diff --git a/lib/vm/parser.rb b/lib/vm/parser.rb
index a8eda234..4ec12f35 100644
--- a/lib/vm/parser.rb
+++ b/lib/vm/parser.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ module Vm
         ((name.as(:param) >> (comma >> name.as(:param)).repeat(0)).maybe).as(:params) >>
       rparen
     }
-
-    rule(:root)   { func.repeat(0) >> expression }
+    root :args
+#    rule(:root)   { func.repeat(0) >> expression }
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/test_nodes.rb b/test/test_nodes.rb
index 6c960142..dc85d894 100644
--- a/test/test_nodes.rb
+++ b/test/test_nodes.rb
@@ -1,98 +1,33 @@
 require_relative "helper"
-require 'minitest/spec'
 
-include Vm
 
-class FakeBuilder
-  attr_reader :result
+#testing that parsing strings that we know to be correct returns the nodes we expect
+# in a way the combination of test_parser and test_transform
 
-  Asm::InstructionTools::REGISTERS.each do |reg , number|
-    define_method(reg) { Asm::Register.new(reg , number) }
+class NodesCase < MiniTest::Test
+
+  def setup
+    @parser    = Vm::Parser.new
+    @transform = Vm::Transform.new
   end
-
-  def initialize
-    @result = ''
+  
+  def parse string
+    syntax    = @parser.parse(string)
+    tree      = @transform.apply(syntax)
+    tree
   end
-
-  def class_builder
-    'example'
+  
+  def test_number
+    tree = parse "42"
+    assert tree.is_a? Vm::NumberExpression
+    assert_equal 42 , tree.value 
   end
-
-  def int
-    'int'
-  end
-
-  def method_missing(name, *args, &block)
-    @result += ([name] + args.flatten).join(', ').sub(',', '')
-    @result += "\n"
-    block.call(self) if name.to_s == 'public_static_method'
+  def test_args
+    tree = parse "( 42 )"
+    assert tree.is_a? Hash
+    assert tree[:args].is_a? Vm::NumberExpression
+    assert_equal 42 , tree[:args].value 
   end
 end
 
-describe 'Nodes' do
-  before do
-    @context = Hash.new
-    @builder = FakeBuilder.new
-  end
 
-  it 'emits a number' do
-    input    = Vm::NumberExpression.new 42
-    expected = <<HERE
-mov r0, 42
-HERE
-    input.eval @context, @builder
-
-    @builder.result.must_equal expected
-  end
-
-  it 'emits a function call' do
-    @context[:params] = ['foo']
-
-    input    = Vm::FuncallExpression.new 'baz', [Vm::NumberExpression.new(42),
-                                          Vm::NameExpression.new('foo')]
-    expected = <<HERE
-mov r0, 42
-iload 0
-invokestatic example, baz, int, int, int
-HERE
-
-    input.eval @context, @builder
-
-    @builder.result.must_equal expected
-  end
-
-  it 'emits a conditional' do
-    input    = Vm::ConditionalExpression.new \
-      Vm::NumberExpression.new(0),
-      Vm::NumberExpression.new(42),
-      Vm::NumberExpression.new(667)
-    expected = <<HERE
-mov r0, 0
-ifeq else
-mov r0, 42
-goto endif
-label else
-mov r0, 667
-label endif
-HERE
-
-    input.eval @context, @builder
-    @builder.result.must_equal expected
-  end
-
-  it 'emits a function definition' do
-    input    = Vm::FunctionExpression.new \
-      'foo',
-      Vm::NameExpression.new('x'),
-      Vm::NumberExpression.new(5)
-
-    expected = <<HERE
-public_static_method foo, int, int
-mov r0, 5
-ireturn
-HERE
-
-    input.eval @context, @builder
-    @builder.result.must_equal expected
-  end
-end