diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+.stack-work/
+pile.cabal
+*~
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# pile
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/app/Main.hs b/app/Main.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings   #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
+
+module Main where
+
+import qualified Control.Exception          as E
+import           Data.Maybe
+import qualified Data.Text                  as T
+import           Data.Void
+import           System.IO.HVFS
+import           System.Path
+import           Text.Megaparsec
+import           Text.Megaparsec.Char
+import qualified Text.Megaparsec.Char.Lexer as L
+
+import           Lib
+
+data CommentedLine = CommentedLine
+  { sourceFile  :: FilePath
+  , lineNumber  :: Integer
+  , rawText     :: T.Text
+  , code        :: Maybe T.Text
+  , commentText :: T.Text
+  } deriving (Show)
+
+data TodoEntry = TodoEntry
+  { body     :: T.Text
+  , assignee :: Maybe T.Text
+  } deriving (Show)
+
+data SourceFile = SourceFile {
+  fullPath    :: FilePath,
+  sourceLines :: [T.Text]
+                             }
+fileTypeToComment :: [(T.Text, T.Text)]
+fileTypeToComment =
+  [ ("hs", "--")
+  , ("js", "//")
+  , ("yaml", "#")
+  , ("go", "//")
+  , (".proto", "//")
+  , (".ts", "//")
+  , (".py", "#")
+  , (".java", "//")
+  , (".cpp", "//")
+  ]
+
+unkownMarker :: T.Text
+unkownMarker = "------UNKNOWN-DELIMETER-----"
+
+getCommentForFileType :: T.Text -> T.Text
+getCommentForFileType extension = fromMaybe unkownMarker $ lookup extension fileTypeToComment
+
+type Parser = Parsec Void T.Text
+
+lexeme :: Parser a -> Parser a
+lexeme = L.lexeme space
+
+symbol :: T.Text -> Parser T.Text
+symbol = L.symbol space
+
+parseComment :: T.Text -> Parser T.Text
+parseComment extension = do
+  _ <- manyTill anyChar (symbol $ getCommentForFileType extension)
+  b <- many anyChar
+  return $ T.pack b
+
+parseTodo :: T.Text -> Parser TodoEntry
+parseTodo extension = do
+  _ <- manyTill anyChar (symbol $ getCommentForFileType extension)
+  _ <- symbol "TODO"
+  b <- many anyChar
+  return $ TodoEntry (T.pack b) Nothing
+
+-- TODO hi hi hi
+hardCodedDir :: FilePath
+hardCodedDir = "/Users/avipress/side/pile"
+
+-- TODO(avi) here's a todo!
+getAllFiles :: FilePath -> IO [SourceFile]
+getAllFiles path = E.catch
+  (do
+    putStrLn path -- a comment!
+    files <- recurseDir SystemFS path
+    let validFiles = (filter fileHasValidExtension files)
+    mapM_ putStrLn validFiles
+    mapM (\f -> (SourceFile f) <$> (map T.pack . lines) <$> readFile f) validFiles)
+  (\(e :: E.IOException) ->
+     putStrLn ("Error reading " ++ path ++ ": " ++ show e) >> return [])
+
+fileHasValidExtension :: FilePath -> Bool
+fileHasValidExtension path =
+  any (\ext -> ext `T.isSuffixOf` T.pack path)
+  [".hs", ".yaml", ".go", "js", ".ts"]
+
+getExtension :: FilePath -> T.Text
+getExtension path = last $ T.splitOn "." (T.pack path)
+
+runTodoParser :: SourceFile -> [TodoEntry]
+runTodoParser (SourceFile path ls) = map fromJust $ filter isJust $ map (parseMaybe . parseTodo $ getExtension path) ls
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = do
+  putStrLn "pile"
+  allFiles <- getAllFiles hardCodedDir
+  let parsedTodos = concatMap runTodoParser allFiles
+  print $ (take 5) parsedTodos
diff --git a/package.yaml b/package.yaml
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+name:                pile
+version:             0.1.0.0
+github:              "aviaviavi/pile"
+license:             MIT
+author:              "Avi Press"
+maintainer:          "mail@avi.press"
+copyright:           "2018 Avi Press"
+
+extra-source-files:
+- README.md
+
+synopsis:            Manage the TODO entries in your code
+description:         See the README on GitHub at <https://github.com/aviaviavi/pile#readme>
+
+dependencies:
+- base >= 4.7 && < 5
+
+library:
+  source-dirs: src
+
+executables:
+  pile-exe:
+    main:                Main.hs
+    source-dirs:         app
+    ghc-options:
+    - -threaded
+    - -rtsopts
+    - -with-rtsopts=-N
+    dependencies:
+    - pile
+    - text
+    - megaparsec
+    - directory
+    - filepath
+    - MissingH
+
+# tests:
+#   pile-test:
+#     main:                Spec.hs
+#     source-dirs:         test
+#     ghc-options:
+#     - -threaded
+#     - -rtsopts
+#     - -with-rtsopts=-N
+#     dependencies:
+#     - pile
diff --git a/src/Lib.hs b/src/Lib.hs
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+module Lib
+    ( someFunc
+    ) where
+
+someFunc :: IO ()
+someFunc = putStrLn "someFunc"
diff --git a/stack.yaml b/stack.yaml
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+# This file was automatically generated by 'stack init'
+#
+# Some commonly used options have been documented as comments in this file.
+# For advanced use and comprehensive documentation of the format, please see:
+# https://docs.haskellstack.org/en/stable/yaml_configuration/
+
+# Resolver to choose a 'specific' stackage snapshot or a compiler version.
+# A snapshot resolver dictates the compiler version and the set of packages
+# to be used for project dependencies. For example:
+#
+# resolver: lts-3.5
+# resolver: nightly-2015-09-21
+# resolver: ghc-7.10.2
+# resolver: ghcjs-0.1.0_ghc-7.10.2
+#
+# The location of a snapshot can be provided as a file or url. Stack assumes
+# a snapshot provided as a file might change, whereas a url resource does not.
+#
+# resolver: ./custom-snapshot.yaml
+# resolver: https://example.com/snapshots/2018-01-01.yaml
+resolver: lts-11.22
+
+# User packages to be built.
+# Various formats can be used as shown in the example below.
+#
+# packages:
+# - some-directory
+# - https://example.com/foo/bar/baz-0.0.2.tar.gz
+# - location:
+#    git: https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stack.git
+#    commit: e7b331f14bcffb8367cd58fbfc8b40ec7642100a
+# - location: https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stack/commit/e7b331f14bcffb8367cd58fbfc8b40ec7642100a
+#  subdirs:
+#  - auto-update
+#  - wai
+packages:
+- .
+# Dependency packages to be pulled from upstream that are not in the resolver
+# using the same syntax as the packages field.
+# (e.g., acme-missiles-0.3)
+# extra-deps: []
+
+# Override default flag values for local packages and extra-deps
+# flags: {}
+
+# Extra package databases containing global packages
+# extra-package-dbs: []
+
+# Control whether we use the GHC we find on the path
+# system-ghc: true
+#
+# Require a specific version of stack, using version ranges
+# require-stack-version: -any # Default
+# require-stack-version: ">=1.7"
+#
+# Override the architecture used by stack, especially useful on Windows
+# arch: i386
+# arch: x86_64
+#
+# Extra directories used by stack for building
+# extra-include-dirs: [/path/to/dir]
+# extra-lib-dirs: [/path/to/dir]
+#
+# Allow a newer minor version of GHC than the snapshot specifies
+# compiler-check: newer-minor