diff --git a/.codespellrc b/.codespellrc
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+++ b/.codespellrc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[codespell]
+
+skip = ./vendor,./.git
+# ignore-words-list =
+check-filenames = true
diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
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+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+What has been done? Why? What problem is being solved?
+
+I didn't forget about (remove if it is not applicable):
+
+- [ ] Tests (see [documentation](https://pkg.go.dev/testing) for a testing package)
+- [ ] Changelog (see [documentation](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) for changelog format)
+- [ ] Documentation (see [documentation](https://go.dev/blog/godoc) for documentation style guide)
+
+Related issues:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yaml b/.github/workflows/check.yaml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yaml
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+name: Run checks
+
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+
+env:
+  GO_VERSION: 1.24
+  CODESPELL_VERSION: v2.4.1
+
+
+jobs:
+  golangci-lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: |
+      github.event_name == 'push' ||
+      github.event_name == 'pull_request' &&
+      github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+
+      - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v8
+        name: run golangci-lint with gha format
+        continue-on-error: true
+
+      - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v8
+        name: run golangci-lint with human-readable format
+
+  codespell:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: |
+      github.event_name == 'push' ||
+      github.event_name == 'pull_request' &&
+      github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: install codespell
+        run:  pip3 install codespell==${CODESPELL_VERSION}
+
+      - name: run codespell
+        run:  make codespell
+
+  verify-generation:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: |
+      github.event_name == 'push' ||
+      github.event_name == 'pull_request' &&
+      github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: genrate code
+        run: go generate ./...
+
+      - name: check for changes
+        run: |
+          if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then
+            echo "new files were generated"
+            git status --porcelain
+            git diff
+            exit 1
+          fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yaml b/.github/workflows/testing.yaml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yaml
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+name: testing
+
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  run-tests:
+    if: (github.event_name == 'push') ||
+        (github.event_name == 'pull_request' &&
+          github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository) ||
+        (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch')
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        golang: ['1.23', 'stable']
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ matrix.golang }}
+
+      - name: run tests
+        run: make test
+
+      - name: run tests with race
+        run: make testrace
+
+  run-tests-with-coverage:
+    if: (github.event_name == 'push') ||
+        (github.event_name == 'pull_request' &&
+          github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository) ||
+        (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch')
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ matrix.golang }}
+
+      - name: run tests, collect code coverage data and send to Coveralls
+        env:
+          COVERALLS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: make coverage coveralls-deps coveralls
+
+  run-benchmarks:
+    if: false
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ matrix.golang }}
+      - name: run benchmarks
+        run:  make bench
+
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..2d83068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+coverage.out
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
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+++ b/.golangci.yml
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+version: '2'
+
+run:
+  timeout: 3m
+
+formatters:
+  enable:
+    - goimports
+
+linters:
+  enable:
+    - forbidigo
+    - gocritic
+    - lll
+    - reassign
+    - unconvert
+    - gosec
+    - errorlint
+    - godot
+    - revive
+    - testpackage
+    - unused
+
+  settings:
+    godot:
+      scope: all
+    lll:
+      line-length: 120
+      tab-width: 4
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+++ b/Makefile
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+GOTEST := go test
+TAGS :=
+COVERAGE_FILE := coverage.out
+
+.PHONY: codespell
+codespell:
+	@echo "Running codespell"
+	@codespell
+
+.PHONY: test
+test:
+	@echo "Running tests"
+	@go test ./... -count=1
+
+.PHONY: testrace
+testrace:
+	@echo "Running tests with race flag"
+	@go test ./... -count=100 -race
+
+.PHONY: coverage
+coverage:
+	@echo "Running tests with coveralls"
+	go test -tags "$(TAGS)" $(go list ./... | grep -v test_helpers) -v -p 1 -covermode=atomic -coverprofile=$(COVERAGE_FILE) -count=1
+	go tool cover -func=$(COVERAGE_FILE)
+
+.PHONY: coveralls
+coveralls:
+	@echo "uploading coverage to coveralls"
+	@goveralls -coverprofile=$(COVERAGE_FILE) -service=github
+
+.PHONY: coveralls-deps
+coveralls-deps:
+	@echo "Installing coveralls"
+	@go get github.com/mattn/goveralls
+	@go install github.com/mattn/goveralls
diff --git a/doc.go b/doc.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Package option provides a type-safe way to represent optional values in Go.
+// An Optional[T] can either contain a value of type T (Some) or be empty (None).
+//
+// This is useful for:
+// - Clearly representing nullable fields in structs.
+// - Avoiding nil pointer dereferences.
+// - Providing explicit intent about optional values.
+package option
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
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index 0000000..e69de29