface polymorphic over stm implementation.
+description:
+  Strict STM interface provided on top of
+  [io-classes](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/io-classes) and thus
+  compatible with [stm](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/stm)
+  & [io-sim](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/io-sim).
+license:             Apache-2.0
+license-files:
+  LICENSE
+  NOTICE
+copyright:           2019-2023 Input Output Global Inc (IOG)
+author:              Alexander Vieth, Duncan Coutts, Marcin Szamotulski, Thomas Winant
+maintainer:          Duncan Coutts dunca@well-typed.com, Marcin Szamotulski coot@coot.me
+category:            Control
+build-type:          Simple
+extra-source-files:  CHANGELOG.md
+                     README.md
+tested-with:         GHC == { 8.10, 9.2, 9.4 }
+
+source-repository head
+  type:     git
+  location: https://github.com/input-output-hk/io-sim
+  subdir:   strict-stm
+
+flag checktvarinvariant
+  Description: Enable runtime invariant checks on StrictT(M)Var
+  Manual: True
+  Default: False
+
+flag asserts
+  description: Enable assertions
+  manual:      False
+  default:     False
+
+library
+  hs-source-dirs:      src
+
+  exposed-modules:     Control.Concurrent.Class.MonadSTM.Strict
+                       Control.Concurrent.Class.MonadSTM.Strict.TArray
+                       Control.Concurrent.Class.MonadSTM.Strict.TBQueue
+                       Control.Concurrent.Class.MonadSTM.Strict.TChan
+                       Control.Concurrent.Class.MonadSTM.Strict.TMVar
+                       Control.Concurrent.Class.MonadSTM.Strict.TQueue
+                       Control.Concurrent.Class.MonadSTM.Strict.TVar
+  reexported-modules:  Control.Concurrent.Class.MonadSTM.TSem as Control.Concurrent.Class.MonadSTM.Strict.TSem
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+  default-extensions:  BangPatterns,
+                       CPP,
+                       ExplicitNamespaces,
+                       FlexibleContexts,
+                       FlexibleInstances,
+                       GADTs,
+                       NamedFieldPuns,
+                       TypeOperators
+  build-depends:       base        >= 4.9 && <4.18,
+                       array,
+                       stm         >= 2.5 && <2.6,
+
+                       io-classes  ^>= 1.0
+  ghc-options:         -Wall
+                       -Wno-unticked-promoted-constructors
+                       -Wcompat
+                       -Wincomplete-uni-patterns
+                       -Wincomplete-record-updates
+                       -Wpartial-fields
+                       -Widentities
+
+  if flag(asserts)
+    ghc-options: -fno-ignore-asserts
+
+  if flag(checktvarinvariant)
+    cpp-options: -DCHECK_TVAR_INVARIAN
