diff --git a/src/front/glsl/context.rs b/src/front/glsl/context.rs
index d767f93588..0f836def69 100644
--- a/src/front/glsl/context.rs
+++ b/src/front/glsl/context.rs
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@ use super::{
     Frontend, Result,
 };
 use crate::{
-    front::{Emitter, Typifier},
-    AddressSpace, Arena, BinaryOperator, Block, Expression, FastHashMap, FunctionArgument, Handle,
-    Literal, LocalVariable, RelationalFunction, ScalarKind, Span, Statement, Type, TypeInner,
-    VectorSize,
+    front::Typifier, proc::Emitter, AddressSpace, Arena, BinaryOperator, Block, Expression,
+    FastHashMap, FunctionArgument, Handle, Literal, LocalVariable, RelationalFunction, ScalarKind,
+    Span, Statement, Type, TypeInner, VectorSize,
 };
 use std::ops::Index;
 
diff --git a/src/front/mod.rs b/src/front/mod.rs
index faebde4e24..634c809fb9 100644
--- a/src/front/mod.rs
+++ b/src/front/mod.rs
@@ -19,45 +19,6 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use std::ops;
 
-/// Helper class to emit expressions
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-#[derive(Default, Debug)]
-struct Emitter {
-    start_len: Option<usize>,
-}
-
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-impl Emitter {
-    fn start(&mut self, arena: &Arena<crate::Expression>) {
-        if self.start_len.is_some() {
-            unreachable!("Emitting has already started!");
-        }
-        self.start_len = Some(arena.len());
-    }
-    const fn is_running(&self) -> bool {
-        self.start_len.is_some()
-    }
-    #[must_use]
-    fn finish(
-        &mut self,
-        arena: &Arena<crate::Expression>,
-    ) -> Option<(crate::Statement, crate::span::Span)> {
-        let start_len = self.start_len.take().unwrap();
-        if start_len != arena.len() {
-            #[allow(unused_mut)]
-            let mut span = crate::span::Span::default();
-            let range = arena.range_from(start_len);
-            #[cfg(feature = "span")]
-            for handle in range.clone() {
-                span.subsume(arena.get_span(handle))
-            }
-            Some((crate::Statement::Emit(range), span))
-        } else {
-            None
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 /// A table of types for an `Arena<Expression>`.
 ///
 /// A front end can use a `Typifier` to get types for an arena's expressions
diff --git a/src/front/spv/function.rs b/src/front/spv/function.rs
index 7a874ae4e0..198d9c52dd 100644
--- a/src/front/spv/function.rs
+++ b/src/front/spv/function.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::{
 };
 
 use super::{Error, Instruction, LookupExpression, LookupHelper as _};
-use crate::front::Emitter;
+use crate::proc::Emitter;
 
 pub type BlockId = u32;
 
diff --git a/src/front/spv/image.rs b/src/front/spv/image.rs
index 1cefeb4fcc..ee58c7ba14 100644
--- a/src/front/spv/image.rs
+++ b/src/front/spv/image.rs
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ impl<I: Iterator<Item = u32>> super::Frontend<I> {
         &mut self,
         words_left: u16,
         ctx: &mut super::BlockContext,
-        emitter: &mut crate::front::Emitter,
+        emitter: &mut crate::proc::Emitter,
         block: &mut crate::Block,
         body_idx: usize,
     ) -> Result<crate::Statement, Error> {
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ impl<I: Iterator<Item = u32>> super::Frontend<I> {
         &mut self,
         mut words_left: u16,
         ctx: &mut super::BlockContext,
-        emitter: &mut crate::front::Emitter,
+        emitter: &mut crate::proc::Emitter,
         block: &mut crate::Block,
         block_id: spirv::Word,
         body_idx: usize,
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ impl<I: Iterator<Item = u32>> super::Frontend<I> {
         mut words_left: u16,
         options: SamplingOptions,
         ctx: &mut super::BlockContext,
-        emitter: &mut crate::front::Emitter,
+        emitter: &mut crate::proc::Emitter,
         block: &mut crate::Block,
         block_id: spirv::Word,
         body_idx: usize,
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ impl<I: Iterator<Item = u32>> super::Frontend<I> {
         &mut self,
         at_level: bool,
         ctx: &mut super::BlockContext,
-        emitter: &mut crate::front::Emitter,
+        emitter: &mut crate::proc::Emitter,
         block: &mut crate::Block,
         block_id: spirv::Word,
         body_idx: usize,
diff --git a/src/front/spv/mod.rs b/src/front/spv/mod.rs
index b14f7bf111..68bc0d0f49 100644
--- a/src/front/spv/mod.rs
+++ b/src/front/spv/mod.rs
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ impl<I: Iterator<Item = u32>> Frontend<I> {
         id: spirv::Word,
         lookup: &LookupExpression,
         ctx: &mut BlockContext,
-        emitter: &mut super::Emitter,
+        emitter: &mut crate::proc::Emitter,
         block: &mut crate::Block,
         body_idx: BodyIndex,
     ) -> Handle<crate::Expression> {
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ impl<I: Iterator<Item = u32>> Frontend<I> {
     fn parse_expr_unary_op(
         &mut self,
         ctx: &mut BlockContext,
-        emitter: &mut super::Emitter,
+        emitter: &mut crate::proc::Emitter,
         block: &mut crate::Block,
         block_id: spirv::Word,
         body_idx: usize,
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ impl<I: Iterator<Item = u32>> Frontend<I> {
     fn parse_expr_binary_op(
         &mut self,
         ctx: &mut BlockContext,
-        emitter: &mut super::Emitter,
+        emitter: &mut crate::proc::Emitter,
         block: &mut crate::Block,
         block_id: spirv::Word,
         body_idx: usize,
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ impl<I: Iterator<Item = u32>> Frontend<I> {
     fn parse_expr_unary_op_sign_adjusted(
         &mut self,
         ctx: &mut BlockContext,
-        emitter: &mut super::Emitter,
+        emitter: &mut crate::proc::Emitter,
         block: &mut crate::Block,
         block_id: spirv::Word,
         body_idx: usize,
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ impl<I: Iterator<Item = u32>> Frontend<I> {
     fn parse_expr_binary_op_sign_adjusted(
         &mut self,
         ctx: &mut BlockContext,
-        emitter: &mut super::Emitter,
+        emitter: &mut crate::proc::Emitter,
         block: &mut crate::Block,
         block_id: spirv::Word,
         body_idx: usize,
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ impl<I: Iterator<Item = u32>> Frontend<I> {
     fn parse_expr_int_comparison(
         &mut self,
         ctx: &mut BlockContext,
-        emitter: &mut super::Emitter,
+        emitter: &mut crate::proc::Emitter,
         block: &mut crate::Block,
         block_id: spirv::Word,
         body_idx: usize,
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ impl<I: Iterator<Item = u32>> Frontend<I> {
     fn parse_expr_shift_op(
         &mut self,
         ctx: &mut BlockContext,
-        emitter: &mut super::Emitter,
+        emitter: &mut crate::proc::Emitter,
         block: &mut crate::Block,
         block_id: spirv::Word,
         body_idx: usize,
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ impl<I: Iterator<Item = u32>> Frontend<I> {
     fn parse_expr_derivative(
         &mut self,
         ctx: &mut BlockContext,
-        emitter: &mut super::Emitter,
+        emitter: &mut crate::proc::Emitter,
         block: &mut crate::Block,
         block_id: spirv::Word,
         body_idx: usize,
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ impl<I: Iterator<Item = u32>> Frontend<I> {
             })
         }
 
