diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f6f313
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+build
+.cache
+*~*
+*\#*
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9993d45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.29)
+
+project(moka)
+
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS On)
+
+add_subdirectory(lib)
+add_subdirectory(src)
+add_subdirectory(tests)
+
+set_property(TARGET moka-core PROPERTY C_STANDARD 99)
+set_property(TARGET moka-tests PROPERTY C_STANDARD 99)
+set_property(TARGET moka PROPERTY C_STANDARD 99)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0e5116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+.PHONY: build check install tests
+
+build:
+	cmake -B build
+	cmake --build build
+
+tests: build
+	@build/tests/moka-tests \
+		&& echo -e "\e[32m=== All tests passed ===\e[0m" \
+		|| echo -e "\e[31m=== Some tests failed ===\e[0m"
+
+install: tests
+	sudo cmake --install build
+
+check:
+	@cppcheck --enable=all -q lib src tests \
+		--suppress=missingIncludeSystem \
+		--suppress=unusedFunction
diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6abfbf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.29)
+
+project(moka-lib)
+
+add_library(moka-core
+    commons.c
+    status.c
+    vec.c
+    str.c
+)
+
+target_compile_options(moka-core
+    PUBLIC -Wall -Wextra
+)
+
+target_include_directories(moka-core
+    PUBLIC ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib
+)
+
diff --git a/lib/commons.c b/lib/commons.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d818ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/commons.c
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#include "commons.h"
+
diff --git a/lib/commons.h b/lib/commons.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac475e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/commons.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#ifndef MK_COMMON_H
+#define MK_COMMON_H
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#define MK_STRLEN 4096
+#define MK_ENUM_ENUM(X) X
+#define MK_ENUM_STRING(X) #X
+
+#define MK_ENUM_H(PREFIX, DEF) \
+typedef enum {DEF(MK_ENUM_ENUM)} PREFIX; \
+extern char const* PREFIX ## Str []
+
+#define MK_ENUM_C(PREFIX, DEF) \
+char const* PREFIX ## Str [] = {DEF(MK_ENUM_STRING)}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/lib/status.c b/lib/status.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1739a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/status.c
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#include "status.h"
+
+MK_ENUM_C(Status, STATUS_KIND);
+
+void message_init(struct message* self,
+                  Status kind,
+                  char const* what)
+{
+    assert(self);
+    assert(what);
+
+    self->kind = kind;
+    self->what = strdup(what);
+}
+
+void message_free(struct message* self)
+{
+    assert(self);
+    free(self->what);
+}
+
+void status_init(struct status* self)
+{
+    assert(self);
+    vec_init(&self->messages);
+}
+
+void status_free(struct status* self)
+{
+    assert(self);
+    vec_free_elements(&self->messages, (void*) message_free);
+    vec_free(&self->messages);
+}
+void status_push(struct status* self,
+                 Status kind,
+                 char const* format,
+                 ...)
+{
+    char msg[MK_STRLEN];
+    va_list lst;
+    va_start(lst, format);
+
+    vsnprintf(msg, MK_STRLEN, format, lst);
+
+    struct message* message = malloc(sizeof(struct message));
+    message_init(message, kind, msg);
+
+    vec_push(&self->messages, message);
+    va_end(lst);
+}
+
+void status_dump(struct status* self)
+{
+    assert(self);
+
+    for (size_t i=0; i<self->messages.size; i++)
+    {
+        struct message const* msg = self->messages.data[i];
+
+        printf("%s| %s\n",
+               StatusStr[msg->kind] + strlen("STATUS_"),
+               msg->what
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+bool status_is_ok(struct status* self)
+{
+    assert(self);
+
+    for (size_t i=0; i<self->messages.size; i++)
+    {
+        struct message const* m = self->messages.data[i];
+
+        if (m->kind == STATUS_ERROR)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+
+}
diff --git a/lib/status.h b/lib/status.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7de7c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/status.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#ifndef MK_STATUS_H
+#define MK_STATUS_H
+
+#include "commons.h"
+#include "vec.h"
+
+#define STATUS_KIND(G) \
+G(STATUS_ERROR),\
+G(STATUS_WARNING)
+
+MK_ENUM_H(Status, STATUS_KIND);
+
+struct message
+{
+    Status kind;
+    char* what;
+};
+
+struct status
+{
+    struct vec messages;
+};
+
+void message_init(struct message* self, 
+                  Status kind, 
+                  char const* what);
+void message_free(struct message* self);
+
+void status_init(struct status* self);
+void status_free(struct status* self);
+
+void status_push(struct status* self, 
+                 Status kind,
+                 char const* format,
+                 ...);
+
+void status_dump(struct status* self);
+
+bool status_is_ok(struct status* self);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/lib/str.c b/lib/str.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3fac4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/str.c
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#include "str.h"
+
+void str_init(struct str* self)
+{
+    assert(self);
+    self->size = 0;
+    self->capacity = 0;
+    self->value = NULL;
+}
+
+void str_free(struct str* self)
+{
+    assert(self);
+    free(self->value);
+    self->value = NULL;
+    self->size = 0;
+    self->capacity = 0;
+}
+
+void str_push(struct str* self, char element)
+{
+    assert(self);
+
+    if (self->capacity == 0)
+    {
+        self->capacity = 1;
+        self->value = calloc(self->capacity, sizeof(char));
+    }
+
+    if (self->size + 2 >= self->capacity)
+    {
+        self->capacity *= 2;
+        char* data = realloc(self->value, sizeof(char) * self->capacity);
+        assert(data);
+        self->value = data;
+    }
+
+    self->value[self->size] = element;
+    self->size++;
+    self->value[self->size] = '\0';
+}
+
+void str_extend(struct str* self, char const* rhs)
+{
+    assert(self);
+    assert(rhs);
+
+    size_t sz = strlen(rhs);
+
+    for (size_t i=0; i<sz; i++)
+    {
+        str_push(self, rhs[i]);
+    }
+}
+
+void str_format(struct str* self, char const* format, ...)
