diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f686ead
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Contributing to UCI
+
+TODO
+
+
+# Styleguide
+
+We try to make use of the styleguide found [here](https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/fmt-rfcs/blob/master/guide/guide.md).
diff --git a/src/commands.rs b/src/commands.rs
index 0728577..ac8cc1f 100644
--- a/src/commands.rs
+++ b/src/commands.rs
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ pub const REGISTRATIONCHECKING: &'static str = "registration checking\n";
 pub const REGISTRATIONOK: &'static str = "registration ok\n";
 
 /// REGISTRATIONERROR tells the GUI that the engine has rejected the registration
-pub const COPYPROTECTIONCHECKING: &'static str = "registration error\n";
+pub const REGISTRATIONERROR: &'static str = "registration error\n";
 
 /// INFO tells the GUI the engine wants to sent infos to the GUI. This should be done whenever the info has changed
-pub const INFO &'static str = "info";
+pub const INFO: &'static str = "info";
 
 /// OPTION tells the GUI which parameters can be changed in the engine
-pub const OPTION &'static str = "option";
+pub const OPTION: &'static str = "option";
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index cb71d6d..df935d1 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,4 +3,24 @@
 mod commands;
 
 
+pub struct Engine<'a> {
+  pub name: &'a str,
+  pub author: &'a str,
+}
 
+/// Notes to delete later:
+///
+/// The user will have to provide code to run for the lifecycle. Moreover the user will have to overwrite a handful
+/// of methods that need explicit contact with the underlying engine code to determine what to do before doing a
+/// "run". There needs to be a "loop" that kicks off a thread to monitor stdin and also calculations, etc.
+/// It will be worth taking the time to map out exactly how a user will be able to use this generic UCI interface
+/// effectively without losing too much and/or making their lives hard.
+
+impl<'a> Engine<'a> {
+  pub fn new(name: &'a str, author: &'a str) -> Engine<'a> {
+    Engine {
+      name: name,
+      author: author,
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/lib.rs b/tests/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77c9bb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+extern crate uci;
+
+use uci::Engine;
+
+#[test]
+fn instantiate_new_engine() {
+  let e: Engine;
+  e = Engine::new("test_name", "test");
+  assert_eq!(e.name, "test_name");
+  assert_eq!(e.author, "test");
+}