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+package outwatchapp.util
+
+import cats.arrow.FunctionK
+import monix.bio.IO
+
+object IOUtils {
+  def toIO[T](task: monix.eval.Task[T]) =
+    IO.deferAction(implicit s => IO.from(task))
+
+  def toTask[T](bio: monix.bio.IO[Throwable, T]) =
+    monix.eval.Task.deferAction(implicit s => bio.to[monix.eval.Task])
+
+  val ioTaskMapk =
+    new FunctionK[monix.eval.Task, monix.bio.Task] {
+
+      override def apply[A](
+          fa: monix.eval.Task[A]
+      ): monix.bio.Task[A] = toIO(fa)
+
+    }
+}