diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7e8a528d8..79fbacd52 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@ if(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR)
   set(YAML_CPP_MAIN_PROJECT ON)
 endif()
 
+# Include required modules
 include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
 include(CMakeDependentOption)
 include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 include(CTest)
 
+# Project options
 option(YAML_CPP_BUILD_CONTRIB "Enable yaml-cpp contrib in library" ON)
 option(YAML_CPP_BUILD_TOOLS "Enable parse tools" ON)
 option(YAML_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build yaml-cpp shared library" ${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS})
@@ -30,126 +32,66 @@ option(YAML_CPP_DISABLE_UNINSTALL  "Disable uninstallation of yaml-cpp" OFF)
 option(YAML_USE_SYSTEM_GTEST "Use system googletest if found" OFF)
 option(YAML_ENABLE_PIC "Use Position-Independent Code " ON)
 
+# Dependent options
 cmake_dependent_option(YAML_CPP_BUILD_TESTS
   "Enable yaml-cpp tests" OFF
   "BUILD_TESTING;YAML_CPP_MAIN_PROJECT" OFF)
 cmake_dependent_option(YAML_MSVC_SHARED_RT
   "MSVC: Build yaml-cpp with shared runtime libs (/MD)" ON
   "CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES Windows" OFF)
+
+# Installation paths
 set(YAML_CPP_INSTALL_CMAKEDIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/yaml-cpp"
   CACHE STRING "Path to install the CMake package to")
- 
+
+# Find clang-format if formatting is enabled
 if (YAML_CPP_FORMAT_SOURCE)
     find_program(YAML_CPP_CLANG_FORMAT_EXE NAMES clang-format)
 endif()
 
+# Set shared/static label
 if (YAML_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  set(yaml-cpp-type SHARED)
   set(yaml-cpp-label-postfix "shared")
 else()
-  set(yaml-cpp-type STATIC)
   set(yaml-cpp-label-postfix "static")
 endif()
 
+# Set up compiler flags and variables
 set(build-shared $<BOOL:${YAML_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS}>)
 set(build-windows-dll $<AND:$<BOOL:${CMAKE_HOST_WIN32}>,${build-shared}>)
 set(not-msvc $<NOT:$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>>)
 set(msvc-shared_rt $<BOOL:${YAML_MSVC_SHARED_RT}>)
 
+# Set MSVC runtime library
 if (NOT DEFINED CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY)
   set(CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY
     MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>$<${msvc-shared_rt}:DLL>)
 endif()
 
-set(contrib-pattern "src/contrib/*.cpp")
-set(src-pattern "src/*.cpp")
-if (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER 3.12)
-  list(INSERT contrib-pattern 0 CONFIGURE_DEPENDS)
-  list(INSERT src-pattern 0 CONFIGURE_DEPENDS)
-endif()
-
-file(GLOB yaml-cpp-contrib-sources ${contrib-pattern})
-file(GLOB yaml-cpp-sources ${src-pattern})
-
+# Define MSVC runtime variables for use in subdirectories
 set(msvc-rt $<TARGET_PROPERTY:MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY>)
-
 set(msvc-rt-mtd-static $<STREQUAL:${msvc-rt},MultiThreadedDebug>)
 set(msvc-rt-mt-static $<STREQUAL:${msvc-rt},MultiThreaded>)
-
 set(msvc-rt-mtd-dll $<STREQUAL:${msvc-rt},MultiThreadedDebugDLL>)
 set(msvc-rt-mt-dll $<STREQUAL:${msvc-rt},MultiThreadedDLL>)
-
 set(backport-msvc-runtime $<VERSION_LESS:${CMAKE_VERSION},3.15>)
 
