diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9c59ae2..4f0a2c3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
 include(cmake/color.cmake)
 
-set(BLT_VERSION 0.17.4)
+set(BLT_VERSION 0.17.5)
 set(BLT_TEST_VERSION 0.0.1)
 
 set(BLT_TARGET BLT)
diff --git a/include/blt/parse/templating.h b/include/blt/parse/templating.h
index 831fa33..cc9efa5 100644
--- a/include/blt/parse/templating.h
+++ b/include/blt/parse/templating.h
@@ -321,223 +321,19 @@ namespace blt
             }
         
         private:
-            estring statement()
-            {
-                auto next = consumer.consume();
-                if (next.type == template_token_t::STRING || next.type == template_token_t::QUOTE)
-                {
-                    consumer.back();
-                    auto str = string();
-                    return str;
-                } else if (next.type == template_token_t::FUNCTION)
-                {
-                    return function();
-                } else if (next.type == template_token_t::IDENT && consumer.hasNext() && consumer.next().type == template_token_t::CURLY_OPEN)
-                {
-                    consumer.advance();
-                    auto stmt = statement();
-                    // should never occur
-                    if (consumer.hasNext() && consumer.next().type != template_token_t::CURLY_CLOSE)
-                        return blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::NO_MATCHING_CURLY);
-                    consumer.advance();
-                    return stmt;
-                } else if (next.type == template_token_t::IF)
-                {
-                    return if_func();
-                }
-                return blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::UNKNOWN_STATEMENT_ERROR);
-            }
+            estring statement();
             
-            estring function()
-            {
-                auto str = consumer.consume();
-                if (consumer.next().type == template_token_t::SEMI)
-                    consumer.advance();
-                if (str.type != template_token_t::STRING)
-                    return blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::FUNCTION_EXPECTED_STRING);
-                if (str.token == "DISCARD")
-                    return blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::FUNCTION_DISCARD);
-                return blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::FUNCTION_NOT_FOUND);
-            }
+            estring function();
             
-            estring if_func()
-            {
-                // IF(
-                if (consumer.consume().type != template_token_t::PAR_OPEN)
-                    return blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::IF_EXPECTED_PAREN);
-                // (statement)
-                auto bool_eval = bool_statement();
-                if (!bool_eval)
-                    return blt::unexpected(bool_eval.error());
-                
-                if (consumer.consume().type != template_token_t::CURLY_OPEN)
-                    return blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::IF_EXPECTED_CURLY);
-                auto true_statement = statement();
-                if (consumer.consume().type != template_token_t::CURLY_CLOSE)
-                    return blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::IF_EXPECTED_CURLY);
-                
-                estring false_statement = blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::UNKNOWN_ERROR);
-                bool has_false = false;
-                if (consumer.next().type == template_token_t::ELSE)
-                {
-                    consumer.advance();
-                    if (consumer.consume().type != template_token_t::CURLY_OPEN)
-                        return blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::IF_EXPECTED_CURLY);
-                    false_statement = statement();
-                    if (consumer.consume().type != template_token_t::CURLY_CLOSE)
-                        return blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::IF_EXPECTED_CURLY);
-                    
-                    has_false = true;
-                }
-                if (bool_eval.value())
-                    return true_statement;
-                else
-                {
-                    if (has_false)
-                        return false_statement;
-                    return "";
-                }
-            }
+            estring if_func();
             
-            estring string()
-            {
-                auto next = consumer.consume();
-                if (next.type == template_token_t::STRING)
-                {
-//
-//                        return blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::SUBSTITUTION_NOT_FOUND);
-                    if (consumer.next().type == template_token_t::SEMI || consumer.next().type == template_token_t::ELSE ||
-                        consumer.next().type == template_token_t::CURLY_CLOSE || consumer.next().type == template_token_t::PAR_CLOSE)
-                    {
-                        if (consumer.next().type == template_token_t::SEMI)
-                            consumer.advance();
-                        if (!engine.contains(next.token))
-                            return "";
-                        return engine.get(next.token);
-                    }
-                    
-                    if (consumer.next().type != template_token_t::ADD)
-                        return blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::STRING_EXPECTED_CONCAT);
-                    consumer.advance();
-                    auto str = string();
-                    if (!str)
-                        return str;
-                    auto sub = engine.get(next.token);
-                    if (!sub)
-                        return sub;
-                    return sub.value() + str.value();
-                } else
-                {
-                    if (consumer.next().type == template_token_t::SEMI)
-                    {
-                        consumer.advance();
-                        return std::string(next.token);
-                    }
-                    auto str = string();
-                    if (str)
-                        return std::string(next.token) + str.value();
-                    else
-                        return str;
-                }
-            }
+            estring string();
             
-            ebool bool_statement()
-            {
-                auto next = consumer.next();
-                if (next.type == template_token_t::PAR_OPEN)
-                {
-                    consumer.advance();
-                    auto b = bool_statement();
-                    if (consumer.consume().type != template_token_t::PAR_CLOSE)
-                        return blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::BOOL_EXPECTED_PAREN);
-                    consumer.advance();
-                    return b;
-                }
-                return bool_expression();
-            }
+            ebool bool_statement();
             
