diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 8fbfa36..257ef63 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use tide::{
 mod morethantext;
 mod settings;
 
-use morethantext::MoreThanText;
+use morethantext::{start_db, MoreThanText};
 use settings::Settings;
 
 #[async_std::main]
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ async fn main() -> tide::Result<()> {
 }
 
 async fn app_setup(data_dir: &str) -> tide::Server<MoreThanText> {
-    let db = MoreThanText::new(data_dir).await.unwrap();
+    let db = start_db(data_dir).await.unwrap();
     let mut app = tide::with_state(db);
     app.at("/").get(home);
     app.with(
diff --git a/src/morethantext/mod.rs b/src/morethantext/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..265b659
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/morethantext/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+use async_std::{
+    channel::{unbounded, Sender},
+    path::PathBuf,
+    task::spawn,
+};
+use std::{error::Error, fmt};
+
+const ENTRY: &str = "EntryPoint";
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct MTTError {
+    msg: String,
+}
+
+impl MTTError {
+    fn new<S>(msg: S) -> Self where S: Into<String> {
+        let text = msg.into();
+        Self {
+            msg: text,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Error for MTTError {}
+
+impl fmt::Display for MTTError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{}", self.msg)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod errors {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn create_with_str() {
+        let msgs = ["one", "two"];
+        for msg in msgs {
+            let err = MTTError::new(msg);
+            assert_eq!(err.to_string(), msg);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn create_with_string() {
+        let msg = "three";
+        let err = MTTError::new(msg.to_string());
+        assert_eq!(err.to_string(), msg);
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+struct Store;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+enum DataType {
+    DBMap(Store),
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct MoreThanText {
+    session: Vec<String>,
+    channel: Sender<String>,
+}
+
+impl MoreThanText {
+    async fn get_entry(&self, id: String) {
+        self.channel.send(id).await.unwrap();
+    }
+}
+
+pub async fn start_db<P>(dir: P) -> Result<MoreThanText, MTTError>
+where
+    P: Into<PathBuf>,
+{
+    let data_dir = dir.into();
+    let (s, r) = unbounded();
+    spawn(async move {
+        loop {
+            r.recv().await.unwrap();
+        }
+    });
+    Ok(MoreThanText { 
+        session: [ENTRY.to_string()].to_vec(),
+        channel: s, 
+    })
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod db_start_up {
+    use super::*;
+    use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+    #[async_std::test]
+    async fn initial_session() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let mtt = start_db(dir.path()).await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(mtt.session, [ENTRY]);
+    }
+}