diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
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+# Revision history for bindings-monetdb-mapi
+
+## 0.1.0.0  -- YYYY-mm-dd
+
+* First version. Released on an unsuspecting world.
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+Copyright (c) 2016, Moritz Bruder
+
+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 Moritz Bruder 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
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+OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
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+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
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diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/bindings-monetdb-mapi.cabal b/bindings-monetdb-mapi.cabal
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+name:                bindings-monetdb-mapi
+version:             0.1.0.0
+synopsis:            Low-level bindings for the MonetDB API (mapi)
+-- description:         
+license:             BSD3
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Moritz Bruder
+maintainer:          muesli4@gmail.com
+-- copyright:           
+category:            Database
+build-type:          Simple
+extra-source-files:  ChangeLog.md
+cabal-version:       >=1.10
+
+source-repository head
+  type:              git
+  location:          git://github.com/muesli4/bindings-monetdb-mapi.git
+
+library
+  exposed-modules:     Bindings.MonetDB.Mapi
+  -- other-modules:       
+  -- other-extensions:    
+  pkgconfig-depends:   monetdb-mapi == 11.*
+  build-depends:       base >=4.8 && <4.10
+  hs-source-dirs:      src
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
diff --git a/src/Bindings/MonetDB/Mapi.hs b/src/Bindings/MonetDB/Mapi.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE ForeignFunctionInterface #-}
+module Bindings.MonetDB.Mapi where
+
+import Foreign
+import Foreign.C.Types
+import Foreign.C.String
+
+type MapiMsg = CInt
+
+cMOK, cMERROR, cMTIMEOUT, cMMORE, cMSERVER :: MapiMsg
+cMOK      = 0
+cMERROR   = (-1)
+cMTIMEOUT = (-2)
+cMMORE    = (-3)
+cMSERVER  = (-4)
+
+type Mapi = Ptr ()
+
+type MapiHdl = Ptr ()
+
+foreign import ccall "mapi.h mapi_connect" mapi_connect
+    :: Ptr CChar
+    -> CInt
+    -> Ptr CChar
+    -> Ptr CChar
+    -> Ptr CChar
+    -> Ptr CChar
+    -> IO Mapi
+
+foreign import ccall "mapi.h mapi_disconnect" mapi_disconnect :: Mapi -> IO ()
+foreign import ccall "mapi.h mapi_query" mapi_query :: Mapi -> Ptr CChar -> IO MapiHdl
+foreign import ccall "mapi.h mapi_close_handle" mapi_close_handle :: MapiHdl -> IO ()
+foreign import ccall "mapi.h mapi_execute" mapi_execute :: MapiHdl -> IO MapiMsg
+foreign import ccall "mapi.h mapi_fetch_row" mapi_fetch_row :: MapiHdl -> IO CInt
+foreign import ccall "mapi.h mapi_get_field_count" mapi_get_field_count :: MapiHdl -> IO CInt
+foreign import ccall "mapi.h mapi_fetch_field" mapi_fetch_field :: MapiHdl -> CInt -> IO (Ptr CChar)
+foreign import ccall "mapi.h mapi_fetch_field_len" mapi_fetch_field_len :: MapiHdl -> CInt -> IO CSize
+foreign import ccall "mapi.h mapi_error" mapi_error :: Mapi -> IO CInt
+foreign import ccall "mapi.h mapi_error_str" mapi_error_str :: Mapi -> IO (Ptr CChar)
+foreign import ccall "mapi.h mapi_result_error" mapi_result_error :: MapiHdl -> IO (Ptr CChar)
+foreign import ccall "mapi.h mapi_get_name" mapi_get_name :: MapiHdl -> CInt -> IO (Ptr CChar)
+