diff --git a/src/gather.rs b/src/gather.rs
index aa6a022..c861a2f 100644
--- a/src/gather.rs
+++ b/src/gather.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
-use std::fs;
-use std::io::Read;
+use std::{fs, io};
+use std::io::{Error, Read};
+
+pub trait Loader {
+    fn load(&self, file_name: &str) -> Result<Gather, io::Error>;
+}
+
+impl Loader for Gather {
+    fn load(&self, file_name: &str) -> Result<Gather, Error> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+}
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum Precision {
@@ -8,16 +18,16 @@ pub enum Precision {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct Gather<T> {
+pub struct Gather {
     pub id: u16,
     pub nt: u16,
     pub nx: u16,
     pub dt: f32,
-    pub data: Option<Box<T>>,
+    pub data: Option<Vec<f64>>,
     precision: Option<Precision>,
 }
 
-#[allow(dead_code)]
+
 fn read_binary_file(file_name: &str) -> Result<Vec<u8>, String>{
     let raw_data = fs::read(file_name);
     let data = match raw_data {
@@ -34,7 +44,7 @@ fn write_binary_to_file(file_path: &str, data: Vec<u8>) -> std::io::Result<()> {
 }
 
 #[allow(dead_code)]
-fn group_u8_to_f64(bytes: &[u8]) -> Vec<f64> {
+fn bytes_to_f64(bytes: &[u8]) -> Vec<f64> {
     bytes
         .chunks_exact(8)  // Take chunks of 8 bytes
         .map(|chunk| {
@@ -45,9 +55,15 @@ fn group_u8_to_f64(bytes: &[u8]) -> Vec<f64> {
         .collect()
 }
 
+/// Convert a slice of f64 values to a Vec<u8> for writing to a binary file
+///
+/// # Arguments
+/// * `data`: &[f64]
+///
+/// returns: Vec<u8, Global>
 #[allow(dead_code)]
-fn split_f64_to_u8(values: &[f64]) -> Vec<u8> {
-    values
+fn data_to_bytes(data: &[f64]) -> Vec<u8> {
+   data
         .iter()
         .flat_map(|&f| {
             let bits = f.to_bits();
@@ -63,7 +79,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn writes_binary_file() {
         let double_data: Vec<f64> = vec![10.352012, -5.0272, 3.0, -2.0899];
-        let bytes = split_f64_to_u8(&double_data);
+        let bytes = data_to_bytes(&double_data);
         let file_path: &str = "./testTrace.bin";
         let raw_data = write_binary_to_file(file_path, bytes);
         println!("Gather: {:?}", raw_data)
@@ -72,7 +88,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn reads_binary_file() {
-        let file_path: &str = "./resources/shot6220.bin";
+        let file_path: &str = "./testTrace.bin";
         let raw_data = read_binary_file(file_path);
         println!("Gather: {:?}", raw_data)
     }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 19dc94c..9077467 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 mod gather;
+pub use gather::Gather;
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