diff --git a/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/BindType.java b/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/BindType.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14211366e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/BindType.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package io.nosqlbench.engine.api.templating;
+
+/**
+ * The type of a parsed template depends on the structure of the bindings provided.
+ */
+public enum BindType {
+
+    /**
+     * A literal template is one which has no bindings that need to be provided to render a specific statement.
+     * These templates are basically static statements.
+     * Example: <em>{@code truncate testks.testtable;}</em>
+     */
+    literal,
+
+    /**
+     * A bindref template is one which has only a single bind point and no leading or trailing text.
+     * It represents a single value which is to be injected, with no clear indication as to whether the
+     * value should be in string form or not. These are used when referencing objects by bind point name.
+     * Callers which use rawbind templates where Strings are needed should convert them with {@link Object#toString()}}
+     * Example: <em>{@code {myvalue}}</em>
+     */
+    bindref,
+
+    /**
+     * A string template is one which is neither a literal template nor a bindref template. This includes
+     * any template which has any amount of literal text and any template with more than one bind point.
+     */
+    concat
+
+}
diff --git a/adapters-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/NamedTarget.java b/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/NamedTarget.java
similarity index 100%
rename from adapters-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/NamedTarget.java
rename to virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/NamedTarget.java
diff --git a/adapters-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/ObjectCache.java b/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/ObjectCache.java
similarity index 100%
rename from adapters-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/ObjectCache.java
rename to virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/ObjectCache.java
diff --git a/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/ParsedTemplateList.java b/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/ParsedTemplateList.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe9838798
--- /dev/null
+++ b/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/ParsedTemplateList.java
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package io.nosqlbench.engine.api.templating;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.function.LongFunction;
+
+public class ParsedTemplateList implements LongFunction<List<?>> {
+    private final List<Object> protolist = new ArrayList<>();
+    private final int[] dynamic_idx;
+    private final LongFunction<?>[] functions;
+
+    public ParsedTemplateList(List<Object> sublist, Map<String, String> bindings, List<Map<String, Object>> cfgsources) {
+
+        List<LongFunction<?>> funcs = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<Integer> dindexes = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < sublist.size(); i++) {
+            Object item = sublist.get(i);
+            Templatizer.Result result = Templatizer.make(bindings, item, null, cfgsources);
+            switch (result.getType()) {
+                case literal:
+                    protolist.add(result.getValue());
+                    break;
+                case bindref:
+                case concat:
+                    protolist.add(null);
+                    funcs.add(result.getFunction());
+                    dindexes.add(i);
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+        this.dynamic_idx = dindexes.stream().mapToInt(Integer::intValue).toArray();
+        this.functions = funcs.toArray(new LongFunction<?>[0]);
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<?> apply(long value) {
+        List<Object> list = new ArrayList<>(protolist);
+        for (int i = 0; i < dynamic_idx.length; i++) {
+            Object obj = functions[i].apply(value);
+            list.set(dynamic_idx[i], obj);
+        }
+        return list;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isStatic() {
+        return dynamic_idx.length==0;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/adapters-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/ParsedTemplateMap.java b/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/ParsedTemplateMap.java
similarity index 99%
rename from adapters-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/ParsedTemplateMap.java
rename to virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/ParsedTemplateMap.java
index 3ec03fb1a..82c19a889 100644
--- a/adapters-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/ParsedTemplateMap.java
+++ b/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/ParsedTemplateMap.java
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ public class ParsedTemplateMap implements LongFunction<Map<String, ?>>, StaticFi
                     dynamics.put(k, subtpl);
                     protomap.put(k, null);
                 }
-
+            } else if (v instanceof List) {
+                List<Object> sublist = (List<Object>) v;
+                ParsedTemplateList subtpl = new ParsedTemplateList(sublist, bindings, cfgsources);
             } else {
                 // Eventually, nested and mixed static dynamic structure could be supported, but
                 // it would be complex to implement and also not that efficient, so let's just copy
diff --git a/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/Templatizer.java b/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/Templatizer.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60fd3ef91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/Templatizer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+package io.nosqlbench.engine.api.templating;
+
+import io.nosqlbench.nb.api.errors.OpConfigError;
+import io.nosqlbench.virtdata.core.bindings.DataMapper;
+import io.nosqlbench.virtdata.core.bindings.VirtData;
+import io.nosqlbench.virtdata.core.templates.CapturePoint;
+import io.nosqlbench.virtdata.core.templates.ParsedTemplate;
+import io.nosqlbench.virtdata.core.templates.StringBindings;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.function.LongFunction;
+
+public class Templatizer {
+
+    public static Result make(Map<String, String> bindings, Object v, String name, List<Map<String, Object>> cfgsources) {
+        Result result = new Result();
+        result.setName(name);
+
+        if (v instanceof CharSequence) {
+            ParsedTemplate pt = ParsedTemplate.of(((CharSequence) v).toString(), bindings);
+            result.addCaptures(pt.getCaptures());
+            result.setType(pt.getType());
+            switch (pt.getType()) {
+                case literal:
+                    result.setValue(((CharSequence)v).toString());
+                    break;
+                case bindref:
+                    String spec = pt.asBinding().orElseThrow().getBindspec();
+                    if (spec == null) {
+                        throw new OpConfigError("Empty binding spec for '" + (name!=null?name:"anonymous binding") + "'");
+                    }
+                    Optional<DataMapper<Object>> mapper = VirtData.getOptionalMapper(spec);
+                    result.setFunction(mapper.orElseThrow());
+                    break;
+                case concat:
+                    StringBindings sb = new StringBindings(pt);
+                    result.setFunction(sb);
+                    break;
+            }
+        } else if (v instanceof Map) {
+            ((Map) v).keySet().forEach(smk -> {
+                if (!CharSequence.class.isAssignableFrom(smk.getClass())) {
+                    throw new OpConfigError("Only string keys are allowed in submaps.");
+                }
+            });
+            Map<String, Object> submap = (Map<String, Object>) v;
+            ParsedTemplateMap subtpl = new ParsedTemplateMap(submap, bindings, cfgsources);
+            if (subtpl.isStatic()) {
+                result.setValue(submap);
+            } else {
+                result.setFunction(subtpl);
+            }
+        } else if (v instanceof List) {
+            List<Object> sublist = (List<Object>) v;
+            ParsedTemplateList subtpl = new ParsedTemplateList(sublist, bindings, cfgsources);
+            if (subtpl.isStatic()) {
+                result.setValue(sublist);
+            } else {
+                result.setFunction(subtpl);
+            }
+        } else {
+            result.setValue(v);
+            // Eventually, nested and mixed static dynamic structure could be supported, but
+            // it would be complex to implement and also not that efficient, so let's just copy
+            // structure for now
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    public static class Result {
+        private BindType type;
+        private final List<CapturePoint> captures = new ArrayList<>();
+        private String name;
+        private Object value;
+        private LongFunction<?> function;
+
+        public Result() {
+            this.type = null;
+        }
+
+        public BindType getType() {
+            return this.type;
+        }
+
+        public List<CapturePoint> getCaptures() {
+            return this.captures;
+        }
+
+        public void addCaptures(List<CapturePoint> captures) {
+            this.captures.addAll(captures);
+        }
+
+        public void setType(BindType type) {
+            this.type = type;
+        }
+
+        public void setName(String name) {
+            this.name =name;
+        }
+
+        public String getName() {
+            return name;
+        }
+
+        public void setValue(Object v) {
+            this.value = v;
+        }
+
+        public void setFunction(LongFunction<?> mapper) {
+            this.function = mapper;
+        }
+
+        public Object getValue() {
+            return value;
+        }
+
+        public LongFunction<?> getFunction() {
+            return this.function;
+        }
+    }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/adapters-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/binders/ArrayBinder.java b/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/binders/ArrayBinder.java
similarity index 100%
rename from adapters-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/binders/ArrayBinder.java
rename to virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/binders/ArrayBinder.java
diff --git a/adapters-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/binders/ListBinder.java b/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/binders/ListBinder.java
similarity index 100%
rename from adapters-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/binders/ListBinder.java
rename to virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/binders/ListBinder.java
diff --git a/adapters-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/binders/OrderedMapBinder.java b/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/binders/OrderedMapBinder.java
similarity index 100%
rename from adapters-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/binders/OrderedMapBinder.java
rename to virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/binders/OrderedMapBinder.java
diff --git a/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/virtdata/core/templates/ParsedTemplate.java b/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/virtdata/core/templates/ParsedTemplate.java
index 88e8d52ba..746430a48 100644
--- a/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/virtdata/core/templates/ParsedTemplate.java
+++ b/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/virtdata/core/templates/ParsedTemplate.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package io.nosqlbench.virtdata.core.templates;
 
