diff --git a/src/utils/latl/codeGenerator.js b/src/utils/latl/codeGenerator.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..399b7ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/latl/codeGenerator.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { parser } from './parser';
+
+export const codeGenerator = (latl) => {
+  const results = parser().feed(latl).results;
+  
+  const nodeReader = (code, node) => {
+    if (node.length) {
+      return results.reduce(nodeReader, code)
+    }
+    if (!node) return code;
+    if (node.main) {
+      return nodeReader(code, node.main)
+    }
+    return code + node;
+  }
+
+  return nodeReader('', results)
+
+}
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diff --git a/src/utils/latl/grammar.js b/src/utils/latl/grammar.js
index 8a6d063..0475672 100644
--- a/src/utils/latl/grammar.js
+++ b/src/utils/latl/grammar.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ function id(x) { return x[0]; }
   const { lexer } = require('./lexer.js');
   const getTerminal = d => d ? d[0] : null;
   const getAll = d => d.map((item, i) => ({ [i]: item }));
-  const flag = token => d => d.map(item => ({ [token]: item }))
-  const clearNull = d => d.filter(t => !!t);
+  const flag = token => d => d.map(item => ({ [token]: clearNull(item) }))
+  const clearNull = d => d.filter(t => !!t && (t.length !== 1 || t[0])).map(t => t.length ? clearNull(t) : t);
   const flagIndex = d => d.map((item, i) => ({[i]: item}))
   const remove = _ => null;
   const append = d => d.join('');
@@ -21,16 +21,21 @@ var grammar = {
     Lexer: lexer,
     ParserRules: [
     {"name": "main$ebnf$1", "symbols": []},
-    {"name": "main$ebnf$1$subexpression$1", "symbols": ["_", "statement", "_"]},
+    {"name": "main$ebnf$1$subexpression$1", "symbols": ["_", "statement"]},
     {"name": "main$ebnf$1", "symbols": ["main$ebnf$1", "main$ebnf$1$subexpression$1"], "postprocess": function arrpush(d) {return d[0].concat([d[1]]);}},
-    {"name": "main", "symbols": ["main$ebnf$1"], "postprocess": pipe(clearNull, flag('main'), getTerminal)},
+    {"name": "main", "symbols": ["main$ebnf$1", "_"], "postprocess":  pipe(
+        getTerminal,
+        clearNull,
+        flag('main'), 
+        getTerminal,
+        ) },
     {"name": "_$ebnf$1$subexpression$1", "symbols": [(lexer.has("whiteSpace") ? {type: "whiteSpace"} : whiteSpace)]},
     {"name": "_$ebnf$1", "symbols": ["_$ebnf$1$subexpression$1"], "postprocess": id},
     {"name": "_$ebnf$1", "symbols": [], "postprocess": function(d) {return null;}},
     {"name": "_", "symbols": ["_$ebnf$1"], "postprocess": remove},
     {"name": "__", "symbols": [(lexer.has("whiteSpace") ? {type: "whiteSpace"} : whiteSpace)], "postprocess": remove},
     {"name": "statement", "symbols": ["comment"]},
-    {"name": "statement", "symbols": ["definition"], "postprocess": getTerminal, clearNull},
+    {"name": "statement", "symbols": ["definition"], "postprocess": pipe(getTerminal, clearNull)},
     {"name": "comment", "symbols": [(lexer.has("comment") ? {type: "comment"} : comment)], "postprocess": pipe(getTerminal, remove)},
     {"name": "definition", "symbols": [(lexer.has("kwSet") ? {type: "kwSet"} : kwSet), "__", "setDefinition"], "postprocess": d => ({token: d[0].type, [d[0].value]: d[2]})},
     {"name": "setDefinition$ebnf$1", "symbols": []},
diff --git a/src/utils/latl/grammar.ne b/src/utils/latl/grammar.ne
index 4807918..bd92e93 100644
--- a/src/utils/latl/grammar.ne
+++ b/src/utils/latl/grammar.ne
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   const { lexer } = require('./lexer.js');
   const getTerminal = d => d ? d[0] : null;
   const getAll = d => d.map((item, i) => ({ [i]: item }));
-  const flag = token => d => d.map(item => ({ [token]: item }))
-  const clearNull = d => d.filter(t => !!t);
+  const flag = token => d => d.map(item => ({ [token]: clearNull(item) }))
+  const clearNull = d => d.filter(t => !!t && (t.length !== 1 || t[0])).map(t => t.length ? clearNull(t) : t);
   const flagIndex = d => d.map((item, i) => ({[i]: item}))
   const remove = _ => null;
   const append = d => d.join('');
@@ -17,8 +17,13 @@
 
