diff --git a/lua/symbols-outline.lua b/lua/symbols-outline.lua
index b23867e..c99c07a 100644
--- a/lua/symbols-outline.lua
+++ b/lua/symbols-outline.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 local vim = vim
-local util = vim.lsp.util
-local symbols = require('symbols')
+
+local parser = require('symbols-outline.parser')
+local ui = require('symbols-outline.ui')
+local writer = require('symbols-outline.writer')
 
 local D = {}
 
@@ -33,17 +35,6 @@ local function getParams()
     return {textDocument = vim.lsp.util.make_text_document_params()}
 end
 
-local function get_hover_params(node, winnr)
-    local bufnr = vim.api.nvim_win_get_buf(winnr)
-    local fn = "file://" .. vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(bufnr)
-
-    return {
-        textDocument = {uri = fn},
-        position = {line = node.line, character = node.character},
-        bufnr = bufnr
-    }
-end
-
 -------------------------
 -- STATE
 -------------------------
@@ -59,200 +50,23 @@ local function wipe_state()
     D.state = {outline_items = {}, flattened_outline_items = {}}
 end
 
--------------------------
--- UI STUFF
--------------------------
-local markers = {
-    bottom = "└",
-    middle = "├",
-    vertical = "│",
-    horizontal = "─"
-}
-
-local hovered_hl_ns = vim.api.nvim_create_namespace("hovered_item")
-
-local function highlight_text(name, text, hl_group)
-    vim.cmd(string.format("syn match %s /%s/", name, text))
-    vim.cmd(string.format("hi def link %s %s", name, hl_group))
-end
-
-local function setup_highlights()
-    -- markers
-    --
-    highlight_text("marker_middle", markers.middle, "Comment")
-    highlight_text("marker_vertical", markers.vertical, "Comment")
-    highlight_text("markers_horizontal", markers.horizontal, "Comment")
-    highlight_text("markers_bottom", markers.bottom, "Comment")
-
-    for _, value in ipairs(symbols.kinds) do
-        local symbol = symbols[value]
-        highlight_text(value, symbol.icon, symbol.hl)
-    end
-    vim.cmd('hi FocusedSymbol guibg=#e50050')
-end
-
 ----------------------------
 -- PARSING AND WRITING STUFF
 ----------------------------
 
