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diff --git a/minecraft-chat/src/component.rs b/minecraft-chat/src/component.rs
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+use serde_json;
+
+use crate::{
+    base_component::BaseComponent, text_component::TextComponent,
+    translatable_component::TranslatableComponent,
+};
+
+pub struct Component {}
+
+// public static class Serializer
+pub impl Component {
+    pub fn new(json: serde_json::Value) -> Self {
+        let component: BaseComponent;
+        // if it's primitive, make it a text component
+        if !json.is_array() && !json.is_object() {
+            return TextComponent::new(json.as_str().unwrap());
+        }
+
+        // if it's an object, do things with { text } and stuff
+        if json.is_object() {
+            // if it has text,
+            if json.get("text").is_some() {
+                let text = json.get("text").unwrap().to_string();
+            }
+        } else if json.get("translate").is_some() {
+            let translate = json.get("translate").unwrap().to_string();
+        } else if json.get("with").is_some() {
+            let with = json.get("with").unwrap().as_array().unwrap();
+            let mut with_array = Vec::with_capacity(with.len());
+            for i in 0..with.len() {
+                with_array.push(Component::new(with[i].clone()).deserialize(with[i].clone()));
+            }
+            let mut translatable_component = TranslatableComponent::new(translate, with_array);
+        }
+
+        Component {}
+    }
+}