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diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/darkplaces-text.cabal b/darkplaces-text.cabal
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+name:                darkplaces-text
+version:             0.1
+license:             GPL-2
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Slava Bacherikov
+maintainer:          slava@bacher09.org
+homepage:            https://github.com/bacher09/darkplaces-text
+bug-reports:         https://github.com/bacher09/darkplaces-text/issues
+category:            Game
+build-type:          Simple
+copyright:           (c) Slava Bacherikov 2015
+cabal-version:       >=1.10
+stability:           alpha
+synopsis:            Parser for darkplaces colorful text
+description:
+
+  This package supports parsing and displaying darkplaces colorfull text.
+  Darkplaces text may contains special color tags and unicode glyphs
+  that are unique for darkplaces fonts.
+
+library
+  exposed-modules:     DarkPlaces.Text
+  other-modules:       DarkPlaces.Text.Lexer,
+                       DarkPlaces.Text.Chars,
+                       DarkPlaces.Text.Colors
+  -- other-extensions:    
+  build-depends:       base >=4.7 && <4.8,
+                       bytestring >=0.10 && <0.11,
+                       array,
+                       text >=1.0,
+                       vector >=0.10,
+                       ansi-terminal >=0.6
+
+  build-tools:         alex
+  hs-source-dirs:      src
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+  ghc-options:         -O2 -funbox-strict-fields -Wall -fno-warn-name-shadowing
+
+source-repository head
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+  location:            https://github.com/bacher09/darkplaces-text
diff --git a/src/DarkPlaces/Text.hs b/src/DarkPlaces/Text.hs
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+module DarkPlaces.Text (
+    DPText(..),
+    DPTextToken(..),
+    ToText(..),
+    parseDPText,
+    stripColors,
+    hPutStrUtf,
+    hPutStrLnUtf,
+    putStrUtf,
+    putStrLnUtf,
+) where
+import DarkPlaces.Text.Lexer
+import DarkPlaces.Text.Colors
+import DarkPlaces.Text.Chars
+import Numeric
+import qualified Data.Text.Lazy as TL
+import System.Console.ANSI
+import qualified Data.Text.IO as TIO
+import System.IO (Handle, stdout, hPutStrLn)
+
+
+class ToText a where
+    toText :: a -> TL.Text
+
+instance ToText DPTextToken where
+    toText (SimpleColor x) = TL.pack $ "^" ++ show x
+    toText (HexColor x) = TL.pack $ "^x" ++ showHex x ""
+    toText (DPString x) = TL.fromStrict x
+
+instance ToText DPText where
+    toText (DPText x) = TL.concat $ map toText x
+
+
+-- | Removes colors from `DPText`
+stripColors :: DPText -> DPText
+stripColors (DPText t) = DPText $ filter isString t
+
+
+minimizeColors :: DPText -> DPText
+minimizeColors (DPText t) = DPText $ minimize' t (SimpleColor 0)
+  where
+    minimize' (x:xs) c
+        | isColor x && x == c = minimize' xs c
+        | isColor x = x : minimize' xs x
+        | otherwise = x : minimize' xs c
+
+    minimize' [] _ = []
+
+
+simplifyColors :: DPText -> DPText
+simplifyColors (DPText t) =  DPText $ map convert t
+  where
+    convert (HexColor h) = SimpleColor (simplifyColor h)
+    convert x = x
+
+
+printColors' :: Handle -> DPText -> IO ()
+printColors' f (DPText t) = mapM_ print t
+  where
+    print (SimpleColor c) = hSetSGR f (getColor c)
+    print (DPString s) = TIO.hPutStr f s
+    print _ = return ()
+
+
+printColors :: Handle -> DPText -> IO ()
+printColors h = printColors' h . minimizeColors . simplifyColors
+
+
+hPutStrUtf :: Handle -> DPText -> IO ()