--- copies an array and returns it because lua usually does references
-local function array_copy(t)
-    local ret = {}
-    for _, value in ipairs(t) do table.insert(ret, value) end
-    return ret
-end
-
--- parses result into a neat table
-local function parse(result, depth, heirarchy)
-    local ret = {}
-
-    for index, value in pairs(result) do
-        -- the heirarchy is basically a table of booleans which tells whether
-        -- the parent was the last in its group or not
-        local hir = heirarchy or {}
-        -- how many parents this node has, 1 is the lowest value because its
-        -- easier to work it
-        local level = depth or 1
-        -- whether this node is the last in its group
-        local isLast = index == #result
-
-        local children = nil
-        if value.children ~= nil then
-            -- copy by value because we dont want it messing with the hir table
-            local child_hir = array_copy(hir)
-            table.insert(child_hir, isLast)
-            children = parse(value.children, level + 1, child_hir)
-        end
-
-        table.insert(ret, {
-            deprecated = value.deprecated,
-            kind = value.kind,
-            icon = symbols.icon_from_kind(value.kind),
-            name = value.name,
-            detail = value.detail,
-            line = value.selectionRange.start.line,
-            range_start = value.range.start.line,
-            range_end = value.range["end"].line,
-            character = value.selectionRange.start.character,
-            children = children,
-            depth = level,
-            isLast = isLast,
-            heirarchy = hir
-        });
-    end
-    return ret
-end
-
-local function flatten(outline_items)
-    local ret = {}
-    for _, value in ipairs(outline_items) do
-        table.insert(ret, value)
-        if value.children ~= nil then
-            local inner = flatten(value.children)
-            for _, value_inner in ipairs(inner) do
-                table.insert(ret, value_inner)
-            end
-        end
-    end
-    return ret
-end
-
-local function table_to_str(t)
-    local ret = ""
-    for _, value in ipairs(t) do ret = ret .. tostring(value) end
-    return ret
-end
-
-local function str_to_table(str)
-    local t = {}
-    for i = 1, #str do t[i] = str:sub(i, i) end
-    return t
-end
-
-local function get_lines(flattened_outline_items)
-    local lines = {}
-    for _, value in ipairs(flattened_outline_items) do
-        local line = str_to_table(string.rep(" ", value.depth))
-
-        -- makes the guides
-        for index, _ in ipairs(line) do
-            -- all items start with a space (or two)
-            if index == 1 then
-                line[index] = " "
-                -- if index is last, add a bottom marker if current item is last,
-                -- else add a middle marker
-            elseif index == #line then
-                if value.isLast then
-                    line[index] = markers.bottom
-                else
-                    line[index] = markers.middle
-                end
-                -- else if the parent was not the last in its group, add a
-                -- vertical marker because there are items under us and we need
-                -- to point to those
-            elseif not value.heirarchy[index] then
-                line[index] = markers.vertical
-            end
-        end
-
-        local final_prefix = {}
-        -- Add 1 space between the guides
-        for _, v in ipairs(line) do
-            table.insert(final_prefix, v)
-            table.insert(final_prefix, " ")
-        end
-
-        table.insert(lines, table_to_str(final_prefix) .. value.icon .. " " ..
-                         value.name)
-    end
-    return lines
-end
-
-local function get_details(outline_items, bufnr, winnr, lines)
-    lines = lines or {}
-    for _, value in ipairs(outline_items) do
-        table.insert(lines, value.detail or "")
-
-        if value.children ~= nil then
-            get_details(value.children, bufnr, winnr, lines)
-        end
-    end
-    return lines
-end
-
-local function write_outline(bufnr, lines)
-    vim.api.nvim_buf_set_option(bufnr, "modifiable", true)
-    vim.api.nvim_buf_set_lines(bufnr, 0, -1, false, lines)
-    vim.api.nvim_buf_set_option(bufnr, "modifiable", false)
-end
-
-local function write_details(bufnr, lines)
-    for index, value in ipairs(lines) do
-        vim.api.nvim_buf_set_virtual_text(bufnr, -1, index - 1,
-                                          {{value, "Comment"}}, {})
-    end
-end
-
-local function clear_virt_text(bufnr)
-    vim.api.nvim_buf_clear_namespace(bufnr, -1, 0, -1)
-end
-
 function D._refresh()
     if D.state.outline_buf ~= nil then
         vim.lsp.buf_request(0, "textDocument/documentSymbol", getParams(),
                             function(_, _, result)
 
             D.state.code_win = vim.api.nvim_get_current_win()
-            D.state.outline_items = parse(result)
-            D.state.flattened_outline_items = flatten(parse(result))
+            D.state.outline_items = parser.parse(result)
+            D.state.flattened_outline_items =
+                parser.flatten(parser.parse(result))
 
-            local lines = get_lines(D.state.flattened_outline_items)
-            write_outline(D.state.outline_buf, lines)
-
-            clear_virt_text(D.state.outline_buf)
-            local details = get_details(D.state.outline_items,
-                                        D.state.outline_buf, D.state.outline_win)
-            write_details(D.state.outline_buf, details)
+            writer.parse_and_write(D.state.outline_buf, D.state.outline_win,
+                                   D.state.outline_items,
+                                   D.state.flattened_outline_items)
         end)
     end
 end
@@ -264,46 +78,6 @@ function D._goto_location()
     vim.fn.cursor(node.line + 1, node.character + 1)
 end
 
