Replace Parsec with Megaparsec (see #289) (#366)

* Replace Parsec with Megaparsec (see #289) This builds upon PR #289 by @rasendubi * Revert renaming of parseWithState to parseWithCtx * Fix doctests * Update for Megaparsec 5 * Specialize parser to improve performance * Pretty print errors * Swap StateT and ParsecT This is necessary to get the correct backtracking behavior, i.e. discard state changes if the parsing fails.
2016-07-29 17:57:10 +02:00 · 2016-07-29 17:57:10 +02:00 · 4141067428
commit 4141067428
parent 90c0d40777
33 changed files with 730 additions and 649 deletions
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Dates.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Dates.hs
@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE NoMonoLocalBinds #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
 {-|
 Date parsing and utilities for hledger.
@ -68,6 +70,8 @@ import Prelude.Compat
 import Control.Monad
 import Data.List.Compat
 import Data.Maybe
 import Data.Text (Text)
 import qualified Data.Text as T
 #if MIN_VERSION_time(1,5,0)
 import Data.Time.Format hiding (months)
 #else
@ -80,7 +84,8 @@ import Data.Time.Calendar.WeekDate
 import Data.Time.Clock
 import Data.Time.LocalTime
 import Safe (headMay, lastMay, readMay)
-import Text.Parsec
+import Text.Megaparsec
 import Text.Megaparsec.Text
 import Text.Printf
 import Hledger.Data.Types
@ -298,10 +303,10 @@ earliest (Just d1) (Just d2) = Just $ min d1 d2
 -- | Parse a period expression to an Interval and overall DateSpan using
 -- the provided reference date, or return a parse error.
-parsePeriodExpr :: Day -> String -> Either ParseError (Interval, DateSpan)
+parsePeriodExpr :: Day -> Text -> Either (ParseError Char Dec) (Interval, DateSpan)
 parsePeriodExpr refdate = parsewith (periodexpr refdate <* eof)
-maybePeriod :: Day -> String -> Maybe (Interval,DateSpan)
+maybePeriod :: Day -> Text -> Maybe (Interval,DateSpan)
 maybePeriod refdate = either (const Nothing) Just . parsePeriodExpr refdate
 -- | Show a DateSpan as a human-readable pseudo-period-expression string.
@ -354,18 +359,18 @@ spanFromSmartDate refdate sdate = DateSpan (Just b) (Just e)
 -- | Convert a smart date string to an explicit yyyy\/mm\/dd string using
 -- the provided reference date, or raise an error.
-fixSmartDateStr :: Day -> String -> String
+fixSmartDateStr :: Day -> Text -> String
 fixSmartDateStr d s = either
                       (\e->error' $ printf "could not parse date %s %s" (show s) (show e))
                       id
-                       $ fixSmartDateStrEither d s
+                       $ (fixSmartDateStrEither d s :: Either (ParseError Char Dec) String)
 -- | A safe version of fixSmartDateStr.
-fixSmartDateStrEither :: Day -> String -> Either ParseError String
+fixSmartDateStrEither :: Day -> Text -> Either (ParseError Char Dec) String
 fixSmartDateStrEither d = either Left (Right . showDate) . fixSmartDateStrEither' d
-fixSmartDateStrEither' :: Day -> String -> Either ParseError Day
+fixSmartDateStrEither' :: Day -> Text -> Either (ParseError Char Dec) Day
-fixSmartDateStrEither' d s = case parsewith smartdateonly (lowercase s) of
+fixSmartDateStrEither' d s = case parsewith smartdateonly (T.toLower s) of
                               Right sd -> Right $ fixSmartDate d sd
                               Left e -> Left e
@ -591,22 +596,23 @@ and maybe some others:
 Returns a SmartDate, to be converted to a full date later (see fixSmartDate).
 Assumes any text in the parse stream has been lowercased.
 -}
-smartdate :: Stream s m Char => ParsecT s st m SmartDate
+smartdate :: Parser SmartDate
 smartdate = do
  -- XXX maybe obscures date errors ? see ledgerdate
  (y,m,d) <- choice' [yyyymmdd, ymd, ym, md, y, d, month, mon, today, yesterday, tomorrow, lastthisnextthing]
  return (y,m,d)
 -- | Like smartdate, but there must be nothing other than whitespace after the date.
-smartdateonly :: Stream s m Char => ParsecT s st m SmartDate
+smartdateonly :: Parser SmartDate
 smartdateonly = do
  d <- smartdate
  many spacenonewline
  eof
  return d
 datesepchars :: [Char]
 datesepchars = "/-."
-datesepchar :: Stream s m Char => ParsecT s st m Char
+datesepchar :: TextParser m Char
 datesepchar = oneOf datesepchars
 validYear, validMonth, validDay :: String -> Bool
@ -619,54 +625,54 @@ failIfInvalidYear s  = unless (validYear s)  $ fail $ "bad year number: " ++ s
 failIfInvalidMonth s = unless (validMonth s) $ fail $ "bad month number: " ++ s
 failIfInvalidDay s   = unless (validDay s)   $ fail $ "bad day number: " ++ s
-yyyymmdd :: Stream s m Char => ParsecT s st m SmartDate
+yyyymmdd :: Parser SmartDate
 yyyymmdd = do
-  y <- count 4 digit
+  y <- count 4 digitChar
-  m <- count 2 digit
+  m <- count 2 digitChar
  failIfInvalidMonth m
-  d <- count 2 digit
+  d <- count 2 digitChar
  failIfInvalidDay d
  return (y,m,d)
-ymd :: Stream s m Char => ParsecT s st m SmartDate
+ymd :: Parser SmartDate
 ymd = do
-  y <- many1 digit
+  y <- some digitChar
  failIfInvalidYear y
  sep <- datesepchar
-  m <- many1 digit
+  m <- some digitChar
  failIfInvalidMonth m
  char sep
-  d <- many1 digit
+  d <- some digitChar
  failIfInvalidDay d
  return $ (y,m,d)
-ym :: Stream s m Char => ParsecT s st m SmartDate
+ym :: Parser SmartDate
 ym = do
-  y <- many1 digit
+  y <- some digitChar
  failIfInvalidYear y
  datesepchar
-  m <- many1 digit
+  m <- some digitChar
  failIfInvalidMonth m
  return (y,m,"")
-y :: Stream s m Char => ParsecT s st m SmartDate
+y :: Parser SmartDate
 y = do
-  y <- many1 digit
+  y <- some digitChar
  failIfInvalidYear y
  return (y,"","")
-d :: Stream s m Char => ParsecT s st m SmartDate
+d :: Parser SmartDate
 d = do
-  d <- many1 digit
+  d <- some digitChar
  failIfInvalidDay d
  return ("","",d)
-md :: Stream s m Char => ParsecT s st m SmartDate
+md :: Parser SmartDate
 md = do
-  m <- many1 digit
+  m <- some digitChar
  failIfInvalidMonth m
  datesepchar
-  d <- many1 digit
+  d <- some digitChar
  failIfInvalidDay d
  return ("",m,d)
@ -679,24 +685,24 @@ monthabbrevs   = ["jan","feb","mar","apr","may","jun","jul","aug","sep","oct","n
 monthIndex s = maybe 0 (+1) $ lowercase s `elemIndex` months
 monIndex s   = maybe 0 (+1) $ lowercase s `elemIndex` monthabbrevs
-month :: Stream s m Char => ParsecT s st m SmartDate
+month :: Parser SmartDate
 month = do
  m <- choice $ map (try . string) months
  let i = monthIndex m
  return ("",show i,"")
-mon :: Stream s m Char => ParsecT s st m SmartDate
+mon :: Parser SmartDate
 mon = do
  m <- choice $ map (try . string) monthabbrevs
  let i = monIndex m
  return ("",show i,"")
-today,yesterday,tomorrow :: Stream s m Char => ParsecT s st m SmartDate
+today,yesterday,tomorrow :: Parser SmartDate
 today     = string "today"     >> return ("","","today")
 yesterday = string "yesterday" >> return ("","","yesterday")
 tomorrow  = string "tomorrow"  >> return ("","","tomorrow")
-lastthisnextthing :: Stream s m Char => ParsecT s st m SmartDate
+lastthisnextthing :: Parser SmartDate
 lastthisnextthing = do
  r <- choice [
        string "last"
@ -717,7 +723,7 @@ lastthisnextthing = do
  return ("",r,p)
 -- |
-- >>> let p = parsewith (periodexpr (parsedate "2008/11/26")) 
+-- >>> let p = parsewith (periodexpr (parsedate "2008/11/26")) :: T.Text -> Either (ParseError Char Dec) (Interval, DateSpan)
 -- >>> p "from aug to oct"
 -- Right (NoInterval,DateSpan 2008/08/01-2008/09/30)
 -- >>> p "aug to oct"
@ -728,7 +734,7 @@ lastthisnextthing = do
 -- Right (Days 1,DateSpan 2008/08/01-)
 -- >>> p "every week to 2009"
 -- Right (Weeks 1,DateSpan -2008/12/31)
-periodexpr :: Stream s m Char => Day -> ParsecT s st m (Interval, DateSpan)
+periodexpr :: Day -> Parser (Interval, DateSpan)
 periodexpr rdate = choice $ map try [
                    intervalanddateperiodexpr rdate,
                    intervalperiodexpr,
@ -736,7 +742,7 @@ periodexpr rdate = choice $ map try [
                    (return (NoInterval,DateSpan Nothing Nothing))
                   ]
-intervalanddateperiodexpr :: Stream s m Char => Day -> ParsecT s st m (Interval, DateSpan)
+intervalanddateperiodexpr :: Day -> Parser (Interval, DateSpan)
 intervalanddateperiodexpr rdate = do
  many spacenonewline
  i <- reportinginterval
@ -744,20 +750,20 @@ intervalanddateperiodexpr rdate = do
  s <- periodexprdatespan rdate
  return (i,s)
-intervalperiodexpr :: Stream s m Char => ParsecT s st m (Interval, DateSpan)
+intervalperiodexpr :: Parser (Interval, DateSpan)
 intervalperiodexpr = do
  many spacenonewline
  i <- reportinginterval
  return (i, DateSpan Nothing Nothing)
-dateperiodexpr :: Stream s m Char => Day -> ParsecT s st m (Interval, DateSpan)
+dateperiodexpr :: Day -> Parser (Interval, DateSpan)
 dateperiodexpr rdate = do
  many spacenonewline
  s <- periodexprdatespan rdate
  return (NoInterval, s)
 -- Parse a reporting interval.
-reportinginterval :: Stream s m Char => ParsecT s st m Interval
+reportinginterval :: Parser Interval
 reportinginterval = choice' [
                       tryinterval "day"     "daily"     Days,
                       tryinterval "week"    "weekly"    Weeks,
@ -770,7 +776,7 @@ reportinginterval = choice' [
                          return $ Months 2,
                       do string "every"
                          many spacenonewline
-                          n <- fmap read $ many1 digit
+                          n <- fmap read $ some digitChar
                          thsuffix
                          many spacenonewline
                          string "day"
@ -781,7 +787,7 @@ reportinginterval = choice' [
                          return $ DayOfWeek n,
                       do string "every"
                          many spacenonewline
-                          n <- fmap read $ many1 digit
+                          n <- fmap read $ some digitChar
                          thsuffix
                          many spacenonewline
                          string "day"
@ -797,7 +803,7 @@ reportinginterval = choice' [
      thsuffix = choice' $ map string ["st","nd","rd","th"]
      -- Parse any of several variants of a basic interval, eg "daily", "every day", "every N days".
-      tryinterval :: Stream s m Char => String -> String -> (Int -> Interval) -> ParsecT s st m Interval
+      tryinterval :: String -> String -> (Int -> Interval) -> Parser Interval
      tryinterval singular compact intcons =
          choice' [
           do string compact
@ -808,14 +814,14 @@ reportinginterval = choice' [
              return $ intcons 1,
           do string "every"
              many spacenonewline
-              n <- fmap read $ many1 digit
+              n <- fmap read $ some digitChar
              many spacenonewline
              string plural
              return $ intcons n
           ]
          where plural = singular ++ "s"
-periodexprdatespan :: Stream s m Char => Day -> ParsecT s st m DateSpan
+periodexprdatespan :: Day -> Parser DateSpan
 periodexprdatespan rdate = choice $ map try [
                            doubledatespan rdate,
                            fromdatespan rdate,
@ -823,7 +829,7 @@ periodexprdatespan rdate = choice $ map try [
                            justdatespan rdate
                           ]
-doubledatespan :: Stream s m Char => Day -> ParsecT s st m DateSpan
+doubledatespan :: Day -> Parser DateSpan
 doubledatespan rdate = do
  optional (string "from" >> many spacenonewline)
  b <- smartdate
@ -832,7 +838,7 @@ doubledatespan rdate = do
  e <- smartdate
  return $ DateSpan (Just $ fixSmartDate rdate b) (Just $ fixSmartDate rdate e)
-fromdatespan :: Stream s m Char => Day -> ParsecT s st m DateSpan
+fromdatespan :: Day -> Parser DateSpan
 fromdatespan rdate = do
  b <- choice [
    do
@ -846,13 +852,13 @@ fromdatespan rdate = do
    ]
  return $ DateSpan (Just $ fixSmartDate rdate b) Nothing
-todatespan :: Stream s m Char => Day -> ParsecT s st m DateSpan
+todatespan :: Day -> Parser DateSpan
 todatespan rdate = do
  choice [string "to", string "-"] >> many spacenonewline
  e <- smartdate
  return $ DateSpan Nothing (Just $ fixSmartDate rdate e)
-justdatespan :: Stream s m Char => Day -> ParsecT s st m DateSpan
+justdatespan :: Day -> Parser DateSpan
 justdatespan rdate = do
  optional (string "in" >> many spacenonewline)
  d <- smartdate
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/RawOptions.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/RawOptions.hs
@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ module Hledger.Data.RawOptions (
 where
 import Data.Maybe
 import qualified Data.Text as T
 import Safe
 import Hledger.Utils
@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ import Hledger.Utils
 type RawOpts = [(String,String)]
 setopt :: String -> String -> RawOpts -> RawOpts
-setopt name val = (++ [(name, quoteIfNeeded val)])
+setopt name val = (++ [(name, quoteIfNeeded $ val)])
 setboolopt :: String -> RawOpts -> RawOpts
 setboolopt name = (++ [(name,"")])
@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ boolopt :: String -> RawOpts -> Bool
 boolopt = inRawOpts
 maybestringopt :: String -> RawOpts -> Maybe String
-maybestringopt name = maybe Nothing (Just . stripquotes) . lookup name . reverse
+maybestringopt name = maybe Nothing (Just . T.unpack . stripquotes . T.pack) . lookup name . reverse
 stringopt :: String -> RawOpts -> String
 stringopt name = fromMaybe "" . maybestringopt name
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/StringFormat.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/StringFormat.hs
@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 -- hledger's report item fields. The formats are used by
 -- report-specific renderers like renderBalanceReportItem.
-{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts, TypeFamilies #-}
 module Hledger.Data.StringFormat (
          parseStringFormat
@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ import Numeric
 import Data.Char (isPrint)
 import Data.Maybe
 import Test.HUnit
-import Text.Parsec
+import Text.Megaparsec
 import Text.Megaparsec.String
 import Hledger.Utils.String (formatString)
@ -79,15 +80,15 @@ data ReportItemField =
 -- | Parse a string format specification, or return a parse error.
 parseStringFormat :: String -> Either String StringFormat
-parseStringFormat input = case (runParser (stringformatp <* eof) () "(unknown)") input of
+parseStringFormat input = case (runParser (stringformatp <* eof) "(unknown)") input of
    Left y -> Left $ show y
    Right x -> Right x
 defaultStringFormatStyle = BottomAligned
-stringformatp :: Stream [Char] m Char => ParsecT [Char] st m StringFormat
+stringformatp :: Parser StringFormat
 stringformatp = do
-  alignspec <- optionMaybe (try $ char '%' >> oneOf "^_,")
+  alignspec <- optional (try $ char '%' >> oneOf "^_,")
  let constructor =
        case alignspec of
          Just '^' -> TopAligned
@ -96,24 +97,24 @@ stringformatp = do
          _        -> defaultStringFormatStyle
  constructor <$> many componentp
-componentp :: Stream [Char] m Char => ParsecT [Char] st m StringFormatComponent
+componentp :: Parser StringFormatComponent
 componentp = formatliteralp <|> formatfieldp
-formatliteralp :: Stream [Char] m Char => ParsecT [Char] st m StringFormatComponent
+formatliteralp :: Parser StringFormatComponent
 formatliteralp = do
-    s <- many1 c
+    s <- some c
    return $ FormatLiteral s
    where
      isPrintableButNotPercentage x = isPrint x && (not $ x == '%')
      c =     (satisfy isPrintableButNotPercentage <?> "printable character")
          <|> try (string "%%" >> return '%')
-formatfieldp :: Stream [Char] m Char => ParsecT [Char] st m StringFormatComponent
+formatfieldp :: Parser StringFormatComponent
 formatfieldp = do
    char '%'
-    leftJustified <- optionMaybe (char '-')
+    leftJustified <- optional (char '-')
-    minWidth <- optionMaybe (many1 $ digit)
+    minWidth <- optional (some $ digitChar)
-    maxWidth <- optionMaybe (do char '.'; many1 $ digit) -- TODO: Can this be (char '1') *> (many1 digit)
+    maxWidth <- optional (do char '.'; some $ digitChar) -- TODO: Can this be (char '1') *> (some digitChar)
    char '('
    f <- fieldp
    char ')'
@ -123,14 +124,14 @@ formatfieldp = do
        Just text -> Just m where ((m,_):_) = readDec text
        _ -> Nothing
-fieldp :: Stream [Char] m Char => ParsecT [Char] st m ReportItemField
+fieldp :: Parser ReportItemField
 fieldp = do
        try (string "account" >> return AccountField)
    <|> try (string "depth_spacer" >> return DepthSpacerField)
    <|> try (string "date" >> return DescriptionField)
    <|> try (string "description" >> return DescriptionField)
    <|> try (string "total" >> return TotalField)
-    <|> try (many1 digit >>= (\s -> return $ FieldNo $ read s))
+    <|> try (some digitChar >>= (\s -> return $ FieldNo $ read s))
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Query.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Query.hs
@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ transactions..)  by various criteria, and a parser for query expressions.
