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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/README.md b/README.md
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+# Semantic Versioning
+
+Representation, manipulation, and de/serialisation of a Version type
+following the Semantic Versioning specification.
+
+For more information see: <http://semver.org>
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/bench/Main.hs b/bench/Main.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+
+-- Module      : Main
+-- Copyright   : (c) 2014 Brendan Hay <brendan.g.hay@gmail.com>
+-- License     : This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of
+--               the Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0.
+--               A copy of the MPL can be found in the LICENSE file or
+--               you can obtain it at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+-- Maintainer  : Brendan Hay <brendan.g.hay@gmail.com>
+-- Stability   : experimental
+-- Portability : non-portable (GHC extensions)
+
+module Main (main) where
+
+import           Criterion
+import           Criterion.Main
+import           Data.List                    (sort)
+import           Data.SemVer
+import           Data.Text                    (Text, pack)
+import           Data.Version                 (showVersion, parseVersion)
+import qualified Data.Version                 as Ver
+import           Text.ParserCombinators.ReadP
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = defaultMain
+    [ bgroup "decoding"
+        [ bgroup "semver"
+            [ bgroup "fromText . pack"
+                [ bench "1.2.3"
+                    $ nf (sv . pack) "1.2.3"
+                , bench "1.2.3-alpha"
+                    $ nf (sv . pack) "1.2.3-alpha"
+                , bench "1.2.3-alpha.1"
+                    $ nf (sv . pack) "1.2.3-alpha.1"
+                , bench "1.2.3+123"
+                    $ nf (sv . pack) "1.2.3+123"
+                , bench "1.2.3+sha.2ac"
+                    $ nf (sv . pack) "1.2.3+sha.2ac"
+                , bench "1.2.3-beta.1+sha.exp.dc2"
+                    $ nf (sv . pack) "1.2.3-beta.1+sha.exp.dc2"
+                ]
+            ]
+        , bgroup "version"
+            [ bgroup "parseVersion"
+                [ bench "1.2.3"
+                    $ nf dv "1.2.3"
+                , bench "1.2.3-alpha"
+                    $ nf dv "1.2.3-alpha"
+                , bench "1.2.3-alpha.1"
+                    $ nf dv "1.2.3-alpha.1"
+                , bench "1.2.3+123"
+                    $ nf dv "1.2.3+123"
+                , bench "1.2.3+sha.2ac"
+                    $ nf dv "1.2.3+sha.2ac"
+                , bench "1.2.3-beta.1+sha.exp.dc2"
+                    $ nf dv "1.2.3-beta.1+sha.exp.dc2"
+                ]
+            ]
+        ]
+
+    , bgroup "encoding"
+        [ bgroup "semver"
+            [ bgroup "toLazyText"
+                [ bench "1.2.3"
+                    $ nf toLazyText sv123
+                , bench "1.2.3-alpha"
+                    $ nf toLazyText sv123alpha
+                , bench "1.2.3-alpha.1"
+                    $ nf toLazyText sv123alpha1
+                , bench "1.2.3+123"
+                    $ nf toLazyText sv123123
+                , bench "1.2.3+sha.2ac"
+                    $ nf toLazyText sv123sha2ac
+                , bench "1.2.3-beta.1+sha.exp.dc2"
+                    $ nf toLazyText sv123beta1shaexpdc2
