diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 402900e..0044f78 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2307.112211
+0.2307.112242
diff --git a/src/Data/DbTools.php b/src/Data/DbTools.php
index 5b0e98a..82996ae 100644
--- a/src/Data/DbTools.php
+++ b/src/Data/DbTools.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 // DbTools.php
 // Created: 2021-05-02
-// Updated: 2022-02-28
+// Updated: 2023-07-11
 
 namespace Index\Data;
 
@@ -20,12 +20,15 @@ final class DbTools {
         'sqlite3' => SQLite\SQLiteBackend::class,
     ];
 
-    public static function create(string $dsn): IDbConnection {
-        static $backends = [];
-
+    private static function parseDsnUri(string $dsn): array {
         $uri = parse_url($dsn);
         if($uri === false)
             throw new InvalidArgumentException('$dsn is not a valid uri.');
+        return $uri;
+    }
+
+    private static function resolveBackend(array $uri): IDbBackend {
+        static $backends = [];
 
         $scheme = $uri['scheme'];
 
@@ -52,9 +55,22 @@ final class DbTools {
             $backends[$name] = $backend;
         }
 
-        return $backend->createConnection(
-            $backend->parseDsn($uri)
-        );
+        return $backend;
+    }
+
+    public static function backend(string $dsn): IDbBackend {
+        return self::resolveBackend(self::parseDsnUri($dsn));
+    }
+
+    public static function parse(string $dsn): IDbConnectionInfo {
+        $uri = self::parseDsnUri($dsn);
+        return self::resolveBackend($uri)->parseDsn($uri);
+    }
+
+    public static function create(string $dsn): IDbConnection {
+        $uri = self::parseDsnUri($dsn);
+        $backend = self::resolveBackend($uri);
+        return $backend->createConnection($backend->parseDsn($uri));
     }
 
     /**