diff --git a/repl/repl_main.c b/repl/repl_main.c
index 710d796..3a64209 100644
--- a/repl/repl_main.c
+++ b/repl/repl_main.c
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+#include "repl_tools.h"
+#include "lib_standard.h"
+
 #include "console_colors.h"
 
 #include "lexer.h"
@@ -9,137 +12,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-//extra libraries
-#include "lib_standard.h"
-
-//IO functions
-char* readFile(char* path, size_t* fileSize) {
-	FILE* file = fopen(path, "rb");
-
-	if (file == NULL) {
-		fprintf(stderr, ERROR "Could not open file \"%s\"\n" RESET, path);
-		exit(-1);
-	}
-
-	fseek(file, 0L, SEEK_END);
-	*fileSize = ftell(file);
-	rewind(file);
-
-	char* buffer = (char*)malloc(*fileSize + 1);
-
-	if (buffer == NULL) {
-		fprintf(stderr, ERROR "Not enough memory to read \"%s\"\n" RESET, path);
-		exit(-1);
-	}
-
-	size_t bytesRead = fread(buffer, sizeof(char), *fileSize, file);
-
-	buffer[*fileSize] = '\0'; //NOTE: fread doesn't append this
-
-	if (bytesRead < *fileSize) {
-		fprintf(stderr, ERROR "Could not read file \"%s\"\n" RESET, path);
-		exit(-1);
-	}
-
-	fclose(file);
-
-	return buffer;
-}
-
-void writeFile(char* path, unsigned char* bytes, size_t size) {
-	FILE* file = fopen(path, "wb");
-
-	if (file == NULL) {
-		fprintf(stderr, ERROR "Could not open file \"%s\"\n" RESET, path);
-		exit(-1);
-	}
-
-	int written = fwrite(bytes, size, 1, file);
-
-	if (written != 1) {
-		fprintf(stderr, ERROR "Could not write file \"%s\"\n" RESET, path);
-		exit(-1);
-	}
-
-	fclose(file);
-}
-
-unsigned char* compileString(char* source, size_t* size) {
-	Lexer lexer;
-	Parser parser;
-	Compiler compiler;
-
-	initLexer(&lexer, source);
-	initParser(&parser, &lexer);
-	initCompiler(&compiler);
-
-	//run the parser until the end of the source
-	ASTNode* node = scanParser(&parser);
-	while(node != NULL) {
-		//pack up and leave
-		if (node->type == AST_NODEERROR) {
-			printf(ERROR "error node detected\n" RESET);
-			freeNode(node);
-			freeCompiler(&compiler);
-			freeParser(&parser);
-			return NULL;
-		}
-
-		writeCompiler(&compiler, node);
-		freeNode(node);
-		node = scanParser(&parser);
-	}
-
-	//get the bytecode dump
-	unsigned char* tb = collateCompiler(&compiler, (int*)(size));
-
-	//cleanup
-	freeCompiler(&compiler);
-	freeParser(&parser);
-	//no lexer to clean up
-
-	//finally
-	return tb;
-}
-
-void runBinary(unsigned char* tb, size_t size) {
-	Interpreter interpreter;
-	initInterpreter(&interpreter);
-
-	//inject the libs
-	injectNativeHook(&interpreter, "standard", hookStandard);
-
-	runInterpreter(&interpreter, tb, size);
-	freeInterpreter(&interpreter);
-}
-
-void runBinaryFile(char* fname) {
-	size_t size = 0; //not used
-	unsigned char* tb = (unsigned char*)readFile(fname, &size);
-	if (!tb) {
-		return;
-	}
-	runBinary(tb, size);
-	//interpreter takes ownership of the binary data
-}
-
-void runSource(char* source) {
-	size_t size = 0;
-	unsigned char* tb = compileString(source, &size);
-	if (!tb) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	runBinary(tb, size);
-}
-
-void runSourceFile(char* fname) {
-	size_t size = 0; //not used
-	char* source = readFile(fname, &size);
-	runSource(source);
-	free((void*)source);
-}
-
 void repl() {
 	//repl does it's own thing for now
 	bool error = false;
diff --git a/repl/repl_tools.c b/repl/repl_tools.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a115525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repl/repl_tools.c
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+#include "repl_tools.h"
+#include "lib_standard.h"
+
+#include "console_colors.h"
+
+#include "lexer.h"
+#include "parser.h"
+#include "compiler.h"
