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+# Revision history for locked-poll
+
+## 0.0.0  -- YYYY-mm-dd
+
+* First version. Released on an unsuspecting world.
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+Copyright (c) 2015, Scott Murphy
+
+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 Scott Murphy 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
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+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/README.md b/README.md
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+[![Circle CI](https://circleci.com/gh/plow-technologies/locked-poll.svg?style=svg)](https://circleci.com/gh/plow-technologies/locked-poll)
+
+# locked-poll
+
+
+```locked-poll```  is a package to enable simple concurrent polling with a locking scheme.
+
+The library is quite small, needing
+* ```containers```
+* ```clock```
+
+To run.
+
+There are lots of tests in the test-suite to ensure that it behaves itself with polls.
+
+
+
+## Usage-Example
+
+There is only one function :
+
+``` haskell
+
+makeLockingFunction :: forall k lockableState . (Key k,Show lockableState) =>
+                       Int64 ->  -- timeout
+                       (KeyFcn lockableState k) ->          -- extract a key
+                       IO ((lockableState -> IO ()) ->      -- function to run against state
+                       lockableState   ->                   -- incoming state
+                       IO ())
+
+```
+
+This function is used to generate a function which has an embedded action that is dependent on some given state.
+The idea is to generate that locking function at the top level and then pass it to whatever needs incremental access to a resource.
+
+It uses an IORef under the hood to store what states are currently in use.
+
+Use the timeout function to say when to release the lock.
+
+No cleanup is performed by the lockingFunction, so wrap your things in finally or bracket as needed.
+
+
+``` haskell
+-- | 'Key' Constraint for locking down a traverse or fold
+type Key k = (Ord k,Eq k,Show k)
+
+-- |Extract a key from a given state
+type KeyFcn st k = Key k => st -> k
+
+```
+
+KeyFcn tells the lockingFunction how to extract the LockingKey.
+
+Uniqueness is not necessary but if you do not have it, only one of a given group of like Keyed objects will be allowed to run at a time.
+
+
+
+## How to run tests
+
+```
+cabal configure --enable-tests && cabal build && cabal test
+```
+
+The tests are quite slow (4 or 5 min) because they are trying to test long poll concurrency
+
+Right now you have to hand delete the resulting output.
+
+## Contributing
+
+TODO: Write contribution instructions here
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/locked-poll.cabal b/locked-poll.cabal
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+Name:                   locked-poll
+Version:                0.1.0
+Author:                 Scott Murphy <scottmurphy09@gmail.com>
+Maintainer:             Scott Murphy <scottmurphy09@gmail.com>
+License:                BSD3
+License-File:           LICENSE
+Synopsis:               Very simple poll lock
+Description:            Fire and forget actions, lock with timeout resources 
+Cabal-Version:          >= 1.10
+Build-Type:             Simple
+Extra-Source-Files:     README.md, ChangeLog.md
+
+Library
+  Default-Language:     Haskell2010
+  HS-Source-Dirs:       src
+  GHC-Options:          -Wall
+  Exposed-Modules:      LockedPoll
+                        LockedPoll.Internal
+--  Other-Modules:        
+  Build-Depends:        base >= 4 && < 5
+                      , containers
+                      , clock
+
+executable locked-poll
+  Default-Language:     Haskell2010
+  HS-Source-Dirs:       src
+  GHC-Options:          -Wall
+  main-is:              Main.hs
+  Build-Depends:        base >= 4 && < 5
+                      , containers 
+                      , locked-poll
+                      , clock
+
+Test-Suite spec
+  Type:                 exitcode-stdio-1.0
+  Default-Language:     Haskell2010
+  Hs-Source-Dirs:       src
+                      , test
+  Ghc-Options:          -Wall
+  Main-Is:              Spec.hs
+  Build-Depends:        QuickCheck
+                      , base
+                      , containers 
+                      , regex-genex
+                      , tasty
+                      , tasty-golden
+                      , tasty-hunit
+                      , tasty-quickcheck
+                      , clock
+                      , lens
+                      , random
+                      , bytestring
+                      , time
+                      , attoparsec
+
+Source-Repository head
+  Type:                 git
+  Location:             https://github.com/plow-technologies/locked-poll.git
