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+package listenfd
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+const fdStart = 3
+
+func GetListener(i uint64) (net.Listener, error) {
+	lfds, present := os.LookupEnv("LISTEN_FDS")
+	if !present {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	fds, err := strconv.ParseUint(lfds, 10, 32)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not parse LISTEN_FDS")
+	}
+	if i >= fds {
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("only %d fds available, requested index %d", fds, i)
+	}
+
+	l, err := net.FileListener(os.NewFile(uintptr(i+fdStart), ""))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not create listener")
+	}
+
+	return l, nil
+}