diff --git a/format_utility.go b/format_utility.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d45a6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/format_utility.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+	"strconv"
+)
+
+////
+//// TIME FORMAT UTILITY
+////
+
+func unixToDate(input int64) time.Time {
+	return time.Unix(input, 0)
+}
+
+func dateToUnix(input interface{}) int64 {
+	if input != nil {
+		t := input.(time.Time)
+		return t.Unix()
+
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+func aersDate(unixString string) (string, error) {
+	unixTime, err := strconv.ParseInt(unixString, 10, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	date := unixToDate(unixTime).String()
+	tokens := strings.Split(date, "-")
+	dateString := tokens[0] + tokens[1] + strings.Split(tokens[2], " ")[0]
+
+	return dateString, nil
+}
+
+////
+//// STRING UTILITY
+////
+
+// surrondWithSingleQuotes is used when url param is of type string
+func putQuotes(input string) string {
+	if input != "" {
+		return " = '" + input + "'"
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func putLikeQuotes(input string) string {
+	if input != "" {
+		return " LIKE UPPER('%" + input + "%')"
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
diff --git a/json_utility.go b/json_utility.go
index ebf008c..81fa7eb 100644
--- a/json_utility.go
+++ b/json_utility.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
+const APIVersion "/api/v1"
+
 type LangMap map[string]map[string]string
 
 type Field struct {
@@ -66,5 +68,3 @@ func NewJSONPayload(r *http.Request, params JSONParams) JSONPayload {
 	return obj
 }
 
-func decodeRequestBody(req *http.Request, model interface{}) {}
-