diff --git a/admin/admin.go b/admin/admin.go
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+/* Borrowed from: github.com/draxil/gearman_admin */
+package admin
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"strings"
+	"strconv"
+	"regexp"
+)
+
+// Connection to a gearman server
+type Connection struct {
+	net.Conn
+}
+
+var colrx  *regexp.Regexp
+
+func init(){
+	colrx = regexp.MustCompile("[ \t]+")
+}
+
+// Connect to a gearman server
+// gearadmin, err := gearman_admin.Connect("tcp", "gearman:4730")
+func Connect(network, address string) (connection *Connection, err error) {
+	connection = &Connection{}
+	connection.Conn, err = net.Dial(network, address)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Error connecting to gearman server: %s", err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+// Query connected workers list
+func (c *Connection) Workers() (workers []Worker, err error) {
+	_, err = c.Write([]byte("workers\n"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var lines []string
+	lines, err = read_response(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	workers, err = workers_from_lines(lines)
+
+	return workers, err
+}
+
+// Query known tasks and their statuses
+func (c *Connection) Status() (statuses []FunctionStatus, err error) {
+	_, err = c.Write([]byte("status\n"))
+	if err != nil {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Error requesting function status list: %s", err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+
+	var lines []string
+	lines, err = read_response(c)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Error getting function status list: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	statuses, err = func_statuses_from_lines(lines)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Error getting function status list: %s", err.Error())
+		statuses = []FunctionStatus{}
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+func process_line( line string ) []string{
+	parts := colrx.Split(line, -1)
+
+	return parts
+}
+
+func func_statuses_from_lines(lines []string) (funcs []FunctionStatus, err error){
+	funcs = make([]FunctionStatus, 0, len(lines))
+
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		parts := process_line(line)
+
+		if len(parts) < 3 {
+			err = ProtocolError("Incomplete status entry only " + strconv.Itoa(len(parts)) + " fields found: " + line)
+			return
+		}
+
+		var fs FunctionStatus
+
+		fs.Name = parts[0]
+
+		var unfinished, running, workers int
+
+		unfinished, err = strconv.Atoi(parts[1])
+		if err != nil {
+			err = ProtocolError("bad unfinished count format: " + err.Error())
+			return
+		}
+
+		running, err = strconv.Atoi(parts[2])
+
+		if err != nil {
+			err = ProtocolError("bad running count format: " + err.Error())
+			return
+		}
+
+		workers, err = strconv.Atoi(parts[3])
+		if err != nil {
+			err = ProtocolError("bad worker count format: " + err.Error())
+			return
+		}
+
+		fs.UnfinishedJobs = unfinished
+		fs.RunningJobs = running
+		fs.Workers = workers
+
+		funcs = append(funcs, fs)
+	}
+
+	return
+
+}
+
+func workers_from_lines(lines []string) (workers []Worker, err error) {
+	workers = make([]Worker, 0, len(lines))
+
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		parts := process_line(line)
+
+		if len(parts) < 4 {
+			err = ProtocolError("Incomplete worker entry")
+			return
+		}
+
+		if parts[3] != `:` {
+			err = ProtocolError("Malformed worker entry '" + parts[3] + "'")
+			return
+		}
+
+		worker := Worker {
+			Fd       : parts[0],
+			Addr     : parts[1],
+			ClientId : parts[2],
+		}
+
+		if len(parts) > 4 {
+			worker.Functions = parts[4:]
+		}
+
+		workers = append(workers, worker)
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+
+// Decoded description of a gearman worker
+type Worker struct {
+	Fd          string // File descriptor
+	Addr        string // IP address
+	ClientId    string // Client ID
+	Functions []string // List of functions
+}
+
+// Check a worker for a particular function
+func (w *Worker) HasFunction(funcname string) bool {
+	for _, v := range w.Functions {
+		if v == funcname {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func read_response(r io.Reader) (lines []string, err error) {
+	rdr := bufio.NewReader(r)
+	lines = make([]string, 0, 0)
+	for {
+		line := ""
+		if line, err = rdr.ReadString('\n'); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+
+		} else if line == ".\n" {
+			return lines, nil
+
+		} else {
+			lines = append(lines, strings.TrimRight(line, "\n"))
+
+		}
+	}
+
+	return lines, nil
+}
+
+// Decoded description of a functions current status
+type FunctionStatus struct {
+	Name           string // Function name
+	UnfinishedJobs int    // Number of unfinished jobs
+	RunningJobs    int    // Number of running jobs
+	Workers        int    // Number of workers available
+}
+
+// Protocol error
+type ProtocolError string
+
+func (p ProtocolError) Error() string {
+	return "ProtoFail: " + string(p)
+}