diff --git a/cms/__init__.py b/cms/__init__.py
index 8c5a781..751a666 100644
--- a/cms/__init__.py
+++ b/cms/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import os
 import pandas as pd
 import transport
 import copy
-from jinja2 import Environment, BaseLoader
+from jinja2 import Environment, BaseLoader, FileSystemLoader
 import importlib
 import importlib.util
 
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ class components :
         #return ' '.join(['<div id=":id" class=":id">'.replace(':id',id),_html,'</div>'])
         _html   = ' '.join(['<div id=":id" class=":id">'.replace(':id',id),_html,'</div>'])
         appContext = Environment(loader=BaseLoader()).from_string(_html)
+        #
+        # If the rendering of the HTML happens here we should plugin custom functions (at the very least)
+        #
+        
         return appContext.render(**_args)
         # return _html
     @staticmethod
@@ -119,4 +123,17 @@ class components :
                     _uri = "/".join(["api",_key,_name])
                     _map[_uri] = _pointer
         return _map
-            
\ No newline at end of file
+    @staticmethod
+    def context(_config):
+        """
+        adding custom variables functions to Jinja2, this function should be called after plugins are loaded
+        """
+        _plugins = _config['plugins']
+        # if not location:
+        #     env = Environment(loader=BaseLoader())
+        # else:
+        location = _config['layout']['root']
+        # env = Environment(loader=FileSystemLoader(location))
+        env = Environment(loader=BaseLoader())
+        # env.globals['routes'] = _config['plugins']
+        return env
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.py b/index.py
index 2d34c18..ed26196 100644
--- a/index.py
+++ b/index.py
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import sys
 import os
 import json
 import copy
-
+import io
+import base64
 from jinja2 import Environment, BaseLoader
 
 
@@ -27,16 +28,18 @@ def favicon():
 @_app.route("/")
 def _index ():
     global _config
-    _args = {}
+    _args = {'system':_config['system'],'routes':_config['plugins']}
     try:
-        _args = {'system':_config['system']}
+        
         _args['layout'] = _config['layout']
         # _args = dict(_args,**_config['layout'])
         # _args = copy.copy(_config)
         uri = os.sep.join([_config['layout']['root'], _config['layout']['index']])
-        _html  = cms.components.html(uri,'index')
-        e = Environment(loader=BaseLoader()).from_string(_html)     
-        _args['index'] = e.render(**_args)
+        _html  = cms.components.html(uri,'index',_args)
+        _args['index'] = _html
+        # e = Environment(loader=BaseLoader()).from_string(_html)   
+        # e = cms.components.context(_config).from_string(_html)
+        # _args['index'] = e.render(**_args)
         _index_page = "index.html"
     except Exception as e:
         print ()
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ def _index ():
         _index_page = "404.html"
         _args['uri'] = request.base_url
         pass
-   
+    
     return render_template(_index_page,**_args)
 
 @_app.route('/id/<uid>') 
@@ -94,6 +97,25 @@ def _getproxy(module,name) :
     
     
     return _data,_code
+@_app.route("/api/<module>/<name>" , methods=['POST'])
+def _post (module,name):
+    global _config
+    uri =  '/'.join(['api',module,name])
+    
+    _args = request.json
+    code = 404
+    
+    _info = ""
+    if uri in _config['plugins']  and _args:
+        _pointer = _config['plugins'][uri]
+        _info = _pointer(_args)
+        if _info:
+            code = 200
+        
+        _info  =io.BytesIO(_info)
+        
+        _info = base64.encodebytes(_info.getvalue()).decode('ascii')
+    return _info,code
 @_app.route('/version')
 def _version ():
     global _config 
@@ -110,7 +132,7 @@ def cms_page():
     _html =  cms.components.html(_uri,_id)
     e = Environment(loader=BaseLoader()).from_string(_html)
     # _data = {} #cms.components.data(_config)
-    _args = {'system':_config['system']}
+    _args = {'system':_config['system'],'routes':_config['plugins']}
     
     _html = ( e.render(**_args))
     return _html,200
@@ -149,8 +171,11 @@ if __name__ == '__main__' :
         # Let us load the plugins if any are available 
         if 'plugins' in _config :
             _map = cms.components.plugins(_config)
-            if _map :
-                _config['plugins'] = _map
+            if _map :  
+               _config['plugins'] = _map
+            #
+            # register the functions with Jinja2
+            cms.components.context(_config)
         _args = _config['system']['app']
         _app.run(**_args)
     else:
diff --git a/templates/content.html b/templates/content.html
index 2066cae..4f92f1d 100644
--- a/templates/content.html
+++ b/templates/content.html
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 <!--
     This file contains the panes for the various content on the page
 -->
-{{index|safe}}
+
 {%for _name in layout.menu %}
     <div id="{{_name}}" class="{{_name}}"></div>
 {%endfor%}
+
+{{index|safe}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index 8350737..4fee6f4 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Vanderbilt University Medical Center
         <script src="{{system.context}}/static/js/search.js"></script>
         <script src="{{system.context}}/static/js/fontawesome/js/all.js"></script>
     </head>
-  
+     
     <body>
        
       <div class="main">