diff --git a/go/base/context.go b/go/base/context.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/base/context.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+   Copyright 2016 GitHub Inc.
+	 See https://github.com/github/gh-osc/blob/master/LICENSE
+*/
+
+package base
+
+import ()
+
+type MigrationContext struct {
+	DatabaseName      string
+	OriginalTableName string
+	GhostTableName    string
+}
diff --git a/go/sql/builder.go b/go/sql/builder.go
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index 0000000..d1086bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/sql/builder.go
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+/*
+   Copyright 2016 GitHub Inc.
+	 See https://github.com/github/gh-osc/blob/master/LICENSE
+*/
+
+package sql
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type ValueComparisonSign string
+
+const (
+	LessThanComparisonSign            ValueComparisonSign = "<"
+	LessThanOrEqualsComparisonSign                        = "<="
+	EqualsComparisonSign                                  = "="
+	GreaterThanOrEqualsComparisonSign                     = ">="
+	GreaterThanComparisonSign                             = ">"
+	NotEqualsComparisonSign                               = "!="
+)
+
+// EscapeName will escape a db/table/column/... name by wrapping with backticks.
+// It is not fool proof. I'm just trying to do the right thing here, not solving
+// SQL injection issues, which should be irrelevant for this tool.
+func EscapeName(name string) string {
+	if unquoted, err := strconv.Unquote(name); err == nil {
+		name = unquoted
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("`%s`", name)
+}
+
+func BuildValueComparison(column string, value string, comparisonSign ValueComparisonSign) (result string, err error) {
+	if column == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Empty column in GetValueComparison")
+	}
+	if value == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Empty value in GetValueComparison")
+	}
+	comparison := fmt.Sprintf("(%s %s %s)", EscapeName(column), string(comparisonSign), value)
+	return comparison, err
+}
+
+func BuildEqualsComparison(columns []string, values []string) (result string, err error) {
+	if len(columns) == 0 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Got 0 columns in GetEqualsComparison")
+	}
+	if len(columns) != len(values) {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Got %d columns but %d values in GetEqualsComparison", len(columns), len(values))
+	}
+	comparisons := []string{}
+	for i, column := range columns {
+		value := values[i]
+		comparison, err := BuildValueComparison(column, value, EqualsComparisonSign)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		comparisons = append(comparisons, comparison)
+	}
+	result = strings.Join(comparisons, " and ")
+	result = fmt.Sprintf("(%s)", result)
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+func BuildRangeComparison(columns []string, values []string, comparisonSign ValueComparisonSign) (result string, err error) {
+	if len(columns) == 0 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Got 0 columns in GetRangeComparison")
+	}
+	if len(columns) != len(values) {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Got %d columns but %d values in GetEqualsComparison", len(columns), len(values))
+	}
+	includeEquals := false
+	if comparisonSign == LessThanOrEqualsComparisonSign {
+		comparisonSign = LessThanComparisonSign
+		includeEquals = true
+	}
+	if comparisonSign == GreaterThanOrEqualsComparisonSign {
+		comparisonSign = GreaterThanComparisonSign
+		includeEquals = true
+	}
+	comparisons := []string{}
+
+	for i, column := range columns {
+		//
+		value := values[i]
