diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b1f926e..8ef6463 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ add_subdirectory(src/machinery)
 add_subdirectory(lib/pbl)
 add_subdirectory(lib/glob2regex)
 add_subdirectory(src/backends)
+add_subdirectory(src/core)
 
 #Actions
 add_subdirectory(src/main)
diff --git a/include/dindexer-core/searchpaths.hpp b/include/dindexer-core/searchpaths.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ab5664
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/dindexer-core/searchpaths.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/* Copyright 2015, 2016, Michele Santullo
+ * This file is part of "dindexer".
+ *
+ * "dindexer" is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * "dindexer" is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with "dindexer".  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef idDD90110B9C7E44C4AAF8B46A663B11DC
+#define idDD90110B9C7E44C4AAF8B46A663B11DC
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <initializer_list>
+#include <string>
+#include <boost/utility/string_ref.hpp>
+#include <functional>
+
+namespace dincore {
+	class SearchPaths {
+	public:
+		enum SearchType {
+			Directory,
+			File,
+			Any
+		};
+		using Predicate = std::function<bool(boost::string_ref, const std::string& parPath)>;
+
+		SearchPaths ( void ) = default;
+		explicit SearchPaths ( std::vector<std::string>&& parList );
+		SearchPaths ( std::initializer_list<std::string> parInit );
+		~SearchPaths ( void ) noexcept;
+
+		void add_path ( std::string&& parPath );
+		std::string first_hit ( boost::string_ref parFile, SearchType parType=Any ) const;
+		std::string first_hit ( Predicate parPredicate, SearchType parType=Any ) const;
+
+	private:
+		std::vector<std::string> m_paths;
+	};
+
+	class ShallowSearchPaths {
+	public:
+		ShallowSearchPaths ( void ) = default;
+		explicit ShallowSearchPaths ( std::vector<boost::string_ref>&& parList );
+		ShallowSearchPaths ( std::initializer_list<boost::string_ref> parInit );
+		~ShallowSearchPaths ( void ) noexcept;
+
+		void add_path ( boost::string_ref parPath );
+		std::string first_hit ( boost::string_ref parFile, SearchPaths::SearchType parType=SearchPaths::Any ) const;
+		std::string first_hit ( SearchPaths::Predicate parPredicate, SearchPaths::SearchType parType=SearchPaths::Any ) const;
+
+	private:
+		std::vector<boost::string_ref> m_paths;
+	};
+} //namespace dincore
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd9d26e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+project(${bare_name}-core CXX)
+
+add_library(${PROJECT_NAME}
+	searchpaths.cpp
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME}
+	PRIVATE ${bare_name}-if
+)
+
+target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME}
+	PRIVATE ${DINDEXER_PUB_INCLUDE_DIR}/${bare_name}-core
+)
+
+target_compile_features(${PROJECT_NAME}
+	INTERFACE cxx_nullptr
+	INTERFACE cxx_range_for
+	INTERFACE cxx_lambdas
+	INTERFACE cxx_decltype_auto
+	INTERFACE cxx_defaulted_functions
+	INTERFACE cxx_deleted_functions
+	INTERFACE cxx_auto_type
+	INTERFACE cxx_decltype_incomplete_return_types
+	INTERFACE cxx_defaulted_move_initializers
+	INTERFACE cxx_noexcept
+	INTERFACE cxx_rvalue_references
+	INTERFACE cxx_generalized_initializers
+	INTERFACE cxx_variadic_templates
+)
+
+install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME}
+	LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
+	RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+	ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib/static
+)
diff --git a/src/core/searchpaths.cpp b/src/core/searchpaths.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..573361b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/searchpaths.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+/* Copyright 2015, 2016, Michele Santullo
+ * This file is part of "dindexer".
