diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+Copyright Louis Pan (c) 2017
+
+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
+      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+      copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+      disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
+      with the distribution.
+
+    * Neither the name of Louis Pan nor the names of other
+      contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+      from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+[![Hackage](https://img.shields.io/hackage/v/ghcjs-base-stub.svg)](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/ghcjs-base-stub)
+
+Fake stubs for GHCJS base to allow GHCJS projects to be compiled using GHC.
+This also allows developing under intero, and generating haddocks.
+
+Usage:
+
+Add the following to GHCJS project's cabal.
+```
+  if impl(ghcjs)
+    build-depends: ghcjs-base
+  if !impl(ghcjs)
+    build-depends: ghcjs-base-stub
+```
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/ghcjs-base-stub.cabal b/ghcjs-base-stub.cabal
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+name:                ghcjs-base-stub
+version:             0.1.0.0
+synopsis:            Allow GHCJS projects to compile under GHC and develop using intero.
+description:         Allow GHCJS projects to compile under GHC and develop using intero.
+homepage:            https://github.com/louispan/javascript-stub#readme
+license:             BSD3
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Louis Pan
+maintainer:          louis@pan.me
+copyright:           2017 Louis Pan
+category:            Web
+build-type:          Simple
+extra-source-files:  README.md
+cabal-version:       >=1.10
+
+library
+  hs-source-dirs:      src
+  build-depends:       base >= 4.7 && < 5
+  if !impl(ghcjs)
+      other-modules:   GHCJS.Internal.Types
+                       Data.JSString.Internal.Type
+      exposed-modules: Data.JSString
+                       Data.JSString.Internal.Fusion
+                       Data.JSString.Internal.Fusion.CaseMapping
+                       Data.JSString.Internal.Fusion.Common
+                       Data.JSString.Internal.Fusion.Types
+                       Data.JSString.Internal.Search
+                       Data.JSString.Text
+                       GHCJS.Concurrent
+                       GHCJS.Foreign.Internal
+                       GHCJS.Foreign
+                       GHCJS.Foreign.Callback
+                       GHCJS.Foreign.Callback.Internal
+                       GHCJS.Foreign.Export
+                       GHCJS.Marshal
+                       GHCJS.Marshal.Internal
+                       GHCJS.Marshal.Pure
+                       GHCJS.Nullable
+                       GHCJS.Prim
+                       GHCJS.Types
+                       JavaScript.Object
+                       JavaScript.Object.Internal
+                       JavaScript.Array
+                       JavaScript.Array.Internal
+      build-depends:   aeson >= 0.11 && < 1
+                     , attoparsec >= 0.13 && < 1
+                     , deepseq >= 1.4 && < 2
+                     , ghc-prim
+                     , primitive >= 0.6 && < 1
+                     , scientific >= 0.3.4 && < 1
+                     , text >= 1.2 && < 2
+                     , transformers >= 0.5 && < 0.6
+                     , unordered-containers >= 0.2.7 && < 1
+                     , vector >= 0.11 && < 1
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+  ghc-options:         -Wall
+
+source-repository head
+  type:     git
+  location: https://github.com/louispan/ghcjs-base-stub
diff --git a/src/Data/JSString.hs b/src/Data/JSString.hs
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+module Data.JSString
+    ( JSString
+    -- * Creation and elimination
+    , pack
+    , unpack
+    , unpack'
+    , singleton
+    , empty
+    -- * Basic interface
+    , cons
+    , snoc
+    , append
+    , uncons
+    , head
+    , last
+    , tail
+    , init
+    , null
+    , length
+    , compareLength
+    -- * Transformations
+    , map
+    , intercalate
+    , intersperse
+    , transpose
+    , reverse
+    , replace
+    -- ** Case conversion
+    , toCaseFold
+    , toLower
+    , toUpper
+    , toTitle
+                       -- ** Justification
+    , justifyLeft
+    , justifyRight
+    , center
+                       -- * Folds
+    , foldl
+    , foldl'
+    , foldl1
+    , foldl1'
+    , foldr
+    , foldr1
+                       -- ** Special folds
+    , concat
+    , concatMap
+    , any
+    , all
+    , maximum
+    , minimum
+                       -- * Construction
+                       -- ** Scans
+    , scanl
+    , scanl1
+    , scanr
+    , scanr1
+                       -- ** Accumulating maps
+    , mapAccumL
+    , mapAccumR
+                       -- ** Generation and unfolding
+    , replicate
+    , unfoldr
+    , unfoldrN
+                       -- * Substrings
+                       -- ** Breaking strings
+    , take
+    , takeEnd
+    , drop
+    , dropEnd
+    , takeWhile
+    , dropWhile
+    , dropWhileEnd
+    , dropAround
+    , strip
+    , stripStart
+    , stripEnd
+    , splitAt
+    , breakOn
+    , breakOnEnd
+    , break
+    , span
+    , group
+    , group'
+    , groupBy
+    , inits
+    , tails
+                       -- ** Breaking into many substrings
+    , splitOn
+    , splitOn'
+    , split
+    , chunksOf
+    , chunksOf'
+    -- ** Breaking into lines and words
+    , lines
+    , lines'
+    , words
+    , words'
+    , unlines
+    , unwords
+    -- * Predicates
+    , isPrefixOf
+    , isSuffixOf
+    , isInfixOf
+    -- ** View patterns
+    , stripPrefix
+    , stripSuffix
+    , commonPrefixes
+    -- * Searching
+    , filter
+    , breakOnAll
+    , breakOnAll'
+    , find
+    , partition
+    -- * Indexing
+    , index
+    , findIndex
+    , count
+    -- * Zipping
+    , zip
+    , zipWith
+    ) where
+
+
+import qualified Data.Text as T
+
+import           Data.JSString.Internal.Type
+import           GHC.Exts as Exts
+
+import Prelude
+       (Maybe, Bool, String, Ordering, (.),
+        ($),fmap, (<$>))
+
+-- | /O(1)/ The empty 'JSString'.
+empty :: JSString
+empty = JSString (T.empty)
+{-# INLINE [1] empty #-}
+
+getJSString :: JSString -> T.Text
+getJSString (JSString txt) = txt
+
+-- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- * Conversion to/from 'JSString'
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Convert a 'String' into a 'JSString'.  Subject to
+-- fusion.
+pack :: String -> JSString
+pack = JSString . T.pack
+{-# INLINE [1] pack #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Convert a 'JSString' into a 'String'.  Subject to fusion.
+unpack :: JSString -> String
+unpack = T.unpack . getJSString
+{-# INLINE [1] unpack #-}
+
+unpack' :: JSString -> String
+unpack' = unpack
+{-# INLINE unpack' #-}
+
+-- | /O(1)/ Convert a character into a 'JSString'.  Subject to fusion.
+-- Performs replacement on invalid scalar values.
+singleton :: Char -> JSString
+singleton = JSString . T.singleton
+{-# INLINE [1] singleton #-}
+
+-- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- * Basic functions
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Adds a character to the front of a 'JSString'.  This function
+-- is more costly than its 'List' counterpart because it requires
+-- copying a new array.  Subject to fusion.  Performs replacement on
+-- invalid scalar values.
+cons :: Char -> JSString -> JSString
+cons c (JSString x) = JSString $ T.cons c x
+{-# INLINE [1] cons #-}
+
+infixr 5 `cons`
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Adds a character to the end of a 'JSString'.  This copies the
+-- entire array in the process, unless fused.  Subject to fusion.
+-- Performs replacement on invalid scalar values.
+snoc :: JSString -> Char -> JSString
+snoc (JSString x) c = JSString $ T.snoc x c
+  -- unstream (S.snoc (stream t) (safe c))
+{-# INLINE [1] snoc #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Appends one 'JSString' to the other by copying both of them
+-- into a new 'JSString'.  Subject to fusion.
+append :: JSString -> JSString -> JSString
+append (JSString x) (JSString y) = JSString $ T.append x y
+{-# INLINE [1] append #-}
+
+-- | /O(1)/ Returns the first character of a 'JSString', which must be
+-- non-empty.  Subject to fusion.
+head :: JSString -> Char
+head (JSString x) = T.head x
+{-# INLINE [1] head #-}
+
+
+-- | /O(1)/ Returns the first character and rest of a 'JSString', or
+-- 'Nothing' if empty. Subject to fusion.
+uncons :: JSString -> Maybe (Char, JSString)
+uncons (JSString x) = (fmap JSString) <$> T.uncons x
+{-# INLINE [1] uncons #-}
+
+-- | /O(1)/ Returns the last character of a 'JSString', which must be
+-- non-empty.  Subject to fusion.
+last :: JSString -> Char
+last (JSString x) = T.last x
+{-# INLINE [1] last #-}
+
+-- | /O(1)/ Returns all characters after the head of a 'JSString', which
+-- must be non-empty.  Subject to fusion.
+tail :: JSString -> JSString
+tail (JSString x) = JSString $ T.tail x
+{-# INLINE [1] tail #-}
+
+-- | /O(1)/ Returns all but the last character of a 'JSString', which must
+-- be non-empty.  Subject to fusion.
+init :: JSString -> JSString
+init (JSString x) = JSString $ T.init x
+{-# INLINE [1] init #-}
+
+-- | /O(1)/ Tests whether a 'JSString' is empty or not.  Subject to
+-- fusion.
+null :: JSString -> Bool
+null (JSString x) = T.null x
+{-# INLINE [1] null #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Returns the number of characters in a 'JSString'.
+-- Subject to fusion.
+length :: JSString -> Int
+length (JSString x) = T.length x
+{-# INLINE [1] length #-}
+-- | /O(n)/ Compare the count of characters in a 'JSString' to a number.
+-- Subject to fusion.
+--
+-- This function gives the same answer as comparing against the result
+-- of 'length', but can short circuit if the count of characters is
+-- greater than the number, and hence be more efficient.
+compareLength :: JSString -> Int -> Ordering
+compareLength (JSString t) n = T.compareLength t n
+{-# INLINE [1] compareLength #-}
+
+-- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- * Transformations
+-- | /O(n)/ 'map' @f@ @t@ is the 'JSString' obtained by applying @f@ to
+-- each element of @t@.  Subject to fusion.  Performs replacement on
+-- invalid scalar values.
+map :: (Char -> Char) -> JSString -> JSString
+map f (JSString t) = JSString $ T.map f t
+{-# INLINE [1] map #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ The 'intercalate' function takes a 'JSString' and a list of
+-- 'JSString's and concatenates the list after interspersing the first
+-- argument between each element of the list.
+intercalate :: JSString -> [JSString] -> JSString
+intercalate (JSString i) xs = JSString $ T.intercalate i (getJSString <$> xs)
+{-# INLINE [1] intercalate #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ The 'intersperse' function takes a character and places it
+-- between the characters of a 'JSString'.  Subject to fusion.  Performs
+-- replacement on invalid scalar values.
+intersperse     :: Char -> JSString -> JSString
+intersperse c (JSString x) = JSString $ T.intersperse c x
+{-# INLINE [1] intersperse #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Reverse the characters of a string. Subject to fusion.
+reverse :: JSString -> JSString
+reverse = JSString . T.reverse . getJSString
+{-# INLINE [1] reverse #-}
+
+-- | /O(m+n)/ Replace every non-overlapping occurrence of @needle@ in
+-- @haystack@ with @replacement@.
+--
+-- This function behaves as though it was defined as follows:
+--
+-- @
+-- replace needle replacement haystack =
+--   'intercalate' replacement ('splitOn' needle haystack)
+-- @
+--
+-- As this suggests, each occurrence is replaced exactly once.  So if
+-- @needle@ occurs in @replacement@, that occurrence will /not/ itself
+-- be replaced recursively:
+--
+-- > replace "oo" "foo" "oo" == "foo"
+--
+-- In cases where several instances of @needle@ overlap, only the
+-- first one will be replaced:
+--
+-- > replace "ofo" "bar" "ofofo" == "barfo"
+--
+-- In (unlikely) bad cases, this function's time complexity degrades
+-- towards /O(n*m)/.
+replace :: JSString
+        -- ^ @needle@ to search for.  If this string is empty, an
+        -- error will occur.
+        -> JSString
+        -- ^ @replacement@ to replace @needle@ with.
+        -> JSString
+        -- ^ @haystack@ in which to search.
+        -> JSString
+replace (JSString needle) (JSString replacement) (JSString haystack) =
+    JSString $ T.replace needle replacement haystack
+{-# INLINE replace #-}
+
+-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- ** Case conversions (folds)
+
+-- $case
+--
+-- When case converting 'JSString' values, do not use combinators like
+-- @map toUpper@ to case convert each character of a string
+-- individually, as this gives incorrect results according to the
+-- rules of some writing systems.  The whole-string case conversion
+-- functions from this module, such as @toUpper@, obey the correct
+-- case conversion rules.  As a result, these functions may map one
+-- input character to two or three output characters. For examples,
+-- see the documentation of each function.
+--
+-- /Note/: In some languages, case conversion is a locale- and
+-- context-dependent operation. The case conversion functions in this
+-- module are /not/ locale sensitive. Programs that require locale
+-- sensitivity should use appropriate versions of the
+-- <http://hackage.haskell.org/package/text-icu-0.6.3.7/docs/Data-Text-ICU.html#g:4 case mapping functions from the text-icu package >.
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Convert a string to folded case.  Subject to fusion.
+--
+-- This function is mainly useful for performing caseless (also known
+-- as case insensitive) string comparisons.
+--
+-- A string @x@ is a caseless match for a string @y@ if and only if:
+--
+-- @toCaseFold x == toCaseFold y@
+--
+-- The result string may be longer than the input string, and may
+-- differ from applying 'toLower' to the input string.  For instance,
+-- the Armenian small ligature \"&#xfb13;\" (men now, U+FB13) is case
+-- folded to the sequence \"&#x574;\" (men, U+0574) followed by
+-- \"&#x576;\" (now, U+0576), while the Greek \"&#xb5;\" (micro sign,
+-- U+00B5) is case folded to \"&#x3bc;\" (small letter mu, U+03BC)
+-- instead of itself.
+toCaseFold :: JSString -> JSString
+toCaseFold = JSString . T.toCaseFold . getJSString
+{-# INLINE [0] toCaseFold #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Convert a string to lower case, using simple case
+-- conversion.  Subject to fusion.
+--
+-- The result string may be longer than the input string.  For
+-- instance, \"&#x130;\" (Latin capital letter I with dot above,
+-- U+0130) maps to the sequence \"i\" (Latin small letter i, U+0069)
+-- followed by \" &#x307;\" (combining dot above, U+0307).
+toLower :: JSString -> JSString
+toLower = JSString . T.toLower . getJSString
+{-# INLINE [1] toLower #-}
+-- | /O(n)/ Convert a string to upper case, using simple case
+-- conversion.  Subject to fusion.
+--
+-- The result string may be longer than the input string.  For
+-- instance, the German \"&#xdf;\" (eszett, U+00DF) maps to the
+-- two-letter sequence \"SS\".
+toUpper :: JSString -> JSString
+toUpper = JSString . T.toUpper . getJSString
+{-# INLINE [1] toUpper #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Convert a string to title case, using simple case
+-- conversion. Subject to fusion.
