diff --git a/src/pkg/corpusparser/corpusparser/Parser.py b/src/pkg/corpusparser/corpusparser/Parser.py
index 476a87c..d908d04 100644
--- a/src/pkg/corpusparser/corpusparser/Parser.py
+++ b/src/pkg/corpusparser/corpusparser/Parser.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 # Create an iterator that outputs resulting sentences (python dict format).  
 class Parser():
 
-    def __init__(self, corpus, infiles, output=None, outdir=None, dbaddr=None, logger=None):
+    def __init__(self, corpus, infiles, logger=None):
 
         if corpus == "kres":
             self.kres_folder = Path(infiles[0])
@@ -20,13 +20,6 @@ class Parser():
         else:
             raise ValueError("Argument corpus should be 'ssj' or 'kres'.")
 
-        self.output = output  # None | file | db
-        if self.output == "file":
-            self.outdir = Path(outdir)
-            self.outdir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-        elif self.output == "db":
-            self.dbaddr = "TODO"
-
         self.corpus = corpus
         self.W_TAGS = ['w']
         self.C_TAGS = ['c']
diff --git a/src/pkg/corpusparser/corpusparser/main.py b/src/pkg/corpusparser/corpusparser/main.py
index cb23c8c..b6dd803 100644
--- a/src/pkg/corpusparser/corpusparser/main.py
+++ b/src/pkg/corpusparser/corpusparser/main.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from pathlib import Path
 from corpusparser import Parser 
 import argparse
 import logging
@@ -8,37 +9,54 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 ## Main handles command line arguments and writing to files / DB.  
 
+def ssj_to_json_file(sentence_generator, outfile):
+    # this funciton is based on the fact that files are parsed sequentially
+    data_buffer = []
+    for s in sentence_generator:
+        sdata = s[1]
+        data_buffer += [sdata]
+
+    # outfile = Path(outfile)
+    with open(outfile, "w") as fp:
+        logger.info("Writing to {}".format(outfile))
+        json.dump(data_buffer, fp)
+
+def kres_to_json_files()
+    return "TODO"
+
+def to_db():
+    return "TODO"
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-	parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Parsing corpora kres and ssj500k.")
-	parser.add_argument('--kres-folder', required=True)
-	parser.add_argument('--kres-srl-folder', required=True)
-	parser.add_argument('--ssj-file', required=True)
-	parser.add_argument('--output', required=False, default=None)
-	parser.add_argument('--outdir', required=False, default=None)
-	parser.add_argument('--dbaddr', required=False, default=None)
-	args = parser.parse_args()
-
-	# parse ssj
-	logger.info("Parsing ssj500k: {}".format(args.ssj_file))
-	ssj_parser = Parser(
-		corpus="ssj",
-		infiles=[args.ssj_file],
-		output=args.output,
-		outdir=args.outdir,
-	)
-	res = [x[1]["sid"] for x in ssj_parser.sentence_generator()]
-	logger.info("Parsed {} sentences (ssj500k)".format(len(res)))
-
-	# parse kres
-	logger.info("Parsing Kres: {}".format(args.ssj_file))
-	kres_parser = Parser(
-		corpus="kres",
-		infiles=[args.kres_folder, args.kres_srl_folder],
-		output=args.output,
-		outdir=args.outdir,
-	)
-	res = [x[1]["sid"] for x in kres_parser.sentence_generator()]
-	logger.info("Parsed {} sentences (kres)".format(len(res)))
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Parsing corpora kres and ssj500k.")
+    parser.add_argument('--kres-folder', required=True)
+    parser.add_argument('--kres-srl-folder', required=True)
+    parser.add_argument('--ssj-file', required=True)
+    parser.add_argument('--output', required=False, default=None)
+    parser.add_argument('--outdir', required=False, default=None)
+    parser.add_argument('--dbaddr', required=False, default=None)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # parse ssj
+    logger.info("Parsing ssj500k: {}".format(args.ssj_file))
+    ssj_parser = Parser(
+        corpus="ssj",
+        infiles=[args.ssj_file],
+    )
+    # res = [x[1]["sid"] for x in ssj_parser.sentence_generator()]
+    # logger.info("Parsed {} sentences (ssj500k)".format(len(res)))
+
+    # ssj to json
+    ssj_to_json_file(ssj_parser.sentence_generator(), "/home/voje/workdir/ssj.json")
+
+    # parse kres
+    logger.info("Parsing Kres: {}".format(args.ssj_file))
+    kres_parser = Parser(
+        corpus="kres",
+        infiles=[args.kres_folder, args.kres_srl_folder],
+    )
+    res = [x[1]["sid"] for x in kres_parser.sentence_generator()]
+    logger.info("Parsed {} sentences (kres)".format(len(res)))
 
 
 ## Handling output is situational --- implement it outside of Parser.
@@ -47,12 +65,3 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 # 2. parse and save to DB
 
 # TODO
-def handle_output(self, sent_ent, xml_file):
-    if self.output is None:
-        pass
-    if self.output == "file":
-        outfile = Path(self.outdir) / Path(xml_file.name.split(".")[0]).with_suffix(".json")
-        with outfile.open("a") as fp:
-            print(sent_ent)
-            json.dumps(sent_ent, fp)
-