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+## Unreleased changes
+
+## 2.12.0.0
+
+* Decomposed `HaskellName` into `ConstraintNameHS`, `EntityNameHS`, `FieldNameHS`. Decomposed `DBName` into `ConstraintNameDB`, `EntityNameDB`, `FieldNameDB` respectively. [#1174](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/1174)
+* [#1214](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/1214):
+    * This package was asborbed into `persistent` itself.
+
+## 2.9.1.0
+
+* [#1145](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/1148)
+    * Fix a bug where the `SqlType` for a shared primary key was being
+      incorrectly set to `SqlString` instead of whatever the target primary key
+      sql type was.
+* [#1151](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/1151)
+    * Automatically generate `SymbolToField` instances for datatypes, allowing
+      `OverloadedLabels` to be used with the `EntityField` type.
+
+## 2.9
+
+* Always use the "stock" strategy when deriving Show/Read for keys [#1106](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/1106)
+	* This fixes a regression from 2.8.0, which started using the `newtype` strategy when deriving `Show`/`Read` for keys
+	* In practice, this means that from 2.8.0–2.8.3.1, for the following schema:
+
+	```
+	Person
+		name Text
+	CustomPrimary
+		anInt Int
+		Primary anInt
+		name Text
+	```
+
+	`PersonKey 1` would show as `"SqlBackendKey {unSqlBackendKey = 1}"`
+	and `CustomPrimaryKey 1` would show as `"1"`
+
+	This was generally poor for debugging and logging, since all tables keys would print the same. For Persistent < 2.8.0 and > 2.8.3.1, they instead will show as:
+
+	`"PersonKey {unPersonKey = SqlBackendKey {unSqlBackendKey = 1}}"`
+	and `"CustomPrimaryKey {unCustomPrimaryKey = 1}"`
+
+	This could be a breaking change if you have used `Show` on a key, wrote that string into some persistent storage like a database, and are trying to `Read` it back again later.
+
+## 2.8.3.1
+
+* Allow aeson 1.5. [#1085](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/1085)
+
+## 2.8.3.0
+
+* Add `Lift` instances for the cascade types. [#1060](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/1060)
+* Use `DeriveLift` to implement all `Lift` instances. Among other benefits,
+  this provides implementations of `liftTyped` on `template-haskell-2.16` (GHC
+  8.10) or later. [#1064](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/1064)
+
+## 2.8.2.3
+
+* Require extensions in a more friendly manner. [#1030](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/1030)
+* Specify a strategy for all deriving clauses, which avoids the `-Wmissing-deriving-strategy` warning introduced in GHC 8.8.2. [#1030](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/1030)
+
+## 2.8.2.2
+
+* Fix the `mkPersist` function to not require importing the classes explicitly. [#1027](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/1027)
+
+## 2.8.2.1
+
+* Fix the test-suite for persistent-template. [#1023](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/1023)
+
+## 2.8.2
+
+* Add `fieldError` to the export list of `Database.Persist.TH` [#1008](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/1008)
+
+## 2.8.1
+
+* Let the user pass instances that will be derived for record and for key types (https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/990
+
+## 2.8.0.1
+
+* Small optimization/code cleanup to generated Template Haskell code size, by slimming the implementation of to/fromPersistValue for Entities. [#1014](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/1014)
+
+## 2.8.0
+
+* Reduces the amount of code generated by Template Haskell. The amount of code generated for a certain function was O(N^2) with respect to the number of fields on a given Entity. This change shows dramatic improvements in benchmarks for compiling Persistent models. [#]()
+* Drops support for GHC 8.0, so that `DerivingStrategies` can be used by `persistent-template`
+* `persistent-template` now requires `DerivingStrategies`, `GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving`, and `StandaloneDeriving` to be enabled in the file where Persistent entities are created
+* Fixes a long-standing issue where persistent-template would fail when `DeriveAnyClass` was enabled (See #578)
+* [#1002](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/1002)
+
+## 2.7.4
+
+* Remove an overlapping instance for `Lift a`. [#998](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/998)
+
+## 2.7.3
+
+* Update module documentation for `Database.Persist.TH` to better describe the purpose of the module [#968](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/968)
+* Support template-haskell-2.15 [#959](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/959)
+
+## 2.7.2
+
+* Expose the knot tying logic of `parseReferences` so that users can build
+  migrations from independently define entities at runtime [#932](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/932)
+
+## 2.7.1
+
+* Add the `mkEntityDefList` function to work around [#902](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/issues/902). [#904](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/904)
+
+## 2.7.0
+
+* Depends on `persistent-2.10.0` which provides the `OnlyOneUniqueKey` and `AtLeastOneUniqueKey` classes. Automatically generates instances for these classes based on how many unique keys the entity definition gets. This changes requires `UndecidableInstances` to be enabled on each module that generates entity definitions. [#885](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/885)
+* Removed deprecated `sqlOnlySettings`. Please use `sqlSettings` instead. [#894](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/894)
+
+## 2.6.0
+* [persistent#846](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/846): Improve error message when marshalling fails
+* [persistent#826](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/826): Change `Unique` derive `Show`
+
+## 2.5.4
+
+* [persistent#778](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/issues/778): Add `persistManyFileWith`.
+
+## 2.5.3.1
+
+* Slight improvement to the error message when a Persistent field can't be parsed from database results
+
+## 2.5.3
+
+* Exposed `parseReferences` to allow custom QuasiQuoters
+
+## 2.5.2
+
+* Fix incorrect `ToJSON`/`FromJSON` instance generation for generic
+  backends
+
+## 2.5.1.6
+
+Allow non-null self-references in a list
+
+## 2.5.1.4
+
+* Allow composite Primary keys for tables that contain nullable fields.
