diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e257658..eb18772 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,3 +32,5 @@
 *.out
 *.app
 
+# Build directory
+build
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fca557
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
+
+project(
+    weka
+    LANGUAGES CXX)
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11 CACHE STRING "The C++ standard to use")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
+set(EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
+
+add_subdirectory(src)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ab57733..2190089 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,20 @@
-# weka
+# arff-mining
 
+## Compiling the project
+
+Prerequisites
+  - C++11
+
+In order to compile the project, simply run these two commands:
+
+    cmake -B build -S .
+    cmake --build build
+
+## Running the Project
+
+The programs should now be compiled at ./build/bin/
+
+ARFF:
+```plain
+build/bin/arff
+```
diff --git a/data/contact-lenses.arff b/data/contact-lenses.arff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf86d95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/contact-lenses.arff
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+% Title: Database for fitting contact lenses
+% 
+% Number of Instances: 24
+% 
+% Number of Attributes: 4 (all nominal)
+% 
+% Attribute Information -- 3 Classes:
+%   1 : the patient should be fitted with hard contact lenses,
+%   2 : the patient should be fitted with soft contact lenses,
+%   3 : the patient should not be fitted with contact lenses.
+%  
+% Class Distribution:
+%    1. hard contact lenses: 4
+%    2. soft contact lenses: 5
+%    3. no contact lenses: 15
+
+@relation contact-lenses
+
+@attribute age 			{young, pre-presbyopic, presbyopic}
+@attribute spectacle-prescrip	{myope, hypermetrope}
+@attribute astigmatism		{no, yes}
+@attribute tear-prod-rate	{reduced, normal}
+@attribute contact-lenses	{soft, hard, none}
+
+@data
+%
+% 24 instances
+%
+young,myope,no,reduced,none
+young,myope,no,normal,soft
+young,myope,yes,reduced,none
+young,myope,yes,normal,hard
+young,hypermetrope,no,reduced,none
+young,hypermetrope,no,normal,soft
+young,hypermetrope,yes,reduced,none
+young,hypermetrope,yes,normal,hard
+pre-presbyopic,myope,no,reduced,none
+pre-presbyopic,myope,no,normal,soft
+pre-presbyopic,myope,yes,reduced,none
+pre-presbyopic,myope,yes,normal,hard
+pre-presbyopic,hypermetrope,no,reduced,none
+pre-presbyopic,hypermetrope,no,normal,soft
+pre-presbyopic,hypermetrope,yes,reduced,none
+pre-presbyopic,hypermetrope,yes,normal,none
+presbyopic,myope,no,reduced,none
+presbyopic,myope,no,normal,none
+presbyopic,myope,yes,reduced,none
+presbyopic,myope,yes,normal,hard
+presbyopic,hypermetrope,no,reduced,none
+presbyopic,hypermetrope,no,normal,soft
+presbyopic,hypermetrope,yes,reduced,none
+presbyopic,hypermetrope,yes,normal,none
diff --git a/data/restaurant.arff b/data/restaurant.arff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ed140c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/restaurant.arff
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+@relation restaurant
+% determine whether a customer will wait for a table or not
+
+@attribute Alt {Yes, No}
+@attribute Bar {Yes, No}
+@attribute Fri {Yes, No}
+@attribute Hun {Yes, No}
+@attribute Pat {Some, Full, None}
+@attribute Price {$, $$, $$$}
+@attribute Rain {Yes, No}
+@attribute Res {Yes, No}
+@attribute Type {French, Thai, Burger, Italian}
+@attribute Est {0-10, 10-30, 30-60, >60}
+@attribute Wait {Yes, No}
+
+@data
+Yes,No,No,Yes,Some,$$$,No,Yes,French,0-10,Yes
+Yes,No,No,Yes,Full,$,No,No,Thai,30-60,No
+No,Yes,No,No,Some,$,No,No,Burger,0-10,Yes
+Yes,No,Yes,Yes,Full,$,Yes,No,Thai,10-30,Yes
+Yes,No,Yes,No,Full,$$$,No,Yes,French,>60,No
+No,Yes,No,Yes,Some,$$,Yes,Yes,Italian,0-10,Yes
+No,Yes,No,No,None,$,Yes,No,Burger,0-10,No
+No,No,No,Yes,Some,$$,Yes,Yes,Thai,0-10,Yes
+No,Yes,Yes,No,Full,$,Yes,No,Burger,>60,No
+Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Full,$$$,No,Yes,Italian,10-30,No
+No,No,No,No,None,$,No,No,Thai,0-10,No
+Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Full,$,No,No,Burger,30-60,Yes
diff --git a/src/intro/soybean.arff b/data/soybean.arff
similarity index 100%
rename from src/intro/soybean.arff
rename to data/soybean.arff
diff --git a/src/intro/weather.nominal.arff b/data/weather.nominal.arff
similarity index 100%
rename from src/intro/weather.nominal.arff
rename to data/weather.nominal.arff
