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+{-# LANGUAGE CPP        #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE RankNTypes #-}
+
+-- | This module is a version of the
+-- <https://hackage.haskell.org/package/async async> package. It
+-- provides a set of operations for running @MonadConc@ operations
+-- asynchronously and waiting for their results.
+--
+-- For example, assuming a suitable @getURL@ function, we can fetch
+-- the contents of two web pages at the same time:
+--
+-- > withAsync (getURL url1) $ \a1 -> do
+-- > withAsync (getURL url2) $ \a2 -> do
+-- > page1 <- wait a1
+-- > page2 <- wait a2
+-- > ...
+--
+-- The 'withAsync' function starts an operation in a separate thread,
+-- and kills it if the inner action finishes before it completes.
+--
+-- There are a few deviations from the regular async package:
+--
+--   * 'asyncBound' and 'withAsyncBound' are missing as @MonadConc@
+--   does not support bound threads.
+--
+--   * The @Alternative@ instance for 'Concurrently' uses @forever
+--   yield@ in the definition of @empty@, rather than @forever
+--   (threadDelay maxBound)@.
+module Control.Concurrent.Classy.Async
+  ( -- * Asynchronous actions
+    Async
+
+  -- * Spawning
+  , async
+  , asyncOn
+  , asyncWithUnmask
+  , asyncOnWithUnmask
+
+  -- * Spawning with automatic 'cancel'ation
+  , withAsync
+  , withAsyncOn
+  , withAsyncWithUnmask
+  , withAsyncOnWithUnmask
+
+  -- * Querying 'Async's
+  , wait, waitSTM
+  , poll, pollSTM
+  , waitCatch, waitCatchSTM
+  , cancel
+  , cancelWith
+  , asyncThreadId
+
+  -- * Waiting for multiple 'Async's
+  , waitAny, waitAnySTM
+  , waitAnyCatch, waitAnyCatchSTM
+  , waitAnyCancel
+  , waitAnyCatchCancel
+  , waitEither, waitEitherSTM
+  , waitEitherCatch, waitEitherCatchSTM
+  , waitEitherCancel
+  , waitEitherCatchCancel
+  , waitEither_, waitEitherSTM_
+  , waitBoth, waitBothSTM
+
+  -- * Linking
+  , link
+  , link2
+
+  -- * Convenient utilities
+  , race
+  , race_
+  , concurrently
+  , mapConcurrently
+  , forConcurrently
+  , Concurrently(..)
+  ) where
+
+import Control.Applicative
+import Control.Concurrent.Classy.STM.TMVar (newEmptyTMVar, putTMVar, readTMVar)
+import Control.Exception (AsyncException(ThreadKilled), BlockedIndefinitelyOnSTM(..), Exception, SomeException)
+import Control.Monad
+import Control.Monad.Catch (finally, try, onException)
+import Control.Monad.Conc.Class
+import Control.Monad.STM.Class
+
+#if !MIN_VERSION_base(4,8,0)
+import Data.Traversable
+#endif
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Asynchronous and Concurrent Actions
+
+-- | An asynchronous action spawned by 'async' or
+-- 'withAsync'. Asynchronous actions are executed in a separate
+-- thread, and operations are provided for waiting for asynchronous
+-- actions to complete and obtaining their results (see e.g. 'wait').
+--
+-- Note that, unlike the \"async\" package, 'Async' here does not have
+-- an 'Ord' instance. This is because 'MonadConc' 'ThreadId's do not
+-- necessarily have one.
+data Async m a = Async
+  { asyncThreadId :: !(ThreadId m)
+  , _asyncWait :: STM m (Either SomeException a)
+  }
+
+instance MonadConc m => Eq (Async m a) where
+  Async t1 _ == Async t2 _ = t1 == t2
+
+instance MonadConc m => Functor (Async m) where
+  fmap f (Async t w) = Async t $ fmap f <$> w
+
+-- | A value of type @Concurrently m a@ is a @MonadConc@ operation
+-- that can be composed with other @Concurrently@ values, using the
+-- @Applicative@ and @Alternative@ instances.
