diff --git a/include/filetape.h b/include/filetape.h
index 5b2f916..c0c28e9 100644
--- a/include/filetape.h
+++ b/include/filetape.h
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <string>
 
+namespace tape {
+
+/**
+ * Strcuture for storing all possible settings for a file tape,
+ * such as read dealy, write delay etc.
+ */
+struct FileTapeSettings {
+  unsigned int readDelayMs;
+  unsigned int writeDelayMs;
+  unsigned int seekForwardDelayMs;
+  unsigned int seekBackwardsDelayMs;
+};
+
 /**
  * Mock tape implementation that uses text files as data source.
  *
@@ -17,21 +30,23 @@
 class FileTape : public Tape {
 private:
   std::fstream file_;
+  FileTapeSettings settings_;
 
 public:
-  ~FileTape() override;
   FileTape &operator=(const FileTape &) = delete;
   FileTape(const FileTape &) = delete;
   FileTape(FileTape &&) = delete;
   FileTape &operator=(FileTape &&) = delete;
+  ~FileTape() override;
 
   /**
    * Initialize a new instance of FileTape that will open a file with the
    * specified name. File must be read and write accessible.
    *
    * @param file_name Name of a file to be opened.
+   * @param settings File tape settings
    */
-  explicit FileTape(const std::string &fileName);
+  explicit FileTape(const std::string &fileName, FileTapeSettings settings);
 
   /**
    * Advances the underlying fstream to a new line.
@@ -62,9 +77,6 @@ public:
   void write(int32_t data) override;
 };
 
-struct FileTapeSettings {
-  unsigned int readDelayMs, writeDelayMs;
-  unsigned int seekForwardDelayMs, seekBackwardsDelayMs;
-};
+} // namespace tape
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/tape.h b/include/tape.h
index ba68c5c..9e9dd10 100644
--- a/include/tape.h
+++ b/include/tape.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include <cstdint>
 
+namespace tape {
+
 /**
  * Abstract class representing a magnetic tape.
  *
@@ -53,4 +55,6 @@ public:
   virtual void write(int32_t data) = 0;
 };
 
+} // namespace tape
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/tapeutil.h b/include/tapeutil.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1433961
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/tapeutil.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#ifndef TAPE_UTIL_H
+#define TAPE_UTIL_H
+
+#include "tape.h"
+
+namespace tape {
+
+void sort(Tape &input, Tape &output);
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/filetape.cpp b/src/filetape.cpp
index 4ffc2fe..5390eda 100644
--- a/src/filetape.cpp
+++ b/src/filetape.cpp
@@ -3,16 +3,17 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <string>
 
-FileTape::FileTape(const std::string &fileName) {
+tape::FileTape::FileTape(const std::string &fileName, FileTapeSettings settings)
+    : settings_(settings) {
   this->file_ = std::fstream(fileName);
 }
 
-bool FileTape::seekForward() { return true; }
+bool tape::FileTape::seekForward() { return true; }
 
-bool FileTape::seekBackwards() { return true; }
+bool tape::FileTape::seekBackwards() { return true; }
 
-int32_t FileTape::read() { return 0; }
+int32_t tape::FileTape::read() { return 0; }
 
-void FileTape::write(int32_t data) {}
+void tape::FileTape::write(int32_t data) {}
 
-FileTape::~FileTape() { this->file_.close(); }
+tape::FileTape::~FileTape() { this->file_.close(); }
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index ac10e2f..9f7372b 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-#include "filetape.h"
 #include <iostream>
 #include <ostream>
 
 int main(int /*argc*/, char * /*argv*/[]) {
-  FileTape tape("waw");
   std::cout << "Hello, World!" << std::endl;
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/tapeutil.cpp b/src/tapeutil.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..382abe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tapeutil.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#include "tapeutil.h"
+
+void tape::sort(Tape &input, Tape &output) {}