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diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/babl.cabal b/babl.cabal
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+name:                babl
+version:             0.0.0.1
+synopsis:            Initial project template from stack
+description:         Please see README.md
+homepage:            http://github.com/nek0/babl#readme
+license:             LGPL-3
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              nek0
+maintainer:          nek0@nek0.eu
+-- copyright:
+category:            Graphics
+build-type:          Simple
+-- extra-source-files:
+cabal-version:       >=1.10
+
+library
+  exposed-modules:     BABL
+                     , BABL.Format
+                     , BABL.FFI
+                     , BABL.FFI.Format
+  hs-source-dirs:      src
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+  other-extensions:    ForeignFunctionInterface
+  extra-libraries:     babl-0.1
+  includes:            babl/babl.h
+  pkgconfig-depends:   babl >= 0.1.16
+  build-depends:       base >= 4.7 && < 5
+
+source-repository head
+  type:     git
+  location: https://github.com/nek0/babl
diff --git a/src/BABL.hs b/src/BABL.hs
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+module BABL
+    ( babl_init
+    , babl_exit
+    , module BABL.Format
+    ) where
+
+import BABL.Format
+
+import qualified BABL.FFI as FFI
+
+-- | Initialize the BABL environment.
+--   This function must be called before performing any conversions
+babl_init :: IO ()
+babl_init = FFI.c_babl_init
+
+-- | Exit and clean up after BABL has been used
+babl_exit = FFI.c_babl_exit
diff --git a/src/BABL/FFI.hs b/src/BABL/FFI.hs
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+-- | FFI module for basic functions
+module BABL.FFI
+  ( c_babl_init
+  , c_babl_exit
+  ) where
+
+import Foreign
+
+-- | Interface to the @babl_init@ function in C
+foreign import ccall unsafe "babl.h babl_init"
+  c_babl_init :: IO ()
+
+-- | Interface to the @babl_exit@ function in C
+foreign import ccall unsafe "babl.h babl_exit"
+  c_babl_exit :: IO ()
diff --git a/src/BABL/FFI/Format.hs b/src/BABL/FFI/Format.hs
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+-- FFI module for handling pixel formats
+module BABL.FFI.Format
+  ( BablFormatPtr(..)
+  , BablFormatDummy
+  , ComponentModel(..)
+  , ComponentFormat(..)
+  , PixelFormat(..)
+  , c_babl_format
+  , c_babl_get_bpp
+  , c_babl_format_get_n_components
+  ) where
+
+import Foreign
+import Foreign.C.Types (CInt(..))
+import Foreign.C.String
+import Foreign.Ptr (Ptr)
+
+-- | The dummy Pointer behind 'BablFormatPtr'. Do not 'peek' or 'poke'
+type BablFormatDummy = Ptr ()
+data BablFormatPtr = BablFormatPtr
+  { unwrap :: BablFormatDummy }
+
+-- | List of component models af babl formats.
+data ComponentModel
+  = RGB
+  | RGBA
+  | RaGaBaA
+  | R'G'B'
+  | R'G'B'A
+  | R'aG'aB'aA
+  | Y
+  | YA
+  | YaA
+  | Y'
+  | Y'A
+  | Y'aA
+  | Y'CbCr
+  | Y'CbCrA
+  | HSVA
+  | HSV
+  | CMYK
+  | CMY
+  | CIELab
+  | CIELabAlpha
+  | CIELCHab
+  | CIELCHabAlpha
+  | HSLA
+  | HSL
+  | Y'CbCr709
+  | Y'CbCrA709
+  | Cairo
+
+instance Show ComponentModel where
+  show RGB           = "RGB"
+  show RGBA          = "RGBA"
+  show RaGaBaA       = "RaGaBaA"
+  show R'G'B'        = "R'G'B'"
+  show R'G'B'A       = "R'G'B'A"
+  show R'aG'aB'aA    = "R'aG'aB'aA"
+  show Y             = "Y"
+  show YA            = "YA"
+  show YaA           = "YaA"
+  show Y'            = "Y'"
+  show Y'A           = "Y'A"
+  show Y'aA          = "Y'aA"
+  show Y'CbCr        = "Y'CbCr"
+  show Y'CbCrA       = "Y'CbCrA"
+  show HSVA          = "HSVA"
+  show HSV           = "HSV"
+  show CMYK          = "CMYK"
+  show CMY           = "CMY"
+  show CIELab        = "CIE Lab"
+  show CIELabAlpha   = "CIE Lab alpha"
+  show CIELCHab      = "CIE LCH(ab)"
+  show CIELCHabAlpha = "CIE LCH(ab) alpha"
+  show HSLA          = "HSLA"
+  show HSL           = "HSL"
+  show Y'CbCr709     = "Y'CbCr709"
+  show Y'CbCrA709    = "Y'CbCrA709"
+  show Cairo         = error "no show for Cairo model"
+
+-- | Byte format of a colour component.
