diff --git a/library.py b/library.py
index 3198fdf..ee11bc7 100644
--- a/library.py
+++ b/library.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-from flask import Flask, render_template, Markup, jsonify
+from flask import Flask, render_template, Markup, jsonify, session, request
 import json
 import os
 from json import dumps
+import collections
+import random
+import string
 
 app = Flask(__name__, static_url_path='', static_folder="static", template_folder="templates")
 app.jinja_env.add_extension('jinja2.ext.loopcontrols')
@@ -9,6 +12,7 @@ app.jinja_env.add_extension('jinja2.ext.loopcontrols')
 
 # SETTING THE VARIABLES
 path = "/static/files/"
+max_selected_items = 30
 
 #move this list to Jinja so it can be placed in layout
 #give back clicked value
@@ -50,16 +54,53 @@ with open('static/js/mergedjson.json', 'r', encoding='utf8') as filesandnames:
             print("librarians for "+ str(fileselected)+" are: " + str(thelibrarian))
             print("---------------------------------------------------")
 
-print(librarians)
 
-@app.route("/")
+# preparing a index.json file of files
+index_dict = {}
+
+
+
+@app.route("/", methods=['POST', 'GET'])
 def home():
-    return render_template('layout.html', filetoname_dict=filetoname_dict, librarians=librarians, files_without_folders = files_without_folders)
+    if request.args:
+        # We have our query string nicely serialized as a Python dictionary
+        args = request.args
+        # We'll create a string to display the parameters & values
+        # serialized = ", ".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in request.args.items())
+        # Display the query string to the client in a different format
+        # return f"(Query) {serialized}", 200
+    urllibrarian=request.args.getlist('librarian') # new
+    urlmethod=request.args.getlist('method') # new
+    for a in urllibrarian:
+        print('urllibrarian is: '+ a)
+    for b in urlmethod:
+        print('urlmethod is: ' + b)
+#unsure if Im really using that for now I think not
+    # selected = "textbysomeone"
+    # selections = collections.deque(session['selection'], maxlen=max_selected_items) #?
+    # selections.append(selected)
+    # session['selection'] = list(selections)
+    return render_template('layout.html', urllibrarian=urllibrarian, urlmethod=urlmethod, filetoname_dict=filetoname_dict, librarians=librarians, files_without_folders = files_without_folders) # new
+
 
 @app.route('/about/')
 def about():
-    return render_template('about.html')
+    selectedstuff = session['selection']
+    return render_template('about.html', selectedstuff=selectedstuff)
 
 @app.route('/exchange')
 def exchange():
     return render_template('exchange.html')
+
+
+@app.route('/test/', methods=['GET','POST'])
+def test():
+    print("test")
+    clicked=None
+    if request.method == "POST":
+        # clicked=request.form['data']
+        listofselecteddocs = request.get_json()
+        print("hallo")
+        print(listofselecteddocs)
+        print("hola")
+    return render_template('test.html')