diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 8b13789..f174860 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-
+pub mod virtual_fs;
diff --git a/src/virtual_fs.rs b/src/virtual_fs.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9672c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/virtual_fs.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone)]
+pub struct VFolder {
+    folders: HashMap<String, VFolder>,
+    files: HashMap<String, VFile>,
+}
+impl VFolder {
+    pub fn new() -> VFolder {
+        VFolder {
+            folders: HashMap::new(),
+            files: HashMap::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_folders(&self) -> &HashMap<String, VFolder> {
+        &self.folders
+    }
+    pub fn get_files(&self) -> &HashMap<String, VFile> {
+        &self.files
+    }
+
+    pub fn add_folder(&mut self, name: &str) {
+        self.add_existing_folder(name, VFolder::new());
+    }
+    pub fn add_existing_folder(&mut self, name: &str, folder: VFolder) {
+        let (head, tail) = name
+            .split_once('/')
+            .map(|(h, t)| (h, (!t.is_empty()).then_some(t)))
+            .unwrap_or((name, None));
+        if let Some(tail) = tail {
+            if let Some(subfolder) = self.get_folder_mut(head) {
+                subfolder.add_folder(tail);
+            } else {
+                let mut new_folder = VFolder::new();
+                new_folder.add_folder(tail);
+                self.add_existing_folder(head, new_folder);
+            }
+        } else {
+            self.folders.insert(name.to_string(), folder);
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn add_file(&mut self, name: &str, file: VFile) {
+        let (head, tail) = name
+            .split_once('/')
+            .map(|(h, t)| (h, (!t.is_empty()).then_some(t)))
+            .unwrap_or((name, None));
+        if let Some(tail) = tail {
+            if let Some(subfolder) = self.get_folder_mut(head) {
+                subfolder.add_file(tail, file);
+            } else {
+                let mut new_folder = VFolder::new();
+                new_folder.add_file(tail, file);
+                self.add_existing_folder(head, new_folder);
+            }
+        } else {
+            self.files.insert(name.to_string(), file);
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_folder(&self, name: &str) -> Option<&VFolder> {
+        let (head, tail) = name
+            .split_once('/')
+            .map(|(h, t)| (h, (!t.is_empty()).then_some(t)))
+            .unwrap_or((name, None));
+        if let Some(tail) = tail {
+            self.folders.get(head)?.get_folder(tail)
+        } else {
+            self.folders.get(name)
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn get_folder_mut(&mut self, name: &str) -> Option<&mut VFolder> {
+        let (head, tail) = name
+            .split_once('/')
+            .map(|(h, t)| (h, (!t.is_empty()).then_some(t)))
+            .unwrap_or((name, None));
+        if let Some(tail) = tail {
+            self.folders.get_mut(head)?.get_folder_mut(tail)
+        } else {
+            self.folders.get_mut(name)
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn get_file(&self, name: &str) -> Option<&VFile> {
+        let (head, tail) = name
+            .split_once('/')
+            .map(|(h, t)| (h, (!t.is_empty()).then_some(t)))
+            .unwrap_or((name, None));
+        if let Some(tail) = tail {
+            self.folders.get(head)?.get_file(tail)
+        } else {
+            self.files.get(name)
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn get_file_mut(&mut self, name: &str) -> Option<&mut VFile> {
+        let (head, tail) = name
+            .split_once('/')
+            .map(|(h, t)| (h, (!t.is_empty()).then_some(t)))
+            .unwrap_or((name, None));
+        if let Some(tail) = tail {
+            self.folders.get_mut(head)?.get_file_mut(tail)
+        } else {
+            self.files.get_mut(name)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum VFile {
+    Text(String),
+    Binary(Vec<u8>),
+}
+
+impl From<String> for VFile {
+    fn from(value: String) -> Self {
+        VFile::Text(value)
+    }
+}
+impl From<&str> for VFile {
+    fn from(value: &str) -> Self {
+        VFile::Text(value.to_string())
+    }
+}
+impl Default for VFile {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        VFile::Text(String::new())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_vfolder() {
+        let mut v_folder = VFolder::new();
+        let v_file_1 = VFile::from("foo");
+        v_folder.add_file("foo.txt", v_file_1);
+
+        assert_eq!(v_folder.get_files().len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(v_folder.get_folders().len(), 0);
+
+        let v_file_2 = VFile::from("baz");
+        v_folder.add_file("bar/baz.txt", v_file_2);
+
+        assert_eq!(v_folder.get_files().len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(v_folder.get_folders().len(), 1);
+        assert!(v_folder.get_file("bar/baz.txt").is_some());
+        assert!(v_folder
+            .get_folder("bar")
+            .expect("folder not found")
+            .get_file("baz.txt")
+            .is_some());
+    }
+}