diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 08576a8..1f89c83 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@
 data/
 __pycache__/
 .venv/
+
+# don't push test data
+csv/*
+data/*
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diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index dc2cb9f..aa8cc40 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def post():
     if data_file.exists():
         return json.dumps({"message": "This submission already exists!"}), 400
     with data_file.open("w", encoding ="utf-8") as f:
-        f.write(json.dumps(res));
+        f.write(json.dumps(res, ident=4));
         return json.dumps({"message": "Success"}), 200
 
     return json.dumps({"message": "Internal Server Error"}), 500
diff --git a/collect.py b/collect.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88b8c4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collect.py
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+"""
+    Collects data from each json file in the `DATA_ROOT` directory.
+    Deposits into `OUTPUT_ROOT`/<team_number>.csv directory files.
+
+    ( sorry addison i made an overcomplicated thing again )
+"""
+
+import os
+import json
+import csv
+
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Dict, List
+
+DEFAULT_DATA_ROOT   = Path("./data/")
+DEFAULT_OUTPUT_ROOT = Path("./csv/")
+
+data: Dict[str, List[List]] = {}
+
+def main():
+    collect_to_csv(**parse_args())
+
+def collect_to_csv(data_root, output_root, verbose) -> None:
+    os.makedirs(output_root, exist_ok=True)
+    if not os.path.isdir(data_root):
+        print_if(verbose, f"ERROR: Data root folder '{data_root}' does not exist.")
+
+    load_files(data_root, verbose=verbose)
+    write_data(output_root, verbose=verbose)
+
+    print_if(verbose, f"\nSuccess!\nData deposited to folder '{output_root}'.")
+
+def parse_args():
+    import argparse
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+                    prog='CSVCollector',
+                    description='JSON scattered files to CSV.',
+                    epilog='python collect.py [<input>] [-o <output>]')
+
+    parser.add_argument('-i', '--input',   default=DEFAULT_DATA_ROOT,   required=False)
+    parser.add_argument('-o', '--output',  default=DEFAULT_OUTPUT_ROOT, required=False)
+    parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', default=True, required=False)
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    return dict(
+        data_root=Path(args.input),
+        output_root=Path(args.output),
+        verbose=args.verbose
+    )
+
+def print_if(condition, msg):
+    if condition: print(msg)
+
+def load_files(data_root, verbose=False) -> None:
+    """
+        Loads all files in `DATA_ROOT` into the data dictionary.
+        Delegates work to `load_file`.
+    """
+    print_if(verbose, f"Loading data from {data_root}...")
+
+    for root, _, files in os.walk(data_root):
+        for file_name in files:
+            team_number = root.split("/")[1]
+            load_file(team_number, root + '/' + file_name, verbose=verbose)
+
+def load_file(team_number: str, file_path: Path, verbose=False) -> None:
+    """
+        args:
+            team_number: e.g. `"3952"`
+            file_path: "./data/<team_number>/(qual | playoffs)/<n>.txt
+                       e.g. `"/data/3951/playoffs/5.txt"`
+
+        Appends the *values* of the JSON file to the `data` dict: 
+        `data[team_number].append(file_data)`
+    """
+
+    print_if(verbose, f"Loading file {file_path}...")
+
+    with open(file_path) as f:
+        file_data = json.loads(f.read())
+    file_data["file_path"] = file_path
+
+    if data.get(team_number) is None:
+        data[team_number] = []
+    data[team_number].append(file_data)
+
+def write_data(output_root, verbose=False) -> None:
+    """
+        args:
+            data: A dictionary (team_number: str to data: List[List]) that stores
+                  each datum as a list. Each entry in a data list would represent one
+                  loaded JSON file. Each key/value pair will become an individual CSV file.
+
+        Writes all the data into individual CSV files at paths OUTPUT_ROOT/<team_number>.csv
+        Field names will be written into the first row.
+    """
+
+    print_if(verbose, "Writing data...")
+    for team_number, team_datas in data.items():
+        print_if(verbose, f"Writing data for team #{team_number}...")
+        file_name = team_number + ".csv"
+        with open(output_root / file_name, "w") as f:
+            writer = csv.writer(f)
+            writer.writerow(team_datas[0].keys())
+            for team_data in team_datas:
+                writer.writerow(team_data.values())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
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