diff --git a/examples/hello.v b/examples/hello.v
index 13de5a8..9a3e886 100644
--- a/examples/hello.v
+++ b/examples/hello.v
@@ -34,15 +34,4 @@ fn main(a int) int {
 	cock_and_ball_torture('cbt', 1, 2, 3)
 
 	return 23
-
-	//p := Point{
-	//	x: 10 
-	//	y: 20 
-	//} 
-	//println(p.x) 
 }
-
-//struct Point {
-//	x int
-//	y int 
-//} 
diff --git a/src/ast.zig b/src/ast.zig
index 1bd9a81..9970d18 100644
--- a/src/ast.zig
+++ b/src/ast.zig
@@ -200,3 +200,193 @@ pub fn mkRoot(allocator: *std.mem.Allocator) !*Node {
     node.* = Node{ .Root = NodeList.init(allocator) };
     return node;
 }
+
+// TODO move those functions to src/ast_print.zig
+
+fn printIdent(ident: usize) void {
+    var i: usize = 0;
+    while (i < ident) : (i += 1) {
+        std.debug.warn("\t");
+    }
+}
+
+fn print(ident: usize, comptime fmt: []const u8, args: ...) void {
+    printIdent(ident);
+    std.debug.warn(fmt, args);
+}
+
+fn printBlock(ident: usize, block: var, endNewline: bool) void {
+    std.debug.warn("(\n");
+
+    for (block.toSlice()) |stmt| {
+        printIdent(ident);
+        printStmt(ident, stmt);
+        std.debug.warn("\n");
+    }
+
+    if (endNewline) {
+        print(ident - 1, ")\n");
+    } else {
+        print(ident - 1, ")");
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn printNode(node: *Node, ident: usize) void {
+    switch (node.*) {
+        .FnDecl => |decl| {
+            print(ident, "(fn {} (", decl.func_name.lexeme);
+
+            for (decl.params.toSlice()) |param| {
+                std.debug.warn("({} {}) ", param.name.lexeme, param.typ.lexeme);
+            }
+
+            printBlock(ident + 1, decl.body, false);
+            std.debug.warn(")\n");
+        },
+
+        .ConstDecl => |consts| {
+            print(ident, "(const (\n");
+
+            for (consts.toSlice()) |const_decl| {
+                print(
+                    ident + 1,
+                    "({} ",
+                    const_decl.name.lexeme,
+                );
+
+                printExpr(const_decl.expr);
+                std.debug.warn(")\n");
+            }
+
+            print(ident, "))\n");
+        },
+
+        .Root => {
+            for (node.Root.toSlice()) |child| {
+                printNode(child, ident + 1);
+            }
+        },
+
+        .Expr => |expr| {
+            printIdent(ident);
+            printExpr(expr);
+            std.debug.warn("\n");
+        },
+
+        .Stmt => |stmt| blk: {
+            printIdent(ident);
+            printStmt(ident, stmt);
+            std.debug.warn("\n");
+        },
+
+        else => {
+            print(ident, "unknown node: {}\n", node);
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+fn parenthetize(name: []const u8, exprs: []*Expr) void {
+    std.debug.warn("({}", name);
+
+    for (exprs) |expr| {
+        std.debug.warn(" ");
+        printExpr(expr);
+    }
+
+    std.debug.warn(")");
+}
+
+pub fn printExpr(expr: *Expr) void {
+    switch (expr.*) {
+        .Binary => |binary| parenthetize(binary.op.lexeme, &[_]*Expr{ binary.left, binary.right }),
+        .Logical => |binary| parenthetize(binary.op.lexeme, &[_]*Expr{ binary.left, binary.right }),
+        .Unary => |unary| parenthetize(unary.op.lexeme, &[_]*Expr{unary.right}),
+        .Grouping => |expr_ptr| parenthetize("group", &[_]*Expr{expr_ptr}),
+
+        .Literal => |literal| {
+            switch (literal) {
+                .Bool => |val| std.debug.warn("{}", val),
+                .Integer => |val| std.debug.warn("{}", val),
+                .Float => |val| std.debug.warn("{}", val),
+                .String => |val| std.debug.warn("'{}'", val),
+            }
+        },
+
+        .Variable => |token| std.debug.warn("{}", token.lexeme),
+
+        .VarDecl => |decl| {
+            if (decl.mutable) {
+                std.debug.warn("(mut ");
+            } else {
+                std.debug.warn("(");
+            }
+
+            std.debug.warn("let {} ", decl.assign.name.lexeme);
+            printExpr(decl.assign.value);
+            std.debug.warn(")");
+        },
+
+        .Assign => |assign| {
+            std.debug.warn("(set ");
+            std.debug.warn("{} ", assign.name.lexeme);
+            printExpr(assign.value);
+            std.debug.warn(")");
+        },
+
+        .Call => |call| {
+            std.debug.warn("(");
+            printExpr(call.callee);
+
+            for (call.arguments.toSlice()) |arg| {
+                std.debug.warn(" ");
+                printExpr(arg);
+            }
+
+            std.debug.warn(")");
+        },
+
+        else => std.debug.warn("UnknownExpr-{}", @tagName(expr.*)),
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn printStmt(ident: usize, stmt: *Stmt) void {
+    switch (stmt.*) {
+        .Println => |expr| parenthetize("println", &[_]*Expr{expr}),
+        .Expr => |expr| printExpr(expr),
+
+        .If => |ifstmt| {
+            std.debug.warn("(if ");
+            printExpr(ifstmt.condition);
+            std.debug.warn(" ");
+
+            printBlock(ident + 1, ifstmt.then_branch, false);
+            if (ifstmt.else_branch) |else_branch| {
+                std.debug.warn(" else ");
+                printBlock(ident + 1, else_branch, false);
+            }
+
+            std.debug.warn(")\n");
+        },
+
+        .Loop => |loop| {
+            std.debug.warn("(loop ");
+            if (loop.condition) |cond| {
+                printExpr(cond);
+            } else {
+                std.debug.warn("true");
+            }
+            std.debug.warn(" ");
+
+            printBlock(ident + 1, loop.then_branch, false);
+            std.debug.warn(")\n");
+        },
+
+        .Return => |ret| {
+            std.debug.warn("(return ");
+            printExpr(ret.value);
+            std.debug.warn(")\n");
+        },
+
+        else => std.debug.warn("UnknownStmt-{}", @tagName(stmt.*)),
