diff --git a/cper-parse.c b/cper-parse.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86fa80d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cper-parse.c
@@ -0,0 +1,349 @@
+/**
+ * Describes functions for parsing CPER headers and section descriptions 
+ * into an intermediate JSON format.
+ * 
+ * Author: Lawrence.Tang@arm.com
+ **/
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "json.h"
+#include "edk/Cper.h"
+#include "cper-parse.h"
+#include "cper-utils.h"
+#include "sections/cper-section-generic.h"
+
+//Private pre-definitions.
+json_object* cper_header_to_ir(EFI_COMMON_ERROR_RECORD_HEADER* header);
+json_object* cper_section_descriptor_to_ir(EFI_ERROR_SECTION_DESCRIPTOR* section_descriptor);
+json_object* cper_section_to_ir(FILE* handle, EFI_ERROR_SECTION_DESCRIPTOR* descriptor);
+
+//Reads a CPER log file at the given file location, and returns an intermediate
+//JSON representation of this CPER record.
+json_object* cper_to_ir(const char* filename) 
+{
+    //Get a handle for the log file.
+    FILE* cper_file = fopen(filename, "r");
+    if (cper_file == NULL) {
+        printf("Could not open CPER record, file handle returned null.");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    //Ensure this is really a CPER log.
+    EFI_COMMON_ERROR_RECORD_HEADER header;
+    fseek(cper_file, 0, SEEK_SET);
+    if (fread(&header, sizeof(EFI_COMMON_ERROR_RECORD_HEADER), 1, cper_file) != 1)
+    {
+        printf("Invalid CPER file: Invalid length (log too short).");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    //Check if the header contains the magic bytes ("CPER").
+    if (header.SignatureStart != EFI_ERROR_RECORD_SIGNATURE_START) {
+        printf("Invalid CPER file: Invalid header (incorrect signature).");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    // //Print struct contents (debug).
+    // fpos_t file_pos;
+    // fgetpos(cper_file, &file_pos);
+    // printf("Stream is at position %d.\n", file_pos);
+    // printf("SignatureStart: %s\n", (char*)&header.SignatureStart);
+    // printf("Revision: %u\n", header.Revision);
+    // printf("SectionCount: %u\n", header.SectionCount);
+    // printf("Severity: %d\n", header.ErrorSeverity);
+    // printf("RecordLength: %d\n", header.RecordLength);
+
+    //Create the header JSON object from the read bytes.
+    json_object* header_ir = cper_header_to_ir(&header);
+
+    //Read the appropriate number of section descriptors & sections, and convert them into IR format.
+    json_object* section_descriptors_ir = json_object_new_array();
+    json_object* sections_ir = json_object_new_array();
+    for (int i=0; i<header.SectionCount; i++)
+    {
+        //Create the section descriptor.
+        EFI_ERROR_SECTION_DESCRIPTOR section_descriptor;
+        if (fread(&section_descriptor, sizeof(EFI_ERROR_SECTION_DESCRIPTOR), 1, cper_file) != 1)
+        {
+            printf("Invalid number of section headers: Header states %d sections, could not read section %d.", header.SectionCount, i+1);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        json_object_array_add(section_descriptors_ir, cper_section_descriptor_to_ir(&section_descriptor));
+
+        //Read the section itself.
+        json_object_array_add(sections_ir, cper_section_to_ir(cper_file, &section_descriptor));
+    }
+
+    //Add the header, section descriptors, and sections to a parent object.
+    json_object* parent = json_object_new_object();
+    json_object_object_add(parent, "header", header_ir);
+    json_object_object_add(parent, "sectionDescriptors", section_descriptors_ir);
+
+    //...
+    return parent;
+}
+
+//Converts a parsed CPER record header into intermediate JSON object format.
+json_object* cper_header_to_ir(EFI_COMMON_ERROR_RECORD_HEADER* header) 
+{
+    json_object* header_ir = json_object_new_object();
+
+    //Revision/version information.
