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+dist
+dist-newstyle
+.ghc.environment.*
+cabal.project.local
+
+# Profiler outputs and formatted reports:
+*.prof
+*.hp
+*.aux
+*.ps
+
+.hspec
+.hspec-failures
+
+# Code coverage:
+.hpc
+*.tix
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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+# 0.1.0.0
+
+First release.
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+Haskell library for flexible RAII-style resource management.
+
+This package provides a superset of the functionality supported by
+[resourcet][1]; in addition to allowing for early early release,
+it also provides move semantics: lifetimes are first class values
+and hierarchical, and resources can be moved between them after
+allocation.
+
+[1]: https://hackage.haskell.org/package/resourcet
diff --git a/lifetimes.cabal b/lifetimes.cabal
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+cabal-version:       2.2
+name:                lifetimes
+version:             0.1.0.0
+synopsis:            Flexible manual resource management
+description:
+  The lifetimes package provides support for manual resource management,
+  in a way that is more flexible than what is provided by @resourcet@ or
+  @bracket@.
+  .
+  Like @resourcet@, this package allows releasing acquired resources early.
+  In addition, it also provides move semantics: resources can be moved to
+  a different lifetime after they are acquired. Lifetimes are first class
+  values, which can themselves be acquired as resources, allowing for
+  heirarchical management as well.
+homepage:            https://github.com/zenhack/haskell-lifetimes
+license:             Apache-2.0
+
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Ian Denhardt
+maintainer:          ian@zenhack.net
+copyright:           2021 Ian Denhardt
+-- category:
+  -- Codec
+  -- Concurrency
+  -- Control
+  -- Data
+  -- Database
+  -- Development
+  -- Distribution
+  -- Game
+  -- Graphics
+  -- Language
+  -- Math
+  -- Network
+  -- Sound
+  -- System
+  -- Testing
+  -- Text
+  -- Web
+
+build-type:          Simple
+extra-source-files:
+    CHANGELOG.md
+  , README.md
+  , .gitignore
+
+source-repository head
+  type:     git
+  branch:   main
+  location: https://github.com/zenhack/haskell-lifetimes
+
+common shared-opts
+  default-extensions:
+      NoImplicitPrelude
+    , OverloadedStrings
+  build-depends:
+      base >=4.12 && <5
+    , containers ^>=0.6.2
+    , stm ^>=2.5
+    , monad-stm ^>=0.1
+    , transformers ^>=0.5.6
+    , zenhack-prelude ^>=0.1
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+
+library
+  import: shared-opts
+  hs-source-dirs:      src
+  exposed-modules:
+      Lifetimes
+    , Lifetimes.Rc
+    , Lifetimes.Gc
+test-suite tests
+  import: shared-opts
+  build-depends:
+      lifetimes
+    , hspec ^>=2.7.6
+    , safe-exceptions ^>=0.1.7
+  type: exitcode-stdio-1.0
+  hs-source-dirs: tests
+  main-is: Main.hs
diff --git a/src/Lifetimes.hs b/src/Lifetimes.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE DeriveFunctor              #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase                 #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE NamedFieldPuns             #-}
+-- | Module: Lifetimes
+-- Description: Flexible resource management using first class lifetimes.
+--
+-- This package is centered around a couple types:
+--
+-- * 'Acquire' is a monadic context in which resources can be acquired.
+--   These can be executed using 'acquire', or for simpler cases 'withAcquire'
+--   or 'acquireValue'.
+-- * 'Resource' is a handle to a resource. The value for the resource can
+--   be read from this, and the 'Resource' can also be used to manipulate
+--   the resource's lifetime.
+-- * 'Liftime' is the type of first-class liftimes; resources are attached
+--   to these and can be moved between them.
+module Lifetimes
+    (
+    -- * Lifetimes
+      Lifetime
+    , newLifetime
+    , withLifetime
+
+    -- * Acquiring resources
+    , Acquire
+    , mkAcquire
+    , withAcquire
+    , acquire
+    , acquireValue
+    , currentLifetime
+
+    -- * Using resources
+    , Resource
+    , getResource
+    , mustGetResource
+
+    -- * Releasing resources
+    , releaseEarly
+    , detach
+
+    -- * Move semantics
+    , moveTo
+
+    -- * Errors
+    , ResourceExpired(..)