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ast_printer.zig b/src/ast_printer.zig
deleted file mode 100644
index 3bedd68..0000000
--- a/src/ast_printer.zig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,193 +0,0 @@
-const std = @import("std");
-const tokens = @import("tokens.zig");
-const Token = tokens.Token;
-
-usingnamespace @import("ast.zig");
-
-fn printIdent(ident: usize) void {
-    var i: usize = 0;
-    while (i < ident) : (i += 1) {
-        std.debug.warn("\t");
-    }
-}
-
-fn print(ident: usize, comptime fmt: []const u8, args: ...) void {
-    printIdent(ident);
-    std.debug.warn(fmt, args);
-}
-
-fn printBlock(ident: usize, block: var, endNewline: bool) void {
-    std.debug.warn("(\n");
-
-    for (block.toSlice()) |stmt| {
-        printIdent(ident);
-        printStmt(ident, stmt);
-        std.debug.warn("\n");
-    }
-
-    if (endNewline) {
-        print(ident - 1, ")\n");
-    } else {
-        print(ident - 1, ")");
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn printNode(node: *Node, ident: usize) void {
-    switch (node.*) {
-        .FnDecl => |decl| {
-            print(ident, "(fn {} (", decl.func_name.lexeme);
-
-            for (decl.params.toSlice()) |param| {
-                std.debug.warn("({} {}) ", param.name.lexeme, param.typ.lexeme);
-            }
-
-            printBlock(ident + 1, decl.body, false);
-            std.debug.warn(")\n");
-        },
-
-        .ConstDecl => |consts| {
-            print(ident, "(const (\n");
-
-            for (consts.toSlice()) |const_decl| {
-                print(
-                    ident + 1,
-                    "({} ",
-                    const_decl.name.lexeme,
-                );
-
-                printExpr(const_decl.expr);
-                std.debug.warn(")\n");
-            }
-
-            print(ident, "))\n");
-        },
-
-        .Root => {
-            for (node.Root.toSlice()) |child| {
-                printNode(child, ident + 1);
-            }
-        },
-
-        .Expr => |expr| {
-            printIdent(ident);
-            printExpr(expr);
-            std.debug.warn("\n");
-        },
-
-        .Stmt => |stmt| blk: {
-            printIdent(ident);
-            printStmt(ident, stmt);
-            std.debug.warn("\n");
-        },
-
-        else => {
-            print(ident, "unknown node: {}\n", node);
-        },
-    }
-}
-
-fn parenthetize(name: []const u8, exprs: []*Expr) void {
-    std.debug.warn("({}", name);
-
-    for (exprs) |expr| {
-        std.debug.warn(" ");
-        printExpr(expr);
-    }
-
-    std.debug.warn(")");
-}
-
-pub fn printExpr(expr: *Expr) void {
-    switch (expr.*) {
-        .Binary => |binary| parenthetize(binary.op.lexeme, &[_]*Expr{ binary.left, binary.right }),
-        .Logical => |binary| parenthetize(binary.op.lexeme, &[_]*Expr{ binary.left, binary.right }),
-        .Unary => |unary| parenthetize(unary.op.lexeme, &[_]*Expr{unary.right}),
-        .Grouping => |expr_ptr| parenthetize("group", &[_]*Expr{expr_ptr}),
-
-        .Literal => |literal| {
-            switch (literal) {
-                .Bool => |val| std.debug.warn("{}", val),
-                .Integer => |val| std.debug.warn("{}", val),
-                .Float => |val| std.debug.warn("{}", val),
-                .String => |val| std.debug.warn("'{}'", val),
-            }
-        },
-
-        .Variable => |token| std.debug.warn("{}", token.lexeme),
-
-        .VarDecl => |decl| {
-            if (decl.mutable) {
-                std.debug.warn("(mut ");
-            } else {
-                std.debug.warn("(");
-            }
-
-            std.debug.warn("let {} ", decl.assign.name.lexeme);
-            printExpr(decl.assign.value);
-            std.debug.warn(")");
-        },
-
-        .Assign => |assign| {
-            std.debug.warn("(set ");
-            std.debug.warn("{} ", assign.name.lexeme);
-            printExpr(assign.value);
-            std.debug.warn(")");
-        },
-
-        .Call => |call| {
-            std.debug.warn("(");
-            printExpr(call.callee);
-
-            for (call.arguments.toSlice()) |arg| {
-                std.debug.warn(" ");
-                printExpr(arg);
-            }
-
-            std.debug.warn(")");
-        },
-
-        else => std.debug.warn("UnknownExpr-{}", @tagName(expr.*)),
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn printStmt(ident: usize, stmt: *Stmt) void {
-    switch (stmt.*) {
-        .Println => |expr| parenthetize("println", &[_]*Expr{expr}),
-        .Expr => |expr| printExpr(expr),
-
-        .If => |ifstmt| {
-            std.debug.warn("(if ");
-            printExpr(ifstmt.condition);
-            std.debug.warn(" ");
-
-            printBlock(ident + 1, ifstmt.then_branch, false);
-            if (ifstmt.else_branch) |else_branch| {
-                std.debug.warn(" else ");
-                printBlock(ident + 1, else_branch, false);
-            }
-
-            std.debug.warn(")\n");
-        },
-
-        .Loop => |loop| {
-            std.debug.warn("(loop ");
-            if (loop.condition) |cond| {
-                printExpr(cond);
-            } else {
-                std.debug.warn("true");
-            }
-            std.debug.warn(" ");
-
-            printBlock(ident + 1, loop.then_branch, false);
-            std.debug.warn(")\n");
-        },
-
-        .Return => |ret| {
-            std.debug.warn("(return ");
-            printExpr(ret.value);
-            std.debug.warn(")\n");
-        },
-
-        else => std.debug.warn("UnknownStmt-{}", @tagName(stmt.*)),
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/parser.zig b/src/parser.zig
index ea42dcf..0bf4055 100644
--- a/src/parser.zig
+++ b/src/parser.zig
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ const main = @import("main.zig");
 const ast = @import("ast.zig");
 const tokens = @import("tokens.zig");
 const err = @import("errors.zig");
-const printer = @import("ast_printer.zig");
 
