diff --git a/src/smeagol/include.clj b/src/smeagol/include.clj
index 74e8cdb..14a97da 100644
--- a/src/smeagol/include.clj
+++ b/src/smeagol/include.clj
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
   (:require
     [schema.core :as s]
     [com.stuartsierra.component :as component]
-    [smeagol.include.resolver :as resolver]))
+    [smeagol.include.parse :as parse]
+    [smeagol.include.resolve :as resolve]))
 
 (s/defrecord Includer
   [resolver])
@@ -15,52 +16,12 @@
 (extend-type Includer
   IncludeMd
   (expand-include-md [includer md-src]
-    ;parse md-src
-    ;resolve found includes
-    ;indent & integrate
-    md-src))
+    (let [includes (parse/parse-include-md md-src)]
+      ;resolve found includes
+      ;indent & integrate
+      md-src)))
 
 (s/defn
   new-includer
   []
   (map->Includer {}))
-
-(def IncludeLink
-  {:uri s/Str
-   :indent-heading s/Num
-   :indent-list s/Num})
-
-(s/defn
-  convert-indent-to-int :- s/Num
-  [indents :- [s/Str]]
-  (if (some? indents)
-      (Integer/valueOf (nth indents 2))
-      0))
-
-(s/defn
-  parse-indent-list
-  [md-src :- s/Str]
-  (re-matches #".*(:indent-list (\d)).*" md-src))
-
-(s/defn
-  parse-indent-heading
-  [md-src :- s/Str]
-  (re-matches #".*(:indent-heading (\d)).*" md-src))
-
-(s/defn
-  parse-include-link
-  [md-src :- s/Str]
-  (re-seq #".*&\[\w*(.*)\w*\]\((.*)\).*" md-src))
-
-(s/defn
-  parse-include-md :- [IncludeLink]
-  [md-src :- s/Str]
-  (vec
-    (map
-      (fn [parse-element]
-        (let [uri (nth parse-element 2)
-              indents-text (nth parse-element 1)]
-          {:uri uri
-           :indent-heading (convert-indent-to-int (parse-indent-heading indents-text))
-           :indent-list (convert-indent-to-int (parse-indent-list indents-text))}))
-      (parse-include-link md-src))))
diff --git a/src/smeagol/include/parse.clj b/src/smeagol/include/parse.clj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c4dbae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/smeagol/include/parse.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+(ns smeagol.include.parse
+  (:require
+    [schema.core :as s]))
+
+(def IncludeLink
+  {:uri s/Str
+   :indent-heading s/Num
+   :indent-list s/Num})
+
+(s/defn
+  convert-indent-to-int :- s/Num
+  [indents :- [s/Str]]
+  (if (some? indents)
+      (Integer/valueOf (nth indents 2))
+      0))
+
+(s/defn
+  parse-indent-list
+  [md-src :- s/Str]
+  (re-matches #".*(:indent-list (\d)).*" md-src))
+
+(s/defn
+  parse-indent-heading
+  [md-src :- s/Str]
+  (re-matches #".*(:indent-heading (\d)).*" md-src))
+
+(s/defn
+  parse-include-link
+  [md-src :- s/Str]
+  (re-seq #".*&\[\w*(.*)\w*\]\((.*)\).*" md-src))
+
+(s/defn
+  parse-include-md :- [IncludeLink]
+  [md-src :- s/Str]
+  (vec
+    (map
+      (fn [parse-element]
+        (let [uri (nth parse-element 2)
+              indents-text (nth parse-element 1)]
+          {:uri uri
+           :indent-heading (convert-indent-to-int (parse-indent-heading indents-text))
+           :indent-list (convert-indent-to-int (parse-indent-list indents-text))}))
+      (parse-include-link md-src))))
diff --git a/test/smeagol/test/include.clj b/test/smeagol/test/include.clj
index 860fcf6..45219e1 100644
--- a/test/smeagol/test/include.clj
+++ b/test/smeagol/test/include.clj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   (:require [clojure.test :refer :all]
             [schema.core :as s]
             [com.stuartsierra.component :as component]
-            [smeagol.include.resolver :as resolver]
+            [smeagol.include.resolve :as resolve]
             [smeagol.include :as sut]))
 
 (def include-simple
@@ -40,49 +40,7 @@ some text
 &[](./simple.md)
 more text.")
 
