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diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/chunky.cabal b/chunky.cabal
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+-- Initial chunky.cabal generated by cabal init.  For further 
+-- documentation, see http://haskell.org/cabal/users-guide/
+
+name:                chunky
+version:             0.1.0.0
+category:            Codec
+synopsis:            Human-readable storage of text/binary objects.
+description:         Allows serializing data into binary files, preserving human readability
+    as far as possible. It allows mixing binary and textual data in the same file, and
+    is a light-weight alternative to parsec & co. The generated files are not intended
+    to be human-editable, only readable.
+    If the stored binary data is utf8-encoded text, the whole file can be read in any
+    text-editor.
+license:             LGPL-3
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Philipp Hausmann
+maintainer:          hackage@314.ch
+-- copyright:           
+build-type:          Simple
+cabal-version:       >=1.8
+
+source-repository head
+    type:       git
+    location:   git://github.com/phile314/chunky.git
+
+library
+  exposed-modules:    Codec.Chunky
+                    , Codec.Chunky.Internal
+  -- other-modules:       
+  build-depends:      base ==4.6.*
+                    , binary >= 0.5.1.1 && < 0.8
+                    , bytestring >= 0.10.0.0 && < 0.11
+                    , text >= 0.11.3.1 && < 1.3
+  hs-source-dirs:   src/lib
+
+executable chunky-test
+  hs-source-dirs:   src/chunky-test
+  main-is:          Main.hs
+  build-depends:      base ==4.6.*
+                    , binary >= 0.5.1.1 && < 0.8
+                    , bytestring >= 0.10.0.0 && < 0.11
+                    , chunky >= 0.1.0.0
+                    , text >= 0.11.3.1 && < 1.3
+
+test-suite test-roundtrip
+  type:     exitcode-stdio-1.0
+  main-is:  RoundtripTest.hs
+  hs-source-dirs:   test/
+  build-depends:      base ==4.6.*
+                    , binary >= 0.5.1.1 && < 0.8
+                    , bytestring >= 0.10.0.0 && < 0.11
+                    , chunky >= 0.1.0.0
+                    , HUnit >= 1.2.5.2 && < 1.3
+                    , text >= 0.11.3.1 && < 1.3
diff --git a/src/chunky-test/Main.hs b/src/chunky-test/Main.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings, DoAndIfThenElse #-}
+
+module Main where
+
+import qualified Codec.Chunky as C
+import qualified Data.Text as T
+import Data.Text.Encoding
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as B
+import Control.Applicative
+import Data.Binary.Get
+import Data.Binary.Put
+
+chunks :: [C.Chunk]
+chunks = [ C.Textual "Test Textual" "Blabsdfsdf\n\nafsdfsadfs"
+        , C.Binary "Test Binary" (B.fromStrict $ encodeUtf8 "bladsfdsg\n\ndfg")
+        , C.Binary "Test Binary2" (B.pack [0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xEF, 0xBB, 0xBF, 0x00])
+        ]
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = do
+  B.writeFile "test.chnk" $ runPut $ C.putChunks chunks
+  rr <- runGet (C.readChunks (length chunks)) <$> B.readFile "test.chnk"
+  if rr == chunks then
+    putStrLn "Got back correct result!"
+  else
+    putStrLn "Wrong result !?"
diff --git a/src/lib/Codec/Chunky.hs b/src/lib/Codec/Chunky.hs
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+-- | Example output of this library looks like this, opened in a simple text editor (gedit):
+--
+-- @
+-- ====================
+-- Title: Test Textual        
+-- Type: TXT  Length: 00000000000000000022
+-- ====================
+-- Blabsdfsdf
+--
+-- afsdfsadfs
+-- ====================
+-- ====================
+-- Title: Test Binary         
+-- Type: BIN  Length: 00000000000000000014
+-- ====================
+-- bladsfdsg
+--
+-- dfg
+-- ====================
+-- ====================
+-- Title: Test Binary2        
+-- Type: BIN  Length: 00000000000000000007
+-- ====================
+-- \FF\FF\FF﻿\00
+-- ====================
+-- @
+--
+-- You should make sure that the file is written in binary mode, e.g. use
+-- the readFile and writeFile methods from Data.ByteString.Lazy.
+--
+module Codec.Chunky
+  ( -- * Support for writing/reading chunks
+    Chunk (..)
+  , readChunks
+  , putChunks
+
+  -- * Some useful helper functions when parsing/writing simple binary files.
+  , expectStr
+  , expectStrLn
+  , putStr
+  , putStrLn
+  , readStr
+  , readStrLn
+  , putStrPadded
+  , putStrLnPadded
+  , readStrPadded
+  , readStrLnPadded
+  )
+where
+
+import Prelude ()
+
+import Codec.Chunky.Internal
+
diff --git a/src/lib/Codec/Chunky/Internal.hs b/src/lib/Codec/Chunky/Internal.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings, DoAndIfThenElse #-}
+
+module Codec.Chunky.Internal
+  ( Chunk (..)
+  , readChunks
+  , putChunks
+
+  , expectStr
+  , expectStrLn
+  , putStr
+  , putStrLn
+  , readStr
+  , readStrLn
+  , putStrPadded
+  , putStrLnPadded
+  , readStrPadded
+  , readStrLnPadded
+  )
+where
+
+import Prelude hiding (putStr, putStrLn)
+
+import Data.Binary.Get
+import Data.Binary.Put
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as B
+import Data.Text as T
+import Data.Text.Encoding
+import Control.Applicative
+import Data.Int
+import Control.Monad
+
+
+-- Title can be up to 30 characters.