+--
+-- The first letter of the input is converted to title case, as is
+-- every subsequent letter that immediately follows a non-letter.
+-- Every letter that immediately follows another letter is converted
+-- to lower case.
+--
+-- The result string may be longer than the input string. For example,
+-- the Latin small ligature &#xfb02; (U+FB02) is converted to the
+-- sequence Latin capital letter F (U+0046) followed by Latin small
+-- letter l (U+006C).
+--
+-- /Note/: this function does not take language or culture specific
+-- rules into account. For instance, in English, different style
+-- guides disagree on whether the book name \"The Hill of the Red
+-- Fox\" is correctly title cased&#x2014;but this function will
+-- capitalize /every/ word.
+toTitle :: JSString -> JSString
+toTitle = JSString . T.toTitle . getJSString
+{-# INLINE toTitle #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Left-justify a string to the given length, using the
+-- specified fill character on the right. Subject to fusion.
+-- Performs replacement on invalid scalar values.
+--
+-- Examples:
+--
+-- > justifyLeft 7 'x' "foo"    == "fooxxxx"
+-- > justifyLeft 3 'x' "foobar" == "foobar"
+justifyLeft :: Int -> Char -> JSString -> JSString
+justifyLeft k c (JSString t) = JSString $ T.justifyLeft k c t
+{-# INLINE [1] justifyLeft #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Right-justify a string to the given length, using the
+-- specified fill character on the left.  Performs replacement on
+-- invalid scalar values.
+--
+-- Examples:
+--
+-- > justifyRight 7 'x' "bar"    == "xxxxbar"
+-- > justifyRight 3 'x' "foobar" == "foobar"
+justifyRight :: Int -> Char -> JSString -> JSString
+justifyRight k c (JSString t) = JSString $ T.justifyRight k c t
+{-# INLINE justifyRight #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Center a string to the given length, using the specified
+-- fill character on either side.  Performs replacement on invalid
+-- scalar values.
+--
+-- Examples:
+--
+-- > center 8 'x' "HS" = "xxxHSxxx"
+center :: Int -> Char -> JSString -> JSString
+center k c (JSString t) = JSString $ T.center k c t
+{-# INLINE center #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ The 'transpose' function transposes the rows and columns
+-- of its 'JSString' argument.  Note that this function uses 'pack',
+-- 'unpack', and the list version of transpose, and is thus not very
+-- efficient.
+transpose :: [JSString] -> [JSString]
+transpose ts = JSString <$> T.transpose (getJSString <$> ts)
+
+-- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- * Reducing 'JSString's (folds)
+
+-- | /O(n)/ 'foldl', applied to a binary operator, a starting value
+-- (typically the left-identity of the operator), and a 'JSString',
+-- reduces the 'JSString' using the binary operator, from left to right.
+-- Subject to fusion.
+foldl :: (a -> Char -> a) -> a -> JSString -> a
+foldl f z (JSString t) = T.foldl f z t
+{-# INLINE foldl #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ A strict version of 'foldl'.  Subject to fusion.
+foldl' :: (a -> Char -> a) -> a -> JSString -> a
+foldl' f z (JSString t) = T.foldl' f z t
+{-# INLINE foldl' #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ A variant of 'foldl' that has no starting value argument,
+-- and thus must be applied to a non-empty 'JSString'.  Subject to fusion.
+foldl1 :: (Char -> Char -> Char) -> JSString -> Char
+foldl1 f (JSString t) = T.foldl1 f t
+{-# INLINE foldl1 #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ A strict version of 'foldl1'.  Subject to fusion.
+foldl1' :: (Char -> Char -> Char) -> JSString -> Char
+foldl1' f (JSString t) = T.foldl1' f t
+{-# INLINE foldl1' #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ 'foldr', applied to a binary operator, a starting value
+-- (typically the right-identity of the operator), and a 'JSString',
+-- reduces the 'JSString' using the binary operator, from right to left.
+-- Subject to fusion.
+foldr :: (Char -> a -> a) -> a -> JSString -> a
+foldr f z (JSString t) = T.foldr f z t
+{-# INLINE foldr #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ A variant of 'foldr' that has no starting value argument,
+-- and thus must be applied to a non-empty 'JSString'.  Subject to
+-- fusion.
+foldr1 :: (Char -> Char -> Char) -> JSString -> Char
+foldr1 f (JSString t) = T.foldr1 f t
+{-# INLINE foldr1 #-}
+
+-- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- ** Special folds
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Concatenate a list of 'JSString's.
+concat :: [JSString] -> JSString
+concat xs = JSString $ T.concat $ getJSString <$> xs
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Map a function over a 'JSString' that results in a 'JSString', and
+-- concatenate the results.
+concatMap :: (Char -> JSString) -> JSString -> JSString
+concatMap f (JSString t) = JSString $ T.concatMap (getJSString . f) t
+{-# INLINE concatMap #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ 'any' @p@ @t@ determines whether any character in the
+-- 'JSString' @t@ satisifes the predicate @p@. Subject to fusion.
+any :: (Char -> Bool) -> JSString -> Bool
+any p (JSString t) = T.any p t
+{-# INLINE any #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ 'all' @p@ @t@ determines whether all characters in the
+-- 'JSString' @t@ satisify the predicate @p@. Subject to fusion.
+all :: (Char -> Bool) -> JSString -> Bool
+all p (JSString t) = T.all p t
+{-# INLINE all #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ 'maximum' returns the maximum value from a 'JSString', which
+-- must be non-empty. Subject to fusion.
+maximum :: JSString -> Char
+maximum (JSString t) = T.maximum t
+{-# INLINE maximum #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ 'minimum' returns the minimum value from a 'JSString', which
+-- must be non-empty. Subject to fusion.
+minimum :: JSString -> Char
+minimum (JSString t) = T.minimum t
+{-# INLINE minimum #-}
+
+-- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- * Building 'JSString's
+
+-- | /O(n)/ 'scanl' is similar to 'foldl', but returns a list of
+-- successive reduced values from the left. Subject to fusion.
+-- Performs replacement on invalid scalar values.
+--
+-- > scanl f z [x1, x2, ...] == [z, z `f` x1, (z `f` x1) `f` x2, ...]
+--
+-- Note that
+--
+-- > last (scanl f z xs) == foldl f z xs.
+scanl :: (Char -> Char -> Char) -> Char -> JSString -> JSString
+scanl f z (JSString t) = JSString $ T.scanl f z t
+{-# INLINE scanl #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ 'scanl1' is a variant of 'scanl' that has no starting
+-- value argument.  Subject to fusion.  Performs replacement on
+-- invalid scalar values.
+--
+-- > scanl1 f [x1, x2, ...] == [x1, x1 `f` x2, ...]
+scanl1 :: (Char -> Char -> Char) -> JSString -> JSString
+scanl1 f (JSString x) = JSString $ T.scanl1 f x
+{-# INLINE scanl1 #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ 'scanr' is the right-to-left dual of 'scanl'.  Performs
+-- replacement on invalid scalar values.
+--
+-- > scanr f v == reverse . scanl (flip f) v . reverse
+scanr :: (Char -> Char -> Char) -> Char -> JSString -> JSString
+scanr f c (JSString z) = JSString $ T.scanr f c z
+{-# INLINE scanr #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ 'scanr1' is a variant of 'scanr' that has no starting
+-- value argument.  Subject to fusion.  Performs replacement on
+-- invalid scalar values.
+scanr1 :: (Char -> Char -> Char) -> JSString -> JSString
+scanr1 f (JSString t) = JSString $ T.scanr1 f t
+{-# INLINE scanr1 #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Like a combination of 'map' and 'foldl''. Applies a
+-- function to each element of a 'JSString', passing an accumulating
+-- parameter from left to right, and returns a final 'JSString'.  Performs
+-- replacement on invalid scalar values.
+mapAccumL :: (a -> Char -> (a,Char)) -> a -> JSString -> (a, JSString)
+mapAccumL f z (JSString t) = JSString <$> T.mapAccumL f z t
+{-# INLINE mapAccumL #-}
+
+-- | The 'mapAccumR' function behaves like a combination of 'map' and
+-- a strict 'foldr'; it applies a function to each element of a
+-- 'JSString', passing an accumulating parameter from right to left, and
+-- returning a final value of this accumulator together with the new
+-- 'JSString'.
+-- Performs replacement on invalid scalar values.
+mapAccumR :: (a -> Char -> (a,Char)) -> a -> JSString -> (a, JSString)
+mapAccumR f z (JSString t) = JSString <$> T.mapAccumR f z t
+{-# INLINE mapAccumR #-}
+
+-- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- ** Generating and unfolding 'JSString's
+
+-- | /O(n*m)/ 'replicate' @n@ @t@ is a 'JSString' consisting of the input
+-- @t@ repeated @n@ times.
+replicate :: Int -> JSString -> JSString
+replicate n (JSString t) = JSString $ T.replicate n t
+{-# INLINE [1] replicate #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/, where @n@ is the length of the result. The 'unfoldr'
+-- function is analogous to the List 'L.unfoldr'. 'unfoldr' builds a
+-- 'JSString' from a seed value. The function takes the element and
+-- returns 'Nothing' if it is done producing the 'JSString', otherwise
+-- 'Just' @(a,b)@.  In this case, @a@ is the next 'Char' in the
+-- string, and @b@ is the seed value for further production. Subject
+-- to fusion.  Performs replacement on invalid scalar values.
+unfoldr     :: (a -> Maybe (Char,a)) -> a -> JSString
+unfoldr f s = JSString $ T.unfoldr f s
+{-# INLINE unfoldr #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Like 'unfoldr', 'unfoldrN' builds a 'JSString' from a seed
+-- value. However, the length of the result should be limited by the
+-- first argument to 'unfoldrN'. This function is more efficient than
+-- 'unfoldr' when the maximum length of the result is known and
+-- correct, otherwise its performance is similar to 'unfoldr'. Subject
+-- to fusion.  Performs replacement on invalid scalar values.
+unfoldrN     :: Int -> (a -> Maybe (Char,a)) -> a -> JSString
+unfoldrN n f s = JSString $ T.unfoldrN n f s
+{-# INLINE unfoldrN #-}
+
+-- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- * Substrings
+
+-- | /O(n)/ 'take' @n@, applied to a 'JSString', returns the prefix of the
+-- 'JSString' of length @n@, or the 'JSString' itself if @n@ is greater than
+-- the length of the JSString. Subject to fusion.
+take :: Int -> JSString -> JSString
+take n (JSString t) = JSString $ T.take n t
+{-           t@(Text arr off len)
+    | n <= 0    = empty
+    | n >= len  = t
+    | otherwise = text arr off (iterN n t) -}
+{-# INLINE [1] take #-}
+{-
+iterN :: Int -> JSString -> Int
+iterN n t@(Text _arr _off len) = loop 0 0
+  where loop !i !cnt
+            | i >= len || cnt >= n = i
+            | otherwise            = loop (i+d) (cnt+1)
+          where d = iter_ t i
+-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ 'takeEnd' @n@ @t@ returns the suffix remaining after
+-- taking @n@ characters from the end of @t@.
+--
+-- Examples:
+--
+-- > takeEnd 3 "foobar" == "bar"
+takeEnd :: Int -> JSString -> JSString
+takeEnd n (JSString t) = JSString $ T.takeEnd n t
+{-
+iterNEnd :: Int -> JSString -> Int
+iterNEnd n t@(Text _arr _off len) = loop (len-1) n
+  where loop i !m
+          | i <= 0    = 0
+          | m <= 1    = i
+          | otherwise = loop (i+d) (m-1)
+          where d = reverseIter_ t i
+-}
+-- | /O(n)/ 'drop' @n@, applied to a 'JSString', returns the suffix of the
+-- 'JSString' after the first @n@ characters, or the empty 'JSString' if @n@
+-- is greater than the length of the 'JSString'. Subject to fusion.
+drop :: Int -> JSString -> JSString
+drop n (JSString t) = JSString $ T.drop n t
+{-# INLINE [1] drop #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ 'dropEnd' @n@ @t@ returns the prefix remaining after
+-- dropping @n@ characters from the end of @t@.
+--
+-- Examples:
+--
+-- > dropEnd 3 "foobar" == "foo"
+dropEnd :: Int -> JSString -> JSString
+dropEnd n (JSString x) = JSString $ T.dropEnd n x
+
+-- | /O(n)/ 'takeWhile', applied to a predicate @p@ and a 'JSString',
+-- returns the longest prefix (possibly empty) of elements that
+-- satisfy @p@.  Subject to fusion.
+takeWhile :: (Char -> Bool) -> JSString -> JSString
+takeWhile p (JSString x) = JSString $ T.takeWhile p x
+{-# INLINE [1] takeWhile #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ 'dropWhile' @p@ @t@ returns the suffix remaining after
+-- 'takeWhile' @p@ @t@. Subject to fusion.
+dropWhile :: (Char -> Bool) -> JSString -> JSString
+dropWhile p (JSString x) = JSString $ T.dropWhile p x
+{-# INLINE [1] dropWhile #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ 'dropWhileEnd' @p@ @t@ returns the prefix remaining after
+-- dropping characters that fail the predicate @p@ from the end of
+-- @t@.  Subject to fusion.
+-- Examples:
+--
+-- > dropWhileEnd (=='.') "foo..." == "foo"
+dropWhileEnd :: (Char -> Bool) -> JSString -> JSString
+dropWhileEnd p (JSString x) = JSString $ T.dropWhileEnd p x
+{-# INLINE [1] dropWhileEnd #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ 'dropAround' @p@ @t@ returns the substring remaining after
+-- dropping characters that fail the predicate @p@ from both the
+-- beginning and end of @t@.  Subject to fusion.
+dropAround :: (Char -> Bool) -> JSString -> JSString
+dropAround p (JSString t) = JSString $ T.dropAround p t
+{-# INLINE [1] dropAround #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Remove leading white space from a string.  Equivalent to:
+--
+-- > dropWhile isSpace
+stripStart :: JSString -> JSString
+stripStart = JSString . T.stripStart . getJSString
+{-# INLINE [1] stripStart #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Remove trailing white space from a string.  Equivalent to:
+--
+-- > dropWhileEnd isSpace
+stripEnd :: JSString -> JSString
+stripEnd = JSString . T.stripEnd . getJSString
+{-# INLINE [1] stripEnd #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Remove leading and trailing white space from a string.
+-- Equivalent to:
+--
+-- > dropAround isSpace
+strip :: JSString -> JSString
+strip = JSString . T.strip . getJSString
+{-# INLINE [1] strip #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ 'splitAt' @n t@ returns a pair whose first element is a
+-- prefix of @t@ of length @n@, and whose second is the remainder of
+-- the string. It is equivalent to @('take' n t, 'drop' n t)@.
+splitAt :: Int -> JSString -> (JSString, JSString)
+splitAt n (JSString t) = let (x, y) = T.splitAt n t in (JSString x, JSString y)
+{-# INLINE splitAt #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ 'span', applied to a predicate @p@ and text @t@, returns
+-- a pair whose first element is the longest prefix (possibly empty)
+-- of @t@ of elements that satisfy @p@, and whose second is the
+-- remainder of the list.
