diff --git a/parser.go b/parser.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9fa173
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parser.go
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package toml
diff --git a/scanner.go b/scanner.go
index 99d9f0a..4786b26 100644
--- a/scanner.go
+++ b/scanner.go
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ var scanFollowsMultilineBasicStringDelimiter = scanFollows([]byte{'"', '"', '"'}
 var scanFollowsMultilineLiteralStringDelimiter = scanFollows([]byte{'\'', '\'', '\''})
 var scanFollowsTrue = scanFollows([]byte{'t', 'r', 'u', 'e'})
 var scanFollowsFalse = scanFollows([]byte{'f', 'a', 'l', 's', 'e'})
-var scanFollowsArrayTableBegin = scanFollows([]byte{arrayOrTableBegin, arrayOrTableBegin})
-var scanFollowsArrayTableEnd = scanFollows([]byte{arrayOrTableEnd, arrayOrTableEnd})
 
 func scanNewline(b []byte) ([]byte, []byte, error) {
 	if len(b) == 0 {
@@ -42,75 +40,6 @@ func scanNewline(b []byte) ([]byte, []byte, error) {
 	return nil, nil, unexpectedCharacter{b: b}
 }
 
-const (
-	dot               = '.'
-	equal             = '='
-	comma             = ','
-	inlineTableBegin  = '{'
-	inlineTableEnd    = '}'
-	comment           = '#'
-	arrayOrTableBegin = '['
-	arrayOrTableEnd   = ']'
-)
-
-// scan returns a []byte containing the next lexical token, bytes left, and an error.
-//
-// eof is signaled by an empty token and nil error.
-func scan(b []byte) ([]byte, []byte, error) {
-	if len(b) == 0 {
-		return b, b, nil
-	}
-
-	switch b[0] {
-	case dot, equal, inlineTableBegin, inlineTableEnd, comma:
-		return b[:1], b[1:], nil
-	case '"':
-		if scanFollowsMultilineBasicStringDelimiter(b) {
-			return scanMultilineBasicString(b)
-		}
-		return scanBasicString(b)
-	case '\'':
-		if scanFollowsMultilineLiteralStringDelimiter(b) {
-			return scanMultilineLiteralString(b)
-		}
-		return scanLiteralString(b)
-	case comment:
-		return scanComment(b)
-	case ' ', '\t':
-		data, rest := scanWhitespace(b)
-		return data, rest, nil
-	case '\r':
-		return scanWindowsNewline(b)
-	case '\n':
-		return b[:1], b[1:], nil
-	case 't':
-		if scanFollowsTrue(b) {
-			return b[:4], b[4:], nil
-		}
-	case 'f':
-		if scanFollowsFalse(b) {
-			return b[:5], b[5:], nil
-		}
-	case arrayOrTableBegin:
-		if scanFollowsArrayTableBegin(b) {
-			return b[:2], b[2:], nil
-		}
-		return b[:1], b[1:], nil
-	case arrayOrTableEnd:
-		if scanFollowsArrayTableEnd(b) {
-			return b[:2], b[2:], nil
-		}
-		return b[:1], b[1:], nil
-	}
-
-	if isUnquotedKeyChar(b[0]) {
-		return scanUnquotedKey(b)
-	}
-
-	// TODO: numbers, date-time
-	panic("unhandled scan")
-}
-
 func scanUnquotedKey(b []byte) ([]byte, []byte, error) {
 	//unquoted-key = 1*( ALPHA / DIGIT / %x2D / %x5F ) ; A-Z / a-z / 0-9 / - / _
 	for i := 0; i < len(b); i++ {
diff --git a/toml_test.go b/toml_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 846e380..0000000
--- a/toml_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,105 +0,0 @@
