diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0b6b4b1..3ca794f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -161,3 +161,5 @@ Network Trash Folder
 Temporary Items
 .apdisk
 
+g.log
+g.log*
diff --git a/example.bash b/example.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c12b364
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+source src/g.bash
+
+g::log::enable file g.log
+g::log::setLevel internal
+
+g::info "Starting try-catch..."
+
+try {
+    ls -lah baddir
+} catch {
+    declare local error="$?"
+    g::error "Error code: $error"
+}
+
+g::info "After try-catch..."
diff --git a/src/g.bash b/src/g.bash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0771c65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/g.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,650 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+
+set -u
+set +o histexpand
+shopt -qs failglob
+shopt -s expand_aliases
+
+## ====================== GLOBALS ====================== ##
+export g__EXISTS=true
+
+# The global logging level. Lower the number, higher the priority.
+g__LOGGING_LEVEL=2
+
+# True if we should log messages to stdout
+g__LOGGING_TO_STDOUT=true
+
+# True if we should log messages to stderr
+g__LOGGING_TO_STDERR=false
+
+# True if we should log messages to a file
+g__LOGGING_TO_FILE=false
+
+# If file logging is enabled, the absolute path to the file
+g__LOGGING_FILE='g.log'
+
+
+
+
+## ====================== UTILITIES ====================== ##
+
+#
+# Check if an input value is numeric. (Supports decimals.)
+#
+# @param value - the value to check
+# @return 0 if numeric, 1 otherwise
+#
+function g::util::isNumeric() {
+	local value="$1"
+
+	local rex='^[+-]?[0-9]+([.][0-9]+)?$'
+
+	if [[ "$value" =~ $rex ]]; then
+		return 0  # true
+	else
+		return 1  # false
+	fi
+}
+
+#
+# Returns true if the given array contains a value.
+#
+# e.g. `g::arr::includes 'value' "${array[@]}"`
+#
+# @param value - the value to search for
+# @param array - the array, by value
+# @return 0 if included, 1 otherwise
+#
+function g::arr::includes() {
+	local value="$1"
+	shift
+	local array=("$@")
+
+	for element in "${array[@]}"; do
+		if [[ $element == "$value" ]]; then
+			return 0
+		fi
+	done
+
+	return 1
+}
+
+#
+# Canonical true return value.
+# @return true
+#
+function g::util::true() {
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#
+# Canonical false return value.
+# @return false
+#
+function g::util::false() {
+	return 1;
+}
+
+#
+# Cast the return code of the command to a boolean echo output.
+#
+# @param ...cmd - the command to execute
+# @echo 1 if return is true, 0 otherwise
+#
+function g::util::returnToEcho() {
+	local cmd="$@"
+
+	if eval "$cmd"; then
+		echo 1
+	else
+		echo 0
+	fi
+}
+
+#
+# Append the input string to a given file.
+#
+# @param filename
+# @param string
+#
+function g::file::appendString() {
+	local filename="$1"
+	local string="$2"
+
+	echo "$string" >> "$filename"
+}
+
+function g::file::exists() {
+	local filename="$1"
+
+	if [[ -f "$filename" ]]; then
+		return $(g::util::true)
+	else
+		return $(g::util::false)
+	fi
+}
+
+function g::file::directoryExists() {
+	local filename="$1"
+
+	if [[ -d "$filename" ]]; then
+		return $(g::util::true)
+	else
+		return $(g::util::false)
+	fi
+}
+
+function g::file::touch() {
+	local filename="$1"
+	echo '' >> "$filename"
+}
+
+function g::file::truncate() {
+	local filename="$1"
+	if g::file::exists "$filename"; then
+		echo '' > "$filename"
+	fi
+}
+
+#
+# Throw a program error. Exits.
+# @todo move to g::err
+#
+function g::error::throw() {
+	local message="$1"
+	echo "$message" 1>&2
+	exit 1
+}
+
+#
+# Get the current date in UTC format.
