diff --git a/repertory/repertory_test/src/database_test.cpp b/repertory/repertory_test/src/database_test.cpp
index e336e030..996a88b1 100644
--- a/repertory/repertory_test/src/database_test.cpp
+++ b/repertory/repertory_test/src/database_test.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "database/db_select.hpp"
 #include "database/db_update.hpp"
 #include "utils/path.hpp"
+#include <variant>
 
 namespace repertory {
 class database_test : public ::testing::Test {
@@ -260,4 +261,159 @@ TEST_F(database_test, insert_or_replace_and_delete) {
 
   common_delete(*db3.get());
 }
+
+struct comp_t final {
+  std::string column_name;
+  std::string comparison;
+  db::db_types_t data;
+};
+
+template <typename c_t, typename w_t, typename wn_t> struct next_t final {
+  std::string action;
+  w_t &parent;
+  w_t next{&parent};
+
+  using group_func_t = std::function<void(w_t &)>;
+
+  [[nodiscard]] auto column(std::string column_name) -> c_t {
+    return next.column(column_name);
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] auto dump() const -> std::string { return parent.dump(); }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] auto group(group_func_t func) -> wn_t {
+    return next.group(std::move(func));
+  }
+};
+
+template <typename c_t, typename w_t> struct where_next_t final {
+  w_t &owner;
+  w_t &parent;
+
+  using next_t = next_t<c_t, w_t, where_next_t>;
+
+  [[nodiscard]] auto and_() -> next_t {
+    owner.actions.emplace_back(next_t{"AND", parent});
+    return std::get<next_t>(*std::prev(owner.actions.end()));
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] auto dump() const -> std::string { return parent.dump(); }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] auto or_() -> next_t {
+    owner.actions.emplace_back(next_t{"OR", parent});
+    return std::get<next_t>(*std::prev(owner.actions.end()));
+  }
+};
+
+template <typename w_t> struct comp_next_t final {
+  w_t &owner;
+  w_t &parent;
+  std::string column_name;
+
+  using where_next_t = where_next_t<comp_next_t, w_t>;
+
+  [[nodiscard]] auto create(std::string op, db::db_types_t value) {
+    owner.actions.emplace_back(comp_t{column_name, op, value});
+    return where_next_t{owner, parent};
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] auto equals(db::db_types_t value) -> where_next_t {
+    return create("=", value);
+  };
+
+  [[nodiscard]] auto gt(db::db_types_t value) -> where_next_t {
+    return create(">", value);
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] auto gte(db::db_types_t value) -> where_next_t {
+    return create(">=", value);
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] auto like(db::db_types_t value) -> where_next_t {
+    return create("LIKE", value);
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] auto lt(db::db_types_t value) -> where_next_t {
+    return create("<", value);
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] auto lte(db::db_types_t value) -> where_next_t {
+    return create("<=", value);
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] auto not_equals(db::db_types_t value) -> where_next_t {
+    return create("!=", value);
+  };
+};
+
+struct where_t final {
+  where_t *parent{this};
+
+  using comp_next_t = comp_next_t<where_t>;
+  using where_next_t = where_next_t<comp_next_t, where_t>;
+  using next_t = next_t<comp_next_t, where_t, where_next_t>;
+
+  using group_func_t = std::function<void(where_t &)>;
+
+  using action_t = std::variant<comp_t, next_t, where_t>;
+
+  std::vector<action_t> actions{};
+
+  [[nodiscard]] auto column(std::string column_name) -> comp_next_t {
+    return comp_next_t{
+        *this,
+        *parent,
+        column_name,
+    };
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] auto dump() const -> std::string {
+    std::stringstream ss;
+    ss << '(';
+    for (auto &&action : actions) {
+      std::visit(overloaded{
+                     [&ss](const comp_t &comp) {
+                       ss << comp.column_name << comp.comparison << '?';
+                     },
+                     [&ss](const next_t &next) {
+                       ss << ' ' << next.action << ' ' << next.next.dump();
+                     },
+                     [&ss](const where_t &where) { ss << where.dump(); },
+                 },
+                 action);
+    }
+    ss << ')';
+
+    return ss.str();
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] auto group(group_func_t func) -> where_next_t {
+    where_t where{parent};
+    func(where);
+
+    actions.push_back(std::move(where));
+    return where_next_t{
+        std::get<where_t>(*std::prev(actions.end())),
+        *parent,
+    };
+  }
+};
+
+TEST(database, groups) {
+  // "(s=a and r=t)"
+  auto str =
+      where_t().column("s").equals("a").and_().column("r").equals("t").dump();
+  std::cout << str << std::endl;
+  // "((s=a and r=t) OR (s=c or s=x))"
+  // auto str = where_t()
+  //                .group([](where_t &where) {
+  //                  where.column("s").equals("a").and_().column("r").equals("t");
+  //                })
+  //                .or_()
+  //                .group([](where_t &where) {
+  //                  where.column("s").equals("c").or_().column("s").equals("x");
+  //                })
+  //                .dump();
+  // std::cout << str << std::endl;
+}
 } // namespace repertory