diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8693b6d..6020296 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ yab
 *.so
 .vscode/*
 yab2cpp
+tester
+output/*
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2142861..4ee2ae2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,19 +6,24 @@ LFLAGS :=
 
 ODIR := build
 
-YABCODESTRUCTURES_SOURCE_DEPS := yabCodeStructures.cpp yab2cpp.h yab2cpp.cpp
-YAB2CPP_SOURCE_DEPS := yab2cpp.cpp yab2cpp.h
-YABDATASTRUCTURES_SOURCE_DEPS := yabDataStructures.cpp yab2cpp.h yab2cpp.cpp
-YABFUNCTIONS_SOURCE_DEPS := yabFunctions.cpp yab2cpp.h yab2cpp.cpp
+YABCODESTRUCTURES_SOURCE_DEPS := yabCodeStructures.cpp yab2cpp.h yab2cpp.cpp tester.cpp
+YAB2CPP_SOURCE_DEPS := yab2cpp.cpp yab2cpp.h tester.cpp
+YABDATASTRUCTURES_SOURCE_DEPS := yabDataStructures.cpp yab2cpp.h yab2cpp.cpp tester.cpp
+YABFUNCTIONS_SOURCE_DEPS := yabFunctions.cpp yab2cpp.h yab2cpp.cpp tester.cpp
+YABIO_SOURCE_DEPS := yab2cpp.h yab2cpp.cpp tester.cpp
 
 all: binaries
 
 $(ODIR):
 	@mkdir $(ODIR)
 
-binaries: bin_yab2cpp 
+binaries: bin_yab2cpp bin_tester
 
-YAB2CPP_OBJECT_DEPS := $(ODIR)/yabCodeStructures.o $(ODIR)/yabFunctions.o $(ODIR)/yabDataStructures.o $(ODIR)/yab2cpp.o
+YAB2CPP_OBJECT_DEPS := $(ODIR)/yabCodeStructures.o $(ODIR)/yabFunctions.o $(ODIR)/yabDataStructures.o $(ODIR)/yabIO.o $(ODIR)/yab2cpp.o
+TESTER_OBJECT_DEPS := $(ODIR)/yabCodeStructures.o $(ODIR)/yabFunctions.o $(ODIR)/yabDataStructures.o $(ODIR)/yabIO.o $(ODIR)/tester.o
+
+bin_tester: $(ODIR) $(TESTER_OBJECT_DEPS)
+	$(CC) -o tester  $(TESTER_OBJECT_DEPS) $(LFLAGS)
 
 bin_yab2cpp: $(ODIR) $(YAB2CPP_OBJECT_DEPS)
 	$(CC) -o yab2cpp $(YAB2CPP_OBJECT_DEPS) $(LFLAGS)
@@ -26,9 +31,15 @@ bin_yab2cpp: $(ODIR) $(YAB2CPP_OBJECT_DEPS)
 $(ODIR)/yabCodeStructures.o: $(ODIR) $(YABCODESTRUCTURES_SOURCE_DEPS)
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) yabCodeStructures.cpp -o $(ODIR)/yabCodeStructures.o
 
+$(ODIR)/tester.o: $(ODIR) $(YAB2CPP_SOURCE_DEPS)
+	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) tester.cpp -o $(ODIR)/tester.o
+
 $(ODIR)/yab2cpp.o: $(ODIR) $(YAB2CPP_SOURCE_DEPS)
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) yab2cpp.cpp -o $(ODIR)/yab2cpp.o
 
+$(ODIR)/yabIO.o: $(ODIR) $(YABIO_SOURCE_DEPS)
+	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) yabIO.cpp -o $(ODIR)/yabIO.o
+
 $(ODIR)/yabDataStructures.o: $(ODIR) $(YABDATASTRUCTURES_SOURCE_DEPS)
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) yabDataStructures.cpp -o $(ODIR)/yabDataStructures.o
 