+                ]
+            , bgroup "toString"
+                [ bench "1.2.3"
+                    $ nf toString sv123
+                , bench "1.2.3-alpha"
+                    $ nf toString sv123alpha
+                , bench "1.2.3-alpha.1"
+                    $ nf toString sv123alpha1
+                , bench "1.2.3+123"
+                    $ nf toString sv123123
+                , bench "1.2.3+sha.2ac"
+                    $ nf toString sv123sha2ac
+                , bench "1.2.3-beta.1+sha.exp.dc2"
+                    $ nf toString sv123beta1shaexpdc2
+                ]
+            ]
+        , bgroup "version"
+            [ bgroup "showVersion"
+                [ bench "1.2.3"
+                    $ nf showVersion dv123
+                , bench "1.2.3-alpha"
+                    $ nf showVersion dv123alpha
+                , bench "1.2.3-alpha.1"
+                    $ nf showVersion dv123alpha1
+                , bench "1.2.3+123"
+                    $ nf showVersion dv123123
+                , bench "1.2.3+sha.2ac"
+                    $ nf showVersion dv123sha2ac
+                , bench "1.2.3-beta.1+sha.exp.dc2"
+                    $ nf showVersion dv123beta1shaexpdc2
+                ]
+            ]
+        ]
+
+    , bgroup "sort"
+        [ bench "semver" $ nf sort
+            [ sv123
+            , sv123alpha
+            , sv123alpha1
+            , sv123123
+            , sv123sha2ac
+            , sv123beta1shaexpdc2
+            ]
+        , bench "version" $ nf sort
+            [ dv123
+            , dv123alpha
+            , dv123alpha1
+            , dv123123
+            , dv123sha2ac
+            , dv123beta1shaexpdc2
+            ]
+        ]
+    ]
+
+sv123, sv123alpha, sv123alpha1, sv123123 :: Version
+sv123sha2ac, sv123beta1shaexpdc2         :: Version
+sv123               = sv "1.2.3"
+sv123alpha          = sv "1.2.3-alpha"
+sv123alpha1         = sv "1.2.3-alpha.1"
+sv123123            = sv "1.2.3+123"
+sv123sha2ac         = sv "1.2.3+sha.2ac"
+sv123beta1shaexpdc2 = sv "1.2.3-beta.1+sha.exp.dc2"
+
+dv123, dv123alpha, dv123alpha1, dv123123 :: Ver.Version
+dv123sha2ac, dv123beta1shaexpdc2         :: Ver.Version
+dv123               = dv "1.2.3"
+dv123alpha          = dv "1.2.3-alpha"
+dv123alpha1         = dv "1.2.3-alpha.1"
+dv123123            = dv "1.2.3+123"
+dv123sha2ac         = dv "1.2.3+sha.2ac"
+dv123beta1shaexpdc2 = dv "1.2.3-beta.1+sha.exp.dc2"
+
+sv :: Text -> Version
+sv t = case fromText t of
+    Left  e -> error e
+    Right x -> x
+
+dv :: String -> Ver.Version
+dv = fst . last . readP_to_S parseVersion
diff --git a/semver.cabal b/semver.cabal
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+name:                  semver
+version:               0.1.0
+synopsis:              Representation, manipulation, and de/serialisation of Semantic Versions.
+homepage:              https://github.com/brendanhay/semver
+license:               OtherLicense
+license-file:          LICENSE
+author:                Brendan Hay
+maintainer:            brendan.g.hay@gmail.com
+copyright:             Copyright (c) 2014 Brendan Hay
+category:              Data
+build-type:            Simple
+extra-source-files:    README.md
+cabal-version:         >= 1.10
+
+description:
+    Representation, manipulation, and de/serialisation of a Version type
+    following the Semantic Versioning specification.
+    .
