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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# hspec-pg-transact
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/hspec-pg-transact.cabal b/hspec-pg-transact.cabal
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+name:                hspec-pg-transact
+version:             0.1.0.0
+synopsis: Helpers for creating database tests with hspec and pg-transact
+description: Helpers for creating database tests with hspec and pg-transact
+homepage:            https://github.com/jfischoff/hspec-pg-transact#readme
+license:             BSD3
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Jonathan Fischoff
+maintainer:          jonathangfischoff@gmail.com
+copyright:           2017 Jonathan Fischoff
+category:            Web
+build-type:          Simple
+extra-source-files:  README.md
+cabal-version:       >=1.10
+
+library
+  hs-source-dirs:      src
+  exposed-modules: Test.Hspec.DB
+  build-depends: base >= 4.7 && < 5
+               , hspec
+               , tmp-postgres
+               , postgresql-simple
+               , pg-transact
+               , bytestring
+               , text
+               , resource-pool
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+  ghc-options: -Wall -Wno-unused-do-bind
+
+source-repository head
+  type:     git
+  location: https://github.com/githubuser/hspec-pg-transact
diff --git a/src/Test/Hspec/DB.hs b/src/Test/Hspec/DB.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards #-}
+module Test.Hspec.DB where
+import           Control.Exception
+import           Control.Monad
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Char8        as BSC
+import           Data.Pool
+import qualified Database.Postgres.Temp       as Temp
+import           Database.PostgreSQL.Simple
+import           Database.PostgreSQL.Transact
+import           Test.Hspec
+
+data TestDB = TestDB
+  { tempDB     :: Temp.DB
+  , pool :: Pool Connection
+  }
+
+setupDB :: (Connection -> IO ()) -> IO TestDB
+setupDB migrate = do
+  tempDB     <- either throwIO return =<< Temp.startAndLogToTmp []
+  putStrLn $ Temp.connectionString tempDB
+  pool <- createPool
+    (connectPostgreSQL (BSC.pack $ Temp.connectionString tempDB))
+    close
+    1
+    100000000
+    50
+  withResource pool migrate
+  return TestDB {..}
+
+teardownDB :: TestDB -> IO ()
+teardownDB TestDB {..} = do
+  destroyAllResources pool
+  void $ Temp.stop tempDB
+
+withPool :: TestDB -> (Connection -> IO a) -> IO a
+withPool testDB = withResource (pool testDB)
+
+withDB :: DB a -> TestDB -> IO a
+withDB action testDB =
+  withResource (pool testDB) (runDBTSerializable action)
+
+runDB :: TestDB -> DB a -> IO a
+runDB = flip withDB
+
+itDB :: String -> DB a -> SpecWith TestDB
+itDB msg action = it msg $ void . withDB action
+
+describeDB :: (Connection -> IO ()) -> String -> SpecWith TestDB -> Spec
+describeDB migrate str =
+  beforeAll (setupDB migrate) . afterAll teardownDB . describe str
