diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7fddf1d..6abc5a2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,3 +45,15 @@ target_link_libraries(test1 PUBLIC
 	nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json
 )
 
+########################################
+
+add_executable(test2
+	./test2.cpp
+)
+
+target_compile_features(test2 PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
+
+target_link_libraries(test2 PUBLIC
+	nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json
+)
+
diff --git a/test2.cpp b/test2.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a1525d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test2.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,373 @@
+#include <array>
+#include <list>
+#include <optional>
+#include <vector>
+#include <map>
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <cassert>
+
+namespace GreenCRDT {
+	namespace detail {
+		uint8_t nib_from_hex(char c) {
+			assert((c >= '0' && c <= '9') || (c >= 'a' && c <= 'f'));
+
+			if (c >= '0' && c <= '9') {
+				return static_cast<uint8_t>(c) - '0';
+			} else if (c >= 'a' && c <= 'f') {
+				return (static_cast<uint8_t>(c) - 'a') + 10u;
+			} else {
+				return 0u;
+			}
+		}
+	} // detail
+
+	struct ID {
+		// something like a toxid
+		// for testing its martins paper trace
+		std::array<uint8_t, 32> data;
+
+		bool operator<(const ID& rhs) const {
+			return data < rhs.data;
+		}
+
+		bool operator==(const ID& rhs) const {
+			return data == rhs.data;
+		}
+
+		bool operator!=(const ID& rhs) const {
+			return data != rhs.data;
+		}
+
+		static ID fromHex(const std::string_view str) {
+			assert(str.size() == 32*2);
+			ID tmp;
+
+			for (size_t i = 0; i < tmp.data.size(); i++) {
+				tmp.data[i] = detail::nib_from_hex(str[i*2]) << 4 | detail::nib_from_hex(str[i*2+1]);
+			}
+
+			return tmp;
+		}
+	};
+
+	using Agent = ID;
+
+	struct ListID {
+		Agent id;
+		uint64_t seq{0}; // strictly increasing for that agent
+
+		bool operator<(const ListID& rhs) const {
+			if (seq < rhs.seq) {
+				return true;
+			} else if (seq > rhs.seq) {
+				return false;
+			} else { // ==
+				return id < rhs.id;
+			}
+		}
+
+		bool operator==(const ListID& rhs) const {
+			return seq == rhs.seq && id == rhs.id;
+		}
+
+		bool operator!=(const ListID& rhs) const {
+			return seq != rhs.seq || id != rhs.id;
+		}
+
+		static ListID fromStr(const std::string_view str) {
+			assert(str.size() >= 32*2);
+
+			size_t at_pos = str.find_first_of('@');
+			const auto seq_sv = str.substr(0, at_pos);
+			const auto agent_sv = str.substr(at_pos+1);
+
+			assert(seq_sv.size() != 0);
+			assert(agent_sv.size() == 32*2);
+
+			uint64_t tmp_seq {0};
+			for (size_t i = 0; i < seq_sv.size(); i++) {
+				assert(seq_sv[i] >= '0' && seq_sv[i] <= '9');
+				tmp_seq *= 10;
+				tmp_seq += seq_sv[i] - '0';
+			}
+
+			return {GreenCRDT::Agent::fromHex(agent_sv), tmp_seq};
+		}
+	};
+
+	template<typename ValueType>
+	struct List {
+		// TODO: replace with SoA
+		struct Entry {
+			ListID id;
+
+			// Yjs
+			std::optional<ListID> parent_left;
+			std::optional<ListID> parent_right;
+
+			// might be deleted (yes, *sigh*, crtds need tombstones)
+			std::optional<ValueType> value;
+		};
+
+		// linked list for now
+		std::list<Entry> list;
+
+		// number of not deleted entries
+		size_t doc_size {0};
+
+		std::map<Agent, uint64_t> last_seen_seq;
+
+		auto find(const ListID& list_id) {
+			auto it = list.begin();
+			for (; it != list.end(); it++) {
+				if (it->id == list_id) {
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+
