diff --git a/server/src/protocol/mod.rs b/server/src/protocol/mod.rs
index 4a45aa22..d1f24d0d 100644
--- a/server/src/protocol/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/protocol/mod.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 //! This module provides deserialization primitives for query packets
 
 pub mod responses;
+mod parserv2;
 
 /// The outcome of running `Connection`'s `try_query` function
 pub enum QueryResult {
diff --git a/server/src/protocol/parserv2.rs b/server/src/protocol/parserv2.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..65196720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/protocol/parserv2.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+/*
+ * Created on Mon May 10 2021
+ *
+ * This file is a part of Skytable
+ * Skytable (formerly known as TerrabaseDB or Skybase) is a free and open-source
+ * NoSQL database written by Sayan Nandan ("the Author") with the
+ * vision to provide flexibility in data modelling without compromising
+ * on performance, queryability or scalability.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, Sayan Nandan <ohsayan@outlook.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+*/
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(super) struct Parser<'a> {
+    cursor: usize,
+    buffer: &'a [u8],
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+enum ParseError {
+    NotEnough,
+    UnexpectedByte,
+}
+
+type ParseResult<T> = Result<T, ParseError>;
+
+impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
+    pub const fn new(buffer: &'a [u8]) -> Self {
+        Parser {
+            cursor: 0usize,
+            buffer,
+        }
+    }
+    fn read_until(&self, until: usize) -> ParseResult<&[u8]> {
+        if let Some(b) = self.buffer.get(self.cursor + 1..until) {
+            Ok(b)
+        } else {
+            Err(ParseError::NotEnough)
+        }
+    }
+    fn read_sizeline(&mut self) -> ParseResult<usize> {
+        if let Some(b'#') = self.buffer.get(self.cursor) {
+            // Good, we found a #; time to move ahead
+            self.incr_cursor();
+            let started_at = self.cursor;
+            let mut stopped_at = self.cursor;
+            while self.cursor < self.buffer.len() {
+                if self.buffer[self.cursor] == b'\n' {
+                    // Oh no! Newline reached, time to break the loop
+                    // But before that ... we read the newline, so let's advance the cursor
+                    self.incr_cursor();
+                    break;
+                }
+                // So this isn't an LF, great! Let's forward the stopped_at position
+                stopped_at += 1;
+                self.incr_cursor();
+            }
+            Self::parse_into_usize(&self.buffer[started_at..stopped_at])
+        } else {
+            // A sizeline should begin with a '#'; this one doesn't so it's a bad packet; ugh
+            Err(ParseError::UnexpectedByte)
+        }
+    }
+    fn incr_cursor(&mut self) {
+        self.cursor += 1;
+    }
+    fn parse_into_usize(bytes: &[u8]) -> ParseResult<usize> {
+        let mut byte_iter = bytes.into_iter();
+        let mut item_usize = 0usize;
+        while let Some(dig) = byte_iter.next() {
+            let curdig: usize = match dig.checked_sub(48) {
+                Some(dig) => {
+                    if dig > 9 {
+                        return Err(ParseError::UnexpectedByte);
+                    } else {
+                        dig.into()
+                    }
+                }
+                None => return Err(ParseError::UnexpectedByte),
+            };
+            item_usize = (item_usize * 10) + curdig;
+        }
+        Ok(item_usize)
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_sizeline_parse() {
+    let sizeline = "#125\n".as_bytes();
+    let mut parser = Parser::new(&sizeline);
+    assert_eq!(125, parser.read_sizeline().unwrap());
+}