+#
+# @echo the date string
+#
+function g::now() {
+	date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"
+}
+
+#
+# Get a stack trace.
+#
+# @param message - optional message to include
+# @echo the stack trace
+#
+function g::util::trace() {
+	local stack=""
+	local i message="${1:-""}"
+	local stack_size=${#FUNCNAME[@]}
+
+	# to avoid noise we start with 1 to skip the trace function
+	for (( i=1; i<$stack_size; i++ )); do
+		local func="${FUNCNAME[$i]}"
+
+		[ x$func = x ] && func=MAIN
+
+		local linen="${BASH_LINENO[$(( i - 1 ))]}"
+		local src="${BASH_SOURCE[$i]}"
+
+		[ x"$src" = x ] && src=non_file_source
+
+		stack+=$'\n'"    at: "$func" "$src" "$linen
+	done
+
+	stack="${message}${stack}"
+	echo "${stack}"
+}
+
+
+
+
+## ====================== STRINGS ====================== ##
+
+function g::str::quote() {
+	local string="$1"
+	echo "'$string'"
+}
+
+function g::str::quote::eval() {
+	local cmd="$@"
+	local str="$(eval "$cmd")"
+	echo "$(g::str::quote "$str")"
+}
+
+function g::str::length() {
+	local string="$1"
+	echo "$(expr length "$string")"
+}
+
+function g::str::padLeft() {
+	local string="$1"
+	local padToLength="$2"
+	local padCharacter="${3:- }"
+
+	local length="$(expr length "$string")"
+
+	while [[ "$length" -lt "$padToLength" ]]; do
+		string="${padCharacter}${string}"
+		length="$(expr length "$string")"
+	done
+
+	echo "$string"
+}
+
+function g::str::padRight() {
+	local string="$1"
+	local padToLength="$2"
+	local padCharacter="${3:- }"
+
+	local length="$(expr length "$string")"
+
+	while [[ "$length" -lt "$padToLength" ]]; do
+		string="${string}${padCharacter}"
+		length="$(expr length "$string")"
+	done
+
+	echo "$string"
+}
+
+function g::str::padCenter() {
+	local string="$1"
+	local padToLength="$2"
+	local padCharacter="${3:- }"
+
+	local length="$(expr length "$string")"
+	local leftSide=1
+
+	while [[ "$length" -lt "$padToLength" ]]; do
+		if [[ "$leftSide" -eq "1" ]]; then
+			string="${padCharacter}${string}"
+			leftSide=0
+		else
+			string="${string}${padCharacter}"
+			leftSide=1
+		fi
+
+		length="$(expr length "$string")"
+	done
+
+	echo "$string"
+}
+
+function g::str::substring() {
+	local string="$1"
+	local startAt="$2"
+	local length="$3"
+
+	echo "${string:$startAt:$length}"
+}
+
+function g::str::reverse() {
+	local input="$1"
+
+	local output=""
+	local length="$(g::str::length "$input")"
+
+	for (( i=$length; i>=0; i-- )); do
+		output="${output}${input:$i:1}"
+	done
+
+	echo "${output}"
+}
+
+function g::str::startsWith() {
+	local string="$1"
+	local startsWith="$2"
+
+	local startsLength="$(g::str::length "$startsWith")"
+	local substring="$(g::str::substring "$string" 0 $startsLength)"
+
+	if [[ "$substring" == "$startsWith" ]]; then
+		return $(g::util::true)
+	else
+		return $(g::util::false)
+	fi
+}
+
+function g::str::endsWith() {
+	local string="$1"
+	local endsWith="$2"
+
+	local revString="$(g::str::reverse "$string")"
+	local revEndsWith="$(g::str::reverse "$endsWith")"
+
+	if g::str::startsWith "$revString" "$revEndsWith"; then
+		return $(g::util::true)
+	else
+		return $(g::util::false)
+	fi
+}
+
+# string helpers
+	# string split
+
+
+
+
+## ====================== LOGGING ====================== ##
+
+# output functions and logging
+	# capture output
+	# silence output
+	# colors
+	# powerline
+	# tables
+	# width-fill
+
+#
+# Convert a string-form logging level to its numeric form.