+hPutStrUtf h t = printColors h (decodeDPTextUTF t) >> hSetSGR h [Reset]
+
+
+hPutStrLnUtf :: Handle -> DPText -> IO ()
+hPutStrLnUtf h t = hPutStrUtf h t >> hPutStrLn h ""
+
+-- | prints `DPText` to console using utf8 encoding
+putStrUtf :: DPText -> IO ()
+putStrUtf = hPutStrUtf stdout
+
+-- | same as `putStrUtf` but with newline break at the end
+putStrLnUtf :: DPText -> IO ()
+putStrLnUtf = hPutStrLnUtf stdout
diff --git a/src/DarkPlaces/Text/Chars.hs b/src/DarkPlaces/Text/Chars.hs
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+module DarkPlaces.Text.Chars where
+import Data.Vector
+import Data.Char
+import qualified Data.Text as T
+import DarkPlaces.Text.Lexer
+
+
+-- from https://github.com/xonotic/darkplaces/blob/master/console.c#L116
+qfont_ascii_table :: Vector Char
+qfont_ascii_table = fromList [
+     '\0', '#',  '#',  '#',  '#',  '.',  '#',  '#',
+     '#',  '\t', '\n', '#',  ' ',  '\r', '.',  '.',
+     '[',  ']',  '0',  '1',  '2',  '3',  '4',  '5',
+     '6',  '7',  '8',  '9',  '.',  '<',  '=',  '>',
+     ' ',  '!',  '"',  '#',  '$',  '%',  '&',  '\'',
+     '(',  ')',  '*',  '+',  ',',  '-',  '.',  '/',
+     '0',  '1',  '2',  '3',  '4',  '5',  '6',  '7',
+     '8',  '9',  ':',  ';',  '<',  '=',  '>',  '?',
+     '@',  'A',  'B',  'C',  'D',  'E',  'F',  'G',
+     'H',  'I',  'J',  'K',  'L',  'M',  'N',  'O',
+     'P',  'Q',  'R',  'S',  'T',  'U',  'V',  'W',
+     'X',  'Y',  'Z',  '[',  '\\', ']',  '^',  '_',
+     '`',  'a',  'b',  'c',  'd',  'e',  'f',  'g',
+     'h',  'i',  'j',  'k',  'l',  'm',  'n',  'o',
+     'p',  'q',  'r',  's',  't',  'u',  'v',  'w',
+     'x',  'y',  'z',  '{',  '|',  '}',  '~',  '<',
+     '<',  '=',  '>',  '#',  '#',  '.',  '#',  '#',
+     '#',  '#',  ' ',  '#',  ' ',  '>',  '.',  '.',
+     '[',  ']',  '0',  '1',  '2',  '3',  '4',  '5',
+     '6',  '7',  '8',  '9',  '.',  '<',  '=',  '>',
+     ' ',  '!',  '"',  '#',  '$',  '%',  '&',  '\'',
+     '(',  ')',  '*',  '+',  ',',  '-',  '.',  '/',
+     '0',  '1',  '2',  '3',  '4',  '5',  '6',  '7',
+     '8',  '9',  ':',  ';',  '<',  '=',  '>',  '?',
+     '@',  'A',  'B',  'C',  'D',  'E',  'F',  'G',
+     'H',  'I',  'J',  'K',  'L',  'M',  'N',  'O',
+     'P',  'Q',  'R',  'S',  'T',  'U',  'V',  'W',
+     'X',  'Y',  'Z',  '[',  '\\', ']',  '^',  '_',
+     '`',  'a',  'b',  'c',  'd',  'e',  'f',  'g',
+     'h',  'i',  'j',  'k',  'l',  'm',  'n',  'o',
+     'p',  'q',  'r',  's',  't',  'u',  'v',  'w',
+     'x',  'y',  'z',  '{',  '|',  '}',  '~',  '<'
+    ]
+
+
+-- from https://github.com/antzucaro/XonStat/blob/master/xonstat/util.py#L64
+qfont_unicode_table :: Vector Char
+qfont_unicode_table = fromList [
+    '\32',      '\32',      '\8212',    '\32',
+    '\95',      '\10055',   '\8224',    '\183',
+    '\128299',  '\32',      '\32',      '\9632',
+    '\8226',    '\8594',    '\10056',   '\10056',
+    '\91',      '\93',      '\128125',  '\128527',
+    '\128542',  '\128565',  '\128533',  '\128522',
+    '\171',     '\187',     '\8226',    '\8254',
+    '\10056',   '\9644',    '\9644',    '\9644',
+    '\32',      '\33',      '\34',      '\35',
+    '\36',      '\37',      '\38',      '\39',
+    '\40',      '\41',      '\215',     '\43',
+    '\44',      '\45',      '\46',      '\47',
+    '\48',      '\49',      '\50',      '\51',
+    '\52',      '\53',      '\54',      '\55',
+    '\56',      '\57',      '\58',      '\59',
+    '\60',      '\61',      '\62',      '\63',
+    '\64',      '\65',      '\66',      '\67',
+    '\68',      '\69',      '\70',      '\71',
+    '\72',      '\73',      '\74',      '\75',
+    '\76',      '\77',      '\78',      '\79',