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e6d78f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+add_subdirectory(arff)
diff --git a/src/arff/CMakeLists.txt b/src/arff/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..524fe0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/arff/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+add_executable(arff
+    ./main.cpp
+    ./arff.cpp
+)
+
diff --git a/src/arff/arff.cpp b/src/arff/arff.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49dc8ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/arff/arff.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+#include "arff.hpp"
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+namespace ARFF {
+    bool isVerbose = false;
+
+    void ParseArguments(int argc, char* argv[]) {
+        std::string argument_string;
+        for (int i = 0; i < argc; ++i) {
+            argument_string.assign(argv[i]);
+            if (argument_string == "-v" || argument_string == "--verbose") { 
+                isVerbose = true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    std::string GetDataFilename(void) {
+        std::string filename;
+        std::cout << "Please enter name of the data file:\t";
+        std::cin >> filename;
+        if (filename.empty()) {
+            LogError("ARFF/Setup", "No data filename provided, exiting...");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+        std::cout << std::endl;
+        return filename;
+    }
+
+    void LogInfo(const std::string location, const std::string message) {
+        if (!isVerbose) { return; }
+        std::cout << '[' << location << " - INFO] ";
+        std::cout << message << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    void LogError(const std::string location, const std::string message) {
+        if (!isVerbose) { return; }
+        std::cerr << '[' << location << " - ERROR] ";
+        std::cerr << message << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    AttributeType::AttributeType(std::string attribute) {
+        this->attribute = attribute;
+    }
+
+    void AttributeType::AddValue(std::string value) {
+        values.emplace_back(value);
+    }
+
+    Instance::Instance(const int id, const int size) {
+        this->id = id;
+        this->values.resize(size);
+    }
+
+    // Read entire data file and parse it
+    void Arff::Read(std::string filename) {
+        std::ifstream dataFile(filename);
+        if (!dataFile.is_open()) {
+            LogError("ARFF/Read", "Unable to open file with name `" 
+                    + filename + ", exiting...");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+        std::string line;
+        while (std::getline(dataFile, line)) {
+            if (line.size() == 1) { continue; }
+            switch (line.at(0)) {
+                case '%':
+                    // Comment line in data
+                    continue;
+                    break;
+                case '@':
+                    AddAttribute(line);
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    AddData(line);
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+        TestIntegrity();
+    }
+
+    void Arff::Print(void) {
+        std::cout << attributeList.size() << " attributes\n";
+        std::cout << database.size() << " examples\n";
+        std::cout << std::endl;
+
+        std::cout << "Attribute (#): values\n";
+        for (AttributeType type : attributeList) {
+            std::cout << type.attribute << " (" << type.values.size() << "):";
+            for (std::string value : type.values) {
+                std::cout << " " << value;
+            }
+            std::cout << '\n';
+        }
+        std::cout << std::endl;
+
+        std::cout << relation << '\n';
+        for (Instance instance: database) {
+            for (std::string value : instance.values) {
+                std::cout << '\t' << value;
+            }
+            std::cout << '\n';
+        }
+        std::cout << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    // Add the attribute to the list
+    void Arff::AddAttribute(std::string line) {
+        std::stringstream parser(line);
+        std::string token;
+        parser >> token;
+        // Signifies beginning of data
+        // Might add a boolean later to mark this
+        if (token == "@data") {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (token == "@relation") {
+            parser >> token;
+            relation = token;
+            LogInfo("ARFF/Attribute", "Relation set: " + relation);
+            return;
+        }
+        parser >> token;
