diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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+# Changelog
+
+`ucd.hs` uses [PVP Versioning][1].
+The changelog is available [on GitHub][2].
+
+## 0.0.0.0
+
+* Initially created.
+
+[1]: https://pvp.haskell.org
+[2]: https://github.com/strake/ucd.hs/releases
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+BSD 3-Clause License
+
+Copyright (c) 2019, M Farkas-Dyck
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+   list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+2. 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.
+
+3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its
+   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
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+OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# ucd.hs
+
+[![Build status](https://img.shields.io/travis/strake/ucd.hs.svg?logo=travis)](https://travis-ci.org/strake/ucd.hs)
+[![Hackage](https://img.shields.io/hackage/v/ucd.hs.svg?logo=haskell)](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/ucd.hs)
+[![BSD3 license](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-BSD3-blue.svg)](LICENSE)
+
+See README for more info
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE DeriveFunctor, DeriveFoldable, DeriveTraversable #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+module Main where
+
+import           Control.Applicative
+import           Control.Monad (join)
+import           Data.Char
+import           Data.Foldable
+import           Data.List (dropWhileEnd, intercalate)
+import           Data.Map (Map)
+import qualified Data.Map as Map
+import           Text.Regex.Applicative (RE)
+import qualified Text.Regex.Applicative as RE
+import qualified Text.Regex.Applicative.Common as RE
+import           Util hiding (intercalate)
+
+import Distribution.Simple
+import Distribution.Simple.PreProcess
+
+main = defaultMainWithHooks simpleUserHooks
+  { hookedPreProcessors = ("ucd-derived-core-properties", \ _ _ _ -> PreProcessor
+      { platformIndependent = True
+      , runPreProcessor = mkSimplePreProcessor $ \ inFile outFile _verbosity ->
+        readFile inFile >>=
+        writeFile outFile .
+        ("module Data.Char.Properties.DerivedCore where\n" ++) .
+        maybe (error "bad format") generate . parseProps
+      }) : hookedPreProcessors simpleUserHooks
+  }
+
+data Range a = Range a a
+  deriving (Foldable, Functor, Traversable)
+
+rangeRE :: RE Char (Range Int)
+rangeRE = join Range <$> n <|> Range <$> n <* ".." <*> n where n = RE.hexadecimal
+
+lineRE :: RE Char ([Char], Range Char)
+lineRE = flip ((,) . filter (/= '_')) . fmap toEnum <$> rangeRE <* many (RE.psym isSpace) <* "; " <*> many (RE.psym (liftA2 (||) isAlphaNum (== '_')))
+
+generate :: Map [Char] [Range Char] -> [Char]
+generate = unlines . ((:) <$> generateTypes . Map.keys <*> generateCode)
+
+generateTypes :: [[Char]] -> [Char]
+generateTypes names = intercalate ", " (("is" ++) <$> names) ++ " :: Char -> Bool"
+
+generateCode :: Map [Char] [Range Char] -> [[Char]]
+generateCode = toList . Map.mapWithKey (\ name ranges -> asum ["is", name, " x = ", intercalate " || " [asum ["x >= ", show a, " && x <= ", show b] | Range a b <- ranges]])
+
+parseProps :: [Char] -> Maybe (Map [Char] [Range Char])
+parseProps = lines & fmap (takeWhile (/= '#') & dropWhileEnd isSpace) & filter (not . null) & traverse (RE.match lineRE) & fmap ((fmap . fmap) pure & Map.fromListWith (flip (++)))
diff --git a/bench/Main.hs b/bench/Main.hs
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+module Main (main) where
+
+import Gauge.Main
+
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = defaultMain [bench "const" (whnf const ())]
diff --git a/src/Data/Char/Properties.hs b/src/Data/Char/Properties.hs
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+module Data.Char.Properties (module A) where
+
+import Data.Char.Properties.DerivedCore as A
diff --git a/test/Spec.hs b/test/Spec.hs
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+module Main (main) where
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = putStrLn ("Test suite not yet implemented" :: String)
diff --git a/ucd.cabal b/ucd.cabal
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+cabal-version:       2.2
+name:                ucd
+version:             0.0.0.0
+synopsis:            See README for more info
+description:         See README for more info
+homepage:            https://github.com/strake/ucd.hs
+bug-reports:         https://github.com/strake/ucd.hs/issues
+license:             BSD-3-Clause
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              M Farkas-Dyck
+maintainer:          strake888@gmail.com
+copyright:           2019 M Farkas-Dyck
+category:            Data,Text
+build-type:          Custom
+extra-doc-files:     README.md
+                   , CHANGELOG.md
+tested-with:         GHC == 8.4.4
+                     GHC == 8.6.5
+                     GHC == 8.8.1
+
+common c
+  build-depends:       base ^>= 4.11 || ^>= 4.12 || ^>= 4.13
+                     , util ^>= 0.1.14
+  ghc-options:         -Wall
+                       -Wcompat
+                       -Wredundant-constraints
+                       -Wno-name-shadowing
+                       -Wincomplete-uni-patterns
+                       -Wincomplete-record-updates
+                       -Werror=incomplete-patterns
+                       -Werror=incomplete-uni-patterns
+                       -Werror=incomplete-record-updates
+                       -Werror=missing-fields
+                       -Werror=missing-methods
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+  default-extensions:  UnicodeSyntax
+                       LambdaCase
+                       EmptyCase
+                       InstanceSigs
+                       PartialTypeSignatures
+                       PolyKinds
+                       ConstraintKinds
+                       FlexibleContexts
+                       FlexibleInstances
+                       MonadComprehensions
+                       StandaloneDeriving
+                       DeriveFunctor
+                       DeriveFoldable
+                       DeriveTraversable
+
+library
+  import:              c
+  hs-source-dirs:      src
+  exposed-modules:     Data.Char.Properties
+                       Data.Char.Properties.DerivedCore
+  autogen-modules:     Data.Char.Properties.DerivedCore
+  build-depends:
+
+test-suite test
+  import:              c
+  type:                exitcode-stdio-1.0
+  hs-source-dirs:      test
+  main-is:             Spec.hs
+  build-depends:       ucd
+  ghc-options:         -threaded
+                       -rtsopts
+                       -with-rtsopts=-N
+
+benchmark bench
+  import:              c
+  type:                exitcode-stdio-1.0
+  hs-source-dirs:      bench
+  main-is:             Main.hs
+  build-depends:       gauge
+                     , ucd
+  ghc-options:         -threaded
+                       -rtsopts
+                       -with-rtsopts=-N
+
+custom-setup
+  setup-depends:       Cabal ^>= 3.0
+                     , base ^>= 4.11 || ^>= 4.12 || ^>= 4.13
+                     , containers ^>= 0.5 || ^>= 0.6
+                     , regex-applicative ^>= 0.3.3
+                     , util ^>= 0.1.14
+
+source-repository head
+  type:                git
+  location:            https://github.com/strake/ucd.hs.git
