diff --git a/dmapp/dmweb/__init__.py b/dmapp/dmweb/__init__.py
index 7180060..1d0206f 100644
--- a/dmapp/dmweb/__init__.py
+++ b/dmapp/dmweb/__init__.py
@@ -1,16 +1,9 @@
-import os
-
 from flask import Flask
 from dmweb import dm
 
-def create_app(test_config=None):
+def create_app():
 
-    app = Flask("deskmeter") #instance_relative_config=True
-
-    try:
-        os.makedirs(app.instance_path)
-    except OSError:
-        pass
+    app = Flask("deskmeter") 
 
     app.register_blueprint(dm.dmbp)
 
diff --git a/dmapp/dmweb/dm.py b/dmapp/dmweb/dm.py
index 59e75a4..b5b8a40 100644
--- a/dmapp/dmweb/dm.py
+++ b/dmapp/dmweb/dm.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+from collections import Counter
+import datetime
+from pprint import pprint
+
 from flask import Blueprint, render_template
 from pymongo import MongoClient
-from pprint import pprint
-import datetime
 import pytz
 
 client = MongoClient()
@@ -24,11 +26,31 @@ def index():
                                              minute=59, 
                                              second=59)
 
-    rows = get_period_totals(start, end)
+    rows = get_period_totals( local_date(start), 
+                              local_date(end))
 
     return render_template("pages.html", rows=rows)
 
 
+@dmbp.route("/day/<int:month>/<int:day>")
+def oneday(month,day):
+
+    start = datetime.datetime(2020, month, day).replace(hour=0,
+                                              minute=0,
+                                              second=0)
+
+    end = datetime.datetime(2020, month, day).replace (hour=23,
+                                             minute=59,
+                                             second=59)
+
+    rows = get_period_totals( local_date(start), 
+                              local_date(end))
+
+    return render_template("pages.html", rows=rows)
+
+
+
+
 @dmbp.route("/period/<start>/<end>")
 def period(start,end):
 
@@ -40,7 +62,8 @@ def period(start,end):
                                              minute=59,
                                              second=59)
 
-    rows = get_period_totals(start, end)
+    rows = get_period_totals( local_date(start), 
+                              local_date(end))
 
     return render_template("pages.html", rows=rows)
 
@@ -64,55 +87,82 @@ def totals():
 
 
 def get_period_totals(start, end):
-  """
+    """
     TODOs: refactor to have available the ws array and the active ws function in order to remove
     the delta = 0 thing
     refactor to pass in the timezone and make the variable names clearer
-  """
+    """
 
-  bsas = pytz.timezone("Etc/GMT+3")
-  local_start = start.replace(tzinfo=bsas)
-  local_end = end.replace(tzinfo=bsas)
+    queries = {
+        "period" : {"date": {"$gt" : start, "$lt" : end }},
+        "previous_doc" : {"date" : {"$lt" : start }}
+        #"next_doc" : {"date":{"$lt":start}}
+    }
 
-  queries = {
-      "period" : {"date":{"$gt":local_start,"$lt":local_end}},
-      "previous_doc" : {"date":{"$lt":local_start}}
-      #"next_doc" : {"date":{"$lt":local_start}}
-  }
+    length = switches.count_documents(queries["period"])
+    docs =  switches.find(queries["period"]).sort([("date", 1)])
+    
+    #next_doc = switches.find_one(queries["next_doc"])
+    last_doc = docs[length-1]
 
-  length = switches.count_documents(queries["period"])
-  docs =  switches.find(queries["period"]).sort([("date", 1)])
-  previous_doc = switches.find(queries["previous_doc"]).sort([("date", -1)]).limit(1)[0]
-  #next_doc = switches.find_one(queries["next_doc"])
-  last_doc = docs[length-1]
+    first_date = local_date(docs[0]["date"], True)
+    last_date = local_date(last_doc["date"], True)
 
