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+Mozilla Public License Version 2.0
+==================================
+
+1. Definitions
+--------------
+
+1.1. "Contributor"
+    means each individual or legal entity that creates, contributes to
+    the creation of, or owns Covered Software.
+
+1.2. "Contributor Version"
+    means the combination of the Contributions of others (if any) used
+    by a Contributor and that particular Contributor's Contribution.
+
+1.3. "Contribution"
+    means Covered Software of a particular Contributor.
+
+1.4. "Covered Software"
+    means Source Code Form to which the initial Contributor has attached
+    the notice in Exhibit A, the Executable Form of such Source Code
+    Form, and Modifications of such Source Code Form, in each case
+    including portions thereof.
+
+1.5. "Incompatible With Secondary Licenses"
+    means
+
+    (a) that the initial Contributor has attached the notice described
+        in Exhibit B to the Covered Software; or
+
+    (b) that the Covered Software was made available under the terms of
+        version 1.1 or earlier of the License, but not also under the
+        terms of a Secondary License.
+
+1.6. "Executable Form"
+    means any form of the work other than Source Code Form.
+
+1.7. "Larger Work"
+    means a work that combines Covered Software with other material, in 
+    a separate file or files, that is not Covered Software.
+
+1.8. "License"
+    means this document.
+
+1.9. "Licensable"
+    means having the right to grant, to the maximum extent possible,
+    whether at the time of the initial grant or subsequently, any and
+    all of the rights conveyed by this License.
+
+1.10. "Modifications"
+    means any of the following:
+
+    (a) any file in Source Code Form that results from an addition to,
+        deletion from, or modification of the contents of Covered
+        Software; or
+
+    (b) any new file in Source Code Form that contains any Covered
+        Software.
+
+1.11. "Patent Claims" of a Contributor
+    means any patent claim(s), including without limitation, method,
+    process, and apparatus claims, in any patent Licensable by such
+    Contributor that would be infringed, but for the grant of the
+    License, by the making, using, selling, offering for sale, having
+    made, import, or transfer of either its Contributions or its
+    Contributor Version.
+
+1.12. "Secondary License"
+    means either the GNU General Public License, Version 2.0, the GNU
+    Lesser General Public License, Version 2.1, the GNU Affero General
+    Public License, Version 3.0, or any later versions of those
+    licenses.
+
+1.13. "Source Code Form"
+    means the form of the work preferred for making modifications.
+
+1.14. "You" (or "Your")
+    means an individual or a legal entity exercising rights under this
+    License. For legal entities, "You" includes any entity that
+    controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with You. For
+    purposes of this definition, "control" means (a) the power, direct
+    or indirect, to cause the direction or management of such entity,
+    whether by contract or otherwise, or (b) ownership of more than
+    fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares or beneficial
+    ownership of such entity.
+
+2. License Grants and Conditions
+--------------------------------
+
+2.1. Grants
+
+Each Contributor hereby grants You a world-wide, royalty-free,
+non-exclusive license:
+
+(a) under intellectual property rights (other than patent or trademark)
+    Licensable by such Contributor to use, reproduce, make available,
+    modify, display, perform, distribute, and otherwise exploit its
+    Contributions, either on an unmodified basis, with Modifications, or
+    as part of a Larger Work; and
+
+(b) under Patent Claims of such Contributor to make, use, sell, offer
+    for sale, have made, import, and otherwise transfer either its
+    Contributions or its Contributor Version.
+
+2.2. Effective Date
+
+The licenses granted in Section 2.1 with respect to any Contribution
+become effective for each Contribution on the date the Contributor first
+distributes such Contribution.
+
+2.3. Limitations on Grant Scope
+
+The licenses granted in this Section 2 are the only rights granted under
+this License. No additional rights or licenses will be implied from the
+distribution or licensing of Covered Software under this License.
