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# Code
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hledger is a suite of applications, tools and libraries.
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The main hledger code repository is [github.com/simonmichael/hledger](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger)
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(shortcut url `code.hledger.org`).
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There are also various hledger addons maintained as separate projects with their own repos.
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## hledger packages
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Within the main repo, there are a number of separate cabal packages,
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making it easier to pick and choose parts of hledger to install or to package.
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They are:
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### hledger-lib
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[package](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger-lib),
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[code](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/tree/master/hledger-lib)
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Core data models, parsing, standard reports, and utilities.
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Most data types are defined in [Hledger.Data.Types](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger-lib/docs/Hledger-Data-Types.html),
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while functions that operate on them are defined in Hledger.Data.TYPENAME.
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Under [Hledger.Read](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/tree/master/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read.hs)
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are parsers for the supported input formats.
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Data files are parsed into a
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[Journal](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger-lib/docs/Hledger-Data-Types.html#t:Journal),
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which contains a list of
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[Transactions](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger-lib/docs/Hledger-Data-Types.html#t:Transaction),
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each containing multiple
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[Postings](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger-lib/docs/Hledger-Data-Types.html#t:Posting)
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of some
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[MixedAmount](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger-lib/docs/Hledger-Data-Types.html#t:MixedAmount)
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(multiple
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single-[CommoditySymbol](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger-lib/docs/Hledger-Data-Types.html#t:CommoditySymbol)
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[Amounts](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger-lib/docs/Hledger-Data-Types.html#t:Amount))
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to some
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[AccountName](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger-lib/docs/Hledger-Data-Types.html#t:AccountName).
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When needed, the Journal is further processed to derive a
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[Ledger](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger-lib/docs/Hledger-Data-Types.html#t:Ledger),
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which contains summed 
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[Accounts](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger-lib/docs/Hledger-Data-Types.html#t:Account).
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In [Hledger.Reports](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger-lib/docs/Hledger-Reports.html)
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there are standard reports, which extract useful data from the Journal or Ledger.
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Here's a diagram of the main data model:
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<a href="https://hledger.org/images/data-model.png" class="highslide" onclick="return hs.expand(this)">
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<img src="https://hledger.org/images/data-model.png" alt="diagram" title="main data types" style="max-width:100%;">
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</a>
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skinparam packageStyle Rect
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Ledger *-- Journal
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Ledger *-- "*" Account
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note top of Ledger: A Journal and all its accounts with their balances.\nUsed for balance report
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note top of Journal: A journal file and parsed transactions & directives.\nUsed for print & register reports
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note bottom of Account: An account's name, balance (inclusive &\nexclusive), parent and child accounts
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Account o-- "*" Account :subaccounts, parent
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Journal o-- File
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File o-- "*" File :include
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Journal *-- "*" MarketPrice
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Journal *-- "*" Transaction
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MarketPrice -- Date
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MarketPrice -- Amount
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Transaction -- Date
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Transaction *-- "*" Posting
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Transaction o-- "*" Tag
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Posting o- "*" Tag
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Posting -- "0..1" Date
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Account -- AccountName
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Posting -- AccountName
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Account -- "2" MixedAmount
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Posting -- MixedAmount
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MixedAmount *-- "*" Amount
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Amount -- CommoditySymbol
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Amount -- Quantity
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Amount -- AmountPrice
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Amount -- AmountStyle
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</uml>
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-->
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### hledger
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[package](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger),
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[code](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/tree/master/hledger),
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[manual](https://hledger.org/hledger.html)
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hledger's command line interface, and command line options and utilities for other hledger tools.
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Try tracing the execution of a hledger command:
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1. [Hledger.Cli.Main:main](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/blob/master/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Main.hs#L302)
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parses the command line to select a command, then
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2. gives it to
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[Hledger.Cli.Utils:withJournalDo](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/blob/master/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Utils.hs#L73),
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which runs it after doing all the initial parsing.
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3. Parsing code is under
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[hledger-lib:Hledger.Read](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/tree/master/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read.hs),
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eg [Hledger.Read.JournalReader](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/tree/master/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/JournalReader.hs).
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4. Commands extract useful information from the parsed data model using
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[hledger-lib:Hledger.Reports](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/tree/master/hledger-lib/Hledger/Reports),
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and
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5. render in plain text for console output (or another output format, like CSV).