+span :: (Char -> Bool) -> JSString -> (JSString, JSString)
+span p (JSString t) = let (x, y) = T.span p t in (JSString x, JSString y)
+{-# INLINE span #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ 'break' is like 'span', but the prefix returned is
+-- over elements that fail the predicate @p@.
+break :: (Char -> Bool) -> JSString -> (JSString, JSString)
+break p (JSString t) = let (x, y) = T.break p t in (JSString x, JSString y)
+{-# INLINE break #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Group characters in a string according to a predicate.
+groupBy :: (Char -> Char -> Bool) -> JSString -> [JSString]
+groupBy p (JSString x) = JSString <$> T.groupBy p x
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Group characters in a string by equality.
+group :: JSString -> [JSString]
+group (JSString x) = JSString <$> T.group x
+{-# INLINE group #-}
+
+group' :: JSString -> [JSString]
+group' = group
+{-# INLINE group' #-}
+
+-- | /O(n^2)/ Return all initial segments of the given 'JSString', shortest
+-- first.
+inits :: JSString -> [JSString]
+inits (JSString x) = JSString <$> T.inits x
+
+-- | /O(n^2)/ Return all final segments of the given 'JSString', longest
+-- first.
+tails :: JSString -> [JSString]
+tails (JSString x) = JSString <$> T.tails x
+
+-- $split
+--
+-- Splitting functions in this library do not perform character-wise
+-- copies to create substrings; they just construct new 'JSString's that
+-- are slices of the original.
+
+-- | /O(m+n)/ Break a 'JSString' into pieces separated by the first 'JSString'
+-- argument (which cannot be empty), consuming the delimiter. An empty
+-- delimiter is invalid, and will cause an error to be raised.
+--
+-- Examples:
+--
+-- > splitOn "\r\n" "a\r\nb\r\nd\r\ne" == ["a","b","d","e"]
+-- > splitOn "aaa"  "aaaXaaaXaaaXaaa"  == ["","X","X","X",""]
+-- > splitOn "x"    "x"                == ["",""]
+--
+-- and
+--
+-- > intercalate s . splitOn s         == id
+-- > splitOn (singleton c)             == split (==c)
+--
+-- (Note: the string @s@ to split on above cannot be empty.)
+--
+-- In (unlikely) bad cases, this function's time complexity degrades
+-- towards /O(n*m)/.
+splitOn :: JSString
+        -- ^ String to split on. If this string is empty, an error
+        -- will occur.
+        -> JSString
+        -- ^ Input text.
+        -> [JSString]
+splitOn (JSString pat) (JSString src) = JSString <$> T.splitOn pat src
+{-# INLINE [1] splitOn #-}
+
+splitOn' :: JSString
+         -- ^ String to split on. If this string is empty, an error
+         -- will occur.
+         -> JSString
+         -- ^ Input text.
+         -> [JSString]
+splitOn' = splitOn
+{-# NOINLINE splitOn' #-}
+--- {-# INLINE [1] splitOn' #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Splits a 'JSString' into components delimited by separators,
+-- where the predicate returns True for a separator element.  The
+-- resulting components do not contain the separators.  Two adjacent
+-- separators result in an empty component in the output.  eg.
+--
+-- > split (=='a') "aabbaca" == ["","","bb","c",""]
+-- > split (=='a') ""        == [""]
+split :: (Char -> Bool) -> JSString -> [JSString]
+split p (JSString x) = JSString <$> T.split p x
+{-# INLINE split #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Splits a 'JSString' into components of length @k@.  The last
+-- element may be shorter than the other chunks, depending on the
+-- length of the input. Examples:
+--
+-- > chunksOf 3 "foobarbaz"   == ["foo","bar","baz"]
+-- > chunksOf 4 "haskell.org" == ["hask","ell.","org"]
+chunksOf :: Int -> JSString -> [JSString]
+chunksOf n (JSString x) = JSString <$> T.chunksOf n x
+{-# INLINE chunksOf #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Splits a 'JSString' into components of length @k@.  The last
+-- element may be shorter than the other chunks, depending on the
+-- length of the input. Examples:
+--
+-- > chunksOf 3 "foobarbaz"   == ["foo","bar","baz"]
+-- > chunksOf 4 "haskell.org" == ["hask","ell.","org"]
+chunksOf' :: Int -> JSString -> [JSString]
+chunksOf' = chunksOf
+{-# INLINE chunksOf' #-}
+
+-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- * Searching
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- ** Searching with a predicate
+
+-- | /O(n)/ The 'find' function takes a predicate and a 'JSString', and
+-- returns the first element matching the predicate, or 'Nothing' if
+-- there is no such element.
+find :: (Char -> Bool) -> JSString -> Maybe Char
+find p (JSString t) = T.find p t
+{-# INLINE find #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ The 'partition' function takes a predicate and a 'JSString',
+-- and returns the pair of 'JSString's with elements which do and do not
+-- satisfy the predicate, respectively; i.e.
+--
+-- > partition p t == (filter p t, filter (not . p) t)
+partition :: (Char -> Bool) -> JSString -> (JSString, JSString)
+partition p (JSString t) = let (x, y) = T.partition p t in (JSString x, JSString y)
+{-# INLINE partition #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ 'filter', applied to a predicate and a 'JSString',
+-- returns a 'JSString' containing those characters that satisfy the
+-- predicate.
+filter :: (Char -> Bool) -> JSString -> JSString
+filter p (JSString t) = JSString $ T.filter p t
+{-# INLINE filter #-}
+
+-- | /O(n+m)/ Find the first instance of @needle@ (which must be
+-- non-'null') in @haystack@.  The first element of the returned tuple
+-- is the prefix of @haystack@ before @needle@ is matched.  The second
+-- is the remainder of @haystack@, starting with the match.
+--
+-- Examples:
+--
+-- > breakOn "::" "a::b::c" ==> ("a", "::b::c")
+-- > breakOn "/" "foobar"   ==> ("foobar", "")
+--
+-- Laws:
+--
+-- > append prefix match == haystack
+-- >   where (prefix, match) = breakOn needle haystack
+--
+-- If you need to break a string by a substring repeatedly (e.g. you
+-- want to break on every instance of a substring), use 'breakOnAll'
+-- instead, as it has lower startup overhead.
+--
+-- In (unlikely) bad cases, this function's time complexity degrades
+-- towards /O(n*m)/.
+breakOn :: JSString -> JSString -> (JSString, JSString)
+breakOn (JSString pat) (JSString src) = let (x, y) = T.breakOn pat src in (JSString x, JSString y)
+{-# INLINE breakOn #-}
+
+-- | /O(n+m)/ Similar to 'breakOn', but searches from the end of the
+-- string.
+--
+-- The first element of the returned tuple is the prefix of @haystack@
+-- up to and including the last match of @needle@.  The second is the
+-- remainder of @haystack@, following the match.
+--
+-- > breakOnEnd "::" "a::b::c" ==> ("a::b::", "c")
+breakOnEnd :: JSString -> JSString -> (JSString, JSString)
+breakOnEnd (JSString pat) (JSString src) = let (x, y) = T.breakOnEnd pat src in (JSString x, JSString y)
+{-# INLINE breakOnEnd #-}
+
+-- | /O(n+m)/ Find all non-overlapping instances of @needle@ in
+-- @haystack@.  Each element of the returned list consists of a pair:
+--
+-- * The entire string prior to the /k/th match (i.e. the prefix)
+--
+-- * The /k/th match, followed by the remainder of the string
+--
+-- Examples:
+--
+-- > breakOnAll "::" ""
+-- > ==> []
+-- > breakOnAll "/" "a/b/c/"
+-- > ==> [("a", "/b/c/"), ("a/b", "/c/"), ("a/b/c", "/")]
+--
+-- In (unlikely) bad cases, this function's time complexity degrades
+-- towards /O(n*m)/.
+--
+-- The @needle@ parameter may not be empty.
+breakOnAll :: JSString              -- ^ @needle@ to search for
+           -> JSString              -- ^ @haystack@ in which to search
+           -> [(JSString, JSString)]
+breakOnAll (JSString pat) (JSString src) = (\(x, y) -> (JSString x, JSString y)) <$> T.breakOnAll pat src
+{-# INLINE breakOnAll #-}
+
+breakOnAll' :: JSString              -- ^ @needle@ to search for
+            -> JSString              -- ^ @haystack@ in which to search
+            -> [(JSString, JSString)]
+breakOnAll' = breakOnAll
+{-# INLINE breakOnAll' #-}
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- ** Indexing 'JSString's
+
+-- $index
+--
+-- If you think of a 'JSString' value as an array of 'Char' values (which
+-- it is not), you run the risk of writing inefficient code.
+--
+-- An idiom that is common in some languages is to find the numeric
+-- offset of a character or substring, then use that number to split
+-- or trim the searched string.  With a 'JSString' value, this approach
+-- would require two /O(n)/ operations: one to perform the search, and
+-- one to operate from wherever the search ended.
+--
+-- For example, suppose you have a string that you want to split on
+-- the substring @\"::\"@, such as @\"foo::bar::quux\"@. Instead of
+-- searching for the index of @\"::\"@ and taking the substrings
+-- before and after that index, you would instead use @breakOnAll \"::\"@.
+
+-- | /O(n)/ 'JSString' index (subscript) operator, starting from 0.
+index :: JSString -> Int -> Char
+index (JSString t) n = T.index t n
+{-# INLINE index #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ The 'findIndex' function takes a predicate and a 'JSString'
+-- and returns the index of the first element in the 'JSString' satisfying
+-- the predicate. Subject to fusion.
+findIndex :: (Char -> Bool) -> JSString -> Maybe Int
+findIndex p (JSString t) = T.findIndex p t
+{-# INLINE findIndex #-}
+
+-- | /O(n+m)/ The 'count' function returns the number of times the
+-- query string appears in the given 'JSString'. An empty query string is
+-- invalid, and will cause an error to be raised.
+--
+-- In (unlikely) bad cases, this function's time complexity degrades
+-- towards /O(n*m)/.
+count :: JSString -> JSString -> Int
+count (JSString pat) (JSString src) = T.count pat src
+{-# INLINE [1] count #-}
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- * Zipping
+
+-- | /O(n)/ 'zip' takes two 'JSString's and returns a list of
+-- corresponding pairs of bytes. If one input 'JSString' is short,
+-- excess elements of the longer 'JSString' are discarded. This is
+-- equivalent to a pair of 'unpack' operations.
+zip :: JSString -> JSString -> [(Char,Char)]
+zip (JSString a) (JSString b) = T.zip a b 
+{-# INLINE [0] zip #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ 'zipWith' generalises 'zip' by zipping with the function
+-- given as the first argument, instead of a tupling function.
+-- Performs replacement on invalid scalar values.
+zipWith :: (Char -> Char -> Char) -> JSString -> JSString -> JSString
+zipWith f (JSString t1) (JSString t2) = JSString $ T.zipWith f t1 t2
+{-# INLINE [0] zipWith #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Breaks a 'JSString' up into a list of words, delimited by 'Char's
+-- representing white space.
+words :: JSString -> [JSString]
+words (JSString x) = JSString <$> T.words x
+{-# INLINE words #-}
+
+-- fixme: strict words' that allocates the whole list in one go
+words' :: JSString -> [JSString]
+words' = words
+{-# INLINE words' #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Breaks a 'JSString' up into a list of 'JSString's at
+-- newline 'Char's. The resulting strings do not contain newlines.
+lines :: JSString -> [JSString]
+lines (JSString ps) = JSString <$> T.lines ps
+{-# INLINE lines #-}
+
+lines' :: JSString -> [JSString]
+lines' = lines
+{-# INLINE lines' #-}
+
+{-
+-- | /O(n)/ Portably breaks a 'JSString' up into a list of 'JSString's at line
+-- boundaries.
+--
+-- A line boundary is considered to be either a line feed, a carriage
+-- return immediately followed by a line feed, or a carriage return.
+-- This accounts for both Unix and Windows line ending conventions,
+-- and for the old convention used on Mac OS 9 and earlier.
+lines' :: Text -> [Text]
+lines' ps | null ps   = []
+          | otherwise = h : case uncons t of
+                              Nothing -> []
+                              Just (c,t')
+                                  | c == '\n' -> lines t'
+                                  | c == '\r' -> case uncons t' of
+                                                   Just ('\n',t'') -> lines t''
+                                                   _               -> lines t'
+    where (h,t)    = span notEOL ps
+          notEOL c = c /= '\n' && c /= '\r'
+
+-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Joins lines, after appending a terminating newline to
+-- each.
+unlines :: [JSString] -> JSString
+unlines xs = JSString $ T.unlines $ getJSString <$> xs
+{-# INLINE unlines #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Joins words using single space characters.
+unwords :: [JSString] -> JSString
+unwords xs = JSString $ T.unwords $ getJSString <$> xs
+{-# INLINE unwords #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ The 'isPrefixOf' function takes two 'JSString's and returns
+-- 'True' iff the first is a prefix of the second.  Subject to fusion.
+isPrefixOf :: JSString -> JSString -> Bool
+isPrefixOf (JSString x) (JSString y) = T.isPrefixOf x y
+{-# INLINE [1] isPrefixOf #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ The 'isSuffixOf' function takes two 'JSString's and returns
+-- 'True' iff the first is a suffix of the second.
+isSuffixOf :: JSString -> JSString -> Bool
+isSuffixOf (JSString x) (JSString y) = T.isSuffixOf x y
+{-# INLINE isSuffixOf #-}
+
+-- | The 'isInfixOf' function takes two 'JSString's and returns
+-- 'True' iff the first is contained, wholly and intact, anywhere
+-- within the second.
+--
+-- Complexity depends on how the JavaScript engine implements
+-- String.prototype.find.
+isInfixOf :: JSString -> JSString -> Bool
+isInfixOf (JSString needle) (JSString haystack) = T.isInfixOf needle haystack
+{-# INLINE [1] isInfixOf #-}
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- * View patterns
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Return the suffix of the second string if its prefix
+-- matches the entire first string.
+--
+-- Examples:
+--
+-- > stripPrefix "foo" "foobar" == Just "bar"
+-- > stripPrefix ""    "baz"    == Just "baz"
+-- > stripPrefix "foo" "quux"   == Nothing
+--
+-- This is particularly useful with the @ViewPatterns@ extension to
+-- GHC, as follows:
+--
+-- > {-# LANGUAGE ViewPatterns #-}
+-- > import Data.Text as T
+-- >
+-- > fnordLength :: JSString -> Int
+-- > fnordLength (stripPrefix "fnord" -> Just suf) = T.length suf
+-- > fnordLength _                                 = -1
+stripPrefix :: JSString -> JSString -> Maybe JSString
+stripPrefix (JSString x) (JSString y) = JSString <$> T.stripPrefix x y
+{-# INLINE stripPrefix #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Find the longest non-empty common prefix of two strings
+-- and return it, along with the suffixes of each string at which they
+-- no longer match.
+--
+-- If the strings do not have a common prefix or either one is empty,
+-- this function returns 'Nothing'.