+    For more information see: <http://semver.org>
+
+source-repository head
+    type:     git
+    location: git://github.com/brendanhay/semver.git
+
+library
+    default-language:  Haskell2010
+    hs-source-dirs:    src
+    ghc-options:       -Wall -O2 -funbox-strict-fields
+
+    exposed-modules:
+          Data.SemVer
+
+    build-depends:
+          attoparsec >= 0.10 && < 0.13
+        , base       >= 4.5  && < 5.0
+        , deepseq    >= 1.1  && < 1.4
+        , text       >= 0.11 && < 1.2
+
+benchmark semver-bench
+    type:              exitcode-stdio-1.0
+    default-language:  Haskell2010
+    main-is:           Main.hs
+    hs-source-dirs:    bench
+    ghc-options:      -Wall -O2 -threaded -with-rtsopts=-T
+
+    build-depends:
+          base
+        , criterion >= 1.0.0.2 && < 1.1
+        , semver
+        , text
+
+test-suite semver-test
+    type:              exitcode-stdio-1.0
+    default-language:  Haskell2010
+    hs-source-dirs:    test
+    main-is:           Main.hs
+    ghc-options:       -Wall -threaded
+
+    build-depends:
+          base
+        , semver
+        , tasty       >= 0.8
+        , tasty-hunit >= 0.8
+        , text
diff --git a/src/Data/SemVer.hs b/src/Data/SemVer.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE DeriveDataTypeable #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE DeriveGeneric      #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings  #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards    #-}
+
+-- Module      : Data.SemVer
+-- Copyright   : (c) 2014 Brendan Hay <brendan.g.hay@gmail.com>
+-- License     : This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of
+--               the Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0.
+--               A copy of the MPL can be found in the LICENSE file or
+--               you can obtain it at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+-- Maintainer  : Brendan Hay <brendan.g.hay@gmail.com>
+-- Stability   : experimental
+-- Portability : non-portable (GHC extensions)
+
+-- | An implementation of the Semantic Versioning specification located at
+-- <http://semver.org>.
+--
+-- A canonical 'Version' type and functions representing behaviour as outlined
+-- in the specification are defined alongside additional lenses,
+-- common manipulations, and serialisation primitives.
+module Data.SemVer
+    (
+    -- * Version
+      Identifier (..)
+    , Version    (..)
+    , defaultVersion
+
+    -- ** Lenses
+    , versionMajor
+    , versionMinor
+    , versionPatch
+    , versionRelease
+    , versionMeta
+
+    -- ** Incrementing
+    , incrementMajor
+    , incrementMinor
+    , incrementPatch
+
+    -- ** Predicates
+    , isDevelopment
+    , isPublic
+
+    -- ** Encoding
+    , toString
+    , toText
+    , toLazyText
+    , toBuilder
+
+    -- ** Decoding
+    , fromText
+    , fromLazyText
+    , parser
+
+    -- * Delimiters
+    , Delimiters (..)
+    , defaultDelimiters
+
+    -- ** Lenses
+    , delimMinor
+    , delimPatch
+    , delimRelease
+    , delimMeta
+    , delimIdent
+
+    -- ** Encoding
+    , toDelimitedBuilder
+
+    -- ** Decoding
+    , delimitedParser
+    ) where
+
+import           Control.Applicative
+import           Control.DeepSeq
+import           Control.Monad
+import           Data.Attoparsec.Text
+import           Data.Char
+import           Data.Function              (on)
+import           Data.List                  (intersperse)
+import           Data.Monoid
+import           Data.String
+import           Data.Text                  (Text)
+import qualified Data.Text                  as Text
+import qualified Data.Text.Lazy             as LText
+import           Data.Text.Lazy.Builder     (Builder)
+import qualified Data.Text.Lazy.Builder     as Build
+import qualified Data.Text.Lazy.Builder.Int as Build
+import           Data.Typeable              (Typeable)
+import           GHC.Generics
+import           Prelude                    hiding (takeWhile)
+
+-- | A type representing an individual identifier from the release
+-- or metadata components of a 'Version'.
+--
+-- * The 'Ord' instance implements precedence according to the semantic version
+-- specification, with numeric identifiers being of _lower_ precedence than
+-- textual identifiers, otherwise lexicographic ordering is used.
