diff --git a/src/db_operations.rs b/src/db_operations.rs
index c60dcb9..2494578 100644
--- a/src/db_operations.rs
+++ b/src/db_operations.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use derive_more::From;
-use rusqlite::{params, Connection, Params, Result};
+use rusqlite::{params, Connection, Result};
 
 use crate::file_operations::ItemTag;
+use crate::server_handling::PartialTag;
 
 /// Catch all Error for database creation errors
 #[derive(From, Debug)]
@@ -20,56 +21,6 @@ pub enum SearchType {
     Like,
 }
 
-pub struct PartialTag {
-    pub path: Option<String>,
-    pub title: Option<String>,
-    pub artist: Option<String>,
-    pub album: Option<String>,
-    pub album_artist: Option<String>,
-}
-
-impl Default for PartialTag {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        PartialTag {
-            path: None,
-            title: None,
-            artist: None,
-            album: None,
-            album_artist: None,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl PartialTag {
-    pub fn has_path(self: &Self) -> bool {
-        self.path.is_some()
-    }
-
-    pub fn has_title(self: &Self) -> bool {
-        self.title.is_some()
-    }
-
-    pub fn has_artist(self: &Self) -> bool {
-        self.artist.is_some()
-    }
-
-    pub fn has_album(self: &Self) -> bool {
-        self.album.is_some()
-    }
-
-    pub fn has_album_artist(self: &Self) -> bool {
-        self.album_artist.is_some()
-    }
-
-    pub fn is_empty(self: &Self) -> bool {
-        return self.path.is_none()
-            && self.title.is_none()
-            && self.artist.is_none()
-            && self.album.is_none()
-            && self.album_artist.is_none();
-    }
-}
-
 /// The container object for the main database Connection
 ///
 /// # Examples
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index aecd05d..53a659d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use server_handling::UIRequest;
 use std::io::BufReader;
 use std::net::TcpStream;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
-use std::thread::spawn;
 use std::{fs::File, net::TcpListener};
 use tungstenite::accept;
 use tungstenite::protocol::WebSocket;
@@ -11,7 +10,8 @@ use tungstenite::protocol::WebSocket;
 use clap::Parser;
 use dirs_next;
 
-use crate::db_operations::{DatabaseRequest, PartialTag};
+use crate::db_operations::DatabaseRequest;
+use crate::server_handling::PartialTag;
 
 pub mod db_operations;
 pub mod file_operations;
@@ -101,42 +101,21 @@ fn main() {
 
     let server = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:9001").unwrap();
 
-    /*
-    for stream in server.incoming() {
-        spawn(move || {
-            let mut websocket = accept(stream.unwrap()).unwrap();
-            loop {
-                let msg = websocket.read_message().unwrap();
-
-                // We do not want to send back ping/pong messages.
-                if msg.is_binary() || msg.is_text() {
-                    println!("is binary?: {:?}", msg.is_binary());
-                    println!("msg: {:?}", msg);
-                }
-            }
-        });
-    }
-    */
-
     let mut sockets = Vec::<WebSocket<TcpStream>>::new();
     loop {
         if let Ok((stream, addr)) = server.accept() {
             println!("New socket connected from: {}", addr);
             //TODO: handle this error
             sockets.push(accept(stream).unwrap());
-            println!("len = {}", sockets.len());
         }
 
         if sockets.len() == 0 {
             std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(1));
-            println!("sleeping");
         }
 
         for i in 0..sockets.len() {
             if let Ok(mess) = sockets[i].read_message() {
-                println!("got a message from a socket");
                 if mess.is_text() {
-                    println!("It was a text message!");
                     match server_handling::handle_request(mess.into_text().unwrap()) {
                         Err(error) => {
                             println!("There was an error decoding the message: {:?}", error)
@@ -145,8 +124,8 @@ fn main() {
                             UIRequest::Play => sink.play(),
                             UIRequest::Pause => sink.pause(),
                             UIRequest::Skip(skip_direction) => todo!(),
-                            UIRequest::GetList => todo!(),
-                            UIRequest::SwitchTo(partia_tag) => todo!(),
+                            UIRequest::GetList(request) => todo!(),
+                            UIRequest::SwitchTo(partial_tag) => todo!(),
                             UIRequest::GetStatus => todo!(),
                         },
                     }
diff --git a/src/server_handling.rs b/src/server_handling.rs
index 319303f..9a0074b 100644
--- a/src/server_handling.rs
+++ b/src/server_handling.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,74 @@
-use crate::db_operations::PartialTag;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct PartialTag {
+    pub path: Option<String>,
+    pub title: Option<String>,
+    pub artist: Option<String>,
+    pub album: Option<String>,
+    pub album_artist: Option<String>,
+}
+
+impl Default for PartialTag {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        PartialTag {
+            path: None,
+            title: None,
+            artist: None,
+            album: None,
+            album_artist: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl PartialTag {
+    pub fn has_path(self: &Self) -> bool {
+        self.path.is_some()
+    }
+
+    pub fn has_title(self: &Self) -> bool {
+        self.title.is_some()
+    }
+
+    pub fn has_artist(self: &Self) -> bool {
+        self.artist.is_some()
+    }
+
+    pub fn has_album(self: &Self) -> bool {
+        self.album.is_some()
+    }
+
+    pub fn has_album_artist(self: &Self) -> bool {
+        self.album_artist.is_some()
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_empty(self: &Self) -> bool {
+        return self.path.is_none()
+            && self.title.is_none()
+            && self.artist.is_none()
+            && self.album.is_none()
+            && self.album_artist.is_none();
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum SkipDirection {
     Forward,
     Backward,
 }
 
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum UIRequest {
     Play,
     Pause,
     Skip(SkipDirection),
-    GetList,
+    GetList(String),
     SwitchTo(PartialTag),
     GetStatus,
 }
 
-pub fn handle_request(socket_message: String) -> Result<UIRequest, ()> {
+pub fn handle_request(socket_message: String) -> Result<UIRequest, serde_json::Error> {
     println!("Recieved a socket message: {}", socket_message);
-    Ok(UIRequest::Play)
+    let request: UIRequest = serde_json::from_str(&socket_message)?;
+    Ok(request)
 }