diff --git a/velconnect/.vscode/launch.json b/velconnect/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99cd994
--- /dev/null
+++ b/velconnect/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Python: FastAPI",
+            "type": "python",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "module": "uvicorn",
+            "args": [
+                "main:app",
+                "--reload"
+            ],
+            "jinja": true,
+            "justMyCode": true
+        }
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/velconnect/db.py b/velconnect/db.py
index 0de8f01..d00bf36 100644
--- a/velconnect/db.py
+++ b/velconnect/db.py
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@ class DB:
         create = False
         if not os.path.exists(self.db_name):
             create = True
+            os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(self.db_name))
 
         conn = sqlite3.connect(self.db_name)
         conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
         curr = conn.cursor()
         if create:
             # create the db
-            with open('CreateDB.sql', 'r') as f:
+            with open("CreateDB.sql", "r") as f:
                 curr.executescript(f.read())
                 conn.commit()
 
diff --git a/velconnect/routes/api.py b/velconnect/routes/api.py
index 6ed5aa2..9fff5d1 100644
--- a/velconnect/routes/api.py
+++ b/velconnect/routes/api.py
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ async def read_root():
 
 
 def parse_data(device: dict):
-    if 'data' in device and device['data'] is not None and len(device['data']) > 0:
-        device['data'] = json.loads(device['data'])
+    if "data" in device and device["data"] is not None and len(device["data"]) > 0:
+        device["data"] = json.loads(device["data"])
 
 
-@router.get('/get_all_users')
+@router.get("/get_all_users")
 def get_all_users():
     """Returns a list of all devices and details associated with them."""
     values = db.query("SELECT * FROM `User`;")
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def get_all_users():
     return values
 
 
-@router.get('/get_all_devices')
+@router.get("/get_all_devices")
 def get_all_devices():
     """Returns a list of all devices and details associated with them."""
     values = db.query("SELECT * FROM `Device`;")
@@ -75,25 +75,29 @@ def get_all_devices():
     return values
 
 
-@router.get('/get_user_by_pairing_code/{pairing_code}')
-def get_user_by_pairing_code(pairing_code: str):
+@router.get("/get_user_by_pairing_code/{pairing_code}")
+def get_user_by_pairing_code(pairing_code: str, response: Response):
     device = get_device_by_pairing_code_dict(pairing_code)
     if device is not None:
         return device
-    return {'error': 'Not found'}, 400
+    response.status_code = status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND
+    return {"error": "User not found"}
 
 
-@router.get('/get_device_by_pairing_code/{pairing_code}')
-def get_device_by_pairing_code(pairing_code: str):
+@router.get("/get_device_by_pairing_code/{pairing_code}")
+def get_device_by_pairing_code(pairing_code: str, response: Response):
     device = get_device_by_pairing_code_dict(pairing_code)
     if device is not None:
         return device
-    return {'error': 'Not found'}, 400
+    response.status_code = status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND
+    return {"error": "Device not found"}
 
 
 def get_device_by_pairing_code_dict(pairing_code: str) -> dict | None:
     values = db.query(
-        "SELECT * FROM `Device` WHERE `pairing_code`=:pairing_code;", {'pairing_code': pairing_code})
+        "SELECT * FROM `Device` WHERE `pairing_code`=:pairing_code;",
+        {"pairing_code": pairing_code},
+    )
     if len(values) == 1:
         device = dict(values[0])
         parse_data(device)
@@ -103,9 +107,10 @@ def get_device_by_pairing_code_dict(pairing_code: str) -> dict | None:
 
