diff --git a/src/libregex.c b/src/libregex.c
index 68eda3c..f485e4b 100644
--- a/src/libregex.c
+++ b/src/libregex.c
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include "ll.h"
 
+int _regex_node_foreach_free(void* data, va_list args){
+  free(data);
+  return 0;
+}
+
 libregex_result _regex_node_create_clear(regex_node** node){
   libregex_result result = LIBREGEX_SUCCESS;
   *node = malloc(sizeof(**node));
@@ -175,8 +180,301 @@ libregex_result _regex_find_all(regex_node* node, ll* append_to, int tag_with){
   return result;
 }
 
+libregex_result _regex_read_value(char* read_into, char* expression, int* string_index){
+  libregex_result result = LIBREGEX_SUCCESS;
+  if(expression[*string_index] == '\\'){
+    (*string_index)++;
+  }
+  if(expression[*string_index]){
+    *read_into = expression[*string_index];
+    (*string_index)++;
+  } else {
+    *read_into = '\0';
+    result = LIBREGEX_INVALID;
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+libregex_result _regex_build_or(regex_chain** build_into, char* expression, int* string_index){
+  regex_node* tail_node = NULL;
+  libregex_result result = _regex_chain_create(build_into, NULL, NULL);
+  if(result == LIBREGEX_SUCCESS){
+    _regex_node_create_connect(&tail_node, NULL);
+    _regex_chain_append_node(*build_into, tail_node);
+    (*string_index)++;
+  }
+
+  while(result == LIBREGEX_SUCCESS && expression[*string_index] && expression[*string_index] != ']'){
+    regex_node* new_node = NULL;
+    regex_node* fork = NULL;
+    regex_node* new_head = NULL;
+    char from = '\0';
+    char to = '\0';
+
+    result = _regex_read_value(&from, expression, string_index);
+    if(result == LIBREGEX_SUCCESS){
+      if(expression[*string_index] == '-'){
+        (*string_index)++;
+        result = _regex_read_value(&to, expression, string_index);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if(result == LIBREGEX_SUCCESS){
+      result = (to == '\0') ? _regex_node_create_value(&new_node, from, tail_node) :
+               _regex_node_create_range(&new_node, from, to, tail_node);
+      new_head = new_node;
+    }
+
+    if(result == LIBREGEX_SUCCESS && (*build_into)->head != tail_node){
+      result = _regex_node_create_fork(&fork, (*build_into)->head, new_node);
+      new_head = fork;
+    }
+
+    if(result == LIBREGEX_SUCCESS){
+      (*build_into)->head = new_head;
+    } else {
+      free(fork);
+      free(new_head);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if(result == LIBREGEX_SUCCESS){
+    if(expression[*string_index] == ']'){
+      (*string_index)++;
+    } else {
+      result = LIBREGEX_INVALID;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if(result != LIBREGEX_SUCCESS){
+    regex_free((*build_into)->head);
+    free(*build_into);
+    *build_into = NULL;
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+int _regex_is_char_op(char c){
+  return c == '*' || c == '+' || c == '?';
+}
+
+void _regex_chain_merge(regex_chain** merge_into, regex_chain** to_merge){
+  _regex_chain_append_chain(*merge_into, *to_merge);
+  free(*to_merge);
+  *to_merge = NULL;
+}
+
+libregex_result _regex_build_chain(regex_chain** build_into, char* expression, int* string_index, int* groups){
+  regex_node* group_open = NULL;
+  regex_node* group_close = NULL;
+  regex_chain* current_chain = NULL;
+  regex_chain* sub_chain = NULL;
+  ll chain_stack;
+  int is_subchain = *string_index >= 0 && expression[*string_index] == '(';
+  libregex_result result = LIBREGEX_SUCCESS;
+
+  if(is_subchain){
+    result = _regex_node_create_group(&group_open, &group_close, ++(*groups));
+  }
+
+  if(result == LIBREGEX_SUCCESS){
+    result = _regex_chain_create(&current_chain, NULL, NULL);
+  }
+
+  if(result == LIBREGEX_SUCCESS){
+    (*string_index)++;
+  }
+
+  ll_init(&chain_stack);
+
+  while(expression[*string_index] && expression[*string_index] != ')' && result == LIBREGEX_SUCCESS){
+    if(_regex_is_char_op(expression[*string_index])){
+      if(sub_chain){
+        regex_node* connect = NULL;
+        regex_node* fork = NULL;
+
+        result = _regex_node_create_connect(&connect, NULL);
+        if(result == LIBREGEX_SUCCESS){
+          result = _regex_node_create_fork(&fork, sub_chain->head, connect);
+        }
+
+        if(result == LIBREGEX_SUCCESS){
+          if(expression[*string_index] == '+' || expression[*string_index] == '*'){
+            _regex_chain_append_node(sub_chain, fork);
+            if(expression[*string_index] == '*'){
+              sub_chain->head = fork;
+            }
+          } else {
+            _regex_chain_append_node(sub_chain, connect);
+            sub_chain->head = fork;
+          }
+          sub_chain->tail = connect;
+
+          _regex_chain_merge(&current_chain, &sub_chain);
+          (*string_index)++;
+        } else {
+          free(connect);
+          free(fork);
+        }
+      } else {