+--
+-- Calling @runConcurrently@ on a value of type @Concurrently m a@
+-- will execute the @MonadConc@ operations it contains concurrently,
+-- before delivering the result of type @a@.
+--
+-- For example
+--
+-- > (page1, page2, page3)
+-- >   <- runConcurrently $ (,,)
+-- >   <$> Concurrently (getURL "url1")
+-- >   <*> Concurrently (getURL "url2")
+-- >   <*> Concurrently (getURL "url3")
+newtype Concurrently m a = Concurrently { runConcurrently :: m a }
+
+instance MonadConc m => Functor (Concurrently m) where
+  fmap f (Concurrently a) = Concurrently $ f <$> a
+
+instance MonadConc m => Applicative (Concurrently m) where
+  pure = Concurrently . return
+
+  Concurrently fs <*> Concurrently as =
+    Concurrently $ (\(f, a) -> f a) <$> concurrently fs as
+
+instance MonadConc m => Alternative (Concurrently m) where
+  empty = Concurrently $ forever yield
+
+  Concurrently as <|> Concurrently bs =
+    Concurrently $ either id id <$> race as bs
+
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Spawning
+
+-- | Spawn an asynchronous action in a separate thread.
+async :: MonadConc m => m a -> m (Async m a)
+async = asyncUsing fork
+
+-- | Like 'async' but using 'forkOn' internally.
+asyncOn :: MonadConc m => Int -> m a -> m (Async m a)
+asyncOn = asyncUsing . forkOn
+
+-- | Like 'async' but using 'forkWithUnmask' internally.
+asyncWithUnmask :: MonadConc m => ((forall b. m b -> m b) -> m a) -> m (Async m a)
+asyncWithUnmask = asyncUnmaskUsing forkWithUnmask
+
+-- | Like 'asyncOn' but using 'forkOnWithUnmask' internally.
+asyncOnWithUnmask :: MonadConc m => Int -> ((forall b. m b -> m b) -> m a) -> m (Async m a)
+asyncOnWithUnmask i = asyncUnmaskUsing (forkOnWithUnmask i)
+
+-- | Fork a thread with the given forking function
+asyncUsing :: MonadConc m => (m () -> m (ThreadId m)) -> m a -> m (Async m a)
+asyncUsing doFork action = do
+  var <- atomically newEmptyTMVar
+  tid <- mask $ \restore -> doFork $ try (restore action) >>= atomically . putTMVar var
+
+  return $ Async tid (readTMVar var)
+
+-- | Fork a thread with the given forking function and give it an
+-- action to unmask exceptions
+asyncUnmaskUsing :: MonadConc m => (((forall b. m b -> m b) -> m ()) -> m (ThreadId m)) -> ((forall b. m b -> m b) -> m a) -> m (Async m a)
+asyncUnmaskUsing doFork action = do
+  var <- atomically newEmptyTMVar
+  tid <- doFork $ \restore -> try (action restore) >>= atomically . putTMVar var
+
+  return $ Async tid (readTMVar var)
+
+-- | Spawn an asynchronous action in a separate thread, and pass its
+-- @Async@ handle to the supplied function. When the function returns
+-- or throws an exception, 'cancel' is called on the @Async@.
+--
+-- > withAsync action inner = bracket (async action) cancel inner
+--
+-- This is a useful variant of 'async' that ensures an @Async@ is
+-- never left running unintentionally.
+--
+-- Since 'cancel' may block, 'withAsync' may also block; see 'cancel'
+-- for details.
+withAsync :: MonadConc m => m a -> (Async m a -> m b) -> m b
+withAsync = withAsyncUsing fork
+
+-- | Like 'withAsync' but uses 'forkOn' internally.
+withAsyncOn :: MonadConc m => Int -> m a -> (Async m a -> m b) -> m b
+withAsyncOn = withAsyncUsing . forkOn
+
+-- | Like 'withAsync' bit uses 'forkWithUnmask' internally.
+withAsyncWithUnmask :: MonadConc m => ((forall x. m x -> m x) -> m a) -> (Async m a -> m b) -> m b
+withAsyncWithUnmask = withAsyncUnmaskUsing forkWithUnmask
+
+-- | Like 'withAsyncOn' bit uses 'forkOnWithUnmask' internally.
