diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake-multi-platform.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake-multi-platform.yml
index d2840a2..42c677e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake-multi-platform.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake-multi-platform.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       # To add more build types (Release, Debug, RelWithDebInfo, etc.) customize the build_type list.
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
-        build_type: [Release]
+        build_type: [Debug]
         c_compiler: [gcc, clang, cl]
         include:
           - os: windows-latest
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ecc4a9b..417d49f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 add_subdirectory(main)
 add_subdirectory(LRU)
 add_subdirectory(LFU)
+add_subdirectory(perfect)
 
 
 include(CTest)
diff --git a/main/CMakeLists.txt b/main/CMakeLists.txt
index bf48b14..16f11d0 100644
--- a/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ target_link_libraries(main
   PRIVATE
     LRU 
     LFU
+    perfect
 )
diff --git a/main/input_data.dat b/main/input_data.dat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8b388a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/input_data.dat
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2 6 3 3 1 2 1 2
diff --git a/main/main.cpp b/main/main.cpp
index 049875d..5400a7a 100644
--- a/main/main.cpp
+++ b/main/main.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "LFU.hpp"
 #include "LRU.hpp"
+#include "perfect.hpp"
 #include <cassert>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <map>
@@ -8,22 +9,30 @@
 int slow_get_page(int key) { return key; }
 
 int main() {
-  std::map<std::string, int> cache_hits;
   size_t sz;
   int nelts;
 
   std::cin >> sz >> nelts;
+  std::vector<int> keys;
+  for (int i = 0; i < nelts; ++i) {
+    int key;
+    std::cin >> key;
+    assert(std::cin.good());
+    keys.push_back(key);
+  }
 
+  cache::perfect_t<int> perfect_cache(sz, keys);
   cache::LRU_t<int> lru{sz};
   cache::LFU_t<int> lfu{sz};
+  std::map<std::string, int> cache_hits;
+  for (const auto key : keys) {
+    if (perfect_cache.lookup_update(key, slow_get_page))
+      cache_hits["perfect_cache"] += 1;
 
-  for (int i = 0; i < nelts; ++i) {
-    int p;
-    std::cin >> p;
-    assert(std::cin.good());
-    if (lru.lookup_update(p, slow_get_page))
+    if (lru.lookup_update(key, slow_get_page))
       cache_hits["LRU"] += 1;
-    if (lfu.lookup_update(p, slow_get_page))
+
+    if (lfu.lookup_update(key, slow_get_page))
       cache_hits["LFU"] += 1;
   }
 
diff --git a/perfect/CMakeLists.txt b/perfect/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73a855a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perfect/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+add_library(perfect INTERFACE)
+
+target_sources(perfect
+  INTERFACE
+    FILE_SET HEADERS
+    FILES
+    perfect.hpp
+)
diff --git a/perfect/perfect.hpp b/perfect/perfect.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d66df66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perfect/perfect.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cassert>
+#include <list>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace cache {
+
+template <typename T, typename KeyT = int> class perfect_t {
+  size_t sz_;
+  using KV = typename std::pair<KeyT, T>;
+
+  using const_MapIt = typename std::unordered_map<KeyT, T>::const_iterator;
+  std::unordered_map<KeyT, T> hash_;
+  std::list<KeyT> future_keys_;
+
+public:
+  explicit perfect_t(size_t sz, const std::vector<KeyT> &fkeys)
+      : sz_{sz}, future_keys_(fkeys.begin(), fkeys.end()) {}
+
+  bool full() const { return hash_.size() == sz_; };
+
+  template <typename F> bool lookup_update(KeyT key, F slow_get_page) {
+    assert(future_keys_.front() == key);
+    future_keys_.pop_front();
+    auto hit = hash_.find(key);
+
+    if (hit != hash_.end())
+      return true;
+
+    // not found
+    if (full()) {
+      if (sz_ == 0) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      // eviction strategy:
+      // "Replace the page that will not be used for the longest time in the
+      // future."
+      auto it_to_remove = find_furthest_in_the_future();
+      hash_.erase(it_to_remove);
+    }
+    hash_.emplace(key, slow_get_page(key));
+    return false;
+  }
+
+private:
+  size_t distance_until(const KeyT &key) const {
+    auto it = std::find(future_keys_.begin(), future_keys_.end(), key);
+    return std::distance(future_keys_.begin(), it);
+  }
+
+  const_MapIt find_furthest_in_the_future() const {
+    return std::max_element(
+        hash_.begin(), hash_.end(), [&](const KV &lhs, const KV &rhs) {
+          return distance_until(lhs.first) < distance_until(rhs.first);
+        });
+  }
+};
+} // namespace cache
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 23fbb18..43d206f 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googletest)
 add_executable(caches_test
   LRU_test.cpp
   LFU_test.cpp
+  perfect_test.cpp
 )
 
