diff --git a/include/pisa/codec/block_codec_registry.hpp b/include/pisa/codec/block_codec_registry.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9fe4af0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/pisa/codec/block_codec_registry.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <string_view>
+
+#include "codec/block_codec.hpp"
+
+namespace pisa {
+
+[[nodiscard]] auto get_block_codec(std::string_view name) -> std::unique_ptr<BlockCodec>;
+
+}  // namespace pisa
diff --git a/include/pisa/codec/interpolative.hpp b/include/pisa/codec/interpolative.hpp
index b4f6ff10..c59002df 100644
--- a/include/pisa/codec/interpolative.hpp
+++ b/include/pisa/codec/interpolative.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <string_view>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "codec/block_codec.hpp"
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@ class InterpolativeBlockCodec: public BlockCodec {
     static constexpr std::uint64_t m_block_size = 128;
 
   public:
+    constexpr static std::string_view name = "block_interpolative";
+
     void encode(uint32_t const* in, uint32_t sum_of_values, size_t n, std::vector<uint8_t>& out) const;
     uint8_t const* decode(uint8_t const* in, uint32_t* out, uint32_t sum_of_values, size_t n) const;
     auto block_size() const noexcept -> std::size_t { return m_block_size; }
diff --git a/include/pisa/codec/maskedvbyte.hpp b/include/pisa/codec/maskedvbyte.hpp
index 13adf3a8..86f0686a 100644
--- a/include/pisa/codec/maskedvbyte.hpp
+++ b/include/pisa/codec/maskedvbyte.hpp
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ class MaskedVByteBlockCodec: public BlockCodec {
     static constexpr std::uint64_t m_overflow = 512;
 
   public:
+    constexpr static std::string_view name = "block_maskedvbyte";
+
     void encode(uint32_t const* in, uint32_t sum_of_values, size_t n, std::vector<uint8_t>& out) const;
     uint8_t const* decode(uint8_t const* in, uint32_t* out, uint32_t sum_of_values, size_t n) const;
     auto block_size() const noexcept -> std::size_t { return m_block_size; }
diff --git a/include/pisa/codec/optpfor.hpp b/include/pisa/codec/optpfor.hpp
index 7d209539..f534ed5d 100644
--- a/include/pisa/codec/optpfor.hpp
+++ b/include/pisa/codec/optpfor.hpp
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ class OptPForBlockCodec: public BlockCodec {
     static const uint64_t m_block_size = Codec::BlockSize;
 
   public:
+    constexpr static std::string_view name = "block_optpfor";
+
     void encode(uint32_t const* in, uint32_t sum_of_values, size_t n, std::vector<uint8_t>& out) const;
     uint8_t const* decode(uint8_t const* in, uint32_t* out, uint32_t sum_of_values, size_t n) const;
     auto block_size() const noexcept -> std::size_t { return m_block_size; }
diff --git a/include/pisa/codec/qmx.hpp b/include/pisa/codec/qmx.hpp
index 393a7ff9..f6c9d412 100644
--- a/include/pisa/codec/qmx.hpp
+++ b/include/pisa/codec/qmx.hpp
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ class QmxBlockCodec: public BlockCodec {
     static constexpr std::uint64_t m_overflow = 512;
 
   public:
+    constexpr static std::string_view name = "block_qmx";
+
     void encode(uint32_t const* in, uint32_t sum_of_values, size_t n, std::vector<uint8_t>& out) const;
     uint8_t const* decode(uint8_t const* in, uint32_t* out, uint32_t sum_of_values, size_t n) const;
     auto block_size() const noexcept -> std::size_t { return m_block_size; }
diff --git a/include/pisa/codec/simdbp.hpp b/include/pisa/codec/simdbp.hpp
index 1c35b854..468f2bbf 100644
--- a/include/pisa/codec/simdbp.hpp
+++ b/include/pisa/codec/simdbp.hpp
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ class SimdBpBlockCodec: public BlockCodec {
     static constexpr std::uint64_t m_block_size = 128;
 
   public:
+    constexpr static std::string_view name = "block_simdbp";
+
     void encode(uint32_t const* in, uint32_t sum_of_values, size_t n, std::vector<uint8_t>& out) const;
     uint8_t const* decode(uint8_t const* in, uint32_t* out, uint32_t sum_of_values, size_t n) const;
     auto block_size() const noexcept -> std::size_t { return m_block_size; }
diff --git a/include/pisa/codec/simple16.hpp b/include/pisa/codec/simple16.hpp
index 3d73537a..f145a0f2 100644
--- a/include/pisa/codec/simple16.hpp
+++ b/include/pisa/codec/simple16.hpp
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ class Simple16BlockCodec: public BlockCodec {
     static constexpr std::uint64_t m_block_size = 128;
 
