diff --git a/src/morethantext/fieldtype.rs b/src/morethantext/fieldtype.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b79eca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/morethantext/fieldtype.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+use std::fmt;
+
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub enum FieldType {
+    StaticString(StaticString),
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for FieldType {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            FieldType::StaticString(data) => write!(f, "{}", data),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub struct StaticString {
+    data: String,
+}
+
+impl StaticString {
+    pub fn new(data: &str) -> FieldType {
+        FieldType::StaticString(Self {
+            data: data.to_string(),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for StaticString {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{}", &self.data)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod staticstrings {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn create_static_string() {
+        let data = "fred";
+        let field = StaticString::new(data);
+        assert!(
+            field.to_string() == data,
+            "\n\nGot:  {}\nWant: {}\n\n",
+            field.to_string(),
+            data
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/morethantext/mod.rs b/src/morethantext/mod.rs
index 159828b..aa211a3 100644
--- a/src/morethantext/mod.rs
+++ b/src/morethantext/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/*
 use async_std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
 use std::{collections::HashMap, error::Error, fmt, str::FromStr};
 
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ impl Table {
         }
     }
 
-    pub async fn add_field(&self, name: &str, ftype: &str) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    pub async fn update_field(&self, name: &str, ftype: &str) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         let ftype = match FieldType::from_str(ftype) {
             Ok(field) => field,
             Err(err) => {
@@ -93,6 +94,13 @@ impl Table {
         fmap.clone()
     }
 }
+*/
+use async_std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+mod fieldtype;
+
+use fieldtype::{FieldType, StaticString};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct MoreThanText;
@@ -102,11 +110,145 @@ impl MoreThanText {
         Self {}
     }
 
-    pub async fn add_table(&self, _name: String) -> Table {
-        Table::new().await
+    pub async fn add_table(&self, name: &str) -> Table {
+        Table::new()
+    }
+
+    pub async fn get_table(&self, name: &str) -> Table {
+        Table::new()
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq)]
+struct FieldDef;
+
+pub struct Table {
+    fields: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<String, FieldDef>>>,
+}
+
+impl Table {
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            fields: Arc::new(RwLock::new(HashMap::new())),
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn add_field(&self, name: &str) {
+        let mut field_defs = self.fields.write().await;
+        field_defs.insert(name.to_string(), FieldDef {});
+    }
+
+    async fn get_field(&self, name: &str) -> Option<FieldDef> {
+        let field_defs = self.fields.read().await;
+        match field_defs.get(name) {
+            Some(def) => Some(def.clone()),
+            None => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct Record {
+    data: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<String, FieldType>>>,
+}
+
+impl Record {
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            data: Arc::new(RwLock::new(HashMap::new())),
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn update_field(&self, name: String, data: FieldType) {
+        let mut map = self.data.write().await;
+        map.insert(name, data);
+    }
+
+    async fn get_field(&self, name: &str) -> Option<FieldType> {
+        let map = self.data.read().await;
+        match map.get(name) {
+            Some(field) => Some(field.clone()),
+            None => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod databases {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[async_std::test]
+    async fn new_database() {
+        MoreThanText::new().await;
+    }
+
+    async fn add_table() {
+        let db = MoreThanText::new().await;
+        let name = "table";
+        db.add_table(name).await;
+        db.get_table(name).await;
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tables {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn new_table() {
+        Table::new();
+    }
+
+    #[async_std::test]
+    async fn add_field_definition() {
+        let tbl = Table::new();
+        let name = "field";
+        let expected = FieldDef {};
+        tbl.add_field(name).await;
+        let output = tbl.get_field(name).await.unwrap();
+        assert!(output == expected, "Did not return a field definition.");
+    }
+
+    #[async_std::test]
+    async fn missing_field_definition() {
+        let tbl = Table::new();
+        let output = tbl.get_field("missing").await;
+        assert!(
+            output == None,
+            "Should return None if field does not exist."
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod records {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[async_std::test]
+    async fn update_fields() {
+        let rec = Record::new();
+        let name = "elephant";
+        let data = "Something to remember.";
+        let sstr = StaticString::new(data);
+        rec.update_field(name.to_string(), sstr).await;
+        let output = rec.get_field(name).await.unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            output.to_string() == data,
+            "\n\nGot:  {}\nWant: {}\n\n",
+            output.to_string(),
+            data
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[async_std::test]
+    async fn empty_field() {
+        let rec = Record::new();
+        let name = "mull";
+        let output = rec.get_field(name).await;
+        assert!(output == None, "Should return an option.");
+    }
+}
+
+/*
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tables {
     use super::*;
@@ -117,13 +259,13 @@ mod tables {
     }
 
     #[async_std::test]
-    async fn add_field() {
+    async fn update_field() {
         let table = Table::new().await;
         let mut expected: HashMap<String, FieldType> = HashMap::new();
         expected.insert("stan".to_string(), FieldType::Table);
         expected.insert("lee".to_string(), FieldType::Table);
-        table.add_field("stan", "table").await.unwrap();
-        table.add_field("lee", "table").await.unwrap();
+        table.update_field("stan", "table").await.unwrap();
+        table.update_field("lee", "table").await.unwrap();
         let output = table.fields().await;
         assert!(output == expected, "Table did not get the fields added.");
     }
@@ -135,7 +277,7 @@ mod tables {
         let bad_type = "ljksdbtt";
         let expected = format!("failed to add field {}", name);
         let source = format!("field type {} does not exist", bad_type);
-        match table.add_field(name, bad_type).await {
+        match table.update_field(name, bad_type).await {
             Ok(_) => Err("A bad field type should not return successfully".to_string()),
             Err(err) => {
                 if format!("{}", err) != expected {
@@ -158,8 +300,8 @@ mod tables {
         let table = Table::new().await;
         let name = "twice";
         let expected = format!("field {} already exists", name);
-        table.add_field(name, "table").await.unwrap();
-        match table.add_field(name, "table").await {
+        table.update_field(name, "table").await.unwrap();
+        match table.update_field(name, "table").await {
             Ok(_) => Err(format!("Cannot have two fields with named '{}'", name)),
             Err(err) => {
                 if format!("{}", err) == expected {
@@ -237,3 +379,4 @@ mod fieldtypes {
         }
     }
 }
+*/