diff --git a/2024/day-3/Cargo.toml b/2024/day-3/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "day-3"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+authors.workspace = true
+repository.workspace = true
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+
+[dependencies]
+nom.workspace = true
+itertools.workspace = true
+log.workspace = true
+error-stack.workspace = true
+thiserror.workspace = true
+dhat.workspace = true
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+test-log.workspace = true
+
+[features]
+dhat-heap = []
diff --git a/2024/day-3/src/lib.rs b/2024/day-3/src/lib.rs
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+pub mod part1;
+pub use crate::part1::*;
+pub mod part2;
+pub use crate::part2::*;
diff --git a/2024/day-3/src/main.rs b/2024/day-3/src/main.rs
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+#![warn(clippy::all, clippy::pedantic)]
+
+use day_3::part1;
+use day_3::part2;
+
+use error_stack::{Result, ResultExt};
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "dhat-heap")]
+#[global_allocator]
+static ALLOC: dhat::Alloc = dhat::Alloc;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+enum Day3Error {
+    #[error("Part 1 failed")]
+    Part1Error,
+    #[error("Part 2 failed")]
+    Part2Error,
+}
+
+fn main() -> Result<(), Day3Error> {
+    #[cfg(feature = "dhat-heap")]
+    let _profiler = dhat::Profiler::new_heap();
+
+    let input = include_str!("./input.txt");
+    let part1_result = part1(input).change_context(Day3Error::Part1Error)?;
+    println!("part 1: {part1_result}");
+    let part2_result = part2(input).change_context(Day3Error::Part2Error)?;
+    println!("part 2: {part2_result}");
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/2024/day-3/src/part1.rs b/2024/day-3/src/part1.rs
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+#![warn(clippy::all, clippy::pedantic)]
+
+use error_stack::Result;
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+// day-3
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum Day3Part1Error{
+    #[error("Problem parsing Day 3")]
+    ParseError,
+}
+
+pub fn part1 (_input: &str) -> Result<String, Day3Part1Error> {
+    Ok("Not Finished".to_string())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    const INPUT: &str = "";
+
+    #[test_log::test]
+    #[test_log(default_log_filter = "trace")]
+    fn part1_works() {
+        let result = part1(INPUT).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result, "Not Finished".to_string());
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/2024/day-3/src/part2.rs b/2024/day-3/src/part2.rs
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+#![warn(clippy::all, clippy::pedantic)]
+
+use error_stack::Result;
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+// day-3
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum Day3Part2Error{
+    #[error("Problem parsing Day 3")]
+    ParseError,
+}
+
+pub fn part2 (_input: &str) -> Result<String, Day3Part2Error> {
+    Ok("Not Finished".to_string())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    const INPUT: &str = "";
+
+    #[test_log::test]
+    #[test_log(default_log_filter = "trace")]
+    fn part2_works() {
+        let result = part2(INPUT).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result, "Not Finished".to_string());
+    }
+}
+