diff --git a/db.go b/db.go
index 4d4aef3..28ff4ee 100644
--- a/db.go
+++ b/db.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package storage
 
+import "strings"
+
 type DB interface {
 	Get(string) ([]byte, error)
 	Set(string, []byte) error
@@ -7,3 +9,50 @@ type DB interface {
 }
 
 var DefaultNamespace = "namespace"
+
+type Type int
+
+const (
+	MAP             = Type(iota)
+	BOLT            = Type(iota)
+	CACHE           = Type(iota)
+	LEVELDB         = Type(iota)
+	MEMCACHE        = Type(iota)
+	MEMCACHECLUSTER = Type(iota)
+	MONGO           = Type(iota)
+)
+
+func (t Type) String() string {
+	switch t {
+	case MAP:
+		return "map"
+	case BOLT:
+		return "bolt"
+	case CACHE:
+		return "cache"
+	case LEVELDB:
+		return "leveldb"
+	case MEMCACHE:
+		return "memcache"
+	case MEMCACHECLUSTER:
+		return "memcachecluster"
+	case MONGO:
+		return "mongo"
+	}
+	return "<unknown>"
+}
+
+func TypeFromString(key string) Type {
+	key = strings.ToLower(key)
+	for i := 0; i < 30; i++ {
+		t := Type(i)
+		if t.String() == key {
+			return t
+		}
+	}
+	return Type(-1)
+}
+
+func New(key Type) (DB, error) {
+	return nil, ErrNotImpl
+}
diff --git a/db_test.go b/db_test.go
index 1d32f28..70c3bde 100644
--- a/db_test.go
+++ b/db_test.go
@@ -135,3 +135,48 @@ func TestImplementations(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestToFromString(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		key string
+		t   Type
+	}{
+		{
+			key: "map",
+			t:   MAP,
+		},
+		{
+			key: "bolt",
+			t:   BOLT,
+		},
+		{
+			key: "cache",
+			t:   CACHE,
+		},
+		{
+			key: "leveldb",
+			t:   LEVELDB,
+		},
+		{
+			key: "memcache",
+			t:   MEMCACHE,
+		},
+		{
+			key: "memcachecluster",
+			t:   MEMCACHECLUSTER,
+		},
+		{
+			key: "mongo",
+			t:   MONGO,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		if TypeFromString(c.key) != c.t {
+			t.Errorf("wrong type for %v: got %v", c.key, TypeFromString(c.key))
+		}
+		if c.key != c.t.String() {
+			t.Errorf("wrong string for %v (%v): got %v", int(c.t), c.key, c.t.String())
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/memcached.go b/memcache.go
similarity index 100%
rename from memcached.go
rename to memcache.go
diff --git a/memcachedcluster.go b/memcachecluster.go
similarity index 100%
rename from memcachedcluster.go
rename to memcachecluster.go