diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c37aa89..c30b100 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@
 !*.cc
 !*.h
 !CMakeLists.txt
-!config.json
\ No newline at end of file
+!config.json
+!*.py
diff --git a/juci/CMakeLists.txt b/juci/CMakeLists.txt
index f6bb7da..bddf3ef 100644
--- a/juci/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/juci/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ include_directories(
   ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS}
   ${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS}
   ${GTKMM_INCLUDE_DIRS}
-  "/home/zalox/bachelor/libclang++/headers/"
+  ${LCL_INCLUDE_DIRS}
   )
 link_directories(
   ${GTKMM_LIBRARY_DIRS}
diff --git a/juci/api.cc b/juci/api.cc
index 42149d0..ee38351 100644
--- a/juci/api.cc
+++ b/juci/api.cc
@@ -1,47 +1,134 @@
 #include "api.h"
-namespace juci_api{
 
-  void cpp::ReplaceWord(const std::string word) {
-    //TODO implement api::ReplaceWord / change string to iter?
-    //some_namespace::controller::replaceWord(word_*);
-    std::cout << "unimplemented function: 'api::ReplaceWord()' called"
-	      << std::endl;
+std::shared_ptr<Menu::Controller> libjuci::ApiServiceProvider::menu_;
+std::shared_ptr<Notebook::Controller> libjuci::ApiServiceProvider::notebook_;
 
-    std::cout << "The string: "  << g_test_string  << std::endl;
+/////////////////////////////
+//// API ServiceProvider ////
+/////////////////////////////
+libjuci::ApiServiceProvider::ApiServiceProvider( ) {
+  std::cout << "Apiservice std.ctor" << std::endl;
+}
+
+void libjuci::ApiServiceProvider::ReplaceWord(std::string word) {
+  Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::TextBuffer> buffer = libjuci::BufferFromNotebook();
+  Gtk::TextIter word_start = libjuci::IterFromNotebook();
+  Gtk::TextIter word_end = libjuci::IterFromNotebook();
+
+  libjuci::IterToWordStart(word_start);
+  libjuci::IterToWordEnd(word_end);
+  if(word_start != word_end) {
+    buffer->erase(word_start, word_end);
+    Gtk::TextIter current = libjuci::IterFromNotebook();
+    buffer->insert(current, word);
   }
+}
 
-  void cpp::ReplaceLine(const std::string line) {
-    //TODO implement api::ReplaceLine / change string to iter?
-    //some_namespace::controller::replaceLine(line_);
-    std::cout << "unimplemented function: 'api::ReplaceLine()' called"
-	      << std::endl;
-  }    
- 
-  //helpers
-  boost::python::api::object py::openPythonScript(const std::string path,
-						  boost::python::api::object python_name_space) {
-    std::string temp = g_project_root + path + ".py";
-    boost::python::str the_path(temp);
-    return boost::python::exec_file(the_path, python_name_space);//, python_name_space);
+void libjuci::ApiServiceProvider::ReplaceLine(std::string line) {
+  std::cout << "Unimplemented function: ApiServiceProvider::ReplaceLine(string)"
+	    << std::endl;
+}
+
+std::string libjuci::ApiServiceProvider::GetWord() {
+  Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::TextBuffer> buffer = libjuci::BufferFromNotebook();
+  Gtk::TextIter word_start = libjuci::IterFromNotebook();
+  Gtk::TextIter word_end = libjuci::IterFromNotebook();
+
+  libjuci::IterToWordStart(word_start);
+  libjuci::IterToWordEnd(word_end);
+
+  std::cout <<"start: " << word_start << std::endl << "end: " << word_end << std::endl;
+  if(word_start <  word_end) {
+    std::string word = buffer->get_text(word_start, word_end);
+    return word;
   }
+  return "";
+}
+
+void libjuci::ApiServiceProvider::AddKeybinding() {
+
+  libjuci::ApiServiceProvider::menu_->keybindings_.action_group_menu()
+    ->add(Gtk::Action::create("PluginAddSnippet",
+			      "Add snippet"),
+	  Gtk::AccelKey("<control><alt>space"),
+	  []() {
+	    std::cout << "ctrl alt space" << std::endl;
+	    libjuci::LoadPlugin("snippet");
+	  });
+  std::cout << "addkeybinding" << std::endl;
+}
+
+///////////////////////
+//// Api to python ////
+///////////////////////
+void libjuci::ReplaceWord(const std::string word_) {
+  libjuci::ApiServiceProvider::ReplaceWord(word_);
+}
+
+void libjuci::ReplaceLine(const std::string line) {
+  //TODO forgie: implement libjuci::ReplaceLine / change string to iter?
+  //some_namespace::controller::replaceLine(line_);
+  std::cout << "unimplemented function: 'libjuci::ReplaceLine()' called"
+	    << std::endl;
+}
+std::string libjuci::GetWord() {
+  //  boost::python::str converted(libjuci::ApiServiceProvider::GetWord() );
+  return libjuci::ApiServiceProvider::GetWord();
+  //  return converted;
+}
+//////////////////////////////
+//// Boost.Python methods ////
+//////////////////////////////
 
