diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c306260..9b8a52f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ SRCS          = main.cpp \
 
 D_HEADERS     = ./headers
 HEADERS       = colors.h \
-				tests.hpp \
+				tests_utils.hpp \
+				tests_proto.hpp \
 				\
 				enable_if.hpp \
 				iterator_traits.hpp \
diff --git a/headers/tests.hpp b/headers/tests.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index f8291bf..0000000
--- a/headers/tests.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef TESTS_HPP
-# define TESTS_HPP
-
-#include <iostream>
-#include <string>
-#include "colors.h"
-#include <vector>
-#include <iomanip>		// std::setw()
-#include <iterator>		// std::reverse_iterator
-#include <utility>		// std::make_pair
-#include <map>			// std::map
-
-
-//                                *************************
-// toogle between test ft and stl
-#ifdef STL
-	namespace ft = std;
-#else
-	#include "vector.hpp"
-	#include "reverse_iterator.hpp"
-#endif
-
-
-//                              ***************************
-// adding each test to the list
-# define TEST(s) \
-	{\
-		test_title = #s;\
-		struct tester : public test_base {\
-			void func()
-# define TESTEND \
-		};\
-		test = new(tester);\
-		test->title = test_title;\
-		test_list.push_back(test);\
-	}
-
-
-//                          *******************************
-// vector of functions test
-struct test_base { std::string title; virtual void func(){} };
-extern std::vector<test_base *>	test_list;
-extern test_base				*test;
-extern std::string				test_title;
-
-
-//                    *************************************
-// defines for titles
-# define TITLE(s) std::cout << "\n" B_PURPLE #s RESET "\n\n";
-
-
-//                  ***************************************
-// struct for tests
-struct mystruct {
-public:
-	mystruct(int data = 1) {_val = new int[1]; _val[0] = data;}
-	~mystruct() {delete[] _val;}
-	int *	get_data() const {return _val;}
-private:
-	int *	_val;
-};
-extern std::ostream &	operator<<(std::ostream & o, mystruct const & rhs);
-
-
-//            *********************************************
-// prototypes
-void	tests_vector_constructor();
-void	tests_vector_operator_assignation();
-void	tests_vector_begin();
-void	tests_vector_end();
-void	tests_vector_rbegin();
-void	tests_vector_rend();
-void	tests_vector_size();
-void	tests_vector_max_size();
-void	tests_vector_resize();
-void	tests_vector_capacity();
-void	tests_vector_empty();
-void	tests_vector_reserve();
-void	tests_vector_operator_access();
-void	tests_vector_at();
-void	tests_vector_front();
-void	tests_vector_back();
-void	tests_vector_assign();
-void	tests_vector_push_back();
-void	tests_vector_pop_back();
-void	tests_vector_insert();
-void	tests_vector_erase();
-void	tests_vector_swap();
-void	tests_vector_clear();
-void	tests_vector_get_allocator();
-void	tests_vector_relational_operators();
-void	tests_vector_swap_non_member();
-void	tests_vector_reverse_iterators();
-
-#endif
diff --git a/headers/tests_proto.hpp b/headers/tests_proto.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6e0671
--- /dev/null
+++ b/headers/tests_proto.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#ifndef TESTS_PROTO_HPP
+# define TESTS_PROTO_HPP
+
+#include <vector>
+
+//                     ************************************
+// global declarations
+struct A_test { virtual void func() = 0; };
+std::vector<A_test*> test_list;
+void add_to_list(A_test * s1, A_test * s2, A_test * s3, A_test * s4)
+	{ test_list.push_back(s1)
+	; test_list.push_back(s2)
+	; test_list.push_back(s3)
+	; test_list.push_back(s4); }
+
+
+//            *********************************************
+// prototypes
+void	test_simple();
+void	tests_vector_constructor();
+void	tests_vector_operator_assignation();
+void	tests_vector_begin();
+void	tests_vector_end();
+void	tests_vector_rbegin();
+void	tests_vector_rend();
+void	tests_vector_size();
+void	tests_vector_max_size();
+void	tests_vector_resize();
+void	tests_vector_capacity();
+void	tests_vector_empty();
+void	tests_vector_reserve();
+void	tests_vector_operator_access();
+void	tests_vector_at();
+void	tests_vector_front();
+void	tests_vector_back();
+void	tests_vector_assign();
+void	tests_vector_push_back();
+void	tests_vector_pop_back();
+void	tests_vector_insert();
+void	tests_vector_erase();
+void	tests_vector_swap();
+void	tests_vector_clear();
+void	tests_vector_get_allocator();
+void	tests_vector_relational_operators();
+void	tests_vector_swap_non_member();
+void	tests_vector_reverse_iterators();
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/headers/tests_utils.hpp b/headers/tests_utils.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0053b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/headers/tests_utils.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+#ifndef TESTS_UTILS_HPP
+# define TESTS_UTILS_HPP
+
+#include "colors.h"
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <iomanip>		// std::setw()
+#include <iterator>		// std::reverse_iterator
+#include <utility>		// std::make_pair
+#include <map>			// std::map
+#include <sstream>
+
+
+// toogle between test ft and stl
+//                                *************************
+#ifdef STL
+	namespace ft = std;
+#else
+	#include "vector.hpp"
+	#include "reverse_iterator.hpp"
+#endif
+
+
+// global declarations
+//                     ************************************
+struct A_test { virtual void func() = 0; };
+extern std::vector<A_test*> test_list;
+extern void add_to_list(A_test * s1, A_test * s2, A_test * s3, A_test * s4);
+
+
+// struct for tests
+//                  ***************************************
+struct mystruct {
+public:
+	mystruct(int data = 0) {_val = new int[5]; _val[0] = data;}
+	~mystruct() {delete[] _val;}
+	int *	get_data() const {return _val;}
+private:
+	int *	_val;
+};
+//extern std::ostream &	operator<<(std::ostream & o, mystruct const & rhs);
+std::ostream &	operator<<(std::ostream & o, mystruct const * rhs) {
+	o << (*rhs).get_data()[0];
+	return (o);
+}
+
+
+// adding each test to the list
+//                              ***************************
+#define TEST(f_name) \
+    template <class T> struct s_ ## f_name : public A_test\
+        { void func(); };\
+    void f_name ()\
+        { add_to_list(\
+			 new(s_ ## f_name <int>)\
+			,new(s_ ## f_name <char>)\
+			,new(s_ ## f_name <std::string>)\
+			,new(s_ ## f_name <mystruct*>)\
+		);}\
+    template <class T>\
+        void s_ ## f_name <T>::func()
+
+
+// defines
+//                  ****************************************
+# define TITLE(s) std::cout << "\n" B_PURPLE #s RESET "\n\n";
+# define VAL(n) ito<T>(n)
+
+
+// get a value
+//             *********************************************
+// generic
+template <class T>
+	T ito(int n) {(void)n; return (T());
+}
+template <>
+	int ito(int n) {return (n);
+}
+template <>
+	char ito(int n) {return (n % 94 + 33);
+}
+template <>
+	std::string ito(int n) {
+
+	std::string			str;
+	std::stringstream	stream;
+
+	stream << n;
+	stream >> str;
+	stream.clear();
+	return (str);
+}
+template <>
+	mystruct* ito(int n) {
+	
+	return ( new mystruct(n) );
+}
+
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tests/main.cpp b/tests/main.cpp
index 074d8df..5679086 100644
--- a/tests/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/main.cpp
@@ -2,49 +2,40 @@
 #include <string>
 #include "colors.h"
 #include <iomanip> // std::setw()
-#include "tests.hpp"
-
-
-// global declaration
-std::ostream &	operator<<(std::ostream & o, mystruct const & rhs) {
-	o << rhs.get_data()[0];
-	return (o);
-}
-std::vector<test_base *>	test_list;
-test_base					*test;
-std::string					test_title;
+#include "tests_proto.hpp"
 