 const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
 const Scanner = scanners.Scanner;
@@ -326,7 +325,8 @@ pub const Parser = struct {
             if (token.ttype == .EOF) break;
 
             var node = try self.parseTopDecl();
-            try root.Root.append(node);
+            if (node == null) continue;
+            try root.Root.append(node.?);
         }
 
         if (self.hadError) {
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ pub const Parser = struct {
         return root;
     }
 
-    fn parseFnDecl(self: *@This()) !*Node {
+    fn parseFnDecl(self: *@This()) !?*Node {
         var param_list = ast.ParamList.init(self.allocator);
         errdefer param_list.deinit();
 
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ pub const Parser = struct {
         return try self.mkFnDecl(name, param_list, return_type, block_node.Block);
     }
 
-    fn parseConstDecl(self: *@This()) !*Node {
+    fn parseConstDecl(self: *@This()) !?*Node {
         var consts = ast.ConstList.init(self.allocator);
         errdefer consts.deinit();
 
@@ -389,15 +389,14 @@ pub const Parser = struct {
         return self.mkConstDecl(consts);
     }
 
-    fn parseTopDecl(self: *@This()) !*Node {
+    fn parseTopDecl(self: *@This()) !?*Node {
         return switch (self.peek().ttype) {
             .Fn => try self.parseFnDecl(),
             .Const => try self.parseConstDecl(),
-            // TODO .Struct => try self.parseStructDecl(),
 
             else => |ttype| blk: {
                 self.doError("(basic) expected fn/const, got {}\n", ttype);
-                return Result.CompileError;
+                break :blk null;
             },
         };
     }
@@ -410,7 +409,7 @@ pub const Parser = struct {
 
         while (self.peek().ttype != .RightBrace) {
             var stmt = try self.parseDecl();
-            printer.printNode(try self.mkStmt(stmt), 0);
+            ast.printNode(try self.mkStmt(stmt), 0);
             try stmts.append(stmt);
         }
 
@@ -444,7 +443,7 @@ pub const Parser = struct {
 
         while (self.peek().ttype != .RightBrace) {
             var stmt = try self.parseDecl();
-            printer.printNode(try self.mkStmt(stmt), 0);
+            ast.printNode(try self.mkStmt(stmt), 0);
             try block.append(stmt);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/runner.zig b/src/runner.zig
index 9c9f0f5..34d81d0 100644
--- a/src/runner.zig
+++ b/src/runner.zig
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ pub const Runner = struct {
         var it = root.Root.iterator();
 
         std.debug.warn("parse tree\n");
-        printer.printNode(root, 0);
+        ast.printNode(root, 0);
 
         return Result.Ok;
     }