diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala-2/com/eed3si9n/expecty/Recorder.scala b/shared/src/main/scala-2/com/eed3si9n/expecty/Recorder.scala
index db7826d..5e2babc 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala-2/com/eed3si9n/expecty/Recorder.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala-2/com/eed3si9n/expecty/Recorder.scala
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ package com.eed3si9n.expecty
 
 import language.experimental.macros
 
-abstract class Recorder {
-  def listener: RecorderListener[Boolean]
-  def apply(recording: Boolean): Unit = macro RecorderMacro1.apply
-  def apply(recording: Boolean, message: => String): Unit = macro RecorderMacro.apply
+abstract class Recorder[R, A] {
+  def listener: RecorderListener[R, A]
+  def apply(recording: R): A = macro RecorderMacro1.apply[R, A]
+  def apply(recording: R, message: => String): A = macro RecorderMacro.apply[R, A]
 }
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala-2/com/eed3si9n/expecty/RecorderMacro.scala b/shared/src/main/scala-2/com/eed3si9n/expecty/RecorderMacro.scala
index 8a5aac7..85811e0 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala-2/com/eed3si9n/expecty/RecorderMacro.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala-2/com/eed3si9n/expecty/RecorderMacro.scala
@@ -19,23 +19,23 @@ import scala.util.Properties
 class RecorderMacro[C <: Context](val context: C) {
   import context.universe._
 
-  def apply(recording: context.Tree, message: context.Tree): Expr[Unit] = {
-    context.Expr(Block(declareRuntime ::
+  def apply[R: context.WeakTypeTag, A: context.WeakTypeTag](recording: context.Tree, message: context.Tree): Expr[A] = {
+    context.Expr(Block(declareRuntime[R, A] ::
       recordMessage(message) ::
       recordExpressions(recording),
       completeRecording))
   }
 
-  private[this] def declareRuntime: Tree = {
-    val runtimeClass = context.mirror.staticClass(classOf[RecorderRuntime].getName)
+  private[this] def declareRuntime[R: context.WeakTypeTag, A : context.WeakTypeTag] : Tree = {
+    val runtimeClass = context.mirror.staticClass(classOf[RecorderRuntime[_, _]].getName())
     ValDef(
       Modifiers(),
       termName(context)("$com_eed3si9n_expecty_recorderRuntime"),
-      TypeTree(runtimeClass.toType),
+      TypeTree(weakTypeOf[RecorderRuntime[R, A]]),
       Apply(
         Select(
           New(Ident(runtimeClass)),
-          termName(context)("<init>")),
+          termNames.CONSTRUCTOR),
         List(
           Select(
             context.prefix.tree,
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class RecorderMacro[C <: Context](val context: C) {
         termName(context)("completeRecording")),
       List())
 
+
   private[this] def resetValues: Tree =
     Apply(
       Select(
@@ -142,13 +143,13 @@ Instrumented AST: ${showRaw(instrumented)}")
 }
 
 object RecorderMacro1 {
-  def apply(context: Context)(recording: context.Tree): context.Expr[Unit] = {
-    new RecorderMacro[context.type](context).apply(recording, context.literal("").tree)
+  def apply[R: context.WeakTypeTag, A: context.WeakTypeTag](context: Context)(recording: context.Tree): context.Expr[A] = {
+    new RecorderMacro[context.type](context).apply[R, A](recording, context.literal("").tree)
   }
 }
 
 object RecorderMacro {
-  def apply(context: Context)(recording: context.Tree, message: context.Tree): context.Expr[Unit] = {
-    new RecorderMacro[context.type](context).apply(recording, message)
+  def apply[R: context.WeakTypeTag, A : context.WeakTypeTag](context: Context)(recording: context.Tree, message: context.Tree): context.Expr[A] = {
+    new RecorderMacro[context.type](context).apply[R, A](recording, message)
   }
 }
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala-3/com/eed3si9n/expecty/Recorder.scala b/shared/src/main/scala-3/com/eed3si9n/expecty/Recorder.scala
index 9143718..173ac28 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala-3/com/eed3si9n/expecty/Recorder.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala-3/com/eed3si9n/expecty/Recorder.scala
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ package com.eed3si9n.expecty
 
 import language.experimental.macros
 
-abstract class Recorder {
-  def listener: RecorderListener[Boolean]
-  inline def apply(recording: Boolean): Unit =
+abstract class Recorder[R, A] {
+  def listener: RecorderListener[R, A]
+  inline def apply(recording: R): A =
     ${ RecorderMacro.apply('recording, 'listener) }
-  inline def apply(recording: Boolean, message: => String): Unit =
+  inline def apply(recording: R, message: => String): A =
     ${ RecorderMacro.apply('recording, 'message, 'listener) }
 }
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala-3/com/eed3si9n/expecty/RecorderMacro.scala b/shared/src/main/scala-3/com/eed3si9n/expecty/RecorderMacro.scala
index 870bc96..ce3d183 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala-3/com/eed3si9n/expecty/RecorderMacro.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala-3/com/eed3si9n/expecty/RecorderMacro.scala
@@ -19,16 +19,16 @@ import scala.tasty._
 object RecorderMacro {
   implicit val toolbox: scala.quoted.Toolbox = scala.quoted.Toolbox.make(getClass.getClassLoader)
 
