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+
+#include <string>       // std::string
+#include <iostream>     // std::cout
+#include <sstream>      // std::stringstream
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+/*
+	as of now, this parser can take a string and break it into tokens
+*/
+
+
+vector<string> tokenize(string ss)
+{
+	string tempString;
+	stringstream lineStream(ss);
+	vector<string> output;
+	
+	while (lineStream >> tempString)
+	{
+		output.push_back(tempString);
+	}
+	
+	return output;
+	
+}
+
+int main () {
+
+	
+	string ss = "INSERT INTO animals VALUES FROM  ( Joe , cat , 4 ) ;";
+	
+	
+	vector<string> listOfTokens = tokenize(ss);
+	
+	
+	for (int i = 0; i < listOfTokens.size(); ++i)
+	{
+		cout<<" slot "<<i<<" : ";
+		cout<<listOfTokens[i]<<endl;
+	}	
+}