diff --git a/src/git.rs b/src/git.rs
index a637b73..f5d13a3 100644
--- a/src/git.rs
+++ b/src/git.rs
@@ -507,6 +507,34 @@ impl Config {
             }
         }
     }
+    pub fn get_repo<F>(&self, cat_name: &str, repo_name: &str, f: F)
+    where
+        F: FnOnce(&GitRepo),
+    {
+        f(&self
+            .categories
+            .get(cat_name)
+            .expect("failed to get category")
+            .repos
+            .as_ref()
+            .expect("failed to get repo")
+            .get(repo_name)
+            .expect("failed to get category"))
+    }
+    pub fn get_link<F>(&self, cat_name: &str, link_name: &str, f: F)
+    where
+        F: FnOnce(&Link),
+    {
+        f(&self
+            .categories
+            .get(cat_name)
+            .expect("failed to get category")
+            .links
+            .as_ref()
+            .expect("failed to get repo")
+            .get(link_name)
+            .expect("failed to get category"))
+    }
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..667db91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// #[allow(unused)]
+// pub mod git;
+// #[allow(unused)]
+// mod settings;
+// #[allow(unused)]
+// mod utils;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ce0d49f..1f22a44 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -195,34 +195,6 @@ mod config {
     fn get_category<'cat>(config: &'cat Config, name: &'cat str) -> &'cat Category {
         config.categories.get(name).expect("failed to get category")
     }
-    fn get_repo<F>(config: &Config, cat_name: &str, repo_name: &str, f: F)
-    where
-        F: FnOnce(&GitRepo),
-    {
-        f(config
-            .categories
-            .get(cat_name)
-            .expect("failed to get category")
-            .repos
-            .as_ref()
-            .expect("failed to get repo")
-            .get(repo_name)
-            .expect("failed to get category"))
-    }
-    fn get_link<F>(config: &Config, cat_name: &str, link_name: &str, f: F)
-    where
-        F: FnOnce(&Link),
-    {
-        f(config
-            .categories
-            .get(cat_name)
-            .expect("failed to get category")
-            .links
-            .as_ref()
-            .expect("failed to get repo")
-            .get(link_name)
-            .expect("failed to get category"))
-    }
     #[test]
     fn is_config_readable() {
         let root = current_dir().expect("failed to get current dir");
@@ -235,30 +207,20 @@ mod config {
         );
 
         let _flags = vec![Clone, Push];
-        // FIXME not very extensive
+        // NOTE not very extensive
         #[allow(clippy::bool_assert_comparison)]
         {
-            get_repo(&config, "config", "qmk_firmware", |repo| {
+            (&config).get_repo("config", "qmk_firmware", |repo| {
                 assert_eq!(repo.name, "qmk_firmware");
                 assert_eq!(repo.path, "/home/ces/org/src/git/");
                 assert_eq!(repo.url, "git@github.com:cafkafk/qmk_firmware.git");
             });
-            get_link(&config, "stuff", "gg", |link| {
+            (&config).get_link("stuff", "gg", |link| {
                 assert_eq!(link.name, "gg");
                 assert_eq!(link.tx, "/home/ces/.dots/gg");
                 assert_eq!(link.rx, "/home/ces/.config/gg");
             });
         }
-        /*
-        {
-            assert_eq!(config.links[0].name, "gg");
-            assert_eq!(config.links[0].rx, "/home/ces/.config/gg");
-            assert_eq!(config.links[0].tx, "/home/ces/.dots/gg");
-            assert_eq!(config.links[1].name, "starship");
-            assert_eq!(config.links[1].rx, "/home/ces/.config/starship.toml");
-            assert_eq!(config.links[1].tx, "/home/ces/.dots/starship.toml");
-            // FIXME doesn't check repoflags
-        }*/
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/main.rs b/tests/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddc61f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+#[test]
+fn main() {
+    assert!(true);
+}
+
+/*
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod config {
+    use gg::git::RepoFlags::{Clone, Push};
+    use gg::git::{Category, Config, GitRepo, Link};
+    use relative_path::RelativePath;
+    use std::collections::HashMap;
+    use std::env::current_dir;
+    use std::fs::File;
+    use std::io::prelude::*;
+    #[test]
+    fn init_config() {
+        let _config = Config {
+            categories: HashMap::new(),
+        };
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn init_config_populate() {
+        let default_category = Category {
+            flags: Some(vec![]),
+            repos: Some(HashMap::new()),
+            links: Some(HashMap::new()),
+        };
+        let mut config = Config {
+            categories: HashMap::new(),
+        };
+        config
+            .categories
+            .insert(format!("{}", 0).to_string(), default_category);
+        for i in 0..=5 {
+            config
+                .categories
+                .get_mut(&format!("{}", 0).to_string())
+                .expect("category not found")
+                .repos
+                .as_mut()
+                .expect("failed to get repo")
+                .insert(
+                    format!("{}", i).to_string(),
+                    GitRepo {
+                        name: "test repo".to_string(),
+                        path: "/tmp".to_string(),
+                        url: "https://github.com/cafkafk/gg".to_string(),
+                        flags: Some(vec![Clone, Push]),