+ *
+ * "dindexer" is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * "dindexer" is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with "dindexer".  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "searchpaths.hpp"
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+#include <boost/range/iterator_range_core.hpp>
+#include <ciso646>
+#include <cassert>
+
+namespace dincore {
+	namespace {
+		const std::string& STR_to_string (const std::string& parString) {
+			return parString;
+		}
+
+		std::string STR_to_string (boost::string_ref parString) {
+			return std::string(parString.data(), parString.size());
+		}
+
+		template <typename STR>
+		std::string first_hit_impl (const std::vector<STR>& parPaths, SearchPaths::Predicate parPredicate, SearchPaths::SearchType parType) {
+			using boost::filesystem::path;
+			using boost::filesystem::is_directory;
+			using boost::filesystem::directory_iterator;
+			using boost::filesystem::directory_entry;
+			using boost::make_iterator_range;
+
+			for (const auto& curr_dir_path : parPaths) {
+				path curr_path(STR_to_string(curr_dir_path));
+				auto listing = make_iterator_range(directory_iterator(curr_path), directory_iterator());
+				for (const directory_entry& entry : listing) {
+					if (
+						(parType == SearchPaths::Any) or
+						(parType == SearchPaths::Directory and is_directory(entry)) or
+						(parType == SearchPaths::File and not is_directory(entry))
+					) {
+						auto str_path = entry.path().string();
+						if (parPredicate(curr_dir_path, str_path))
+							return str_path;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			return std::string();
+		}
+
+		//std::string make_file_path (boost::string_ref parPath, boost::string_ref parName) {
+		//	assert(not parName.empty());
+		//	if (parName.empty())
+		//		return std::string(parPath.data(), parPath.size());
+
+		//	std::string retval;
+		//	const std::size_t slash = (not parPath.empty() and parPath[parPath.size() - 1] != '/' ? 1 : 0);
+		//	retval.reserve(parPath.size() + parName.size() + slash);
+		//	std::copy(parPath.begin(), parPath.end(), retval.begin());
+		//	retval[parPath.size()] = '/';
+		//	std::copy(parName.begin(), parName.end(), retval.begin() + parPath.size() + slash);
+		//	return retval;
+		//}
+
+		bool is_same_filename (boost::string_ref parBaseDir, const std::string& parFullPath, boost::string_ref parFilename) {
+			assert(parBaseDir.size() < parFullPath.size());
+			return boost::string_ref(parFullPath).substr(parBaseDir.size() + 1) == parFilename;
+		}
+	} //unnamed namespace
+
+	SearchPaths::SearchPaths (std::vector<std::string>&& parList) :
+		m_paths(std::move(parList))
+	{
+	}
+
+	SearchPaths::SearchPaths (std::initializer_list<std::string> parInit) :
+		m_paths(parInit)
+	{
+	}
+
+	SearchPaths::~SearchPaths() noexcept = default;
+
+	void SearchPaths::add_path (std::string&& parPath) {
+		if (std::find(m_paths.begin(), m_paths.end(), parPath) == m_paths.end()) {
+			m_paths.emplace_back(std::move(parPath));
+		}
+	}
+
+	std::string SearchPaths::first_hit (boost::string_ref parFile, SearchType parType) const {
+		using std::placeholders::_1;
+		using std::placeholders::_2;
+		return first_hit_impl(m_paths, std::bind(&is_same_filename, _1, _2, parFile), parType);
+	}
+
+	std::string SearchPaths::first_hit (Predicate parPredicate, SearchType parType) const {
+		return first_hit_impl(m_paths, parPredicate, parType);
+	}
+
+	ShallowSearchPaths::ShallowSearchPaths (std::vector<boost::string_ref>&& parList) :
+		m_paths(std::move(parList))
+	{
+	}
+
+	ShallowSearchPaths::ShallowSearchPaths (std::initializer_list<boost::string_ref> parInit) :
+		m_paths(parInit)
+	{
+	}
+
+	ShallowSearchPaths::~ShallowSearchPaths() noexcept = default;
+
+	void ShallowSearchPaths::add_path (boost::string_ref parPath) {
+		if (std::find(m_paths.begin(), m_paths.end(), parPath) == m_paths.end()) {
+			m_paths.push_back(parPath);
+		}
+	}
+
+	std::string ShallowSearchPaths::first_hit (boost::string_ref parFile, SearchPaths::SearchType parType) const {
+		using std::placeholders::_1;
+		using std::placeholders::_2;
+		return first_hit_impl(m_paths, std::bind(&is_same_filename, _1, _2, parFile), parType);
+	}
+
+	std::string ShallowSearchPaths::first_hit (SearchPaths::Predicate parPredicate, SearchPaths::SearchType parType) const {
+		return first_hit_impl(m_paths, parPredicate, parType);
+	}
+} //namespace dincore