+        attributeList.emplace_back(token);
+        LogInfo("ARFF/Attribute", "Added attribute: " + token);
+        while (parser >> token) {
+            // Clean token from outside pieces
+            token.erase(std::remove(token.begin(), token.end(), '{'), token.end());
+            token.erase(std::remove(token.begin(), token.end(), '}'), token.end());
+            token.erase(std::remove(token.begin(), token.end(), ','), token.end());
+            token.erase(std::remove(token.begin(), token.end(), '\r'), token.end());
+            token.erase(std::remove(token.begin(), token.end(), '\n'), token.end());
+            attributeList.back().AddValue(token);
+            LogInfo("ARFF/Attribute", "Added value: " + token);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Add data to runtime database
+    void Arff::AddData(std::string line) {
+        std::istringstream parser(line);
+        std::string token;
+        int id = 0;
+        if (!database.empty()) { id = database.back().id + 1; }
+        database.emplace_back(id, attributeList.size());
+        LogInfo("ARFF/Data", "Added id: " + std::to_string(database.back().id));
+        for (int i = 0; i < attributeList.size(); ++i) {
+            std::getline(parser, token, ',');
+            token.erase(std::remove(token.begin(), token.end(), '\r'), token.end());
+            token.erase(std::remove(token.begin(), token.end(), '\n'), token.end());
+            database.back().values.at(i) = token;
+            LogInfo("ARFF/Data", "Added instance value: " + token);
+        }
+    }
+
+    void Arff::TestIntegrity(void) {
+        for (Instance instance : database) {
+            int successCheck = 0;
+            for (int i = 0; i < attributeList.size(); ++i) {
+                LogInfo("ARFF/Integrity", "Instance value tested: '" 
+                        + instance.values.at(i) + "'");
+                for (std::string value : attributeList.at(i).values) {
+                    LogInfo("ARFF/Integrity", "attributeList value: '" 
+                            + value + "'");
+                    if (instance.values.at(i) == value) {
+                        LogInfo("ARFF/Integrity", "Value found: " + value);
+                        ++successCheck;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if (successCheck != attributeList.size()) {
+                LogError("ARFF/Integrity", "Value size mismatch: "
+                        + std::to_string(successCheck) + " out of " 
+                        + std::to_string(attributeList.size()));
+                exit(1);
+            }
+        }
+        LogInfo("ARFF/Integrity", "All values exist, continuing...");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/arff/arff.hpp b/src/arff/arff.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8afc7af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/arff/arff.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#ifndef ARFF_HPP
+#define ARFF_HPP
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace ARFF {
+    void ParseArguments(int argc, char* argv[]);
+    std::string GetDataFilename(void);
+    void LogInfo(const std::string location, const std::string message);
+    void LogError(const std::string location, const std::string message);
+
+    struct AttributeType {
+    public:
+        std::string attribute;
+        std::vector<std::string> values;
+        AttributeType(std::string attribute);
+        void AddValue(std::string value);
+    };
+
+    struct Instance {
+    public:
+        Instance(const int id, const int size);
+        unsigned int id;
+        std::vector<std::string> values;
+    };
+
+    class Arff {
+    public:
+        Arff() = default;
+        void Read(std::string filename);
+        void Print(void);
+    private:
+        std::string relation;
+        std::vector<AttributeType> attributeList;
+        std::vector<Instance> database;
+        void AddAttribute(std::string line);
+        void AddData(std::string line);
+        void TestIntegrity(void);
+    };
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/arff/main.cpp b/src/arff/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f24fae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/arff/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * Author: Gregory Crawford
+ * Date: 2024-03-18
+ * Description: Read and store ARFF data from a file
+ */
+#include "arff.hpp"
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
+    ARFF::ParseArguments(argc, argv);
+    ARFF::Arff data;
+    data.Read(ARFF::GetDataFilename());
+    data.Print();
+}