diff --git a/src/data.py b/src/data.py
index fcb091c..9de50c8 100644
--- a/src/data.py
+++ b/src/data.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from enum import Enum
 import re
 import datetime
+import logging
 
 re_trade = re.compile(
     r'Hi, I would like to buy your (?P<item>.+) listed for (?P<amount>\d+) (?P<currency>\S+) in (?P<league>\S+) '
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@ re_log = re.compile(
     r'(?P<date>\d\d\d\d/\d\d/\d\d \d\d:\d\d:\d\d) (\d+) (\S+) \[(?P<level>\S+) (\S+) (\d+)\] '
     r'(?P<channel>[#@%$&]?)(?P<ToFrom>To|From)?\s?(?P<guild><\S+>)? ?(?P<user>[^:]+): (?P<message>.*)'
 )
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
 
 
 def compile_regex(conf: dict):
@@ -74,6 +77,24 @@ class Message():
         if self.channel is Channel.WHISPER:
             self.parse_trade()
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_text(cls, text: str):
+        result = re_log.search(text)
+        if not result:
+            log.debug(f'Result is none for text "{text}"')
+            return None
+        date = datetime.datetime.strptime(
+            result.group('date'), '%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S')
+        guild = result.group('guild')
+        if guild:
+            guild = guild.strip('<>')
+        return cls(result.group('message'),
+                   date,
+                   result.group('user'),
+                   channel_mapping[result.group('channel')],
+                   guild,
+                   result.group('ToFrom'))
+
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         text = f'{self.date} - {self.channel.name}: '
         if self.to_from:
diff --git a/src/trader.py b/src/trader.py
index bdba67a..beb8e3a 100644
--- a/src/trader.py
+++ b/src/trader.py
@@ -1,36 +1,17 @@
 import time
-import datetime
 import logging
-from .data import Message, channel_mapping, re_log
+from .data import Message
 from . import gui
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
 
 
-def parse_log(text: str) -> Message:
-    result = re_log.search(text)
-    if not result:
-        log.debug(f'Result is none for text "{text}"')
-        return None
-    date = datetime.datetime.strptime(
-        result.group('date'), '%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S')
-    guild = result.group('guild')
-    if guild:
-        guild = guild.strip('<>')
-    return Message(result.group('message'),
-                   date,
-                   result.group('user'),
-                   channel_mapping[result.group('channel')],
-                   guild,
-                   result.group('ToFrom'))
-
-
 def read_log(logfile: str, app: gui.Gui) -> None:
     logfile = open(logfile, 'r', encoding='utf8')
     loglines = follow(logfile)
     for line in loglines:
-        message = parse_log(line)
+        message = Message.from_text(line)
         log.debug(message)
         if message and message.trade and message.to_from == 'From':
             app.add_tab(30, message)