 -}
-{-# LANGUAGE DeriveDataTypeable, OverloadedStrings #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE DeriveDataTypeable, OverloadedStrings, ViewPatterns #-}
 module Hledger.Query (
  -- * Query and QueryOpt
@ -48,15 +48,16 @@ import Data.Data
 import Data.Either
 import Data.List
 import Data.Maybe
 import Data.Monoid ((<>))
 -- import Data.Text (Text)
 import qualified Data.Text as T
 import Data.Time.Calendar
 import Safe (readDef, headDef)
 import Test.HUnit
-- import Text.ParserCombinators.Parsec
+import Text.Megaparsec
-import Text.Parsec hiding (Empty)
+import Text.Megaparsec.Text
-import Hledger.Utils
+import Hledger.Utils hiding (words')
 import Hledger.Data.Types
 import Hledger.Data.AccountName
 import Hledger.Data.Amount (amount, nullamt, usd)
@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ data QueryOpt = QueryOptInAcctOnly AccountName  -- ^ show an account register fo
 -- 1. multiple account patterns are OR'd together
 -- 2. multiple description patterns are OR'd together
 -- 3. then all terms are AND'd together
-parseQuery :: Day -> String -> (Query,[QueryOpt])
+parseQuery :: Day -> T.Text -> (Query,[QueryOpt])
 parseQuery d s = (q, opts)
  where
    terms = words'' prefixes s
@ -178,21 +179,27 @@ tests_parseQuery = [
 -- | Quote-and-prefix-aware version of words - don't split on spaces which
 -- are inside quotes, including quotes which may have one of the specified
 -- prefixes in front, and maybe an additional not: prefix in front of that.
-words'' :: [String] -> String -> [String]
+words'' :: [T.Text] -> T.Text -> [T.Text]
 words'' prefixes = fromparse . parsewith maybeprefixedquotedphrases -- XXX
    where
-      maybeprefixedquotedphrases = choice' [prefixedQuotedPattern, singleQuotedPattern, doubleQuotedPattern, pattern] `sepBy` many1 spacenonewline
+      maybeprefixedquotedphrases :: Parser [T.Text]
      maybeprefixedquotedphrases = choice' [prefixedQuotedPattern, singleQuotedPattern, doubleQuotedPattern, pattern] `sepBy` some spacenonewline
      prefixedQuotedPattern :: Parser T.Text
      prefixedQuotedPattern = do
-        not' <- fromMaybe "" `fmap` (optionMaybe $ string "not:")
+        not' <- fromMaybe "" `fmap` (optional $ string "not:")
        let allowednexts | null not' = prefixes
                         | otherwise = prefixes ++ [""]
-        next <- choice' $ map string allowednexts
+        next <- fmap T.pack $ choice' $ map (string . T.unpack) allowednexts
-        let prefix = not' ++ next
+        let prefix :: T.Text
            prefix = T.pack not' <> next
        p <- singleQuotedPattern <|> doubleQuotedPattern
-        return $ prefix ++ stripquotes p
+        return $ prefix <> stripquotes p
-      singleQuotedPattern = between (char '\'') (char '\'') (many $ noneOf "'") >>= return . stripquotes
+      singleQuotedPattern :: Parser T.Text
-      doubleQuotedPattern = between (char '"') (char '"') (many $ noneOf "\"") >>= return . stripquotes
+      singleQuotedPattern = between (char '\'') (char '\'') (many $ noneOf ("'" :: [Char])) >>= return . stripquotes . T.pack
-      pattern = many (noneOf " \n\r")
+      doubleQuotedPattern :: Parser T.Text
      doubleQuotedPattern = between (char '"') (char '"') (many $ noneOf ("\"" :: [Char])) >>= return . stripquotes . T.pack
      pattern :: Parser T.Text
      pattern = fmap T.pack $ many (noneOf (" \n\r" :: [Char]))
 tests_words'' = [
   "words''" ~: do
@ -209,7 +216,8 @@ tests_words'' = [
 -- XXX
 -- keep synced with patterns below, excluding "not"
-prefixes = map (++":") [
+prefixes :: [T.Text]
 prefixes = map (<>":") [
     "inacctonly"
    ,"inacct"
    ,"amt"
@ -226,6 +234,7 @@ prefixes = map (++":") [
    ,"tag"
    ]
 defaultprefix :: T.Text
 defaultprefix = "acct"
 -- -- | Parse the query string as a boolean tree of match patterns.
@ -240,36 +249,37 @@ defaultprefix = "acct"
 -- | Parse a single query term as either a query or a query option,
 -- or raise an error if it has invalid syntax.
-parseQueryTerm :: Day -> String -> Either Query QueryOpt
+parseQueryTerm :: Day -> T.Text -> Either Query QueryOpt
-parseQueryTerm _ ('i':'n':'a':'c':'c':'t':'o':'n':'l':'y':':':s) = Right $ QueryOptInAcctOnly $ T.pack s
+parseQueryTerm _ (T.stripPrefix "inacctonly:" -> Just s) = Right $ QueryOptInAcctOnly s
-parseQueryTerm _ ('i':'n':'a':'c':'c':'t':':':s) = Right $ QueryOptInAcct $ T.pack s
+parseQueryTerm _ (T.stripPrefix "inacct:" -> Just s) = Right $ QueryOptInAcct s
-parseQueryTerm d ('n':'o':'t':':':s) = case parseQueryTerm d s of
+parseQueryTerm d (T.stripPrefix "not:" -> Just s) =
-                                       Left m  -> Left $ Not m
+  case parseQueryTerm d s of
-                                       Right _ -> Left Any -- not:somequeryoption will be ignored
+    Left m -> Left $ Not m
-parseQueryTerm _ ('c':'o':'d':'e':':':s) = Left $ Code s
+    Right _ -> Left Any -- not:somequeryoption will be ignored
-parseQueryTerm _ ('d':'e':'s':'c':':':s) = Left $ Desc s
+parseQueryTerm _ (T.stripPrefix "code:" -> Just s) = Left $ Code $ T.unpack s
-parseQueryTerm _ ('a':'c':'c':'t':':':s) = Left $ Acct s
+parseQueryTerm _ (T.stripPrefix "desc:" -> Just s) = Left $ Desc $ T.unpack s
-parseQueryTerm d ('d':'a':'t':'e':'2':':':s) =
+parseQueryTerm _ (T.stripPrefix "acct:" -> Just s) = Left $ Acct $ T.unpack s
-        case parsePeriodExpr d s of Left e         -> error' $ "\"date2:"++s++"\" gave a "++showDateParseError e
+parseQueryTerm d (T.stripPrefix "date2:" -> Just s) =
        case parsePeriodExpr d s of Left e         -> error' $ "\"date2:"++T.unpack s++"\" gave a "++showDateParseError e
                                    Right (_,span) -> Left $ Date2 span
-parseQueryTerm d ('d':'a':'t':'e':':':s) =
+parseQueryTerm d (T.stripPrefix "date:" -> Just s) =
-        case parsePeriodExpr d s of Left e         -> error' $ "\"date:"++s++"\" gave a "++showDateParseError e
+        case parsePeriodExpr d s of Left e         -> error' $ "\"date:"++T.unpack s++"\" gave a "++showDateParseError e
                                    Right (_,span) -> Left $ Date span
-parseQueryTerm _ ('s':'t':'a':'t':'u':'s':':':s) = 
+parseQueryTerm _ (T.stripPrefix "status:" -> Just s) =
-        case parseStatus s of Left e   -> error' $ "\"status:"++s++"\" gave a parse error: " ++ e
+        case parseStatus s of Left e   -> error' $ "\"status:"++T.unpack s++"\" gave a parse error: " ++ e
                              Right st -> Left $ Status st
-parseQueryTerm _ ('r':'e':'a':'l':':':s) = Left $ Real $ parseBool s || null s
+parseQueryTerm _ (T.stripPrefix "real:" -> Just s) = Left $ Real $ parseBool s || T.null s
-parseQueryTerm _ ('a':'m':'t':':':s) = Left $ Amt ord q where (ord, q) = parseAmountQueryTerm s
+parseQueryTerm _ (T.stripPrefix "amt:" -> Just s) = Left $ Amt ord q where (ord, q) = parseAmountQueryTerm s
-parseQueryTerm _ ('e':'m':'p':'t':'y':':':s) = Left $ Empty $ parseBool s
+parseQueryTerm _ (T.stripPrefix "empty:" -> Just s) = Left $ Empty $ parseBool s
-parseQueryTerm _ ('d':'e':'p':'t':'h':':':s)
+parseQueryTerm _ (T.stripPrefix "depth:" -> Just s)
  | n >= 0    = Left $ Depth n
  | otherwise = error' "depth: should have a positive number"
-  where n = readDef 0 s
+  where n = readDef 0 (T.unpack s)
-parseQueryTerm _ ('c':'u':'r':':':s) = Left $ Sym s -- support cur: as an alias
+parseQueryTerm _ (T.stripPrefix "cur:" -> Just s) = Left $ Sym (T.unpack s) -- support cur: as an alias
-parseQueryTerm _ ('t':'a':'g':':':s) = Left $ Tag n v where (n,v) = parseTag s
+parseQueryTerm _ (T.stripPrefix "tag:" -> Just s) = Left $ Tag n v where (n,v) = parseTag s
 parseQueryTerm _ "" = Left $ Any
-parseQueryTerm d s = parseQueryTerm d $ defaultprefix++":"++s
+parseQueryTerm d s = parseQueryTerm d $ defaultprefix<>":"<>s
 tests_parseQueryTerm = [
  "parseQueryTerm" ~: do
@ -298,35 +308,40 @@ data OrdPlus = Lt | LtEq | Gt | GtEq | Eq | AbsLt | AbsLtEq | AbsGt | AbsGtEq |
 deriving (Show,Eq,Data,Typeable)
 -- can fail
-parseAmountQueryTerm :: String -> (OrdPlus, Quantity)
+parseAmountQueryTerm :: T.Text -> (OrdPlus, Quantity)
 parseAmountQueryTerm s' =
  case s' of
    -- feel free to do this a smarter way
    ""              -> err
-    '<':'+':s       -> (Lt, readDef err s)
+    (T.stripPrefix "<+" -> Just s)  -> (Lt, readDef err (T.unpack s))
-    '<':'=':'+':s   -> (LtEq, readDef err s)
+    (T.stripPrefix "<=+" -> Just s) -> (LtEq, readDef err (T.unpack s))
-    '>':'+':s       -> (Gt, readDef err s)
+    (T.stripPrefix ">+" -> Just s)  -> (Gt, readDef err (T.unpack s))
-    '>':'=':'+':s   -> (GtEq, readDef err s)
+    (T.stripPrefix ">=+" -> Just s) -> (GtEq, readDef err (T.unpack s))
-    '=':'+':s       -> (Eq, readDef err s)
+    (T.stripPrefix "=+" -> Just s)  -> (Eq, readDef err (T.unpack s))
-    '+':s           -> (Eq, readDef err s)
+    (T.stripPrefix "+" -> Just s)   -> (Eq, readDef err (T.unpack s))
-    '<':'-':s       -> (Lt, negate $ readDef err s)
+    (T.stripPrefix "<-" -> Just s)  -> (Lt, negate $ readDef err (T.unpack s))
-    '<':'=':'-':s   -> (LtEq, negate $ readDef err s)
+    (T.stripPrefix "<=-" -> Just s) -> (LtEq, negate $ readDef err (T.unpack s))
-    '>':'-':s       -> (Gt, negate $ readDef err s)
+    (T.stripPrefix ">-" -> Just s)  -> (Gt, negate $ readDef err (T.unpack s))
-    '>':'=':'-':s   -> (GtEq, negate $ readDef err s)
+    (T.stripPrefix ">=-" -> Just s) -> (GtEq, negate $ readDef err (T.unpack s))
-    '=':'-':s       -> (Eq, negate $ readDef err s)
+    (T.stripPrefix "=-" -> Just s)  -> (Eq, negate $ readDef err (T.unpack s))
-    '-':s           -> (Eq, negate $ readDef err s)
+    (T.stripPrefix "-" -> Just s)   -> (Eq, negate $ readDef err (T.unpack s))
-    '<':'=':s       -> let n = readDef err s in case n of 0 -> (LtEq, 0)
+    (T.stripPrefix "<=" -> Just s)  -> let n = readDef err (T.unpack s) in
-                                                          _ -> (AbsLtEq, n)
+                                         case n of
-    '<':s           -> let n = readDef err s in case n of 0 -> (Lt, 0)
+                                           0 -> (LtEq, 0)
-                                                          _ -> (AbsLt, n)
+                                           _ -> (AbsLtEq, n)
-    '>':'=':s       -> let n = readDef err s in case n of 0 -> (GtEq, 0)
+    (T.stripPrefix "<" -> Just s)   -> let n = readDef err (T.unpack s) in
-                                                          _ -> (AbsGtEq, n)
+                                         case n of 0 -> (Lt, 0)
-    '>':s           -> let n = readDef err s in case n of 0 -> (Gt, 0)
+                                                   _ -> (AbsLt, n)
-                                                          _ -> (AbsGt, n)
+    (T.stripPrefix ">=" -> Just s)  -> let n = readDef err (T.unpack s) in
-    '=':s           -> (AbsEq, readDef err s)
+                                         case n of 0 -> (GtEq, 0)
-    s               -> (AbsEq, readDef err s)
+                                                   _ -> (AbsGtEq, n)
    (T.stripPrefix ">" -> Just s)   -> let n = readDef err (T.unpack s) in
                                         case n of 0 -> (Gt, 0)
                                                   _ -> (AbsGt, n)
    (T.stripPrefix "=" -> Just s)           -> (AbsEq, readDef err (T.unpack s))
    s               -> (AbsEq, readDef err (T.unpack s))
  where
-    err = error' $ "could not parse as '=', '<', or '>' (optional) followed by a (optionally signed) numeric quantity: " ++ s'
+    err = error' $ "could not parse as '=', '<', or '>' (optional) followed by a (optionally signed) numeric quantity: " ++ T.unpack s'
 tests_parseAmountQueryTerm = [
  "parseAmountQueryTerm" ~: do
@ -340,13 +355,13 @@ tests_parseAmountQueryTerm = [
    "-0.23" `gives` (Eq,(-0.23))
  ]
-parseTag :: String -> (Regexp, Maybe Regexp)
+parseTag :: T.Text -> (Regexp, Maybe Regexp)
-parseTag s | '=' `elem` s = (n, Just $ tail v)
+parseTag s | "=" `T.isInfixOf` s = (T.unpack n, Just $ tail $ T.unpack v)
-           | otherwise    = (s, Nothing)
+           | otherwise    = (T.unpack s, Nothing)
-           where (n,v) = break (=='=') s
+           where (n,v) = T.break (=='=') s
 -- | Parse the value part of a "status:" query, or return an error.
-parseStatus :: String -> Either String ClearedStatus
+parseStatus :: T.Text -> Either String ClearedStatus
 parseStatus s | s `elem` ["*","1"] = Right Cleared
              | s `elem` ["!"]     = Right Pending
              | s `elem` ["","0"]  = Right Uncleared
@ -354,10 +369,10 @@ parseStatus s | s `elem` ["*","1"] = Right Cleared
 -- | Parse the boolean value part of a "status:" query. "1" means true,
 -- anything else will be parsed as false without error.
-parseBool :: String -> Bool
+parseBool :: T.Text -> Bool
 parseBool s = s `elem` truestrings
-truestrings :: [String]
+truestrings :: [T.Text]
 truestrings = ["1"]
 simplifyQuery :: Query -> Query
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/Common.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/Common.hs
@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ where
 import Prelude ()
 import Prelude.Compat hiding (readFile)
 import Control.Monad.Compat
-import Control.Monad.Except (ExceptT(..), liftIO, runExceptT, throwError) --, catchError)
+import Control.Monad.Except (ExceptT(..), runExceptT, throwError) --, catchError)
 import Control.Monad.State.Strict
 import Data.Char (isNumber)
 import Data.Functor.Identity
 import Data.List.Compat
 import Data.List.NonEmpty (NonEmpty(..))
 import Data.List.Split (wordsBy)
 import Data.Maybe
 import Data.Monoid
@ -34,7 +36,8 @@ import Data.Time.Calendar
 import Data.Time.LocalTime
 import Safe
 import System.Time (getClockTime)
-import Text.Parsec hiding (parse)
+import Text.Megaparsec hiding (parse,State)
 import Text.Megaparsec.Text
 import Hledger.Data
 import Hledger.Utils
@ -43,40 +46,27 @@ import Hledger.Utils
 --- * parsing utils
 -- | A parser of strings with generic user state, monad and return type.
 type StringParser u m a = ParsecT String u m a
 -- | A parser of strict text with generic user state, monad and return type.
 type TextParser u m a = ParsecT Text u m a
 -- | A text parser with journal-parsing state.
 type JournalParser m a = TextParser Journal m a
 -- | A journal parser that runs in IO and can throw an error mid-parse.
 type ErroringJournalParser a = JournalParser (ExceptT String IO) a
 -- | Run a string parser with no state in the identity monad.
-runStringParser, rsp :: StringParser () Identity a -> String -> Either ParseError a
+runTextParser, rtp :: TextParser Identity a -> Text -> Either (ParseError Char Dec) a
-runStringParser p s = runIdentity $ runParserT p () "" s
+runTextParser p t =  runParser p "" t
 rsp = runStringParser
 -- | Run a string parser with no state in the identity monad.
 runTextParser, rtp :: TextParser () Identity a -> Text -> Either ParseError a
 runTextParser p t = runIdentity $ runParserT p () "" t
 rtp = runTextParser
 -- | Run a journal parser with a null journal-parsing state.