-package toml
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-)
-
-var inputs = []string{
-	`     #foo`,
-	`#foo`,
-	`#`,
-	"\n\n\n",
-	"#one\n   # two   \n",
-	`a = false`,
-	`abc = false`,
-	`  abc  = false  # foo`,
-	`'abc' = false`,
-	`"foo bar" = false`,
-	`"hello\tworld" = false`,
-	`"hello \u1234 foo" = false`,
-	`a.b.c = false`,
-	`a."b".c = true`,
-	`a = "foo"`,
-	`b = 'sample thingy'`,
-	`a = []`,
-	`b = ["foo"]`,
-	`c = [[[]]]`,
-	`d = ["foo","bar"]`,
-	`d = ["foo",    "test"]`,
-	`d = {}`,
-	`e = {f = "bar"}`,
-	`[foo]`,
-	`[   test   ]`,
-	`[  "hello".world ]`,
-	`[test]
-	a = false`,
-	`[[foo]]`,
-}
-
-func TestScan(t *testing.T) {
-	for i, data := range inputs {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("example %d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
-			fmt.Printf("input:\n\t`%s`\n", data)
-			b := []byte(data)
-			var token []byte
-			var err error
-			for len(b) > 0 {
-				token, b, err = scan(b)
-				require.NoError(t, err)
-				fmt.Printf("token => '%s'\n", string(token))
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
-	for i, data := range inputs {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("example %d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
-			fmt.Printf("input:\n\t`%s`\n", data)
-			b := []byte(data)
-			err := parse(b)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-//type noopParser struct {
-//}
-//
-//func (n noopParser) ArrayTableBegin()       {}
-//func (n noopParser) ArrayTableEnd()         {}
-//func (n noopParser) StandardTableBegin()    {}
-//func (n noopParser) StandardTableEnd()      {}
-//func (n noopParser) InlineTableSeparator()  {}
-//func (n noopParser) InlineTableBegin()      {}
-//func (n noopParser) InlineTableEnd()        {}
-//func (n noopParser) ArraySeparator()        {}
-//func (n noopParser) ArrayBegin()            {}
-//func (n noopParser) ArrayEnd()              {}
-//func (n noopParser) Whitespace(b []byte)    {}
-//func (n noopParser) Comment(b []byte)       {}
-//func (n noopParser) UnquotedKey(b []byte)   {}
-//func (n noopParser) LiteralString(b []byte) {}
-//func (n noopParser) BasicString(b []byte)   {}
-//func (n noopParser) Dot(b []byte)           {}
-//func (n noopParser) Boolean(b []byte)       {}
-//func (n noopParser) Equal(b []byte)         {}
-
-//
-//func BenchmarkParseAll(b *testing.B) {
-//	b.ReportAllocs()
-//
-//	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-//		for _, data := range inputs {
-//			p := noopParser{}
-//			l := lexer{parser: &p, data: []byte(data)}
-//			err := l.run()
-//			if err != nil {
-//				b.Fatalf("error: %s", err)
-//			}
-//		}
-//	}
-//}
diff --git a/toml.go b/unmarshal.go
similarity index 63%
rename from toml.go
rename to unmarshal.go
index ffe1b1a..fcaeb95 100644
--- a/toml.go
+++ b/unmarshal.go
@@ -1,23 +1,147 @@
 package toml
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
-	"strings"
+	"reflect"
 )
 