+* Support foreign keys to non-integer ids
+
+## 2.5.1.3
+
+* fix GHC 7.8 bug when a field name is "type"
+
+## 2.5.1.2
+
+* fix a bad Eq instance /= definition for Key when mpsGenetric=True
+
+## 2.5.0.1
+
+* workaround TH bug in GHC 7.10
+
+## 2.5
+
+* read/write typeclass split
+
+## 2.1.6
+
+* aeson 0.11
+* transformers 0.5
+## 2.1.4
+
+support http-api-data for url serialization
+
+## 2.1.3.3
+
+By default explicitly use Int64 for foreign key references.
+This avoids confusion on a 32 bit system.
+
+## 2.1.3.1
+
+Support foreign key references to composite primary keys
+
+## 2.1.0.1
+
+Support for monad-control 1.0
diff --git a/Database/Persist/TH.hs b/Database/Persist/TH.hs
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-{-# LANGUAGE TemplateHaskell #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
-{-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-warn-orphans -fno-warn-missing-fields #-}
--- | This module provides utilities for creating backends. Regular users do not
--- need to use this module.
-module Database.Persist.TH
-    ( -- * Parse entity defs
-      persistWith
-    , persistUpperCase
-    , persistLowerCase
-    , persistFileWith
-      -- ** Deprecated synonyms
-    , persist
-    , persistFile
-      -- * Turn @EntityDef@s into types
-    , mkPersist
-    , MkPersistSettings (..)
-    , sqlSettings
-      -- * Various other TH functions
-    , mkMigrate
-    , mkSave
-    , mkDeleteCascade
-    , share
-    , derivePersistField
-    , persistFieldFromEntity
-      -- ** Deprecated
-    , share2
-    ) where
-
-import Prelude hiding ((++), take, concat, splitAt)
-import Database.Persist.EntityDef
-import Database.Persist.Quasi
-import Database.Persist.Store
-import Database.Persist.Query.Internal
-import Database.Persist.GenericSql (Migration, SqlPersist, migrate)
-import Database.Persist.Util (nullable)
-import Database.Persist.TH.Library (apE)
-import Language.Haskell.TH.Quote
-import Language.Haskell.TH.Syntax
-import Data.Char (toLower, toUpper)
-import Control.Monad (forM, (<=<), mzero)
-import Control.Monad.Trans.Control (MonadBaseControl)
-import Control.Monad.IO.Class (MonadIO)
-import qualified System.IO as SIO
-import Data.Text (pack, Text, append, unpack, concat, uncons, cons)
-import qualified Data.Text.IO as TIO
-import Data.List (foldl')
-import Data.Monoid (mappend, mconcat)
-import qualified Data.Map as M
-import Data.Aeson
-    ( ToJSON (toJSON), FromJSON (parseJSON), (.=), object
-    , Value (Object), (.:), (.:?)
-    )
-import Control.Applicative (pure, (<*>))
-
--- | Converts a quasi-quoted syntax into a list of entity definitions, to be
--- used as input to the template haskell generation code (mkPersist).
-persistWith :: PersistSettings -> QuasiQuoter
-persistWith ps = QuasiQuoter
-    { quoteExp = lift . parse ps . pack
-    }
-
--- | Deprecate synonym for 'persistUpperCase'.
-persist :: QuasiQuoter
-persist = persistUpperCase
-{-# DEPRECATED persist "Please use persistUpperCase instead." #-}
-
--- | Apply 'persistWith' to 'upperCaseSettings'.
-persistUpperCase :: QuasiQuoter
-persistUpperCase = persistWith upperCaseSettings
-
--- | Apply 'persistWith' to 'lowerCaseSettings'.
-persistLowerCase :: QuasiQuoter
-persistLowerCase = persistWith lowerCaseSettings
-
--- | Same as 'persistWith', but uses an external file instead of a
--- quasiquotation.
-persistFileWith :: PersistSettings -> FilePath -> Q Exp
-persistFileWith ps fp = do
-#ifdef GHC_7_4
-    qAddDependentFile fp
-#endif
-    h <- qRunIO $ SIO.openFile fp SIO.ReadMode
-    qRunIO $ SIO.hSetEncoding h SIO.utf8_bom
-    s <- qRunIO $ TIO.hGetContents h
-    lift $ parse ps s
-
--- | Deprecated function. Equivalent to @persistFileWith upperCaseSettings@.
-persistFile :: FilePath -> Q Exp
-persistFile = persistFileWith upperCaseSettings
-
--- | Create data types and appropriate 'PersistEntity' instances for the given
--- 'EntityDef's. Works well with the persist quasi-quoter.
-mkPersist :: MkPersistSettings -> [EntityDef] -> Q [Dec]
-mkPersist mps ents = do
-    x <- fmap mconcat $ mapM persistFieldFromEntity ents
-    y <- fmap mconcat $ mapM (mkEntity mps) ents
-    z <- fmap mconcat $ mapM mkJSON ents
-    return $ mconcat [x, y, z]
-
--- | Settings to be passed to the 'mkPersist' function.
-data MkPersistSettings = MkPersistSettings
-    { mpsBackend :: Type
-    -- ^ Which database backend we\'re using.
-    --
-    -- When generating data types, each type is given a generic version- which
-    -- works with any backend- and a type synonym for the commonly used
-    -- backend. This is where you specify that commonly used backend.
-    }
-
--- | Use the 'SqlPersist' backend.
