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+Copyright (c) 2014, Silk
+
+All rights reserved.
+
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+
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+
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+hxt-pickle-utils
+================
+
+Utility functions for using HXT picklers.
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/hxt-pickle-utils.cabal b/hxt-pickle-utils.cabal
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+name:                hxt-pickle-utils
+version:             0.1
+synopsis:            Utility functions for using HXT picklers.
+description:         Utility functions for using HXT picklers.
+homepage:            https://github.com/silkapp/hxt-pickle-utils
+license:             BSD3
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Silk
+maintainer:          code@silk.co
+copyright:           (c) 2014, Silk
+category:            XML
+build-type:          Simple
+extra-source-files:  README.md
+cabal-version:       >=1.10
+
+library
+  exposed-modules:     Text.Xml.Pickle
+  build-depends:       base >= 4.5 && < 4.7
+                     , hxt  >= 9.2 && < 9.4
+                     , mtl  >= 2.0 && < 2.2
+  hs-source-dirs:      src
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+
+source-repository head
+  Type:     git
+  Location: https://github.com/silkapp/hxt-pickle-utils.git
diff --git a/src/Text/Xml/Pickle.hs b/src/Text/Xml/Pickle.hs
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+-- | Some utility functions for using hxt picklers.
+module Text.Xml.Pickle
+  ( toXML
+  , fromXML
+  , maybeFromXML
+  , eitherFromXML
+  ) where
+
+import Control.Monad.Identity
+import Control.Category
+import Prelude hiding ((.))
+import Text.XML.HXT.Core
+
+-- | Convert a value to an XML string.
+toXML :: XmlPickler p => p -> String
+toXML = showPickled []
+
+-- | Parse a string containing xml to a value. On parse failure, will
+-- call `error`.
+fromXML :: XmlPickler a => String -> a
+fromXML = runIdentity . fromXMLM
+
+-- | Parse a string containing xml to a value, or `Nothing` if the
+-- parse fails.
+maybeFromXML :: XmlPickler a => String -> Maybe a
+maybeFromXML = fromXMLM
+
+-- | Parse a string containing xml to a value, or an error message on
+-- failure.
+eitherFromXML :: XmlPickler a => String -> Either String a
+eitherFromXML text =
+  case runLA (removeAllWhiteSpace . xread) text of
+    []    -> Left "Failed to parse XML in eitherFromXML."
+    [x]   -> unpickleDoc' xpickle x
+    (_:_) -> Left "Multiple parses in eitherFromXML."
+
+fromXMLM :: (Monad m, XmlPickler a) => String -> m a
+fromXMLM text = case runLA (removeAllWhiteSpace . xread) text of
+  []    -> fail "Failed to parse XML in fromXMLM."
+  [x]   -> either fail return $ unpickleDoc' xpickle x
+  (_:_) -> fail "Multiple parses in fromXMLM."