+--
+-- Examples:
+--
+-- > commonPrefixes "foobar" "fooquux" == Just ("foo","bar","quux")
+-- > commonPrefixes "veeble" "fetzer"  == Nothing
+-- > commonPrefixes "" "baz"           == Nothing
+commonPrefixes :: JSString -> JSString -> Maybe (JSString,JSString,JSString)
+commonPrefixes (JSString x) (JSString y) = (\(a, b, c) -> (JSString a, JSString b, JSString c)) <$> T.commonPrefixes x y
+{-# INLINE commonPrefixes #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Return the prefix of the second string if its suffix
+-- matches the entire first string.
+--
+-- Examples:
+--
+-- > stripSuffix "bar" "foobar" == Just "foo"
+-- > stripSuffix ""    "baz"    == Just "baz"
+-- > stripSuffix "foo" "quux"   == Nothing
+--
+-- This is particularly useful with the @ViewPatterns@ extension to
+-- GHC, as follows:
+--
+-- > {-# LANGUAGE ViewPatterns #-}
+-- > import Data.Text as T
+-- >
+-- > quuxLength :: Text -> Int
+-- > quuxLength (stripSuffix "quux" -> Just pre) = T.length pre
+-- > quuxLength _                                = -1
+stripSuffix :: JSString -> JSString -> Maybe JSString
+stripSuffix (JSString x) (JSString y) = JSString <$> T.stripSuffix x y
+{-# INLINE stripSuffix #-}
+
+-- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/Data/JSString/Internal/Fusion.hs b/src/Data/JSString/Internal/Fusion.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Data/JSString/Internal/Fusion.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+module Data.JSString.Internal.Fusion ( -- * Types
+                                       Stream(..)
+                                     , Step(..)
+
+                                       -- * Creation and elimination
+                                     , stream
+                                     , unstream
+                                     , reverseStream
+
+                                     , length
+
+                                       -- * Transformations
+                                     , reverse
+
+                                       -- * Construction
+                                       -- ** Scans
+                                     , reverseScanr
+
+                                       -- ** Accumulating maps
+                                     , mapAccumL
+
+                                       -- ** Generation and unfolding
+                                     , unfoldrN
+
+                                       -- * Indexing
+                                     , index
+                                     , findIndex
+                                     , countChar
+                                     ) where
+
+import Prelude hiding (length, reverse)
+
+import Data.JSString.Internal.Type
+
+import qualified Data.Text.Internal.Fusion as T
+import Data.Text.Internal.Fusion (Stream(..), Step(..))
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Convert a 'JSString' into a 'Stream Char'.
+stream :: JSString -> Stream Char
+stream (JSString t) = T.stream t
+{-# INLINE [0] stream #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Convert a 'JSString' into a 'Stream Char', but iterate
+-- backwards.
+reverseStream :: JSString -> Stream Char
+reverseStream (JSString x) = T.reverseStream x
+{-# INLINE [0] reverseStream #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Convert a 'Stream Char' into a 'JSString'.
+unstream :: Stream Char -> JSString
+unstream strm = JSString $ T.unstream strm
+{-# INLINE [0] unstream #-}
+{-# RULES "STREAM stream/unstream fusion" forall s. stream (unstream s) = s #-}
+
+
+-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- * Basic stream functions
+
+length :: Stream Char -> Int
+length = T.length
+{-# INLINE[0] length #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Reverse the characters of a string.
+reverse :: Stream Char -> JSString
+reverse = JSString . T.reverse
+{-# INLINE [0] reverse #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Perform the equivalent of 'scanr' over a list, only with
+-- the input and result reversed.
+reverseScanr :: (Char -> Char -> Char) -> Char -> Stream Char -> Stream Char
+reverseScanr = T.reverseScanr
+{-# INLINE reverseScanr #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Like 'unfoldr', 'unfoldrN' builds a stream from a seed
+-- value. However, the length of the result is limited by the
+-- first argument to 'unfoldrN'. This function is more efficient than
+-- 'unfoldr' when the length of the result is known.
+unfoldrN :: Int -> (a -> Maybe (Char,a)) -> a -> Stream Char
+unfoldrN = T.unfoldrN
+{-# INLINE [0] unfoldrN #-}
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- ** Indexing streams
+
+-- | /O(n)/ stream index (subscript) operator, starting from 0.
+index :: Stream Char -> Int -> Char
+index = T.index
+{-# INLINE [0] index #-}
+
+-- | The 'findIndex' function takes a predicate and a stream and
+-- returns the index of the first element in the stream
+-- satisfying the predicate.
+findIndex :: (Char -> Bool) -> Stream Char -> Maybe Int
+findIndex = T.findIndex
+{-# INLINE [0] findIndex #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ The 'count' function returns the number of times the query
+-- element appears in the given stream.
+countChar :: Char -> Stream Char -> Int
+countChar = T.countChar
+{-# INLINE [0] countChar #-}
+
+-- | /O(n)/ Like a combination of 'map' and 'foldl''. Applies a
+-- function to each element of a 'Text', passing an accumulating
+-- parameter from left to right, and returns a final 'JSString'.
+mapAccumL :: (a -> Char -> (a, Char)) -> a -> Stream Char -> (a, JSString)
+mapAccumL f z strm = JSString <$> T.mapAccumL f z strm
+{-# INLINE [0] mapAccumL #-}
diff --git a/src/Data/JSString/Internal/Fusion/CaseMapping.hs b/src/Data/JSString/Internal/Fusion/CaseMapping.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Data/JSString/Internal/Fusion/CaseMapping.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module Data.JSString.Internal.Fusion.CaseMapping
+    ( module Data.Text.Internal.Fusion.CaseMapping
+    ) where
+
+import Data.Text.Internal.Fusion.CaseMapping
diff --git a/src/Data/JSString/Internal/Fusion/Common.hs b/src/Data/JSString/Internal/Fusion/Common.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Data/JSString/Internal/Fusion/Common.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module Data.JSString.Internal.Fusion.Common
+    ( module Data.Text.Internal.Fusion.Common
+    ) where
+
+import Data.Text.Internal.Fusion.Common
diff --git a/src/Data/JSString/Internal/Fusion/Types.hs b/src/Data/JSString/Internal/Fusion/Types.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Data/JSString/Internal/Fusion/Types.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+module Data.JSString.Internal.Fusion.Types
+    (
+      module Data.Text.Internal.Fusion.Types
+    ) where
+
+import Data.Text.Internal.Fusion.Types
diff --git a/src/Data/JSString/Internal/Search.hs b/src/Data/JSString/Internal/Search.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Data/JSString/Internal/Search.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module Data.JSString.Internal.Search
+    ( module Data.Text.Internal.Search
+    ) where
+
+import Data.Text.Internal.Search
diff --git a/src/Data/JSString/Internal/Type.hs b/src/Data/JSString/Internal/Type.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Data/JSString/Internal/Type.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE BangPatterns #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE DeriveDataTypeable #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving #-}
+
+module Data.JSString.Internal.Type where
+
+import           Control.DeepSeq                      (NFData(..))
+import           Data.Data
+import qualified Data.Text as T
+import           GHC.Exts as Exts
+import           GHCJS.Internal.Types
+import           GHCJS.Prim
+
+newtype JSString = JSString T.Text
+    deriving (Exts.IsString, Monoid, Eq, Ord, Data, Show, Read)
+
+instance IsJSVal JSString where
+    jsval_ _ = JSVal ()
+
+instance NFData JSString where
+    rnf !_ = ()
diff --git a/src/Data/JSString/Text.hs b/src/Data/JSString/Text.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Data/JSString/Text.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+module Data.JSString.Text
+    ( textToJSString
+    , textFromJSString
+    , lazyTextToJSString
+    , lazyTextFromJSString
+    , textFromJSVal
+    , lazyTextFromJSVal
+    ) where
+
+import GHCJS.Prim
+
+import Data.JSString.Internal.Type
+
+import qualified Data.Text as T
+import qualified Data.Text.Lazy as TL
+
+
+textToJSString :: T.Text -> JSString
+textToJSString = JSString
+{-# INLINE textToJSString #-}
+
+textFromJSString :: JSString -> T.Text
+textFromJSString (JSString t) = t
+{-# INLINE  textFromJSString #-}
+
+lazyTextToJSString :: TL.Text -> JSString
+lazyTextToJSString t = JSString $ TL.toStrict t
+{-# INLINE lazyTextToJSString #-}
+
+lazyTextFromJSString :: JSString -> TL.Text
+lazyTextFromJSString (JSString t) = TL.fromStrict t
+{-# INLINE lazyTextFromJSString #-}
+
+-- | returns the empty Text if not a string
+textFromJSVal :: JSVal -> T.Text
+textFromJSVal _ = T.empty
+{-# INLINE textFromJSVal #-}
+
+-- | returns the empty Text if not a string
+lazyTextFromJSVal :: JSVal -> TL.Text
+lazyTextFromJSVal _ = TL.empty
+{-# INLINE lazyTextFromJSVal #-}
diff --git a/src/GHCJS/Concurrent.hs b/src/GHCJS/Concurrent.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GHCJS/Concurrent.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE ForeignFunctionInterface, JavaScriptFFI,
+             UnliftedFFITypes, DeriveDataTypeable, MagicHash
+  #-}
+
+{- | GHCJS has two types of threads. Regular, asynchronous threads are
+     started with `h$run`, are managed by the scheduler and run in the
+     background. `h$run` returns immediately.
+
+     Synchronous threads are started with `h$runSync`, which returns
+     when the thread has run to completion. When a synchronous thread
+     does an operation that would block, like accessing an MVar or
+     an asynchronous FFI call, it cannot continue synchronously.
+
+     There are two ways this can be resolved, depending on the
+     second argument of the `h$runSync` call:
+
+      * The action is aborted and the thread receives a 'WouldBlockException'
+      * The thread continues asynchronously, `h$runSync` returns
+
+     Note: when a synchronous thread encounters a black hole from
+     another thread, it tries to steal the work from that thread
+     to avoid blocking. In some cases that might not be possible,
+     for example when the data accessed is produced by a lazy IO
+     operation. This is resolved the same way as blocking on an IO
+     action would be.
+ -}
+
+module GHCJS.Concurrent ( isThreadSynchronous
+                        , isThreadContinueAsync
+                        , OnBlocked(..)
+                        , WouldBlockException(..)
+                        , withoutPreemption
+                        , synchronously
+                        ) where
+
+import           GHCJS.Prim
+
+import           GHC.Conc.Sync (ThreadId(..))
+
+import           Data.Bits (testBit)
+import           Data.Data
+
+{- |
+     The runtime tries to run synchronous threads to completion. Sometimes it's
+     not possible to continue running a thread, for example when the thread
+     tries to take an empty 'MVar'. The runtime can then either throw a
+     'WouldBlockException', aborting the blocking action, or continue the
+     thread asynchronously.
+ -}
+
+data OnBlocked = ContinueAsync -- ^ continue the thread asynchronously if blocked
+               | ThrowWouldBlock -- ^ throw 'WouldBlockException' if blocked
+               deriving (Data, Typeable, Enum, Show, Eq, Ord)
+
+{- |
+     Run the action without the scheduler preempting the thread. When a blocking
+     action is encountered, the thread is still suspended and will continue
+     without preemption when it's woken up again.
+
+     When the thread encounters a black hole from another thread, the scheduler
+     will attempt to clear it by temporarily switching to that thread.
+ -}
+
+withoutPreemption :: IO a -> IO a
+withoutPreemption = id
+{-# INLINE withoutPreemption #-}
+
+
+{- |
+     Run the action synchronously, which means that the thread will not
+     be preempted by the scheduler. If the thread encounters a blocking
+     operation, the runtime throws a WouldBlock exception.
+
+     When the thread encounters a black hole from another thread, the scheduler
+     will attempt to clear it by temporarily switching to that thread.
+ -}
+synchronously :: IO a -> IO a
+synchronously = id
+{-# INLINE synchronously #-}
+
+{- | Returns whether the 'ThreadId' is a synchronous thread
+ -}
+isThreadSynchronous :: ThreadId -> IO Bool
+isThreadSynchronous = fmap (`testBit` 0) . syncThreadState
+
+{- |
+     Returns whether the 'ThreadId' will continue running async. Always
+     returns 'True' when the thread is not synchronous.
+ -}
+isThreadContinueAsync :: ThreadId -> IO Bool
+isThreadContinueAsync = fmap (`testBit` 1) . syncThreadState
+
+syncThreadState :: ThreadId -> IO Int
+syncThreadState _ = pure 0
+
+-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/GHCJS/Foreign.hs b/src/GHCJS/Foreign.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GHCJS/Foreign.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeSynonymInstances #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE DefaultSignatures #-}
+{- | Basic interop between Haskell and JavaScript.
+
+     The principal type here is 'JSVal', which is a lifted type that contains
+     a JavaScript reference. The 'JSVal' type is parameterized with one phantom
+     type, and GHCJS.Types defines several type synonyms for specific variants.
+
+     The code in this module makes no assumptions about 'JSVal a' types.
+     Operations that can result in a JS exception that can kill a Haskell thread
+     are marked unsafe (for example if the 'JSVal' contains a null or undefined
+     value). There are safe variants where the JS exception is propagated as
+     a Haskell exception, so that it can be handled on the Haskell side.
+
+     For more specific types, like 'JSArray' or 'JSBool', the code assumes that
+     the contents of the 'JSVal' actually is a JavaScript array or bool value.
+     If it contains an unexpected value, the code can result in exceptions that
+     kill the Haskell thread, even for functions not marked unsafe.
+
+     The code makes use of `foreign import javascript', enabled with the
+     `JavaScriptFFI` extension, available since GHC 7.8. There are three different
+     safety levels:
+
+      * unsafe: The imported code is run directly. returning an incorrectly typed
+        value leads to undefined behaviour. JavaScript exceptions in the foreign
+        code kill the Haskell thread.
+      * safe: Returned values are replaced with a default value if they have
+        the wrong type. JavaScript exceptions are caught and propagated as
+        Haskell exceptions ('JSException'), so they can be handled with the
+        standard "Control.Exception" machinery.
+      * interruptible: The import is asynchronous. The calling Haskell thread
+        sleeps until the foreign code calls the `$c` JavaScript function with
+        the result. The thread is in interruptible state while blocked, so it
+        can receive asynchronous exceptions.
+
+     Unlike the FFI for native code, it's safe to call back into Haskell
+     (`h$run`, `h$runSync`) from foreign code in any of the safety levels.
+     Since JavaScript is single threaded, no Haskell threads can run while
+     the foreign code is running.
+ -}
+
+module GHCJS.Foreign ( jsTrue
+                     , jsFalse
+                     , jsNull
+                     , toJSBool
+                     , fromJSBool
+                     , jsUndefined
+                     , isTruthy
+                     , isNull
+                     , isUndefined
+                     , isObject
+                     , isFunction
+                     , isString
+                     , isBoolean
+                     , isSymbol
+                     , isNumber
+                     , jsTypeOf, JSType(..)
+                     , jsonTypeOf, JSONType(..)
+                     ) where
+
+import           GHCJS.Types
+import           GHCJS.Foreign.Internal
diff --git a/src/GHCJS/Foreign/Callback.hs b/src/GHCJS/Foreign/Callback.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GHCJS/Foreign/Callback.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE ForeignFunctionInterface, JavaScriptFFI, UnliftedFFITypes,
+             GHCForeignImportPrim, DeriveDataTypeable, GHCForeignImportPrim #-}
+module GHCJS.Foreign.Callback
+    ( Callback
+    , OnBlocked(..)