+    ) where
+
+import           Control.Concurrent.STM
+import           Control.Exception          (Exception, bracket, finally)
+import           Control.Monad.STM.Class
+import           Control.Monad.Trans.Reader (ReaderT, ask, runReaderT)
+import           Data.Foldable              (fold)
+import qualified Data.Map.Strict            as M
+import           Data.Maybe                 (fromJust)
+import           Zhp
+
+-- | Error thrown when an attempt is made to use an expired
+-- resource or lifetime.
+data ResourceExpired = ResourceExpired
+    deriving(Show, Read, Ord, Eq)
+instance Exception ResourceExpired
+
+newtype ReleaseKey = ReleaseKey Word64
+    deriving(Show, Read, Ord, Eq, Bounded)
+
+instance Enum ReleaseKey where
+    toEnum n = ReleaseKey (toEnum n)
+    fromEnum (ReleaseKey n) = fromEnum n
+
+newtype Cleanup = Cleanup { runCleanup :: IO () }
+
+instance Semigroup Cleanup where
+    -- We want resources to be released in the opposite order from their
+    -- acquisition, so x <> y releases y and then x.
+    Cleanup x <> Cleanup y = Cleanup $ y `finally` x
+
+instance Monoid Cleanup where
+    mempty = Cleanup $ pure ()
+
+-- | A 'Lifetime' is a represents the scope in which a 'Resource' is valid;
+-- resources are attached to a lifetime when they are acquired, and will
+-- be released when the lifetime ends.
+data Lifetime = Lifetime
+    { resources      :: TVar (Maybe (M.Map ReleaseKey Cleanup))
+    , nextReleaseKey :: TVar ReleaseKey
+    }
+
+-- | Represents a resource with type @a@, which has a lifetime and an
+-- associated cleanup handler.
+data Resource a = Resource
+    { releaseKey :: TVar ReleaseKey
+    , lifetime   :: TVar Lifetime
+    , valueCell  :: TVar (Maybe a)
+    }
+
+-- | An 'Acquire' is a monadic action that acquires some number of resources,
+-- and registers cleanup handlers to be executed when their lifetime expires.
+newtype Acquire a = Acquire (ReaderT Lifetime IO a)
+    deriving(Functor, Applicative, Monad, MonadIO)
+
+newReleaseKey :: Lifetime -> STM ReleaseKey
+newReleaseKey Lifetime{nextReleaseKey} = do
+    key <- readTVar nextReleaseKey
+    writeTVar nextReleaseKey $! succ key
+    pure key
+
+addCleanup :: Lifetime -> Cleanup -> STM ReleaseKey
+addCleanup lt clean = do
+    key <- newReleaseKey lt
+    modifyMaybeTVar (resources lt) $ M.insert key clean
+    pure key
+
+acquire1 :: Lifetime -> IO a -> (a -> IO ()) -> IO (a, Resource a)
+acquire1 lt get clean = do
+    bracket
+        (get >>= newTVarIO . Just)
+        (\var -> atomically (readTVar var) >>= traverse_ clean)
+        (\var -> atomically $ do
+            value <- fromJust <$> readTVar var
+            key <- addCleanup lt $ Cleanup (clean value)
+            writeTVar var Nothing
+            lifetime <- newTVar lt
+            releaseKey <- newTVar key
+            valueCell <- newTVar $ Just value
+            pure
+                ( value
+                , Resource
+                    { releaseKey
+                    , lifetime
+                    , valueCell
+                    }
+                )
+        )
+
+-- | Get the lifetime for the resources being acquired.
+currentLifetime :: Acquire Lifetime
+currentLifetime = Acquire ask
+
+-- | @'mkAcquire' get cleanup@ acquires a resource with @get@, which will
+-- be released by calling @cleanup@ when its lifetime ends.
+mkAcquire :: IO a -> (a -> IO ()) -> Acquire a
+mkAcquire get cleanup = Acquire $ do
+    lt <- ask
+    fst <$> liftIO (acquire1 lt get cleanup)
+
+-- | Acquire a new lifetime, as its own resource. This allows creating
+-- sub-groups of resources, which can be later moved as a unit.
