diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 8459107..51a482e 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::{RwLock, RwLockReadGuard, RwLockWriteGuard};
 use std::{fs, process};
 
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use platform_dirs::AppDirs;
 use crate::command::{SortDirection, SortKey};
 use crate::playable::Playable;
 use crate::queue;
+use crate::serialization::{Serializer, TOML};
 
 pub const CLIENT_ID: &str = "d420a117a32841c2b3474932e49fb54b";
 
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ impl Config {
 
         let mut userstate = {
             let path = config_path("userstate.toml");
-            load_or_generate_default(path, |_| Ok(UserState::default()), true)
+            TOML.load_or_generate_default(path, || Ok(UserState::default()), true)
                 .expect("could not load user state")
         };
 
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ impl Config {
     pub fn save_state(&self) {
         let path = config_path("userstate.toml");
         debug!("saving user state to {}", path.display());
-        if let Err(e) = write_content_helper(path, self.state().clone()) {
+        if let Err(e) = TOML.write(path, self.state().clone()) {
             error!("Could not save user state: {}", e);
         }
     }
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ impl Config {
 
 fn load() -> Result<ConfigValues, String> {
     let path = config_path("config.toml");
-    load_or_generate_default(path, |_| Ok(ConfigValues::default()), false)
+    TOML.load_or_generate_default(path, || Ok(ConfigValues::default()), false)
 }
 
 fn proj_dirs() -> AppDirs {
@@ -203,52 +204,3 @@ pub fn cache_path(file: &str) -> PathBuf {
     pb.push(file);
     pb
 }
-
-/// Configuration and credential file helper
-/// Creates a default configuration if none exist, otherwise will optionally overwrite
-/// the file if it fails to parse
-pub fn load_or_generate_default<
-    P: AsRef<Path>,
-    T: serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
-    F: Fn(&Path) -> Result<T, String>,
->(
-    path: P,
-    default: F,
-    default_on_parse_failure: bool,
-) -> Result<T, String> {
-    let path = path.as_ref();
-    // Nothing exists so just write the default and return it
-    if !path.exists() {
-        let value = default(&path)?;
-        return write_content_helper(&path, value);
-    }
-
-    // load the serialized content. Always report this failure
-    let contents = std::fs::read_to_string(&path)
-        .map_err(|e| format!("Unable to read {}: {}", path.to_string_lossy(), e))?;
-
-    // Deserialize the content, optionally fall back to default if it fails
-    let result = toml::from_str(&contents);
-    if default_on_parse_failure && result.is_err() {
-        let value = default(&path)?;
-        return write_content_helper(&path, value);
-    }
-    result.map_err(|e| format!("Unable to parse {}: {}", path.to_string_lossy(), e))
-}
-
-fn write_content_helper<P: AsRef<Path>, T: serde::Serialize>(
-    path: P,
-    value: T,
-) -> Result<T, String> {
-    let content =
-        toml::to_string_pretty(&value).map_err(|e| format!("Failed serializing value: {}", e))?;
-    fs::write(path.as_ref(), content)
-        .map(|_| value)
-        .map_err(|e| {
-            format!(
-                "Failed writing content to {}: {}",
-                path.as_ref().display(),
-                e
-            )
-        })
-}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index f95d5ca..cdae2a2 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ mod library;
 mod playable;
 mod playlist;
 mod queue;
+mod serialization;
 mod sharing;
 mod show;
 mod spotify;
diff --git a/src/serialization.rs b/src/serialization.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7c3f53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/serialization.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+use std::{fs, path::Path};
+
+pub trait Serializer {
+    /// Configuration and credential file helper
+    /// Creates a default configuration if none exist, otherwise will optionally overwrite
+    /// the file if it fails to parse
+    fn load_or_generate_default<
+        P: AsRef<Path>,
+        T: serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+        F: Fn() -> Result<T, String>,
+    >(
+        &self,
+        path: P,
+        default: F,
+        default_on_parse_failure: bool,
+    ) -> Result<T, String> {
+        let path = path.as_ref();
+        // Nothing exists so just write the default and return it
+        if !path.exists() {
+            let value = default()?;
+            return self.write(&path, value);
+        }
+
+        let result = self.load(&path);
+        if default_on_parse_failure && result.is_err() {
+            let value = default()?;
+            return self.write(&path, value);
+        }
+        result.map_err(|e| format!("Unable to parse {}: {}", path.to_string_lossy(), e))
+    }
+
+    fn load<P: AsRef<Path>, T: serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned>(
+        &self,
+        path: P,
+    ) -> Result<T, String>;
+    fn write<P: AsRef<Path>, T: serde::Serialize>(&self, path: P, value: T) -> Result<T, String>;
+}
+
+pub struct TomlSerializer {}
+impl Serializer for TomlSerializer {
+    fn load<P: AsRef<Path>, T: serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned>(
+        &self,
+        path: P,
+    ) -> Result<T, String> {
+        let contents = std::fs::read_to_string(&path)
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Unable to read {}: {}", path.as_ref().to_string_lossy(), e))?;
+        toml::from_str(&contents).map_err(|e| {
+            format!(
+                "Unable to parse toml {}: {}",
+                path.as_ref().to_string_lossy(),
+                e
+            )
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn write<P: AsRef<Path>, T: serde::Serialize>(&self, path: P, value: T) -> Result<T, String> {
+        let content = toml::to_string_pretty(&value)
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed serializing value: {}", e))?;
+        fs::write(path.as_ref(), content)
+            .map(|_| value)
+            .map_err(|e| {
+                format!(
+                    "Failed writing content to {}: {}",
+                    path.as_ref().display(),
+                    e
+                )
+            })
+    }
+}
+
+pub static TOML: TomlSerializer = TomlSerializer {};