diff --git a/src/engine/io/page_formats/item_id_data.rs b/src/engine/io/page_formats/item_id_data.rs
index 1b67041..c311083 100644
--- a/src/engine/io/page_formats/item_id_data.rs
+++ b/src/engine/io/page_formats/item_id_data.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 //! Pointer type to indicate where an item is inside a page
 //! See here for doc: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/storage-page-layout.html
-use crate::engine::io::ConstEncodedSize;
+use crate::engine::io::{
+    format_traits::{Parseable, Serializable},
+    ConstEncodedSize,
+};
 
 use super::{UInt12, UInt12Error};
 use bytes::{Buf, BufMut};
@@ -23,20 +26,25 @@ impl ItemIdData {
         let length_usize = self.length.to_u16() as usize;
         offset_usize..(offset_usize + length_usize)
     }
+}
 
-    pub fn serialize(&self, buffer: &mut impl BufMut) {
-        UInt12::serialize_packed(buffer, &[self.offset, self.length]);
+impl ConstEncodedSize for ItemIdData {
+    fn encoded_size() -> usize {
+        3
     }
+}
 
-    pub fn parse(buffer: &mut impl Buf) -> Result<Self, ItemIdDataError> {
+impl Parseable<ItemIdDataError> for ItemIdData {
+    type Output = Self;
+    fn parse(buffer: &mut impl Buf) -> Result<Self, ItemIdDataError> {
         let items = UInt12::parse_packed(buffer, 2)?;
         Ok(ItemIdData::new(items[0], items[1]))
     }
 }
 
-impl ConstEncodedSize for ItemIdData {
-    fn encoded_size() -> usize {
-        3
+impl Serializable for ItemIdData {
+    fn serialize(&self, buffer: &mut impl BufMut) {
+        UInt12::serialize_packed(buffer, &[self.offset, self.length]);
     }
 }
 
@@ -47,3 +55,27 @@ pub enum ItemIdDataError {
     #[error(transparent)]
     UInt12Error(#[from] UInt12Error),
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use bytes::BytesMut;
+
+    use crate::constants::PAGE_SIZE;
+
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_roundtrip() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+        let iid = ItemIdData::new(UInt12::new(1)?, UInt12::new(2)?);
+
+        let mut buffer = BytesMut::with_capacity(PAGE_SIZE as usize);
+        iid.serialize(&mut buffer);
+
+        let mut buffer = buffer.freeze();
+        let result = ItemIdData::parse(&mut buffer)?;
+
+        assert_eq!(iid, result);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/engine/io/page_formats/page_data.rs b/src/engine/io/page_formats/page_data.rs
index c660311..c1d297e 100644
--- a/src/engine/io/page_formats/page_data.rs
+++ b/src/engine/io/page_formats/page_data.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::engine::io::format_traits::{Parseable, Serializable};
 use crate::engine::io::{ConstEncodedSize, EncodedSize};
 use crate::engine::objects::SqlTuple;
 use crate::engine::transactions::TransactionId;
@@ -95,20 +96,6 @@ impl PageData {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn serialize(&self, buffer: &mut impl BufMut) {
-        self.page_header.serialize(buffer);
-
-        //Now write items data in order
-        self.item_ids.iter().for_each(|f| f.serialize(buffer));
-
-        //Fill the free space
-        let free_space = vec![0; self.page_header.get_free_space()];
-        buffer.put_slice(&free_space);
-
-        //Write items in reverse order
-        self.rows.iter().rev().for_each(|r| r.serialize(buffer));
-    }
-
     pub fn parse(
         table: Arc<Table>,
         page: PageOffset,
@@ -141,8 +128,22 @@ impl PageData {
             rows,
         })
     }
+}
+
+impl Serializable for PageData {
+    fn serialize(&self, buffer: &mut impl BufMut) {
+        self.page_header.serialize(buffer);
 
-    //Todo implement updates, just unsure if it should be here
+        //Now write items data in order
+        self.item_ids.iter().for_each(|f| f.serialize(buffer));
+
+        //Fill the free space
+        let free_space = vec![0; self.page_header.get_free_space()];
+        buffer.put_slice(&free_space);
+
+        //Write items in reverse order
+        self.rows.iter().rev().for_each(|r| r.serialize(buffer));
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
diff --git a/src/engine/io/page_formats/page_header.rs b/src/engine/io/page_formats/page_header.rs
index 15de859..b53faf6 100644
--- a/src/engine/io/page_formats/page_header.rs
+++ b/src/engine/io/page_formats/page_header.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! See https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/storage-page-layout.html for reference documentation
 //! I'm only implementing enough for my needs until proven otherwise
-use crate::engine::io::ConstEncodedSize;
+use crate::engine::io::{format_traits::Parseable, ConstEncodedSize};
 
 use super::{ItemIdData, UInt12, UInt12Error};
 use bytes::{Buf, BufMut};
@@ -59,14 +59,6 @@ impl PageHeader {
     pub fn serialize(&self, buffer: &mut impl BufMut) {
         UInt12::serialize_packed(buffer, &[self.pd_lower, self.pd_upper]);
     }
-
-    pub fn parse(buffer: &mut impl Buf) -> Result<Self, PageHeaderError> {
-        let items = UInt12::parse_packed(buffer, 2)?;
-        Ok(PageHeader {
-            pd_lower: items[0],
-            pd_upper: items[1],
-        })
-    }
 }
 
 impl Default for PageHeader {
@@ -81,6 +73,17 @@ impl ConstEncodedSize for PageHeader {
     }
 }
 
