diff --git a/include/r3.h b/include/r3.h
index 1fdf51f..0b47663 100644
--- a/include/r3.h
+++ b/include/r3.h
@@ -129,4 +129,12 @@ match_entry * match_entry_create(char * path, int path_len);
 
 void match_entry_free(match_entry * entry);
 
+
+
+
+route_info * route_info_create(char * path);
+
+route_info * route_info_createl(char * path, int path_len);
+
+
 #endif /* !NODE_H */
diff --git a/src/node.c b/src/node.c
index a4f6412..6d67a9b 100644
--- a/src/node.c
+++ b/src/node.c
@@ -194,6 +194,23 @@ void r3_tree_compile_patterns(node * n) {
     }
 }
 
+route_info * route_info_create(char * path) {
+    return route_info_createl(path, strlen(path));
+}
+
+route_info * route_info_createl(char * path, int path_len) {
+    route_info * info = malloc(sizeof(route_info));
+    info->path = path;
+    info->path_len = path_len;
+    info->request_methods = 0; // can be (GET || POST)
+
+    info->host = NULL; // required host name
+    info->host_len = 0;
+
+    info->remote_addr_pattern = NULL;
+    info->remote_addr_pattern_len = 0;
+    return info;
+}
 
 match_entry * match_entry_create(char * path, int path_len) {
     match_entry * entry = malloc(sizeof(match_entry));
diff --git a/tests/check_tree.c b/tests/check_tree.c
index 806110c..055d4e2 100644
--- a/tests/check_tree.c
+++ b/tests/check_tree.c
@@ -257,9 +257,25 @@ START_TEST (test_str_array)
 }
 END_TEST
 
+
+START_TEST(test_insert_route)
+{
+    match_entry * entry = match_entry_create();
+
+
+    node * tree = r3_tree_create(2);
+
+
+    route_info *info = route_info_create("/blog/post", strlen("/blog/post") );
+
+    // r3_tree_insert_route(n, "/foo/bar/baz", NULL);
+
+}
+END_TEST
+
 START_TEST(benchmark_str)
 {
-    match_entry * entry = calloc( sizeof(entry) , 1 );
+    match_entry * entry = match_entry_create();
     node * n = r3_tree_create(1);
 
 
@@ -627,6 +643,7 @@ START_TEST(benchmark_str)
 }
 END_TEST
 
+
 Suite* r3_suite (void) {
         Suite *suite = suite_create("blah");