+Notwithstanding Section 2.1(b) above, no patent license is granted by a
+Contributor:
+
+(a) for any code that a Contributor has removed from Covered Software;
+    or
+
+(b) for infringements caused by: (i) Your and any other third party's
+    modifications of Covered Software, or (ii) the combination of its
+    Contributions with other software (except as part of its Contributor
+    Version); or
+
+(c) under Patent Claims infringed by Covered Software in the absence of
+    its Contributions.
+
+This License does not grant any rights in the trademarks, service marks,
+or logos of any Contributor (except as may be necessary to comply with
+the notice requirements in Section 3.4).
+
+2.4. Subsequent Licenses
+
+No Contributor makes additional grants as a result of Your choice to
+distribute the Covered Software under a subsequent version of this
+License (see Section 10.2) or under the terms of a Secondary License (if
+permitted under the terms of Section 3.3).
+
+2.5. Representation
+
+Each Contributor represents that the Contributor believes its
+Contributions are its original creation(s) or it has sufficient rights
+to grant the rights to its Contributions conveyed by this License.
+
+2.6. Fair Use
+
+This License is not intended to limit any rights You have under
+applicable copyright doctrines of fair use, fair dealing, or other
+equivalents.
+
+2.7. Conditions
+
+Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, and 3.4 are conditions of the licenses granted
+in Section 2.1.
+
+3. Responsibilities
+-------------------
+
+3.1. Distribution of Source Form
+
+All distribution of Covered Software in Source Code Form, including any
+Modifications that You create or to which You contribute, must be under
+the terms of this License. You must inform recipients that the Source
+Code Form of the Covered Software is governed by the terms of this
+License, and how they can obtain a copy of this License. You may not
+attempt to alter or restrict the recipients' rights in the Source Code
+Form.
+
+3.2. Distribution of Executable Form
+
+If You distribute Covered Software in Executable Form then:
+
+(a) such Covered Software must also be made available in Source Code
+    Form, as described in Section 3.1, and You must inform recipients of
+    the Executable Form how they can obtain a copy of such Source Code
+    Form by reasonable means in a timely manner, at a charge no more
+    than the cost of distribution to the recipient; and
+
+(b) You may distribute such Executable Form under the terms of this
+    License, or sublicense it under different terms, provided that the
+    license for the Executable Form does not attempt to limit or alter
+    the recipients' rights in the Source Code Form under this License.
+
+3.3. Distribution of a Larger Work
+
+You may create and distribute a Larger Work under terms of Your choice,
+provided that You also comply with the requirements of this License for
+the Covered Software. If the Larger Work is a combination of Covered
+Software with a work governed by one or more Secondary Licenses, and the
+Covered Software is not Incompatible With Secondary Licenses, this
+License permits You to additionally distribute such Covered Software
+under the terms of such Secondary License(s), so that the recipient of
+the Larger Work may, at their option, further distribute the Covered
+Software under the terms of either this License or such Secondary
+License(s).
+
+3.4. Notices
+
+You may not remove or alter the substance of any license notices
+(including copyright notices, patent notices, disclaimers of warranty,
+or limitations of liability) contained within the Source Code Form of
+the Covered Software, except that You may alter any license notices to
+the extent required to remedy known factual inaccuracies.
+
+3.5. Application of Additional Terms
+
+You may choose to offer, and to charge a fee for, warranty, support,
+indemnity or liability obligations to one or more recipients of Covered
+Software. However, You may do so only on Your own behalf, and not on
+behalf of any Contributor. You must make it absolutely clear that any
+such warranty, support, indemnity, or liability obligation is offered by
+You alone, and You hereby agree to indemnify every Contributor for any
+liability incurred by such Contributor as a result of warranty, support,
+indemnity or liability terms You offer. You may include additional
+disclaimers of warranty and limitations of liability specific to any
+jurisdiction.
