diff --git a/minisql/src/type_system.rs b/minisql/src/type_system.rs
index 92cabb4..08a2352 100644
--- a/minisql/src/type_system.rs
+++ b/minisql/src/type_system.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ pub enum Value {
     None(DbType),
 }
 
-
 #[derive(Debug, Eq, Clone, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(try_from = "String", into = "String")]
 pub enum IndexableValue {
@@ -91,6 +90,37 @@ impl DbType {
         }
     }
 
+    fn to_json_key_string(self) -> String {
+        match self {
+            DbType::String => format!("String()"),
+            DbType::Int => format!("Int()"),
+            DbType::Number => format!("Number()"),
+            DbType::Uuid => format!("Uuid()"),
+            DbType::Option(type_) => format!("Option({})", type_.to_json_key_string()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn parse_json_key_string(str: &str) -> Result<DbType, String> {
+        if !str.ends_with(')') {
+            return Err(format!("Invalid DbType: {}", str));
+        }
+
+        if str.starts_with("String(") {
+            Ok(DbType::String)
+        } else if str.starts_with("Int(") {
+            Ok(DbType::Int)
+        } else if str.starts_with("Number(") {
+            Ok(DbType::Number)
+        } else if str.starts_with("Uuid(") {
+            Ok(DbType::Uuid)
+        } else if str.starts_with("Option(") {
+            let s = &str[7..str.len() - 1];
+            Ok(DbType::Option(Box::new(Self::parse_json_key_string(s)?)))
+        } else {
+            Err(format!("Invalid DbType: {}", str))
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn type_oid(&self) -> i32 {
         // match self {
         //     Self::String => 25,
@@ -135,6 +165,58 @@ impl Value {
         }
     }
 
+    fn to_json_key_string(self) -> String {
+        match self {
+            Self::Number(x) => format!("Number({x})"),
+            Self::String(s) => format!("String({s})"),
+            Self::Int(i) => format!("Int({i})"),
+            Self::Uuid(u) => format!("Uuid({u})"),
+            Self::Some(val) => format!("Some({})", val.to_json_key_string()),
+            Self::None(_type_) => "None()".to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    // We don't really need this, since only indexable values are keys in maps. It is here for consistency.
+    fn parse_json_key_string(str: &str) -> Result<Self, String> {
+        if !str.ends_with(')') {
+            return Err(format!("Invalid IndexableValue: {}", str));
+        }
+
+        if str.starts_with("Number(") {
+            let s = str[7..str.len() - 1].to_string();
+            let n = s
+                .parse::<f64>()
+                .map_err(|e| format!("Invalid Number: {}", e))?;
+            Ok(Self::Number(n))
+        } else if str.starts_with("String(") {
+            let s = str[7..str.len() - 1].to_string();
+            Ok(Self::String(s))
+        } else if str.starts_with("Int(") {
+            let s = str[4..str.len() - 1].to_string();
+            let i = s
+                .parse::<u64>()
+                .map_err(|e| format!("Invalid Int: {}", e))?;
+            Ok(Self::Int(i))
+        } else if str.starts_with("Uuid(") {
+            let s = str[5..str.len() - 1].to_string();
+            let u = s
+                .parse::<u64>()
+                .map_err(|e| format!("Invalid UUID: {}", e))?;
+            Ok(Self::Uuid(u))
+        } else if str.starts_with("Some(") {
+            let s = str[5..str.len() - 1].to_string();
+            let val: Value = Self::parse_json_key_string(&s)?;
+            Ok(Self::Some(Box::new(val)))
+        } else if str.starts_with("None(") {
+            let s = str[5..str.len() - 1].to_string();
+            let type_: DbType = TryFrom::try_from(s)?;
+            Ok(Value::None(type_))
+        } else {
+            Err(format!("Invalid IndexableValue: {}", str))
+        }
+    }
+
+
     pub fn as_text_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
         // match self {
         //     Self::Number(n) => format!("{n}").into_bytes(),
@@ -179,171 +261,105 @@ impl Value {
     }
 }
 