+    '\80',      '\81',      '\82',      '\83',
+    '\84',      '\85',      '\86',      '\87',
+    '\88',      '\89',      '\90',      '\91',
+    '\92',      '\93',      '\94',      '\95',
+    '\39',      '\97',      '\98',      '\99',
+    '\100',     '\101',     '\102',     '\103',
+    '\104',     '\105',     '\106',     '\107',
+    '\108',     '\109',     '\110',     '\111',
+    '\112',     '\113',     '\114',     '\115',
+    '\116',     '\117',     '\118',     '\119',
+    '\120',     '\121',     '\122',     '\123',
+    '\124',     '\125',     '\126',     '\8592',
+    '\60',      '\61',      '\62',      '\128640',
+    '\161',     '\79',      '\85',      '\73',
+    '\67',      '\169',     '\174',     '\9632',
+    '\191',     '\9654',    '\10056',   '\10056',
+    '\10098',   '\10099',   '\128125',  '\128527',
+    '\128542',  '\128565',  '\128533',  '\128522',
+    '\171',     '\187',     '\10055',   '\120',
+    '\10056',   '\8212',    '\8212',    '\8212',
+    '\32',      '\33',      '\34',      '\35',
+    '\36',      '\37',      '\38',      '\39',
+    '\40',      '\41',      '\42',      '\43',
+    '\44',      '\45',      '\46',      '\47',
+    '\48',      '\49',      '\50',      '\51',
+    '\52',      '\53',      '\54',      '\55',
+    '\56',      '\57',      '\58',      '\59',
+    '\60',      '\61',      '\62',      '\63',
+    '\64',      '\65',      '\66',      '\67',
+    '\68',      '\69',      '\70',      '\71',
+    '\72',      '\73',      '\74',      '\75',
+    '\76',      '\77',      '\78',      '\79',
+    '\80',      '\81',      '\82',      '\83',
+    '\84',      '\85',      '\86',      '\87',
+    '\88',      '\89',      '\90',      '\91',
+    '\92',      '\93',      '\94',      '\95',
+    '\39',      '\65',      '\66',      '\67',
+    '\68',      '\69',      '\70',      '\71',
+    '\72',      '\73',      '\74',      '\75',
+    '\76',      '\77',      '\78',      '\79',
+    '\80',      '\81',      '\82',      '\83',
+    '\84',      '\85',      '\86',      '\87',
+    '\88',      '\89',      '\90',      '\123',
+    '\124',     '\125',     '\126',     '\9664'
+    ]
+
+
+decodeQFont :: Vector Char -> T.Text -> T.Text
+decodeQFont qtable = T.map replace_char
+  where
+    replace_char c = if '\xe000' <= c && c <= '\xe0ff'
+        then qtable ! (ord c - 0xe000)
+        else c
+
+decodeQFontASCII :: T.Text -> T.Text
+decodeQFontASCII = decodeQFont qfont_ascii_table
+
+decodeQFontUTF :: T.Text -> T.Text
+decodeQFontUTF = decodeQFont qfont_unicode_table
+
+decodeDPText :: (T.Text -> T.Text) -> DPText -> DPText
+decodeDPText f (DPText t) = DPText $ fmap mfun t
+  where
+    mfun (DPString s) = DPString $ f s
+    mfun x = x
+
+decodeDPTextASCII :: DPText -> DPText
+decodeDPTextASCII = decodeDPText decodeQFontASCII
+
+decodeDPTextUTF :: DPText -> DPText
+decodeDPTextUTF = decodeDPText decodeQFontUTF
diff --git a/src/DarkPlaces/Text/Colors.hs b/src/DarkPlaces/Text/Colors.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/DarkPlaces/Text/Colors.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+module DarkPlaces.Text.Colors (
+    RGB(..),
+    getRGB,
+    getColor,
+    simplifyColor
+) where
+import Data.Bits
+import System.Console.ANSI
+
+newtype RGB = RGB (Int, Int, Int) deriving(Show, Eq)
+newtype HSV = HSV (Double, Double, Double) deriving(Show, Eq)
+
+
+getRGB :: Int -> RGB
+getRGB c = RGB (shiftR c 8 .&. 0xff, shiftR c 4 .&. 0xf , c .&. 0xf)
+
+
+scaleRGB :: RGB -> Int -> RGB
+scaleRGB (RGB (r, g, b)) s = RGB (r * s, g * s, b * s)
+
+
+minMaxRGB :: (Num a, Ord a) => a -> a -> a -> (a, a)
+minMaxRGB r g b = if r > g
+            then if r > b
+                then (if g < b then g else b, r)
