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+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+module Transforms where
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+import Control.Applicative ((<|>))
+import Text.ParserCombinators.ReadP
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+data Transform = VerticalFlip
+               | HorizontalFlip
+               | Shift Int
+               deriving (Eq, Show)
+
+digit :: ReadP Char
+digit =
+  satisfy (\c -> c >= '0' && c <= '9')
+
+command :: ReadP Transform
+command = vertical
+      <|> horizontal
+      <|> shift
+  where
+    vertical =
+      char 'V' >> pure VerticalFlip
+
+    horizontal =
+      char 'H' >> pure HorizontalFlip
+
+    shift = do
+      _ <- char 'S'
+      negative <- option Nothing $ fmap Just (satisfy (== '-'))
+      n <- read <$> many1 digit
+      case negative of
+        Nothing -> pure $ Shift n
+        Just _  -> pure $ Shift (-1 * n)
+
+-- | Attempt to remove redundant transformations.
+-- | Here are some rules that I'd like to support but may not have time for:
+-- | - All even-numbered flips (w/o intermittent shifts) can become zero
+-- | - All odd-numbered flips (w/o intermittent shifts) can become 1
+-- | - All shifts can be be reduce to the absolute value of shifts
+optimize :: [Transform] -> [Transform]
+optimize [] = []
+optimize [x] = [x]
+optimize (VerticalFlip:VerticalFlip:xs) = optimize xs
+optimize (HorizontalFlip:HorizontalFlip:xs) = optimize xs
+optimize xs = xs
+
+fromString :: String -> Maybe [Transform]
+fromString x =
+  case readP_to_S (manyTill command eof) x of
+   [(res, "")] -> Just res
+   _           -> Nothing