diff --git a/calendar-daemon.cpp b/calendar-daemon.cpp
index c7465d3..8f874a3 100644
--- a/calendar-daemon.cpp
+++ b/calendar-daemon.cpp
@@ -14,24 +14,29 @@
 
 #include <db/db.h>
 #include <db/create.h>
+#include <db/update.h>
 #include <util/notifications.h>
 #include <util/calendar_parsing.h>
+#include <ical/IcalObject.h>
 
 #include <io/debug.h>
 const int MINUTE = 1000000;
 
-void init_database(std::string calendar) {
-  db::init(calendar + ".db");
+sql::Database* init_database(std::string calendar) {
+  return db::init(calendar + ".db");
 }
 
-void update_database(std::string directory) {
-  std::vector<ical::ical_object*> objects = util::parse_cal_dir(directory);
+void update_database(std::string directory, const sql::Database *db) {
+  std::vector<ical::IcalObject*> objects = util::parse_cal_dir(directory);
+  for(auto const& obj : objects) {
+    if(obj->empty()) continue;
+    db::insert_object(db, obj);
+  }
 }
 
-void do_heartbeat(std::string directory)
-{
+void do_heartbeat(std::string directory, const sql::Database *db) {
   util::notify("Updating files from " + directory, "");
-  update_database(directory);
+  update_database(directory, db);
 }
 
 // For security purposes, we don't allow any arguments to be passed into the daemon
@@ -97,14 +102,14 @@ int main(void)
 
   std::string calendar = "dummy";
   std::string directory = "/home/stefan/.local/share/khal/calendars/" + calendar + "/";
-  init_database(calendar);
+  sql::Database* db = init_database(calendar);
 
 
   // Enter daemon loop
   while(1)
   {
     // Execute daemon heartbeat, where your recurring activity occurs
-    do_heartbeat(directory);
+    do_heartbeat(directory, db);
     exit(0);
 
     // Sleep for a period of time
diff --git a/db/update.h b/db/update.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fce44b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/update.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <db/db.h>
+#include <ical/IcalObject.h>
+
+namespace db {
+  uint32_t insert_object(const sql::Database *db, const ical::IcalObject *object) {
+    DEBUG << *object;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ical/Alarm.cpp b/ical/Alarm.cpp
index f464c24..ab8b0f0 100644
--- a/ical/Alarm.cpp
+++ b/ical/Alarm.cpp
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ namespace ical {
     parse_action(alarm_component);
     parse_description(alarm_component);
     parse_trigger(alarm_component);
-    DEBUG << "\n" << print();
   }
 
   void Alarm::parse_action(icalcomponent* alarm_component) {
-    DEBUG << icalproperty_get_value_as_string(icalcomponent_get_first_property(alarm_component, ICAL_ACTION_PROPERTY));
+    DEBUG << "TODO alarm action parsing" << std::endl;
+    //DEBUG << icalproperty_get_value_as_string(icalcomponent_get_first_property(alarm_component, ICAL_ACTION_PROPERTY)) << std::endl;
   }
 
   void Alarm::parse_description(icalcomponent* alarm_component) {
diff --git a/ical/Alarm.h b/ical/Alarm.h
index 23309c8..2b62ba9 100644
--- a/ical/Alarm.h
+++ b/ical/Alarm.h
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 #include <string>
 #include <memory>
-#include <ical/IcalObject.h>
+
+#include <libical/ical.h>
+#include <io/debug.h>
 
 namespace ical {
   enum class action {
diff --git a/ical/Event.cpp b/ical/Event.cpp
index caa0a58..308bf83 100644
--- a/ical/Event.cpp
+++ b/ical/Event.cpp
@@ -2,16 +2,15 @@
 #include <ical/Alarm.h>
 
 namespace ical {
-  Event::Event(ical::ical_object* object, icalcomponent* event_component) {
-    parse(object, event_component);
+  Event::Event(icalcomponent* event_component) {
+    parse(event_component);
   }
 