-sqlSettings :: MkPersistSettings
-sqlSettings = MkPersistSettings
-    { mpsBackend = ConT ''SqlPersist
-    }
-
-recName :: Text -> Text -> Text
-recName dt f = lowerFirst dt ++ upperFirst f
-
-lowerFirst :: Text -> Text
-lowerFirst t =
-    case uncons t of
-        Just (a, b) -> cons (toLower a) b
-        Nothing -> t
-
-upperFirst :: Text -> Text
-upperFirst t =
-    case uncons t of
-        Just (a, b) -> cons (toUpper a) b
-        Nothing -> t
-
-dataTypeDec :: EntityDef -> Dec
-dataTypeDec t =
-    DataD [] nameG [KindedTV backend monadTransKind] constrs
-    $ map (mkName . unpack) $ entityDerives t
-  where
-#if MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,8,0)
-    arrowK x y = ArrowT `AppT` x `AppT` y
-    monadKind = StarT `arrowK` StarT
-    monadTransKind = monadKind `arrowK` monadKind
-#else
-    monadKind = StarK `ArrowK` StarK
-    monadTransKind = monadKind `ArrowK` monadKind
-#endif
-    mkCol x (FieldDef n _ ty as) =
-        (mkName $ unpack $ recName x $ unHaskellName n,
-         NotStrict,
-         pairToType backend (ty, nullable as)
-        )
-    nameG = mkName $ unpack $ unHaskellName (entityHaskell t) ++ suffix
-    name = mkName $ unpack $ unHaskellName $ entityHaskell t
-    cols = map (mkCol $ unHaskellName $ entityHaskell t) $ entityFields t
-    backend = mkName "backend"
-
-    constrs
-        | entitySum t = map sumCon $ entityFields t
-        | otherwise = [RecC name cols]
-
-    sumCon fd@(FieldDef _ _ ty _) = NormalC
-        (sumConstrName t fd)
-        [(NotStrict, pairToType backend (ty, False))]
-
-sumConstrName :: EntityDef -> FieldDef -> Name
-sumConstrName t (FieldDef n _ _ _) = mkName $ unpack $ concat
-    [ unHaskellName $ entityHaskell t
-    , upperFirst $ unHaskellName n
-    , "Sum"
-    ]
-
-readMay :: Read a => String -> Maybe a
-readMay s =
-    case reads s of
-        (x, _):_ -> Just x
-        [] -> Nothing
-
-entityUpdates :: EntityDef -> [(HaskellName, FieldType, Bool, PersistUpdate)]
-entityUpdates =
-    concatMap go . entityFields
-  where
-    go (FieldDef x _ y as) = map (\a -> (x, y, nullable as, a)) [minBound..maxBound]
-
-uniqueTypeDec :: EntityDef -> Dec
-uniqueTypeDec t =
-    DataInstD [] ''Unique
-        [ ConT (mkName $ unpack (unHaskellName (entityHaskell t) ++ suffix))
-          `AppT` VarT backend, VarT backend2
-        ]
-            (map (mkUnique backend t) $ entityUniques t)
-            []
-  where
-    backend = mkName "backend"
-    backend2 = mkName "backend2"
-
-mkUnique :: Name -> EntityDef -> UniqueDef -> Con
-mkUnique backend t (UniqueDef (HaskellName constr) _ fields) =
-    NormalC (mkName $ unpack constr) types
-  where
-    types = map (go . flip lookup3 (entityFields t))
-          $ map (unHaskellName . fst) fields
-
-    go :: (FieldType, Bool) -> (Strict, Type)
-    go (_, True) = error "Error: cannot have nullables in unique"
-    go (ft, y) = (NotStrict, pairToType backend (ft, y))
-
-    lookup3 :: Text -> [FieldDef] -> (FieldType, Bool)
-    lookup3 s [] =
-        error $ unpack $ "Column not found: " ++ s ++ " in unique " ++ constr
-    lookup3 x ((FieldDef (HaskellName x') _ y z):rest)
-        | x == x' = (y, nullable z)
-        | otherwise = lookup3 x rest
-
-pairToType :: Name -- ^ backend
-           -> (FieldType, Bool) -- ^ True == has Maybe attr
-           -> Type
-pairToType backend (s, False) = idType backend s
-pairToType backend (s, True) = ConT (mkName "Maybe") `AppT` idType backend s
-
-idType :: Name -> FieldType -> Type
-idType backend typ =
-    case stripId typ of
-        Just typ' ->
-            ConT ''Key
-            `AppT` VarT backend
-            `AppT` (ConT (mkName $ unpack $ typ' ++ "Generic") `AppT` VarT backend)
-        Nothing -> ftToType typ
-
-degen :: [Clause] -> [Clause]
-degen [] =
-    let err = VarE (mkName "error") `AppE` LitE (StringL
-                "Degenerate case, should never happen")
-     in [Clause [WildP] (NormalB err) []]
-degen x = x
-
-mkToPersistFields :: String -> EntityDef -> Q Dec
-mkToPersistFields constr ed@EntityDef { entitySum = isSum, entityFields = fields } = do
-    clauses <-
-        if isSum
-            then sequence $ zipWith goSum fields [1..]
