diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+Copyright (c) 2015, Johan Tibell
+
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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+
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+
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diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/System/Metrics/Json.hs b/System/Metrics/Json.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+
+-- | Encoding of ekg metrics as JSON. The encoding defined by the
+-- functions in this module are standardized and used by the ekg web
+-- UI. The purpose of this module is to let other web servers and
+-- frameworks than the one used by the ekg package expose ekg metrics.
+module System.Metrics.Json
+    ( -- * Converting metrics to JSON values
+      sampleToJson
+    , valueToJson
+
+      -- ** Newtype wrappers with instances
+    , Sample(..)
+    , Value(..)
+    ) where
+
+import Data.Aeson ((.=))
+import qualified Data.Aeson.Encode as A
+import qualified Data.Aeson.Types as A
+import qualified Data.HashMap.Strict as M
+import Data.Int (Int64)
+import qualified Data.Text as T
+import qualified System.Metrics as Metrics
+import qualified System.Metrics.Distribution as Distribution
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- * Converting metrics to JSON values
+
+
+-- | Encode metrics as nested JSON objects. Each "." in the metric
+-- name introduces a new level of nesting. For example, the metrics
+-- @[("foo.bar", 10), ("foo.baz", "label")]@ are encoded as
+--
+-- > {
+-- >   "foo": {
+-- >     "bar": {
+-- >       "type:", "c",
+-- >       "val": 10
+-- >     },
+-- >     "baz": {
+-- >       "type": "l",
+-- >       "val": "label"
+-- >     }
+-- >   }
+-- > }
+--
+sampleToJson :: Metrics.Sample -> A.Value
+sampleToJson metrics =
+    buildOne metrics $ A.emptyObject
+  where
+    buildOne :: M.HashMap T.Text Metrics.Value -> A.Value -> A.Value
+    buildOne m o = M.foldlWithKey' build o m
+
+    build :: A.Value -> T.Text -> Metrics.Value -> A.Value
+    build m name val = go m (T.splitOn "." name) val
+
+    go :: A.Value -> [T.Text] -> Metrics.Value -> A.Value
+    go (A.Object m) [str] val      = A.Object $ M.insert str metric m
+      where metric = valueToJson val
+    go (A.Object m) (str:rest) val = case M.lookup str m of
+        Nothing -> A.Object $ M.insert str (go A.emptyObject rest val) m
+        Just m' -> A.Object $ M.insert str (go m' rest val) m
+    go v _ _                        = typeMismatch "Object" v
+
+typeMismatch :: String   -- ^ The expected type
+             -> A.Value  -- ^ The actual value encountered
+             -> a
+typeMismatch expected actual =
+    error $ "when expecting a " ++ expected ++ ", encountered " ++ name ++
+    " instead"
+  where
+    name = case actual of
+        A.Object _ -> "Object"
+        A.Array _  -> "Array"
+        A.String _ -> "String"
+        A.Number _ -> "Number"
+        A.Bool _   -> "Boolean"
+        A.Null     -> "Null"
+
+-- | Encodes a single metric as a JSON object. Example:
+--
+-- > {
+-- >   "type": "c",
+-- >   "val": 89460
+-- > }
+--
+valueToJson :: Metrics.Value -> A.Value
+valueToJson (Metrics.Counter n)      = scalarToJson n CounterType
+valueToJson (Metrics.Gauge n)        = scalarToJson n GaugeType
+valueToJson (Metrics.Label l)        = scalarToJson l LabelType
+valueToJson (Metrics.Distribution l) = distrubtionToJson l
+
+-- | Convert a scalar metric (i.e. counter, gauge, or label) to a JSON
+-- value.
+scalarToJson :: A.ToJSON a => a -> MetricType -> A.Value
+scalarToJson val ty = A.object
+    ["val" .= val, "type" .= metricType ty]
+{-# SPECIALIZE scalarToJson :: Int64 -> MetricType -> A.Value #-}
+{-# SPECIALIZE scalarToJson :: T.Text -> MetricType -> A.Value #-}
+
+data MetricType =
+      CounterType
+    | GaugeType
+    | LabelType
+    | DistributionType
+
+metricType :: MetricType -> T.Text
+metricType CounterType      = "c"
+metricType GaugeType        = "g"
+metricType LabelType        = "l"
+metricType DistributionType = "d"
+
+-- | Convert a distribution to a JSON value.
+distrubtionToJson :: Distribution.Stats -> A.Value
+distrubtionToJson stats = A.object
+    [ "mean" .= Distribution.mean stats
+    , "variance" .= Distribution.variance stats
+    , "count" .= Distribution.count stats
+    , "sum" .= Distribution.sum stats
+    , "min" .= Distribution.min stats
+    , "max" .= Distribution.max stats
+    , "type" .= metricType DistributionType
+    ]
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- ** Newtype wrappers with instances
+
+-- | Newtype wrapper that provides a 'A.ToJSON' instances for the
+-- underlying 'Metrics.Sample' without creating an orphan instance.
+newtype Sample = Sample Metrics.Sample
+    deriving Show
+
+-- | Uses 'sampleToJson'.
+instance A.ToJSON Sample where
+    toJSON (Sample s) = sampleToJson s
+
+-- | Newtype wrapper that provides a 'A.ToJSON' instances for the
+-- underlying 'Metrics.Value' without creating an orphan instance.
+newtype Value = Value Metrics.Value
+    deriving Show
+
+-- | Uses 'valueToJson'.
+instance A.ToJSON Value where
+    toJSON (Value v) = valueToJson v
diff --git a/ekg-json.cabal b/ekg-json.cabal
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+name:                ekg-json
+version:             0.1.0.0
+synopsis:            JSON encoding of ekg metrics
+description:
+  Encodes ekg metrics as JSON, using the same encoding as used by the
+  ekg package, thus allowing ekg metrics to be served by other HTTP
+  servers than the one used by the ekg package.
+homepage:            https://github.com/tibbe/ekg-json
+bug-reports:         https://github.com/tibbe/ekg-json/issues
+license:             BSD3
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Johan Tibell
+maintainer:          johan.tibell@gmail.com
+category:            Distribution
+build-type:          Simple
+cabal-version:       >=1.10
+
+library
+  exposed-modules:
+    System.Metrics.Json
+  build-depends:
+    aeson < 0.11,
+    base >= 4.5 && < 4.9,
+    ekg-core >= 0.1 && < 0.2,
+    text < 1.3,
+    unordered-containers < 0.3
+
+  default-language: Haskell2010
+
+source-repository head
+  type:     git
+  location: https://github.com/tibbe/ekg-json.git