diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
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+version: '{build}'
+
+image: Visual Studio 2015
+
+cache:
+  - NimBinaries
+
+matrix:
+  # We always want 32 and 64-bit compilation
+  fast_finish: false
+
+platform:
+  - x86
+  - x64
+
+# when multiple CI builds are queued, the tested commit needs to be in the last X commits cloned with "--depth X"
+clone_depth: 10
+
+install:
+  # use the newest versions documented here: https://www.appveyor.com/docs/windows-images-software/#mingw-msys-cygwin
+  - IF "%PLATFORM%" == "x86" SET PATH=C:\mingw-w64\i686-6.3.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v5-rev1\mingw32\bin;%PATH%
+  - IF "%PLATFORM%" == "x64" SET PATH=C:\mingw-w64\x86_64-8.1.0-posix-seh-rt_v6-rev0\mingw64\bin;%PATH%
+
+  # build nim from our own branch - this to avoid the day-to-day churn and
+  # regressions of the fast-paced Nim development while maintaining the
+  # flexibility to apply patches
+  - curl -O -L -s -S https://raw.githubusercontent.com/status-im/nimbus/devel/build_nim.sh
+  - env MAKE="mingw32-make -j2" ARCH_OVERRIDE=%PLATFORM% bash build_nim.sh Nim csources dist/nimble NimBinaries
+  - SET PATH=%CD%\Nim\bin;%PATH%
+
+build_script:
+  - cd C:\projects\%APPVEYOR_PROJECT_SLUG%
+  - nimble install -y
+
+test_script:
+  - nimble test
+
+deploy: off
+
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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+language: c
+
+# https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/caching/
+cache:
+  directories:
+    - NimBinaries
+
+git:
+  # when multiple CI builds are queued, the tested commit needs to be in the last X commits cloned with "--depth X"
+  depth: 10
+
+os:
+  - linux
+  - osx
+
+install:
+  # build nim from our own branch - this to avoid the day-to-day churn and
+  # regressions of the fast-paced Nim development while maintaining the
+  # flexibility to apply patches
+  - curl -O -L -s -S https://raw.githubusercontent.com/status-im/nimbus/devel/build_nim.sh
+  - env MAKE="make -j2" bash build_nim.sh Nim csources dist/nimble NimBinaries
+  - export PATH=$PWD/Nim/bin:$PATH
+
+script:
+  - nimble install -y
+  - nimble test
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# nim-json-serialization
+
+[![Build Status (Travis)](https://img.shields.io/travis/status-im/nim-json-serialization/master.svg?label=Linux%20/%20macOS "Linux/macOS build status (Travis)")](https://travis-ci.org/status-im/nim-json-serialization)
+[![Windows build status (Appveyor)](https://img.shields.io/appveyor/ci/nimbus/nim-json-serialization/master.svg?label=Windows "Windows build status (Appveyor)")](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/nimbus/nim-json-serialization)
+[![License: Apache](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)
+[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+![Stability: experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/stability-experimental-orange.svg)
+
+Flexible JSON serialization not relying on run-time type information.
+
+## License
+
+Licensed and distributed under either of
+
+* MIT license: [LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+
+or
+
+* Apache License, Version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHEv2](LICENSE-APACHEv2) or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
+
+at your option. These files may not be copied, modified, or distributed except according to those terms.
+