 
+import io.nosqlbench.engine.api.templating.BindType;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 
@@ -118,32 +119,6 @@ public class ParsedTemplate {
         return new ParsedTemplate(rawtemplate, bindings);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * The type of a parsed template depends on the structure of the bindings provided.
-     */
-    public enum Type {
-
-        /**
-         * A literal template is one which has no bindings that need to be provided to render a specific statement.
-         * These templates are basically static statements.
-         * Example: <em>{@code truncate testks.testtable;}</em>
-         */
-        literal,
-        /**
-         * A bindref template is one which has only a single bind point and no leading or trailing text.
-         * It represents a single value which is to be injected, with no clear indication as to whether the
-         * value should be in string form or not. These are used when referencing objects by bind point name.
-         * Callers which use rawbind templates where Strings are needed should convert them with {@link Object#toString()}}
-         * Example: <em>{@code {myvalue}}</em>
-         */
-        bindref,
-        /**
-         * A string template is one which is neither a literal template nor a bindref template. This includes
-         * any template which has any amount of literal text and any template with more than one bind point.
-         */
-        concat
-    }
-
     /**
      * Spans is an even-odd form of (literal, variable, ..., ..., literal)
      * Thus a 1-length span is a single literal, and a 3 length span has a single bind point
@@ -176,13 +151,13 @@ public class ParsedTemplate {
         this.bindpoints = bindPointsResult.getBindpoints();
     }
 
