VOL-2408 - Refactor / Use voltha-lib-go Logging

Change-Id: I6e7d9eaba49c104cd50bb5692a2ff9733014fac4
diff --git a/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/.codecov.yml b/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/.codecov.yml
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+coverage:
+  range: 80..100
+  round: down
+  precision: 2
+
+  status:
+    project:                   # measuring the overall project coverage
+      default:                 # context, you can create multiple ones with custom titles
+        enabled: yes           # must be yes|true to enable this status
+        target: 100            # specify the target coverage for each commit status
+                               #   option: "auto" (must increase from parent commit or pull request base)
+                               #   option: "X%" a static target percentage to hit
+        if_not_found: success  # if parent is not found report status as success, error, or failure
+        if_ci_failed: error    # if ci fails report status as success, error, or failure
+
diff --git a/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/.gitignore b/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/.gitignore
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+.DS_Store
+/vendor
+/cover
+cover.out
+lint.log
+
+# Binaries
+*.test
+
+# Profiling output
+*.prof
diff --git a/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/.travis.yml b/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/.travis.yml
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+++ b/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/.travis.yml
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+sudo: false
+language: go
+go_import_path: go.uber.org/atomic
+
+go:
+  - 1.11.x
+  - 1.12.x
+
+matrix:
+  include:
+  - go: 1.12.x
+    env: NO_TEST=yes LINT=yes
+
+cache:
+  directories:
+    - vendor
+
+install:
+  - make install_ci
+
+script:
+  - test -n "$NO_TEST" || make test_ci
+  - test -n "$NO_TEST" || scripts/test-ubergo.sh
+  - test -z "$LINT" || make install_lint lint
+
+after_success:
+  - bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash)
diff --git a/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/LICENSE.txt b/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/LICENSE.txt
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+++ b/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/LICENSE.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Copyright (c) 2016 Uber Technologies, Inc.
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/Makefile b/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/Makefile
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+++ b/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/Makefile
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+# Many Go tools take file globs or directories as arguments instead of packages.
+PACKAGE_FILES ?= *.go
+
+# For pre go1.6
+export GO15VENDOREXPERIMENT=1
+
+
+.PHONY: build
+build:
+	go build -i ./...
+
+
+.PHONY: install
+install:
+	glide --version || go get github.com/Masterminds/glide
+	glide install
+
+
+.PHONY: test
+test:
+	go test -cover -race ./...
+
+
+.PHONY: install_ci
+install_ci: install
+	go get github.com/wadey/gocovmerge
+	go get github.com/mattn/goveralls
+	go get golang.org/x/tools/cmd/cover
+
+.PHONY: install_lint
+install_lint:
+	go get golang.org/x/lint/golint
+
+
+.PHONY: lint
+lint:
+	@rm -rf lint.log
+	@echo "Checking formatting..."
+	@gofmt -d -s $(PACKAGE_FILES) 2>&1 | tee lint.log
+	@echo "Checking vet..."
+	@go vet ./... 2>&1 | tee -a lint.log;)
+	@echo "Checking lint..."
+	@golint $$(go list ./...) 2>&1 | tee -a lint.log
+	@echo "Checking for unresolved FIXMEs..."
+	@git grep -i fixme | grep -v -e vendor -e Makefile | tee -a lint.log
+	@[ ! -s lint.log ]
+
+
+.PHONY: test_ci
+test_ci: install_ci build
+	./scripts/cover.sh $(shell go list $(PACKAGES))
diff --git a/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/README.md b/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/README.md
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+# atomic [![GoDoc][doc-img]][doc] [![Build Status][ci-img]][ci] [![Coverage Status][cov-img]][cov] [![Go Report Card][reportcard-img]][reportcard]
+
+Simple wrappers for primitive types to enforce atomic access.
+
+## Installation
+`go get -u go.uber.org/atomic`
+
+## Usage
+The standard library's `sync/atomic` is powerful, but it's easy to forget which
+variables must be accessed atomically. `go.uber.org/atomic` preserves all the
+functionality of the standard library, but wraps the primitive types to
+provide a safer, more convenient API.
+
+```go
+var atom atomic.Uint32
+atom.Store(42)
+atom.Sub(2)
+atom.CAS(40, 11)
+```
+
+See the [documentation][doc] for a complete API specification.
+
+## Development Status
+Stable.
+
+___
+Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE.txt).
