diff --git a/src/gatherers/ip.rs b/src/gatherers/ip.rs
index 7d24395..2a2438a 100644
--- a/src/gatherers/ip.rs
+++ b/src/gatherers/ip.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-use std::process::Command;
-
-use crate::types::fact::{Fact, FactData};
+use crate::{types::fact::{Fact, FactData}, util::command::get_result_as_string};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 pub struct IPData {}
@@ -41,13 +39,7 @@ impl Fact for IPData {
     fn gather(&self) -> Vec<FactData> {
         let mut vfd: Vec<FactData> = vec![];
         let time_set = self.get_epoch_ms();
-        let output = Command::new("ip")
-            .arg("-j")
-            .arg("addr")
-            .output()
-            .expect("Failed to execute ip");
-        let stdout = String::from_utf8(output.stdout).unwrap();
-        let ips: Vec<IpAddr> = serde_json::from_str(stdout.as_str()).unwrap();
+        let ips: Vec<IpAddr> = serde_json::from_str(get_result_as_string("ip", vec!["-j", "addr"]).as_str()).unwrap();
         for ip in ips {
             if ip.ifname != "lo" {
                 for addr_info in ip.addr_info {
@@ -89,3 +81,27 @@ impl Fact for IPData {
         return vfd;
     }
 }
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct IpRoute {
+    dst: String,
+    gateway: Option<String>,
+    dev: String,
+    protocol: Option<String>,
+    metric: Option<i32>,
+    flags: Vec<String>,
+    scope: String,
+    prefsrc: String, 
+
+}
+
+impl Fact for IpRoute {
+    fn gather(&self) -> Vec<FactData> {
+        let mut vfd: Vec<FactData> = vec![];
+        let time_set = self.get_epoch_ms();
+        
+        let routes: Vec<IpRoute> = serde_json::from_str(get_result_as_string("ip", vec!["-j", "route"]).as_str()).unwrap();
+
+        return vfd;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/gatherers/system.rs b/src/gatherers/system.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c91c9a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gatherers/system.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+use std::process::Command;
+
+use crate::types::fact::{Fact, FactData};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+pub struct SystemData {}
+
+impl SystemData {}
+
+
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct UnameData{
+    kernel_name: String,
+    node_name: String,
+    kernel_release: String,
+    kernel_version: String,
+    machine: String,
+    processor: String,
+    hardware_platform: String,
+    operating_system: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct IpAddrInfo {
+    family: String,
+    local: String,
+    prefixlen: i32,
+    broadcast: Option<String>,
+    scope: String,
+    dynamic: Option<bool>,
+    noprefixroute: Option<bool>,
+    label: Option<String>,
+    valid_life_time: i64,
+    preferred_life_time: i64,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct IpAddr {
+    ifindex: i32,
+    ifname: String,
+    flags: Vec<String>,
+    mtu: i32,
+    qdisc: String,
+    operstate: String,
+    group: String,
+    txqlen: i32,
+    link_type: String,
+    address: Option<String>,
+    broadcast: Option<String>,
+    addr_info: Vec<IpAddrInfo>,
+}
+
+impl Fact for SystemData {
+    fn gather(&self) -> Vec<FactData> {
+        let mut vfd: Vec<FactData> = vec![];
+        let time_set = self.get_epoch_ms();
+        let output = Command::new("ip")
+            .arg("-j")
+            .arg("addr")
+            .output()
+            .expect("Failed to execute ip");
+        let stdout = String::from_utf8(output.stdout).unwrap();
+        let ips: Vec<IpAddr> = serde_json::from_str(stdout.as_str()).unwrap();
+        for ip in ips {
+            if ip.ifname != "lo" {
+                for addr_info in ip.addr_info {
+                    let fd = FactData {
+                        name: format!("ip_addr_{}_{}_addr", ip.ifname, addr_info.family),
+                        value: addr_info.local,
+                        time_set: time_set,
+                    };
+                    vfd.push(fd);
+                    vfd.push(FactData {
+                        name: format!("ip_addr_{}_{}_prefixlen", ip.ifname, addr_info.family),
+                        value: addr_info.prefixlen.to_string(),
+                        time_set: time_set,
+                    });
+                    if addr_info.label.is_some() {
+                        vfd.push(FactData {
+                            name: format!("ip_addr_{}_{}_label", ip.ifname, addr_info.family),
+                            value: addr_info.label.unwrap(),
+                            time_set: time_set,
+                        });
+                    }
+                    if addr_info.broadcast.is_some() {
+                        vfd.push(FactData {
+                            name: format!("ip_addr_{}_{}_broadcast", ip.ifname, addr_info.family),
+                            value: addr_info.broadcast.unwrap(),
+                            time_set: time_set,
+                        });
+                    }
+                    if ip.address.is_some() {
+                        vfd.push(FactData {
+                            name: format!("ip_addr_{}_macaddr", ip.ifname),
+                            value: ip.address.clone().unwrap(),
+                            time_set: time_set,
+                        })
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return vfd;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index bee2a91..f6eba3b 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 mod types;
 mod gatherers;
+mod util;
 
 use std::collections::HashSet; 
 use crate::types::fact::{Fact, FactData};
diff --git a/src/util/command.rs b/src/util/command.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b5fc88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/command.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+use std::process::{Command, Output};
+
+fn get_output_from_command(cmd: &str, args: Vec<&str>) -> Output {
+    return Command::new(&cmd)
+        .args(args)
+        .output()
+        .expect(format!("Failed to execute command: {}", &cmd).as_str());
+}
+
+fn get_stdout_as_string(output: Output) -> String {
+    return match String::from_utf8(output.stdout) {
+        Ok(x) => x.strip_suffix("\n").unwrap().to_string(),
+        Err(e) => e.to_string()
+    }
+}
+
+fn get_stderr_as_string(output: Output) -> String {
+    return match String::from_utf8(output.stderr) {
+        Ok(x) => x.strip_suffix("\n").unwrap().to_string(),
+        Err(e) => e.to_string()
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn get_result_as_string(cmd: &str, args:Vec<&str>) -> String {
+    let output = get_output_from_command(cmd, args);
+    match output.status.code() {
+        Some(0) => get_stdout_as_string(output),
+        _ => get_stderr_as_string(output)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use crate::util::command::{get_result_as_string};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_get_output_from_command() {
+        assert_eq!("Linux", get_result_as_string("uname", vec![]));
+        assert_eq!("ls: cannot access '/dev/mouse': No such file or directory", 
+            get_result_as_string("ls", vec!["/dev/mouse",]))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/util/mod.rs b/src/util/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab8b7ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod command;
\ No newline at end of file