 def get_user_for_device(hw_id: str) -> dict:
     values = db.query(
-        """SELECT * FROM `UserDevice` WHERE `hw_id`=:hw_id;""", {'hw_id': hw_id})
+        """SELECT * FROM `UserDevice` WHERE `hw_id`=:hw_id;""", {"hw_id": hw_id}
+    )
     if len(values) == 1:
-        user_id = dict(values[0])['user_id']
+        user_id = dict(values[0])["user_id"]
         user = get_user_dict(user_id=user_id)
     else:
         # create new user instead
@@ -117,110 +122,129 @@ def get_user_for_device(hw_id: str) -> dict:
 # creates a user with a device autoattached
 def create_user(hw_id: str) -> dict | None:
     user_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
-    if not db.insert("""INSERT INTO `User`(id) VALUES (:user_id);""", {'user_id': user_id}):
+    if not db.insert(
+        """INSERT INTO `User`(id) VALUES (:user_id);""", {"user_id": user_id}
+    ):
         return None
-    if not db.insert("""INSERT INTO `UserDevice`(user_id, hw_id) VALUES (:user_id, :hw_id); """,
-                     {'user_id': user_id, 'hw_id': hw_id}):
+    if not db.insert(
+        """INSERT INTO `UserDevice`(user_id, hw_id) VALUES (:user_id, :hw_id); """,
+        {"user_id": user_id, "hw_id": hw_id},
+    ):
         return None
     return get_user_for_device(hw_id)
 
 
 def create_device(hw_id: str):
-    db.insert("""
+    db.insert(
+        """
     INSERT OR IGNORE INTO `Device`(hw_id) VALUES (:hw_id);
-    """, {'hw_id': hw_id})
+    """,
+        {"hw_id": hw_id},
+    )
 
 
-@router.get('/device/get_data/{hw_id}')
+@router.get("/device/get_data/{hw_id}")
 def get_device_data(request: Request, response: Response, hw_id: str):
     """Gets the device state"""
 
-    devices = db.query("""
+    devices = db.query(
+        """
     SELECT * FROM `Device` WHERE `hw_id`=:hw_id;
-    """, {'hw_id': hw_id})
+    """,
+        {"hw_id": hw_id},
+    )
     if len(devices) == 0:
         response.status_code = status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND
-        return {'error': "Can't find device with that id."}
+        return {"error": "Can't find device with that id."}
     block = dict(devices[0])
-    if 'data' in block and block['data'] is not None:
-        block['data'] = json.loads(block['data'])
+    if "data" in block and block["data"] is not None:
+        block["data"] = json.loads(block["data"])
 
     user = get_user_for_device(hw_id)
 
     room_key: str = f"{devices[0]['current_app']}_{devices[0]['current_room']}"
-    room_data = get_data(response, key=room_key, user_id=user['id'])
+    room_data = get_data(response, key=room_key, user_id=user["id"])
 
     if "error" in room_data:
-        response.status_code = None  # this really isn't an error, so we reset the status code
-        set_data(request, data={}, key=room_key,
-                 modified_by=None, category="room")
-        room_data = get_data(response, key=room_key, user_id=user['id'])
+        response.status_code = (
+            None  # this really isn't an error, so we reset the status code
+        )
+        set_data(request, data={}, key=room_key, modified_by=None, category="room")
+        room_data = get_data(response, key=room_key, user_id=user["id"])
 
-    return {'device': block, 'room': room_data, 'user': user}
+    return {"device": block, "room": room_data, "user": user}
 
 
-@router.post('/device/set_data/{hw_id}')
-def set_device_data(request: fastapi.Request, hw_id: str, data: dict, modified_by: str = None):
+@router.post("/device/set_data/{hw_id}")
+def set_device_data(
+    request: fastapi.Request, hw_id: str, data: dict, modified_by: str = None
+):
     """Sets the device state"""
 
     create_device(hw_id)
 
     # add the client's IP address if no sender specified
-    if 'modified_by' in data:
-        modified_by = data['modified_by']
+    if "modified_by" in data:
+        modified_by = data["modified_by"]
     if modified_by is None:
         modified_by: str = str(request.client) + "_" + str(request.headers)
 
     allowed_keys: list[str] = [
-        'os_info',
-        'friendly_name',
-        'current_app',
-        'current_room',
-        'pairing_code',
+        "os_info",
+        "friendly_name",
+        "current_app",
+        "current_room",
+        "pairing_code",
     ]
 
