diff --git a/src/database/select_processor.rs b/src/database/select_processor.rs
index d6222ad..043b4d6 100644
--- a/src/database/select_processor.rs
+++ b/src/database/select_processor.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 use std::{borrow::Borrow, collections::HashMap, str::FromStr};
 
-use serde_json::{map::Values, Value, json};
+use serde_json::{json, map::Values, Map, Value};
 
-use crate::database::relation::{OneToOne, OneToMany};
+use crate::database::relation::{OneToMany, OneToOne};
 
 use super::{row::Row, table::Table, Database};
 
-pub struct SelectProcessor {
-  
-}
+pub struct SelectProcessor {}
 /**
 {
   select: [
@@ -27,53 +25,94 @@ pub struct SelectProcessor {
 //
 */
 impl SelectProcessor {
-  // recursively select relations
-  
-  pub fn selector(database: &Database, table_name: &String, row: &Row, select: Vec<String>, mut output: HashMap<String,Value>) -> HashMap<String,Value> {
+    // recursively select relations
 
-    for value in select {
-      let key = value.to_string();
-      if(key.eq("*")) {
-        return row.clone();// recursive call
-      }
-      else if(key.contains(".")) {
-        let split: Vec<String> = key.split(".").map(|part| String::from_str(part).unwrap()).collect();
-        
-        if(split.len() == 2 && split[1].eq("*")) {
-          let relation_rows = SelectProcessor::resolve_relation(database, table_name, row, &split[0]);
-          output.insert(split[0].clone(), json!(relation_rows));
+    pub fn selector(
+        database: &Database,
+        table_name: &String,
+        row: &Row,
+        select: Vec<String>,
+        mut output: HashMap<String, Value>,
+    ) -> HashMap<String, Value> {
+        for value in select {
+            let key = value.to_string();
+            if (key.eq("*")) {
+                return row.clone(); // recursive call
+            } else if (key.contains(".")) {
+                let split: Vec<String> = key
+                    .split(".")
+                    .map(|part| String::from_str(part).unwrap())
+                    .collect();
+
+                if (split.len() == 2 && split[1].eq("*")) {
+                    let relation_rows =
+                        SelectProcessor::resolve_relation(database, table_name, row, &split[0]);
+                    output.insert(split[0].clone(), json!(relation_rows));
+                }
+                // recursive call
+            } else {
+                let value = row.get(&key);
+                match value.is_some() {
+                    true => output.insert(key, value.unwrap().to_owned()),
+                    false => panic!("Failed to read key: {key} on table: {table_name}"),
+                };
+            }
         }
-        // recursive call
-      } else {
-        let value = row.get(&key);
-        match value.is_some() {
-          true =>  output.insert(key, value.unwrap().to_owned()),
-          false => panic!("Failed to read key: {key} on table: {table_name}"),
-          
+        return output;
+    }
+
+    pub fn resolve_relation(
+        database: &Database,
+        table_name: &String,
+        row: &Row,
+        key: &String,
+    ) -> Vec<Row> {
+        let table = database.get_table(table_name.clone()).unwrap();
+
+        println!("Attempting to find relation for '{key}' in table: '{table_name}'");
+
+        let value = row.get(key).unwrap();
+        let relation_name = match value.get("relation_name") {
+            Some(val) => String::from(val.as_str().unwrap()),
+            None => panic!("Value was not a valid relation"),
+        };
+        let relation = table.get_relation(&relation_name).unwrap();
+        let relation_variation = relation.variation.as_str();
+        return match relation_variation {
+            "one_to_one" => vec![OneToOne::from_value(value.to_owned())
+                .get(table_name.clone(), database)
+                .unwrap()],
+            "one_to_many" => OneToMany::from_value(value.to_owned())
+                .get(table_name.clone(), database)
+                .unwrap(),
+            other => panic!("Unsupported relationship type: {other}"),
         };
-          
-      }
     }
-    return output;
-  }
-  
-  pub fn resolve_relation(database: &Database, table_name: &String, row: &Row, key: &String) -> Vec<Row> {
-    let table = database.get_table(table_name.clone()).unwrap();
-    
-    println!("Attempting to find relation for '{key}' in table: '{table_name}'");
-    
-    
-    let value = row.get(key).unwrap();
-    let relation_name = match value.get("relation_name") {
-      Some(val) => String::from(val.as_str().unwrap()),
-      None => panic!("Value was not a valid relation")
-    };
-    let relation = table.get_relation(&relation_name).unwrap();
-    let relation_variation = relation.variation.as_str();
-    return match relation_variation {
-      "one_to_one" => vec![OneToOne::from_value(value.to_owned()).get(table_name.clone(), database).unwrap()],
-      "one_to_many" => OneToMany::from_value(value.to_owned()).get(table_name.clone(), database).unwrap(),
-      other => panic!("Unsupported relationship type: {other}")
+
+    fn is_valid_key(key: &str) -> bool {
+        key.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_lowercase() || c == '_')
     }
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    pub fn recursive_parse_select(node: Vec<&str>) -> Value {
+        let mut output = Map::new();
+
+        for key in node {
+            if let Some(dot_index) = key.find('.') {
+                let next_key = key[..dot_index].to_string();
+                let next_node = key[dot_index + 1..].to_string();
+
+                let mut nested_value = SelectProcessor::recursive_parse_select(vec![&next_node]);
+
+                if output.contains_key(&next_key) {
+                    let deep_map = output.get_mut(&next_key).unwrap().as_object_mut().unwrap();
+                    deep_map.append(nested_value.as_object_mut().unwrap());
+                } else {
+                    output.insert(next_key, nested_value);
+                }
+                output.insert(key.to_string(), json!(key));
+            }
+        }
+
+        json!(output)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/tests/select_processor_test.rs b/src/tests/select_processor_test.rs
index a369349..d1e4bd7 100644
--- a/src/tests/select_processor_test.rs
+++ b/src/tests/select_processor_test.rs
@@ -88,4 +88,25 @@ mod select_processor_test {
                  })
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn should_parse_node() {
+      let output = SelectProcessor::recursive_parse_select(vec!["id","food","relation.*","relation.food.*"]);
+      let json = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&output).unwrap();
+      println!("{json}");
+      assert_json_include!(
+        actual: &output,
+            expected:
+                &json!({
+                "id": "id",
+                "food": "food",
+                "relation": {
+                  "*": "*",
+                  "food": {
+                    "*": "*"
+                  }
+                }
+                })
+        );
+    }
 }