-func parse(b []byte) error {
-	b, err := parseExpression(b)
+func Unmarshal(data []byte, v interface{}) error {
+	if v == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot unmarshal to nil target")
+	}
+	rv := reflect.ValueOf(v)
+	if rv.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
+		return fmt.Errorf("can only marshal to pointer, not %s", rv.Kind())
+	}
+
+	u := &unmarshaler{stack: []reflect.Value{rv.Elem()}}
+	parseErr := parser{builder: u}.parse(data)
+	if parseErr != nil {
+		return parseErr
+	}
+	return u.err
+}
+
+type unmarshaler struct {
+	// Each stack frame is a pointer to the root object that should be
+	// considered when settings values.
+	// It at least contains the root object passed to Unmarshal.
+	stack []reflect.Value
+
+	// First error that appeared during the construction of the object.
+	// When set all callbacks are no-ops.
+	err error
+
+	// State that indicates the parser is processing a [table] name. If false
+	// keys are interpreted as part of a key-value.
+	parsingTable bool
+}
+
+func (u *unmarshaler) KeyValBegin() {
+	u.push(u.top())
+}
+
+func (u *unmarshaler) KeyValEnd() {
+	u.pop()
+}
+
+func getOrCreateChild(parent reflect.Value, key string) (reflect.Value, error) {
+	if parent.Type().Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+		return reflect.Value{}, fmt.Errorf("value of type '%s' cannot have children", parent)
+	}
+	f := parent.FieldByName(key)
+	if !f.IsValid() {
+		// TODO: implement alternative names
+		return reflect.Value{}, fmt.Errorf("field '%s' not found", key)
+	}
+	// TODO create things
+	return f, nil
+}
+
+func (u *unmarshaler) top() reflect.Value {
+	return u.stack[len(u.stack)-1]
+}
+
+func (u *unmarshaler) push(v reflect.Value) {
+	u.stack = append(u.stack, v)
+}
+
+func (u *unmarshaler) pop() {
+	u.stack = u.stack[:len(u.stack)-1]
+}
+
+func (u *unmarshaler) replace(v reflect.Value) {
+	u.stack[len(u.stack)-1] = v
+}
+
+func (u *unmarshaler) StringValue(v []byte) {
+	if u.err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	u.top().SetString(string(v))
+}
+
+func (u *unmarshaler) SimpleKey(v []byte) {
+	if u.err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	target, err := getOrCreateChild(u.top(), string(v))
+	if err != nil {
+		u.err = err
+		return
+	}
+
+	u.replace(target)
+}
+
+func (u *unmarshaler) StandardTableBegin() {
+	if u.err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// tables are only top-level
+	u.stack = u.stack[:1]
+}
+
+func (u *unmarshaler) StandardTableEnd() {
+	if u.err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+type builder interface {
+	SimpleKey(v []byte)
+
+	StandardTableBegin()
+	StandardTableEnd()
+
+	KeyValBegin()
+	KeyValEnd()
+
+	StringValue(v []byte)
+}
+
+type parser struct {
+	builder builder
+}
+
+func (p parser) parse(b []byte) error {
+	b, err := p.parseExpression(b)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	for len(b) > 0 {
-		b, err = parseNewline(b)
+		b, err = p.parseNewline(b)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		b, err = parseExpression(b)
+		b, err = p.parseExpression(b)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -25,7 +149,7 @@ func parse(b []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func parseNewline(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+func (p parser) parseNewline(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	if b[0] == '\n' {
 		return b[1:], nil
 	}
@@ -36,12 +160,12 @@ func parseNewline(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected newline but got %#U", b[0])
 }
 
-func parseExpression(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+func (p parser) parseExpression(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	//expression =  ws [ comment ]
 	//expression =/ ws keyval ws [ comment ]
 	//expression =/ ws table ws [ comment ]
 
-	b = parseWhitespace(b)
+	b = p.parseWhitespace(b)
 
 	if len(b) == 0 {
 		return b, nil
@@ -58,15 +182,15 @@ func parseExpression(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 
 	var err error
 	if b[0] == '[' {
-		b, err = parseTable(b)
+		b, err = p.parseTable(b)
 	} else {
-		b, err = parseKeyval(b)
+		b, err = p.parseKeyval(b)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	b = parseWhitespace(b)
+	b = p.parseWhitespace(b)
 
 	if len(b) > 0 && b[0] == '#' {
 		_, rest, err := scanComment(b)
@@ -76,26 +200,26 @@ func parseExpression(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	return b, nil
 }
 
-func parseTable(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+func (p parser) parseTable(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	//table = std-table / array-table
 	if len(b) > 1 && b[1] == '[' {
-		return parseArrayTable(b)
+		return p.parseArrayTable(b)
 	}
-	return parseStdTable(b)
+	return p.parseStdTable(b)
 }
 
-func parseArrayTable(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+func (p parser) parseArrayTable(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	//array-table = array-table-open key array-table-close
 	//array-table-open  = %x5B.5B ws  ; [[ Double left square bracket
 	//array-table-close = ws %x5D.5D  ; ]] Double right square bracket
 
 	b = b[2:]
-	b = parseWhitespace(b)
-	b, err := parseKey(b)
+	b = p.parseWhitespace(b)
+	b, err := p.parseKey(b)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	b = parseWhitespace(b)
+	b = p.parseWhitespace(b)
 	b, err = expect(']', b)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -103,42 +227,49 @@ func parseArrayTable(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	return expect(']', b)
 }
 
