diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/looker/droidify/database/Database.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/looker/droidify/database/Database.kt
index ba6057e6..30ac607d 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/looker/droidify/database/Database.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/looker/droidify/database/Database.kt
@@ -340,11 +340,11 @@ object Database {
         return ObservableCursor(this, dataObservable(subject))
     }
 
-    private fun <T> ByteArray.jsonParse(callback: (JsonParser) -> T): T {
+    fun <T> ByteArray.jsonParse(callback: (JsonParser) -> T): T {
         return Json.factory.createParser(this).use { it.parseDictionary(callback) }
     }
 
-    private fun jsonGenerate(callback: (JsonGenerator) -> Unit): ByteArray {
+    fun jsonGenerate(callback: (JsonGenerator) -> Unit): ByteArray {
         val outputStream = ByteArrayOutputStream()
         Json.factory.createGenerator(outputStream).use { it.writeDictionary(callback) }
         return outputStream.toByteArray()
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/looker/droidify/database/DatabaseX.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/looker/droidify/database/DatabaseX.kt
index ed11c6c2..341667cb 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/looker/droidify/database/DatabaseX.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/looker/droidify/database/DatabaseX.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import android.content.Context
 import androidx.room.Database
 import androidx.room.Room
 import androidx.room.RoomDatabase
+import androidx.room.TypeConverters
 
 @Database(
     entities = [
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import androidx.room.RoomDatabase
         Lock::class
     ], version = 1
 )
+@TypeConverters(Converters::class)
 abstract class DatabaseX : RoomDatabase() {
     // TODO add the DAOs for the tables
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/looker/droidify/database/Tables.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/looker/droidify/database/Tables.kt
index 6b1e15e1..fb4077e8 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/looker/droidify/database/Tables.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/looker/droidify/database/Tables.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ package com.looker.droidify.database
 import androidx.room.ColumnInfo
 import androidx.room.Entity
 import androidx.room.PrimaryKey
+import androidx.room.TypeConverter
+import com.looker.droidify.database.Database.jsonGenerate
+import com.looker.droidify.database.Database.jsonParse
 import com.looker.droidify.entity.Product
 import com.looker.droidify.entity.ProductItem
 import com.looker.droidify.entity.Repository
@@ -64,4 +67,59 @@ class Lock {
     var package_name = ""
 
     var version_code = 0
+}
+
+class Converters {
+    @TypeConverter
+    fun toRepository(byteArray: ByteArray): Repository {
+        return byteArray.jsonParse {
+            Repository.deserialize(
+                0,//id,
+                it
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
+    @TypeConverter
+    fun toByteArray(repository: Repository): ByteArray {
+        return jsonGenerate(repository::serialize)
+    }
+
+    @TypeConverter
+    fun toProduct(byteArray: ByteArray): Product {
+        return byteArray.jsonParse {
+            Product.deserialize(
+                0,//repository_id,
+                "",//description,
+                it
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
+    @TypeConverter
+    fun toByteArray(product: Product): ByteArray {
+        return jsonGenerate(product::serialize)
+    }
+
+    @TypeConverter
+    fun toProductItem(byteArray: ByteArray): ProductItem {
+        return byteArray.jsonParse {
+            ProductItem.deserialize(
+                0,//repository_id,
+                "",//package_name,
+                "",//name,
+                "",//summary,
+                "",//version,
+                true,//compatible,
+                true,//canUpdate,
+                0,//matchRank,
+                it
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
+    @TypeConverter
+    fun toByteArray(productItem: ProductItem): ByteArray {
+        return jsonGenerate(productItem::serialize)
+    }
 }
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