+data ComponentFormat
+  = CFhalf
+  | CFfloat
+  | CFdouble
+  | CFu8
+  | CFu15
+  | CFu16
+  | CFu32
+  | A8
+  | RGB24
+  | ARGB32
+
+instance Show ComponentFormat where
+  show CFhalf   = "half"
+  show CFfloat  = "float"
+  show CFdouble = "double"
+  show CFu8     = "u8"
+  show CFu15    = "u15"
+  show CFu16    = "u16"
+  show CFu32    = "u32"
+  show _        = error "no show here"
+
+data PixelFormat
+  = PixelFormat
+    { pfComponents :: ComponentModel
+    , pfType       :: ComponentFormat
+    }
+
+-- | create a new predefined BABL format
+foreign import ccall unsafe "babl.h babl_format"
+  c_babl_format
+    :: CString -- ^ Format name
+    -> IO BablFormatDummy
+
+-- | create and define your own BABL format
+-- foreign import ccall unsafe "babl.h babl_format_new"
+
+-- | Get the number of bytes per pixel from a format.
+foreign import ccall unsafe "babl.h babl_format_get_bytes_per_pixel"
+  c_babl_get_bpp
+    :: BablFormatDummy -- ^ Format to be drawn from
+    -> IO CInt
+
+foreign import ccall unsafe "babl.h babl_format_get_n_components"
+  c_babl_format_get_n_components
+    :: BablFormatDummy
+    -> IO CInt
diff --git a/src/BABL/Format.hs b/src/BABL/Format.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards #-}
+
+-- | This module contains the pixel formats supprted my babl
+module BABL.Format
+  ( FFI.PixelFormat(..)
+  , FFI.ComponentModel(..)
+  , FFI.ComponentFormat(..)
+  , FFI.BablFormatPtr
+  , babl_format
+  , babl_get_bpp
+  , babl_format_by_str
+  , babl_components_per_pixel
+  ) where
+
+import qualified BABL.FFI.Format as FFI
+
+import Foreign.C.String (withCString)
+import Foreign.C.Types (CInt(..))
+
+babl_components_per_pixel :: FFI.PixelFormat -> Int
+babl_components_per_pixel FFI.PixelFormat{..} =
+  case pfComponents of
+    FFI.RGB        -> 3
+    FFI.RGBA       -> 4
+    FFI.RaGaBaA    -> 4
+    FFI.R'G'B'     -> 3
+    FFI.R'G'B'A    -> 4
+    FFI.R'aG'aB'aA -> 4
+    FFI.Y          -> 1
+    FFI.YA         -> 2
+    FFI.YaA        -> 2
+    FFI.Y'         -> 1
+    FFI.Y'A        -> 2
+    FFI.Y'aA       -> 2
+    FFI.Y'CbCr     -> 3
+    FFI.Y'CbCrA    -> 4
+    FFI.HSVA       -> 4
+    FFI.HSV        -> 3
+    FFI.CMYK       -> 4
+    FFI.CMY        -> 3
+    FFI.CIELab     -> 3
+    FFI.CIELabAlpha   -> 4
+    FFI.CIELCHab      -> 3
+    FFI.CIELCHabAlpha -> 4
+    FFI.HSLA          -> 4
+    FFI.HSL           -> 3
+    FFI.Y'CbCr709     -> 3
+    FFI.Y'CbCrA709    -> 4
+    FFI.Cairo         -> case pfType of
+      FFI.A8     -> 1
+      FFI.RGB24  -> 4
+      FFI.ARGB32 -> 4
+      _          -> error "wrong type"
+
+-- | Create a 'BablFormatPtr' to pass around to other functions.
+babl_format
+  :: FFI.PixelFormat        -- ^ Format to be used
+  -> IO FFI.BablFormatPtr -- ^ Pointer to specified format
+babl_format (FFI.PixelFormat FFI.Cairo pfType) =
+  case pfType of
+    FFI.A8     -> babl_format_by_str "cairo-A8"
+    FFI.RGB24  -> babl_format_by_str "cairo-RGB24"
+    FFI.ARGB32 -> babl_format_by_str "cairo-ARGB32"
+    _          -> error "not a cairo format"
+babl_format FFI.PixelFormat{..} =
+  babl_format_by_str (show pfComponents ++ " " ++ show pfType)
+
+-- | Build 'BablFormatPtr' by input String
+babl_format_by_str
+  :: String -- ^ Input string
+  -> IO FFI.BablFormatPtr
+babl_format_by_str s =
+  return . FFI.BablFormatPtr =<< withCString s FFI.c_babl_format
+
+-- | Peek the number of bytes per pixel from a format.
+babl_get_bpp
+  :: FFI.PixelFormat -- ^ Format to peek from
+  -> IO Int
+babl_get_bpp form = do
+  (FFI.BablFormatPtr ptr) <- babl_format form
+  (CInt res) <- FFI.c_babl_get_bpp ptr
+  return $ fromIntegral res
