diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b48b389..31d53db 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ CFLAGS += -O0 -g3
 endif
 
 TARGET = drow-engine
-HEADERS = err.h parser.h types.h
-OBJECTS = main.o parser.o
+HEADERS = err.h parser.h types.h print.h filereader.h
+OBJECTS = main.o parser.o print.o filereader.o
 INCS = -I.
 
 CFLAGS += $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags gl glu glib-2.0)
diff --git a/filereader.c b/filereader.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..417618d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filereader.c
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2011-2014 hasufell
+ *
+ * This file is part of a hasufell project.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation version 2 of the License only.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "err.h"
+#include "filereader.h"
+#include "parser.h"
+#include "types.h"
+
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+
+/**
+ * Read an obj file and return a HE_obj
+ * if parsing worked.
+ *
+ * @param filename file to open
+ * @return the HE_obj or NULL for failure
+ */
+HE_obj *read_obj_file(char const * const filename)
+{
+	char *string = NULL; /* file content */
+	HE_obj *obj = NULL;
+
+	/* read the whole file into string */
+	string = read_file(filename);
+	if (!filename || !*filename || !string || !*string)
+		return NULL;
+
+	obj = parse_obj(string);
+	free(string);
+	return obj;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Reads a file and returns a newly allocated string.
+ *
+ * @param filename file to open
+ * @return newly allocated string, must be freed by the caller
+ */
+char *read_file(char const * const filename)
+{
+	char buf[STD_FILE_BUF],
+		 *string = NULL;
+	int objfile = 0;
+	size_t str_size = 0;
+	ssize_t n;
+
+	objfile = open(filename, O_RDONLY);
+
+	if (objfile) {
+		/* read and copy chunks */
+		while ((n = read(objfile, buf, STD_FILE_BUF)) > 0) {
+			char *tmp_ptr = NULL;
+
+			str_size += n; /* count total bytes read */
+
+			tmp_ptr = (char*) realloc( /* allocate correct size */
+					string, /* pointer to realloc */
+					str_size /* total bytes read */
+					+ 1); /* space for trailing NULL byte */
+			CHECK_PTR_VAL(tmp_ptr);
+			string = tmp_ptr;
+
+			/* append buffer to string */
+			memcpy(string + (str_size - n), buf, n);
+		}
+		/* add trailing NULL byte */
+		string[str_size] = '\0';
+
+		close(objfile);
+
+		return string;
+	} else {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/filereader.h b/filereader.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e1d66b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filereader.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2011-2014 hasufell
+ *
+ * This file is part of a hasufell project.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation version 2 of the License only.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _DROW_ENGINE_FILEREADER_H
+#define _DROW_ENGINE_FILEREADER_H
+
+
+#include "types.h"
+
+
+HE_obj *read_obj_file(char const * const filename);
+char *read_file(char const * const filename);
+
+
+#endif /* _DROW_ENGINE_FILEREADER_H */
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index da82230..8e14269 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
  * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#include "parser.h"
+#include "filereader.h"
+#include "print.h"
+#include "types.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
@@ -28,10 +30,16 @@ char const * const helptext = "Usage: drow-engine <file.obj>\n";
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-	if (argc > 1)
-		parse_obj(argv[1]);
-	else
+	HE_obj *obj;
+
+	if (argc > 1) {
+		obj = read_obj_file(argv[1]);
+		print_vertices(obj);
+		print_edges(obj);
+		print_faces(obj);
+	} else {
 		printf("%s", helptext);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/parser.c b/parser.c
index 655b3c3..d096283 100644
--- a/parser.c
+++ b/parser.c
@@ -17,41 +17,28 @@
  */
 
 #include "err.h"
+#include "filereader.h"
 #include "types.h"
 
-#include <fcntl.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-
-/*
- * static function declarations
- */
-static char *read_file(char const * const filename);
-static void print_edges(HE_obj *obj);
-static void print_vertices(HE_obj *obj);
-static void print_faces(HE_obj *obj);
-static void print_plain_faces(FACE face, uint32_t fc);
 