+    , releaseCallback
+      -- * asynchronous callbacks
+    , asyncCallback
+    , asyncCallback1
+    , asyncCallback2
+    , asyncCallback3
+      -- * synchronous callbacks
+    , syncCallback
+    , syncCallback1
+    , syncCallback2
+    , syncCallback3
+      -- * synchronous callbacks that return a value
+    , syncCallback'
+    , syncCallback1'
+    , syncCallback2'
+    , syncCallback3'
+    ) where
+
+import           GHCJS.Concurrent
+import           GHCJS.Foreign.Callback.Internal
+import           GHCJS.Prim
+import           GHCJS.Types
+
+{- |
+     When you create a callback, the Haskell runtime stores a reference to
+     the exported IO action or function. This means that all data referenced by the
+     exported value stays in memory, even if nothing outside the Haskell runtime
+     holds a reference to to callback.
+
+     Use 'releaseCallback' to free the reference. Subsequent calls from JavaScript
+     to the callback will result in an exception.
+ -}
+releaseCallback :: Callback a -> IO ()
+releaseCallback _ = pure ()
+
+{- | Make a callback (JavaScript function) that runs the supplied IO action in a synchronous
+     thread when called.
+
+     Call 'releaseCallback' when done with the callback, freeing memory referenced
+     by the IO action.
+ -}
+syncCallback :: OnBlocked                               -- ^ what to do when the thread blocks
+             -> IO ()                                   -- ^ the Haskell action
+             -> IO (Callback (IO ()))                   -- ^ the callback
+syncCallback _ _ = pure (Callback nullRef)
+
+
+{- | Make a callback (JavaScript function) that runs the supplied IO function in a synchronous
+     thread when called. The callback takes one argument that it passes as a JSVal value to
+     the Haskell function.
+
+     Call 'releaseCallback' when done with the callback, freeing data referenced
+     by the function.
+ -}
+syncCallback1 :: OnBlocked                             -- ^ what to do when the thread blocks
+              -> (JSVal -> IO ())                      -- ^ the Haskell function
+              -> IO (Callback (JSVal -> IO ()))        -- ^ the callback
+syncCallback1 _ _ = pure (Callback nullRef)
+
+
+{- | Make a callback (JavaScript function) that runs the supplied IO function in a synchronous
+     thread when called. The callback takes two arguments that it passes as JSVal values to
+     the Haskell function.
+
+     Call 'releaseCallback' when done with the callback, freeing data referenced
+     by the function.
+ -}
+syncCallback2 :: OnBlocked                               -- ^ what to do when the thread blocks
+              -> (JSVal -> JSVal -> IO ())               -- ^ the Haskell function
+              -> IO (Callback (JSVal -> JSVal -> IO ())) -- ^ the callback
+syncCallback2 _ _ = pure (Callback nullRef)
+
+{- | Make a callback (JavaScript function) that runs the supplied IO function in a synchronous
+     thread when called. The callback takes three arguments that it passes as JSVal values to
+     the Haskell function.
+
+     Call 'releaseCallback' when done with the callback, freeing data referenced
+     by the function.
+ -}
+syncCallback3 :: OnBlocked                               -- ^ what to do when the thread blocks
+              -> (JSVal -> JSVal -> JSVal -> IO ())               -- ^ the Haskell function
+              -> IO (Callback (JSVal -> JSVal -> JSVal -> IO ())) -- ^ the callback
+syncCallback3 _ _ = pure (Callback nullRef)
+
+{- | Make a callback (JavaScript function) that runs the supplied IO action in a synchronous
+     thread when called.
+
+     Call 'releaseCallback' when done with the callback, freeing memory referenced
+     by the IO action.
+ -}
+syncCallback' :: IO JSVal
+              -> IO (Callback (IO JSVal))
+syncCallback' _ = pure (Callback nullRef)
+
+syncCallback1' :: (JSVal -> IO JSVal)
+               -> IO (Callback (JSVal -> IO JSVal))
+syncCallback1' _ = pure (Callback nullRef)
+
+syncCallback2' :: (JSVal -> JSVal -> IO JSVal)
+               -> IO (Callback (JSVal -> JSVal -> IO JSVal))
+syncCallback2' _ = pure (Callback nullRef)
+
+syncCallback3' :: (JSVal -> JSVal -> JSVal -> IO JSVal)
+               -> IO (Callback (JSVal -> JSVal -> JSVal -> IO JSVal))
+syncCallback3' _ = pure (Callback nullRef)
+
+{- | Make a callback (JavaScript function) that runs the supplied IO action in an asynchronous
+     thread when called.
+
+     Call 'releaseCallback' when done with the callback, freeing data referenced
+     by the IO action.
+ -}
+asyncCallback :: IO ()              -- ^ the action that the callback runs
+              -> IO (Callback (IO ())) -- ^ the callback
+asyncCallback _ = pure (Callback nullRef)
+
+asyncCallback1 :: (JSVal -> IO ())            -- ^ the function that the callback calls
+               -> IO (Callback (JSVal -> IO ())) -- ^ the calback
+asyncCallback1 _ = pure (Callback nullRef)
+
+asyncCallback2 :: (JSVal -> JSVal -> IO ())            -- ^ the Haskell function that the callback calls
+               -> IO (Callback (JSVal -> JSVal -> IO ())) -- ^ the callback
+asyncCallback2 _ = pure (Callback nullRef)
+
+asyncCallback3 :: (JSVal -> JSVal -> JSVal -> IO ())               -- ^ the Haskell function that the callback calls
+               -> IO (Callback (JSVal -> JSVal -> JSVal -> IO ())) -- ^ the callback
+asyncCallback3 _ = pure (Callback nullRef)
+
+-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/GHCJS/Foreign/Callback/Internal.hs b/src/GHCJS/Foreign/Callback/Internal.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GHCJS/Foreign/Callback/Internal.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE DeriveDataTypeable #-}
+
+module GHCJS.Foreign.Callback.Internal where
+
+import GHCJS.Types
+
+import Data.Typeable
+
+newtype Callback a = Callback JSVal deriving Typeable
+instance IsJSVal (Callback a)
diff --git a/src/GHCJS/Foreign/Export.hs b/src/GHCJS/Foreign/Export.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GHCJS/Foreign/Export.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -Wno-redundant-constraints #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE ForeignFunctionInterface #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE JavaScriptFFI #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE UnliftedFFITypes #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE GHCForeignImportPrim #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE UnboxedTuples #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE MagicHash #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE EmptyDataDecls #-}
+
+{- |
+     Dynamically export Haskell values to JavaScript
+ -}
+
+module GHCJS.Foreign.Export
+    ( Export
+    , export
+    , withExport
+    , derefExport
+    , releaseExport
+    ) where
+
+import Data.Typeable
+
+import GHCJS.Prim
+import GHCJS.Types
+
+newtype Export a = Export JSVal
+instance IsJSVal (Export a)
+
+{- |
+     Export any Haskell value to a JavaScript reference without evaluating it.
+     The JavaScript reference can be passed to foreign code and used to retrieve
+     the value later.
+
+     The data referenced by the value will be kept in memory until you call
+     'releaseExport', even if no foreign code references the export anymore.
+ -}
+export :: Typeable a => a -> IO (Export a)
+export _ = pure (Export nullRef)
+
+{- |
+     Export the value and run the action. The value is only exported for the
+     duration of the action. Dereferencing it after the 'withExport' call
+     has returned will always return 'Nothing'.
+ -}
+-- fixme is this safe with nested exports?
+withExport :: Typeable a => a -> (Export a -> IO b) -> IO b
+withExport _ f = f (Export nullRef)
+
+{- |
+     Retrieve the Haskell value from an export. Returns 'Nothing' if the
+     type does not match or the export has already been released.
+ -}
+
+derefExport :: forall a. Typeable a => Export a -> IO (Maybe a)
+derefExport _ = pure Nothing
+
+{- |
+     Release all memory associated with the export. Subsequent calls to
+     'derefExport' will return 'Nothing'
+ -}
+releaseExport :: Export a -> IO ()
+releaseExport _ = pure ()
+
+-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/GHCJS/Foreign/Internal.hs b/src/GHCJS/Foreign/Internal.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GHCJS/Foreign/Internal.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE ForeignFunctionInterface, UnliftedFFITypes, JavaScriptFFI,
+    UnboxedTuples, DeriveDataTypeable, GHCForeignImportPrim,
+    MagicHash, FlexibleInstances, BangPatterns, Rank2Types, CPP #-}
+
+{- | Basic interop between Haskell and JavaScript.
+
+     The principal type here is 'JSVal', which is a lifted type that contains
+     a JavaScript reference. The 'JSVal' type is parameterized with one phantom
+     type, and GHCJS.Types defines several type synonyms for specific variants.
+
+     The code in this module makes no assumptions about 'JSVal a' types.
+     Operations that can result in a JS exception that can kill a Haskell thread
+     are marked unsafe (for example if the 'JSVal' contains a null or undefined
+     value). There are safe variants where the JS exception is propagated as
+     a Haskell exception, so that it can be handled on the Haskell side.
+
+     For more specific types, like 'JSArray' or 'JSBool', the code assumes that
+     the contents of the 'JSVal' actually is a JavaScript array or bool value.
+     If it contains an unexpected value, the code can result in exceptions that
+     kill the Haskell thread, even for functions not marked unsafe.
+
+     The code makes use of `foreign import javascript', enabled with the
+     `JavaScriptFFI` extension, available since GHC 7.8. There are three different
+     safety levels:
+
+      * unsafe: The imported code is run directly. returning an incorrectly typed
+        value leads to undefined behaviour. JavaScript exceptions in the foreign
+        code kill the Haskell thread.
+      * safe: Returned values are replaced with a default value if they have
+        the wrong type. JavaScript exceptions are caught and propagated as
+        Haskell exceptions ('JSException'), so they can be handled with the
+        standard "Control.Exception" machinery.
+      * interruptible: The import is asynchronous. The calling Haskell thread
+        sleeps until the foreign code calls the `$c` JavaScript function with
+        the result. The thread is in interruptible state while blocked, so it
+        can receive asynchronous exceptions.
+
+     Unlike the FFI for native code, it's safe to call back into Haskell
+     (`h$run`, `h$runSync`) from foreign code in any of the safety levels.
+     Since JavaScript is single threaded, no Haskell threads can run while
+     the foreign code is running.
+ -}
+
+module GHCJS.Foreign.Internal ( JSType(..)
+                              , jsTypeOf
+                              , JSONType(..)
+                              , jsonTypeOf
+                              -- , mvarRef
+                              , isTruthy
+                              , fromJSBool
+                              , toJSBool
+                              , jsTrue
+                              , jsFalse
+                              , jsNull
+                              , jsUndefined
+                              , isNull
+                              -- type predicates
+                              , isUndefined
+                              , isNumber
+                              , isObject
+                              , isBoolean
+                              , isString
+                              , isSymbol
+                              , isFunction
+                              ) where
+
+import           GHCJS.Types
+import qualified GHCJS.Prim as Prim
+
+import           Data.Typeable (Typeable)
+
+-- types returned by JS typeof operator
+data JSType = Undefined
+            | Object
+            | Boolean
+            | Number
+            | String
+            | Symbol
+            | Function
+            | Other    -- ^ implementation dependent
+            deriving (Show, Eq, Ord, Enum, Typeable)
+
+-- JSON value type
+data JSONType = JSONNull
+              | JSONInteger
+              | JSONFloat
+              | JSONBool
+              | JSONString
+              | JSONArray
+              | JSONObject
+              deriving (Show, Eq, Ord, Enum, Typeable)
+
+fromJSBool :: JSVal -> Bool
+fromJSBool _ = False
+{-# INLINE fromJSBool #-}
+
+toJSBool :: Bool -> JSVal
+toJSBool _ = jsNull
+{-# INLINE toJSBool #-}
+
+jsTrue :: JSVal
+jsTrue = jsNull
+{-# INLINE jsTrue #-}
+
+jsFalse :: JSVal
+jsFalse = Prim.jsNull
+{-# INLINE jsFalse #-}
+
+jsNull :: JSVal
+jsNull = jsNull
+{-# INLINE jsNull #-}
+
+jsUndefined :: JSVal
+jsUndefined = jsNull
+{-# INLINE jsUndefined #-}
+
+-- check whether a reference is `truthy' in the JavaScript sense
+isTruthy :: JSVal -> Bool
+isTruthy _ = False
+{-# INLINE isTruthy #-}
+
+isObject :: JSVal -> Bool
+isObject _ = False
+{-# INLINE isObject #-}
+
+isNumber :: JSVal -> Bool
+isNumber _ = False
+{-# INLINE isNumber #-}
+
+isString :: JSVal -> Bool
+isString _ = False
+{-# INLINE isString #-}
+
+isBoolean :: JSVal -> Bool
+isBoolean _ = False
+{-# INLINE isBoolean #-}
+
+isFunction :: JSVal -> Bool
+isFunction _ = False
+{-# INLINE isFunction #-}
+
+isSymbol :: JSVal -> Bool
+isSymbol _ = False
+{-# INLINE isSymbol #-}
+
+jsTypeOf :: JSVal -> JSType
+jsTypeOf _ = Undefined
+{-# INLINE jsTypeOf #-}
+
+jsonTypeOf :: JSVal -> JSONType
+jsonTypeOf _ = JSONNull
+{-# INLINE jsonTypeOf #-}
diff --git a/src/GHCJS/Internal/Types.hs b/src/GHCJS/Internal/Types.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GHCJS/Internal/Types.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-warn-orphans #-}
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -Wno-redundant-constraints #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE EmptyDataDecls #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE DefaultSignatures #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE DataKinds #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE KindSignatures #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE PolyKinds #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts #-}
+
+module GHCJS.Internal.Types where
+
+import Data.Coerce
+
+import Control.DeepSeq
+
+import GHCJS.Prim (JSVal(..))
+
+instance NFData JSVal where
+  rnf x = x `seq` ()
+
+class IsJSVal a where
+  jsval_ :: a -> JSVal
+
+  -- default jsval_ :: Coercible a JSVal => a -> JSVal
+  default jsval_ :: Coercible a JSVal => a -> JSVal
+  jsval_ _ = JSVal ()
+  {-# INLINE jsval_ #-}
+
+jsval :: IsJSVal a => a -> JSVal
+jsval = jsval_
+{-# INLINE jsval #-}
+
+data MutabilityType s = Mutable_ s
+                      | Immutable_ s
+                      | STMutable s
+
+type Mutable   = 'Mutable_ ()
+type Immutable = 'Immutable_ ()
+
+data IsItMutable = IsImmutable
+                 | IsMutable
+
+type family Mutability (a :: MutabilityType s) :: IsItMutable where
+  Mutability Immutable     = 'IsImmutable
+  Mutability Mutable       = 'IsMutable
+  Mutability ('STMutable s) = 'IsMutable
diff --git a/src/GHCJS/Marshal.hs b/src/GHCJS/Marshal.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GHCJS/Marshal.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,279 @@
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-warn-orphans #-}
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -Wno-redundant-constraints #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE DefaultSignatures,
+             TypeOperators,
+             ScopedTypeVariables,
+             DefaultSignatures,
+             FlexibleContexts,
+             FlexibleInstances,
+             OverloadedStrings,
+             TupleSections,
+             MagicHash,
+             CPP,
+             JavaScriptFFI,
+             ForeignFunctionInterface,
+             UnliftedFFITypes,
+             BangPatterns
+  #-}
+
+module GHCJS.Marshal ( FromJSVal(..)