+
+4. Inability to Comply Due to Statute or Regulation
+---------------------------------------------------
+
+If it is impossible for You to comply with any of the terms of this
+License with respect to some or all of the Covered Software due to
+statute, judicial order, or regulation then You must: (a) comply with
+the terms of this License to the maximum extent possible; and (b)
+describe the limitations and the code they affect. Such description must
+be placed in a text file included with all distributions of the Covered
+Software under this License. Except to the extent prohibited by statute
+or regulation, such description must be sufficiently detailed for a
+recipient of ordinary skill to be able to understand it.
+
+5. Termination
+--------------
+
+5.1. The rights granted under this License will terminate automatically
+if You fail to comply with any of its terms. However, if You become
+compliant, then the rights granted under this License from a particular
+Contributor are reinstated (a) provisionally, unless and until such
+Contributor explicitly and finally terminates Your grants, and (b) on an
+ongoing basis, if such Contributor fails to notify You of the
+non-compliance by some reasonable means prior to 60 days after You have
+come back into compliance. Moreover, Your grants from a particular
+Contributor are reinstated on an ongoing basis if such Contributor
+notifies You of the non-compliance by some reasonable means, this is the
+first time You have received notice of non-compliance with this License
+from such Contributor, and You become compliant prior to 30 days after
+Your receipt of the notice.
+
+5.2. If You initiate litigation against any entity by asserting a patent
+infringement claim (excluding declaratory judgment actions,
+counter-claims, and cross-claims) alleging that a Contributor Version
+directly or indirectly infringes any patent, then the rights granted to
+You by any and all Contributors for the Covered Software under Section
+2.1 of this License shall terminate.
+
+5.3. In the event of termination under Sections 5.1 or 5.2 above, all
+end user license agreements (excluding distributors and resellers) which
+have been validly granted by You or Your distributors under this License
+prior to termination shall survive termination.
+
+************************************************************************
+*                                                                      *
+*  6. Disclaimer of Warranty                                           *
+*  -------------------------                                           *
+*                                                                      *
+*  Covered Software is provided under this License on an "as is"       *
+*  basis, without warranty of any kind, either expressed, implied, or  *
+*  statutory, including, without limitation, warranties that the       *
+*  Covered Software is free of defects, merchantable, fit for a        *
+*  particular purpose or non-infringing. The entire risk as to the     *
+*  quality and performance of the Covered Software is with You.        *
+*  Should any Covered Software prove defective in any respect, You     *
+*  (not any Contributor) assume the cost of any necessary servicing,   *
+*  repair, or correction. This disclaimer of warranty constitutes an   *
+*  essential part of this License. No use of any Covered Software is   *
+*  authorized under this License except under this disclaimer.         *
+*                                                                      *
+************************************************************************
+
+************************************************************************
+*                                                                      *
+*  7. Limitation of Liability                                          *
+*  --------------------------                                          *
+*                                                                      *
+*  Under no circumstances and under no legal theory, whether tort      *
+*  (including negligence), contract, or otherwise, shall any           *
+*  Contributor, or anyone who distributes Covered Software as          *
+*  permitted above, be liable to You for any direct, indirect,         *
+*  special, incidental, or consequential damages of any character      *
+*  including, without limitation, damages for lost profits, loss of    *
+*  goodwill, work stoppage, computer failure or malfunction, or any    *
+*  and all other commercial damages or losses, even if such party      *
+*  shall have been informed of the possibility of such damages. This   *
+*  limitation of liability shall not apply to liability for death or   *
+*  personal injury resulting from such party's negligence to the       *
+*  extent applicable law prohibits such limitation. Some               *
+*  jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of           *
+*  incidental or consequential damages, so this exclusion and          *
+*  limitation may not apply to You.                                    *
+*                                                                      *
+************************************************************************
+
+8. Litigation
+-------------
+
+Any litigation relating to this License may be brought only in the
+courts of a jurisdiction where the defendant maintains its principal
+place of business and such litigation shall be governed by laws of that
+jurisdiction, without reference to its conflict-of-law provisions.
