diff --git a/steps/index.html b/steps/index.html
index b38b6e4..f9c3597 100644
--- a/steps/index.html
+++ b/steps/index.html
@@ -314,12 +314,13 @@
             initializeTheme
         } from './src/theme.js';
 
+        // import caching logic from './src/db.js';
+        import { 
+            initDB, saveFileToDB, loadFileFromDB
+        } from './src/db.js';
 
-        // --- IndexedDB for Caching ---
-        let db; function initDB(callback) { const request = indexedDB.open('visualizerDB', 1); request.onupgradeneeded = function (event) { const db = event.target.result; if (!db.objectStoreNames.contains('files')) { db.createObjectStore('files'); } }; request.onsuccess = function (event) { db = event.target.result; console.log("Database initialized"); if (callback) callback(); }; request.onerror = function (event) { console.error("IndexedDB error:", event.target.errorCode); }; }
-        function saveFileToDB(key, value) { if (!db) return; const transaction = db.transaction(['files'], 'readwrite'); const store = transaction.objectStore('files'); const request = store.put(value, key); request.onsuccess = () => console.log(`File '${key}' saved to DB.`); request.onerror = (event) => console.error(`Error saving file '${key}':`, event.target.error); }
-        function loadFileFromDB(key, callback) { if (!db) return; const transaction = db.transaction(['files'], 'readonly'); const store = transaction.objectStore('files'); const request = store.get(key); request.onsuccess = function () { if (request.result) { callback(request.result); } else { console.log(`File '${key}' not found in DB.`); callback(null); } }; request.onerror = (event) => { console.error(`Error loading file '${key}':`, event.target.error); callback(null); }; }
-
+        // import file parsers from './src/fileParsers.js';'
+        
         // --- p5.js Sketch Definitions ---
         let sketch = function (p) {
 
diff --git a/steps/src/db.js b/steps/src/db.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad575fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/steps/src/db.js
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+
+
+// --- IndexedDB for Caching --- //
+let db;
+
+//---Initialize DB---//
+
+export function initDB(callback) {
+    const request = indexedDB.open('visualizerDB', 1);
+    request.onupgradeneeded = function (event) {
+        const db = event.target.result;
+        if (!db.objectStoreNames.contains('files')) {
+            db.createObjectStore('files');
+        }
+    };
+    request.onsuccess = function (event) {
+        db = event.target.result;
+        console.log("Database initialized");
+        if (callback) callback();
+    }; request.onerror = function (event) {
+        console.error("IndexedDB error:", event.target.errorCode);
+    };
+}
+
+//---save file---//
+
+export function saveFileToDB(key, value) {
+    if (!db) return;
+    const transaction = db.transaction(['files'], 'readwrite');
+    const store = transaction.objectStore('files');
+    const request = store.put(value, key);
+    request.onsuccess = () => console.log(`File '${key}' saved to DB.`);
+    request.onerror = (event) => console.error(`Error saving file '${key}':`, event.target.error);
+}
+
+//---load file---//
+
+export function loadFileFromDB(key, callback) {
+    if (!db) return;
+    const transaction = db.transaction(['files'], 'readonly');
+    const store = transaction.objectStore('files'); const request = store.get(key);
+    request.onsuccess = function () {
+        if (request.result) {
+            callback(request.result);
+        }
+        else {
+            console.log(`File '${key}' not found in DB.`);
+            callback(null);
+        }
+    };
+    request.onerror = (event) => {
+        console.error(`Error loading file '${key}':`, event.target.error);
+        callback(null);
+    };
+}