diff --git a/dev/src/idl/mod.rs b/dev/src/idl/mod.rs
index 212416c..b636cbb 100644
--- a/dev/src/idl/mod.rs
+++ b/dev/src/idl/mod.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,30 @@
 pub mod protocol;
+mod parser;
 
 use std::io::Read;
 
+use self::parser::parse;
+
 use {
     logos::{Lexer, Logos},
-    protocol::Protocol,
 };
 
 #[derive(Logos, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
 #[logos(skip r"[ \t\n\f]+")] // Ignore this regex pattern between tokens
 enum Token {
+    #[regex("//[^\n]*\n", logos::skip)]
+    Ignored,
+
     // Tokens can be literal strings, of any length.
     #[token("protocol")]
     Protocol,
 
+    #[token("enum")]
+    Enum,
+
+    #[token("struct")]
+    Struct,
+
     #[token("{")]
     LBrace,
 
@@ -41,7 +52,7 @@ enum Token {
     RArrow,
 
     #[regex("[a-zA-Z_]+", |lex|{lex.slice().to_string()})]
-    Text(String),
+    Identifier(String),
 
     #[regex("[1234567890]+", |lex|{lex.slice().parse::<u64>().unwrap()})]
     Number(u64),
@@ -66,13 +77,11 @@ pub fn build_idl(name: String) {
             Err(err) => println!("{:?}", err),
         }
     }
-    build(tokens);
+
+    println!("{:?}", parse(tokens));
 }
 
 fn build(a: Vec<Token>) {
-    for toke in a {
-        println!("{:?}", toke);
-    }
 }
 
 fn open_protocol(name: String) -> String {
diff --git a/dev/src/idl/parser.rs b/dev/src/idl/parser.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f060621
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/src/idl/parser.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+use std::{iter::Peekable, slice::Iter};
+
+use super::Token;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub struct AST(Vec<DecoratedDeclaration>);
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+struct DecoratedDeclaration(Option<Decorator>, Declaration);
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+struct Decorator(String);
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+enum Declaration{
+    EnumDeclaration,
+    StructDeclaration(StructDeclaration),
+    ProtocolDeclaration,
+}
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+struct StructDeclaration {
+    name : String,
+    members : Vec<StructMember>,
+}
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+struct StructMember {
+    name : String,
+    type_name : String,
+}
+
+
+fn parse_decorated_declarations(tokens : &mut Peekable<Iter<'_, Token>>) -> Vec<DecoratedDeclaration>{
+    let mut declarations : Vec<DecoratedDeclaration> = Vec::new();
+    loop {
+        match tokens.peek() {
+            Some(_) => {
+                let decoration = parse_decoration(tokens);
+                let declaration = parse_declaration(tokens);
+                
+                declarations.push(DecoratedDeclaration(decoration, declaration));
+            },
+            None => break,
+        }
+    }
+    return declarations
+}
+
+fn parse_decoration(tokens : &mut Peekable<Iter<'_, Token>>) -> Option<Decorator> {
+    match tokens.peek().unwrap() {
+        Token::Decorator(s) => {
+            tokens.next();
+            Some(Decorator(s.to_string()))
+        },
+        Token::DecoratorOption(s) => {
+            tokens.next();
+            Some(Decorator(s.to_string()))
+        },
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+fn parse_declaration(tokens : &mut Peekable<Iter<'_, Token>>) -> Declaration {
+    match tokens.next().expect("Expected a statement, got end of tokens") {
+        Token::Enum => {
+            Declaration::EnumDeclaration
+        },
+        Token::Struct => {
+            Declaration::StructDeclaration(parse_struct_declaration(tokens))
+        },
+        Token::Protocol => {
+            Declaration::ProtocolDeclaration
+        },
+        _ => panic!("Expected a enumeration, struct or protocol")
+    }
+}
+
+fn parse_struct_declaration(tokens : &mut Peekable<Iter<'_, Token>>) -> StructDeclaration{
+    if let Token::Identifier(identifier) = tokens.next().unwrap() {
+        let mut members : Vec<StructMember> = Vec::new();
+
+        assert!(tokens.next().expect("expected a {{, got end of token list") == &Token::LBrace, "expected a {{ after identifier in struct declaration");
+
+        loop {
+            match tokens.peek().expect("expected }} or struct members") {
+                &Token::RBrace => break,
+                _ => {
+                    // if we're in this branch then there MUST a struct member here
+                    members.push(parse_struct_member(tokens));
+                    // is there a comma here?
+                    // nightmare
+                    if **(tokens.peek().unwrap()) == Token::Comma {
+                        // consume comma
+                        tokens.next();
+                    }
+                    // if there isn't a comma nor a right brace after the struct member
+                    else if **(tokens.peek().unwrap()) != Token::RBrace  {
+                        panic!("expected a comma to separate struct members");
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        tokens.next(); // consume closing bracket
+        return StructDeclaration{
+            name : identifier.to_string(),
+            members,
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+        panic!("Expected an identifier after 'struct'")
+    }
+}
+
+fn parse_struct_member(tokens : &mut Peekable<Iter<'_, Token>>) -> StructMember {
+    if let Token::Identifier(name) = tokens.next().unwrap(){
+        assert!(tokens.next().unwrap() == &Token::Colon, "expected colon after struct member name");
+        if let Token::Identifier(type_name) = tokens.next().unwrap(){
+            StructMember{name: name.to_string(), type_name: type_name.to_string()}
+        }
+        else{
+            panic!("Expected type name in Struct Member");
+        }
+    } 
+    else {
+        panic!("Expected identifier in Struct Member");
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn parse(tokens : Vec<Token>) -> AST{
+    let mut tokens_iter = tokens.iter().peekable();
+    AST(parse_decorated_declarations(&mut tokens_iter))
+}
+
diff --git a/sysdata/idl/log/src/protocol.aidl b/sysdata/idl/log/src/protocol.aidl
index ec37b5b..cc46a32 100644
--- a/sysdata/idl/log/src/protocol.aidl
+++ b/sysdata/idl/log/src/protocol.aidl
@@ -1,24 +1,25 @@
-@auto_increment
-enum LogLevel {
-    Error = 0,
-    Warn,
-    Info,
-    Debug,
-    Trace,
-}
-
-@auto_increment
-enum LogResult {
-    Err = 0,
-    Ok,
-}
-
+// A comment
+//@auto_increment
+//enum LogLevel {
+//    Error = 0,
+//    Warn,
+//    Info,
+//    Debug,
+//    Trace,
+//}
+//
+//@auto_increment
+//enum LogResult {
+//    Err = 0,
+//    Ok,
+//}
+@example
 struct Log {
     log_level: LogLevel,
 }
 
-@visibility(public)
-protocol Log {
-    fn log(Log) -> LogResult;
-    fn flush() -> LogResult;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+//@visibility(public)
+//protocol Log {
+//    fn log(Log) -> LogResult;
+//    fn flush() -> LogResult;
+//}