+data Identifier
+    = INum  !Int
+    | IText !Text
+      deriving (Eq, Read, Show, Generic, Typeable)
+
+instance Ord Identifier where
+    compare a b = case (a, b) of
+        (INum  x, INum  y) -> x `compare` y
+        (IText x, IText y) -> x `compare` y
+        (INum  _, _)       -> LT
+        (IText _, _)       -> GT
+
+instance IsString Identifier where
+    fromString s
+        | all isDigit s = INum  (read s)
+        | otherwise     = IText (fromString s)
+
+instance NFData Identifier where
+    rnf (INum  n) = rnf n
+    rnf (IText t) = rnf t
+
+-- | A type representing a successfully decoded or constructed semantic version.
+--
+-- * The 'Eq' instance represents exhaustive equality with all
+-- components considered.
+-- * The 'Ord' instance implements the precedence rules from the semantic
+-- version specification with metadata ('_versionMeta') being ignored.
+data Version = Version
+    { _versionMajor   :: !Int
+     -- ^ The major version component.
+    , _versionMinor   :: !Int
+      -- ^ The minor version component.
+    , _versionPatch   :: !Int
+      -- ^ The patch level component.
+    , _versionRelease :: [Identifier]
+      -- ^ A (potentially empty) list of release identifiers.
+    , _versionMeta    :: [Identifier]
+      -- ^ A (potentially empty) list of metadata.
+    } deriving (Eq, Read, Show, Generic, Typeable)
+
+-- | A default 'Version' which can be used to signify initial development.
+--
+-- __Note:__ Equivalent to @0.0.0@
+defaultVersion :: Version
+defaultVersion = Version 0 0 0 [] []
+
+instance Ord Version where
+    compare a b = on compare versions a b <> on compare _versionRelease a b
+      where
+        versions Version{..} =
+            [ _versionMajor
+            , _versionMinor
+            , _versionPatch
+            ]
+
+instance NFData Version where
+    rnf Version{..} =
+              rnf _versionMajor
+        `seq` rnf _versionMinor
+        `seq` rnf _versionPatch
+        `seq` rnf _versionRelease
+        `seq` rnf _versionMeta
+
+versionMajor :: Functor f => (Int -> f Int) -> Version -> f Version
+versionMajor f x = (\y -> x { _versionMajor = y }) <$> f (_versionMajor x)
+{-# INLINE versionMajor #-}
+
+versionMinor :: Functor f => (Int -> f Int) -> Version -> f Version
+versionMinor f x = (\y -> x { _versionMinor = y }) <$> f (_versionMinor x)
+{-# INLINE versionMinor #-}
+
+versionPatch :: Functor f => (Int -> f Int) -> Version -> f Version
+versionPatch f x = (\y -> x { _versionPatch = y }) <$> f (_versionPatch x)
+{-# INLINE versionPatch #-}
+
+versionRelease :: Functor f
+               => ([Identifier] -> f [Identifier])
+               -> Version
+               -> f Version
+versionRelease f x = (\y -> x { _versionRelease = y }) <$> f (_versionRelease x)
+{-# INLINE versionRelease #-}
+
+versionMeta :: Functor f
+            => ([Identifier] -> f [Identifier])
+            -> Version
+            -> f Version
+versionMeta f x = (\y -> x { _versionMeta = y }) <$> f (_versionMeta x)
+{-# INLINE versionMeta #-}
+
+-- | A set of delimiters used to encode/decode a 'Version' and specifyc
+-- alternative serialisation strategies.
+--
+-- __Example:__ using alpha characters to encode the version as a valid
+-- DNS CNAME, such as:
+--
+-- @
+-- let Right v = fromText "1.2.3+40"
+-- let alpha   = Delimiters \'m\' \'p\' \'r\' \'d\' \'i\'
+--
+-- Data.Text.Lazy.Builder.toLazyText ("app01-" <> toDelimitedBuilder alpha v <> ".dmz.internal")
+-- @
+--
+-- Would result in the following 'LText.Text':
+--
+-- @
+-- app01-1m2p3d40.dmz.internal
+-- @
+--
+-- Using the same 'Delimiters' set with 'delimitedParser' would ensure
+-- correct decoding behaviour.