-runJournalParser, rjp :: Monad m => JournalParser m a -> Text -> m (Either ParseError a)
+runJournalParser, rjp :: Monad m => TextParser m a -> Text -> m (Either (ParseError Char Dec) a)
-runJournalParser p t = runParserT p mempty "" t
+runJournalParser p t = runParserT p "" t
 rjp = runJournalParser
 -- | Run an error-raising journal parser with a null journal-parsing state.
 runErroringJournalParser, rejp :: ErroringJournalParser a -> Text -> IO (Either String a)
-runErroringJournalParser p t = runExceptT $ runJournalParser p t >>= either (throwError.show) return
+runErroringJournalParser p t =
  runExceptT $
  runJournalParser (evalStateT p mempty)
                   t >>=
  either (throwError . parseErrorPretty) return
 rejp = runErroringJournalParser
 genericSourcePos :: SourcePos -> GenericSourcePos
-genericSourcePos p = GenericSourcePos (sourceName p) (sourceLine p) (sourceColumn p)
+genericSourcePos p = GenericSourcePos (sourceName p) (fromIntegral . unPos $ sourceLine p) (fromIntegral . unPos $ sourceColumn p)
 -- | Given a parsec ParsedJournal parser, file path and data string,
 -- parse and post-process a ready-to-use Journal, or give an error.
@ -84,60 +74,71 @@ parseAndFinaliseJournal :: ErroringJournalParser ParsedJournal -> Bool -> FilePa
 parseAndFinaliseJournal parser assrt f txt = do
  t <- liftIO getClockTime
  y <- liftIO getCurrentYear
-  ep <- runParserT parser nulljournal{jparsedefaultyear=Just y} f txt
+  ep <- runParserT (evalStateT parser nulljournal {jparsedefaultyear=Just y}) f txt
  case ep of
    Right pj -> case journalFinalise t f txt assrt pj of
                        Right j -> return j
                        Left e  -> throwError e
-    Left e   -> throwError $ show e
+    Left e   -> throwError $ parseErrorPretty e
-setYear :: Monad m => Integer -> JournalParser m ()
+parseAndFinaliseJournal' :: JournalParser ParsedJournal -> Bool -> FilePath -> Text -> ExceptT String IO Journal
-setYear y = modifyState (\j -> j{jparsedefaultyear=Just y})
+parseAndFinaliseJournal' parser assrt f txt = do
  t <- liftIO getClockTime
  y <- liftIO getCurrentYear
  let ep = runParser (evalStateT parser nulljournal {jparsedefaultyear=Just y}) f txt
  case ep of
    Right pj -> case journalFinalise t f txt assrt pj of
                        Right j -> return j
                        Left e  -> throwError e
    Left e   -> throwError $ parseErrorPretty e
-getYear :: Monad m => JournalParser m (Maybe Integer)
+setYear :: Monad m => Year -> JournalStateParser m ()
-getYear = fmap jparsedefaultyear getState
+setYear y = modify' (\j -> j{jparsedefaultyear=Just y})
-setDefaultCommodityAndStyle :: Monad m => (CommoditySymbol,AmountStyle) -> JournalParser m ()
+getYear :: Monad m => JournalStateParser m (Maybe Year)
-setDefaultCommodityAndStyle cs = modifyState (\j -> j{jparsedefaultcommodity=Just cs})
+getYear = fmap jparsedefaultyear get
-getDefaultCommodityAndStyle :: Monad m => JournalParser m (Maybe (CommoditySymbol,AmountStyle))
+setDefaultCommodityAndStyle :: (CommoditySymbol,AmountStyle) -> ErroringJournalParser ()
-getDefaultCommodityAndStyle = jparsedefaultcommodity `fmap` getState
+setDefaultCommodityAndStyle cs = modify' (\j -> j{jparsedefaultcommodity=Just cs})
-pushAccount :: Monad m => AccountName -> JournalParser m ()
+getDefaultCommodityAndStyle :: Monad m => JournalStateParser m (Maybe (CommoditySymbol,AmountStyle))
-pushAccount acct = modifyState (\j -> j{jaccounts = acct : jaccounts j})
+getDefaultCommodityAndStyle = jparsedefaultcommodity `fmap` get
-pushParentAccount :: Monad m => AccountName -> JournalParser m ()
+pushAccount :: AccountName -> ErroringJournalParser ()
-pushParentAccount acct = modifyState (\j -> j{jparseparentaccounts = acct : jparseparentaccounts j})
+pushAccount acct = modify' (\j -> j{jaccounts = acct : jaccounts j})
-popParentAccount :: Monad m => JournalParser m ()
+pushParentAccount :: AccountName -> ErroringJournalParser ()
 pushParentAccount acct = modify' (\j -> j{jparseparentaccounts = acct : jparseparentaccounts j})
 popParentAccount :: ErroringJournalParser ()
 popParentAccount = do
-  j <- getState
+  j <- get
  case jparseparentaccounts j of
-    []       -> unexpected "End of apply account block with no beginning"
+    []       -> unexpected (Tokens ('E' :| "nd of apply account block with no beginning"))
-    (_:rest) -> setState j{jparseparentaccounts=rest}
+    (_:rest) -> put j{jparseparentaccounts=rest}
-getParentAccount :: Monad m => JournalParser m AccountName
+getParentAccount :: ErroringJournalParser AccountName
-getParentAccount = fmap (concatAccountNames . reverse . jparseparentaccounts) getState
+getParentAccount = fmap (concatAccountNames . reverse . jparseparentaccounts) get
-addAccountAlias :: Monad m => AccountAlias -> JournalParser m ()
+addAccountAlias :: MonadState Journal m => AccountAlias -> m ()
-addAccountAlias a = modifyState (\(j@Journal{..}) -> j{jparsealiases=a:jparsealiases})
+addAccountAlias a = modify' (\(j@Journal{..}) -> j{jparsealiases=a:jparsealiases})
-getAccountAliases :: Monad m => JournalParser m [AccountAlias]
+getAccountAliases :: MonadState Journal m => m [AccountAlias]
-getAccountAliases = fmap jparsealiases getState
+getAccountAliases = fmap jparsealiases get
-clearAccountAliases :: Monad m => JournalParser m ()
+clearAccountAliases :: MonadState Journal m => m ()
-clearAccountAliases = modifyState (\(j@Journal{..}) -> j{jparsealiases=[]})
+clearAccountAliases = modify' (\(j@Journal{..}) -> j{jparsealiases=[]})
-getTransactionCount :: Monad m => JournalParser m Integer
+getTransactionCount :: MonadState Journal m =>  m Integer
-getTransactionCount = fmap jparsetransactioncount getState
+getTransactionCount = fmap jparsetransactioncount get
-setTransactionCount :: Monad m => Integer -> JournalParser m ()
+setTransactionCount :: MonadState Journal m => Integer -> m ()
-setTransactionCount i = modifyState (\j -> j{jparsetransactioncount=i})
+setTransactionCount i = modify' (\j -> j{jparsetransactioncount=i})
 -- | Increment the transaction index by one and return the new value.
-incrementTransactionCount :: Monad m => JournalParser m Integer
+incrementTransactionCount :: MonadState Journal m => m Integer
 incrementTransactionCount = do
-  modifyState (\j -> j{jparsetransactioncount=jparsetransactioncount j + 1})
+  modify' (\j -> j{jparsetransactioncount=jparsetransactioncount j + 1})
  getTransactionCount
 journalAddFile :: (FilePath,Text) -> Journal -> Journal
@ -155,12 +156,12 @@ journalAddFile f j@Journal{jfiles=fs} = j{jfiles=fs++[f]}
 -- | Terminate parsing entirely, returning the given error message
 -- with the given parse position prepended.
 parserErrorAt :: SourcePos -> String -> ErroringJournalParser a
-parserErrorAt pos s = throwError $ show pos ++ ":\n" ++ s
+parserErrorAt pos s = throwError $ sourcePosPretty pos ++ ":\n" ++ s
 --- * parsers
 --- ** transaction bits
-statusp :: Monad m => JournalParser m ClearedStatus
+statusp :: TextParser m ClearedStatus
 statusp =
  choice'
    [ many spacenonewline >> char '*' >> return Cleared
@ -169,11 +170,11 @@ statusp =
    ]
    <?> "cleared status"
-codep :: Monad m => JournalParser m String
+codep :: TextParser m String
-codep = try (do { many1 spacenonewline; char '(' <?> "codep"; anyChar `manyTill` char ')' } ) <|> return ""
+codep = try (do { some spacenonewline; char '(' <?> "codep"; anyChar `manyTill` char ')' } ) <|> return ""
-descriptionp :: Monad m => JournalParser m String
+descriptionp :: ErroringJournalParser String
-descriptionp = many (noneOf ";\n")
+descriptionp = many (noneOf (";\n" :: [Char]))
 --- ** dates
@ -181,14 +182,14 @@ descriptionp = many (noneOf ";\n")
 -- Hyphen (-) and period (.) are also allowed as separators.
 -- The year may be omitted if a default year has been set.
 -- Leading zeroes may be omitted.
-datep :: Monad m => JournalParser m Day
+datep :: Monad m => JournalStateParser m Day
 datep = do
  -- hacky: try to ensure precise errors for invalid dates
  -- XXX reported error position is not too good
  -- pos <- genericSourcePos <$> getPosition
  datestr <- do
-    c <- digit
+    c <- digitChar
-    cs <- many $ choice' [digit, datesepchar]
+    cs <- lift $ many $ choice' [digitChar, datesepchar]
    return $ c:cs
  let sepchars = nub $ sort $ filter (`elem` datesepchars) datestr
  when (length sepchars /= 1) $ fail $ "bad date, different separators used: " ++ datestr
@ -211,35 +212,35 @@ datep = do
 -- Seconds are optional.
 -- The timezone is optional and ignored (the time is always interpreted as a local time).
 -- Leading zeroes may be omitted (except in a timezone).
-datetimep :: Monad m => JournalParser m LocalTime
+datetimep :: ErroringJournalParser LocalTime
 datetimep = do
  day <- datep
-  many1 spacenonewline
+  lift $ some spacenonewline
-  h <- many1 digit
+  h <- some digitChar
  let h' = read h
  guard $ h' >= 0 && h' <= 23
  char ':'
-  m <- many1 digit
+  m <- some digitChar
  let m' = read m
  guard $ m' >= 0 && m' <= 59
-  s <- optionMaybe $ char ':' >> many1 digit
+  s <- optional $ char ':' >> some digitChar
  let s' = case s of Just sstr -> read sstr
                     Nothing   -> 0
  guard $ s' >= 0 && s' <= 59
  {- tz <- -}
-  optionMaybe $ do
+  optional $ do
-                   plusminus <- oneOf "-+"
+                   plusminus <- oneOf ("-+" :: [Char])
-                   d1 <- digit
+                   d1 <- digitChar
-                   d2 <- digit
+                   d2 <- digitChar
-                   d3 <- digit
+                   d3 <- digitChar
-                   d4 <- digit
+                   d4 <- digitChar
                   return $ plusminus:d1:d2:d3:d4:""
  -- ltz <- liftIO $ getCurrentTimeZone
  -- let tz' = maybe ltz (fromMaybe ltz . parseTime defaultTimeLocale "%z") tz
  -- return $ localTimeToUTC tz' $ LocalTime day $ TimeOfDay h' m' (fromIntegral s')
  return $ LocalTime day $ TimeOfDay h' m' (fromIntegral s')
-secondarydatep :: Monad m => Day -> JournalParser m Day
+secondarydatep :: Day -> ErroringJournalParser Day
 secondarydatep primarydate = do
  char '='
  -- kludgy way to use primary date for default year
@ -256,20 +257,20 @@ secondarydatep primarydate = do
 -- >> parsewith twoorthreepartdatestringp "2016/01/2"
 -- Right "2016/01/2"
 -- twoorthreepartdatestringp = do
--   n1 <- many1 digit
+--   n1 <- some digitChar
 --   c <- datesepchar
--   n2 <- many1 digit
+--   n2 <- some digitChar
--   mn3 <- optionMaybe $ char c >> many1 digit
+--   mn3 <- optional $ char c >> some digitChar
 --   return $ n1 ++ c:n2 ++ maybe "" (c:) mn3
 --- ** account names
 -- | Parse an account name, then apply any parent account prefix and/or account aliases currently in effect.
-modifiedaccountnamep :: Monad m => JournalParser m AccountName
+modifiedaccountnamep :: ErroringJournalParser AccountName
 modifiedaccountnamep = do
  parent <- getParentAccount
  aliases <- getAccountAliases
-  a <- accountnamep
+  a <- lift accountnamep
  return $
    accountNameApplyAliases aliases $
     -- XXX accountNameApplyAliasesMemo ? doesn't seem to make a difference
@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ modifiedaccountnamep = do
 -- spaces (or end of input). Also they have one or more components of
 -- at least one character, separated by the account separator char.
 -- (This parser will also consume one following space, if present.)
-accountnamep :: Monad m => TextParser u m AccountName
+accountnamep :: TextParser m AccountName
 accountnamep = do
    astr <- do
      c <- nonspace
@ -304,10 +305,10 @@ accountnamep = do
 -- | Parse whitespace then an amount, with an optional left or right
 -- currency symbol and optional price, or return the special
 -- "missing" marker amount.
-spaceandamountormissingp :: Monad m => JournalParser m MixedAmount
+spaceandamountormissingp :: ErroringJournalParser MixedAmount
 spaceandamountormissingp =
  try (do
-        many1 spacenonewline
+        lift $ some spacenonewline
        (Mixed . (:[])) `fmap` amountp <|> return missingmixedamt
      ) <|> return missingmixedamt
@ -328,7 +329,7 @@ test_spaceandamountormissingp = do
 -- | Parse a single-commodity amount, with optional symbol on the left or
 -- right, optional unit or total price, and optional (ignored)
 -- ledger-style balance assertion or fixed lot price declaration.
-amountp :: Monad m => JournalParser m Amount
+amountp :: Monad m => JournalStateParser m Amount
 amountp = try leftsymbolamountp <|> try rightsymbolamountp <|> nosymbolamountp
 #ifdef TESTS
@ -348,7 +349,7 @@ test_amountp = do
 -- | Parse an amount from a string, or get an error.
 amountp' :: String -> Amount
 amountp' s =
-  case runParser (amountp <* eof) mempty "" (T.pack s) of
+  case runParser (evalStateT (amountp <* eof) mempty) "" (T.pack s) of
    Right amt -> amt
    Left err  -> error' $ show err -- XXX should throwError
@ -356,37 +357,37 @@ amountp' s =
 mamountp' :: String -> MixedAmount
 mamountp' = Mixed . (:[]) . amountp'
-signp :: Monad m => JournalParser m String
+signp :: TextParser m String
 signp = do
-  sign <- optionMaybe $ oneOf "+-"
+  sign <- optional $ oneOf ("+-" :: [Char])
  return $ case sign of Just '-' -> "-"
                        _        -> ""
-leftsymbolamountp :: Monad m => JournalParser m Amount
+leftsymbolamountp :: Monad m => JournalStateParser m Amount
 leftsymbolamountp = do
-  sign <- signp
+  sign <- lift signp
-  c <- commoditysymbolp
+  c <- lift commoditysymbolp
-  sp <- many spacenonewline
+  sp <- lift $ many spacenonewline
-  (q,prec,mdec,mgrps) <- numberp
+  (q,prec,mdec,mgrps) <- lift numberp
  let s = amountstyle{ascommodityside=L, ascommodityspaced=not $ null sp, asprecision=prec, asdecimalpoint=mdec, asdigitgroups=mgrps}
  p <- priceamountp
  let applysign = if sign=="-" then negate else id
  return $ applysign $ Amount c q p s
  <?> "left-symbol amount"
-rightsymbolamountp :: Monad m => JournalParser m Amount
+rightsymbolamountp :: Monad m => JournalStateParser m Amount
 rightsymbolamountp = do
-  (q,prec,mdec,mgrps) <- numberp
+  (q,prec,mdec,mgrps) <- lift numberp
-  sp <- many spacenonewline
+  sp <- lift $ many spacenonewline
-  c <- commoditysymbolp
+  c <- lift commoditysymbolp
  p <- priceamountp
  let s = amountstyle{ascommodityside=R, ascommodityspaced=not $ null sp, asprecision=prec, asdecimalpoint=mdec, asdigitgroups=mgrps}
  return $ Amount c q p s
  <?> "right-symbol amount"
-nosymbolamountp :: Monad m => JournalParser m Amount
+nosymbolamountp :: Monad m => JournalStateParser m Amount
 nosymbolamountp = do
-  (q,prec,mdec,mgrps) <- numberp
+  (q,prec,mdec,mgrps) <- lift numberp
  p <- priceamountp
  -- apply the most recently seen default commodity and style to this commodityless amount
  defcs <- getDefaultCommodityAndStyle
@ -396,66 +397,66 @@ nosymbolamountp = do
  return $ Amount c q p s
  <?> "no-symbol amount"
-commoditysymbolp :: Monad m => JournalParser m CommoditySymbol
+commoditysymbolp :: TextParser m CommoditySymbol
 commoditysymbolp = (quotedcommoditysymbolp <|> simplecommoditysymbolp) <?> "commodity symbol"
-quotedcommoditysymbolp :: Monad m => JournalParser m CommoditySymbol
+quotedcommoditysymbolp :: TextParser m CommoditySymbol
 quotedcommoditysymbolp = do
  char '"'
-  s <- many1 $ noneOf ";\n\""
+  s <- some $ noneOf (";\n\"" :: [Char])
  char '"'
  return $ T.pack s
-simplecommoditysymbolp :: Monad m => JournalParser m CommoditySymbol
+simplecommoditysymbolp :: TextParser m CommoditySymbol
-simplecommoditysymbolp = T.pack <$> many1 (noneOf nonsimplecommoditychars)
+simplecommoditysymbolp = T.pack <$> some (noneOf nonsimplecommoditychars)
-priceamountp :: Monad m => JournalParser m Price
+priceamountp :: Monad m => JournalStateParser m Price
 priceamountp =
    try (do
-          many spacenonewline
+          lift (many spacenonewline)
          char '@'
          try (do
                char '@'
-                many spacenonewline
+                lift (many spacenonewline)
                a <- amountp -- XXX can parse more prices ad infinitum, shouldn't
                return $ TotalPrice a)
           <|> (do
-            many spacenonewline
+            lift (many spacenonewline)
            a <- amountp -- XXX can parse more prices ad infinitum, shouldn't
            return $ UnitPrice a))
         <|> return NoPrice
-partialbalanceassertionp :: Monad m => JournalParser m (Maybe MixedAmount)
+partialbalanceassertionp :: ErroringJournalParser (Maybe MixedAmount)
 partialbalanceassertionp =
    try (do
-          many spacenonewline
+          lift (many spacenonewline)
          char '='
-          many spacenonewline
+          lift (many spacenonewline)
          a <- amountp -- XXX should restrict to a simple amount
          return $ Just $ Mixed [a])
         <|> return Nothing
-- balanceassertion :: Monad m => JournalParser m (Maybe MixedAmount)
+-- balanceassertion :: Monad m => TextParser m (Maybe MixedAmount)
 -- balanceassertion =
 --     try (do
--           many spacenonewline
+--           lift (many spacenonewline)
 --           string "=="
--           many spacenonewline
+--           lift (many spacenonewline)
 --           a <- amountp -- XXX should restrict to a simple amount
 --           return $ Just $ Mixed [a])
 --          <|> return Nothing
 -- http://ledger-cli.org/3.0/doc/ledger3.html#Fixing-Lot-Prices
-fixedlotpricep :: Monad m => JournalParser m (Maybe Amount)
+fixedlotpricep :: ErroringJournalParser (Maybe Amount)
 fixedlotpricep =
    try (do
-          many spacenonewline
+          lift (many spacenonewline)
          char '{'
-          many spacenonewline
+          lift (many spacenonewline)
          char '='
-          many spacenonewline
+          lift (many spacenonewline)
          a <- amountp -- XXX should restrict to a simple amount
-          many spacenonewline
+          lift (many spacenonewline)
          char '}'
          return $ Just a)
         <|> return Nothing
@ -472,13 +473,13 @@ fixedlotpricep =
 -- seen following the decimal point), the decimal point character used if any,
 -- and the digit group style if any.
