commit 6ece17c8774817806febf626486f84a2c6bc17fa
Author: stephen mcquay <stephen@mcquay.me>
Date:   Thu Jun 18 21:01:53 2015 -0700

    init

diff --git a/license b/license
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+Copyright (c) 2015, stephen mcquay
+
+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 pgpoint nor the names of its contributors
+      may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+      without specific prior written permission.
+
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+SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/point.go b/point.go
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+package point
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"database/sql/driver"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+
+	_ "github.com/lib/pq"
+)
+
+type Point struct {
+	Lat, Lng float64
+}
+
+func (p Point) Value() (driver.Value, error) {
+	tuple := fmt.Sprintf("(%f, %f)", p.Lat, p.Lng)
+	return driver.Value([]byte(tuple)), nil
+}
+
+func (p *Point) Scan(src interface{}) error {
+	var source []byte
+	var err error
+	switch src.(type) {
+	case string:
+		source = []byte(src.(string))
+	case []byte:
+		source = src.([]byte)
+	default:
+		return errors.New("Incompatible type for Point")
+	}
+
+	lp := bytes.IndexRune(source, '(')
+	c := bytes.IndexRune(source, ',')
+	rp := bytes.IndexRune(source, ')')
+
+	if lp == -1 || c == -1 || rp == -1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf(
+			"incorrect format from pg for Point: %s",
+			source,
+		)
+	}
+
+	p.Lat, err = strconv.ParseFloat(string(source[lp+1:c]), 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	p.Lng, err = strconv.ParseFloat(string(source[c+1:rp]), 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
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+# point
+
+This sample module shows how to create a type that implements the required interfaces to be used as a custom type with [github.com/jmoiron/sqlx](github.com/jmoiron/sqlx) package.
+
+Sample db table:
+
+```
+CREATE TABLE places (id SERIAL, name varchar(512), loc point);
+```
+
+and then use as such (err omitted for brevity):
+
+
+```
+type Location struct {
+	Id          int
+	Name        string
+	Description string
+	Loc         Point // custom type
+}
+
+func main() {
+	db, _ := sqlx.Connect(
+		"postgres",
+		"<your config here>",
+	)
+
+	loc := Location{}
+	rows, _ := db.Queryx(
+		`SELECT * FROM places`,
+	)
+	for rows.Next() {
+		rows.StructScan(&loc)
+		fmt.Printf("%+v", loc)
+	}
+
+	db.Exec(
+		"INSERT INTO places(name, loc) VALUES ($1, $3):,
+		"some name"
+		Point{3.14, 6.28},
+	)
+}
+```