+-- | Safe 'read' function returning data encapsulated in a Result
+tryRead :: (Monad m, Read a) => String -> String -> m a
+tryRead name s =
+ let sols = readsPrec 0 s
+ in case sols of
+ (v, ""):[] -> return v
+ (_, e):[] -> fail $ name ++ ": leftover characters when parsing '"
+ ++ s ++ "': '" ++ e ++ "'"
+ _ -> fail $ name ++ ": cannot parse string '" ++ s ++ "'"
+