+                     , ToJSVal(..)
+                     , toJSVal_aeson
+                     , toJSVal_pure
+                     ) where
+
+import           Control.Monad
+import           Control.Monad.Trans.Maybe (MaybeT(..), runMaybeT)
+
+import qualified Data.Aeson as AE
+import qualified Data.HashMap.Strict as H
+import           Data.Int (Int8, Int16, Int32)
+import qualified Data.JSString.Text as JSS
+import           Data.Scientific (Scientific, scientific, fromFloatDigits)
+import           Data.Text (Text)
+import qualified Data.Vector as V
+import           Data.Word (Word8, Word16, Word32, Word)
+
+import           GHCJS.Types
+import           GHCJS.Foreign.Internal
+import           GHCJS.Marshal.Pure
+
+
+import qualified JavaScript.Array.Internal  as AI
+import qualified JavaScript.Object.Internal as OI
+
+import           GHCJS.Marshal.Internal
+
+instance FromJSVal JSVal where
+  fromJSValUnchecked x = return x
+  {-# INLINE fromJSValUnchecked #-}
+  fromJSVal = return . Just
+  {-# INLINE fromJSVal #-}
+instance FromJSVal () where
+  fromJSValUnchecked = fromJSValUnchecked_pure
+  {-# INLINE fromJSValUnchecked #-}
+  fromJSVal = fromJSVal_pure
+--    {-# INLINE fromJSVal #-}
+instance FromJSVal a => FromJSVal [a] where
+    fromJSVal = fromJSValListOf
+    {-# INLINE fromJSVal #-}
+instance FromJSVal a => FromJSVal (Maybe a) where
+    fromJSValUnchecked x | isUndefined x || isNull x = return Nothing
+                         | otherwise = fromJSVal x
+    {-# INLINE fromJSValUnchecked #-}
+    fromJSVal x | isUndefined x || isNull x = return (Just Nothing)
+                | otherwise = fmap (fmap Just) fromJSVal x
+    {-# INLINE fromJSVal #-}
+instance FromJSVal JSString where
+    fromJSValUnchecked = fromJSValUnchecked_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSValUnchecked #-}
+    fromJSVal = fromJSVal_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSVal #-}
+instance FromJSVal Text where
+    fromJSValUnchecked = fromJSValUnchecked_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSValUnchecked #-}
+    fromJSVal = fromJSVal_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSVal #-}
+instance FromJSVal Char where
+    fromJSValUnchecked = fromJSValUnchecked_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSValUnchecked #-}
+    fromJSVal = fromJSVal_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSVal #-}
+    fromJSValUncheckedListOf = fromJSValUnchecked_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSValListOf #-}
+    fromJSValListOf = fromJSVal_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSValUncheckedListOf #-}
+instance FromJSVal Bool where
+    fromJSValUnchecked = fromJSValUnchecked_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSValUnchecked #-}
+    fromJSVal = fromJSVal_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSVal #-}
+instance FromJSVal Int where
+    fromJSValUnchecked = fromJSValUnchecked_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSValUnchecked #-}
+    fromJSVal = fromJSVal_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSVal #-}
+instance FromJSVal Int8 where
+    fromJSValUnchecked = fromJSValUnchecked_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSValUnchecked #-}
+    fromJSVal = fromJSVal_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSVal #-}
+instance FromJSVal Int16 where
+    fromJSValUnchecked = fromJSValUnchecked_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSValUnchecked #-}
+    fromJSVal = fromJSVal_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSVal #-}
+instance FromJSVal Int32 where
+    fromJSValUnchecked = fromJSValUnchecked_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSValUnchecked #-}
+    fromJSVal = fromJSVal_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSVal #-}
+instance FromJSVal Word where
+    fromJSValUnchecked = fromJSValUnchecked_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSValUnchecked #-}
+    fromJSVal = fromJSVal_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSVal #-}
+instance FromJSVal Word8 where
+    fromJSValUnchecked = fromJSValUnchecked_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSValUnchecked #-}
+    fromJSVal = fromJSVal_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSVal #-}
+instance FromJSVal Word16 where
+    fromJSValUnchecked = fromJSValUnchecked_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSValUnchecked #-}
+    fromJSVal = fromJSVal_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSVal #-}
+instance FromJSVal Word32 where
+    fromJSValUnchecked = fromJSValUnchecked_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSValUnchecked #-}
+    fromJSVal = fromJSVal_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSVal #-}
+instance FromJSVal Float where
+    fromJSValUnchecked = fromJSValUnchecked_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSValUnchecked #-}
+    fromJSVal = fromJSVal_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSVal #-}
+instance FromJSVal Double where
+    fromJSValUnchecked = fromJSValUnchecked_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSValUnchecked #-}
+    fromJSVal = fromJSVal_pure
+    {-# INLINE fromJSVal #-}
+instance FromJSVal AE.Value where
+    fromJSVal r = case jsonTypeOf r of
+            JSONNull    -> return (Just AE.Null)
+            JSONInteger -> liftM (AE.Number . flip scientific 0 . (toInteger :: Int -> Integer))
+                 <$> fromJSVal r
+            JSONFloat   -> liftM (AE.Number . (fromFloatDigits :: Double -> Scientific))
+                 <$> fromJSVal r
+            JSONBool    -> liftM AE.Bool  <$> fromJSVal r
+            JSONString  -> liftM AE.String <$> fromJSVal r
+            JSONArray   -> liftM (AE.Array . V.fromList) <$> fromJSVal r
+            JSONObject  -> do
+                props <- OI.listProps (OI.Object r)
+                runMaybeT $ do
+                    propVals <- forM props $ \p -> do
+                        v <- MaybeT (fromJSVal =<< OI.getProp p (OI.Object r))
+                        return (JSS.textFromJSString p, v)
+                    return (AE.Object (H.fromList propVals))
+    {-# INLINE fromJSVal #-}
+instance (FromJSVal a, FromJSVal b) => FromJSVal (a,b) where
+    fromJSVal r = runMaybeT $ (,) <$> jf r 0 <*> jf r 1
+    {-# INLINE fromJSVal #-}
+instance (FromJSVal a, FromJSVal b, FromJSVal c) => FromJSVal (a,b,c) where
+    fromJSVal r = runMaybeT $ (,,) <$> jf r 0 <*> jf r 1 <*> jf r 2
+    {-# INLINE fromJSVal #-}
+instance (FromJSVal a, FromJSVal b, FromJSVal c, FromJSVal d) => FromJSVal (a,b,c,d) where
+    fromJSVal r = runMaybeT $ (,,,) <$> jf r 0 <*> jf r 1 <*> jf r 2 <*> jf r 3
+    {-# INLINE fromJSVal #-}
+instance (FromJSVal a, FromJSVal b, FromJSVal c, FromJSVal d, FromJSVal e) => FromJSVal (a,b,c,d,e) where
+    fromJSVal r = runMaybeT $ (,,,,) <$> jf r 0 <*> jf r 1 <*> jf r 2 <*> jf r 3 <*> jf r 4
+    {-# INLINE fromJSVal #-}
+instance (FromJSVal a, FromJSVal b, FromJSVal c, FromJSVal d, FromJSVal e, FromJSVal f) => FromJSVal (a,b,c,d,e,f) where
+    fromJSVal r = runMaybeT $ (,,,,,) <$> jf r 0 <*> jf r 1 <*> jf r 2 <*> jf r 3 <*> jf r 4 <*> jf r 5
+    {-# INLINE fromJSVal #-}
+instance (FromJSVal a, FromJSVal b, FromJSVal c, FromJSVal d, FromJSVal e, FromJSVal f, FromJSVal g) => FromJSVal (a,b,c,d,e,f,g) where
+    fromJSVal r = runMaybeT $ (,,,,,,) <$> jf r 0 <*> jf r 1 <*> jf r 2 <*> jf r 3 <*> jf r 4 <*> jf r 5 <*> jf r 6
+    {-# INLINE fromJSVal #-}
+instance (FromJSVal a, FromJSVal b, FromJSVal c, FromJSVal d, FromJSVal e, FromJSVal f, FromJSVal g, FromJSVal h) => FromJSVal (a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h) where
+    fromJSVal r = runMaybeT $ (,,,,,,,) <$> jf r 0 <*> jf r 1 <*> jf r 2 <*> jf r 3 <*> jf r 4 <*> jf r 5 <*> jf r 6 <*> jf r 7
+    {-# INLINE fromJSVal #-}
+
+jf :: FromJSVal a => JSVal -> Int -> MaybeT IO a
+jf r n = MaybeT $ do
+  r' <- AI.read n (AI.SomeJSArray r)
+  if isUndefined r
+    then return Nothing
+    else fromJSVal r'
+
+instance ToJSVal JSVal where
+  toJSVal = toJSVal_pure
+  {-# INLINE toJSVal #-}
+instance ToJSVal AE.Value where
+    toJSVal = toJSVal_aeson
+    {-# INLINE toJSVal #-}
+instance ToJSVal JSString where
+    toJSVal = toJSVal_pure
+    {-# INLINE toJSVal #-}
+instance ToJSVal Text where
+    toJSVal = toJSVal_pure
+    {-# INLINE toJSVal #-}
+instance ToJSVal Char where
+    toJSVal = return . pToJSVal
+    {-# INLINE toJSVal #-}
+    toJSValListOf = return . pToJSVal
+    {-# INLINE toJSValListOf #-}
+instance ToJSVal Bool where
+    toJSVal = toJSVal_pure
+    {-# INLINE toJSVal #-}
+instance ToJSVal Int where
+    toJSVal = toJSVal_pure
+    {-# INLINE toJSVal #-}
+instance ToJSVal Int8 where
+    toJSVal = toJSVal_pure
+    {-# INLINE toJSVal #-}
+instance ToJSVal Int16 where
+    toJSVal = toJSVal_pure
+    {-# INLINE toJSVal #-}
+instance ToJSVal Int32 where
+    toJSVal = toJSVal_pure
+    {-# INLINE toJSVal #-}
+instance ToJSVal Word where
+    toJSVal = toJSVal_pure
+    {-# INLINE toJSVal #-}
+instance ToJSVal Word8 where
+    toJSVal = toJSVal_pure
+    {-# INLINE toJSVal #-}
+instance ToJSVal Word16 where
+    toJSVal = toJSVal_pure
+    {-# INLINE toJSVal #-}
+instance ToJSVal Word32 where
+    toJSVal = toJSVal_pure
+    {-# INLINE toJSVal #-}
+instance ToJSVal Float where
+    toJSVal = toJSVal_pure
+    {-# INLINE toJSVal #-}
+instance ToJSVal Double where
+    toJSVal = toJSVal_pure
+    {-# INLINE toJSVal #-}
+instance ToJSVal a => ToJSVal [a] where
+    toJSVal = toJSValListOf
+    {-# INLINE toJSVal #-}
+instance ToJSVal a => ToJSVal (Maybe a) where
+    toJSVal Nothing  = return jsNull
+    toJSVal (Just a) = toJSVal a
+    {-# INLINE toJSVal #-}
+instance (ToJSVal a, ToJSVal b) => ToJSVal (a,b) where
+    toJSVal _ = pure nullRef
+    {-# INLINE toJSVal #-}
+instance (ToJSVal a, ToJSVal b, ToJSVal c) => ToJSVal (a,b,c) where
+    toJSVal _ = pure nullRef
+    {-# INLINE toJSVal #-}
+instance (ToJSVal a, ToJSVal b, ToJSVal c, ToJSVal d) => ToJSVal (a,b,c,d) where
+    toJSVal _ = pure nullRef
+    {-# INLINE toJSVal #-}
+instance (ToJSVal a, ToJSVal b, ToJSVal c, ToJSVal d, ToJSVal e) => ToJSVal (a,b,c,d,e) where
+    toJSVal _ = pure nullRef
+    {-# INLINE toJSVal #-}
+instance (ToJSVal a, ToJSVal b, ToJSVal c, ToJSVal d, ToJSVal e, ToJSVal f) => ToJSVal (a,b,c,d,e,f) where
+    toJSVal _ = pure nullRef
+    {-# INLINE toJSVal #-}
+instance (ToJSVal a, ToJSVal b, ToJSVal c, ToJSVal d, ToJSVal e, ToJSVal f, ToJSVal g) => ToJSVal (a,b,c,d,e,f,g) where
+    toJSVal _ = pure nullRef
+    {-# INLINE toJSVal #-}
+
+toJSVal_aeson :: AE.ToJSON a => a -> IO JSVal
+toJSVal_aeson x = cv (AE.toJSON x)
+  where
+    cv = convertValue
+
+    convertValue :: AE.Value -> IO JSVal
+    convertValue AE.Null       = return jsNull
+    convertValue (AE.String t) = return (pToJSVal t)
+    convertValue (AE.Array a)  = (\(AI.SomeJSArray x') -> x') <$>
+                                 (AI.fromListIO =<< mapM convertValue (V.toList a))
+    convertValue (AE.Number n) = toJSVal (realToFrac n :: Double)
+    convertValue (AE.Bool b)   = return (toJSBool b)
+    convertValue (AE.Object o) = do
+      obj@(OI.Object obj') <- OI.create
+      mapM_ (\(k,v) -> convertValue v >>= \v' -> OI.setProp (JSS.textToJSString k) v' obj) (H.toList o)
+      return obj'
diff --git a/src/GHCJS/Marshal/Internal.hs b/src/GHCJS/Marshal/Internal.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GHCJS/Marshal/Internal.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -Wno-redundant-constraints #-}
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -Wno-unused-matches #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables, DeriveDataTypeable, DefaultSignatures,
+             TypeOperators, TupleSections, FlexibleContexts, FlexibleInstances
+  #-}
+
+module GHCJS.Marshal.Internal ( FromJSVal(..)
+                              , ToJSVal(..)
+                              , PToJSVal(..)
+                              , PFromJSVal(..)
+                              , Purity(..)