 
 /**
- * Parse an .obj file and return a NULL terminated
- * HE_face array that represents the object.
+ * Parse an .obj string and return a HE_obj
+ * that represents the whole object.
  *
- * @param filename .obj file
+ * @param obj_string the whole string from the .obj file
  * @return the HE_face array that represents the object
  */
-HE_obj *parse_obj(char const * const filename)
+HE_obj *parse_obj(char const * const obj_string)
 {
 	uint32_t vc = 0, /* vertices count */
 			 fc = 0, /* face count */
 			 ec = 0; /* edge count */
-	char *string = NULL, /* file content */
+	char *string = malloc(sizeof(char) * strlen(obj_string)),
 		 *str_ptr_space = NULL, /* for strtok */
 		 *str_ptr_newline = NULL, /* for strtok */
 		 *str_tmp_ptr = NULL; /* for strtok */
@@ -61,12 +48,7 @@ HE_obj *parse_obj(char const * const filename)
 	HE_obj *obj = NULL;
 	FACE face_v = NULL;
 
-	/* read the whole file into string */
-	string = read_file(filename);
-	if (!filename || !*filename || !string || !*string)
-		return NULL;
-
-	printf("file content\n%s\n\n", string);
+	strcpy(string, obj_string);
 
 	str_tmp_ptr = strtok_r(string, "\n", &str_ptr_newline);
 	while (str_tmp_ptr && *str_tmp_ptr) {
@@ -153,7 +135,6 @@ HE_obj *parse_obj(char const * const filename)
 			edges = tmp_edge_ptr;
 
 			edges[ec].vert = &(vertices[face_v[i][j] - 1]);
-			faces[j].edge = &(edges[ec]); /* last one will win */
 			edges[ec].face = &(faces[j]);
 			edges[ec].pair = NULL; /* preliminary */
 
@@ -165,8 +146,9 @@ HE_obj *parse_obj(char const * const filename)
 			ec++;
 			j++;
 		}
-	}
 
+		faces[i].edge = &(edges[ec - 1]); /* "last" edge */
+	}
 
 	/* find pairs */
 	/* TODO: acceleration */
@@ -177,6 +159,7 @@ HE_obj *parse_obj(char const * const filename)
 			if (next_vert == edges[j].vert)
 				edges[i].pair = &(edges[j]);
 	}
+
 	obj = (HE_obj*) malloc(sizeof(HE_obj));
 	CHECK_PTR_VAL(obj);
 
@@ -187,103 +170,7 @@ HE_obj *parse_obj(char const * const filename)
 	obj->faces = faces;
 	obj->fc = fc;
 
-	print_plain_faces(face_v, fc);
-	print_vertices(obj);
-	print_edges(obj);
-
 	free(string);
 
