diff --git a/src/IgnoreFile.php b/src/IgnoreFile.php
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+++ b/src/IgnoreFile.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App;
+
+final class IgnoreFile
+{
+    public const FILENAME = '.bcignore';
+
+    public static function parse(): array
+    {
+        return explode("\n", file_get_contents(self::FILENAME));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Kernel/IgnoreFileTest.php b/tests/Kernel/IgnoreFileTest.php
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+++ b/tests/Kernel/IgnoreFileTest.php
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+<?php
+
+use App\IgnoreFile;
+use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Test\KernelTestCase;
+
+class IgnoreFileTest extends KernelTestCase
+{
+    public function tearDown(): void
+    {
+        @unlink(IgnoreFile::FILENAME);
+
+        parent::tearDown();
+    }
+
+    public function test_it_parses_a_list_of_file_names_from_an_ignore_file(): void
+    {
+        file_put_contents(IgnoreFile::FILENAME, join("\n", ['phpstan.neon.dist']));
+
+        self::assertSame(['phpstan.neon.dist'], IgnoreFile::parse());
+    }
+}