diff --git a/lib/pundit.rb b/lib/pundit.rb
index 8a0dc0a..7eedc24 100644
--- a/lib/pundit.rb
+++ b/lib/pundit.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,56 @@
 require "pundit/version"
+require "pundit/policy_finder"
 
 module Pundit
-  # Your code goes here...
+  class NotAuthorizedError < StandardError; end
+  class NotDefinedError < StandardError; end
+
+  extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+  class << self
+    def policy_scope(user, scope)
+      policy = PolicyFinder.new(scope).scope
+      policy.new(user, scope).resolve if policy
+    end
+
+    def policy_scope!(user, scope)
+      PolicyFinder.new(scope).scope!.new(user, scope).resolve
+    end
+
+    def policy(user, record)
+      scope = PolicyFinder.new(record).policy
+      scope.new(user, record) if scope
+    end
+
+    def policy!(user, record)
+      PolicyFinder.new(record).policy!.new(user, record)
+    end
+  end
+
+  included do
+    if respond_to?(:helper_method)
+      helper_method :policy_scope
+      helper_method :policy
+    end
+  end
+
+  def verify_authorized
+    raise NotAuthorizedError unless @_policy_authorized
+  end
+
+  def authorize(record, query=nil)
+    query ||= params[:action].to_s + "?"
+    @_policy_authorized = true
+    unless policy(record).public_send(query)
+      raise NotAuthorizedError, "not allowed to #{query} this #{record}"
+    end
+  end
+
+  def policy_scope(scope)
+    Pundit.policy_scope!(current_user, scope)
+  end
+
+  def policy(record)
+    Pundit.policy!(current_user, record)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/pundit/policy_finder.rb b/lib/pundit/policy_finder.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8733f7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pundit/policy_finder.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+module Pundit
+  class PolicyFinder
+    attr_reader :object
+
+    def initialize(object)
+      @object = object
+    end
+
+    def name
+      if object.respond_to?(:model_name)
+        object.model_name.to_s
+      elsif object.class.respond_to?(:model_name)
+        object.class.model_name.to_s
+      elsif object.is_a?(Class)
+        object.to_s
+      else
+        object.class.to_s
+      end
+    end
+
+    def scope
+      scope_name.constantize
+    rescue NameError
+      nil
+    end
+
+    def policy
+      policy_name.constantize
+    rescue NameError
+      nil
+    end
+
+    def scope!
+      scope or raise NotDefinedError, "unable to find scope #{scope_name} for #{object}"
+    end
+
+    def policy!
+      policy or raise NotDefinedError, "unable to find policy #{policy_name} for #{object}"
+    end
+
+    def scope_name
+      "#{name}Policy::Scope"
+    end
+
+    def policy_name
+      "#{name}Policy"
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/pundit/rspec.rb b/lib/pundit/rspec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20f5d64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pundit/rspec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+module Pundit
+  module RSpec
+    module Matchers
+      extend ::RSpec::Matchers::DSL
+
+      matcher :permit do |user, record|
+        match do |policy|
+          permissions.all? { |permission| policy.new(user, record).public_send(permission) }
+        end
+
+        failure_message_for_should do |policy|
+          "Expected #{policy} to grant #{permissions.to_sentence} on #{record} but it didn't"
+        end
+
+        failure_message_for_should_not do |policy|
+          "Expected #{policy} not to grant #{permissions.to_sentence} on #{record} but it did"
+        end
+
+        def permissions
+          example.metadata[:permissions]
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    module DSL
+      def permissions(*list, &block)
+        describe(list.to_sentence, :permissions => list, :caller => caller) { instance_eval(&block) }
+      end
+    end
+
+    module PolicyExampleGroup
+      include Pundit::RSpec::Matchers
+
+      def self.included(base)
+        base.metadata[:type] = :policy
+        base.extend Pundit::RSpec::DSL
+        super
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+RSpec.configure do |config|
+  config.include Pundit::RSpec::PolicyExampleGroup, :type => :policy, :example_group => {
+    :file_path => /spec\/policies/
+  }
+end