 --
-numberp :: Monad m => JournalParser m (Quantity, Int, Maybe Char, Maybe DigitGroupStyle)
+numberp :: TextParser m (Quantity, Int, Maybe Char, Maybe DigitGroupStyle)
 numberp = do
  -- a number is an optional sign followed by a sequence of digits possibly
  -- interspersed with periods, commas, or both
  -- ptrace "numberp"
  sign <- signp
-  parts <- many1 $ choice' [many1 digit, many1 $ char ',', many1 $ char '.']
+  parts <- some $ choice' [some digitChar, some $ char ',', some $ char '.']
  dbg8 "numberp parsed" (sign,parts) `seq` return ()
  -- check the number is well-formed and identify the decimal point and digit
@ -546,26 +547,26 @@ numberp = do
 --- ** comments
-multilinecommentp :: Monad m => JournalParser m ()
+multilinecommentp :: ErroringJournalParser ()
 multilinecommentp = do
-  string "comment" >> many spacenonewline >> newline
+  string "comment" >> lift (many spacenonewline) >> newline
  go
  where
    go = try (eof <|> (string "end comment" >> newline >> return ()))
         <|> (anyLine >> go)
    anyLine = anyChar `manyTill` newline
-emptyorcommentlinep :: Monad m => JournalParser m ()
+emptyorcommentlinep :: ErroringJournalParser ()
 emptyorcommentlinep = do
-  many spacenonewline >> (commentp <|> (many spacenonewline >> newline >> return ""))
+  lift (many spacenonewline) >> (commentp <|> (lift (many spacenonewline) >> newline >> return ""))
  return ()
 -- | Parse a possibly multi-line comment following a semicolon.
-followingcommentp :: Monad m => JournalParser m Text
+followingcommentp :: ErroringJournalParser Text
 followingcommentp =
  -- ptrace "followingcommentp"
-  do samelinecomment <- many spacenonewline >> (try semicoloncommentp <|> (newline >> return ""))
+  do samelinecomment <- lift (many spacenonewline) >> (try semicoloncommentp <|> (newline >> return ""))
-     newlinecomments <- many (try (many1 spacenonewline >> semicoloncommentp))
+     newlinecomments <- many (try (lift (some spacenonewline) >> semicoloncommentp))
     return $ T.unlines $ samelinecomment:newlinecomments
 -- | Parse a possibly multi-line comment following a semicolon, and
@ -580,7 +581,7 @@ followingcommentp =
 --
 -- Year unspecified and no default provided -> unknown year error, at correct position:
 -- >>> rejp (followingcommentandtagsp Nothing) "  ;    xxx   date:3/4\n  ; second line"
-- Left ...line 1, column 22...year is unknown...
+-- Left ...1:22...partial date 3/4 found, but the current year is unknown...
 --
 -- Date tag value contains trailing text - forgot the comma, confused:
 -- the syntaxes ?  We'll accept the leading date anyway
@ -597,9 +598,9 @@ followingcommentandtagsp mdefdate = do
  startpos <- getPosition
  commentandwhitespace :: String <- do
    let semicoloncommentp' = (:) <$> char ';' <*> anyChar `manyTill` eolof
-    sp1 <- many spacenonewline
+    sp1 <- lift (many spacenonewline)
-    l1  <- try semicoloncommentp' <|> (newline >> return "")
+    l1  <- try (lift semicoloncommentp') <|> (newline >> return "")
-    ls  <- many $ try ((++) <$> many1 spacenonewline <*> semicoloncommentp')
+    ls  <- lift . many $ try ((++) <$> some spacenonewline <*> semicoloncommentp')
    return $ unlines $ (sp1 ++ l1) : ls
  let comment = T.pack $ unlines $ map (lstrip . dropWhile (==';') . strip) $ lines commentandwhitespace
  -- pdbg 0 $ "commentws:"++show commentandwhitespace
@ -608,7 +609,7 @@ followingcommentandtagsp mdefdate = do
  -- Reparse the comment for any tags.
  tags <- case runTextParser (setPosition startpos >> tagsp) $ T.pack commentandwhitespace of
            Right ts -> return ts
-            Left e   -> throwError $ show e
+            Left e   -> throwError $ parseErrorPretty e
  -- pdbg 0 $ "tags: "++show tags
  -- Reparse the comment for any posting dates. Use the transaction date for defaults, if provided.
@ -622,21 +623,21 @@ followingcommentandtagsp mdefdate = do
  return (comment, tags, mdate, mdate2)
-commentp :: Monad m => JournalParser m Text
+commentp :: ErroringJournalParser Text
 commentp = commentStartingWithp commentchars
 commentchars :: [Char]
 commentchars = "#;*"
-semicoloncommentp :: Monad m => JournalParser m Text
+semicoloncommentp :: ErroringJournalParser Text
 semicoloncommentp = commentStartingWithp ";"
-commentStartingWithp :: Monad m => [Char] -> JournalParser m Text
+commentStartingWithp :: [Char] -> ErroringJournalParser Text
 commentStartingWithp cs = do
  -- ptrace "commentStartingWith"
  oneOf cs
-  many spacenonewline
+  lift (many spacenonewline)
-  l <- anyChar `manyTill` eolof
+  l <- anyChar `manyTill` (lift eolof)
  optional newline
  return $ T.pack l
@ -662,7 +663,7 @@ commentTags s =
    Left _  -> [] -- shouldn't happen
 -- | Parse all tags found in a string.
-tagsp :: TextParser u Identity [Tag]
+tagsp :: Parser [Tag]
 tagsp = -- do
  -- pdbg 0 $ "tagsp"
  many (try (nontagp >> tagp))
@ -671,7 +672,7 @@ tagsp = -- do
 --
 -- >>> rtp nontagp "\na b:, \nd:e, f"
 -- Right "\na "
-nontagp :: TextParser u Identity String
+nontagp :: Parser String
 nontagp = -- do
  -- pdbg 0 "nontagp"
  -- anyChar `manyTill` (lookAhead (try (tagorbracketeddatetagsp Nothing >> return ()) <|> eof))
@ -685,7 +686,7 @@ nontagp = -- do
 -- >>> rtp tagp "a:b b , c AuxDate: 4/2"
 -- Right ("a","b b")
 --
-tagp :: Monad m => TextParser u m Tag
+tagp :: Parser Tag
 tagp = do
  -- pdbg 0 "tagp"
  n <- tagnamep
@ -695,12 +696,12 @@ tagp = do
 -- |
 -- >>> rtp tagnamep "a:"
 -- Right "a"
-tagnamep :: Monad m => TextParser u m Text
+tagnamep :: Parser Text
 tagnamep = -- do
  -- pdbg 0 "tagnamep"
-  T.pack <$> many1 (noneOf ": \t\n") <* char ':'
+  T.pack <$> some (noneOf (": \t\n" :: [Char])) <* char ':'
-tagvaluep :: Monad m => TextParser u m Text
+tagvaluep :: TextParser m Text
 tagvaluep = do
  -- ptrace "tagvalue"
  v <- anyChar `manyTill` (void (try (char ',')) <|> eolof)
@ -736,29 +737,30 @@ postingdatesp mdefdate = do
 -- Right ("date2",2001-03-04)
 --
 -- >>> rejp (datetagp Nothing) "date:  3/4"
-- Left ...line 1, column 9...year is unknown...
+-- Left ...1:9...partial date 3/4 found, but the current year is unknown...
 --
 datetagp :: Maybe Day -> ErroringJournalParser (TagName,Day)
 datetagp mdefdate = do
  -- pdbg 0 "datetagp"
  string "date"
-  n <- T.pack . fromMaybe "" <$> optionMaybe (string "2")
+  n <- T.pack . fromMaybe "" <$> optional (string "2")
  char ':'
  startpos <- getPosition
-  v <- tagvaluep
+  v <- lift tagvaluep
  -- re-parse value as a date.
-  j <- getState
+  j <- get
-  ep <- parseWithState
+  let ep :: Either (ParseError Char Dec) Day
-    j{jparsedefaultyear=first3.toGregorian <$> mdefdate}
+      ep = parseWithState'
-    -- The value extends to a comma, newline, or end of file.
+             j{jparsedefaultyear=first3.toGregorian <$> mdefdate}
-    -- It seems like ignoring any extra stuff following a date
+             -- The value extends to a comma, newline, or end of file.
-    -- gives better errors here.
+             -- It seems like ignoring any extra stuff following a date
-    (do
+             -- gives better errors here.
-        setPosition startpos
+             (do
-        datep) -- <* eof)
+                 setPosition startpos
-    v
+                 datep) -- <* eof)
             v
  case ep
-    of Left e  -> throwError $ show e
+    of Left e  -> throwError $ parseErrorPretty e
       Right d -> return ("date"<>n, d)
 --- ** bracketed dates
@ -785,13 +787,13 @@ datetagp mdefdate = do
 -- Left ...not a bracketed date...
 --
 -- >>> rejp (bracketeddatetagsp Nothing) "[2016/1/32]"
-- Left ...line 1, column 11...bad date...
+-- Left ...1:11:...bad date: 2016/1/32...
 --
 -- >>> rejp (bracketeddatetagsp Nothing) "[1/31]"
-- Left ...line 1, column 6...year is unknown...
+-- Left ...1:6:...partial date 1/31 found, but the current year is unknown...
 --
 -- >>> rejp (bracketeddatetagsp Nothing) "[0123456789/-.=/-.=]"
-- Left ...line 1, column 15...bad date, different separators...
+-- Left ...1:15:...bad date, different separators...
 --
 bracketeddatetagsp :: Maybe Day -> ErroringJournalParser [(TagName, Day)]
 bracketeddatetagsp mdefdate = do
@ -799,27 +801,28 @@ bracketeddatetagsp mdefdate = do
  char '['
  startpos <- getPosition
  let digits = "0123456789"
-  s <- many1 (oneOf $ '=':digits++datesepchars)
+  s <- some (oneOf $ '=':digits++datesepchars)
  char ']'
  unless (any (`elem` s) digits && any (`elem` datesepchars) s) $
-    parserFail "not a bracketed date"
+    fail "not a bracketed date"
  -- looks sufficiently like a bracketed date, now we
  -- re-parse as dates and throw any errors
-  j <- getState
+  j <- get
-  ep <- parseWithState
+  let ep :: Either (ParseError Char Dec) (Maybe Day, Maybe Day)
-    j{jparsedefaultyear=first3.toGregorian <$> mdefdate}
+      ep = parseWithState'
-    (do
+             j{jparsedefaultyear=first3.toGregorian <$> mdefdate}
-        setPosition startpos
+             (do
-        md1 <- optionMaybe datep
+               setPosition startpos
-        maybe (return ()) (setYear.first3.toGregorian) md1
+               md1 <- optional datep
-        md2 <- optionMaybe $ char '=' >> datep
+               maybe (return ()) (setYear.first3.toGregorian) md1
-        eof
+               md2 <- optional $ char '=' >> datep
-        return (md1,md2)
+               eof
-    )
+               return (md1,md2)
-    (T.pack s)
+             )
             (T.pack s)
  case ep
-    of Left e          -> throwError $ show e
+    of Left e          -> throwError $ parseErrorPretty e
       Right (md1,md2) -> return $ catMaybes
         [("date",) <$> md1, ("date2",) <$> md2]
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/CsvReader.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/CsvReader.hs
@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ A reader for CSV data, using an extra rules file to help interpret the data.
 -}
 {-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE ViewPatterns #-}
 module Hledger.Read.CsvReader (
  -- * Reader
@ -25,11 +28,13 @@ import Prelude.Compat hiding (getContents)
 import Control.Exception hiding (try)
 import Control.Monad
 import Control.Monad.Except
 import Control.Monad.State.Strict (StateT, State, get, modify', evalStateT)
 -- import Test.HUnit
 import Data.Char (toLower, isDigit, isSpace)
 import Data.List.Compat
 import Data.Maybe
 import Data.Ord
 import qualified Data.Set as S
 import Data.Text (Text)
 import qualified Data.Text as T
 import Data.Time.Calendar (Day)
@ -43,11 +48,11 @@ import Safe
 import System.Directory (doesFileExist)
 import System.FilePath
 import System.IO (stderr)
-import Test.HUnit
+import Test.HUnit hiding (State)
 import Text.CSV (parseCSV, CSV)
-import Text.Parsec hiding (parse)
+import Text.Megaparsec hiding (parse, State)
-import Text.Parsec.Pos
+import Text.Megaparsec.Text
-import Text.Parsec.Error
+import qualified Text.Parsec as Parsec
 import Text.Printf (hPrintf,printf)
 import Hledger.Data
@ -126,7 +131,12 @@ readJournalFromCsv mrulesfile csvfile csvdata =
  -- convert to transactions and return as a journal
  let txns = snd $ mapAccumL
-                     (\pos r -> (pos, transactionFromCsvRecord (incSourceLine pos 1) rules r))
+                     (\pos r -> (pos,
                                 transactionFromCsvRecord
                                   (let SourcePos name line col =  pos in
                                    SourcePos name (unsafePos $ unPos line + 1) col)
                                   rules
                                    r))
                     (initialPos parsecfilename) records
  -- heuristic: if the records appear to have been in reverse date order,
@ -136,14 +146,14 @@ readJournalFromCsv mrulesfile csvfile csvdata =
            | otherwise = txns
  return $ Right nulljournal{jtxns=sortBy (comparing tdate) txns'}
-parseCsv :: FilePath -> String -> IO (Either ParseError CSV)
+parseCsv :: FilePath -> String -> IO (Either Parsec.ParseError CSV)
 parseCsv path csvdata =
  case path of
    "-" -> liftM (parseCSV "(stdin)") getContents
    _   -> return $ parseCSV path csvdata
 -- | Return the cleaned up and validated CSV data, or an error.
-validateCsv :: Int -> Either ParseError CSV -> Either String [CsvRecord]
+validateCsv :: Int -> Either Parsec.ParseError CSV -> Either String [CsvRecord]
 validateCsv _ (Left e) = Left $ show e
 validateCsv numhdrlines (Right rs) = validate $ drop numhdrlines $ filternulls rs
  where
@ -298,6 +308,8 @@ data CsvRules = CsvRules {
  rconditionalblocks :: [ConditionalBlock]
 } deriving (Show, Eq)
 type CsvRulesParser a = StateT CsvRules Parser a
 type DirectiveName    = String
 type CsvFieldName     = String
 type CsvFieldIndex    = Int
@ -354,26 +366,27 @@ parseRulesFile f = do
                 Left e -> return $ Left $ show $ toParseError e
                 Right r -> return $ Right r
  where
-    toParseError s = newErrorMessage (Message s) (initialPos "")
+    toParseError :: forall s. Ord s => s -> ParseError Char s
    toParseError s = (mempty :: ParseError Char s) { errorCustom = S.singleton s}
 -- | Pre-parse csv rules to interpolate included files, recursively.
 -- This is a cheap hack to avoid rewriting the existing parser.
