diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4017540..75b80f9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,33 +1,3 @@
-#################
-## Eclipse
-#################
-
-*.pydevproject
-.project
-.metadata
-bin/
-tmp/
-*.tmp
-*.bak
-*.swp
-*~.nib
-local.properties
-.classpath
-.settings/
-.loadpath
-
-# External tool builders
-.externalToolBuilders/
-
-# Locally stored "Eclipse launch configurations"
-*.launch
-
-# CDT-specific
-.cproject
-
-# PDT-specific
-.buildpath
-
 #############
 ## Windows detritus
 #############
diff --git a/fuel/app/tmp/.gitignore b/fuel/app/tmp/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86d0cb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fuel/app/tmp/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except this file
+!.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fuel/core/classes/redis.php b/fuel/core/classes/redis.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbba5e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fuel/core/classes/redis.php
@@ -0,0 +1,279 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Part of the Fuel framework.
+ *
+ * @package    Fuel
+ * @version    1.6
+ * @author     Fuel Development Team
+ * @license    MIT License
+ * @copyright  2010 - 2013 Fuel Development Team
+ * @link       http://fuelphp.com
+ */
+
+/**
+ * This code is based on Redisent, a Redis interface for the modest.
+ *
+ * It has been modified to work with Fuel and to improve the code slightly.
+ *
+ * @author Justin Poliey <justin@getglue.com>
+ * @copyright 2009-2012 Justin Poliey <justin@getglue.com>
+ * @license http://www.opensource.org/licenses/ISC The ISC License
+ */
+
+namespace Fuel\Core;
+
+
+class RedisException extends \FuelException {}
+
+
+/**
+ * Redisent, a Redis interface for the modest among us
+ */
+class Redis
+{
+	/**
+	 * Multiton pattern, keep track of all created instances
+	 */
+	protected static $instances = array();
+
+	/**
+	 * Get an instance of the Redis class
+	 */
+	public static function instance($name = 'default')
+	{
+		if ( ! array_key_exists($name, static::$instances))
+		{
+			// @deprecated since 1.4
+			// call forge() if a new instance needs to be created, this should throw an error
+			return static::forge($name);
+		}
+
+		return static::$instances[$name];
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * create an instance of the Redis class
+	 */
+	public static function forge($name = 'default', $config = array())
+	{
+		empty(static::$instances) and \Config::load('db', true);
+
+		if ( ! ($conf = \Config::get('db.redis.'.$name)))
+		{
+			throw new \RedisException('Invalid instance name given.');
+		}
+		$config = \Arr::merge($conf, $config);
+
+		static::$instances[$name] = new static($config);
+
+		return static::$instances[$name];
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @var	resource
+	 */
+	protected $connection = false;
+
+	/**
+	 * Flag indicating whether or not commands are being pipelined
+	 *
+	 * @var	boolean
+	 */
+	protected $pipelined = false;
+
+	/**
+	 * The queue of commands to be sent to the Redis server
+	 *
+	 * @var	array
+	 */
+	protected $queue = array();
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new Redis instance using the configuration values supplied
+	 */
+	public function  __construct(array $config = array())
+	{
+		empty($config['timeout']) and $config['timeout'] = ini_get("default_socket_timeout");
+
+		$this->connection = @fsockopen($config['hostname'], $config['port'], $errno, $errstr, $config['timeout']);
+
+		if ( ! $this->connection)
+		{
+			throw new \RedisException($errstr, $errno);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			// execute the auth command if a password is present in config
+			empty($config['password']) or $this->auth($config['password']);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Close the open connection on class destruction
+	 */
+	public function  __destruct()
+	{
+		$this->connection and fclose($this->connection);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the Redisent instance ready for pipelining.
+	 *
+	 * Redis commands can now be chained, and the array of the responses will be
+	 * returned when {@link execute} is called.
+	 * @see execute
+	 *
+	 */
+	public function pipeline()
+	{
+		$this->pipelined = true;
+
+		return $this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Flushes the commands in the pipeline queue to Redis and returns the responses.
+	 * @see pipeline
+	 */
+	public function execute()
+	{
+		// open a Redis connection and execute the queued commands
+		foreach ($this->queue as $command)
+		{
+			for ($written = 0; $written < strlen($command); $written += $fwrite)
+			{
+				$fwrite = fwrite($this->connection, substr($command, $written));
+				if ($fwrite === false)
+				{
+					throw new \RedisException('Failed to write entire command to stream');
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Read in the results from the pipelined commands
+		$responses = array();
+		for ($i = 0; $i < count($this->queue); $i++)
+		{
+			$responses[] = $this->readResponse();
+		}
+
+		// Clear the queue and return the response
+		$this->queue = array();
+
+		if ($this->pipelined)
+		{
+			$this->pipelined = false;
+			return $responses;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return $responses[0];
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 */
+	public function __call($name, $args)
+	{
+		// build the Redis unified protocol command
+		array_unshift($args, strtoupper($name));
+
+		$command = sprintf('*%d%s%s%s', count($args), CRLF, implode(array_map(function($arg) {
+			return sprintf('$%d%s%s', strlen($arg), CRLF, $arg);
+		}, $args), CRLF), CRLF);
+
+		// add it to the pipeline queue
+		$this->queue[] = $command;
+
+		if ($this->pipelined)
+		{
+			return $this;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return $this->execute();
+		}
+	}
+
+	protected function readResponse()
+	{
+		//  parse the response based on the reply identifier
+		$reply = trim(fgets($this->connection, 512));
+
+		switch (substr($reply, 0, 1))
+		{
+			// error reply
+			case '-':
+				throw new \RedisException(trim(substr($reply, 4)));
+				break;
+
+			// inline reply
+			case '+':
+				$response = substr(trim($reply), 1);
+				if ($response === 'OK')
+				{
+					$response = true;
+				}
+				break;
+
+			// bulk reply
+			case '$':
+				$response = null;
+				if ($reply == '$-1')
+				{
+					break;
+				}
+				$read = 0;
+				$size = intval(substr($reply, 1));
+				if ($size > 0)
+				{
+					do
+					{
+						$block_size = ($size - $read) > 1024 ? 1024 : ($size - $read);
+						$r = fread($this->connection, $block_size);
+						if ($r === false)
+						{
+							throw new \RedisException('Failed to read response from stream');
+						}
+						else
+						{
+							$read += strlen($r);
+							$response .= $r;
+						}
+					}
+					while ($read < $size);
+				}
+
+				 // discard the crlf
+				fread($this->connection, 2);
+				break;
+
+			// multi-bulk reply
+			case '*':
+				$count = intval(substr($reply, 1));
+				if ($count == '-1')
+				{
+					return null;
+				}
+				$response = array();
+				for ($i = 0; $i < $count; $i++)
+				{
+					$response[] = $this->readResponse();
+				}
+				break;
+
+			// integer reply
+			case ':':
+				$response = intval(substr(trim($reply), 1));
+				break;
+
+			default:
+				throw new \RedisException("Unknown response: {$reply}");
+				break;
+		}
+
+		// party on...
+		return $response;
+	}
+
+}