+		rangeComparison, err := BuildValueComparison(column, value, comparisonSign)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		if len(columns[0:i]) > 0 {
+			equalitiesComparison, err := BuildEqualsComparison(columns[0:i], values[0:i])
+			if err != nil {
+				return "", err
+			}
+			comparison := fmt.Sprintf("(%s AND %s)", equalitiesComparison, rangeComparison)
+			comparisons = append(comparisons, comparison)
+		} else {
+			comparisons = append(comparisons, rangeComparison)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if includeEquals {
+		comparison, err := BuildEqualsComparison(columns, values)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", nil
+		}
+		comparisons = append(comparisons, comparison)
+	}
+	result = strings.Join(comparisons, " or ")
+	result = fmt.Sprintf("(%s)", result)
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+func BuildRangeInsertQuery(databaseName, originalTableName, ghostTableName string, sharedColumns []string, uniqueKey string, uniqueKeyColumns, rangeStartValues, rangeEndValues []string) (string, error) {
+	if len(sharedColumns) == 0 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Got 0 shared columns in BuildRangeInsertQuery")
+	}
+	sharedColumnsListing := strings.Join(sharedColumns, ", ")
+	rangeStartComparison, err := BuildRangeComparison(uniqueKeyColumns, rangeStartValues, GreaterThanOrEqualsComparisonSign)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	rangeEndComparison, err := BuildRangeComparison(uniqueKeyColumns, rangeEndValues, LessThanOrEqualsComparisonSign)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	query := fmt.Sprintf(`
+      insert /* gh-osc %s.%s */ ignore into %s.%s (%s)
+      (select %s from %s.%s force index (%s)
+        where (%s and %s)
+      )
+    `, databaseName, originalTableName, databaseName, ghostTableName, sharedColumnsListing,
+		sharedColumnsListing, databaseName, originalTableName, uniqueKey,
+		rangeStartComparison, rangeEndComparison)
+	return query, nil
+}
diff --git a/go/sql/builder_test.go b/go/sql/builder_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9994842
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/sql/builder_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+/*
+   Copyright 2016 GitHub Inc.
+	 See https://github.com/github/gh-osc/blob/master/LICENSE
+*/
+
+package sql
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/outbrain/golib/log"
+	test "github.com/outbrain/golib/tests"
+)
+
+var (
+	spacesRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(`[ \t\n\r]+`)
+)
+
+func init() {
+	log.SetLevel(log.ERROR)
+}
+
+func normalizeQuery(name string) string {
+	name = strings.Replace(name, "`", "", -1)
+	name = spacesRegexp.ReplaceAllString(name, " ")
+	name = strings.TrimSpace(name)
+	return name
+}
+
+func TestEscapeName(t *testing.T) {
+	names := []string{"my_table", `"my_table"`, "`my_table`"}
+	for _, name := range names {
+		escaped := EscapeName(name)
+		test.S(t).ExpectEquals(escaped, "`my_table`")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildEqualsComparison(t *testing.T) {
+	{
+		columns := []string{"c1"}
+		values := []string{"@v1"}
+		comparison, err := BuildEqualsComparison(columns, values)
+		test.S(t).ExpectNil(err)
+		test.S(t).ExpectEquals(comparison, "((`c1` = @v1))")
+	}
+	{
+		columns := []string{"c1", "c2"}
+		values := []string{"@v1", "@v2"}
+		comparison, err := BuildEqualsComparison(columns, values)
+		test.S(t).ExpectNil(err)
+		test.S(t).ExpectEquals(comparison, "((`c1` = @v1) and (`c2` = @v2))")
+	}
+	{
+		columns := []string{"c1"}
+		values := []string{"@v1", "@v2"}
+		_, err := BuildEqualsComparison(columns, values)
+		test.S(t).ExpectNotNil(err)
+	}
+	{
+		columns := []string{}
+		values := []string{}
+		_, err := BuildEqualsComparison(columns, values)