+Nothing in this Section shall prevent a party's ability to bring
+cross-claims or counter-claims.
+
+9. Miscellaneous
+----------------
+
+This License represents the complete agreement concerning the subject
+matter hereof. If any provision of this License is held to be
+unenforceable, such provision shall be reformed only to the extent
+necessary to make it enforceable. Any law or regulation which provides
+that the language of a contract shall be construed against the drafter
+shall not be used to construe this License against a Contributor.
+
+10. Versions of the License
+---------------------------
+
+10.1. New Versions
+
+Mozilla Foundation is the license steward. Except as provided in Section
+10.3, no one other than the license steward has the right to modify or
+publish new versions of this License. Each version will be given a
+distinguishing version number.
+
+10.2. Effect of New Versions
+
+You may distribute the Covered Software under the terms of the version
+of the License under which You originally received the Covered Software,
+or under the terms of any subsequent version published by the license
+steward.
+
+10.3. Modified Versions
+
+If you create software not governed by this License, and you want to
+create a new license for such software, you may create and use a
+modified version of this License if you rename the license and remove
+any references to the name of the license steward (except to note that
+such modified license differs from this License).
+
+10.4. Distributing Source Code Form that is Incompatible With Secondary
+Licenses
+
+If You choose to distribute Source Code Form that is Incompatible With
+Secondary Licenses under the terms of this version of the License, the
+notice described in Exhibit B of this License must be attached.
+
+Exhibit A - Source Code Form License Notice
+-------------------------------------------
+
+  This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+  License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+  file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+If it is not possible or desirable to put the notice in a particular
+file, then You may include the notice in a location (such as a LICENSE
+file in a relevant directory) where a recipient would be likely to look
+for such a notice.
+
+You may add additional accurate notices of copyright ownership.
+
+Exhibit B - "Incompatible With Secondary Licenses" Notice
+---------------------------------------------------------
+
+  This Source Code Form is "Incompatible With Secondary Licenses", as
+  defined by the Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0.
+
diff --git a/Records/EDSL/Declare.hs b/Records/EDSL/Declare.hs
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+{- HLINT ignore "Use camelCase" -}
+
+module Records.EDSL.Declare (
+  declareSchemaRecords,
+  declareSchemaRecordsFromFile,
+)
+where
+
+import Data.Maybe
+import Language.Haskell.TH qualified as TH
+import Language.Haskell.TH.Syntax qualified as TH
+import Records.EDSL.Deriving.Type
+import Records.EDSL.Description
+import Relude hiding (lines)
+import Text.Megaparsec as M
+
+-- | Declare records. Recommendation: use @ -XMultilineStrings @
+declareSchemaRecords :: Deriver -> Text -> TH.DecsQ
+declareSchemaRecords derivers text = do
+  recs <-
+    M.runParserT parseRecordDescs "" text >>= \case
