diff --git a/src/LibProtodec/Loaders/LuaSourceLoader.cs b/src/LibProtodec/Loaders/LuaSourceLoader.cs
index 3789757..2d15ff8 100644
--- a/src/LibProtodec/Loaders/LuaSourceLoader.cs
+++ b/src/LibProtodec/Loaders/LuaSourceLoader.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ public sealed class LuaSourceLoader
 
         return LuaSyntaxTree.ParseText(
             SourceText.From(fileStream),
-            null, // TODO: maybe expose the options parameter
+            null, // TODO: maybe expose this as a parameter
             Path.GetFileName(filePath));
+        //TODO: consider checking lua source validity via SyntaxTree.GetDiagnostics()
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/LibProtodec/Models/Protobuf/Protobuf.cs b/src/LibProtodec/Models/Protobuf/Protobuf.cs
index 02607d8..eaf12af 100644
--- a/src/LibProtodec/Models/Protobuf/Protobuf.cs
+++ b/src/LibProtodec/Models/Protobuf/Protobuf.cs
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@ public sealed class Protobuf
     public string? AssemblyName { get; init; }
     public string? Namespace    { get; init; }
 
-    public string FileName =>
-        _fileName ??= $"{string.Join('_', TopLevels.Select(static topLevel => topLevel.Name))}.proto";
+    public string FileName
+    {
+        get => _fileName ??= $"{string.Join('_', TopLevels.Select(static topLevel => topLevel.Name))}.proto";
+        set => _fileName = value;
+    }
 
     public HashSet<string> Imports =>
         _imports ??= [];
diff --git a/src/LibProtodec/ProtodecContext.Lua.cs b/src/LibProtodec/ProtodecContext.Lua.cs
index 2125685..54689d7 100644
--- a/src/LibProtodec/ProtodecContext.Lua.cs
+++ b/src/LibProtodec/ProtodecContext.Lua.cs
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 // License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
 // file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
-using System;
+using CommunityToolkit.Diagnostics;
 using Loretta.CodeAnalysis;
+using Loretta.CodeAnalysis.Lua.Syntax;
 
 namespace LibProtodec;
 
@@ -13,6 +14,67 @@ partial class ProtodecContext
 {
     public void ParseLuaSyntaxTree(SyntaxTree ast)
     {
-        throw new NotImplementedException();
+        CompilationUnitSyntax root = (CompilationUnitSyntax)ast.GetRoot();
+        SyntaxList<StatementSyntax> statements = root.Statements.Statements;
+
+        LocalVariableDeclarationStatementSyntax pbTableDeclaration =
+            (LocalVariableDeclarationStatementSyntax)statements[0];
+
+        string pbTableName = pbTableDeclaration.Names[0].Name;
+        Guard.IsTrue(
+            pbTableName.EndsWith("_pbTable"));
+
+        bool importedProtobufLib = false;
+        string? returns = null;
+
+        foreach (StatementSyntax statement in statements)
+        {
+            switch (statement)
+            {
+                case LocalVariableDeclarationStatementSyntax
+                {
+                    Names: [{ Name: { } varName }],
+                    EqualsValues.Values: [FunctionCallExpressionSyntax { Expression: IdentifierNameSyntax { Name: "require" } } call]
+                }:
+                    switch (call.Argument)
+                    {
+                        case StringFunctionArgumentSyntax { Expression.Token.ValueText: "protobuf/protobuf" }:
+                            importedProtobufLib = true;
+                            break;
+                        case ExpressionListFunctionArgumentSyntax { Expressions: [LiteralExpressionSyntax { Token.ValueText: {} import }] }:
+                            // TODO: handle imported protos
+                            break;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case ExpressionStatementSyntax
+                {
+                    Expression: FunctionCallExpressionSyntax
+                    {
+                        Expression: IdentifierNameSyntax { Name: "module" },
+                        Argument: ExpressionListFunctionArgumentSyntax
+                        {
+                            Expressions: [LiteralExpressionSyntax literal]
+                        }
+                    }
+                }:
+                    string moduleName = literal.Token.ValueText;
+                    break;
+                case AssignmentStatementSyntax
+                {
+                    Variables: [MemberAccessExpressionSyntax varExpr],
+                    EqualsValues.Values: [{} valueExpr]
+                }:
+                    // TODO: build protos
+                    break;
+                case ReturnStatementSyntax { Expressions: [IdentifierNameSyntax identifier] }:
+                    returns = identifier.Name;
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!importedProtobufLib || returns != pbTableName)
+        {
+            ThrowHelper.ThrowInvalidDataException();
+        }
     }
 }
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