diff --git a/include/ss/converter.hpp b/include/ss/converter.hpp
index 4c6c0c9..9adc536 100644
--- a/include/ss/converter.hpp
+++ b/include/ss/converter.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 #pragma once
 
+// TODO remove
+#include <iostream>
+#ifndef DBG
+void log(const std::string& log) {
+    std::cout << log << std::endl;
+}
+#else
+void log(const std::string&) {
+}
+#endif
+//
+//
 #include "extract.hpp"
 #include "function_traits.hpp"
 #include "restrictions.hpp"
@@ -8,6 +20,10 @@
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <vector>
 
+constexpr auto space = '_';
+constexpr auto escaping = true;
+constexpr auto quote = '"';
+
 namespace ss {
 INIT_HAS_METHOD(tied);
 INIT_HAS_METHOD(ss_valid);
@@ -21,7 +37,7 @@ INIT_HAS_METHOD(error);
 // eg. no_validator_tup_t<int, ss::nx<char, 'A', 'B'>> <=> std::tuple<int, char>
 // where ss::nx<char, 'A', 'B'> is a validator '(n)one e(x)cept' which
 // checks if the returned character is either 'A' or 'B', returns error if not
-// additionaly if one element is left in the pack, it will be unwraped from
+// additionally if one element is left in the pack, it will be unwrapped from
 // the tuple eg. no_void_validator_tup_t<int> <=> int instead of std::tuple<int>
 template <typename T, typename U = void>
 struct no_validator;
@@ -139,6 +155,12 @@ public:
         return to_object<T>(convert<Ts...>(elems));
     }
 
+    // same as above, but uses cached split line
+    template <typename T, typename... Ts>
+    T convert_object() {
+        return to_object<T>(convert<Ts...>());
+    }
+
     // parses already split line, returns either a tuple of objects with
     // parsed values (returns raw element (no tuple) if Ts is empty), or if
     // one argument is given which is a class which has a tied
@@ -162,6 +184,12 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
+    // same as above, but uses cached split line
+    template <typename T, typename... Ts>
+    no_void_validator_tup_t<T, Ts...> convert() {
+        return convert<T, Ts...>(input_);
+    }
+
     bool valid() const {
         return (error_mode_ == error_mode::error_string) ? string_error_.empty()
                                                          : bool_error_ == false;
@@ -176,7 +204,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     // 'splits' string by given delimiter, returns vector of pairs which
-    // contain the beginings and the ends of each column of the string
+    // contain the beginnings and the ends of each column of the string
     const split_input& split(const char* const line,
                              const std::string& delim = "") {
         input_.clear();
@@ -215,6 +243,24 @@ private:
         return error;
     }
 
+    void set_error_invalid_quotation() {
+        if (error_mode_ == error_mode::error_string) {
+            string_error_.clear();
+            string_error_.append("invalid quotation");
+        } else {
+            bool_error_ = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    void set_error_unterminated_quote() {
+        if (error_mode_ == error_mode::error_string) {
+            string_error_.clear();
+            string_error_.append("unterminated quote");
+        } else {
+            bool_error_ = true;
+        }
+    }
+
     void set_error_invalid_conversion(const string_range msg, size_t pos) {
         if (error_mode_ == error_mode::error_string) {
             string_error_.clear();
@@ -277,30 +323,107 @@ private:
     template <typename Delim>
     const split_input& split_impl(const char* const line, Delim delim,
                                   size_t delim_size = 1) {
-        auto range = substring(line, delim);
+        auto [range, begin] = substring(line, delim);
         input_.push_back(range);
         while (range.second[0] != '\0') {
-            range = substring(range.second + delim_size, delim);
+            if constexpr (quote != '\0') {
+                if (*begin == quote) {
+                    ++begin;
+                }
+                if (*begin == '\0') {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            std::tie(range, begin) = substring(begin + delim_size, delim);
+            log("-> " + std::string{range.first, range.second});
             input_.push_back(range);
         }
         return input_;
     }
 
