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diff --git a/cinc/parser.c b/cinc/parser.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..942048d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cinc/parser.c
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+//
+//  parser.c
+//  cinc
+//
+//  Created by Peter Terpstra on 9/9/18.
+//  Copyright © 2018 Peter Terpstra. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+#include "parser.h"
+#include "token.h"
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+static Token lahead;
+
+static void advance() {
+    lahead=*(lahead.next);
+}
+
+static void match(unsigned char type) {
+    if (lahead.type!=type) {
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    advance();
+}
+
+static const char* getid() {
+    if (lahead.type!=TYPE_IDENT) {
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    const char* id=lahead.val->strval;
+    advance();
+    return id;
+}
+
+static int get_num() {
+    if (lahead.type!=TYPE_NUM) {
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    int num=lahead.val->intval;
+    advance();
+    return num;
+}
+
+static const char* gettype() {
+    if (lahead.type!=TYPE_TYPE) {
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    const char* id=lahead.val->strval;
+    advance();
+    return id;
+}
+
+static char** func() {
+    const char* type=gettype();
+    const char* name=getid();
+    match('(');
+    match(')');
+    match('{');
+    //block code here
+    match('}');
+    //return ast here
+}
+
+char** parse(Token* prg) {
+    lahead=*(prg);
+    return func();
+}
+
diff --git a/cinc/parser.h b/cinc/parser.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10a0764
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cinc/parser.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+//
+//  parser.h
+//  cinc
+//
+//  Created by Peter Terpstra on 9/9/18.
+//  Copyright © 2018 Peter Terpstra. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+#ifndef parser_h
+#define parser_h
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#endif /* parser_h */