+withAsyncOnWithUnmask :: MonadConc m => Int -> ((forall x. m x -> m x) -> m a) -> (Async m a -> m b) -> m b
+withAsyncOnWithUnmask i = withAsyncUnmaskUsing (forkOnWithUnmask i)
+
+-- | Fork a thread with the given forking function and kill it when
+-- the inner action completes.
+--
+-- The 'bracket' version appears to hang, even with just IO stuff and
+-- using the normal async package. Curious.
+withAsyncUsing :: MonadConc m => (m () -> m (ThreadId m)) -> m a -> (Async m a -> m b) -> m b
+withAsyncUsing doFork action inner = do
+  var <- atomically newEmptyTMVar
+  tid <- mask $ \restore -> doFork $ try (restore action) >>= atomically . putTMVar var
+
+  let a = Async tid (readTMVar var)
+
+  res <- inner a `catchAll` (\e -> cancel a >> throw e)
+  cancel a
+
+  return res
+
+-- | Fork a thread with the given forking function, give it an action
+-- to unmask exceptions, and kill it when the inner action completed.
+withAsyncUnmaskUsing :: MonadConc m => (((forall x. m x -> m x) -> m ()) -> m (ThreadId m)) -> ((forall x. m x -> m x) -> m a) -> (Async m a -> m b) -> m b
+withAsyncUnmaskUsing doFork action inner = do
+  var <- atomically newEmptyTMVar
+  tid <- doFork $ \restore -> try (action restore) >>= atomically . putTMVar var
+
+  let a = Async tid (readTMVar var)
+
+  res <- inner a `catchAll` (\e -> cancel a >> throw e)
+  cancel a
+
+  return res
+
+catchAll :: MonadConc m => m a -> (SomeException -> m a) -> m a
+catchAll = catch
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Querying
+
+-- | Wait for an asynchronous action to complete, and return its
+-- value. If the asynchronous value threw an exception, then the
+-- exception is re-thrown by 'wait'.
+--
+-- > wait = atomically . waitSTM
+wait :: MonadConc m => Async m a -> m a
+wait = atomically . waitSTM
+
+-- | A version of 'wait' that can be used inside a @MonadSTM@ transaction.
+waitSTM :: MonadConc m => Async m a -> STM m a
+waitSTM a = do
+ r <- waitCatchSTM a
+ either throwSTM return r
+
+-- | Check whether an 'Async' has completed yet. If it has not
+-- completed yet, then the result is @Nothing@, otherwise the result
+-- is @Just e@ where @e@ is @Left x@ if the @Async@ raised an
+-- exception @x@, or @Right a@ if it returned a value @a@.
+--
+-- > poll = atomically . pollSTM
+poll :: MonadConc m => Async m a -> m (Maybe (Either SomeException a))
+poll = atomically . pollSTM
+
+-- | A version of 'poll' that can be used inside a @MonadSTM@ transaction.
+pollSTM :: MonadConc m => Async m a -> STM m (Maybe (Either SomeException a))
+pollSTM (Async _ w) = (Just <$> w) `orElse` return Nothing
+
+-- | Wait for an asynchronous action to complete, and return either
+-- @Left e@ if the action raised an exception @e@, or @Right a@ if it
+-- returned a value @a@.
+waitCatch :: MonadConc m => Async m a -> m (Either SomeException a)
+waitCatch = tryAgain . atomically . waitCatchSTM where
+  -- See: https://github.com/simonmar/async/issues/14
+  tryAgain f = f `catch` \BlockedIndefinitelyOnSTM -> f
+
+-- | A version of 'waitCatch' that can be used inside a @MonadSTM@ transaction.
+waitCatchSTM :: MonadConc m => Async m a -> STM m (Either SomeException a)
+waitCatchSTM (Async _ w) = w
+
+-- | Cancel an asynchronous action by throwing the @ThreadKilled@
+-- exception to it. Has no effect if the 'Async' has already
+-- completed.
