diff --git a/v2/example/main.go b/v2/example/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a531fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v2/example/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package main
+
+import "github.com/roodletoof/dim-cli/v2"
+
+func main() {
+	println(dimcli.PackagePath())
+	println(dimcli.FullTypeNameFor[dimcli.Optional[dimcli.Optional[bool]]]())
+}
diff --git a/v2/optional.go b/v2/optional.go
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index 0000000..e82b846
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v2/optional.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package dimcli
+
+type Optional[T any] struct {
+	isSome bool
+	value T
+}
+
+func Some[T any](value T) Optional[T] {
+	return Optional[T]{
+		isSome: true,
+		value: value,
+	}
+}
+
+func None[T any]() Optional[T] {
+	return Optional[T]{
+		isSome: false,
+	}
+}
+
+func (o *Optional[T]) Get() (T, bool) {
+	return o.value, o.isSome
+}
diff --git a/v2/parse.go b/v2/parse.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66c5d8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v2/parse.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package dimcli
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"errors"
+	"reflect"
+)
+
+type dummy struct {}
+var thisPackage = reflect.TypeFor[dummy]().PkgPath()
+func PackagePath() string {
+	return thisPackage
+}
+
+var supportedTypesList = []reflect.Type{
+	// special. this is always defaulting to false, and becomes true if
+	// supplied.
+	reflect.TypeFor[bool](),
+	
+
+	// TODO: maybe don't put the optional types here. I think this mapping only
+	// has to exist precicely because of this type, so that you can find the
+	// reflect.Type based on the string within the fully qualified type name.
+	// Not sure though. Will think more about this.
+
+	reflect.TypeFor[int64](),
+	reflect.TypeFor[Optional[int64]](),
+
+	reflect.TypeFor[float64](),
+	reflect.TypeFor[Optional[float64]](),
+
+	reflect.TypeFor[string](),
+	reflect.TypeFor[Optional[string]](),
+}
+var supportedTypesMap = map[string]reflect.Type{}
+func init() {
+	for _, t := range supportedTypesList {
+		supportedTypesMap[FullTypeNameOf(t)] = t
+	}
+}
+
+func FullTypeNameOf(t reflect.Type) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", t.PkgPath(), t.Name())
+}
+
+func FullTypeNameFor[T any]() string {
+	return FullTypeNameOf(reflect.TypeFor[T]())
+}
+
+func Parse[T any]() func() error {
+
+	return func() error {
+		return errors.New("TODO")
+	}
+}