diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5f68a7b..260ca61 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 .venv/
 .ddb_storage_testing/
 .ddb_pytest_storage
+.ddb/
 ddb_storage
 test_db/
 *.prof
diff --git a/dictdatabase/io_unsafe.py b/dictdatabase/io_unsafe.py
index 0edcf6d..22c3333 100644
--- a/dictdatabase/io_unsafe.py
+++ b/dictdatabase/io_unsafe.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 import json
 import zlib
 import os
+import hashlib
+from pathlib import Path
 from . import config, utils
 
 
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ class PartialFileHandle:
 	value_end_index: int
 	original_data_str: str
 	indent_level: int
+	indent_with: str
 
 
 ################################################################################
@@ -59,6 +62,26 @@ def read(db_name: str) -> dict:
 	return orjson.loads(data) if config.use_orjson else json.loads(data)
 
 
+
+def read_index_file(db_name: str):
+	path = f"{config.storage_directory}/.ddb/{db_name.replace('/', '___')}.index"
+	Path(path).parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+	if not os.path.exists(path):
+		return {}
+	with open(path, "r") as f:
+		return json.load(f)
+
+
+def write_index_file(db_name: str, key, start_index, end_index, indent_level, indent_with, value_hash):
+	path = f"{config.storage_directory}/.ddb/{db_name}.index"
+	Path(path).parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+	indices = read_index_file(db_name)
+	indices[key] = [start_index, end_index, indent_level, indent_with, value_hash]
+	with open(path, "w") as f:
+		json.dump(indices, f)
+
+
+
 def partial_read(db_name: str, key: str) -> PartialFileHandle:
 	"""
 		Partially read a key from a db.
@@ -70,26 +93,55 @@ def partial_read(db_name: str, key: str) -> PartialFileHandle:
 	"""
 
 	data = read_string(db_name)
+	index = read_index_file(db_name).get(key, None)
+	if index is not None:
+		partial_str = data[index[0]:index[1]]
+		if index[4] == hashlib.sha256(partial_str.encode()).hexdigest():
+			return PartialFileHandle(
+				db_name=db_name,
+				key=key,
+				key_value=json.loads(partial_str),
+				value_start_index=index[0],
+				value_end_index=index[1],
+				indent_level=index[2],
+				indent_with=index[3],
+				original_data_str=data,
+			)
+
 	key_str = f"\"{key}\":"
 	key_str_index = utils.find_outermost_key_str_index(data, key_str)
 
 	if key_str_index == -1:
 		raise KeyError(f"Key \"{key}\" not found in db \"{db_name}\"")
 
+	space_after_semicolon = 1 if data[key_str_index + len(key_str)] == " " else 0
+
 	# Count the amount of whitespace before the key
 	# to determine the indentation level
-	indentation_level = 0
+	indentation_str = ""
 	for i in range(key_str_index-1, -1, -1):
 		if data[i] not in [" ", "\t"]:
 			break
-		indentation_level += 1
+		indentation_str += data[i]
+
+	if "\t" in indentation_str:
+		indent_with = "\t"
+		indent_level = len(indentation_str)
+	elif isinstance(config.indent, int) and config.indent > 0:
+		indent_with = " " * (len(indentation_str) // config.indent)
+		indent_level = len(indentation_str) // config.indent
+	elif isinstance(config.indent, str):
+		indent_with = "  "
+		indent_level = len(indentation_str) // 2
+	else:
+		indent_with, indent_level = "", 0
 
-	if isinstance(config.indent, int) and config.indent > 0:
-		indentation_level //= config.indent
 
-	value_start_index = key_str_index + len(key_str)
+	value_start_index = key_str_index + len(key_str) + space_after_semicolon
 	value_end_index = utils.seek_index_through_value(data, value_start_index)
 
+	write_index_file(db_name, key, value_start_index, value_end_index, indent_level, indent_with, hashlib.sha256(data[value_start_index:value_end_index].encode()).hexdigest())
+
 	return PartialFileHandle(
 		db_name=db_name,
 		key=key,
@@ -97,7 +149,8 @@ def partial_read(db_name: str, key: str) -> PartialFileHandle:
 		value_start_index=value_start_index,
 		value_end_index=value_end_index,
 		original_data_str=data,
-		indent_level=indentation_level,
+		indent_level=indent_level,
+		indent_with=indent_with,
 	)
 
