diff --git a/parser-library/CMakeLists.txt b/parser-library/CMakeLists.txt
index 575191c..3d33544 100644
--- a/parser-library/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/parser-library/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 add_library(parser-library
+            buffer.cpp
             parse.cpp)
diff --git a/parser-library/buffer.cpp b/parser-library/buffer.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d88f47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parser-library/buffer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#include "parse.h"
+
+using namespace boost;
+
+bool readByte(bounded_buffer *b, ::uint32_t offset, ::uint8_t &out) {
+  return false;
+}
+
+bool readWord(bounded_buffer *b, ::uint32_t offset, ::uint16_t &out) {
+  return false;
+}
+
+bool readDword(bounded_buffer *b, ::uint32_t offset, ::uint32_t &out) {
+  return false;
+}
diff --git a/parser-library/parse.h b/parser-library/parse.h
index e1d6eac..a3d0463 100644
--- a/parser-library/parse.h
+++ b/parser-library/parse.h
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@
 
 typedef boost::uint32_t RVA;
 
+typedef struct _bounded_buffer {
+  boost::uint8_t  *bufBegin;
+  boost::uint32_t bufLen;
+} bounded_buffer;
+
+bool readByte(bounded_buffer *b, boost::uint32_t offset, boost::uint8_t &out);
+bool readWord(bounded_buffer *b, boost::uint32_t offset, boost::uint16_t &out);
+bool readDword(bounded_buffer *b, boost::uint32_t offset, boost::uint32_t &out);
+
 typedef struct _parsed_pe {
   std::string originalFilePath;
 } parsed_pe;
@@ -29,4 +38,8 @@ void IterRelocs(parsed_pe *pe, iterReloc cb, void *cbd);
 typedef void (*iterRVA)(void *, RVA);
 void IterExpRVA(parsed_pe *pe, iterRVA cb, void *cbd);
 
+//iterate over sections
+typedef void (*iterSec)(void *, RVA secBase, std::string &, bounded_buffer *b);
+void IterSec(parsed_pe *pe, iterSec cb, void *cbd);
+
 #endif