-   void py::LoadPlugin(const std::string& plugin_name) {
-    try{
-      /* initialize python interpreter */
-      Py_Initialize();
-      boost::python::api::object main_module = boost::python::import("__main__");
-      boost::python::api::object main_namespace = main_module.attr("__dict__");
-    
-      /* runs script from python */
-      //boost::python::object ignored1 = setPythonVar("word", word, main_namespace);
-      boost::python::api::object ignored2 = openPythonScript(plugin_name, main_namespace);   
-      /* extracts desired values */   
-      //boost::python::object pySnippet =  boost::python::eval("getSnippet()", main_namespace);
-      //word = boost::python::extract<std::string>(pySnippet);
-      /* add snippet to textView */
-      //TODO add snippet
-    }catch(boost::python::error_already_set const&) {
-      PyErr_Print();
+boost::python::api::object libjuci::openPythonScript(const std::string path,
+						     boost::python::api::object python_name_space) {
+  std::string temp = g_project_root + path + ".py";
+  boost::python::str the_path(temp);
+  return boost::python::exec_file(the_path, python_name_space);//, python_name_space);
+}
+
+void libjuci::LoadPlugin(const std::string& plugin_name) {
+  try{
+    Py_Initialize();
+    boost::python::api::object main_module = boost::python::import("__main__");
+    boost::python::api::object main_namespace = main_module.attr("__dict__");
+    boost::python::api::object ignored2 = openPythonScript(plugin_name, main_namespace);
+
+    /* for extracting return value from python: */
+    //boost::python::object returnValue  =  boost::python::eval("function_name()", main_namespace);
+    //std::string return_value = boost::python::extract<std::string>(pySnippet);
+    //do something with return_value    
+  }catch(boost::python::error_already_set const&) {
+    PyErr_Print();
+  }
+}
+
+///////////////////////
+//// Glib wrappers ////
+///////////////////////
+void libjuci::IterToWordStart(Gtk::TextIter &iter) {
+  if(!iter.starts_line()) {
+    while(!iter.starts_word()) {
+      iter.backward_char();
     }
   }
 }
+
+void libjuci::IterToWordEnd(Gtk::TextIter &iter) {
+  if(!iter.ends_line()) {
+    while(!iter.ends_word()) {
+      iter.forward_char();
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::TextBuffer> libjuci::BufferFromNotebook() {
+  return Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::TextBuffer>(libjuci::ApiServiceProvider::notebook_->source_vec_.back()->view().get_buffer());
+}
+
+Gtk::TextIter libjuci::IterFromNotebook() {
+  return libjuci::BufferFromNotebook()->get_insert()->get_iter();
+}
+ 
+
+
diff --git a/juci/api.h b/juci/api.h
index 9bd42c4..69e503c 100644
--- a/juci/api.h
+++ b/juci/api.h
@@ -4,44 +4,52 @@
 #include <boost/python.hpp>
 #include <Python.h>
 #include <string>
+#include "notebook.h"
+#include "menu.h"
 
-//    Plugin API
-//
-const std::string g_project_root("/home/forgie/bachelor/app/juci/");
-static std::string g_test_string("test");
-namespace juci_api {
-  //
-  //   calls from python to C++
-  //
-  namespace cpp {
+const std::string g_project_root("/home/forgie/app/juci/");
 
-    
-    //    Replaceword:
-    //        replaces a word in the editor with a string
-    
-    void ReplaceWord(const std::string word_);
-        
-    //
-    //    ReplaceLine:
-    //        Replaces a line in the editor with a string
-    //
-    void ReplaceLine(const std::string line_);
-    
-  }//namespace cpp
+namespace libjuci {
 
