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diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/benchmarks/benches.hs b/benchmarks/benches.hs
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+module Main where
+
+import Control.Monad (replicateM)
+import Control.Concurrent.Async (mapConcurrently)
+import Criterion.Main
+import qualified Database.Blacktip         as BT
+import qualified Network.Info              as NI
+import qualified Data.Time.Clock.POSIX     as PSX
+
+import Data.Maybe (fromJust)
+import System.IO.Unsafe (unsafePerformIO)
+
+{-# NOINLINE interf #-}
+interf :: NI.NetworkInterface
+interf =  fromJust $ unsafePerformIO $ BT.getInterfaceByName "wlan0"
+
+wc :: BT.Config
+wc = BT.defaultConfig { BT.interface = BT.NIInterface interf }
+
+gen :: BT.Config -> IO (Either BT.NoInterfaceError BT.UniqueId)
+gen = BT.generateUniqueId
+
+genMany :: BT.Config -> Int -> IO [Either BT.NoInterfaceError BT.UniqueId]
+genMany config n = mapConcurrently gen (replicate n config)
+
+timeJustMultiply :: IO PSX.POSIXTime
+timeJustMultiply = fmap (*1000) PSX.getPOSIXTime
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = defaultMain
+  [ bench "one unique id"                 $ whnfIO (gen wc)
+  , bench "sequential 1000 unique ids"    $ whnfIO (replicateM 1000 (gen wc))
+  , bench "sequential 100,000 unique ids" $ whnfIO (replicateM 100000 (gen wc))
+  -- , bench "concurrent 1000 unique ids"    $ nfIO (genMany wc 1000)
+  , bench "get Unix Millis"    $ whnfIO BT.getUnixMillis
+  -- , bench "get POSIX time"     $ nfIO PSX.getPOSIXTime
+  -- , bench "POSIX time w/ mult" $ nfIO timeJustMultiply
+  , bench "get interface by name" $ whnfIO (BT.getInterfaceByName "wlan0")
+  ]
diff --git a/blacktip.cabal b/blacktip.cabal
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+name:                blacktip
+version:             0.1.0.0
+synopsis:            Decentralized, k-ordered unique ID generator.
+description:         Clone of Boundary's Flake unique id service for Haskell, itself based on Snowflake.
+homepage:            https://github.com/bitemyapp/blacktip
+license:             Apache-2.0
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Chris Allen
+maintainer:          cma@bitemyapp.com
+copyright:           2014, Chris Allen
+category:            Database
+build-type:          Simple
+cabal-version:       >=1.10
+
+source-repository head
+  type:     git
+  location: https://github.com/bitemyapp/blacktip.git
+
+library
+  ghc-options: -Wall -threaded
+  default-extensions:  OverloadedStrings
+  build-depends:       base             >=4.7 && <5
+                     , bitwise          >= 0.1.0.0
+                     , locators         >= 0.2.4.2
+                     , network-info     >= 0.2
+                     , safe             >= 0.3
+                     , split            >= 0.2.0
+                     , system-fileio    >= 0.3
+                     , system-filepath
+                     , time             >= 1.4.0
+                     , deepseq-generics >= 0.1.1.0
+                     , deepseq
+                     , bytestring
+  hs-source-dirs:      src
+  exposed-modules:     Database.Blacktip
+                     , Database.Blacktip.Types
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+
+test-suite tests
+  ghc-options: -Wall
+  default-extensions:  OverloadedStrings
+  type: exitcode-stdio-1.0
+  main-is: tests.hs
+  hs-source-dirs: tests
+  build-depends:       base,
+                       blacktip,
+                       hspec >= 1.8
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+
+benchmark benches
+  type:           exitcode-stdio-1.0
+  main-is:        benches.hs
+  ghc-options:    -Wall -O2 -threaded
+  hs-source-dirs: benchmarks
+  build-depends:
+    base,
+    blacktip,
+    criterion,
+    network-info,
+    time,
+    async
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
diff --git a/src/Database/Blacktip.hs b/src/Database/Blacktip.hs
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+module Database.Blacktip
+       ( module Database.Blacktip.Types
+       , generateUniqueId
+       , generateUniqueId'
+       , getInterfaceByName
+       , getUnixMillis
+       , integerToRecord
+       , toBase62
+         ) where
+
+import qualified Control.Concurrent        as CC
+import qualified Control.Concurrent.MVar   as MV
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Char8     as B
+import qualified Data.Locator              as DL
+import qualified Data.Time.Clock.POSIX     as PSX
+import qualified Filesystem                as FS
+import qualified Filesystem.Path.CurrentOS as FPC
+import qualified Network.Info              as NI
+import qualified Safe
+import Control.Exception (mask, try)
+import Control.Monad (forever, when)
+import Data.Bits
+import Data.Bits.Bitwise (fromListBE)
+import Data.List.Split (chunksOf)
+import Database.Blacktip.Types
+import System.IO.Unsafe (unsafePerformIO)
+
+-- There are only supposed to be one of these
+-- babies running per node (MAC address)!
