diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a672bd6..1d6c7d8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Potentially needs `export GOPRIVATE="gogs.mikescher.com"`
 | confext     | Mike       | Parses environment configuration into structs                                                                 |
 | cmdext      | Mike       | Runner for external commands/processes                                                                        |
 |             |            |                                                                                                               |
-| sq          | Mike       | Utility functions for sql based databases                                                                     |
+| sq          | Mike       | Utility functions for sql based databases (primarily sqlite)                                                  |
 | tst         | Mike       | Utility functions for unit tests                                                                              |
 |             |            |                                                                                                               |
 | rfctime     | Mike       | Classes for time seriallization, with different marshallign method for mongo and json                         |
diff --git a/goextVersion.go b/goextVersion.go
index a8c9c9c..4a4d2b0 100644
--- a/goextVersion.go
+++ b/goextVersion.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package goext
 
-const GoextVersion = "0.0.398"
+const GoextVersion = "0.0.399"
 
-const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2024-03-09T13:36:06+0100"
+const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2024-03-09T14:16:35+0100"
diff --git a/sq/converter.go b/sq/converter.go
index 1bab667..a85c2a5 100644
--- a/sq/converter.go
+++ b/sq/converter.go
@@ -1,17 +1,10 @@
 package sq
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"gogs.mikescher.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/exerr"
 	"gogs.mikescher.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/langext"
-	"gogs.mikescher.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/rfctime"
-	"gogs.mikescher.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/timeext"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
-	"time"
 )
 
 type DBTypeConverter interface {
@@ -21,169 +14,16 @@ type DBTypeConverter interface {
 	DBToModel(v any) (any, error)
 }
 
-var ConverterBoolToBit = NewDBTypeConverter[bool, int64](func(v bool) (int64, error) {
-	return langext.Conditional(v, int64(1), int64(0)), nil
-}, func(v int64) (bool, error) {
-	if v == 0 {
-		return false, nil
-	}
-	if v == 1 {
-		return true, nil
-	}
-	return false, errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("invalid valud for boolean: '%d'", v))
-})
+type DBDataConstraint interface {
+	string | langext.NumberConstraint | []byte
+}
 
-var ConverterTimeToUnixMillis = NewDBTypeConverter[time.Time, int64](func(v time.Time) (int64, error) {
-	return v.UnixMilli(), nil
-}, func(v int64) (time.Time, error) {
-	return time.UnixMilli(v), nil
-})
+type DatabaseConvertible[TModelData any, TDBData DBDataConstraint] interface {
+	MarshalToDB(v TModelData) (TDBData, error)
+	UnmarshalToModel(v TDBData) (TModelData, error)
+}
 