+                else (g, b)
+            else if g > b
+                then (if b < r then b else r, g)
+                else (r, b)
+
+
+rgbToHSV :: RGB -> HSV
+rgbToHSV (RGB (r, g, b)) = HSV (hue, saturation, value)
+  where
+    (min, max) = minMaxRGB r g b
+    delta = fromIntegral $ max - min :: Double
+    hue
+        | min == max = 0
+        | r == max   = fromIntegral (60 * (g - b)) / delta
+        | g == max   = fromIntegral (60 * (b - r)) / delta + 120
+        | otherwise  = fromIntegral (60 * (r - g)) / delta + 240
+
+    saturation = if max == 0 then 0 else 1 - fromIntegral min / fromIntegral max
+    value = fromIntegral max / 255
+
+
+-- from https://github.com/xonotic/darkplaces/blob/9973d76822ff8375e07694ea34c812fbbf8ebdbb/console.c#L1068
+simplifyColor :: Int -> Int
+simplifyColor hex_c
+    | s < 0.2 && v < 0.5 = 0
+    | s < 0.2 = 7
+    | h < 36 = 1
+    | h < 80 = 3
+    | h < 150 = 2
+    | h < 200 = 5
+    | h < 270 = 4
+    | h < 330 = 6
+    | otherwise = 1
+  where
+    rgb = scaleRGB (getRGB hex_c) 17
+    HSV (h, s, v) = rgbToHSV rgb
+
+
+getColor :: Int -> [SGR]
+getColor 1 = [SetConsoleIntensity BoldIntensity, SetColor Foreground Dull Red]
+getColor 2 = [SetConsoleIntensity BoldIntensity, SetColor Foreground Dull Green]
+getColor 3 = [SetConsoleIntensity BoldIntensity, SetColor Foreground Dull Yellow]
+getColor 4 = [SetConsoleIntensity BoldIntensity, SetColor Foreground Dull Blue]
+getColor 5 = [SetConsoleIntensity BoldIntensity, SetColor Foreground Dull Cyan]
+getColor 6 = [SetConsoleIntensity BoldIntensity, SetColor Foreground Dull Magenta]
+getColor n
+    | n == 0 || n == 7 = [Reset]
+    | n == 8 || n == 9 = [SetConsoleIntensity BoldIntensity, SetColor Foreground Dull  Black]
+    | otherwise = []
diff --git a/src/DarkPlaces/Text/Lexer.x b/src/DarkPlaces/Text/Lexer.x
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/DarkPlaces/Text/Lexer.x
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+{
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -w #-}
+module DarkPlaces.Text.Lexer (
+    DPTextToken(..),
+    DPText(..),
+    parseDPText,
+    isString,
+    isColor
+) where
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as BL
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy.Char8 as BLC
+import qualified Data.Text as T
+import qualified Data.Text.Lazy as TL
+import Data.Text.Encoding
+import qualified Data.Text.Lazy.Encoding as  TLE
+import Data.String
+import Numeric
+}
+
+%wrapper "basic-bytestring"
+
+$num = [0-9]
+$hexnum = [$num A-Fa-f]
+@simple_color = \^ $num
+@hex_color = \^x $hexnum{3}
+@other = [^\^]+ | [. $white]
+
+words :-
+
+    @simple_color      { simpleColor }
+    @hex_color         { hexColor }
+    @other             { DPString . decodeUtf8 . BL.toStrict }
+
+{
+data DPTextToken = SimpleColor Int
+                 | HexColor Int
+                 | DPString T.Text
+    deriving(Show, Eq)
+
+
+newtype DPText = DPText [DPTextToken]
+    deriving(Show, Eq)
+
+
+simpleColor :: BL.ByteString -> DPTextToken
+simpleColor = SimpleColor . fst . head . readDec . BLC.unpack . BL.drop 1
+
+hexColor :: BL.ByteString -> DPTextToken
+hexColor = HexColor . fst . head . readHex . BLC.unpack . BL.drop 2
+
+-- | convert lazy `BL.ByteString` to `DPText`
+parseDPText :: BL.ByteString -> DPText
+parseDPText = DPText . alexScanTokens
+
+isString :: DPTextToken -> Bool
+isString (DPString _) = True
+isString _ = False
+
+isColor :: DPTextToken -> Bool
+isColor (SimpleColor _) = True
+isColor (HexColor _) = True
+isColor _ = False
+
+instance IsString DPText where
+    fromString = parseDPText . TLE.encodeUtf8 . TL.pack
+}
