diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+Copyright (c) 2016, Athan Clark
+
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+      copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+      disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
+      with the distribution.
+
+    * Neither the name of Athan Clark nor the names of other
+      contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+      from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/fileneglect.cabal b/fileneglect.cabal
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+Name:                   fileneglect
+Version:                0.0.0
+Author:                 Athan Clark <athan.clark@gmail.com>
+Maintainer:             Athan Clark <athan.clark@gmail.com>
+License:                BSD3
+License-File:           LICENSE
+Synopsis:               Block thread until a file stops being modified
+Description:
+    See module for docs
+Cabal-Version:          >= 1.10
+Build-Type:             Simple
+Category:               Filesystem
+
+
+Library
+  Default-Language:     Haskell2010
+  HS-Source-Dirs:       src
+  GHC-Options:          -Wall
+  Exposed-Modules:      System.IDontNotify
+  Build-Depends:        base >= 4.8 && < 5
+                      , hinotify
+                      , stm
+
+Source-Repository head
+  Type:                 git
+  Location:             https://github.com/athanclark/fileneglect
diff --git a/src/System/IDontNotify.hs b/src/System/IDontNotify.hs
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+{-|
+Module      : System.IDontNotify
+Copyright   : (c) 2016  Athan Clark
+License     : BSD-style
+Maintainer  : athan.clark@gmail.com
+Stability   : experimental
+Portability : GHC
+-}
+
+module System.IDontNotify where
+
+import System.INotify
+import Control.Concurrent (forkIO, threadDelay)
+import Control.Concurrent.STM
+import Control.Concurrent.STM.TSem
+import Control.Monad (when, void)
+
+
+-- | Block execution until a file stops misbehaving:
+--
+-- > neglectFile "foo" 1000000
+--
+-- will wait until the modifications to file @foo@ happen in an interval greater
+-- than one second.
+neglectFile :: FilePath -- ^ File to watch
+            -> Int -- ^ Decay threshold in picoseconds
+            -> IO ()
+neglectFile file time = do
+  debouncer   <- atomically $ newTSem 0
+  notif       <- initINotify
+  expectation <- newTVarIO (0 :: Int)
+
+  watcher <- addWatch notif [Modify] file $ \e -> void $ forkIO $ do
+    e' <- atomically $ do
+      modifyTVar expectation (+1)
+      readTVar expectation
+    print e
+    threadDelay time
+    e'' <- readTVarIO expectation
+    when (e' == e'') $
+      atomically $ signalTSem debouncer
+
+  atomically $ waitTSem debouncer
+  removeWatch watcher
+  killINotify notif