+      Left e -> error (toText (M.errorBundlePretty e))
+      Right a -> pure a
+  decss <- forM recs (schemaRecordType derivers)
+  pure (concat decss)
+
+-- | Declare records from a file
+declareSchemaRecordsFromFile :: Deriver -> FilePath -> TH.DecsQ
+declareSchemaRecordsFromFile derivers fp = do
+  TH.qAddDependentFile fp
+  text <- TH.runIO (decodeUtf8 <$> readFileBS fp)
+  declareSchemaRecords derivers text
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+schemaRecordType :: Deriver -> RecordDesc Text -> TH.DecsQ
+schemaRecordType derivers rdesc = do
+  self@RecordDesc {typeName, constrName, fields} <- traverse (TH.newName . toString) (addFieldPrefixes rdesc)
+  let
+    fieldCount = length fields
+    asNewtype = fieldCount == 1
+    qRecord =
+      TH.RecC
+        constrName
+        [ ( name
+          , TH.Bang TH.NoSourceUnpackedness (if asNewtype then TH.NoSourceStrictness else TH.SourceStrict)
+          , type_.hask.type_
+          )
+        | FieldDesc {name, type_} <- fields
+        ]
+  qDataDecl <-
+    if asNewtype
+      then TH.newtypeD (pure []) typeName [] Nothing (pure qRecord) []
+      else TH.dataD (pure []) typeName [] Nothing [pure qRecord] []
+  derivations <- runDeriver derivers self
+  pure (qDataDecl : derivations)
diff --git a/Records/EDSL/Deriving/HasField.hs b/Records/EDSL/Deriving/HasField.hs
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+module Records.EDSL.Deriving.HasField where
+
+import Data.Proxy
+import GHC.Records qualified as GHC
+import Language.Haskell.TH qualified as TH
+import Records.EDSL.Deriving.Type
+import Records.EDSL.Description
+import Relude
+
+deriveHasFields :: Deriver
+deriveHasFields = deriver #ghc_HasField \RecordDesc {typeName, fields} ->
+  concat <$> forM fields \FieldDesc {name, nameText, type_} ->
+    if toText (TH.nameBase name) == nameText
+      then pure []
+      else
+        [d|
+          instance GHC.HasField $(TH.litT (TH.strTyLit (toString nameText))) $(TH.conT typeName) $(pure type_.hask.type_) where
+            getField = getFieldP (Proxy :: Proxy $(TH.litT (TH.strTyLit (TH.nameBase name))))
+              where
+                getFieldP :: forall x r a. (GHC.HasField x r a) => Proxy x -> r -> a
+                getFieldP _ = GHC.getField @x
+          |]
diff --git a/Records/EDSL/Deriving/Stock.hs b/Records/EDSL/Deriving/Stock.hs
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+module Records.EDSL.Deriving.Stock where
+
+import Language.Haskell.TH qualified as TH
+import Records.EDSL.Deriving.Type
+import Records.EDSL.Description
+import Relude
+
+deriveEq :: Deriver
+deriveEq = deriver #stock_Eq \RecordDesc {typeName} ->
+  [d|deriving stock instance Eq $(TH.conT typeName)|]
+
+deriveOrd :: Deriver
+deriveOrd = deriver #stock_Ord \RecordDesc {typeName} ->
+  [d|deriving stock instance Ord $(TH.conT typeName)|]
+
+deriveShow :: Deriver
+deriveShow = deriver #stock_Show \RecordDesc {typeName} ->
+  [d|deriving stock instance Show $(TH.conT typeName)|]
+
+deriveGeneric :: Deriver
+deriveGeneric = deriver #stock_Generic \RecordDesc {typeName} ->
+  [d|deriving stock instance Generic $(TH.conT typeName)|]
diff --git a/Records/EDSL/Deriving/Type.hs b/Records/EDSL/Deriving/Type.hs
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+module Records.EDSL.Deriving.Type (
+  Deriver (..),
+  DeriverFn,
+  runDeriver,
+  deriver,
+  Id,
+)
