diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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+# Revision history for hw-prelude
+
+## 0.1.0.0 -- YYYY-mm-dd
+
+* First version. Released on an unsuspecting world.
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# Opinionated prelude library
diff --git a/hw-prelude.cabal b/hw-prelude.cabal
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+cabal-version:          3.4
+name:                   hw-prelude
+version:                0.0.0.1
+synopsis:               Opinionated prelude library
+description:            Opinionated prelude library.
+license:                Apache-2.0
+license-file:           LICENSE
+author:                 John Ky
+maintainer:             newhoggy@gmail.com
+copyright:              2024 John Ky
+category:               Development
+build-type:             Simple
+extra-doc-files:        CHANGELOG.md
+extra-source-files:     README.md
+
+source-repository head
+  type:                 git
+  location:             https://github.com/haskell-works/hw-prelude
+
+common base                       { build-depends: base                       >= 4.13       && < 5      }
+
+common async                      { build-depends: async                                       < 2.3    }
+common bytestring                 { build-depends: bytestring                                  < 0.13   }
+common contravariant              { build-depends: contravariant                               < 1.6    }
+common directory                  { build-depends: directory                                   < 1.4    }
+common filepath                   { build-depends: filepath                                    < 1.6    }
+common network                    { build-depends: network                                     < 3.3    }
+common process                    { build-depends: process                                     < 1.7    }
+common resourcet                  { build-depends: resourcet                                   < 1.4    }
+common text                       { build-depends: text                                        < 3      }
+common unliftio                   { build-depends: unliftio                                    < 0.3    }
+
+common hw-prelude                 { build-depends: hw-prelude                                           }
+
+common Win32
+  if os(windows)
+    build-depends:      Win32   >= 2.5.4.1 && < 3
+
+flag werror
+  description: Enable -Werror
+  manual: True
+  default: False
+
+common project-config
+  default-language:     Haskell2010
+  default-extensions:   BlockArguments
+                        DataKinds
+                        DeriveGeneric
+                        DuplicateRecordFields
+                        FlexibleContexts
+                        FlexibleInstances
+                        LambdaCase
+                        NoImplicitPrelude
+                        OverloadedStrings
+                        RankNTypes
+                        ScopedTypeVariables
+                        TypeApplications
+                        TypeOperators
+  ghc-options:          -Wall
+
+  if flag(werror)
+    ghc-options:        -Werror
+
+library
+  import:               base, project-config,
+                        async,
+                        bytestring,
+                        contravariant,
+                        directory,
+                        filepath,
+                        network,
+                        process,
+                        resourcet,
+                        text,
+                        unliftio,
+                        Win32,
+
+  if os(windows)
+    exposed-modules:    HaskellWorks.IO.Win32.NamedPipe
+
+  exposed-modules:      HaskellWorks.Control.Monad
+                        HaskellWorks.Data.String
+                        HaskellWorks.Error
+                        HaskellWorks.Error.Types
+                        HaskellWorks.IO.Network.NamedPipe
+                        HaskellWorks.IO.Network.Port
+                        HaskellWorks.IO.Network.Socket
+                        HaskellWorks.IO.Process
+                        HaskellWorks.Prelude
+                        HaskellWorks.Unsafe
+  hs-source-dirs:       src
diff --git a/src/HaskellWorks/Control/Monad.hs b/src/HaskellWorks/Control/Monad.hs
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+module HaskellWorks.Control.Monad
+  ( repeatNUntilM_,
+    repeatNWhileM_,
+  ) where
+
+import           HaskellWorks.Prelude
+
+-- | Repeat an action n times until the action returns True.
+repeatNUntilM_ :: ()
+  => Monad m
+  => Int
+  -> (Int -> m Bool)
+  -> m ()
+repeatNUntilM_ n action = go 0
+  where
+    go i =
+      when (i < n) $ do
+        shouldTerminate <- action i
+        unless shouldTerminate $ go (i + 1)
+
+-- | Repeat an action n times while the action returns True.
