diff --git a/py/build/version.py b/py/build/version.py
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+"""
+	Version Control:
+	
+	Schema:
+	
+	properties (key, value)
+	uncommitted (fname, ftype, content, timestamp)
+	files (fname, ftype, content, timestamp, version)
+	
+"""
+
+import unittest
+import os
+
+root_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)), '..', '..'))
+testfile = os.path.join(root_path, 'js/core.js')
+
+class TestVC(unittest.TestCase):
+	def setUp(self):
+		self.vc = VersionControl(root_path)
+		self.vc.setup()
+	
+	def test_add(self):
+		test_file = {'fname':'test.js', 'ftype':'js', 'content':'test_code', 'timestamp':'1100'}
+		self.vc.repo.add(**test_file)
+		ret = self.vc.sql('select * from uncommitted', as_dict=1)[0]
+		self.assertTrue(ret==test_file)
+	
+	def tearDown(self):
+		self.vc.close()
+		os.remove(os.path.join(root_path, '.wnf'))
+		
+class VersionControl:
+	def __init__(self, root):
+		self.repo = Repository(self)
+		self.root(root)
+	
+	def setup(self):
+		"""
+			setup the schema
+		"""
+		self.cur.executescript("""
+		create table properties(key, value);
+		create table uncommitted(fname, ftype, content, timestamp);
+		create table files(fname, ftype, content, timestamp, version);
+		""")
+	
+	def root(self, path=None):
+		"""
+			set / reset root and connect
+		"""
+		if path:
+			self.root_path = path
+		else:
+			return self.root_path
+
+		import sqlite3
+		self.conn = sqlite3.connect(os.path.join(self.root_path, '.wnf'))
+		self.cur = self.conn.cursor()
+		
+	def sql(self, query, values=(), as_dict=None):
+		"""
+			like webnotes.db.sql
+		"""
+		self.cur.execute(query, values)
+		res = self.cur.fetchall()
+		
+		if as_dict:
+			out = []
+			for row in res:
+				d = {}
+				for idx, col in enumerate(self.cur.description):
+					d[col[0]] = row[idx]
+				out.append(d)
+			return out
+			
+		return res
+			
+		
+	def init(self):
+		"""
+			crate a .wnf db in the rool path to store the versions
+		"""
+		pass
+	
+	def ignore(self, fname):
+		"""
+			update ignore list
+		"""
+		pass
+	
+	
+	def add_all(self):
+		"""
+			walk the root folder Add all dirty files to the vcs
+		"""
+		pass
+		
+	def commit(self, comment=None):
+		"""
+			commit added files to the repository
+		"""
+		pass
+		
+	def close(self):
+		self.conn.close()
+		
+class Repository:
+	def __init__(self, vc):
+		self.vc = vc
+		
+	def add(self, fname, ftype, timestamp, content=None):
+		"""
+			add to uncommitted
+		"""
+		self.vc.sql("insert into uncommitted(fname, ftype, timestamp, content) values (?, ?, ?, ?)" \
+			, (fname, ftype, timestamp, content))
+		
+	def commit(self, version):
+		"""
+			copy uncommitted files to repository, update the log and add the change
+		"""
+		pass
+		
+class Log:
+	def __init__(self, vc):
+		self.vc = vc
+		
+	def add_to_log(self, version, fname, ftype):
+		"""
+			add file to log
+		"""
+		pass
+		
+	def get_diff(self, from_version, to_version=None):
+		"""
+			get list of files changed between versions
+		"""
+		pass
+		
+if __name__=='__main__':
+	unittest.main()
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