+--
+-- > cancel a = throwTo (asyncThreadId a) ThreadKilled
+--
+-- Note that 'cancel' is synchronous in the same sense as 'throwTo'.
+-- It does not return until the exception has been thrown in the
+-- target thread, or the target thread has completed. An asynchronous
+-- 'cancel' can of course be obtained by wrapping 'cancel' itself in
+-- 'async'.
+cancel :: MonadConc m => Async m a -> m ()
+cancel (Async tid _) = throwTo tid ThreadKilled
+
+-- | Cancel an asynchronous action by throwing the supplied exception
+-- to it.
+--
+-- > cancelWith a e = throwTo (asyncThreadId a) e
+--
+-- The notes about the synchronous nature of 'cancel' also apply to
+-- 'cancelWith'.
+cancelWith :: (MonadConc m, Exception e) => Async m a -> e -> m ()
+cancelWith (Async tid _) = throwTo tid
+
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Waiting for multiple 'Async's
+
+-- | Wait for any of the supplied 'Async's to complete.  If the first
+-- to complete throws an exception, then that exception is re-thrown
+-- by 'waitAny'.
+--
+-- If multiple 'Async's complete or have completed, then the value
+-- returned corresponds to the first completed 'Async' in the list.
+waitAny :: MonadConc m => [Async m a] -> m (Async m a, a)
+waitAny = atomically . waitAnySTM
+
+-- | A version of 'waitAny' that can be used inside a @MonadSTM@
+-- transaction.
+waitAnySTM :: MonadConc m => [Async m a] -> STM m (Async m a, a)
+waitAnySTM = foldr (orElse . (\a -> do r <- waitSTM a; return (a, r))) retry
+
+-- | Wait for any of the supplied asynchronous operations to complete.
+-- The value returned is a pair of the 'Async' that completed, and the
+-- result that would be returned by 'wait' on that 'Async'.
+--
+-- If multiple 'Async's complete or have completed, then the value
+-- returned corresponds to the first completed 'Async' in the list.
+waitAnyCatch :: MonadConc m => [Async m a] -> m (Async m a, Either SomeException a)
+waitAnyCatch = atomically . waitAnyCatchSTM
+
+-- | A version of 'waitAnyCatch' that can be used inside a @MonadSTM@
+-- transaction.
+waitAnyCatchSTM :: MonadConc m => [Async m a] -> STM m (Async m a, Either SomeException a)
+waitAnyCatchSTM = foldr (orElse . (\a -> do r <- waitCatchSTM a; return (a, r))) retry
+
+-- | Like 'waitAny', but also cancels the other asynchronous
+-- operations as soon as one has completed.
+waitAnyCancel :: MonadConc m => [Async m a] -> m (Async m a, a)
+waitAnyCancel asyncs = waitAny asyncs `finally` mapM_ cancel asyncs
+
+-- | Like 'waitAnyCatch', but also cancels the other asynchronous
+-- operations as soon as one has completed.
+waitAnyCatchCancel :: MonadConc m => [Async m a] -> m (Async m a, Either SomeException a)
+waitAnyCatchCancel asyncs = waitAnyCatch asyncs `finally` mapM_ cancel asyncs
+
+-- | Wait for the first of two @Async@s to finish.  If the @Async@
+-- that finished first raised an exception, then the exception is
+-- re-thrown by 'waitEither'.
+waitEither :: MonadConc m => Async m a -> Async m b -> m (Either a b)
+waitEither left right = atomically $ waitEitherSTM left right
+
+-- | A version of 'waitEither' that can be used inside a @MonadSTM@
+-- transaction.
+waitEitherSTM :: MonadConc m => Async m a -> Async m b -> STM m (Either a b)
+waitEitherSTM left right =
+  (Left <$> waitSTM left) `orElse` (Right <$> waitSTM right)
+
+-- | Wait for the first of two @Async@s to finish.
+waitEitherCatch :: MonadConc m => Async m a -> Async m b
+  -> m (Either (Either SomeException a) (Either SomeException b))
+waitEitherCatch left right = atomically $ waitEitherCatchSTM left right
+
+-- | A version of 'waitEitherCatch' that can be used inside a
+-- @MonadSTM@ transaction.