     for key in data:
         if key in allowed_keys:
-            db.insert(f"""
+            db.insert(
+                f"""
                 UPDATE `Device` 
                 SET {key}=:value,
                     last_modified=CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, 
                     modified_by=:modified_by 
                 WHERE `hw_id`=:hw_id;
                 """,
-                      {
-                          'value': data[key],
-                          'hw_id': hw_id,
-                          'modified_by': modified_by
-                      })
+                {"value": data[key], "hw_id": hw_id, "modified_by": modified_by},
+            )
         if key == "data":
-            new_data = data['data']
+            new_data = data["data"]
             # get the old json values and merge the data
-            old_data_query = db.query("""
+            old_data_query = db.query(
+                """
                 SELECT data
                 FROM `Device`
                 WHERE hw_id=:hw_id
-                """, {"hw_id": hw_id})
+                """,
+                {"hw_id": hw_id},
+            )
 
             if len(old_data_query) == 1:
                 old_data: dict = {}
-                if old_data_query[0]['data'] is not None:
+                if old_data_query[0]["data"] is not None:
                     old_data = json.loads(old_data_query[0]["data"])
                 new_data = {**old_data, **new_data}
 
             # add the data to the db
-            db.insert("""
+            db.insert(
+                """
                 UPDATE `Device`
                 SET data=:data,
                     last_modified=CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
                 WHERE hw_id=:hw_id;
-                """, {"hw_id": hw_id, "data": json.dumps(new_data)})
-    return {'success': True}
+                """,
+                {"hw_id": hw_id, "data": json.dumps(new_data)},
+            )
+    return {"success": True}
 
 
 def generate_id(length: int = 4) -> str:
-    return ''.join(
-        secrets.choice(string.ascii_uppercase + string.ascii_lowercase + string.digits) for i in range(length))
+    return "".join(
+        secrets.choice(string.ascii_uppercase + string.ascii_lowercase + string.digits)
+        for i in range(length)
+    )
 
 
 class Visibility(str, Enum):
@@ -229,25 +253,38 @@ class Visibility(str, Enum):
     unlisted = "unlisted"
 
 
-@router.post('/set_data')
-def set_data_with_random_key(request: fastapi.Request, data: dict, owner: str, modified_by: str = None,
-                             category: str = None, visibility: Visibility = Visibility.public) -> dict:
+@router.post("/set_data")
+def set_data_with_random_key(
+    request: fastapi.Request,
+    data: dict,
+    owner: str,
+    modified_by: str = None,
+    category: str = None,
+    visibility: Visibility = Visibility.public,
+) -> dict:
     """Creates a little storage bucket for arbitrary data with a random key"""
     return set_data(request, data, None, owner, modified_by, category, visibility)
 
 
-@router.post('/set_data/{key}')
-def set_data(request: fastapi.Request, data: dict, key: str = None, owner: str = 'none', modified_by: str = None,
-             category: str = None, visibility: Visibility = Visibility.public) -> dict:
+@router.post("/set_data/{key}")
+def set_data(
+    request: fastapi.Request,
+    data: dict,
+    key: str = None,
+    owner: str = "none",
+    modified_by: str = None,
+    category: str = None,
+    visibility: Visibility = Visibility.public,
+) -> dict:
     """Creates a little storage bucket for arbitrary data"""
 
     # sqlite composite key isn't necessarily unique if a value is null
     if owner == None:
-        owner = 'none'
+        owner = "none"
 
     # add the client's IP address if no sender specified
-    if 'modified_by' in data:
-        modified_by = data['modified_by']
+    if "modified_by" in data:
+        modified_by = data["modified_by"]
     if modified_by is None:
         modified_by: str = str(request.client) + "_" + str(request.headers)
 
@@ -256,96 +293,128 @@ def set_data(request: fastapi.Request, data: dict, key: str = None, owner: str =
         key = generate_id()
 
         # regenerate if necessary
-        while len(db.query("SELECT id FROM `DataBlock` WHERE id=:id;", {"id": key})) > 0:
+        while (
+            len(db.query("SELECT id FROM `DataBlock` WHERE id=:id;", {"id": key})) > 0
+        ):
             key = generate_id()
 
