diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Helper (simple wrapper) for 500px API.
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
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+++ b/index.js
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+var util         = require('util')
+  , EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter
+
+  // third-party modules
+  , OAuth        = require('oauth').OAuth
+
+  // globals
+  , basePoint    = 'https://api.500px.com/v1/'
+  , endPoints    =
+    {
+      user       : basePoint + 'users',
+      photos     : basePoint + 'photos',
+      upload     : basePoint + 'upload'
+    }
+  , config       =
+    {
+      request    : basePoint + 'oauth/request_token',
+      access     : basePoint + 'oauth/access_token',
+      version    : '1.0A',
+      signature  : 'HMAC-SHA1',
+      separator  : ', ',
+
+      key        : '',
+      secret     : '',
+      callback   : ''
+    }
+  ;
+
+module.exports = api_500px;
+util.inherits(api_500px, EventEmitter);
+
+function api_500px(options)
+{
+  // house keeping
+  if (!(this instanceof api_500px)) throw new Error('usage: var apiInstance = new api_500px(config);');
+  EventEmitter.call(this);
+
+  options = options || {};
+
+  this.OA = new OAuth
+  (
+    options.request   || config.request,
+    options.access    || config.access,
+    options.key       || config.key,
+    options.secret    || config.secret,
+    options.version   || config.version,
+    options.callback  || config.callback,
+    options.signature || config.signature
+  );
+
+  // change header separator to make it work with 500px
+  this.OA._oauthParameterSeperator = options.separator || config.separator;
+
+  return this;
+};
+
+// Sends auth request to the api service,
+// upon receiving verification token
+// creates verification handler
+api_500px.prototype.authRequest = function api500pxAuthRequest(callback)
+{
+  // request token
+  return this.OA.getOAuthRequestToken(callback);
+}
+
+
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3a79b81..8e45c3b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
   "description": "500px API helper",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+    "test": "node test/run.js"
+  },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">= 0.6"
   },
   "repository": "",
   "keywords": [
@@ -13,5 +16,12 @@
     "oauth"
   ],
   "author": "Alex Indigo <iam@alexindigo.com>",
-  "license": "MIT"
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "utest": "0.0.6",
+    "urun": "0.0.6"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "oauth": "~0.9.8"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/test/run.js b/test/run.js
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+++ b/test/run.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+require('urun')(__dirname);
diff --git a/test/unit/test-base.js b/test/unit/test-base.js
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+var assert        = require('assert')
+  , test          = require('utest')
+
+  // package thingy
+  , Api500px      = require('../../index')
+  , api // instance
+  , emptyFunction = function(){}
+  ;
+
+test('api_500px',
+{
+  before: function()
+  {
+    api = new Api500px(
+    {
+      key: 'api_500px_test_key_token',
+      secret: 'api_500px_test_secret_token',
+      callback: 'http://api_500px_test_callback_url',
+    });
+  },
+
+  'check api instance': function()
+  {
+
+    assert.equal(api.OA._requestUrl, 'https://api.500px.com/v1/oauth/request_token');
+    assert.equal(api.OA._accessUrl, 'https://api.500px.com/v1/oauth/access_token');
+    assert.equal(api.OA._consumerKey, 'api_500px_test_key_token');
+    assert.equal(api.OA._consumerSecret, 'api_500px_test_secret_token');
+    assert.equal(api.OA._version, '1.0A');
+    assert.equal(api.OA._authorize_callback, 'http://api_500px_test_callback_url');
+    assert.equal(api.OA._signatureMethod, 'HMAC-SHA1');
+    assert.equal(api.OA._oauthParameterSeperator, ', ');
+  },
+
+  'request auth token': function()
+  {
+    // override OAuth
+    api.OA.getOAuthRequestToken = function(callback)
+    {
+      assert.ok(typeof callback == 'function');
+    };
+
+    api.authRequest(emptyFunction);
+  }
+
+});