+repeatNWhileM_ :: ()
+  => Monad m
+  => Int
+  -> (Int -> m Bool)
+  -> m ()
+repeatNWhileM_ n action = go 0
+  where
+    go i =
+      when (i < n) $ do
+        shouldContinue <- action i
+        when shouldContinue $ go (i + 1)
diff --git a/src/HaskellWorks/Data/String.hs b/src/HaskellWorks/Data/String.hs
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/HaskellWorks/Data/String.hs
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+module HaskellWorks.Data.String
+  ( unlines
+  , unwords
+  , words
+  , lines
+  ) where
+
+import           Data.String
diff --git a/src/HaskellWorks/Error.hs b/src/HaskellWorks/Error.hs
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/HaskellWorks/Error.hs
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+module HaskellWorks.Error
+  ( onLeft,
+    onNothing,
+    onLeftM,
+    onNothingM,
+  ) where
+
+import           HaskellWorks.Prelude
+
+onLeft :: forall e a m. ()
+  => Monad m
+  => (e -> m a) -> Either e a -> m a
+onLeft f = either f pure
+
+onNothing :: forall a m. ()
+  => Monad m
+  => m a -> Maybe a -> m a
+onNothing h = maybe h return
+
+onLeftM :: forall e a m. ()
+  => Monad m
+  => (e -> m a) -> m (Either e a) -> m a
+onLeftM f action = onLeft f =<< action
+
+onNothingM :: forall a m. ()
+  => Monad m
+  => m a -> m (Maybe a) -> m a
+onNothingM h f = onNothing h =<< f
diff --git a/src/HaskellWorks/Error/Types.hs b/src/HaskellWorks/Error/Types.hs
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/HaskellWorks/Error/Types.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE DeriveGeneric #-}
+
+module HaskellWorks.Error.Types
+  ( GenericError(..),
+    TimedOut(..),
+  ) where
+
+import           HaskellWorks.Prelude
+
+newtype GenericError = GenericError
+  { message :: Text
+  }
+  deriving (Generic, Eq, Show)
+
+newtype TimedOut = TimedOut
+  { message :: Text
+  }
+  deriving (Generic, Eq, Show)
diff --git a/src/HaskellWorks/IO/Network/NamedPipe.hs b/src/HaskellWorks/IO/Network/NamedPipe.hs
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/HaskellWorks/IO/Network/NamedPipe.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
+
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -Wno-unused-imports #-}
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -Wno-unused-matches #-}
+
+module HaskellWorks.IO.Network.NamedPipe
+  ( doesNamedPipeExist
+  ) where
+
+import           Data.Bool
+import           Prelude (error)
+import           System.IO (FilePath, IO)
+
+#ifdef mingw32_HOST_OS
+import qualified HaskellWorks.IO.Win32.NamedPipe as W32
+#endif
+
+doesNamedPipeExist :: FilePath -> IO Bool
+doesNamedPipeExist path =
+#ifdef mingw32_HOST_OS
+  W32.waitNamedPipe path 1
+#else
+  error "doesNamedPipeExist may only be called on Windows"
+#endif
diff --git a/src/HaskellWorks/IO/Network/Port.hs b/src/HaskellWorks/IO/Network/Port.hs
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/HaskellWorks/IO/Network/Port.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeApplications #-}
+
+module HaskellWorks.IO.Network.Port
+  ( randomPort,
+    reserveRandomPort,
+    portInUse,
+  ) where
+
+import           Control.Exception
+import           Control.Monad                (Monad (..), MonadFail (..))
