diff --git a/src/compiler.zig b/src/compiler.zig
index e029b9c..3545694 100644
--- a/src/compiler.zig
+++ b/src/compiler.zig
@@ -11,5 +11,7 @@ pub const Compiler = struct {
         return Compiler{ .src = source, .allocator = allocator };
     }
 
-    pub fn compile(self: *Compiler) void {}
+    pub fn compile(self: *Compiler) void {
+        var scanr = scanner.Scanner.init(self.allocator, self.src);
+    }
 };
diff --git a/src/new_scanner.zig b/src/new_scanner.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acc8e49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/new_scanner.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+
+const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
+
+pub const Scanner = struct {
+    source: []const u8,
+    allocator: *Allocator,
+
+    pub fn init(allocator: *Allocator, data: []const u8) Scanner {
+        return Scanner{
+            .allocator = allocator,
+            .source = data,
+        };
+    }
+};