diff --git a/Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/GDBWrapper.h b/Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/GDBWrapper.h
index a672ceb..447ffc4 100644
--- a/Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/GDBWrapper.h
+++ b/Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/GDBWrapper.h
@@ -77,4 +77,20 @@ typedef enum PCDebuggerOutputType_enum {
 
 - (void) putChar:(unichar)ch;
 
+// methods for a look-ahead recursive parser which attempts to parse
+// gdb's output to a Dictionary/Array structure representable in a plist
+
+// LAR parser - single string element (-> NSString value)
+- (NSString *) parseString: (NSScanner *)scanner;
+
+// LAR parser - array element (-> NSArray value)
+- (NSArray *) parseArray: (NSScanner *)scanner;
+
+// LAR parser - key-value list (-> NSDictionary value)
+- (NSDictionary *) parseKeyValue: (NSScanner *)scanner;
+
+// parses a single line from the debugger or the machine interface
+// it splits out the type then recurses in the LAR methods
+- (PCDebuggerOutputTypes) parseStringLine: (NSString *)stringInput;
+
 @end
diff --git a/Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/GDBWrapper.m b/Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/GDBWrapper.m
index d9f6a0b..f8d7f7a 100644
--- a/Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/GDBWrapper.m
+++ b/Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/GDBWrapper.m
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@
   [tView setNeedsDisplay:YES];
 }
 
+/* == parsing methods == */
+
 - (NSString *) parseString: (NSScanner *)scanner
 {
   NSString *str;
@@ -566,6 +568,8 @@
     }
 }
 
+/* == end of parsing methods */
+
 /**
  * Log standard out.
  */