+import           Control.Monad.IO.Class
+import           Control.Monad.Trans.Resource
+import           Data.Bool
+import           Data.Either
+import           Data.Function
+import           Network.Socket
+
+-- | Return a random available port on a specified host address
+randomPort :: ()
+  => MonadIO m
+  => MonadFail m
+  => HostAddress
+  -> m PortNumber
+randomPort hostAddress = do
+  sock <- liftIO $ socket AF_INET Stream defaultProtocol
+  -- Allow the port to be reused immediately after the socket is closed
+  liftIO $ setSocketOption sock ReuseAddr 1
+  liftIO $ bind sock $ SockAddrInet defaultPort hostAddress
+  SockAddrInet port _ <- liftIO $ getSocketName sock
+  liftIO $ close sock
+  return port
+
+reserveRandomPort :: ()
+  => MonadFail m
+  => MonadResource m
+  => HostAddress
+  -> m (ReleaseKey, PortNumber)
+reserveRandomPort hostAddress = do
+  sock <- liftIO $ socket AF_INET Stream defaultProtocol
+  liftIO $ setSocketOption sock ReuseAddr 1
+  liftIO $ bind sock $ SockAddrInet defaultPort hostAddress
+  SockAddrInet port _ <- liftIO $ getSocketName sock
+  releaseKey <- register $ close sock
+  return (releaseKey, port)
+
+-- | Check if a port is in use on a specified host address
+portInUse :: ()
+  => MonadIO m
+  => HostAddress
+  -> PortNumber
+  -> m Bool
+portInUse hostAddress pn = do
+  sock <- liftIO $ socket AF_INET Stream defaultProtocol
+  liftIO $ setSocketOption sock ReuseAddr 1
+  result <- liftIO $ try @SomeException $ bind sock (SockAddrInet pn hostAddress)
+  liftIO $ close sock
+  return $ either (const False) (const True) result
diff --git a/src/HaskellWorks/IO/Network/Socket.hs b/src/HaskellWorks/IO/Network/Socket.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/HaskellWorks/IO/Network/Socket.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeApplications    #-}
+
+module HaskellWorks.IO.Network.Socket
+  ( doesSocketExist,
+    isPortOpen,
+    canConnect,
+    listenOn,
+    allocateRandomPorts,
+  ) where
+
+import           Control.Exception  (IOException, handle)
+import           Control.Monad
+import           Data.Bool
+import           Data.Function
+import           Data.Functor
+import           Data.Int
+import           Data.Maybe
+import           Network.Socket     (Family (AF_INET), SockAddr (..), Socket,
+                                     SocketType (Stream))
+import           Prelude            (fromIntegral)
+import           System.IO          (FilePath, IO)
+import           Text.Show          (show)
+
+import qualified Network.Socket     as IO
+import qualified System.Directory   as IO
+import qualified UnliftIO.Exception as IO
+
+-- | Check if a TCP port is open
+isPortOpen :: Int -> IO Bool
+isPortOpen port = do
+  socketAddressInfos <- IO.getAddrInfo Nothing (Just "127.0.0.1") (Just (show port))
+  case socketAddressInfos of
+    socketAddressInfo:_ ->
+      handle (return . const @Bool @IOException False) $
+        canConnect (IO.addrAddress socketAddressInfo) $> True
+    [] -> return False
+
+-- | Check if it is possible to connect to a socket address
+canConnect :: SockAddr -> IO ()
+canConnect sockAddr = IO.bracket (IO.socket AF_INET Stream 6) IO.close' $ \sock -> do
+  IO.connect sock sockAddr
+
+-- | Open a socket at the specified port for listening
+listenOn :: Int -> IO Socket
+listenOn n = do
+  sock <- IO.socket AF_INET Stream 0
+  sockAddrInfo:_ <- IO.getAddrInfo Nothing (Just "127.0.0.1") (Just (show n))
+  IO.setSocketOption sock IO.ReuseAddr 1
+  IO.bind sock (IO.addrAddress sockAddrInfo)
+  IO.listen sock 2
+  return sock
+
+doesSocketExist :: FilePath -> IO Bool
+doesSocketExist = IO.doesFileExist
+{-# INLINE doesSocketExist #-}
+
+-- | Allocate the specified number of random ports
+allocateRandomPorts :: Int -> IO [Int]
+allocateRandomPorts n = do
+  let hints = IO.defaultHints
+        { IO.addrFlags = [IO.AI_PASSIVE]
+        , IO.addrSocketType = IO.Stream
+        }
+
+  -- Create n sockets with randomly bound ports, grab the port numbers and close those ports