+
+[doc-img]: https://godoc.org/github.com/uber-go/atomic?status.svg
+[doc]: https://godoc.org/go.uber.org/atomic
+[ci-img]: https://travis-ci.com/uber-go/atomic.svg?branch=master
+[ci]: https://travis-ci.com/uber-go/atomic
+[cov-img]: https://codecov.io/gh/uber-go/atomic/branch/master/graph/badge.svg
+[cov]: https://codecov.io/gh/uber-go/atomic
+[reportcard-img]: https://goreportcard.com/badge/go.uber.org/atomic
+[reportcard]: https://goreportcard.com/report/go.uber.org/atomic
diff --git a/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/atomic.go b/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/atomic.go
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+++ b/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/atomic.go
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+// Copyright (c) 2016 Uber Technologies, Inc.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+// THE SOFTWARE.
+
+// Package atomic provides simple wrappers around numerics to enforce atomic
+// access.
+package atomic
+
+import (
+	"math"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Int32 is an atomic wrapper around an int32.
+type Int32 struct{ v int32 }
+
+// NewInt32 creates an Int32.
+func NewInt32(i int32) *Int32 {
+	return &Int32{i}
+}
+
+// Load atomically loads the wrapped value.
+func (i *Int32) Load() int32 {
+	return atomic.LoadInt32(&i.v)
+}
+
+// Add atomically adds to the wrapped int32 and returns the new value.
+func (i *Int32) Add(n int32) int32 {
+	return atomic.AddInt32(&i.v, n)
+}
+
+// Sub atomically subtracts from the wrapped int32 and returns the new value.
+func (i *Int32) Sub(n int32) int32 {
+	return atomic.AddInt32(&i.v, -n)
+}
+
+// Inc atomically increments the wrapped int32 and returns the new value.
+func (i *Int32) Inc() int32 {
+	return i.Add(1)
+}
+
+// Dec atomically decrements the wrapped int32 and returns the new value.
+func (i *Int32) Dec() int32 {
+	return i.Sub(1)
+}
+
+// CAS is an atomic compare-and-swap.
+func (i *Int32) CAS(old, new int32) bool {
+	return atomic.CompareAndSwapInt32(&i.v, old, new)
+}
+
+// Store atomically stores the passed value.
+func (i *Int32) Store(n int32) {
+	atomic.StoreInt32(&i.v, n)
+}
+
+// Swap atomically swaps the wrapped int32 and returns the old value.
+func (i *Int32) Swap(n int32) int32 {
+	return atomic.SwapInt32(&i.v, n)
+}
+
+// Int64 is an atomic wrapper around an int64.
+type Int64 struct{ v int64 }
+
+// NewInt64 creates an Int64.
+func NewInt64(i int64) *Int64 {
+	return &Int64{i}
+}
+
+// Load atomically loads the wrapped value.
+func (i *Int64) Load() int64 {
+	return atomic.LoadInt64(&i.v)
+}
+
+// Add atomically adds to the wrapped int64 and returns the new value.
+func (i *Int64) Add(n int64) int64 {
+	return atomic.AddInt64(&i.v, n)
+}
+
+// Sub atomically subtracts from the wrapped int64 and returns the new value.
+func (i *Int64) Sub(n int64) int64 {
+	return atomic.AddInt64(&i.v, -n)
+}
+
+// Inc atomically increments the wrapped int64 and returns the new value.
+func (i *Int64) Inc() int64 {
+	return i.Add(1)
+}
+
+// Dec atomically decrements the wrapped int64 and returns the new value.
+func (i *Int64) Dec() int64 {
+	return i.Sub(1)
+}
+
+// CAS is an atomic compare-and-swap.
+func (i *Int64) CAS(old, new int64) bool {
+	return atomic.CompareAndSwapInt64(&i.v, old, new)
+}
+
+// Store atomically stores the passed value.
+func (i *Int64) Store(n int64) {
+	atomic.StoreInt64(&i.v, n)
+}
+
+// Swap atomically swaps the wrapped int64 and returns the old value.
+func (i *Int64) Swap(n int64) int64 {
+	return atomic.SwapInt64(&i.v, n)
+}
+
+// Uint32 is an atomic wrapper around an uint32.
+type Uint32 struct{ v uint32 }
+
+// NewUint32 creates a Uint32.
+func NewUint32(i uint32) *Uint32 {
+	return &Uint32{i}
+}
+
+// Load atomically loads the wrapped value.
+func (i *Uint32) Load() uint32 {
+	return atomic.LoadUint32(&i.v)
+}
+
+// Add atomically adds to the wrapped uint32 and returns the new value.
+func (i *Uint32) Add(n uint32) uint32 {
+	return atomic.AddUint32(&i.v, n)
+}
+
+// Sub atomically subtracts from the wrapped uint32 and returns the new value.
+func (i *Uint32) Sub(n uint32) uint32 {
+	return atomic.AddUint32(&i.v, ^(n - 1))
+}
+
+// Inc atomically increments the wrapped uint32 and returns the new value.