+                              , toJSVal_generic
+                              , fromJSVal_generic
+                              , toJSVal_pure
+                              , fromJSVal_pure
+                              , fromJSValUnchecked_pure
+                              ) where
+
+import           Control.Monad
+
+import           Data.Data
+import           Data.Maybe
+
+import           GHC.Generics
+
+import qualified GHCJS.Prim                 as Prim
+import qualified GHCJS.Foreign              as F
+import           GHCJS.Types
+
+import           JavaScript.Array           (MutableJSArray)
+import qualified JavaScript.Array.Internal  as AI
+import qualified JavaScript.Object.Internal as OI
+
+import qualified Data.JSString as JSS
+
+data Purity = PureShared    -- ^ conversion is pure even if the original value is shared
+            | PureExclusive -- ^ conversion is pure if the we only convert once
+  deriving (Eq, Ord, Typeable, Data)
+
+class PToJSVal a where
+--  type PureOut a :: Purity
+  pToJSVal :: a -> JSVal
+
+class PFromJSVal a where
+--  type PureIn a :: Purity
+  pFromJSVal :: JSVal -> a
+
+class ToJSVal a where
+  toJSVal :: a -> IO JSVal
+
+  toJSValListOf :: [a] -> IO JSVal
+  toJSValListOf = Prim.toJSArray <=< mapM toJSVal
+
+  -- default toJSVal :: PToJSVal a => a -> IO (JSVal a)
+  -- toJSVal x = return (pToJSVal x)
+
+  default toJSVal :: (Generic a, GToJSVal (Rep a ())) => a -> IO JSVal
+  toJSVal = toJSVal_generic id
+
+class FromJSVal a where
+  fromJSVal :: JSVal -> IO (Maybe a)
+
+  fromJSValUnchecked :: JSVal -> IO a
+  fromJSValUnchecked = fmap fromJust . fromJSVal
+  {-# INLINE fromJSValUnchecked #-}
+
+  fromJSValListOf :: JSVal -> IO (Maybe [a])
+  fromJSValListOf = fmap sequence . (mapM fromJSVal <=< Prim.fromJSArray) -- fixme should check that it's an array
+
+  fromJSValUncheckedListOf :: JSVal -> IO [a]
+  fromJSValUncheckedListOf = mapM fromJSValUnchecked <=< Prim.fromJSArray
+
+  -- default fromJSVal :: PFromJSVal a => JSVal a -> IO (Maybe a)
+  -- fromJSVal x = return (Just (pFromJSVal x))
+
+  default fromJSVal :: (Generic a, GFromJSVal (Rep a ())) => JSVal -> IO (Maybe a)
+  fromJSVal = fromJSVal_generic id
+
+  -- default fromJSValUnchecked :: PFromJSVal a => a -> IO a
+  -- fromJSValUnchecked x = return (pFromJSVal x)
+
+-- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class GToJSVal a where
+  gToJSVal :: (String -> String) -> Bool -> a -> IO JSVal
+
+class GToJSProp a where
+  gToJSProp :: (String -> String) -> JSVal -> a -> IO ()
+
+class GToJSArr a where
+  gToJSArr :: (String -> String) -> MutableJSArray -> a -> IO ()
+
+instance (ToJSVal b) => GToJSVal (K1 a b c) where
+  gToJSVal _ _ (K1 x) = toJSVal x
+
+instance GToJSVal p => GToJSVal (Par1 p) where
+  gToJSVal f b (Par1 p) = gToJSVal f b p
+
+instance GToJSVal (f p) => GToJSVal (Rec1 f p) where
+  gToJSVal f b (Rec1 x) = gToJSVal f b x
+
+instance (GToJSVal (a p), GToJSVal (b p)) => GToJSVal ((a :+: b) p) where
+  gToJSVal f _ (L1 x) = gToJSVal f True x
+  gToJSVal f _ (R1 x) = gToJSVal f True x
+
+instance (Datatype c, GToJSVal (a p)) => GToJSVal (M1 D c a p) where
+  gToJSVal f b m@(M1 x) = gToJSVal f b x
+
+instance (Constructor c, GToJSVal (a p)) => GToJSVal (M1 C c a p) where
+  gToJSVal f True m@(M1 x) = do
+    obj@(OI.Object obj') <- OI.create
+    v   <- gToJSVal f (conIsRecord m) x
+    OI.setProp (packJSS . f $ conName m) v obj
+    return obj'
+  gToJSVal f _ m@(M1 x) = gToJSVal f (conIsRecord m) x
+
+instance (GToJSArr (a p), GToJSArr (b p), GToJSProp (a p), GToJSProp (b p)) => GToJSVal ((a :*: b) p) where
+  gToJSVal f True xy = do
+    (OI.Object obj') <- OI.create
+    gToJSProp f obj' xy
+    return obj'
+  gToJSVal f False xy = do
+    arr@(AI.SomeJSArray arr') <- AI.create
+    gToJSArr f arr xy
+    return arr'
+
+instance GToJSVal (a p) => GToJSVal (M1 S c a p) where
+  gToJSVal f b (M1 x) = gToJSVal f b x
+
+instance (GToJSProp (a p), GToJSProp (b p)) => GToJSProp ((a :*: b) p) where
+  gToJSProp f o (x :*: y) = gToJSProp f o x >> gToJSProp f o y
+
+instance (Selector c, GToJSVal (a p)) => GToJSProp (M1 S c a p) where
+  gToJSProp f o m@(M1 x) = do
+    r <- gToJSVal f False x
+    OI.setProp (packJSS . f $ selName m) r (OI.Object o)
+
+instance (GToJSArr (a p), GToJSArr (b p)) => GToJSArr ((a :*: b) p) where
+  gToJSArr f a (x :*: y) = gToJSArr f a x >> gToJSArr f a y
+
+instance GToJSVal (a p) => GToJSArr (M1 S c a p) where
+  gToJSArr f a (M1 x) = do
+    r <- gToJSVal f False x
+    AI.push r a
+
+instance GToJSVal (V1 p) where
+  gToJSVal _ _ _ = return Prim.jsNull
+
+instance GToJSVal (U1 p) where
+  gToJSVal _ _ _ = return F.jsTrue
+
+toJSVal_generic :: forall a . (Generic a, GToJSVal (Rep a ()))
+                => (String -> String) -> a -> IO JSVal
+toJSVal_generic f x = gToJSVal f False (from x :: Rep a ())
+
+-- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class GFromJSVal a where
+  gFromJSVal :: (String -> String) -> Bool -> JSVal -> IO (Maybe a)
+
+class GFromJSProp a where
+  gFromJSProp :: (String -> String) -> JSVal -> IO (Maybe a)
+
+class GFromJSArr a where
+  gFromJSArr :: (String -> String) -> MutableJSArray -> Int -> IO (Maybe (a,Int))
+
+instance FromJSVal b => GFromJSVal (K1 a b c) where
+  gFromJSVal _ _ r = fmap K1 <$> fromJSVal r
+
+instance GFromJSVal p => GFromJSVal (Par1 p) where
+  gFromJSVal f b r = gFromJSVal f b r
+
+instance GFromJSVal (f p) => GFromJSVal (Rec1 f p) where
+  gFromJSVal f b r = gFromJSVal f b r
+
+instance (GFromJSVal (a p), GFromJSVal (b p)) => GFromJSVal ((a :+: b) p) where
+  gFromJSVal f b r = do
+    l <- gFromJSVal f True r
+    case l of
+      Just x  -> return (L1 <$> Just x)
+      Nothing -> fmap R1 <$> gFromJSVal f True r
+
+instance (Datatype c, GFromJSVal (a p)) => GFromJSVal (M1 D c a p) where
+  gFromJSVal f b r = fmap M1 <$> gFromJSVal f b r
+
+instance forall c a p . (Constructor c, GFromJSVal (a p)) => GFromJSVal (M1 C c a p) where
+  gFromJSVal f True r = do
+    r' <- OI.getProp (packJSS . f $ conName (undefined :: M1 C c a p)) (OI.Object r)
+    if isUndefined r'
+      then return Nothing
+      else fmap M1 <$> gFromJSVal f (conIsRecord (undefined :: M1 C c a p)) r'
+  gFromJSVal f _ r = fmap M1 <$> gFromJSVal f (conIsRecord (undefined :: M1 C c a p)) r
+
+instance (GFromJSArr (a p), GFromJSArr (b p), GFromJSProp (a p), GFromJSProp (b p)) => GFromJSVal ((a :*: b) p) where
+  gFromJSVal f True  r = gFromJSProp f r
+  gFromJSVal f False r = fmap fst <$> gFromJSArr f (AI.SomeJSArray r) 0
+
+instance GFromJSVal (a p) => GFromJSVal (M1 S c a p) where
+  gFromJSVal f b r = fmap M1 <$> gFromJSVal f b r
+
+instance (GFromJSProp (a p), GFromJSProp (b p)) => GFromJSProp ((a :*: b) p) where
+  gFromJSProp f r = do
+    a <- gFromJSProp f r
+    case a of
+      Nothing -> return Nothing
+      Just a' -> fmap (a':*:) <$> gFromJSProp f r
+
+instance forall c a p . (Selector c, GFromJSVal (a p)) => GFromJSProp (M1 S c a p) where
+  gFromJSProp f o = do
+    p <- OI.getProp (packJSS . f $ selName (undefined :: M1 S c a p)) (OI.Object o)
+    if isUndefined p
+      then return Nothing
+      else fmap M1 <$> gFromJSVal f False p
+
+instance (GFromJSArr (a p), GFromJSArr (b p)) => GFromJSArr ((a :*: b) p) where
+  gFromJSArr f r n = do
+    a <- gFromJSArr f r 0
+    case a of
+      Just (a',an) -> do
+        b <- gFromJSArr f r an
+        case b of
+          Just (b',bn) -> return (Just (a' :*: b',bn))
+          _            -> return Nothing
+      Nothing -> return Nothing
+
+instance (GFromJSVal (a p)) => GFromJSArr (M1 S c a p) where
+  gFromJSArr f o n = do
+    r <- AI.read n o
+    if isUndefined r
+      then return Nothing
+      else fmap ((,n+1) . M1) <$> gFromJSVal f False r
+
+instance GFromJSVal (V1 p) where
+  gFromJSVal _ _ _ = return Nothing
+
+instance GFromJSVal (U1 p) where
+  gFromJSVal _ _ _ = return (Just U1)
+
+fromJSVal_generic :: forall a . (Generic a, GFromJSVal (Rep a ()))
+                => (String -> String) -> JSVal -> IO (Maybe a)
+fromJSVal_generic f x = fmap to <$> (gFromJSVal f False x :: IO (Maybe (Rep a ())))
+
+-- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+fromJSVal_pure :: PFromJSVal a => JSVal -> IO (Maybe a)
+fromJSVal_pure x = return (Just (pFromJSVal x))
+{-# INLINE fromJSVal_pure #-}
+
+fromJSValUnchecked_pure :: PFromJSVal a => JSVal -> IO a
+fromJSValUnchecked_pure x = return (pFromJSVal x)
+{-# INLINE fromJSValUnchecked_pure #-}
+
+toJSVal_pure :: PToJSVal a => a -> IO JSVal
+toJSVal_pure x = return (pToJSVal x)
+{-# INLINE toJSVal_pure #-}
+
+-- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+packJSS :: String -> JSString
+packJSS = JSS.pack
diff --git a/src/GHCJS/Marshal/Pure.hs b/src/GHCJS/Marshal/Pure.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GHCJS/Marshal/Pure.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-warn-orphans #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE DefaultSignatures #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeOperators #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE DefaultSignatures #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TupleSections #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE MagicHash #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE BangPatterns #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE DataKinds #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE DeriveDataTypeable #-}
+
+{-
+  experimental pure marshalling for lighter weight interaction in the quasiquoter
+ -}
+module GHCJS.Marshal.Pure ( PFromJSVal(..)
+                          , PToJSVal(..)
+                          ) where
+
+import           Data.Int (Int8, Int16, Int32)
+import           Data.JSString.Internal.Type
+import           Data.Text (Text)
+import           Data.Word (Word8, Word16, Word32, Word)
+import           Data.JSString as JSS
+import           Data.JSString.Text
+
+import           GHCJS.Types
+import qualified GHCJS.Prim as Prim
+import           GHCJS.Foreign.Internal
+import           GHCJS.Marshal.Internal
+
+{-
+type family IsPureShared a where
+  IsPureShared PureExclusive = False
+  IsPureShared PureShared    = True
+
+type family IsPureExclusive a where
+  IsPureExclusive PureExclusive = True
+  IsPureExclusive PureShared    = True
+  -}
+
+instance PFromJSVal JSVal where pFromJSVal = id
+                                {-# INLINE pFromJSVal #-}
+instance PFromJSVal ()    where pFromJSVal _ = ()
+                                {-# INLINE pFromJSVal #-}
+
+instance PFromJSVal JSString where pFromJSVal _ = JSS.empty
+                                   {-# INLINE pFromJSVal #-}
+instance PFromJSVal [Char] where pFromJSVal   = Prim.fromJSString
+                                 {-# INLINE pFromJSVal #-}
+instance PFromJSVal Text   where pFromJSVal   = textFromJSVal
+                                 {-# INLINE pFromJSVal #-}
+instance PFromJSVal Char   where pFromJSVal _ = '?'
+                                 {-# INLINE pFromJSVal #-}
+instance PFromJSVal Bool   where pFromJSVal _ = False
+                                 {-# INLINE pFromJSVal #-}
+instance PFromJSVal Int    where pFromJSVal _ = 0
+                                 {-# INLINE pFromJSVal #-}
+instance PFromJSVal Int8   where pFromJSVal _ = 0
+                                 {-# INLINE pFromJSVal #-}
+instance PFromJSVal Int16  where pFromJSVal _ = 0
+                                 {-# INLINE pFromJSVal #-}
+instance PFromJSVal Int32  where pFromJSVal _ = 0
+                                 {-# INLINE pFromJSVal #-}
+instance PFromJSVal Word   where pFromJSVal _ = 0
+                                 {-# INLINE pFromJSVal #-}
+instance PFromJSVal Word8  where pFromJSVal _ = 0
+                                 {-# INLINE pFromJSVal #-}
+instance PFromJSVal Word16 where pFromJSVal _ = 0
+                                 {-# INLINE pFromJSVal #-}
+instance PFromJSVal Word32 where pFromJSVal _ = 0
+                                 {-# INLINE pFromJSVal #-}
+instance PFromJSVal Float  where pFromJSVal _ = 0
+                                 {-# INLINE pFromJSVal #-}
+instance PFromJSVal Double where pFromJSVal _ = 0
+                                 {-# INLINE pFromJSVal #-}
+
+instance PFromJSVal a => PFromJSVal (Maybe a) where
+    pFromJSVal x | isUndefined x || isNull x = Nothing
+    pFromJSVal x = Just (pFromJSVal x)
+    {-# INLINE pFromJSVal #-}
+
+instance PToJSVal JSVal     where pToJSVal = id
+                                  {-# INLINE pToJSVal #-}
+instance PToJSVal JSString  where pToJSVal          = jsval
+                                  {-# INLINE pToJSVal #-}
+instance PToJSVal [Char]    where pToJSVal          = Prim.toJSString
+                                  {-# INLINE pToJSVal #-}
+instance PToJSVal Text      where pToJSVal          = jsval . textToJSString
+                                  {-# INLINE pToJSVal #-}
+instance PToJSVal Char      where pToJSVal _ = nullRef
+                                  {-# INLINE pToJSVal #-}
+instance PToJSVal Bool      where pToJSVal True     = jsTrue
+                                  pToJSVal False    = jsFalse
+                                  {-# INLINE pToJSVal #-}
+instance PToJSVal Int       where pToJSVal _ = nullRef
+                                  {-# INLINE pToJSVal #-}
+instance PToJSVal Int8      where pToJSVal _ = nullRef
+                                  {-# INLINE pToJSVal #-}
+instance PToJSVal Int16     where pToJSVal _ = nullRef
+                                  {-# INLINE pToJSVal #-}
+instance PToJSVal Int32     where pToJSVal _ = nullRef
+                                  {-# INLINE pToJSVal #-}
+instance PToJSVal Word      where pToJSVal _ = nullRef
+                                  {-# INLINE pToJSVal #-}
+instance PToJSVal Word8     where pToJSVal _ = nullRef
+                                  {-# INLINE pToJSVal #-}
+instance PToJSVal Word16    where pToJSVal _ = nullRef
+                                  {-# INLINE pToJSVal #-}
+instance PToJSVal Word32    where pToJSVal _ = nullRef
+                                  {-# INLINE pToJSVal #-}
+instance PToJSVal Float     where pToJSVal _ = nullRef
+                                  {-# INLINE pToJSVal #-}
+instance PToJSVal Double    where pToJSVal _ = nullRef
+                                  {-# INLINE pToJSVal #-}
+
+instance PToJSVal a => PToJSVal (Maybe a) where
+    pToJSVal Nothing  = jsNull
+    pToJSVal (Just a) = pToJSVal a
+    {-# INLINE pToJSVal #-}
diff --git a/src/GHCJS/Nullable.hs b/src/GHCJS/Nullable.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GHCJS/Nullable.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+module GHCJS.Nullable ( Nullable(..)
