diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 46faee4..f54ec1b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 sql/
 qi.conf
 qi.mysql
+modeltest
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/Qi.pm b/lib/Qi.pm
index a7a68cc..4a1a97b 100644
--- a/lib/Qi.pm
+++ b/lib/Qi.pm
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package Qi;
+use warnings;
 use Mojo::Base 'Mojolicious';
 use Mojo::Pg;
+use SQL::Abstract;
+
+use Data::Dumper qw(Dumper);
 
 # This method will run once at server start
 sub startup {
@@ -10,7 +14,10 @@ sub startup {
   my $config = $self->plugin('Config');
 
   #Model
-   $self->helper(pg => sub { state $pg = Mojo::Pg->new(shift->config('pg')) });
+  $self->helper(pg => sub { state $pg = Mojo::Pg->new(shift->config('pg')) });
+  #$self->helper(sql => sub{ state $sql = SQL::Abstract->new});
+  $self->helper(assets => sub { state $assets = Qi::Model::Assets->new(pg => shift->pg) });
+  $self->helper(locations => sub { state $locations = Qi::Model::Locations->new(pg => shift->pg) });
 
   # Documentation browser under "/perldoc"
   $self->plugin('PODRenderer');
@@ -20,9 +27,23 @@ sub startup {
 
   # Normal route to controller
   $r->get('/')->to('example#welcome');
+  
+  ######## API #########
+  my $api = $r->under('/api');
+
+  #Assets
+  $api->get('/assets')->to('assets#get')->name('get_assets');       # get assets
+  $api->post('/assets')->to('assets#insert')->name('post_asset');     # insert asset
+  $api->put('/assets')->to('assets#update')->name('update_asset');     # update asset
+  $api->delete('/assets')->to('assets#remove')->name('remove_asset'); # remove asset
+
+  #Locations
+  $api->get('/locations')->to('locations#get')->name('get_locations'); #get locations
+
+
 
   # Migrate to latest version if necessary
-  my $path = $self->home->rel_file('migrations/Qi.sql');
+  my $path = $self->home->rel_file('migrations/qi.sql');
   $self->pg->migrations->name('qi')->from_file($path)->migrate;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/Qi/Controller/Assets.pm b/lib/Qi/Controller/Assets.pm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..292b407
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Qi/Controller/Assets.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package Qi::Controller::Assets;
+use Mojo::Base 'Mojolicious::Controller';
+use Qi::Model::Assets;
+
+sub get {
+  my $self = shift;
+  my $json = $self->req->json; #this is optional. Not specifying an asset returns all assets
+  $self->render(
+    json => {
+      table => 'assets', #repond with the table
+      (($json) ? 'asset' : 'assets') => $self->assets->select($json) #respond with a specified asset or all assets
+    }
+  );
+}
+
+sub insert {
+  my $self = shift;
+  $self->render(
+    json => {
+      table => 'assets',
+      tag => $self->assets->insert($self->req->json)->{tag}  #respond with the tag that was inserted
+    }
+  );
+}
+
+sub update {
+  my $self = shift;
+  my $json = $self->req->json;
+  $self->render(
+    json => {
+      table => 'assets',
+      tag => $self->assets->update($json)->{tag} #respond with tag of updated entry (if tag is updated, the new tag will be returned)
+    }
+  );
+}
+
+sub remove {
+  my $self = shift;
+  my $json = $self->req->json;
+  $self->render(
+    json => {
+      table => 'assets',
+      tag => $self->assets->delete($json)->{tag} #respond with tag that was deleted
+    }
+  );
+}
+
+1;
diff --git a/lib/Qi/Controller/Example.pm b/lib/Qi/Controller/Example.pm
deleted file mode 100644
index 19227f9..0000000
--- a/lib/Qi/Controller/Example.pm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-package Qi::Controller::Example;
-use Mojo::Base 'Mojolicious::Controller';
-
-# This action will render a template
-sub welcome {
-  my $self = shift;
-
-  # Render template "example/welcome.html.ep" with message
-  $self->render(msg => 'Welcome to the Mojolicious real-time web framework!');
-}
-
-1;
diff --git a/lib/Qi/Controller/Locations.pm b/lib/Qi/Controller/Locations.pm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a86a185
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Qi/Controller/Locations.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package Qi::Controller::Locations;
+use Mojo::Base 'Mojolicious::Controller';
+use Qi::Model::Locations;
+
+sub get {
+  my $self = shift;
+  my $json = $self->req->json; #this is optional. Not specifying an asset returns all assets
+  $self->render(
+    json => {
+      table => 'locations', #repond with the table
+      (($json) ? 'location' : 'locations') => $self->locations->select($json) #respond with a specified asset or all assets
+    }
+  );
+}
+
+1;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/Qi/Model/Assets.pm b/lib/Qi/Model/Assets.pm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85efe88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Qi/Model/Assets.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package Qi::Model::Assets;
+use Mojo::Base 'Qi::Model::Crud';
+
+has table => 'assets';
+has primary_key => 'tag';
+
+#sub update_timestamp {
+#    my ($self, $tag) = @_;
+#    $self->sql
+#    my $results = eval {
+#        #my $sql = 'update ? set add_stamp= (now) where tag=?';
+#        #$self->pg->db->query($sql, $self->table, $tag)->hash;
+#        $self->update({data => {add_stamp => \'now()'}, where => {tag => $tag}})
+#        
+#    }
+#    if ($@){ warn "there's an error";}
+#    else {warn "Success!";}
+#}
+1;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/Qi/Model/Crud.pm b/lib/Qi/Model/Crud.pm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4effbaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Qi/Model/Crud.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package Qi::Model::Crud;
+use Mojo::Base -base;
+use SQL::Abstract;
+use Mojo::Collection;
+
+has sql => sub { state $sql = SQL::Abstract->new };
+
+#### self Methods ####
+#has 'sql'; # $self->sql  for SQL::Abstract
+has 'pg'; # $self->pg   for Mojo::Pg
+has 'table' => sub {die "Forgot to define table"};
+has 'primary_key' => sub {die "Forgot to define primary_key"};
+
+
+# **sql** is optional
+
+sub select {
+    my ($self, $request) = @_;
+    my($stmt, @bind) = $self->sql->select($self->table , '*', $request); #select * from $self->table **where $request**
+    if($request) { #if there is a where clause
+        $self->pg->db->query($stmt, @bind)->hash; #respond with 1 row
+    }
+    else { #if no where clause
+        $self->pg->db->query($stmt, @bind)->hashes; #respond with all rows
+    }
+}
+
+sub insert {
+    my ($self, $request) = @_;
+    my($stmt, @bind) = $self->sql->insert($self->table, $request, {returning => $self->primary_key}); #insert into $self->table $request 
+    $self->pg->db->query($stmt, @bind)->hash; #respond with primary key
+}
+
+sub update {
+    my ($self, $request) = @_;
+    my($stmt, @bind) = $self->sql->update($self->table, $request->{data}, $request->{where}); #update $self->table set $request->{data} where $request->{where}
+    $stmt = $stmt . ' returning ' . $self->primary_key;
+    $self->pg->db->query($stmt, @bind)->hash;
+}
+
+sub delete {
+    my ($self, $request) = @_;
+    my($stmt, @bind) = $self->sql->delete($self->table, $request); #delete from $self->table where $request
+    warn $request;
+    $stmt = $stmt . ' returning ' . $self->primary_key;
+    warn $stmt;
+    $self->pg->db->query($stmt, @bind)->hash;
+}
+
+1;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/Qi/Model/Locations.pm b/lib/Qi/Model/Locations.pm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8f4d98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Qi/Model/Locations.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package Qi::Model::Locations;
+use Mojo::Base 'Qi::Model::Crud';
+
+has table => 'locations';
+has primary_key => 'location_id';
+
+1;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/migrations/qi.sql b/migrations/qi.sql
index 7de5912..7f220c4 100644
--- a/migrations/qi.sql
+++ b/migrations/qi.sql
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ CREATE TABLE if not exists assets (
   revenue_percentage varchar(10) DEFAULT NULL,
   comments varchar(512) DEFAULT NULL,
   change_stamp timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
-  add_stamp timestamp NOT NULL
+  add_stamp timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE if not exists barcode_map (
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ CREATE TABLE if not exists barcode_map (
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE if not exists buyers (
-  buyer_id serial NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
+  buyer_id serial NOT NULL,
   name varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY ("buyer_id")
 );
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ CREATE TABLE if not exists sessions (
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE if not exists sold_via (
-  sold_via_id serial NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
+  sold_via_id serial NOT NULL,
   name varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY ("sold_via_id")
 );
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ CREATE TABLE if not exists users (
   PRIMARY KEY ("user_id")
 );
 