-    bool no_match(const char* end, char delim) const {
-        return *end != delim;
+    size_t match(const char* begin, char delim) const {
+        const char* p = begin;
+        if constexpr (space == '\0') {
+            if (*p == delim) {
+                return 1;
+            }
+        } else {
+            while (*p == space) {
+                ++p;
+            }
+            if (*p == '\0') {
+                return p - begin;
+            }
+            if (*p != delim) {
+                return 0;
+            }
+            do
+                ++p;
+            while (*p == space);
+            return p - begin;
+        }
     }
 
-    bool no_match(const char* end, const std::string& delim) const {
+    size_t match(const char* end, const std::string& delim) const {
+        // TODO
+        log("ahamm");
         return strncmp(end, delim.c_str(), delim.size()) != 0;
     }
 
     template <typename Delim>
-    string_range substring(const char* const begin, Delim delim) const {
+    std::tuple<string_range, const char*> substring(const char* begin,
+                                                    Delim delim) {
         const char* end;
-        for (end = begin; *end != '\0' && no_match(end, delim); ++end)
+        const char* i;
+        for (i = begin; *i != '\0'; ++i)
             ;
+        log(">> " + std::string{begin, i});
+        if constexpr (quote != '\0') {
+            if (*begin == quote) {
+                ++begin;
 
-        return string_range{begin, end};
+                for (end = begin; true; ++end) {
+
+                    if (*end == '\0') {
+                        log("error");
+                        set_error_unterminated_quote();
+                        return {string_range{begin, end}, end};
+                    }
+
+                    if constexpr (escaping) {
+                        if (end[-1] == '\\') {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    if (*end == quote) {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // end is not \0
+                size_t to_ignore = match(end + 1, delim);
+                log(std::to_string(to_ignore));
+                if (to_ignore != 0) {
+                    return {string_range{begin, end}, end + to_ignore};
+                }
+
+                log("error");
+                set_error_invalid_quotation();
+                return {string_range{begin, end}, end};
+            }
+        }
+
+        for (end = begin; *end != '\0'; ++end) {
+            size_t to_ignore = match(end, delim);
+            log(std::to_string(to_ignore));
+            if (to_ignore != 0) {
+                return {string_range{begin, end}, end + to_ignore};
+            }
+        }
+
+        return {string_range{begin, end}, end};
     }
 
     ////////////////
diff --git a/include/ss/parser.hpp b/include/ss/parser.hpp
index 20385d5..adb35c0 100644
--- a/include/ss/parser.hpp
+++ b/include/ss/parser.hpp
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 #include "converter.hpp"
 #include "extract.hpp"
 #include "restrictions.hpp"
+#include <cstdlib>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <optional>
-#include <cstdlib>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public:
 
     void set_error_mode(error_mode mode) {
         error_mode_ = mode;
-        converter_.set_error_mode(mode);
+        buff_.set_error_mode(mode);
     }
 
     const std::string& error_msg() const {
@@ -68,10 +68,9 @@ public:
             return {};
         }
 
-        split_input_ = converter_.split(buff_.get(), delim_);
-        auto value = converter_.convert<T, Ts...>(split_input_);
+        auto value = buff_.get_converter().convert<T, Ts...>();
 
-        if (!converter_.valid()) {
+        if (!buff_.get_converter().valid()) {
             set_error_invalid_conversion();
         }
 
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ public:
         composite<Ts..., T> composite_with(T&& new_value) {
             auto merged_values =
                 std::tuple_cat(std::move(values_),
-                               std::tuple{parser_.valid()
+                               std::tuple<T>{parser_.valid()
                                               ? std::forward<T>(new_value)
                                               : std::nullopt});
             return {std::move(merged_values), parser_};
@@ -160,8 +159,8 @@ public:
         no_void_validator_tup_t<U, Us...> try_same() {
             parser_.clear_error();
             auto value =
-                parser_.converter_.convert<U, Us...>(parser_.split_input_);
-            if (!parser_.converter_.valid()) {
+                parser_.buff_.get_converter().template convert<U, Us...>();
+            if (!parser_.buff_.get_converter().valid()) {
                 parser_.set_error_invalid_conversion();
             }
             return value;
@@ -249,37 +248,57 @@ private:
 
     class buffer {
         char* buffer_{nullptr};
-        char* new_buffer_{nullptr};
+        char* next_line_buffer_{nullptr};
+
+        converter converter_;
+        converter next_line_converter_;
+
         size_t size_{0};
+        const std::string& delim_;
 
