diff --git a/my/pdfs.py b/my/pdfs.py
index aab8d2d..3a4905d 100755
--- a/my/pdfs.py
+++ b/my/pdfs.py
@@ -26,11 +26,31 @@ def get_logger():
 
 
 def is_ignored(p: Path) -> bool:
-    # ignore some extremely heavy files
-    return config.is_ignored(p)
+    """
+    Used to ignore some extremely heavy files
+    is_ignored function taken either from config,
+    or if not defined, it's a function that returns False
+    """
+    if hasattr(config, 'is_ignored'):
+        return config.is_ignored(p)
+
+    # Default
+    return lambda x: False
 
 
-def candidates(roots=None) -> Iterator[Path]:
+def candidates(filelist=None, roots=None) -> Iterator[Path]:
+    if filelist is not None:
+        return candidates_from_filelist(filelist)
+    else:
+        return candidates_from_roots(roots)
+
+def candidates_from_filelist(filelist) -> Iterator[Path]:
+    for f in filelist:
+        p = Path(f)
+        if not is_ignored(p):
+            yield p
+
+def candidates_from_roots(roots=None) -> Iterator[Path]:
     if roots is None:
         roots = config.roots
 
@@ -124,8 +144,8 @@ def _iter_annotations(pdfs: List[Path]) -> Iterator[Res[Annotation]]:
                 yield e
 
 
-def iter_annotations(roots=None) -> Iterator[Res[Annotation]]:
-    pdfs = list(sorted(candidates(roots=roots)))
+def iter_annotations(filelist=None, roots=None) -> Iterator[Res[Annotation]]:
+    pdfs = list(sorted(candidates(filelist=filelist, roots=None)))
     yield from _iter_annotations(pdfs=pdfs)
 
 
@@ -138,8 +158,8 @@ class Pdf(NamedTuple):
         return self.annotations[-1].date
 
 
-def annotated_pdfs(roots=None) -> Iterator[Res[Pdf]]:
-    it = iter_annotations(roots=roots)
+def annotated_pdfs(filelist=None, roots=None) -> Iterator[Res[Pdf]]:
+    it = iter_annotations(filelist=filelist, roots=roots)
     vit, eit = split_errors(it, ET=Exception)
 
     for k, g in group_by_key(vit, key=lambda a: a.path).items():
@@ -190,3 +210,4 @@ def main():
                 logger.info('collected annotations in: %s', r.path)
                 for a in r.annotations:
                     pprint(a)
+
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/pdfs/Information Architecture for the World Wide Web.pdf b/tests/pdfs/Information Architecture for the World Wide Web.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c69942
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diff --git a/tests/pdfs/__init__.py b/tests/pdfs/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/pdfs/test_pdfs.py b/tests/pdfs/test_pdfs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afc35d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pdfs/test_pdfs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import inspect
+from pathlib import Path
+import tempfile
+
+from my.pdfs import get_annots, annotated_pdfs
+
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.absolute()
+EXPECTED_HIGHLIGHTS = set(['Since 1994, when we first began organizing web sites, we have enjoyed a rare opportunity to participate in the birth of a new discipline. ',
+                           'And yet, unlearn we must, ',
+                           '',
+                         ])
+
+def test_get_annots():
+    """
+    Test get_annots, with a real PDF file
+    get_annots should return a list of three Annotation objects
+    """
+    annotations = get_annots(Path(ROOT / 'Information Architecture for the World Wide Web.pdf'))
+    assert len(annotations) == 3
+    assert set([a.highlight for a in annotations]) == EXPECTED_HIGHLIGHTS
+
+
+def test_annotated_pdfs_with_filelist():
+    """
+    Test annotated_pdfs, with a real PDF file
+    annotated_pdfs should return a list of one Pdf object, with three Annotations
+    """
+    filelist = [Path(ROOT / 'Information Architecture for the World Wide Web.pdf')]
+    annotations_generator = annotated_pdfs(filelist=filelist, roots=None)
+
+    assert inspect.isgeneratorfunction(annotated_pdfs)
+
+    highlights_from_pdfs = []
+
+    for pdf_object in list(annotations_generator):
+        highlights_from_pdfs.extend([a.highlight for a in pdf_object.annotations])
+
+    assert len(highlights_from_pdfs) == 3
+    assert set(highlights_from_pdfs) == EXPECTED_HIGHLIGHTS