diff --git a/test/chantest.hs b/test/chantest.hs
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+import           Control.Concurrent
+import qualified EuphApi.CloseableChan as E
+
+thread1 c n = do
+  E.writeChan c n
+  thread1 c (n + 1)
+
+thread2 c = do
+  val <- E.readChan c
+  case val of
+    Just j  -> (print j) >> thread2 c
+    Nothing -> putStrLn "thread2 closed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
+
+main1 = do
+  c <- E.newOpenChan
+  t1 <- forkIO $ thread1 c 0
+  t2 <- forkIO $ thread2 c
+  threadDelay $ 500*1000
+  E.closeChan c
+  threadDelay $ 500*1000
+
+main2 = do
+  c <- E.newOpenChan
+  forkIO $ thread2 c
+  putStrLn "Go!"
+
+  mapM_ (E.writeChan c) [1..5]
+  -- putStrLn "added some numbers"
+
+  threadDelay $ 1000*1000
+  putStrLn "first second"
+  threadDelay $ 1000*1000
+  putStrLn "second second"
+
+  mapM_ (E.writeChan c) [6..10]
+  -- putStrLn "added more numbers"
+
+  threadDelay $ 1000*1000
+  putStrLn "third second"
+  threadDelay $ 1000*1000
+  putStrLn "fourth second"
+
+  E.closeChan c
+  -- putStrLn "channel closed"
+
+  threadDelay $ 1000*1000
+  putStrLn "fifth second"
+  threadDelay $ 1000*1000
+  putStrLn "sixth second"
+
+main = main2