diff --git a/src/llvm/backend.c b/src/llvm/backend.c
index 5bf2b21..5abcb95 100644
--- a/src/llvm/backend.c
+++ b/src/llvm/backend.c
@@ -3,24 +3,14 @@
 #include <sys/log.h>
 #include <ast/ast.h>
 #include <llvm/backend.h>
-#include <llvm-c/Types.h>
-#include <llvm-c/Core.h>
+#include <llvm/parser.h>
 
 typedef enum LLVMBackendError_t {
     UnresolvedImport
 } LLVMBackendError;
 
-static BackendError llvm_backend_codegen(const Module* unit, void**) {
-    // we start with a LLVM module
-    LLVMContextRef context = LLVMContextCreate();
-    LLVMModuleRef module = LLVMModuleCreateWithNameInContext("gemstone application", context);
-
-    BackendError err;
-
-    LLVMDisposeModule(module);
-    LLVMContextDispose(context);
-
-    return new_backend_error(Success);
+static BackendError llvm_backend_codegen(const Module* unit, void** output) {
+    return parse_module(unit, output);
 }
 
 static BackendError llvm_backend_codegen_init(void) {
diff --git a/src/llvm/parser.c b/src/llvm/parser.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a6fd55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/llvm/parser.c
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+
+#include <llvm/parser.h>
+
+BackendError parse_module(const Module* module, void**) {
+    LLVMBackendCompileUnit* unit = malloc(sizeof(LLVMBackendCompileUnit));
+
+    // we start with a LLVM module
+    unit->context = LLVMContextCreate();
+    unit->module = LLVMModuleCreateWithNameInContext("gemstone application", unit->context);
+
+    
+
+    LLVMDisposeModule(unit->module);
+    LLVMContextDispose(unit->context);
+
+    return new_backend_error(Success);
+}
diff --git a/src/llvm/parser.h b/src/llvm/parser.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ceb908c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/llvm/parser.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+#include "set/types.h"
+#include <codegen/backend.h>
+#include <llvm-c/Types.h>
+#include <llvm-c/Core.h>
+
+typedef struct LLVMBackendCompileUnit_t {
+    LLVMContextRef context;
+    LLVMModuleRef module;
+} LLVMBackendCompileUnit;
+
+BackendError parse_module(const Module* module, void**);