diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 84eaee4..0c37c9b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 gl = "0.14.0"
 glfw = "0.51.0"
+glm = "0.2.3"
+stb = { version = "0.3.2", default-features = false, features = ["stb_image"] }
diff --git a/resources/shaders/basic/shader.frag b/resources/shaders/basic/shader.frag
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1978ae3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/shaders/basic/shader.frag
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#version 330 core
+    out vec4 Color;
+    void main()
+    {
+        Color = vec4(0.9, 0.5, 0.2, 1.0);
+    }
diff --git a/resources/shaders/basic/shader.vert b/resources/shaders/basic/shader.vert
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90ff35c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/shaders/basic/shader.vert
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#version 330 core
+    layout (location = 0) in vec3 position;
+
+    void main()
+    {
+        gl_Position = vec4(position, 1.0);
+        // gl_Position = vec4(position.xyz, 1.0);
+        // gl_Position = vec4(position.x, position.y, position.z, 1.0);
+    }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a04d041..fb8cf42 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ fn main() {
     glfw.window_hint(glfw::WindowHint::OpenGlProfile(glfw::OpenGlProfileHint::Core));
     glfw.window_hint(glfw::WindowHint::OpenGlForwardCompat(true));
     glfw.window_hint(glfw::WindowHint::Resizable(false));
+    glfw.window_hint(glfw::WindowHint::TransparentFramebuffer(true));
+    glfw.window_hint(glfw::WindowHint::Decorated(true));
 
 
     //create window
@@ -37,18 +39,58 @@ fn main() {
         gl::ClearColor(0.4, 0.4, 0.4, 1.0);
     }
 
+
+    // put biggie thingies here
+    let vertices = [
+        -0.5f32, -0.5, 0.0,
+         0.5, -0.5, 0.0,
+         0.0,  0.5, 0.0,
+    ];
+
+    let mut vao = 0;
+    unsafe { gl::GenVertexArrays(1, &mut vao)};
+
+    let mut vbo = 0;
+    unsafe{gl::GenBuffers(1, &mut vbo)};
+
+    unsafe {
+        gl::BindVertexArray(vao);
+
+        gl::BindBuffer(gl::ARRAY_BUFFER, vbo);
+        gl::BufferData(gl::ARRAY_BUFFER, std::mem::size_of_val(&vertices) as isize, vertices.as_ptr().cast(), gl::STATIC_DRAW);
+
+        gl::VertexAttribPointer(0, 3, gl::FLOAT, gl::FALSE, 3 * std::mem::size_of::<f32>() as i32, 0 as *const _);
+        gl::EnableVertexAttribArray(0);
+
+        gl::BindBuffer(gl::ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
+        gl::BindVertexArray(0);
+
+    }
+
+        let mut test_Shader = shader::shader::new("basic");
+
+    // NOTE window loop
     while !window.should_close() {
            glfw.poll_events();
         for (_, event) in glfw::flush_messages(&events) {
             glfw_handle_event(&mut window, event);
         }
 
-        clear_color(0.3, 0.4, 0.6, 1.0);
+        clear_color(0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.0);
 
         unsafe {
             gl::Clear(gl::COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
         }
 
+            test_Shader.Use();
+
+        unsafe {
+            gl::BindVertexArray(vao);
+
+            gl::DrawArrays(gl::TRIANGLES, 0, 3);
+
+            gl::BindVertexArray(0);
+        }
         window.swap_buffers();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/shader.rs b/src/shader.rs
index c1aad83..252265a 100644
--- a/src/shader.rs
+++ b/src/shader.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 use gl;
 use std::fs;
+use glm;
     /// Shader Struct for creating and using shaders in the Context of engine
     ///
     pub struct shader {
@@ -18,8 +19,6 @@ use std::fs;
             /// `new(String::from("Example"))`
             /// if the String given was "Example" the Program expects both shaders to be in the directory "resources/shaders/Example/"
             /// with the vertex shader being called "shader.vert" and fragment "shader.frag"
-            /// # TODO
-            /// add a way to interact with uniforms
             pub fn new(path: &str) -> shader
                 {
                     //read file contents
@@ -94,7 +93,67 @@ use std::fs;
                 unsafe {gl::UseProgram(self.ID);}
             }
 
