diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c59f3e99..d77b059b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "inotify"
-version = "0.6.1"
+version = "0.7.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 1.2.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -1037,15 +1037,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "notify"
-version = "4.0.14"
+version = "4.0.15"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 1.2.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "filetime 0.2.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "fsevent 0.4.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "fsevent-sys 2.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "inotify 0.6.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "kernel32-sys 0.2.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "inotify 0.7.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "libc 0.2.66 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "mio 0.6.21 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "mio-extras 2.0.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -1672,7 +1671,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "lazy_static 1.4.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "log 0.4.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "maplit 1.0.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "notify 4.0.14 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "notify 4.0.15 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "paste 0.1.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "pretty_assertions 0.6.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "rbx_binary 0.5.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -2359,6 +2358,13 @@ name = "version_check"
 version = "0.9.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "vfs"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "notify 4.0.15 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "walkdir"
 version = "2.2.9"
@@ -2546,7 +2552,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "checksum idna 0.1.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "38f09e0f0b1fb55fdee1f17470ad800da77af5186a1a76c026b679358b7e844e"
 "checksum idna 0.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "02e2673c30ee86b5b96a9cb52ad15718aa1f966f5ab9ad54a8b95d5ca33120a9"
 "checksum indexmap 1.3.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "712d7b3ea5827fcb9d4fda14bf4da5f136f0db2ae9c8f4bd4e2d1c6fde4e6db2"
-"checksum inotify 0.6.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "40b54539f3910d6f84fbf9a643efd6e3aa6e4f001426c0329576128255994718"
+"checksum inotify 0.7.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "24e40d6fd5d64e2082e0c796495c8ef5ad667a96d03e5aaa0becfd9d47bcbfb8"
 "checksum inotify-sys 0.1.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "e74a1aa87c59aeff6ef2cc2fa62d41bc43f54952f55652656b18a02fd5e356c0"
 "checksum insta 0.12.0 (git+https://github.com/mitsuhiko/insta)" = "<none>"
 "checksum insta 0.12.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "0d499dc062e841590a67230d853bce62d0abeb91304927871670b7c55c461349"
@@ -2578,7 +2584,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "checksum miow 0.2.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "8c1f2f3b1cf331de6896aabf6e9d55dca90356cc9960cca7eaaf408a355ae919"
 "checksum native-tls 0.2.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "4b2df1a4c22fd44a62147fd8f13dd0f95c9d8ca7b2610299b2a2f9cf8964274e"
 "checksum net2 0.2.33 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "42550d9fb7b6684a6d404d9fa7250c2eb2646df731d1c06afc06dcee9e1bcf88"
-"checksum notify 4.0.14 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "199628fc33b21bc767baa057490b00b382ecbae030803a7b36292422d15b778b"
+"checksum notify 4.0.15 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "80ae4a7688d1fab81c5bf19c64fc8db920be8d519ce6336ed4e7efe024724dbd"
 "checksum num-traits 0.2.10 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "d4c81ffc11c212fa327657cb19dd85eb7419e163b5b076bede2bdb5c974c07e4"
 "checksum num_cpus 1.11.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "76dac5ed2a876980778b8b85f75a71b6cbf0db0b1232ee12f826bccb00d09d72"
 "checksum opaque-debug 0.2.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "2839e79665f131bdb5782e51f2c6c9599c133c6098982a54c794358bf432529c"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c01c5acc..c6b89947 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,12 +32,14 @@ members = [
     "rojo-test",
     "rojo-insta-ext",
     "clibrojo",
+    "vfs",
 ]
 
 default-members = [
     ".",
     "rojo-test",
     "rojo-insta-ext",
+    "vfs",
 ]
 
 [lib]
diff --git a/vfs/Cargo.toml b/vfs/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b6eabf28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vfs/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[package]
+name = "vfs"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Lucien Greathouse <me@lpghatguy.com>"]
+edition = "2018"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+notify = "4.0.15"
diff --git a/vfs/src/lib.rs b/vfs/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7246111f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vfs/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+mod noop_backend;
+mod std_backend;
+
+use std::io;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+