--- handler yoinked from the default implementation
-function D._hover()
-    local current_line = vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(D.state.outline_win)[1]
-    local node = D.state.flattened_outline_items[current_line]
-
-    local hover_params = get_hover_params(node, D.state.code_win)
-
-    vim.lsp.buf_request(hover_params.bufnr, "textDocument/hover", hover_params,
-                        function(_, method, result)
-
-        util.focusable_float(method, function()
-            if not (result and result.contents) then
-                -- return { 'No information available' }
-                return
-            end
-
-            local markdown_lines = util.convert_input_to_markdown_lines(
-                                       result.contents)
-            markdown_lines = util.trim_empty_lines(markdown_lines)
-            if vim.tbl_isempty(markdown_lines) then
-                -- return { 'No information available' }
-                return
-            end
-            local bufnr, winnr = util.fancy_floating_markdown(markdown_lines, {
-                border = {
-                    {"┌", "FloatBorder"}, {"─", "FloatBorder"},
-                    {"┐", "FloatBorder"}, {"│", "FloatBorder"},
-                    {"┘", "FloatBorder"}, {"─", "FloatBorder"},
-                    {"└", "FloatBorder"}, {"│", "FloatBorder"}
-                }
-            })
-            util.close_preview_autocmd({
-                "CursorMoved", "BufHidden", "InsertCharPre"
-            }, winnr)
-
-            return bufnr, winnr
-        end)
-    end)
-end
-
 function D._highlight_current_item()
     if D.state.outline_buf == nil or vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf() ==
         D.state.outline_buf then return end
@@ -321,12 +95,10 @@ function D._highlight_current_item()
     end
 
     -- clear old highlight
-    vim.api.nvim_buf_clear_namespace(D.state.outline_buf, hovered_hl_ns, 0, -1)
+    ui.clear_hover_highlight(D.state.outline_buf)
     for _, value in ipairs(nodes) do
-        vim.api.nvim_buf_add_highlight(D.state.outline_buf, hovered_hl_ns,
-                                       "FocusedSymbol",
-                                       value.line_in_outline - 1,
-                                       value.depth * 2, -1)
+        ui.add_hover_highlight(D.state.outline_buf, value.line_in_outline - 1,
+                               value.depth * 2)
         vim.api.nvim_win_set_cursor(D.state.outline_win,
                                     {value.line_in_outline, 1})
     end
@@ -366,7 +138,7 @@ local function setup_keymaps(bufnr)
                                 {})
     -- hover symbol
     vim.api.nvim_buf_set_keymap(bufnr, "n", "<C-space>",
-                                ":lua require('symbols-outline')._hover()<Cr>",
+                                ":lua require('symbols-outline.hover').show_hover()<Cr>",
                                 {})
     -- close outline when escape is pressed
     vim.api.nvim_buf_set_keymap(bufnr, "n", "<Esc>", ":bw!<Cr>", {})
@@ -402,16 +174,13 @@ local function handler(_, _, result)
     D.state.code_win = vim.api.nvim_get_current_win()
 
     setup_buffer()
-    D.state.outline_items = parse(result)
-    D.state.flattened_outline_items = flatten(parse(result))
+    D.state.outline_items = parser.parse(result)
+    D.state.flattened_outline_items = parser.flatten(parser.parse(result))
 
-    local lines = get_lines(D.state.flattened_outline_items)
-    write_outline(D.state.outline_buf, lines)
-
-    local details = get_details(D.state.outline_items, D.state.outline_buf,
-                                D.state.outline_win)
-    write_details(D.state.outline_buf, details)
-    setup_highlights()
+    writer.parse_and_write(D.state.outline_buf, D.state.outline_win,
+                           D.state.outline_items,
+                           D.state.flattened_outline_items)
+    ui.setup_highlights()
 end
 