+newLifetime :: Acquire Lifetime
+newLifetime = mkAcquire createLifetime destroyLifetime
+
+createLifetime :: IO Lifetime
+createLifetime = Lifetime
+    <$> newTVarIO (Just M.empty)
+    <*> newTVarIO minBound
+
+modifyMaybeTVar :: TVar (Maybe a) -> (a -> a) -> STM ()
+modifyMaybeTVar tvar f = do
+    content <- readTVar tvar
+    case content of
+        Just v  -> writeTVar tvar $ Just $! f v
+        Nothing -> throwSTM ResourceExpired
+
+getResourceMap :: Lifetime -> STM (M.Map ReleaseKey Cleanup)
+getResourceMap lt =
+    readTVar (resources lt) >>= \case
+        Just m  -> pure m
+        Nothing -> throwSTM ResourceExpired
+
+destroyLifetime :: Lifetime -> IO ()
+destroyLifetime lt =
+    join $ atomically $ do
+        clean <- fold <$> getResourceMap lt
+        writeTVar (resources lt) Nothing
+        pure $ runCleanup clean
+
+-- | 'withAcquire' acuires a resource, uses it, and then releases it.
+-- @'withAcquire' ('mkAcquire' get cleanup)@ is equivalent to
+-- @'bracket' get cleanup@.
+withAcquire :: Acquire a -> (a -> IO b) -> IO b
+withAcquire acq use = withLifetime $ \lt -> do
+    res <- acquire lt acq
+    value <- fromJust <$> atomically (getResource res)
+    use value
+
+-- | Execute an IO action within the scope of a newly allocated lifetime,
+-- which ends when the IO action completes.
+withLifetime :: (Lifetime -> IO a) -> IO a
+withLifetime = bracket createLifetime destroyLifetime
+
+-- | Acquire a resource, attaching it to the supplied lifetime.
+acquire :: Lifetime -> Acquire a -> IO (Resource a)
+acquire lt (Acquire acq) = do
+    (lt', res) <- acquire1 lt createLifetime destroyLifetime
+    value' <- runReaderT acq lt'
+    valueCell <- atomically $ newTVar $ Just value'
+    pure res { valueCell }
+
+-- | Like 'acquire', but returns the value, rather than a 'Resource' wrapper.
+-- conveinent when you don't need to move the resource or release it before
+-- the lifetime expires.
+acquireValue :: Lifetime -> Acquire a -> IO a
+acquireValue lt acq = do
+    res <- acquire lt acq
+    fromJust <$> atomically (getResource res)
+
+-- | Move a resource to another lifetime. The resource will be detached from
+-- its existing lifetime, and so may live past it, but will be released when
+-- the new lifetime expires.
+moveTo :: MonadSTM m => Resource a -> Lifetime -> m ()
+moveTo r newLt = liftSTM $ do
+    oldKey <- readTVar $ releaseKey r
+    oldLt <- readTVar $ lifetime r
+    oldMap <- getResourceMap oldLt
+    case M.lookup oldKey oldMap of
+        Nothing -> pure () -- already freed.
+        Just clean -> do
+            modifyMaybeTVar (resources oldLt) $ M.delete oldKey
+            newKey <- newReleaseKey newLt
+            writeTVar (releaseKey r) $! newKey
+            modifyMaybeTVar (resources newLt) $ M.insert newKey clean
+
+-- | Release a resource early, before its lifetime would otherwise end.
+releaseEarly :: Resource a -> IO ()
+releaseEarly r =
+    bracket
+        (atomically takeValue)
+        releaseValue
+        (\_ -> pure ())
+  where
+    takeValue = do
+        v <- getResource r
+        writeTVar (valueCell r) Nothing
+        pure v
+    releaseValue v =
+        for_ v $ \_ ->
+            join $ atomically (detach r)
+
+-- | Get the value associated with a resource, returning 'Nothing' if the
+-- resource's lifetime is expired.
+getResource :: MonadSTM m => Resource a -> m (Maybe a)
+getResource r = liftSTM $ readTVar (valueCell r)
+
+-- | Like 'getResource', but throws a 'ResourceExpired' exception instead
+-- of returning a 'Maybe'.
+mustGetResource :: MonadSTM m => Resource a -> m a
+mustGetResource r = liftSTM $ getResource r >>= \case
+    Nothing -> throwSTM ResourceExpired
+    Just v  -> pure v
+
+-- | Detach the resource from its lifetime, returning the cleanup handler.
+-- NOTE: if the caller does not otherwise arrange to run the cleanup handler,
+-- it will *not* be executed.
+detach :: MonadSTM m => Resource a -> m (IO ())
+detach r = liftSTM $ do
+    key <- readTVar $ releaseKey r
+    lt <- readTVar $ lifetime r
+    ltMap <- getResourceMap lt
+    let result = M.lookup key ltMap
+    for_ result $ \_ ->
+        modifyMaybeTVar (resources lt) $ M.delete key
+    pure $ traverse_ runCleanup result
diff --git a/src/Lifetimes/Gc.hs b/src/Lifetimes/Gc.hs
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+-- | Module: Lifetimes.Gc
+-- Description: Attach garbage-collector managed finalizers to resources.
