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+module Main where
+
+import Prelude
+import Effect (Effect)
+import Effect.Console (log)
+
+import Data.Maybe (Maybe(..))
+import Data.Tuple (Tuple(..))
+import Data.String.CodeUnits (uncons)
+
+newtype Parser v = Parser (String -> Maybe (Tuple v String))
+parse :: forall a. Parser a -> (String -> Maybe (Tuple a String))
+parse (Parser p) = p
+
+itemP :: Parser Char 
+itemP = Parser p
+  where p str = case uncons str of
+                  Nothing -> Nothing
+                  Just { head: x, tail: xs } -> Just (Tuple x xs)
+
+instance functorParser :: Functor Parser where
+  map f (Parser p) =
+    Parser $ \s0 -> do
+      (Tuple x s1) <- p s0
+      pure (Tuple (f x) s1)
+
+instance applyParser :: Apply Parser where
+  apply (Parser p1) (Parser p2)
+    = Parser $ \str -> case p1 str of
+        Nothing -> Nothing
+        Just (Tuple x1 xs1) -> case p2 xs1 of
+          Nothing -> Nothing
+          Just (Tuple x2 xs2) -> Just (Tuple (x1 x2) xs2)
+
+instance applicativeParser :: Applicative Parser where
+  pure a = Parser $ \str -> Just (Tuple a str)
+
+instance bindParser :: Bind Parser where
+  bind (Parser p) f = Parser $ \str -> case p str of
+    Nothing -> Nothing
+    Just (Tuple x xs) ->
+      let (Parser p2) = f x
+      in p2 xs
+
+isf :: Parser Boolean
+isf = (_ == 'f') <$> itemP
+
+isf2 :: Parser Boolean
+isf2 = (==) <$> itemP <*> pure 'f'
+
+ishi :: Parser (Tuple Boolean Boolean)
+ishi = Tuple <$> ((_ == 'h') <$> itemP) <*> ((_ == 'i') <$> itemP)
+
+ishi2 :: Parser (Tuple Boolean Boolean)
+ishi2 = ado
+  h <- itemP
+  i <- itemP
+  in Tuple (h == 'h') (i == 'i')
+
+isffound :: Maybe (Tuple Boolean String) -> Effect Unit
+isffound maybe = case maybe of
+  Nothing -> log "no more data"
+  Just (Tuple b str) -> do
+    let toprint = if b then "FOUND IT" else "not found"
+    log $ toprint <> ", rest: " <> str
+
+main :: Effect Unit
+main = do
+  log "🍝"
+
+  case parse ishi2 "hi" of
+    Just (Tuple x y) -> log ("parsing 'hi': " <> show x <> " " <> show y)
+    Nothing -> log "coudn't parse two letters"
+
+  case parse ishi2 "no" of
+    Just (Tuple x y) -> log ("parsing 'no': " <> show x <> " " <> show y)
+    Nothing -> log "coudn't parse two letters"
+
+  case parse ishi2 "ho" of
+    Just (Tuple x y) -> log ("parsing 'ho': " <> show x <> " " <> show y)
+    Nothing -> log "coudn't parse two letters"
+
+  case parse ishi2 "ni" of
+    Just (Tuple x y) -> log ("parsing 'ni': " <> show x <> " " <> show y)
+    Nothing -> log "coudn't parse two letters"
+
+  case parse ishi2 "" of
+    Just (Tuple x y) -> log ("parsing '': " <> show x <> " " <> show y)
+    Nothing -> log "coudn't parse two letters"
+
+
+-- JUST WORKS
+--  isffound $ parse isf "fable"
+--  isffound $ parse isf "f"
+--  isffound $ parse isf "n"
+--  isffound $ parse isf ""
+--
+--  isffound $ parse isf2 "fable"
+--  isffound $ parse isf2 "f"
+--  isffound $ parse isf2 "n"
+--  isffound $ parse isf2 ""
+
+  log "end"