+    json_object_object_add(header_ir, "revision", revision_to_ir(header->Revision));
+
+    //Section count.
+    json_object_object_add(header_ir, "sectionCount", json_object_new_int(header->SectionCount));
+
+    //Error severity (with interpreted string version).
+    json_object* error_severity = json_object_new_object();
+    json_object_object_add(error_severity, "code", json_object_new_int(header->ErrorSeverity));
+    json_object_object_add(error_severity, "name", json_object_new_string(severity_to_string(header->ErrorSeverity)));
+    json_object_object_add(header_ir, "severity", error_severity);
+
+    //The validation bits for each section.
+    json_object* validation_bits = json_object_new_object();
+    json_object_object_add(validation_bits, "platformID", json_object_new_boolean(header->ValidationBits & 0b1));
+    json_object_object_add(validation_bits, "timestamp", json_object_new_boolean(header->ValidationBits & 0b10 >> 1));
+    json_object_object_add(validation_bits, "partitionID", json_object_new_boolean(header->ValidationBits & 0b100 >> 2));
+    json_object_object_add(header_ir, "validationBits", validation_bits);
+
+    //Total length of the record (including headers) in bytes.
+    json_object_object_add(header_ir, "recordLength", json_object_new_int(header->RecordLength));
+
+    //If a timestamp exists according to validation bits, then add it.
+    if (header->ValidationBits & 0b10)
+    {
+        char timestamp_string[TIMESTAMP_LENGTH];
+        sprintf(timestamp_string, "%02d%02d-%02d-%02dT%02d:%02d:%02d.000", 
+            header->TimeStamp.Century,
+            header->TimeStamp.Year,
+            header->TimeStamp.Month,
+            header->TimeStamp.Day,
+            header->TimeStamp.Hours,
+            header->TimeStamp.Minutes,
+            header->TimeStamp.Seconds);
+
+        json_object_object_add(header_ir, "timestamp", json_object_new_string(timestamp_string));
+        json_object_object_add(header_ir, "timestampIsPrecise", json_object_new_boolean(header->TimeStamp.Flag));
+    }
+
+    //If a platform ID exists according to the validation bits, then add it.
+    if (header->ValidationBits & 0b1) 
+    {
+        char platform_string[GUID_STRING_LENGTH];
+        guid_to_string(platform_string, &header->PlatformID);
+        json_object_object_add(header_ir, "platformID", json_object_new_string(platform_string));
+    }
+
+    //If a partition ID exists according to the validation bits, then add it.
+    if (header->ValidationBits & 0b100)
+    {
+        char partition_string[GUID_STRING_LENGTH];
+        guid_to_string(partition_string, &header->PartitionID);
+        json_object_object_add(header_ir, "partitionID", json_object_new_string(partition_string));
+    }
+
+    //Creator ID of the header.
+    char creator_string[GUID_STRING_LENGTH];
+    guid_to_string(creator_string, &header->CreatorID);
+    json_object_object_add(header_ir, "creatorID", json_object_new_string(creator_string));
+
+    //Notification type for the header. Some defined types are available.
+    json_object* notification_type = json_object_new_object();
+    char notification_type_string[GUID_STRING_LENGTH];
+    guid_to_string(notification_type_string, &header->NotificationType);
+    json_object_object_add(notification_type, "guid", json_object_new_string(notification_type_string));
+    
+    //Add the human readable notification type if possible.
