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+defmodule Mix.Tasks.New.Lfe do
+  use Mix.Task
+  import Mix.Generator
+
+  @shortdoc "Creates a new LFE project"
+  @manifest "new.lfe"
+
+  @switches [app: :string, sup: :boolean]
+
+  @impl true
+  def run(argv) do
+    {opts, argv} = OptionParser.parse!(argv, strict: @switches)
+
+    case argv do
+      [] ->
+        Mix.raise(
+          "Expected PATH to be given. " <>
+            "Use \"mix #{@manifest} PATH\" or run \"mix help #{@manifest}\" for more information"
+        )
+
+      [path | _] ->
+        app = opts[:app] || Path.basename(Path.expand(path))
+        mod = opts[:module] || app
+        is_name_already_in_use?(mod)
+
+        if path != "." do
+          check_directory_existence!(path)
+          File.mkdir_p!(path)
+        end
+
+        File.cd!(path, fn ->
+          generate(app, mod, path, opts)
+        end)
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp is_name_already_in_use?(name) do
+    name = Module.concat(Elixir, name)
+
+    if Code.ensure_loaded?(name) do
+      Mix.raise("Module name #{inspect(name)} is already taken, please choose another name")
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp check_directory_existence!(path) do
+    msg = "The directory #{inspect(path)} already exists. Are you sure you want to continue?"
+
+    if File.dir?(path) and not Mix.shell().yes?(msg) do
+      Mix.raise("Please select another directory for installation")
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp sup_app(_mod, false), do: ""
+  defp sup_app(mod, true), do: ",\n      mod: {#{mod}-app, []}"
+
+  defp to_pascal_case(str) do
+    str
+    |> String.replace(~r/[-_]/, " ")
+    |> String.split()
+    |> Enum.map(&String.capitalize/1)
+    |> Enum.join("")
+  end
+
+
+  defp generate(app, mod, _path, opts) do
+    project = [
+      app: app,
+      mod: mod,
+      mod_mix_name: to_pascal_case(app),
+      sup_app: sup_app(mod, !!opts[:sup]),
+      version: get_version(System.version())
+    ]
+
+    create_file("mix.exs", mix_lfe_exs_template(project))
+
+    create_directory("src")
+    create_file("src/#{mod}.lfe", lib_template(project))
+
+    if opts[:sup] do
+      create_file("src/#{mod}-app.lfe", lfe_app_template(project))
+      create_file("src/#{mod}-sup.lfe", lfe_sup_template(project))
+    end
+
+    create_directory("test")
+    create_file("test/#{mod}-test.lfe", lfe_test_template(project))
+  end
+
+  defp get_version(version) do
+    {:ok, version} = Version.parse(version)
+
+    "#{version.major}.#{version.minor}" <>
+      case version.pre do
+        [h | _] -> "-#{h}"
+        [] -> ""
+      end
+  end
+
+  embed_template(:mix_lfe_exs,
+    """
+    defmodule <%= @mod_mix_name %>.MixProject do
+      use Mix.Project
+
+      def project do
+        [
+          app: :'<%= @app %>',
+          version: "0.1.0",
+          elixir: "~> <%= @version %>",
+          start_permanent: Mix.env() == :prod,
+          compilers: [:lfe] ++ Mix.compilers(),
+          deps: deps()
+        ]
+      end
+
+      # Run "mix help compile.app" to learn about applications.
+      def application do
+        [
+          extra_applications: [:logger, :rebar3_lfe]<%= @sup_app %>
+        ]
+      end
+
+      # Run "mix help deps" to learn about dependencies.
+      defp deps do
+        [
+          # {:dep_from_hexpm, "~> 0.3.0"},
+          # {:dep_from_git, git: "https://github.com/elixir-lang/my_dep.git", tag: "0.1.0"}
+          {:rebar3_lfe, "0.5.4"},
+          {:lfe, "2.2.0"}
+        ]
+      end
+    end
+    """)
+
+  embed_template(:lib,
+    """
+    (defmodule <%= @app %>
+      (export
+        (a-function 0)))
+
+    (defun a-function ()
+      'true)
+    """)
+
+  embed_template(:lfe_app,
+    """
+    (defmodule <%= @app %>-app
+      (behaviour application)
+      ;; app implementation
+      (export
+       (start 2)
+       (stop 1)))
+
+    ;;; --------------------------
+    ;;; application implementation
+    ;;; --------------------------
+
+    (defun start (_type _args)
+      (logger:set_application_level '<%= @app %> 'all)
+      (logger:info "Starting <%= @app %> application ...")
+      (<%= @app %>-sup:start_link))
+
+    (defun stop (_state)
+      (<%= @app %>-sup:stop)
+      'ok)
+    """)
+
+  embed_template(:lfe_sup,
+    """
+    (defmodule <%= @app %>-sup
+      (behaviour supervisor)
+      ;; supervisor implementation
+      (export
+       (start_link 0)
+       (stop 0))
+      ;; callback implementation
+      (export
+        (init 1)))
+
+    ;;; ----------------
+    ;;; config functions
+    ;;; ----------------
+
+    (defun SERVER () (MODULE))
+    (defun supervisor-opts () '())
+    (defun sup-flags ()
+      `#M(strategy one_for_one
+          intensity 3
+          period 60))
+
+    ;;; -------------------------
+    ;;; supervisor implementation
+    ;;; -------------------------
+
+    (defun start_link ()
+      (supervisor:start_link `#(local ,(SERVER))
+                             (MODULE)
+                             (supervisor-opts)))
+
+    (defun stop ()
+      (gen_server:call (SERVER) 'stop))
+
+    ;;; -----------------------
+    ;;; callback implementation
+    ;;; -----------------------
+
+    (defun init (_args)
+      `#(ok #(,(sup-flags) (,(child '<%= @app %>-sup 'start_link '())))))
+
+    ;;; -----------------
+    ;;; private functions
+    ;;; -----------------
+
+    (defun child (mod fun args)
+      `#M(id ,mod
+          start #(,mod ,fun ,args)
+          restart permanent
+          shutdown 2000
+          type worker
+          modules (,mod)))
+    """)
+
+  embed_template(:lfe_test,
+    """
+    (defmodule <%= @app %>-tests
+      (behaviour ltest-unit))
+
+    (include-lib "ltest/include/ltest-macros.lfe")
+
+    ;;; -----------
+    ;;; library API
+    ;;; -----------
+
+    (deftest my-function
+      (is-equal 'hellow-orld (<%= @app %>:a-function)))
+    """)
+
+end