 target_compile_options(caches_test
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ target_link_libraries(caches_test
   PRIVATE
     LRU
     LFU
+    perfect
     GTest::gtest_main
 )
 
diff --git a/tests/LFU_test.cpp b/tests/LFU_test.cpp
index 3ea0001..1e20f86 100644
--- a/tests/LFU_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/LFU_test.cpp
@@ -87,12 +87,13 @@ TEST(LFU, eviction_LRU) {
 
 size_t nhits(const std::vector<int> &input) {
   size_t cache_sz = input[0];
-  int nelem = input[1];
+  size_t nelem = input[1];
+  std::vector<int> page_ids(input.begin() + 2, input.end());
+  assert(page_ids.size() == nelem);
 
   cache::LFU_t<page_t> lfu{cache_sz};
   size_t hits{};
-  for (int i = 0; i < nelem; ++i) {
-    int page_id = input[i + 2];
+  for (int page_id : page_ids) {
     if (lfu.lookup_update(page_id, slow_get_page))
       hits += 1;
   }
@@ -108,17 +109,18 @@ TEST(LFU, example_from_lecture) {
   // in the vector the first element is cache size, second is legth of input,
   // the rest is input
   std::vector<CacheHits> input_hits = {
-      {0, {0, 3, 1, 2, 3}},             // cache size 0 - 0 hits
-      {4, {2, 6, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2}},    // xx1212 - 4 hits
-      {0, {3, 7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}}, // no repeats
+      {0, {0, 3, 1, 2, 3}},                             // cache size 0 - 0 hits
+      {4, {2, 6, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2}},                    // xx1212 - 4 hits
+      {0, {3, 7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}},                 // no repeats
       {6, {4, 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 5, 1, 2, 4, 3, 4}}, // xxxx12x124x4 - 6 hits
-      {2, {2, 6, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 2}},          // xx1x1x - 2 hits
-      {4, {3, 9, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 4, 1, 2, 3}}, // xxx12x12x - 4 hits
+      {2, {2, 6, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 2}},                    // xx1x1x - 2 hits
+      {4, {3, 9, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 4, 1, 2, 3}},           // xxx12x12x - 4 hits
       {7, {3, 12, 1, 2, 3, 1, 1, 2, 4, 1, 2, 5, 1, 2}}, // xxx112x12x12 - 7 hits
       {5, {4, 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 1, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4}}, // xxxx121x123x - 5 hits
-      {7, {3, 11, 1, 2, 3, 1, 1, 2, 1, 4, 1, 2, 1}}, // xxx1121x121 - 7 hits
-      {3, {1, 5, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2}},                 // x1x22 - 3 hits
-      {9, {3, 12, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3}}}; // xxx123123123 - 9 hits
+      {7, {3, 11, 1, 2, 3, 1, 1, 2, 1, 4, 1, 2, 1}},    // xxx1121x121 - 7 hits
+      {3, {1, 5, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2}},                       // x1x22 - 3 hits
+      {9, {3, 12, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3}}, // xxx123123123 - 9 hits
+  };
 
