diff --git a/internal/argparser/argparser_test.go b/internal/argparser/argparser_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a37154
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/argparser/argparser_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package argparser
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"gitea.kevinnlsamuel.com/kevinnls/qc/internal/testing/assert"
+)
+
+func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("no args", func(t *testing.T) {
+		error,ctype,cscope,shouldCommit,shouldStage,cmessage := Parse([]string{})
+		assert.Equal(t, error, nil)
+		assert.Equal(t, ctype, "")
+		assert.Equal(t, cscope, "")
+		wantedMessage := []string{}
+		for i := 0; i < len(wantedMessage); i++ {
+			if wantedMessage[i] != cmessage[i] {
+				t.Errorf("messages do not match")
+			}
+		}
+		assert.Equal(t, shouldCommit, false)
+		assert.Equal(t, shouldStage, false)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/internal/testing/assert/assert.go b/internal/testing/assert/assert.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d09b60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/testing/assert/assert.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package assert
+
+import "testing"
+
+func Equal[T comparable](t *testing.T, got, want T) {
+	if (got != want) {
+		t.Errorf("not equal %v and %v", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func NotEqual[T comparable](t *testing.T, got, want T) {
+	if (got == want) {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected equal %v and %v", got, want)
+	}
+}