diff --git a/api/__init__.py b/api/__init__.py
index 59c1a33..b5a6b78 100644
--- a/api/__init__.py
+++ b/api/__init__.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from .project import copy_project
 
 from .change_set import ChangeSet
 
+from .operation import get_current_operation
 from .operation import execute_undo as undo
 from .operation import execute_redo as redo
 from .operation import have_snapshot, take_snapshot, pick_snapshot
diff --git a/api/operation.py b/api/operation.py
index ac457f3..ef7e081 100644
--- a/api/operation.py
+++ b/api/operation.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def _get_parents(name: str, id: int) -> list[int]:
             ids.append(int(cur.fetchone()['parent']))
     return ids
 
-def _get_current_operation(name: str) -> int:
+def get_current_operation(name: str) -> int:
     with conn[name].cursor(row_factory=dict_row) as cur:
         cur.execute(f"select id from current_operation")
         return int(cur.fetchone()['id'])
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def _update_current_operation(name: str, old_id: int, id: int) -> None:
 
 def _add_redo_undo(name: str, redo: str, undo: str) -> int:
     with conn[name].cursor(row_factory=dict_row) as cur:
-        parent = _get_current_operation(name)
+        parent = get_current_operation(name)
         cur.execute(f"insert into operation (id, redo, undo, parent) values (default, '{redo}', '{undo}', {parent})")
         cur.execute("select max(id) from operation")
         return int(cur.fetchone()['max'])
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ def _execute(name: str, sql: str) -> None:
 
 def add_operation(name: str, redo: str, undo: str) -> None:
     curr = _add_redo_undo(name, redo, undo)
-    old = _get_current_operation(name)
+    old = get_current_operation(name)
     _update_current_operation(name, old, curr)
 
 def execute_undo(name: str, discard: bool = False) -> None:
-    curr = _get_current_operation(name)
+    curr = get_current_operation(name)
 
     # transaction control
     if have_transaction(name):
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def execute_undo(name: str, discard: bool = False) -> None:
         _remove_operation(name, curr)
 
 def execute_redo(name: str) -> None:
-    curr = _get_current_operation(name)
+    curr = get_current_operation(name)
     redoChild = _query_redo_child(name, curr)
     if redoChild == None:
         print("nothing to redo!")
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def take_snapshot(name: str, tag: str) -> None:
         print('Non empty tag is expected!')
         return
 
-    curr = _get_current_operation(name)
+    curr = get_current_operation(name)
 
     with conn[name].cursor() as cur:
         cur.execute(f"insert into snapshot_operation (id, tag) values ({curr}, '{tag}')")
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def pick_snapshot(name: str, tag: str) -> None:
         print('No such snapshot!')
         return
 
-    curr = _get_current_operation(name)
+    curr = get_current_operation(name)
     curr_parents = _get_parents(name, curr)
 
     with conn[name].cursor(row_factory=dict_row) as cur:
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ def start_transaction(name: str, strict: bool = False) -> None:
         print("Only support single transaction now, please commit/abort current transaction!")
         return
 
-    curr = _get_current_operation(name)
+    curr = get_current_operation(name)
 
     with conn[name].cursor() as cur:
         cur.execute(f"insert into transaction_operation (id, strict) values ({curr}, {strict});")
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def abort_transaction(name: str) -> None:
 
     tran = _get_current_transaction_id(name)
 
-    curr = _get_current_operation(name)
+    curr = get_current_operation(name)
     curr_parents = _get_parents(name, curr)
 
     for i in range(curr_parents.index(tran)):
diff --git a/tjnetwork.py b/tjnetwork.py
index 589e812..f031b15 100644
--- a/tjnetwork.py
+++ b/tjnetwork.py
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ def copy_project(source: str, new: str) -> None:
 # operation
 ############################################################
 
+def get_current_operation(name: str) -> int:
+    return api.get_current_operation(name)
+
 def undo(name: str) -> None:
     return api.undo(name)