-func parseStdTable(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+func (p parser) parseStdTable(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	//std-table = std-table-open key std-table-close
 	//std-table-open  = %x5B ws     ; [ Left square bracket
 	//std-table-close = ws %x5D     ; ] Right square bracket
 
+	p.builder.StandardTableBegin()
+	defer p.builder.StandardTableEnd()
+
 	b = b[1:]
-	b = parseWhitespace(b)
-	b, err := parseKey(b)
+	b = p.parseWhitespace(b)
+	b, err := p.parseKey(b)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	b = parseWhitespace(b)
+	b = p.parseWhitespace(b)
+
 	return expect(']', b)
 }
 
-func parseKeyval(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+func (p parser) parseKeyval(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	//keyval = key keyval-sep val
 
-	b, err := parseKey(b)
+	p.builder.KeyValBegin()
+	defer p.builder.KeyValEnd()
+
+	b, err := p.parseKey(b)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	//keyval-sep = ws %x3D ws ; =
 
-	b = parseWhitespace(b)
+	b = p.parseWhitespace(b)
 	b, err = expect('=', b)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	b = parseWhitespace(b)
+	b = p.parseWhitespace(b)
 
-	return parseVal(b)
+	return p.parseVal(b)
 }
 
-func parseVal(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+func (p parser) parseVal(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	// val = string / boolean / array / inline-table / date-time / float / integer
 	if len(b) == 0 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected value, not eof")
@@ -150,15 +281,19 @@ func parseVal(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	switch c {
 	// strings
 	case '"':
+		var v []byte
 		if scanFollowsMultilineBasicStringDelimiter(b) {
-			_, b, err = parseMultilineBasicString(b)
+			v, b, err = p.parseMultilineBasicString(b)
 		} else {
-			_, b, err = parseBasicString(b)
+			v, b, err = p.parseBasicString(b)
+		}
+		if err == nil {
+			p.builder.StringValue(v)
 		}
 		return b, err
 	case '\'':
 		if scanFollowsMultilineLiteralStringDelimiter(b) {
-			_, b, err = parseMultilineLiteralString(b)
+			_, b, err = p.parseMultilineLiteralString(b)
 		} else {
 			_, b, err = scanLiteralString(b)
 		}
@@ -174,9 +309,9 @@ func parseVal(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		}
 		return b[5:], nil
 	case '[':
-		return parseValArray(b)
+		return p.parseValArray(b)
 	case '{':
-		return parseInlineTable(b)
+		return p.parseInlineTable(b)
 
 	// TODO date-time
 
@@ -188,7 +323,7 @@ func parseVal(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	}
 }
 
-func parseInlineTable(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+func (p parser) parseInlineTable(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	//inline-table = inline-table-open [ inline-table-keyvals ] inline-table-close
 	//inline-table-open  = %x7B ws     ; {
 	//inline-table-close = ws %x7D     ; }
@@ -200,7 +335,7 @@ func parseInlineTable(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	first := true
 	var err error
 	for len(b) > 0 {
-		b = parseWhitespace(b)
+		b = p.parseWhitespace(b)
 		if b[0] == '}' {
 			break
 		}
@@ -210,16 +345,19 @@ func parseInlineTable(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			b = parseWhitespace(b)
+			b = p.parseWhitespace(b)
+		}
+		b, err = p.parseKeyval(b)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
-		b, err = parseKeyval(b)
 
 		first = false
 	}
 	return expect('}', b)
 }
 
-func parseValArray(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+func (p parser) parseValArray(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	//array = array-open [ array-values ] ws-comment-newline array-close
 	//array-open =  %x5B ; [
 	//array-close = %x5D ; ]
@@ -233,7 +371,7 @@ func parseValArray(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	first := true
 	var err error
 	for len(b) > 0 {
-		b, err = parseOptionalWhitespaceCommentNewline(b)
+		b, err = p.parseOptionalWhitespaceCommentNewline(b)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -250,17 +388,17 @@ func parseValArray(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("array cannot start with comma")
 			}
 			b = b[1:]
-			b, err = parseOptionalWhitespaceCommentNewline(b)
+			b, err = p.parseOptionalWhitespaceCommentNewline(b)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		}
 