+    char* notification_type_readable = "Unknown";
+    if (guid_equal(&header->NotificationType, &gEfiEventNotificationTypeCmcGuid))
+        notification_type_readable = "CMC";
+    if (guid_equal(&header->NotificationType, &gEfiEventNotificationTypeCpeGuid))
+        notification_type_readable = "CPE";
+    if (guid_equal(&header->NotificationType, &gEfiEventNotificationTypeMceGuid))
+        notification_type_readable = "MCE";
+    if (guid_equal(&header->NotificationType, &gEfiEventNotificationTypePcieGuid))
+        notification_type_readable = "PCIe";
+    if (guid_equal(&header->NotificationType, &gEfiEventNotificationTypeInitGuid))
+        notification_type_readable = "INIT";
+    if (guid_equal(&header->NotificationType, &gEfiEventNotificationTypeNmiGuid))
+        notification_type_readable = "NMI";
+    if (guid_equal(&header->NotificationType, &gEfiEventNotificationTypeBootGuid))
+        notification_type_readable = "Boot";
+    if (guid_equal(&header->NotificationType, &gEfiEventNotificationTypeDmarGuid))
+        notification_type_readable = "DMAr";
+    if (guid_equal(&header->NotificationType, &gEfiEventNotificationTypeSeaGuid))
+        notification_type_readable = "SEA";
+    if (guid_equal(&header->NotificationType, &gEfiEventNotificationTypeSeiGuid))
+        notification_type_readable = "SEI";
+    if (guid_equal(&header->NotificationType, &gEfiEventNotificationTypePeiGuid))
+        notification_type_readable = "PEI";
+    if (guid_equal(&header->NotificationType, &gEfiEventNotificationTypeCxlGuid))
+        notification_type_readable = "CXL Component";
+    json_object_object_add(notification_type, "type", json_object_new_string(notification_type_readable));
+    json_object_object_add(header_ir, "notificationType", notification_type);
+
+    //The record ID for this record, unique on a given system.
+    json_object_object_add(header_ir, "recordID", json_object_new_uint64(header->RecordID));
+
+    //Flag for the record, and a human readable form.
+    json_object* flags = json_object_new_object();
+    json_object_object_add(flags, "value", json_object_new_int(header->Flags));
+    char* flags_readable = "Unknown";
+    switch (header->Flags) 
+    {
+        case 1:
+            flags_readable = "HW_ERROR_FLAGS_RECOVERED";
+            break;
+        case 2:
+            flags_readable = "HW_ERROR_FLAGS_PREVERR";
+            break;
+        case 3:
+            flags_readable = "HW_ERROR_FLAGS_SIMULATED";
+            break;
+
+    }
+    json_object_object_add(flags, "type", json_object_new_string(flags_readable));
+    json_object_object_add(header_ir, "flags", flags);
+
+    //Persistence information. Outside the scope of specification, so just a uint32 here.
+    json_object_object_add(header_ir, "persistenceInformation", json_object_new_uint64(header->PersistenceInfo));
+    return header_ir;
+}
+
+//Converts the given EFI section descriptor into JSON IR format.
+json_object* cper_section_descriptor_to_ir(EFI_ERROR_SECTION_DESCRIPTOR* section_descriptor)
+{
+    json_object* section_descriptor_ir = json_object_new_object();
+
+    //The offset of the section from the base of the record header, length.
+    json_object_object_add(section_descriptor_ir, "sectionOffset", json_object_new_int(section_descriptor->SectionOffset));
+    json_object_object_add(section_descriptor_ir, "sectionLength", json_object_new_int(section_descriptor->SectionLength));
+
+    //Revision.
+    json_object_object_add(section_descriptor_ir, "revision", revision_to_ir(section_descriptor->Revision));
+
+    //Validation bits.
+    json_object* validation_bits = json_object_new_object();
+    json_object_object_add(validation_bits, "fruID", json_object_new_boolean(section_descriptor->SecValidMask & 0b1));
+    json_object_object_add(validation_bits, "fruString", json_object_new_boolean((section_descriptor->SecValidMask & 0b10) >> 1));
+    json_object_object_add(section_descriptor_ir, "validationBits", validation_bits);
+
+    //Flag bits.