-  //
-  //   calls from C++ to Python
-  //
-  namespace py {
+  /////////////////////////////
+  //// API ServiceProvider ////
+  /////////////////////////////
+  struct ApiServiceProvider {
+  public:
+    static std::shared_ptr<Menu::Controller> menu_;
+    static std::shared_ptr<Notebook::Controller> notebook_;
+    static std::string text;
     
+    ApiServiceProvider();
+    static void AddKeybinding();
 
-    //helpers
-    boost::python::api::object openPythonScript(const std::string path,
-						boost::python::api::object python_name_space);
-    
-    //void snippet(std::string& word);
+    //for Python module:
+    static std::string GetWord();
+    static void ReplaceWord(const std::string word);
+    static void ReplaceLine(const std::string line);
+  };
+  
+  ///////////////////////
+  //// Glib wrappers ////
+  ///////////////////////
+  void IterToWordStart(Gtk::TextIter &iter);
+  void IterToWordEnd(Gtk::TextIter &iter);
+  Gtk::TextIter IterFromNotebook();
+  Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::TextBuffer> BufferFromNotebook();
+  
+  ///////////////////////
+  //// Api to python ////
+  ///////////////////////
+  void ReplaceWord(const std::string word_);
+  void ReplaceLine(const std::string line_);
+  std::string GetWord();
+
+  //////////////////////////////
+  //// Boost.Python methods ////
+  //////////////////////////////
+  boost::python::api::object openPythonScript(const std::string path,
+					      boost::python::api::object python_name_space);
+  void LoadPlugin(const std::string& plugin_name);
 
-    void LoadPlugin(const std::string& plugin_name);
-  }// py   
-}//juci_api
+}//libjuci
 #endif // JUCI_API_H
diff --git a/juci/api_ext.cc b/juci/api_ext.cc
index 8ea43b2..2887831 100644
--- a/juci/api_ext.cc
+++ b/juci/api_ext.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 #include "api.h"
+
 BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(juci_to_python_api) {
       using namespace boost::python;
       // text editing
-      def("replaceLine", &juci_api::cpp::ReplaceLine);
-      def("replaceWord", &juci_api::cpp::ReplaceWord);
-    }// module::juci
+      def("replaceLine", &libjuci::ReplaceLine);
+      def("replaceWord", &libjuci::ReplaceWord);
+      def("getWord", &libjuci::GetWord);
+      //something more
+    }// module::juci_to_python_api
diff --git a/juci/cmake/Modules/FindTestlcl.cmake b/juci/cmake/Modules/FindTestlcl.cmake
index 526cdfe..c28720f 100644
--- a/juci/cmake/Modules/FindTestlcl.cmake
+++ b/juci/cmake/Modules/FindTestlcl.cmake
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 find_package(PkgConfig)
 
 find_path(LCL_INCLUDE_DIR headers/TranslationUnit.h
-          HINTS "/home/zalox/bachelor/libclang++/"
+          HINTS "/home/forgie/code/libclangpp/"
           )
 
 find_library(LCL_LIBRARY NAMES testlcl
-  HINTS  "/home/zalox/bachelor/libclang++/lib")
+  HINTS "/home/forgie/code/libclangpp/lib")
 
 set(LCL_LIBRARIES ${LCL_LIBRARY} )
 set(LCL_INCLUDE_DIRS ${LCL_INCLUDE_DIR} )
diff --git a/juci/juci.cc b/juci/juci.cc
index 68a06ad..84b1e6f 100644
--- a/juci/juci.cc
+++ b/juci/juci.cc
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                                                                 argv,
                                                                 "no.sout.juci");
   Window window;
+
+  //api::LoadPlugin("juci_api_test");
   return app->run(window);
 }
diff --git a/juci/menu.cc b/juci/menu.cc
index 8f7bd15..1121674 100644
--- a/juci/menu.cc
+++ b/juci/menu.cc
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ Menu::Controller::Controller(Keybindings::Controller& keybindings) :
                                                             "_Plugins"));
   keybindings_.action_group_menu()->add(Gtk::Action::create("PluginSnippet",
                                                             "Snippet"));
-  keybindings_.action_group_menu()->add(Gtk::Action::create("PluginAddSnippet",
+  /*keybindings_.action_group_menu()->add(Gtk::Action::create("PluginAddSnippet",
                                                             "Add snippet"),
                                         Gtk::AccelKey("<alt>space"),
                                         [this]() {
                                           OnPluginAddSnippet();
-                                        });
+                                        });*/
   keybindings_.action_group_menu()->add(Gtk::Action::create("HelpMenu",
                                                             Gtk::Stock::HELP));
   keybindings_.action_group_menu()->add(Gtk::Action::create("HelpAbout",
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ Gtk::Box &Menu::Controller::view() {
 }
 void Menu::Controller::OnPluginAddSnippet() {
   //TODO(Forgi add you snippet magic code)
-  std::cout << "Add snipper" << std::endl;
-  juci_api::py::LoadPlugin("snippet");
+  std::cout << "Add snippet" << std::endl;
+  //juci_api::py::LoadPlugin("snippet");
 }
 void Menu::Controller::OnFileOpenFile() {
   std::cout << "Open file clicked" << std::endl;
diff --git a/juci/menu.h b/juci/menu.h
index 8e00bad..f743999 100644
--- a/juci/menu.h
+++ b/juci/menu.h
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include "gtkmm.h"
 #include "keybindings.h"
-#include "api.h"
 
