diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9ff44fd..d97c8ab 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>8</source>
-                    <target>8</target>
+                    <source>9</source>
+                    <target>9</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/abhinavsarkar/former/StringDecompression.java b/src/main/java/net/abhinavsarkar/former/StringDecompression.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b201d21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/abhinavsarkar/former/StringDecompression.java
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+package net.abhinavsarkar.former;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.function.BiFunction;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
+/**
+ * https://techdevguide.withgoogle.com/resources/compress-decompression/
+ */
+public class StringDecompression {
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+    System.out.println(decompress("10[a]"));
+    System.out.println(decompress("3[abc]4[ab]c"));
+    System.out.println(decompress("2[3[a]b]"));
+    System.out.println(decompress("2[]b"));
+    System.out.println(decompress("0[abc]v"));
+    System.out.println(decompress("szs"));
+  }
+
+  static String decompress(String s) {
+    return parse(s).toString();
+  }
+
+  private static CompressedString parse(String s) {
+    Optional<Tuple<String, CompressedString>> parsed = CompressedString.PARSER.parse(s);
+    if (!parsed.isPresent()) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unable to decompress");
+    }
+    return parsed.get().second;
+  }
+}
+
+class Tuple<A, B> {
+  A first;
+  B second;
+
+  Tuple(A first, B second) {
+    this.first = first;
+    this.second = second;
+  }
+
+  <C> Tuple<A, C> map(Function<B, C> f) {
+    return new Tuple<>(first, f.apply(second));
+  }
+}
+
+@FunctionalInterface
+interface Parser<I, O> {
+  Optional<Tuple<I, O>> parse(I input);
+
+  default <P> Parser<I, P> map(Function<O, P> mapper) {
+    return input -> this.parse(input).map(tup -> tup.map(mapper));
+  }
+
+  default <P> Parser<I, P> seqApply(Parser<I, Function<O, P>> parser) {
+    return input -> parser.parse(input)
+            .flatMap(ftup -> this.parse(ftup.first).map(tup -> tup.map(ftup.second)));
+  }
+
+  default <P> Parser<I, P> leftSeqApply(Parser<I, P> parser) {
+    return this.apply((x, y) -> y, parser);
+  }
+
+  default <P> Parser<I, O> rightSeqApply(Parser<I, P> parser) {
+    return this.apply((x, y) -> x, parser);
+  }
+
+  default <P, Q> Parser<I, Q> apply(BiFunction<O, P, Q> function, Parser<I, P> parser) {
+    return parser.seqApply(this.map(o -> p -> function.apply(o, p)));
+  }
+
+  default Parser<I, O> or(Parser<I, O> parser) {
+    return input -> this.parse(input).or(() -> parser.parse(input));
+  }
+
+  default Parser<I, List<O>> many() {
+    return input -> {
+      I rest = input;
+      List<O> output = new ArrayList<>();
+
+      Optional<Tuple<I, O>> parsed = this.parse(rest);
+      while (parsed.isPresent()) {
+        Tuple<I, O> tup = parsed.get();
+        rest = tup.first;
+        output.add(tup.second);
+        parsed = this.parse(rest);
+      }
+      return Optional.of(new Tuple<>(rest, output));
+    };
+  }
+
+  default Parser<I, List<O>> some() {
+    return input -> {
+      Tuple<I, List<O>> output = many().parse(input).get();
+      if (output.second.isEmpty()) {
+        return Optional.empty();
+      } else {
+        return Optional.of(output);
+      }
+    };
+  }
+
+}
+
+class CharPredicateParser implements Parser<String, Character> {
+  private Predicate<Character> predicate;
+
+  CharPredicateParser(Predicate<Character> predicate) {
+    this.predicate = predicate;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Optional<Tuple<String, Character>> parse(String input) {
+    if (input.isEmpty()) {
+      return Optional.empty();
+    }
+
+    Character i = input.charAt(0);
+    if (predicate.test(i)) {
+      return Optional.of(new Tuple<>(input.substring(1), i));
+    }
+
+    return Optional.empty();
+  }
+}
+
+class Parsers {
+  public static final Parser<String, Character> DIGIT_PARSER =
+          new CharPredicateParser(Character::isDigit);
+
+  public static final Parser<String, Integer> NUMBER_PARSER =
+          DIGIT_PARSER
+                  .some()
+                  .map(Parsers::digitsToInt);
+
+  public static final Parser<String, Character> ENGLISH_LOWER_CASE_CHAR_PARSER =
+          new CharPredicateParser(c -> c >= 97 && c <= 122);
+
+  public static Parser<String, Character> charParser(Character c) {
+    return new CharPredicateParser(c::equals);
+  }
+
+  private static Integer digitsToInt(List<Character> digits) {
+    int i = 0;
+    for (char c : digits) {
+      i = i * 10 + (c - 48);
+    }
+    return i;
+  }
+}
+
+class CompressedString {
+  private List<Part> parts;
+
+  CompressedString(List<Part> parts) {
+    this.parts = parts;
+  }
+
+  interface Part {
+    String toString();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    return parts.stream()
+            .map(Object::toString)
+            .collect(Collectors.joining());
+  }
+
+  public static final Parser<String, CompressedString> PARSER =
+          CompressedPart.PARSER
+                  .or(StringPart.PARSER)
+                  .many()
+                  .map(CompressedString::new);
+}
+
+
+class StringPart implements CompressedString.Part {
+  private String string;
+
+  StringPart(String string) {
+    this.string = string;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    return this.string;
+  }
+
+  public static final Parser<String, CompressedString.Part> PARSER =
+          Parsers.ENGLISH_LOWER_CASE_CHAR_PARSER
+                  .some()
+                  .map(chars -> new StringPart(charListToString(chars)));
+
+  private static String charListToString(List<Character> chars) {
+    return chars.stream()
+            .map(String::valueOf)
+            .collect(Collectors.joining());
+  }
+}
+
+class CompressedPart implements CompressedString.Part {
+  private int repetition;
+  private CompressedString string;
+
+  CompressedPart(int repetition, CompressedString string) {
+    this.repetition = repetition;
+    this.string = string;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    String s = string.toString();
+    return Stream.generate(() -> s)
+            .limit(repetition)
+            .collect(Collectors.joining());
+  }
+
+  private static final Parser<String, CompressedString> BRACKETED_STRING_PARSER =
+          Parsers.charParser('[')
+                  .leftSeqApply(input -> CompressedString.PARSER
+                          .rightSeqApply(Parsers.charParser(']'))
+                          .parse(input));
+
+  public static final Parser<String, CompressedString.Part> PARSER =
+          Parsers.NUMBER_PARSER.apply(CompressedPart::new, BRACKETED_STRING_PARSER);
+}
+