diff --git a/lib/event.lua b/lib/event.lua
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+local computer = require("computer")
+local keyboard = require("keyboard")
+
+local event, listeners, timers = {}, {}, {}
+local lastInterrupt = -math.huge
+
+local function call(callback, ...)
+  local result, message = pcall(callback, ...)
+  if not result and type(event.onError) == "function" then
+    pcall(event.onError, message)
+    return
+  end
+  return message
+end
+
+local function dispatch(signal, ...)
+  if listeners[signal] then
+    local function callbacks()
+      local list = {}
+      for index, listener in ipairs(listeners[signal]) do
+        list[index] = listener
+      end
+      return list
+    end
+    for _, callback in ipairs(callbacks()) do
+      if call(callback, signal, ...) == false then
+        event.ignore(signal, callback) -- alternative method of removing a listener
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+local function tick()
+  local function elapsed()
+    local list = {}
+    for id, timer in pairs(timers) do
+      if timer.after <= computer.uptime() then
+        table.insert(list, timer.callback)
+        timer.times = timer.times - 1
+        if timer.times <= 0 then
+          timers[id] = nil
+        else
+          timer.after = computer.uptime() + timer.interval
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    return list
+  end
+  for _, callback in ipairs(elapsed()) do
+    call(callback)
+  end
+end
+
+local function createPlainFilter(name, ...)
+  local filter = table.pack(...)
+  if name == nil and filter.n == 0 then
+    return nil
+  end
+
+  return function(...)
+    local signal = table.pack(...)
+    if name and not (type(signal[1]) == "string" and signal[1]:match(name)) then
+      return false
+    end
+    for i = 1, filter.n do
+      if filter[i] ~= nil and filter[i] ~= signal[i + 1] then
+        return false
+      end
+    end
+    return true
+  end
+end
+
+local function createMultipleFilter(...)
+  local filter = table.pack(...)
+  if filter.n == 0 then
+    return nil
+  end
+
+  return function(...)
+    local signal = table.pack(...)
+    if type(signal[1]) ~= "string" then
+      return false
+    end
+    for i = 1, filter.n do
+      if filter[i] ~= nil and signal[1]:match(filter[i]) then
+        return true
+      end
+    end
+    return false
+  end
+end
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function event.cancel(timerId)
+  checkArg(1, timerId, "number")
+  if timers[timerId] then
+    timers[timerId] = nil
+    return true
+  end
+  return false
+end
+
+function event.ignore(name, callback)
+  checkArg(1, name, "string")
+  checkArg(2, callback, "function")
+  if listeners[name] then
+    for i = 1, #listeners[name] do
+      if listeners[name][i] == callback then
+        table.remove(listeners[name], i)
+        if #listeners[name] == 0 then
+          listeners[name] = nil
+        end
+        return true
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  return false
+end
+
+function event.listen(name, callback)
+  checkArg(1, name, "string")
+  checkArg(2, callback, "function")
+  if listeners[name] then
+    for i = 1, #listeners[name] do
+      if listeners[name][i] == callback then
+        return false
+      end
+    end
+  else
+    listeners[name] = {}
+  end
+  table.insert(listeners[name], callback)
+  return true
+end
+
+function event.onError(message)
+  local log = io.open("/tmp/event.log", "a")
+  if log then
+    log:write(message .. "\n")
+    log:close()
+  end
+end
+
+function event.pull(...)
+  local args = table.pack(...)
+  if type(args[1]) == "string" then
+    return event.pullFiltered(createPlainFilter(...))
+  else
+    checkArg(1, args[1], "number", "nil")
+    checkArg(2, args[2], "string", "nil")
+    return event.pullFiltered(args[1], createPlainFilter(select(2, ...)))
+  end
+end
+
+function event.pullMultiple(...)
+  local seconds
+  local args
+  if type(...) == "number" then
+    seconds = ...
+    args = table.pack(select(2,...))
+    for i=1,args.n do
+      checkArg(i+1, args[i], "string", "nil")
+    end
+  else
+    args = table.pack(...)
+    for i=1,args.n do
+      checkArg(i, args[i], "string", "nil")
+    end
+  end
+  return event.pullFiltered(seconds, createMultipleFilter(table.unpack(args, 1, args.n)))
+
+end
+
+function event.pullFiltered(...)
+  local args = table.pack(...)
+  local seconds, filter
+
+  if type(args[1]) == "function" then
+    filter = args[1]
+  else
+    checkArg(1, args[1], "number", "nil")
+    checkArg(2, args[2], "function", "nil")
+    seconds = args[1]
+    filter = args[2]
+  end
+
+  local deadline = seconds and
+                   (computer.uptime() + seconds) or
+                   (filter and math.huge or 0)
+  repeat
+    local closest = seconds and deadline or math.huge
+    for _, timer in pairs(timers) do
+      closest = math.min(closest, timer.after)
+    end
+    local signal = table.pack(computer.pullSignal(closest - computer.uptime()))
+    if signal.n > 0 then
+      dispatch(table.unpack(signal, 1, signal.n))
+    end
+    tick()
+    event.takeScreenshot()
+    if event.shouldInterrupt() then
+      lastInterrupt = computer.uptime()
+      error("interrupted", 0)
+    end
+    if event.shouldSoftInterrupt() and (filter == nil or filter("interrupted", computer.uptime() - lastInterrupt))  then
+      local awaited = computer.uptime() - lastInterrupt
+      lastInterrupt = computer.uptime()
+      return "interrupted", awaited
+    end
+    if not (seconds or filter) or filter == nil or filter(table.unpack(signal, 1, signal.n)) then
+      return table.unpack(signal, 1, signal.n)
+    end
+  until computer.uptime() >= deadline
+end
+
+function event.shouldInterrupt()
+  return computer.uptime() - lastInterrupt > 1 and
+         keyboard.isControlDown() and
+         keyboard.isAltDown() and
+         keyboard.isKeyDown(keyboard.keys.c)
+end
+
+function event.shouldSoftInterrupt()
+  return computer.uptime() - lastInterrupt > 1 and
+         keyboard.isControlDown() and
+         keyboard.isKeyDown(keyboard.keys.c)
+end
+
+function event.takeScreenshot()
+  if keyboard.isControlDown and keyboard.isShiftDown and keyboard.isKeyDown(keyboard.keys.1) then
+    computer.beep(500)
+    image.screenshot("screenshot.jpg")
+    computer.beep(1200)
+    computer.beep(1200)
+  end
+end
+
+function event.timer(interval, callback, times)
+  checkArg(1, interval, "number")
+  checkArg(2, callback, "function")
+  checkArg(3, times, "number", "nil")
+  local id
+  repeat
+    id = math.floor(math.random(1, 0x7FFFFFFF))
+  until not timers[id]
+  timers[id] = {
+    interval = interval,
+    after = computer.uptime() + interval,
+    callback = callback,
+    times = times or 1
+  }
+  return id
+end
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+return event