diff --git a/src/fs/mod.rs b/src/fs/mod.rs
index 6679059..06037de 100644
--- a/src/fs/mod.rs
+++ b/src/fs/mod.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 pub mod exclude;
-pub mod scan_project_dir;
+pub mod project_dir;
diff --git a/src/fs/scan_project_dir.rs b/src/fs/project_dir.rs
similarity index 64%
rename from src/fs/scan_project_dir.rs
rename to src/fs/project_dir.rs
index 0ed370e..9049963 100644
--- a/src/fs/scan_project_dir.rs
+++ b/src/fs/project_dir.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use crate::fs::exclude::EXCLUDE_FILES_BY_NAME;
 use futures_util::future::join_all;
-use smol::fs::read_dir;
+use smol::fs::{read_dir, File};
 use smol::stream::StreamExt;
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 use std::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static I_HAVE_ALREADY_BEEN_RUN: OnceLock<bool> = OnceLock::new();
 ///
 /// Subsequent calls to this function should not be made. For staying up to date
 /// with file system changes, file system event monitoring should be used.
-pub async fn scan_project_dir(project_dir: PathBuf) -> Result<(), Error> {
+pub async fn scan_project_dir(project_dir: PathBuf) -> Result<TrackedProjectDir, Error> {
     let exclude = EXCLUDE_FILES_BY_NAME
         .get()
         .ok_or(Error::ExcludeRulesNotInitialized)?;
@@ -41,22 +41,46 @@ pub async fn scan_project_dir(project_dir: PathBuf) -> Result<(), Error> {
     scan_dir(project_dir, exclude).await
 }
 
-async fn scan_dir(dir: PathBuf, exclude: &TrieHard<'static, &str>) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    info!(?dir, "Scanning directory");
+/// A regular file that we are tracking updates and changes for,
+/// from the project directory tree.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct TrackedProjectFile {
+    /// Absolute path to file.
+    pub fpath: PathBuf,
+    /// Open file handle.
+    pub file: File,
+}
+
+/// A directory that we are tracking updates and changes for,
+/// from the project directory tree.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct TrackedProjectDir {
+    /// Regular files in this directory.
+    pub tracked_files: Vec<TrackedProjectFile>,
+    /// Subdirectories in this directory.
+    pub tracked_dirs: Vec<TrackedProjectDir>,
+}
+
+async fn scan_dir(
+    dpath: PathBuf,
+    exclude: &TrieHard<'static, &str>,
+) -> Result<TrackedProjectDir, Error> {
+    info!(?dpath, "Scanning directory");
 
-    let mut read_dir = read_dir(&dir).await?;
+    let mut read_dir = read_dir(&dpath).await?;
 
-    //let mut files = vec![];
+    let mut tracked_files = vec![];
+    //let mut dirs = vec![];
 
     let mut subdir_futs = vec![];
 
     while let Some(dir_entry) = read_dir.try_next().await? {
         let file_name = dir_entry.file_name();
-        debug!(?file_name, ?dir, "A dir entry was read from directory.");
+        debug!(?file_name, ?dpath, "A dir entry was read from directory.");
         if let Some(matched) = exclude.get(dir_entry.file_name().as_bytes()) {
             info!(
                 file_name = matched,
-                ?dir,
+                ?dpath,
                 "Skipping file based on exclusion rules."
             );
             continue;
@@ -89,19 +113,30 @@ async fn scan_dir(dir: PathBuf, exclude: &TrieHard<'static, &str>) -> Result<(),
         // TODO: ^
         let file_type = dir_entry.file_type().await?;
         if file_type.is_symlink() {
-            info!(?file_name, ?dir, "Skipping file because it is a symlink.");
+            info!(?file_name, ?dpath, "Skipping file because it is a symlink.");
             continue;
-        }
-
-        if file_type.is_dir() {
-            let mut child_dir = dir.clone();
-            child_dir.push(file_name);
-            subdir_futs.push(scan_dir(child_dir, exclude));
+        } else if file_type.is_dir() {
+            let mut child_dpath = dpath.clone();
+            child_dpath.push(file_name);
+            subdir_futs.push(scan_dir(child_dpath, exclude));
+        } else if file_type.is_file() {
+            let mut fpath = dpath.clone();
+            fpath.push(file_name);
+            let file = File::open(&fpath).await?;
+            let tracked_file = TrackedProjectFile { fpath, file };
+            tracked_files.push(tracked_file);
+        } else {
+            unreachable!("The only three kinds of file type we know of is directory, symlink and regular file.");
         }
     }
 
     let res: Result<Vec<_>, _> = join_all(subdir_futs).await.into_iter().collect();
-    res?;
+    let tracked_dirs = res?;
+
+    let tracked_dir = TrackedProjectDir {
+        tracked_files,
+        tracked_dirs,
+    };
 
-    Ok(())
+    Ok(tracked_dir)
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 19bd754..8258906 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use futures_util::{select, FutureExt, TryStreamExt};
 use http_body_util::{combinators::BoxBody, BodyExt, Either, Full, StreamBody};
 use http_horse::fs::{
     exclude::{exclude, EXCLUDE_FILES_BY_NAME},
-    scan_project_dir::scan_project_dir,
+    project_dir::scan_project_dir,
 };
 use hyper::{
     body::{Frame, Incoming},
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use smol::stream::StreamExt;
 use smol::{fs::File, io::AsyncReadExt, net::TcpListener, Timer};
 use smol_hyper::rt::{FuturesIo, SmolExecutor, SmolTimer};
 use smol_macros::{main, Executor};
+use std::time::Instant;
 use std::{
     io::ErrorKind,
     net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr},
@@ -163,7 +164,11 @@ async fn main(ex: &Executor<'_>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         .inspect_err(|e| error!(existing_value = ?e, "Fatal: OnceLock has existing value."))
         .map_err(|_| anyhow!("Failed to set value of OnceLock."))?;
 
-    let project_files = ex.spawn(scan_project_dir(project_dir.clone())).await?;
+    let instant_start_scan = Instant::now();
+    let project_dir_tree = ex.spawn(scan_project_dir(project_dir.clone())).await?;
+    let t_spent_scanning = Instant::now() - instant_start_scan;
+    info!(?t_spent_scanning, "Finished initial scan of project dir.");
+    debug!(?project_dir_tree, "Project dir tree.");
 
     // FsEvent takes strings as arguments. We always want to use the canonical path,
     // and because of that we have to convert back to String from PathBuf.