+getInterfaceByName :: InterfaceName -> IO (Maybe NI.NetworkInterface)
+getInterfaceByName n = fmap (Safe.headMay
+                             . filter ((n ==)
+                             . NI.name))
+                       NI.getNetworkInterfaces
+
+toBase62 :: Integer -> String
+toBase62 = DL.toBase62
+
+getMac :: Interface -> IO (Maybe NI.MAC)
+getMac iface = case iface of
+  NIInterface interf -> return $ Just (NI.mac interf)
+  IName       name  -> (fmap . fmap) NI.mac (getInterfaceByName name)
+
+getUnixMillis :: IO Milliseconds
+getUnixMillis = fmap (round . (*1000)) PSX.getPOSIXTime
+
+-- We don't want multiple of these running around via inlining
+{-# NOINLINE serverState #-}
+serverState :: MV.MVar ServerState
+-- unsafePerformIO so it doesn't create an
+-- emptyMVar when I bind against serverState
+serverState = unsafePerformIO $ MV.newEmptyMVar
+
+readTimestamp :: FPC.FilePath -> IO Int
+readTimestamp path = do
+  result <- try $ FS.readFile path :: IO (Either IOError B.ByteString)
+  case result of
+   (Right "") -> return 0
+   _          -> return $ either (const 0) (read . B.unpack) result
+
+writeTimestamp :: MV.MVar ServerState -> FPC.FilePath -> IO CC.ThreadId
+writeTimestamp s path = do
+  CC.forkIO go
+  where go = forever $ do
+          ss <- MV.readMVar s
+          mask $ \_ -> do
+            FS.writeFile path (B.pack (show (ssTime ss)))
+          -- sleep for 1 second
+          CC.threadDelay 1000000
+
+arrowOfTimeError :: (Show a, Show b) => a -> b -> c
+arrowOfTimeError ts stateTime =
+  error ("ERROR ARROW OF TIME BACKWARDS - Had timestamp: "
+         ++ show ts
+         ++ " and state time: "
+         ++ show stateTime)
+
+bumpItYo :: Milliseconds -> ServerState -> ServerState
+bumpItYo ts s
+  | ts == stateTime = s { ssSequence = (+1) stateSeq }
+  | ts >  stateTime = s { ssTime = ts, ssSequence = 0 }
+  | otherwise       = arrowOfTimeError ts stateTime
+  where stateTime = ssTime s
+        stateSeq  = ssSequence s
+
+generateUniqueId' :: Config -> IO (Either NoInterfaceError
+                                  (UniqueId, IdentityRecord))
+generateUniqueId' config = do
+  millis <- getUnixMillis
+  empty <- MV.isEmptyMVar serverState
+  _ <- when empty (initWriter (timestampPath config))
+  -- newState <- MV.modifyMVar ss (bumpItYo ms)
+  mState <- MV.takeMVar serverState
+  let newState = bumpItYo millis mState
+  _ <- MV.putMVar serverState newState
+  let sSeq = ssSequence $ newState
+  mMac <- (getMac . interface) config
+  case mMac of
+   Nothing  -> return $ Left NoInterfaceError
+   Just mac -> return $ Right ((binnify millis mac sSeq), IdentityRecord millis mac sSeq)
+
+generateUniqueId :: Config -> IO (Either NoInterfaceError UniqueId)
+generateUniqueId config = do
+  uid <- generateUniqueId' config
+  return $ fmap fst uid
+
+initWriter :: FPC.FilePath -> IO ()
+initWriter path = do
+  ms <- getUnixMillis
+  stateTime <- readTimestamp path
+  _  <- when (ms <= stateTime) (arrowOfTimeError ms stateTime)
+  _  <- MV.putMVar serverState (ServerState ms 0)
+  _  <- writeTimestamp serverState path
+  return ()
+
+binnify :: Milliseconds -> NI.MAC -> Sequence -> Integer
+binnify ms (NI.MAC a b c d e f) sq = withSq
+  where withTimestamp = shift (toInteger ms) 64
+        withMacA = shift (toInteger a) 56 .|. withTimestamp
+        withMacB = shift (toInteger b) 48 .|. withMacA
+        withMacC = shift (toInteger c) 40 .|. withMacB
+        withMacD = shift (toInteger d) 32 .|. withMacC
+        withMacE = shift (toInteger e) 24 .|. withMacD
+        withMacF = shift (toInteger f) 16 .|. withMacE
+        withSq   = withMacF               .|. toInteger sq
+
+-- works with Integer since I am providing range, big-endian
+bitRange :: Bits a => a -> Int -> Int -> [Bool]
+bitRange n lo hi = reverse $ map (testBit n) [lo..hi]
+
+integerToRecord :: Integer -> IdentityRecord
+integerToRecord n = IdentityRecord milliseconds mac recSequence
+                    -- extract 128 bits.
