3 files changed, 38 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/saffron.h b/include/saffron.h
index aae8086..d5cc59f 100644
--- a/include/saffron.h
+++ b/include/saffron.h
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
 #include "saffron_text.h"
 #include "saffron_widget.h"
 #include "saffron_window.h"
+#include "saffron_layout.h"
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/saffron_api.h b/include/saffron_api.h
index c2e6c9c..e8fdfb8 100644
--- a/include/saffron_api.h
+++ b/include/saffron_api.h
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 
 #include "saffron_widget.h" /* satisfy the lsp and also if someone includes api without the saffron.h wrapper (you lunatic) then it still works */
 #include "saffron_window.h"
+#include "saffron_layout.h"
 
 bool saffron_init(void);
 void saffron_quit(void);
 
 void saffron_widget_draw(SaffronWidget* widget, SDL_Renderer *renderer);
 void saffron_widget_add_child(SaffronWidget* parent, SaffronWidget* child);
+void saffron_widget_init(SaffronWidget* widget); /* generic primitive for generic widgets as said below. saffron_widget_new just calls this under the hood */
 SaffronWidget* saffron_widget_new(); /* generic primitive for generic widgets, e.g. the window root. ideally window root is a hbox/vbox/box once those are implemented */
 void saffron_widget_free(SaffronWidget* widget);
 
@@ -18,4 +20,6 @@ void saffron_window_show(SaffronWindow* window);
 void saffron_window_main(SaffronWindow* window);
 SaffronWidget* saffron_widget_hit_test(SaffronWidget* widget, int x, int y);
 
+SaffronBox* saffron_box_new(SaffronOrientation orientation, SaffronHorizontalAlignment halign, SaffronVerticalAlignment valign, int spacing, int padding, int margin);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/saffron_layout.h b/include/saffron_layout.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e5ff40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/saffron_layout.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#ifndef SAFFRON_LAYOUT_H
+#define SAFFRON_LAYOUT_H
+
+#include "saffron_widget.h"
+
+typedef enum {
+	SAFFRON_ORIENTATION_VERTICAL,
+	SAFFRON_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL
+} SaffronOrientation;
+
+typedef enum {
+	SAFFRON_HALIGN_LEFT,
+	SAFFRON_HALIGN_CENTER,
+	SAFFRON_HALIGN_RIGHT
+} SaffronHorizontalAlignment;
+
+typedef enum {
+	SAFFRON_VALIGN_TOP,
+	SAFFRON_VALIGN_CENTER,
+	SAFFRON_VALIGN_BOTTOM
+} SaffronVerticalAlignment;
+
+typedef struct {
+	SaffronWidget base;
+	SaffronOrientation orientation;
+	SaffronHorizontalAlignment halign;
+	SaffronVerticalAlignment valign;
+	int spacing;
+	int padding;
+	int margin;
+} SaffronBox;
+
+#endif