diff --git a/server/src/channels.rs b/server/src/channels.rs
index f3e53b5..2b9b108 100644
--- a/server/src/channels.rs
+++ b/server/src/channels.rs
@@ -5,28 +5,168 @@
 use diesel::{self, prelude::*};
 use rocket_contrib::json::Json;
 use std::vec::Vec;
-use crate::models::{Channel, VOICE_CHANNEL};
-use crate::DBConn;
-use crate::schema;
+use crate::models::{InsertableChannel, Channel, VOICE_CHANNEL, TEXT_CHANNEL};
+use crate::{DBConn, schema, payload};
+use crate::err::{self, DbError};
 
 
-
-#[get("/voice")]
-pub fn get_voice_channels(conn: DBConn) -> Json<Vec<Channel>> {
-    use schema::channels::dsl::*;
-
-    let result = channels.filter(type_.eq(VOICE_CHANNEL)).load(&conn.0);
-    if let Ok(data) = result {
-        Json(data)
-    }
-    else {
-        let bust = Channel {
+macro_rules!  busted_channels_response {
+    () => {
+        Json(vec![Channel {
             id: -1,
             name: "".to_string(),
             permissions: 0,
             limit: 0,
             type_: 0, // the other fields are bs this is the only one that really mattesr
-        };
-        Json(vec![bust])
+        }])
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+
+// TODO: fix the return type of this to data thats verifiable
+#[post("/create/<qname>/<perms>/<lim>/<ctype>")]
+pub fn insert_new_channel(qname: String, perms: i32, lim: i32, ctype: i32, conn: DBConn) -> 
+        DbError<Json<payload::ChannelIndexed>, err::DbResponse> {
+    use schema::channels::dsl::*;
+
+    let chan = InsertableChannel {
+        name: qname,
+        permissions: perms,
+        limit: lim,
+        type_: ctype,
+    };
+    let result = diesel::insert_into(channels)
+        .values(&chan)
+        .execute(&conn.0);
+
+    match result {
+        Ok(_d) => Ok(Json(payload::ChannelIndexed{name:chan.name, ctype:chan.type_})),
+        Err(_e) => Err(err::DbResponse{err_msg:"Could not create channel"})
+    }
+}
+
+#[get("/voice")]
+pub fn get_voice_channels(conn: DBConn) -> DbError<Json<Vec<Channel>>, err::DbResponse> {
+    use schema::channels::dsl::*;
+
+    let result = channels.filter(type_.eq(VOICE_CHANNEL)).load(&conn.0);
+    if let Ok(data) = result {
+        Ok(Json(data))
+    }
+    else {
+        Err(err::DbResponse{err_msg:"Could not query voice channels"})
+    }
+}
+
+
+#[get("/text")]
+pub fn get_text_chanels(conn: DBConn) -> DbError<Json<Vec<Channel>>, err::DbResponse> {
+    use schema::channels::dsl::*;
+
+    let result = channels.filter(type_.eq(TEXT_CHANNEL)).load(&conn.0);
+    if let Ok(data) = result {
+        Ok(Json(data))
+    }
+    else {
+        Err(err::DbResponse{err_msg:"Could not query text channels"})
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod channel_tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use rocket; 
+    use rocket::local::Client;
+    use rocket::http::Status;
+    use serde_json::from_str;
+
+    macro_rules!  rocket_inst {
+        ($func:expr) => {
+            rocket::ignite()
+                .mount("/channels", routes![$func])
+                .attach(DBConn::fairing())
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn generate_channels_test() {
+        use diesel::mysql::MysqlConnection;
+        use schema::channels::dsl::*;
+        let conn = MysqlConnection::establish("mysql://freechat_dev:password@localhost:3306/freechat")
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let app = rocket_inst!(insert_new_channel);
+        let client = Client::new(app).expect("bad rocket instance");
+        
+        let text_names = vec!["tone", "ttwo", "tthre"];
+        for i in text_names.iter() {
+            let uri = format!("/channels/create/{}/{}/{}/{}", i, 0, 0, TEXT_CHANNEL);
+            let mut response = client.post(uri).dispatch();
+
+            assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
+
+            let body = response.body_string().unwrap();
+            let data: crate::payload::ChannelIndexed = from_str(&body).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(data.name, i.to_string());
+        }
+
+        let voice_names = vec!["voiceone", "voicetwo", "voicethre"];
+        for i in voice_names.iter() {
+            let uri = format!("/channels/create/{}/{}/{}/{}", i, 0, 0, VOICE_CHANNEL);
+            let mut response = client.post(uri).dispatch();
+
+            assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
+
+            let body = response.body_string().unwrap();
+            let data: crate::payload::ChannelIndexed = from_str(&body).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(data.name, i.to_string());
+        }
+        let _ = diesel::delete(channels).filter(id.is_not_null())
+            .execute(&conn)
+            .expect("bro what the hell delete * from channels where id is not null;");
+    }
+
+    fn generate_dummy_channels() {
+        let app = rocket_inst!(insert_new_channel);
+        let client = Client::new(app).expect("bad rocket instance");
+        
+        let text_names = vec!["tone", "ttwo", "tthre"];
+        for i in text_names.iter() {
+            let uri = format!("/channels/create/{}/{}/{}/{}", i, 0, 0, TEXT_CHANNEL);
+            let mut response = client.post(uri).dispatch();
+
+            assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
+
+            let body = response.body_string().unwrap();
+            let data: crate::payload::ChannelIndexed = from_str(&body).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(data.name, i.to_string());
+        }
+
+        let voice_names = vec!["voiceone", "voicetwo", "voicethre"];
+        for i in voice_names.iter() {
+            let uri = format!("/channels/create/{}/{}/{}/{}", i, 0, 0, VOICE_CHANNEL);
+            let mut response = client.post(uri).dispatch();
+
+            assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
+
+            let body = response.body_string().unwrap();
+            let data: crate::payload::ChannelIndexed = from_str(&body).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(data.name, i.to_string());
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_text_channels_get() {
+        generate_dummy_channels();
+        let app = rocket_inst!(get_voice_channels);
+
+        let client = Client::new(app).expect("bad rocket instance");
+        let mut response = client.get("/channels/text").dispatch();
+        let _body: String = response.body_string().unwrap();
+        
+        assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
+        assert_ne!(response.status(), Status::NotFound);
+
+        println!("succ me")
+    }
+}