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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-parsedate.cabal b/canteven-parsedate.cabal
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+name:                canteven-parsedate
+version:             1.0.1.2
+synopsis:            Date / time parsing utilities that try to guess the date / time format.
+-- description:         
+license:             Apache-2.0
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Rick Owens, Alex Babkin
+maintainer:          rowens@sumall.com, ababkin@sumall.com
+-- copyright:           
+-- category:            
+build-type:          Simple
+-- extra-source-files:  
+cabal-version:       >=1.10
+
+library
+  exposed-modules:
+    Canteven.ParseDate,
+    Canteven.ParseDate.Types
+  -- other-modules:       
+  -- other-extensions:    
+  build-depends:
+    base >=4.7 && <4.9,
+    time >=1.5 && < 1.6,
+    timezone-series,
+    tz
+  hs-source-dirs:      src
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+  ghc-options: -Wall
+
+Test-Suite test-parsedate
+  type: detailed-0.9
+  hs-source-dirs: test
+  test-module: Canteven.TestParseDate
+  -- FIXME. WTF is going on with the time library
+  build-depends:
+    Cabal>=1.20,
+    base,
+    canteven-parsedate,
+    old-locale,
+    time >=1.4.2 && < 1.6,
+    timezone-series,
+    tz
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+  ghc-options: -Wall
diff --git a/src/Canteven/ParseDate.hs b/src/Canteven/ParseDate.hs
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+{- |
+This module wraps `Date.Time.Format` and provides a handy way to parse a date
+string who's format is unknown, but which may be one of several "supported"
+date formats.
+-}
+module Canteven.ParseDate (
+  parseDate,
+  supportedDateFormats,
+  iso8601UtcDateFormats,
+  twitterDateFormat
+) where
+
+import Data.Maybe (listToMaybe, mapMaybe)
+import Data.Time.Format (rfc822DateFormat, ParseTime, parseTimeM, defaultTimeLocale)
+
+{- |
+    Parses a date string. Returns `Nothing` if the string cannot be parsed. The
+    specific set of date formats known is defined below by
+    `supportedDateFormats`
+-}
+parseDate :: (ParseTime t) => String -> Maybe t
+parseDate str =
+    parseAll supportedDateFormats
+    where
+        parseAll fmts = listToMaybe (mapMaybe parse fmts)
+        parse fmt = parseTimeM True defaultTimeLocale fmt str
+
+{- |
+    The list of supported date formats.
+    currently:
+
+    > rfc822DateFormat:iso8601UtcDateFormats
+
+    See also 'rfc822DateFormat'.
+-}
+supportedDateFormats :: [String]
+supportedDateFormats =
+    rfc822DateFormat:twitterDateFormat:epochFormat:iso8601UtcDateFormats
+
+
+iso8601UtcDateFormats :: [String]
+iso8601UtcDateFormats =
+  [
+      "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%Q%Z", -- 2014-07-18T12:01:57-0800
+      "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%Q",
+      "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M",
+      "%Y-%m-%dT%H",
+      "%Y-%m-%d",
+      "%Y-%m"
+  ]
+
+twitterDateFormat :: String
+twitterDateFormat = "%a %b %d %T %Z %Y"
+
+{- |
+    In seconds since Jan 1, 1970
+-}
+epochFormat :: String
+epochFormat = "%s"
+
+
diff --git a/src/Canteven/ParseDate/Types.hs b/src/Canteven/ParseDate/Types.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE NamedFieldPuns #-}
+
+module Canteven.ParseDate.Types (
+  LocalTimeAndOffset(..),
+  ltaoInTimeZone,
+  ltaoInTimeZoneTZ
+) where
+
+import Data.Time (UTCTime, ParseTime (buildTime))
+import Data.Time.LocalTime (LocalTime, TimeZone, localTimeToUTC)
+import Data.Time.LocalTime.TimeZone.Series (TimeZoneSeries, utcToLocalTime')
+import Data.Time.Zones (TZ, utcToLocalTimeTZ)
+
+
+-- | A data type for parsing ISO8601 and distinguishing between with-offset or
+-- without-offset formats.
+data LocalTimeAndOffset = LocalTimeAndOffset {
+      ltaoLocalTime :: LocalTime
+    , ltaoOffset    :: Maybe TimeZone
+    } deriving (Read, Show, Eq)
+
+instance ParseTime LocalTimeAndOffset where
+    buildTime l xs =
+        LocalTimeAndOffset (buildTime l $ filter (not . isZoneInfo) xs)
+            maybeZone
+      where
+        -- Apparently "%Z" matches even the empty string and parses it as 00:00.
+        -- "%z" might do this too but I haven't tested it.
+        isZoneInfo ('z',_) = True
+        isZoneInfo ('Z',"") = False
+        isZoneInfo ('Z',_) = True
+        isZoneInfo _ = False
+        zoneLetters = filter isZoneInfo xs
+        maybeZone | null zoneLetters = Nothing
+                  | otherwise = Just $ buildTime l zoneLetters
+
+-- | Get the localtime represented by this LTAO in the given timezone.