-var ConverterRFCUnixMilliTimeToUnixMillis = NewDBTypeConverter[rfctime.UnixMilliTime, int64](func(v rfctime.UnixMilliTime) (int64, error) {
-	return v.UnixMilli(), nil
-}, func(v int64) (rfctime.UnixMilliTime, error) {
-	return rfctime.NewUnixMilli(time.UnixMilli(v)), nil
-})
-
-var ConverterRFCUnixNanoTimeToUnixNanos = NewDBTypeConverter[rfctime.UnixNanoTime, int64](func(v rfctime.UnixNanoTime) (int64, error) {
-	return v.UnixNano(), nil
-}, func(v int64) (rfctime.UnixNanoTime, error) {
-	return rfctime.NewUnixNano(time.Unix(0, v)), nil
-})
-
-var ConverterRFCUnixTimeToUnixSeconds = NewDBTypeConverter[rfctime.UnixTime, int64](func(v rfctime.UnixTime) (int64, error) {
-	return v.Unix(), nil
-}, func(v int64) (rfctime.UnixTime, error) {
-	return rfctime.NewUnix(time.Unix(v, 0)), nil
-})
-
-// ConverterRFC339TimeToString
-// Does not really use RFC339 - but sqlite does not understand timezones and the `T` delimiter
-var ConverterRFC339TimeToString = NewDBTypeConverter[rfctime.RFC3339Time, string](func(v rfctime.RFC3339Time) (string, error) {
-	return v.Time().In(time.UTC).Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05"), nil
-}, func(v string) (rfctime.RFC3339Time, error) {
-	t, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02 15:04:05", v)
-	if err != nil {
-		return rfctime.RFC3339Time{}, err
-	}
-	return rfctime.NewRFC3339(t), nil
-})
-
-// ConverterRFC339NanoTimeToString
-// Does not really use RFC339 - but sqlite does not understand timezones and the `T` delimiter
-var ConverterRFC339NanoTimeToString = NewDBTypeConverter[rfctime.RFC3339NanoTime, string](func(v rfctime.RFC3339NanoTime) (string, error) {
-	return v.Time().In(time.UTC).Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05.999999999"), nil
-}, func(v string) (rfctime.RFC3339NanoTime, error) {
-	t, err := time.ParseInLocation("2006-01-02 15:04:05.999999999", v, time.UTC)
-	if err != nil {
-		return rfctime.RFC3339NanoTime{}, err
-	}
-	return rfctime.NewRFC3339Nano(t), nil
-})
-
-var ConverterRFCDateToString = NewDBTypeConverter[rfctime.Date, string](func(v rfctime.Date) (string, error) {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%04d-%02d-%02d", v.Year, v.Month, v.Day), nil
-}, func(v string) (rfctime.Date, error) {
-	split := strings.Split(v, "-")
-	if len(split) != 3 {
-		return rfctime.Date{}, errors.New("invalid date format: " + v)
-	}
-	year, err := strconv.ParseInt(split[0], 10, 32)
-	if err != nil {
-		return rfctime.Date{}, errors.New("invalid date format: " + v + ": " + err.Error())
-	}
-	month, err := strconv.ParseInt(split[0], 10, 32)
-	if err != nil {
-		return rfctime.Date{}, errors.New("invalid date format: " + v + ": " + err.Error())
-	}
-	day, err := strconv.ParseInt(split[0], 10, 32)
-	if err != nil {
-		return rfctime.Date{}, errors.New("invalid date format: " + v + ": " + err.Error())
-	}
-
-	return rfctime.Date{Year: int(year), Month: int(month), Day: int(day)}, nil
-})
-
-var ConverterRFCTimeToString = NewDBTypeConverter[rfctime.Time, string](func(v rfctime.Time) (string, error) {
-	return v.SerializeShort(), nil
-}, func(v string) (rfctime.Time, error) {
-	res := rfctime.Time{}
-	err := res.Deserialize(v)
-	if err != nil {
-		return rfctime.Time{}, err
-	}
-	return res, nil
-})
-
-var ConverterRFCSecondsF64ToString = NewDBTypeConverter[rfctime.SecondsF64, float64](func(v rfctime.SecondsF64) (float64, error) {
-	return v.Seconds(), nil
-}, func(v float64) (rfctime.SecondsF64, error) {
-	return rfctime.NewSecondsF64(timeext.FromSeconds(v)), nil
-})
-
-var ConverterJsonObjToString = NewDBTypeConverter[JsonObj, string](func(v JsonObj) (string, error) {
-	mrsh, err := json.Marshal(v)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return string(mrsh), nil
-}, func(v string) (JsonObj, error) {
-	var mrsh JsonObj
-	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(v), &mrsh); err != nil {
-		return JsonObj{}, err
-	}
-	return mrsh, nil
-})
-
-var ConverterJsonArrToString = NewDBTypeConverter[JsonArr, string](func(v JsonArr) (string, error) {
-	mrsh, err := json.Marshal(v)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return string(mrsh), nil
-}, func(v string) (JsonArr, error) {
-	var mrsh JsonArr
-	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(v), &mrsh); err != nil {
-		return JsonArr{}, err
-	}
-	return mrsh, nil
-})
-
-var ConverterExErrCategoryToString = NewDBTypeConverter[exerr.ErrorCategory, string](func(v exerr.ErrorCategory) (string, error) {
-	return v.Category, nil
-}, func(v string) (exerr.ErrorCategory, error) {
-	for _, cat := range exerr.AllCategories {
-		if cat.Category == v {
-			return cat, nil
-		}
-	}
-	return exerr.CatUser, errors.New("failed to convert '" + v + "' to exerr.ErrorCategory")
-})
-
-var ConverterExErrSeverityToString = NewDBTypeConverter[exerr.ErrorSeverity, string](func(v exerr.ErrorSeverity) (string, error) {
-	return v.Severity, nil
-}, func(v string) (exerr.ErrorSeverity, error) {
-	for _, sev := range exerr.AllSeverities {
-		if sev.Severity == v {
-			return sev, nil
-		}
-	}
-	return exerr.SevErr, errors.New("failed to convert '" + v + "' to exerr.ErrorSeverity")
-})
-
-var ConverterExErrTypeToString = NewDBTypeConverter[exerr.ErrorType, string](func(v exerr.ErrorType) (string, error) {
-	return v.Key, nil
-}, func(v string) (exerr.ErrorType, error) {
-	for _, etp := range exerr.ListRegisteredTypes() {
-		if etp.Key == v {
-			return etp, nil
-		}
-	}
-
-	return exerr.NewType(v, nil), nil
-})
-
-type dbTypeConverterImpl[TModelData any, TDBData any] struct {
+type dbTypeConverterImpl[TModelData any, TDBData DBDataConstraint] struct {
 	dbTypeString    string
 	modelTypeString string
 	todb            func(v TModelData) (TDBData, error)
@@ -212,7 +52,7 @@ func (t *dbTypeConverterImpl[TModelData, TDBData]) DBToModel(v any) (any, error)
 	return nil, errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("Unexpected value in DBTypeConverter, expected '%s', found '%T'", t.dbTypeString, v))
 }
 
