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+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2013 - 2017, Roland Bock, Frank Park
+* 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.
+*
+* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+* ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+* WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+* DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+* ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+* (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+* LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
+* ANY 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.
+*/
+
+#ifndef SQLPP_CONNECTION_POOL_H
+#define SQLPP_CONNECTION_POOL_H
+
+#include <mutex>
+#include <stack>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <memory>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <chrono>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <sqlpp11/exception.h>
+#include <sqlpp11/pool_connection.h>
+
+namespace sqlpp
+{
+	namespace reconnect_policy
+	{
+		struct auto_reconnect {
+			template<typename Connection>
+			void operator()(Connection* connection)
+			{
+				if(!connection->is_valid())
+					connection->reconnect()
+			}
+			template<typename Connection>
+			void clean(Connection* connection) {}
+		};
+
+		using namespace std::chrono_literals;
+		class periodic_reconnect
+		{
+		private:
+			std::chrono::seconds revalidate_after;
+			std::unordered_map<void*,std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock> > last_checked;
+
+		public:
+			periodic_reconnect(const std::chrono::seconds r = 28800s) //default wait_timeout in MySQL
+				: revalidate_after(r), last_checked() {}
+
+			template<typename Connection>
+			void operator()(Connection* con)
+			{
+				auto last = last_checked.find(con);
+				auto now = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
+				if(last == last_checked.end())
+				{
+					if (!con->is_valid())
+					{
+						con->reconnect();
+					}
+					last_checked.emplace_hint(last, con, now);
+				}
+				else if(now - last->second > revalidate_after)
+				{
+					if (!con->is_valid())
+					{
+						con->reconnect();
+					}
+					last = now;
+				}
+			}
+			template<typename Connection>
+			void clean(Connection* con) {
+				auto itr = last_checked.find(con);
+				if(itr != last_checked.end())
+				{
+					last_checked.erase(itr);
+				}
+			}
+		};
+
+		struct never_reconnect {
+			template<typename Connection>
+			void operator()(Connection*) {}
+			template<typename Connection>
+			void clean(Connection*) {}
+		};
+	}
+
+	template <typename Connection_config,
+		typename Reconnect_policy = reconnect_policy::auto_reconnect,
+		typename Connection = typename std::enable_if<std::is_class<Connection_config::connection>::value, Connection_config::connection>::type>
+	class connection_pool
+	{
+		friend pool_connection<Connection_config, Reconnect_policy, Connection>;
+
+	private:
+		std::mutex connection_pool_mutex;
+		const std::shared_ptr<Connection_config> config;
+		size_t maximum_pool_size = 0;
+		std::stack<std::unique_ptr<Connection>> free_connections;
+		Reconnect_policy reconnect_policy;
+
+		void free_connection(std::unique_ptr<Connection>& connection)
+		{
+			std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(connection_pool_mutex);
+			if (free_connections.size() >= maximum_pool_size)
+			{
+				// Exceeds default size, do nothign and let connection self destroy.
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				if (connection.get())
+				{
+					if (connection->is_valid())
+					{
+						free_connections.push(std::move(connection));
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						throw sqlpp::exception("Trying to free a connection with incompatible config.");
+					}
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					throw sqlpp::exception("Trying to free an empty connection.");
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+	public:
+		connection_pool(const std::shared_ptr<Connection_config>& config, size_t pool_size)
+			: config(config), maximum_pool_size(pool_size), reconnect_policy(Reconnect_policy()) {}
+		~connection_pool() = default;
+		connection_pool(const connection_pool&) = delete;
+		connection_pool(connection_pool&& other)
+			: config(std::move(other.config)), maximum_pool_size(std::move(other.maximum_pool_size)),
+			reconnect_policy(std::move(other.reconnect_policy)) {}
+		connection_pool& operator=(const connection_pool&) = delete;
+		connection_pool& operator=(connection_pool&&) = delete;
+
+		pool_connection<Connection_config, Reconnect_policy, Connection> get_connection()
+		{
+			std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(connection_pool_mutex);
+			if (!free_connections.empty())
+			{
+				auto connection = std::move(free_connections.top());
+				free_connections.pop();
+				return pool_connection<Connection_config, Reconnect_policy, Connection>(connection, this);
+			}
+
+			try
+			{
+				return pool_connection<Connection_config, Reconnect_policy, Connection>(std::move(std::make_unique<Connection>(config)), this);
+			}
+			catch (const sqlpp::exception& e)
+			{
+				std::cerr << "Failed to spawn a new connection." << std::endl;
+				std::cerr << e.what() << std::endl;
+				throw;
+			}
+		}
+	};
+
+	template<typename Connection_config,
+		typename Reconnect_policy = reconnect_policy::auto_reconnect,
+		typename Connection = typename std::enable_if<std::is_class<Connection_config::connection>::value,Connection_config::connection>::type>
+	connection_pool<Connection_config, Reconnect_policy, Connection> make_connection_pool(
+		const std::shared_ptr<Connection_config>& config,
+		size_t max_pool_size)
+	{
+		return connection_pool<Connection_config, Reconnect_policy, Connection>(config, max_pool_size);
+	}
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/sqlpp11/pool_connection.h b/include/sqlpp11/pool_connection.h
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+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2013 - 2017, Roland Bock, Frank Park
+* 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.
+*
+* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+* ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+* WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+* DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+* ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+* (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+* LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
+* ANY 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.
+*/
+
+#ifndef SQLPP_POOL_CONNECTION_H
+#define SQLPP_POOL_CONNECTION_H
+
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace sqlpp
+{
+	template <typename Connection_config, typename Reconnect_policy, typename Connection,
+		typename Connection_pool = connection_pool<Connection_config, Reconnect_policy, Connection>>
+	struct pool_connection
+	{
+	private:
+		std::unique_ptr<Connection> _impl;
+		Connection_pool* origin;
+
+	public:
+		pool_connection(std::unique_ptr<Connection>& connection, Connection_pool* origin)
+			: _impl(std::move(connection)), origin(origin) {}
+
+		~pool_connection()
+		{
+			origin->free_connection(_impl);
+		}
+
+		template<typename... Args>
+		auto operator()(Args&&... args) -> decltype(_impl->args(std::forward<Args>(args)...))
+		{
+			return _impl->args(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+		}
+
+		template <typename T>
+		auto operator()(const T& t) -> decltype(_impl->run(t))
+		{
+			return _impl->run(t);
+		}
+
+		Connection* operator->()
+		{
+			return &_impl;
+		}
+
+		pool_connection(const pool_connection&) = delete;
+		pool_connection(pool_connection&& other)
+			: _impl(std::move(other._impl)), origin(other.origin) {}
+		pool_connection& operator=(const pool_connection&) = delete;
+		pool_connection& operator=(pool_connection&&) = delete;
+	};
+}
+
+#endif