diff --git a/esgd.py b/esgd.py
index cd4f119..275497c 100644
--- a/esgd.py
+++ b/esgd.py
@@ -5,6 +5,50 @@ import os
 class GopherError(BaseException): pass
 class RequestError(GopherError): pass
 
+class GopherLine:
+    def __init__(self, line):
+        self.item = "i"
+        self.text = ""
+        self.location = "null"
+        self.host = "null.host"
+        self.port = "0"
+        self.line = line
+        self.parse()
+    def parse(self):
+        split = self.line.rstrip().split('\t')
+        location = False
+        print(split)
+        if len(split) == 1:
+            self.text = split[0]
+            return
+
+        try: self.item = split[0][0]
+        except IndexError: pass
+
+        try: self.text = split[0][1:]
+        except IndexError: pass
+
+        try:
+            self.location = split[1]
+            location = True
+        except IndexError: pass
+
+        try: self.host = split[2]
+        except IndexError:
+            if location == True: self.host = "beepboop.systems"
+
+        try: self.port = split[3]
+        except IndexError:
+            if location == True: self.port = "70"
+    def render(self):
+        return "{}{}\t{}\t{}\t{}".format(
+            self.item,
+            self.text,
+            self.location,
+            self.host,
+            self.port
+        )
+
 def recieveRequest(context):
     data = b""
     while data[-2:] != b"\r\n":