diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 22f28b1..32729b1 100644
--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 add_library(lib
+  compile.c
   construct.c
   convert.c
   desugar.c
diff --git a/lib/compile.c b/lib/compile.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b81ded9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/compile.c
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Camden Dixie O'Brien
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ */
+
+#include "compile.h"
+
+#include "parse.h"
+#include "desugar.h"
+#include "construct.h"
+#include "convert.h"
+
+bool compile(const char *regex, int len, fsa_t *dfa_out)
+{
+	regex_t pt;
+	if (-1 == parse_expr(regex, len, &pt))
+		return false;
+	desugar_regex(&pt);
+
+	fsa_t nfa;
+	construct_nfa(&pt, &nfa);
+	regex_free(&pt);
+
+	convert_to_dfa(&nfa, dfa_out);
+	fsa_free(&nfa);
+
+	return true;
+}
diff --git a/lib/include/compile.h b/lib/include/compile.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9ff077
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/include/compile.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Camden Dixie O'Brien
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ */
+
+#ifndef COMPILE_H
+#define COMPILE_H
+
+#include "fsa.h"
+
+bool compile(const char *regex, int len, fsa_t *dfa_out);
+
+#endif