-            ebool bool_value()
-            {
-                bool b1;
-                auto next = consumer.next();
-                bool invert = false;
-                // prefixes
-                if (next.type == template_token_t::NOT)
-                {
-                    invert = true;
-                    consumer.advance();
-                    next = consumer.next();
-                }
-                if (next.type == template_token_t::PAR_OPEN)
-                {
-                    auto b = bool_statement();
-                    if (!b)
-                        return b;
-                    b1 = b.value();
-                } else
-                {
-                    if (consumer.next().type == template_token_t::PAR_OPEN)
-                    {
-                        auto b = bool_statement();
-                        if (!b)
-                            return b;
-                        b1 = b.value();
-                    } else
-                    {
-                        auto b = statement();
-                        if (!b)
-                            return blt::unexpected(b.error());
-                        b1 = !b.value().empty();
-                    }
-                }
-                if (invert)
-                    b1 = !b1;
-                return b1;
-            }
+            ebool bool_value();
             
-            ebool bool_expression()
-            {
-                // this whole thing is just bad. please redo. TODO
-                std::vector<int> values;
-                while (consumer.next().type != template_token_t::CURLY_OPEN)
-                {
-                    auto next = consumer.next();
-                    auto bv = bool_value();
-                    if (!bv)
-                        return bv;
-                    values.push_back(bv.value());
-                    
-                    if (values.size() == 2)
-                    {
-                        auto b1 = values[0];
-                        auto b2 = values[1];
-                        values.pop_back();
-                        values.pop_back();
-                        switch (next.type)
-                        {
-                            case template_token_t::AND:
-                                values.push_back(b1 && b2);
-                                break;
-                            case template_token_t::OR:
-                                values.push_back(b1 || b2);
-                                break;
-                            case template_token_t::XOR:
-                                values.push_back(b1 ^ b2);
-                                break;
-                            default:
-                                BLT_WARN("Unexpected token '%s'", std::string(next.token).c_str());
-                                return blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::BOOL_TYPE_NOT_FOUND);
-                        }
-                    }
-                    next = consumer.next();
-                    if (next.type == template_token_t::CURLY_OPEN)
-                        break;
-                    consumer.advance();
-                }
-                if (values.empty())
-                    BLT_WARN("This is not possible!");
-                return values[0];
-            }
+            ebool bool_expression();
             
             template_engine_t& engine;
             template_token_consumer_t& consumer;
diff --git a/libraries/parallel-hashmap b/libraries/parallel-hashmap
index 7ef2e73..1036816 160000
--- a/libraries/parallel-hashmap
+++ b/libraries/parallel-hashmap
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 7ef2e733416953b222851f9a360d7fc72d068ee5
+Subproject commit 10368163ab1f4367d2f0685b5928b1c973ebd1ec
diff --git a/src/blt/parse/templating.cpp b/src/blt/parse/templating.cpp
index 54265a6..b56bef9 100644
--- a/src/blt/parse/templating.cpp
+++ b/src/blt/parse/templating.cpp
@@ -244,4 +244,224 @@ namespace blt
         