-  void Event::parse(ical::ical_object* object, icalcomponent* event_component) {
+  void Event::parse(icalcomponent* event_component) {
     dtstart = icalcomponent_get_dtstart(event_component);
     dtend = icalcomponent_get_dtstart(event_component);
     summary = std::string(icalcomponent_get_summary(event_component));
     parse_alarms(event_component);
-    object->events.push_back(this);
   }
 
   void Event::parse_alarms(icalcomponent* event_component) {
diff --git a/ical/Event.h b/ical/Event.h
index 9c5274f..99f3349 100644
--- a/ical/Event.h
+++ b/ical/Event.h
@@ -3,14 +3,17 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 #include <memory>
-#include <ical/IcalObject.h>
+
+#include <libical/ical.h>
+#include <io/debug.h>
+#include <ical/Alarm.h>
 
 namespace ical {
   class Event {
   public:
-    Event(ical::ical_object* object, icalcomponent* event_component);
+    Event(icalcomponent* event_component);
 
-    void parse(ical::ical_object* object, icalcomponent* event);
+    void parse(icalcomponent* event);
     void parse_alarms(icalcomponent* event_component);
 
     std::string print() const;
diff --git a/ical/IcalObject.cpp b/ical/IcalObject.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7167086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ical/IcalObject.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#include <ical/IcalObject.h>
+
+namespace ical {
+  void IcalObject::add_event(ical::Event* event) {
+    events.push_back(event);
+  }
+
+  std::vector<ical::Event*> IcalObject::get_events() {
+    return events;
+  }
+
+  bool IcalObject::empty() {
+    return events.size() == 0;
+  }
+
+  std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream &os, ical::IcalObject const &obj) {
+    os << "Object:" << std::endl;
+    for(auto const& e : obj.events) {
+      os << e->print();
+    }
+    os << std::endl;
+    return os;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ical/IcalObject.h b/ical/IcalObject.h
index 87e705e..4280cba 100644
--- a/ical/IcalObject.h
+++ b/ical/IcalObject.h
@@ -4,12 +4,19 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <io/debug.h>
+#include <ical/Alarm.h>
+#include <ical/Event.h>
 
 namespace ical {
-  class Alarm;
-  class Event;
 
-  struct ical_object {
-    std::vector<ical::Event*> events;
+  class IcalObject {
+    public:
+      void add_event(ical::Event* event);
+      std::vector<ical::Event*> get_events();
+      bool empty();
+
+      friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream &os, ical::IcalObject const &obj);
+    private:
+      std::vector<ical::Event*> events;
   };
 }
diff --git a/util/calendar_parsing.cpp b/util/calendar_parsing.cpp
index 062ab05..70e73dc 100644
--- a/util/calendar_parsing.cpp
+++ b/util/calendar_parsing.cpp
@@ -3,21 +3,23 @@
 #include <memory>
 
 namespace util {
-  std::vector<ical::ical_object*> parse_cal_dir(std::string directory) {
-    std::vector<ical::ical_object*> objects;
+  std::vector<ical::IcalObject*> parse_cal_dir(std::string directory) {
+    std::vector<ical::IcalObject*> objects;
     std::vector<icalcomponent*> components;
     uint counter = 0;
     for (boost::filesystem::directory_entry& entry : boost::filesystem::directory_iterator(directory)) {
       DEBUG << "Parsing: " + entry.path().generic_string();
-      ical::ical_object* object = new ical::ical_object();
+      ical::IcalObject* object = new ical::IcalObject();
       parse_main_component(object, parse_ics_file(entry.path().generic_string()));
+      objects.push_back(object);
       counter++;
     }
     DEBUG << "files parsed: " << counter;
+    DEBUG << "objects: "<< objects.size();
     return objects;
   }
 
-  icalcomponent* parse_main_component(ical::ical_object* object, icalcomponent* component) {
+  icalcomponent* parse_main_component(ical::IcalObject* object, icalcomponent* component) {
     icalcomponent* c = icalcomponent_get_first_component(component, ICAL_ANY_COMPONENT);
     while(c != 0) {
       if(c != 0) {
@@ -31,197 +33,197 @@ namespace util {
     return c;
   }
 