+where
+
+import Data.Map.Strict qualified as Map
+import GHC.TypeLits
+import Language.Haskell.TH qualified as TH
+import Optics
+import Records.EDSL.Description
+import Relude
+
+-- | Unique 'Id' for a deriver
+--
+-- (Not actually checked for uniqueness on construction or anything)
+newtype Id = Id Text deriving stock (Eq, Ord, Show)
+
+instance (KnownSymbol k) => IsLabel k Id where
+  fromLabel = Id (toText (symbolVal (Proxy @k)))
+
+-- | Derivers by their unique 'Id'
+newtype Deriver = Deriver
+  { derivations :: Map Id DeriverFn
+  }
+  deriving stock (Generic)
+  deriving anyclass (GenericLabelOptics)
+
+type DeriverFn = RecordDesc TH.Name -> TH.DecsQ
+
+runDeriver :: Deriver -> DeriverFn
+runDeriver Deriver {derivations} self = foldMap ($ self) derivations
+
+instance Monoid Deriver where
+  mempty = Deriver Map.empty
+
+instance Semigroup Deriver where
+  Deriver a <> Deriver b = Deriver (a <> b)
+
+type instance Index Deriver = Id
+type instance IxValue Deriver = DeriverFn
+instance Ixed Deriver
+instance At Deriver where at k = #derivations % at k
+
+-- | Make a single 'Deriver'
+--
+-- See "Records.EDSL.Deriving.Stock" for easy-to-understand examples
+deriver :: Id -> DeriverFn -> Deriver
+deriver p d = Deriver (Map.singleton p d)
diff --git a/Records/EDSL/Description.hs b/Records/EDSL/Description.hs
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+{- HLINT ignore "Use camelCase" -}
+module Records.EDSL.Description where
+
+import Data.Char (toLower, toUpper)
+import Data.Maybe
+import Data.Text qualified as Text
+import Language.Haskell.Meta.Parse qualified as Meta
+import Language.Haskell.TH qualified as TH
+import Optics
+import Relude hiding (lines)
+import Text.Megaparsec as M
+import Text.Megaparsec.Char qualified as M
+import Text.Megaparsec.Char.Lexer qualified as L
+import Witch
+
+data RecordDesc n = RecordDesc
+  { opts :: RecordOpts
+  , typeNameText :: Text
+  , typeName :: n
+  , constrName :: n
+  , description :: Maybe Description
+  , fields :: [FieldDesc n]
+  }
+  deriving stock (Show, Generic, Functor, Foldable, Traversable)
+  deriving anyclass (GenericLabelOptics)
+
+newtype RecordOpts = RecordOpts
+  { customPrefix :: Maybe Text
+  }
+  deriving stock (Show, Generic)
+  deriving anyclass (GenericLabelOptics)
+
+data TypeDesc = TypeDesc
+  { type_ :: TH.Type
+  , text :: Text
+  }
+  deriving stock (Show, Eq, Generic)
+  deriving anyclass (GenericLabelOptics)
+
+data FieldDesc n = FieldDesc
+  { name :: n
+  , nameText :: Text
+  , description :: Maybe Description
+  , type_ :: FieldType
+  , isOptional :: Bool
+  }
+  deriving stock (Show, Generic, Functor, Foldable, Traversable)
+  deriving anyclass (GenericLabelOptics)
+
+data FieldType
+  = FieldTypeAs {hask :: TypeDesc}
+  | FieldTypeFrom {hask, json :: TypeDesc}
+  | FieldTypeTryFrom {hask, json :: TypeDesc}
+  deriving stock (Show, Generic)
+  deriving anyclass (GenericLabelOptics)
+
+data Description = Description {isExtra :: Bool, text :: Text}
+  deriving stock (Show, Generic)
+  deriving anyclass (GenericLabelOptics)
+
+qFieldToExternalFormat :: FieldType -> TH.ExpQ
+qFieldToExternalFormat = \case
+  FieldTypeAs {} -> [|identity|]
+  FieldTypeFrom {hask = a, json = b}
+    | isMaybeType a.type_ && isMaybeType b.type_ -> [|(fmap from :: $(pure a.type_) -> $(pure b.type_))|]
+    | otherwise -> [|(from :: $(pure a.type_) -> $(pure b.type_))|]
