diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 845c175b..57ad6cba 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,26 +1,57 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20.0)
 project(StormEngine VERSION 0.1.0 LANGUAGES C)
 
 # Find sources
 file(GLOB_RECURSE SOURCES src/fluid/src/**.c)
 
-#include header files
+# include header files
 include_directories(src/fluid/includes)
 
-#include jni
+# include jni
 find_package(JNI REQUIRED)
 include_directories(${JNI_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
-#include architecture flags
-set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -m64 -mavx -mavx2")
-
-#emit to shared-folder
-set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/shared-folder)
-
-#Create shared library
+# Create shared library
 add_library(StormEngine SHARED ${SOURCES})
 
+# set props for the lib
+target_compile_options(StormEngine PRIVATE -m64 -mavx -mavx2)
+set_target_properties(StormEngine PROPERTIES
+    CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/shared-folder
+)
 
+# include and enable testing
 include(CTest)
 enable_testing()
 
+# emit test driver to outdir
+set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/out/build/default)
+
+# Grab test files
+file(GLOB_RECURSE TEST_FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/test/c/**.c)
+set(TEST_DRIVER test_driver.c)
+
+# preprocess the test files to use relative paths
+set(TEST_SOURCES "")
+foreach(TEST_FILE ${TEST_FILES})
+    file(RELATIVE_PATH REL_TEST_FILE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} ${TEST_FILE})
+    # get_filename_component (TEST_NAME ${TEST_FILE} NAME)
+    list(APPEND TEST_SOURCES ${REL_TEST_FILE})
+endforeach()
+
+# Add test sources
+create_test_sourcelist(TEST_SOURCE_LIST ${TEST_DRIVER} ${TEST_SOURCES})
+
+# Create test executable
+add_executable(test_runner ${TEST_SOURCE_LIST})
+
+# link the library to the test executable
+target_link_libraries(test_runner StormEngine)
+
+# add tests for each test source file
+foreach (TEST_FILE ${TEST_SOURCES})
+  get_filename_component (TEST_NAME ${TEST_FILE} NAME_WE)
+  get_filename_component (TEST_PATH ${TEST_FILE} DIRECTORY)
+  add_test(NAME ${TEST_NAME} COMMAND test_runner ${TEST_PATH}/${TEST_NAME})
+endforeach ()
+
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 674023ac..219744ca 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -89,5 +89,19 @@ pipeline {
                 }
             }
         }
+        stage('Test') {
+            steps {
+                script {
+                    catchError {
+                        sh 'cd ./out/build/default && ctest && cd ../../..'
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            post {
+                always {
+                    junit testResults: 'target/surefire-reports/*.xml', keepLongStdio: true, testDataPublishers: [[$class:'AttachmentPublisher']]
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md b/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
index 2d9ccca5..189adb0f 100644
--- a/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
+++ b/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
@@ -1220,6 +1220,10 @@ Fluid simulation normalization ratio
 Stabilized static liquids
 Integrate CMake + Ninja
 
+(12/02/2024)
+Add testing to native code side
+Add native testing step to jenkins pipeline
+
 
 
 # TODO
diff --git a/test/c/StormEngineTests.c b/test/c/StormEngineTests.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a18fa32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/c/StormEngineTests.c
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int test_c_StormEngineTests(int argc, char **argv){
+    printf("it lives\n");
+    return 0;
+}
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diff --git a/test/c/TestAsdf.c b/test/c/TestAsdf.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ac1d033
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/c/TestAsdf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+
+int test_c_TestAsdf(){
+    return 0;
+}
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