+  addr:_ <- IO.getAddrInfo (Just hints) (Just "127.0.0.1") (Just "0")
+  socks <- forM [1..n] $ \_ -> IO.socket (IO.addrFamily addr) (IO.addrSocketType addr) (IO.addrProtocol addr)
+  forM_ socks $ \sock -> IO.bind sock (IO.addrAddress addr)
+  ports <- forM socks IO.socketPort
+  forM_ socks IO.close
+
+  return $ fmap fromIntegral ports
diff --git a/src/HaskellWorks/IO/Process.hs b/src/HaskellWorks/IO/Process.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/HaskellWorks/IO/Process.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+module HaskellWorks.IO.Process
+  ( maybeWaitForProcess,
+    waitSecondsForProcess,
+  ) where
+
+import           Control.Concurrent       as IO
+import           Control.Concurrent.Async as IO
+import qualified Control.Exception        as IO
+import           Data.Maybe
+import           System.Exit
+import           System.IO
+
+import           Control.Applicative
+import           Data.Function
+import           Data.Functor
+import           HaskellWorks.Error.Types
+import           HaskellWorks.Prelude
+import qualified System.Process           as IO
+import           System.Process
+
+maybeWaitForProcess :: ()
+  => ProcessHandle
+  -> IO (Maybe ExitCode)
+maybeWaitForProcess hProcess =
+  IO.catch (fmap Just (IO.waitForProcess hProcess)) $ \(_ :: AsyncCancelled) -> pure Nothing
+
+waitSecondsForProcess :: ()
+  => Int
+  -> ProcessHandle
+  -> IO (Either TimedOut (Maybe ExitCode))
+waitSecondsForProcess seconds hProcess =
+  IO.race
+    (IO.threadDelay (seconds * 1000000) >> pure (TimedOut "Timed out waiting for process"))
+    (maybeWaitForProcess hProcess)
diff --git a/src/HaskellWorks/IO/Win32/NamedPipe.hsc b/src/HaskellWorks/IO/Win32/NamedPipe.hsc
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/HaskellWorks/IO/Win32/NamedPipe.hsc
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <windows.h>
+
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP                #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE MultiWayIf         #-}
+
+-- | For full details on the Windows named pipes API see
+-- <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/ipc/named-pipes>
+--
+module HaskellWorks.IO.Win32.NamedPipe
+  ( -- ** waiting for named pipe instances
+    waitNamedPipe,
+
+    TimeOut,
+    nMPWAIT_USE_DEFAULT_WAIT,
+    nMPWAIT_WAIT_FOREVER,
+  ) where
+
+import Control.Applicative (pure)
+import Data.Bool (Bool (..), otherwise)
+import Data.Eq ((==))
+import Data.Function (($))
+import Data.String (String)
+import Foreign.C.String (withCString)
+import System.IO (IO)
+import System.Win32.File
+import System.Win32.Types hiding (try)
+
+-- | Timeout in milliseconds.
+--
+-- * 'nMPWAIT_USE_DEFAULT_WAIT' indicates that the timeout value passed to
+--   'createNamedPipe' should be used.
+-- * 'nMPWAIT_WAIT_FOREVER' - 'waitNamedPipe' will block forever, until a named
+--   pipe instance is available.
+--
+type TimeOut = DWORD
+#{enum TimeOut,
+ , nMPWAIT_USE_DEFAULT_WAIT = NMPWAIT_USE_DEFAULT_WAIT
+ , nMPWAIT_WAIT_FOREVER     = NMPWAIT_WAIT_FOREVER
+ }
+
+-- | Wait until a named pipe instance is available.  If there is no instance at
+-- hand before the timeout, it will error with 'ERROR_SEM_TIMEOUT', i.e.
+-- @invalid argument (The semaphore timeout period has expired)@
+--
+-- It returns 'True' if there is an available instance, subsequent 'createFile'
+-- might still fail, if another thread will take turn and connect before, or if
+-- the other end shuts down the name pipe.
+--
+-- It returns 'False' if timeout fired.
+--
+waitNamedPipe :: String  -- ^ pipe name
+              -> TimeOut -- ^ nTimeOut
+              -> IO Bool
+waitNamedPipe name timeout =
+    withCString name $ \ c_name -> do
+      r <- c_WaitNamedPipe c_name timeout
+      e <- getLastError
+      if | r                      -> pure r
+         | e == eRROR_SEM_TIMEOUT -> pure False
+         | otherwise              -> failWith "waitNamedPipe" e
+
+
+-- 'c_WaitNamedPipe' is a blocking call, hence the _safe_ import.
