diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index b61a306..b83ae55 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -163,7 +163,11 @@ async fn main()->AResult<()>{
 			}).collect()
 		).await,
 		Commands::Upload=>upload_list(cookie.unwrap(),cli.group,vec![(cli.asset_id.unwrap(),cli.output.unwrap())]).await,
-		Commands::Compile=>compile(cli.input.unwrap(),cli.output.unwrap()),
+		Commands::Compile=>compile(CompileConfig{
+			input_folder:cli.input.unwrap(),
+			output_file:cli.output.unwrap(),
+			template:None,
+		}),
 		Commands::Decompile=>decompile(DecompileConfig{
 			style:decompile_style.unwrap(),
 			input_file:cli.input.unwrap(),
@@ -1080,6 +1084,87 @@ async fn download_and_decompile_history_into_git(config:DownloadAndDecompileHist
 	Ok(())
 }
 
-fn compile(_folder:std::path::PathBuf,_file:std::path::PathBuf)->AResult<()>{
+enum CompileClass{
+	Folder,
+	Script(String),
+	LocalScript(String),
+	ModuleScript(String),
+	Model(Vec<u8>),
+}
+
+struct CompileNode{
+	folder:Option<tokio::fs::ReadDir>,
+	class:CompileClass,
+}
+
+enum CompileStackInstruction{
+	Referent(rbx_dom_weak::types::Ref),
+	PushFolder(String),
+	PopFolder,
+}
+
+struct CompileConfig{
+	input_folder:std::path::PathBuf,
+	output_file:std::path::PathBuf,
+	template:Option<std::path::PathBuf>,
+}
+
+fn compile(config:CompileConfig)->AResult<()>{
+	//basically decompile in reverse order
+	//load template dom
+	let input={
+		let template_path=config.template.unwrap_or_else(||{
+			let mut template_path=config.input_folder.clone();
+			template_path.push("template.rbxlx");
+			template_path
+		});
+		std::io::BufReader::new(std::fs::File::open(template_path)?)
+	};
+	let mut dom=load_dom(input)?;
+
+	//add in scripts and models
+	let mut folder=config.input_folder.clone();
+	folder.push("src");
+	let mut stack:Vec<CompileStackInstruction>=dom.root().children().into_iter().map(|&referent|CompileStackInstruction::Referent(referent)).collect();
+	while let Some(instruction)=stack.pop(){
+		match instruction{
+			CompileStackInstruction::Referent(item_ref)=>{
+				let item=dom.get_by_ref(item_ref).ok_or(anyhow::Error::msg("null child ref"))?;
+				//check if item exists in folder or subfolder of same name
+				let what=||async{
+					//figure out something clever for this
+
+					let mut what=CompileNode{
+						class:CompileClass::Folder,
+						folder:None,
+					};
+					let mut contents_folder=folder.clone();
+					contents_folder.push(item.name.as_str());
+					//folder
+					if let Ok(dir)=tokio::fs::read_dir(contents_folder.as_path()).await{
+						what.folder=Some(dir);
+					}else{
+						contents_folder.pop();
+					}
+					//tokio::join!(a,b,c);
+					//rox
+					let mut rox_path=contents_folder.clone();
+					rox_path.push(format!("{}.lua",item.name.as_str()));
+					if let Ok(file)=tokio::fs::File::open(rox_path).await{
+						//CompileClass::ModuleScript
+					}
+					//rox-rojo
+					//rojo
+				};
+				//push child objects onto dom
+				//push dom children objects onto stack
+				stack.push(CompileStackInstruction::PopFolder);
+				stack.extend(item.children().into_iter().map(|&referent|CompileStackInstruction::Referent(referent)));
+				stack.push(CompileStackInstruction::PushFolder(sanitize(item.name.as_str()).to_string()));
+			},
+			CompileStackInstruction::PushFolder(component)=>folder.push(component),
+			CompileStackInstruction::PopFolder=>assert!(folder.pop(),"pop folder bad"),
+		}
+	}
 	Ok(())
 }