+		test.S(t).ExpectNotNil(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildRangeComparison(t *testing.T) {
+	{
+		columns := []string{"c1"}
+		values := []string{"@v1"}
+		comparison, err := BuildRangeComparison(columns, values, LessThanComparisonSign)
+		test.S(t).ExpectNil(err)
+		test.S(t).ExpectEquals(comparison, "((`c1` < @v1))")
+	}
+	{
+		columns := []string{"c1"}
+		values := []string{"@v1"}
+		comparison, err := BuildRangeComparison(columns, values, LessThanOrEqualsComparisonSign)
+		test.S(t).ExpectNil(err)
+		test.S(t).ExpectEquals(comparison, "((`c1` < @v1) or ((`c1` = @v1)))")
+	}
+	{
+		columns := []string{"c1", "c2"}
+		values := []string{"@v1", "@v2"}
+		comparison, err := BuildRangeComparison(columns, values, LessThanComparisonSign)
+		test.S(t).ExpectNil(err)
+		test.S(t).ExpectEquals(comparison, "((`c1` < @v1) or (((`c1` = @v1)) AND (`c2` < @v2)))")
+	}
+	{
+		columns := []string{"c1", "c2"}
+		values := []string{"@v1", "@v2"}
+		comparison, err := BuildRangeComparison(columns, values, LessThanOrEqualsComparisonSign)
+		test.S(t).ExpectNil(err)
+		test.S(t).ExpectEquals(comparison, "((`c1` < @v1) or (((`c1` = @v1)) AND (`c2` < @v2)) or ((`c1` = @v1) and (`c2` = @v2)))")
+	}
+	{
+		columns := []string{"c1", "c2", "c3"}
+		values := []string{"@v1", "@v2", "@v3"}
+		comparison, err := BuildRangeComparison(columns, values, LessThanOrEqualsComparisonSign)
+		test.S(t).ExpectNil(err)
+		test.S(t).ExpectEquals(comparison, "((`c1` < @v1) or (((`c1` = @v1)) AND (`c2` < @v2)) or (((`c1` = @v1) and (`c2` = @v2)) AND (`c3` < @v3)) or ((`c1` = @v1) and (`c2` = @v2) and (`c3` = @v3)))")
+	}
+	{
+		columns := []string{"c1"}
+		values := []string{"@v1", "@v2"}
+		_, err := BuildRangeComparison(columns, values, LessThanOrEqualsComparisonSign)
+		test.S(t).ExpectNotNil(err)
+	}
+	{
+		columns := []string{}
+		values := []string{}
+		_, err := BuildRangeComparison(columns, values, LessThanOrEqualsComparisonSign)
+		test.S(t).ExpectNotNil(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildRangeInsertQuery(t *testing.T) {
+	databaseName := "mydb"
+	originalTableName := "tbl"
+	ghostTableName := "ghost"
+	sharedColumns := []string{"id", "name", "position"}
+	{
+		uniqueKey := "PRIMARY"
+		uniqueKeyColumns := []string{"id"}
+		rangeStartValues := []string{"@v1s"}
+		rangeEndValues := []string{"@v1e"}
+
+		query, err := BuildRangeInsertQuery(databaseName, originalTableName, ghostTableName, sharedColumns, uniqueKey, uniqueKeyColumns, rangeStartValues, rangeEndValues)
+		test.S(t).ExpectNil(err)
+		expected := `
+				insert /* gh-osc mydb.tbl */ ignore into mydb.ghost (id, name, position)
+				(select id, name, position from mydb.tbl force index (PRIMARY)
+					where (((id > @v1s) or ((id = @v1s))) and ((id < @v1e) or ((id = @v1e))))
+				)
+		`
+		test.S(t).ExpectEquals(normalizeQuery(query), normalizeQuery(expected))
+	}
+	{
+		uniqueKey := "name_position_uidx"
+		uniqueKeyColumns := []string{"name", "position"}
+		rangeStartValues := []string{"@v1s", "@v2s"}
+		rangeEndValues := []string{"@v1e", "@v2e"}
+
+		query, err := BuildRangeInsertQuery(databaseName, originalTableName, ghostTableName, sharedColumns, uniqueKey, uniqueKeyColumns, rangeStartValues, rangeEndValues)
+		test.S(t).ExpectNil(err)
+		expected := `
+				insert /* gh-osc mydb.tbl */ ignore into mydb.ghost (id, name, position)
+				(select id, name, position from mydb.tbl force index (name_position_uidx)
+				  where (((name > @v1s) or (((name = @v1s)) AND (position > @v2s)) or ((name = @v1s) and (position = @v2s))) and ((name < @v1e) or (((name = @v1e)) AND (position < @v2e)) or ((name = @v1e) and (position = @v2e))))
+				)
+		`
+		test.S(t).ExpectEquals(normalizeQuery(query), normalizeQuery(expected))
+	}
+}