2 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/odcsim-core/src/main/kotlin/com/atlarge/odcsim/ActorContext.kt b/odcsim-core/src/main/kotlin/com/atlarge/odcsim/ActorContext.kt
index f8128490..dc6ca7ec 100644
--- a/odcsim-core/src/main/kotlin/com/atlarge/odcsim/ActorContext.kt
+++ b/odcsim-core/src/main/kotlin/com/atlarge/odcsim/ActorContext.kt
@@ -165,3 +165,11 @@ interface ActorContext<T : Any> {
      */
     fun isSync(target: ActorRef<*>): Boolean
 }
+
+/**
+ * Unsafe helper method for widening the type accepted by this [ActorContext].
+ */
+fun <U : Any, T : U> ActorContext<T>.unsafeCast(): ActorContext<U> {
+    @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+    return this as ActorContext<U>
+}
diff --git a/odcsim-core/src/main/kotlin/com/atlarge/odcsim/ActorRef.kt b/odcsim-core/src/main/kotlin/com/atlarge/odcsim/ActorRef.kt
index 251d0669..45fc756e 100644
--- a/odcsim-core/src/main/kotlin/com/atlarge/odcsim/ActorRef.kt
+++ b/odcsim-core/src/main/kotlin/com/atlarge/odcsim/ActorRef.kt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ interface ActorRef<in T : Any> : Comparable<ActorRef<*>>, Serializable {
 /**
  * Unsafe helper method for widening the type accepted by this [ActorRef].
  */
-fun <U : Any, T : U> ActorRef<T>.unsafeUpcast(): ActorRef<U> {
+fun <U : Any, T : U> ActorRef<T>.unsafeCast(): ActorRef<U> {
     @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
     return this as ActorRef<U>
 }