   for (auto &[cache_hits, input_data] : input_hits) {
     EXPECT_EQ(nhits(input_data), cache_hits);
diff --git a/tests/LRU_test.cpp b/tests/LRU_test.cpp
index 17c7e89..0d12d15 100644
--- a/tests/LRU_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/LRU_test.cpp
@@ -67,12 +67,13 @@ TEST(LRU, eviction) {
 
 size_t nhits(const std::vector<int> &input) {
   size_t cache_sz = input[0];
-  int nelem = input[1];
+  size_t nelem = input[1];
+  std::vector<int> page_ids(input.begin() + 2, input.end());
+  assert(page_ids.size() == nelem);
 
   cache::LRU_t<page_t> lru{cache_sz};
   size_t hits{};
-  for (int i = 0; i < nelem; ++i) {
-    int page_id = input[i + 2];
+  for (int page_id : page_ids) {
     if (lru.lookup_update(page_id, slow_get_page))
       hits += 1;
   }
@@ -88,9 +89,7 @@ TEST(LRU, example_from_lecture) {
   std::vector<CacheHits> input_hits = {
       {4, {2, 6, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2}},
       {0, {3, 7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}},
-      {6,
-       {4, 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 5, 1, 2, 4, 3,
-        4}} // xxxx12x124x4 - 6 hits example from slides
+      {6, {4, 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 5, 1, 2, 4, 3, 4}}, // xxxx12x124x4 - 6 hits example from slides
   };
 