-expandIncludes :: FilePath -> String -> IO String
+expandIncludes :: FilePath -> T.Text -> IO T.Text
 expandIncludes basedir content = do
-  let (ls,rest) = break (isPrefixOf "include") $ lines content
+  let (ls,rest) = break (T.isPrefixOf "include") $ T.lines content
  case rest of
-    [] -> return $ unlines ls
+    [] -> return $ T.unlines ls
-    (('i':'n':'c':'l':'u':'d':'e':f):ls') -> do
+    ((T.stripPrefix "include" -> Just f):ls') -> do
-      let f'       = basedir </> dropWhile isSpace f
+      let f'       = basedir </> dropWhile isSpace (T.unpack f)
          basedir' = takeDirectory f'
-      included <- readFile f' >>= expandIncludes basedir'
+      included <- readFile' f' >>= expandIncludes basedir'
-      return $ unlines [unlines ls, included, unlines ls']
+      return $ T.unlines [T.unlines ls, included, T.unlines ls']
-    ls' -> return $ unlines $ ls ++ ls'   -- should never get here
+    ls' -> return $ T.unlines $ ls ++ ls'   -- should never get here
-parseCsvRules :: FilePath -> String -> Either ParseError CsvRules
+parseCsvRules :: FilePath -> T.Text -> Either (ParseError Char Dec) CsvRules
 -- parseCsvRules rulesfile s = runParser csvrulesfile nullrules{baseAccount=takeBaseName rulesfile} rulesfile s
 parseCsvRules rulesfile s =
-  runParser rulesp rules rulesfile s
+  runParser (evalStateT rulesp rules) rulesfile s
 -- | Return the validated rules, or an error.
 validateRules :: CsvRules -> ExceptT String IO CsvRules
@ -391,40 +404,40 @@ validateRules rules = do
 -- parsers
-rulesp :: Stream [Char] m t => ParsecT [Char] CsvRules m CsvRules
+rulesp :: CsvRulesParser CsvRules
 rulesp = do
-  many $ choice'
+  many $ choiceInState
-    [blankorcommentlinep                                                    <?> "blank or comment line"
+    [blankorcommentlinep                                                <?> "blank or comment line"
-    ,(directivep        >>= modifyState . addDirective)                     <?> "directive"
+    ,(directivep        >>= modify' . addDirective)                     <?> "directive"
-    ,(fieldnamelistp    >>= modifyState . setIndexesAndAssignmentsFromList) <?> "field name list"
+    ,(fieldnamelistp    >>= modify' . setIndexesAndAssignmentsFromList) <?> "field name list"
-    ,(fieldassignmentp  >>= modifyState . addAssignment)                    <?> "field assignment"
+    ,(fieldassignmentp  >>= modify' . addAssignment)                    <?> "field assignment"
-    ,(conditionalblockp >>= modifyState . addConditionalBlock)              <?> "conditional block"
+    ,(conditionalblockp >>= modify' . addConditionalBlock)              <?> "conditional block"
    ]
  eof
-  r <- getState
+  r <- get
  return r{rdirectives=reverse $ rdirectives r
          ,rassignments=reverse $ rassignments r
          ,rconditionalblocks=reverse $ rconditionalblocks r
          }
-blankorcommentlinep :: Stream [Char] m t => ParsecT [Char] CsvRules m ()
+blankorcommentlinep :: CsvRulesParser ()
-blankorcommentlinep = pdbg 3 "trying blankorcommentlinep" >> choice' [blanklinep, commentlinep]
+blankorcommentlinep = lift (pdbg 3 "trying blankorcommentlinep") >> choiceInState [blanklinep, commentlinep]
-blanklinep :: Stream [Char] m t => ParsecT [Char] CsvRules m ()
+blanklinep :: CsvRulesParser ()
-blanklinep = many spacenonewline >> newline >> return () <?> "blank line"
+blanklinep = lift (many spacenonewline) >> newline >> return () <?> "blank line"
-commentlinep :: Stream [Char] m t => ParsecT [Char] CsvRules m ()
+commentlinep :: CsvRulesParser ()
-commentlinep = many spacenonewline >> commentcharp >> restofline >> return () <?> "comment line"
+commentlinep = lift (many spacenonewline) >> commentcharp >> lift restofline >> return () <?> "comment line"
-commentcharp :: Stream [Char] m t => ParsecT [Char] CsvRules m Char
+commentcharp :: CsvRulesParser Char
-commentcharp = oneOf ";#*"
+commentcharp = oneOf (";#*" :: [Char])
-directivep :: Stream [Char] m t => ParsecT [Char] CsvRules m (DirectiveName, String)
+directivep :: CsvRulesParser (DirectiveName, String)
 directivep = (do
-  pdbg 3 "trying directive"
+  lift $ pdbg 3 "trying directive"
-  d <- choice' $ map string directives
+  d <- choiceInState $ map string directives
-  v <- (((char ':' >> many spacenonewline) <|> many1 spacenonewline) >> directivevalp)
+  v <- (((char ':' >> lift (many spacenonewline)) <|> lift (some spacenonewline)) >> directivevalp)
-       <|> (optional (char ':') >> many spacenonewline >> eolof >> return "")
+       <|> (optional (char ':') >> lift (many spacenonewline) >> lift eolof >> return "")
  return (d,v)
  ) <?> "directive"
@ -438,46 +451,46 @@ directives =
   -- ,"base-currency"
  ]
-directivevalp :: Stream [Char] m t => ParsecT [Char] CsvRules m [Char]
+directivevalp :: CsvRulesParser String
-directivevalp = anyChar `manyTill` eolof
+directivevalp = anyChar `manyTill` lift eolof
-fieldnamelistp :: Stream [Char] m t => ParsecT [Char] CsvRules m [CsvFieldName]
+fieldnamelistp :: CsvRulesParser [CsvFieldName]
 fieldnamelistp = (do
-  pdbg 3 "trying fieldnamelist"
+  lift $ pdbg 3 "trying fieldnamelist"
  string "fields"
  optional $ char ':'
-  many1 spacenonewline
+  lift (some spacenonewline)
-  let separator = many spacenonewline >> char ',' >> many spacenonewline
+  let separator = lift (many spacenonewline) >> char ',' >> lift (many spacenonewline)
-  f <- fromMaybe "" <$> optionMaybe fieldnamep
+  f <- fromMaybe "" <$> optional fieldnamep
-  fs <- many1 $ (separator >> fromMaybe "" <$> optionMaybe fieldnamep)
+  fs <- some $ (separator >> fromMaybe "" <$> optional fieldnamep)
-  restofline
+  lift restofline
  return $ map (map toLower) $ f:fs
  ) <?> "field name list"
-fieldnamep :: Stream [Char] m t => ParsecT [Char] CsvRules m [Char]
+fieldnamep :: CsvRulesParser String
 fieldnamep = quotedfieldnamep <|> barefieldnamep
-quotedfieldnamep :: Stream [Char] m t => ParsecT [Char] CsvRules m [Char]
+quotedfieldnamep :: CsvRulesParser String
 quotedfieldnamep = do
  char '"'
-  f <- many1 $ noneOf "\"\n:;#~"
+  f <- some $ noneOf ("\"\n:;#~" :: [Char])
  char '"'
  return f
-barefieldnamep :: Stream [Char] m t => ParsecT [Char] CsvRules m [Char]
+barefieldnamep :: CsvRulesParser String
-barefieldnamep = many1 $ noneOf " \t\n,;#~"
+barefieldnamep = some $ noneOf (" \t\n,;#~" :: [Char])
-fieldassignmentp :: Stream [Char] m t => ParsecT [Char] CsvRules m (JournalFieldName, FieldTemplate)
+fieldassignmentp :: CsvRulesParser (JournalFieldName, FieldTemplate)
 fieldassignmentp = do
-  pdbg 3 "trying fieldassignment"
+  lift $ pdbg 3 "trying fieldassignmentp"
  f <- journalfieldnamep
  assignmentseparatorp
  v <- fieldvalp
  return (f,v)
  <?> "field assignment"
-journalfieldnamep :: Stream [Char] m t => ParsecT [Char] CsvRules m [Char]
+journalfieldnamep :: CsvRulesParser String
-journalfieldnamep = pdbg 2 "trying journalfieldnamep" >> choice' (map string journalfieldnames)
+journalfieldnamep = lift (pdbg 2 "trying journalfieldnamep") >> choiceInState (map string journalfieldnames)
 journalfieldnames =
  [-- pseudo fields:
@ -496,74 +509,74 @@ journalfieldnames =
  ,"comment"
  ]
-assignmentseparatorp :: Stream [Char] m t => ParsecT [Char] CsvRules m ()
+assignmentseparatorp :: CsvRulesParser ()
 assignmentseparatorp = do
-  pdbg 3 "trying assignmentseparatorp"
+  lift $ pdbg 3 "trying assignmentseparatorp"
  choice [
-    -- try (many spacenonewline >> oneOf ":="),
+    -- try (lift (many spacenonewline) >> oneOf ":="),
-    try (many spacenonewline >> char ':'),
+    try (void $ lift (many spacenonewline) >> char ':'),
    space
    ]
-  _ <- many spacenonewline
+  _ <- lift (many spacenonewline)
  return ()
-fieldvalp :: Stream [Char] m t => ParsecT [Char] CsvRules m [Char]
+fieldvalp :: CsvRulesParser String
 fieldvalp = do
-  pdbg 2 "trying fieldval"
+  lift $ pdbg 2 "trying fieldvalp"
-  anyChar `manyTill` eolof
+  anyChar `manyTill` lift eolof
-conditionalblockp :: Stream [Char] m t => ParsecT [Char] CsvRules m ConditionalBlock
+conditionalblockp :: CsvRulesParser ConditionalBlock
 conditionalblockp = do
-  pdbg 3 "trying conditionalblockp"
+  lift $ pdbg 3 "trying conditionalblockp"
-  string "if" >> many spacenonewline >> optional newline
+  string "if" >> lift (many spacenonewline) >> optional newline
-  ms <- many1 recordmatcherp
+  ms <- some recordmatcherp
-  as <- many (many1 spacenonewline >> fieldassignmentp)
+  as <- many (lift (some spacenonewline) >> fieldassignmentp)
  when (null as) $
    fail "start of conditional block found, but no assignment rules afterward\n(assignment rules in a conditional block should be indented)\n"
  return (ms, as)
  <?> "conditional block"
-recordmatcherp :: Stream [Char] m t => ParsecT [Char] CsvRules m [[Char]]
+recordmatcherp :: CsvRulesParser [String]
 recordmatcherp = do
-  pdbg 2 "trying recordmatcherp"
+  lift $ pdbg 2 "trying recordmatcherp"
  -- pos <- currentPos
-  _  <- optional (matchoperatorp >> many spacenonewline >> optional newline)
+  _  <- optional (matchoperatorp >> lift (many spacenonewline) >> optional newline)
  ps <- patternsp
  when (null ps) $
    fail "start of record matcher found, but no patterns afterward\n(patterns should not be indented)\n"
  return ps
  <?> "record matcher"
-matchoperatorp :: Stream [Char] m t => ParsecT [Char] CsvRules m [Char]
+matchoperatorp :: CsvRulesParser String
-matchoperatorp = choice' $ map string
+matchoperatorp = choiceInState $ map string
  ["~"
  -- ,"!~"
  -- ,"="
  -- ,"!="
  ]
-patternsp :: Stream [Char] m t => ParsecT [Char] CsvRules m [[Char]]
+patternsp :: CsvRulesParser [String]
 patternsp = do
-  pdbg 3 "trying patternsp"
+  lift $ pdbg 3 "trying patternsp"
  ps <- many regexp
  return ps
-regexp :: Stream [Char] m t => ParsecT [Char] CsvRules m [Char]
+regexp :: CsvRulesParser String
 regexp = do
-  pdbg 3 "trying regexp"
+  lift $ pdbg 3 "trying regexp"
  notFollowedBy matchoperatorp
-  c <- nonspace
+  c <- lift nonspace
-  cs <- anyChar `manyTill` eolof
+  cs <- anyChar `manyTill` lift eolof
  return $ strip $ c:cs
 -- fieldmatcher = do
 --   pdbg 2 "trying fieldmatcher"
--   f <- fromMaybe "all" `fmap` (optionMaybe $ do
+--   f <- fromMaybe "all" `fmap` (optional $ do
 --          f' <- fieldname
--          many spacenonewline
+--          lift (many spacenonewline)
 --          return f')
 --   char '~'
--   many spacenonewline
+--   lift (many spacenonewline)
 --   ps <- patterns
 --   let r = "(" ++ intercalate "|" ps ++ ")"
 --   return (f,r)
@ -607,7 +620,9 @@ transactionFromCsvRecord sourcepos rules record = t
    status      =
      case mfieldtemplate "status" of
        Nothing  -> Uncleared
-        Just str -> either statuserror id $ runParser (statusp <* eof) mempty "" $ T.pack $ render str
+        Just str -> either statuserror id .
                    runParser (statusp <* eof) "" .
                    T.pack $ render str
          where
            statuserror err = error' $ unlines
              ["error: could not parse \""++str++"\" as a cleared status (should be *, ! or empty)"
@ -619,7 +634,7 @@ transactionFromCsvRecord sourcepos rules record = t
    precomment  = maybe "" render $ mfieldtemplate "precomment"
    currency    = maybe (fromMaybe "" mdefaultcurrency) render $ mfieldtemplate "currency"
    amountstr   = (currency++) $ negateIfParenthesised $ getAmountStr rules record
-    amount      = either amounterror (Mixed . (:[])) $ runParser (amountp <* eof) mempty "" $ T.pack amountstr
+    amount      = either amounterror (Mixed . (:[])) $ runParser (evalStateT (amountp <* eof) mempty) "" $ T.pack amountstr
    amounterror err = error' $ unlines
      ["error: could not parse \""++amountstr++"\" as an amount"
      ,showRecord record
@ -786,10 +801,10 @@ test_parser =  [
  --                ([("A",Nothing)], "a")
  ,"convert rules parsing: trailing comments" ~: do
-     assertParse (parseWithState rules rulesp "skip\n# \n#\n")
+     assertParse (parseWithState' rules rulesp "skip\n# \n#\n")
  ,"convert rules parsing: trailing blank lines" ~: do
-     assertParse (parseWithState rules rulesp "skip\n\n  \n")
+     assertParse (parseWithState' rules rulesp "skip\n\n  \n")
  -- not supported
  -- ,"convert rules parsing: no final newline" ~: do
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/JournalReader.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/JournalReader.hs
@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ module Hledger.Read.JournalReader (
  -- * Parsing utils
  genericSourcePos,
  parseAndFinaliseJournal,
  runStringParser,
  rsp,
  runJournalParser,
  rjp,
  runErroringJournalParser,
@ -78,7 +76,8 @@ import Prelude ()
 import Prelude.Compat hiding (readFile)
 import qualified Control.Exception as C
 import Control.Monad
-import Control.Monad.Except (ExceptT(..), liftIO, runExceptT, throwError)
+import Control.Monad.Except (ExceptT(..), runExceptT, throwError)
 import Control.Monad.State.Strict
 import qualified Data.Map.Strict as M
 import Data.Monoid
 import Data.Text (Text)
@ -89,9 +88,9 @@ import Safe
 import Test.HUnit
 #ifdef TESTS
 import Test.Framework
-import Text.Parsec.Error
+import Text.Megaparsec.Error
 #endif
-import Text.Parsec hiding (parse)
+import Text.Megaparsec hiding (parse)
 import Text.Printf
 import System.FilePath
@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ journalp :: ErroringJournalParser ParsedJournal
 journalp = do
  many addJournalItemP
  eof
-  getState
+  get
 -- | A side-effecting parser; parses any kind of journal item
 -- and updates the parse state accordingly.
@ -147,10 +146,10 @@ addJournalItemP =
  -- character, can use choice without backtracking
  choice [
      directivep
-    , transactionp          >>= modifyState . addTransaction
+    , transactionp          >>= modify' . addTransaction
-    , modifiertransactionp  >>= modifyState . addModifierTransaction
+    , modifiertransactionp  >>= modify' . addModifierTransaction
-    , periodictransactionp  >>= modifyState . addPeriodicTransaction
+    , periodictransactionp  >>= modify' . addPeriodicTransaction
-    , marketpricedirectivep >>= modifyState . addMarketPrice
+    , marketpricedirectivep >>= modify' . addMarketPrice
    , void emptyorcommentlinep
    , void multilinecommentp
    ] <?> "transaction or directive"
@ -163,7 +162,7 @@ addJournalItemP =
 directivep :: ErroringJournalParser ()
 directivep = (do
  optional $ char '!'
-  choice' [
+  choiceInState [
    includedirectivep
   ,aliasdirectivep
   ,endaliasesdirectivep
@ -183,24 +182,27 @@ directivep = (do
 includedirectivep :: ErroringJournalParser ()
 includedirectivep = do
  string "include"
-  many1 spacenonewline
+  lift (some spacenonewline)
-  filename  <- restofline
+  filename  <- lift restofline
  parentpos <- getPosition
-  parentj   <- getState
+  parentj   <- get
  let childj = newJournalWithParseStateFrom parentj
  (ej :: Either String ParsedJournal) <-
    liftIO $ runExceptT $ do
      let curdir = takeDirectory (sourceName parentpos)
      filepath <- expandPath curdir filename `orRethrowIOError` (show parentpos ++ " locating " ++ filename)
      txt      <- readFileAnyLineEnding filepath `orRethrowIOError` (show parentpos ++ " reading " ++ filepath)
-      (ej1::Either ParseError ParsedJournal) <-
+      (ej1::Either (ParseError Char Dec) ParsedJournal) <-
-        runParserT 
+        runParserT
-           (choice' [journalp
+           (evalStateT
-                    ,timeclockfilep
+              (choiceInState
-                    ,timedotfilep
+                 [journalp
-                    -- can't include a csv file yet, that reader is special
+                 ,timeclockfilep
-                    ])
+                 ,timedotfilep
-           childj filepath txt
+                 -- can't include a csv file yet, that reader is special
                 ])
              childj)
           filepath txt
      either
        (throwError
          . ((show parentpos ++ " in included file " ++ show filename ++ ":\n") ++)
@ -209,7 +211,7 @@ includedirectivep = do
        ej1
  case ej of
    Left e       -> throwError e
-    Right childj -> modifyState (\parentj -> childj <> parentj)
+    Right childj -> modify' (\parentj -> childj <> parentj)
    -- discard child's parse info, prepend its (reversed) list data, combine other fields
 newJournalWithParseStateFrom :: Journal -> Journal
@ -233,13 +235,13 @@ orRethrowIOError io msg =
 accountdirectivep :: ErroringJournalParser ()
 accountdirectivep = do
  string "account"
-  many1 spacenonewline
+  lift (some spacenonewline)
-  acct <- accountnamep
+  acct <- lift accountnamep
  newline
  _ <- many indentedlinep
-  modifyState (\j -> j{jaccounts = acct : jaccounts j})
+  modify' (\j -> j{jaccounts = acct : jaccounts j})
-indentedlinep = many1 spacenonewline >> (rstrip <$> restofline)
+indentedlinep = lift (some spacenonewline) >> (rstrip <$> lift restofline)
 -- | Parse a one-line or multi-line commodity directive.
 --
@ -257,12 +259,12 @@ commoditydirectivep = try commoditydirectiveonelinep <|> commoditydirectivemulti
 commoditydirectiveonelinep :: ErroringJournalParser ()
 commoditydirectiveonelinep = do
  string "commodity"
-  many1 spacenonewline
+  lift (some spacenonewline)
  Amount{acommodity,astyle} <- amountp
-  many spacenonewline
+  lift (many spacenonewline)
-  _ <- followingcommentp <|> (eolof >> return "")
+  _ <- followingcommentp <|> (lift eolof >> return "")
  let comm = Commodity{csymbol=acommodity, cformat=Just astyle}
-  modifyState (\j -> j{jcommodities=M.insert acommodity comm $ jcommodities j})
+  modify' (\j -> j{jcommodities=M.insert acommodity comm $ jcommodities j})
 -- | Parse a multi-line commodity directive, containing 0 or more format subdirectives.