+--
+-- This module integrates the lifetimes package with GHC's finalizers; this
+-- allows you to have the GC run cleanup actions when a resource is garbage
+-- collected, rather than managing its lifetime explicitly.
+--
+-- You should think twice before using this; much of the point of this package
+-- is to manage resources whose lifetime is *semantically significant*, so
+-- in many cases you will want more control over when the resource is released
+-- than this module provides. It would be inappropriate to use this
+-- if:
+--
+-- * You need the resource to be cleaned up promptly for semantic reasons
+--   (e.g. dropping a network connection).
+-- * The resource is scarce (e.g. file descriptors), so it is not safe to
+--   wait for the garbage collector to get around it.
+--
+-- It is sometimes appropriate however, when time of release is mostly an
+-- implementation detail. In particular, this module is fine for use cases
+-- where you would want to use a finalizer anyway, and it can be safer:
+-- The GHC APIs allow you to attach finalizers to arbitrary values, but
+-- doing so is perlious; the compiler and runtime system are free to do
+-- many transformations on the code that uses pure values, so it is easy
+-- to end up with the finalizer being run sooner than you intended. This
+-- module provides a 'Cell' type for finalizable values which is easier
+-- to reason about.
+{-# LANGUAGE NamedFieldPuns #-}
+module Lifetimes.Gc
+    ( Cell
+    , readCell
+    , acquireCell
+    , moveToGc
+    , newCell
+    , addFinalizer
+    ) where
+
+import Control.Concurrent.MVar (MVar, mkWeakMVar, newEmptyMVar)
+import Control.Concurrent.STM
+import Control.Exception       (mask)
+import Control.Monad.STM.Class
+import Lifetimes
+import Zhp
+
+-- | A cell, containing a value with possible finalizers attached. This differs
+-- from 'Resource' in that getting the underlying value cannot fail, since
+-- cleanup is controlled by the garbage collector.
+newtype Cell a
+    = Cell (TVar (CellData a))
+    deriving(Eq)
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Implementation notes:
+--
+-- From the docs for the 'Weak' type:
+--
+-- > WARNING: weak pointers to ordinary non-primitive Haskell types
+-- > are particularly fragile, because the compiler is free to optimise
+-- > away or duplicate the underlying data structure. Therefore
+-- > attempting to place a finalizer on an ordinary Haskell type may
+-- > well result in the finalizer running earlier than you expected.
+-- >
+-- > [...]
+-- >
+-- > Finalizers can be used reliably for types that are created
+-- > explicitly and have identity, such as IORef and MVar. [...]
+--
+-- So instead, we provide a 'Cell' type, which:
+--
+-- * Wraps simple value
+-- * Can be created and read inside STM, and
+-- * May safely have finalizers, using the 'addFinalizer' function in
+--   this module.
+-- * Ensures that the finalizers will not be run before any transaction that
+--   reads data is complete.
+--
+-- Note that it is *not* safe to use the primitives from "Sys.Mem.Weak" to
+-- add finalizers.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-- The actual contents of a cell. This is wrapped in a 'TVar' to force accesses
+-- to add the a reference the transaction log from which the finalizers are
+-- reachable, thus preventing them from running before the completion of any
+-- transaction that examines the value.
+data CellData a = CellData
+    { value      :: a
+    -- ^ The value wrapped by the cell.
+
+    , finalizers :: [MVar ()]
+    -- ^ Experimentally, TVars appear not to be safe for finalizers, so
+    -- instead we create MVars for the finalizers, and store them in this
+    -- list so that we maintain a reference to them.
+    }
+    deriving(Eq)
+
+-- | Get the value from a cell. The value will not be collected until after
+-- the all transactions which read it complete.
+--
+-- Note that this is intentionally not in 'MonadSTM': it is unsafe to use it
+-- in 'IO', since the transaction would be finished as soon as it is read.
+-- Instead, in 'IO' you should use acquireCell
+readCell :: Cell a -> STM a
+readCell (Cell state) = value <$> readTVar state
+
+-- | Create  a new cell, initially with no finalizers.
+newCell :: MonadSTM m => a -> m (Cell a)
+newCell value = liftSTM $ Cell <$> newTVar CellData { value, finalizers = [] }
+
+-- | Add a new finalizer to the cell. Cells may have many finalizers
+-- attached.