         return return_str;
     }
+    
+    template_parser_t::ebool template_parser_t::bool_expression()
+    {
+        // this whole thing is just bad. please redo. TODO
+        std::vector<int> values;
+        while (consumer.next().type != template_token_t::CURLY_OPEN)
+        {
+            auto next = consumer.next();
+            auto bv = bool_value();
+            if (!bv)
+                return bv;
+            values.push_back(bv.value());
+            
+            if (values.size() == 2)
+            {
+                auto b1 = values[0];
+                auto b2 = values[1];
+                values.pop_back();
+                values.pop_back();
+                switch (next.type)
+                {
+                    case template_token_t::AND:
+                        values.push_back(b1 && b2);
+                        break;
+                    case template_token_t::OR:
+                        values.push_back(b1 || b2);
+                        break;
+                    case template_token_t::XOR:
+                        values.push_back(b1 ^ b2);
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        BLT_WARN("Unexpected token '%s'", std::string(next.token).c_str());
+                        return blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::BOOL_TYPE_NOT_FOUND);
+                }
+            }
+            next = consumer.next();
+            if (next.type == template_token_t::CURLY_OPEN)
+                break;
+            consumer.advance();
+        }
+        if (values.empty())
+            BLT_WARN("This is not possible!");
+        return values[0];
+    }
+    
+    template_parser_t::ebool template_parser_t::bool_value()
+    {
+        bool b1;
+        auto next = consumer.next();
+        bool invert = false;
+        // prefixes
+        if (next.type == template_token_t::NOT)
+        {
+            invert = true;
+            consumer.advance();
+            next = consumer.next();
+        }
+        if (next.type == template_token_t::PAR_OPEN)
+        {
+            auto b = bool_statement();
+            if (!b)
+                return b;
+            b1 = b.value();
+        } else
+        {
+            if (consumer.next().type == template_token_t::PAR_OPEN)
+            {
+                auto b = bool_statement();
+                if (!b)
+                    return b;
+                b1 = b.value();
+            } else
+            {
+                auto b = statement();
+                if (!b)
+                    return blt::unexpected(b.error());
+                b1 = !b.value().empty();
+            }
+        }
+        if (invert)
+            b1 = !b1;
+        return b1;
+    }
+    
+    template_parser_t::ebool template_parser_t::bool_statement()
+    {
+        auto next = consumer.next();
+        if (next.type == template_token_t::PAR_OPEN)
+        {
+            consumer.advance();
+            auto b = bool_statement();
+            if (consumer.consume().type != template_token_t::PAR_CLOSE)
+                return blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::BOOL_EXPECTED_PAREN);
+            consumer.advance();
+            return b;
+        }
+        return bool_expression();
+    }
+    
+    template_parser_t::estring template_parser_t::string()
+    {
+        auto next = consumer.consume();
+        if (next.type == template_token_t::STRING)
+        {
+//
+//                        return blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::SUBSTITUTION_NOT_FOUND);
+            if (consumer.next().type == template_token_t::SEMI || consumer.next().type == template_token_t::ELSE ||
+                consumer.next().type == template_token_t::CURLY_CLOSE || consumer.next().type == template_token_t::PAR_CLOSE)
+            {
+                if (consumer.next().type == template_token_t::SEMI)
+                    consumer.advance();
+                if (!engine.contains(next.token))
+                    return "";
+                return engine.get(next.token);
+            }
+            
+            if (consumer.next().type != template_token_t::ADD)
+                return blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::STRING_EXPECTED_CONCAT);
+            consumer.advance();
+            auto str = string();
+            if (!str)
+                return str;
+            auto sub = engine.get(next.token);
+            if (!sub)
+                return sub;
+            return sub.value() + str.value();
+        } else
+        {
+            if (consumer.next().type == template_token_t::SEMI)
+            {
+                consumer.advance();
+                return std::string(next.token);
+            }
+            auto str = string();
+            if (str)
+                return std::string(next.token) + str.value();
+            else
+                return str;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    template_parser_t::estring template_parser_t::if_func()
+    {
+        // IF(
+        if (consumer.consume().type != template_token_t::PAR_OPEN)
+            return blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::IF_EXPECTED_PAREN);
+        // (statement)
+        auto bool_eval = bool_statement();
+        if (!bool_eval)
+            return blt::unexpected(bool_eval.error());
+        
+        if (consumer.consume().type != template_token_t::CURLY_OPEN)
+            return blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::IF_EXPECTED_CURLY);
+        auto true_statement = statement();
+        if (consumer.consume().type != template_token_t::CURLY_CLOSE)
+            return blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::IF_EXPECTED_CURLY);
+        
+        estring false_statement = blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::UNKNOWN_ERROR);
+        bool has_false = false;
+        if (consumer.next().type == template_token_t::ELSE)
+        {
+            consumer.advance();
+            if (consumer.consume().type != template_token_t::CURLY_OPEN)
+                return blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::IF_EXPECTED_CURLY);
+            false_statement = statement();
+            if (consumer.consume().type != template_token_t::CURLY_CLOSE)
+                return blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::IF_EXPECTED_CURLY);
+            
+            has_false = true;
+        }
+        if (bool_eval.value())
+            return true_statement;
+        else
+        {
+            if (has_false)
+                return false_statement;
+            return "";
+        }
+    }
+    
+    template_parser_t::estring template_parser_t::function()
+    {
+        auto str = consumer.consume();
+        if (consumer.next().type == template_token_t::SEMI)
+            consumer.advance();
+        if (str.type != template_token_t::STRING)
+            return blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::FUNCTION_EXPECTED_STRING);
+        if (str.token == "DISCARD")
+            return blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::FUNCTION_DISCARD);
+        return blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::FUNCTION_NOT_FOUND);
+    }
+    
+    template_parser_t::estring template_parser_t::statement()
+    {
+        auto next = consumer.consume();
+        if (next.type == template_token_t::STRING || next.type == template_token_t::QUOTE)
+        {
+            consumer.back();
+            auto str = string();
+            return str;
+        } else if (next.type == template_token_t::FUNCTION)
+        {
+            return function();
+        } else if (next.type == template_token_t::IDENT && consumer.hasNext() && consumer.next().type == template_token_t::CURLY_OPEN)
+        {
+            consumer.advance();
+            auto stmt = statement();
+            // should never occur
+            if (consumer.hasNext() && consumer.next().type != template_token_t::CURLY_CLOSE)
+                return blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::NO_MATCHING_CURLY);
+            consumer.advance();
+            return stmt;
+        } else if (next.type == template_token_t::IF)
+        {
+            return if_func();
+        }
+        return blt::unexpected(template_parser_failure_t::UNKNOWN_STATEMENT_ERROR);
+    }
+    
+    
 }
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