-            else fmap return go
-    return $ FunD (mkName "toPersistFields") clauses
-  where
-    go :: Q Clause
-    go = do
-        xs <- sequence $ replicate fieldCount $ newName "x"
-        let pat = ConP (mkName constr) $ map VarP xs
-        sp <- [|SomePersistField|]
-        let bod = ListE $ map (AppE sp . VarE) xs
-        return $ Clause [pat] (NormalB bod) []
-
-    fieldCount = length fields
-
-    goSum :: FieldDef -> Int -> Q Clause
-    goSum fd idx = do
-        let name = sumConstrName ed fd
-        enull <- [|SomePersistField PersistNull|]
-        let beforeCount = idx - 1
-            afterCount = fieldCount - idx
-            before = replicate beforeCount enull
-            after = replicate afterCount enull
-        x <- newName "x"
-        sp <- [|SomePersistField|]
-        let body = NormalB $ ListE $ mconcat
-                [ before
-                , [sp `AppE` VarE x]
-                , after
-                ]
-        return $ Clause [ConP name [VarP x]] body []
-
-
-mkToFieldNames :: [UniqueDef] -> Q Dec
-mkToFieldNames pairs = do
-    pairs' <- mapM go pairs
-    return $ FunD (mkName "persistUniqueToFieldNames") $ degen pairs'
-  where
-    go (UniqueDef constr _ names) = do
-        names' <- lift names
-        return $
-            Clause
-                [RecP (mkName $ unpack $ unHaskellName constr) []]
-                (NormalB names')
-                []
-
-mkToUpdate :: String -> [(String, PersistUpdate)] -> Q Dec
-mkToUpdate name pairs = do
-    pairs' <- mapM go pairs
-    return $ FunD (mkName name) $ degen pairs'
-  where
-    go (constr, pu) = do
-        pu' <- lift pu
-        return $ Clause [RecP (mkName constr) []] (NormalB pu') []
-
-mkUniqueToValues :: [UniqueDef] -> Q Dec
-mkUniqueToValues pairs = do
-    pairs' <- mapM go pairs
-    return $ FunD (mkName "persistUniqueToValues") $ degen pairs'
-  where
-    go :: UniqueDef -> Q Clause
-    go (UniqueDef constr _ names) = do
-        xs <- mapM (const $ newName "x") names
-        let pat = ConP (mkName $ unpack $ unHaskellName constr) $ map VarP xs
-        tpv <- [|toPersistValue|]
-        let bod = ListE $ map (AppE tpv . VarE) xs
-        return $ Clause [pat] (NormalB bod) []
-
-mkToFieldName :: String -> [(String, String)] -> Dec
-mkToFieldName func pairs =
-        FunD (mkName func) $ degen $ map go pairs
-  where
-    go (constr, name) =
-        Clause [RecP (mkName constr) []] (NormalB $ LitE $ StringL name) []
-
-mkToOrder :: [(String, Exp)] -> Dec
-mkToOrder pairs =
-        FunD (mkName "persistOrderToOrder") $ degen $ map go pairs
-  where
-    go (constr, val) =
-        Clause [RecP (mkName constr) []] (NormalB val) []
-
-mkToValue :: String -> [String] -> Dec
-mkToValue func = FunD (mkName func) . degen . map go
-  where
-    go constr =
-        let x = mkName "x"
-         in Clause [ConP (mkName constr) [VarP x]]
-                   (NormalB $ VarE (mkName "toPersistValue") `AppE` VarE x)
-                   []
-
-mkHalfDefined :: Name -> Int -> Dec
-mkHalfDefined constr count' =
-        FunD (mkName "halfDefined")
-            [Clause [] (NormalB
-            $ foldl AppE (ConE constr)
-                    (replicate count' $ VarE $ mkName "undefined")) []]
-
-mkFromPersistValues :: EntityDef -> Q [Clause]
-mkFromPersistValues t@(EntityDef { entitySum = False }) = do
-    nothing <- [|Left $(liftT "Invalid fromPersistValues input")|]
-    let cons' = ConE $ mkName $ unpack $ unHaskellName $ entityHaskell t
-    xs <- mapM (const $ newName "x") $ entityFields t
-    fs <- [|fromPersistValue|]
-    let xs' = map (AppE fs . VarE) xs
-    let pat = ListP $ map VarP xs
-    ap' <- [|apE|]
-    just <- [|Right|]
-    let cons'' = just `AppE` cons'
-    return
-        [ Clause [pat] (NormalB $ foldl (go ap') cons'' xs') []
-        , Clause [WildP] (NormalB nothing) []
-        ]
-  where
-    go ap' x y = InfixE (Just x) ap' (Just y)
-mkFromPersistValues t@(EntityDef { entitySum = True }) = do
-    nothing <- [|Left $(liftT "Invalid fromPersistValues input")|]
-    clauses <- mkClauses [] $ entityFields t
-    return $ clauses `mappend` [Clause [WildP] (NormalB nothing) []]
-  where
-    mkClauses _ [] = return []
-    mkClauses before (field:after) = do
-        x <- newName "x"
-        let null' = ConP 'PersistNull []
-            pat = ListP $ mconcat
-                [ map (const null') before
-                , [VarP x]
-                , map (const null') after
-                ]
-            constr = ConE $ sumConstrName t field
-        fmap' <- [|fmap|]
-        fs <- [|fromPersistValue $(return $ VarE x)|]
-        let clause = Clause [pat] (NormalB $ InfixE (Just constr) fmap' (Just fs)) []
-        clauses <- mkClauses (field : before) after
-        return $ clause : clauses
-
-mkEntity :: MkPersistSettings -> EntityDef -> Q [Dec]
-mkEntity mps t = do
-    t' <- lift t
-    let nameT = unHaskellName $ entityHaskell t