+data Delimiters = Delimiters
+    { _delimMinor   :: !Char
+    , _delimPatch   :: !Char
+    , _delimRelease :: !Char
+    , _delimMeta    :: !Char
+    , _delimIdent   :: !Char
+    } deriving (Eq, Ord, Read, Show, Generic, Typeable)
+
+-- | The default set of delimiters used in the semantic version specification.
+--
+-- __Example:__ Given exhaustive version components would result in the
+-- following hypothetical version:
+--
+-- @
+-- 1.2.3-alpha.1+sha.exp.12ab3d9
+-- @
+defaultDelimiters :: Delimiters
+defaultDelimiters = Delimiters
+    { _delimMinor   = '.'
+    , _delimPatch   = '.'
+    , _delimRelease = '-'
+    , _delimMeta    = '+'
+    , _delimIdent   = '.'
+    }
+
+instance NFData Delimiters where
+    rnf Delimiters{..} =
+              rnf _delimMinor
+        `seq` rnf _delimPatch
+        `seq` rnf _delimRelease
+        `seq` rnf _delimMeta
+        `seq` rnf _delimIdent
+
+delimMinor :: Functor f => (Char -> f Char) -> Delimiters -> f Delimiters
+delimMinor f x = (\y -> x { _delimMinor = y }) <$> f (_delimMinor x)
+{-# INLINE delimMinor #-}
+
+delimPatch :: Functor f => (Char -> f Char) -> Delimiters -> f Delimiters
+delimPatch f x = (\y -> x { _delimPatch = y }) <$> f (_delimPatch x)
+{-# INLINE delimPatch #-}
+
+delimRelease :: Functor f => (Char -> f Char) -> Delimiters -> f Delimiters
+delimRelease f x = (\y -> x { _delimRelease = y }) <$> f (_delimRelease x)
+{-# INLINE delimRelease #-}
+
+delimMeta :: Functor f => (Char -> f Char) -> Delimiters -> f Delimiters
+delimMeta f x = (\y -> x { _delimMeta = y }) <$> f (_delimMeta x)
+{-# INLINE delimMeta #-}
+
+delimIdent :: Functor f => (Char -> f Char) -> Delimiters -> f Delimiters
+delimIdent f x = (\y -> x { _delimIdent = y }) <$> f (_delimIdent x)
+{-# INLINE delimIdent #-}
+
+-- | Increment the major component of a 'Version' by 1, resetting the minor
+-- and patch components.
+--
+-- * Major version X (X.y.z | X > 0) MUST be incremented if any backwards
+-- incompatible changes are introduced to the public API.
+--
+-- * It MAY include minor and patch level changes.
+--
+-- * Patch and minor version MUST be reset to 0 when major version
+-- is incremented.
+incrementMajor :: Version -> Version
+incrementMajor v = v
+    { _versionMajor = _versionMajor v + 1
+    , _versionMinor = 0
+    , _versionPatch = 0
+    }
+
+-- | Increment the minor component of a 'Version' by 1, resetting the
+-- patch component.
+--
+-- * Minor version Y (x.Y.z | x > 0) MUST be incremented if new, backwards
+-- compatible functionality is introduced to the public API.
+--
+-- * It MUST be incremented if any public API functionality is marked
+-- as deprecated.
+--
+-- * It MAY be incremented if substantial new functionality or improvements
+-- are introduced within the private code.
+--
+-- * It MAY include patch level changes.
+--
+-- * Patch version MUST be reset to 0 when minor version is incremented.
+incrementMinor :: Version -> Version
+incrementMinor v = v
+    { _versionMinor = _versionMinor v + 1
+    , _versionPatch = 0
+    }
+
+-- | Increment the patch component of a 'Version' by 1.
+--
+-- * Patch version Z (x.y.Z | x > 0) MUST be incremented if only backwards
+-- compatible bug fixes are introduced.
+--
+-- * A bug fix is defined as an internal change that fixes incorrect behavior.
