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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@
 
 # Ada Library Information
 *.ali
+
+__pycache__
+venv
+.vscode
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diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index ed3f1a77..531971a7 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,12 +1,270 @@
-import requests
+from video_store import VideoStore
 
-URL = "http://127.0.0.1:5000"
-BACKUP_URL = "https://retro-video-store-api.herokuapp.com"
 
 def main():
-    print("WELCOME TO RETRO VIDEO STORE")
-    pass
-
+    print("\nWELCOME TO THE RETRO VIDEO STORE")
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
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+    main()
+
+
+##############################
+
+def print_stars():
+    print("\n**************************\n")
+
+def list_options():
+    
+    options = {
+        "1": "add a video",
+        "2": "edit a video",
+        "3": "delete a video",
+        "4": "list one video",
+        "5": "list all videos",
+        "6": "add a customer",
+        "7": "edit a customer",
+        "8": "delete a customer",
+        "9": "list one customer",
+        "10": "list all customers",
+        "11": "check-out a video to a customer",
+        "12": "check-in a video from a customer",
+        "13": "list all videos checked-out by customer",
+        "14": "list all customers who checked-out a specific video",
+        "15": "list all options",
+        "16": "quit"
+    }
+
+    print_stars()
+    print("These are the available options")
+    print_stars()
+    
+    for number in options:
+        print(f"Option {number}: {(options[number]).title()}")
+
+    print_stars()
+    return options
+
+
+def make_choice(options):
+    valid_choices = options.keys()
+    choice = input("\nPlease select option: ")
+
+    while choice not in valid_choices:
+        print("Please select 15 to see all options again")
+        choice = input("Make your selection using the option number: ")
+    
+    return choice
+
+
+def select_video(video_store):
+    choice = input("Please enter video title: ")
+    video_store.list_one_video(title=choice)
+    return video_store.selected_video
+
+
+def select_customer(video_store):
+    choice = input("Please enter customer name: ")
+    video_store.list_one_customer(name=choice)
+    return video_store.selected_customer
+
+
+def run_cli(play = True):
+
+    #initialize video_store
+    video_store = VideoStore()
+    
+    # print choices
+    options = list_options()
+
+    while play == True:
+
+        # get input and validate
+        choice = make_choice(options)
+
+        # Choice 1: add a video
+        if choice == '1':
+            title = input("What is the title of the video? ")
+            release_date = input("What is the release_date of the video? ")
+            total_inventory = input("What is the total inventory of the video? ")
+            response = video_store.create_video(title=title, release_date=release_date, total_inventory=total_inventory)   
+
+            print_stars()
+            print("New video created:", title)
+
+        # Choice 2: edit a video
+        elif choice == '2':
+            video = select_video(video_store)
+
+            if video == None:
+                return "This video has not been found"
+
+            title = input("What is the new title of the video? ")
+            release_date = input("What is the new release_date of the video? ")
+            total_inventory = input("What is the new inventory of the video? ")
+
+            response = video_store.update_video(
+                title=title, 
+                release_date=release_date, 
+                total_inventory=total_inventory
+            )
+
+            print_stars()
+            print("Updated video:", response["title"])
+
+        # Choice 3: delete a video
+        elif choice == '3':
+            video = select_video(video_store)
+
+            if video == None:
+                return "This video has not been found"
+
+            video_store.delete_video()
+
+            print_stars()
+            print("Video has been deleted")
+        
+        # Choice 4: list one video
+        elif choice == "4":
+            video = input("Please enter video title or id: ")
+
+            if video == None:
+                return "This video has not been found"
+
+            elif video.isalpha():
+                response = video_store.list_one_video(title=video)
+            elif video.isdigit():
+                response = video_store.list_one_video(id=int(video))
+
