diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*zig-cache
+*zig-out
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
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+++ b/build.zig
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+const std = @import("std");
+
+pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
+    const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
+    const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
+
+    const mod = b.addModule("aether", .{
+        .root_source_file = b.path("src/root.zig"),
+        .target = target,
+    });
+
+    const exe = b.addExecutable(.{
+        .name = "aether",
+        .root_module = b.createModule(.{
+            .root_source_file = b.path("src/main.zig"),
+            .target = target,
+            .optimize = optimize,
+            .imports = &.{
+                .{ .name = "aether", .module = mod },
+            },
+        }),
+    });
+
+    b.installArtifact(exe);
+
+    const run_step = b.step("run", "Run the app");
+
+    const run_cmd = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
+    run_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step);
+
+    run_cmd.step.dependOn(b.getInstallStep());
+
+    if (b.args) |args| {
+        run_cmd.addArgs(args);
+    }
+
+    const mod_tests = b.addTest(.{
+        .root_module = mod,
+    });
+
+    const run_mod_tests = b.addRunArtifact(mod_tests);
+
+    const exe_tests = b.addTest(.{
+        .root_module = exe.root_module,
+    });
+
+    const run_exe_tests = b.addRunArtifact(exe_tests);
+
+    const test_step = b.step("test", "Run tests");
+    test_step.dependOn(&run_mod_tests.step);
+    test_step.dependOn(&run_exe_tests.step);
+}
diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
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+++ b/build.zig.zon
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+.{
+    .name = .aether,
+    .version = "0.0.0",
+    .fingerprint = 0x27a0a7c00a5c2057, // Changing this has security and trust implications.
+    .minimum_zig_version = "0.15.0-dev.695+041eedc1c",
+    .dependencies = .{},
+    .paths = .{
+        "build.zig",
+        "build.zig.zon",
+        "src",
+        // "LICENSE",
+    },
+}
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
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+++ b/src/main.zig
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+const std = @import("std");
+const aether = @import("aether");
+
+pub fn main() !void {
+    std.debug.print("All your {s} are belong to us.\n", .{"codebase"});
+    try aether.advancedPrint();
+}
+
+test "simple test" {
+    var list = std.ArrayList(i32).init(std.testing.allocator);
+    defer list.deinit(); // Try commenting this out and see if zig detects the memory leak!
+    try list.append(42);
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(i32, 42), list.pop());
+}
+
+test "fuzz example" {
+    const Context = struct {
+        fn testOne(context: @This(), input: []const u8) anyerror!void {
+            _ = context;
+            try std.testing.expect(!std.mem.eql(u8, "canyoufindme", input));
+        }
+    };
+    try std.testing.fuzz(Context{}, Context.testOne, .{});
+}
diff --git a/src/root.zig b/src/root.zig
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+++ b/src/root.zig
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+const std = @import("std");
+
+pub fn advancedPrint() !void {
+    const stdout_file = std.io.getStdOut().writer();
+    var bw = std.io.bufferedWriter(stdout_file);
+    const stdout = bw.writer();
+
+    try stdout.print("Run `zig build test` to run the tests.\n", .{});
+
+    try bw.flush(); // Don't forget to flush!
+}
+
+pub fn add(a: i32, b: i32) i32 {
+    return a + b;
+}
+
+test "basic add functionality" {
+    try std.testing.expect(add(3, 7) == 10);
+}