diff --git a/brro-compressor/src/main.rs b/brro-compressor/src/main.rs
index 4cb4453..0651568 100644
--- a/brro-compressor/src/main.rs
+++ b/brro-compressor/src/main.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-use std::{path::Path};
+use std::path::Path;
 use clap::{Parser, command, arg};
-use log::{debug, error, info};
+use log::debug;
 use brro_compressor::compressor;
 
-use brro_compressor::optimizer::optimizer;
+use brro_compressor::optimizer;
 use brro_compressor::utils::reader;
 use brro_compressor::utils::writer;
 
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ fn process_args(input_path: &str, arguments: &Args) {
     writer::initialize_directory(&base_dir).expect("Failed to initialize directory");
 
     if arguments.directory {
-        let (file_contents, file_names) = reader::stream_reader(path).expect("TODO: panic message");
-        for (index, data) in file_contents.iter().enumerate() {
+        let files = reader::stream_reader(path).expect("TODO: panic message");
+        for (index, data) in files.contents.iter().enumerate() {
             let (vec_data, tag) = data;
             let optimizer_results = optimizer::process_data(vec_data, tag);
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ fn process_args(input_path: &str, arguments: &Args) {
                 compressed = compressor::constant::constant(&optimizer_results_f);
             }
 
-            let file_name =  writer::replace_extension(&file_names[index], "txt)");
+            let file_name =  writer::replace_extension(&files.names[index], "txt)");
             let new_path = base_dir.join(&file_name);
             let mut file = writer::create_streaming_writer(&new_path).expect("TODO: panic message");
             writer::write_data_to_stream(&mut file, &compressed).expect("Failed to write compressed data");
diff --git a/brro-compressor/src/optimizer/mod.rs b/brro-compressor/src/optimizer/mod.rs
index bec2274..04d8b51 100644
--- a/brro-compressor/src/optimizer/mod.rs
+++ b/brro-compressor/src/optimizer/mod.rs
@@ -1 +1,68 @@
-pub mod optimizer;
\ No newline at end of file
+// Lucas - Once the project is far enough along I strongly reccomend reenabling dead code checks
+#![allow(dead_code)]
+
+use median::Filter;
+use log::debug;
+use types::metric_tag::MetricTag;
+use crate::types;
+
+impl MetricTag {
+    #[allow(clippy::wrong_self_convention)]
+    fn from_float(&self, x: f64) -> i64 {
+        match self {
+            MetricTag::Other => {
+                0
+            }
+            MetricTag::NotFloat | MetricTag::QuasiRandom => {
+                x as i64
+            }
+            MetricTag::Percent(y) => {
+                to_multiply_and_truncate(x, *y)
+            }
+            MetricTag::Duration(y) => {
+                to_multiply_and_truncate(x, *y)
+            }
+            MetricTag::Bytes(y) => {
+                (x as i64) / (*y as i64)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Converts a float via multiplication and truncation
+fn to_multiply_and_truncate(number: f64, mul: i32) -> i64 {
+    (number * mul as f64) as i64
+}
+
+fn to_median_filter(data: &Vec<f64>) -> Vec<i64> {
+    let mut filtered = Vec::with_capacity(data.len());
+    // 10minutes of data
+    let mut filter = Filter::new(50);
+    for point in data {
+        let point_int = MetricTag::QuasiRandom.from_float(*point);
+        let median = filter.consume(point_int);
+        filtered.push(median)
+    }
+    filtered
+}
+
+
+pub fn process_data(wav_data: &Vec<f64>, tag: &MetricTag) -> Vec<i64> {
+    let mut _bitdepth = 64;
+    let mut _dc_component: i64 = 0;
+    let mut _fractional = true;
+
+    debug!("Tag: {:?}", tag);
+    let data = match tag {
+        MetricTag::Other => Vec::new(),
+        MetricTag::QuasiRandom => to_median_filter(wav_data),
+        _ => {
+            wav_data
+                .iter()
+                .map(|x| tag.from_float(*x))
+                .collect()
+        }
+    };
+    _fractional = false;
+    data
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/brro-compressor/src/optimizer/optimizer.rs b/brro-compressor/src/optimizer/optimizer.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index f6bf515..0000000
--- a/brro-compressor/src/optimizer/optimizer.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-// Lucas - Once the project is far enough along I strongly reccomend reenabling dead code checks
-#![allow(dead_code)]
-
-use median::Filter;
-use log::{debug, error, info};
-use types::metric_tag::MetricTag;
-use crate::types;
-
-impl MetricTag {
-    #[allow(clippy::wrong_self_convention)]
-    fn from_float(&self, x: f64) -> i64 {
-        match self {
-            MetricTag::Other => {
-                0
-            }
-            MetricTag::NotFloat | MetricTag::QuasiRandom => {
-                x as i64
-            }
-            MetricTag::Percent(y) => {
-                to_multiply_and_truncate(x, *y)
-            }
-            MetricTag::Duration(y) => {
-                to_multiply_and_truncate(x, *y)
-            }
-            MetricTag::Bytes(y) => {
-                (x as i64) / (*y as i64)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/// Converts a float via multiplication and truncation
-fn to_multiply_and_truncate(number: f64, mul: i32) -> i64 {
-    (number * mul as f64) as i64
-}
-
-fn to_median_filter(data: &Vec<f64>) -> Vec<i64> {
-    let mut filtered = Vec::with_capacity(data.len());
-    // 10minutes of data
-    let mut filter = Filter::new(50);
-    for point in data {
-        let point_int = MetricTag::QuasiRandom.from_float(*point);
-        let median = filter.consume(point_int);
-        filtered.push(median)
-    }
-    filtered
-}
-
-
-pub fn process_data(wav_data: &Vec<f64>, tag: &MetricTag) -> Vec<i64> {
-    let mut _bitdepth = 64;
-    let mut _dc_component: i64 = 0;
-    let mut _fractional = true;
-
-    debug!("Tag: {:?}", tag);
-    let data = match tag {
-        MetricTag::Other => Vec::new(),
-        MetricTag::QuasiRandom => to_median_filter(&wav_data),
-        _ => {
-            wav_data
-                .iter()
-                .map(|x| tag.from_float(*x))
-                .collect()
-        }
-    };
-    _fractional = false;
-    return data;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/brro-compressor/src/utils/reader.rs b/brro-compressor/src/utils/reader.rs
index 6be0c3c..72f2a95 100644
--- a/brro-compressor/src/utils/reader.rs
+++ b/brro-compressor/src/utils/reader.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 // Implement a streaming reader here
 use std::fs;
 use std::io::{self, Read};
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::path::Path;
 use log::debug;
 use regex::Regex;
 use types::metric_tag::MetricTag;
 use crate::types;
 
