diff --git a/.formatter.exs b/.formatter.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2cda26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.formatter.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Used by "mix format"
+[
+  inputs: ["{mix,.formatter}.exs", "{config,lib,test}/**/*.{ex,exs}"]
+]
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..982fb99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# The directory Mix will write compiled artifacts to.
+/_build/
+
+# If you run "mix test --cover", coverage assets end up here.
+/cover/
+
+# The directory Mix downloads your dependencies sources to.
+/deps/
+
+# Where third-party dependencies like ExDoc output generated docs.
+/doc/
+
+# Ignore .fetch files in case you like to edit your project deps locally.
+/.fetch
+
+# If the VM crashes, it generates a dump, let's ignore it too.
+erl_crash.dump
+
+# Also ignore archive artifacts (built via "mix archive.build").
+*.ez
+
+# Ignore package tarball (built via "mix hex.build").
+zig_doc-*.tar
+
+# Temporary files, for example, from tests.
+/tmp/
diff --git a/lib/mix.tasks/zig_doc.ex b/lib/mix.tasks/zig_doc.ex
index bf81fe9..4b9c24d 100644
--- a/lib/mix.tasks/zig_doc.ex
+++ b/lib/mix.tasks/zig_doc.ex
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.ZigDoc do
   @shortdoc "Generate documentation for the project"
   @requirements ["compile"]
 
-  @spec run([String.t], keyword) :: :ok
+  @spec run([String.t()], keyword) :: :ok
   @moduledoc """
 
   see `Mix.Tasks.Docs` for more information
diff --git a/lib/zig.doc.ex b/lib/zig.doc.ex
index e8cd847..815ff89 100644
--- a/lib/zig.doc.ex
+++ b/lib/zig.doc.ex
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 defmodule Zig.Doc do
-
   alias Zig.Doc.Generator
 
   @doc """
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ defmodule Zig.Doc do
       |> add_zig_doc_config(zig_doc_options)
 
     docs
-    |> List.first
+    |> List.first()
     |> Map.get(:docs)
     |> dbg(limit: 25)
 
diff --git a/lib/zig.doc/generator.ex b/lib/zig.doc/generator.ex
index 4078108..ee5da4b 100644
--- a/lib/zig.doc/generator.ex
+++ b/lib/zig.doc/generator.ex
@@ -7,43 +7,52 @@ defmodule Zig.Doc.Generator do
     with {:ok, file_path} <- Keyword.fetch(options, :file),
          {{:ok, file}, :read, _} <- {File.read(file_path), :read, file_path},
          {{:ok, sema}, :sema, _} <- {sema_module.run_sema(file_path), :sema, file_path} do
-
       parsed_document = Zig.Parser.parse(file)
 
-      doc_ast = if moduledoc = parsed_document.doc_comment do
-        DocAST.parse!(moduledoc, "text/markdown", [file: file_path, line: 1])
-      end
+      doc_ast =
+        if moduledoc = parsed_document.doc_comment do
+          DocAST.parse!(moduledoc, "text/markdown", file: file_path, line: 1)
+        end
 
       # TODO: needs source_path and source_url
       node = %ExDoc.ModuleNode{id: "#{id}", doc_line: 1, doc: doc_ast}
 
       Enum.reduce(parsed_document.code, node, &obtain_content(&1, &2, file_path, sema))
-
     else
-      :error -> Mix.raise("zig doc config error: configuration for module #{id} requires a `:file` option")
-      {{:error, reason}, :read, path} -> Mix.raise("zig doc error: file at `#{path}` doesn't exist")
-      {{:error, reason}, :sema, path} -> Mix.raise("zig doc error: sema failed for `#{path}`")
+      :error ->
+        Mix.raise(
+          "zig doc config error: configuration for module #{id} requires a `:file` option"
+        )
+
+      {{:error, reason}, :read, path} ->
+        Mix.raise("zig doc error: failure reading file at `#{path}` #{reason}")
+
+      {{:error, _reason}, :sema, path} ->
+        Mix.raise("zig doc error: sema failed for `#{path}`")
     end
   end
 
   defp obtain_content({:fn, fun = %{pub: true}, fn_parts}, acc, file_path, sema) do
-    doc_ast = if fndoc = fun.doc_comment do
-      DocAST.parse!(fndoc, "text/markdown", [file: file_path, line: fun.position.line])
-    end
+    doc_ast =
+      if fndoc = fun.doc_comment do
+        DocAST.parse!(fndoc, "text/markdown", file: file_path, line: fun.position.line)
+      end
 
     name = Keyword.fetch!(fn_parts, :name)
     type = Keyword.fetch!(fn_parts, :type)
     params = Keyword.fetch!(fn_parts, :params)
 