-
-(deftest test-parse-include-md
-  (testing "parse include links"
-    (is
-      (= []
-         (sut/parse-include-md "# Heading")))
-    (is
-      (= [{:uri "./simple.md", :indent-heading 0, :indent-list 0}]
-         (sut/parse-include-md
-           include-simple)))
-    (is
-      (= [{:uri "./simple.md", :indent-heading 0, :indent-list 0}]
-         (sut/parse-include-md
-           include-surounding-simple)))
-    (is
-      (= [{:uri "./with-heading.md", :indent-heading 0, :indent-list 0}]
-         (sut/parse-include-md
-           include-heading-0)))
-    (is
-      (= [{:uri "./with-heading-and-list.md", :indent-heading 1, :indent-list 1}]
-         (sut/parse-include-md
-           include-heading-list-1)))
-    (is
-      (= [{:uri "./with-heading-and-list.md", :indent-heading 0, :indent-list 0}]
-         (sut/parse-include-md
-           include-heading-list-0)))
-    (is
-      (= [{:uri "./simple.md", :indent-heading 0, :indent-list 0}]
-         (sut/parse-include-md
-           include-invalid-indent)))
-    (is
-      (= [{:uri "./with-heading-and-list.md", :indent-heading 2, :indent-list 3}]
-         (sut/parse-include-md
-           include-spaced-indent)))
-    (is
-      (= [{:uri "./with-heading-and-list.md",
-           :indent-heading 2,
-           :indent-list 3}
-          {:uri "./simple.md", :indent-heading 0, :indent-list 0}]
-         (sut/parse-include-md
-           multi)))))
-
-(s/defmethod resolver/do-resolve-md :test-mock
+(s/defmethod resolve/do-resolve-md :test-mock
   [resolver
    uri :- s/Str]
   (cond
@@ -90,7 +48,7 @@ more text.")
 
 (def system-under-test
   (component/system-map
-    :resolver (resolver/new-resolver :test-mock)
+    :resolver (resolve/new-resolver :test-mock)
     :includer (component/using
                 (sut/new-includer)
                 {:resolver :resolver})))
diff --git a/test/smeagol/test/include/parse.clj b/test/smeagol/test/include/parse.clj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60a22bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/smeagol/test/include/parse.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+(ns smeagol.test.include.parse
+  (:require [clojure.test :refer :all]
+            [schema.core :as s]
+            [smeagol.include.parse :as sut]))
+
+(def include-simple
+  "# Heading1
+&[](./simple.md)")
+
+(def include-surounding-simple
+  "# Heading1
+Some surounding &[](./simple.md) text")
+
+(def include-heading-0
+  "# Heading1
+&[:indent-heading 0](./with-heading.md)")
+
+(def include-heading-list-1
+  "# Heading1
+&[:indent-heading 1 :indent-list 1](./with-heading-and-list.md)")
+
+(def include-heading-list-0
+  "# Heading1
+&[:indent-list 0 :indent-heading 0](./with-heading-and-list.md)")
+
+(def include-invalid-indent
+  "# Heading1
+&[ invalid input should default to indent 0 ](./simple.md)")
+
+(def include-spaced-indent
+  "# Heading1
+&[ :indent-heading 2   :indent-list 33  ](./with-heading-and-list.md)")
+
+(def multi
+  "# Heading1
+&[ :indent-heading 2   :indent-list 33  ](./with-heading-and-list.md)
+some text
+&[](./simple.md)
+more text.")
+
+
+(deftest test-parse-include-md
+  (testing "parse include links"
+    (is
+      (= []
+         (sut/parse-include-md "# Heading")))
+    (is
+      (= [{:uri "./simple.md", :indent-heading 0, :indent-list 0}]
+         (sut/parse-include-md
+           include-simple)))
+    (is
+      (= [{:uri "./simple.md", :indent-heading 0, :indent-list 0}]
+         (sut/parse-include-md
+           include-surounding-simple)))
+    (is
+      (= [{:uri "./with-heading.md", :indent-heading 0, :indent-list 0}]
+         (sut/parse-include-md
+           include-heading-0)))
+    (is
+      (= [{:uri "./with-heading-and-list.md", :indent-heading 1, :indent-list 1}]
+         (sut/parse-include-md
+           include-heading-list-1)))
+    (is
+      (= [{:uri "./with-heading-and-list.md", :indent-heading 0, :indent-list 0}]
+         (sut/parse-include-md
+           include-heading-list-0)))
+    (is
+      (= [{:uri "./simple.md", :indent-heading 0, :indent-list 0}]
+         (sut/parse-include-md
+           include-invalid-indent)))
+    (is
+      (= [{:uri "./with-heading-and-list.md", :indent-heading 2, :indent-list 3}]
+         (sut/parse-include-md
+           include-spaced-indent)))
+    (is
+      (= [{:uri "./with-heading-and-list.md",
+           :indent-heading 2,
+           :indent-list 3}
+          {:uri "./simple.md", :indent-heading 0, :indent-list 0}]
+         (sut/parse-include-md
+           multi)))))