@@ -37,4 +48,4 @@ $(ODIR)/yabFunctions.o: $(ODIR) $(YABFUNCTIONS_SOURCE_DEPS)
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
-	rm -rf build/* yab2cpp 
+	rm -rf build/* yab2cpp tester
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tester.cpp b/tester.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d50903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tester.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,269 @@
+/*
+**	Tester.cpp
+**
+**	Transpiler framework tester
+**      by Samuel D. Crow
+**
+**	Based on Yab
+**
+*/
+#include "yab2cpp.h"
+#include <cassert>
+
+unordered_map<string, shared_ptr<variableType> >globals;
+unordered_map<string, shared_ptr<variableType> >locals;
+unordered_map<string, shared_ptr<variableType> >statics;
+
+/* These correspond to the enum COMPILE_ERRORS. */
+const char *COMPILE_ERROR_NAMES[]={
+	"no error",
+	"incorrect syntax",
+	"wrong type",
+	"failed allocation",
+	"stack underflow",
+	"internal compiler error",
+	"duplicated label",
+	"previous subroutine didn't end",
+	"value returned from gosub call",
+	"undefined subroutine name",
+	"too many parameters in function call",
+	"value cannot be assigned"
+};
+
+/* These correspond to the types of enum TYPES. */
+const string TYPENAMES[]={
+	"unknown",
+	"none",
+	"string constant",
+	"integer constant",
+	"floating point constant",
+	"string variable",
+	"integer variable",
+	"floating point variable",
+	"string array or function",
+	"integer array or function",
+	"floating point array or function",
+	"string array or function",
+	"function"
+};
+
+const string CODETYPES[]={
+	"print sequence",
+	"print segment",
+	"while loop",
+	"for loop",
+	"repeat loop",
+	"do loop",
+	"if statement",
+	"procedure statement",
+	"function statement",
+	"assignment",
+	"label",
+	"parameter list or array index",
+	"data item",
+	"function returning string",
+	"function returning floating point",
+	"function returning integer",
+	"function returning nothing",
+	"function"
+};
+
+enum COMPILE_ERRORS errorLevel=E_OK;
+unsigned int indentLevel=0;
+bool scopeGlobal=true;
+
+bool COMPILE=false;
+bool DUMP=false;
+bool DEBUG=false;
+bool TRACE=false;
+
+ifstream src;
+ofstream output_cpp;
+ofstream funcs_h;
+ofstream heap_h;
+ofstream consts_h;
+ofstream logfile;
+ofstream varNames;
+
+/* private prototypes */
+void helpText(const string);
+void setup();
+void compile();
+void shutDown();
+
+/* process command line parameters */
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	atexit(shutDown);
+	switch (argc)
+	{
+		case 1:
+			COMPILE=true;
+			cout << "\nCompile initiated." << endl;
+			compile();
+			break;
+		case 2:
+			if (argv[1][0]=='-')
+			{
+				switch (argv[1][1])
+				{
+					case 'd':
+						cout << "\nIdentifier dump initiated." << endl;
+						DUMP=true;
+						compile();
+						break;
+					case 'v':
+						cout << "\n" << argv[0] << " version " 
+							<< VER_MAJOR << "." << VER_MINOR << "." << VER_RELEASE << endl;
+						break;
+					case 'V':
+						cout << "\nVerbose compile initiated." << endl;
+						DUMP=true;
+						COMPILE=true;
+						compile();
+						break;
+					case 'D':
+						cout << "\nCompiler debug and dump mode initiated." << endl;
+						DUMP=true;
+						DEBUG=true;
+						compile();
+						break;
+					case 'G':
+						cout << "\nDebug, dump and compile initiated." << endl;
+						DUMP=true;
+						DEBUG=true;
+						COMPILE=true;
+						compile();
+						break;
+					case 't':
+						cout << "\nDebug, dump and trace initiated." << endl;
+						DEBUG=true;
+						DUMP=true;
+						TRACE=true;
+						compile();
+						break;
+					default:
+						helpText(argv[0]);
+						break;
+				}
+			}
+			break;
+		default:
+			helpText(argv[0]);
+			break;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* print the help text to stdout */
+void helpText(const string commandname)
+{
+	cout << commandname << "[-d|D|V|v|G|t] < filename.mb\n" <<
+		"Compiles filename.mb by default unless a flag is specified.\n" <<
+		"\n The optional flags are as follows:\n" <<
+		"-d is a dump of build to the parse.log file.\n" <<
+		"-D is a dump of identifiers and logged build.\n" <<
+		"-V is for a verbose build where the compiler logs and compiles.\n" <<
+		"-v prints the version and exits.\n" <<
+		"-t activates dump, debug and trace\n" <<
+		"-G activates dump, debug and compile all at once.\n" << endl;
+}
+
+/* open files and initialize them*/
+void setUp()
+{
+	if (COMPILE)
+	{
+		/* compile mode */
+		output_cpp.open("output/output.cpp");
+		funcs_h.open("output/functions.h");
+		consts_h.open("output/consts.h");
+		heap_h.open("output/heap.h");
+		output_cpp << "#include <runtime.h>\n#include \"consts.h\"\n"
+			<< "#include \"heap.h\"\n#include \"functions.h\"\n"
+			<< "int main(int argc, char *argv[])\n{\n"
+			<< "unsigned int state=start;\nint run(){\nwhile (state>=start){\n"
+			<< "switch(state){\ncase start:" << endl;
+		if (DUMP)
+		{
+			varNames.open("varnames.txt");
+		}
+	}
+	if (DEBUG)
+	{
+		/* dump identifier mode */
+		logfile.open("parse.log");
+		logger("Setup complete.");
+	}
+}
+
+[[noreturn]] void error(enum COMPILE_ERRORS e)
+{
+	errorLevel=e;
+	exit(1);
+}
+
+void indent()
+{
+	unsigned int count=indentLevel;
+	while (count > 0)
+	{
+		logfile << '\t';
+		--count;
+	}
+
+}
+
+/* write a note in the logfile */
+void logger(string s)
+{
+	if (DEBUG)
+	{
+		indent();
+		logfile << s << endl;
+	}
+}
+
+/* shutdown the compiler and exit */
+void shutDown()
+{
+	if  (errorLevel != E_OK) cerr << "\nERROR: " 
+		<< COMPILE_ERROR_NAMES[errorLevel] << "\n\n" << endl;
+	logger("Dumping stack.");
+	if (DUMP && (logfile))
+	{
+		fn::dumpCallStack();
+	}
+	varNames << "Global Variables\n";
+	for(auto iter=globals.begin(); iter!=globals.end(); ++iter)
+	{
+		varNames << "variable " << iter->first 
+			<< " has ID " << iter->second << "\n";
+	}
+	varNames << endl;
+	label::dumpLabels();
+	output_cpp << "}\n}return state;\n}"<< endl;
+}
+
+void testInt()
+{
+	string name="v";
+	shared_ptr<variableType>v=
+		variableType::getOrCreateVar(name, T_INTVAR);
+	v->assignment(shared_ptr<expression>(new expression(
+		shared_ptr<operands>(new constOp("2", T_INT)))));
+	shared_ptr<printSegment>print=shared_ptr<printSegment>(
+		new printSegment(shared_ptr<expression>(new expression(v))));
+	print->generate();
+}
+
+/* open files and compile */
+void compile()
+{
+	setUp();
+
+	testInt();
+
+	shutDown();
+}
+
diff --git a/yab2cpp.cpp b/yab2cpp.cpp
index 319c9fb..72eda75 100644
--- a/yab2cpp.cpp
+++ b/yab2cpp.cpp
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 */
 #include "yab2cpp.h"
 