-    let nameS = unpack nameT
-    let clazz = ConT ''PersistEntity `AppT` (ConT (mkName $ unpack $ unHaskellName (entityHaskell t) ++ suffix) `AppT` VarT (mkName "backend"))
-    tpf <- mkToPersistFields nameS t
-    fpv <- mkFromPersistValues t
-    utv <- mkUniqueToValues $ entityUniques t
-    puk <- mkUniqueKeys t
-
-    fields <- mapM (mkField t) $ FieldDef
-        (HaskellName "Id")
-        (entityID t)
-        (FTTypeCon Nothing $ unHaskellName (entityHaskell t) ++ "Id")
-        []
-        : entityFields t
-    toFieldNames <- mkToFieldNames $ entityUniques t
-
-    return
-      [ dataTypeDec t
-      , TySynD (mkName nameS) [] $
-            ConT (mkName $ unpack $ nameT ++ suffix)
-                `AppT` mpsBackend mps
-      , TySynD (mkName $ unpack $ unHaskellName (entityHaskell t) ++ "Id") [] $
-            ConT ''Key `AppT` mpsBackend mps `AppT` ConT (mkName nameS)
-      , InstanceD [] clazz $
-        [ uniqueTypeDec t
-        , FunD (mkName "entityDef") [Clause [WildP] (NormalB t') []]
-        , tpf
-        , FunD (mkName "fromPersistValues") fpv
-        , mkHalfDefined
-            (if entitySum t
-                then sumConstrName t (head $ entityFields t)
-                else mkName nameS)
-            (if entitySum t then 1 else length $ entityFields t)
-        , toFieldNames
-        , utv
-        , puk
-        , DataInstD
-            []
-            ''EntityField
-            [ ConT (mkName $ unpack $ nameT ++ suffix) `AppT` VarT (mkName "backend")
-            , VarT $ mkName "typ"
-            ]
-            (map fst fields)
-            []
-        , FunD (mkName "persistFieldDef") (map snd fields)
-        , TySynInstD
-            (mkName "PersistEntityBackend")
-            [ConT (mkName $ unpack $ unHaskellName (entityHaskell t) ++ suffix) `AppT` VarT (mkName "backend")]
-            (VarT (mkName "backend"))
-        , FunD (mkName "persistIdField") [Clause [] (NormalB $ ConE $ mkName $ unpack $ unHaskellName (entityHaskell t) ++ "Id") []]
-        ]
-      ]
-
--- | produce code similar to the following:
---
--- instance PersistEntity e => PersistField e where
---    toPersistValue = PersistMap $ zip columNames (map toPersistValue . toPersistFields)
---    fromPersistValue (PersistMap o) = fromPersistValues $ map (\(_,v) ->
---        casefromPersistValue v of
---            Left e -> error e
---            Right r -> r) o
---    fromPersistValue x = Left $ "Expected PersistMap, received: " ++ show x
---    sqlType _ = SqlString
-persistFieldFromEntity :: EntityDef -> Q [Dec]
-persistFieldFromEntity e = do
-    ss <- [|SqlString|]
-    let columnNames = map (unpack . unHaskellName . fieldHaskell) (entityFields e)
-    obj <- [|\ent -> PersistMap $ zip (map pack columnNames) (map toPersistValue $ toPersistFields ent)|]
-    fpv <- [|\x -> fromPersistValues $ map (\(_,v) -> case fromPersistValue v of
-                                                      Left e' -> error $ unpack e'
-                                                      Right r -> r) x|]
-    let typ = ConT (mkName $ entityName `mappend` "Generic")
-              `AppT` VarT (mkName "backend")
-
-    compose <- [|(<=<)|]
-    getPersistMap' <- [|getPersistMap|]
-    return
-        [ persistFieldInstanceD typ
-            [ sqlTypeFunD ss
-            , FunD (mkName "toPersistValue") [ Clause [] (NormalB obj) [] ]
-            , FunD (mkName "fromPersistValue")
-                [ Clause [] (NormalB $ InfixE (Just fpv) compose $ Just getPersistMap') []
-                ]
-            ]
-        ]
-    where
-      entityName = (unpack $ unHaskellName $ entityHaskell e)
-
-updateConName :: Text -> Text -> PersistUpdate -> Text
-updateConName name s pu = concat
-    [ name
-    , upperFirst s
-    , case pu of
-        Assign -> ""
-        _ -> pack $ show pu
-    ]
-
--- | Apply the given list of functions to the same @EntityDef@s.
---
--- This function is useful for cases such as:
---
--- >>> share [mkSave "myDefs", mkPersist sqlSettings] [persistLowerCase|...|]
-share :: [[EntityDef] -> Q [Dec]] -> [EntityDef] -> Q [Dec]
-share fs x = fmap mconcat $ mapM ($ x) fs
-
--- | Deprecated, restricted version of 'share'.
-share2 :: ([EntityDef] -> Q [Dec])
-       -> ([EntityDef] -> Q [Dec])
-       -> [EntityDef]
-       -> Q [Dec]
-share2 f g x = do
-    y <- f x
-    z <- g x
-    return $ y `mappend` z
-{-# DEPRECATED share2 "Use share instead" #-}
-
--- | Save the @EntityDef@s passed in under the given name.
-mkSave :: String -> [EntityDef] -> Q [Dec]
-mkSave name' defs' = do
-    let name = mkName name'
-    defs <- lift defs'
-    return [ SigD name $ ListT `AppT` ConT ''EntityDef
-           , FunD name [Clause [] (NormalB defs) []]
-           ]
-
-data Dep = Dep
-    { depTarget :: Text
-    , depSourceTable :: HaskellName
-    , depSourceField :: HaskellName
-    , depSourceNull :: Bool
-    }
-
--- | Generate a 'DeleteCascade' instance for the given @EntityDef@s.
