diff --git a/include/vtype.h b/include/vtype.h
index d807f6d..465e988 100644
--- a/include/vtype.h
+++ b/include/vtype.h
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ typedef enum libcdsb_value_types {
 
 /*#####################################################################################################################*/
 
+struct libcdsb_variable {
+    void* pointer;
+    vtype    type;
+};
+
 struct libcdsb_string { char* buffer; };
 struct libcdsb_array  { void* mem; size_t size; vtype type; };
 
@@ -66,17 +71,20 @@ typedef long double   vtype_ldouble;
 
 typedef size_t vtype_hash;
 
-typedef struct libcdsb_array   vtype_array;
-typedef struct libcdsb_map       vtype_map;
-typedef struct libcdsb_set       vtype_set;
-typedef struct libcdsb_list     vtype_list;
-typedef struct libcdsb_dict     vtype_dict;
-typedef struct libcdsb_string vtype_string;
+typedef struct libcdsb_array       vtype_array;
+typedef struct libcdsb_map           vtype_map;
+typedef struct libcdsb_set           vtype_set;
+typedef struct libcdsb_list         vtype_list;
+typedef struct libcdsb_dict         vtype_dict;
+typedef struct libcdsb_string     vtype_string;
+typedef struct libcdsb_variable vtype_variable;
 
 
 extern const char* libcdsb_vtype_name     (vtype t)                    Warn_unused_result__;
 extern const char* libcdsb_vtype_stringify(const void* value, vtype t) Warn_unused_result__;
 
+inline vtype_variable libcdsb_variable_build(void* value, vtype t) Always_inline__;
+
 /*#####################################################################################################################*/
 
 extern size_t string_size  (const vtype_string* x)                 Pure__ Warn_unused_result__ Nonnull__(1);
@@ -161,4 +169,13 @@ inline void string_copy_init(vtype_string* x, const vtype_string* s) {
     x->buffer = libcdsb_strdup(s->buffer);
 }
 
+inline vtype_variable libcdsb_variable_build(void* value, vtype t) {
+    vtype_variable var;
+
+    var.pointer = value;
+    var.type    = t;
+
+    return var;
+}
+
 #endif /* LIBCDSB_VTYPE_H */