 --
@ -270,24 +272,24 @@ commoditydirectiveonelinep = do
 commoditydirectivemultilinep :: ErroringJournalParser ()
 commoditydirectivemultilinep = do
  string "commodity"
-  many1 spacenonewline
+  lift (some spacenonewline)
-  sym <- commoditysymbolp
+  sym <- lift commoditysymbolp
-  _ <- followingcommentp <|> (eolof >> return "")
+  _ <- followingcommentp <|> (lift eolof >> return "")
  mformat <- lastMay <$> many (indented $ formatdirectivep sym)
  let comm = Commodity{csymbol=sym, cformat=mformat}
-  modifyState (\j -> j{jcommodities=M.insert sym comm $ jcommodities j})
+  modify' (\j -> j{jcommodities=M.insert sym comm $ jcommodities j})
  where
-    indented = (many1 spacenonewline >>)
+    indented = (lift (some spacenonewline) >>)
 -- | Parse a format (sub)directive, throwing a parse error if its
 -- symbol does not match the one given.
 formatdirectivep :: CommoditySymbol -> ErroringJournalParser AmountStyle
 formatdirectivep expectedsym = do
  string "format"
-  many1 spacenonewline
+  lift (some spacenonewline)
  pos <- getPosition
  Amount{acommodity,astyle} <- amountp
-  _ <- followingcommentp <|> (eolof >> return "")
+  _ <- followingcommentp <|> (lift eolof >> return "")
  if acommodity==expectedsym
    then return astyle
    else parserErrorAt pos $
@ -295,41 +297,41 @@ formatdirectivep expectedsym = do
 applyaccountdirectivep :: ErroringJournalParser ()
 applyaccountdirectivep = do
-  string "apply" >> many1 spacenonewline >> string "account"
+  string "apply" >> lift (some spacenonewline) >> string "account"
-  many1 spacenonewline
+  lift (some spacenonewline)
-  parent <- accountnamep
+  parent <- lift accountnamep
  newline
  pushParentAccount parent
 endapplyaccountdirectivep :: ErroringJournalParser ()
 endapplyaccountdirectivep = do
-  string "end" >> many1 spacenonewline >> string "apply" >> many1 spacenonewline >> string "account"
+  string "end" >> lift (some spacenonewline) >> string "apply" >> lift (some spacenonewline) >> string "account"
  popParentAccount
 aliasdirectivep :: ErroringJournalParser ()
 aliasdirectivep = do
  string "alias"
-  many1 spacenonewline
+  lift (some spacenonewline)
-  alias <- accountaliasp
+  alias <- lift accountaliasp
  addAccountAlias alias
-accountaliasp :: Monad m => TextParser u m AccountAlias
+accountaliasp :: TextParser m AccountAlias
 accountaliasp = regexaliasp <|> basicaliasp
-basicaliasp :: Monad m => TextParser u m AccountAlias
+basicaliasp :: TextParser m AccountAlias
 basicaliasp = do
  -- pdbg 0 "basicaliasp"
-  old <- rstrip <$> many1 (noneOf "=")
+  old <- rstrip <$> (some $ noneOf ("=" :: [Char]))
  char '='
  many spacenonewline
  new <- rstrip <$> anyChar `manyTill` eolof  -- don't require a final newline, good for cli options
  return $ BasicAlias (T.pack old) (T.pack new)
-regexaliasp :: Monad m => TextParser u m AccountAlias
+regexaliasp :: TextParser m AccountAlias
 regexaliasp = do
  -- pdbg 0 "regexaliasp"
  char '/'
-  re <- many1 $ noneOf "/\n\r" -- paranoid: don't try to read past line end
+  re <- some $ noneOf ("/\n\r" :: [Char]) -- paranoid: don't try to read past line end
  char '/'
  many spacenonewline
  char '='
@ -345,22 +347,22 @@ endaliasesdirectivep = do
 tagdirectivep :: ErroringJournalParser ()
 tagdirectivep = do
  string "tag" <?> "tag directive"
-  many1 spacenonewline
+  lift (some spacenonewline)
-  _ <- many1 nonspace
+  _ <- lift $ some nonspace
-  restofline
+  lift restofline
  return ()
 endtagdirectivep :: ErroringJournalParser ()
 endtagdirectivep = do
  (string "end tag" <|> string "pop") <?> "end tag or pop directive"
-  restofline
+  lift restofline
  return ()
 defaultyeardirectivep :: ErroringJournalParser ()
 defaultyeardirectivep = do
  char 'Y' <?> "default year"
-  many spacenonewline
+  lift (many spacenonewline)
-  y <- many1 digit
+  y <- some digitChar
  let y' = read y
  failIfInvalidYear y
  setYear y'
@ -368,41 +370,41 @@ defaultyeardirectivep = do
 defaultcommoditydirectivep :: ErroringJournalParser ()
 defaultcommoditydirectivep = do
  char 'D' <?> "default commodity"
-  many1 spacenonewline
+  lift (some spacenonewline)
  Amount{..} <- amountp
-  restofline
+  lift restofline
  setDefaultCommodityAndStyle (acommodity, astyle)
 marketpricedirectivep :: ErroringJournalParser MarketPrice
 marketpricedirectivep = do
  char 'P' <?> "market price"
-  many spacenonewline
+  lift (many spacenonewline)
  date <- try (do {LocalTime d _ <- datetimep; return d}) <|> datep -- a time is ignored
-  many1 spacenonewline
+  lift (some spacenonewline)
-  symbol <- commoditysymbolp
+  symbol <- lift commoditysymbolp
-  many spacenonewline
+  lift (many spacenonewline)
  price <- amountp
-  restofline
+  lift restofline
  return $ MarketPrice date symbol price
 ignoredpricecommoditydirectivep :: ErroringJournalParser ()
 ignoredpricecommoditydirectivep = do
  char 'N' <?> "ignored-price commodity"
-  many1 spacenonewline
+  lift (some spacenonewline)
-  commoditysymbolp
+  lift commoditysymbolp
-  restofline
+  lift restofline
  return ()
 commodityconversiondirectivep :: ErroringJournalParser ()
 commodityconversiondirectivep = do
  char 'C' <?> "commodity conversion"
-  many1 spacenonewline
+  lift (some spacenonewline)
  amountp
-  many spacenonewline
+  lift (many spacenonewline)
  char '='
-  many spacenonewline
+  lift (many spacenonewline)
  amountp
-  restofline
+  lift restofline
  return ()
 --- ** transactions
@ -410,16 +412,16 @@ commodityconversiondirectivep = do
 modifiertransactionp :: ErroringJournalParser ModifierTransaction
 modifiertransactionp = do
  char '=' <?> "modifier transaction"
-  many spacenonewline
+  lift (many spacenonewline)
-  valueexpr <- T.pack <$> restofline
+  valueexpr <- T.pack <$> lift restofline
  postings <- postingsp Nothing
  return $ ModifierTransaction valueexpr postings
 periodictransactionp :: ErroringJournalParser PeriodicTransaction
 periodictransactionp = do
  char '~' <?> "periodic transaction"
-  many spacenonewline
+  lift (many spacenonewline)
-  periodexpr <- T.pack <$> restofline
+  periodexpr <- T.pack <$> lift restofline
  postings <- postingsp Nothing
  return $ PeriodicTransaction periodexpr postings
@ -429,10 +431,10 @@ transactionp = do
  -- ptrace "transactionp"
  sourcepos <- genericSourcePos <$> getPosition
  date <- datep <?> "transaction"
-  edate <- optionMaybe (secondarydatep date) <?> "secondary date"
+  edate <- optional (secondarydatep date) <?> "secondary date"
-  lookAhead (spacenonewline <|> newline) <?> "whitespace or newline"
+  lookAhead (lift spacenonewline <|> newline) <?> "whitespace or newline"
-  status <- statusp <?> "cleared status"
+  status <- lift statusp <?> "cleared status"
-  code <- T.pack <$> codep <?> "transaction code"
+  code <- T.pack <$> lift codep <?> "transaction code"
  description <- T.pack . strip <$> descriptionp
  comment <- try followingcommentp <|> (newline >> return "")
  let tags = commentTags comment
@ -542,23 +544,23 @@ postingsp mdate = many (try $ postingp mdate) <?> "postings"
 -- linebeginningwithspaces :: Monad m => JournalParser m String
 -- linebeginningwithspaces = do
--   sp <- many1 spacenonewline
+--   sp <- lift (some spacenonewline)
 --   c <- nonspace
--   cs <- restofline
+--   cs <- lift restofline
 --   return $ sp ++ (c:cs) ++ "\n"
 postingp :: Maybe Day -> ErroringJournalParser Posting
 postingp mtdate = do
  -- pdbg 0 "postingp"
-  many1 spacenonewline
+  lift (some spacenonewline)
-  status <- statusp
+  status <- lift statusp
-  many spacenonewline
+  lift (many spacenonewline)
  account <- modifiedaccountnamep
  let (ptype, account') = (accountNamePostingType account, textUnbracket account)
  amount <- spaceandamountormissingp
  massertion <- partialbalanceassertionp
  _ <- fixedlotpricep
-  many spacenonewline
+  lift (many spacenonewline)
  (comment,tags,mdate,mdate2) <-
    try (followingcommentandtagsp mtdate) <|> (newline >> return ("",[],Nothing,Nothing))
  return posting
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/TimeclockReader.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/TimeclockReader.hs
@ -51,22 +51,22 @@ module Hledger.Read.TimeclockReader (
  tests_Hledger_Read_TimeclockReader
 )
 where
-import Prelude ()
+import           Prelude ()
-import Prelude.Compat
+import           Prelude.Compat
-import Control.Monad
+import           Control.Monad
-import Control.Monad.IO.Class (liftIO)
+import           Control.Monad.Except (ExceptT)
-import Control.Monad.Except (ExceptT)
+import           Control.Monad.State.Strict
-import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe)
+import           Data.Maybe (fromMaybe)
-import Data.Text (Text)
+import           Data.Text (Text)
 import qualified Data.Text as T
-import Test.HUnit
+import           Test.HUnit
-import Text.Parsec hiding (parse)
+import           Text.Megaparsec hiding (parse)
-import System.FilePath
+import           System.FilePath
-import Hledger.Data
+import           Hledger.Data
 -- XXX too much reuse ?
-import Hledger.Read.Common
+import           Hledger.Read.Common
-import Hledger.Utils
+import           Hledger.Utils
 reader :: Reader
@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ parse _ = parseAndFinaliseJournal timeclockfilep
 timeclockfilep :: ErroringJournalParser ParsedJournal
 timeclockfilep = do many timeclockitemp
                    eof
-                    j@Journal{jtxns=ts, jparsetimeclockentries=es} <- getState
+                    j@Journal{jtxns=ts, jparsetimeclockentries=es} <- get
                    -- Convert timeclock entries in this journal to transactions, closing any unfinished sessions.
                    -- Doing this here rather than in journalFinalise means timeclock sessions can't span file boundaries,
                    -- but it simplifies code above.
@ -103,18 +103,18 @@ timeclockfilep = do many timeclockitemp
      -- comment-only) lines, can use choice w/o try
      timeclockitemp = choice [ 
                            void emptyorcommentlinep
-                          , timeclockentryp >>= \e -> modifyState (\j -> j{jparsetimeclockentries = e : jparsetimeclockentries j})
+                          , timeclockentryp >>= \e -> modify' (\j -> j{jparsetimeclockentries = e : jparsetimeclockentries j})
                          ] <?> "timeclock entry, or default year or historical price directive"
 -- | Parse a timeclock entry.
 timeclockentryp :: ErroringJournalParser TimeclockEntry
 timeclockentryp = do
-  sourcepos <- genericSourcePos <$> getPosition
+  sourcepos <- genericSourcePos <$> lift getPosition
-  code <- oneOf "bhioO"
+  code <- oneOf ("bhioO" :: [Char])
-  many1 spacenonewline
+  lift (some spacenonewline)
  datetime <- datetimep
-  account <- fromMaybe "" <$> optionMaybe (many1 spacenonewline >> modifiedaccountnamep)
+  account <- fromMaybe "" <$> optional (lift (some spacenonewline) >> modifiedaccountnamep)
-  description <- T.pack . fromMaybe "" <$> optionMaybe (many1 spacenonewline >> restofline)
+  description <- T.pack . fromMaybe "" <$> lift (optional (some spacenonewline >> restofline))
  return $ TimeclockEntry sourcepos (read [code]) datetime account description
 tests_Hledger_Read_TimeclockReader = TestList [
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/TimedotReader.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/TimedotReader.hs
@ -36,13 +36,14 @@ import Prelude ()
 import Prelude.Compat
 import Control.Monad
 import Control.Monad.Except (ExceptT)
 import Control.Monad.State.Strict
 import Data.Char (isSpace)
 import Data.List (foldl')
 import Data.Maybe
 import Data.Text (Text)
 import qualified Data.Text as T
 import Test.HUnit
-import Text.Parsec hiding (parse)
+import Text.Megaparsec hiding (parse)
 import System.FilePath
 import Hledger.Data
@ -73,13 +74,14 @@ parse _ = parseAndFinaliseJournal timedotfilep
 timedotfilep :: ErroringJournalParser ParsedJournal
 timedotfilep = do many timedotfileitemp
                  eof
-                  getState
+                  get
    where
      timedotfileitemp :: ErroringJournalParser ()
      timedotfileitemp = do
        ptrace "timedotfileitemp"
        choice [
          void emptyorcommentlinep
-         ,timedotdayp >>= \ts -> modifyState (addTransactions ts)
+         ,timedotdayp >>= \ts -> modify' (addTransactions ts)
         ] <?> "timedot day entry, or default year or comment line or blank line"
 addTransactions :: [Transaction] -> Journal -> Journal
@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ addTransactions ts j = foldl' (flip ($)) j (map addTransaction ts)
 timedotdayp :: ErroringJournalParser [Transaction]
 timedotdayp = do
  ptrace " timedotdayp"
-  d <- datep <* eolof
+  d <- datep <* lift eolof
  es <- catMaybes <$> many (const Nothing <$> try emptyorcommentlinep <|>
                            Just <$> (notFollowedBy datep >> timedotentryp))
  return $ map (\t -> t{tdate=d}) es -- <$> many timedotentryp
@ -108,9 +110,9 @@ timedotentryp :: ErroringJournalParser Transaction
 timedotentryp = do
  ptrace "  timedotentryp"
  pos <- genericSourcePos <$> getPosition
-  many spacenonewline
+  lift (many spacenonewline)
  a <- modifiedaccountnamep
-  many spacenonewline
+  lift (many spacenonewline)
  hours <-
    try (followingcommentp >> return 0)
    <|> (timedotdurationp <*
@ -137,10 +139,10 @@ timedotdurationp = try timedotnumberp <|> timedotdotsp
 -- @
 timedotnumberp :: ErroringJournalParser Quantity
 timedotnumberp = do
-   (q, _, _, _) <- numberp
+   (q, _, _, _) <- lift numberp
-   many spacenonewline
+   lift (many spacenonewline)
   optional $ char 'h'
-   many spacenonewline
+   lift (many spacenonewline)
   return q
 -- | Parse a quantity written as a line of dots, each representing 0.25.
@ -149,7 +151,7 @@ timedotnumberp = do
 -- @
 timedotdotsp :: ErroringJournalParser Quantity
 timedotdotsp = do
-  dots <- filter (not.isSpace) <$> many (oneOf ". ")
+  dots <- filter (not.isSpace) <$> many (oneOf (". " :: [Char]))
  return $ (/4) $ fromIntegral $ length dots
 tests_Hledger_Read_TimedotReader = TestList [
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Reports/ReportOptions.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Reports/ReportOptions.hs
@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import Data.Data (Data)
 #if !MIN_VERSION_base(4,8,0)
 import Data.Functor.Compat ((<$>))
 #endif
 import qualified Data.Text as T
 import Data.Typeable (Typeable)
 import Data.Time.Calendar
 import System.Console.CmdArgs.Default  -- some additional default stuff
@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ maybesmartdateopt d name rawopts =
          Just s -> either
                    (\e -> optserror $ "could not parse "++name++" date: "++show e)
                    Just
-                    $ fixSmartDateStrEither' d s
+                    $ fixSmartDateStrEither' d (T.pack s)
 type DisplayExp = String
@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ maybedisplayopt d rawopts =
    maybe Nothing (Just . regexReplaceBy "\\[.+?\\]" fixbracketeddatestr) $ maybestringopt "display" rawopts
    where
      fixbracketeddatestr "" = ""
-      fixbracketeddatestr s = "[" ++ fixSmartDateStr d (init $ tail s) ++ "]"
+      fixbracketeddatestr s = "[" ++ fixSmartDateStr d (T.pack $ init $ tail s) ++ "]"
 maybeperiodopt :: Day -> RawOpts -> Maybe (Interval,DateSpan)
 maybeperiodopt d rawopts =
@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ maybeperiodopt d rawopts =
      Just s -> either
                (\e -> optserror $ "could not parse period option: "++show e)
                Just
-                $ parsePeriodExpr d s
+                $ parsePeriodExpr d (T.pack s)
 -- | Legacy-compatible convenience aliases for accountlistmode_.
 tree_ :: ReportOpts -> Bool
@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ queryFromOpts d opts@ReportOpts{..} = simplifyQuery $ And $ [flagsq, argsq]
              ++ (if empty_ then [Empty True] else []) -- ?
