diff --git a/src/compiler/generate_code/c_code.cpp b/src/compiler/generate_code/c_code.cpp
index c36c148c..5cfde752 100644
--- a/src/compiler/generate_code/c_code.cpp
+++ b/src/compiler/generate_code/c_code.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <map>
 #include <set>
-#include "built_in_symbols.h"
+#include "rules/built_in_symbols.h"
+#include "./helpers.h"
 
 namespace tree_sitter {
     using std::string;
@@ -13,38 +14,6 @@ namespace tree_sitter {
     using std::pair;
     
     namespace generate_code {
-        static void str_replace(string &input, const string &search, const string &replace) {
-            size_t pos = 0;
-            while (1) {
-                pos = input.find(search, pos);
-                if (pos == string::npos) break;
-                input.erase(pos, search.length());
-                input.insert(pos, replace);
-                pos += replace.length();
-            }
-        }
-        
-        string join(vector<string> lines, string separator) {
-            string result;
-            bool started = false;
-            for (auto line : lines) {
-                if (started) result += separator;
-                started = true;
-                result += line;
-            }
-            return result;
-        }
-        
-        string join(vector<string> lines) {
-            return join(lines, "\n");
-        }
-        
-        string indent(string input) {
-            string tab = "    ";
-            str_replace(input, "\n", "\n" + tab);
-            return tab + input;
-        }
-        
         string _switch(string condition, string body) {
             return join({
                 "switch (" + condition + ") {",
@@ -165,11 +134,6 @@ namespace tree_sitter {
                 }
             }
             
-            string escape_string(string input) {
-                str_replace(input, "\"", "\\\"");
-                return input;
-            }
-            
             string parse_error_call(const set<rules::Symbol> &expected_inputs) {
                 string result = "PARSE_ERROR(" + to_string(expected_inputs.size()) + ", EXPECT({";
                 bool started = false;
diff --git a/src/compiler/generate_code/helpers.cpp b/src/compiler/generate_code/helpers.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..805d5d00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/compiler/generate_code/helpers.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#include "./helpers.h"
+
+namespace tree_sitter {
+    namespace generate_code {
+        static void str_replace(string &input, const string &search, const string &replace) {
+            size_t pos = 0;
+            while (1) {
+                pos = input.find(search, pos);
+                if (pos == string::npos) break;
+                input.erase(pos, search.length());
+                input.insert(pos, replace);
+                pos += replace.length();
+            }
+        }
+        
+        string join(vector<string> lines, string separator) {
+            string result;
+            bool started = false;
+            for (auto line : lines) {
+                if (started) result += separator;
+                started = true;
+                result += line;
+            }
+            return result;
+        }
+        
+        string join(vector<string> lines) {
+            return join(lines, "\n");
+        }
+        
+        string indent(string input) {
+            string tab = "    ";
+            str_replace(input, "\n", "\n" + tab);
+            return tab + input;
+        }
+        
+        string escape_string(string input) {
+            str_replace(input, "\"", "\\\"");
+            return input;
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/compiler/generate_code/helpers.h b/src/compiler/generate_code/helpers.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9bee4802
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/compiler/generate_code/helpers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#ifndef __tree_sitter__helpers__
+#define __tree_sitter__helpers__
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace tree_sitter {
+    using std::string;
+    using std::vector;
+
+    namespace generate_code {
+        string indent(string input);
+        string join(vector<string> lines, string separator);
+        string join(vector<string> lines);
+        string escape_string(string input);
+    }
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tree_sitter.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/tree_sitter.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 15eaaec7..6308056a 100644
--- a/tree_sitter.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/tree_sitter.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 		1214930E181E200B008E9BDA /* main.cpp in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 121492E9181E200B008E9BDA /* main.cpp */; };
 		122587AF18BDD28B00A68B84 /* built_in_symbols.cpp in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 122587AD18BDD28B00A68B84 /* built_in_symbols.cpp */; };
 		122587B118BDD79600A68B84 /* follow_sets_spec.cpp in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 122587B018BDD79600A68B84 /* follow_sets_spec.cpp */; };
+		122587B418BEE2C600A68B84 /* helpers.cpp in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 122587B218BEE2C600A68B84 /* helpers.cpp */; };
 		1225CC6418765693000D4723 /* prepare_grammar_spec.cpp in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 1225CC6318765693000D4723 /* prepare_grammar_spec.cpp */; };
 		1236A7C518B287DC00593ABB /* character_range.cpp in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 1236A7C318B287DC00593ABB /* character_range.cpp */; };
 		1236A7D218B554C800593ABB /* prepared_grammar.cpp in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 1236A7D018B554C800593ABB /* prepared_grammar.cpp */; };
@@ -100,6 +101,8 @@
 		122587AD18BDD28B00A68B84 /* built_in_symbols.cpp */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.cpp; path = built_in_symbols.cpp; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		122587AE18BDD28B00A68B84 /* built_in_symbols.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = built_in_symbols.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		122587B018BDD79600A68B84 /* follow_sets_spec.cpp */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.cpp; path = follow_sets_spec.cpp; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		122587B218BEE2C600A68B84 /* helpers.cpp */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.cpp; path = helpers.cpp; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		122587B318BEE2C600A68B84 /* helpers.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = helpers.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		1225CC6318765693000D4723 /* prepare_grammar_spec.cpp */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.cpp; path = prepare_grammar_spec.cpp; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		1236A7C318B287DC00593ABB /* character_range.cpp */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.cpp; lineEnding = 0; path = character_range.cpp; sourceTree = "<group>"; xcLanguageSpecificationIdentifier = xcode.lang.cpp; };
 		1236A7C918B2A79F00593ABB /* rule.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = rule.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -374,6 +377,8 @@
 			children = (
 				12FD405F185E68470041A84E /* c_code.cpp */,
 				12FD4060185E68470041A84E /* c_code.h */,
+				122587B218BEE2C600A68B84 /* helpers.cpp */,
+				122587B318BEE2C600A68B84 /* helpers.h */,
 			);
 			path = generate_code;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -535,6 +540,7 @@
 				12FD4061185E68470041A84E /* c_code.cpp in Sources */,
 				12FD40D8185FEEDF0041A84E /* rules_spec.cpp in Sources */,
 				12EDCFC318820A70005A7A07 /* item_set_transitions.cpp in Sources */,
+				122587B418BEE2C600A68B84 /* helpers.cpp in Sources */,
 				12FD4064185E75290041A84E /* compile_examples.cpp in Sources */,
 				12EDCFAF18820387005A7A07 /* parse_table.cpp in Sources */,
 				122587AF18BDD28B00A68B84 /* built_in_symbols.cpp in Sources */,