 
@@ -159,10 +212,10 @@ def partial_write(pf: PartialFileHandle):
 	else:
 		partial_dump = json.dumps(pf.key_value, indent=config.indent, sort_keys=config.sort_keys)
 
-	if config.indent is not None:
-		indent_with = " " * config.indent if isinstance(config.indent, int) else config.indent
-		partial_dump = partial_dump.replace("\n", "\n" + (pf.indent_level * indent_with))
+	if pf.indent_level > 0 and pf.indent_with:
+		partial_dump = partial_dump.replace("\n", "\n" + (pf.indent_level * pf.indent_with))
 
 	dump_start = pf.original_data_str[:pf.value_start_index]
 	dump_end = pf.original_data_str[pf.value_end_index:]
-	write_dump(pf.db_name, f"{dump_start} {partial_dump}{dump_end}")
+	write_index_file(pf.db_name, pf.key, len(dump_start), len(dump_start) + len(partial_dump), pf.indent_level, pf.indent_with, hashlib.sha256(partial_dump.encode()).hexdigest())
+	write_dump(pf.db_name, f"{dump_start}{partial_dump}{dump_end}")
diff --git a/dictdatabase/locking.py b/dictdatabase/locking.py
index 3d17204..e6a7470 100644
--- a/dictdatabase/locking.py
+++ b/dictdatabase/locking.py
@@ -24,14 +24,10 @@ def remove_dead_locks(db_name, ignore=None):
 
 
 def path_str(db_name, lock_id, time_ns, lock_type):
-	path = f"{config.storage_directory}/"
-	if "/" in db_name:
-		db_name = db_name.split("/")
-		db_name[-1] = f".{db_name[-1]}"
-		db_name = "/".join(db_name)
-	else:
-		path += "."
-	return f"{path}{db_name}.{lock_id}.{time_ns}.{lock_type}.lock"
+	path = f"{config.storage_directory}/.ddb/"
+	path = f"{path}{db_name}.{lock_id}.{time_ns}.{lock_type}.lock"
+	Path(path).parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+	return path
 
 
 def check_if_lock_exists(db_name: str, thread_id: str, lock_type: str):
diff --git a/profiler.py b/profiler.py
index cb87deb..6649927 100644
--- a/profiler.py
+++ b/profiler.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from distutils.command.config import config
 import dictdatabase as DDB
 from path_dict import PathDict
 from pyinstrument import profiler
@@ -6,8 +7,10 @@
 
 DDB.config.storage_directory = "./test_db/production_database"
 DDB.config.use_orjson = True
+DDB.config.indent = 2
 
-p = profiler.Profiler(interval=0.00001)
+
+p = profiler.Profiler(interval=0.0001)
 with p:
     # fM44 is small
     # a2lU has many annotations
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index e69de29..d893b26 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+TEST_DIR = ".ddb_pytest_storage"
diff --git a/tests/benchmark/run_parallel.py b/tests/benchmark/run_parallel.py
index f643065..5406f03 100644
--- a/tests/benchmark/run_parallel.py
+++ b/tests/benchmark/run_parallel.py
@@ -1,37 +1,43 @@
+from calendar import c
+import json
 import dictdatabase as DDB
 from multiprocessing import Pool
 import shutil
 import time
 import os
 
-from utils import incrementor, print_and_assert_results
+from utils import print_and_assert_results, db_job, make_table
 
 
-def proc_job(i, n, tables, sd, uc, uo, id, sk):
+def proc_job(mode, n, tables, sd, uc, uo, id, sk):
 	DDB.config.storage_directory = sd
 	DDB.config.use_compression = uc
 	DDB.config.use_orjson = uo
 	DDB.config.indent = id
 	DDB.config.sort_keys = sk
-	DDB.locking.SLEEP_TIMEOUT = 0.0 if i % 4 < 2 else 0.001
-	incrementor(i, n, tables)
+	DDB.locking.SLEEP_TIMEOUT = 0.001
+	db_job(mode, tables, n)
 