+waitEitherCatchSTM :: MonadConc m => Async m a -> Async m b
+  -> STM m (Either (Either SomeException a) (Either SomeException b))
+waitEitherCatchSTM left right =
+  (Left <$> waitCatchSTM left) `orElse` (Right <$> waitCatchSTM right)
+
+-- | Like 'waitEither', but also 'cancel's both @Async@s before
+-- returning.
+waitEitherCancel :: MonadConc m => Async m a -> Async m b -> m (Either a b)
+waitEitherCancel left right =
+  waitEither left right `finally` (cancel left >> cancel right)
+
+-- | Like 'waitEitherCatch', but also 'cancel's both @Async@s before
+-- returning.
+waitEitherCatchCancel :: MonadConc m => Async m a -> Async m b
+  -> m (Either (Either SomeException a) (Either SomeException b))
+waitEitherCatchCancel left right =
+  waitEitherCatch left right `finally` (cancel left >> cancel right)
+
+-- | Like 'waitEither', but the result is ignored.
+waitEither_ :: MonadConc m => Async m a -> Async m b -> m ()
+waitEither_ left right = atomically $ waitEitherSTM_ left right
+
+-- | A version of 'waitEither_' that can be used inside a @MonadSTM@
+-- transaction.
+waitEitherSTM_:: MonadConc m => Async m a -> Async m b -> STM m ()
+waitEitherSTM_ left right = void $ waitEitherSTM left right
+
+-- | Waits for both @Async@s to finish, but if either of them throws
+-- an exception before they have both finished, then the exception is
+-- re-thrown by 'waitBoth'.
+waitBoth :: MonadConc m => Async m a -> Async m b -> m (a, b)
+waitBoth left right = atomically $ waitBothSTM left right
+
+-- | A version of 'waitBoth' that can be used inside a @MonadSTM@
+-- transaction.
+waitBothSTM :: MonadConc m => Async m a -> Async m b -> STM m (a, b)
+waitBothSTM left right = do
+  a <- waitSTM left `orElse` (waitSTM right >> retry)
+  b <- waitSTM right
+  return (a, b)
+
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Linking
+
+-- | Link the given @Async@ to the current thread, such that if the
+-- @Async@ raises an exception, that exception will be re-thrown in
+-- the current thread.
+--
+link :: MonadConc m => Async m a -> m ()
+link (Async _ w) = do
+  me <- myThreadId
+  void $ forkRepeat $ do
+    r <- atomically w
+    case r of
+      Left e -> throwTo me e
+      _ -> return ()
+
+-- | Link two @Async@s together, such that if either raises an
+-- exception, the same exception is re-thrown in the other @Async@.
+link2 :: MonadConc m => Async m a -> Async m b -> m ()
+link2 left@(Async tl _)  right@(Async tr _) =
+  void $ forkRepeat $ do
+    r <- waitEitherCatch left right
+    case r of
+      Left  (Left e) -> throwTo tr e
+      Right (Left e) -> throwTo tl e
+      _ -> return ()
+
+-- | Fork a thread that runs the supplied action, and if it raises an
+-- exception, re-runs the action.  The thread terminates only when the
+-- action runs to completion without raising an exception.
+forkRepeat :: MonadConc m => m a -> m (ThreadId m)
+forkRepeat action = mask $ \restore ->
+  let go = do
+        r <- (try :: MonadConc m => m a -> m (Either SomeException a)) $ restore action
+        case r of
+          Left _ -> go
+          _      -> return ()
+  in fork go
+
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Convenient Utilities
+
+-- | Run two @MonadConc@ actions concurrently, and return the first to
+-- finish. The loser of the race is 'cancel'led.
+--
+-- > race left right =
+-- >   withAsync left $ \a ->
+-- >   withAsync right $ \b ->
+-- >   waitEither a b
+--
+race :: MonadConc m => m a -> m b -> m (Either a b)
+race left right = concurrently' left right collect where
+  collect m = do
+    e <- takeMVar m
+    case e of
+      Left ex -> throw ex
+      Right r -> return r
+
+-- | Like 'race', but the result is ignored.