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-/**
- * Reads a file and returns a newly allocated string.
- *
- * @param filename file to open
- * @return newly allocated string, must be freed by the caller
- */
-static char *read_file(char const * const filename)
-{
-	char buf[STD_FILE_BUF],
-		 *string = NULL;
-	int objfile = 0;
-	size_t str_size = 0;
-	ssize_t n;
-
-	objfile = open(filename, O_RDONLY);
-
-	if (objfile) {
-		/* read and copy chunks */
-		while ((n = read(objfile, buf, STD_FILE_BUF)) > 0) {
-			char *tmp_ptr = NULL;
-
-			str_size += n; /* count total bytes read */
-
-			tmp_ptr = (char*) realloc( /* allocate correct size */
-					string, /* pointer to realloc */
-					str_size /* total bytes read */
-					+ 1); /* space for trailing NULL byte */
-			CHECK_PTR_VAL(tmp_ptr);
-			string = tmp_ptr;
-
-			/* append buffer to string */
-			memcpy(string + (str_size - n), buf, n);
-		}
-		/* add trailing NULL byte */
-		string[str_size] = '\0';
-
-		close(objfile);
-
-		return string;
-	} else {
-		return NULL;
-	}
-}
-
-static void print_edges(HE_obj *obj)
-{
-	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < obj->ec; i++) {
-		printf("edge vertices %i:\n", i);
-		printf("  x: %f\n", obj->edges[i].vert->x);
-		printf("  y: %f\n", obj->edges[i].vert->y);
-		printf("  z: %f\n", obj->edges[i].vert->z);
-		printf("\n");
-	}
-}
-
-static void print_vertices(HE_obj *obj)
-{
-	printf("vertices: %d\n", obj->vc);
-	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < obj->vc; i++) {
-		printf("x[%d]: %f\n", i, obj->vertices[i].x);
-		printf("y[%d]: %f\n", i, obj->vertices[i].y);
-		printf("z[%d]: %f\n", i, obj->vertices[i].z);
-		printf("\n");
-	}
-}
-
-static void print_faces(HE_obj *obj)
-{
-	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < obj->fc; i++) {
-		printf("face edge vertices %i:\n", i);
-		printf("  x: %f\n", obj->faces[i].edge->vert->x);
-		printf("  y: %f\n", obj->faces[i].edge->vert->y);
-		printf("  z: %f\n", obj->faces[i].edge->vert->z);
-		printf("\n");
-	}
-}
-
-static void print_plain_faces(FACE face, uint32_t fc)
-{
-	printf("plain faces:\n");
-	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < fc - 1; i++) {
-		uint32_t j = 0;
-		printf("f:");
-		while (face[i][j]) {
-			printf(" %d", face[i][j]);
-			j++;
-		}
-		printf("\n");
-	}
-	printf("\n");
+	return obj;
 }
diff --git a/print.c b/print.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c5c856
--- /dev/null
+++ b/print.c
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2011-2014 hasufell
+ *
+ * This file is part of a hasufell project.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation version 2 of the License only.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "types.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+
+/**
+ * Print the coordinates of the starting vertices
+ * of all edges.
+ *
+ * @param obj the 3d object
+ */
+void print_edges(HE_obj *obj)
+{
+	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < obj->ec; i++) {
+		printf("edge vertices %i:\n", i);
+		printf("  x: %f\n", obj->edges[i].vert->x);
+		printf("  y: %f\n", obj->edges[i].vert->y);
+		printf("  z: %f\n", obj->edges[i].vert->z);
+		printf("\n");
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Print the coordinates of all vertices.
+ *
+ * @param obj the 3d object
+ */
+void print_vertices(HE_obj *obj)
+{
+	printf("vertices: %d\n", obj->vc);
+	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < obj->vc; i++) {
+		printf("x[%d]: %f\n", i, obj->vertices[i].x);
+		printf("y[%d]: %f\n", i, obj->vertices[i].y);
+		printf("z[%d]: %f\n", i, obj->vertices[i].z);
+		printf("\n");
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Print the coordinates of all edges
+ * that are saved in the HE_face structs.
+ *
+ * @param obj the 3d object
+ */
+void print_faces(HE_obj *obj)
+{
+	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < obj->fc; i++) {
+		printf("face edge vertice %i:\n", i);
+		printf("  x: %f\n", obj->faces[i].edge->vert->x);
+		printf("  y: %f\n", obj->faces[i].edge->vert->y);
+		printf("  z: %f\n", obj->faces[i].edge->vert->z);
+		printf("\n");
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Print all plain unconverted faces
+ * as they are saved in the .obj file.
+ *
+ * @param face the plain face struct
+ * @param fc the count of faces
+ */
+void print_plain_faces(FACE face, uint32_t fc)
+{
+	printf("plain faces:\n");
+	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < fc - 1; i++) {
+		uint32_t j = 0;
+		printf("f:");
+		while (face[i][j]) {
+			printf(" %d", face[i][j]);
+			j++;
+		}
+		printf("\n");
+	}
+	printf("\n");
+}
diff --git a/print.h b/print.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b23ae7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/print.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2011-2014 hasufell
+ *
+ * This file is part of a hasufell project.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation version 2 of the License only.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _DROW_ENGINE_PRINT_H
+#define _DROW_ENGINE_PRINT_H
+
+
+#include "types.h"
+
+
+void print_edges(HE_obj *obj);
+void print_vertices(HE_obj *obj);
+void print_faces(HE_obj *obj);
+void print_plain_faces(FACE face, uint32_t fc);
+
+
+#endif /* _DROW_ENGINE_PRINT_H */