+            // TODO write tests for these
+            // BOILERPLATE JUMPSCARE
+            pub fn setBool(&self, name: &str, value: bool )
+                {unsafe {gl::Uniform1i(gl::GetUniformLocation(self.ID, name.as_ptr() as *const gl::types::GLchar), value as i32);}}
+            pub fn setInt(&self, name: &str, value: u32 )
+                {unsafe {gl::Uniform1i(gl::GetUniformLocation(self.ID, name.as_ptr() as *const gl::types::GLchar), value as i32);}}
+            pub fn setFloat(&self, name: &str, value: f32 )
+                {unsafe {gl::Uniform1f(gl::GetUniformLocation(self.ID, name.as_ptr() as *const gl::types::GLchar), value as f32);}}
+            pub fn setVec2(&self, name: &str, value: glm::Vec2 )
+                {unsafe {gl::Uniform2fv(gl::GetUniformLocation(self.ID, name.as_ptr() as *const gl::types::GLchar), 1, &value[0]);}}
+            pub fn setVec2d(&self, name: &str, x: f32, y: f32)
+                {unsafe {gl::Uniform2f(gl::GetUniformLocation(self.ID, name.as_ptr() as *const gl::types::GLchar), x, y);}}
+            pub fn setVec3(&self, name: &str, value: glm::Vec3 )
+                {unsafe {gl::Uniform3fv(gl::GetUniformLocation(self.ID, name.as_ptr() as *const gl::types::GLchar), 1, &value[0]);}}
+            pub fn setVec3d(&self, name: &str, x: f32, y: f32, z: f32 )
+                {unsafe {gl::Uniform3f(gl::GetUniformLocation(self.ID, name.as_ptr() as *const gl::types::GLchar), x, y, z);}}
+            pub fn setVec4(&self, name: &str, value: glm::Vec4 )
+                {unsafe {gl::Uniform4fv(gl::GetUniformLocation(self.ID, name.as_ptr() as *const gl::types::GLchar), 1, &value[0]);}}
+            pub fn setVec4d(&self, name: &str, x: f32, y: f32, z: f32, w: f32)
+                {unsafe {gl::Uniform4f(gl::GetUniformLocation(self.ID, name.as_ptr() as *const gl::types::GLchar), x, y, z, w);}}
+            pub fn setMat2(&self, name: &str, value: glm::Mat2)
+                {unsafe {gl::UniformMatrix2fv(gl::GetUniformLocation(self.ID, name.as_ptr() as *const gl::types::GLchar), 1, gl::FALSE, &value[0][0]);}}
+            pub fn setMat3(&self, name: &str, value: glm::Mat3)
+                {unsafe {gl::UniformMatrix3fv(gl::GetUniformLocation(self.ID, name.as_ptr() as *const gl::types::GLchar), 1, gl::FALSE, &value[0][0]);}}
+            pub fn setMat4(&self, name: &str, value: glm::Mat4)
+                {unsafe {gl::UniformMatrix4fv(gl::GetUniformLocation(self.ID, name.as_ptr() as *const gl::types::GLchar), 1, gl::FALSE, &value[0][0]);}}
+
 
         }
 
 
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+  mod tests {
+      use glfw;
+      use glfw::Context;
+      use gl;
+      use super::*;
+
+      #[test]
+      fn ShaderLoading()  {
+
+          // initialize GLFW
+              let mut glfw = glfw::init(glfw::FAIL_ON_ERRORS).unwrap();
+          // set window hints
+          glfw.window_hint(glfw::WindowHint::ContextVersion(3, 3));
+          glfw.window_hint(glfw::WindowHint::OpenGlProfile(glfw::OpenGlProfileHint::Core));
+          glfw.window_hint(glfw::WindowHint::OpenGlForwardCompat(true));
+          glfw.window_hint(glfw::WindowHint::Resizable(false));
+
+          //create Window
+          let (mut window, events) = glfw.create_window(480, 320, "Shader Test", glfw::WindowMode::Windowed).unwrap();
+          let (screen_width, screen_height) = window.get_framebuffer_size();
+
+          // setup window
+          window.make_current();
+          window.set_key_polling(true);
+          // initialize gl
+          gl::load_with(|ptr| window.get_proc_address(ptr) as *const _);
+
+          let Shader = shader::new("basic");
+          Shader.Use();
+      }
+  }