+ltaoInTimeZone :: TimeZoneSeries -> LocalTimeAndOffset -> LocalTime
+ltaoInTimeZone = ltaoInTimeZoneConvert utcToLocalTime'
+
+-- | same as @ltaoInTimeZone@ but for TZ
+ltaoInTimeZoneTZ :: TZ -> LocalTimeAndOffset -> LocalTime
+ltaoInTimeZoneTZ = ltaoInTimeZoneConvert utcToLocalTimeTZ
+
+
+
+ltaoInTimeZoneConvert :: (a -> UTCTime -> LocalTime) -> a -> LocalTimeAndOffset -> LocalTime
+-- If the LTAO doesn't specify an offset, it must be local time, so just use it
+-- directly.
+ltaoInTimeZoneConvert _ _ (LocalTimeAndOffset lTime Nothing) = lTime
+-- Otherwise, this LTAO specifies a UTCTime, so convert that UTCTime to LocalTime.
+ltaoInTimeZoneConvert convert tz (LocalTimeAndOffset lTime (Just off)) =
+    convert tz utc
+  where
+    utc = localTimeToUTC off lTime
diff --git a/test/Canteven/TestParseDate.hs b/test/Canteven/TestParseDate.hs
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+module Canteven.TestParseDate ( tests ) where
+
+import Canteven.ParseDate (parseDate)
+import Data.Time.Clock (UTCTime)
+import Data.Time.Format (defaultTimeLocale, formatTime)
+import Distribution.TestSuite (Progress (..), Result (..), Test (..),
+  TestInstance (..))
+import System.Locale (iso8601DateFormat)
+
+tests :: IO [Test]
+tests = return [Group "timezone tests for ISO8601 format" True [testZulu, testFourDigitTZ, test8601StyleTz],
+                Group "Twitter format tests" True [testTwitterBasic, testTwitterWithTZ],
+                Group "fractional second tests" True [testFracSecond],
+                Group "epoch time tests" True [testEpochTime]]
+
+testZulu :: Test
+testZulu = Test $ defaultTest {
+  run = return $ Finished $ "2014-10-01T21:13:00Z" `parseEquals` "2014-10-01T21:13:00",
+  name = "parsing with Zulu suffix (\"Z\")"
+  }
+
+testFourDigitTZ :: Test
+testFourDigitTZ = Test $ defaultTest {
+  run = return $ Finished $ "2014-10-01T21:13:00+0400" `parseEquals` "2014-10-01T17:13:00",
+  name = "parsing with RFC822-style four-digit tz (\"+0400\")"
+  }
+
+test8601StyleTz :: Test
+test8601StyleTz = Test $ defaultTest {
+  run = return $ Finished $ "2014-10-01T21:13:00+04:00" `parseEquals` "2014-10-01T17:13:00",
+  name = "parsing with ISO8601-style hh:mm tz (\"+04:00\")"
+  }
+
+testFracSecond :: Test
+testFracSecond = Test $ defaultTest {
+  run = return $ Finished $ "2014-10-01T21:13:00.000Z" `parseEquals` "2014-10-01T21:13:00",
+  name = "parsing fractional seconds"
+  }
+
+testTwitterBasic :: Test
+testTwitterBasic = Test $ defaultTest {
+  run = return $ Finished $ "Fri Aug 21 21:48:25 +0000 2009" `parseEquals` "2009-08-21T21:48:25",
+  name = "parsing Twitter's basic format"
+  }
+
+testTwitterWithTZ :: Test
+testTwitterWithTZ = Test $ defaultTest {
+  run = return $ Finished $ "Fri Aug 21 21:48:25 -0200 2009" `parseEquals` "2009-08-21T23:48:25",
+  name = "parsing Twitter with a tz"
+  }
+
+testEpochTime :: Test
+testEpochTime = Test $ defaultTest {
+  run = return $ Finished $ "1414180021" `parseEquals` "2014-10-24T19:47:01",
+  name = "parsing epoch time"
+  }
+
+defaultTest :: TestInstance
+defaultTest = TestInstance {
+  run = return $ Finished $ Pass,
+  name = "",
+  tags = [],
+  options = [],
+  setOption = \_ _ -> Right defaultTest  -- FIXME
+  }
+
+parseEquals :: String -> String -> Result
+parseEquals src dest = case parseDate src of
+  Nothing -> Fail $ "couldn't parse " ++ show src
+  Just t -> case renderDate t == dest of
+    False -> Fail $ "parsed string " ++ show src ++ " wasn't the same as " ++ show dest ++ ": got " ++ show (renderDate t)
+    True -> Pass
+
+renderDate :: UTCTime -> String
+renderDate = formatTime defaultTimeLocale $ iso8601DateFormat $ Just "%H:%M:%S"