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6. Everything uses the data types and utilities from
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[hledger-lib:Hledger.Data](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/tree/master/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data)
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and [hledger-lib:Hledger.Utils](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/blob/master/hledger-lib/Hledger/Utils.hs).
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### hledger-ui
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[package](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger-ui),
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[code](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/tree/master/hledger-ui),
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[manual](https://hledger.org/hledger-ui.html)
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A terminal interface.
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### hledger-web
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[package](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger-web),
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[code](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/tree/master/hledger-web),
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[manual](https://hledger.org/hledger-web.html)
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A web interface.
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hledger-web starts a web server built with the yesod framework,
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and (by default) opens a web browser view on it.
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It reads the journal file(s) at startup and again whenever they change.
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It can also write (append) new transactions to the journal file.
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There are two main views, which can be filtered with
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[queries](https://hledger.org/hledger.html#queries):
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- [/journal](https://demo.hledger.org/journal), showing general journal entries (like `hledger print`)
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- [/register](https://demo.hledger.org/register?q=inacct:Expenses:Food),
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  showing transactions affecting an account (slightly different from
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  hledger's [register](https://hledger.org/hledger.html#register) command, which shows postings).
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There is also:
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- a sidebar (toggled by pressing `s`) showing the chart of accounts (like `hledger balance`)
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- an [add form](https://demo.hledger.org/journal?add=1) for adding new transactions (press `a`)
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- a help dialog showing quick help and keybindings (press `h` or click ?)
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Most of the action is in
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- [config/routes](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/tree/master/hledger-web/config/routes)
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- [templates/default-layout-wrapper.hamlet](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/tree/master/hledger-web/templates/default-layout-wrapper.hamlet)
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- [Foundation](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/tree/master/hledger-web/Foundation.hs)
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- [Handler.*](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/tree/master/hledger-web/Handler)
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- [static/hledger.js](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/tree/master/hledger-web/static/hledger.js)
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- [static/hledger.css](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/tree/master/hledger-web/static/hledger.css)
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Handler module and function names end with R, like the yesod-generated route type they deal with.
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Dynamically generated page content is mostly inline hamlet.
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Lucius/Julius files and widgets generally are not used, except for the default layout.
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Here are some ways to run it during development:
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- `yesod devel`: runs in developer mode, rebuilds automatically when config, template, static or haskell files change
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(but only files in the hledger-web package):
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```shell
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$ (cd hledger-web; yesod devel)
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```
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- [yesod-fast-devel](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/yesod-fast-devel)
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  may be a good alternative, also reloads the browser page
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- `stack ghci`: runs the server in developer mode from GHCI.
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Changes to static files like hledger.js will be visible on page reload;
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to see other changes, restart it as shown.
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```shell
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$ (cd hledger-web; stack ghci hledger-web)
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hledger-web> :main --serve   # restart: ctrl-c, :r, enter, ctrl-p, ctrl-p, enter
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```
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- `make ghci-web`: runs the server in developer mode from GHCI, also
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interprets the hledger-lib and hledger packages so that :reload picks
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up changes in those packages too:
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```shell
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$ make ghci-web
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ghci> :main --serve
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```
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(This rule also creates symbolic links to hledger-web's `config`, `messages`, `static` and `templates`
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directories, needed in developer mode, so it can run from the top directory. This may not work on Windows.)
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## Quality
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Relevant tools include:
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- unit tests (HUnit, make unittest)
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- functional tests (shelltestrunner, make functest)
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- performance tests (simplebench, make bench)
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- documentation tests (make haddocktest + manual)
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- ui tests (manual)
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- installation tests (manual)
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- code reviews
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## Code review
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- Code review party 2014/7/21-25:
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  [discussion](https://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.finance.ledger.hledger/1070)<!-- missing ,
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  [log](https://hledger.org/static/irc-20140725-code-review.html) -->
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- Dev sprint/party 2015/10/10:
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  [discussion](https://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.finance.ledger.hledger/1254)<!-- ircbrowse down ,
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  [pre-chat](https://ircbrowse.net/day/hledger/2015/10/10),
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  [log](https://ircbrowse.net/day/hledger/2015/10/11) -->
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