+  FieldTypeTryFrom {hask = a, json = b}
+    | isMaybeType a.type_ && isMaybeType b.type_ -> [|(fmap from :: $(pure a.type_) -> $(pure b.type_))|]
+    | otherwise -> [|(from :: $(pure a.type_) -> $(pure b.type_))|]
+
+qFieldFromExternalFormat :: FieldType -> TH.ExpQ
+qFieldFromExternalFormat = \case
+  FieldTypeAs {} -> [|pure|]
+  FieldTypeFrom {hask = b, json = a}
+    | isMaybeType a.type_ && isMaybeType b.type_ -> [|(pure . (fmap from :: $(pure a.type_) -> $(pure b.type_)))|]
+    | otherwise -> [|(pure . (from :: $(pure a.type_) -> $(pure b.type_)))|]
+  FieldTypeTryFrom {hask = TypeDesc {type_ = b}, json = TypeDesc {type_ = a}}
+    | isMaybeType a && isMaybeType b ->
+        [|
+          maybe
+            (pure Nothing)
+            (either (fail . show) pure . (tryFrom @($(pure a)) @($(pure b))))
+          |]
+    | otherwise ->
+        [|either (fail . show) pure . (tryFrom @($(pure a)) @($(pure b)))|]
+
+addFieldPrefixes :: RecordDesc Text -> RecordDesc Text
+addFieldPrefixes r@RecordDesc {typeName, opts = RecordOpts {customPrefix}} =
+  r
+    & #fields
+      % mapped
+      % mapped
+      %~ \fld ->
+        case customPrefix of
+          Nothing -> (typeName & ix 0 %~ toLower) <> (fld & ix 0 %~ toUpper)
+          Just pfix
+            | Text.null pfix -> fld
+            | otherwise -> pfix <> (fld & ix 0 %~ toUpper)
+
+isMaybeType :: TH.Type -> Bool
+isMaybeType = \case
+  TH.ConT m -> TH.nameBase m == "Maybe"
+  TH.AppT a _ -> isMaybeType a
+  TH.ParensT a -> isMaybeType a
+  _ -> False
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Parsing
+--
+--
+
+type P = ParsecT Void Text TH.Q
+
+symbol :: Text -> P ()
+symbol = void . L.symbol M.space
+
+lexeme :: P a -> P a
+lexeme = L.lexeme (M.space1 <|> void (M.lookAhead (M.oneOf ("()[]{},.:" :: [Char]))))
+
+braces, brackets :: P a -> P a
+braces = between (symbol "{") (symbol "}")
+brackets = between (symbol "[") (symbol "]")
+
+parseName :: P Text
+parseName = lexeme (toText <$> M.some M.alphaNumChar)
+
+newtype RecordOpt
+  = RO_CustomPrefix Text
+
+parseRecordOpts :: P RecordOpts
+parseRecordOpts =
+  M.many parseOpt
+    <&> foldl' addOpt RecordOpts {customPrefix = Nothing}
+  where
+    parseOpt =
+      choice
+        [ do
+            symbol "--no-field-prefix"
+            pure (RO_CustomPrefix "")
+        , do
+            symbol "--field-prefix="
+            RO_CustomPrefix <$> parseName
+        ]
+    addOpt z = \case
+      RO_CustomPrefix p -> z {customPrefix = Just p}
+
+parseRecordDescs :: P [RecordDesc Text]
+parseRecordDescs =
+  M.some
+    ( M.space >> do
+        description <- parseDescription
+        symbol "record"
+        name <- parseName
+        opts <- parseRecordOpts
+        fields <- braces (M.sepEndBy1 (parseField <* M.space) (symbol ","))
+        pure
+          RecordDesc
+            { opts
+            , typeNameText = name
+            , typeName = name
+            , constrName = name
+            , description
+            , fields
+            }
+    )
+
+parseDescription :: P (Maybe Description)
+parseDescription = M.try $ M.optional do
+  _ <- commentMarker
+  _isExtra <- isJust <$> M.try (M.optional (M.chunk "+ "))
+  line1 <- M.takeWhileP Nothing (/= '\n') <* M.newline
+  lines <- M.many $ try do
+    M.hspace
+    commentMarker
+    M.takeWhileP Nothing (/= '\n') <* M.newline