     # find the function in the sema
-    specs = sema.functions
-    |> Enum.find(&(&1.name == name))
-    |> Spec.function_from_sema
-    |> List.wrap
+    specs =
+      sema.functions
+      |> Enum.find(&(&1.name == name))
+      |> Spec.function_from_sema()
+      |> List.wrap()
 
-    param_string = params
-    |> Enum.map(fn {var, _, type} -> "#{var}: #{type}" end)
-    |> Enum.join(", ")
+    param_string =
+      params
+      |> Enum.map(fn {var, _, type} -> "#{var}: #{type}" end)
+      |> Enum.join(", ")
 
     signature = "#{name}(#{param_string}) #{type}"
 
@@ -60,5 +69,52 @@ defmodule Zig.Doc.Generator do
     %{acc | docs: [node | acc.docs]}
   end
 
+  defp obtain_content({:const, const, {name, _, _}}, acc, file_path, sema) do
+    doc_ast =
+      if doc = const.doc_comment do
+        DocAST.parse!(doc, "text/markdown", file: file_path, line: const.position.line)
+      end
+
+    # find the function in the sema
+    cond do
+      this_func = Enum.find(sema.functions, &(&1.name == name)) ->
+        specs =
+          this_func
+          |> Spec.function_from_sema()
+          |> List.wrap()
+
+        param_string = Enum.join(this_func.args, ", ")
+
+        signature = "#{name}(#{param_string}) #{this_func.return}"
+
+        # TODO: needs source_path and source_url
+        node = %ExDoc.FunctionNode{
+          id: "#{name}",
+          name: name,
+          arity: length(this_func.args),
+          doc: doc_ast,
+          signature: signature,
+          specs: specs
+        }
+
+        %{acc | docs: [node | acc.docs]}
+
+      this_type = Enum.find(sema.types, &(&1.name == name)) ->
+
+        node = %ExDoc.TypeNode{
+          id: "#{name}",
+          name: name,
+          signature: "#{name}",
+          doc: doc_ast,
+          spec: Spec.type_from_sema(this_type)
+        }
+
+        %{acc | typespecs: [node | acc.typespecs]}
+
+      true ->
+        acc
+    end
+  end
+
   defp obtain_content(_, acc, _, _), do: acc
 end
diff --git a/lib/zig.doc/sema.ex b/lib/zig.doc/sema.ex
index 8698a1b..43b13ba 100644
--- a/lib/zig.doc/sema.ex
+++ b/lib/zig.doc/sema.ex
@@ -2,21 +2,33 @@ defmodule Zig.Doc.Sema do
   @type type :: atom
 
   @type fun :: %{
-    name: atom,
-    return: type,
-    args: [type],
-  }
+          name: atom,
+          return: type,
+          args: [type]
+        }
 
-  @type const :: %{
-    name: atom,
-    type: type
-  }
+  @type decls :: %{
+          name: atom,
+          type: type
+        }
+
+  @type collection :: %{
+          vars: [decls],
+          consts: [decls],
+          functions: [fun]
+        }
+
+  @type typedef :: %{
+          name: atom,
+          def: atom | collection
+        }
 
   @type file :: %{
-    functions: [function],
-    consts: [const],
-    types: [type]
-  }
+          functions: [function],
+          consts: [decls],
+          vars: [decls],
+          types: [typedef]
+        }
 
   def new(addin \\ []) do
     Enum.into(addin, %{functions: [], consts: [], types: []})
diff --git a/lib/zig.doc/spec.ex b/lib/zig.doc/spec.ex
index 19bb2e6..eef2327 100644
--- a/lib/zig.doc/spec.ex
+++ b/lib/zig.doc/spec.ex
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 defmodule Zig.Doc.Spec do
   alias Zig.Doc.Sema
 
-  @spec function_from_sema(Sema.fun) :: Macro.t
+  @spec function_from_sema(Sema.fun()) :: Macro.t()
 
   def function_from_sema(fun) do
     name = fun.name
@@ -10,4 +10,8 @@ defmodule Zig.Doc.Spec do
 
     {:"::", [], [{name, [], args}, return_type]}
   end
+
+  def type_from_sema(type) do
+    {:"::", [], [{type.name, [], Elixir}, {type.def, [], Elixir}]}
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/_sources/const_function.zig b/test/_sources/const_function.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f2ef99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/_sources/const_function.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+fn foo(value: i32) i32 {
+    return value + 1;
+}
+
+/// this is the function bar
+pub const bar = foo;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/_sources/type_basic.zig b/test/_sources/type_basic.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67705e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/_sources/type_basic.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/// this is the foo type.
+const foo = i32;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/_support/sema.ex b/test/_support/sema.ex
index c3bedf6..4ba9c81 100644
--- a/test/_support/sema.ex
+++ b/test/_support/sema.ex
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 defmodule Zig.SemaAPI do
-  @type json :: nil | boolean | number | String.t | [json] | %{optional(String.t) => json}
-  @callback run_sema(Path.t) :: {:ok, json} | {:error, String.t}
+  @type json :: nil | boolean | number | String.t() | [json] | %{optional(String.t()) => json}
+  @callback run_sema(Path.t()) :: {:ok, json} | {:error, String.t()}
 end
 
