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+# 1.0.0-alpha
+* Initial version.
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+# production
+Helpers for concurrency, message-passing, rotating loggers, and other production functionality in Angel.
+
+This will become the de-facto way to run Angel applications in deployed environments, as it
+takes care of inter-isolate communication, respawning dead processes, and other housekeeping for you automatically.
+
+Most users will want to use the `Runner` class.
+
+## `Runner`
+`Runner` is a utility, powered by `package:args`, that is intended to be the entry point of your application.
+
+Instantiate it as follows, and your file will become a command-line executable that spawns multiple instances of your
+application:
+
+```dart
+import 'dart:async';
+import 'dart:isolate';
+import 'package:angel_framework/angel_framework.dart';
+import 'package:angel_production/angel_production.dart';
+
+main(List<String> args) => new Runner('example', configureServer).run(args);
+
+Future configureServer(Angel app) async {
+  app.get('/', (req, res) => 'Hello, production world!');
+
+  app.get('/crash', (req, res) {
+    // We'll crash this instance deliberately, but the Runner will auto-respawn for us.
+    new Timer(const Duration(seconds: 3), Isolate.current.kill);
+    return 'Crashing in 3s...';
+  });
+}
+```
+
+`Runner` will automatically re-spawn crashed instances, unless `--no-respawn` is passed. This can prevent
+your server from entirely going down at the first error, and adds a layer of fault tolerance to your
+infrastructure.
+
+When combined with `systemd`, deploying Angel applications on Linux can be very simple.
+
+## Message Passing
+The `Runner` class uses [`package:pub_sub`](https://github.com/thosakwe/pub_sub) to coordinate
+message passing between isolates.
+
+When one isolate sends a message, all other isolates will
+receive the same message, except for the isolate that sent it.
+
+It is injected into your application's `Container` as
+`pub_sub.Client`, so you can use it as follows:
+
+```dart
+```
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diff --git a/example/main.dart b/example/main.dart
index f7a89c3a..11d13736 100644
--- a/example/main.dart
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@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@ import 'dart:isolate';
 import 'package:angel_framework/angel_framework.dart';
 import 'package:angel_production/angel_production.dart';
 
-main(List<String> args) {
-  var runner = new Runner('example', configureServer);
-  return runner.run(args);
-}
+main(List<String> args) => new Runner('example', configureServer).run(args);
 
 Future configureServer(Angel app) async {
   app.get('/', (req, res) => 'Hello, production world!');
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
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 name: angel_production
+version: 1.0.0-alpha
+description: Helpers for concurrency, message-passing, rotating loggers, and other production functionality in Angel.
+homepage: https://github.com/angel-dart/production
+environment:
+  sdk: ">=2.0.0-dev <3.0.0"
 dependencies:
   angel_framework: ^2.0.0-alpha
   args: ^1.0.0
   io: ^0.3.2
-  logging: ^0.11.3
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+  logging: ^0.11.3