1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Data/ConfigManager/Types/Internal.hs b/Data/ConfigManager/Types/Internal.hs
index c4d5d0e..4459b01 100644
--- a/Data/ConfigManager/Types/Internal.hs
+++ b/Data/ConfigManager/Types/Internal.hs
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ module Data.ConfigManager.Types.Internal
   , Name
   , Value
   , Requirement(..)
+  , Configured
+  , convert
   ) where
 
 import Data.Text (Text)
-
 import Data.HashMap.Strict
 
 -- | Configuration data.
@@ -37,3 +38,9 @@ data Requirement =
   Required
   | Optional
   deriving (Eq, Read, Show)
+
+-- | This class represents types that can be converted /from/ a value /to/ a
+-- destination type
+
+class Configured a where
+  convert :: Value -> Maybe a