+#
+# @param name
+# @echo the numeric form
+#
+function g::log::stringNameToNumber() {
+	local name="$1"
+
+	if [ "$name" = "error" ]; then
+		echo 1
+	elif [ "$name" = "warn" ]; then
+		echo 2
+	elif [ "$name" = "info" ]; then
+		echo 3
+	elif [ "$name" = "debug" ]; then
+		echo 4
+	elif [ "$name" = "verbose" ]; then
+		echo 5
+	elif [ "$name" = "internal" ]; then
+		echo 6
+	else
+		echo 0
+	fi
+}
+
+#
+# Convert the numeric logging level to its string name.
+#
+# @param level
+# @echo the string name
+#
+function g::log::numberToStringName() {
+	local level="$1"
+
+	if [ "$level" = "1" ]; then
+		echo error
+	elif [ "$level" = "2" ]; then
+		echo warn
+	elif [ "$level" = "3" ]; then
+		echo info
+	elif [ "$level" = "4" ]; then
+		echo debug
+	elif [ "$level" = "5" ]; then
+		echo verbose
+	elif [ "$level" = "6" ]; then
+		echo internal
+	else
+		echo none
+	fi
+}
+
+#
+# Normalize a value that may be either a string- or numeric-form
+# logging level to a numeric form.
+#
+# @param level
+# @echo the numeric form
+#
+function g::log::normalizeLevelToNumber() {
+	local level="$1"
+
+	if g::util::isNumeric "$level"; then
+		echo $level
+	else
+		echo $(g::log::stringNameToNumber $level)
+	fi
+}
+
+#
+# Get the current logging level, as a string.
+#
+# @echo the string name
+#
+function g::log::getLevel() {
+	echo $(g::log::numberToStringName $g__LOGGING_LEVEL)
+}
+
+#
+# Set the logging level by string name.
+#
+# @param name
+#
+function g::log::setLevel() {
+	local name="$1"
+
+	local level=$(g::log::stringNameToNumber "$name")
+
+	g__LOGGING_LEVEL=$level
+}
+
+#
+# Enable a particular logging format.
+#
+# @param target - stdout | stderr | file
+# @param param - if target is "file", the path of the file to log to
+# @throws if the target is invalid
+#
+function g::log::enable() {
+	local target="$1"
+	local param="$2"
+
+	if [[ $target == 'stdout' ]]; then
+		g__LOGGING_TO_STDOUT=true
+	elif [[ $target == 'stderr' ]]; then
+		g__LOGGING_TO_STDERR=true
+	elif [[ $target == 'file' ]]; then
+		g__LOGGING_TO_FILE=true
+		g__LOGGING_FILE="$(realpath "${param:-$g__LOGGING_FILE}")"
+
+		g::file::appendString "$g__LOGGING_FILE" "$(g::log::format 3 "====== Logging started. ======")"
+	else
+		g::error::throw "Invalid logging target: ${target}"
+	fi
+}
+
+#
+# Disable a particular logging format.
+#
+# @param target - stdout | stderr | file
+# @throws if the target is invalid
+#
+function g::log::disable() {
+	local target="$1"
+
+	if [[ $target == 'stdout' ]]; then
+		g__LOGGING_TO_STDOUT=false
+	elif [[ $target == 'stderr' ]]; then
+		g__LOGGING_TO_STDERR=false
+	elif [[ $target == 'file' ]]; then
+		g__LOGGING_TO_FILE=false
+	else
+		g::error::throw "Invalid logging target: ${target}"
+	fi
+}
+
+#
+# Write to standard output.
+#
+# @param output
+#
+function g::log::stdout() {
+	local output="$1"
+	echo "$output"
+}
+
+#
+# Write to standard error.
