diff --git a/include/libspm.h b/include/libspm.h
index 7e115ec..11dfd6f 100755
--- a/include/libspm.h
+++ b/include/libspm.h
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ struct package
 
 };
 
+//test
+int list_installed();
+int count_installed();
+int get_installed(int index);
+
+//end test
+
 // package info
 
 
diff --git a/src/list.c b/src/list.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1abc204
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/list.c
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "sqlite3.h"      // SQLite database library
+
+// Include necessary headers
+#include "libspm.h"
+#include "cutils.h"
+
+//should probably add there to the header when we are done
+
+//will print the content of INSTALLED_DB
+int list_installed()
+    {
+        msg(INFO, "listing installed packages from %s", getenv(INSTALLED_DB));
+        if(0 == 1)
+            {
+                sqlite3_stmt *stmt;
+                int rc;
+
+                // Prepare the SQL query
+                const char *sql = "idfk";
+                rc = sqlite3_prepare_v2(getenv(INSTALLED_DB), sql, -1, &stmt, NULL);
+                if (rc != SQLITE_OK) {
+                    msg(ERROR, "SQL error: %s -- %d", sqlite3_errmsg(INSTALLED_DB), rc);
+                    return 1;
+                }
+
+                // Bind the value for the parameter in the SQL query
+                sqlite3_bind_text(stmt, 1, "idk", -1, SQLITE_STATIC);
+
+                // Execute the PRINT statement or smth.
+                rc = sqlite3_step(stmt);
+                if (rc != SQLITE_DONE) {
+                    msg(ERROR, "Error executing PRINT statement or smth: %s\n", sqlite3_errmsg(INSTALLED_DB));
+                    return -1;
+                }
+
+                // Finalize the statement.
+                rc = sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
+                if (rc != SQLITE_OK) {
+                    msg(ERROR, "Error finalizing PRINT statement or smth: %s\n", sqlite3_errmsg(INSTALLED_DB));
+                    return -1;
+            }
+
+        return 0;
+        }
+
+    }
+    
+//will return the ammount of packages installed  INSTALLED_DB
+int count_installed()
+    {
+        int count = 1;
+        
+        // do sql magic here
+        
+        msg(INFO, "there are %d installed packages", count);
+        
+        return count;
+    }
+
+//will print the content of INSTALLED_DB at a specific index
+int get_installed(int index)
+    {
+        int count = 0;
+        char* out = "test";
+        //out = sql magic
+        
+        msg(INFO, "%s is installed at %d", out, index);
+        
+        return count;
+
+    }