+addFinalizer :: Cell a -> IO () -> IO ()
+addFinalizer (Cell stateVar) fin = do
+    mvar <- newEmptyMVar
+    _ <- mkWeakMVar mvar fin
+    atomically $ modifyTVar' stateVar $ \state@CellData{finalizers} ->
+        state { finalizers = mvar : finalizers }
+
+-- | Move a resource to the garbage collector, detaching it from its
+-- original lifetime.
+moveToGc :: Resource a -> IO (Cell a)
+moveToGc r =
+    mask $ \_ -> join $ atomically $ do
+        value <- mustGetResource r
+        fin <- detach r
+        cell <- newCell value
+        pure $ do
+            addFinalizer cell fin
+            pure cell
+
+
+-- | Acquire a reference to the underlying value. This keeps the finalizer
+-- from being run before the acquired reference is dropped.
+--
+-- If you need to use the value in 'IO', you should use this to get a
+-- reference to it. If you only need to use it in 'STM', 'readCell'
+-- may be more ergonomic.
+acquireCell :: Cell a -> Acquire a
+acquireCell (Cell var) = mkAcquire
+    (atomically $ value <$> readTVar var)
+    (\_ -> atomically $ do
+        -- Touch the contents of the cell, to make sure it stays alive.
+        CellData{} <- readTVar var
+        pure ()
+    )
diff --git a/src/Lifetimes/Rc.hs b/src/Lifetimes/Rc.hs
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Lifetimes/Rc.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE NamedFieldPuns #-}
+-- | Module: Lifetimes.Rc
+-- Description: Support for working with reference-counted resources.
+--
+-- Rather than associating a resource with one lifetime, a reference counted
+-- resource associates each *reference* with a lifetime, and is released when
+-- all references have expired.
+module Lifetimes.Rc
+    ( Rc
+    , addRef
+    , refCounted
+    ) where
+
+import Control.Concurrent.STM
+import Lifetimes
+import Zhp
+
+-- | A resource which is managed by reference counting.
+data Rc a = Rc
+    { count   :: TVar Int
+    , value   :: a
+    , cleanup :: IO ()
+    }
+
+-- | Acquire a new reference.
+addRef :: Rc a -> Acquire a
+addRef rc =
+    mkAcquire
+        (atomically $ incRef rc)
+        (\_ -> join $ atomically $ decRef rc)
+
+resourceToRc :: Resource a -> STM (Rc a)
+resourceToRc res = do
+    value <- mustGetResource res
+    cleanup <- detach res
+    count <- newTVar 1
+    pure Rc { count, cleanup, value }
+
+
+-- | Acquire a resource using refcounting. Takes an 'Acquire' for the underlying
+-- resource, and returns one that acquires an initial reference to it. Additional
+-- references may be created using 'addRef', and the underlying resource will be
+-- kept alive until all resources are released.
+refCounted :: Acquire a -> Acquire (Rc a)
+refCounted acq = do
+    lt <- currentLifetime
+    liftIO $ withLifetime $ \tmpLt -> do
+        res <- acquire tmpLt acq
+        acquireValue lt $ mkAcquire
+            (atomically $ resourceToRc res)
+            (join . atomically . decRef)
+
+
+incRef :: Rc a -> STM a
+incRef Rc{count, value} = do
+    modifyTVar' count succ
+    pure value
+
+decRef :: Rc a -> STM (IO ())
+decRef Rc{count, cleanup} = do
+    modifyTVar' count pred
+    c <- readTVar count
+    pure $ case c of
+        0 -> cleanup
+        _ -> pure ()
diff --git a/tests/Main.hs b/tests/Main.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Main.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -Wno-type-defaults #-}
+module Main (main) where
+
+import           Control.Exception.Safe (SomeException, throwString, try)
+import           Data.IORef
+import           Lifetimes
+import qualified Lifetimes.Gc           as Gc
+import qualified Lifetimes.Rc           as Rc
+import           System.Mem             (performGC)
+import           Test.Hspec
+import           Zhp
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = hspec $ do
+    describe "withAcquire" $ do
+        it "Should run the handler on success" $ do
+            ref <- newIORef 0
+            withAcquire (mkAcquire (pure ()) (\() -> writeIORef ref 1)) $ \_ -> pure ()
+            value <- readIORef ref
+            value `shouldBe` 1
+        it "Should run the handler on exceptions" $ do
+            ref <- newIORef 0
+            result <- try $ withAcquire (mkAcquire (pure ()) (\() -> writeIORef ref 1)) $ \() ->
+                throwString "Error"
+            case result of
+                Right () -> error "Should have thrown an exception"
+                Left (_ :: SomeException) -> do
+                    value <- readIORef ref
+                    value `shouldBe` 1
+        it "Should run cleanup handlers in reverse order" $ do
+            ref <- newIORef []
+            withAcquire
+                (traverse_ (append ref) [1,2,3])
+                pure
+            value <- readIORef ref
+            value `shouldBe` [3,2,1]
+    describe "nested lifetimes" $ do
+        it "Should order resources underneath their lifetimes." $ do
+            ref <- newIORef []
+            withLifetime $ \lt -> do
+                void $ acquire lt $ append ref 1
+                lt' <- acquireValue lt newLifetime
+                void $ acquire lt $ append ref 2
+                -- even though 3 is allocated after 2, it will be freed when
+                -- lt' is freed.
