diff --git a/src/iotswarm/processing.py b/src/iotswarm/processing.py
index f6df412..227c232 100644
--- a/src/iotswarm/processing.py
+++ b/src/iotswarm/processing.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import List, Optional
+from typing import Callable, List, Optional
 import pandas as pd
 import sqlite3
 from glob import glob
@@ -59,19 +59,28 @@ def build_database_from_csv(
         print("Writing complete.")
 
 
-def _read_csv_file(file_path):
+def _read_cosmos_status_file(file_path):
     return pd.read_csv(file_path, delimiter=",", skiprows=[0,2,3])
 
-def _write_batch_to_file(batch_df, dst, mode='a', header=False):
+def _write_batch_to_csv(batch_df, dst, mode='a', header=False):
     batch_df.to_csv(dst, mode=mode, index=False, header=header)
 
-def process_csv_files_parallel(src, dst, batch_size=1000, sort_columns: Optional[List[str]|str]=None, extension:str=".dat"):
+def process_csv_files_parallel(
+    src,
+    dst,
+    batch_size=1000,
+    sort_columns: Optional[List[str]|str]=None,
+    extension:str=".dat",
+    read_method:Callable=_read_cosmos_status_file,
+    write_method:Callable=_write_batch_to_csv):
     """Converts a directory of .dat files into a combined .csv file
     Args:
         src: The source directory
         dst: The output file
         sort_columns: Column to sort the values by
         extension: The file extension to match
+        read_method: The method used to read the files
+        write_method: The method used to write the files 
     """
 
     if not isinstance(src, Path):
@@ -95,13 +104,13 @@ def process_csv_files_parallel(src, dst, batch_size=1000, sort_columns: Optional
             batch_files = files[i:i + batch_size]
             
             # Read the files in parallel
-            batch_dfs = list(executor.map(_read_csv_file, batch_files))
+            batch_dfs = list(executor.map(write_method, batch_files))
             
             # Concatenate the batch into one DataFrame
             combined_batch_df = pd.concat(batch_dfs, ignore_index=True)
             
             # Write the batch to the output file (only write header once)
-            _write_batch_to_file(combined_batch_df, dst, mode='a', header=not header_written)
+            write_method(combined_batch_df, dst, mode='a', header=not header_written)
             header_written = True  # Header written after the first batch
             
             # Update the progress bar