-  local_first_date = docs[0]["date"].replace(tzinfo=pytz.utc).astimezone(bsas)
-  local_last_date = last_doc["date"].replace(tzinfo=pytz.utc).astimezone(bsas)
+    pipe =  [   {'$match': queries["period"] },
+                {'$group': { '_id':"$workspace",'totals': {'$sum': '$delta'}}},
+                {'$sort':  { "_id": 1}}]
 
-  delta_to_start = (local_first_date - local_start).total_seconds()
-  delta_to_end = (local_end - local_last_date).total_seconds()
+    pre_rows = Counter({})
+    for total in switches.aggregate(pipeline=pipe):
+        pre_rows[total["_id"]] = total["totals"]
 
 
-  pipe =  [   {'$match': queries["period"] },
-              {'$group': { '_id':"$workspace",'totals': {'$sum': '$delta'}}},
-              {'$sort':  { "_id": 1}}]
 
-  pre_rows = {}
-  for total in switches.aggregate(pipeline=pipe):
-      pre_rows[total["_id"]] = total["totals"]
+    time_corrections = []
+    if first_date > start:
+        previous_doc = switches.find(queries["previous_doc"]).sort([("date", -1)]).limit(1)[0]
+        time_corrections.append(Counter({previous_doc["workspace"] : split_entry(previous_doc, start)}))
+    
+    now = local_date(datetime.datetime.now())
 
-  if datetime.datetime.now().astimezone(bsas) < local_end:
-      delta_to_end = 0
+    if end > now:
+        time_corrections.append( Counter({ last_doc["workspace"] : split_entry(last_doc, now, after=False)}))
 
-  if previous_doc["workspace"] not in pre_rows:
-      pre_rows[previous_doc["workspace"]] = 0 
+    if end > last_date and now > end:
+        time_corrections.append(Counter({ last_doc["workspace"] : split_entry(last_doc, end, after=False)}))
 
-  pre_rows[previous_doc["workspace"]] += round(delta_to_start)
-  pre_rows[last_doc["workspace"]] += round(delta_to_end)
 
-  rows = []
-  for ws, delta in pre_rows.items():
-      rows.append( {"ws": ws,
-                    "total" : str(datetime.timedelta(seconds=delta))})
+    for correction in time_corrections:
+        pre_rows += correction
 
-  return rows
+    day = 0
+    rows = []
+    for ws, total in pre_rows.items():
+        day += total
+        rows.append( {"ws": ws,
+                      "total" : datetime.timedelta(seconds=total)})
+
+
+    rows.append({"ws":"sum","total": day})
+    return rows
+
+
+def split_entry(entry, split_time, after=True):
+    """
+        entry must have a date an number
+        split time must be timezone aware
+        after, bolean to return the time after the split time
+    """
+    first_half = round((split_time - local_date(entry["date"], True)).total_seconds())
+    last_half = entry["delta"] - first_half
+    if after:
+        return last_half
+
+    return last_half * -1
+
+
+def local_date(date, convert=False):
+    bsas = pytz.timezone("Etc/GMT+3")
+    if convert:
+        return pytz.utc.localize(date, is_dst=None).astimezone(bsas)
+    return date.replace(tzinfo=bsas)
diff --git a/dmapp/tests/test_dmapp.py b/dmapp/tests/test_dmapp.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb46c5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dmapp/tests/test_dmapp.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import os
+import sys
+import unittest
+
+sys.path.append(os.path.abspath('../'))
+from dmweb import create_app
+
+
+class TestDeskMeter(unittest.TestCase): 
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        pass 
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        pass 
+
+    def setUp(self):
+
+    	dmapp = create_app()
+    	self.client = dmapp.test_client()
+    	self.client.testing = True
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        pass 
+
+    # test method
+    def test_home_status_code(self):
+        result = self.client.get('/') 
+
+        # assert the status code of the response
+        self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 200) 
+
+
+# runs the unit tests in the module
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  unittest.main()
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