+                void $ acquire lt' $ append ref 3
+            value <- readIORef ref
+            value `shouldBe` [2,3,1]
+    describe "releaseEarly" $ do
+        it "Should release the resource immediately" $ do
+            ref <- newIORef []
+            withLifetime $ \lt -> do
+                void $ acquire lt $ append ref 1
+                res2 <- acquire lt $ append ref 2
+                void $ acquire lt $ append ref 3
+                releaseEarly res2
+            value <- readIORef ref
+            value `shouldBe` [2,3,1]
+    describe "moveTo" $ do
+        it "Should live longer when moved to a longer-lived lifetime" $ do
+            ref <- newIORef []
+            withLifetime $ \lt -> do
+                void $ acquire lt $ append ref 1
+                lt' <- acquireValue lt newLifetime
+                void $ acquire lt $ append ref 2
+                res3 <- acquire lt' $ append ref 3
+                -- If we didn't move this, it would be freed when lt'
+                -- is freed, but this will make it live until the end of
+                -- lt instead.
+                moveTo res3 lt
+            value <- readIORef ref
+            value `shouldBe` [3,2,1]
+        it "Should do nothing if the resource has already been freed" $ do
+            ref <- newIORef []
+            withLifetime $ \lt -> do
+                res1 <- acquire lt $ append ref 1
+                lt' <- acquireValue lt newLifetime
+                void $ acquire lt $ append ref 2
+                void $ acquire lt' $ append ref 3
+                releaseEarly res1
+                moveTo res1 lt'
+            value <- readIORef ref
+            value `shouldBe` [1,2,3]
+    describe "Lifetimes.Rc" $ do
+        it "Should release the resources in order if no extra references are acquired" $ do
+            ref <- newIORef []
+            withLifetime $ \lt -> do
+                void $ acquire lt $ Rc.refCounted $ append ref 1
+                void $ acquire lt $ Rc.refCounted $ append ref 2
+            value <- readIORef ref
+            value `shouldBe` [2,1]
+        it "Should last until its final reference is dropped" $ do
+            ref <- newIORef []
+            withLifetime $ \lt1 -> do
+                void $ withLifetime $ \lt2 -> do
+                    res <- acquireValue lt2 $ Rc.refCounted $ append ref 1
+                    acquire lt1 $ Rc.addRef res
+                value <- readIORef ref
+                value `shouldBe` []
+            value <- readIORef ref
+            value `shouldBe` [1]
+    describe "Lifetimes.Gc" $ do
+        it "Should not release the resource while an acquired reference is active." $ do
+            ref <- newIORef []
+            cell <- Gc.newCell ()
+            Gc.addFinalizer cell (modifyIORef ref (<>[1]))
+            withAcquire (Gc.acquireCell cell) $ \() -> do
+                performGC
+                value <- readIORef ref
+                value `shouldBe` []
+        describe "moveToGC" $ do
+            it "Should not release a resource when its original lifetime is up." $ do
+                ref <- newIORef []
+                cell <- withLifetime $ \lt -> do
+                    res <- acquire lt $ append ref 1
+                    Gc.moveToGc res
+                value <- readIORef ref
+                value `shouldBe` []
+                -- Touch the value to prevent GC:
+                withAcquire (Gc.acquireCell cell) $ \_ -> pure ()
+
+append :: IORef [Int] -> Int -> Acquire ()
+append ref n = mkAcquire
+    (pure ())
+    (\() -> modifyIORef ref (<>[n]))