+incrementPatch :: Version -> Version
+incrementPatch v = v
+    { _versionPatch = _versionPatch v + 1
+    }
+
+-- | Check if the 'Version' is considered unstable.
+--
+-- * Major version zero (0.y.z) is for initial development.
+-- * Anything may change at any time.
+-- * The public API should not be considered stable.
+isDevelopment :: Version -> Bool
+isDevelopment = (== 0) . _versionMajor
+
+-- | Check if the 'Version' is considered stable.
+--
+-- Version 1.0.0 defines the public API. The way in which the version number
+-- is incremented after this release is dependent on this public API and how
+-- it changes.
+isPublic :: Version -> Bool
+isPublic = (>= 1) . _versionMajor
+
+-- | Convert a 'Version' to it's readable 'String' representation.
+--
+-- __Note:__ This is optimised for cases where you wish to use a 'String' and
+-- as such is faster than the semantically equivalent @unpack . toLazyText@.
+toString :: Version -> String
+toString = toMonoid (:[]) show Text.unpack defaultDelimiters
+
+-- | Convert a 'Version' to a strict 'Text' representation.
+--
+-- __Note:__ Equivalent to @toStrict . toLazyText@
+toText :: Version -> Text
+toText = LText.toStrict . toLazyText
+
+-- | Convert a 'Version' to a 'LText.Text' representation.
+--
+-- __Note:__ This uses a lower 'Builder' buffer size optimised for commonly
+-- found version formats. If you have particuarly long version numbers
+-- using 'toBuilder' and 'Build.toLazyTextWith' to control the buffer size
+-- is recommended.
+toLazyText :: Version -> LText.Text
+toLazyText = Build.toLazyTextWith 24 . toBuilder
+
+-- | Convert a 'Version' to a 'Builder'.
+toBuilder :: Version -> Builder
+toBuilder = toDelimitedBuilder defaultDelimiters
+
+-- | Convert a 'Version' to a 'Builder' using the specified 'Delimiters' set.
+toDelimitedBuilder :: Delimiters -> Version -> Builder
+toDelimitedBuilder = toMonoid Build.singleton Build.decimal Build.fromText
+
+toMonoid :: Monoid m
+         => (Char -> m)
+         -> (Int  -> m)
+         -> (Text -> m)
+         -> Delimiters
+         -> Version
+         -> m
+toMonoid del int txt Delimiters{..} Version{..} = mconcat
+     [ int _versionMajor
+     , del _delimMinor
+     , int _versionMinor
+     , del _delimPatch
+     , int _versionPatch
+     , f _delimRelease _versionRelease
+     , f _delimMeta    _versionMeta
+     ]
+  where
+    f _ [] = mempty
+    f c xs = del c <> mconcat (intersperse (del _delimIdent) (map g xs))
+
+    g (INum  n) = int n
+    g (IText t) = txt t
+{-# INLINE toMonoid #-}
+
+-- | Parse a 'Version' from 'Text', returning an attoparsec error message
+-- in the 'Left' case on failure.
+fromText :: Text -> Either String Version
+fromText = parseOnly parser
+
+-- | Parse a 'Version' from 'LText.Text', returning an attoparsec error message
+-- in the 'Left' case on failure.
+--
+-- __Note:__ The underlying attoparsec 'Parser' is based on 'Text' and this is
+-- equivalent to @fromText . toStrict@
+fromLazyText :: LText.Text -> Either String Version
+fromLazyText = fromText . LText.toStrict
+
+-- | A greedy attoparsec 'Parser' which requires the entire 'Text' input to match.
+parser :: Parser Version
+parser = delimitedParser defaultDelimiters
+
+-- | A greedy attoparsec 'Parser' using the specified 'Delimiters' set
+-- which requires the entire 'Text' input to match.