 @lexer lexer
 
-main            -> (_ statement _):* 
-  {% pipe(clearNull, flag('main'), getTerminal) %}
+main            -> (_ statement):* _
+  {% pipe(
+    getTerminal,
+    clearNull,
+    flag('main'), 
+    getTerminal,
+    ) %}
 
 _               -> (%whiteSpace):? 
   {% remove %}
@@ -27,7 +32,7 @@ __              -> %whiteSpace
   {% remove %}
 
 statement       -> comment | definition
-  {% getTerminal, clearNull %}
+  {% pipe(getTerminal, clearNull) %}
 
 comment         -> %comment 
   {% pipe(getTerminal, remove) %}
@@ -48,35 +53,3 @@ phoneList       -> (%phone %comma _):* %phone
     if (!t.length) return t;
     return t[0].filter(st => st && st.type === 'phone')
   }) %}
-
-
-# assignmentExpression:
-# 	/*
-# 	 * SPEC:
-# 	 * conditionalExpression
-# 	 * | leftHandSideExpression assignmentOperator assignmentExpression
-# 	 */
-# 	(leftHandSideExpression assignmentOperator) =>
-# 	leftHandSideExpression assignmentOperator assignmentExpression
-# 	| conditionalExpression
-# 	;
-
-# assignmentExpressionNoln:
-# 	conditionalExpressionNoln
-# 	| leftHandSideExpression assignmentOperator assignmentExpressionNoln
-# 	;
-
-# assignmentOperator:
-# 	/* note that in the grammar these are listed out explicitely */
-# 	EQ | TIMESEQ | DIVIDEEQ | PERCENTEQ | PLUSEQ | MINUSEQ | LSHIFTEQ | RSHIFTEQ
-# 	| GT3EQ | AMPEREQ | CAROTEQ | PIPEEQ
-# 	;
-
-# expression:
-# 	/* 
-# 	 * SPEC:
-# 	 * assignmentExpression
-# 	 * | expression COMMA assignmentExpression
-# 	 */
-# 	assignmentExpression (expressionTail)*
-# 	;
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diff --git a/src/utils/latl/test/assertionData.js b/src/utils/latl/test/assertionData.js
index 8b927e6..c654048 100644
--- a/src/utils/latl/test/assertionData.js
+++ b/src/utils/latl/test/assertionData.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ export const assertionData = {
     latl: `; comment`,
     tokens: [
       { type: 'comment', value: '; comment'}
-    ]
+    ],
+    code: ''
   },
   simpleSetDefinition: {
     latl: `set PLOSIVES`,
diff --git a/src/utils/latl/test/codeGenerator.test.js b/src/utils/latl/test/codeGenerator.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30516d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/latl/test/codeGenerator.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { assertionData } from './assertionData';
+import { codeGenerator } from '../codeGenerator';
+
+describe('codeGenerator', () => {
+  it('parses simple comment', () => {
+    const { latl } = assertionData.simpleComment;
+    const code = codeGenerator(latl)
+    // expect(AST.length).toBe(1);
+    // expect(AST[0]).toStrictEqual({ main: [ ]})
+    console.log(code)
+  })
+})
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diff --git a/src/utils/latl/test/parser.test.js b/src/utils/latl/test/parser.test.js
index 60a5e39..1813b43 100644
--- a/src/utils/latl/test/parser.test.js
+++ b/src/utils/latl/test/parser.test.js
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ describe('parser', () => {
     const { latl } = assertionData.simpleComment;
     const AST = parser().feed(latl).results;
     expect(AST.length).toBe(1);
-    expect(AST[0]).toStrictEqual({ main: [ null ]})
+    expect(AST[0]).toStrictEqual({ main: [ ]})
   })
 
-  it('parses multiple set definitions with comma operator', () => {
-    const { latl } = assertionData.commaSetDefinition;
-    const AST = parser().feed(latl).results;
-    console.log(AST[0])
-  });
+  // it('parses multiple set definitions with comma operator', () => {
+  //   const { latl } = assertionData.commaSetDefinition;
+  //   const AST = parser().feed(latl).results;
+  //   console.log(AST[0])
+  // });
 
   // it('lexes set definition with alias', () => {
   //   const { latl, tokens } = assertionData.setAliasDefinition;