-func NewDBTypeConverter[TModelData any, TDBData any](todb func(v TModelData) (TDBData, error), tomodel func(v TDBData) (TModelData, error)) DBTypeConverter {
+func NewDBTypeConverter[TModelData any, TDBData DBDataConstraint](todb func(v TModelData) (TDBData, error), tomodel func(v TDBData) (TModelData, error)) DBTypeConverter {
 	return &dbTypeConverterImpl[TModelData, TDBData]{
 		dbTypeString:    fmt.Sprintf("%T", *new(TDBData)),
 		modelTypeString: fmt.Sprintf("%T", *new(TModelData)),
@@ -221,6 +61,15 @@ func NewDBTypeConverter[TModelData any, TDBData any](todb func(v TModelData) (TD
 	}
 }
 
+func NewAutoDBTypeConverter[TDBData DBDataConstraint, TModelData DatabaseConvertible[TModelData, TDBData]](obj TModelData) DBTypeConverter {
+	return &dbTypeConverterImpl[TModelData, TDBData]{
+		dbTypeString:    fmt.Sprintf("%T", *new(TDBData)),
+		modelTypeString: fmt.Sprintf("%T", *new(TModelData)),
+		todb:            obj.MarshalToDB,
+		tomodel:         obj.UnmarshalToModel,
+	}
+}
+
 func convertValueToDB(q Queryable, value any) (any, error) {
 	modelTypeStr := fmt.Sprintf("%T", value)
 