 
-def parallel_stress(tables=2, proc_count=8, per_process=512):
+def parallel_stressor(file_count, readers, writers, operations_per_process, big_file, compression):
 	# Create Tables
-	for t in range(tables):
-		DDB.at(f"incr{t}").create({"counter": 0}, force_overwrite=True)
+	for t in range(file_count):
+		if big_file:
+			with open(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "test_db/production_database/tasks.json"), "r") as f:
+				db = json.loads(f.read())
+				db["counter"] = {"counter": 0}
+		else:
+			db = {"counter": {"counter": 0}}
+
+		DDB.at(f"incr{t}").create(db, force_overwrite=True)
 
 	# Execute process pool running incrementor as the target task
 	t1 = time.monotonic()
-	pool = Pool(processes=proc_count)
-	for i in range(proc_count):
-		# Each process will enter this file again, but not as __main__
-		# So only the outside context is executed, and then the incrementor function
-		# This means we need to pass the config since the process is "fresh"
-		pool.apply_async(proc_job, args=(i, per_process, tables,
+	pool = Pool(processes=readers + writers)
+	for mode in "w" * writers + "r" * readers:
+		pool.apply_async(proc_job, args=(mode, operations_per_process, file_count,
 			DDB.config.storage_directory,
-			DDB.config.use_compression,
+			compression,
 			DDB.config.use_orjson,
 			DDB.config.indent,
 			DDB.config.sort_keys,
@@ -39,14 +45,35 @@ def parallel_stress(tables=2, proc_count=8, per_process=512):
 	pool.close()
 	pool.join()
 	t2 = time.monotonic()
-	print_and_assert_results(proc_count, per_process, tables, t1, t2)
+	print_and_assert_results(readers, writers, operations_per_process, file_count, big_file, compression, t1, t2)
+
+
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
 	DDB.config.storage_directory = ".ddb_bench_parallel"
-	try:
-		shutil.rmtree(".ddb_bench_parallel", ignore_errors=True)
-		os.mkdir(".ddb_bench_parallel")
-		parallel_stress()
-	finally:
-		shutil.rmtree(".ddb_bench_parallel", ignore_errors=True)
+	operations_per_process = 4
+	for file_count, readers, writers in [(1, 4, 4), (1, 8, 1), (1, 1, 8), (4, 8, 8)]:
+		print("")
+		print(f"✨ Scenario: {file_count} files, {readers} readers, {writers} writers, {operations_per_process} operations per process")
+		for big_file, compression in [(False, False), (False, True), (True, False), (True, True)]:
+			try:
+				shutil.rmtree(".ddb_bench_parallel", ignore_errors=True)
+				os.mkdir(".ddb_bench_parallel")
+				parallel_stressor(file_count, readers, writers, operations_per_process, big_file, compression)
+			finally:
+				shutil.rmtree(".ddb_bench_parallel", ignore_errors=True)
+
+
+
+# Test Matrix Rows (Scenarios)
+# 1: 1 file, 4 reading 4 writing 200 times each
+# 2: 1 file, 8 reading 200 times each
+# 3: 1 file, 8 writing 200 times each
+# 4: 4 files, 8 reading 8 writing 200 times each
+
+# Test Matrix Columns (Configurations)
+# 1: Big File (50mb), compression
+# 2: Small File, compression
+# 3: Big File (50mb), no compression
+# 4: Small File, no compression
diff --git a/tests/benchmark/utils.py b/tests/benchmark/utils.py
index fc8b5fe..2cac037 100644
--- a/tests/benchmark/utils.py
+++ b/tests/benchmark/utils.py
@@ -2,39 +2,49 @@
 from path_dict import pd
 import random
 import time
+import json
 