+#
+# @param output
+#
+function g::log::stderr() {
+	local output="$1"
+	echo "$output" 1>&2
+}
+
+#
+# Write to the log, on all configured formats.
+#
+# @param output
+#
+function g::log::write() {
+	local output="$1"
+
+	if $g__LOGGING_TO_STDOUT; then
+		g::log::stdout "$output"
+	fi
+	
+	if $g__LOGGING_TO_STDERR; then
+		g::log::stderr "$output"
+	fi
+
+	if $g__LOGGING_TO_FILE; then
+		g::file::appendString "$g__LOGGING_FILE" "$output"
+	fi
+}
+
+#
+# Format an output string with logging information like log level and date.
+#
+# @param level - the numeric logging level
+# @param output
+#
+function g::log::format() {
+	local level="$1"
+	local output="$2"
+
+	local levelDisplay="[$(g::log::numberToStringName $level)]"
+	local paddedLevelDisplay="$(g::str::padLeft "$levelDisplay" 10)"
+	echo "$paddedLevelDisplay [$(g::now)] $output"
+}
+
+#
+# Log a message.
+#
+# @param inputLevel
+# @param output
+#
+function g::log() {
+	local inputLevel="$1"
+	local output="$2"
+
+	local level="$(g::log::normalizeLevelToNumber $inputLevel)"
+
+	if [ $level -le $g__LOGGING_LEVEL ]; then
+		g::log::write "$(g::log::format $level "$output")"
+	fi
+}
+
+#
+# Log an error message.
+#
+# @param output
+#
+function g::error() {
+	local output="$1"
+	g::log error "$output"
+}
+
+#
+# Log a warning message.
+#
+# @param output
+#
+function g::warn() {
+	local output="$1"
+	g::log warn "$output"
+}
+
+#
+# Log an informational message.
+#
+# @param output
+#
+function g::info() {
+	local output="$1"
+	g::log info "$output"
+}
+
+#
+# Log a debugging message.
+#
+# @param output
+#
+function g::debug() {
+	local output="$1"
+	g::log debug "$output"
+}
+
+#
+# Log a verbose message.
+#
+# @param output
+#
+function g::internal() {
+	local output="$1"
+	g::log verbose "$output"
+}
+
+#
+# Log a verbose message.
+#
+# @param output
+#
+function g::internal() {
+	local output="$1"
+	g::log internal "$output"
+}
+
+function g::log::rotate() {
+	local logfile="$g__LOGGING_FILE"
+	if g::file::exists "$logfile"; then
+		cp "$logfile" "${logfile}-$(g::now)"
+		g::file::truncate "$logfile"
+	fi
+}
+
+
+
+
+## ====================== ERROR HANDLING ====================== ##
+
+declare -ig g__INSIDE_TRY_CATCH=0
+declare -g g__PRESET_SHELL_OPTS="$-"
+
+alias try='[[ $g__INSIDE_TRY_CATCH -eq 0 ]] || g__PRESET_SHELL_OPTS="$(echo $- | sed 's/[is]//g')"; g__INSIDE_TRY_CATCH+=1; set +e; ( set -e; true; '
+alias catch='); declare g__TRY_RESULT=$?; g__INSIDE_TRY_CATCH+=-1; [[ $g__INSIDE_TRY_CATCH -lt 1 ]] || set -${g__PRESET_SHELL_OPTS:-e} && g::err::parse $g__TRY_RESULT || '
+
+function g::err::parse() {
+	local tryCode="$1"
+	unset g__TRY_RESULT;
+
+	if [[ $tryCode -gt 0 ]]; then
+		local IFS=$'\n'
+		return $tryCode
+	else
+		return 0
+	fi
+}
+
+
+# math helpers
+
+# dependency declarations
+# package/script imports & singleton requires
+
+# output helpers
+
+# argument parsing
+
+# try-catch & exception handling
+
+# named parameters & arrays/maps
+
+# JSON parsing, INI parsing, rich data types