-unordered_map<string, shared_ptr<variable> >globals;
-unordered_map<string, shared_ptr<variable> >locals;
-unordered_map<string, shared_ptr<variable> >statics;
+unordered_map<string, shared_ptr<variableType> >globals;
+unordered_map<string, shared_ptr<variableType> >locals;
+unordered_map<string, shared_ptr<variableType> >statics;
 
 /* These correspond to the enum COMPILE_ERRORS. */
 const char *COMPILE_ERROR_NAMES[]={
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ void setUp()
 		heap_h.open("output/heap.h");
 		output_cpp << "#include <runtime.h>\n#include \"consts.h\"\n"
 			<< "#include \"heap.h\"\n#include \"functions.h\"\n"
+			<< "int main(int argc, char *argv[])\n{\n"
 			<< "unsigned int state=start;\nint run(){\nwhile (state>=start){\n"
 			<< "switch(state){\ncase start:" << endl;
 		if (DUMP)
diff --git a/yab2cpp.h b/yab2cpp.h
index 476d162..4932277 100644
--- a/yab2cpp.h
+++ b/yab2cpp.h
@@ -22,16 +22,16 @@ using namespace std;
 #define VER_MINOR 0
 #define VER_RELEASE 1
 
-class variable;
+class variableType;
 extern ofstream output_cpp;
 extern ofstream funcs_h;
 extern ofstream heap_h;
 extern ofstream consts_h;
 extern ofstream logfile;
 extern ofstream varNames;
-extern unordered_map<string, shared_ptr<variable> >globals;
-extern unordered_map<string, shared_ptr<variable> >locals;
-extern unordered_map<string, shared_ptr<variable> >statics;
+extern unordered_map<string, shared_ptr<variableType> >globals;
+extern unordered_map<string, shared_ptr<variableType> >locals;
+extern unordered_map<string, shared_ptr<variableType> >statics;
 extern const string CODETYPES[];
 extern const string TYPENAMES[];
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ extern bool DUMP;
 extern bool DEBUG;
 extern bool TRACE;
 