     # get the old json values and merge the data
-    old_data_query = db.query("""
+    old_data_query = db.query(
+        """
     SELECT data
     FROM `DataBlock`
     WHERE id=:id
-    """, {"id": key})
+    """,
+        {"id": key},
+    )
 
     if len(old_data_query) == 1:
         old_data: dict = json.loads(old_data_query[0]["data"])
         data = {**old_data, **data}
 
         # add the data to the db
-        db.insert("""
+        db.insert(
+            """
         UPDATE `DataBlock` SET
             category = :category,
             modified_by = :modified_by,
             data = :data,
             last_modified = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
         WHERE id=:id AND owner_id = :owner_id;
-        """, {"id": key, "category": category, "modified_by": modified_by, "owner_id": owner, "data": json.dumps(data)})
+        """,
+            {
+                "id": key,
+                "category": category,
+                "modified_by": modified_by,
+                "owner_id": owner,
+                "data": json.dumps(data),
+            },
+        )
     else:
         # add the data to the db
-        db.insert("""
+        db.insert(
+            """
         INSERT INTO `DataBlock` (id, owner_id, category, modified_by, data, last_modified)
         VALUES(:id, :owner_id, :category, :modified_by, :data, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP);
-        """, {"id": key, "owner_id": owner, "category": category, "modified_by": modified_by, "data": json.dumps(data)})
+        """,
+            {
+                "id": key,
+                "owner_id": owner,
+                "category": category,
+                "modified_by": modified_by,
+                "data": json.dumps(data),
+            },
+        )
 
-    return {'key': key}
+    return {"key": key}
 
 
-@router.get('/get_data/{key}')
+@router.get("/get_data/{key}")
 def get_data(response: Response, key: str, user_id: str = None) -> dict:
     """Gets data from a storage bucket for arbitrary data"""
 
-    data = db.query("""
+    data = db.query(
+        """
     SELECT * 
     FROM `DataBlock`
     WHERE id=:id 
-    """, {"id": key})
+    """,
+        {"id": key},
+    )
 
-    db.insert("""
+    db.insert(
+        """
     UPDATE `DataBlock`
     SET last_accessed = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
     WHERE id=:id; 
-    """, {"id": key})
+    """,
+        {"id": key},
+    )
 
     try:
         if len(data) == 1:
             block = dict(data[0])
-            if 'data' in block and block['data'] is not None:
-                block['data'] = json.loads(block['data'])
+            if "data" in block and block["data"] is not None:
+                block["data"] = json.loads(block["data"])
             if not has_permission(block, user_id):
                 response.status_code = status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED
-                return {'error': 'Not authorized to see that data.'}
+                return {"error": "Not authorized to see that data."}
             replace_userid_with_name(block)
             return block
         response.status_code = status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND
-        return {'error': 'Not found'}
+        return {"error": "Not found"}
     except Exception as e:
         print(e)
         response.status_code = status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
-        return {'error': 'Unknown. Maybe no data at this key.'}
+        return {"error": "Unknown. Maybe no data at this key."}
 
 
 def has_permission(data_block: dict, user_uuid: str) -> bool:
     # if the data is public by visibility
-    if data_block['visibility'] == Visibility.public or data_block['visibility'] == Visibility.unlisted:
+    if (
+        data_block["visibility"] == Visibility.public
+        or data_block["visibility"] == Visibility.unlisted
+    ):
         return True
     # public domain data
-    elif data_block['owner_id'] is None:
+    elif data_block["owner_id"] is None:
         return True
     # if we are the owner
-    elif data_block['owner_id'] == user_uuid:
+    elif data_block["owner_id"] == user_uuid:
         return True
     else:
         return False
 
 
 def replace_userid_with_name(data_block: dict):
-    if data_block['owner_id'] is not None:
-        user = get_user_dict(data_block['owner_id'])
+    if data_block["owner_id"] is not None:
+        user = get_user_dict(data_block["owner_id"])
         if user is not None:
-            data_block['owner_name'] = user['username']
-    del data_block['owner_id']
+            data_block["owner_name"] = user["username"]
+    del data_block["owner_id"]
 