+  let text = unlines (line1 : lines)
+  pure Description {isExtra = True, text}
+  where
+    commentMarker :: P ()
+    commentMarker = void (M.chunk "--")
+
+parseField :: P (FieldDesc Text)
+parseField = do
+  fdesc <- parseDescription <* M.space
+  fname <- parseName
+  symbol "::"
+  type_ <- do
+    let
+      parseEndOfDecl = M.chunk ",\n" <|> M.chunk "\n"
+      parseDelim = M.chunk " via? " <|> M.chunk " via " <|> M.lookAhead parseEndOfDecl
+      parseUntilEndOfDecl = M.manyTill M.anySingle (M.lookAhead parseEndOfDecl)
+    hask <- parseTypeDesc =<< M.manyTill M.anySingle (M.lookAhead parseDelim)
+    delim <- parseDelim
+    case delim of
+      " via? " -> (\json -> FieldTypeTryFrom {hask, json}) <$> (parseTypeDesc =<< parseUntilEndOfDecl)
+      " via " -> (\json -> FieldTypeFrom {hask, json}) <$> (parseTypeDesc =<< parseUntilEndOfDecl)
+      _ -> pure FieldTypeAs {hask}
+  pure
+    FieldDesc
+      { name = fname
+      , nameText = fname
+      , description = fdesc
+      , type_
+      , isOptional = isMaybeType (qFieldJSONTypeDesc type_).type_
+      }
+  where
+    parseTypeDesc text = case Meta.parseType text of
+      Right type_ -> pure TypeDesc {type_, text = Text.pack text}
+      Left err -> fail err
+
+qFieldJSONTypeDesc :: FieldType -> TypeDesc
+qFieldJSONTypeDesc = \case
+  FieldTypeAs {hask} -> hask
+  FieldTypeFrom {json} -> json
+  FieldTypeTryFrom {json} -> json
diff --git a/records-edsl-core.cabal b/records-edsl-core.cabal
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--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+cabal-version: 1.12
+
+-- This file has been generated from package.yaml by hpack version 0.38.3.
+--
+-- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
+
+name:           records-edsl-core
+version:        0.1.0
+synopsis:       Write less record boilerplate: core package
+description:    See https://hackage.haskell.org/packages/records-edsl
+category:       Records
+author:         Mike Ledger
+maintainer:     Mike Ledger <mike@quasimal.com>
+license:        MPL-2.0
+license-file:   LICENSE
+build-type:     Simple
+
+source-repository head
+  type: git
+  location: https://gitlab.com/combobulate.systems/records-edsl.git
+
+library
+  exposed-modules:
+      Records.EDSL.Declare
+      Records.EDSL.Deriving.HasField
+      Records.EDSL.Deriving.Stock
+      Records.EDSL.Deriving.Type
+      Records.EDSL.Description
+  hs-source-dirs:
+      ./
+  default-extensions:
+      AllowAmbiguousTypes
+      BangPatterns
+      BlockArguments
+      DataKinds
+      DeriveAnyClass
+      DerivingStrategies
+      DerivingVia
+      DuplicateRecordFields
+      ExplicitForAll
+      GADTs
+      ImportQualifiedPost
+      LambdaCase
+      MultiWayIf
+      MultilineStrings
+      NamedFieldPuns
+      NoImplicitPrelude
+      NoStarIsType
+      OverloadedLabels
+      OverloadedRecordDot
+      OverloadedStrings
+      PartialTypeSignatures
+      PatternSynonyms
+      PolyKinds
+      RequiredTypeArguments
+      ScopedTypeVariables
+      StrictData
+      TemplateHaskell
+      TemplateHaskellQuotes
+      TypeApplications
+      TypeFamilies
+      ViewPatterns
+  build-depends:
+      base <5
+    , haskell-src-meta <0.9
+    , megaparsec <9.8
+    , optics
+    , relude
+    , template-haskell <2.24
+    , text
+    , witch
+  default-language: GHC2024