+            print_stars()
+            print(response)
+
+        # Choice 5: list all videos
+        if choice == '5':
+            print_stars()
+            print("The video list is: ")
+
+            for video in video_store.list_all_videos():
+                print(video)
+        
+        # Choice 6: add a customer
+        elif choice == '6':
+            name = input("What is the name of the customer? ")
+            postal_code = input("What is the postal code of the customer? ")
+            phone = input("What is the phone number of the customer? ")
+            response = video_store.create_customer(name=name, postal_code=postal_code, phone=phone)   
+
+            print_stars()
+            print("New customer created:", name)
+
+        # Choice 7: edit a customer
+        elif choice == '7':
+            customer = select_customer(video_store)
+
+            if customer == None:
+                return "This customer has not been found"
+
+            name = input("What is the new name of the customer? ")
+            postal_code = input("What is the new postal code of the customer? ")
+            phone = input("What is the new phone number of the customer? ")
+            response = video_store.create_customer(
+                name=name, 
+                postal_code=postal_code, 
+                phone=phone
+            )   
+
+            print_stars()
+            print("Updated customer:", name)
+
+        # Choice 8: delete a customer
+        elif choice == '8':
+            customer = select_customer(video_store)
+
+            if customer == None:
+                return "This customer has not been found"
+
+            video_store.delete_customer()
+
+            print_stars()
+            print("Customer has been deleted")
+
+            print_stars()
+            list_options()
+
+        # Choice 9: list one customer
+        elif choice == '9':
+            customer = input("Please enter customer name or id: ")
+
+            if customer == None:
+                return "This customer has not been found"
+
+            elif customer.isalpha():
+                response = video_store.list_one_customer(name=customer)
+            elif customer.isdigit():
+                response = video_store.list_one_customer(id=int(customer))
+
+            print_stars()
+            print(response)
+
+        # Choice 10: list all customers
+        elif choice == '10':
+            print_stars()
+            print("The list of customers is: ")
+
+            for customer in video_store.list_all_customers():
+                print(customer)
+        
+        # Choice 11: check out a video to a customer
+        elif choice == '11':
+            customer = select_customer(video_store)
+            video = select_video(video_store)
+
+            if customer == None or video == None:
+                return "Please verify customer and/or video information"
+
+            rental = video_store.check_out_video(customer_id = customer["id"], video_id = video["id"])
+            print(f"Video {rental['video_id']} has been checked_out to customer {rental['customer_id']}")
+
+        # Choice 12: check in a video from a customer
+        elif choice == '12':
+            customer = select_customer(video_store)
+            video = select_video(video_store)
+
+            if customer == None or video == None:
+                return "Please verify customer and/or video information"
+
+            rental = video_store.check_in_video(customer_id = customer["id"], video_id = video["id"])
+            print(f"Video {rental['video_id']} has been checked_in to customer {rental['customer_id']}")
+
+        # Choice 13: list all videos checked out to a specific customer
+        elif choice == '13':
+            customer = select_customer(video_store)
+
+            if customer == None:
+                return "This customer has not been found"
+
+            response = video_store.checked_out_videos_by_customer(customer["id"])
+
+        # Choice 14: list all customers who checked-out a specific video
+        elif choice == '14':
+            video = select_video(video_store)
+
+            if video == None:
+                return "This video has not been found"
+
+            response = video_store.customers_checked_out_this_video(video["id"])
+
+        # Choice 15: list all options
+        elif choice == '15':
+            print_stars()
+            list_options()
+
+        # Choice 16: quit
+        elif choice == '16':
+            play = False
+            print_stars()
+            print("\nThanks for using the Video Store CLI!")
