diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 149abf4..d5a9594 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     fn json_array() -> impl JsonParser<'static, JsonValue> {
         move |input| {
-            let val = json_value().delimited(whitespace(), whitespace());
+            let val = json_value().surrounded_by(whitespace());
 
             repeated(val)
                 .separated_by(literal(","), false)
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    //fn json_object() -> impl JsonParser<'static, JsonValue> {}
+
     fn json_value() -> impl JsonParser<'static, JsonValue> {
         choice((
             json_null(),
diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index 1ac465e..9676a3c 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,25 @@ where
         crate::sequence::seq((left, self, right)).map(|(_, output, _)| output)
     }
 
+    fn surrounded_by<'a, P, O1>(self, surrounding: P) -> BoxedParser<'a, I, O, E>
+    where
+        Self: Sized + 'a,
+        I: 'a,
+        O1: 'a,
+        O: 'a,
+        E: 'a,
+        P: Parser<I, O1, E> + 'a,
+    {
+        BoxedParser::new(move |input| {
+            let p1 = |i| surrounding.parse(i);
+            let p2 = |i| surrounding.parse(i);
+            let main = |i| self.parse(i);
+            crate::sequence::seq((p1, main, p2))
+                .map(|(_, output, _)| output)
+                .parse(input)
+        })
+    }
+
     fn optional<'a>(self) -> BoxedParser<'a, I, Option<O>, E>
     where
         I: Clone + 'a,