diff --git a/src/Ubc/Parse/Syntax/File.hs b/src/Ubc/Parse/Syntax/File.hs
index e83f507..3552203 100644
--- a/src/Ubc/Parse/Syntax/File.hs
+++ b/src/Ubc/Parse/Syntax/File.hs
@@ -13,11 +13,15 @@ import Data.Functor ((<&>))
 
 import Text.Parsec (choice, ParsecT, many)
 
-import Ubc.Parse.Syntax.Struct ( Struct )
+import Ubc.Parse.Syntax (Transformer)
+
+import {-# SOURCE #-} Ubc.Parse.Syntax.Import (Import)
+import Ubc.Parse.Syntax.Struct (Struct)
 import Ubc.Parse.Syntax.Function (Function)
 import Ubc.Parse.Syntax.Statement (Statement)
 import Ubc.Parse.Syntax.Enumeration (Enumeration)
 
+import {-# SOURCE #-} qualified Ubc.Parse.Syntax.Import as Import
 import qualified Ubc.Parse.Syntax.Struct as Struct
 import qualified Ubc.Parse.Syntax.Function as Function
 import qualified Ubc.Parse.Syntax.Statement as Statement
@@ -30,7 +34,8 @@ data File = File
         deriving (Show)
 
 data FileBody = FileBody
-        { structs :: [Struct]
+        { imports :: [Import]
+        , structs :: [Struct]
         , functions :: [Function]
         , statements :: [Statement]
         , enumerations :: [Enumeration]
@@ -39,12 +44,13 @@ data FileBody = FileBody
         deriving (Semigroup, Monoid) via Generically FileBody
 -- dont use `deriving ... via FileBody` because that leads to a loop, somehow
 
-parse :: Monad m => String -> ParsecT String u m File
+parse :: String -> ParsecT String u Transformer File
 parse source = File source <$!> mconcat <$!> many fileMember
 
-fileMember :: Monad m => ParsecT String u m FileBody
+fileMember :: ParsecT String u Transformer FileBody
 fileMember = choice
                 [ Struct.parse      <&> \s -> mempty { structs = [s] }
+                , Import.parse      <&> \i -> mempty { imports = [i] }
                 , Function.parse    <&> \f -> mempty { functions = [f] }
                 , Statement.parse   <&> \s -> mempty { statements = [s] }
                 , Enumeration.parse <&> \e -> mempty { enumerations = [e] }
diff --git a/src/Ubc/Parse/Syntax/Import.hs b/src/Ubc/Parse/Syntax/Import.hs
index b16ba6e..3f4ba86 100644
--- a/src/Ubc/Parse/Syntax/Import.hs
+++ b/src/Ubc/Parse/Syntax/Import.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE DerivingStrategies #-}
 module Ubc.Parse.Syntax.Import
 ( parse
 , Import(..)
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ data Import = Import
         { file :: File.File
         , alias :: String
         }
+        deriving stock (Show)
 
 importPath :: Monad m => ParsecT String u m (NonEmpty String)
 importPath = UbcLanguage.angles (many importChar `sepBy1` char '/')
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ notFoundMessage relFile searchedLocations = "Could not locate import file path"
                 <> "Searched locations were:"
                 <> (unlines . List.map (('\t':) . Path.fromAbsFile) $ searchedLocations)
 
-parseFile :: MonadIO m => Path Abs File -> String -> ParsecT String u m Import
+parseFile :: Path Abs File -> String -> ParsecT String u Transformer Import
 parseFile path importAs = do
         let stringPath = Path.fromAbsFile path
         contents <- liftIO . readFile $ stringPath