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diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/canteven-log.cabal b/canteven-log.cabal
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+-- Initial canteven-log.cabal generated by cabal init.  For further 
+-- documentation, see http://haskell.org/cabal/users-guide/
+
+name:                canteven-log
+version:             0.2.0.0
+synopsis:            A canteven way of setting up logging for your program.
+-- description:         
+homepage:            https://github.com/SumAll/haskell-canteven-log
+license:             Apache-2.0
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Rick Owens
+maintainer:          rowens@sumall.com
+-- copyright:           
+-- category:            
+build-type:          Simple
+-- extra-source-files:  
+cabal-version:       >=1.10
+
+library
+  exposed-modules:     
+    Canteven.Log
+  -- other-modules:       
+  -- other-extensions:    
+  build-depends:
+    aeson,
+    base >= 4 && < 5,
+    canteven-config >= 1.0 && < 1.1,
+    directory,
+    filepath,
+    hslogger,
+    text,
+    yaml
+  hs-source-dirs:      src
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+  ghc-options: -Wall
diff --git a/src/Canteven/Log.hs b/src/Canteven/Log.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE NamedFieldPuns, OverloadedStrings #-}
+{- |
+  This module provides a way (not the best way, just *a* way) to easily set up
+  logging for your program without all the hassle. It uses a standard
+  configuration (obtained using the @canteven-config@ package) to set up the
+  @hslogger@ configuration. Maybe in the future we will use some kind of more
+  general logging monad, but for now, there are no monads here.
+-}
+module Canteven.Log (
+  setupLogging
+) where
+
+import Control.Applicative ((<$>), (<*>))
+import Data.Aeson (Value(String, Object), (.:?), (.!=), (.:))
+import Data.Yaml (FromJSON(parseJSON))
+import System.Directory (createDirectoryIfMissing)
+import System.FilePath (dropFileName)
+import System.IO (stdout)
+import System.Log (Priority(INFO, DEBUG))
+import System.Log.Formatter (simpleLogFormatter)
+import System.Log.Handler (setFormatter)
+import System.Log.Handler.Simple (fileHandler, streamHandler)
+import System.Log.Logger (updateGlobalLogger, setHandlers, setLevel)
+import qualified Canteven.Config as Config (canteven)
+import qualified Data.Text as T
+
+
+{- |
+  Read the program configuration, using the @canteven-config@, and set
+  up @hslogger@.
+-}
+setupLogging :: IO ()
+setupLogging =
+  installConfig =<< Config.canteven
+
+
+{- |
+  Do all of the things that it takes to get logging set up the way we
+  want it.
+-}
+installConfig :: LoggingConfig -> IO ()
+installConfig LoggingConfig {logfile, level = LP level, loggers} = do
+  fileHandlers <-
+    case logfile of
+      Nothing -> return []
+      Just filename -> do
+        createDirectoryIfMissing True (dropFileName filename)
+        file <- tweak <$> fileHandler filename DEBUG
+        return [file]
+
+  console <- tweak <$> streamHandler stdout DEBUG
+  let handlers = console:fileHandlers
+  updateGlobalLogger "" (setLevel level . setHandlers handlers)
+  sequence_ [
+      updateGlobalLogger loggerName (setLevel loggerLevel) |
+      LoggerDetails {loggerName, loggerLevel = LP loggerLevel} <- loggers
+    ]
+  where
+    tweak h = setFormatter h (simpleLogFormatter logFormat)
+    logFormat = "$prio [$tid] [$time] $loggername - $msg"
+
+
+data LoggingConfig =
+  LoggingConfig {
+    level :: LogPriority,
+    logfile :: Maybe FilePath,
+    loggers :: [LoggerDetails]
+  }
+
+instance FromJSON LoggingConfig where
+  parseJSON (Object topLevel) = do
+    mLogging <- topLevel .:? "logging"
+    case mLogging of
+      Nothing -> return defaultLogging
+      Just logging -> LoggingConfig
+        <$> logging .:? "level" .!= LP INFO
+        <*> logging .:? "logfile"
+        <*> logging .:? "loggers" .!= []
+
+  parseJSON value =
+    fail $ "Couldn't parse logging config from value " ++ show value
+
+
+{- |
+  Don't bother with @data-default@. `LoggingConfig` is not exposed and
+  the fewer dependencies the better.
+-}
+defaultLogging :: LoggingConfig
+defaultLogging = LoggingConfig {
+    level = LP INFO,
+    logfile = Nothing,
+    loggers = []
+  }
+
+
+{- |
+  A wrapper for Priority, so we can avoid orphan instances
+-}
+newtype LogPriority = LP Priority
+
+instance FromJSON LogPriority where
+  parseJSON (String s) = case reads (T.unpack s) of
+    [(priority, "")] -> return (LP priority)
+    _ -> fail $ "couldn't parse Priority from string " ++ show s
+  parseJSON value = fail $ "Couldn't parse Priority from value " ++ show value
+
+
+{- |
+  A way to set more fined-grained configuration for specific loggers.
+-}
+data LoggerDetails =
+  LoggerDetails {
+    loggerName :: String,
+    loggerLevel :: LogPriority
+  }
+
+instance FromJSON LoggerDetails where
+  parseJSON (Object details) = do
+    loggerName <- details .: "logger"
+    loggerLevel <- details .: "level"
+    return LoggerDetails {loggerName, loggerLevel}
+  parseJSON value =
+    fail $ "Couldn't parse logger details from value " ++ show value
+
+