   for (auto &[cache_hits, input_data] : input_hits) {
diff --git a/tests/perfect_test.cpp b/tests/perfect_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1304617
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/perfect_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+#include "perfect.hpp"
+#include <cassert>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace {
+struct page_t {
+  int id;
+};
+
+page_t slow_get_page(int page_id) { return page_t{page_id}; }
+
+TEST(Perfect_cache, zero_space_cache) {
+  cache::perfect_t<page_t> perf_cache{0, {1, 1}};
+  EXPECT_TRUE(perf_cache.full());
+
+  EXPECT_FALSE(perf_cache.lookup_update(1, slow_get_page));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(perf_cache.lookup_update(1, slow_get_page));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(perf_cache.full());
+}
+
+TEST(Perfect_cache, one_hit) {
+  cache::perfect_t<page_t> perf_cache{1, {1, 1, 1}};
+  EXPECT_FALSE(perf_cache.full());
+
+  EXPECT_FALSE(
+      perf_cache.lookup_update(1, slow_get_page)); // cache is empty, no hits
+  EXPECT_TRUE(perf_cache.full());
+  EXPECT_TRUE(perf_cache.lookup_update(1, slow_get_page)); // cache hit
+  EXPECT_TRUE(perf_cache.lookup_update(1, slow_get_page)); // cache hit
+  EXPECT_TRUE(perf_cache.full());
+}
+
+TEST(Perfect_cache, is_full) {
+  cache::perfect_t<page_t> perf_cache{2, {1, 2}};
+
+  perf_cache.lookup_update(1, slow_get_page);
+  EXPECT_FALSE(perf_cache.full());
+
+  perf_cache.lookup_update(2, slow_get_page);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(perf_cache.full());
+}
+
+TEST(Perfect_cache, no_eviction) {
+  cache::perfect_t<page_t> perf_cache{3, {1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 2}};
+
+  EXPECT_FALSE(perf_cache.lookup_update(1, slow_get_page));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(perf_cache.lookup_update(2, slow_get_page));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(perf_cache.lookup_update(1, slow_get_page));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(perf_cache.lookup_update(3, slow_get_page));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(perf_cache.lookup_update(1, slow_get_page));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(perf_cache.lookup_update(2, slow_get_page));
+}
+
+TEST(Perfect_cache, eviction) {
+  // perfect cache knows the future
+  cache::perfect_t<page_t> perf_cache{2, {1, 1, 2, 3, 2}};
+
+  perf_cache.lookup_update(1, slow_get_page); // [1] future: 1 2 3 2
+  perf_cache.lookup_update(1, slow_get_page); // [1] future: 2 3 2
+  perf_cache.lookup_update(2, slow_get_page); // [1, 2] future: 3, 2
+  perf_cache.lookup_update(3,
+                           slow_get_page); // [2, 3] no future for 1, eviction
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(perf_cache.lookup_update(2, slow_get_page));
+}
+
+TEST(Perfect_cache, eviction_2) {
+  // perfect cache knows the future
+  cache::perfect_t<page_t> perf_cache{2, {1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 1, 3, 2}};
+
+  perf_cache.lookup_update(1, slow_get_page); // [1] future 2, 1, 2, 3, 1, 3, 2
+  perf_cache.lookup_update(2,
+                           slow_get_page);    // [1,2] future 1, 2, 3, 1, 3, 2
+  perf_cache.lookup_update(1, slow_get_page); // [1, 2] future 2, 3, 1, 3, 2
+  perf_cache.lookup_update(2, slow_get_page); // [1, 2] future 3, 1, 3, 2
+
+  perf_cache.lookup_update(3, slow_get_page); // furthest in the future is 2, so
+                                              // evict it; [1, 3] future 1, 3, 2
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(perf_cache.lookup_update(1, slow_get_page)); // [1, 3] future 3, 2
+  EXPECT_TRUE(perf_cache.lookup_update(3, slow_get_page)); // [1, 3] future 2
+  EXPECT_FALSE(perf_cache.lookup_update(
+      2, slow_get_page)); // doesn't matter which evict, both has no future
+}
+
+size_t nhits(const std::vector<int> &input) {
+  size_t cache_sz = input[0];
+  size_t nelem = input[1];
+  std::vector<int> page_ids(input.begin() + 2, input.end());
+  assert(page_ids.size() == nelem);
+
+  cache::perfect_t<page_t> perf_cache{cache_sz, page_ids};
+  size_t hits{};
+  for (int page_id : page_ids) {
+    if (perf_cache.lookup_update(page_id, slow_get_page))
+      hits += 1;
+  }
+  return hits;
+}
+
+struct CacheHits {
+  size_t hit;
+  std::vector<int> data;
+};
+
+TEST(Perfect_cache, end_to_end) {
+  // in the vector the first element is cache size, second is legth of input,
+  // the rest is input
+  std::vector<CacheHits> input_hits = {
+      {0, {0, 3, 1, 2, 3}},                             // cache size 0 - 0 hits
+      {4, {2, 6, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2}},                    // xx1212 - 4 hits
+      {0, {3, 7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}},                 // no repeats
+      {6, {4, 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 5, 1, 2, 4, 3, 4}}, // xxxx12x124x4 - 6 hits
+      {2, {2, 6, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 2}},                    // xx1x1x - 2 hits
+      {4, {3, 9, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 4, 1, 2, 3}},           // xxx12x12x - 4 hits
+      {7, {3, 12, 1, 2, 3, 1, 1, 2, 4, 1, 2, 5, 1, 2}}, // xxx112x12x12 - 7 hits
+      {6, {4, 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 1, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4}}, // xxxx121x123 - 6 hits
+      {7, {3, 11, 1, 2, 3, 1, 1, 2, 1, 4, 1, 2, 1}},    // xxx1121x121 - 7 hits
+      {3, {1, 5, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2}},                       // x1x22 - 3 hits
+      {9, {3, 12, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3}}  // xxx123123123 - 9 hits
+  };
+
+  for (auto &[cache_hits, input_data] : input_hits) {
+    EXPECT_EQ(nhits(input_data), cache_hits);
+  }
+}
+} // namespace