diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a0fa67e..0203532 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -198,16 +198,38 @@ pub struct Newt {
 	ast: Ast,
 }
 impl Newt {
-	fn build(tmpl: &str) -> Self {
+	pub fn build(tmpl: &str) -> Self {
 		let ast = parse(tmpl);
 		Self { ast }
 	}
 
-	fn execute(&self, value: &dyn Value) -> String {
+	pub fn execute(&self, value: &dyn Value) -> String {
 		execute(&self.ast, value)
 	}
 }
 
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! values_list_map {
+	($($key:literal: $val:expr),* $(,)?) => {{
+		&[
+			$(
+				($key, $val as &dyn Value)
+			)*,
+		]
+	}}
+}
+
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! values {
+	($($val:expr),* $(,)?) => {{
+		&[
+			$(
+				&$val as &dyn Value,
+			)*
+		]
+	}}
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
 	use crate::{Newt, Value};
@@ -225,7 +247,9 @@ mod test {
 	fn print_lookup() {
 		go(
 			"Hello, {.name}!",
-			&[("name", &"Ted" as &dyn Value)],
+			values_list_map! {
+				"name": &"Ted",
+			},
 			"Hello, Ted!",
 		);
 	}
@@ -234,7 +258,7 @@ mod test {
 	fn print_for() {
 		go(
 			"{for .}{.}, {/for}",
-			&[&"Bob" as &dyn Value, &"Larry"],
+			values!["Bob", "Larry"],
 			"Bob, Larry, ",
 		);
 	}
@@ -243,15 +267,11 @@ mod test {
 	fn print_for_nested() {
 		go(
 			"{for .items}{for .names}{.}, {/for}{/for}",
-			&[(
-				"items",
-				&[
-					&[(
-						"names",
-						&[&"Bob" as &dyn Value, &"Larry"] as &dyn Value,
-					)] as &dyn Value,
-				] as &dyn Value,
-			)],
+			values_list_map! {
+				"items": values![values_list_map! {
+					"names": values!["Bob", "Larry"],
+				}]
+			},
 			"Bob, Larry, ",
 		)
 	}