diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0667445..51f2bbb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,4 +40,5 @@ luac.out
 *.x86_64
 *.hex
 
-
+# Testing directory for mpv-alpha
+.test/
diff --git a/src/config.lua b/src/config.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bf0bc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config.lua
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+-- stuff for the config files
diff --git a/src/main.lua b/src/main.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9cf9da2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.lua
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+require"config"
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diff --git a/src/props.lua b/src/props.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f07bb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/props.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+-- constants, defaults, and other shit
+constants = {
+  defaults = {
+    dirs = {
+      mpv = {
+        linux = {
+          "~/.config/mpv/",
+          "~/.mpv/"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+default_conf = {
+  configjson = [[
+    {
+      "history": {
+        "save_history": true
+      }
+    }
+  ]]
+}
+
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2be4245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# please have yt-dlp
+mkdir -p .test/
+
+yt-dlp \
+    --no-write-info-json \
+    --output "./.test/video.mp4" \
+    --remux-video "mp4" \
+    -w \
+    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6_81D9HQdU" 
+
+mpv -v --load-scripts=no --script=./src/ ./.test/video.mp4
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