diff --git a/minisql/src/error.rs b/minisql/src/error.rs
index fe11cd2..0574aff 100644
--- a/minisql/src/error.rs
+++ b/minisql/src/error.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::num::{ParseFloatError, ParseIntError};
+use std::str::Utf8Error;
 use thiserror::Error;
 use crate::internals::row::ColumnPosition;
 use crate::schema::{ColumnName, TableName};
@@ -25,3 +27,18 @@ pub enum Error {
     #[error("table {0} cannot be indexed on column {1}")]
     AttemptToIndexNonIndexableColumn(TableName, ColumnName),
 }
+
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum TypeConversionError {
+    #[error("failed to decode bytes to string")]
+    TextDecodeFailed(#[from] Utf8Error),
+    #[error("failed to parse float from text")]
+    NumberDecodeFailed(#[from] ParseFloatError),
+    #[error("failed to parse int from text")]
+    IntDecodeFailed(#[from] ParseIntError),
+    #[error("uknown type with oid {oid} and size {size}")]
+    UnknownType {
+        oid: i32,
+        size: i32
+    }
+}
diff --git a/minisql/src/type_system.rs b/minisql/src/type_system.rs
index 4edc3ec..caa85ab 100644
--- a/minisql/src/type_system.rs
+++ b/minisql/src/type_system.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use crate::error::TypeConversionError;
+
 // ==============Types================
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 pub enum DbType {
@@ -39,4 +41,155 @@ impl Value {
             },
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn type_oid(&self) -> i32 {
+        match self {
+            Self::Number(_) => 701,
+            Self::Indexable(val) => match val {
+                IndexableValue::String(_) => 25,
+                IndexableValue::Int(_) => 23,
+                IndexableValue::Uuid(_) => 2950,
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn type_size(&self) -> i32 {
+        match self {
+            Self::Number(_) => 8,
+            Self::Indexable(val) => match val {
+                IndexableValue::String(_) => -2, // null terminated string
+                IndexableValue::Int(_) => 8,
+                IndexableValue::Uuid(_) => 16,
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn as_text_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Number(n) => format!("{n}").into_bytes(),
+            Self::Indexable(i) => match i {
+                IndexableValue::String(s) => format!("{s}\0").into_bytes(),
+                IndexableValue::Int(i) => format!("{i}").into_bytes(),
+                IndexableValue::Uuid(u) => format!("{u}").into_bytes(),
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_text_bytes(bytes: &[u8], type_oid: i32, type_size: i32) -> Result<Value, TypeConversionError> {
+        match (type_oid, type_size) {
+            (701, 8) => {
+                let s = std::str::from_utf8(bytes)?;
+                let n = s.parse::<f64>()?;
+                Ok(Value::Number(n))
+            }
+            (25, -2) => {
+                let s = std::str::from_utf8(bytes)?;
+                let s = &s[..s.len() - 1];  // remove null terminator
+                Ok(Value::Indexable(IndexableValue::String(s.to_string())))
+            }
+            (23, 8) => {
+                let s = std::str::from_utf8(bytes)?;
+                let n = s.parse::<u64>()?;
+                Ok(Value::Indexable(IndexableValue::Int(n)))
+            }
+            (2950, 16) => {
+                let s = std::str::from_utf8(bytes)?;
+                let n = s.parse::<Uuid>()?;
+                Ok(Value::Indexable(IndexableValue::Uuid(n)))
+            }
+            (oid, size) => Err(TypeConversionError::UnknownType { oid, size }),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+mod tests {
+    use crate::error::TypeConversionError::UnknownType;
+    use super::{Value, IndexableValue};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_encode_number() {
+        let value = Value::Number(123.456);
+        let oid = value.type_oid();
+        let size = value.type_size();
+
+        let bytes = value.as_text_bytes();
+        let from_bytes = Value::from_text_bytes(&bytes, oid, size).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(value, from_bytes);
+
+        assert_eq!(oid, 701);
+        assert_eq!(size, 8);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_encode_string() {
+        let value = Value::Indexable(IndexableValue::String("hello".to_string()));
+        let oid = value.type_oid();
+        let size = value.type_size();
+
+        let bytes = value.as_text_bytes();
+        let from_bytes = Value::from_text_bytes(&bytes, oid, size).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(value, from_bytes);
+
+        assert_eq!(oid, 25);
+        assert_eq!(size, -2);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_encode_string_utf8() {
+        let value = Value::Indexable(IndexableValue::String("#速度与激情9 早上好中国 现在我有冰激淋 我很喜欢冰激淋 但是《速度与激情9》比冰激淋 🍧🍦🍨".to_string()));
+        let oid = value.type_oid();
+        let size = value.type_size();
+
+        let bytes = value.as_text_bytes();
+        let from_bytes = Value::from_text_bytes(&bytes, oid, size).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(value, from_bytes);
+
+        assert_eq!(oid, 25);
+        assert_eq!(size, -2);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_encode_int() {
+        let value = Value::Indexable(IndexableValue::Int(123));
+        let oid = value.type_oid();
+        let size = value.type_size();
+
+        let bytes = value.as_text_bytes();
+        let from_bytes = Value::from_text_bytes(&bytes, oid, size).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(value, from_bytes);
+
+        assert_eq!(oid, 23);
+        assert_eq!(size, 8);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_encode_uuid() {
+        let value = Value::Indexable(IndexableValue::Uuid(123));
+        let oid = value.type_oid();
+        let size = value.type_size();
+
+        let bytes = value.as_text_bytes();
+        let from_bytes = Value::from_text_bytes(&bytes, oid, size).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(value, from_bytes);
+
+        assert_eq!(oid, 2950);
+        assert_eq!(size, 16);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mismatched_size() {
+        let value = Value::Indexable(IndexableValue::Uuid(123));
+        let oid = value.type_oid();
+        let size = 8;
+
+        let bytes = value.as_text_bytes();
+        let from_bytes = Value::from_text_bytes(&bytes, oid, size);
+
+        assert!(matches!(from_bytes, Err(UnknownType { oid: 2950, size: 8 })))
+    }
 }