-// ===formatting===
-fn db_type_to_string(type_: DbType) -> String {
-    match type_ {
-        DbType::String => format!("String()"),
-        DbType::Int => format!("Int()"),
-        DbType::Number => format!("Number()"),
-        DbType::Uuid => format!("Uuid()"),
-        DbType::Option(type_) => format!("Option({})", db_type_to_string(*type_)),
+impl IndexableValue {
+    fn to_value(self) -> Value {
+        match self {
+            IndexableValue::String(str) => Value::String(str),
+            IndexableValue::Int(n) => Value::Int(n),
+            IndexableValue::Uuid(id) => Value::Uuid(id),
+            IndexableValue::Some(indexable_value) => Value::Some(Box::new(indexable_value.to_value())),
+            IndexableValue::None(type_) => Value::None(type_),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn to_json_key_string(self) -> String {
+        match self {
+            IndexableValue::String(s) => format!("String({s})"),
+            IndexableValue::Int(i) => format!("Int({i})"),
+            IndexableValue::Uuid(u) => format!("Uuid({u})"),
+            IndexableValue::Some(val) => format!("Some({})", val.to_json_key_string()),
+            IndexableValue::None(_type_) => "None()".to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn parse_json_key_string(str: &str) -> Result<Self, String> {
+        if !str.ends_with(')') {
+            return Err(format!("Invalid IndexableValue: {}", str));
+        }
+
+        if str.starts_with("String(") {
+            let s = str[7..str.len() - 1].to_string();
+            Ok(IndexableValue::String(s))
+        } else if str.starts_with("Int(") {
+            let s = str[4..str.len() - 1].to_string();
+            let i = s
+                .parse::<u64>()
+                .map_err(|e| format!("Invalid Int: {}", e))?;
+            Ok(IndexableValue::Int(i))
+        } else if str.starts_with("Uuid(") {
+            let s = str[5..str.len() - 1].to_string();
+            let u = s
+                .parse::<u64>()
+                .map_err(|e| format!("Invalid UUID: {}", e))?;
+            Ok(IndexableValue::Uuid(u))
+        } else if str.starts_with("Some(") {
+            let s = str[5..str.len() - 1].to_string();
+            let val: IndexableValue = Self::parse_json_key_string(&s)?;
+            Ok(IndexableValue::Some(Box::new(val)))
+        } else if str.starts_with("None(") {
+            let s = str[5..str.len() - 1].to_string();
+            let type_: DbType = DbType::parse_json_key_string(&s)?;
+            Ok(IndexableValue::None(type_))
+        } else {
+            Err(format!("Invalid IndexableValue: {}", str))
+        }
     }
 }
 
-fn indexable_value_to_string(value: IndexableValue) -> String {
-    match value {
-        IndexableValue::String(s) => format!("String({s})"),
-        IndexableValue::Int(i) => format!("Int({i})"),
-        IndexableValue::Uuid(u) => format!("Uuid({u})"),
-        IndexableValue::Some(val) => format!("Some({})", indexable_value_to_string(*val)),
-        IndexableValue::None(_type_) => "None()".to_string(),
+impl From<IndexableValue> for Value {
+    fn from(indexable_value: IndexableValue) -> Self {
+        indexable_value.to_value()
     }
 }
 