+
 // Function to check if a file is a WAV file
 fn is_wav_file(file_path: &Path) -> io::Result<bool> {
     // Open the file for reading and read the first 12 bytes (header) of the file
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ fn process_wav_file(file_path: &Path) -> io::Result<(Vec<f64>, MetricTag)> {
     let wav_data = read_metrics_from_wav(full_path_str);
     // Depending on Metric Tag, apply a transformation
     let tag = tag_metric(full_path_str);
-    return Ok((wav_data, tag));
+    Ok((wav_data, tag))
 }
 
 // Function to process a RAW file
@@ -35,11 +36,16 @@ fn process_raw_file(file_path: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+pub struct Files {
+    pub contents: Vec<(Vec<f64>, MetricTag)>,
+    pub names: Vec<String>,
+}
+
 // Function to read and process files in a directory
-pub fn stream_reader(directory_path: &Path) -> io::Result<(Vec<(Vec<f64>, MetricTag)>, Vec<String>)> {
-    let mut results: Vec<(Vec<f64>, MetricTag)> = Vec::new();
+pub fn stream_reader(directory_path: &Path) -> io::Result<Files> {
+    let mut contents: Vec<(Vec<f64>, MetricTag)> = Vec::new();
 
-    let mut filenames: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+    let mut names: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
 
 
     // Iterate through entries (files and subdirectories) in the given directory
@@ -53,7 +59,7 @@ pub fn stream_reader(directory_path: &Path) -> io::Result<(Vec<(Vec<f64>, Metric
         // Add the filename to the list
         if let Some(filename) = file_path.file_name() {
             if let Some(filename_str) = filename.to_str() {
-                filenames.push(filename_str.to_string());
+                names.push(filename_str.to_string());
             }
         }
 
@@ -61,13 +67,13 @@ pub fn stream_reader(directory_path: &Path) -> io::Result<(Vec<(Vec<f64>, Metric
         if is_wav_file(&file_path)? {
             // If it's a WAV file, process it using the process_wav_file function
             let wav_result = process_wav_file(&file_path)?;
-            results.push(wav_result);
+            contents.push(wav_result);
         } else {
             // If it's not a WAV file, process it as a RAW file using the process_raw_file function
             process_raw_file(&file_path)?;
         }
     }
-    Ok((results, filenames))
+    Ok(Files {contents, names})
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/brro-compressor/src/utils/writer.rs b/brro-compressor/src/utils/writer.rs
index 15e53c5..d9d10c7 100644
--- a/brro-compressor/src/utils/writer.rs
+++ b/brro-compressor/src/utils/writer.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::{self, Write};
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 // Function to create a streaming writer for a file
 pub fn create_streaming_writer(file_path: &Path) -> io::Result<File> {
@@ -10,18 +10,11 @@ pub fn create_streaming_writer(file_path: &Path) -> io::Result<File> {
 
 // Function to write data to a streaming writer
 pub fn write_data_to_stream(writer: &mut File, data: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
-    // Convert each byte to a string representation and collect them into a Vec<String>
-    let strings: Vec<String> = data.iter().map(|&byte| byte.to_string()).collect();
-
-    // Join the Vec<String> into a single String, separated by spaces (or any other delimiter you prefer)
-    let output = strings.join(" ");
-
-    writer.write_all(output.as_bytes())?;
-    Ok(())
+    writer.write_all(data)
 }
 pub fn initialize_directory(base_dir: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
     if !base_dir.exists() {
-        fs::create_dir_all(base_dir)?;
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(base_dir)?;
     }
     Ok(())
 }