+impl Parseable<PageHeaderError> for PageHeader {
+    type Output = Self;
+    fn parse(buffer: &mut impl Buf) -> Result<Self, PageHeaderError> {
+        let items = UInt12::parse_packed(buffer, 2)?;
+        Ok(PageHeader {
+            pd_lower: items[0],
+            pd_upper: items[1],
+        })
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
 pub enum PageHeaderError {
     #[error("Not enough space to add")]
diff --git a/src/engine/io/page_formats/page_offset.rs b/src/engine/io/page_formats/page_offset.rs
index 13a4939..fa9a014 100644
--- a/src/engine/io/page_formats/page_offset.rs
+++ b/src/engine/io/page_formats/page_offset.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 use crate::{
     constants::{PAGES_PER_FILE, PAGE_SIZE},
-    engine::io::ConstEncodedSize,
+    engine::io::{
+        format_traits::{Parseable, Serializable},
+        ConstEncodedSize,
+    },
 };
 use bytes::{Buf, BufMut};
 use std::{
@@ -9,6 +12,7 @@ use std::{
     mem::size_of,
     num::TryFromIntError,
     ops::{Add, AddAssign, Mul},
+    process::Output,
 };
 use thiserror::Error;
 
@@ -16,26 +20,6 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 pub struct PageOffset(pub usize);
 
 impl PageOffset {
-    pub fn serialize(&self, buffer: &mut impl BufMut) {
-        //TODO switch this and other serialize calls to usize based once my pull request is accepted
-        //https://github.com/tokio-rs/bytes/pull/511
-        buffer.put_uint_le(self.0 as u64, size_of::<usize>());
-    }
-
-    pub fn parse(buffer: &mut impl Buf) -> Result<Self, PageOffsetError> {
-        if buffer.remaining() < size_of::<usize>() {
-            return Err(PageOffsetError::BufferTooShort(
-                size_of::<usize>(),
-                buffer.remaining(),
-            ));
-        }
-
-        let value = buffer.get_uint_le(size_of::<usize>());
-        let page = usize::try_from(value)?;
-
-        Ok(PageOffset(page))
-    }
-
     /// This will calculate a page offset based on the max file count and the offset from the first
     /// non-zero page in a file.
     ///
@@ -115,6 +99,23 @@ impl fmt::Display for PageOffset {
     }
 }
 
+impl Parseable<PageOffsetError> for PageOffset {
+    type Output = Self;
+    fn parse(buffer: &mut impl Buf) -> Result<Self, PageOffsetError> {
+        if buffer.remaining() < size_of::<usize>() {
+            return Err(PageOffsetError::BufferTooShort(
+                size_of::<usize>(),
+                buffer.remaining(),
+            ));
+        }
+
+        let value = buffer.get_uint_le(size_of::<usize>());
+        let page = usize::try_from(value)?;
+
+        Ok(PageOffset(page))
+    }
+}
+
 impl Mul for PageOffset {
     type Output = PageOffset;
 
@@ -123,6 +124,14 @@ impl Mul for PageOffset {
     }
 }
 
+impl Serializable for PageOffset {
+    fn serialize(&self, buffer: &mut impl BufMut) {
+        //TODO switch this and other serialize calls to usize based once my pull request is accepted
+        //https://github.com/tokio-rs/bytes/pull/511
+        buffer.put_uint_le(self.0 as u64, size_of::<usize>());
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Error, PartialEq)]
 pub enum PageOffsetError {
     #[error("Not enough space to parse usize need {0} got {1}")]
diff --git a/src/engine/io/row_formats/item_pointer.rs b/src/engine/io/row_formats/item_pointer.rs
index 77141e5..cc0e419 100644
--- a/src/engine/io/row_formats/item_pointer.rs
+++ b/src/engine/io/row_formats/item_pointer.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 //!
 //! We will be treating this a little different since our size will be based on usize
 
+use crate::engine::io::format_traits::{Parseable, Serializable};
 use crate::engine::io::page_formats::{PageOffset, PageOffsetError};
 use crate::engine::io::ConstEncodedSize;
 
@@ -24,16 +25,11 @@ impl ItemPointer {
     pub fn new(page: PageOffset, count: UInt12) -> ItemPointer {
         ItemPointer { page, count }
     }
+}
 
-    pub fn serialize(&self, buffer: &mut impl BufMut) {
-        self.page.serialize(buffer);
-        UInt12::serialize_packed(buffer, &[self.count]);
-    }
-
-    pub fn parse(buffer: &mut impl Buf) -> Result<Self, ItemPointerError> {
-        let po = PageOffset::parse(buffer)?;
-        let items = UInt12::parse_packed(buffer, 1)?;
-        Ok(ItemPointer::new(po, items[0]))
+impl ConstEncodedSize for ItemPointer {
+    fn encoded_size() -> usize {
+        size_of::<usize>() + UInt12::encoded_size()
     }
 }
 
@@ -45,9 +41,19 @@ impl fmt::Display for ItemPointer {
     }
 }
 
-impl ConstEncodedSize for ItemPointer {
-    fn encoded_size() -> usize {
-        size_of::<usize>() + UInt12::encoded_size()
+impl Parseable<ItemPointerError> for ItemPointer {
+    type Output = Self;
+    fn parse(buffer: &mut impl Buf) -> Result<Self, ItemPointerError> {
+        let po = PageOffset::parse(buffer)?;
+        let items = UInt12::parse_packed(buffer, 1)?;
+        Ok(ItemPointer::new(po, items[0]))
+    }
+}
+
+impl Serializable for ItemPointer {
+    fn serialize(&self, buffer: &mut impl BufMut) {
+        self.page.serialize(buffer);
+        UInt12::serialize_packed(buffer, &[self.count]);
     }
 }