+data Chunk
+  = Binary
+    { title :: T.Text
+    , bContent :: B.ByteString
+    }
+  | Textual
+    { title :: T.Text
+    , tContent :: T.Text
+    }
+  deriving (Show, Read, Eq, Ord)
+
+
+readChunks :: Int -> Get [Chunk]
+readChunks n = replicateM n parseChunk
+
+parseChunk :: Get Chunk
+parseChunk = do
+    expectStrLn sep
+    expectStr "Title: "
+    title <- readStrLnPadded 30
+
+    expectStr "Type: "
+    ty' <- readStr 3
+
+    expectStr "  Length: "
+    len <- fromInteger . read . T.unpack <$> readStrLn 20
+
+    expectStrLn sep
+
+    bd <- getLazyByteString len
+
+    expectStr "\n"
+    expectStrLn sep
+
+    return $ case ty' of
+      "TXT" -> Textual title (decodeUtf8 $ B.toStrict bd)
+      "BIN" -> Binary title bd
+
+putChunks :: [Chunk] -> Put
+putChunks cs = mapM printChunk cs >> return ()
+
+printChunk :: Chunk -> Put
+printChunk chnk = do
+  putStrLn sep
+  putStr $ "Title: "
+  putStrLnPadded 30 (title chnk)
+  putStr "Type: "
+  body <- case chnk of
+    (Textual _ bd) -> do
+        putStr "TXT  "
+        return $ B.fromStrict $ encodeUtf8 bd
+    (Binary _ bd) -> do
+        putStr "BIN  "
+        return bd
+  let len = B.length body
+  putStrLn $ "Length: " `T.append` (padLeft "0" 20 $ T.pack $ show len)
+  putStrLn sep
+  putLazyByteString body
+  putStr "\n"
+  putStrLn sep
+
+-- TODO actually call this...
+validate :: Chunk -> ()
+validate chnk =
+  -- title must not start/end with whitespace
+  case True of
+    _ | T.strip (title chnk) /= title chnk ->
+        error "Title must not start/end with whitespaces."
+    _ | T.length (title chnk) > 20 ->
+        error "Title must not be longer than 20 characters."
+    _ -> ()
+
+expectStrLn :: T.Text -> Get T.Text
+expectStrLn t = T.init <$> expectStr (t `T.append` "\n")
+
+expectStr :: T.Text -> Get T.Text
+expectStr t = do
+  let tAsBytes = B.fromStrict $ encodeUtf8 t
+  act <- getLazyByteString (B.length tAsBytes)
+  if act == tAsBytes then
+    return t
+  else
+    error $ "Malformed input!"
+
+readStrLn :: Int64 -> Get T.Text
+readStrLn n = readStr n <* expectStr "\n"
+
+readStr :: Int64 -> Get T.Text
+readStr n = decodeUtf8 . B.toStrict <$> getLazyByteString n
+
+putStrLn :: T.Text -> Put
+putStrLn s = putStr (s `T.append` "\n")
+
+putStr :: T.Text -> Put
+putStr = putLazyByteString . B.fromStrict . encodeUtf8
+
+putStrPadded :: Int -> T.Text -> Put
+putStrPadded n t = case (T.stripEnd t == t, T.length t <= n) of
+    (True, True) -> putStr (padRight " " n t)
+    (False, _)   -> error "Padded strings must not end with whitespaces."
+    (_, False)   -> error "Padded strings must not be longer than the allocated space."
+
+putStrLnPadded :: Int -> T.Text -> Put
+putStrLnPadded n t = putStrPadded n t >> putStr "\n"
+
+readStrPadded :: Int64 -> Get T.Text
+readStrPadded n = T.stripEnd <$> readStr n
+
+readStrLnPadded :: Int64 -> Get T.Text
+readStrLnPadded n = do
+  r <- readStrPadded n
+  expectStr "\n"
+  return r
+
+padRight :: T.Text -> Int -> T.Text -> T.Text
+padRight s n t = t `T.append` (T.replicate (n - T.length t) s)
+
+padLeft :: T.Text -> Int -> T.Text -> T.Text
+padLeft s n t = (T.replicate (n - T.length t) s) `T.append` t
+
+sep :: T.Text
+sep = T.replicate 20 "="
diff --git a/test/RoundtripTest.hs b/test/RoundtripTest.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings, DoAndIfThenElse #-}
+
+module Main where
+
+import Codec.Chunky
+import qualified Data.Text as T
+import Data.Text.Encoding
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as B
+import Test.HUnit
+import System.Exit
+import Data.Binary.Get
+import Data.Binary.Put
+
+chunks :: [Chunk]
+chunks = [ Textual "Test Textual" "Blabsdfsdf\n\nafsdfsadfs"
+        , Binary "Test Binary" (B.fromStrict $ encodeUtf8 "bladsfdsg\n\ndfg")
+        , Binary "Test Binary2" (B.pack [0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xEF, 0xBB, 0xBF, 0x00])
+        ]
+
+tests = TestList [TestLabel "Roundtrip Test" rndtripTest]
+
+rndtripTest = TestCase (do
+  let bs = runPut $ putChunks chunks
+  let act = runGet (readChunks (length chunks)) bs
+  
+  assertEqual "" chunks act
+  )
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = do
+  cnts <- runTestTT $ tests
+  if (errors cnts > 0 || failures cnts > 0) then
+    exitWith (ExitFailure 1)
+  else
+    exitSuccess