 
 int	main() {
 
 	// VECTOR
-	tests_vector_constructor();
-	tests_vector_operator_assignation();
-	tests_vector_begin();
-	tests_vector_end();
-	tests_vector_rbegin();
-	tests_vector_rend();
-	tests_vector_size();
-	tests_vector_max_size();
-	tests_vector_resize();
-	tests_vector_capacity();
-	tests_vector_empty();
-	tests_vector_reserve();
-	tests_vector_operator_access();
-	tests_vector_at();
-	tests_vector_front();
-	tests_vector_back();
-	tests_vector_assign();
-	tests_vector_push_back();
-	tests_vector_pop_back();
-	tests_vector_insert();
-	tests_vector_erase();
-	tests_vector_swap();
-	tests_vector_clear();
-	tests_vector_get_allocator();
-	tests_vector_relational_operators();
-	tests_vector_swap_non_member();
-	tests_vector_reverse_iterators();
+	test_simple();
+//	tests_vector_constructor();
+//	tests_vector_operator_assignation();
+//	tests_vector_begin();
+//	tests_vector_end();
+//	tests_vector_rbegin();
+//	tests_vector_rend();
+//	tests_vector_size();
+//	tests_vector_max_size();
+//	tests_vector_resize();
+//	tests_vector_capacity();
+//	tests_vector_empty();
+//	tests_vector_reserve();
+//	tests_vector_operator_access();
+//	tests_vector_at();
+//	tests_vector_front();
+//	tests_vector_back();
+//	tests_vector_assign();
+//	tests_vector_push_back();
+//	tests_vector_pop_back();
+//	tests_vector_insert();
+//	tests_vector_erase();
+//	tests_vector_swap();
+//	tests_vector_clear();
+//	tests_vector_get_allocator();
+//	tests_vector_relational_operators();
+//	tests_vector_swap_non_member();
+//	tests_vector_reverse_iterators();
 
 	// MAP
 //	tests_map_constructor();
@@ -104,7 +95,8 @@ int	main() {
 	{	
 		std::cout
 			<< "\n" B_YELLOW "[" << i + 1 << "/" << size << "] "
-			<< test_list[i]->title << RESET "\n";
+//			<< test_list[i]->title << RESET "\n";
+			<< RESET "\n";
 		test_list[i]->func();
 	}
 	std::cout << "\n";
diff --git a/tests/tests_vectors.cpp b/tests/tests_vectors.cpp
index 89d4c99..e5b1a48 100644
--- a/tests/tests_vectors.cpp
+++ b/tests/tests_vectors.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,24 @@
 #ifndef TESTS_VECTORS_CPP
 #define TESTS_VECTORS_CPP
 
-#include "tests.hpp"
+#include "tests_utils.hpp"
 
+//TEST2(test_simple(), "test")
+TEST(test_simple)
+{
+	// title
+	TITLE(cplusplus.com reference)
 
+	T myints[] = {VAL(16),VAL(2),VAL(77),VAL(29)};
+	ft::vector<T> myvector (myints, myints + sizeof(myints) / sizeof(T) );
+
+	for (typename ft::vector<T>::iterator it = myvector.begin(); it != myvector.end(); ++it)
+		std::cout << ' ' << *it;
+	std::cout << '\n';
+}
+//TEST2END
+
+/*
 void	tests_vector_constructor()
 {
 	TEST(vector::vector (constructor))
@@ -1136,5 +1151,6 @@ void	tests_vector_reverse_iterators()
 	}
 	TESTEND
 }
+*/
 
 #endif