-mkDeleteCascade :: [EntityDef] -> Q [Dec]
-mkDeleteCascade defs = do
-    let deps = concatMap getDeps defs
-    mapM (go deps) defs
-  where
-    getDeps :: EntityDef -> [Dep]
-    getDeps def =
-        concatMap getDeps' $ entityFields def
-      where
-        getDeps' :: FieldDef -> [Dep]
-        getDeps' (FieldDef name _ ftyp attribs) =
-            let isNull = nullable attribs
-             in case stripId ftyp of
-                    Just f ->
-                         return Dep
-                            { depTarget = f
-                            , depSourceTable = entityHaskell def
-                            , depSourceField = name
-                            , depSourceNull = isNull
-                            }
-                    Nothing -> []
-    go :: [Dep] -> EntityDef -> Q Dec
-    go allDeps EntityDef{entityHaskell = name} = do
-        let deps = filter (\x -> depTarget x == unHaskellName name) allDeps
-        key <- newName "key"
-        del <- [|delete|]
-        dcw <- [|deleteCascadeWhere|]
-        just <- [|Just|]
-        filt <- [|Filter|]
-        eq <- [|Eq|]
-        left <- [|Left|]
-        let mkStmt :: Dep -> Stmt
-            mkStmt dep = NoBindS
-                $ dcw `AppE`
-                  ListE
-                    [ filt `AppE` ConE (mkName $ unpack filtName)
-                           `AppE` (left `AppE` val (depSourceNull dep))
-                           `AppE` eq
-                    ]
-              where
-                filtName = unHaskellName (depSourceTable dep) ++
-                           upperFirst (unHaskellName $ depSourceField dep)
-                val False = VarE key
-                val True = just `AppE` VarE key
-
-
-
-        let stmts :: [Stmt]
-            stmts = map mkStmt deps `mappend`
-                    [NoBindS $ del `AppE` VarE key]
-        return $
-            InstanceD
-            [ ClassP ''PersistQuery [VarT $ mkName "backend", VarT $ mkName "m"]
-            , ClassP ''Monad [VarT $ mkName "m"]
-            ]
-            (ConT ''DeleteCascade `AppT`
-                (ConT (mkName $ unpack $ unHaskellName name ++ suffix) `AppT` VarT (mkName "backend"))
-                `AppT` VarT (mkName "backend")
-                `AppT` VarT (mkName "m")
-                )
-            [ FunD (mkName "deleteCascade")
-                [Clause [VarP key] (NormalB $ DoE stmts) []]
-            ]
-
-mkUniqueKeys :: EntityDef -> Q Dec
-mkUniqueKeys def | entitySum def =
-    return $ FunD (mkName "persistUniqueKeys") [Clause [WildP] (NormalB $ ListE []) []]
-mkUniqueKeys def = do
-    c <- clause
-    return $ FunD (mkName "persistUniqueKeys") [c]
-  where
-    clause = do
-        xs <- forM (entityFields def) $ \(FieldDef x _ _ _) -> do
-            x' <- newName $ '_' : unpack (unHaskellName x)
-            return (x, x')
-        let pcs = map (go xs) $ entityUniques def
-        let pat = ConP
-                (mkName $ unpack $ unHaskellName $ entityHaskell def)
-                (map (VarP . snd) xs)
-        return $ Clause [pat] (NormalB $ ListE pcs) []
-
-    go :: [(HaskellName, Name)] -> UniqueDef -> Exp
-    go xs (UniqueDef name _ cols) =
-        foldl' (go' xs) (ConE (mkName $ unpack $ unHaskellName name)) (map fst cols)
-
-    go' :: [(HaskellName, Name)] -> Exp -> HaskellName -> Exp
-    go' xs front col =
-        let Just col' = lookup col xs
-         in front `AppE` VarE col'
-
-sqlTypeFunD :: Exp -> Dec
-sqlTypeFunD st = FunD (mkName "sqlType")
-                [ Clause [WildP] (NormalB st) [] ]
-
-persistFieldInstanceD :: Type -> [Dec] -> Dec
-persistFieldInstanceD typ =
-   InstanceD [] (ConT ''PersistField `AppT` typ)
-
--- | Automatically creates a valid 'PersistField' instance for any datatype
--- that has valid 'Show' and 'Read' instances. Can be very convenient for
--- 'Enum' types.
-derivePersistField :: String -> Q [Dec]
-derivePersistField s = do
-    ss <- [|SqlString|]
-    tpv <- [|PersistText . pack . show|]
-    fpv <- [|\dt v ->
-                case fromPersistValue v of
-                    Left e -> Left e
-                    Right s' ->
-                        case reads $ unpack s' of
-                            (x, _):_ -> Right x
-                            [] -> Left $ "Invalid " ++ dt ++ ": " ++ s'|]
-    return
-        [ persistFieldInstanceD (ConT $ mkName s)
-            [ sqlTypeFunD ss
-            , FunD (mkName "toPersistValue")
-                [ Clause [] (NormalB tpv) []
-                ]
-            , FunD (mkName "fromPersistValue")
-                [ Clause [] (NormalB $ fpv `AppE` LitE (StringL s)) []
-                ]
-            ]
-        ]
-
--- | Creates a single function to perform all migrations for the entities
--- defined here. One thing to be aware of is dependencies: if you have entities
--- with foreign references, make sure to place those definitions after the
--- entities they reference.
-mkMigrate :: String -> [EntityDef] -> Q [Dec]
-mkMigrate fun allDefs = do
-    body' <- body
-    return
-        [ SigD (mkName fun) typ
-        , FunD (mkName fun) [Clause [] (NormalB body') []]
-        ]
-  where
-    defs = filter isMigrated allDefs
-    isMigrated def = not $ "no-migrate" `elem` entityAttrs def
-    typ = ForallT [PlainTV $ mkName "m"]
-            [ ClassP ''MonadBaseControl [ConT ''IO, VarT $ mkName "m"]
-            , ClassP ''MonadIO [VarT $ mkName "m"]
-            ]
-            $ ConT ''Migration `AppT` (ConT ''SqlPersist `AppT` VarT (mkName "m"))
-    body :: Q Exp
-    body =
-        case defs of
-            [] -> [|return ()|]
-            _  -> do
-              defsName <- newName "defs"
-              defsStmt <- do
-                u <- [|undefined|]
-                e <- [|entityDef|]
-                let defsExp = ListE $ map (AppE e . undefinedEntityTH u) defs
-                return $ LetS [ValD (VarP defsName) (NormalB defsExp) []]