+
+        print_stars()
+
+run_cli()
+
diff --git a/video_store.py b/video_store.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..622b4386
--- /dev/null
+++ b/video_store.py
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+import requests
+
+URL = "https://retro-video-store-api.herokuapp.com"
+
+
+# VideoStore class talks to the server
+class VideoStore:
+    def __init__(self, url=URL, selected_video=None, selected_customer=None):
+        self.url = url
+        self.selected_video = selected_video
+        self.selected_customer = selected_customer
+
+    
+    # ADD VIDEO
+    def create_video(self, title=None, release_date=None, total_inventory=None):
+        query_params = {
+            "title": title,
+            "release_date": release_date,
+            "total_inventory": total_inventory
+        }
+        response = requests.post(self.url+"/videos", json=query_params)
+        print(response.text)
+        return response.json()
+
+
+    # EDIT VIDEO
+    def update_video(self, title=None, release_date=None, total_inventory=None):
+        if not title:
+            title = self.selected_video["title"]
+        if not release_date:
+            release_date = self.selected_video["release_date"]
+        if not total_inventory:
+            total_inventory = self.selected_video["total_inventory"]
+
+        query_params = {
+            "title": title,
+            "release_date": release_date,
+            "total_inventory": total_inventory
+        }
+        response = requests.put(
+            self.url+f"/videos/{self.selected_video['id']}",
+            json=query_params
+            )
+        print("response:", response)
+        print(response.text)
+        self.selected_video = response.json()
+        return self.selected_video
+
+
+    # DELETE VIDEO
+    def delete_video(self):
+        response = requests.delete(self.url+f"/videos/{self.selected_video['id']}")
+        self.selected_video = None
+        return response.json()
+
+
+    # LIST ONE VIDEO
+    def list_one_video(self, title=None, id=None):
+
+        self.selected_video = None 
+            
+        for video in self.list_all_videos():
+            if title:
+                if title == video["title"]:
+                    id = video["id"]
+                    self.selected_video = video
+            elif id == int(video["id"]):
+                self.selected_video = video
+        
+        if self.selected_video == None:
+            return "Could not find any video by that title or id"
+
+        return self.selected_video
+
+
+    # LIST ALL VIDEOS
+    def list_all_videos(self):
+        response = requests.get(self.url+"/videos")
+        return response.json()
+  
+    
+    # ADD CUSTOMER
+    def create_customer(self, name=None, postal_code=None, phone=None):
+        query_params = {
+            "name": name,
+            "postal_code": postal_code,
+            "phone": phone
+        }
+        response = requests.post(self.url+"/customers", json=query_params)
+        return response.json()
+
+
+    # EDIT CUSTOMER
+    def update_customer(self, name=None, postal_code=None, phone=None):
+        if not name:
+            name = self.selected_customer["name"]
+        if not postal_code:
+            postal_code = self.selected_customer["postal_code"]
+        if not phone:
+            phone = self.selected_customer["phone"]
+
+        query_params = {
+            "name": name,
+            "postal_code": postal_code,
+            "phone": phone
+        }
+        response = requests.put(
+            self.url+f"/customers/{self.selected_customer['id']}",
+            json=query_params
+            )
+        self.selected_customer = response.json()["customer"]
+        return response.json()
+
+
+    # DELETE CUSTOMER
+    def delete_customer(self):
+        response = requests.delete(self.url+f"/customers/{self.selected_customer['id']}")
+        self.selected_customer = None
+        return response.json()
+
+
+    # LIST ONE CUSTOMER
+    def list_one_customer(self, name=None, id=None):  
+
+        self.selected_customer = None 
+
+        for customer in self.list_all_customers():
+            if name:
+                if name == customer["name"]:
+                    id = customer["id"]
+                    self.selected_customer = customer
+            elif id == int(customer["id"]):
+                self.selected_customer = customer
+            
+        if self.selected_customer == None:
+            return "Could not find any customer by that name or id"
+
+        return self.selected_customer
+
+
+    # LIST ALL CUSTOMERS
+    def list_all_customers(self):
+        response = requests.get(self.url+"/customers")
+        return response.json()
+  
+
+    # CHECK-OUT VIDEO
+    def check_out_video(self, customer_id, video_id):
+        query_params = {
+            "customer_id": customer_id,
+            "video_id": video_id
+        }
+        response = requests.post(self.url + "/rentals/check-out", json=query_params)
+        print(response.text)
+        return response.json()
+
+
+    # CHECK-IN VIDEO
+    def check_in_video(self, customer_id, video_id):
+        query_params = {
+            "customer_id": customer_id,
+            "video_id": video_id
+        }
+        response = requests.post(self.url + "/rentals/check-in", json=query_params)
+        return response.json()
+
+
+    # CHECKED-OUT VIDEOS PER CUSTOMER
+    def checked_out_videos_by_customer(self, customer_id):
+        response = requests.get(self.url + f"/customers/{customer_id}/rentals")
+        print(response.text)
+        return response.json()
+
+
+    # CUSTOMERS WHO CHECKED-OUT SPECIFIC VIDEO
+    def customers_checked_out_this_video(self, video_id):
+        response = requests.get(self.url + f"/videos/{video_id}/rentals")
+        print(response.text)
+        return response.json()
+
+    
+
+