+  where extractedBits = bitRange n 0 127
+        milliBits     = take 64 extractedBits
+        macBits       = chunksOf 8 $ take 48 $ drop 64 extractedBits
+        sequenceBits  = take 16 $ drop 112 extractedBits
+        milliseconds  = fromListBE milliBits :: Milliseconds
+        a             = fromListBE (macBits !! 0)
+        b             = fromListBE (macBits !! 1)
+        c             = fromListBE (macBits !! 2)
+        d             = fromListBE (macBits !! 3)
+        e             = fromListBE (macBits !! 4)
+        f             = fromListBE (macBits !! 5)
+        mac           = (NI.MAC a b c d e f)
+        recSequence   = fromListBE sequenceBits :: Sequence
diff --git a/src/Database/Blacktip/Types.hs b/src/Database/Blacktip/Types.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE DeriveGeneric #-}
+
+module Database.Blacktip.Types
+       ( Config(..)
+       , Interface(..)
+       , ServerState(..)
+       , ArrowOfTimeError(..)
+       , NoInterfaceError(..)
+       , ParseError(..)
+       , IdentityRecord(..)
+       , InterfaceName
+       , Milliseconds
+       , Sequence
+       , UniqueId
+       , defaultConfig
+         )
+       where
+
+import qualified Data.Int                  as DI
+import qualified Filesystem.Path.CurrentOS as FPC
+import qualified Network.Info              as NI
+import Control.DeepSeq
+import GHC.Generics
+
+type InterfaceName = String
+
+data Interface = NIInterface NI.NetworkInterface
+               | IName       InterfaceName
+                 deriving Show
+
+type Milliseconds = Int
+type Sequence     = DI.Int16
+
+data Config =
+  Config { interface         :: Interface
+         , timestampPath     :: FPC.FilePath
+         , allowableDowntime :: Milliseconds }
+  deriving Show
+
+defaultConfig :: Config
+defaultConfig =
+  Config { interface = IName "eth0"
+         , timestampPath = FPC.decodeString "/tmp/blacktip-timestamp"
+           -- 720 hours.
+         , allowableDowntime = 2592000000 }
+                      
+
+data ServerState =
+  ServerState { ssTime     :: Milliseconds
+              , ssSequence :: Sequence }
+  deriving Show
+
+-- {64 bit timestamp, 48 bit id (MAC address), 16 bit sequence}
+type UniqueId = Integer
+
+data IdentityRecord =
+  IdentityRecord { identityTime :: Milliseconds
+                 , identityMac  :: NI.MAC
+                 , identitySequence :: Sequence }
+  deriving (Eq, Ord, Show)
+
+-- if the data in the file doesn't parse
+data ParseError = ParseError deriving Show
+
+-- If our current timestamp is younger than the one in our state
+data ArrowOfTimeError = ArrowOfTimeError deriving Show
+
+-- We couldn't find an interface by that name, did you change it
+-- from the default IName "eth0" ?
+data NoInterfaceError = NoInterfaceError deriving (Eq, Generic, Ord, Show)
+
+instance NFData NoInterfaceError
+instance NFData NI.NetworkInterface
diff --git a/tests/tests.hs b/tests/tests.hs
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+module Main where
+
+import Control.Monad (replicateM)
+import Database.Blacktip
+import Data.List (sort)
+import Test.Hspec
+
+wirelessConfig :: Config
+wirelessConfig = defaultConfig { interface = IName "wlan0" }
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = hspec $ do
+  describe "identities generated are proper" $ do
+    it "identities are well ordered" $ do
+      results <- replicateM 100 (generateUniqueId wirelessConfig)
+      sort results `shouldBe` results
+    it "identities form an isomorphism" $ do
+      result <- generateUniqueId' wirelessConfig
+      fmap snd result `shouldBe` fmap (integerToRecord . fst) result
