diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 24de88e..bc0daa2 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -13,8 +13,139 @@
 #include <llvm/IR/Verifier.h>
 
 #include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <cctype>
+
+void llvm_hello_world();
+
+std::string read_file(char* filepath) {
+    std::ifstream input{ filepath };
+    if (!input) {
+        std::cerr << "Failed to read " << filepath << std::endl;
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    std::string out{};
+    std::string currLine;
+    while (std::getline(input, currLine)) {
+        if (out.length() > 0) {
+            out = out + "\n";
+        }
+        out = out + currLine;
+    }
+
+    return out;
+}
+
+enum class TokenType {
+    Ident,
+    Symbol,
+    LiteralInt,
+
+    ReturnKeyword,
+
+    Whitespace,
+};
+
+struct Token {
+    TokenType type;
+    std::string content;
+
+    std::string name() {
+        switch (type) {
+        case TokenType::Ident:
+            return "Ident";
+        case TokenType::Symbol:
+            return "Symbol";
+        case TokenType::LiteralInt:
+            return "LiteralInt";
+
+        case TokenType::ReturnKeyword:
+            return "Return";
+
+        case TokenType::Whitespace:
+            return "Whitespace";
+
+        default:
+            return "Unknown";
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& stream, Token& token) {
+    stream << token.name() << "(" << token.content << ")";
+    return stream;
+}
+
+bool iswhitespace(char& character) {
+    return character == ' '
+        || character == '\t'
+        || character == '\n'
+        || character == '\r';
+}
 
 int main() {
+
+    std::string out{ read_file("test.c") };
+
+    std::cout << out << std::endl;
+
+    std::vector<Token> tokens{};
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < out.length();) {
+        char c = out[i];
+
+        if (std::isdigit(c)) {
+            std::string content{};
+            do {
+                content += c;
+                c = out[++i];
+            } while (std::isdigit(c));
+            tokens.push_back(Token{ TokenType::LiteralInt, content });
+        }
+        else if (std::isalpha(c)) {
+            std::string content{};
+            do {
+                content += c;
+                c = out[++i];
+            } while (std::isalnum(c));
+
+            TokenType type = TokenType::Ident;
+            if (content == "return") {
+                type = TokenType::ReturnKeyword;
+            }
+            tokens.push_back(Token{ type, content });
+        }
+        else if (iswhitespace(c)) {
+            std::string content{};
+            do {
+                content += c;
+                c = out[++i];
+            } while (iswhitespace(c));
+            tokens.push_back(Token{ TokenType::Whitespace, content });
+        }
+        else {
+            tokens.push_back(Token{ TokenType::Symbol, std::string{c} });
+            i++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (Token token : tokens) {
+        std::cout << token << std::endl;
+    }
+
+
+
+    // LLVM Hello World
+    // llvm_hello_world();
+
+    std::cout << "hello" << std::endl;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void llvm_hello_world() {
+
     auto Context = std::make_unique<llvm::LLVMContext>();
     auto Module = std::make_unique<llvm::Module>("my cool module", *Context);
 
@@ -46,14 +177,6 @@ int main() {
     auto TargetMachine = Target->createTargetMachine(TargetTriple, "generic", "", opt, llvm::Reloc::PIC_);
     Module->setDataLayout(TargetMachine->createDataLayout());
 
-    // auto Filename = "output.o";
-    // std::error_code EC;
-    // llvm::raw_fd_ostream dest(Filename, EC, llvm::sys::fs::OpenFlags::OF_Text);
-
-    // if (EC) {
-    //     llvm::errs() << "Could not open file: " << EC.message();
-    //     return 1;
-    // }
     std::string out;
     llvm::raw_string_ostream dest{ out };
 
@@ -61,6 +184,4 @@ int main() {
     dest.flush();
 
     std::cout << out << std::endl;
-    std::cout << "hello" << std::endl;
-    return 0;
 }
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diff --git a/test.c b/test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b335cfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+int main() {
+    return 5;
+}
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