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+
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+[package]
+name = "Yard"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
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diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
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+
+mod token;
+mod parser;
+
+use token::*;
+
+fn main() {
+    
+    let source =
+r"
+main() {
+    3 * 5 # comment
+}
+";
+
+    tokenize(source).iter().for_each(|t| print!("{:?}", t));
+}
diff --git a/src/parser/mod.rs b/src/parser/mod.rs
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+++ b/src/parser/mod.rs
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+
+pub struct Function<'a> {
+    /// name
+    name: &'a str,
+    /// parameter names
+    params: Vec<&'a str>,  
+    /// wether this function returns a single value or not
+    ret: bool,
+}
+
+/// reorder and organize a listing of instructions to a RPN based format:
+/// any program is made out of functions.
+/// A function has a name followed by an optional parameter list, followed by an optional equal sign and block.
+/// ```python
+/// foo(a) = {
+///  # function
+/// }
+/// ```
+pub fn parse<'a>(tokens: &Vec<crate::Token<'a>>) -> Vec<Function<'a>> {
+    let mut functions = vec![];
+
+    
+
+    functions
+}
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diff --git a/src/token/mod.rs b/src/token/mod.rs
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+++ b/src/token/mod.rs
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+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+/// A token represents a basic building block for source code.
+/// They give a meaning to patterns of chars allowing to interpret them.
+pub enum Token<'a> {
+    Word(&'a str),
+    Delemiter(char),
+    Operator,
+    Number(&'a str),
+}
+
+const TOKEN_REGEX_SRC: &'static str = r"(#.*)|([A-Za-z_]+)|(\d*\.?\d+)|([+\-*])|([(){}])";
+ 
+lazy_static::lazy_static! {
+    static ref TOKEN_REGEX: regex::Regex = regex::Regex::new(TOKEN_REGEX_SRC).unwrap();
+}
+
+/// creates a vector of tokens from the specified str.
+pub fn tokenize<'a>(source: &'a str) -> Vec<Token<'a>> {
+    let mut tokens = vec![];
+
+    for cap in TOKEN_REGEX.captures_iter(source) {
+        for (i, group) in cap.iter().enumerate() {
+
+            // ignore first group as its the entire match,
+            // as well as the 1st group (= comments)
+            if i <= 1 {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // if we have a match, save it as token
+            if let Some(mat) = group  {
+                tokens.push(match i  {
+                    2 => Token::Word(mat.as_str()),
+                    3 => Token::Number(mat.as_str()),
+                    4 => Token::Operator,
+                    5 => Token::Delemiter(mat.as_str().chars().nth(0).unwrap()),
+
+                    _ => panic!("Unknown match to tokenize: {}", mat.as_str())
+                });
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return tokens;
+}
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