diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 15bef38..ab53ff6 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
-use std::fmt::Display;
+use std::{collections::HashMap, str::FromStr};
 
-use winnow::{IResult, bytes::{take_while0, take_until0}, character::{alphanumeric1, multispace0}, error::ParseError, Parser, sequence::{delimited, preceded}, branch, combinator::todo, multi::{fold_many0, many0}};
+use winnow::prelude::*;
+
+use crate::parser::el_parser;
+
+mod parser;
+mod element;
+mod util;
 
 const TEST_IHL: &str = "
 html {
@@ -12,7 +18,7 @@ html {
         p \"this is a test file\"
         p {
             \"some text followed by \"
-            a \"a hyperlink\"
+            a [ href = \"https://schrottkatze.de\" ] \"a hyperlink\"
         }
     }
 }
@@ -24,98 +30,23 @@ fn main() {
     println!("{e}");
 }
 
-fn el_parser(input: &str) -> IResult<&str, Element> {
-    (
-        el_name_parser, 
-        el_body_parser
-    ).map(|(name, children)| Element { name, children }).parse_next(input)
-}
+type Name<'a> = &'a str;
 
-
-fn el_name_parser(input: &str) -> IResult<&str, &str> {
-    ws(alphanumeric1).parse_next(input)
-}
-
-fn el_body_parser(input: &str) -> IResult<&str, ElBody> {
-    ws(branch::alt((
-        string_parser.map(|s| ElBody::Text(s)),
-        delimited(
-            '{', 
-            many0(content_parser).map(|v| ElBody::Elements(v)),
-            '}'
-        )
-    ))).parse_next(input)
-}
-
-fn content_parser(input: &str) -> IResult<&str, ElContent> {
-    ws(branch::alt((
-        string_parser.map(|s| ElContent::Text(s)),
-        el_parser.map(|e| ElContent::El(e))
-    ))).parse_next(input)
-}
-
-fn string_parser(input: &str) -> IResult<&str, &str> {
-    delimited(
-        '"',
-        take_until0("\""),
-        '"',
-    ).parse_next(input)
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug)]
-struct Element<'a> {
-    name: &'a str,
-    children: ElBody<'a>,
-}
-
-impl<'a> Display for Element<'a> {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        write!(f, "<{0}>{1}</{0}>", self.name, self.children)
-    }
-}
-
-/// the direct content of `children`, so it can be a plaintext element
-#[derive(Debug)]
-enum ElBody<'a> {
-    Elements(Vec<ElContent<'a>>),
+enum Token<'a> {
+    Name(Name<'a>),
     Text(&'a str),
-}
-impl<'a> Display for ElBody<'a> {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        match self {
-            ElBody::Text(s) => f.write_str(s),
-            ElBody::Elements(els) => els.iter().try_for_each(|e| f.write_str(&e.to_string())) 
-        }
-    }
+    Number(i32), // TODO: more complex number type
+                 //
+    BlockBrackets(Vec<Token<'a>>), // [] block
+    BlockBraces(Vec<Token<'a>>), // {} block
+    BlockParentheses(Vec<Token<'a>>), // () block
+
+    PunctColon, // :
+    PunctSemi, // ;
+    PunctComma, // ,
+    PunctDot, // .
+
+    KwItem, // `item` defines a new simple ish item type
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
-enum ElContent<'a> {
-    El(Element<'a>),
-    Text(&'a str),
-}
 
-impl<'a> Display for ElContent<'a> {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        match self {
-            ElContent::Text(s) => f.write_str(s),
-            ElContent::El(el) => f.write_str(&el.to_string()) 
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn parse_basic() {
-}
-
-// whitespace combinator from [winnow docs](https://docs.rs/winnow/latest/winnow/_topic/language/index.html#wrapper-combinators-that-eat-whitespace-before-and-after-a-parser)
-fn ws<'a, F, O, E: ParseError<&'a str>>(inner: F) -> impl Parser<&'a str, O, E>
-  where
-  F: Parser<&'a str, O, E>,
-{
-  delimited(
-    multispace0,
-    inner,
-    multispace0
-  )
-}