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+# Changelog for UniformBase
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+Copyright 2017, andrew u frank
+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.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND THE 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 AUTHOR OR THE
+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.
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+# UniformBase
+
+The package imports separately compilable and usable packages. This package and all its parts are self-contained and need no further imports; no need to import the subpackages individually.
+
+The package depends indirectly on many often used packages but some concentration is planned in the future, using other attemps with similar goals. 
+ 
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+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE ExplicitNamespaces #-}
+
+module UniformBase 
+    ( module UniformBase
+    , module Uniform.Zero
+    , module Uniform.Pointless
+    , module Uniform.Error
+    , module Uniform.Strings
+    , module Uniform.FileIO
+    -- , module Uniform.Json
+    -- , module Uniform.Yaml 
+    , module Uniform.Time
+    -- , module Uniform.Pandoc
+    -- , module Uniform.StartApp   -- in package Error 
+    -- , module Uniform.CmdLineArgs 
+    -- , Uniform.FileIO
+    , Generic
+    ) where
+
+import Uniform.Zero
+import Uniform.Pointless
+import Uniform.Strings 
+import Uniform.FileIO
+import Uniform.Error
+-- import Uniform.Json
+-- import Uniform.Yaml hiding (encode,decode)
+    -- export qualified as Y.encode, Y.decode)
+import Uniform.Time 
+import GHC.Generics
diff --git a/uniformBase.cabal b/uniformBase.cabal
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+cabal-version: 2.2
+
+-- This file has been generated from package.yaml by hpack version 0.34.2.
+--
+-- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
+--
+-- hash: 073686ee4318f7ee34ee1f331f377f809c2cf836ab6e01f497d375357df63fcc
+
+name:           uniformBase
+version:        0.1.0
+synopsis:       A uniform base to build apps on
+description:    Goals:
+                .
+                  - reducing the complexity for the programmer of applications, 
+                .
+                  - functions with identical semantics independent of representation,
+                .
+                  - all functions are total (or become so using Maybe or Either),
+                .
+                  - compatible error reporting for all packages,
+                .
+                  - avoid name clashes with other packages and assume the regular prelude,
+                .
+                  - performance is NOT a goal - once the program logic is confirmed and tested, performance improvements can be achieved based on observations     
+                .
+                The packages included here deal with 
+                .
+                  - a generally usable zero (null) value and other simplistic 
+                  algebras,
+                .
+                  - handling of text independent of represenations and principled conversion between representations,
+                .
+                  - a minimal error reporting as text error messages,
+                .
+                  - bringing together functions to handle time,
+                .
+                  - uniform functions to handle files and filepaths (`Filepath` and `Path`).
+                .
+                Please see the README on GitHub at <https://github.com/andrewufrank/uniformBase/readme>
+category:       Programming Uniform
+bug-reports:    https://github.com/andrewufrank/uniformBase/issues
+author:         Andrew Frank
+maintainer:     Andrew U. Frank <uniform@gerastree.at>
+copyright:      2021 Andrew U. Frank
+license:        GPL-2.0-only
+license-file:   LICENSE
+build-type:     Simple
+extra-source-files:
+    README.md
+    ChangeLog.md
+
+library
+  exposed-modules:
+      UniformBase
+  other-modules:
+      Paths_uniformBase
+  hs-source-dirs:
+      ./.
+  build-depends:
+      base >=4.7 && <5
+    , uniform-algebras
+    , uniform-error
+    , uniform-fileio
+    , uniform-strings
+    , uniform-time
+  default-language: Haskell2010
+  autogen-modules: Paths_uniformBase