diff --git a/sq/converterDefault.go b/sq/converterDefault.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d7bd7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sq/converterDefault.go
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+package sq
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"gogs.mikescher.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/exerr"
+	"gogs.mikescher.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/langext"
+	"gogs.mikescher.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/rfctime"
+	"gogs.mikescher.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/timeext"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// ========================== COMMON DATATYPES ==========================
+
+var ConverterBoolToBit = NewDBTypeConverter[bool, int64](func(v bool) (int64, error) {
+	return langext.Conditional(v, int64(1), int64(0)), nil
+}, func(v int64) (bool, error) {
+	if v == 0 {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	if v == 1 {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+	return false, errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("invalid valud for boolean: '%d'", v))
+})
+
+var ConverterTimeToUnixMillis = NewDBTypeConverter[time.Time, int64](func(v time.Time) (int64, error) {
+	return v.UnixMilli(), nil
+}, func(v int64) (time.Time, error) {
+	return time.UnixMilli(v), nil
+})
+
+// ========================== RFCTIME ==========================
+
+var ConverterRFCUnixMilliTimeToUnixMillis = NewDBTypeConverter[rfctime.UnixMilliTime, int64](func(v rfctime.UnixMilliTime) (int64, error) {
+	return v.UnixMilli(), nil
+}, func(v int64) (rfctime.UnixMilliTime, error) {
+	return rfctime.NewUnixMilli(time.UnixMilli(v)), nil
+})
+
+var ConverterRFCUnixNanoTimeToUnixNanos = NewDBTypeConverter[rfctime.UnixNanoTime, int64](func(v rfctime.UnixNanoTime) (int64, error) {
+	return v.UnixNano(), nil
+}, func(v int64) (rfctime.UnixNanoTime, error) {
+	return rfctime.NewUnixNano(time.Unix(0, v)), nil
+})
+
+var ConverterRFCUnixTimeToUnixSeconds = NewDBTypeConverter[rfctime.UnixTime, int64](func(v rfctime.UnixTime) (int64, error) {
+	return v.Unix(), nil
+}, func(v int64) (rfctime.UnixTime, error) {
+	return rfctime.NewUnix(time.Unix(v, 0)), nil
+})
+
+// ConverterRFC339TimeToString
+// Does not really use RFC339 - but sqlite does not understand timezones and the `T` delimiter
+var ConverterRFC339TimeToString = NewDBTypeConverter[rfctime.RFC3339Time, string](func(v rfctime.RFC3339Time) (string, error) {
+	return v.Time().In(time.UTC).Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05"), nil
+}, func(v string) (rfctime.RFC3339Time, error) {
+	t, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02 15:04:05", v)
+	if err != nil {
+		return rfctime.RFC3339Time{}, err
+	}
+	return rfctime.NewRFC3339(t), nil
+})
+
+// ConverterRFC339NanoTimeToString
+// Does not really use RFC339 - but sqlite does not understand timezones and the `T` delimiter
+var ConverterRFC339NanoTimeToString = NewDBTypeConverter[rfctime.RFC3339NanoTime, string](func(v rfctime.RFC3339NanoTime) (string, error) {
+	return v.Time().In(time.UTC).Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05.999999999"), nil
+}, func(v string) (rfctime.RFC3339NanoTime, error) {
+	t, err := time.ParseInLocation("2006-01-02 15:04:05.999999999", v, time.UTC)
+	if err != nil {
+		return rfctime.RFC3339NanoTime{}, err
+	}
+	return rfctime.NewRFC3339Nano(t), nil
+})
+
+var ConverterRFCDateToString = NewDBTypeConverter[rfctime.Date, string](func(v rfctime.Date) (string, error) {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%04d-%02d-%02d", v.Year, v.Month, v.Day), nil
+}, func(v string) (rfctime.Date, error) {
+	split := strings.Split(v, "-")
+	if len(split) != 3 {
+		return rfctime.Date{}, errors.New("invalid date format: " + v)
+	}
+	year, err := strconv.ParseInt(split[0], 10, 32)
+	if err != nil {
+		return rfctime.Date{}, errors.New("invalid date format: " + v + ": " + err.Error())
+	}
+	month, err := strconv.ParseInt(split[0], 10, 32)
+	if err != nil {
+		return rfctime.Date{}, errors.New("invalid date format: " + v + ": " + err.Error())
+	}
+	day, err := strconv.ParseInt(split[0], 10, 32)
+	if err != nil {
+		return rfctime.Date{}, errors.New("invalid date format: " + v + ": " + err.Error())
+	}
+
+	return rfctime.Date{Year: int(year), Month: int(month), Day: int(day)}, nil
+})
+
+var ConverterRFCTimeToString = NewDBTypeConverter[rfctime.Time, string](func(v rfctime.Time) (string, error) {
+	return v.SerializeShort(), nil
+}, func(v string) (rfctime.Time, error) {
+	res := rfctime.Time{}
+	err := res.Deserialize(v)
+	if err != nil {
+		return rfctime.Time{}, err
+	}
+	return res, nil
+})
+
+var ConverterRFCSecondsF64ToString = NewDBTypeConverter[rfctime.SecondsF64, float64](func(v rfctime.SecondsF64) (float64, error) {
+	return v.Seconds(), nil
+}, func(v float64) (rfctime.SecondsF64, error) {
+	return rfctime.NewSecondsF64(timeext.FromSeconds(v)), nil
+})
+
+// ========================== JSON ==========================
+
+var ConverterJsonObjToString = NewAutoDBTypeConverter(JsonObj{})
+
+var ConverterJsonArrToString = NewAutoDBTypeConverter(JsonArr{})
+
+// Json[T] must be registered manually for each gen-type
+
+// ========================== EXERR ==========================
+
+var ConverterExErrCategoryToString = NewDBTypeConverter[exerr.ErrorCategory, string](func(v exerr.ErrorCategory) (string, error) {
+	return v.Category, nil
+}, func(v string) (exerr.ErrorCategory, error) {
+	for _, cat := range exerr.AllCategories {
+		if cat.Category == v {
+			return cat, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return exerr.CatUser, errors.New("failed to convert '" + v + "' to exerr.ErrorCategory")
+})
+
+var ConverterExErrSeverityToString = NewDBTypeConverter[exerr.ErrorSeverity, string](func(v exerr.ErrorSeverity) (string, error) {
+	return v.Severity, nil
+}, func(v string) (exerr.ErrorSeverity, error) {
+	for _, sev := range exerr.AllSeverities {
+		if sev.Severity == v {
+			return sev, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return exerr.SevErr, errors.New("failed to convert '" + v + "' to exerr.ErrorSeverity")
+})
+
+var ConverterExErrTypeToString = NewDBTypeConverter[exerr.ErrorType, string](func(v exerr.ErrorType) (string, error) {
+	return v.Key, nil
+}, func(v string) (exerr.ErrorType, error) {
+	for _, etp := range exerr.ListRegisteredTypes() {
+		if etp.Key == v {
+			return etp, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return exerr.NewType(v, nil), nil
+})
diff --git a/sq/json.go b/sq/json.go
index 4b66c36..215afdf 100644
--- a/sq/json.go
+++ b/sq/json.go
@@ -1,5 +1,59 @@
 package sq
 