+pub use noop_backend::NoopBackend;
+pub use std_backend::StdBackend;
+
+pub trait VfsBackend {
+    fn read(&self, path: &Path) -> io::Result<Vec<u8>>;
+    fn write(&self, path: &Path, data: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()>;
+    fn read_dir(&self, path: &Path) -> io::Result<ReadDir>;
+    fn metadata(&self, path: &Path) -> io::Result<Metadata>;
+}
+
+pub struct DirEntry {
+    path: PathBuf,
+}
+
+impl DirEntry {
+    pub fn path(&self) -> &Path {
+        &self.path
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct ReadDir {
+    inner: Box<dyn Iterator<Item = io::Result<DirEntry>>>,
+}
+
+impl Iterator for ReadDir {
+    type Item = io::Result<DirEntry>;
+
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        self.inner.next()
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Metadata {
+    is_file: bool,
+}
+
+impl Metadata {
+    pub fn is_file(&self) -> bool {
+        self.is_file
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_dir(&self) -> bool {
+        !self.is_file
+    }
+}
+
+struct VfsLock {
+    data: (),
+    backend: Box<dyn VfsBackend>,
+}
+
+impl VfsLock {
+    pub fn read<P: AsRef<Path>>(&mut self, path: P) -> io::Result<Arc<Vec<u8>>> {
+        let path = path.as_ref();
+        let contents = self.backend.read(path)?;
+        Ok(Arc::new(contents))
+    }
+
+    pub fn write<P: AsRef<Path>, C: AsRef<[u8]>>(
+        &mut self,
+        path: P,
+        contents: C,
+    ) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let path = path.as_ref();
+        let contents = contents.as_ref();
+        self.backend.write(path, contents)
+    }
+
+    pub fn read_dir<P: AsRef<Path>>(&mut self, path: P) -> io::Result<ReadDir> {
+        let path = path.as_ref();
+        self.backend.read_dir(path)
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Vfs {
+    inner: Mutex<VfsLock>,
+}
+
+impl Vfs {
+    pub fn new<B: VfsBackend + 'static>(backend: B) -> Self {
+        let lock = VfsLock {
+            data: (),
+            backend: Box::new(backend),
+        };
+
+        Self {
+            inner: Mutex::new(lock),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn read<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, path: P) -> io::Result<Arc<Vec<u8>>> {
+        let path = path.as_ref();
+        let mut inner = self.inner.lock().unwrap();
+        inner.read(path)
+    }
+
+    pub fn write<P: AsRef<Path>, C: AsRef<[u8]>>(&self, path: P, contents: C) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let path = path.as_ref();
+        let contents = contents.as_ref();
+        let mut inner = self.inner.lock().unwrap();
+        inner.write(path, contents)
+    }
+
+    pub fn read_dir<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, path: P) -> io::Result<ReadDir> {
+        let path = path.as_ref();
+        let mut inner = self.inner.lock().unwrap();
+        inner.read_dir(path)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/vfs/src/noop_backend.rs b/vfs/src/noop_backend.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..95e66205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vfs/src/noop_backend.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+use std::io;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+use crate::{Metadata, ReadDir, VfsBackend};
+
+pub struct NoopBackend;
+
+impl VfsBackend for NoopBackend {
+    fn read(&self, path: &Path) -> io::Result<Vec<u8>> {
+        Err(io::Error::new(
+            io::ErrorKind::Other,
+            "NoopBackend doesn't do anything",
+        ))
+    }
+
+    fn write(&self, path: &Path, data: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
+        Err(io::Error::new(
+            io::ErrorKind::Other,
+            "NoopBackend doesn't do anything",
+        ))
+    }
+
+    fn read_dir(&self, path: &Path) -> io::Result<ReadDir> {
+        Err(io::Error::new(
+            io::ErrorKind::Other,
+            "NoopBackend doesn't do anything",
+        ))
+    }
+
+    fn metadata(&self, path: &Path) -> io::Result<Metadata> {
+        Err(io::Error::new(
+            io::ErrorKind::Other,
+            "NoopBackend doesn't do anything",
+        ))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/vfs/src/std_backend.rs b/vfs/src/std_backend.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e2d4f6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vfs/src/std_backend.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+use std::fs;
+use std::io;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+use crate::{DirEntry, Metadata, ReadDir, VfsBackend};
+
+pub struct StdBackend;
+
+impl VfsBackend for StdBackend {
+    fn read(&self, path: &Path) -> io::Result<Vec<u8>> {
+        fs::read(path)
+    }
+
+    fn write(&self, path: &Path, data: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
+        fs::write(path, data)
+    }
+
+    fn read_dir(&self, path: &Path) -> io::Result<ReadDir> {
+        let inner = fs::read_dir(path)?.map(|entry| {
+            Ok(DirEntry {
+                path: entry?.path(),
+            })
+        });
+
+        Ok(ReadDir {
+            inner: Box::new(inner),
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn metadata(&self, path: &Path) -> io::Result<Metadata> {
+        let inner = fs::metadata(path)?;
+
+        Ok(Metadata {
+            is_file: inner.is_file(),
+        })
+    }
+}