 namespace Menu {
   class View {
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ namespace Menu {
   public:
     explicit Controller(Keybindings::Controller& keybindings);
     Gtk::Box &view();
-  private:
+
     Keybindings::Controller &keybindings_;
     View menu_view_;
     void OnFileNewEmptyfile();
diff --git a/juci/notebook.h b/juci/notebook.h
index 7dfe02f..b619b48 100644
--- a/juci/notebook.h
+++ b/juci/notebook.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace Notebook {
     void OnNewPage(std::string name);
     void OnCloseCurrentPage();
     void OnOpenFile(std::string filename);
-  private:
+ // private:
     View view_;
     Entry::Controller entry_;
     std::vector<Source::Controller*> source_vec_;
diff --git a/juci/plugin/CMakeLists.txt b/juci/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 2b05816..0000000
--- a/juci/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.4)
-set(project_name plugin)
-project (${project_name})
-
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++14")
-
-include(FindPkgConfig)
-
-#Boost_FOUND            - True if headers and requested libraries were found
-#Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS     - Boost include directories
-#Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS     - Link directories for Boost libraries
-#Boost_LIBRARIES        - Boost component libraries to be linked
-find_package(Boost 1.55 REQUIRED COMPONENTS python system  )
-
-if(!${Boost_FOUND})
-  message(FATAL_ERROR "Boost libraries not found")
-endif()
-
-#GTKMM_FOUND            - True if headers and requested libraries were found
-#GTKMM_INCLUDE_DIRS     - GTKMM include directories
-#GTKMM_LIBRARY_DIRS     - Link directories for GTKMM libraries
-#GTKMM_LIBRARIES        - GTKMM component libraries to be linked
-pkg_check_modules(GTKMM REQUIRED gtkmm-3.0)
-
-if(!${GTKMM_FOUND})
-  message(FATAL_ERROR "Gtkmm not found")
-endif()
-
-#PYTHONLIBS_FOUND           - True if headers and requested libraries were found
-#PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS        - GTKMM include directories
-#PYTHON_LIBRARIES           - GTKMM component libraries to be linked
-#$PYTHONLIBS_VERSION_STRING - ersion string
-find_package(PythonLibs 2.7 REQUIRED)
-
-if(!${PYTHONLIBS_FOUND})
-  message(FATAL_ERROR "Pythonlibs not found")
-else()
-  message("Found python libs ${PYTHONLIBS_VERSION_STRING}")
-endif()
-
-ADD_LIBRARY(plugintest_ext MODULE
-  plugin.h
-  plugin.cc
-  plugin_ext.cc
-  )
-
-set_target_properties(plugintest_ext PROPERTIES PREFIX "") 
-target_link_libraries(plugintest_ext ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
-
-add_executable(${project_name}
-  plugin.h
-  plugin.cc
-  )
-
-include_directories(${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${GTKMM_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-link_directories(${GTKMM_LIBRARY_DIRS} ${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}  ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES})
-target_link_libraries(${project_name} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES} ${GTKMM_LIBRARIES})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/juci/plugin/plugin.cc b/juci/plugin/plugin.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a76f57..0000000
--- a/juci/plugin/plugin.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,118 +0,0 @@
-#include "plugin.h"
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//
-//    setPythonVar:
-//    initiates a string value (k_var_value) to a declared variable name
-//    (k_var_name) within a given namespace(python_name_space)
-//
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-bp::object Plugin::setPythonVar(const std::string k_var_name,
-				const std::string k_var_value,
-				bp::object python_name_space ) {  
-  std::string temp = k_var_name + " = \"" + k_var_value + "\"";
-  bp::str the_var(temp);
-  return bp::exec(the_var, python_name_space);
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//
-//   openPythonScript:
-//   Opens a python plugin script within a file path and a python namespace
-//   
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-bp::object Plugin::openPythonScript(const std::string path,
-				    bp::object python_name_space) {
-  std::string temp = g_project_root + "plugins/" + path + "/" + path + ".py";
-  bp::str the_path(temp);
-  return bp::exec_file(the_path, python_name_space);
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//
-// for testing purposes only
-//
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-std::string Plugin::get_test_value2(){
-  return "STRING FROM WITHIN C++";
-}
-
-/* public functions */
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//
-//    snippet:
-//    takes a std::string and converts it into a matching snippet
-//    if no matching snippet, returns the same string
-//
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-void Plugin::snippet(std::string& word){
-  try{
-    /* initialize python interpreter */
-    Py_Initialize();
-    bp::object main_module =  bp::import("__main__");
-    bp::object main_namespace = main_module.attr("__dict__");
-    
-    /* runs script from python */
-    bp::object ignored1 = setPythonVar("word", word, main_namespace);
-    bp::object ignored2 = openPythonScript(__func__, main_namespace);
-    
-    /* extracts desired values */   
-    bp::object pySnippet =  bp::eval("getSnippet()", main_namespace);
-    word = bp::extract<std::string>(pySnippet);