-              stmts <- mapM (toStmt $ VarE defsName) defs
-              return (DoE $ defsStmt : stmts)
-    toStmt :: Exp -> EntityDef -> Q Stmt
-    toStmt defsExp ed = do
-        u <- [|undefined|]
-        m <- [|migrate|]
-        return $ NoBindS $ m `AppE` defsExp `AppE` (undefinedEntityTH u ed)
-    undefinedEntityTH :: Exp -> EntityDef -> Exp
-    undefinedEntityTH u = SigE u . ConT . mkName . unpack . unHaskellName . entityHaskell
-
-instance Lift EntityDef where
-    lift (EntityDef a b c d e f g h i) =
-        [|EntityDef
-            $(lift a)
-            $(lift b)
-            $(lift c)
-            $(liftTs d)
-            $(lift e)
-            $(lift f)
-            $(liftTs g)
-            $(liftMap h)
-            $(lift i)
-            |]
-instance Lift FieldDef where
-    lift (FieldDef a b c d) = [|FieldDef $(lift a) $(lift b) $(lift c) $(liftTs d)|]
-instance Lift UniqueDef where
-    lift (UniqueDef a b c) = [|UniqueDef $(lift a) $(lift b) $(lift c)|]
-
-pack' :: String -> Text
-pack' = pack
-#if !MIN_VERSION_text(0, 11, 2)
-{-# NOINLINE pack' #-}
-#endif
-
-liftT :: Text -> Q Exp
-liftT t = [|pack' $(lift (unpack t))|]
-
-liftTs :: [Text] -> Q Exp
-liftTs = fmap ListE . mapM liftT
-
-liftTss :: [[Text]] -> Q Exp
-liftTss = fmap ListE . mapM liftTs
-
-liftMap :: M.Map Text [[Text]] -> Q Exp
-liftMap m = [|M.fromList $(fmap ListE $ mapM liftPair $ M.toList m)|]
-
-liftPair :: (Text, [[Text]]) -> Q Exp
-liftPair (t, ts) = [|($(liftT t), $(liftTss ts))|]
-
-instance Lift HaskellName where
-    lift (HaskellName t) = [|HaskellName $(liftT t)|]
-instance Lift DBName where
-    lift (DBName t) = [|DBName $(liftT t)|]
-instance Lift FieldType where
-    lift (FTTypeCon Nothing t)   = [|FTTypeCon Nothing $(liftT t)|]
-    lift (FTTypeCon (Just x) t)   = [|FTTypeCon (Just $(liftT x)) $(liftT t)|]
-    lift (FTApp x y) = [|FTApp $(lift x) $(lift y)|]
-    lift (FTList x) = [|FTList $(lift x)|]
-
-instance Lift PersistFilter where
-    lift Eq = [|Eq|]
-    lift Ne = [|Ne|]
-    lift Gt = [|Gt|]
-    lift Lt = [|Lt|]
-    lift Ge = [|Ge|]
-    lift Le = [|Le|]
-    lift In = [|In|]
-    lift NotIn = [|NotIn|]
-    lift (BackendSpecificFilter x) = [|BackendSpecificFilter $(liftT x)|]
-
-instance Lift PersistUpdate where
-    lift Assign = [|Assign|]
-    lift Add = [|Add|]
-    lift Subtract = [|Subtract|]
-    lift Multiply = [|Multiply|]
-    lift Divide = [|Divide|]
-
--- Ent
---   fieldName FieldType
---
--- forall . typ ~ FieldType => EntFieldName
---
--- EntFieldName = FieldDef ....
-mkField :: EntityDef -> FieldDef -> Q (Con, Clause)
-mkField et cd = do
-    let con = ForallC
-                []
-                [EqualP (VarT $ mkName "typ") maybeTyp]
-                $ NormalC name []
-    bod <- lift cd
-    let cla = Clause
-                [ConP name []]
-                (NormalB bod)
-                []
-    return (con, cla)
-  where
-    name = mkName $ unpack $ concat
-        [ unHaskellName $ entityHaskell et
-        , upperFirst $ unHaskellName $ fieldHaskell cd
-        ]
-    maybeTyp =
-        if nullable $ fieldAttrs cd
-            then ConT ''Maybe `AppT` typ
-            else typ
-    typ =
-        case stripId $ fieldType cd of
-            Just ft ->
-                 ConT ''Key
-                    `AppT` (VarT $ mkName "backend")
-                    `AppT`
-                        let con = ConT $ mkName $ unpack $ ft ++ suffix
-                         in con `AppT` VarT (mkName "backend")
-            Nothing -> ftToType $ fieldType cd
-
-ftToType :: FieldType -> Type
-ftToType (FTTypeCon Nothing t) = ConT $ mkName $ unpack t
-ftToType (FTTypeCon (Just m) t) = ConT $ mkName $ unpack $ concat [m, ".", t]
-ftToType (FTApp x y) = ftToType x `AppT` ftToType y
-ftToType (FTList x) = ListT `AppT` ftToType x
-
-suffix :: Text
-suffix = "Generic"
-
-infixr 5 ++
-(++) :: Text -> Text -> Text
-(++) = append
-
-mkJSON :: EntityDef -> Q [Dec]
-mkJSON def | not ("json" `elem` entityAttrs def) = return []
-mkJSON def = do
-    pureE <- [|pure|]
-    apE' <- [|(<*>)|]
-    packE <- [|pack|]
-    dotEqualE <- [|(.=)|]
-    dotColonE <- [|(.:)|]
-    dotColonQE <- [|(.:?)|]
-    objectE <- [|object|]
-    obj <- newName "obj"
-    mzeroE <- [|mzero|]
-
-    xs <- mapM (newName . unpack . unHaskellName . fieldHaskell)
-        $ entityFields def
-
-    let con = ConT $ mkName $ unpack
-              (unHaskellName (entityHaskell def) ++ "Generic")
-        conName = mkName $ unpack $ unHaskellName $ entityHaskell def
-        typ = con `AppT` VarT (mkName "backend")
-        toJSONI = InstanceD
-            []
-            (ConT ''ToJSON `AppT` typ)
-            [toJSON']
-        toJSON' = FunD 'toJSON $ return $ Clause
-            [ConP conName $ map VarP xs]
-            (NormalB $ objectE `AppE` ListE pairs)
-            []
-        pairs = zipWith toPair (entityFields def) xs
-        toPair f x = InfixE
-            (Just (packE `AppE` LitE (StringL $ unpack $ unHaskellName $ fieldHaskell f)))
-            dotEqualE
-            (Just $ VarE x)
-        fromJSONI = InstanceD
-            []
-            (ConT ''FromJSON `AppT` typ)
-            [parseJSON']
-        parseJSON' = FunD 'parseJSON
-            [ Clause [ConP 'Object [VarP obj]]
-                (NormalB $ foldl'
-                    (\x y -> InfixE (Just x) apE' (Just y))
-                    (pureE `AppE` ConE conName)
-                    pulls
-                )
-                []
-            , Clause [WildP] (NormalB mzeroE) []
-            ]
-        pulls = map toPull $ entityFields def
-        toPull f = InfixE
-            (Just $ VarE obj)
-            (if nullable (fieldAttrs f) then dotColonQE else dotColonE)
-            (Just $ AppE packE $ LitE $ StringL $ unpack $ unHaskellName $ fieldHaskell f)
-    return [toJSONI, fromJSONI]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Begone!