+--
+-- > race_ left right =
+-- >   withAsync left $ \a ->
+-- >   withAsync right $ \b ->
+-- >   waitEither_ a b
+race_ :: MonadConc m => m a -> m b -> m ()
+race_ a b = void $ race a b
+
+-- | Run two @MonadConc@ actions concurrently, and return both
+-- results. If either action throws an exception at any time, then the
+-- other action is 'cancel'led, and the exception is re-thrown by
+-- 'concurrently'.
+--
+-- > concurrently left right =
+-- >   withAsync left $ \a ->
+-- >   withAsync right $ \b ->
+-- >   waitBoth a b
+concurrently :: MonadConc m => m a -> m b -> m (a, b)
+concurrently left right = concurrently' left right (collect []) where
+  collect [Left a, Right b] _ = return (a, b)
+  collect [Right b, Left a] _ = return (a, b)
+  collect xs m = do
+    e <- takeMVar m
+    case e of
+      Left ex -> throw ex
+      Right r -> collect (r:xs) m
+
+-- Run two things concurrently. Faster than the 'Async' version.
+concurrently' :: MonadConc m => m a -> m b
+  -> (MVar m (Either SomeException (Either a b)) -> m r)
+  -> m r
+concurrently' left right collect = do
+  done <- newEmptyMVar
+  mask $ \restore -> do
+    lid <- fork $ restore (left >>= putMVar done . Right . Left)
+          `catch` (putMVar done . Left)
+
+    rid <- fork $ restore (right >>= putMVar done . Right . Right)
+          `catch` (putMVar done . Left)
+
+    -- See: https://github.com/simonmar/async/issues/27
+    let stop = killThread rid >> killThread lid
+
+    r <- restore (collect done) `onException` stop
+
+    stop
+
+    return r
+
+-- | Maps a @MonadConc@-performing function over any @Traversable@
+-- data type, performing all the @MonadConc@ actions concurrently, and
+-- returning the original data structure with the arguments replaced
+-- by the results.
+--
+-- For example, @mapConcurrently@ works with lists:
+--
+-- > pages <- mapConcurrently getURL ["url1", "url2", "url3"]
+--
+mapConcurrently :: (Traversable t, MonadConc m) => (a -> m b) -> t a -> m (t b)
+mapConcurrently f = runConcurrently . traverse (Concurrently . f)
+
+-- | `forConcurrently` is `mapConcurrently` with its arguments flipped
+--
+-- > pages <- forConcurrently ["url1", "url2", "url3"] $ \url -> getURL url
+--
+forConcurrently :: (Traversable t, MonadConc m) => t a -> (a -> m b)-> m (t b)
+forConcurrently = flip mapConcurrently
diff --git a/concurrency.cabal b/concurrency.cabal
--- a/concurrency.cabal
+++ b/concurrency.cabal
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 -- documentation, see http://haskell.org/cabal/users-guide/
 
 name:                concurrency
-version:             1.1.0.0
+version:             1.1.1.0
 synopsis:            Typeclasses, functions, and data types for concurrency and STM.
 
 description:
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@
   * All of the data structures in Control.Concurrent.* and
     Control.Concurrent.STM.* have typeclass-abstracted equivalents.
   .
+  * A reimplementation of the
+    <https://hackage.haskell.org/package/async async> package,
+    providing a higher-level interface over threads, allowing users to
+    conveniently run @MonadConc@ operations asynchronously and wait
+    for their results.
+  .
   This is quite a rich set of functionality, although it is not
   complete. If there is something else you need, file an issue!
   .
@@ -78,13 +84,14 @@
 source-repository this
   type:     git
   location: https://github.com/barrucadu/dejafu.git
-  tag:      concurrency-1.1.0.0
+  tag:      concurrency-1.1.1.0
 
 library
   exposed-modules:     Control.Monad.Conc.Class
                      , Control.Monad.STM.Class
 
                      , Control.Concurrent.Classy
+                     , Control.Concurrent.Classy.Async
                      , Control.Concurrent.Classy.Chan
                      , Control.Concurrent.Classy.CRef
                      , Control.Concurrent.Classy.MVar