-    /* add snippet to textView */
-    //TODO add snippet
-
-  }catch(bp::error_already_set const&){
-    PyErr_Print();
-  }
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//
-//    get_test_value:
-//    for testing purposes
-//    uses a python module generated from c++
-//    calls c++ function from python
-//    returns string to c++ from python
-//    prints the string from python within c++
-//
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
- void Plugin::get_test_value(){
-  try{
-     /* initialize python interpreter */
-    Py_Initialize();
-    bp::object main_module =  bp::import("__main__");
-    bp::object main_namespace = main_module.attr("__dict__");
-    
-    /* runs script from python */
-    const std::string path("test");
-    bp::object ignored2 = openPythonScript(path, main_namespace);
-
-    /* extracts desired values */
-    bp::object pySnippet =  bp::eval("get_test_value()", main_namespace);
-    std::string mword = bp::extract<std::string>(pySnippet);
-    /* add snippet to textView */
-    std::cout << mword << std::endl;
-    //TODO add snippet
-
-  }catch(bp::error_already_set const&){
-    PyErr_Print();
-  }
- }
-
-int main(int argc, char *argv[])
-{
-    std::string word("ifelse");
-  Plugin::snippet(word);
-  //Plugin::get_test_value();
-  std::cout << word << std::endl;
-  return 0;
-
-}
diff --git a/juci/plugin/plugin.h b/juci/plugin/plugin.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c6e1aa..0000000
--- a/juci/plugin/plugin.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef JUCI_PLUGIN_H_
-#define JUCI_PLUGIN_H_
-
-#include <boost/python.hpp>
-#include <Python.h>
-
-#include <string>
-#include <iostream>
-
-namespace bp = boost::python;
-
-const std::string g_project_root("~/q6/testing/plugin/");
-//TODO (forgie) get current working directory..
-
-class Plugin{
- public:
-  static void snippet(std::string& word);
-  static void get_test_value();
-  static std::string get_test_value2(); 
- private:
-  static bp::object setPythonVar(const std::string varName,
-				 const std::string varValue,
-				 bp::object python_name_space);
-  static bp::object openPythonScript(const std::string path,
-				     bp::object python_name_space);
-};
-
-#endif // JUCI_PLUGIN_H_
diff --git a/juci/plugin/plugin_ext.cc b/juci/plugin/plugin_ext.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 5067e10..0000000
--- a/juci/plugin/plugin_ext.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#include "plugin.h"
-#include <boost/python.hpp>
-using namespace boost::python;
-
-BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(plugintest_ext)
-{
-    def("get_test_value2", &Plugin::get_test_value2);
-}
diff --git a/juci/plugin/randomtext.txt b/juci/plugin/randomtext.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 4bbb4f6..0000000
--- a/juci/plugin/randomtext.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-/*
-void theprogram()
-{
-    std::string input;
-    std::cout << "Enter string to transform: ";
-    std::getline(std::cin, input);
-    //std::string inttransformed = CallPythonPlugIn(input);
-    std::cout << "The transformed string is: " << input << std::endl;
-}
-
-int test1()
-{
-    try{
-        Py_Initialize();
-        object main_module = import("__main__");
-        object main_namespace = main_module.attr("__dict__");
-        object ignored = exec("result = 5 ** 2", main_namespace);
-        int five_squared = extract<int>(main_namespace["result"]);
-
-        printf("%d\n", five_squared);
-
-        return five_squared;
-    }
-    catch(error_already_set const&){
-        PyErr_Print();
-    }
-
-    return -1;
-}
-
-void test2(int theNum, int &test)
-{
-    int seven = 7;
-
-    test = 7+ theNum;
-
-    std::cout << theNum << std::endl;
-}
-*/
diff --git a/juci/snippet.py b/juci/snippet.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96c420c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juci/snippet.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+#snippet plugin
+import juci_to_python_api
+
+snippets = {}
+snippets["for"] = """\
+for(#int i=0; #i<#v.size(); #i++) {
+   std::cout << v[i] << std::endl;
+}
+"""
+snippets["if"] = """\
+if(#) {
+    # 
+}
+"""
+snippets["ifelse"] = """\
+if(#) {
+    #
+} else {
+    #
+}
+"""
+snippets["while"] = """\
+while(#) {
+    #
+}
+"""
+snippets["main"] = """\
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+    //Do something
+}
+"""
+snippets["hello"] = """\
+#include <iostream>
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+    std::cout << "Hello, world! << std::endl;
+}
+"""
+def getSnippet(word):    
+    try:
+        output = snippets[word]
+    except KeyError:
+        output = word
+    return output
+
+theWord=juci_to_python_api.getWord()
+output=getSnippet(theWord)
+
+juci_to_python_api.replaceWord(output)
diff --git a/juci/source.cc b/juci/source.cc
index 8e2c909..ca45c53 100644
--- a/juci/source.cc
+++ b/juci/source.cc
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void Source::Theme::SetTagTable(
 //// Model ////
 ///////////////
 Source::Model::Model() :
-  theme_() {
+  theme_() {/*
   std::cout << "Model constructor run" << std::endl;
   boost::property_tree::ptree pt;
   boost::property_tree::json_parser::read_json("config.json", pt);
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ Source::Model::Model() :
         //   std::cout << "inserting type. " << pi.first << pi.second.get_value<std::string>() << std::endl;
       }
     }
-  }
+  }*/
 }
 