-add_library(yaml-cpp ${yaml-cpp-type} "")
-add_library(yaml-cpp::yaml-cpp ALIAS yaml-cpp)
-
-set_property(TARGET yaml-cpp
-  PROPERTY
-    MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY ${CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY})
-set_property(TARGET yaml-cpp
-  PROPERTY
-    CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-
-if (NOT YAML_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-      set_property(TARGET yaml-cpp PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ${YAML_ENABLE_PIC})
-endif()
-
-target_include_directories(yaml-cpp
-  PUBLIC
-    $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
-    $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}>
-  PRIVATE
-    $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src>)
-
-if (NOT DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
-  set_target_properties(yaml-cpp
-    PROPERTIES
-      CXX_STANDARD 11)
-endif()
-
-if(YAML_CPP_MAIN_PROJECT)
-  target_compile_options(yaml-cpp
-    PRIVATE
-      $<${not-msvc}:-Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Weffc++ -Wno-long-long>
-      $<${not-msvc}:-pedantic -pedantic-errors>)
-endif()
-
-target_compile_options(yaml-cpp
-  PRIVATE
-    $<$<AND:${backport-msvc-runtime},${msvc-rt-mtd-static}>:-MTd>
-    $<$<AND:${backport-msvc-runtime},${msvc-rt-mt-static}>:-MT>
-    $<$<AND:${backport-msvc-runtime},${msvc-rt-mtd-dll}>:-MDd>
-    $<$<AND:${backport-msvc-runtime},${msvc-rt-mt-dll}>:-MD>
-
-    # /wd4127 = disable warning C4127 "conditional expression is constant"
-    # http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/6t66728h.aspx
-    # /wd4355 = disable warning C4355 "'this' : used in base member initializer list
-    # http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/3c594ae3.aspx
-    $<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>:/W3 /wd4127 /wd4355>)
-
-target_compile_definitions(yaml-cpp
-  PUBLIC
-    $<$<NOT:$<BOOL:${YAML_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS}>>:YAML_CPP_STATIC_DEFINE>
-  PRIVATE
-    $<${build-windows-dll}:${PROJECT_NAME}_DLL>
-    $<$<NOT:$<BOOL:${YAML_CPP_BUILD_CONTRIB}>>:YAML_CPP_NO_CONTRIB>)
-
-target_sources(yaml-cpp
-  PRIVATE
-    $<$<BOOL:${YAML_CPP_BUILD_CONTRIB}>:${yaml-cpp-contrib-sources}>
-    ${yaml-cpp-sources})
-
+# Set debug postfix
 if (NOT DEFINED CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX)
   set(CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX "d")
 endif()
 
+# Build the library
+add_subdirectory(src)
+
+# Set version properties
 set_target_properties(yaml-cpp PROPERTIES
   VERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION}"
   SOVERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}"
   PROJECT_LABEL "yaml-cpp ${yaml-cpp-label-postfix}"
   DEBUG_POSTFIX "${CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX}")
 
+# Configure package files
 set(EXPORT_TARGETS yaml-cpp::yaml-cpp)
 configure_package_config_file(
   "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/yaml-cpp-config.cmake.in"
@@ -164,6 +106,7 @@ write_basic_package_version_file(
 
 configure_file(yaml-cpp.pc.in yaml-cpp.pc @ONLY)
 
+# Installation
 if (YAML_CPP_INSTALL)
   install(TARGETS yaml-cpp
     EXPORT yaml-cpp-targets
@@ -184,14 +127,17 @@ if (YAML_CPP_INSTALL)
     DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/pkgconfig)
 endif()
 
+# Add tests if enabled
 if(YAML_CPP_BUILD_TESTS)
   add_subdirectory(test)
 endif()
 
+# Add tools if enabled
 if(YAML_CPP_BUILD_TOOLS)
   add_subdirectory(util)
 endif()
 
+# Add formatting target if enabled
 if (YAML_CPP_FORMAT_SOURCE AND YAML_CPP_CLANG_FORMAT_EXE)
   add_custom_target(format
     COMMAND clang-format --style=file -i $<TARGET_PROPERTY:yaml-cpp,SOURCES>
@@ -201,7 +147,7 @@ if (YAML_CPP_FORMAT_SOURCE AND YAML_CPP_CLANG_FORMAT_EXE)
     VERBATIM)
 endif()
 
