diff --git a/include/Parser.hpp b/include/Parser.hpp
index 89eddfa..dd7b0c7 100644
--- a/include/Parser.hpp
+++ b/include/Parser.hpp
@@ -3,26 +3,89 @@
 #include "Arg.hpp"
 #include "utils.hpp"
 
+#include <optional>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <system_error>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <charconv>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <optional>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
+template<typename T>
+struct Parse {
+    static std::optional<T> parse(std::string_view s) {
+        if constexpr (std::is_integral_v<T>) {
+            T value;
+            auto [ptr, ec] = std::from_chars(s.data(), s.data() + s.size(), value);
+            if (ec == std::errc()) return value;
+            return std::nullopt;
+        }
+        else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, float>) {
+            char* end = nullptr;
+            float value = std::strtof(s.data(), &end);
+            if (end == s.data() + s.size()) return value;
+            return std::nullopt;
+        }
+        else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, double>) {
+            char* end = nullptr;
+            double value = std::strtod(s.data(), &end);
+            if (end == s.data() + s.size()) return value;
+            return std::nullopt;
+        }
+        else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, long double>) {
+            char* end = nullptr;
+            long double value = std::strtold(s.data(), &end);
+            if (end == s.data() + s.size()) return value;
+            return std::nullopt;
+        }
+        else {
+            static_assert(sizeof(T) == 0, "No Parse<T> specialization defined for this type");
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+template<>
+struct Parse<std::string> {
+    static std::optional<std::string> parse(std::string_view s) {
+        return std::string(s);
+    }
+};
+
+template<>
+struct Parse<bool> {
+    static std::optional<bool> parse(std::string_view s) {
+      auto as_int = Parse<int>::parse(s).value();
+      return as_int;
+    }
+};
+
+template<typename T>
+concept Parseable = requires(std::string_view s) {
+    { Parse<T>::parse(s) } -> std::convertible_to<std::optional<T>>;
+};
+
 class ClapParser {
   public:
     void add_arg(const Arg& arg);
     void parse(const int& argc, char* argv[]);
     void print_help() const;
 
-    template <typename T> inline std::optional<T> get_one_as(const std::string& name) {
+    template <typename T>
+    requires Parseable<T>
+    inline std::optional<T> get_one_as(const std::string& name) {
         Arg* arg = ok_or(ClapParser::find_arg(*this, "--" + name), []{ return std::nullopt; });
 
-        if (auto arg_value = arg->get__value(); arg_value) {
-            T value;
-            std::istringstream(*arg_value) >> value;
-            return value;
-        }
-        return std::nullopt;
+        // if (auto arg_value = arg->get__value(); arg_value) {
+        //     T value;
+        //     std::istringstream(*arg_value) >> value;
+        //     return value;
+        // }
+        // return std::nullopt;
+
+        return Parse<T>::parse(arg->get__value().value());
     }
 
     static void print_parser(std::ostream& os, const ClapParser& parser, int indent);