     public:
+        buffer(const std::string& delimiter) : delim_{delimiter} {
+        }
+
         ~buffer() {
             free(buffer_);
-            free(new_buffer_);
+            free(next_line_buffer_);
         }
 
         bool read(FILE* file) {
-            ssize_t size = getline(&new_buffer_, &size_, file);
+            ssize_t size = getline(&next_line_buffer_, &size_, file);
             size_t string_end = size - 1;
 
             if (size == -1) {
                 return false;
             }
 
-            if (size >= 2 && new_buffer_[size - 2] == '\r') {
+            if (size >= 2 && next_line_buffer_[size - 2] == '\r') {
                 string_end--;
             }
 
-            new_buffer_[string_end] = '\0';
+            next_line_buffer_[string_end] = '\0';
+            next_line_converter_.split(next_line_buffer_, delim_);
+
             return true;
         }
 
+        void set_error_mode(error_mode mode) {
+            converter_.set_error_mode(mode);
+            next_line_converter_.set_error_mode(mode);
+        }
+
+        converter& get_converter() {
+            return converter_;
+        }
+
         const char* get() const {
             return buffer_;
         }
 
         void update() {
-            std::swap(buffer_, new_buffer_);
+            std::swap(buffer_, next_line_buffer_);
+            std::swap(converter_, next_line_converter_);
         }
     };
 
@@ -324,7 +343,7 @@ private:
                 .append(" ")
                 .append(std::to_string(line_number_))
                 .append(": ")
-                .append(converter_.error_msg())
+                .append(buff_.get_converter().error_msg())
                 .append(": \"")
                 .append(buff_.get())
                 .append("\"");
@@ -342,10 +361,8 @@ private:
     std::string string_error_;
     bool bool_error_{false};
     error_mode error_mode_{error_mode::error_bool};
-    converter converter_;
-    converter::split_input split_input_;
     FILE* file_{nullptr};
-    buffer buff_;
+    buffer buff_{delim_};
     size_t line_number_{0};
     bool eof_{false};
 };
diff --git a/test/makefile b/test/makefile
index 9bbe159..2652fca 100644
--- a/test/makefile
+++ b/test/makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-CXX=clang++
-CXXFLAGS=-Wall -Wextra -std=c++17 -lstdc++fs
-TESTS=test_parser test_converter test_extractions
+CXX=clang++-9
+CXXFLAGS=-Wall -Wextra -std=c++17 -O0 -lstdc++fs
+TESTS=test_converter
 
 all: $(TESTS)
 
diff --git a/test/test_converter b/test/test_converter
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a24c1b7
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/test_converter differ
diff --git a/test/test_converter.cpp b/test/test_converter.cpp
index 82dc020..cf469fb 100644
--- a/test/test_converter.cpp
+++ b/test/test_converter.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,123 @@
+#include <iostream>
 #define DOCTEST_CONFIG_IMPLEMENT_WITH_MAIN
 #include "../include/ss/converter.hpp"
 #include "doctest.h"
 #include <algorithm>
 