-/* list of all variable and constant types */
+/* list of all variableType and constant types */
 enum TYPES
 {
 	T_UNKNOWN=0,
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ public:
 		op=x;
 		oper=O_TERM;
 	}
-	/*TODO: Recycle temporary variables when not in debug mode*/
+	/*TODO: Recycle temporary variableTypes when not in debug mode*/
 	virtual ~expression()
 	{}
 };
@@ -357,21 +357,21 @@ public:
 	{}
 };
 
-class variable:public operands
+class variableType:public operands
 {
 	enum SCOPES myScope;
 public:
-	static shared_ptr<variable>getOrCreateVar(string &name, enum TYPES t);
+	static shared_ptr<variableType>getOrCreateVar(string &name, enum TYPES t);
 
 	void assignment(shared_ptr<expression>value);
-	/* always call generateBox() after new variable() */
-	variable(enum SCOPES s, string &name, enum TYPES t);
-	variable();
-	~variable()
+	/* always call generateBox() after new variableType() */
+	variableType(enum SCOPES s, string &name, enum TYPES t);
+	variableType();
+	~variableType()
 	{}
 };
 
-class arrayType:public variable
+class arrayType:public variableType
 {
 	list<unsigned int> dimensions;
 public:
@@ -383,23 +383,23 @@ public:
 		shared_ptr<expression>value);
 
 	explicit arrayType(string &name, enum TYPES t, list<unsigned int>dim);
-		/*:variable(scope, name, t);*/
+		/*:variableType(scope, name, t);*/
 	virtual ~arrayType()
 	{}
 };
 
 class forLoop:public codeType
 {
-	shared_ptr<variable>var;
-	shared_ptr<variable>startTemp;
-	shared_ptr<variable>stopTemp;
+	shared_ptr<variableType>var;
+	shared_ptr<variableType>startTemp;
+	shared_ptr<variableType>stopTemp;
 	shared_ptr<whileLoop>infrastructure;
 	shared_ptr<expression>step;
 public:
 	virtual void generateBreak();
 	virtual void close();
 
-	explicit forLoop(shared_ptr<variable>v, shared_ptr<expression>start,
+	explicit forLoop(shared_ptr<variableType>v, shared_ptr<expression>start,
 		shared_ptr<expression>stop, shared_ptr<expression>stepVal=NULL);
 	virtual ~forLoop()
 	{}
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ class fn:codeType
 	static unordered_map<string, shared_ptr<fn> > functions;
 	static list<shared_ptr<fn> > callStack;
 	static unsigned int nextID;
-	list<shared_ptr<variable> >params;
+	list<shared_ptr<variableType> >params;
 	string funcName;
 	unsigned int id;
 	enum TYPES kind;
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ public:
 
 	unsigned int getID() const {return this->id;}
 	int getNumParams() const {return this->params.size();}
-	void addParameter(shared_ptr<variable>);
+	void addParameter(shared_ptr<variableType>);
 
 	shared_ptr<operands>generateCall(string &name,
 		list<shared_ptr<operands> >&paramList);
@@ -444,26 +444,17 @@ public:
 	{}
 };
 
-/* The next two structures are used to implement the PRINT statement. */
-class printSegments
+class printSegment
 {
 	shared_ptr<expression>cargo;
-	enum SEPARATORS kind;
+	enum SEPARATORS sep;
 public:
-	printSegments(shared_ptr<expression>e, enum SEPARATORS k)
-	{
-		this->cargo=e;
-		this->kind=k;
-	}
-	printSegments(shared_ptr<expression>e) {printSegments(e, S_LINEFEED);}
-	printSegments() {printSegments(NULL);}
-	virtual ~printSegments()
+	void generate();
+	printSegment(shared_ptr<expression>e, enum SEPARATORS s);
+	printSegment(shared_ptr<expression>e) {printSegment(e, S_LINEFEED);}
+	printSegment() {printSegment(NULL);}
+	virtual ~printSegment()
 	{}
 };
 
-struct printStatement
-{
-	list<shared_ptr<printSegments> >segments;
-};
-
 #endif
diff --git a/yabCodeStructures.cpp b/yabCodeStructures.cpp
index c852dad..a502151 100644
--- a/yabCodeStructures.cpp
+++ b/yabCodeStructures.cpp
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void whileLoop::close()
 	loopEnd->generate();
 }
 