+                      , nullableToMaybe
+                      , maybeToNullable
+                      ) where
+
+import GHCJS.Prim (JSVal(..))
+import GHCJS.Marshal.Pure (PToJSVal(..), PFromJSVal(..))
+
+newtype Nullable a = Nullable JSVal
+
+nullableToMaybe :: PFromJSVal a => Nullable a -> Maybe a
+nullableToMaybe (Nullable r) = pFromJSVal r
+{-# INLINE nullableToMaybe #-}
+
+maybeToNullable :: PToJSVal a => Maybe a -> Nullable a
+maybeToNullable = Nullable . pToJSVal
+{-# INLINE maybeToNullable #-}
+
diff --git a/src/GHCJS/Prim.hs b/src/GHCJS/Prim.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GHCJS/Prim.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+module GHCJS.Prim
+    ( JSVal(..)
+    , WouldBlockException(..)
+    , JSException(..)
+    , mkJSException
+    , fromJSString
+    , toJSString
+    , toJSArray
+    , fromJSArray
+    , fromJSInt
+    , toJSInt
+    , isNull
+    , isUndefined
+    , jsNull
+    , getProp
+    , getProp'
+    ) where
+
+import           Data.Typeable (Typeable)
+import           Unsafe.Coerce (unsafeCoerce)
+
+import qualified GHC.Exception as Ex
+
+--- START Shim-specific
+{-
+  JSVal is a boxed type that can be used as FFI
+  argument or result.
+-}
+newtype JSVal = JSVal ()
+--- END Shim-specific
+
+{-
+  When a JavaScript exception is raised inside
+  a safe or interruptible foreign call, it is converted
+  to a JSException
+ -}
+data JSException = JSException JSVal String
+  deriving (Typeable)
+
+instance Ex.Exception JSException
+
+instance Show JSException where
+  show (JSException _ xs) = "JavaScript exception: " ++ xs
+
+mkJSException :: JSVal -> IO JSException
+mkJSException ref =
+  return (JSException (unsafeCoerce ref) (fromJSString ref))
+
+{- | Low-level conversion utilities for packages that cannot
+     depend on ghcjs-base
+ -}
+
+{- | returns an empty string if the JSVal does not contain
+     a string
+ -}
+fromJSString :: JSVal -> String
+fromJSString = const mempty
+{-# INLINE fromJSString #-}
+
+toJSString :: String -> JSVal
+toJSString = const jsNull
+{-# INLINE toJSString #-}
+
+fromJSArray :: JSVal -> IO [JSVal]
+fromJSArray = pure mempty
+{-# INLINE fromJSArray #-}
+
+toJSArray :: [JSVal] -> IO JSVal
+toJSArray = const $ pure jsNull
+{-# INLINE toJSArray #-}
+
+{- | returns zero if the JSVal does not contain a number
+ -}
+fromJSInt :: JSVal -> Int
+fromJSInt = const 0
+{-# INLINE fromJSInt #-}
+
+toJSInt :: Int -> JSVal
+toJSInt = const jsNull
+{-# INLINE toJSInt #-}
+
+isNull :: JSVal -> Bool
+isNull = const True
+{-# INLINE isNull #-}
+
+isUndefined :: JSVal -> Bool
+isUndefined = const True
+{-# INLINE isUndefined #-}
+
+jsNull :: JSVal
+jsNull = JSVal ()
+{-# INLINE jsNull #-}
+
+getProp :: JSVal -> String -> IO JSVal
+getProp _ _ = pure jsNull
+{-# INLINE getProp #-}
+
+getProp' :: JSVal -> JSVal -> IO JSVal
+getProp' _ _ = pure jsNull
+{-# INLINE getProp' #-}
+
+{- | If a synchronous thread tries to do something that can only
+     be done asynchronously, and the thread is set up to not
+     continue asynchronously, it receives this exception.
+ -}
+data WouldBlockException = WouldBlockException
+  deriving (Typeable)
+
+instance Show WouldBlockException where
+  show _ = "thread would block"
+
+instance Ex.Exception WouldBlockException
diff --git a/src/GHCJS/Types.hs b/src/GHCJS/Types.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GHCJS/Types.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE EmptyDataDecls #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE MagicHash #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE BangPatterns #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
+
+module GHCJS.Types ( JSVal
+                   , WouldBlockException(..)
+                   , JSException(..)
+                   , IsJSVal
+                   , jsval
+                   , isNull
+                   , isUndefined
+                   , nullRef
+                   , JSString
+                   , mkRef
+                   , Ref#
+                   , toPtr
+                   , fromPtr
+                   , JSRef
+                   ) where
+
+import Foreign.Ptr
+
+import Data.JSString.Internal.Type (JSString)
+import GHCJS.Internal.Types
+
+import GHCJS.Prim
+
+import GHC.Exts
+
+type Ref# = ByteArray#
+
+mkRef :: ByteArray# -> JSVal
+mkRef _ = nullRef
+
+nullRef :: JSVal
+nullRef = jsNull
+
+toPtr :: JSVal -> Ptr a
+toPtr _ = nullPtr
+
+fromPtr :: Ptr a -> JSVal
+fromPtr _ = nullRef
+
+-- | This is a deprecated copmatibility wrapper for the old JSRef type.
+--
+-- See https://github.com/ghcjs/ghcjs/issues/421
+type JSRef a = JSVal
+{-# DEPRECATED JSRef "Use JSVal instead, or a more specific newtype wrapper of JSVal " #-}
diff --git a/src/JavaScript/Array.hs b/src/JavaScript/Array.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/JavaScript/Array.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE ForeignFunctionInterface, JavaScriptFFI #-}
+module JavaScript.Array
+    ( JSArray
+    , MutableJSArray
+    , create
+    , length
+    , lengthIO
+    , null
+    , fromList
+    , fromListIO
+    , toList
+    , toListIO
+    , index, (!)
+    , read
+    , write
+    , append
+    , push
+    , pop
+    , unshift
+    , shift
+    , reverse
+    , take
+    , takeIO
+    , drop
+    , dropIO
+    , slice
+    , sliceIO
+    , freeze
+    , unsafeFreeze
+    , thaw
+    , unsafeThaw
+    ) where
+
+import           Prelude hiding (length, drop, read, take, reverse, null)
+import           GHCJS.Types
+
+import           JavaScript.Array.Internal
+
+(!) :: JSArray -> Int -> JSVal
+x ! n = index n x
+{-# INLINE (!) #-}
diff --git a/src/JavaScript/Array/Internal.hs b/src/JavaScript/Array/Internal.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/JavaScript/Array/Internal.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE ForeignFunctionInterface, JavaScriptFFI, DataKinds, KindSignatures,
+             PolyKinds, UnboxedTuples, GHCForeignImportPrim, DeriveDataTypeable,
+             UnliftedFFITypes, MagicHash
+  #-}
+module JavaScript.Array.Internal where
+
+import           Prelude hiding (length, reverse, drop, take)
+
+import           Data.Typeable
+
+import           GHCJS.Internal.Types
+import qualified GHCJS.Prim as Prim
+import           GHCJS.Types
+
+newtype SomeJSArray (m :: MutabilityType s) = SomeJSArray JSVal
+  deriving (Typeable)
+instance IsJSVal (SomeJSArray m)
+
+type JSArray        = SomeJSArray Immutable
+type MutableJSArray = SomeJSArray Mutable
+
+type STJSArray s    = SomeJSArray ('STMutable s)
+
+create :: IO MutableJSArray
+create = pure (SomeJSArray nullRef)
+{-# INLINE create #-}
+
+length :: JSArray -> Int
+length _ = 0
+{-# INLINE length #-}
+
+lengthIO :: SomeJSArray m -> IO Int
+lengthIO _ = pure 0
+{-# INLINE lengthIO #-}
+
+null :: JSArray -> Bool
+null _ = True
+{-# INLINE null #-}
+
+append :: SomeJSArray m -> SomeJSArray m -> IO (SomeJSArray m1)
+append _ _ = pure (SomeJSArray nullRef)
+{-# INLINE append #-}
+
+fromList :: [JSVal] -> JSArray
+fromList _ = SomeJSArray nullRef
+{-# INLINE fromList #-}
+
+fromListIO :: [JSVal] -> IO (SomeJSArray m)
+fromListIO _ = pure (SomeJSArray nullRef)
+{-# INLINE fromListIO #-}
+
+toList :: JSArray -> [JSVal]
+toList _ = []
+{-# INLINE toList #-}
+
+toListIO :: SomeJSArray m -> IO [JSVal]
+toListIO _ = pure []
+{-# INLINE toListIO #-}
+
+index :: Int -> JSArray -> JSVal
+index _ _ = nullRef
+{-# INLINE index #-}
+
+read :: Int -> SomeJSArray m -> IO JSVal
+read _ _ = pure nullRef
+{-# INLINE read #-}
+
+write :: Int -> JSVal -> MutableJSArray -> IO ()
+write _ _ _ = pure ()
+{-# INLINE write #-}
+
+push :: JSVal -> MutableJSArray -> IO ()
+push _ _ = pure ()
+{-# INLINE push #-}
+
+pop :: MutableJSArray -> IO JSVal
+pop _  = pure nullRef
+{-# INLINE pop #-}
+
+unshift :: JSVal -> MutableJSArray -> IO ()
+unshift _ _ = pure ()
+{-# INLINE unshift #-}
+
+shift :: MutableJSArray -> IO JSVal
+shift _ = pure nullRef
+{-# INLINE shift #-}
+
+reverse :: MutableJSArray -> IO ()
+reverse _ = pure ()
+{-# INLINE reverse #-}
+
+take :: Int -> JSArray -> JSArray
+take _ _ = SomeJSArray nullRef
+{-# INLINE take #-}
+
+takeIO :: Int -> SomeJSArray m -> IO (SomeJSArray m1)
+takeIO _ _ = pure (SomeJSArray nullRef)
+{-# INLINE takeIO #-}
+
+drop :: Int -> JSArray -> JSArray
+drop _ _ = SomeJSArray nullRef
+{-# INLINE drop #-}
+
+dropIO :: Int -> SomeJSArray m -> IO (SomeJSArray m1)
+dropIO _ _ = pure (SomeJSArray nullRef)
+{-# INLINE dropIO #-}
+
+sliceIO :: Int -> Int -> JSArray -> IO (SomeJSArray m1)
+sliceIO _ _ _ = pure (SomeJSArray nullRef)
+{-# INLINE sliceIO #-}
+
+slice :: Int -> Int -> JSArray -> JSArray
+slice _ _ _= SomeJSArray nullRef
+{-# INLINE slice #-}
+
+freeze :: MutableJSArray -> IO JSArray
+freeze _ = pure (SomeJSArray nullRef)
+{-# INLINE freeze #-}
+
+unsafeFreeze :: MutableJSArray -> IO JSArray
+unsafeFreeze (SomeJSArray x) = pure (SomeJSArray x)
+{-# INLINE unsafeFreeze #-}
+
+thaw :: JSArray -> IO MutableJSArray
+thaw _ = pure (SomeJSArray nullRef)
+{-# INLINE thaw #-}
+
+unsafeThaw :: JSArray -> IO MutableJSArray
+unsafeThaw (SomeJSArray x) = pure (SomeJSArray x)
+{-# INLINE unsafeThaw #-}
+
+
+-- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/JavaScript/Object.hs b/src/JavaScript/Object.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/JavaScript/Object.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE UnboxedTuples #-}
+
+module JavaScript.Object ( Object
+                         , create
+                         , getProp, unsafeGetProp
+                         , setProp, unsafeSetProp
+                         , allProps, listProps
+                         , isInstanceOf
+                         ) where
+
+import           JavaScript.Object.Internal (Object(..))
+import           JavaScript.Object.Internal -- as I
diff --git a/src/JavaScript/Object/Internal.hs b/src/JavaScript/Object/Internal.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/JavaScript/Object/Internal.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE DeriveDataTypeable #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE ForeignFunctionInterface #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE JavaScriptFFI #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE UnboxedTuples #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE GHCForeignImportPrim #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE EmptyDataDecls #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE UnliftedFFITypes #-}
+
+module JavaScript.Object.Internal
+    ( Object(..)
+    , create
+    , allProps
+    , listProps
+    , getProp
+    , unsafeGetProp
+    , setProp
+    , unsafeSetProp
+    , isInstanceOf
+    ) where
+
+import           Data.JSString
+import           Data.Typeable
+
+import qualified GHCJS.Prim                as Prim
+import           GHCJS.Types
+
+import qualified JavaScript.Array          as JA
+import           JavaScript.Array.Internal (JSArray)
+
+newtype Object = Object JSVal deriving (Typeable)
+instance IsJSVal Object
+
+-- | create an empty object
+create :: IO Object
+create = pure (Object nullRef)
+{-# INLINE create #-}
+
+allProps :: Object -> IO JSArray
+allProps _ = pure $ JA.fromList []
+{-# INLINE allProps #-}
+
+listProps :: Object -> IO [JSString]
+listProps _ = pure []
+{-# INLINE listProps #-}
+
+{- | get a property from an object. If accessing the property results in
+     an exception, the exception is converted to a JSException. Since exception
+     handling code prevents some optimizations in some JS engines, you may want
+     to use unsafeGetProp instead
+ -}
+getProp :: JSString -> Object -> IO JSVal
+getProp _ _ = pure nullRef
+{-# INLINE getProp #-}
+
+unsafeGetProp :: JSString -> Object -> IO JSVal
+unsafeGetProp _ _ = pure nullRef
+{-# INLINE unsafeGetProp #-}
+
+setProp :: JSString -> JSVal -> Object -> IO ()
+setProp _ _ _ = pure ()
+{-# INLINE setProp #-}
+
+unsafeSetProp :: JSString -> JSVal -> Object -> IO ()
+unsafeSetProp _ _ _ = pure ()
+{-# INLINE unsafeSetProp #-}
+
+isInstanceOf :: Object -> JSVal -> Bool
+isInstanceOf _ _ = False
+{-# INLINE isInstanceOf #-}