+/* TODO
+TEST_CASE("testing quoting with escaping") {
+    std::vector<std::string> values{"10",          "he\\\"llo", "\\\"",
+                                    "\\\"a,a\\\"", "3.33",      "a\\\""};
+
+    // with quote
+    ss::converter c;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < values.size() * values.size(); ++i) {
+        std::string input1;
+        std::string input2;
+        for (size_t j = 0; j < values.size(); ++j) {
+            if (i & (1 << j) && j != 2 && j != 3) {
+                input1.append(values[j]);
+                input2.append(values.at(values.size() - 1 - j));
+            } else {
+                input1.append("\"" + values[j] + "\"");
+                input2.append("\"" + values.at(values.size() - 1 - j) + "\"");
+            }
+            input1.push_back(',');
+            input2.push_back(',');
+        }
+        input1.pop_back();
+        input2.pop_back();
+        input1.append("\0\"");
+        input2.append("\0\"");
+
+        auto tup1 = c.convert<int, std::string, std::string, std::string,
+                              double, std::string>(input1.c_str(), ",");
+        if (!c.valid()) {
+            FAIL("invalid: " + input1);
+        } else {
+            auto [a, b, c, d, e, f] = tup1;
+            CHECK(a == 10);
+            CHECK(b == "he\"llo");
+            CHECK(c == "\"");
+            CHECK(d == "\"a,a\"");
+            CHECK(e == 3.33);
+            CHECK(f == "a\"");
+            std::cout << a << ' ' << b << ' ' << c << ' ' << d << ' ' << e
+                      << ' ' << f << std::endl;
+            CHECK(tup1 ==
+                  std::make_tuple(10, "he\"llo", "\"", "\"a,a\"", 3.33, "a\""));
+        }
+
+        auto tup2 = c.convert<std::string, double, std::string, std::string,
+                              std::string, int>(input2.c_str(), ",");
+        if (!c.valid()) {
+            FAIL("invalid: " + input2);
+        } else {
+            CHECK(tup2 ==
+                  std::make_tuple("a\"", 3.33, "\"a,a\"", "\"", "he\"llo", 10));
+        }
+    }
+}
+*/
+
+TEST_CASE("testing quoting without escaping") {
+    std::vector<std::string> values{"10", "hello", ",", "a,a", "3.33", "a"};
+
+    // with quote
+    ss::converter c;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < values.size() * values.size(); ++i) {
+        std::string input1;
+        std::string input2;
+        for (size_t j = 0; j < values.size(); ++j) {
+            if (i & (1 << j) && j != 2 && j != 3) {
+                input1.append(values[j]);
+                input2.append(values.at(values.size() - 1 - j));
+            } else {
+                input1.append("\"" + values[j] + "\"");
+                input2.append("\"" + values.at(values.size() - 1 - j) + "\"");
+            }
+            input1.append("__");
+            input1.push_back(',');
+            input1.append("__");
+            input2.push_back(',');
+        }
+        input1.pop_back();
+        input1.pop_back();
+        input1.pop_back();
+        input2.pop_back();
+        input1.append("\0\"");
+        input2.append("\0\"");
+
+        auto tup1 = c.convert<int, std::string, std::string, std::string,
+                              double, char>(input1.c_str(), ",");
+        if (!c.valid()) {
+            FAIL("invalid: " + input1);
+        } else {
+            auto [a, b, c, d, e, f] = tup1;
+            CHECK(a == 10);
+            CHECK(b == "hello");
+            CHECK(c == ",");
+            CHECK(d == "a,a");
+            CHECK(e == 3.33);
+            CHECK(f == 'a');
+        }
+
+        auto tup2 = c.convert<char, double, std::string, std::string,
+                              std::string, int>(input2.c_str(), ",");
+        if (!c.valid()) {
+            FAIL("invalid: " + input2);
+        } else {
+            auto [f, e, d, c, b, a] = tup2;
+            CHECK(a == 10);
+            CHECK(b == "hello");
+            CHECK(c == ",");
+            CHECK(d == "a,a");
+            CHECK(e == 3.33);
+            CHECK(f == 'a');
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 TEST_CASE("testing split") {
     ss::converter c;
     for (const auto& [s, expected, delim] :
@@ -48,7 +163,8 @@ TEST_CASE("testing valid conversions") {
         CHECK(tup == 5);
     }
     {
-        auto tup = c.convert<void, int, void>("junk 5 junk", " ");
+        // TODO make \t -> ' '
+        auto tup = c.convert<void, int, void>("junk\t5\tjunk", "\t");
         REQUIRE(c.valid());
         CHECK(tup == 5);
     }
diff --git a/test/test_parser.cpp b/test/test_parser.cpp
index 4f87622..341a453 100644
--- a/test/test_parser.cpp
+++ b/test/test_parser.cpp
@@ -481,8 +481,8 @@ TEST_CASE("testing the moving of parsed values") {
 TEST_CASE("testing the moving of parsed composite values") {
     // to compile is enough
     return;
-    ss::parser* p;
-    p->try_next<my_string, my_string, my_string>()
+    ss::parser p{"", ""};
+    p.try_next<my_string, my_string, my_string>()
         .or_else<my_string, my_string, my_string, my_string>([](auto&&) {})
         .or_else<my_string>([](auto&) {})
         .or_else<xyz>([](auto&&) {})