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diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7f4901c..bbebc30 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]
+notify = '4'
diff --git a/src/files.rs b/src/files.rs
index 78afa43..55fbc66 100644
--- a/src/files.rs
+++ b/src/files.rs
@@ -1,21 +1,43 @@
-use std::fs;
-pub fn read_file(file_name: &str, depth: u8) -> Vec<u8>
+extern crate notify;
+use notify::{
+    DebouncedEvent, 
+    RecommendedWatcher, 
+    RecursiveMode, 
+    Watcher
+};
+use std::
+{
+    fs,
+    time::Duration,
+    path::Path,
+    sync::mpsc::channel,
+};
+
+pub fn read_file(file_name: &str, depth: u8) ->
+(
+    Vec<u8>,
+    Vec<String>,
+)
 {
     if let Ok(file_contents) = fs::read_to_string(format!("root/{}",file_name))
     {
-        let bytes = encode_npon(&file_contents, depth);
-        return bytes
+        let (bytes, mut file_list) = encode_npon(&file_contents, depth);
+        return (bytes, file_list)
     }
-    return vec![]
-
+    return (vec![], vec![])
 }
 
-fn encode_npon(file_contents: &String, depth: u8) -> Vec<u8>
+fn encode_npon(file_contents: &String, depth: u8) ->
+(
+    Vec<u8>,
+    Vec<String>,
+)
 {
     let mut bytes: Vec<u8> = vec![];
+    let mut file_list: Vec<String> = vec![];
     if depth > 63 {
         println!("Depth level safety reached (63), recursion error suspected");
-        return vec![];
+        return (vec![], file_list);
     }
     if depth == 0 {
         bytes.push(01);
@@ -117,7 +139,9 @@ fn encode_npon(file_contents: &String, depth: u8) -> Vec<u8>
                 {
                     58 =>
                     {
-                        let new_bytes = read_file(&file_contents[index_flag..index], depth+1);
+                        file_list.push((&file_contents[index_flag..index.clone()]).to_string());
+                        let (new_bytes, mut new_file_list) = read_file(&file_contents[index_flag..index], depth+1);
+                        file_list.append(&mut new_file_list);
                         for byte in new_bytes.iter()
                         {
                             bytes.push(*byte);
@@ -135,5 +159,6 @@ fn encode_npon(file_contents: &String, depth: u8) -> Vec<u8>
         bytes.push(02);
     }
 
-    return bytes
+    return (bytes, file_list)
 }
+
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 79911f3..051cf65 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-use std::io;
 use std::
 {
+    io,
     io::{BufReader, prelude::*},
     net::{TcpListener, TcpStream},
 };
@@ -10,23 +10,25 @@ mod files;
 fn main()  -> io::Result<()>
 {
     let bind_address: &str = "127.0.0.1:2025";
+    let index_file: &str = "index.npon";
     let listener = TcpListener::bind(bind_address).unwrap();
     println!("Listening at {}", bind_address);
+    let mut file_list: Vec<String> = vec![index_file.to_string()];
+    let (bytes, mut new_file_list) = files::read_file(index_file, 0);
+    file_list.append(&mut new_file_list);
+    println!("Files encoded: {:?}", file_list);
 
     for stream in listener.incoming() {
         let stream = stream.unwrap();
-        handle_connection(stream);
+        handle_connection(stream, &bytes);
     }
 
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn handle_connection(mut stream: TcpStream)
+fn handle_connection(mut stream: TcpStream, bytes: &Vec<u8>)
 {
     let buf_reader = BufReader::new(&stream);
     println!("CONNECTION: {buf_reader:#?}");
-    let bytes = files::read_file("index.npon", 0);
     stream.write_all(bytes.as_slice()).unwrap();
 }
-
-