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+fr33domlover <fr33domlover@riseup.net>
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diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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+The changes are recorded by the version control system, Darcs. To see a log
+quickly from the terminal, run:
+
+  $ darcs changes --repo http://hub.darcs.net/fr33domlover/time-out
+
+There is also a web interface at <http://hub.darcs.net> which, among other
+things, can display the history log.
+
+To see the log in a local clone, first get a copy of the repository if you
+haven't yet:
+
+  $ darcs get http://hub.darcs.net/fr33domlover/time-out
+
+Then move into the newly created directory and run darcs:
+
+  $ cd time-out
+  $ darcs changes
diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
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+Install from Hackage/Stackage:
+
+    $ stack install time-out
+
+Install from unpacked release tarball or source repo:
+
+    $ cd time-out
+    $ stack install
+
+Just play with it without installing:
+
+    $ stack repl
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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+This file lists the user-visible interesting changes between releases. For a
+full list of changes to the source, see the ChangeLog.
+
+
+
+time-out 0.1        2016-03-17
+==============================
+
+General, build and documentation changes:
+
+* (This is the first release, so everything is new)
+
+New APIs, features and enhancements:
+
+* (This is the first release, so everything is a new feature)
+
+Bug fixes:
+
+* (This is just the first release, many bugs haven't been discovered yet)
+
+Dependency changes:
+
+* (This is the first release)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+See the .cabal file for more info and link to project website the version
+control.
+
+The official download location is Hackage:
+
+<http://hackage.haskell.org/package/time-out>
+
+This library is free software, and is committed to software freedom. It is
+released to the public domain using the CC0 Public Domain Dedication. For the
+boring "legal" details see the file 'COPYING'.
+
+See the file 'INSTALL' for hints on installation. The file 'ChangeLog' explains
+how to see the history log of the changes done in the code. 'NEWS' provides a
+friendly overview of the changes for each release.
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/src/Control/TimeOut.hs b/src/Control/TimeOut.hs
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+{- This file is part of time-out.
+ -
+ - Written in 2016 by fr33domlover <fr33domlover@riseup.net>.
+ -
+ - ♡ Copying is an act of love. Please copy, reuse and share.
+ -
+ - The author(s) have dedicated all copyright and related and neighboring
+ - rights to this software to the public domain worldwide. This software is
+ - distributed without any warranty.
+ -
+ - You should have received a copy of the CC0 Public Domain Dedication along
+ - with this software. If not, see
+ - <http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/>.
+ -}
+
+module Control.TimeOut
+    ( timeout
+    , delay
+    )
+where
+
+import Control.Concurrent
+import Control.Monad (when)
+import Control.Monad.Catch
+import Control.Monad.IO.Class
+import Data.List (genericReplicate)
+import Data.Maybe (isJust)
+import Data.Time.Units
+
+data Timeout = Timeout deriving Show
+
+instance Exception Timeout
+
+-- | If the action succeeds, return 'Just' the result. If a 'Timeout' exception
+-- is thrown during the action, catch it and return 'Nothing'. Other exceptions
+-- aren't caught.
+catchTimeout :: (MonadIO m, MonadCatch m) => m a -> m (Maybe a)
+catchTimeout action = catch (Just <$> action) $ \ Timeout -> return Nothing
+
+-- | Run a monadic action with a time limit. If it finishes before that time
+-- passes and returns value @x@, then @Just x@ is returned. If the timeout
+-- passes, the action is aborted and @Nothing@ is returned. If the action
+-- throws an exception, it is aborted and the exception is rethrown.
+--
+-- >>> timeout (3 :: Second) $ delay (1 :: Second) >> return "hello"
+-- Just "hello"
+--
+-- >>> timeout (3 :: Second) $ delay (5 :: Second) >> return "hello"
+-- Nothing
+--
+-- >>> timeout (1 :: Second) $ delay "hello"
+-- *** Exception: hello
+timeout :: (TimeUnit t, MonadIO m, MonadCatch m) => t -> m a -> m (Maybe a)
+timeout time action = do
+    tidMain <- liftIO myThreadId
+    tidTemp <- liftIO $ forkIO $ delay time >> throwTo tidMain Timeout
+    result <- catchTimeout action `onException` liftIO (killThread tidTemp)
+    when (isJust result) $ liftIO $ killThread tidTemp
+    return result
+
+delayInt :: MonadIO m => Int -> m ()
+delayInt usec = liftIO $ threadDelay usec
+
+delayInteger :: MonadIO m => Integer -> m ()
+delayInteger usec =
+    if usec > 0
+        then do
+            let maxInt = maxBound :: Int
+                (times, rest) = usec `divMod` toInteger maxInt
+            sequence_ $ genericReplicate times $ delayInt maxInt
+            delayInt $ fromInteger rest
+        else return ()
+
+-- | Suspend the current thread for the given amount of time.
+--
+-- Example:
+--
+-- > delay (5 :: Second)
+delay :: (TimeUnit t, MonadIO m) => t -> m ()
+delay = delayInteger . toMicroseconds
diff --git a/time-out.cabal b/time-out.cabal
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+name: time-out
+version: 0.1
+cabal-version: >=1.10
+build-type: Simple
+license: PublicDomain
+license-file: COPYING
+copyright: ♡ Copying is an act of love. Please copy, reuse and share.
+maintainer: fr33domlover@riseup.net
+homepage: http://hub.darcs.net/fr33domlover/time-out
+bug-reports: mailto:fr33domlover@riseup.net
+synopsis: Execute a computation with a timeout
+description:
+    This simple library allows you to execute a computation with a limit on its
+    running time. If it finishes within the specified limit, you get the result
+    it returns. Otherwise, i.e. if it doesn't finish in time, it will be aborted
+    and you'll be notified.
+category: Control, Monad, Network
+author: fr33domlover
+extra-source-files:
+    AUTHORS
+    ChangeLog
+    COPYING
+    INSTALL.md
+    NEWS.md
+    README.md
+
+source-repository head
+    type: darcs
+    location: http://hub.darcs.net/fr33domlover/time-out
+
+library
+    exposed-modules:
+        Control.TimeOut
+    build-depends:
+        base >=4.8 && <5,
+        exceptions >=0.8.2.1,
+        time-units >=1.0.0,
+        transformers >=0.4.2.0
+    default-language: Haskell2010
+    hs-source-dirs: src
+