 function D.toggle_outline()
diff --git a/lua/symbols-outline/hover.lua b/lua/symbols-outline/hover.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0931f0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/symbols-outline/hover.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+local vim = vim
+
+local state = require('symbols-outline').state
+local util = vim.lsp.util
+
+local M = {}
+
+local function get_hover_params(node, winnr)
+    local bufnr = vim.api.nvim_win_get_buf(winnr)
+    local fn = "file://" .. vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(bufnr)
+
+    return {
+        textDocument = {uri = fn},
+        position = {line = node.line, character = node.character},
+        bufnr = bufnr
+    }
+end
+
+-- handler yoinked from the default implementation
+function M.show_hover()
+    local current_line = vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(state.outline_win)[1]
+    local node = state.flattened_outline_items[current_line]
+
+    local hover_params = get_hover_params(node, state.code_win)
+
+    vim.lsp.buf_request(hover_params.bufnr, "textDocument/hover", hover_params,
+                        function(_, method, result)
+
+        util.focusable_float(method, function()
+            if not (result and result.contents) then
+                -- return { 'No information available' }
+                return
+            end
+
+            local markdown_lines = util.convert_input_to_markdown_lines(
+                                       result.contents)
+            markdown_lines = util.trim_empty_lines(markdown_lines)
+            if vim.tbl_isempty(markdown_lines) then
+                -- return { 'No information available' }
+                return
+            end
+            local bufnr, winnr = util.fancy_floating_markdown(markdown_lines, {
+                border = {
+                    {"┌", "FloatBorder"}, {"─", "FloatBorder"},
+                    {"┐", "FloatBorder"}, {"│", "FloatBorder"},
+                    {"┘", "FloatBorder"}, {"─", "FloatBorder"},
+                    {"└", "FloatBorder"}, {"│", "FloatBorder"}
+                }
+            })
+            util.close_preview_autocmd({
+                "CursorMoved", "BufHidden", "InsertCharPre"
+            }, winnr)
+
+            return bufnr, winnr
+        end)
+    end)
+end
+
+return M
diff --git a/lua/symbols-outline/parser.lua b/lua/symbols-outline/parser.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c84840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/symbols-outline/parser.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+local symbols = require('symbols-outline.symbols')
+local ui = require('symbols-outline.ui')
+
+local M = {}
+
+-- copies an array and returns it because lua usually does references
+local function array_copy(t)
+    local ret = {}
+    for _, value in ipairs(t) do table.insert(ret, value) end
+    return ret
+end
+
+-- parses result into a neat table
+function M.parse(result, depth, heirarchy)
+    local ret = {}
+
+    for index, value in pairs(result) do
+        -- the heirarchy is basically a table of booleans which tells whether
+        -- the parent was the last in its group or not
+        local hir = heirarchy or {}
+        -- how many parents this node has, 1 is the lowest value because its
+        -- easier to work it
+        local level = depth or 1
+        -- whether this node is the last in its group
+        local isLast = index == #result
+
+        local children = nil
+        if value.children ~= nil then
+            -- copy by value because we dont want it messing with the hir table
+            local child_hir = array_copy(hir)
+            table.insert(child_hir, isLast)
+            children = M.parse(value.children, level + 1, child_hir)
+        end
+
+        table.insert(ret, {
+            deprecated = value.deprecated,
+            kind = value.kind,
+            icon = symbols.icon_from_kind(value.kind),
+            name = value.name,
+            detail = value.detail,
+            line = value.selectionRange.start.line,
+            range_start = value.range.start.line,
+            range_end = value.range["end"].line,
+            character = value.selectionRange.start.character,
+            children = children,
+            depth = level,
+            isLast = isLast,
+            heirarchy = hir
+        });
+    end
+    return ret
+end
+
+function M.flatten(outline_items)
+    local ret = {}
+    for _, value in ipairs(outline_items) do
+        table.insert(ret, value)
+        if value.children ~= nil then
+            local inner = M.flatten(value.children)
+            for _, value_inner in ipairs(inner) do
+                table.insert(ret, value_inner)
+            end
+        end
+    end
+    return ret
+end
+
+local function table_to_str(t)
+    local ret = ""
+    for _, value in ipairs(t) do ret = ret .. tostring(value) end
+    return ret