   public:
+    constexpr static std::string_view name = "block_simple16";
+
     void encode(uint32_t const* in, uint32_t sum_of_values, size_t n, std::vector<uint8_t>& out) const;
     uint8_t const* decode(uint8_t const* in, uint32_t* out, uint32_t sum_of_values, size_t n) const;
     auto block_size() const noexcept -> std::size_t { return m_block_size; }
diff --git a/include/pisa/codec/simple8b.hpp b/include/pisa/codec/simple8b.hpp
index 859a1da4..17dc1deb 100644
--- a/include/pisa/codec/simple8b.hpp
+++ b/include/pisa/codec/simple8b.hpp
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ class Simple8bBlockCodec: public BlockCodec {
     static constexpr std::uint64_t m_block_size = 128;
 
   public:
+    constexpr static std::string_view name = "block_simple8b";
+
     void encode(uint32_t const* in, uint32_t sum_of_values, size_t n, std::vector<uint8_t>& out) const;
     uint8_t const* decode(uint8_t const* in, uint32_t* out, uint32_t sum_of_values, size_t n) const;
     auto block_size() const noexcept -> std::size_t { return m_block_size; }
diff --git a/include/pisa/codec/streamvbyte.hpp b/include/pisa/codec/streamvbyte.hpp
index 7fd1b0b5..e9c4817b 100644
--- a/include/pisa/codec/streamvbyte.hpp
+++ b/include/pisa/codec/streamvbyte.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <array>
 #include <cassert>
 #include <cstdint>
+#include <string_view>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "codec/block_codec.hpp"
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ class StreamVByteBlockCodec: public BlockCodec {
         pisa::streamvbyte_max_compressedbytes(m_block_size);
 
   public:
+    constexpr static std::string_view name = "block_streamvbyte";
+
     void encode(uint32_t const* in, uint32_t sum_of_values, size_t n, std::vector<uint8_t>& out) const;
     uint8_t const* decode(uint8_t const* in, uint32_t* out, uint32_t sum_of_values, size_t n) const;
     auto block_size() const noexcept -> std::size_t { return m_block_size; }
diff --git a/include/pisa/codec/varint_g8iu.hpp b/include/pisa/codec/varint_g8iu.hpp
index acc62732..f2e48b24 100644
--- a/include/pisa/codec/varint_g8iu.hpp
+++ b/include/pisa/codec/varint_g8iu.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <string_view>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "codec/block_codec.hpp"
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@ class VarintG8IUBlockCodec: public BlockCodec {
     static const uint64_t m_block_size = 128;
 
   public:
+    constexpr static std::string_view name = "block_varintg8iu";
+
     void encode(uint32_t const* in, uint32_t sum_of_values, size_t n, std::vector<uint8_t>& out) const;
     uint8_t const* decode(uint8_t const* in, uint32_t* out, uint32_t sum_of_values, size_t n) const;
     auto block_size() const noexcept -> std::size_t { return m_block_size; }
diff --git a/include/pisa/codec/varintgb.hpp b/include/pisa/codec/varintgb.hpp
index 84b370ad..b501821b 100644
--- a/include/pisa/codec/varintgb.hpp
+++ b/include/pisa/codec/varintgb.hpp
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ class VarintGbBlockCodec: public BlockCodec {
     static constexpr std::uint64_t m_block_size = 128;
 
