diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index a72f96f..9ccd4c3 100644
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
+import json
 import os
+import glob
+import pprint
+import re
 import subprocess
 import sys
 from tree_sitter import Language
@@ -32,13 +36,12 @@
         subprocess.check_call(["git", "fetch", "--depth=1", "origin", commit], cwd=clone_directory)
         subprocess.check_call(["git", "checkout", commit], cwd=clone_directory)
 
-print()
-
 if sys.platform == "win32":
     languages_filename = "tree_sitter_languages\\languages.dll"
 else:
     languages_filename = "tree_sitter_languages/languages.so"
 
+index=dict()
 print(f"{sys.argv[0]}: Building", languages_filename)
 Language.build_library(
     languages_filename,
@@ -90,5 +93,11 @@
         'vendor/tree-sitter-typescript/tsx',
         'vendor/tree-sitter-typescript/typescript',
         'vendor/tree-sitter-yaml',
-    ]
+    ],
+    index,
 )
+
+print(f"{sys.argv[0]}: Writing index entries for {len(index)} languages")
+with open('tree_sitter_languages/generated.pyx', 'w') as file:
+    file.write('index = ')
+    pprint.pprint(index, stream=file)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f5b2ae0..4ace7ff 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     author_email='contact@grantjenks.com',
     url='https://github.com/grantjenks/py-tree-sitter-languages',
     license='Apache 2.0',
-    ext_modules=cythonize('tree_sitter_languages/core.pyx', language_level='3'),
+    ext_modules=cythonize('tree_sitter_languages/*.pyx', language_level='3'),
     packages=['tree_sitter_languages'],
     package_data={'tree_sitter_languages': ['languages.so', 'languages.dll']},
     install_requires=['tree-sitter'],
diff --git a/tests/test_tree_sitter_languages.py b/tests/test_tree_sitter_languages.py
index b4ebc31..511a475 100644
--- a/tests/test_tree_sitter_languages.py
+++ b/tests/test_tree_sitter_languages.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-from tree_sitter_languages import get_language, get_parser
+from tree_sitter_languages import get_language, get_parser, get_language_for_file
+from tree_sitter_languages.generated import index
 
 LANGUAGES = [
     'bash',
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@
     'sqlite',
     'toml',
     'tsq',
+    'tsx',
     'typescript',
     'yaml',
 ]
@@ -87,3 +89,14 @@ def test_get_language():
     for language in LANGUAGES:
         language = get_language(language)
         assert language
+
+def test_generated():
+    for language in LANGUAGES:
+        assert index[language] is not None
+
+def test_get_language_for_file():
+    for filename, lang in {
+        'file.sh': 'bash',
+        'test.go': 'go',
+    }.items():
+        assert get_language_for_file(filename).name == get_language(lang).name
diff --git a/tree_sitter_languages/__init__.py b/tree_sitter_languages/__init__.py
index 1ebad68..d55e411 100644
--- a/tree_sitter_languages/__init__.py
+++ b/tree_sitter_languages/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Tree Sitter with Languages
 """
 
-from .core import get_language, get_parser
+from .core import get_language, get_parser, get_language_for_file
 
 __version__ = '1.7.0'
 __title__ = 'tree_sitter_languages'
diff --git a/tree_sitter_languages/core.pyx b/tree_sitter_languages/core.pyx
index a27377c..efe1e34 100644
--- a/tree_sitter_languages/core.pyx
+++ b/tree_sitter_languages/core.pyx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import pathlib
+import re
 import sys
 
+from .generated import index
 from tree_sitter import Language, Parser
 
 
@@ -14,6 +16,9 @@ def get_language(language):
     language = Language(binary_path, language)
     return language
 
+def get_language_for_file(file_name, file_contents=None):
+    name = Language.lookup_language_name_for_file(index, file_name, file_contents)
+    return get_language(name) if name is not None else None
 
