diff --git a/handcalcs/decorator.py b/handcalcs/decorator.py
index 814a231..a0ebdaf 100644
--- a/handcalcs/decorator.py
+++ b/handcalcs/decorator.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 __all__ = ["handcalc"]
 
-from typing import Optional
-from functools import wraps
+from typing import Optional, Callable
+from functools import wraps, update_wrapper
 import inspect
 import innerscope
 from .handcalcs import LatexRenderer
@@ -13,43 +13,112 @@ def handcalc(
     left: str = "",
     right: str = "",
     scientific_notation: Optional[bool] = None,
-    decimal_separator: str = ".",
     jupyter_display: bool = False,
+    record: bool = False,
 ):
     def handcalc_decorator(func):
-        @wraps(func)
-        def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
-            line_args = {
-                "override": override,
-                "precision": precision,
-                "sci_not": scientific_notation,
-            }
-            func_source = inspect.getsource(func)
-            cell_source = _func_source_to_cell(func_source)
-            # use innerscope to get the values of locals, closures, and globals when calling func
-            scope = innerscope.call(func, *args, **kwargs)
-            LatexRenderer.dec_sep = decimal_separator
-            renderer = LatexRenderer(cell_source, scope, line_args)
-            latex_code = renderer.render()
-            if jupyter_display:
-                try:
-                    from IPython.display import Latex, display
-                except ModuleNotFoundError:
-                    ModuleNotFoundError(
-                        "jupyter_display option requires IPython.display to be installed."
-                    )
-                display(Latex(latex_code))
-                return scope.return_value
+        if record:
+            decorated = HandcalcsCallRecorder(
+                func,
+                override,
+                precision,
+                left,
+                right,
+                scientific_notation,
+                jupyter_display,
+            )
+        else:
 
-            # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9943504/right-to-left-string-replace-in-python
-            latex_code = "".join(latex_code.replace("\\[", "", 1).rsplit("\\]", 1))
-            return (left + latex_code + right, scope.return_value)
+            @wraps(func)
+            def decorated(*args, **kwargs):
+                line_args = {
+                    "override": override,
+                    "precision": precision,
+                    "sci_not": scientific_notation,
+                }
+                func_source = inspect.getsource(func)
+                cell_source = _func_source_to_cell(func_source)
+                # innerscope retrieves values of locals, closures, and globals
+                scope = innerscope.call(func, *args, **kwargs)
+                renderer = LatexRenderer(cell_source, scope, line_args)
+                latex_code = renderer.render()
+                raw_latex_code = "".join(
+                    latex_code.replace("\\[", "", 1).rsplit("\\]", 1)
+                )
+                if jupyter_display:
+                    try:
+                        from IPython.display import Latex, display
+                    except ModuleNotFoundError:
+                        ModuleNotFoundError(
+                            "jupyter_display option requires IPython.display to be installed."
+                        )
+                    display(Latex(latex_code))
+                    return scope.return_value
+                return (left + raw_latex_code + right, scope.return_value)
 
-        return wrapper
+        return decorated
 
     return handcalc_decorator
 
 
+class HandcalcsCallRecorder:
+    """
+    Records function calls for the func stored in .callable
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        func: Callable,
+        _override: str = "",
+        _precision: int = 3,
+        _left: str = "",
+        _right: str = "",
+        _scientific_notation: Optional[bool] = None,
+        _jupyter_display: bool = False,
+    ):
+        self.callable = func
+        self.history = list()
+        self._override = _override
+        self._precision = _precision
+        self._left = _left
+        self._right = _right
+        self._scientific_notation = _scientific_notation
+        self._jupyter_display = _jupyter_display
+        update_wrapper(self, func)
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return f"{self.__class__.__name__}({self.callable.__name__}, num_of_calls: {len(self.history)})"
+
+    @property
+    def calls(self):
+        return len(self.history)
+
+    def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        line_args = {
+            "override": self._override,
+            "precision": self._precision,
+            "sci_not": self._scientific_notation,
+        }
+        func_source = inspect.getsource(self.callable)
+        cell_source = _func_source_to_cell(func_source)
+        # innerscope retrieves values of locals, closures, and globals
+        scope = innerscope.call(self.callable, *args, **kwargs)
+        renderer = LatexRenderer(cell_source, scope, line_args)
+        latex_code = renderer.render()
+        raw_latex_code = "".join(latex_code.replace("\\[", "", 1).rsplit("\\]", 1))
+        self.history.append({"return": scope.return_value, "latex": raw_latex_code})
+        if self._jupyter_display:
+            try:
+                from IPython.display import Latex, display
+            except ModuleNotFoundError:
+                ModuleNotFoundError(
+                    "jupyter_display option requires IPython.display to be installed."
+                )
+            display(Latex(latex_code))
+            return scope.return_value
+        return (self._left + raw_latex_code + self._right, scope.return_value)
+
+
 def _func_source_to_cell(source: str):
     """
     Returns a string that represents `source` but with no signature, doc string,
diff --git a/handcalcs/handcalcs.py b/handcalcs/handcalcs.py
index 0412d12..e3799a5 100644
--- a/handcalcs/handcalcs.py
+++ b/handcalcs/handcalcs.py
@@ -173,8 +173,6 @@ def dict_get(d: dict, item: Any) -> Any:
 
 # The renderer class ("output" class)
 class LatexRenderer:
-    # dec_sep = "."
-
     def __init__(self, python_code_str: str, results: dict, line_args: dict):
         self.source = python_code_str
         self.results = results
diff --git a/test_handcalcs/test_decorator_file.py b/test_handcalcs/test_decorator_file.py
index e69de29..4af0cae 100644
--- a/test_handcalcs/test_decorator_file.py
+++ b/test_handcalcs/test_decorator_file.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+from handcalcs.decorator import HandcalcsCallRecorder, handcalc
+import pytest
+
+# Define a simple arithmetic function for testing
+def simple_func(a: float, b: float) -> float:
+    c = a + b
+    return c
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def recorder():
+    return HandcalcsCallRecorder(simple_func)
+
+def test_simple_arithmetic(recorder):
+    result = recorder(1, 2)
+    assert result[1] == 3
+    assert result[0] == '\n\\begin{aligned}\nc &= a + b  = 1 + 2 &= 3  \n\\end{aligned}\n'
+
+def test_call_recording(recorder):
+    recorder(1.0, 2.0)
+    recorder(3.5, 4.5)
+    assert recorder.calls == 2 # There should be two recorded calls.
+    assert recorder.history[0]['return'] == 3.0
+    assert recorder.history[1]['return'] == 8.0
+
+def test_decorator_with_recording():
+    decorated_func = handcalc(record=True)(simple_func)
+    result = decorated_func(1.0, 2.0)
+    assert result[1] == 3.0
+    assert decorated_func.calls == 1
+    assert decorated_func.history[0]['return'] == 3.0
+    assert decorated_func.history[0]['latex'] == '\n\\begin{aligned}\nc &= a + b  = 1.000 + 2.000 &= 3.000  \n\\end{aligned}\n'
+
+    decorated_func = handcalc(record=False)(simple_func)
+    latex, result = decorated_func(1.0, 2.0)
+    assert result == 3.0
+    assert latex == '\n\\begin{aligned}\nc &= a + b  = 1.000 + 2.000 &= 3.000  \n\\end{aligned}\n'