diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index 4177451234..95642d1d7a 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -70,3 +70,129 @@ impl<T: AsRef<str>> Div<T> for &RelativePath {
         RelativePath::new(result)
     }
 }
+
+
+#[derive(Debug, Eq, Ord, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
+pub struct Res {
+    pub loc: PathBuf,
+    pub at: usize,
+}
+
+impl Res {}
+
+pub struct FileStructure {
+    root: PathBuf,
+    pub resources: Vec<Res>,
+}
+
+impl FileStructure {
+    pub fn new() -> FileStructure {
+        FileStructure {
+            root: PathBuf::new(),
+            resources: Vec::<Res>::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_root(&mut self, path: &Path) {
+        self.root = path.to_path_buf();
+    }
+
+    pub fn paths_applying_with<F>(&mut self, to: F) -> Vec<(PathBuf, PathBuf)>
+    where
+        F: Fn((PathBuf, usize)) -> (PathBuf, PathBuf),
+    {
+        self.resources
+            .iter()
+            .map(|f| (PathBuf::from(&f.loc), f.at))
+            .map(|f| to(f))
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    pub fn walk_decorate(&mut self, start_path: &Path) {
+        self.set_root(&dunce::canonicalize(start_path).unwrap());
+        self.resources = Vec::<Res>::new();
+        self.build(start_path, 0);
+        self.resources.sort();
+    }
+
+    fn build(&mut self, src: &'a Path, lvl: usize) {
+        let source = dunce::canonicalize(src).unwrap();
+
+        if source.is_dir() {
+            for entry in std::fs::read_dir(&source).unwrap() {
+                let entry = entry.unwrap();
+                let path = entry.path();
+
+                if path.is_dir() {
+                    self.build(&path, lvl + 1);
+                }
+
+                self.resources.push(Res {
+                    loc: path.to_path_buf(),
+                    at: lvl,
+                });
+            }
+        } else {
+            self.resources.push(Res {
+                loc: source,
+                at: lvl,
+            });
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+
+    use super::{FileStructure, Res};
+    use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+    fn fixtures() -> PathBuf {
+        let mut sdx = PathBuf::new();
+        sdx.push("tests");
+        sdx.push("fixtures");
+        sdx.push("formats");
+        dunce::canonicalize(sdx).unwrap()
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn prepares_and_decorates_source_files_for_copying() {
+        let mut res = FileStructure::new();
+        res.walk_decorate(fixtures().as_path());
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            res.resources,
+            vec![
+                Res {
+                    loc: fixtures().join("appveyor.yml"),
+                    at: 0
+                },
+                Res {
+                    loc: fixtures().join("caco3_plastics.csv"),
+                    at: 0
+                },
+                Res {
+                    loc: fixtures().join("cargo_sample.toml"),
+                    at: 0
+                },
+                Res {
+                    loc: fixtures().join("jonathan.xml"),
+                    at: 0
+                },
+                Res {
+                    loc: fixtures().join("sample.ini"),
+                    at: 0
+                },
+                Res {
+                    loc: fixtures().join("sgml_description.json"),
+                    at: 0
+                },
+                Res {
+                    loc: fixtures().join("utf16.ini"),
+                    at: 0
+                }
+            ]
+        );
+    }
+}
+