+{
+    assert(self);
+    assert(format);
+    char buffer[MK_STRLEN];
+
+    va_list lst;
+    va_start(lst, format);
+
+    vsnprintf(buffer, MK_STRLEN, format, lst);
+
+    va_end(lst);
+
+    str_extend(self, buffer);
+}
diff --git a/lib/str.h b/lib/str.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3972f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/str.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#ifndef MK_STR_H
+#define MK_STR_H
+
+#include "commons.h"
+#include "vec.h"
+
+struct str
+{
+    size_t size;
+    size_t capacity;
+    char* value;
+};
+
+void str_init(struct str* self);
+void str_free(struct str* self);
+
+void str_push(struct str* self, char element);
+void str_extend(struct str* self, char const* rhs);
+void str_format(struct str* self, char const* format, ...);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/lib/vec.c b/lib/vec.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbb78ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/vec.c
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#include "vec.h"
+
+void vec_init(struct vec* self)
+{
+    assert(self);
+    self->capacity = 0;
+    self->size = 0;
+    self->data = NULL;
+}
+
+void vec_free_elements(struct vec* self, void (*func)(void*))
+{
+    assert(self);
+
+    for (size_t i=0; i<self->size; i++)
+    {
+        if (func != NULL)
+        {
+            func(self->data[i]);
+        }
+
+        free(self->data[i]);
+    }
+}
+
+void vec_free(struct vec* self)
+{
+    assert(self);
+    free(self->data);
+    self->data = NULL;
+    self->size = 0;
+    self->capacity = 0;
+}
+
+void vec_push(struct vec* self, void* element)
+{
+    assert(self);
+    assert(element);
+
+    if (self->capacity == 0)
+    {
+        self->capacity = 1;
+        self->data = calloc(self->capacity, sizeof(void*));
+    }
+    else if (self->size + 1 >= self->capacity)
+    {
+        self->capacity *= 2;
+        void** data = realloc(
+            self->data,
+            self->capacity * sizeof(void*)
+        );
+        assert(data);
+        self->data = data;
+    }
+
+    self->data[self->size] = element;
+    self->size++;
+}
+
+void* vec_pop(struct vec* self)
+{
+    assert(self);
+    assert(self->size > 0);
+    void* element = self->data[self->size - 1];
+    self->size--;
+    return element;
+}
diff --git a/lib/vec.h b/lib/vec.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64ceaec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/vec.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#ifndef MK_VEC_H
+#define MK_VEC_H
+
+#include "commons.h"
+
+struct vec 
+{
+    size_t capacity;
+    size_t size;
+    void** data;
+};
+
+void vec_init(struct vec* self);
+void vec_free_elements(struct vec* self, void (*func)(void*));
+void vec_free(struct vec* self);
+
+void vec_push(struct vec* self, void* element);
+void* vec_pop(struct vec* self);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4122ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.29)
+
+project(moka-bin)
+
+add_executable(moka
+    main.c
+)
+
+install(TARGETS moka)
+
+add_dependencies(moka moka-core)
+
+target_link_libraries(moka
+    moka-core
+)
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..905869d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+int main()
+{
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3cc51e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.29)
+
+project(moka-tests)
+
+
+add_executable(moka-tests
+    main.c
+)
+
+find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
+pkg_check_modules(CHECK check REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET)
+
+add_dependencies(moka-tests moka-core)
+
+target_link_libraries(moka-tests
+    moka-core
+    PkgConfig::CHECK
+)
diff --git a/tests/main.c b/tests/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7e2071
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#include <commons.h>
+#include <check.h>
+
+
+int main()
+{
+    Suite* s = suite_create("Moka Frontend");
+
+
+    SRunner* runner = srunner_create(s);
+    srunner_run_all(runner, CK_VERBOSE);
+    int failed = srunner_ntests_failed(runner);
+    srunner_free(runner);
+
+    return (failed == 0) ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
+}