diff --git a/include/gargoyle.h b/include/gargoyle.h
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+++ b/include/gargoyle.h
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+#ifndef __GARGOYLE_H_
+#define __GARGOYLE_H_
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+const uint8_t GARGOYLE_TYPE_UINT = 1 << 0;
+const uint8_t GARGOYLE_TYPE_BOOL = 1 << 1;
+const uint8_t GARGOYLE_TYPE_FILE = 1 << 2;
+const uint8_t GARGOYLE_TYPE_ROPE = 1 << 3;
+const uint8_t GARGOYLE_TYPE_DBLE = 1 << 4;
+
+struct gargoyle_opt {
+  const char *brand;
+  uint16_t length;
+  const char emblem;
+  void *value;
+  uint8_t type;
+};
+
+uint8_t gargoyle_digest(struct gargoyle_opt *args, uint16_t *argc, const char ***argv);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/gargoyle.c b/src/gargoyle.c
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+++ b/src/gargoyle.c
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+#include <gargoyle.h>
+
+uint8_t gargoyle_digest(struct gargoyle_opt *args, uint16_t *argc, const char ***argv) {
+  uint8_t parsing = 1;
+
+  while(parsing) {
+    const char *arg = **argv;
+
+    if(!arg || *arg != '-' || !*(arg + 1)) {
+      parsing = 0;
+      break;      
+    } else if(*arg == '-' && *(arg + 1) == '-' && !*(arg + 2)) {
+      *argc -= 1;
+      *argv += 1;
+      parsing = 0;
+      break;
+    }
+
+    *argc -= 1;
+    *argv += 1;
+  }
+
+  return parsing;
+}