              ++ (maybe [] ((:[]) . Status) (clearedValueFromOpts opts))
              ++ (maybe [] ((:[]) . Depth) depth_)
-    argsq = fst $ parseQuery d query_
+    argsq = fst $ parseQuery d (T.pack query_)
 -- | Convert report options to a query, ignoring any non-flag command line arguments.
 queryFromOptsOnly :: Day -> ReportOpts -> Query
@ -317,7 +318,7 @@ queryOptsFromOpts :: Day -> ReportOpts -> [QueryOpt]
 queryOptsFromOpts d ReportOpts{..} = flagsqopts ++ argsqopts
  where
    flagsqopts = []
-    argsqopts = snd $ parseQuery d query_
+    argsqopts = snd $ parseQuery d (T.pack query_)
 tests_queryOptsFromOpts :: [Test]
 tests_queryOptsFromOpts = [
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Utils.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Utils.hs
@ -137,11 +137,11 @@ firstJust ms = case dropWhile (==Nothing) ms of
    (md:_) -> md
 -- | Read a file in universal newline mode, handling any of the usual line ending conventions.
-readFile' :: FilePath -> IO String
+readFile' :: FilePath -> IO Text
 readFile' name =  do
  h <- openFile name ReadMode
  hSetNewlineMode h universalNewlineMode
-  hGetContents h
+  T.hGetContents h
 -- | Read a file in universal newline mode, handling any of the usual line ending conventions.
 readFileAnyLineEnding :: FilePath -> IO Text
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Utils/Debug.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Utils/Debug.hs
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE CPP, FlexibleContexts #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP, FlexibleContexts, TypeFamilies #-}
 -- | Debugging helpers
 -- more:
@ -16,19 +16,21 @@ module Hledger.Utils.Debug (
 )
 where
-import Control.Monad (when)
+import           Control.Monad (when)
-import Control.Monad.IO.Class
+import           Control.Monad.IO.Class
-import Data.List
+import           Data.List hiding (uncons)
-import Debug.Trace
+import qualified Data.Text as T
-import Safe (readDef)
+import           Debug.Trace
-import System.Environment (getArgs)
+import           Hledger.Utils.Parse
-import System.Exit
+import           Safe (readDef)
-import System.IO.Unsafe (unsafePerformIO)
+import           System.Environment (getArgs)
-import Text.Parsec
+import           System.Exit
-import Text.Printf
+import           System.IO.Unsafe (unsafePerformIO)
 import           Text.Megaparsec
 import           Text.Printf
 #if __GLASGOW_HASKELL__ >= 704
-import Text.Show.Pretty (ppShow)
+import           Text.Show.Pretty (ppShow)
 #else
 -- the required pretty-show version requires GHC >= 7.4
 ppShow :: Show a => a -> String
@ -58,12 +60,12 @@ traceWith f e = trace (f e) e
 -- | Parsec trace - show the current parsec position and next input,
 -- and the provided label if it's non-null.
-ptrace :: Stream [Char] m t => String -> ParsecT [Char] st m ()
+ptrace :: String -> TextParser m ()
 ptrace msg = do
  pos <- getPosition
-  next <- take peeklength `fmap` getInput
+  next <- (T.take peeklength) `fmap` getInput
  let (l,c) = (sourceLine pos, sourceColumn pos)
-      s  = printf "at line %2d col %2d: %s" l c (show next) :: String
+      s  = printf "at line %2d col %2d: %s" (unPos l) (unPos c) (show next) :: String
      s' = printf ("%-"++show (peeklength+30)++"s") s ++ " " ++ msg
  trace s' $ return ()
  where
@ -233,7 +235,7 @@ dbgExit msg = const (unsafePerformIO exitFailure) . dbg msg
 -- input) to the console when the debug level is at or above
 -- this level. Uses unsafePerformIO.
 -- pdbgAt :: GenParser m => Float -> String -> m ()
-pdbg :: Stream [Char] m t => Int -> String -> ParsecT [Char] st m ()
+pdbg :: Int -> String -> TextParser m ()
 pdbg level msg = when (level <= debugLevel) $ ptrace msg
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Utils/Parse.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Utils/Parse.hs
@ -1,47 +1,71 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts, TypeFamilies #-}
 module Hledger.Utils.Parse where
 import Control.Monad.Except
 import Data.Char
 import Data.List
-- import Data.Text (Text)
+import Data.Text (Text)
-- import qualified Data.Text as T
+import Text.Megaparsec hiding (State)
-import Text.Parsec
+import Data.Functor.Identity (Identity(..))
 import Text.Printf
 import Control.Monad.State.Strict (StateT, evalStateT)
 import Hledger.Data.Types
 import Hledger.Utils.UTF8IOCompat (error')
 -- | A parser of strict text with generic user state, monad and return type.
 type TextParser m a = ParsecT Dec Text m a
 type JournalStateParser m a = StateT Journal (ParsecT Dec Text m) a
 type JournalParser a = StateT Journal (ParsecT Dec Text Identity) a
 -- | A journal parser that runs in IO and can throw an error mid-parse.
 type ErroringJournalParser a = StateT Journal (ParsecT Dec Text (ExceptT String IO)) a
 -- | Backtracking choice, use this when alternatives share a prefix.
 -- Consumes no input if all choices fail.
-choice' :: Stream s m t => [ParsecT s u m a] -> ParsecT s u m a
+choice' :: [TextParser m a] -> TextParser m a
-choice' = choice . map Text.Parsec.try
+choice' = choice . map Text.Megaparsec.try
-parsewith :: Parsec [Char] () a -> String -> Either ParseError a
+-- | Backtracking choice, use this when alternatives share a prefix.
-parsewith p = runParser p () ""
+-- Consumes no input if all choices fail.
 choiceInState :: [StateT s (ParsecT Dec Text m) a] -> StateT s (ParsecT Dec Text m) a
 choiceInState = choice . map Text.Megaparsec.try
-parseWithState :: Stream s m t => u -> ParsecT s u m a -> s -> m (Either ParseError a)
+parsewith :: Parsec e Text a -> Text -> Either (ParseError Char e) a
-parseWithState jps p = runParserT p jps ""
+parsewith p = runParser p ""
-fromparse :: Either ParseError a -> a
+parsewithString :: Parsec e String a -> String -> Either (ParseError Char e) a
 parsewithString p = runParser p ""
 parseWithState :: Monad m => st -> StateT st (ParsecT Dec Text m) a -> Text -> m (Either (ParseError Char Dec) a)
 parseWithState ctx p s = runParserT (evalStateT p ctx) "" s
 parseWithState' :: (Stream s, ErrorComponent e) => st -> StateT st (ParsecT e s Identity) a -> s -> (Either (ParseError (Token s) e) a)
 parseWithState' ctx p s = runParser (evalStateT p ctx) "" s
 fromparse :: (Show t, Show e) => Either (ParseError t e) a -> a
 fromparse = either parseerror id
-parseerror :: ParseError -> a
+parseerror :: (Show t, Show e) => ParseError t e -> a
 parseerror e = error' $ showParseError e
-showParseError :: ParseError -> String
+showParseError :: (Show t, Show e) => ParseError t e -> String
 showParseError e = "parse error at " ++ show e
-showDateParseError :: ParseError -> String
+showDateParseError :: (Show t, Show e) => ParseError t e -> String
 showDateParseError e = printf "date parse error (%s)" (intercalate ", " $ tail $ lines $ show e)
-nonspace :: (Stream s m Char) => ParsecT s st m Char
+nonspace :: TextParser m Char
 nonspace = satisfy (not . isSpace)
-spacenonewline :: (Stream s m Char) => ParsecT s st m Char
+spacenonewline :: (Stream s, Char ~ Token s) => ParsecT Dec s m Char
 spacenonewline = satisfy (`elem` " \v\f\t")
-restofline :: (Stream s m Char) => ParsecT s st m String
+restofline :: TextParser m String
 restofline = anyChar `manyTill` newline
-eolof :: (Stream s m Char) => ParsecT s st m ()
+eolof :: TextParser m ()
 eolof = (newline >> return ()) <|> eof
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Utils/String.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Utils/String.hs
@ -8,19 +8,13 @@ module Hledger.Utils.String (
 stripbrackets,
 unbracket,
 -- quoting
 quoteIfSpaced,
 quoteIfNeeded,
 singleQuoteIfNeeded,
 -- quotechars,
 -- whitespacechars,
 escapeDoubleQuotes,
 escapeSingleQuotes,
 escapeQuotes,
 words',
 unwords',
 stripquotes,
 isSingleQuoted,
 isDoubleQuoted,
 -- * single-line layout
 strip,
 lstrip,
@ -54,7 +48,7 @@ module Hledger.Utils.String (
 import Data.Char
 import Data.List
-import Text.Parsec
+import Text.Megaparsec
 import Text.Printf (printf)
 import Hledger.Utils.Parse
@ -107,20 +101,11 @@ underline s = s' ++ replicate (length s) '-' ++ "\n"
            | last s == '\n' = s
            | otherwise = s ++ "\n"
 -- | Wrap a string in double quotes, and \-prefix any embedded single
 -- quotes, if it contains whitespace and is not already single- or
 -- double-quoted.
 quoteIfSpaced :: String -> String
 quoteIfSpaced s | isSingleQuoted s || isDoubleQuoted s = s
                | not $ any (`elem` s) whitespacechars = s
                | otherwise = "'"++escapeSingleQuotes s++"'"
 -- | Double-quote this string if it contains whitespace, single quotes
 -- or double-quotes, escaping the quotes as needed.
 quoteIfNeeded :: String -> String
 quoteIfNeeded s | any (`elem` s) (quotechars++whitespacechars) = "\"" ++ escapeDoubleQuotes s ++ "\""
                | otherwise = s
 -- | Single-quote this string if it contains whitespace or double-quotes.
 -- No good for strings containing single quotes.
 singleQuoteIfNeeded :: String -> String
@ -134,9 +119,6 @@ whitespacechars = " \t\n\r"
 escapeDoubleQuotes :: String -> String
 escapeDoubleQuotes = regexReplace "\"" "\""
 escapeSingleQuotes :: String -> String
 escapeSingleQuotes = regexReplace "'" "\'"
 escapeQuotes :: String -> String
 escapeQuotes = regexReplace "([\"'])" "\\1"
@ -144,9 +126,9 @@ escapeQuotes = regexReplace "([\"'])" "\\1"
 -- NB correctly handles "a'b" but not "''a''". Can raise an error if parsing fails.
 words' :: String -> [String]
 words' "" = []
-words' s  = map stripquotes $ fromparse $ parsewith p s
+words' s  = map stripquotes $ fromparse $ parsewithString p s
    where
-      p = do ss <- (singleQuotedPattern <|> doubleQuotedPattern <|> pattern) `sepBy` many1 spacenonewline
+      p = do ss <- (singleQuotedPattern <|> doubleQuotedPattern <|> pattern) `sepBy` some spacenonewline
             -- eof
             return ss
      pattern = many (noneOf whitespacechars)
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Utils/Test.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Utils/Test.hs
@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module Hledger.Utils.Test where
 import Test.HUnit
-import Text.Parsec
+import Text.Megaparsec
 -- | Get a Test's label, or the empty string.
 testName :: Test -> String
@ -25,15 +25,16 @@ is :: (Eq a, Show a) => a -> a -> Assertion
 a `is` e = assertEqual "" e a
 -- | Assert a parse result is successful, printing the parse error on failure.
-assertParse :: (Either ParseError a) -> Assertion
+assertParse :: (Show t, Show e) => (Either (ParseError t e) a) -> Assertion
 assertParse parse = either (assertFailure.show) (const (return ())) parse
 -- | Assert a parse result is successful, printing the parse error on failure.
-assertParseFailure :: (Either ParseError a) -> Assertion
+assertParseFailure :: (Either (ParseError t e) a) -> Assertion
 assertParseFailure parse = either (const $ return ()) (const $ assertFailure "parse should not have succeeded") parse
 -- | Assert a parse result is some expected value, printing the parse error on failure.
-assertParseEqual :: (Show a, Eq a) => (Either ParseError a) -> a -> Assertion
+assertParseEqual :: (Show a, Eq a, Show t, Show e) => (Either (ParseError t e) a) -> a -> Assertion
 assertParseEqual parse expected = either (assertFailure.show) (`is` expected) parse
 printParseError :: (Show a) => a -> IO ()
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Utils/Text.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Utils/Text.hs
@ -114,6 +114,14 @@ textElideRight width t =
 --             | last s == '\n' = s
 --             | otherwise = s ++ "\n"
 -- | Wrap a string in double quotes, and \-prefix any embedded single
 -- quotes, if it contains whitespace and is not already single- or
 -- double-quoted.
 quoteIfSpaced :: T.Text -> T.Text
 quoteIfSpaced s | isSingleQuoted s || isDoubleQuoted s = s
                | not $ any (`elem` (T.unpack s)) whitespacechars = s
                | otherwise = "'"<>escapeSingleQuotes s<>"'"
 -- -- | Wrap a string in double quotes, and \-prefix any embedded single
 -- -- quotes, if it contains whitespace and is not already single- or
 -- -- double-quoted.
@ -124,8 +132,8 @@ textElideRight width t =
 -- -- | Double-quote this string if it contains whitespace, single quotes
 -- -- or double-quotes, escaping the quotes as needed.
-- quoteIfNeeded :: String -> String
+-- quoteIfNeeded :: T.Text -> T.Text
-- quoteIfNeeded s | any (`elem` s) (quotechars++whitespacechars) = "\"" ++ escapeDoubleQuotes s ++ "\""
+-- quoteIfNeeded s | any (`elem` T.unpack s) (quotechars++whitespacechars) = "\"" <> escapeDoubleQuotes s <> "\""
 --                 | otherwise = s
 -- -- | Single-quote this string if it contains whitespace or double-quotes.
@ -134,15 +142,15 @@ textElideRight width t =
 -- singleQuoteIfNeeded s | any (`elem` s) whitespacechars = "'"++s++"'"
 --                       | otherwise = s
-- quotechars, whitespacechars :: [Char]
+quotechars, whitespacechars :: [Char]
-- quotechars      = "'\""
+quotechars      = "'\""
-- whitespacechars = " \t\n\r"
+whitespacechars = " \t\n\r"
-- escapeDoubleQuotes :: String -> String
+escapeDoubleQuotes :: T.Text -> T.Text
-- escapeDoubleQuotes = regexReplace "\"" "\""
+escapeDoubleQuotes = T.replace "\"" "\""
-- escapeSingleQuotes :: String -> String
+escapeSingleQuotes :: T.Text -> T.Text
-- escapeSingleQuotes = regexReplace "'" "\'"
+escapeSingleQuotes = T.replace "'" "\'"
 -- escapeQuotes :: String -> String
 -- escapeQuotes = regexReplace "([\"'])" "\\1"
@ -161,18 +169,20 @@ textElideRight width t =
 --       doubleQuotedPattern = between (char '"') (char '"') (many $ noneOf "\"")
 -- -- | Quote-aware version of unwords - single-quote strings which contain whitespace
-- unwords' :: [String] -> String
+-- unwords' :: [Text] -> Text
-- unwords' = unwords . map quoteIfNeeded
+-- unwords' = T.unwords . map quoteIfNeeded
-- -- | Strip one matching pair of single or double quotes on the ends of a string.
+-- | Strip one matching pair of single or double quotes on the ends of a string.
-- stripquotes :: String -> String
+stripquotes :: Text -> Text
-- stripquotes s = if isSingleQuoted s || isDoubleQuoted s then init $ tail s else s
+stripquotes s = if isSingleQuoted s || isDoubleQuoted s then T.init $ T.tail s else s
-- isSingleQuoted s@(_:_:_) = head s == '\'' && last s == '\''
+isSingleQuoted :: Text -> Bool
-- isSingleQuoted _ = False
+isSingleQuoted s =
  T.length (T.take 2 s) == 2 && T.head s == '\'' && T.last s == '\''
-- isDoubleQuoted s@(_:_:_) = head s == '"' && last s == '"'
+isDoubleQuoted :: Text -> Bool
-- isDoubleQuoted _ = False
+isDoubleQuoted s =
  T.length (T.take 2 s) == 2 && T.head s == '"' && T.last s == '"'
 textUnbracket :: Text -> Text
 textUnbracket s
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Utils/Tree.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Utils/Tree.hs
@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module Hledger.Utils.Tree where
 import Data.List (foldl')
 import qualified Data.Map as M
 import Data.Tree
-- import Text.Parsec
+-- import Text.Megaparsec
 -- import Text.Printf
 import Hledger.Utils.Regex
--- a/hledger-lib/future-package.yaml
+++ b/hledger-lib/future-package.yaml
@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ dependencies:
  - mtl
  - mtl-compat
  - old-time
-  - parsec >= 3
+  - megaparsec >= 5
  - regex-tdfa
  - safe >= 0.2
  - split >= 0.1 && < 0.3
--- a/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
+++ b/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
@ -78,9 +78,11 @@ library
    , mtl
    , mtl-compat
    , old-time
-    , parsec >= 3
+    , megaparsec >= 5
    , parsec
    , regex-tdfa
    , safe >= 0.2
    , semigroups
    , split >= 0.1 && < 0.3
    , text >= 1.2 && < 1.3
    , transformers >= 0.2 && < 0.6
@ -159,7 +161,7 @@ test-suite hunittests
    , mtl
    , mtl-compat
    , old-time
-    , parsec >= 3
+    , megaparsec >= 5
    , regex-tdfa
    , safe >= 0.2
    , split >= 0.1 && < 0.3
--- a/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/ErrorScreen.hs
+++ b/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/ErrorScreen.hs
@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import Control.Monad.IO.Class (liftIO)
 import Data.Monoid
 import Data.Time.Calendar (Day)
 import Graphics.Vty (Event(..),Key(..))
-import Text.Parsec
+import Text.Megaparsec
 import Hledger.Cli hiding (progname,prognameandversion,green)
 import Hledger.UI.UIOptions
@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ esHandle ui@UIState{
        EvKey (KChar c)   [] | c `elem` ['h','?'] -> continue $ setMode Help ui
        EvKey (KChar 'E') [] -> suspendAndResume $ void (runEditor pos f) >> uiReloadJournalIfChanged copts d j (popScreen ui)
          where
-            (pos,f) = case parsewith hledgerparseerrorpositionp esError of
+            (pos,f) = case parsewithString hledgerparseerrorpositionp esError of
                        Right (f,l,c) -> (Just (l, Just c),f)
                        Left  _       -> (endPos, journalFilePath j)
        EvKey (KChar 'g') [] -> liftIO (uiReloadJournalIfChanged copts d j (popScreen ui)) >>= continue . uiCheckBalanceAssertions d
@ -103,13 +103,14 @@ esHandle _ _ = error "event handler called with wrong screen type, should not ha
 -- | Parse the file name, line and column number from a hledger parse error message, if possible.