+import "encoding/json"
+
 type JsonObj map[string]any
 
+func (j JsonObj) MarshalToDB(v JsonObj) (string, error) {
+	mrsh, err := json.Marshal(v)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return string(mrsh), nil
+}
+
+func (j JsonObj) UnmarshalToModel(v string) (JsonObj, error) {
+	var mrsh JsonObj
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(v), &mrsh); err != nil {
+		return JsonObj{}, err
+	}
+	return mrsh, nil
+}
+
 type JsonArr []any
+
+func (j JsonArr) MarshalToDB(v JsonArr) (string, error) {
+	mrsh, err := json.Marshal(v)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return string(mrsh), nil
+}
+
+func (j JsonArr) UnmarshalToModel(v string) (JsonArr, error) {
+	var mrsh JsonArr
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(v), &mrsh); err != nil {
+		return JsonArr{}, err
+	}
+	return mrsh, nil
+}
+
+type AutoJson[T any] struct {
+	Value T
+}
+
+func (j AutoJson[T]) MarshalToDB(v AutoJson[T]) (string, error) {
+	mrsh, err := json.Marshal(v.Value)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return string(mrsh), nil
+}
+
+func (j AutoJson[T]) UnmarshalToModel(v string) (AutoJson[T], error) {
+	mrsh := *new(T)
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(v), &mrsh); err != nil {
+		return AutoJson[T]{}, err
+	}
+	return AutoJson[T]{Value: mrsh}, nil
+}