+func (i *Uint32) Inc() uint32 {
+	return i.Add(1)
+}
+
+// Dec atomically decrements the wrapped int32 and returns the new value.
+func (i *Uint32) Dec() uint32 {
+	return i.Sub(1)
+}
+
+// CAS is an atomic compare-and-swap.
+func (i *Uint32) CAS(old, new uint32) bool {
+	return atomic.CompareAndSwapUint32(&i.v, old, new)
+}
+
+// Store atomically stores the passed value.
+func (i *Uint32) Store(n uint32) {
+	atomic.StoreUint32(&i.v, n)
+}
+
+// Swap atomically swaps the wrapped uint32 and returns the old value.
+func (i *Uint32) Swap(n uint32) uint32 {
+	return atomic.SwapUint32(&i.v, n)
+}
+
+// Uint64 is an atomic wrapper around a uint64.
+type Uint64 struct{ v uint64 }
+
+// NewUint64 creates a Uint64.
+func NewUint64(i uint64) *Uint64 {
+	return &Uint64{i}
+}
+
+// Load atomically loads the wrapped value.
+func (i *Uint64) Load() uint64 {
+	return atomic.LoadUint64(&i.v)
+}
+
+// Add atomically adds to the wrapped uint64 and returns the new value.
+func (i *Uint64) Add(n uint64) uint64 {
+	return atomic.AddUint64(&i.v, n)
+}
+
+// Sub atomically subtracts from the wrapped uint64 and returns the new value.
+func (i *Uint64) Sub(n uint64) uint64 {
+	return atomic.AddUint64(&i.v, ^(n - 1))
+}
+
+// Inc atomically increments the wrapped uint64 and returns the new value.
+func (i *Uint64) Inc() uint64 {
+	return i.Add(1)
+}
+
+// Dec atomically decrements the wrapped uint64 and returns the new value.
+func (i *Uint64) Dec() uint64 {
+	return i.Sub(1)
+}
+
+// CAS is an atomic compare-and-swap.
+func (i *Uint64) CAS(old, new uint64) bool {
+	return atomic.CompareAndSwapUint64(&i.v, old, new)
+}
+
+// Store atomically stores the passed value.
+func (i *Uint64) Store(n uint64) {
+	atomic.StoreUint64(&i.v, n)
+}
+
+// Swap atomically swaps the wrapped uint64 and returns the old value.
+func (i *Uint64) Swap(n uint64) uint64 {
+	return atomic.SwapUint64(&i.v, n)
+}
+
+// Bool is an atomic Boolean.
+type Bool struct{ v uint32 }
+
+// NewBool creates a Bool.
+func NewBool(initial bool) *Bool {
+	return &Bool{boolToInt(initial)}
+}
+
+// Load atomically loads the Boolean.
+func (b *Bool) Load() bool {
+	return truthy(atomic.LoadUint32(&b.v))
+}
+
+// CAS is an atomic compare-and-swap.
+func (b *Bool) CAS(old, new bool) bool {
+	return atomic.CompareAndSwapUint32(&b.v, boolToInt(old), boolToInt(new))
+}
+
+// Store atomically stores the passed value.
+func (b *Bool) Store(new bool) {
+	atomic.StoreUint32(&b.v, boolToInt(new))
+}
+
+// Swap sets the given value and returns the previous value.
+func (b *Bool) Swap(new bool) bool {
+	return truthy(atomic.SwapUint32(&b.v, boolToInt(new)))
+}
+
+// Toggle atomically negates the Boolean and returns the previous value.
+func (b *Bool) Toggle() bool {
+	return truthy(atomic.AddUint32(&b.v, 1) - 1)
+}
+
+func truthy(n uint32) bool {
+	return n&1 == 1
+}
+
+func boolToInt(b bool) uint32 {
+	if b {
+		return 1
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+// Float64 is an atomic wrapper around float64.
+type Float64 struct {
+	v uint64
+}
+
+// NewFloat64 creates a Float64.
+func NewFloat64(f float64) *Float64 {
+	return &Float64{math.Float64bits(f)}
+}
+
+// Load atomically loads the wrapped value.
+func (f *Float64) Load() float64 {
+	return math.Float64frombits(atomic.LoadUint64(&f.v))
+}
+
+// Store atomically stores the passed value.
+func (f *Float64) Store(s float64) {
+	atomic.StoreUint64(&f.v, math.Float64bits(s))
+}
+
+// Add atomically adds to the wrapped float64 and returns the new value.
+func (f *Float64) Add(s float64) float64 {
+	for {
+		old := f.Load()
+		new := old + s
+		if f.CAS(old, new) {
+			return new
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Sub atomically subtracts from the wrapped float64 and returns the new value.