diff --git a/src/LockedPoll.hs b/src/LockedPoll.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE ConstraintKinds       #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts      #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings     #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE PartialTypeSignatures #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE PatternSynonyms       #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE RankNTypes            #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables   #-}
+{- |
+Module      : LockedPoll
+Description : Lock an item while polling it for a given period of time
+Copyright   : Plow Technologies LLC
+License     : MIT License
+
+Maintainer  : Scott Murphy
+>>> let keyFcn = fst :: (Int,a) -> Int
+>>> lockingFunction <- makeLockingFunction 30 keyFcn
+
+| -}
+
+
+
+-- module LockedPoll ( makeLockingFunction
+--                  , KeyFcn ) where
+
+module LockedPoll (Key,KeyFcn,makeLockingFunction) where
+
+import           Control.Exception                (bracket)
+import           Data.IORef
+import Data.Int (Int64)
+import           Data.Monoid                      ((<>))
+import           System.IO
+import qualified Data.Map                         as Map
+import           Data.Map.Strict                  (Map)
+import           System.Clock                     (Clock (..), TimeSpec (..), getTime)
+
+
+
+-- | 'Key' Constraint for locking down a traverse or fold
+type Key k = (Ord k,Eq k,Show k)
+
+-- |Extract a key from a given state
+type KeyFcn st k = Key k => st -> k
+
+-- | Patterns to make what is going on in the locking more clear
+-- They have the unfortunate side effect of requiring a match against bottom
+
+type LockStatus = Maybe Bool
+pattern KeyAcquired :: LockStatus
+pattern KeyAcquired <-  Just True
+pattern IOLocked :: LockStatus
+pattern IOLocked <- Just False
+pattern LockTimedOut :: LockStatus
+pattern LockTimedOut <- Nothing
+
+-- | This locking Function is very simple
+-- It reads a key and assigns a time to it
+-- if that time has expored... then it unlocks
+-- if the nested action completes then it unlocks
+-- all concurrency and exception handling should be done inside the IO ()
+-- Notice I say it unlocks, not that it kills a nascent thread.  No such thing will happen automatically
+
+makeLockingFunction :: forall k lockableState . (Key k,Show lockableState) =>  Int64 ->  -- timeout
+                       (KeyFcn lockableState k) ->          -- extract a key
+                       IO ((lockableState -> IO ()) ->      -- function to run against state
+                           lockableState   ->                   -- incoming state
+                           IO ())
+makeLockingFunction timeout getKey = do
+  ioRefMapOfKeyValues <- newIORef  Map.empty :: IO (IORef (Map k TimeSpec) )
+  return $ exportFunction ioRefMapOfKeyValues
+ where   
+   unlock :: IORef (Map k TimeSpec) -> k -> IO ()
+   unlock ioRef k = atomicModifyIORef' ioRef (\map' -> (Map.delete k map', ()))
+
+   obtainLock :: (Key k) =>  TimeSpec -> k -> Map k TimeSpec -> (Map k TimeSpec ,Maybe Bool)
+   obtainLock lockTime@(TimeSpec s1 _) k map' = case Map.lookup k map' of
+                   Just (TimeSpec s _)
+                       | abs s1 - s >= timeout ->  (Map.insert k lockTime map', Nothing) --old value timed out, aquire new lock assume old thread be dead
+                       | otherwise -> (map',Just False) --Lock not obtained
+                   Nothing ->  (Map.insert k lockTime map',Just True) --acquire brand spanking new lock
+
+   exportFunction :: IORef (Map k TimeSpec) ->
+                     (lockableState -> IO ()) -> lockableState -> IO ()
+   exportFunction ioRef f st  = bracket ioLock ioUnlock runFunction
+    where
+      ioLock :: IO (Maybe Bool)
+      ioLock = do
+        lockTime <- getTime Monotonic
+        atomicModifyIORef'  ioRef . obtainLock lockTime . getKey $ st
+
+      ioUnlock :: LockStatus -> IO ()
+      ioUnlock lockStatus = case lockStatus of
+                              IOLocked -> return ()
+                              KeyAcquired -> unlock ioRef (getKey st)
+                              LockTimedOut  ->  unlock ioRef (getKey st)
+                              _ -> error "no match for bottom in ioUnlock"
+
+      runFunction ::  LockStatus -> IO ()
+      runFunction iCanRun = case iCanRun of
+                              KeyAcquired -> f st
+                              IOLocked -> hPrint stderr ("skipping locked thread" <> (show . getKey $ st ))
+                              LockTimedOut -> hPrint stderr ("thread timeout " <> show st ) >> f st
+                              _ -> error "no match for bottom of Maybe Bool in makeLockingFunction"
diff --git a/src/LockedPoll/Internal.hs b/src/LockedPoll/Internal.hs
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+module LockedPoll.Internal
+    (
+    ) where
diff --git a/src/Main.hs b/src/Main.hs
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+module Main where
+
+main = putStrLn "Hello!"
diff --git a/test/Spec.hs b/test/Spec.hs
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+import LockedPollSpec 
+import Test.Tasty
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = defaultMain tests
