diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 19c9ed6..4c581cf 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ edition = "2018"
 reqwest = "0.9.22"
 tempfile = "3.1.0"
 futures = "0.3.1"
+petgraph = "0.5.1"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index f0906f5..a623ad1 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#![feature(str_strip)]
 extern crate reqwest;
 extern crate tempfile;
 
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ use crate::problem4::lib::Problem4;
 use crate::problem5::lib::Problem5;
 use crate::problem6::lib::Problem6;
 use crate::problem7::lib::Problem7;
+use crate::problem8::lib::Problem8;
 
 mod problem1;
 mod problem2;
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ mod problem4;
 mod problem5;
 mod problem6;
 mod problem7;
+mod problem8;
 mod util;
 
 
@@ -53,7 +56,11 @@ fn main() {
     // problem6.run_part1();
     // problem6.run_part2();
 
-    let problem7 = Problem7::new(&util::get_problem(7));
+    /*let problem7 = Problem7::new(&util::get_problem(7));
     problem7.run_part1();
-    problem7.run_part2();
+    problem7.run_part2();*/
+
+    let problem8 = Problem8::new(&util::get_problem(8));
+    problem8.run_part1();
+    problem8.run_part2();
 }
diff --git a/src/problem7/lib.rs b/src/problem7/lib.rs
index 985848b..b7d280c 100644
--- a/src/problem7/lib.rs
+++ b/src/problem7/lib.rs
@@ -1,46 +1,169 @@
+use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 
+use petgraph::algo::{all_simple_paths, has_path_connecting};
+use petgraph::Graph;
+use petgraph::graph::{DiGraph, Node, NodeIndex, node_index};
+use petgraph::dot::{Dot, Config};
 
 use crate::Problem;
-use std::collections::HashSet;
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::Write;
+use petgraph::visit::{Dfs, depth_first_search, DfsEvent};
 
 pub struct Problem7 {
-    groups: Vec<HashSet<char>>,
+    // <nodes, edges>
+    rules: DiGraph<String, i32>,
+    node_lookup: HashMap<String, NodeIndex>,
 }
 
+impl Problem7 {
 
-impl Problem7 {}
+    fn index_to_name(&self, node_ind: NodeIndex<u32>) -> Option<String> {
+        let v = self.node_lookup.iter().filter_map(|(k, v)| {
+            if *v == node_index(node_ind.index()){
+                Some(k.clone())
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        }).collect::<Vec<String>>();
+        match v.first() {
+            None => {None}
+            Some(v) => {Some(v.clone())}
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn dfs(&self, multiplier: u64, node: NodeIndex<u32>) -> u64 {
+        println!("starting dfs at {:?}, {:?}", multiplier, node);
+
+        let mut sum : u64 = 0;
+        let mut multiplier : u64 = multiplier;
+        let mut last_multiple : Vec<u64> = vec![1];
+
+        let result = depth_first_search(&self.rules, Some(node), |event| {
+            match event {
+                DfsEvent::Discover(q, e) => {
+                    println!("Discover Node        : Node : {:?}", self.index_to_name(q));
+                    Ok(())
+                }
+                DfsEvent::BackEdge(q, e) => {
+                    println!("Back Edge            : NodeA : {:?} ---> NodeB : {:?}", self.index_to_name(q), self.index_to_name(e));
+                    Err(event)
+                }
+                DfsEvent::TreeEdge(q, e) => {
+                    println!("Tree                 : NodeA : {:?} ---> NodeB : {:?}", self.index_to_name(q), self.index_to_name(e));
+                    let edge_weight = *(self.rules.edges_connecting(q, e).filter_map(|a| {
+                        Some(*a.weight())
+                    }).collect::<Vec<i32>>().first().unwrap());
+
+                    multiplier *= edge_weight as u64;
+                    println!("Tree Meta            : Multiplier : {:?} ==== Edge Weight : {:?}", multiplier, edge_weight);
+                    last_multiple.push(edge_weight as u64);
+
+                    Ok(())
+                }
+                DfsEvent::CrossForwardEdge(q, e) => {
+                    println!("Cross                : Start {:?} ---> End {:?} ==== Sum@Now {}", self.index_to_name(q), self.index_to_name(e), sum);
+
+                    let edge_weight = *(self.rules.edges_connecting(q, e).filter_map(|a| {
+                        Some(*a.weight())
+                    }).collect::<Vec<i32>>().first().unwrap());
+
+                    multiplier *=  edge_weight as u64;
+                    println!("Cross Meta           : Multiplier : {:?} ==== Edge Weight : {:?}", multiplier, edge_weight);
+                    last_multiple.push(edge_weight as u64);
+
+                    sum += self.dfs(multiplier, e);
+                    println!("Sum after            : {}", sum);
+                    Ok(())
+                }
+                DfsEvent::Finish(q, e) => { // finds leaf and reverses back up
+                    println!("Finish               : Node {:?}", self.index_to_name(q));
+                    sum += multiplier as u64;
+                    multiplier /= last_multiple.pop().unwrap();
+                    if last_multiple.len() == 0 {
+                        sum -= 1;
+                        println!("reached root");
+                    }
+                    println!("Finish - calcs       : sum {:?}, multiplier {:?}", sum, multiplier);
+                    Ok(())
+                }
+            }
+        });
+        println!("exiting dfs");
+        sum
+    }
+}
 