 
-@router.get('/user/get_data/{user_id}')
+@router.get("/user/get_data/{user_id}")
 def get_user(response: Response, user_id: str):
     user = get_user_dict(user_id)
     if user is None:
@@ -355,8 +424,7 @@ def get_user(response: Response, user_id: str):
 
 
 def get_user_dict(user_id: str) -> dict | None:
-    values = db.query(
-        "SELECT * FROM `User` WHERE `id`=:user_id;", {'user_id': user_id})
+    values = db.query("SELECT * FROM `User` WHERE `id`=:user_id;", {"user_id": user_id})
     if len(values) == 1:
         user = dict(values[0])
         parse_data(user)
@@ -365,30 +433,41 @@ def get_user_dict(user_id: str) -> dict | None:
 
 
 @router.post("/upload_file")
-async def upload_file_with_random_key(request: fastapi.Request, file: UploadFile, modified_by: str = None):
+async def upload_file_with_random_key(
+    request: fastapi.Request, file: UploadFile, modified_by: str = None
+):
     return await upload_file(request, file, None, modified_by)
 
 
 @router.post("/upload_file/{key}")
-async def upload_file(request: fastapi.Request, file: UploadFile, key: str | None, modified_by: str = None):
-    if not os.path.exists('data'):
-        os.makedirs('data')
+async def upload_file(
+    request: fastapi.Request, file: UploadFile, key: str | None, modified_by: str = None
+):
+    if not os.path.exists("data"):
+        os.makedirs("data")
 
     # generates a key if none was supplied
     if key is None:
         key = generate_id()
 
         # regenerate if necessary
-        while len(db.query("SELECT id FROM `DataBlock` WHERE id=:id;", {"id": key})) > 0:
+        while (
+            len(db.query("SELECT id FROM `DataBlock` WHERE id=:id;", {"id": key})) > 0
+        ):
             key = generate_id()
 
-    async with aiofiles.open('data/' + key, 'wb') as out_file:
+    async with aiofiles.open("data/" + key, "wb") as out_file:
         content = await file.read()  # async read
         await out_file.write(content)  # async write
     # add a datablock to link to the file
-    set_data(request, data={'filename': file.filename},
-             key=key, category='file', modified_by=modified_by)
-    return {"filename": file.filename, 'key': key}
+    set_data(
+        request,
+        data={"filename": file.filename},
+        key=key,
+        category="file",
+        modified_by=modified_by,
+    )
+    return {"filename": file.filename, "key": key}
 
 
 @router.get("/download_file/{key}")
@@ -397,20 +476,22 @@ async def download_file(response: Response, key: str):
     data = get_data(response, key)
     print(data)
     if response.status_code == status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND:
-        return 'Not found'
-    if data['category'] != 'file':
+        return "Not found"
+    if data["category"] != "file":
         response.status_code = status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST
-        return 'Not a file'
-    return FileResponse(path='data/' + key, filename=data['data']['filename'])
+        return "Not a file"
+    return FileResponse(path="data/" + key, filename=data["data"]["filename"])
 
 
 @router.get("/get_all_files")
 async def get_all_files():
-    data = db.query("""
+    data = db.query(
+        """
         SELECT * 
         FROM `DataBlock`
         WHERE visibility='public' AND category='file';  
-        """)
+        """
+    )
     data = [dict(f) for f in data]
     for f in data:
         parse_data(f)
@@ -419,19 +500,20 @@ async def get_all_files():
 
 @router.get("/get_all_images")
 async def get_all_images():
-    data = db.query("""
+    data = db.query(
+        """
         SELECT * 
         FROM `DataBlock`
         WHERE visibility='public' AND category='file';  
-        """)
+        """
+    )
     data = [dict(f) for f in data]
     for f in data:
         parse_data(f)
     images = []
     for f in data:
-        if f['data']['filename'].endswith('.png') or f['data']['filename'].endswith('.jpg'):
-            images.append({
-                'key': f['id'],
-                'filename': f['data']['filename']
-            })
+        if f["data"]["filename"].endswith(".png") or f["data"]["filename"].endswith(
+            ".jpg"
+        ):
+            images.append({"key": f["id"], "filename": f["data"]["filename"]})
     return images