diff --git a/src/database.c b/src/database.c
index 6d2e335..7d4f2f5 100644
--- a/src/database.c
+++ b/src/database.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include "main.h"
 #include "database.h"
+#include "bitmap.h"
 
 #define DB_SEEK(db, offset) \
   errno = 0; \
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ int db_wr_rec(db_t *db, rec_t *rec)
 }
 
 int db_rd_blk(db_t *db, block_t *blk)
-{ 
+{
   ssize_t bytes = 0;
 
   assert(db  != NULL);
@@ -180,3 +181,34 @@ int db_wr_list(db_t *db, rec_t *list, size_t list_len)
 
   return processed;
 }
+
+int db_search(db_t *db, float tresh, match_t **matches)
+{
+  uint64_t found = 0;
+  block_t blk;
+  const int blk_size = 4096;
+  unsigned int i = 0;
+  unsigned char *p;
+  float diff = 0;
+
+  *matches = NULL;
+  match = *matches;
+  memset(blk, 0x0, sizeof(block_t));
+  blk.start = 1;
+  blk.records = blk_size;
+
+  /* TODO: expand matches */
+
+  while (db_rd_blk(db, &blk) > 0) {
+    p = blk.data;
+    for (i = 0; i < blk.records; i++, p += REC_LEN) {
+      if (*p == '\0') continue;
+      diff = bitmap_compare(p + 2, sample.data + 2) / BITMAP_BITS;
+      if (diff > tresh) continue;
+      match->diff_map = diff;
+    }
+    FREE(blk.data);
+  }
+
+  return found;
+}
diff --git a/src/database.h b/src/database.h
index 8137306..433ce77 100644
--- a/src/database.h
+++ b/src/database.h
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ typedef struct {
   unsigned char data[REC_LEN];
 } rec_t;
 
+typedef struct {
+  uint64_t num;
+  float diff;
+} match_t;
+
 extern int db_open(db_t *db, const char *path);
 extern int db_close(db_t *db);