-		b, err = parseVal(b)
+		b, err = p.parseVal(b)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		b, err = parseOptionalWhitespaceCommentNewline(b)
+		b, err = p.parseOptionalWhitespaceCommentNewline(b)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -270,9 +408,9 @@ func parseValArray(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	return expect(']', b)
 }
 
-func parseOptionalWhitespaceCommentNewline(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+func (p parser) parseOptionalWhitespaceCommentNewline(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	var err error
-	b = parseWhitespace(b)
+	b = p.parseWhitespace(b)
 	if len(b) > 0 && b[0] == '#' {
 		_, b, err = scanComment(b)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -280,7 +418,7 @@ func parseOptionalWhitespaceCommentNewline(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		}
 	}
 	if len(b) > 0 && (b[0] == '\n' || b[0] == '\r') {
-		b, err = parseNewline(b)
+		b, err = p.parseNewline(b)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -288,7 +426,7 @@ func parseOptionalWhitespaceCommentNewline(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	return b, nil
 }
 
-func parseMultilineLiteralString(b []byte) (string, []byte, error) {
+func (p parser) parseMultilineLiteralString(b []byte) (string, []byte, error) {
 	token, rest, err := scanMultilineLiteralString(b)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", nil, err
@@ -306,7 +444,7 @@ func parseMultilineLiteralString(b []byte) (string, []byte, error) {
 	return string(token[i : len(b)-3]), rest, err
 }
 
-func parseMultilineBasicString(b []byte) (string, []byte, error) {
+func (p parser) parseMultilineBasicString(b []byte) ([]byte, []byte, error) {
 	//ml-basic-string = ml-basic-string-delim [ newline ] ml-basic-body
 	//ml-basic-string-delim
 	//ml-basic-string-delim = 3quotation-mark
@@ -320,9 +458,9 @@ func parseMultilineBasicString(b []byte) (string, []byte, error) {
 
 	token, rest, err := scanMultilineBasicString(b)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", nil, err
+		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	var builder strings.Builder
+	var builder bytes.Buffer
 
 	i := 3
 
@@ -371,29 +509,29 @@ func parseMultilineBasicString(b []byte) (string, []byte, error) {
 			case 'u':
 				x, err := hexToString(token[i+3:len(token)-3], 4)
 				if err != nil {
-					return "", nil, err
+					return nil, nil, err
 				}
 				builder.WriteString(x)
 				i += 4
 			case 'U':
 				x, err := hexToString(token[i+3:len(token)-3], 8)
 				if err != nil {
-					return "", nil, err
+					return nil, nil, err
 				}
 				builder.WriteString(x)
 				i += 8
 			default:
-				return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid escaped character: %#U", c)
+				return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid escaped character: %#U", c)
 			}
 		} else {
 			builder.WriteByte(c)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return builder.String(), rest, nil
+	return builder.Bytes(), rest, nil
 }
 
-func parseKey(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+func (p parser) parseKey(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	//key = simple-key / dotted-key
 	//simple-key = quoted-key / unquoted-key
 	//
@@ -403,20 +541,20 @@ func parseKey(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	//
 	//dot-sep   = ws %x2E ws  ; . Period
 
-	b, err := parseSimpleKey(b)
+	b, err := p.parseSimpleKey(b)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	for {
-		b = parseWhitespace(b)
+		b = p.parseWhitespace(b)
 		if len(b) > 0 && b[0] == '.' {
 			b, err = expect('.', b)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			b = parseWhitespace(b)
-			b, err = parseSimpleKey(b)
+			b = p.parseWhitespace(b)
+			b, err = p.parseSimpleKey(b)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
@@ -428,7 +566,7 @@ func parseKey(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	return b, nil
 }
 