+
+This package was absorbed into `persistent` with the 2.12.0.1 release.
+
+## persistent-template
+
+Provides Template Haskell helpers for persistent. For more information, see
+[the chapter in the Yesod book](http://www.yesodweb.com/book/persistent).
+
+### code organization
+
+The TH.hs module contains code generators.
+persistent-template uses `EntityDef`s that it gets from the quasi-quoter.
+The quasi-quoter is in persistent Quasi.hs
+Similarly many of the types come from the persistent library
+
+### Development tips
+
+To get a better idea of what code you're generating, you can output the content of Template Haskell expressions to a file:
+
+```
+stack test persistent-template --ghc-options='-ddump-splices -ddump-to-file'
+```
+
+The output will be in the `.stack-work` directory. The exact path will depend on your specific setup, but if you search for files ending in `.dump-splices` you'll find the output (`find .stack-work -type f -name '*.dump-splices'`)
+
+If you make changes to the generated code, it is highly recommended to compare the output with your changes to output from `master` (even better if this diff is included in your PR!). Seemingly small changes can have dramatic changes on the generated code. 
+
+For example, embedding an `EntityDef` in a function that was called for every field of that `Entity` made the number of generated lines O(N^2) for that function—very bad!
diff --git a/persistent-template.cabal b/persistent-template.cabal
--- a/persistent-template.cabal
+++ b/persistent-template.cabal
@@ -1,45 +1,24 @@
 name:            persistent-template
-version:         1.0.0.2
+version:         2.12.0.0
 license:         MIT
 license-file:    LICENSE
 author:          Michael Snoyman <michael@snoyman.com>
-maintainer:      Michael Snoyman <michael@snoyman.com>
+maintainer:      Michael Snoyman <michael@snoyman.com>, Greg Weber <greg@gregweber.info>
 synopsis:        Type-safe, non-relational, multi-backend persistence.
-description:     This library provides just the general interface and helper functions. You must use a specific backend in order to make this useful.
+description:     Hackage documentation generation is not reliable. For up to date documentation, please see: <http://www.stackage.org/package/persistent-template>.
 category:        Database, Yesod
 stability:       Stable
-cabal-version:   >= 1.8
+cabal-version:   >= 1.10
 build-type:      Simple
 homepage:        http://www.yesodweb.com/book/persistent
-extra-source-files: test/main.hs
+bug-reports:     https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/issues
+extra-source-files: ChangeLog.md README.md
 
 library
-    build-depends:   base                     >= 4         && < 5
-                   , template-haskell
-                   , persistent               >= 1.0       && < 1.1
-                   , monad-control            >= 0.2       && < 0.4
-                   , text                     >= 0.5       && < 1.0
-                   , transformers             >= 0.2       && < 0.4
-                   , containers
-                   , aeson
-    exposed-modules: Database.Persist.TH
+    build-depends:   base                     >= 4.10      && < 5
+    exposed-modules: 
     ghc-options:     -Wall
-    if impl(ghc >= 7.4)
-       cpp-options: -DGHC_7_4
-
-test-suite test
-    type:          exitcode-stdio-1.0
-    main-is:       main.hs
-    hs-source-dirs: test
-
-    build-depends:   base >= 4 && < 5
-                   , persistent-template
-                   , aeson
-                   , hspec >= 1.3
-                   , text
-                   , persistent
-                   , bytestring
-                   , QuickCheck
+    default-language: Haskell2010
 
 source-repository head
   type:     git
diff --git a/test/main.hs b/test/main.hs
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/test/main.hs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings, QuasiQuotes, TemplateHaskell, TypeFamilies, GADTs #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE EmptyDataDecls #-}
-import Test.Hspec
-import Test.Hspec.QuickCheck
-import Data.ByteString.Lazy.Char8 ()
-import Test.QuickCheck.Arbitrary
-import Control.Applicative ((<$>), (<*>))
-
-import Database.Persist
-import Database.Persist.TH
-import Data.Text (Text, pack)
-import Data.Aeson
-
-mkPersist sqlSettings [persistUpperCase|
-Person json
-    name Text
-    age Int Maybe
-    address Address
-    deriving Show Eq
-Address json
-    street Text
-    city Text
-    zip Int Maybe
-    deriving Show Eq
-NoJson
-    foo Text
-    deriving Show Eq
-|]
-
--- ensure no-json works
-instance ToJSON (NoJsonGeneric b) where
-    toJSON = undefined
-instance FromJSON (NoJsonGeneric b) where
-    parseJSON = undefined
-
-arbitraryT = pack <$> arbitrary
-
-instance Arbitrary (PersonGeneric b) where
-    arbitrary = Person <$> arbitraryT <*> arbitrary <*> arbitrary
-instance Arbitrary (AddressGeneric b) where
-    arbitrary = Address <$> arbitraryT <*> arbitraryT <*> arbitrary
-
-main :: IO ()
-main = hspec $ do
-    describe "JSON serialization" $ do
-        prop "to/from is idempotent" $ \person ->
-            decode (encode person) == Just (person :: Person)
-        it "decode" $
-            decode "{\"name\":\"Michael\",\"age\":27,\"address\":{\"street\":\"Narkis\",\"city\":\"Maalot\"}}" `shouldBe` Just
-                (Person "Michael" (Just 27) $ Address "Narkis" "Maalot" Nothing)