+foreign import ccall safe "windows.h WaitNamedPipeA"
+  c_WaitNamedPipe :: LPCSTR -- lpNamedPipeName
+                  -> DWORD  -- nTimeOut
+                  -> IO BOOL
+
+eRROR_SEM_TIMEOUT :: ErrCode
+eRROR_SEM_TIMEOUT = #const ERROR_SEM_TIMEOUT
diff --git a/src/HaskellWorks/Prelude.hs b/src/HaskellWorks/Prelude.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/HaskellWorks/Prelude.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+module HaskellWorks.Prelude
+  ( Bool(..),
+    Char(..),
+    Maybe(..),
+    Either(..),
+
+    String,
+    Text,
+    ByteString,
+    Int,
+    Int8,
+    Int16,
+    Int32,
+    Int64,
+    Integer,
+    Word,
+    Word8,
+    Word16,
+    Word32,
+    Word64,
+    Float,
+    Double,
+    FilePath,
+    Void,
+
+    Eq(..),
+    Ord(..),
+    Num(..),
+    Show(..),
+    IsString(..),
+    tshow,
+
+    bool,
+    const,
+
+    absurd,
+    vacuous,
+
+    either,
+    lefts,
+    rights,
+    isLeft,
+    isRight,
+    fromLeft,
+    fromRight,
+
+    maybe,
+    isJust,
+    isNothing,
+    fromMaybe,
+    listToMaybe,
+    maybeToList,
+    catMaybes,
+    mapMaybe,
+
+    fst,
+    flip,
+    snd,
+    id,
+    seq,
+    curry,
+    uncurry,
+    ($!),
+    ($),
+    (&),
+    not,
+    otherwise,
+    (&&),
+    (||),
+    (.),
+    (</>),
+
+    void,
+    mapM_,
+    forM,
+    forM_,
+    sequence_,
+    (=<<),
+    (>=>),
+    (<=<),
+    forever,
+    join,
+    msum,
+    mfilter,
+    filterM,
+    foldM,
+    foldM_,
+    replicateM,
+    replicateM_,
+    guard,
+    when,
+    unless,
+    liftM,
+    liftM2,
+    liftM3,
+    liftM4,
+    liftM5,
+    ap,
+    (<$!>),
+
+    (<$>),
+
+    (<**>),
+    liftA,
+    liftA3,
+    optional,
+    asum,
+
+    for_,
+
+    zip,
+    zip3,
+    zipWith,
+    zipWith3,
+    unzip,
+    unzip3,
+
+    Fractional(..),
+    Floating(..),
+    Integral(..),
+    Read(..),
+    Real(..),
+    RealFrac(..),
+    RealFloat(..),
+    Ratio(..),
+    Rational,
+    fromIntegral,
+    realToFrac,
+    even,
+    odd,
+    numericEnumFrom,
+    numericEnumFromThen,
+    numericEnumFromTo,
+    numericEnumFromThenTo,
+    integralEnumFrom,
+    integralEnumFromThen,
+    integralEnumFromTo,
+    integralEnumFromThenTo,
+    numerator,
+    denominator,
+    (%),
+
+    Monad(..),
+    MonadFail(..),
+    MonadPlus(..),
+    Applicative(..),
+    Alternative(..),
+    Contravariant(..),
+    Divisible(..),
+    Functor(..),
+    Bifunctor(..),
+    Semigroup(..),
+    Monoid(..),
+    Foldable(..),
+    Traversable(..),
+
+    IO,
+
+    CallStack,
+    HasCallStack,
+    withFrozenCallStack,
+
+    Generic,
+
+    IOException,
+    IOError,
+    SomeException(..),
+  ) where
+
+import           Control.Applicative
+import           Control.Exception
+import           Control.Monad
+import           Data.Bifunctor
+import           Data.Bool
+import           Data.ByteString                      (ByteString)
+import           Data.Char
+import           Data.Either
+import           Data.Eq
+import           Data.Foldable
+import           Data.Function
+import           Data.Functor.Contravariant
+import           Data.Functor.Contravariant.Divisible
+import           Data.Int
+import           Data.Maybe
+import           Data.Monoid
+import           Data.Ord
+import           Data.Semigroup
+import           Data.String
+import           Data.Text                            (Text)
+import           Data.Traversable
+import           Data.Tuple
+import           Data.Void
+import           Data.Word
+import           GHC.Base
+import           GHC.Generics
+import           GHC.Num
+import           GHC.Real
+import           GHC.Stack
+import           Prelude
+import           System.FilePath
+
+import qualified Data.Text                            as T
+
+tshow :: Show a => a -> Text
+tshow = T.pack . show
diff --git a/src/HaskellWorks/Unsafe.hs b/src/HaskellWorks/Unsafe.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/HaskellWorks/Unsafe.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+module HaskellWorks.Unsafe
+  ( error
+  , undefined
+  ) where
+
+import           Prelude