+#include "interpreter.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+//IO functions
+char* readFile(char* path, size_t* fileSize) {
+	FILE* file = fopen(path, "rb");
+
+	if (file == NULL) {
+		fprintf(stderr, ERROR "Could not open file \"%s\"\n" RESET, path);
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+
+	fseek(file, 0L, SEEK_END);
+	*fileSize = ftell(file);
+	rewind(file);
+
+	char* buffer = (char*)malloc(*fileSize + 1);
+
+	if (buffer == NULL) {
+		fprintf(stderr, ERROR "Not enough memory to read \"%s\"\n" RESET, path);
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+
+	size_t bytesRead = fread(buffer, sizeof(char), *fileSize, file);
+
+	buffer[*fileSize] = '\0'; //NOTE: fread doesn't append this
+
+	if (bytesRead < *fileSize) {
+		fprintf(stderr, ERROR "Could not read file \"%s\"\n" RESET, path);
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+
+	fclose(file);
+
+	return buffer;
+}
+
+void writeFile(char* path, unsigned char* bytes, size_t size) {
+	FILE* file = fopen(path, "wb");
+
+	if (file == NULL) {
+		fprintf(stderr, ERROR "Could not open file \"%s\"\n" RESET, path);
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+
+	int written = fwrite(bytes, size, 1, file);
+
+	if (written != 1) {
+		fprintf(stderr, ERROR "Could not write file \"%s\"\n" RESET, path);
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+
+	fclose(file);
+}
+
+//repl functions
+unsigned char* compileString(char* source, size_t* size) {
+	Lexer lexer;
+	Parser parser;
+	Compiler compiler;
+
+	initLexer(&lexer, source);
+	initParser(&parser, &lexer);
+	initCompiler(&compiler);
+
+	//run the parser until the end of the source
+	ASTNode* node = scanParser(&parser);
+	while(node != NULL) {
+		//pack up and leave
+		if (node->type == AST_NODEERROR) {
+			printf(ERROR "error node detected\n" RESET);
+			freeNode(node);
+			freeCompiler(&compiler);
+			freeParser(&parser);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
+		writeCompiler(&compiler, node);
+		freeNode(node);
+		node = scanParser(&parser);
+	}
+
+	//get the bytecode dump
+	unsigned char* tb = collateCompiler(&compiler, (int*)(size));
+
+	//cleanup
+	freeCompiler(&compiler);
+	freeParser(&parser);
+	//no lexer to clean up
+
+	//finally
+	return tb;
+}
+
+void runBinary(unsigned char* tb, size_t size) {
+	Interpreter interpreter;
+	initInterpreter(&interpreter);
+
+	//inject the libs
+	injectNativeHook(&interpreter, "standard", hookStandard);
+
+	runInterpreter(&interpreter, tb, size);
+	freeInterpreter(&interpreter);
+}
+
+void runBinaryFile(char* fname) {
+	size_t size = 0; //not used
+	unsigned char* tb = (unsigned char*)readFile(fname, &size);
+	if (!tb) {
+		return;
+	}
+	runBinary(tb, size);
+	//interpreter takes ownership of the binary data
+}
+
+void runSource(char* source) {
+	size_t size = 0;
+	unsigned char* tb = compileString(source, &size);
+	if (!tb) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	runBinary(tb, size);
+}
+
+void runSourceFile(char* fname) {
+	size_t size = 0; //not used
+	char* source = readFile(fname, &size);
+	runSource(source);
+	free((void*)source);
+}
diff --git a/repl/repl_tools.h b/repl/repl_tools.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ef421a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repl/repl_tools.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "common.h"
+
+char* readFile(char* path, size_t* fileSize);
+void writeFile(char* path, unsigned char* bytes, size_t size);
+
+unsigned char* compileString(char* source, size_t* size);
+
+void runBinary(unsigned char* tb, size_t size);
+void runBinaryFile(char* fname);
+void runSource(char* source);
+void runSourceFile(char* fname);
+