 -- Temporary, we should keep the original parse error location. XXX
 hledgerparseerrorpositionp :: ParsecT Dec String t (String, Int, Int)
 hledgerparseerrorpositionp = do
  anyChar `manyTill` char '"'
  f <- anyChar `manyTill` (oneOf ['"','\n'])
  string " (line "
-  l <- read <$> many1 digit
+  l <- read <$> some digitChar
  string ", column "
-  c <- read <$> many1 digit
+  c <- read <$> some digitChar
  return (f, l, c)
 -- Unconditionally reload the journal, regenerating the current screen
--- a/hledger-ui/hledger-ui.cabal
+++ b/hledger-ui/hledger-ui.cabal
@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ executable hledger-ui
    , HUnit
    , microlens >= 0.4 && < 0.5
    , microlens-platform >= 0.2.3.1 && < 0.4
-    , parsec >= 3
+    , megaparsec >= 5
    , process >= 1.2
    , safe >= 0.2
    , split >= 0.1 && < 0.3
--- a/hledger-ui/package.yaml
+++ b/hledger-ui/package.yaml
@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ executables:
      - HUnit
      - microlens >= 0.4 && < 0.5
      - microlens-platform >= 0.2.3.1 && < 0.4
-      - parsec >= 3
+      - megaparsec >= 5
      - process >= 1.2
      - safe >= 0.2
      - split >= 0.1 && < 0.3
--- a/hledger-web/Foundation.hs
+++ b/hledger-web/Foundation.hs
@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ nullviewdata = viewdataWithDateAndParams nulldate "" "" ""
 -- | Make a ViewData using the given date and request parameters, and defaults elsewhere.
 viewdataWithDateAndParams :: Day -> String -> String -> String -> ViewData
 viewdataWithDateAndParams d q a p =
-    let (querymatcher,queryopts) = parseQuery d q
+    let (querymatcher,queryopts) = parseQuery d (pack q)
-        (acctsmatcher,acctsopts) = parseQuery d a
+        (acctsmatcher,acctsopts) = parseQuery d (pack a)
    in VD {
           opts         = defwebopts
          ,j            = nulljournal
--- a/hledger-web/Handler/AddForm.hs
+++ b/hledger-web/Handler/AddForm.hs
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE CPP, FlexibleContexts, OverloadedStrings, QuasiQuotes, RecordWildCards #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP, FlexibleContexts, OverloadedStrings, QuasiQuotes, RecordWildCards, TypeFamilies #-}
 -- | Add form data & handler. (The layout and js are defined in
 -- Foundation so that the add form can be in the default layout for
 -- all views.)
@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ import Import
 #if !MIN_VERSION_base(4,8,0)
 import Control.Applicative
 #endif
 import Control.Monad.State.Strict (evalStateT)
 import Data.Either (lefts,rights)
 import Data.List (sort)
 import qualified Data.List as L (head) -- qualified keeps dev & prod builds warning-free
 import Data.Text (append, pack, unpack)
 import qualified Data.Text as T
 import Data.Time.Calendar
-import Text.Parsec (digit, eof, many1, string, runParser)
+import Text.Megaparsec (digitChar, eof, some, string, runParser, runParserT, ParseError, Dec)
 import Hledger.Utils
 import Hledger.Data hiding (num)
@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ postAddForm = do
      validateDate :: Text -> Handler (Either FormMessage Day)
      validateDate s = return $
-        case fixSmartDateStrEither' today $ strip $ unpack s of
+        case fixSmartDateStrEither' today $ T.pack $ strip $ unpack s of
          Right d  -> Right d
          Left _   -> Left $ MsgInvalidEntry $ pack "could not parse date \"" `append` s `append` pack "\":" -- ++ show e)
@ -83,11 +84,11 @@ postAddForm = do
      let numberedParams s =
            reverse $ dropWhile (T.null . snd) $ reverse $ sort
            [ (n,v) | (k,v) <- params
-                    , let en = parsewith (paramnamep s) $ T.unpack k
+                    , let en = parsewith (paramnamep s) k :: Either (ParseError Char Dec) Int
                    , isRight en
                    , let Right n = en
                    ]
-            where paramnamep s = do {string s; n <- many1 digit; eof; return (read n :: Int)}
+            where paramnamep s = do {string s; n <- some digitChar; eof; return (read n :: Int)}
          acctparams = numberedParams "account"
          amtparams  = numberedParams "amount"
          num = length acctparams
@ -95,8 +96,8 @@ postAddForm = do
                    | map fst acctparams == [1..num] &&
                      map fst amtparams `elem` [[1..num], [1..num-1]] = []
                    | otherwise = ["the posting parameters are malformed"]
-          eaccts = map (runParser (accountnamep <* eof) () "" . textstrip  . snd) acctparams
+          eaccts = map (runParser (accountnamep <* eof) "" . textstrip  . snd) acctparams
-          eamts  = map (runParser (amountp <* eof) mempty "" . textstrip . snd) amtparams
+          eamts  = map (runParser (evalStateT (amountp <* eof) mempty) "" . textstrip . snd) amtparams
          (accts, acctErrs) = (rights eaccts, map show $ lefts eaccts)
          (amts', amtErrs)  = (rights eamts, map show $ lefts eamts)
          amts | length amts' == num = amts'
--- a/hledger-web/Handler/Common.hs
+++ b/hledger-web/Handler/Common.hs
@ -226,10 +226,10 @@ balanceReportAsHtml _ vd@VD{..} (items',total) =
       acctonlyquery = (RegisterR, [("q", T.pack $ accountOnlyQuery acct)])
 accountQuery :: AccountName -> String
-accountQuery a = "inacct:" ++ quoteIfSpaced (T.unpack a) -- (accountNameToAccountRegex a)
+accountQuery a = "inacct:" ++ T.unpack (quoteIfSpaced a) -- (accountNameToAccountRegex a)
 accountOnlyQuery :: AccountName -> String
-accountOnlyQuery a = "inacctonly:" ++ quoteIfSpaced (T.unpack a) -- (accountNameToAccountRegex a)
+accountOnlyQuery a = "inacctonly:" ++ T.unpack (quoteIfSpaced a ) -- (accountNameToAccountRegex a)
 accountUrl :: AppRoute -> AccountName -> (AppRoute, [(Text, Text)])
 accountUrl r a = (r, [("q", T.pack $ accountQuery a)])
--- a/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
+++ b/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ library
        , http-client
        , HUnit
        , conduit-extra      >= 1.1
-        , parsec             >= 3
+        , megaparsec         >= 5
        , mtl
        , safe               >= 0.2
        , shakespeare        >= 2.0
        , template-haskell
--- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Add.hs
+++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Add.hs
@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import Prelude ()
 import Prelude.Compat
 import Control.Exception as E
 import Control.Monad
 import Control.Monad.Trans.Class
 import Control.Monad.State.Strict (evalState, evalStateT)
 import Control.Monad.Trans (liftIO)
 import Data.Char (toUpper, toLower)
 import Data.List.Compat
@ -28,7 +30,8 @@ import System.Console.Haskeline.Completion
 import System.Console.Wizard
 import System.Console.Wizard.Haskeline
 import System.IO ( stderr, hPutStr, hPutStrLn )
-import Text.Parsec
+import Text.Megaparsec
 import Text.Megaparsec.Text
 import Text.Printf
 import Hledger
@ -86,7 +89,7 @@ add opts j
        showHelp
        today <- getCurrentDay
        let es = defEntryState{esOpts=opts
-                              ,esArgs=map stripquotes $ listofstringopt "args" $ rawopts_ opts
+                              ,esArgs=map (T.unpack . stripquotes . T.pack) $ listofstringopt "args" $ rawopts_ opts
                              ,esToday=today
                              ,esDefDate=today
                              ,esJournal=j
@ -183,11 +186,11 @@ dateAndCodeWizard EntryState{..} = do
    where
      parseSmartDateAndCode refdate s = either (const Nothing) (\(d,c) -> return (fixSmartDate refdate d, c)) edc
          where
-            edc = runParser (dateandcodep <* eof) mempty "" $ T.pack $ lowercase s
+            edc = runParser (dateandcodep <* eof) "" $ T.pack $ lowercase s
-            dateandcodep :: Monad m => JournalParser m (SmartDate, Text)
+            dateandcodep :: Parser (SmartDate, Text)
            dateandcodep = do
                d <- smartdate
-                c <- optionMaybe codep
+                c <- optional codep
                many spacenonewline
                eof
                return (d, T.pack $ fromMaybe "" c)
@ -250,7 +253,7 @@ accountWizard EntryState{..} = do
      parseAccountOrDotOrNull def@(_:_) _ "" = dbg1 $ Just def -- when there's a default, "" means use that
      parseAccountOrDotOrNull _ _ s          = dbg1 $ fmap T.unpack $
        either (const Nothing) validateAccount $
-          runParser (accountnamep <* eof) esJournal "" (T.pack s) -- otherwise, try to parse the input as an accountname
+          flip evalState esJournal $ runParserT (accountnamep <* eof) "" (T.pack s) -- otherwise, try to parse the input as an accountname
        where
          validateAccount :: Text -> Maybe Text
          validateAccount t | no_new_accounts_ esOpts && not (t `elem` journalAccountNames esJournal) = Nothing
@ -276,13 +279,17 @@ amountAndCommentWizard EntryState{..} = do
   maybeRestartTransaction $
   line $ green $ printf "Amount  %d%s: " pnum (showDefault def)
    where
-      parseAmountAndComment = either (const Nothing) Just . runParser (amountandcommentp <* eof) nodefcommodityj "" . T.pack
+      parseAmountAndComment s = either (const Nothing) Just $
                                runParser
                                  (evalStateT (amountandcommentp <* eof) nodefcommodityj)
                                  ""
                                  (T.pack s)
      nodefcommodityj = esJournal{jparsedefaultcommodity=Nothing}
-      amountandcommentp :: Monad m => JournalParser m (Amount, Text)
+      amountandcommentp :: JournalParser (Amount, Text)
      amountandcommentp = do
        a <- amountp
-        many spacenonewline
+        lift (many spacenonewline)
-        c <- T.pack <$> fromMaybe "" `fmap` optionMaybe (char ';' >> many anyChar)
+        c <- T.pack <$> fromMaybe "" `fmap` optional (char ';' >> many anyChar)
        -- eof
        return (a,c)
      balancingamt = negate $ sum $ map pamount realps where realps = filter isReal esPostings
--- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CliOptions.hs
+++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CliOptions.hs
@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ related utilities used by hledger commands.
 -}
-{-# LANGUAGE CPP, ScopedTypeVariables, DeriveDataTypeable, FlexibleContexts #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP, ScopedTypeVariables, DeriveDataTypeable, FlexibleContexts, TypeFamilies #-}
 module Hledger.Cli.CliOptions (
@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ import Control.Monad (when)
 #if !MIN_VERSION_base(4,8,0)
 import Data.Functor.Compat ((<$>))
 #endif
 import Data.Functor.Identity (Identity)
 import Data.List.Compat
 import Data.List.Split (splitOneOf)
 import Data.Maybe
@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ import System.Environment
 import System.Exit (exitSuccess)
 import System.FilePath
 import Test.HUnit
-import Text.Parsec
+import Text.Megaparsec
 import Hledger
 import Hledger.Cli.DocFiles
@ -334,11 +335,11 @@ rawOptsToCliOpts rawopts = checkCliOpts <$> do
  return defcliopts {
              rawopts_         = rawopts
             ,command_         = stringopt "command" rawopts
-             ,file_            = map stripquotes $ listofstringopt "file" rawopts
+             ,file_            = map (T.unpack . stripquotes . T.pack) $ listofstringopt "file" rawopts
             ,rules_file_      = maybestringopt "rules-file" rawopts
             ,output_file_     = maybestringopt "output-file" rawopts
             ,output_format_   = maybestringopt "output-format" rawopts
-             ,alias_           = map stripquotes $ listofstringopt "alias" rawopts
+             ,alias_           = map (T.unpack . stripquotes . T.pack) $ listofstringopt "alias" rawopts
             ,debug_           = intopt "debug" rawopts
             ,ignore_assertions_ = boolopt "ignore-assertions" rawopts
             ,no_new_accounts_ = boolopt "no-new-accounts" rawopts -- add
@ -387,7 +388,7 @@ getCliOpts mode' = do
 -- | Get the account name aliases from options, if any.
 aliasesFromOpts :: CliOpts -> [AccountAlias]
-aliasesFromOpts = map (\a -> fromparse $ runParser accountaliasp () ("--alias "++quoteIfNeeded a) $ T.pack a)
+aliasesFromOpts = map (\a -> fromparse $ runParser accountaliasp ("--alias "++quoteIfNeeded a) $ T.pack a)
                  . alias_
 -- | Get the (tilde-expanded, absolute) journal file path from
@ -453,7 +454,7 @@ rulesFilePathFromOpts opts = do
 widthFromOpts :: CliOpts -> Int
 widthFromOpts CliOpts{width_=Nothing, available_width_=w} = w
 widthFromOpts CliOpts{width_=Just s}  =
-    case runParser (read `fmap` many1 digit <* eof) () "(unknown)" s of
+    case runParser (read `fmap` some digitChar <* eof :: ParsecT Dec String Identity Int) "(unknown)" s of
        Left e   -> optserror $ "could not parse width option: "++show e
        Right w  -> w
@ -471,14 +472,14 @@ widthFromOpts CliOpts{width_=Just s}  =
 registerWidthsFromOpts :: CliOpts -> (Int, Maybe Int)
 registerWidthsFromOpts CliOpts{width_=Nothing, available_width_=w} = (w, Nothing)
 registerWidthsFromOpts CliOpts{width_=Just s}  =
-    case runParser registerwidthp () "(unknown)" s of
+    case runParser registerwidthp "(unknown)" s of
        Left e   -> optserror $ "could not parse width option: "++show e
        Right ws -> ws
    where
-        registerwidthp :: Stream [Char] m t => ParsecT [Char] st m (Int, Maybe Int)
+        registerwidthp :: (Stream s, Char ~ Token s) => ParsecT Dec s m (Int, Maybe Int)
        registerwidthp = do
-          totalwidth <- read `fmap` many1 digit
+          totalwidth <- read `fmap` some digitChar
-          descwidth <- optionMaybe (char ',' >> read `fmap` many1 digit)
+          descwidth <- optional (char ',' >> read `fmap` some digitChar)
          eof
          return (totalwidth, descwidth)
@ -556,12 +557,12 @@ hledgerExecutablesInPath = do
 -- isExecutable f = getPermissions f >>= (return . executable)
 isHledgerExeName :: String -> Bool
-isHledgerExeName = isRight . parsewith hledgerexenamep
+isHledgerExeName = isRight . parsewith hledgerexenamep . T.pack
    where
      hledgerexenamep = do
        _ <- string progname
        _ <- char '-'
-        _ <- many1 (noneOf ".")
+        _ <- some (noneOf ".")
        optional (string "." >> choice' (map string addonExtensions))
        eof
--- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Utils.hs
+++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Utils.hs
@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import Data.List
 import Data.Maybe
 import Data.Text (Text)
 import qualified Data.Text as T
 import qualified Data.Text.IO as T
 import Data.Time (Day)
 import Safe (readMay)
 import System.Console.CmdArgs
@ -186,19 +187,19 @@ openBrowserOn u = trybrowsers browsers u
 -- overwrite it with this new text, or give an error, but only if the text
 -- is different from the current file contents, and return a flag
 -- indicating whether we did anything.
-writeFileWithBackupIfChanged :: FilePath -> String -> IO Bool
+writeFileWithBackupIfChanged :: FilePath -> T.Text -> IO Bool
 writeFileWithBackupIfChanged f t = do
  s <- readFile' f
  if t == s then return False
-            else backUpFile f >> writeFile f t >> return True
+            else backUpFile f >> T.writeFile f t >> return True
 -- | Back up this file with a (incrementing) numbered suffix, then
 -- overwrite it with this new text, or give an error.
 writeFileWithBackup :: FilePath -> String -> IO ()
 writeFileWithBackup f t = backUpFile f >> writeFile f t
-readFileStrictly :: FilePath -> IO String
+readFileStrictly :: FilePath -> IO T.Text
-readFileStrictly f = readFile' f >>= \s -> C.evaluate (length s) >> return s
+readFileStrictly f = readFile' f >>= \s -> C.evaluate (T.length s) >> return s
 -- | Back up this file with a (incrementing) numbered suffix, or give an error.
 backUpFile :: FilePath -> IO ()
--- a/hledger/hledger.cabal
+++ b/hledger/hledger.cabal
@ -100,11 +100,12 @@ library
    , mtl
    , mtl-compat
    , old-time
-    , parsec >= 3
+    , megaparsec >= 5
    , process
    , regex-tdfa
    , safe >= 0.2
    , split >= 0.1 && < 0.3
    , transformers
    , temporary
    , text >= 0.11
    , tabular >= 0.2 && < 0.3
--- a/stack.yaml
+++ b/stack.yaml
@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ packages:
 extra-deps:
 - brick-0.8
 - megaparsec-5.0.1
 # https://docs.haskellstack.org/en/stable/yaml_configuration/
--- a/tests/journal/dates.test
+++ b/tests/journal/dates.test
@ -40,5 +40,5 @@ hledger -f- print
 <<<
 2015/9/6*
   a  0
->>>2 /unexpected "*"/
+>>>2 /unexpected '*'/
 >>>= 1
--- a/tests/journal/posting-dates.test
+++ b/tests/journal/posting-dates.test
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ end comment
   b  0
       ; date: 3.32
->>>2 /line 10, column 19/
+>>>2 /10:19/
 >>>=1
 # 3. Ledger's bracketed date syntax is also supported: `[DATE]`,
@ -50,5 +50,5 @@ end comment
 2000/1/2
   b  0   ; [1/1=1/2/3/4] bad second date, should error
->>>2 /line 9, column 25/
+>>>2 /9:25/
 >>>=1