 Mox.defmock(Zig.SemaMock, for: Zig.SemaAPI)
diff --git a/test/_support/zig_doc_case.ex b/test/_support/zig_doc_case.ex
index 3f0598e..6fb1034 100644
--- a/test/_support/zig_doc_case.ex
+++ b/test/_support/zig_doc_case.ex
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ defmodule Zig.Doc.Case do
   end
 
   def get_module(file) do
-    [module] =
-      Zig.Doc.add_zig_doc_config([], [module: [file: file]], Zig.SemaMock)
+    [module] = Zig.Doc.add_zig_doc_config([], [module: [file: file]], Zig.SemaMock)
     module
   end
 
@@ -23,13 +22,19 @@ defmodule Zig.Doc.Case do
 
   defmacro assert_code(string, data) do
     quote do
-      tgt = unquote(string)
-      |> Code.format_string!
-      |> IO.iodata_to_binary
+      tgt =
+        unquote(string)
+        |> Code.format_string!()
+        |> IO.iodata_to_binary()
 
-      assert tgt == unquote(data)
-      |> List.first
-      |> Macro.to_string()
+      # we'll never have multiple function heads, but here
+      # we need to be able to handle arrays and singular macros
+      # which is what types will give us.
+      assert tgt ==
+               unquote(data)
+               |> List.wrap
+               |> List.first()
+               |> Macro.to_string()
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/documentation/const_function_test.exs b/test/documentation/const_function_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d067de3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/documentation/const_function_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+defmodule ZigDocTest.Documentation.ConstFunctionTest do
+  use Zig.Doc.Case, async: true
+
+  alias Zig.Doc.Sema
+
+  test "documentation is generated for consts that are functions" do
+    expect_sema({:ok, Sema.new(functions: [%{name: :bar, return: :i32, args: [:i32]}])})
+
+    assert %{docs: [function]} = get_module("test/_sources/const_function.zig")
+
+    assert [{:p, [], [" this is the function bar"], %{}}] = function.doc
+
+    # note that we lose the signature because we won't be digging too hard to find
+    # the rest.
+
+    assert "bar(i32) i32" = function.signature
+
+    assert_code(
+      """
+      bar(i32) :: i32
+      """,
+      function.specs
+    )
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/documentation/function_test.exs b/test/documentation/function_test.exs
index ada7049..d0606b9 100644
--- a/test/documentation/function_test.exs
+++ b/test/documentation/function_test.exs
@@ -6,15 +6,16 @@ defmodule ZigDocTest.Documentation.FunctionTest do
   test "function-level documentation is generated" do
     expect_sema({:ok, Sema.new(functions: [%{name: :foo, return: :i32, args: [:i32]}])})
 
-    assert %{docs: [function]} =
-      get_module("test/_sources/function.zig")
+    assert %{docs: [function]} = get_module("test/_sources/function.zig")
 
     assert [{:p, [], [" this is the function foo"], %{}}] = function.doc
     assert "foo(value: i32) i32" = function.signature
 
-    assert_code("""
-    foo(i32) :: i32
-    """,
-    function.specs)
+    assert_code(
+      """
+      foo(i32) :: i32
+      """,
+      function.specs
+    )
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/documentation/module_test.exs b/test/documentation/module_test.exs
index 4d2d32c..d1f67bf 100644
--- a/test/documentation/module_test.exs
+++ b/test/documentation/module_test.exs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ defmodule ZigDocTest.Documentation.ModuleTest do
   alias Zig.Doc.Sema
 
   test "module-level documentation is generated" do
-
     expect_sema({:ok, Sema.new()})
 
     assert %{doc: [{:p, [], [" tests module-level comment content"], %{}}]} =
diff --git a/test/documentation/type_basic_test.exs b/test/documentation/type_basic_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b0ce7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/documentation/type_basic_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+defmodule ZigDocTest.Documentation.TypeBasicTest do
+  use Zig.Doc.Case, async: true
+
+  alias Zig.Doc.Sema
+
+  test "type-level documentation is generated" do
+    expect_sema({:ok, Sema.new(types: [%{name: :foo, def: :i32}])})
+
+    assert %{typespecs: [type]} = get_module("test/_sources/type_basic.zig")
+
+    assert [{:p, [], [" this is the foo type."], %{}}] = type.doc
+    assert "foo" = type.signature
+
+    assert_code(
+      """
+      foo :: i32
+      """,
+      type.spec
+    )
+  end
+end