1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/subex/subexstate.go b/subex/subexstate.go
index 6318376..3c554a2 100644
--- a/subex/subexstate.go
+++ b/subex/subexstate.go
@@ -123,6 +123,15 @@ func (state SubexNoneState) accepting(store Store) [][]walk.Atom {
 	return [][]walk.Atom{nil}
 }
 
+// A dead end state, handy for making internals work nicer but technically redundant
+type SubexDeadState struct {}
+func (state SubexDeadState) eat(store Store, char walk.Atom) []SubexBranch {
+	return nil
+}
+func (state SubexDeadState) accepting (store Store) [][]walk.Atom {
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Read in a specific Atom and output it
 type SubexCopyAtomState struct {
 	atom walk.Atom