diff --git a/src/headers/ParseComponents.hpp b/src/headers/ParseComponents.hpp
index 00833b1..d493d30 100644
--- a/src/headers/ParseComponents.hpp
+++ b/src/headers/ParseComponents.hpp
@@ -10,18 +10,19 @@
 using namespace std;
 
 class ParseComponent {
-public:
-
-};
-
-class ParseTree {
+private:
+    unsigned int compCount = 0;
 protected:
     vector<ParseComponent> subComponents;
 public:
+    unsigned int& getCompCount() { return compCount; }
     auto& getComponents() { return subComponents; }
-    void add(const ParseComponent component) { subComponents.emplace_back(component); };
+    void add(const ParseComponent& component) { subComponents.push_back(component); ++compCount; };
     void addAll(const vector<ParseComponent>& components) { for (const auto& comp: components) add(comp); }
-    ParseTree(): subComponents() {};
+    ParseComponent(): subComponents() {};
+    ~ParseComponent() = default;
 };
 
+struct ParseTree: public ParseComponent {};
+
 #endif //YERBACON_PARSECOMPONENTS_HPP