diff --git a/src/parsers/scripting/javascript/JSParser.cpp b/src/parsers/scripting/javascript/JSParser.cpp
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+++ b/src/parsers/scripting/javascript/JSParser.cpp
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+#include "JSParser.h"
+#include <vector>
+#include <map>
+#include <iostream>
+
+class js_scope {
+public:
+    js_scope *parent;
+    js_scope() {
+        parent = nullptr;
+    }
+    std::map<std::string, std::string> variables;
+};
+
+std::shared_ptr<JavaScript> JSParser::parse(const std::string &source) const {
+    std::shared_ptr<JavaScript> ret = std::make_shared<JavaScript>();
+    std::shared_ptr<js_scope> global = std::make_shared<js_scope>();
+    std::cout << "source: " << source << "\n" << std::endl;
+    // tokenize it
+    unsigned int cursor;
+    int state = 0;
+    int last = 0;
+    int quoteStart = 0;
+    int scopeLevel = 0;
+    int jsonStart = 0;
+    int jsonLevel = 0;
+    int functionStart = 0;
+    // each token is one statement
+    std::vector<std::string> tokens;
+    for (cursor = 0; cursor < source.length(); cursor++) {
+        if (state == 0) {
+            if (source[cursor] == '{') {
+                state = 1; // JSON
+                jsonStart = cursor;
+                jsonLevel++;
+                //std::cout << "Entering JSON: " << cursor << std::endl;
+            } else if (source[cursor] == '\'') { // quotes just for allowing [;{}\n] in quotes
+                quoteStart = cursor;
+                state = 4;
+            } else if (source[cursor] == '"') {
+                quoteStart = cursor;
+                state = 5;
+            } else if (source[cursor] == '/' && source.length() > cursor + 1 && source[cursor + 1] == '/') {
+                // single line comment
+                state = 2;
+            } else if (source[cursor] == '/' && source.length() > cursor + 1 && source[cursor + 1] == '*') {
+                // Multiline comment
+                state = 3;
+            } else if (source[cursor] == 'v' && source.length() > cursor + 3 && source[cursor + 1] == 'a'
+                        && source[cursor + 2] == 'r' && source[cursor + 3] == ' ') {
+                // var
+                state = 7;
+            } else if (source[cursor] == 'f' && source.length() > cursor + 8 && source[cursor + 1] == 'u'
+                        && source[cursor + 2] == 'n'  && source[cursor + 3] == 'c'  && source[cursor + 4] == 't'
+                        && source[cursor + 5] == 'i'  && source[cursor + 6] == 'o'  && source[cursor + 7] == 'n') {
+                //std::cout << "Entering function: " << cursor << std::endl;
+                state = 6;
+                functionStart = cursor;
+            }
+        } else if (state == 1) {
+            // inside a scope (JSON)
+            if (source[cursor] == '{') {
+                jsonLevel++;
+            } else
+            if (source[cursor] == '}') {
+                jsonLevel--;
+                if (!jsonLevel) {
+                    std::cout << "Exiting JSON: " << source.substr(jsonStart, cursor - jsonStart) << std::endl;
+                    state = 0; // exit JSON
+                }
+            }
+        }  else if (state == 2) {
+            // inside a single line comment
+            if (source[cursor] == '\n') {
+                state = 0;
+            }
+        } else if (state == 3) {
+            // inside a multiline comment
+            if (source[cursor] == '*'  && source.length() > cursor + 1 && source[cursor + 1] == '/') {
+                // end multiline comment
+                state = 0;
+            }
+        } else if (state == 4) {
+            // inside single quote
+            if (source[cursor] == '\'') {
+                if (source[cursor - 1] != '\\') {
+                    //std::string quote = source.substr(quoteStart + 1, cursor - quoteStart - 1);
+                    //std::cout << "single quote: " << quote << std::endl;
+                    state = 0;
+                }
+            }
+        } else if (state == 5) {
+            // inside double quote
+            if (source[cursor] == '"') {
+                if (source[cursor - 1] != '\\') {
+                    //std::string quote = source.substr(quoteStart + 1, cursor - quoteStart - 1);
+                    //std::cout << "double quote: " << quote << std::endl;
+                    state = 0;
+                }
+            }
+        } else if (state == 7) {
+        }
+        
+        //
+        if (source[cursor] == '{') {
+            scopeLevel++;
+        }
+        bool endIt = false;
+        if (source[cursor] == '}') {
+            scopeLevel--;
+            if (state == 6 && !scopeLevel) {
+                std::cout << "Exiting function: " << source.substr(functionStart, cursor - functionStart) << std::endl;
+                state = 0;
+                endIt = true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // state 0 or 7, ignore states 1-6
+        if ((state == 0 || state == 7) && !scopeLevel) {
+            if (source[cursor] == '\n' || source[cursor] == ';' || endIt) {
+                // FIXME: ; in for loops
+                std::string token = source.substr(last ? last + 1 : last, last ? (cursor - last - 1) : cursor );
+                if (source[cursor] == '}') {
+                    token += '}';
+                }
+                // scopeLevel[" << scopeLevel << "]"
+                std::cout << "got token [" << token << "] ending[" << source[cursor] << "] endIt[" << endIt << "]" << std::endl;
+                tokens.push_back(token);
+                last = cursor;
+                
+                if (state == 7) { // allow var constructs to end normally and take us out of var construct
+                  state = 0; // reset state
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    std::cout << "out of characters in state " << state << std::endl;
+    std::string token = source.substr(last ? last + 1 : last, last ? (cursor - last - 1) : cursor );
+    tokens.push_back(token);
+    std::cout << "got token [" << token << "] ending[" << source[cursor] << "]" << std::endl;
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/src/parsers/scripting/javascript/JSParser.h b/src/parsers/scripting/javascript/JSParser.h
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index 0000000..c2c01b8
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+++ b/src/parsers/scripting/javascript/JSParser.h
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+#ifndef JSPARSER_H
+#define JSPARSER_H
+
+#include <string>
+
+class JavaScript {
+
+};
+
+class JSParser {
+public:
+    std::shared_ptr<JavaScript> parse(const std::string &javascript) const;
+};
+
+#endif