diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index a3de0d1..53d1411 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.9 FATAL_ERROR)
 
+add_executable(main1 main1.cpp)
+
diff --git a/src/main1.cpp b/src/main1.cpp
index 82c7cab..9025d16 100644
--- a/src/main1.cpp
+++ b/src/main1.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,166 @@
+// this is a naive-ish implementation
+// this is not pure naive, since it implements the less-branch Criterion compare variant discussed in the valve talk
+
+#include <string>
+#include <map>
+#include <set>
+#include <functional>
+#include <limits>
+
+#include <cassert>
+
+// context aka, kv-dict
+
+// criterion, predicate that returns true or false based on state and context(query)
+// equal: value == min == max
+// smaller: value == max -e; min == -inf
+// greater: value == min +e; max == +inf
+struct Criterion {
+	std::string key;
+	float min, max;
+
+	bool compare(const float x) const {
+		return x >= min && x <= max;
+	}
+
+	bool operator<(const Criterion& other) const {
+		return key < other.key && min < other.min && max < other.max;
+	}
+};
+
+// rule, list of criterions (obv &&)
+struct Rules {
+	std::set<Criterion> crits;
+};
+
+// query, ...?
+struct Query {
+	// sorted?
+	std::map<std::string, float> dict;
+
+	Query& add(const std::string& key, float value) {
+		dict[key] = value;
+		return *this;
+	}
+
+	Query& add(const std::string& key, const std::string& value) {
+		// lol
+		dict[key] = std::hash<std::string>{}(value);
+		return *this;
+	}
+
+	bool match_criterion(const Criterion& crit) const {
+		return dict.count(crit.key) && crit.compare(dict.at(crit.key));
+	}
+
+	bool match_rules(const Rules& rules) const {
+		for (const auto& crit : rules.crits) {
+			if (!match_criterion(crit)) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return true;
+	}
+};
+
+// response -> action (list?)
+struct Response {
+	Rules rules;
+
+	std::function<void(void)> f;
+};
+
+// special keys (usually bucketalbe):
+// - concept: onHit, onIdle, onResponse, onObject?
+// - "who": which char talked. gonna name this differently
+
+struct ResponseDB {
+};
 
 int main(void) {
+	std::map<float, std::string> reverse_string_map;
+	reverse_string_map[std::hash<std::string>{}("who")] = "who";
+
+	// crit test
+
+	Criterion hp_not_critical {
+		"hp",
+		// have at least 15% of max hp
+		0.15f,
+		std::numeric_limits<float>::infinity()
+	};
+
+	assert(hp_not_critical.compare(0.0f) == false);
+	assert(hp_not_critical.compare(0.15f) == true);
+	assert(hp_not_critical.compare(0.15f - std::numeric_limits<float>::epsilon()) == false);
+	assert(hp_not_critical.compare(1.0f) == true);
+
+	Criterion is_hero {
+		"who",
+		// tmp
+		0.f, 0.f
+	};
+	// key "who" is value "hero"
+	is_hero.min = std::hash<std::string>{}("hero");
+	is_hero.max = std::hash<std::string>{}("hero");
+
+	assert(is_hero.compare(std::hash<std::string>{}("hero")) == true);
+	assert(is_hero.compare(std::hash<std::string>{}("enemy")) == false);
+	assert(is_hero.compare(std::hash<std::string>{}("ally")) == false);
+
+	Criterion on_idle {
+		"concept",
+		// tmp
+		0.f, 0.f
+	};
+	// key "concept" is value "idle"
+	on_idle.min = std::hash<std::string>{}("idle");
+	on_idle.max = std::hash<std::string>{}("idle");
+
+	assert(on_idle.compare(std::hash<std::string>{}("idle")) == true);
+	assert(on_idle.compare(std::hash<std::string>{}("hero")) == false);
+	assert(on_idle.compare(std::hash<std::string>{}("hit")) == false);
+
+	Rules rules_hero_idle_chatter {{
+		on_idle, is_hero, hp_not_critical
+	}};
+
+	// query test
+
+	Query q1{};
+	q1
+		.add("concept", "idle")
+		.add("who", "hero")
+		.add("hp", 0.843122f)
+		.add("ally_near", 1.f)
+		.add("enemy_near", 0.f)
+		.add("in_danger", 0.f)
+	;
+
+	Query q2{};
+	q2
+		.add("concept", "hit")
+		.add("who", "enemy")
+		.add("hp", 0.12333f)
+		.add("ally_near", 0.f)
+		.add("enemy_near", 1.f)
+		.add("in_danger", 1.f)
+	;
+
+	// add junk to q2
+	for (int i = 0; i < 10000; i++) {
+		q2.add(std::to_string(i) + "asdf", (i - 155) * 12399.3249f);
+	}
+
+	assert(q1.match_criterion(hp_not_critical) == true);
+	assert(q1.match_criterion(is_hero) == true);
+
+	assert(q2.match_criterion(hp_not_critical) == false);
+	assert(q2.match_criterion(is_hero) == false);
+
+	assert(q1.match_rules(rules_hero_idle_chatter) == true);
+	assert(q2.match_rules(rules_hero_idle_chatter) == false);
 
 	return 0;
 }