diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index fd3fb6962c..e1fa41cd8d 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) !void {
         }
     }
 
-    b.addModule(.{
-        .name = "zls",
-        .source_file = .{ .path = "src/zls.zig" },
-    });
-
     const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
     const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
 
@@ -187,4 +182,6 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) !void {
     });
     src_tests.setFilter(test_filter);
     test_step.dependOn(&src_tests.step);
+
+    b.modules.put(b.dupe("zls"), zls_module) catch @panic("OOM");
 }
diff --git a/src/DocumentStore.zig b/src/DocumentStore.zig
index 9e3a86be2b..5c103f1f63 100644
--- a/src/DocumentStore.zig
+++ b/src/DocumentStore.zig
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ fn uriInImports(
 }
 
 /// takes ownership of the text passed in.
-fn createDocument(self: *DocumentStore, uri: Uri, text: [:0]u8, open: bool) error{OutOfMemory}!Handle {
+pub fn createDocument(self: *DocumentStore, uri: Uri, text: [:0]u8, open: bool) error{OutOfMemory}!Handle {
     const tracy_zone = tracy.trace(@src());
     defer tracy_zone.end();
 
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ fn createDocument(self: *DocumentStore, uri: Uri, text: [:0]u8, open: bool) erro
     return handle;
 }
 
-fn createDocumentFromURI(self: *DocumentStore, uri: Uri, open: bool) error{OutOfMemory}!?Handle {
+pub fn createDocumentFromURI(self: *DocumentStore, uri: Uri, open: bool) error{OutOfMemory}!?Handle {
     const tracy_zone = tracy.trace(@src());
     defer tracy_zone.end();
 
@@ -765,6 +765,20 @@ fn createDocumentFromURI(self: *DocumentStore, uri: Uri, open: bool) error{OutOf
     return try self.createDocument(uri, file_contents, open);
 }
 
+pub fn createDocumentFromPath(self: *DocumentStore, file_path: []const u8, open: bool) error{OutOfMemory}!?Handle {
+    const tracy_zone = tracy.trace(@src());
+    defer tracy_zone.end();
+
+    const uri = URI.fromPath(self.allocator, file_path) catch return null;
+
+    var file = std.fs.openFileAbsolute(file_path, .{}) catch return null;
+    defer file.close();
+
+    const file_contents = file.readToEndAllocOptions(self.allocator, std.math.maxInt(usize), null, @alignOf(u8), 0) catch return null;
+
+    return try self.createDocument(uri, file_contents, open);
+}
+
 /// Caller owns returned memory.
 fn collectImportUris(self: *const DocumentStore, handle: Handle) error{OutOfMemory}!std.ArrayListUnmanaged(Uri) {
     const tracy_zone = tracy.trace(@src());