 
+def make_table(recursion_depth=3, keys_per_level=50):
+	d = {"key1": "val1", "key2": 2, "key3": [1, "2", [3, 3]]}
+	for i in range(recursion_depth):
+		d = {f"key{i}{j}": d for j in range(keys_per_level)}
+	#print(f"Made table of size {len(json.dumps(d)) // 1e6}mb")
+	return {"counter": {"counter": 0}, "big": d}
+
 
 def print_stats(i, durations):
 	avg = f"{sum(durations) / len(durations):.0f}"
 	median = f"{sorted(durations)[len(durations) // 2]:.0f}"
 	min_t = f"{min(durations):.0f}"
 	max_t = f"{max(durations):.0f}"
-	type = "read" if i % 2 == 0 else "write"
-	print(f"{type}: total: {len(durations)}, avg: {avg}ms (med: {median}), {min_t}-{max_t}ms")
+
+	# print(f"{i}: total: {len(durations)}, avg: {avg}ms (med: {median}), {min_t}-{max_t}ms")
 
 
-def print_and_assert_results(proc_count, per_proc, tables, t1, t2):
-	ops = proc_count * per_proc * tables
+def print_and_assert_results(readers, writers, per_proc, tables, big_file, compression, t1, t2):
+	ops = (writers + readers) * per_proc * tables
 	ops_sec = f"{(ops / (t2 - t1)):.0f}"
-	print(f"⏱️ {ops_sec}op/s ({ops} in {t2 - t1:.2f}s), {tables = }, {proc_count = }")
+	print(f"⏱️ {ops_sec}op/s ({ops} in {t2 - t1:.2f}s), {tables = }, {writers = }, {readers = }, {per_proc = }, {big_file = }, {compression = }")
 	for t in range(tables):
 		db = DDB.at(f"incr{t}").read()
-		assert db["counter"] == per_proc * (proc_count // 2)
-		print(f"✅ counter={db['counter']}")
+		assert db["counter"]["counter"] == per_proc * writers
+		# print(f"✅ counter={db['counter']}")
 
 
 def random_reads(file_count):
 	""" Read the n tables in random order """
 	for t in sorted(range(file_count), key=lambda _: random.random()):
-		DDB.at(f"incr{t}").read()
+		DDB.at(f"incr{t}").read(key="counter")
 
 
 def random_writes(file_count):
 	""" Iterated the n tables in random order and increment the counter """
 	for t in sorted(range(file_count), key=lambda _: random.random()):
-		with DDB.at(f"incr{t}").session(as_type=pd) as (session, d):
-			d["counter"] = lambda x: (x or 0) + 1
+		with DDB.at(f"incr{t}").session(key="counter", as_type=pd) as (session, d):
+
+			d.at("counter").set(d.at("counter").get() + 1)
+
 			session.write()
 
 
@@ -46,3 +56,13 @@ def incrementor(i, iterations, file_count):
 		t_end = time.monotonic_ns()
 		durations.append((t_end - t_start) / 1e6)
 	print_stats(i, durations)
+
+
+def db_job(mode="r", file_count=1, per_proc=1):
+	durations = []
+	for _ in range(per_proc):
+		t_start = time.monotonic_ns()
+		random_writes(file_count) if mode == "w" else random_reads(file_count)
+		t_end = time.monotonic_ns()
+		durations.append((t_end - t_start) / 1e6)
+	print_stats(mode, durations)
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 7dffa4c..af2f422 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import dictdatabase as DDB
+from tests import TEST_DIR
 import pytest
 import shutil
 
+
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def env(request):
-	dir = "./.ddb_pytest_storage"
-	DDB.config.storage_directory = dir
-	request.addfinalizer(lambda: shutil.rmtree(dir))
+	DDB.config.storage_directory = TEST_DIR
+	request.addfinalizer(lambda: shutil.rmtree(TEST_DIR))
 
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_locking.py b/tests/test_locking.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4dc94b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_locking.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from dictdatabase.locking import path_str
+from tests import TEST_DIR
+
+
+def test_path_str():
+    # Testing the function path_str.
+    assert path_str("db", "1", 1, "1") == f"{TEST_DIR}/.ddb/db.1.1.1.lock"
+    assert path_str("db/nest", "1", 1, "1") == f"{TEST_DIR}/.ddb/db/nest.1.1.1.lock"