 impl Problem for Problem7 {
     fn new(input: &String) -> Self {
-        Problem7 {
-            groups: input
-                .split("\n\n")
-                .filter_map(|s| {
-                    let s = s.trim().split("\n");
-                    let mut sets = Vec::new();
-                    for i in s {
-                        let v : HashSet<char> = i.chars().filter_map(|c| {
-                            if c.is_whitespace() {
-                                None
-                            } else {
-                                Some(c)
-                            }
-                        }).collect::<HashSet<char>>();
-                        sets.push(v);
+        let mut r = Problem7 {
+            rules: DiGraph::new(),
+            node_lookup: Default::default(),
+        };
+        r.node_lookup.insert("shiny gold bag".to_string(), r.rules.add_node("shiny gold bag".to_string()));
+        for line in input.split("\n") {
+            let s = line.trim();
+            if !s.is_empty() {
+                let mut split = s.split("contain");
+                let mut node = split.next().unwrap().trim();
+                if node.ends_with("s") {
+                    node = &node[0..node.len() - 1]
+                }
+
+                r.node_lookup.insert(node.to_string(), r.rules.add_node(node.to_string()));
+            }
+        }
+
+        for line in input.split("\n") {
+            let s = line.trim();
+            if !s.is_empty() {
+                let mut split = s.split("contain");
+                let mut node = split.next().unwrap().trim();
+                if node.ends_with("s") {
+                    node = &node[0..node.len() - 1]
+                }
+                let root = r.node_lookup.get(node).unwrap();
+
+                let raw_subs = split.next().unwrap().split(", ");
+                for i in raw_subs {
+                    let item = i.trim();
+                    if item.starts_with(char::is_numeric) {
+                        let mut node = (&item[2..]).split(".").next().unwrap();
+                        if node.ends_with("s") {
+                            node = &node[0..node.len() - 1]
+                        }
+                        let count = &item[..1].parse::<i32>().unwrap();
+                        r.rules.add_edge(*root, *r.node_lookup.get(node).unwrap(), *count);
                     }
-                    let mut iter = sets.iter();
-                    let intersection : HashSet<char> =
-                        iter.next().map(|set| iter.fold(set.clone(), |set1, set2| set1.intersection(set2).map(|c| *c).collect())).unwrap().clone();
-                    Some(intersection)
-                }).collect(),
+                }
+            }
         }
+        r
     }
 
     fn run_part1(&self) {
+        // println!("{:?}", self.node_lookup);
+        // let mut count = 0;
+        // for (k, v) in &self.node_lookup {
+        //     let r = has_path_connecting(&self.rules,
+        //                         *self.node_lookup.get(k).unwrap(),
+        //                         *self.node_lookup.get("shiny gold bag").unwrap(), None);
+        //     println!("{} : {}", k, r);
+        //     if r {
+        //         count += 1
+        //     }
+        // }
+        // println!("{}", count);
 
+        // let mut f = File::create("example.dot").unwrap();
+        // let output = format!("{}", Dot::with_config(&self.rules, &[Config::EdgeNoLabel]));
+        // f.write_all(&output.as_bytes()).expect("could not write file");
     }
 
     fn run_part2(&self) {
+
+        println!("ending count = {:?}", self.dfs(1, node_index(self.node_lookup.get("shiny gold bag").unwrap().index())));
+
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/problem8/lib.rs b/src/problem8/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45fed38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/problem8/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+
+use crate::Problem;
+
+pub struct Problem8 {
+    number_list: Vec<i32>,
+}
+
+impl Problem8 {}
+
+impl Problem for Problem8 {
+    fn new(input: &String) -> Self {
+        Problem8 {
+            number_list: input
+                .split("\n")
+                .filter_map(|s| {
+                    let s = s.trim();
+                    if !s.is_empty() {
+                        Some(s.parse::<i32>().unwrap())
+                    } else {
+                        None
+                    }
+                }).collect(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn run_part1(&self) {
+
+    }
+
+    fn run_part2(&self) {
+
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/problem8/mod.rs b/src/problem8/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..965f28e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/problem8/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod lib;