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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# aeson-attoparsec
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/aeson-attoparsec.cabal b/aeson-attoparsec.cabal
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+name:                aeson-attoparsec
+version:             0.0.0
+synopsis:            Embed an Attoparsec text parser into an Aeson parser
+-- description:
+homepage:            https://github.com/athanclark/aeson-attoparsec#readme
+license:             BSD3
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Athan Clark
+maintainer:          athan.clark@gmail.com
+copyright:           2017 Athan Clark
+category:            Web
+build-type:          Simple
+extra-source-files:  README.md
+cabal-version:       >=1.10
+
+library
+  hs-source-dirs:      src
+  exposed-modules:     Data.Aeson.Attoparsec
+  build-depends:       base >= 4.7 && < 5
+                     , aeson
+                     , attoparsec
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+
+test-suite aeson-attoparsec-test
+  type:                exitcode-stdio-1.0
+  hs-source-dirs:      test
+  main-is:             Spec.hs
+  build-depends:       base
+                     , aeson-attoparsec
+  ghc-options:         -threaded -rtsopts -with-rtsopts=-N
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+
+source-repository head
+  type:     git
+  location: https://github.com/athanclark/aeson-attoparsec
diff --git a/src/Data/Aeson/Attoparsec.hs b/src/Data/Aeson/Attoparsec.hs
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+module Data.Aeson.Attoparsec where
+
+import Data.Aeson (FromJSON (..), Value (String))
+import Data.Aeson.Types (typeMismatch)
+import qualified Data.Aeson as Aeson
+import qualified Data.Aeson.Types as Aeson
+import Data.Attoparsec.Text (parseOnly)
+import qualified Data.Attoparsec.Text as Attoparsec
+
+
+
+attoAeson :: Attoparsec.Parser a -> Value -> Aeson.Parser a
+attoAeson parser (String x) = case parseOnly parser x of
+  Left e -> fail e
+  Right x -> pure x
+attoAeson _ x = typeMismatch "Attoparsec" x
diff --git a/test/Spec.hs b/test/Spec.hs
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+main :: IO ()
+main = putStrLn "Test suite not yet implemented"