-    public Type getType() {
+    public BindType getType() {
         if (this.spans.length == 1) {
-            return Type.literal;
+            return BindType.literal;
         } else if (this.spans[0].isEmpty() && this.spans[2].isEmpty()) {
-            return Type.bindref;
+            return BindType.bindref;
         } else {
-            return Type.concat;
+            return BindType.concat;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/virtdata-api/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/javax.annotation.processing.Processor b/virtdata-api/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/javax.annotation.processing.Processor
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ceb8ce941
--- /dev/null
+++ b/virtdata-api/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/javax.annotation.processing.Processor
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+io.nosqlbench.nb.annotations.ServiceProcessor
diff --git a/virtdata-api/src/test/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/ParsedTemplateListTest.java b/virtdata-api/src/test/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/ParsedTemplateListTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..73e8fca42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/virtdata-api/src/test/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/ParsedTemplateListTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package io.nosqlbench.engine.api.templating;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+public class ParsedTemplateListTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void testTemplateListLiterals() {
+        ParsedTemplateList ptl = new ParsedTemplateList(List.of("a","b"), Map.of(),List.of());
+        List<?> made = ptl.apply(2L);
+        assertThat(made).isEqualTo(List.of("a","b"));
+    }
+
+//    @Test
+//    public void testTemplateListReferences() {
+//        ParsedTemplateList ptl = new ParsedTemplateList(List.of("{a}","{b}"), Map.of("a","TestingRepeater(2)","b","TestingRepeater(4)"),List.of());
+//        List<?> made = ptl.apply(2L);
+//        assertThat(made).isEqualTo(List.of("a","b"));
+//    }
+
+}
diff --git a/virtdata-api/src/test/java/io/nosqlbench/virtdata/core/templates/ParsedTemplateTest.java b/virtdata-api/src/test/java/io/nosqlbench/virtdata/core/templates/ParsedTemplateTest.java
index 789df5534..953d851c6 100644
--- a/virtdata-api/src/test/java/io/nosqlbench/virtdata/core/templates/ParsedTemplateTest.java
+++ b/virtdata-api/src/test/java/io/nosqlbench/virtdata/core/templates/ParsedTemplateTest.java
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 package io.nosqlbench.virtdata.core.templates;
 
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
+import io.nosqlbench.engine.api.templating.BindType;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-import com.google.gson.Gson;
-import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
 
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Optional;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
@@ -82,7 +79,7 @@ public class ParsedTemplateTest {
             "select [u],[v as v1] from users where userid={userid}", Map.of("userid", "NumberNameToString()")
         );
         assertThat(pt.getAnchors()).containsExactly("userid");
-        assertThat(pt.getType()).isEqualTo(ParsedTemplate.Type.concat);
+        assertThat(pt.getType()).isEqualTo(BindType.concat);
         assertThat(pt.getCaptures()).containsExactly(CapturePoint.of("u"),CapturePoint.of("v","v1"));
 
     }