diff --git a/timers_module.py b/timers_module.py
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+import os
+import json
+import time
+import datetime
+import utilities_script as utility
+
+class timer():
+    def __init__(self, name, startTime, endTime, trigger, trigger_exec, tempTimer = True):
+        self.name = name
+        self.startTime = startTime
+        self.endTime = endTime
+        self.trigger = trigger
+        self.trigger_exec = trigger_exec
+        self.tempTimer = tempTimer # If enabled this will cause the Timer to be deleted upon shutdown or startup
+
+class Timers_Module():
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.timersList = []
+
+    def main(self):
+        self.createTimer()
+
+    def updateTimersList(self):
+        pass
+
+    def createTimer(self, days=0, hours=0, minutes=0, seconds=0, microseconds=0, trigger="", trigger_exec="", tempTimer=True):
+        temp = datetime.datetime.now()
+        targetTime = temp + datetime.timedelta(days=days, hours=hours, minutes=minutes, seconds=seconds, microseconds=microseconds)
+
+        newTimer= timer()
+        newTimer.startTime = temp
+        newTimer.endTime = targetTime
+        newTimer.trigger = trigger
+        newTimer.trigger_exec = trigger_exec
+        newTimer.tempTimer = tempTimer
+
+        self.timersList.append(newTimer)
+
+    def checkTimer(self, name):
+
+        name, startTime, endTime, trigger, trigger_exec, tempTimer = self.readFile(name)
+        if endTime < datetime.datetime.now():
+            print("do timer thing")
+            self.TIMER_EXEC(name, startTime, endTime, trigger, trigger_exec, tempTimer)
+
+
+    def deleteTimer(self, name):
+        self.deleteFile(name)
+
+
+    def TIMER_EXEC(self, name, startTime, endTime, trigger, trigger_exec, tempTimer):
+        print(trigger, trigger_exec, "at", endTime)
+
+        if tempTimer == True:
+            print("deleting " + name)
+            self.deleteTimer(name)
+
+
+    def makeFile(self, name, startTime, endTime, trigger, trigger_exec, tempTimer = True):
+        dir = utility.get_dir("stream_sources/timers")
+        script_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__) #<-- absolute dir the script is in
+        relative_path = name + ".json"
+        real_file_path = os.path.join(script_dir, relative_path)
+        with open(real_file_path, 'rw') as cred_r:
+            data = json.load(cred_r)
+            data['name'] = name
+            data['startTime'] = startTime
+            data['endTime'] = endTime
+            data['trigger'] = trigger
+            data['trigger_exec'] = trigger_exec
+            data['tempTimer'] = tempTimer
+
+        with open(real_file_path, 'w') as cred_w:
+            json.dump(data, cred_w, indent=2)
+
+    def readFile(self, name):
+        dir = utility.get_dir("stream_sources/timers")
+        script_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__) #<-- absolute dir the script is in
+        relative_path = name + ".json"
+        real_file_path = os.path.join(script_dir, relative_path)
+
+        startTime, endTime, trigger, tempTimer = None
+        with open(real_file_path, 'r') as cred_r:
+            data = json.load(cred_r)
+            name = data['name']
+            startTime = data['startTime']
+            endTime = data['endTime']
+            trigger = data['trigger']
+            trigger_exec = data['trigger_exec']
+            tempTimer = data['tempTimer']
+        return name, startTime, endTime, trigger, trigger_exec, tempTimer
+
+    def deleteFile(self, name):
+        dir = utility.get_dir("stream_sources/timers")
+        script_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__) #<-- absolute dir the script is in
+        relative_path = name + ".json"
+        real_file_path = os.path.join(script_dir, relative_path)
+        os.remove(real_file_path)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    testModule = Timers_Module()
+    testModule.main()