+    json_object* flags = json_object_new_object();
+    json_object_object_add(flags, "primary", json_object_new_boolean(section_descriptor->SectionFlags >> 31));
+    json_object_object_add(flags, "containmentWarning", json_object_new_boolean((section_descriptor->SectionFlags >> 30) & 0b1));
+    json_object_object_add(flags, "reset", json_object_new_boolean((section_descriptor->SectionFlags >> 29) & 0b1));
+    json_object_object_add(flags, "errorThresholdExceeded", json_object_new_boolean((section_descriptor->SectionFlags >> 28) & 0b1));
+    json_object_object_add(flags, "resourceNotAccessible", json_object_new_boolean((section_descriptor->SectionFlags >> 27) & 0b1));
+    json_object_object_add(flags, "latentError", json_object_new_boolean((section_descriptor->SectionFlags >> 26) & 0b1));
+    json_object_object_add(flags, "propagated", json_object_new_boolean((section_descriptor->SectionFlags >> 25) & 0b1));
+    json_object_object_add(flags, "overflow", json_object_new_boolean((section_descriptor->SectionFlags >> 24) & 0b1));
+    json_object_object_add(section_descriptor_ir, "flags", flags);
+
+    //Section type (GUID).
+    json_object* section_type = json_object_new_object();
+    char section_type_string[GUID_STRING_LENGTH];
+    guid_to_string(section_type_string, &section_descriptor->SectionType);
+    json_object_object_add(section_type, "data", json_object_new_string(section_type_string));
+
+    //Readable section type, if possible.
+    char* section_type_readable = "Unknown";
+    if (guid_equal(&section_descriptor->SectionType, &gEfiProcessorGenericErrorSectionGuid))
+        section_type_readable = "Processor Generic";
+    if (guid_equal(&section_descriptor->SectionType, &gEfiIa32X64ProcessorErrorSectionGuid))
+        section_type_readable = "IA32/X64";
+    //todo: Why does IPF have an overly long GUID?
+    // if (guid_equal(&section_descriptor->SectionType, &gEfiIpfProcessorErrorSectionGuid))
+    //     section_type_readable = "IPF";
+    if (guid_equal(&section_descriptor->SectionType, &gEfiArmProcessorErrorSectionGuid))
+        section_type_readable = "ARM";
+    if (guid_equal(&section_descriptor->SectionType, &gEfiPlatformMemoryErrorSectionGuid))
+        section_type_readable = "Platform Memory";
+    if (guid_equal(&section_descriptor->SectionType, &gEfiPcieErrorSectionGuid))
+        section_type_readable = "PCIe";
+    if (guid_equal(&section_descriptor->SectionType, &gEfiFirmwareErrorSectionGuid))
+        section_type_readable = "Firmware Error Record Reference";
+    if (guid_equal(&section_descriptor->SectionType, &gEfiPciBusErrorSectionGuid))
+        section_type_readable = "PCI/PCI-X Bus";
+    if (guid_equal(&section_descriptor->SectionType, &gEfiPciDevErrorSectionGuid))
+        section_type_readable = "PCI Component/Device";
+    if (guid_equal(&section_descriptor->SectionType, &gEfiDMArGenericErrorSectionGuid))
+        section_type_readable = "DMAr Generic";
+    if (guid_equal(&section_descriptor->SectionType, &gEfiDirectedIoDMArErrorSectionGuid))
+        section_type_readable = "Intel VT for Directed I/O specific DMAr section";
+    if (guid_equal(&section_descriptor->SectionType, &gEfiIommuDMArErrorSectionGuid))
+        section_type_readable = "IOMMU specific DMAr section";
+
+    //todo: How do you determine if this is a CXL component event?
+    // if (guid_equal(&section_descriptor->SectionType, &gEfiProcessorGenericErrorSectionGuid))
+    //     section_type_readable = "CXL Component Event";
+
+    json_object_object_add(section_type, "type", json_object_new_string(section_type_readable));
+    json_object_object_add(section_descriptor_ir, "sectionType", section_type);
+
+    //If validation bits indicate it exists, add FRU ID.