+        result = LIBREGEX_INVALID;
+      }
+    } else if(expression[*string_index] == '('){
+      _regex_chain_merge(&current_chain, &sub_chain);
+
+      result = _regex_build_chain(&sub_chain, expression, string_index, groups);
+    } else if(expression[*string_index] == '['){
+      _regex_chain_merge(&current_chain, &sub_chain);
+
+      result = _regex_build_or(&sub_chain, expression, string_index);
+    } else if(expression[*string_index] == '|'){
+      _regex_chain_merge(&current_chain, &sub_chain);
+
+      result = ll_append(&chain_stack, current_chain) == LIBDS_SUCCESS ? LIBREGEX_SUCCESS : LIBREGEX_MALLOC;
+      if(result == LIBREGEX_SUCCESS){
+        result = _regex_chain_create(&current_chain, NULL, NULL);
+      }
+
+      (*string_index)++;
+    } else {
+      regex_node* new_node = NULL;
+
+      _regex_chain_merge(&current_chain, &sub_chain);
+
+      if(expression[*string_index] == '.'){
+        result = _regex_node_create_any(&new_node, NULL);
+        if(result == LIBREGEX_SUCCESS){
+          (*string_index)++;
+        }
+      } else {
+        char into = '\0';
+        result = _regex_read_value(&into, expression, string_index);
+        if(result == LIBREGEX_SUCCESS){
+          result = _regex_node_create_value(&new_node, into, NULL);
+        }
+      }
+
+      if(result == LIBREGEX_SUCCESS){
+        result = _regex_chain_create(&sub_chain, new_node, new_node);
+      }
+
+      if(result != LIBREGEX_SUCCESS){
+        free(new_node);
+        free(sub_chain);
+        sub_chain = NULL;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if(result == LIBREGEX_SUCCESS){
+    _regex_chain_merge(&current_chain, &sub_chain);
+  } else {
+    if(sub_chain){
+      regex_free(sub_chain->head);
+      free(sub_chain);
+      sub_chain = NULL;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if(result == LIBREGEX_SUCCESS && is_subchain && expression[*string_index] != ')'){
+    result = LIBREGEX_INVALID;
+  }
+
+  if(result == LIBREGEX_SUCCESS && chain_stack.head){
+    if(current_chain->tail){
+      regex_node* end_node = NULL;
+      result = _regex_node_create_connect(&end_node, NULL);
+      _regex_chain_append_node(current_chain, end_node);
+
+
+      while(chain_stack.tail && result == LIBREGEX_SUCCESS){
+        regex_node* fork = NULL;
+        regex_chain* new_chain = ll_poptail(&chain_stack);
+        result = _regex_node_create_fork(&fork, current_chain->head, new_chain->head);
+
+        if(result == LIBREGEX_SUCCESS){
+          _regex_chain_append_node(new_chain, end_node);
+          current_chain->head = fork;
+        } else {
+          if(new_chain){
+            regex_free(new_chain->head);
+          }
+        }
+
+        free(new_chain);
+      }
+    } else {
+      result = LIBREGEX_INVALID;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if(result == LIBREGEX_SUCCESS){
+    if(is_subchain){
+      (*string_index)++;
+    }
+    _regex_chain_append_node(current_chain, group_close);
+    _regex_chain_prepend_node(current_chain, group_open);
+    *build_into = current_chain;
+  } else {
+    while(chain_stack.tail){
+      regex_chain* new_chain = ll_poptail(&chain_stack);
+      if(new_chain){
+        regex_free(new_chain->head);
+        free(new_chain);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if(current_chain){
+      regex_free(current_chain->head);
+      free(current_chain);
+    }
+    free(group_close);
+    free(group_open);
+    *build_into = NULL;
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
 void regex_node_clear(regex_node* node){
   node->type = REGEX_CLEAR;
   node->list_id = -1;
   memset(&node->data_u, 0, sizeof(node->data_u));
 }
+libregex_result regex_free(regex_node* root){
+  libregex_result result;
+  ll found_list;
+  ll_init(&found_list);
+  result = _regex_find_all(root, &found_list, -2);
+  ll_foreach(&found_list, NULL, compare_always, _regex_node_foreach_free);
+  ll_free(&found_list);
+  return result;
+}
+libregex_result regex_build(regex_node** root, char* expression){
+  libregex_result result;
+  regex_chain* building_chain = NULL;
+  int index = -1;
+  int number_groups = 0;
+  regex_node* end_node = NULL;
+  result = _regex_node_create_clear(&end_node);
+  if(result == LIBREGEX_SUCCESS){
+    end_node->type = REGEX_END;
+    result = _regex_build_chain(&building_chain, expression, &index, &number_groups);
+  }
+  if(result == LIBREGEX_SUCCESS){
+    _regex_chain_append_node(building_chain, end_node);
+    *root = building_chain->head;
+    free(building_chain);
+  } else {
+    free(end_node);
+    if(building_chain){
+      regex_free(building_chain->head);
+      free(building_chain);
+    }
+    *root = NULL;
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
+libregex_result regex_match_string(regex_node* root, char* string, regex_result* result);
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