+			return it;
+		}
+
+		// returns false if parent not found. (missing OPs)
+		// returns false if missing operations
+		// base on YjsMod https://github.com/josephg/reference-crdts/blob/9f4f9c3a97b497e2df8ae4473d1e521d3c3bf2d2/crdts.ts#L293-L348
+		// which is a modified Yjs algo
+		bool add(const ListID& list_id, const ValueType& value, const std::optional<ListID>& parent_left, const std::optional<ListID>& parent_right) {
+			// check agent op order
+			if (!last_seen_seq.count(list_id.id)) {
+				// we dont know this agent yet, first seq needs to be 0
+				if (list_id.seq != 0) {
+					return false;
+				}
+			} else {
+				// making sure we dont skip operations by that agent
+				if (list_id.seq != last_seen_seq.at(list_id.id) + 1) {
+					return false;
+				}
+			}
+
+			if (list.empty()) {
+				if (parent_left.has_value() || parent_right.has_value()) {
+					// empty, missing parents
+					return false;
+				}
+					list.emplace(list.begin(), Entry{
+						list_id,
+						parent_left,
+						parent_right,
+						value
+					});
+
+				// insert parentless into empty doc
+			} else {
+				// find left
+				auto left_it = list.begin();
+				if (parent_left.has_value()) {
+					left_it = find(parent_left.value());
+					if (left_it == list.end()) {
+						// missing parent left
+						return false;
+					}
+
+					left_it++; // we insert before the it, so we need to go past the left parent
+				}
+				// left_it is not at the first potential insert position
+
+				// find right
+				auto right_it = list.end();
+				if (parent_right.has_value()) {
+					right_it = find(parent_right.value());
+					if (right_it == list.end()) {
+						// missing parent right
+						return false;
+					}
+				}
+
+				do {
+					// if rightmost / end of doc, insert
+					if (left_it == right_it) {
+						break;
+					}
+				} while (true);
+
+
+				list.emplace(left_it, Entry{
+					list_id,
+					parent_left,
+					parent_right,
+					value
+				});
+			}
+
+			doc_size++;
+			last_seen_seq[list_id.id] = list_id.seq;
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		// returns false if not found
+		bool del(const ListID& id) {
+			auto it = list.begin();
+			for (; it != list.end(); it++) {
+				if (it->id == id) {
+					it->value = std::nullopt;
+
+					assert(doc_size > 0);
+					doc_size--;
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+
+			// not found
+			return false;
+		}
+	};
+
+	struct TextDocument {
+		struct Cursor {
+			Agent who;
+			ListID pos;
+		};
+
+		// TODO: determine if char is the best
+		List<char> state;
+
+		friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, const TextDocument& doc) {
+			// simple print
+			for (const auto& it : doc.state.list) {
+				if (it.value) {
+					out << it.value.value();
+				}
+			}
+
+			return out;
+		}
+
+		std::string getText(void) {
+			std::string text;
+
+			for (const auto& it : state.list) {
+				if (it.value) {
+					text += it.value.value();
+				}
+			}
+
+			return text;
+		}
+	};
+} // GreenCRDT
+
+void testSingle1(void) {
+	GreenCRDT::TextDocument doc;
+	const auto agent_a = GreenCRDT::Agent::fromHex("0a00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000");
+
+	doc.state.add({agent_a, 0}, 'a', std::nullopt, std::nullopt);
+	doc.state.add({agent_a, 1}, 'b', GreenCRDT::ListID{agent_a, 0u}, std::nullopt);
+
+	assert(doc.getText() == "ab");
+}
+
+void testConcurrent1(void) {
+	const auto agent_a = GreenCRDT::Agent::fromHex("0a00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000");
