diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ab47253..fa5025c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 __pycache__
-*.pyc
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+*.pyc
+*.log
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Graphing
+
+![example graph](graph.png)
+
+A cli graphing tool to plot anything you want
diff --git a/cpu-temp.png b/cpu-temp.png
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diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index e098d41..c8f70aa 100644
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [
     (python3.withPackages (ps: with ps; [
        pylint
-       plotly
+       matplotlib
        clint
     ]))
   ];
diff --git a/graph.png b/graph.png
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diff --git a/graphing-nix.sh b/graphing-nix.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index e69de29..b3aff78
--- a/graphing-nix.sh
+++ b/graphing-nix.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
+#! nix-shell -i bash -p python3 python37Packages.matplotlib
+
+$(dirname $(realpath $0))/graphing.py "$@"
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diff --git a/graphing.py b/graphing.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index e69de29..8a49f19
--- a/graphing.py
+++ b/graphing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import time
+import argparse
+import matplotlib
+from graphing import *
+
+# matplotlib setup
+matplotlib.pyplot.style.use('dark_background')
+matplotlib.rcParams['toolbar'] = 'None'
+
+# arg parser
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Visualize data as graphs')
+parser.add_argument('title', type=str, help="name of the chart", default=None, nargs='?')
+parser.add_argument('-n', type=int, help="number of records to show, -1 for no limit. Default 50", default=50, dest="samples")
+parser.add_argument('-l', '--limits', type=str, help="limits for the y-axis. If not set, use best-fit. Example values are 0-10, 5- (starting at 5), or -10 (lower than 10)")
+parser.add_argument('-b', '--batch', help="batch processing. Do not use timestamp from when they were read from stdin.", action="store_true")
+parser.add_argument('-i', '--input', type=str, help="read from file rather than stdin. Also enables batch mode and sets samples to -1.")
+parser.add_argument('-o', '--output', type=str, help="Write final chart to file")
+parser.add_argument('-f', '--full', help="fullscreen mode - hide all axis labels and title, only display graph.", action="store_true")
+parser.add_argument('-x', '--read-x-values', help="read value of x-axis from input. Input is now \"<x>, <y>\" tuple (comma separated)", action="store_true", dest="read_x")
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+# setup batch and sample count for when using input file
+if args.input:
+    args.batch = True
+    args.samples = -1
+
+# parse limit arg
+args.limits = parse_limits(args.limits)
+
+# instatiate chart with our args
+chart = Chart(title=args.title, limits=args.limits, batch=args.batch, samples=args.samples, fullscreen=args.full, show=not args.output, read_x=args.read_x)
+
+
+# final waiting state
+try:
+    if not args.input:
+    # read args from stdin
+        while_stdin(chart.read_input)
+    else:
+        with open(args.input) as f:
+            for line in f:
+                chart.read_input(line.strip())
+
+    chart.ui_update(final_draw = True)
+    while not args.output:
+        time.sleep(1)
+except KeyboardInterrupt:
+    if args.output:
+        chart.save_to_file(args.output)
+    else:
+        chart.ui_update(final_draw = True)
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diff --git a/graphing/__init__.py b/graphing/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f407d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphing/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from .stdin import while_stdin
+from .chart import Chart
+from .helpers import parse_limits
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diff --git a/graphing/bar.py b/graphing/bar.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84904c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphing/bar.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from .chart import Chart
+
+
+class BarChart(Chart):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.draw_opts = "b."
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diff --git a/graphing/chart.py b/graphing/chart.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f917f59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphing/chart.py
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+import matplotlib
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt 
+import matplotlib.dates as mdates
+
+class Chart:
+    def __init__(self, samples = 50, title = None, limits = None, batch=False, show=True, fullscreen=False, read_x=False):
+        self.start = datetime.now()
+        self.x = []
+        self.y = []
+        self.samples = samples
+        self.fig = plt.figure()
+        self.axis = self.fig.add_subplot(111, autoscale_on = True, xticklabels = [])
+        
+        scale_axis = "both" if not limits else "x"
+        self.axis.autoscale(enable=True, axis=scale_axis, tight = 2)
+        # save limits
+        self.limits = limits
+        self.title = title
+
+        self.axis.set_label(title)
+        self.fig.canvas.draw()
+        self.draw_opts = 'r-'
+        self.line = False
+
+        # upate timeout code (limit to 10fps)
+        self.last_update = datetime.min
+        self.update_timeout = timedelta(seconds=0.1)
+
+        self.read_x = read_x
+
+        # if batch mode, do not use timestamp when read from stdin
+        self.batch = batch
+        self.fullscreen = fullscreen
+
+        if show:
+            plt.show(block=False)
+
+    def ui_update(self, final_draw=False):
+        if len(self.y) < 2:
+            return
+
+        if not final_draw and datetime.now() - self.last_update < self.update_timeout:
+            return
+        
+        self.axis.clear()
+        # call plot method that is easily overrideable
+        self.plot()
+
+        if self.limits:
+            self.axis.set_ylim(self.limits)
+
+        if not self.batch:
+            self.axis.xaxis.set_major_formatter(mdates.DateFormatter("%H:%M:%S"))
+            self.fig.autofmt_xdate()
+
+
+        if self.fullscreen:
+            plt.subplots_adjust(left=0, bottom=0, right=1, top=1, wspace=0, hspace=0)
+        else:
+            plt.title(self.title)
+
+        self.fig.canvas.draw()
+        self.fig.canvas.flush_events()
+        self.last_update = datetime.now()
+
+    
+    def plot(self):
+
+        if self.batch:
+            self.axis.plot(self.y, self.draw_opts)
+        else:
+            self.axis.plot_date(self.x, self.y, self.draw_opts)
+
+    def read_input(self, input):
+        self.y.append(float(input))
+        self.x.append(datetime.now())
+
+        if self.samples > 0 and len(self.y) > self.samples:
+            self.y.pop(0)
+            self.x.pop(0)
+        
+        self.ui_update()
+
+    def save_to_file(self, file):
+        self.ui_update(final_draw = True)
+        plt.savefig(file)
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diff --git a/graphing/helpers.py b/graphing/helpers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfbd90e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphing/helpers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+def parse_limits(limits):
+    if not limits:
+        return [None, None]
+    
+    limits = limits.strip()
+
+    if limits[0] == '-':
+        return [None, int(limits[1:])]
+    elif limits[-1] == '-':
+        return [int(limits[:-1]), None]
+    
+    limits = limits.split("-")
+
+    if len(limits) != 2:
+        print("unknown limits: " + str(limits) + " - using no limits")
+        return [None, None]
+    
+    try:
+        return [int(x) for x in limits]
+    except ValueError as exp:
+        print(exp + " - using no limits")
+        return [None, None]
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diff --git a/graphing/stdin.py b/graphing/stdin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9699e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphing/stdin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import sys
+
+def while_stdin(func):
+    while True:
+        line = sys.stdin.readline()
+        if line is "":
+            break
+        func(line[:-1])
diff --git a/temps.log.bkuo b/temps.log.bkuo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50741c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/temps.log.bkuo
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