diff --git a/src/__init__.py b/src/__init__.py
index 267948f..d3b10bd 100644
--- a/src/__init__.py
+++ b/src/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
 from . import config
 from . import output
 import logging
-def main():
-  
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+import sys
+
+__author__ = "arris kathery"
+__copyright__ = "copyright 2023 brendan berger"
+__license__ = ""
+__maintainer__ = "arris kathery"
+__email__ = "whotookelburg@hotmail.com"
+__version__ = "0.0.0-alpha0"
+
+
+def main() -> dict:
+    out=output.OutputObject()
+
+    try:
+      # do shit 
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        return {'_kbi':True}
+
diff --git a/src/__main__.py b/src/__main__.py
index 0393157..06c3fed 100644
--- a/src/__main__.py
+++ b/src/__main__.py
@@ -1 +1,9 @@
-raise "nononono u can't do that! >~<"
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+import owo, sys
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    output=owo.main()
+    del owo
+    if output._kb:
+        sys.exit()
+    else:
+        # output results
diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
index a953800..a340abe 100644
--- a/src/config.py
+++ b/src/config.py
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
+confDict = {}
+
 def loadConfig(confLocation = "$HOME/.config/owo.yaml"):
-  
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+    from os import path
+    if not path.exists(confLocation):
+        
diff --git a/src/datafiles/__init__.py b/src/datafiles/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ae5842
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/datafiles/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+from sys import platform
+from yaml import load, dump
+import os
+from re import search, IGNORECASE
+import collections.abc
+
+_config={}
+_files=[]
+_configloaded = False
+
+_LOCATIONS = {
+    '_YAMLCONFPATH':{
+        '_DIR':[
+            "{}/owo/".format(os.environ["XDG_CONFIG_HOME"]) if "XDG_CONFIG_HOME" in os.environ else str(Path.home())+"/.config/owo/",
+            "{}/".format(os.environ["XDG_CONFIG_HOME"]) if "XDG_CONFIG_HOME" in os.environ else str(Path.home())+"/.config/",
+            str(Path('~').resolve()),
+            str(Path().resolve()) if str(Path.cwd()) not in self._DIRS else None
+        ],
+        '_FNAME_RE': 
+            r"([ou^>]w[ou^<]|config)\.(ya?ml|c(on)?fi?g?)$"
+    }
+
+}
+
+def _updateConf(toAdd: dict):
+    for key, value in toAdd.items():
+        if isinstance(value, collections.abc.Mapping):
+            
+def _loadYAMLConf(path: str):
+    try:
+        conf = yaml.load(file.read_text())
+    except Exception as exc:
+        # do an err
+    else:
+        if not _config:
+            _config = conf
+        else:
+            
+
+
+def initConfig(path: str) -> bool:
+    if _configloaded:
+        return True# If config already loaded, do not reload.
+    else:
+        try:
+            file = Path(path)
+
+            if file.exists() and not file.is_dir():
+                try:
+                    conf = yaml.load(file.read_text())
+                except Exception as exc:
+                    # do an err
+                else:
+                    if not _config
diff --git a/src/format.py b/src/format.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46ac9d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/format.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+_DEFAULT = {
+    '_DATETEMP':'%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %Z%z',
+    '_INCLUDE':[
+        'env',
+    ]
+}
+
+def dateFormat(input: str = _DEFAULT._DATETEMP,use_local:bool=True) -> str:
+    from time import strftime
+    if use_local:
+        from time import localtime
+        return strftime(input,localtime())
+    else:
+        from time import gmtime
+        return strftime(input,gmtime())
+
+def stringformat(
+        input: str,
+        include: list = _DEFAULT._INCLUDE
+    ) -> str:
+
+    imap = {
+        'time': dateFormat()
+    }
+
+    if 'env' in include:
+        import os
+        imap['env'] = os.environ
+        del os
+    
+    return input.format_map(imap)
diff --git a/src/output.py b/src/output.py
deleted file mode 100644
index ade1461..0000000
--- a/src/output.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-import logging
diff --git a/src/output/OutputObject.py b/src/output/OutputObject.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f36075
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/output/OutputObject.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import logging
+
+# outputDict={
+#         'status': 1,
+#         'input': {
+#             'argsRaw': sys.argv,
+#             'streamObjects': []
+#         },
+#         'output': [],
+#         'errors': []
+#     }
+
+class OutputObject:
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.status = 1
+        import sys
+        self.input = {
+            'argsRaw': sys.argv,
+            'streamObjects': []
+        }
+        del sys
+        self.output = []
+        self.errors = []
diff --git a/src/output/__init__.py b/src/output/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9e1e71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/output/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from . import OutputObject