diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+Copyright (c) 2014, Silk B.V.
+
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+      copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+      disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
+      with the distribution.
+
+    * Neither the name of Silk nor the names of other
+      contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+      from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/aeson-utils.cabal b/aeson-utils.cabal
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+name:                aeson-utils
+version:             0.2.1
+synopsis:            Utilities for working with Aeson.
+description:         Utilities for working with Aeson.
+license:             BSD3
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Silk. B.V.
+maintainer:          code@silk.co
+copyright:           2014, Silk B.V
+category:            Data
+build-type:          Simple
+cabal-version:       >=1.10
+
+library
+  hs-source-dirs:   src
+  default-language: Haskell2010
+  ghc-options:      -Wall
+  exposed-modules:
+    Data.Aeson.Utils
+  build-depends:
+      base                 == 4.*
+    , aeson                >= 0.6  && < 0.8
+    , attoparsec           >= 0.10 && < 0.12
+    , bytestring           >= 0.9 && < 0.11
+    , scientific           == 0.2.*
+    , text                 >= 0.11 && < 1.2
+
+source-repository head
+  type:              Git
+  location:          https://github.com/silkapp/aeson-utils.git
diff --git a/src/Data/Aeson/Utils.hs b/src/Data/Aeson/Utils.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
+
+-- | This module provides a few small functions to make working with
+-- aeson easier. Hopefully at some point they won't be needed anymore.
+module Data.Aeson.Utils
+  ( module Data.Aeson
+  , module Data.Aeson.Types
+  -- * Parsing values
+  , decodeV
+  , eitherDecodeV
+  -- * Utilities
+  , fromFloatDigits
+  , (.=?)
+  , parseNumber
+  ) where
+
+import Data.Aeson
+import Data.Aeson.Parser (value)
+import Data.Aeson.Types
+import Data.Scientific
+import Data.Text            (Text)
+import Data.Attoparsec.Lazy (Result (..))
+import qualified Data.Attoparsec.Lazy as Atto
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as L
+
+-- * Parsing values
+
+-- | Like 'decodeV', but returns an error message when decoding fails.
+eitherDecodeV :: FromJSON a => L.ByteString -> Either String a
+eitherDecodeV v = case Atto.parse value v of
+  Fail _ _ err -> Left err
+  Done _ r     -> case fromJSON r of
+    Error e   -> Left e
+    Success a -> Right a
+
+-- | Deserialize any JSON value. Allows atomic values on the top level
+decodeV :: FromJSON a => L.ByteString -> Maybe a
+decodeV = either (const Nothing) Just . eitherDecodeV
+
+-- * Utilities
+
+-- | Optionally create a Pair.
+(.=?) :: ToJSON a => Text -> Maybe a -> Maybe Pair
+k .=? v = fmap (k .=) v
+{-# INLINE (.=?) #-}
+
+-- | Convert a Scientific into an Integer if it doesn't have decimal points,
+-- otherwise to a Double.
+parseNumber :: Scientific -> Either Integer Double
+parseNumber n
+    | e >= 0    = Left $ c * 10 ^ e
+    | otherwise = Right $ realToFrac n
+  where
+    e = base10Exponent n
+    c = coefficient n