diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea8c4bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/target
diff --git a/Barebone.txt b/Barebone.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f5cb82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Barebone.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+clear X;
+incr X;
+incr X;
+clear Y;
+incr Y;
+incr Y;
+incr Y;
+clear Z;
+while X not 0 do;
+   clear W;
+   while Y not 0 do;
+      incr Z;
+      incr W;
+      decr Y;
+   end;
+   while W not 0 do;
+      incr Y;
+      decr W;
+   end;
+   decr X;
+end;
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diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..973b9d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 3
+
+[[package]]
+name = "ECS-BareBones"
+version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eabb9fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[package]
+name = "ECS-BareBones"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b4eb2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+use core::panic;
+use std::{collections::HashMap, fs::File, io::{BufRead, BufReader}, path::Path};
+
+struct Interpreter {
+    memory: HashMap<String, i32>,
+}
+
+impl Interpreter {
+    fn new() -> Interpreter {
+        Interpreter {
+            memory: HashMap::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn execute(&mut self, lines: &[String], start: usize) -> usize {
+        let mut i = start;
+        while i < lines.len() {
+            println!("{:?}", self.memory);
+            let line = lines[i].trim();
+            let tokens: Vec<&str> = line.split_whitespace().collect();
+            match tokens[0] {
+                "clear" => {
+                    self.memory.insert(tokens[1].trim_end_matches(';').to_owned(), 0);
+                }
+                "incr" => {
+                    let counter = self.memory.entry(tokens[1].trim_end_matches(';').to_owned()).or_insert(0);
+                    *counter += 1;
+                }
+                "decr" => {
+                    let counter = self.memory.entry(tokens[1].trim_end_matches(';').to_owned()).or_insert(0);
+                    *counter -= 1;
+                }
+                "while" => {
+                    let mut loop_end = i + 1;
+                    let mut depth = 1;
+                    while depth > 0 && loop_end < lines.len() {
+                        let loop_line = lines[loop_end].trim();
+                        if loop_line.starts_with("while") {
+                            depth += 1;
+                        } else if loop_line.trim_end_matches(';') == "end" {
+                            depth -= 1;
+                        }
+                        loop_end += 1;
+                    }
+                    if depth != 0 {
+                        panic!("Unmatched while loop at line {}", i + 1);
+                    }
+                    while *self.memory.entry(tokens[1].to_owned()).or_insert(0) != 0 {
+                        self.execute(lines, i + 1);
+                    }
+                    i = loop_end - 1; // Skip to the end of the loop
+                }
+                "end;" => {
+                    return i; // Return from the current loop or function
+                }
+                _ => {
+                    if !line.is_empty() {
+                        panic!("Unknown command: {}", tokens[0]);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            i += 1;
+        }
+        i
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let path = Path::new("Barebone.txt");
+    if !path.exists() {
+        panic!("Path does not exist");
+    }
+
+    let file = File::open(path).unwrap();
+    let reader = BufReader::new(file);
+    let lines: Vec<String> = reader.lines().map(|l| l.unwrap()).collect();
+
+    let mut interpreter = Interpreter::new();
+    interpreter.execute(&lines, 0);
+}
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