   public:
+    constexpr static std::string_view name = "block_varintgb";
+
     void encode(uint32_t const* in, uint32_t sum_of_values, size_t n, std::vector<uint8_t>& out) const;
     uint8_t const* decode(uint8_t const* in, uint32_t* out, uint32_t sum_of_values, size_t n) const;
     auto block_size() const noexcept -> std::size_t { return m_block_size; }
diff --git a/src/codec/block_codec_registry.cpp b/src/codec/block_codec_registry.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..40a7ae0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/codec/block_codec_registry.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#include "codec/block_codec_registry.hpp"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <array>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string_view>
+
+#include <fmt/format.h>
+
+#include "codec/block_codec.hpp"
+#include "codec/interpolative.hpp"
+#include "codec/maskedvbyte.hpp"
+#include "codec/optpfor.hpp"
+#include "codec/qmx.hpp"
+#include "codec/simdbp.hpp"
+#include "codec/simple16.hpp"
+#include "codec/simple8b.hpp"
+#include "codec/streamvbyte.hpp"
+#include "codec/varint_g8iu.hpp"
+#include "codec/varintgb.hpp"
+
+namespace pisa {
+
+template <typename... C>
+class BlockCodecRegistry {
+    using BlockCodecConstructor = std::unique_ptr<BlockCodec> (*)();
+
+    constexpr static std::array<std::string_view, sizeof...(C)> m_names =
+        std::array<std::string_view, sizeof...(C)>{C::name...};
+
+    constexpr static std::array<BlockCodecConstructor, sizeof...(C)> m_constructors =
+        std::array<BlockCodecConstructor, sizeof...(C)>{[]() -> std::unique_ptr<BlockCodec> {
+            return std::make_unique<C>();
+        }...};
+
+  public:
+    constexpr static auto count() -> std::size_t { return sizeof...(C); }
+    static auto get(std::string_view name) -> std::unique_ptr<BlockCodec> {
+        auto pos = std::find(m_names.begin(), m_names.end(), name);
+        if (pos == m_names.end()) {
+            throw std::domain_error(fmt::format("invalid codec: {}", name));
+        }
+        auto constructor = m_constructors[std::distance(m_names.begin(), pos)];
+        return constructor();
+    }
+};
+
+using BlockCodecs = BlockCodecRegistry<
+    InterpolativeBlockCodec,
+    MaskedVByteBlockCodec,
+    OptPForBlockCodec,
+    QmxBlockCodec,
+    SimdBpBlockCodec,
+    Simple16BlockCodec,
+    Simple8bBlockCodec,
+    StreamVByteBlockCodec,
+    VarintG8IUBlockCodec,
+    VarintGbBlockCodec>;
+
+auto get_block_codec(std::string_view name) -> std::unique_ptr<BlockCodec> {
+    return BlockCodecs::get(name);
+}
+
+}  // namespace pisa
diff --git a/tools/queries_dynamic.cpp b/tools/queries_dynamic.cpp
index 9f335033..eaae51b7 100644
--- a/tools/queries_dynamic.cpp
+++ b/tools/queries_dynamic.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <functional>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <numeric>
 #include <optional>
@@ -16,17 +17,7 @@
 #include "accumulator/simple_accumulator.hpp"
 #include "app.hpp"
 #include "block_inverted_index.hpp"
-#include "codec/block_codec.hpp"
-#include "codec/interpolative.hpp"
-#include "codec/maskedvbyte.hpp"
-#include "codec/optpfor.hpp"
-#include "codec/qmx.hpp"
-#include "codec/simdbp.hpp"
-#include "codec/simple16.hpp"
-#include "codec/simple8b.hpp"
-#include "codec/streamvbyte.hpp"
-#include "codec/varint_g8iu.hpp"
-#include "codec/varintgb.hpp"
+#include "codec/block_codec_registry.hpp"
 #include "cursor/block_max_scored_cursor.hpp"
 #include "cursor/cursor.hpp"
 #include "cursor/max_scored_cursor.hpp"
@@ -319,40 +310,6 @@ using wand_raw_index = wand_data<wand_data_raw>;
 using wand_uniform_index = wand_data<wand_data_compressed<>>;
 using wand_uniform_index_quantized = wand_data<wand_data_compressed<PayloadType::Quantized>>;
 
-auto resolve_codec(std::string_view encoding) -> std::unique_ptr<BlockCodec> {
-    if (encoding == "block_interpolative") {
-        return std::make_unique<InterpolativeBlockCodec>();
-    }
-    if (encoding == "block_maskedvbyte") {
-        return std::make_unique<MaskedVByteBlockCodec>();
-    }
-    if (encoding == "block_optpfor") {
-        return std::make_unique<OptPForBlockCodec>();
-    }
-    if (encoding == "block_qmx") {
-        return std::make_unique<QmxBlockCodec>();
-    }
-    if (encoding == "block_simdbp") {
-        return std::make_unique<SimdBpBlockCodec>();
-    }
-    if (encoding == "block_simple16") {
-        return std::make_unique<Simple16BlockCodec>();
-    }
-    if (encoding == "block_simple8b") {
-        return std::make_unique<Simple8bBlockCodec>();
-    }
-    if (encoding == "block_streamvbyte") {
-        return std::make_unique<StreamVByteBlockCodec>();
-    }
-    if (encoding == "block_varintg8iu") {
-        return std::make_unique<VarintG8IUBlockCodec>();
-    }
-    if (encoding == "block_varintgb") {
-        return std::make_unique<VarintGbBlockCodec>();
-    }
-    throw std::domain_error("invalid encoding type");
-}
-
 int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
     bool extract = false;
     bool safe = false;
@@ -379,7 +336,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
     }
 
     BlockInvertedIndex index(
-        MemorySource::mapped_file(app.index_filename()), resolve_codec(app.index_encoding())
+        MemorySource::mapped_file(app.index_filename()), get_block_codec(app.index_encoding())
     );
 
     auto params = std::make_tuple(