-DROP VIEW asset_vw;
+DROP VIEW if exists asset_vw;
 
 CREATE VIEW asset_vw AS 
   select 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ CREATE VIEW asset_vw AS
 
 -- 1 down
 
-drop table if exists asset_types;
+drop table if exists asset_types CASCADE;
 drop table if exists assets;
 drop table if exists barcode_map;
 drop table if exists buyers;
diff --git a/script/Qi b/script/qi
similarity index 100%
rename from script/Qi
rename to script/qi
diff --git a/t/basic.t b/t/basic.t
index 92a65a4..0907152 100644
--- a/t/basic.t
+++ b/t/basic.t
@@ -4,6 +4,45 @@ use Test::More;
 use Test::Mojo;
 
 my $t = Test::Mojo->new('Qi');
-$t->get_ok('/')->status_is(200)->content_like(qr/Mojolicious/i);
+$t->get_ok('/')->status_is(200);
+
+$t = $t->post_ok('/api/assets' => {Accept =>'application/json' , dataType => 'json'} => json => {tag => '000000A' , add_stamp => '2016-08-10 16:21:21'})
+    ->status_is(200)
+    ->json_has({table => 'assets'})
+    ->json_has({tag => '000000A'});
+
+$t = $t->put_ok('/api/assets' => {Accept =>'application/json' , dataType => 'json'} => json => { data => { tag => '000000B'} , where => {tag => '000000A'}})
+    ->status_is(200)
+    ->json_has({table => 'assets'})
+    ->json_has({tag => '000000B'});
+
+$t = $t->get_ok('/api/assets' => {Accept =>'application/json'})
+    ->status_is(200)
+    ->json_has({table => 'assets'})
+    ->json_has({'assets'});
+
+$t->get_ok('/api/assets' => {Accept => 'application/json' , dataType => 'json'} => json => {tag => '000000B'})
+    ->status_is(200)
+    ->json_has({table => 'assets'})
+    ->json_has({'asset'});
+
+$t->delete_ok('/api/assets' => {Accept => 'application/json' , dataType => 'json'} => json => {tag => '000000B'})
+    ->status_is(200)
+    ->json_has({table => 'assets'})
+    ->json_has({tag => '000000B'});
+
+$t = $t->get_ok('/api/locations' => {Accept =>'application/json'})
+    ->status_is(200)
+    ->json_has({table => 'locations'})
+    ->json_has({'locations'});
+
+$t = $t->get_ok('/api/locations' => {Accept =>'application/json'})
+    ->status_is(200)
+    ->json_has({table => 'locations'})
+    ->json_has({'locations'});
+
+
+
+
 
 done_testing();