-  def apply(
-      recording: Expr[Boolean],
-      listener: Expr[RecorderListener[Boolean]]) given (qctx: QuoteContext): Expr[Unit] = {
+  def apply[R: Type, A: Type](
+      recording: Expr[R],
+      listener: Expr[RecorderListener[R, A]]) given (qctx: QuoteContext): Expr[A] = {
     apply(recording, '{""}, listener)
   }
 
-  def apply(
-      recording: Expr[Boolean],
+  def apply[R: Type, A: Type](
+      recording: Expr[R],
       message: Expr[String],
-      listener: Expr[RecorderListener[Boolean]]) given (qctx: QuoteContext): Expr[Unit] = {
+      listener: Expr[RecorderListener[R, A]]) given (qctx: QuoteContext): Expr[A] = {
     import qctx.tasty._
     val termArg: Term = recording.unseal.underlyingArgument
 
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ object RecorderMacro {
     }
 
     '{
-      val recorderRuntime: RecorderRuntime = new RecorderRuntime($listener)
+      val recorderRuntime: RecorderRuntime[R, A] = new RecorderRuntime($listener)
       recorderRuntime.recordMessage($message)
       ${
-        val runtimeSym = '[RecorderRuntime].unseal.symbol match {
+        val runtimeSym = '[RecorderRuntime[_, _]].unseal.symbol match {
           case IsClassDefSymbol(sym) => sym
         }
         val recordExpressionSel: Term = {
@@ -151,9 +151,8 @@ object RecorderMacro {
         Block(
           recordExpressions(termArg),
           '{ recorderRuntime.completeRecording() }.unseal
-        ).seal
+        ).seal.cast[A]
       }
-      ()
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/com/eed3si9n/expecty/Expecty.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/com/eed3si9n/expecty/Expecty.scala
index 5cbc589..1536ae5 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/com/eed3si9n/expecty/Expecty.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/com/eed3si9n/expecty/Expecty.scala
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@
 
 package com.eed3si9n.expecty
 
-class Expecty extends Recorder {
+class Expecty extends Recorder[Boolean, Unit] {
   val failEarly: Boolean = true
   val showTypes: Boolean = false
   // val printAsts: Boolean = false
   // val printExprs: Boolean = false
 
-  class ExpectyListener extends RecorderListener[Boolean] {
+  class ExpectyListener extends RecorderListener[Boolean, Unit] {
     override def expressionRecorded(
         recordedExpr: RecordedExpression[Boolean], recordedMessage: Function0[String]): Unit = {
       lazy val rendering: String = new ExpressionRenderer(showTypes).render(recordedExpr)
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ class Expecty extends Recorder {
         throw new AssertionError(header + "\n\n" + rendering)
       }
     }
+
+    override def recordingCompleted(
+        recording: Recording[Boolean], recordedMessage: Function0[String]) = {}
   }
 
   override lazy val listener = new ExpectyListener
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/com/eed3si9n/expecty/RecorderListener.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/com/eed3si9n/expecty/RecorderListener.scala
index 81c2635..05f3076 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/com/eed3si9n/expecty/RecorderListener.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/com/eed3si9n/expecty/RecorderListener.scala
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 */
 package com.eed3si9n.expecty
 
-trait RecorderListener[T] {
+trait RecorderListener[T, A] {
   def valueRecorded(recordedValue: RecordedValue): Unit = {}
   def expressionRecorded(recordedExpr: RecordedExpression[T], recordedMessage: Function0[String]): Unit = {}
-  def recordingCompleted(recording: Recording[T], recordedMessage: Function0[String]): Unit = {}
+  def recordingCompleted(recording: Recording[T], recordedMessage: Function0[String]): A
 }
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/com/eed3si9n/expecty/RecorderRuntime.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/com/eed3si9n/expecty/RecorderRuntime.scala
index c47e160..898ebda 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/com/eed3si9n/expecty/RecorderRuntime.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/com/eed3si9n/expecty/RecorderRuntime.scala
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 package com.eed3si9n.expecty
 
 // one instance per recording
-class RecorderRuntime(listener: RecorderListener[Boolean]) {
+class RecorderRuntime[R, A](listener: RecorderListener[R, A]) {
   protected var recordedValues: List[RecordedValue] = _
-  protected var recordedExprs: List[RecordedExpression[Boolean]] = List.empty
+  protected var recordedExprs: List[RecordedExpression[R]] = List.empty
   protected var recordedMessage: Function0[String] = () => ""
 
   def resetValues(): Unit = {
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ class RecorderRuntime(listener: RecorderListener[Boolean]) {
     recordedMessage = () => message
   }
 
-  def recordExpression(text: String, ast: String, value: Boolean): Unit = {
+  def recordExpression(text: String, ast: String, value: R): Unit = {
     val recordedExpr = RecordedExpression(text, ast, value, recordedValues)
     listener.expressionRecorded(recordedExpr, recordedMessage)
     recordedExprs = recordedExpr :: recordedExprs
   }
 
-  def completeRecording(): Unit = {
+  def completeRecording(): A = {
     val lastRecorded = recordedExprs.head
     val recording = Recording(lastRecorded.value, recordedExprs)
     listener.recordingCompleted(recording, recordedMessage)