diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 78c3ae5..7215f18 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 **/*.rs.bk
 .idea
 .ast
-test
+test-files
 perf.data
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ac1ac8c..5f80dc0 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "snekdown"
-version = "0.12.3"
+version = "0.12.4"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono 0.4.11 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "colored 1.9.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 79bd153..0a8a782 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "snekdown"
-version = "0.12.3"
+version = "0.12.4"
 authors = ["trivernis <trivernis@protonmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 license-file = "LICENSE"
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ crate-type = ["lib"]
 name = "snekdown"
 path = "src/main.rs"
 
+[tests]
+
 [dependencies]
 crossbeam-utils = "0.7.2"
 structopt = "0.3.14"
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4abc7c8..4b64b10 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 pub mod format;
 pub mod parsing;
 pub use parsing::parser::Parser;
+pub use parsing::utils;
diff --git a/src/parsing/elements.rs b/src/parsing/elements.rs
index ec55e8b..aef72e7 100644
--- a/src/parsing/elements.rs
+++ b/src/parsing/elements.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pub enum Line {
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Document {
-    pub(crate) elements: Vec<Block>,
+    pub elements: Vec<Block>,
     pub(crate) is_root: bool,
     pub(crate) path: Option<String>,
     pub(crate) placeholders: Vec<Arc<Mutex<Placeholder>>>,
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ pub struct Paragraph {
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct List {
     pub(crate) ordered: bool,
-    pub(crate) items: Vec<ListItem>,
+    pub items: Vec<ListItem>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
diff --git a/src/parsing/mod.rs b/src/parsing/mod.rs
index 0d02b89..f43efbf 100644
--- a/src/parsing/mod.rs
+++ b/src/parsing/mod.rs
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ pub mod inline;
 pub mod parser;
 pub mod placeholders;
 pub mod tokens;
-pub(crate) mod utils;
+#[macro_use]
+pub mod utils;
diff --git a/src/parsing/parser.rs b/src/parsing/parser.rs
index fb73845..2fd063e 100644
--- a/src/parsing/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parsing/parser.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@ impl Parser {
         is_child: bool,
     ) -> Self {
         let text: Vec<char> = text.chars().collect();
-        let current_char = text.get(0).unwrap().clone();
+        let current_char = if text.len() > 0 {
+            text.get(0).unwrap().clone()
+        } else {
+            ' '
+        };
         if let Some(path) = path.clone() {
             let path_info = Path::new(&path);
             paths
@@ -463,7 +467,9 @@ impl Parser {
                 self.revert_to(start_index)?;
                 break;
             }
-            self.revert_to(start_index)?;
+            if !self.check_eof() {
+                self.revert_to(start_index)?;
+            }
         }
 
         if paragraph.elements.len() > 0 {
diff --git a/src/parsing/utils.rs b/src/parsing/utils.rs
index 507a7e9..a819077 100644
--- a/src/parsing/utils.rs
+++ b/src/parsing/utils.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ use std::error::Error;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::fmt::{Display, Formatter};
 
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! parse {
+    ($str:expr) => {
+        Parser::new($str.to_string(), None).parse()
+    };
+}
+
 pub type ParseResult<T> = Result<T, ParseError>;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
diff --git a/tests/parsing_tests.rs b/tests/parsing_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f917464
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/parsing_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+use snekdown::parse;
+use snekdown::parsing::elements::Block;
+use snekdown::Parser;
+
+macro_rules! count_block_elements {
+    ($document:expr, $filter:expr) => {
+        $document
+            .elements
+            .iter()
+            .filter($filter)
+            .collect::<Vec<&Block>>()
+            .len()
+    };
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn it_inits() {
+    let _ = Parser::new("".to_string(), None);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn it_parses_sections() {
+    let document = parse!("# Section\n## Subsection\n# Section");
+    assert_eq!(
+        count_block_elements!(document, |e| if let Block::Section(_) = e {
+            true
+        } else {
+            false
+        }),
+        2
+    )
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn it_parses_tables() {
+    let document = parse!("|header|header|\n|---|---|\n|col|col|");
+    assert_eq!(
+        count_block_elements!(document, |e| if let Block::Table(_) = e {
+            true
+        } else {
+            false
+        }),
+        1
+    )
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn it_parses_paragraphs() {
+    let document = parse!("**Bold***Italic*_Underline_`Monospace`^super^~strike~");
+    assert_eq!(
+        count_block_elements!(document, |e| if let Block::Paragraph(_) = e {
+            true
+        } else {
+            false
+        }),
+        1
+    )
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn it_parses_lists() {
+    let document = parse!("- item1\n- item2\n\n* item\n+ item\n\no item\n1. item");
+    assert_eq!(
+        count_block_elements!(document, |e| if let Block::List(l) = e {
+            l.items.len() == 2
+        } else {
+            false
+        }),
+        3
+    )
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn it_parses_code_blocks() {
+    let document = parse!("```\ncode\n```\n```rust\ncode\n``````");
+    assert_eq!(
+        count_block_elements!(document, |e| if let Block::CodeBlock(_) = e {
+            true
+        } else {
+            false
+        }),
+        2
+    )
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn it_parses_quotes() {
+    let document = parse!("> quote\n\n[meta]> quote\n>hm");
+    assert_eq!(
+        count_block_elements!(document, |e| if let Block::Quote(_) = e {
+            true
+        } else {
+            false
+        }),
+        2
+    )
+}