diff --git a/.template_files/modules/CMakeLists.txt b/.template_files/modules/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e1257e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.template_files/modules/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+add_library(module_name STATIC
+    module_name.c
+)
+
+target_include_directories(modlue_name PUBLIC
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}
+)
diff --git a/.template_files/modules/TestCMakeLists.txt b/.template_files/modules/TestCMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe0aea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.template_files/modules/TestCMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# The module_name module tests
+list(APPEND TEST_LIBS "${CMOCKA_LIBRARIES}")
+list(APPEND TEST_LIBS module_name)
+
+list(APPEND TEST_DIRS "${CMOCKA_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+list(APPEND TEST_DIRS "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src")
+
+add_cmocka_test(test_module_name
+                SOURCES test_module_name.c
+                COMPILE_OPTIONS ${DEFAULT_C_COMPILE_FLAGS}
+                LINK_LIBRARIES "${TEST_LIBS}")
+add_cmocka_test_environment(test_module_name)
+target_include_directories(test_module_name PUBLIC "${TEST_DIRS}")
diff --git a/.template_files/modules/module_name.c b/.template_files/modules/module_name.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..119b0bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.template_files/modules/module_name.c
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Author: username
+ * Date: todays_date 
+ * filename: module_name.c
+ * description: module_purpose
+ */
+
+#include "module_name.h"
+
+// dumb test function
+int add_two(int a)
+{
+    int b = a;
+    b += 2;
+    return b;
+}
diff --git a/.template_files/modules/module_name.h b/.template_files/modules/module_name.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3907fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.template_files/modules/module_name.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * Author: username
+ * Date: todays_date
+ * filename: module_name.h
+ * description: module_purpose
+ */
+
+#ifndef module_name
+#define module_name
+
+
+int add_two(int a);
+
+#endif //module_name   
diff --git a/.template_files/modules/moudle.h b/.template_files/modules/moudle.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/.template_files/modules/test_module_name.c b/.template_files/modules/test_module_name.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d47c40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.template_files/modules/test_module_name.c
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <setjmp.h>
+#include <cmocka.h>
+ 
+/* A test case that does nothing and succeeds. */
+static void null_test_success(void **state) {
+    (void) state; /* unused */
+}
+ 
+int main(void)
+{
+    const struct CMUnitTest tests[] = {
+        cmocka_unit_test(null_test_success),
+    }; 
+    return cmocka_run_group_tests(tests, NULL, NULL);
+}