diff --git a/src/scanner.c b/src/scanner.c
index 18d7c87f..92ecc645 100644
--- a/src/scanner.c
+++ b/src/scanner.c
@@ -339972,26 +339972,24 @@ yy19321:
 
 }
 
-scanner_t scanner_from_string(const char *input) {
+inline scanner_t scanner_from_string(const char *input, size_t len) {
     unsigned char *s = (unsigned char *)input;
 
     scanner_t scanner;
     scanner.src = s;
     scanner.cursor = s;
     scanner.start = s;
-    scanner.end = s + strlen(input);
+    scanner.end = s + len;
 
     return scanner;
 }
 
-token_array *tokenize(const char *input) {
+void tokenize_add_tokens(token_array *tokens, const char *input, size_t len) {
+    scanner_t scanner = scanner_from_string(input, len);
+
     size_t token_start, token_length;
     uint16_t token_type;
 
-    scanner_t scanner = scanner_from_string(input);
-
-    token_array *tokens = token_array_new();
-
     while ( ( token_type = scan_token(&scanner)) != END ) {
         token_start = scanner.start - scanner.src;
         token_length = scanner.cursor - scanner.start;
@@ -340007,6 +340005,13 @@ token_array *tokenize(const char *input) {
         }
     }
 
-    return tokens;
-
+}
+
+token_array *tokenize(const char *input) {
+
+    token_array *tokens = token_array_new();
+
+    tokenize_add_tokens(tokens, input, strlen(input));
+
+    return tokens;
 }
diff --git a/src/scanner.h b/src/scanner.h
index 4ba474de..cdee3465 100644
--- a/src/scanner.h
+++ b/src/scanner.h
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ typedef struct scanner {
 
 uint16_t scan_token(scanner_t *s);
 
-inline scanner_t scanner_from_string(const char *input);
+scanner_t scanner_from_string(const char *input, size_t len);
 
+void tokenize_add_tokens(token_array *tokens, const char *input, size_t len);
 token_array *tokenize(const char *input);
 
 
diff --git a/src/scanner.re b/src/scanner.re
index 6889aa04..91b771e3 100644
--- a/src/scanner.re
+++ b/src/scanner.re
@@ -206,26 +206,24 @@ email = ([a-zA-Z0-9\._%+\-]+"@"([a-zA-Z0-9]+[\.])+[a-zA-Z0-9]{2,3});
 
 }
 
-scanner_t scanner_from_string(const char *input) {
+inline scanner_t scanner_from_string(const char *input, size_t len) {
     unsigned char *s = (unsigned char *)input;
 
     scanner_t scanner;
     scanner.src = s;
     scanner.cursor = s;
     scanner.start = s;
-    scanner.end = s + strlen(input);
+    scanner.end = s + len;
 
     return scanner;
 }
 
-token_array *tokenize(const char *input) {
+void tokenize_add_tokens(token_array *tokens, const char *input, size_t len) {
+    scanner_t scanner = scanner_from_string(input, len);
+
     size_t token_start, token_length;
     uint16_t token_type;
 
-    scanner_t scanner = scanner_from_string(input);
-
-    token_array *tokens = token_array_new();
-
     while ( ( token_type = scan_token(&scanner)) != END ) {
         token_start = scanner.start - scanner.src;
         token_length = scanner.cursor - scanner.start;
@@ -241,6 +239,13 @@ token_array *tokenize(const char *input) {
         }
     }
 
-    return tokens;
-
+}
+
+token_array *tokenize(const char *input) {
+
+    token_array *tokens = token_array_new();
+
+    tokenize_add_tokens(tokens, input, strlen(input));
+
+    return tokens;
 }