-# uninstall target
+# Add uninstall target
 if(YAML_CPP_INSTALL AND NOT YAML_CPP_DISABLE_UNINSTALL AND NOT TARGET uninstall)
   configure_file(
     "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in"
@@ -210,4 +156,4 @@ if(YAML_CPP_INSTALL AND NOT YAML_CPP_DISABLE_UNINSTALL AND NOT TARGET uninstall)
 
   add_custom_target(uninstall
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -P ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake)
-endif()
+endif()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02ca1b104
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+# yaml-cpp source directory
+
+# Core source files
+set(YAML_CPP_SOURCES
+    binary.cpp
+    convert.cpp
+    depthguard.cpp
+    directives.cpp
+    emit.cpp
+    emitfromevents.cpp
+    emitter.cpp
+    emitterstate.cpp
+    emitterutils.cpp
+    exceptions.cpp
+    exp.cpp
+    fptostring.cpp
+    memory.cpp
+    node.cpp
+    node_data.cpp
+    nodebuilder.cpp
+    nodeevents.cpp
+    null.cpp
+    ostream_wrapper.cpp
+    parse.cpp
+    parser.cpp
+    regex_yaml.cpp
+    scanner.cpp
+    scanscalar.cpp
+    scantag.cpp
+    scantoken.cpp
+    simplekey.cpp
+    singledocparser.cpp
+    stream.cpp
+    tag.cpp
+)
+
+# Main library definition
+if (YAML_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  set(yaml-cpp-type SHARED)
+else()
+  set(yaml-cpp-type STATIC)
+endif()
+
+# Create library target
+add_library(yaml-cpp ${yaml-cpp-type} "")
+add_library(yaml-cpp::yaml-cpp ALIAS yaml-cpp)
+
+# Set library properties
+set_property(TARGET yaml-cpp
+  PROPERTY
+    MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY ${CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY})
+set_property(TARGET yaml-cpp
+  PROPERTY
+    CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+
+if (NOT YAML_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set_property(TARGET yaml-cpp PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ${YAML_ENABLE_PIC})
+endif()
+
+# Add include directories
+target_include_directories(yaml-cpp
+  PUBLIC
+    $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
+    $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}>
+  PRIVATE
+    $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src>)
+
+# Set C++ standard
+if (NOT DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
+  set_target_properties(yaml-cpp
+    PROPERTIES
+      CXX_STANDARD 11)
+endif()
+
+# Add compile options and definitions
+target_compile_definitions(yaml-cpp
+  PUBLIC
+    $<$<NOT:$<BOOL:${YAML_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS}>>:YAML_CPP_STATIC_DEFINE>
+  PRIVATE
+    $<${build-windows-dll}:${PROJECT_NAME}_DLL>
+    $<$<NOT:$<BOOL:${YAML_CPP_BUILD_CONTRIB}>>:YAML_CPP_NO_CONTRIB>)
+
+# Add sources to the target
+target_sources(yaml-cpp
+  PRIVATE
+    ${YAML_CPP_SOURCES})
+
+# Add contrib directory
+add_subdirectory(contrib)
diff --git a/src/contrib/CMakeLists.txt b/src/contrib/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ddeeb505e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/contrib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# yaml-cpp contrib directory
+
+# Contrib source files
+set(YAML_CPP_CONTRIB_SOURCES
+    graphbuilder.cpp
+    graphbuilderadapter.cpp
+)
+
+# Add contrib sources to the main target if enabled
+if(YAML_CPP_BUILD_CONTRIB)
+  target_sources(yaml-cpp
+    PRIVATE
+      ${YAML_CPP_CONTRIB_SOURCES})
+endif()