diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+testapp
+libgravity.so
+obj/
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+++ b/Makefile
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+SRC=src
+OBJ=obj
+
+CC=gcc
+CFLAGS=-Wall -Wextra -pedantic -std=c99 -pedantic-errors
+
+TARGET=libgravity.so
+TEST_TARGET=testapp
+
+SRCS=$(wildcard $(SRC)/*.c)
+OBJS=$(patsubst $(SRC)/%.c,$(OBJ)/%.o,$(SRCS))
+
+$(TARGET): $(OBJS)
+	$(CC) -shared $(OBJS) -o $(TARGET)
+
+$(OBJ)/%.o: $(SRC)/%.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+
+$(TEST_TARGET): test.c $(TARGET)
+	$(CC) test.c -lgravity -L. -o $(TEST_TARGET)
+
+test: $(TEST_TARGET)
+
+setup:
+	mkdir -p $(OBJ)
+
+clean:
+	rm $(TARGET)
+	rm $(TEST_TARGET)
+	rm -r $(OBJ)/*.o
+
+install: $(TARGET)
+	sudo cp $(TARGET) /usr/local/lib/
+
+.PHONY: setup clean test install
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diff --git a/include/gravity/core.h b/include/gravity/core.h
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+++ b/include/gravity/core.h
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+#ifndef __GRAVITY_CORE_H
+#define __GRAVITY_CORE_H
+
+// === STRUCT DEFINITIONS === //
+typedef struct GravityOpaqueModule* GravityModule;
+// ========================== //
+
+// === FUNCTION DEFINITIONS === //
+GravityModule gravityCreateModule();
+// ============================ //
+
+#endif
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diff --git a/src/function.h b/src/function.h
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+++ b/src/function.h
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+#ifndef __GRAVITY_FUNCTION_H
+#define __GRAVITY_FUNCTION_H
+
+typedef struct {
+
+} GravityIRFunction;
+
+#endif
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diff --git a/src/module.c b/src/module.c
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+++ b/src/module.c
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+#include "module.h"
+
+GravityOpaqueModule* gravityCreateModule() {
+    GravityOpaqueModule* newModule = malloc(sizeof(GravityOpaqueModule));
+    if (newModule == NULL) return NULL;
+
+    
+
+    return newModule;
+}
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diff --git a/src/module.h b/src/module.h
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+++ b/src/module.h
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+#ifndef __GRAVITY_MODULE_H
+#define __GRAVITY_MODULE_H
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+typedef struct {
+    int hi;
+} GravityOpaqueModule;
+
+GravityOpaqueModule* gravityCreateModule();
+
+#endif
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diff --git a/test.c b/test.c
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+++ b/test.c
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+#include "include/gravity/core.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main() {
+    GravityModule module = gravityCreateModule();
+    printf("module: %p\n", module);
+
+    return 0;
+}
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diff --git a/tests/ir/add.gir b/tests/ir/add.gir
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index 0000000..2b448af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ir/add.gir
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+; types:
+;     u8 - u64
+;     i8 - i64
+;     f, d
+;     void
+;     ptr
+
+fn add (i32 num1, i32 num2) i32 {
+add_entry:
+    sum = addi num1, num2
+    ret sum
+}
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