diff --git a/getEvents.php b/getEvents.php
index 08ec598..1c4c232 100755
--- a/getEvents.php
+++ b/getEvents.php
@@ -4,35 +4,66 @@
 #    header("Location:.");
 #    exit;
 #  }
-  function connect()
-  {
-     try
+
+/**
+ * @brief connects to the database
+ * @return a PDO connection to the database
+ */
+function connect()
+{
+    try
+    {
+        $pdo = new PDO("sqlite:testdb.db");
+        $pdo->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
+        return $pdo;
+    }
+    catch(PDOException $e)
+    {
+        //NOTE: change $e->getMessage() by an error message before going to production
+        echo($e->getMessage());
+        die();
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief queries the database for the events on a certain date
+ * @param $db: the PDO connection to the database
+ * @param $date: the date to search for
+ * @return a list of all the events at the date $date
+ */
+function getEventsByDate($db, $date)
+{
+    try
     {
-      $pdo = new PDO("sqlite:testdb.db");
+        $request = $db->prepare('SELECT * FROM events, categorie WHERE events.categorie = categorie.id AND dtstart <= :date AND dtend >= :date');
+        $request->execute(array('date'=>$date));
+        $result = $request->fetchAll();
+        $request->closeCursor();
+        return $result;
     }
-    catch(Exception $e)
+    catch(PDOException $e)
     {
-      echo("Impossible d'acceder à la base de donnée");
-      die();
+        //NOTE: change $e->getMessage() by an error message before going to production
+        echo($e->getMessage());
+        die();
     }
-    return $pdo;
-  }
+}
 
-  function getEvents()
-  {
+function getEvents()
+{
     $pdo = connect();
     $stmt = $pdo->prepare('SELECT titre, localisation, dtstart, dtend, description, url FROM events, categorie WHERE events.categorie = categorie.id');
     $stmt->execute();
     $result = $stmt->fetchAll();
     return $result;
-  }
+}
 
-  function getEvent($id)
-  {
+function getEvent($id)
+{
     $pdo = connect();
     $stmt = $pdo->prepare('SELECT titre, localisation, dtstart, dtend, description, url FROM events WHERE id = ?');
     $stmt->execute(array($id));
     $result = $stmt->fetch();
     return $result;
-  }
+}
 ?>