+func (f *Float64) Sub(s float64) float64 {
+	return f.Add(-s)
+}
+
+// CAS is an atomic compare-and-swap.
+func (f *Float64) CAS(old, new float64) bool {
+	return atomic.CompareAndSwapUint64(&f.v, math.Float64bits(old), math.Float64bits(new))
+}
+
+// Duration is an atomic wrapper around time.Duration
+// https://godoc.org/time#Duration
+type Duration struct {
+	v Int64
+}
+
+// NewDuration creates a Duration.
+func NewDuration(d time.Duration) *Duration {
+	return &Duration{v: *NewInt64(int64(d))}
+}
+
+// Load atomically loads the wrapped value.
+func (d *Duration) Load() time.Duration {
+	return time.Duration(d.v.Load())
+}
+
+// Store atomically stores the passed value.
+func (d *Duration) Store(n time.Duration) {
+	d.v.Store(int64(n))
+}
+
+// Add atomically adds to the wrapped time.Duration and returns the new value.
+func (d *Duration) Add(n time.Duration) time.Duration {
+	return time.Duration(d.v.Add(int64(n)))
+}
+
+// Sub atomically subtracts from the wrapped time.Duration and returns the new value.
+func (d *Duration) Sub(n time.Duration) time.Duration {
+	return time.Duration(d.v.Sub(int64(n)))
+}
+
+// Swap atomically swaps the wrapped time.Duration and returns the old value.
+func (d *Duration) Swap(n time.Duration) time.Duration {
+	return time.Duration(d.v.Swap(int64(n)))
+}
+
+// CAS is an atomic compare-and-swap.
+func (d *Duration) CAS(old, new time.Duration) bool {
+	return d.v.CAS(int64(old), int64(new))
+}
+
+// Value shadows the type of the same name from sync/atomic
+// https://godoc.org/sync/atomic#Value
+type Value struct{ atomic.Value }
diff --git a/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/error.go b/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/error.go
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/error.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2016 Uber Technologies, Inc.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+// THE SOFTWARE.
+
+package atomic
+
+// Error is an atomic type-safe wrapper around Value for errors
+type Error struct{ v Value }
+
+// errorHolder is non-nil holder for error object.
+// atomic.Value panics on saving nil object, so err object needs to be
+// wrapped with valid object first.
+type errorHolder struct{ err error }
+
+// NewError creates new atomic error object
+func NewError(err error) *Error {
+	e := &Error{}
+	if err != nil {
+		e.Store(err)
+	}
+	return e
+}
+
+// Load atomically loads the wrapped error
+func (e *Error) Load() error {
+	v := e.v.Load()
+	if v == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	eh := v.(errorHolder)
+	return eh.err
+}
+
+// Store atomically stores error.
+// NOTE: a holder object is allocated on each Store call.
+func (e *Error) Store(err error) {
+	e.v.Store(errorHolder{err: err})
+}
diff --git a/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/glide.lock b/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/glide.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c72c59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/glide.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+hash: f14d51408e3e0e4f73b34e4039484c78059cd7fc5f4996fdd73db20dc8d24f53
+updated: 2016-10-27T00:10:51.16960137-07:00
+imports: []
+testImports:
+- name: github.com/davecgh/go-spew
+  version: 5215b55f46b2b919f50a1df0eaa5886afe4e3b3d
+  subpackages:
+  - spew
+- name: github.com/pmezard/go-difflib
+  version: d8ed2627bdf02c080bf22230dbb337003b7aba2d
+  subpackages:
+  - difflib
+- name: github.com/stretchr/testify
+  version: d77da356e56a7428ad25149ca77381849a6a5232
+  subpackages:
+  - assert
+  - require
diff --git a/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/glide.yaml b/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/glide.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cf608e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/glide.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package: go.uber.org/atomic
+testImport:
+- package: github.com/stretchr/testify
+  subpackages:
+  - assert
+  - require
diff --git a/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/string.go b/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/string.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ede8136
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/go.uber.org/atomic/string.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2016 Uber Technologies, Inc.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+// THE SOFTWARE.
+
+package atomic
+
+// String is an atomic type-safe wrapper around Value for strings.
+type String struct{ v Value }
+
+// NewString creates a String.
+func NewString(str string) *String {
+	s := &String{}
+	if str != "" {
+		s.Store(str)
+	}
+	return s
+}
+
+// Load atomically loads the wrapped string.
+func (s *String) Load() string {
+	v := s.v.Load()
+	if v == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return v.(string)
+}
+
+// Store atomically stores the passed string.
+// Note: Converting the string to an interface{} to store in the Value
+// requires an allocation.
+func (s *String) Store(str string) {
+	s.v.Store(str)
+}