diff --git a/2023/rust/src/day5.rs b/2023/rust/src/day5.rs
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+mod prelude;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+extern crate nom;
+use nom::{
+    branch::alt,
+    bytes::complete::{tag, take_while},
+    character::complete::{line_ending, newline, space1},
+    combinator::{map_res, value},
+    multi::separated_list0,
+    sequence::tuple,
+    IResult,
+};
+
+use crate::prelude::*;
+
+fn main() {
+    Day5::show(day_input(5), day_input(5))
+}
+
+#[derive(Hash, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
+enum Layer {
+    Seed,
+    Soil,
+    Fertilizer,
+    Water,
+    Light,
+    Temperature,
+    Humidity,
+    Location,
+}
+
+#[derive(Hash, Eq, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+struct LayerDir {
+    from: Layer,
+    to: Layer,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct Mapping {
+    from_start: usize,
+    to_start: usize,
+    length: usize,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct Almanac {
+    seeds: Vec<usize>,
+    mappings: HashMap<LayerDir, Vec<Mapping>>,
+}
+
+fn layer(input: &str) -> IResult<&str, Layer> {
+    alt((
+        value(Layer::Seed, tag("seed")),
+        value(Layer::Soil, tag("soil")),
+        value(Layer::Fertilizer, tag("fertilizer")),
+        value(Layer::Water, tag("water")),
+        value(Layer::Light, tag("light")),
+        value(Layer::Temperature, tag("temperature")),
+        value(Layer::Humidity, tag("humidity")),
+        value(Layer::Location, tag("location")),
+    ))(input)
+}
+
+fn int(input: &str) -> IResult<&str, usize> {
+    map_res(take_while(char::is_numeric), str::parse)(input)
+}
+
+fn mapping(input: &str) -> IResult<&str, Mapping> {
+    println!("mapping input: {input:?}");
+    let (input, nums) = separated_list0(space1, int)(input)?;
+    println!("nums: {nums:?}");
+    Ok((
+        input,
+        Mapping {
+            from_start: nums[0],
+            to_start: nums[1],
+            length: nums[2],
+        },
+    ))
+}
+
+fn mapping_entry(input: &str) -> IResult<&str, (LayerDir, Vec<Mapping>)> {
+    // TODO: this is probably confusing my parser since the newline separator would need to lookahead?
+    let (input, (from, _, to, _)) = tuple((layer, tag("-to-"), layer, tag(" map:\n")))(input)?;
+    // take while here
+    let (input, mappings) = separated_list0(newline, mapping)(input)?;
+    Ok((input, (LayerDir { from, to }, mappings)))
+}
+
+fn almanac(input: &str) -> IResult<&str, Almanac> {
+    let (input, seeds) = separated_list0(space1, int)(tag("seeds: ")(input)?.0)?;
+    let (input, mapping_tuples) =
+        separated_list0(tuple((line_ending, line_ending)), mapping_entry)(tag("\n\n")(input)?.0)?;
+    let mappings: HashMap<LayerDir, Vec<Mapping>> = mapping_tuples.into_iter().collect();
+    Ok((input, Almanac { seeds, mappings }))
+}
+
+struct Day5 {}
+impl AoCSolution for Day5 {
+    type Input = String;
+    type Solution = usize;
+
+    fn part1(input: Self::Input) -> Self::Solution {
+        let almanac = almanac(&input);
+        println!("{almanac:?}");
+        0
+    }
+
+    fn part2(input: Self::Input) -> Self::Solution {
+        0
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test() {
+        let input = r#"seeds: 79 14 55 13
+
+seed-to-soil map:
+50 98 2
+52 50 48
+
+soil-to-fertilizer map:
+0 15 37
+37 52 2
+39 0 15
+
+fertilizer-to-water map:
+49 53 8
+0 11 42
+42 0 7
+57 7 4
+
+water-to-light map:
+88 18 7
+18 25 70
+
+light-to-temperature map:
+45 77 23
+81 45 19
+68 64 13
+
+temperature-to-humidity map:
+0 69 1
+1 0 69
+
+humidity-to-location map:
+60 56 37
+56 93 4"#;
+        assert_eq!(Day5::part1(input.into()), 35);
+        assert_eq!(Day5::part2(input.into()), 0);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/2023/rust/src/template.rs b/2023/rust/src/template.rs
new file mode 100644
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+mod prelude;
+use crate::prelude::*;
+
+fn main() {
+    Day5::show(day_input(5), day_input(5))
+}
+
+struct Day5 {}
+impl AoCSolution for Day5 {
+    type Input = String;
+    type Solution = usize;
+
+    fn part1(input: Self::Input) -> Self::Solution {
+        0
+    }
+
+    fn part2(input: Self::Input) -> Self::Solution {
+        0
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test() {
+        let input = r#""#;
+        assert_eq!(Day2::part1(input.into()), 1);
+        assert_eq!(Day2::part2(input.into()), 0);
+    }
+}