diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+Copyright (c) 2014, Peter Harpending
+
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+      copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+      disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
+      with the distribution.
+
+    * Neither the name of Peter Harpending nor the names of other
+      contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+      from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# saferoute
+
+This is a really simple Haskell library for type-safe routing.
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/saferoute.cabal b/saferoute.cabal
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+-- Initial saferoute.cabal generated by cabal init.  For further 
+-- documentation, see http://haskell.org/cabal/users-guide/
+
+name:                saferoute
+version:             0.0.0.0
+synopsis:            A simple type-safe routing library.
+description:         
+  saferoute is a type-safe routing library for web applications.
+license:             BSD3
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Peter Harpending
+maintainer:          Peter Harpending <pharpend2@gmail.com>
+copyright:           2014, Peter Harpending
+category:            Web
+build-type:          Simple
+extra-source-files:  README.md
+cabal-version:       >=1.10
+
+flag blaze
+  description: Support for blaze-html attribute embedding.
+  default:     True
+
+library
+  exposed-modules:     
+      Web.Saferoute
+  -- other-modules:       
+  other-extensions:    
+  build-depends:
+      base       >=4.7 && <4.8
+    , containers >=0.5 && <0.6
+    , text       >=1.1 && <1.2
+  hs-source-dirs:      src/
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+  ghc-options:         -Wall
+
+  if flag(blaze)
+    exposed-modules: Web.Saferoute.Blaze
+    build-depends:   blaze-html >=0.7 && <0.8
+
+source-repository head
+  type:     git
+  location: https://github.com/pharpend/saferoute.git
diff --git a/src/Web/Saferoute.hs b/src/Web/Saferoute.hs
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+-- |
+-- Module       : Web.Saferoute
+-- Description  : Type-safe routing for web applications.
+-- Copyright    : 2014, Peter Harpending.
+-- License      : BSD3
+-- Maintainer   : Peter Harpending <pharpend2@gmail.com>
+-- Stability    : experimental
+-- Portability  : archlinux
+--
+
+module Web.Saferoute where
+
+import qualified Data.Map.Lazy  as M
+import qualified Data.Text.Lazy as L
+
+-- |The type for a route - just an alias for 'L.Text'
+type Route = L.Text
+
+-- |The type class for a resource.
+class Eq r => Resource r where
+  {-# MINIMAL getRoute, (resourceList | routeResourceMap) #-}
+
+  -- Get the 'Route' for a 'Resource'. This is in place to avoid
+  -- @fmap@ stuff. Giving a 'Resource' to this function will
+  -- invariably return a 'Route', as opposed to 'Maybe Route', which
+  -- would be the case if I used a 'M.Map' lookup.
+  getRoute :: r -> Route
+
+  -- |A list of all of the constructors for your resource type.
+  resourceList :: [r]
+  resourceList = M.elems routeResourceMap
+
+  -- |A map from a route to it's resource.
+  routeResourceMap :: M.Map Route r
+  routeResourceMap = M.fromList [(route, resource) | resource <- resourceList,
+                                                     let route = getRoute resource ]
+
+  -- |Given a 'Route', find the 'Resource' behind it. If the route
+  -- isn't associated with any 'Resource', this returns 'Nothing'.
+  lookupRoute :: Route -> Maybe r
+  lookupRoute route = M.lookup route routeResourceMap
diff --git a/src/Web/Saferoute/Blaze.hs b/src/Web/Saferoute/Blaze.hs
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+-- |
+-- Module       : Web.Saferoute.Blaze
+-- Description  : Support for blaze-html
+-- Copyright    : 2014, Peter Harpending.
+-- License      : BSD3
+-- Maintainer   : Peter Harpending <pharpend2@gmail.com>
+-- Stability    : experimental
+-- Portability  : archlinux
+--
+
+module Web.Saferoute.Blaze where
+
+import qualified Text.Blaze.Html5 as H
+import           Web.Saferoute
+
+getUrl :: Resource r => r -> H.AttributeValue
+getUrl = H.toValue . getRoute