diff --git a/src/context.zig b/src/context.zig
index 8b5dd92..63da514 100644
--- a/src/context.zig
+++ b/src/context.zig
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ pub const Context = struct {
 
         return current;
     }
+    pub fn getOr(self: *Context, path: []const u8, default: anytype) ?Value {
+        return self.get(path) orelse try self.toValue(default);
+    }
 
     // pub fn get(self: *const Context, comptime T: type, key: []const u8) !T {
     //     // const opt_value = self.map.get(key) orelse return error.KeyNotFound;