-forLoop::forLoop(shared_ptr<variable>v,
+forLoop::forLoop(shared_ptr<variableType>v,
 	shared_ptr<expression>start, shared_ptr<expression>stop,
 	shared_ptr<expression>stepVal):codeType(T_FORLOOP)
 {
diff --git a/yabDataStructures.cpp b/yabDataStructures.cpp
index 71b83fb..95fc718 100644
--- a/yabDataStructures.cpp
+++ b/yabDataStructures.cpp
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ shared_ptr<operands>expression::evaluate()
 }
 
 /* variable definitions */
-variable::variable(enum SCOPES s, string &name, enum TYPES t):operands(t)
+variableType::variableType(enum SCOPES s, string &name, enum TYPES t):operands(t)
 {
 	this->myScope=s;
 	switch (s)
@@ -338,23 +338,23 @@ variable::variable(enum SCOPES s, string &name, enum TYPES t):operands(t)
 		case S_LOCAL:
 			if(locals.find(name)!=locals.end() ||
 				statics.find(name)!=statics.end() ) error(E_DUPLICATE_SYMBOL);
-			locals[name]=shared_ptr<variable>(this);
+			locals[name]=shared_ptr<variableType>(this);
 			break;		
 		case S_GLOBAL:
 			if(globals.find(name)!=globals.end()) error(E_DUPLICATE_SYMBOL);
-			globals[name]=shared_ptr<variable>(this);
+			globals[name]=shared_ptr<variableType>(this);
 			break;
 		case S_STATIC:
 			if(locals.find(name)!=locals.end() ||
 				statics.find(name)!=statics.end() ) error(E_DUPLICATE_SYMBOL);
-			statics[name]=shared_ptr<variable>(this);
+			statics[name]=shared_ptr<variableType>(this);
 			break;
 		default:
 			error(E_INTERNAL);
 	}
 }
 
-shared_ptr<variable> variable::getOrCreateVar(string &name, enum TYPES t)
+shared_ptr<variableType> variableType::getOrCreateVar(string &name, enum TYPES t)
 {
 	if (!scopeGlobal)
 	{
@@ -364,13 +364,13 @@ shared_ptr<variable> variable::getOrCreateVar(string &name, enum TYPES t)
 		if(i!=statics.end())return i->second;
 	}
 	if (globals.find(name)!=globals.end())return globals[name];
-	shared_ptr<variable>v=shared_ptr<variable>(new variable(
+	shared_ptr<variableType>v=shared_ptr<variableType>(new variableType(
 		scopeGlobal?S_GLOBAL:S_LOCAL, name, t));
 	v->generateBox(scopeGlobal?S_GLOBAL:S_LOCAL);
 	return v;
 }
 
-void variable::assignment(shared_ptr<expression>value)
+void variableType::assignment(shared_ptr<expression>value)
 {
 	shared_ptr<operands>op=value->evaluate();
 	enum TYPES t=op->getSimpleVarType();
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ string arrayType::generateBox(enum SCOPES s)
 }
 
 arrayType::arrayType(string &name, enum TYPES t, list<unsigned int>dim):
-	variable(S_GLOBAL, name, t)
+	variableType(S_GLOBAL, name, t)
 {
 	this->dimensions=dim;
 }
diff --git a/yabIO.cpp b/yabIO.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..595c14b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yabIO.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+**	Yab2Cpp
+**
+**	Transpiler by Samuel D. Crow
+**
+**	based on Yab
+**
+*/
+#include "yab2cpp.h"
+
+printSegment::printSegment(shared_ptr<expression>e, enum SEPARATORS s)
+{
+	cargo=e;
+	sep=s;
+}
+
+void printSegment::generate()
+{
+	if (cargo!=NULL)
+	{
+		shared_ptr<operands>op=cargo->evaluate();
+		switch (op->getSimpleVarType())
+		{
+		case T_STRINGVAR:
+			output_cpp << "printf(\"%s\", " << op->boxName() << ");\n";
+			break;
+		case T_INTVAR:
+			output_cpp << "printf(\"%d\", " << op->boxName() << ");\n";
+			break;
+		case T_FLOATVAR:
+			output_cpp << "printf(\"%f\", " << op->boxName() << ");\n";
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	switch (sep)
+	{
+	case S_LINEFEED:
+		output_cpp << "puts(\"\n\");\n";
+		return;
+	case S_SEMICOLON:
+		return;
+	case S_COMMA:
+		output_cpp << "putc('\t');\n";
+		return;
+	default:
+		error(E_BAD_SYNTAX);
+		break;
+	}
+}