 def get_parser(language):
     language = get_language(language)
diff --git a/tree_sitter_languages/generated.pyx b/tree_sitter_languages/generated.pyx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c17292
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tree_sitter_languages/generated.pyx
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+index = {'bash': [{'file-types': ['sh', 'bash', 'zsh'], 'scope': 'source.bash'}],
+ 'c': [{'file-types': ['c', 'h'], 'scope': 'source.c'}],
+ 'c_sharp': [{'file-types': ['cs'], 'scope': 'source.cs'}],
+ 'commonlisp': [{'file-types': ['lisp'], 'scope': 'source.lisp'}],
+ 'cpp': [{'file-types': ['cc', 'cpp', 'hpp', 'h'],
+          'highlights': ['queries/highlights.scm',
+                         'node_modules/tree-sitter-c/queries/highlights.scm'],
+          'scope': 'source.cpp'}],
+ 'css': [{'file-types': ['css'],
+          'injection-regex': '^css$',
+          'scope': 'source.css'}],
+ 'dockerfile': [{'file-types': ['Dockerfile',
+                                'dockerfile',
+                                'docker',
+                                'Containerfile',
+                                'container'],
+                 'highlights': ['queries/highlights.scm']}],
+ 'dot': [{'file-types': ['dot', 'gv'], 'scope': 'source.dot'}],
+ 'elisp': [{'file-types': ['el'], 'scope': 'source.emacs.lisp'}],
+ 'elixir': [{'file-types': ['ex', 'exs'],
+             'injection-regex': '^(ex|elixir)$',
+             'scope': 'source.elixir'}],
+ 'elm': [{'file-types': ['elm'], 'scope': 'source.elm'}],
+ 'embedded_template': [{'file-types': ['ejs'],
+                        'injection-regex': 'ejs',
+                        'injections': 'queries/injections-ejs.scm',
+                        'scope': 'text.html.ejs'},
+                       {'file-types': ['erb'],
+                        'injection-regex': 'erb',
+                        'injections': 'queries/injections-erb.scm',
+                        'scope': 'text.html.erb'}],
+ 'erlang': {},
+ 'go': [{'file-types': ['go'], 'scope': 'source.go'}],
+ 'gomod': {},
+ 'hack': [{'file-types': ['hack'],
+           'first-line-regex': '^((<\\?hh.*)|(#!.+ hhvm))',
+           'scope': 'source.hack'}],
+ 'haskell': [{'file-types': ['hs'],
+              'highlights': ['queries/highlights.scm'],
+              'injection-regex': '^(hs|haskell)$',
+              'scope': 'source.haskell'}],
+ 'hcl': [{'file-types': ['hcl'], 'scope': 'source.hcl'}],
+ 'html': [{'file-types': ['html'],
+           'injection-regex': 'html',
+           'scope': 'text.html.basic'}],
+ 'java': [{'file-types': ['java'], 'scope': 'source.java'}],
+ 'javascript': [{'file-types': ['js'],
+                 'highlights': ['queries/highlights-jsx.scm',
+                                'queries/highlights-params.scm',
+                                'queries/highlights.scm'],
+                 'injection-regex': '^(js|javascript)$',
+                 'scope': 'source.js'}],
+ 'jsdoc': [{'injection-regex': 'jsdoc', 'scope': 'text.jsdoc'}],
+ 'json': [{'file-types': ['json'], 'scope': 'source.json'}],
+ 'julia': [{'file-types': ['jl'], 'scope': 'source.julia'}],
+ 'kotlin': [{'file-types': ['kt', 'kts'], 'scope': 'source.kotlin'}],
+ 'lua': [{'file-types': ['lua'], 'scope': 'source.lua'}],
+ 'make': [{'file-types': ['makefile',
+                          'Makefile',
+                          'MAKEFILE',
+                          'GNUmakefile',
+                          'mk',
+                          'mak',
+                          'dsp'],
+           'scope': 'source.mk'}],
+ 'markdown': {},
+ 'objc': [{'file-types': ['h', 'm'],
+           'highlights': ['queries/highlights.scm',
+                          'node_modules/tree-sitter-c/queries/highlights.scm'],
+           'scope': 'source.objc'}],
+ 'ocaml': [{'file-types': ['ml'],
+            'first-line-regex': '',
+            'injection-regex': '^(ocaml|ml)$',
+            'path': 'ocaml',
+            'scope': 'source.ocaml'}],
+ 'perl': [{'file-types': ['pl'], 'scope': 'source.perl'}],
+ 'php': [{'file-types': ['php'],
+          'highlights': 'queries/highlights.scm',
+          'scope': 'source.php'}],
+ 'python': [{'file-types': ['py'], 'scope': 'source.python'}],
+ 'ql': [{'file-types': ['ql', 'qll'], 'scope': 'source.ql'}],
+ 'r': [{'file-types': ['R', 'r'],
+        'first-line-regex': '#!.*\\bRscript$',
+        'scope': 'source.R'}],
+ 'regex': [{'injection-regex': '^regex$', 'scope': 'source.regex'}],
+ 'rst': [{'file-types': ['rst'],
+          'injection-regex': 'rst',
+          'scope': 'text.rst'}],
+ 'ruby': [{'file-types': ['rb'],
+           'injection-regex': 'ruby',
+           'scope': 'source.ruby'}],
+ 'rust': [{'file-types': ['rs'],
+           'injection-regex': 'rust',
+           'scope': 'source.rust'}],
+ 'scala': [{'file-types': ['scala'], 'scope': 'source.scala'}],
+ 'sql': [{'file-types': ['sql'], 'scope': 'source.sql'}],
+ 'sqlite': [{'file-types': ['sql'],
+             'highlights': 'queries/highlights.scm',
+             'injection-regex': '^(sql)$',
+             'scope': 'source.sql'}],
+ 'toml': [{'file-types': ['toml'],
+           'highlights': ['queries/highlights.scm'],
+           'injection-regex': '^toml$',
+           'scope': 'source.toml'}],
+ 'tsq': [{'file-types': ['tsq', 'scm'], 'scope': 'scope.tsq'}],
+ 'tsx': [{'file-types': ['tsx'],
+          'highlights': ['queries/highlights.scm',
+                         'node_modules/tree-sitter-javascript/queries/highlights-jsx.scm',
+                         'node_modules/tree-sitter-javascript/queries/highlights.scm'],
+          'injection-regex': '^(ts|typescript)$',
+          'injections': 'node_modules/tree-sitter-javascript/queries/injections.scm',
+          'locals': 'node_modules/tree-sitter-javascript/queries/locals.scm',
+          'path': 'tsx',
+          'scope': 'source.tsx',
+          'tags': ['queries/tags.scm',
+                   'node_modules/tree-sitter-javascript/queries/tags.scm']}],
+ 'typescript': [{'file-types': ['ts'],
+                 'highlights': ['queries/highlights.scm',
+                                'node_modules/tree-sitter-javascript/queries/highlights.scm'],
+                 'injection-regex': '^(ts|typescript)$',
+                 'injections': 'node_modules/tree-sitter-javascript/queries/injections.scm',
+                 'locals': ['queries/locals.scm',
+                            'node_modules/tree-sitter-javascript/queries/locals.scm'],
+                 'path': 'typescript',
+                 'scope': 'source.ts',
+                 'tags': ['queries/tags.scm',
+                          'node_modules/tree-sitter-javascript/queries/tags.scm']}],
+ 'yaml': {}}