-  void parse_component(ical::ical_object* object, icalcomponent* component) {
+  void parse_component(ical::IcalObject* object, icalcomponent* component) {
     switch(icalcomponent_isa(component)) {
       case ICAL_VALARM_COMPONENT: break;
       case ICAL_NO_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_NO_COMPONENT";
-          DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_NO_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_ANY_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_ANY_COMPONENT";
-          DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_ANY_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_XROOT_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_XROOT_COMPONENT";
-          DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_XROOT_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_XATTACH_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_XATTACH_COMPONENT";
-          DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_XATTACH_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_VEVENT_COMPONENT:
         {
           //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VEVENT_COMPONENT";
           //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
-          ical::Event(object, component);
+          object->add_event(new ical::Event(component));
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_VTODO_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VTODO_COMPONENT";
-          DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VTODO_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_VJOURNAL_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VJOURNAL_COMPONENT";
-          DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VJOURNAL_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_VCALENDAR_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VCALENDAR_COMPONENT";
-          DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VCALENDAR_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_VAGENDA_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VAGENDA_COMPONENT";
-          DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VAGENDA_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_VFREEBUSY_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VFREEBUSY_COMPONENT";
-          DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VFREEBUSY_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_XAUDIOALARM_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_XAUDIOALARM_COMPONENT";
-          DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_XAUDIOALARM_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_XDISPLAYALARM_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_XDISPLAYALARM_COMPONENT";
-          DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_XDISPLAYALARM_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_XEMAILALARM_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_XEMAILALARM_COMPONENT";
-          DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_XEMAILALARM_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_XPROCEDUREALARM_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_XPROCEDUREALARM_COMPONENT";
-          DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_XPROCEDUREALARM_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_VTIMEZONE_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VTIMEZONE_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VTIMEZONE_COMPONENT";
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_XSTANDARD_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_XSTANDARD_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_XSTANDARD_COMPONENT";
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_XDAYLIGHT_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_XDAYLIGHT_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_XDAYLIGHT_COMPONENT";
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_X_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_X_COMPONENT";
-          DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_X_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_VSCHEDULE_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VSCHEDULE_COMPONENT";
-          DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VSCHEDULE_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_VQUERY_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VQUERY_COMPONENT";
-          DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VQUERY_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_VREPLY_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VREPLY_COMPONENT";
-          DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VREPLY_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_VCAR_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VCAR_COMPONENT";
-          DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VCAR_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_VCOMMAND_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VCOMMAND_COMPONENT";
-          DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VCOMMAND_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_XLICINVALID_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_XLICINVALID_COMPONENT";
-          DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_XLICINVALID_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_XLICMIMEPART_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_XLICMIMEPART_COMPONENT";
-          DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_XLICMIMEPART_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_VAVAILABILITY_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VAVAILABILITY_COMPONENT";
-          DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VAVAILABILITY_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_XAVAILABLE_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_XAVAILABLE_COMPONENT";
-          DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_XAVAILABLE_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_VPOLL_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VPOLL_COMPONENT";
-          DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VPOLL_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_VVOTER_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VVOTER_COMPONENT";
-          DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VVOTER_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_XVOTE_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_XVOTE_COMPONENT";
-          DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_XVOTE_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_VPATCH_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VPATCH_COMPONENT";
-          DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_VPATCH_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
           break;
         }
       case ICAL_XPATCH_COMPONENT:
         {
-          DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_XPATCH_COMPONENT";
-          DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
+          //DEBUG << "parsed component: ICAL_XPATCH_COMPONENT";
+          //DEBUG << "\n" << icalcomponent_as_ical_string_r(component);
           break;
         }
       default:
diff --git a/util/calendar_parsing.h b/util/calendar_parsing.h
index c699100..a0b0401 100644
--- a/util/calendar_parsing.h
+++ b/util/calendar_parsing.h
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 #include <io/debug.h>
 
 namespace util {
-  std::vector<ical::ical_object*> parse_cal_dir(std::string directory);
-  icalcomponent* parse_main_component(ical::ical_object* object, icalcomponent* component);
-  void parse_component(ical::ical_object* object, icalcomponent* component);
+  std::vector<ical::IcalObject*> parse_cal_dir(std::string directory);
+  icalcomponent* parse_main_component(ical::IcalObject* object, icalcomponent* component);
+  void parse_component(ical::IcalObject* object, icalcomponent* component);
 
   std::string slurp(std::ifstream& in);
   icalcomponent* parse_ics_file(std::string filename);