-        let mut emitter = super::Emitter::default();
+        let mut emitter = crate::proc::Emitter::default();
         emitter.start(ctx.expressions);
 
         // Find the `Body` to which this block contributes.
@@ -5286,7 +5286,7 @@ fn make_index_literal(
     ctx: &mut BlockContext,
     index: u32,
     block: &mut crate::Block,
-    emitter: &mut super::Emitter,
+    emitter: &mut crate::proc::Emitter,
     index_type: Handle<crate::Type>,
     index_type_id: spirv::Word,
     span: crate::Span,
diff --git a/src/front/wgsl/lower/mod.rs b/src/front/wgsl/lower/mod.rs
index 1618a2bbf6..5ece316640 100644
--- a/src/front/wgsl/lower/mod.rs
+++ b/src/front/wgsl/lower/mod.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ use crate::front::wgsl::error::{Error, ExpectedToken, InvalidAssignmentType};
 use crate::front::wgsl::index::Index;
 use crate::front::wgsl::parse::number::Number;
 use crate::front::wgsl::parse::{ast, conv};
-use crate::front::{Emitter, Typifier};
+use crate::front::Typifier;
 use crate::proc::{
-    ensure_block_returns, Alignment, ConstantEvaluator, Layouter, ResolveContext, TypeResolution,
+    ensure_block_returns, Alignment, ConstantEvaluator, Emitter, Layouter, ResolveContext,
+    TypeResolution,
 };
 use crate::{Arena, FastHashMap, Handle, Span};
 use indexmap::IndexMap;
diff --git a/src/proc/emitter.rs b/src/proc/emitter.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..281a55e2ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/proc/emitter.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+use crate::arena::Arena;
+
+/// Helper class to emit expressions
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+#[derive(Default, Debug)]
+pub struct Emitter {
+    start_len: Option<usize>,
+}
+
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+impl Emitter {
+    pub fn start(&mut self, arena: &Arena<crate::Expression>) {
+        if self.start_len.is_some() {
+            unreachable!("Emitting has already started!");
+        }
+        self.start_len = Some(arena.len());
+    }
+    pub const fn is_running(&self) -> bool {
+        self.start_len.is_some()
+    }
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn finish(
+        &mut self,
+        arena: &Arena<crate::Expression>,
+    ) -> Option<(crate::Statement, crate::span::Span)> {
+        let start_len = self.start_len.take().unwrap();
+        if start_len != arena.len() {
+            #[allow(unused_mut)]
+            let mut span = crate::span::Span::default();
+            let range = arena.range_from(start_len);
+            #[cfg(feature = "span")]
+            for handle in range.clone() {
+                span.subsume(arena.get_span(handle))
+            }
+            Some((crate::Statement::Emit(range), span))
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/proc/mod.rs b/src/proc/mod.rs
index 5a4c02abd4..0bf81fb173 100644
--- a/src/proc/mod.rs
+++ b/src/proc/mod.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 */
 
 mod constant_evaluator;
+mod emitter;
 pub mod index;
 mod layouter;
 mod namer;
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ mod terminator;
 mod typifier;
 
 pub use constant_evaluator::{ConstantEvaluator, ConstantEvaluatorError};
+pub use emitter::Emitter;
 pub use index::{BoundsCheckPolicies, BoundsCheckPolicy, IndexableLength, IndexableLengthError};
 pub use layouter::{Alignment, LayoutError, LayoutErrorInner, Layouter, TypeLayout};
 pub use namer::{EntryPointIndex, NameKey, Namer};