+delimitedParser :: Delimiters -> Parser Version
+delimitedParser Delimiters{..} = Version
+    <$> (nonNegative <* char _delimMinor)
+    <*> (nonNegative <* char _delimPatch)
+    <*> nonNegative
+    <*> option [] (try (char _delimRelease) *> identifiers)
+    <*> option [] (try (char _delimMeta)    *> identifiers)
+    <*  endOfInput
+  where
+    nonNegative :: (Show a, Integral a) => Parser a
+    nonNegative = do
+        n <- decimal
+        when (n < 0) $
+            fail ("Numeric value must be non-negative: " ++ show n)
+        return n
+
+    identifiers :: Parser [Identifier]
+    identifiers = many (num <|> text)
+
+    num = INum
+        <$> nonNegative
+        <*  (void (char _delimIdent) <|> endOfInput)
+
+    text = IText
+        <$> takeWhile1 (inClass "0-9A-Za-z-")
+        <*  optional (char _delimIdent)
diff --git a/test/Main.hs b/test/Main.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Main.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+
+-- Module      : Main
+-- Copyright   : (c) 2014 Brendan Hay <brendan.g.hay@gmail.com>
+-- License     : This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of
+--               the Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0.
+--               A copy of the MPL can be found in the LICENSE file or
+--               you can obtain it at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+-- Maintainer  : Brendan Hay <brendan.g.hay@gmail.com>
+-- Stability   : experimental
+-- Portability : non-portable (GHC extensions)
+
+module Main (main) where
+
+import Control.Applicative
+import Data.List           (sort)
+import Data.SemVer
+import Data.Text           (Text, unpack)
+import Test.Tasty
+import Test.Tasty.HUnit
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = defaultMain $ testGroup "tests"
+    [ testGroup "serialisation"
+        [ testGroup "isomorphisms"
+            [ iso "0.0.0"
+            , iso "1.0.0"
+            , iso "1.0.0-alpha"
+            , iso "1.0.0-alpha.1"
+            , iso "1.0.1"
+            , iso "1.1.0"
+            , iso "2.0.0"
+            , iso "2.1.0"
+            , iso "2.1.1"
+            , iso "1.2.3+sha.2ac"
+            , iso "1.2.3-beta.1+sha.exp.dc2"
+            ]
+        ]
+
+    , testGroup "precedence"
+        [ testCase "0.0.0 < 1.0.0 < 1.0.1 < 1.1.0" $
+            [sv000, sv100, sv101, sv110] @=? sort [sv101, sv110, sv100, sv000]
+        , testCase "1.0.0 < 2.0.0" $
+            true (sv100 < sv200)
+        , testCase "1.0.0 < 1.0.0-alpha" $
+            true (sv100 < sv100alpha)
+        , testCase "1.0.0-alpha < 1.0.0-alpha.1" $
+            true (sv100alpha < sv100alpha1)
+        , testCase "1.2.3+sha.2ac < 1.2.3-beta.1+sha.exp.dc2" $
+            true (sv123sha2ac < sv123beta1shaexpdc2)
+        ]
+    ]
+
+iso :: Text -> TestTree
+iso t = testCase (unpack t) (Right t @=? (toText <$> fromText t))
+
+true :: Bool -> Assertion
+true = (True @=?)
+
+sv000, sv100, sv100alpha, sv100alpha1, sv101   :: Version
+sv110, sv200, sv123sha2ac, sv123beta1shaexpdc2 :: Version
+sv000               = defaultVersion
+sv100               = sv "1.0.0"
+sv100alpha          = sv "1.0.0-alpha"
+sv100alpha1         = sv "1.0.0-alpha.1"
+sv101               = sv "1.0.1"
+sv110               = sv "1.1.0"
+sv200               = sv "2.0.0"
+sv123sha2ac         = sv "1.2.3+sha.2ac"
+sv123beta1shaexpdc2 = sv "1.2.3-beta.1+sha.exp.dc2"
+
+sv :: Text -> Version
+sv t = case fromText t of
+    Left  e -> error e
+    Right x -> x