+    if (section_descriptor->SecValidMask & 0b1)
+    {
+        char fru_id_string[GUID_STRING_LENGTH];
+        guid_to_string(fru_id_string, &section_descriptor->FruId);
+        json_object_object_add(section_descriptor_ir, "fruID", json_object_new_string(fru_id_string));
+    }
+
+    //If validation bits indicate it exists, add FRU text.
+    if ((section_descriptor->SecValidMask & 0b10) >> 1)
+        json_object_object_add(section_descriptor_ir, "fruText", json_object_new_string(section_descriptor->FruString));
+
+    //Section severity.
+    json_object* section_severity = json_object_new_object();
+    json_object_object_add(section_severity, "code", json_object_new_int(section_descriptor->Severity));
+    json_object_object_add(section_severity, "name", json_object_new_string(severity_to_string(section_descriptor->Severity)));
+    json_object_object_add(section_descriptor_ir, "severity", section_severity);
+
+    return section_descriptor_ir;
+}
+
+
+//Converts the section described by a single given section descriptor.
+json_object* cper_section_to_ir(FILE* handle, EFI_ERROR_SECTION_DESCRIPTOR* descriptor)
+{
+    //Read section as described by the section descriptor.
+    fseek(handle, descriptor->SectionOffset, SEEK_SET);
+    void* section = malloc(descriptor->SectionLength);
+    if (fread(section, descriptor->SectionLength, 1, handle) != 1)
+    {
+        printf("Section read failed: Could not read %d bytes from global offset %d.", 
+            descriptor->SectionLength,
+            descriptor->SectionOffset);
+    }
+
+    json_object* result = NULL;
+    if (guid_equal(&descriptor->SectionType, &gEfiProcessorGenericErrorSectionGuid))
+        result = cper_section_generic_to_ir(handle, descriptor);
+    // if (guid_equal(&descriptor->SectionType, &gEfiIa32X64ProcessorErrorSectionGuid))
+    //     result = cper_section_ia32x64_to_ir(handle);
+    // //todo: Why does IPF have an overly long GUID?
+    // // if (guid_equal(&descriptor->SectionType, &gEfiIpfProcessorErrorSectionGuid))
+    // if (guid_equal(&descriptor->SectionType, &gEfiArmProcessorErrorSectionGuid))
+    //     result = cper_section_arm_to_ir(handle);
+    // if (guid_equal(&descriptor->SectionType, &gEfiPlatformMemoryErrorSectionGuid))
+    //     result = cper_section_platform_memory_to_ir(handle);
+    // if (guid_equal(&descriptor->SectionType, &gEfiPcieErrorSectionGuid))
+    //     result = cper_section_pcie_to_ir(handle);
+    // if (guid_equal(&descriptor->SectionType, &gEfiFirmwareErrorSectionGuid))
+    //     result = cper_section_firmware_error_to_ir(handle);
+    // if (guid_equal(&descriptor->SectionType, &gEfiPciBusErrorSectionGuid))
+    //     result = cper_section_pci_bus_to_ir(handle);
+    // if (guid_equal(&descriptor->SectionType, &gEfiPciDevErrorSectionGuid))
+    //     result = cper_section_pci_dev_to_ir(handle);
+    // if (guid_equal(&descriptor->SectionType, &gEfiDMArGenericErrorSectionGuid))
+    //     result = cper_section_dmar_generic_to_ir(handle);
+    // if (guid_equal(&descriptor->SectionType, &gEfiDirectedIoDMArErrorSectionGuid))
+    //     result = cper_section_intel_io_dma_to_ir(handle);
+    // if (guid_equal(&descriptor->SectionType, &gEfiIommuDMArErrorSectionGuid))
+    //     result = cper_section_iommu_dma_to_ir(handle);
+
+    //Free section memory, return result.
+    free(section);
+    return result;
+}
\ No newline at end of file