Recognize more types

[mgajda]

There are many JSON APIs that use subset of Strings that parse to some other type:

UUID Date Timestamp URL Very short list of constants (just like C's enum type.)

[mgajda]

• UUID: http://hackage.haskell.org/package/uuid-1.3.13/docs/Data-UUID-Util.html Data.UUID.fromByteString :: ByteString -> Maybe UUID
• Time and ZonedTime: http://hackage.haskell.org/package/time-1.9.2/docs/Data-Time-LocalTime.html#t:ZonedTime readsPrec :: _ -> [(LocalTime, _)]
• Calendar day: http://hackage.haskell.org/package/time-1.9.2/docs/Data-Time-Calendar.html readsPrec :: _ -> [(Day, _)]
• TimeStamp: http://hackage.haskell.org/package/time-1.9.2/docs/Data-Time-Clock.html#t:UTCTime http://hackage.haskell.org/package/time-1.9.2/docs/Data-Time-Clock.html#t:UTCTime

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[mgajda]

@hovanja2011 The repo has moved to GitLab, since it offers a better integrated CI. Also I am working on the same issue: https://arxiv.org/abs/2011.03076