diff --git a/include/ast.hpp b/include/ast.hpp
index fcddf12..0695027 100644
--- a/include/ast.hpp
+++ b/include/ast.hpp
@@ -218,4 +218,13 @@ namespace broma {
 			return &*it;
 		}
 	};
+
+	/// @brief Used as a safety mechanism for parsing 
+	// in other languages or on multiple threads.
+	typedef struct SafeRootResult {
+		void* result;
+		bool is_error;
+	} SafeRootResult;
+
+
 } // namespace broma
diff --git a/include/broma.hpp b/include/broma.hpp
index 510efa7..d4d6ce0 100644
--- a/include/broma.hpp
+++ b/include/broma.hpp
@@ -9,4 +9,10 @@ namespace broma {
 	///
 	/// @param fname The path of the file you want to parse, as a string.
 	Root parse_file(std::string const& fname);
+
+	/// @brief Parses a broma file safely by not exiting when the parser throws an error
+	/// @param fname The filename or path of the file you want to parse as a string.
+	/// @return A root result with a boolean value to check for errors.
+	SafeRootResult parse_file_safely(std::string const& fname);
+
 }
diff --git a/src/broma.cpp b/src/broma.cpp
index 9202da8..54e548b 100644
--- a/src/broma.cpp
+++ b/src/broma.cpp
@@ -36,4 +36,28 @@ namespace broma {
 
 		return root;
 	}
+
+	SafeRootResult parse_file_safely(std::string const& fname){
+		file_input<> input(fname);
+		
+		SafeRootResult result;
+
+		Root root;
+		ScratchData scratch;
+		parse<must<root_grammar>, run_action>(input, &root, &scratch);
+		post_process(root);
+
+		if (scratch.errors.size()) {
+			std::vector<char*>err_data;
+			for (auto&e : scratch.errors){
+				err_data.emplace_back(e.what());
+			}
+			result.result = reinterpret_cast<void*>(&err_data);
+			result.is_error = true;
+		} else {
+			result.result = reinterpret_cast<void*>(&root);
+			result.is_error = false;
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
 } // namespace broma