+	const auto agent_b = GreenCRDT::Agent::fromHex("0b00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000");
+	// agent_a < agent_b
+
+	// concurrent insert of first element
+	{ // variant 1, a then b
+		GreenCRDT::TextDocument doc;
+		doc.state.add({agent_a, 0}, 'a', std::nullopt, std::nullopt);
+		doc.state.add({agent_b, 0}, 'b', std::nullopt, std::nullopt);
+
+		assert(doc.getText() == "ab");
+	}
+	{ // variant 2, b then a
+		GreenCRDT::TextDocument doc;
+		doc.state.add({agent_b, 0}, 'b', std::nullopt, std::nullopt);
+		doc.state.add({agent_a, 0}, 'a', std::nullopt, std::nullopt);
+
+		assert(doc.getText() == "ab");
+	}
+}
+
+void testMain1(void) {
+	GreenCRDT::TextDocument doc;
+
+	const GreenCRDT::Agent agent0 = GreenCRDT::Agent::fromHex("9654bd415cfac9ee6aa9f55bf1024f840afdbb1f37237673c928491a91ff7783");
+	uint64_t agent0_seq {0};
+	const GreenCRDT::Agent agent1 = GreenCRDT::Agent::fromHex("0100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000");
+	uint64_t agent1_seq {0};
+
+	struct AddOp {
+		GreenCRDT::ListID id;
+		char value;
+		std::optional<GreenCRDT::ListID> parent_left;
+		std::optional<GreenCRDT::ListID> parent_right;
+	};
+
+	const std::vector<AddOp> a0_ops {
+		{{agent0, agent0_seq++}, 'a', std::nullopt, std::nullopt},
+		{{agent0, agent0_seq++}, 'b', GreenCRDT::ListID{agent0, 0u}, std::nullopt},
+		{{agent0, agent0_seq++}, 'c', GreenCRDT::ListID{agent0, 1u}, std::nullopt},
+		{{agent0, agent0_seq++}, 'd', GreenCRDT::ListID{agent0, 1u}, GreenCRDT::ListID{agent0, 2u}},
+	};
+
+	const std::vector<AddOp> a1_ops {
+		// knows of a0 up to {a0, 1}
+		{{agent1, agent1_seq++}, 'z', GreenCRDT::ListID{agent0, 0u}, GreenCRDT::ListID{agent0, 1u}},
+		{{agent1, agent1_seq++}, 'y', GreenCRDT::ListID{agent0, 1u}, std::nullopt},
+	};
+
+	{ // the ez, in order stuff
+		// a0 insert first char, 'a', since its the first, we dont have any parents
+		doc.state.add(a0_ops[0].id, a0_ops[0].value, a0_ops[0].parent_left, a0_ops[0].parent_right);
+		assert(doc.getText() == "a");
+
+		// a0 insert secound char, 'b' after 'a', no parents to right
+		doc.state.add(a0_ops[1].id, a0_ops[1].value, a0_ops[1].parent_left, a0_ops[1].parent_right);
+		assert(doc.getText() == "ab");
+
+		// a0 insert 'c' after 'b', no parents to right
+		doc.state.add(a0_ops[2].id, a0_ops[2].value, a0_ops[2].parent_left, a0_ops[2].parent_right);
+		assert(doc.getText() == "abc");
+
+		// a0 insert 'd' after 'b', 'c' parent right
+		doc.state.add(a0_ops[3].id, a0_ops[3].value, a0_ops[3].parent_left, a0_ops[3].parent_right);
+		assert(doc.getText() == "abdc");
+
+		// a1 insert 'z' after 'a', 'b' parent right
+		doc.state.add(a1_ops[0].id, a1_ops[0].value, a1_ops[0].parent_left, a1_ops[0].parent_right);
+		assert(doc.getText() == "azbdc");
+	}
+
+	std::cout << "done with ez\n";
+
+	{ // a1 was not uptodate only had 0,1 of a0
+		// a1 insert 'y' after 'b', no parent right
+		doc.state.add(a1_ops[1].id, a1_ops[1].value, a1_ops[1].parent_left, a1_ops[1].parent_right);
+		assert(doc.getText() == "azbydc");
+	}
+
+	std::cout << "\ndoc size (with tombstones): " << doc.state.list.size() << "\n";
+	std::cout << "\ndoc size: " << doc.state.doc_size << "\n";
+	std::cout << "doc text:\n";
+
+	// simple print
+	std::cout << doc << "\n";
+}
+
+int main(void) {
+	std::cout << "testSingle1:\n";
+	testSingle1();
+	std::cout << std::string(40, '-') << "\n";
+
+	std::cout << "testConcurrent1:\n";
+	testConcurrent1();
+	std::cout << std::string(40, '-') << "\n";
+
+	std::cout << "testMain1:\n";
+	testMain1();
+	std::cout << std::string(40, '-') << "\n";
+
+	return 0;
+}
+