diff --git a/backend/src/dto.rs b/backend/src/dto.rs
index 2239f6f..9471101 100644
--- a/backend/src/dto.rs
+++ b/backend/src/dto.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ pub enum CardEvent {
 	Updated,
 }
 
-impl EventTrait for CardEvent {
-	fn get_event(&self) -> Option<&'static str> {
+impl<'a> EventTrait<'a> for CardEvent {
+	fn get_event(&self) -> Option<&'a str> {
 		Some(match self {
 			CardEvent::Inserted => "insert",
 			CardEvent::Removed => "remove",
diff --git a/backend/src/event.rs b/backend/src/event.rs
index be876f5..ac492ea 100644
--- a/backend/src/event.rs
+++ b/backend/src/event.rs
@@ -1,26 +1,60 @@
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
+
 use actix_web::web::Bytes;
+use tracing::warn;
 
-pub(crate) struct Event<T: EventTrait>(T);
+pub(crate) struct Event<'a, T: EventTrait<'a>>(T, PhantomData<&'a T>);
 
-pub(crate) trait EventTrait {
-	fn get_id(&self) -> Option<&'static str> {
+pub(crate) trait EventTrait<'a> {
+	fn get_id(&self) -> Option<&'a str> {
 		None
 	}
-	fn get_event(&self) -> Option<&'static str> {
+	fn get_event(&self) -> Option<&'a str> {
 		None
 	}
-	fn get_data(&self) -> Option<&'static str> {
+	fn get_data(&self) -> Option<&'a str> {
 		None
 	}
 }
 
-impl<T: EventTrait> Event<T> {
-	pub fn new(val: T) -> Self {
-		Event(val)
+impl<'a, T: EventTrait<'a>> Event<'a, T> {
+	pub fn new(val: T) -> Self  {
+		Event(val, PhantomData)
+	}
+
+	pub fn parse(str: &'a str) -> impl EventTrait + 'a {
+		let mut event = EventBuilder::new();
+
+		for line in str.split("\n") {
+			let (key, value) = match line.split_once(":") {
+				None => {
+					warn!(line = line, "Malformed Event detected");
+					continue;
+				}
+				Some(key) => key,
+			};
+
+			if value.is_empty() {
+				warn!(key = key, "Event had empty data");
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			match key {
+				"id" => event.set_id(value),
+				"event" => event.set_event(value),
+				"data" => event.set_data(value),
+				_ => {
+					warn!(key=key, "Invalid key provided");
+					continue
+				}
+			};
+		}
+
+		event
 	}
 }
 
-impl<T: EventTrait> ToString for Event<T> {
+impl<'a, T: EventTrait<'a>> ToString for Event<'a, T> {
 	fn to_string(&self) -> String {
 		let mut output = "".to_string();
 
@@ -42,32 +76,32 @@ impl<T: EventTrait> ToString for Event<T> {
 	}
 }
 
-impl<T: EventTrait> From<Event<T>> for Bytes {
-	fn from(val: Event<T>) -> Self {
+impl<'a, T: EventTrait<'a>> From<Event<'a, T>> for Bytes {
+	fn from(val: Event<'a, T>) -> Self {
 		Bytes::from(val.to_string())
 	}
 }
 
-impl<T: EventTrait> From<Event<T>> for String {
-	fn from(val: Event<T>) -> Self {
+impl<'a, T: EventTrait<'a>> From<Event<'a, T>> for String {
+	fn from(val: Event<'a, T>) -> Self {
 		val.to_string()
 	}
 }
 
-impl<T: EventTrait> From<T> for Event<T> {
+impl<'a, T: EventTrait<'a>> From<T> for Event<'a, T> {
 	fn from(value: T) -> Self {
-		Event(value)
+		Event(value, PhantomData)
 	}
 }
 
-pub(crate) struct EventBuilder {
-	id: Option<&'static str>,
-	event: Option<&'static str>,
-	data: Option<&'static str>,
+pub(crate) struct EventBuilder<'a> {
+	id: Option<&'a str>,
+	event: Option<&'a str>,
+	data: Option<&'a str>,
 }
 
 #[allow(dead_code)]
-impl EventBuilder {
+impl <'a>EventBuilder<'a> {
 	pub fn new() -> Self {
 		EventBuilder {
 			id: None,
@@ -75,28 +109,37 @@ impl EventBuilder {
 			data: None,
 		}
 	}
-	pub fn with_id(mut self, id: &'static str) -> Self {
+	pub fn with_id(mut self, id: &'a str) -> Self {
 		self.id = Some(id);
 		self
 	}
-	pub fn with_event(mut self, event: &'static str) -> Self {
+	pub fn set_id(&mut self, id: &'a str) {
+		self.id = Some(id);
+	}
+	pub fn with_event(mut self, event: &'a str) -> Self {
 		self.event = Some(event);
 		self
 	}
-	pub fn with_data(mut self, data: &'static str) -> Self {
+	pub fn set_event(&mut self, event: &'a str) {
+		self.event = Some(event);
+	}
+	pub fn with_data(mut self, data: &'a str) -> Self {
 		self.data = Some(data);
 		self
 	}
+	pub fn set_data(&mut self, data: &'a str) {
+		self.data = Some(data);
+	}
 }
 
-impl EventTrait for EventBuilder {
-	fn get_data(&self) -> Option<&'static str> {
+impl <'a> EventTrait<'a> for EventBuilder<'a> {
+	fn get_data(&self) -> Option<&'a str> {
 		self.data
 	}
-	fn get_event(&self) -> Option<&'static str> {
+	fn get_event(&self) -> Option<&'a str> {
 		self.event
 	}
-	fn get_id(&self) -> Option<&'static str> {
+	fn get_id(&self) -> Option<&'a str> {
 		self.id
 	}
 }