diff --git a/.idea/AdventOfCode.iml b/.idea/AdventOfCode.iml
index a1dbddc..4661634 100644
--- a/.idea/AdventOfCode.iml
+++ b/.idea/AdventOfCode.iml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
       <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/aoc2023/src" isTestSource="false" />
       <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/shared/src" isTestSource="false" />
       <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/src" isTestSource="false" />
+      <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/examples" isTestSource="false" />
+      <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/tests" isTestSource="true" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/target" />
     </content>
     <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
diff --git a/aoc2023/src/day12.rs b/aoc2023/src/day12.rs
index c82f532..fefbcfe 100644
--- a/aoc2023/src/day12.rs
+++ b/aoc2023/src/day12.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,71 @@
+use std::fmt::format;
+use std::iter::zip;
+use std::net::Shutdown::Read;
+use itertools::Itertools;
 use shared::{Solution, Answer};
+use regex::Regex;
+use shared::Answer::String;
 
 pub struct Day12;
 
 impl Solution for Day12 {
     fn part_1(&self, input: &str) -> Answer {
-        Answer::Unimplemented
+        let lines = input.lines()
+            .map(|x| x.split_once(' ').unwrap().0)
+            .collect::<Vec<&str>>();
+        let groups: Vec<Vec<i32>> = input.lines()
+            .map(|x| x.split_once(' ').unwrap().1.split(',').map(|y| y.parse::<i32>().unwrap()).collect())
+            .collect();
+
+        let mut out = 0;
+
+        for (line, group) in zip(lines, groups) {
+            for pattern in generate_patterns(line.len() as i32, &group) {
+                if pattern.is_match(line) {
+                    out += 1;
+                }
+            }
+            println!("{out}");
+        }
+
+        Answer::from(out)
     }
 
     fn part_2(&self, input: &str) -> Answer {
         Answer::Unimplemented
     }
 }
+
+
+fn generate_patterns(len_of_str: i32, groups: &Vec<i32>) -> Vec<Regex> {
+    let uncertain: i32 = len_of_str - groups.iter().sum::<i32>() - groups.len() as i32 + 1;
+
+    let mut patterns: Vec<Regex> = vec![];
+    let possible_gaps = get_gaps(uncertain, groups.len() as i32 + 1);
+
+    for gaps in possible_gaps {
+        let mut pattern = format!("^[.?]{{{}}}[#?]{{{}}}", gaps.first().unwrap(), groups.first().unwrap());
+        for i in 1..groups.len() {
+            pattern.push_str(format!(r"[.?]{{{}}}[#?]{{{}}}", gaps[i] + 1, groups[i]).as_str())
+        }
+        pattern.push_str(format!("[.?]{{{}}}$", gaps.last().unwrap()).as_str());
+        patterns.push(Regex::new(pattern.as_str()).unwrap())
+    }
+
+    patterns
+}
+
+fn get_gaps(total: i32, parts: i32) -> Vec<Vec<i32>> {
+    if total == 0 { return vec![vec![0; parts as usize]] }
+    else if parts == 1 { return vec![vec![total]] }
+
+    let mut out: Vec<Vec<i32>> = vec![];
+
+    for i in 0..=total {
+        for mut sub in get_gaps(total - i, parts - 1) {
+            out.push({ sub.push(i); sub });
+        }
+    }
+
+    out
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index cacd3a9..84cd62c 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ use std::time::Instant;
 fn main() {
     let now = Instant::now();
 
-    let Ok(data) = load_actual(2023, 11)
+    let Ok(data) = load_actual(2023, 12)
         else { panic!("No Input Data"); };
 
-    let result = aoc2023::day11::Day11.part_2(&data);
+    let result = aoc2023::day12::Day12.part_1(&data);
 
     let elapsed = now.elapsed();