-fn value_to_string(value: Value) -> String {
-    match value {
-        Value::Number(x) => format!("Number({x})"),
-        Value::String(s) => format!("String({s})"),
-        Value::Int(i) => format!("Int({i})"),
-        Value::Uuid(u) => format!("Uuid({u})"),
-        Value::Some(val) => format!("Some({})", value_to_string(*val)),
-        Value::None(_type_) => "None()".to_string(),
-    }
-}
-
-// ===parsing===
-fn parse_db_type(str: &str) -> Result<DbType, String> {
-    if !str.ends_with(')') {
-        return Err(format!("Invalid DbType: {}", str));
-    }
-
-    if str.starts_with("String(") {
-        Ok(DbType::String)
-    } else if str.starts_with("Int(") {
-        Ok(DbType::Int)
-    } else if str.starts_with("Number(") {
-        Ok(DbType::Number)
-    } else if str.starts_with("Uuid(") {
-        Ok(DbType::Uuid)
-    } else if str.starts_with("Option(") {
-        let s = &str[7..str.len() - 1];
-        Ok(DbType::Option(Box::new(parse_db_type(s)?)))
-    } else {
-        Err(format!("Invalid DbType: {}", str))
-    }
-}
-
-fn parse_value(str: &str) -> Result<Value, String> {
-    if !str.ends_with(')') {
-        return Err(format!("Invalid IndexableValue: {}", str));
-    }
-
-    if str.starts_with("Number(") {
-        let s = str[7..str.len() - 1].to_string();
-        let n = s
-            .parse::<f64>()
-            .map_err(|e| format!("Invalid Number: {}", e))?;
-        Ok(Value::Number(n))
-    } else if str.starts_with("String(") {
-        let s = str[7..str.len() - 1].to_string();
-        Ok(Value::String(s))
-    } else if str.starts_with("Int(") {
-        let s = str[4..str.len() - 1].to_string();
-        let i = s
-            .parse::<u64>()
-            .map_err(|e| format!("Invalid Int: {}", e))?;
-        Ok(Value::Int(i))
-    } else if str.starts_with("Uuid(") {
-        let s = str[5..str.len() - 1].to_string();
-        let u = s
-            .parse::<u64>()
-            .map_err(|e| format!("Invalid UUID: {}", e))?;
-        Ok(Value::Uuid(u))
-    } else if str.starts_with("Some(") {
-        let s = str[5..str.len() - 1].to_string();
-        let val: Value = parse_value(&s)?;
-        Ok(Value::Some(Box::new(val)))
-    } else if str.starts_with("None(") {
-        let s = str[5..str.len() - 1].to_string();
-        let type_: DbType = TryFrom::try_from(s)?;
-        Ok(Value::None(type_))
-    } else {
-        Err(format!("Invalid IndexableValue: {}", str))
-    }
-}
-
-fn parse_indexable_value(str: &str) -> Result<IndexableValue, String> {
-    if !str.ends_with(')') {
-        return Err(format!("Invalid IndexableValue: {}", str));
-    }
-
-    if str.starts_with("String(") {
-        let s = str[7..str.len() - 1].to_string();
-        Ok(IndexableValue::String(s))
-    } else if str.starts_with("Int(") {
-        let s = str[4..str.len() - 1].to_string();
-        let i = s
-            .parse::<u64>()
-            .map_err(|e| format!("Invalid Int: {}", e))?;
-        Ok(IndexableValue::Int(i))
-    } else if str.starts_with("Uuid(") {
-        let s = str[5..str.len() - 1].to_string();
-        let u = s
-            .parse::<u64>()
-            .map_err(|e| format!("Invalid UUID: {}", e))?;
-        Ok(IndexableValue::Uuid(u))
-    } else if str.starts_with("Some(") {
-        let s = str[5..str.len() - 1].to_string();
-        let val: IndexableValue = parse_indexable_value(&s)?;
-        Ok(IndexableValue::Some(Box::new(val)))
-    } else if str.starts_with("None(") {
-        let s = str[5..str.len() - 1].to_string();
-        let type_: DbType = parse_db_type(&s)?;
-        Ok(IndexableValue::None(type_))
-    } else {
-        Err(format!("Invalid IndexableValue: {}", str))
-    }
-}
-
-
 
 //  Own string serialization so enums can be used as keys in maps
 impl From<IndexableValue> for String {
     fn from(value: IndexableValue) -> Self {
-        indexable_value_to_string(value)
+        value.to_json_key_string()
     }
 }
 
 impl From<DbType> for String {
     fn from(type_: DbType) -> Self {
-        db_type_to_string(type_)
+        type_.to_json_key_string()
     }
 }
 
 impl TryFrom<String> for DbType {
     type Error = String;
     fn try_from(str: String) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        parse_db_type(&str)
+        Self::parse_json_key_string(&str)
     }
 }
 
 impl TryFrom<String> for IndexableValue {
     type Error = String;
     fn try_from(str: String) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        parse_indexable_value(&str)
+        Self::parse_json_key_string(&str)
     }
 }
 
 impl From<Value> for String {
     fn from(value: Value) -> Self {
-        value_to_string(value)
+        value.to_json_key_string()
     }
 }
 
 impl TryFrom<String> for Value {
     type Error = String;
     fn try_from(value: String) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        parse_value(&value)
+        Value::parse_json_key_string(&value)
     }
 }