diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# Binaries for programs and plugins
+*.exe
+*.exe~
+*.dll
+*.so
+*.dylib
+
+# Test binary, build with `go test -c`
+*.test
+
+# Output of the go coverage tool, specifically when used with LiteIDE
+*.out
+/.idea
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2019 Elliot Chance
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# 🥧 `github.com/elliotchance/pie`
+
+**Enjoy a slice of pie!** `pie` is a utility library for dealing with slices
+that focuses only on type safety and performance:
+
+```go
+namesStartingWithJ := pie.Strings{"Bob", "Sally", "John", "Jane"}.
+	If(func(s string) bool {
+		return s[0] == 'J'
+	})
+```
+
+See the [go docs](https://godoc.org/github.com/elliotchance/pie) for full API.
+
+# FAQ
+
+## How do I use it?
+
+You can include it like any other package through your favourite package
+manager:
+
+1. Go modules ([you should be using this one](http://elliot.land/post/migrating-projects-from-dep-to-go-modules)):
+`go get -u github.com/elliotchance/pie`
+
+2. Dep: `dep ensure -add github.com/elliotchance/pie`
+
+## Why do we need another library for this?
+
+Yes, there are some other great options like
+[`thoas/go-funk`](https://github.com/thoas/go-funk),
+[`leaanthony/slicer`](https://github.com/leaanthony/slicer),
+[`viant/toolbox`](https://github.com/viant/toolbox) and
+[`alxrm/ugo`](https://github.com/alxrm/ugo) to name a few.
+
+A lot of my work is dealing with servers that need to be high performance. I
+found myself creating all the same utility functions like StringSliceContains
+because I wanted to avoid reflection.
+
+## What are the goals of `pie`?
+
+1. **Type safety.** I never want to hit runtime bugs because I could pass in the
+wrong type, or perform an invalid type case out the other end.
+
+2. **Performance.** The functions need to be as fast as native Go
+implementations otherwise there's no point in this library existing.
+
+3. **Nil-safe.** All of the functions will happily accept nil and treat them as
+empty slices. Apart from less possible panics, it makes it easier to chain.
+
+There are some downsides with this approach:
+
+1. It won't support all slice types. Sorry, you can use these actions on
+`[]Foo`.
+
+2. Until
+[parametric polymorphism (generics) possibly arrives in Go v2](https://go.googlesource.com/proposal/+/master/design/go2draft-generics-overview.md)
+there will need to be duplicate code in `pie` to compensate.
+
+## Can I contribute?
+
+Absolutely. Pull requests are always welcome.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
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+module github.com/elliotchance/pie
+
+go 1.12
+
+require github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
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+++ b/go.sum
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+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0 h1:ZDRjVQ15GmhC3fiQ8ni8+OwkZQO4DARzQgrnXU1Liz8=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0 h1:TivCn/peBQ7UY8ooIcPgZFpTNSz0Q2U6UrFlUfqbe0Q=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M5WIy9Dh21IEIfnGCwXGc5bZfKNJtfHm1UVUgZn+9EI=
diff --git a/strings.go b/strings.go
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+// Package pie is a utility library for dealing with slices that focuses only on
+// type safety and performance:
+//
+//   namesStartingWithJ := pie.Strings{"Bob", "Sally", "John", "Jane"}.
+//   	If(func(s string) bool {
+//   		return s[0] == 'J'
+//   	})
+//
+package pie
+
+// Strings is an alias for a string slice.
+//
+// You can create a Strings directly:
+//
+//   pie.Strings{"foo", "bar"}
+//
+// Or, cast an existing string slice:
+//
+//   ss := []string{"foo", "bar"}
+//   pie.Strings(ss)
+//
+type Strings []string
+
+// Contains returns true if the string exists in the slice. The strings must be
+// exactly equal (case-sensitive).
+func (ss Strings) Contains(lookingFor string) bool {
+	for _, s := range ss {
+		if s == lookingFor {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
+// If will return a new slice containing only the elements that return true from
+// the condition. The returned slice may contain zero elements (nil).
+func (ss Strings) If(condition func(s string) bool) (ss2 Strings) {
+	for _, s := range ss {
+		if condition(s) {
+			ss2 = append(ss2, s)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return
+}
diff --git a/strings_test.go b/strings_test.go
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+package pie_test
+
+import (
+	"github.com/elliotchance/pie"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestStrings_Contains(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, test := range []struct {
+		ss       pie.Strings
+		contains string
+		expected bool
+	}{
+		{nil, "a", false},
+		{nil, "", false},
+		{pie.Strings{"a", "b", "c"}, "a", true},
+		{pie.Strings{"a", "b", "c"}, "b", true},
+		{pie.Strings{"a", "b", "c"}, "c", true},
+		{pie.Strings{"a", "b", "c"}, "A", false},
+		{pie.Strings{"a", "b", "c"}, "", false},
+		{pie.Strings{"a", "b", "c"}, "d", false},
+		{pie.Strings{"a", "", "c"}, "", true},
+	} {
+		t.Run("", func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, test.expected, test.ss.Contains(test.contains))
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStrings_If(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, test := range []struct {
+		ss        pie.Strings
+		condition func(string) bool
+		expected  pie.Strings
+	}{
+		{
+			nil,
+			func(s string) bool {
+				return s == ""
+			},
+			nil,
+		},
+		{
+			pie.Strings{"a", "b", "c"},
+			func(s string) bool {
+				return s != "b"
+			},
+			pie.Strings{"a", "c"},
+		},
+	} {
+		t.Run("", func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, test.expected, test.ss.If(test.condition))
+		})
+	}
+}