+end
+
+local function str_to_table(str)
+    local t = {}
+    for i = 1, #str do t[i] = str:sub(i, i) end
+    return t
+end
+
+function M.get_lines(flattened_outline_items)
+    local lines = {}
+    for _, value in ipairs(flattened_outline_items) do
+        local line = str_to_table(string.rep(" ", value.depth))
+
+        -- makes the guides
+        for index, _ in ipairs(line) do
+            -- all items start with a space (or two)
+            if index == 1 then
+                line[index] = " "
+                -- if index is last, add a bottom marker if current item is last,
+                -- else add a middle marker
+            elseif index == #line then
+                if value.isLast then
+                    line[index] = ui.markers.bottom
+                else
+                    line[index] = ui.markers.middle
+                end
+                -- else if the parent was not the last in its group, add a
+                -- vertical marker because there are items under us and we need
+                -- to point to those
+            elseif not value.heirarchy[index] then
+                line[index] = ui.markers.vertical
+            end
+        end
+
+        local final_prefix = {}
+        -- Add 1 space between the guides
+        for _, v in ipairs(line) do
+            table.insert(final_prefix, v)
+            table.insert(final_prefix, " ")
+        end
+
+        table.insert(lines, table_to_str(final_prefix) .. value.icon .. " " ..
+                         value.name)
+    end
+    return lines
+end
+
+function M.get_details(outline_items, bufnr, winnr, lines)
+    lines = lines or {}
+    for _, value in ipairs(outline_items) do
+        table.insert(lines, value.detail or "")
+
+        if value.children ~= nil then
+            M.get_details(value.children, bufnr, winnr, lines)
+        end
+    end
+    return lines
+end
+
+return M
diff --git a/lua/symbols.lua b/lua/symbols-outline/symbols.lua
similarity index 100%
rename from lua/symbols.lua
rename to lua/symbols-outline/symbols.lua
diff --git a/lua/symbols-outline/ui.lua b/lua/symbols-outline/ui.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..baec8d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/symbols-outline/ui.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+local vim = vim
+local symbols = require('symbols-outline.symbols')
+local M = {}
+
+M.markers = {
+    bottom = "└",
+    middle = "├",
+    vertical = "│",
+    horizontal = "─"
+}
+
+M.hovered_hl_ns = vim.api.nvim_create_namespace("hovered_item")
+
+function M.clear_hover_highlight(bufnr)
+    vim.api.nvim_buf_clear_namespace(bufnr, M.hovered_hl_ns, 0, -1)
+end
+
+function M.add_hover_highlight(bufnr, line, col_start)
+    vim.api.nvim_buf_add_highlight(bufnr, M.hovered_hl_ns, "FocusedSymbol",
+                                   line, col_start, -1)
+
+end
+
+local function highlight_text(name, text, hl_group)
+    vim.cmd(string.format("syn match %s /%s/", name, text))
+    vim.cmd(string.format("hi def link %s %s", name, hl_group))
+end
+
+function M.setup_highlights()
+    -- markers
+    highlight_text("marker_middle", M.markers.middle, "Comment")
+    highlight_text("marker_vertical", M.markers.vertical, "Comment")
+    highlight_text("markers_horizontal", M.markers.horizontal, "Comment")
+    highlight_text("markers_bottom", M.markers.bottom, "Comment")
+
+    for _, value in ipairs(symbols.kinds) do
+        local symbol = symbols[value]
+        highlight_text(value, symbol.icon, symbol.hl)
+    end
+    vim.cmd('hi FocusedSymbol guibg=#e50050')
+end
+
+return M
diff --git a/lua/symbols-outline/writer.lua b/lua/symbols-outline/writer.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5670c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/symbols-outline/writer.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+local vim = vim
+
+local parser = require('symbols-outline.parser')
+
+local M = {}
+
+function M.write_outline(bufnr, lines)
+    vim.api.nvim_buf_set_option(bufnr, "modifiable", true)
+    vim.api.nvim_buf_set_lines(bufnr, 0, -1, false, lines)
+    vim.api.nvim_buf_set_option(bufnr, "modifiable", false)
+end
+
+function M.write_details(bufnr, lines)
+    for index, value in ipairs(lines) do
+        vim.api.nvim_buf_set_virtual_text(bufnr, -1, index - 1,
+                                          {{value, "Comment"}}, {})
+    end
+end
+
+local function clear_virt_text(bufnr)
+    vim.api.nvim_buf_clear_namespace(bufnr, -1, 0, -1)
+end
+
+-- runs the whole writing routine where the text is cleared, new data is parsed
+-- and then written
+function M.parse_and_write(bufnr, winnr, outline_items, flattened_outline_items)
+    local lines = parser.get_lines(flattened_outline_items)
+    M.write_outline(bufnr, lines)
+
+    clear_virt_text(bufnr)
+    local details = parser.get_details(outline_items, bufnr, winnr)
+    M.write_details(bufnr, details)
+end
+
+return M