+                    },
+                );
+        }
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn read_config_populate() {
+        let _config = Config::new(&RelativePath::new("./src/test/config.yaml").to_string());
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn write_config() {
+        let root = current_dir().expect("failed to get current dir");
+        let config = Config::new(
+            &RelativePath::new("./src/test/config.yaml")
+                .to_logical_path(&root)
+                .into_os_string()
+                .into_string()
+                .expect("failed to turn config into string"),
+        );
+
+        let mut test_file = File::create(
+            RelativePath::new("./src/test/test.yaml")
+                .to_logical_path(&root)
+                .into_os_string()
+                .into_string()
+                .expect("failed to turn config into string"),
+        )
+        .expect("failed to create test file");
+        let contents = serde_yaml::to_string(&config).expect("failed to turn config into string");
+        test_file
+            .write_all(contents.as_bytes())
+            .expect("failed to write contents of config into file");
+
+        let test_config = Config::new(&RelativePath::new("./src/test/test.yaml").to_string());
+        assert_eq!(config, test_config);
+    }
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    fn get_category<'cat>(config: &'cat Config, name: &'cat str) -> &'cat Category {
+        config.categories.get(name).expect("failed to get category")
+    }
+    fn get_repo<F>(config: &Config, cat_name: &str, repo_name: &str, f: F)
+    where
+        F: FnOnce(&GitRepo),
+    {
+        f(config
+            .categories
+            .get(cat_name)
+            .expect("failed to get category")
+            .repos
+            .as_ref()
+            .expect("failed to get repo")
+            .get(repo_name)
+            .expect("failed to get category"))
+    }
+    fn get_link<F>(config: &Config, cat_name: &str, link_name: &str, f: F)
+    where
+        F: FnOnce(&Link),
+    {
+        f(config
+            .categories
+            .get(cat_name)
+            .expect("failed to get category")
+            .links
+            .as_ref()
+            .expect("failed to get repo")
+            .get(link_name)
+            .expect("failed to get category"))
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn is_config_readable() {
+        let root = current_dir().expect("failed to get current dir");
+        let config = Config::new(
+            &RelativePath::new("./src/test/config.yaml")
+                .to_logical_path(root)
+                .into_os_string()
+                .into_string()
+                .expect("failed to turnn config into string"),
+        );
+
+        let _flags = vec![Clone, Push];
+        // FIXME not very extensive
+        #[allow(clippy::bool_assert_comparison)]
+        {
+            get_repo(&config, "config", "qmk_firmware", |repo| {
+                assert_eq!(repo.name, "qmk_firmware");
+                assert_eq!(repo.path, "/home/ces/org/src/git/");
+                assert_eq!(repo.url, "git@github.com:cafkafk/qmk_firmware.git");
+            });
+            get_link(&config, "stuff", "gg", |link| {
+                assert_eq!(link.name, "gg");
+                assert_eq!(link.tx, "/home/ces/.dots/gg");
+                assert_eq!(link.rx, "/home/ces/.config/gg");
+            });
+        }
+        /*
+        {
+            assert_eq!(config.links[0].name, "gg");
+            assert_eq!(config.links[0].rx, "/home/ces/.config/gg");
+            assert_eq!(config.links[0].tx, "/home/ces/.dots/gg");
+            assert_eq!(config.links[1].name, "starship");
+            assert_eq!(config.links[1].rx, "/home/ces/.config/starship.toml");
+            assert_eq!(config.links[1].tx, "/home/ces/.dots/starship.toml");
+            // FIXME doesn't check repoflags
+        }*/
+    }
+}*/
+
+/*
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod repo_actions {
+    use gg::git::GitRepo;
+    use gg::relative_path::RelativePath;
+    use gg::std::env::current_dir;
+    use gg::std::process::Command;
+    #[test]
+    #[allow(clippy::redundant_clone)]
+    fn test_repo_actions() {
+        let test_repo_name: String = "test".to_string();
+        let root = current_dir().unwrap();
+        let test_repo_dir: String = RelativePath::new("./src/test")
+            .to_logical_path(&root)
+            .into_os_string()
+            .into_string()
+            .unwrap();
+        let test_repo_url: String = "git@github.com:cafkafk/test.git".to_string();
+        println!("{}", test_repo_dir);
+        let mut config = Config {
+            repos: vec![],
+            links: vec![],
+        };
+        let repo = GitRepo {
+            name: test_repo_name.to_owned(),
+            path: test_repo_dir.to_owned(),
+            url: test_repo_url.to_owned(),
+            clone: true,
+        };
+        config.repos.push(repo);
+        // BUG FIXME can't do this in flake
+        // should have a good alternative
+        // config.clone_all();
+        // config.pull_all();
+        for r in config.repos.iter() {
+            Command::new("touch")
+                .current_dir(&(r.path.to_owned() + &r.name))
+                .arg("test")
+                .status()
+                .expect("failed to create test file");
+        }
+        config.add_all();
+        config.commit_all_msg(&"test".to_string());
+    }
+}
+*/