diff --git a/Data/Conduit/Pool.hs b/Data/Conduit/Pool.hs
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+-- | Allocate resources from a pool, guaranteeing resource handling via the
+-- ResourceT transformer.
+module Data.Conduit.Pool
+    ( ManagedResource (..)
+    , takeResource
+    , takeResourceCheck
+    , P.Pool
+    , P.createPool
+    , P.withResource
+    ) where
+
+import qualified Data.Pool as P
+import Control.Monad.Trans.Resource
+import Control.Monad.IO.Class (liftIO)
+import qualified Data.IORef as I
+
+-- | The result of taking a resource.
+data ManagedResource m a = ManagedResource
+    { mrValue :: a -- ^ The actual resource.
+    , mrReuse :: Bool -> ResourceT m ()
+    -- ^ Let's you specify whether the resource should be returned to the pool
+    -- (via 'P.putResource') or destroyed (via 'P.destroyResource') on release.
+    -- This defaults to destruction, in case of exceptions.
+    , mrRelease :: ResourceT m ()
+    -- ^ Release this resource, either destroying it or returning it to the
+    -- pool.
+    }
+
+-- | Take a resource from the pool and register a release action.
+takeResource :: ResourceIO m => P.Pool a -> ResourceT m (ManagedResource m a)
+takeResource pool = do
+    onRelRef <- liftIO $ I.newIORef False
+    (relKey, (a, _)) <- withIO
+        (P.takeResource pool)
+        (\(a, local) -> do
+            onRel <- I.readIORef onRelRef
+            if onRel
+                then P.putResource local a
+                else P.destroyResource pool local a)
+    return ManagedResource
+        { mrValue = a
+        , mrReuse = liftIO . I.writeIORef onRelRef
+        , mrRelease = release relKey
+        }
+
+-- | Same as 'takeResource', but apply some action to check if a resource is
+-- still valid.
+takeResourceCheck :: ResourceIO m
+                  => P.Pool a
+                  -> (a -> ResourceT m Bool)
+                  -> ResourceT m (ManagedResource m a)
+takeResourceCheck pool check = do
+    mr <- takeResource pool
+    isValid <- check $ mrValue mr
+    if isValid
+        then return mr
+        else do
+            mrRelease mr
+            takeResourceCheck pool check
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+The following license covers this documentation, and the source code, except
+where otherwise indicated.
+
+Copyright 2010, Michael Snoyman. 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.
+
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+  this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
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+
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+IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
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+EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
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diff --git a/Setup.lhs b/Setup.lhs
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+#!/usr/bin/env runhaskell
+
+> module Main where
+> import Distribution.Simple
+
+> main :: IO ()
+> main = defaultMain
diff --git a/pool-conduit.cabal b/pool-conduit.cabal
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+name:            pool-conduit
+version:         0.0.0
+license:         BSD3
+license-file:    LICENSE
+author:          Michael Snoyman <michael@snoyman.com>
+maintainer:      Michael Snoyman <michael@snoyman.com>
+synopsis:        Resource pool allocations via ResourceT.
+description:     Allocate resources from a pool, guaranteeing resource handling via the ResourceT transformer.
+category:        Database, Yesod, Conduit
+stability:       Stable
+cabal-version:   >= 1.8
+build-type:      Simple
+homepage:        http://www.yesodweb.com/book/persistent
+
+library
+
+    build-depends:   base                     >= 4       && < 5
+                   , resource-pool            >= 0.2.1   && < 0.3
+                   , transformers             >= 0.2.1   && < 0.3
+                   , conduit                  >= 0.0.2   && < 0.2
+
+    exposed-modules: Data.Conduit.Pool
+
+    ghc-options:     -Wall
+
+source-repository head
+  type:     git
+  location: git://github.com/yesodweb/persistent.git