# HG changeset patch
# User drewp@bigasterisk.com
# Date 2023-05-23 23:26:32
# Node ID 165fc8ed28ab2d64937e8ac0c0ef47283c6d23e9
# Parent  436a1fdbfe4a41f55ee90647f96a97bb76534838

clearly this approach is wrong

diff --git a/light9/typedgraph.py b/light9/typedgraph.py
--- a/light9/typedgraph.py
+++ b/light9/typedgraph.py
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ def typedValue(objType: Type[_ObjType], 
     try:
         if ConvFrom == URIRef and _typeIncludes(ConvTo, URIRef):
             conv = obj
+        elif ConvFrom == URIRef and issubclass(URIRef, ConvTo) and not issubclass(str, ConvTo):  # rewrite please
+            conv = obj
         elif ConvFrom == BNode and issubclass(BNode, ConvTo):
             conv = obj
         elif ConvFrom == Literal:
diff --git a/light9/typedgraph_test.py b/light9/typedgraph_test.py
--- a/light9/typedgraph_test.py
+++ b/light9/typedgraph_test.py
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ class TestTypedValueReturnsBasicTypes:
     def test_getsUri(self):
         assert typedValue(URIRef, g, subj, L9['uri']) == L9['c']
 
+    def test_getsAsNode(self):
+        assert typedValue(Node, g, subj, L9['uri']) == L9['c']
+
     def test_getsBNode(self):
         # this is unusual usage since users ought to always be able to replace BNode with URIRef
         assert typedValue(BNode, g, subj, L9['bnode']) == g.value(subj,  L9['bnode'])