diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+Copyright (c) 2014, Nikita Volkov
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
+obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
+files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
+restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
+conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
+OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
+HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
+WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/hasql-backend.cabal b/hasql-backend.cabal
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+name:
+  hasql-backend
+version:
+  0.1.0
+synopsis:
+  API for backends of "hasql"
+description:
+  An API for implementation of backends for the
+  <http://hackage.haskell.org/package/hasql "hasql">
+  library.
+category:
+  Database
+homepage:
+  https://github.com/nikita-volkov/hasql-backend 
+bug-reports:
+  https://github.com/nikita-volkov/hasql-backend/issues 
+author:
+  Nikita Volkov <nikita.y.volkov@mail.ru>
+maintainer:
+  Nikita Volkov <nikita.y.volkov@mail.ru>
+copyright:
+  (c) 2014, Nikita Volkov
+license:
+  MIT
+license-file:
+  LICENSE
+build-type:
+  Simple
+cabal-version:
+  >=1.10
+
+
+source-repository head
+  type:
+    git
+  location:
+    git://github.com/nikita-volkov/hasql-backend.git
+
+
+library
+  hs-source-dirs:
+    library
+  other-modules:
+    Hasql.Backend.Prelude
+  exposed-modules:
+    Hasql.Backend
+  build-depends:
+    -- data:
+    bytestring < 0.11,
+    text < 1.3,
+    vector < 0.11,
+    -- control:
+    list-t >= 0.2 && < 0.3,
+    -- general:
+    base-prelude < 0.2,
+    base >= 4.5 && < 4.8
+  ghc-options:
+    -funbox-strict-fields
+  default-extensions:
+    Arrows, BangPatterns, ConstraintKinds, DataKinds, DefaultSignatures, DeriveDataTypeable, DeriveFunctor, DeriveGeneric, EmptyDataDecls, FlexibleContexts, FlexibleInstances, FunctionalDependencies, GADTs, GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving, ImpredicativeTypes, LambdaCase, LiberalTypeSynonyms, MagicHash, MultiParamTypeClasses, MultiWayIf, NoImplicitPrelude, NoMonomorphismRestriction, OverloadedStrings, PatternGuards, ParallelListComp, QuasiQuotes, RankNTypes, RecordWildCards, ScopedTypeVariables, StandaloneDeriving, TemplateHaskell, TupleSections, TypeFamilies, TypeOperators, UnboxedTuples
+  default-language:
+    Haskell2010
diff --git a/library/Hasql/Backend.hs b/library/Hasql/Backend.hs
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+-- |
+-- An open API for implementation of specific backend drivers.
+module Hasql.Backend where
+
+import Hasql.Backend.Prelude
+
+
+data Error =
+  -- |
+  -- Cannot connect to a server.
+  CantConnect Text |
+  -- |
+  -- The connection got interrupted.
+  ConnectionLost Text |
+  -- |
+  -- Some kind of error on backend.
+  ErroneousResult Text |
+  -- |
+  -- An unexpected or an unparsable result.
+  UnexpectedResult Text |
+  -- |
+  -- An unparsable statement template.
+  UnparsableTemplate Text |
+  -- |
+  -- A transaction concurrency conflict, 
+  -- which indicates that it should be retried.
+  TransactionConflict |
+  -- |
+  -- An operation, 
+  -- which requires a database transaction was executed without one.
+  NotInTransaction
+  deriving (Show, Typeable)
+
+instance Exception Error
+
+
+-- |
+-- For reference see
+-- <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isolation_(database_systems)#Isolation_levels the Wikipedia info>.
+data IsolationLevel =
+  Serializable |
+  RepeatableReads |
+  ReadCommitted |
+  ReadUncommitted
+
+
+-- |
+-- An isolation level and a boolean, 
+-- defining, whether the transaction will perform the "write" operations.
+type TransactionMode =
+  (IsolationLevel, Bool)
+
+
+-- |
+-- A stream of rows of a result.
+type Stream b =
+  ListT IO (Vector (Result b))
+
+-- |
+-- A matrix of a result.
+type Matrix b =
+  Vector (Vector (Result b))
+
+
+-- |
+-- A template statement with values for placeholders.
+type Statement b =
+  (ByteString, [StatementArgument b])
+
+
+class Backend b where
+  -- |
+  -- An argument prepared for a statement.
+  data StatementArgument b
+  -- |
+  -- A raw value returned from the database.
+  data Result b
+  -- |
+  -- A backend-specific connection.
+  data Connection b
+  -- |
+  -- Open a connection using the backend's settings.
+  connect :: b -> IO (Connection b)
+  -- |
+  -- Close the connection.
+  disconnect :: Connection b -> IO ()
+  -- |
+  -- Execute a statement.
+  execute :: Statement b -> Connection b -> IO ()
+  -- |
+  -- Execute a statement
+  -- and get a matrix of results.
+  executeAndGetMatrix :: Statement b -> Connection b -> IO (Matrix b)
+  -- |
+  -- Execute a statement
+  -- and stream the results using a cursor.
+  -- This function will only be used from inside of transactions.
+  executeAndStream :: Statement b -> Connection b -> IO (Stream b)
+  -- |
+  -- Execute a statement,
+  -- returning the amount of affected rows.
+  executeAndCountEffects :: Statement b -> Connection b -> IO Word64
+  -- |
+  -- Start a transaction in the specified mode.
+  beginTransaction :: TransactionMode -> Connection b -> IO ()
+  -- |
+  -- Finish the transaction, 
+  -- while releasing all the resources acquired with 'executeAndStream'.
+  --  
+  -- The boolean defines whether to commit the updates,
+  -- otherwise it rolls back.
+  finishTransaction :: Bool -> Connection b -> IO ()
+
+
+-- |
+-- Support by a backend of a specific data type.
+class Mapping b v where
+  renderValue :: v -> StatementArgument b
+  parseResult :: Result b -> Either Text v
+
+
+
diff --git a/library/Hasql/Backend/Prelude.hs b/library/Hasql/Backend/Prelude.hs
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+module Hasql.Backend.Prelude
+( 
+  module Exports,
+)
+where
+
+
+-- base-prelude
+-------------------------
+import BasePrelude as Exports
+
+-- list-t
+-------------------------
+import ListT as Exports (ListT)
+
+-- text
+-------------------------
+import Data.Text as Exports (Text)
+
+-- bytestring
+-------------------------
+import Data.ByteString as Exports (ByteString)
+
+-- vector
+-------------------------
+import Data.Vector as Exports (Vector)