-func parseSimpleKey(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+func (p parser) parseSimpleKey(b []byte) (rest []byte, err error) {
 	//simple-key = quoted-key / unquoted-key
 	//unquoted-key = 1*( ALPHA / DIGIT / %x2D / %x5F ) ; A-Z / a-z / 0-9 / - / _
 	//quoted-key = basic-string / literal-string
@@ -437,24 +575,21 @@ func parseSimpleKey(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		return nil, unexpectedCharacter{b: b}
 	}
 
+	var v []byte
 	if b[0] == '\'' {
-		_, rest, err := scanLiteralString(b)
-		return rest, err
+		v, rest, err = scanLiteralString(b)
+	} else if b[0] == '"' {
+		v, rest, err = p.parseBasicString(b)
+	} else if isUnquotedKeyChar(b[0]) {
+		v, rest, err = scanUnquotedKey(b)
+	} else {
+		return nil, unexpectedCharacter{b: b}
 	}
-	if b[0] == '"' {
-		_, rest, err := parseBasicString(b)
-		return rest, err
-	}
-
-	if isUnquotedKeyChar(b[0]) {
-		_, rest, err := scanUnquotedKey(b)
-		return rest, err
-	}
-
-	return nil, unexpectedCharacter{b: b}
+	p.builder.SimpleKey(v)
+	return
 }
 
-func parseBasicString(b []byte) (string, []byte, error) {
+func (p parser) parseBasicString(b []byte) ([]byte, []byte, error) {
 	//basic-string = quotation-mark *basic-char quotation-mark
 	//quotation-mark = %x22            ; "
 	//basic-char = basic-unescaped / escaped
@@ -472,9 +607,9 @@ func parseBasicString(b []byte) (string, []byte, error) {
 
 	token, rest, err := scanBasicString(b)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", nil, err
+		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	var builder strings.Builder
+	var builder bytes.Buffer
 
 	// The scanner ensures that the token starts and ends with quotes and that
 	// escapes are balanced.
@@ -499,26 +634,26 @@ func parseBasicString(b []byte) (string, []byte, error) {
 			case 'u':
 				x, err := hexToString(token[i+1:len(token)-1], 4)
 				if err != nil {
-					return "", nil, err
+					return nil, nil, err
 				}
 				builder.WriteString(x)
 				i += 4
 			case 'U':
 				x, err := hexToString(token[i+1:len(token)-1], 8)
 				if err != nil {
-					return "", nil, err
+					return nil, nil, err
 				}
 				builder.WriteString(x)
 				i += 8
 			default:
-				return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid escaped character: %#U", c)
+				return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid escaped character: %#U", c)
 			}
 		} else {
 			builder.WriteByte(c)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return builder.String(), rest, nil
+	return builder.Bytes(), rest, nil
 }
 
 func hexToString(b []byte, length int) (string, error) {
@@ -533,7 +668,7 @@ func hexToString(b []byte, length int) (string, error) {
 	return string(b), nil
 }
 
-func parseWhitespace(b []byte) []byte {
+func (p parser) parseWhitespace(b []byte) []byte {
 	//ws = *wschar
 	//wschar =  %x20  ; Space
 	//wschar =/ %x09  ; Horizontal tab
diff --git a/unmarshal_test.go b/unmarshal_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad116ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unmarshal_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package toml
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestUnmarshalSimple(t *testing.T) {
+	x := struct{ Foo string }{}
+	err := Unmarshal([]byte(`Foo = "hello"`), &x)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "hello", x.Foo)
+}
+
+func TestUnmarshalNestedStructs(t *testing.T) {
+	x := struct{ Foo struct{ Bar string } }{}
+	err := Unmarshal([]byte(`Foo.Bar = "hello"`), &x)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "hello", x.Foo.Bar)
+}
+
+func TestUnmarshalNestedStructsMultipleExpressions(t *testing.T) {
+	x := struct {
+		A struct{ B string }
+		C string
+	}{}
+	err := Unmarshal([]byte(`A.B = "hello"
+C = "test"`), &x)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "hello", x.A.B)
+	assert.Equal(t, "test", x.C)
+}