diff --git a/lexer/lexer.go b/lexer/lexer.go
index 33b17b6..991372c 100644
--- a/lexer/lexer.go
+++ b/lexer/lexer.go
@@ -1,2 +1,31 @@
 // Package lexer provides basic helpers to implement parsers
 package lexer
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+)
+
+// StateFn is a State Function of the parser
+type StateFn func() (StateFn, error)
+
+// Run runs a state machine until the state function either
+// returns nil or an error
+func Run(fn StateFn) error {
+	for fn != nil {
+		var err error
+
+		fn, err = fn()
+		switch {
+		case errors.Is(err, io.EOF):
+			// EOF
+			return nil
+		case err != nil:
+			// failed
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	// ended
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/lexer/reader.go b/lexer/reader.go
index 7c0aaa3..6ab8c6b 100644
--- a/lexer/reader.go
+++ b/lexer/reader.go
@@ -198,6 +198,41 @@ func (b *Reader) PeekRune() (rune, int, error) {
 	return r, l, err
 }
 
+// Accept consumes a rune from the source if it meets the condition.
+// it returns true if the condition was met and false if it wasn't.
+func (b *Reader) Accept(cond func(r rune) bool) bool {
+	r, _, err := b.ReadRune()
+	switch {
+	case err != nil:
+		return false
+	case cond(r):
+		return true
+	default:
+		_ = b.UnreadRune()
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
+// AcceptAll consumes runes from the source as long as they meet the
+// condition. it returns true if the condition was met for at least one rune,
+// and false if it wasn't.
+func (b *Reader) AcceptAll(cond func(r rune) bool) bool {
+	var accepted bool
+
+	for {
+		r, _, err := b.ReadRune()
+		switch {
+		case err != nil:
+			return accepted
+		case cond(r):
+			accepted = true
+		default:
+			_ = b.UnreadRune()
+			return accepted
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // NewReader creates a new runes [Reader] using the given [io.Reader]
 func NewReader(r io.Reader) *Reader {
 	if r == nil {