 Source::Theme& Source::Model::theme() {
diff --git a/juci/window.cc b/juci/window.cc
index 5db176e..3919c47 100644
--- a/juci/window.cc
+++ b/juci/window.cc
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ Window::Window() :
                                        [this]() {
                                          OnOpenFile();
                                        });
+
+  libjuci::ApiServiceProvider::menu_ = std::shared_ptr<Menu::Controller>(&menu_);
+  libjuci::ApiServiceProvider::notebook_ = std::shared_ptr<Notebook::Controller>(&notebook_);
+  libjuci::ApiServiceProvider::AddKeybinding();
+
   add_accel_group(keybindings_.ui_manager_menu()->get_accel_group());
   add_accel_group(keybindings_.ui_manager_hidden()->get_accel_group());
   
@@ -25,7 +30,10 @@ Window::Window() :
   window_box_.pack_start(notebook_.view());
   show_all_children();
   } // Window constructor
-void Window::OnWindowHide() {
+void Window::OnWindowHide(){
+  //TODO forgie: find out how to 'remove' the pointers
+  libjuci::ApiServiceProvider::notebook_ = std::shared_ptr<Notebook::Controller>(nullptr);
+  libjuci::ApiServiceProvider::menu_ = std::shared_ptr<Menu::Controller>(nullptr);
   hide();
 }
 
diff --git a/juci/window.h b/juci/window.h
index d002781..eac2412 100644
--- a/juci/window.h
+++ b/juci/window.h
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include "gtkmm.h"
-#include "menu.h"
-#include "notebook.h"
+#include "api.h"
+#include <cstddef>
 
 class Window : public Gtk::Window {
 public:
   Window();
   Gtk::Box window_box_;
-private:
+//private:
   Keybindings::Controller keybindings_;
   Menu::Controller menu_;
   Notebook::Controller notebook_;
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ private:
 };
 
 #endif  // JUCI_WINDOW_H_
+