diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/debugging.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/debugging.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4e8d10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/debugging.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+use crate::ast::*;
+
+impl AST {
+  pub fn compact_debug(&self) -> String {
+    format!("{:?}", self)
+  }
+  pub fn expanded_debug(&self) -> String {
+    format!("{:#?}", self)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/lib.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/lib.rs
index 8afe164..ac96a04 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/lib.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/lib.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ macro_rules! bx {
 mod util;
 #[macro_use]
 mod typechecking;
+mod debugging;
 
 mod tokenizing;
 mod ast;
diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/schala.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/schala.rs
index 167f0cb..0940401 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/schala.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/schala.rs
@@ -103,12 +103,12 @@ fn parsing(input: Vec<tokenizing::Token>, handle: &mut Schala, comp: Option<&mut
   comp.map(|comp| {
     let debug_format = comp.parsing.as_ref().unwrap_or(&CompactAST);
     let debug_info = match debug_format {
-      CompactAST => match ast {
-        Ok(ref ast) => format!("{:?}", ast),
+      CompactAST => match ast{
+        Ok(ref ast) => ast.compact_debug(),
         Err(_) => "Error - see output".to_string(),
       },
-      ExpandedAST => match ast {
-        Ok(ref ast) => format!("{:#?}", ast),
+      ExpandedAST => match ast{
+        Ok(ref ast) => ast.expanded_debug(),
         Err(_) => "Error - see output".to_string(),
       },
       Trace => parser.format_parse_trace(),