diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9dd0bff..facc191 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "a command line interface to manage harvest and target-process in one place",
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "mocha --recursive"
+    "test": "mocha"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/src/utils/template.js b/src/utils/template.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ca6cb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/template.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+module.exports.buildTemplate = buildTemplate;
+module.exports.extractData = extractData;
+
+
+
+function buildTemplate(data){
+
+    if(data.projectId == null || data.userStoryId == null || data.taskId == null){
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    var string = '#' + data.projectId + ' - #' + data.userStoryId + ' - #' + data.taskId;
+
+    if(data.notes){
+        string += ' ' + data.notes;
+    }
+
+    return string;
+}
+
+
+var extractRegex = /#([0-9]+)\s*-\s*#([0-9]+)\s*-\s*#([0-9]+)\s*((.|\s)*)/;
+
+function extractData(template){
+    var matches = template.match(extractRegex);
+
+    if(!matches){
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    return {
+        projectId: +matches[1],
+        userStoryId: +matches[2],
+        taskId: +matches[3],
+        notes: matches[4].trim(),
+    };
+}
diff --git a/test/mocha.opts b/test/mocha.opts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a52320
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/mocha.opts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--recursive
diff --git a/test/utils/template.spec.js b/test/utils/template.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bea9d79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/utils/template.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+var expect = require("chai").expect;
+var template = require('../../src/utils/template');
+
+describe('template', function(){
+
+    describe('extractData', function(){
+
+        testExtractData('#1000 - #999 - #998 notes', 1000, 999, 998, 'notes');
+        testExtractData('#1000  -  #999 - #998 notes', 1000, 999, 998, 'notes');
+        testExtractData('#1000 - #999  -  #998 notes', 1000, 999, 998, 'notes');
+        testExtractData('#1000 - #999 - #998    notes', 1000, 999, 998, 'notes');
+        testExtractData('#1000 - #999 - #998 notes blah blah blah 000', 1000, 999, 998, 'notes blah blah blah 000');
+        testExtractData('#1000 - #999 - #998 notes blah blah blah 000   ', 1000, 999, 998, 'notes blah blah blah 000');
+        testExtractData('#1000 - #999 - #998', 1000, 999, 998, '');
+        testExtractData('#1000 - #999 - #998   ', 1000, 999, 998, '');
+        testExtractData('#1000-#999 - #998 notes', 1000, 999, 998, 'notes');
+        testExtractData('#1000- #999 - #998 notes', 1000, 999, 998, 'notes');
+        testExtractData('#1000 -#999 - #998 notes', 1000, 999, 998, 'notes');
+
+
+        failExtractData('#1000 #999 notes');
+
+
+        function testExtractData(text, expectedProjectId, expectedUserStoryId, expectedTaskId, expectedNotes){
+            describe('extract data from: \'' + text + '\'', function(){
+                var data = template.extractData(text);
+
+                it('should get the project id', function(){
+                    expect(data).to.have.property('projectId', expectedProjectId);
+                });
+                it('should get the user story id', function(){
+                    expect(data).to.have.property('userStoryId', expectedUserStoryId);
+                });
+                it('should get the task id', function(){
+                    expect(data).to.have.property('taskId', expectedTaskId);
+                });
+                it('should get the notes', function(){
+                    expect(data).to.have.property('notes', expectedNotes);
+                });
+            });
+        }
+
+        function failExtractData(text){
+            it('should fail extracting data from: \'' + text + '\'', function(){
+                expect(template.extractData(text)).to.be.null;
+            });
+        }
+
+    });
+
+
+    describe('buildTemplate', function(){
+
+        testBuildTemplate(1000, 999, 888, null, '#1000 - #999 - #888');
+        testBuildTemplate(1000, 999, 888, 'notes', '#1000 - #999 - #888 notes');
+        testBuildTemplate(1000, 999, 888, 'notes blah blah', '#1000 - #999 - #888 notes blah blah');
+        testBuildTemplate(1000, 999, 888, 8, '#1000 - #999 - #888 8');
+
+
+        failBuildTemplate(1000, 999, null, null);
+        failBuildTemplate(1000, null, 888, null);
+        failBuildTemplate(null, 999, 888, null);
+
+        function testBuildTemplate(projectId, userStoryId, taskId, notes, expectedText){
+
+            describe('build template using' + projectId + ', ' + userStoryId + ', ' + taskId,function(){
+
+                it('should return the template', function(){
+                    expect(template.buildTemplate({
+                        projectId: projectId,
+                        userStoryId: userStoryId,
+                        taskId: taskId,
+                        notes: notes,
+                    })).to.be.equal(expectedText);
+                });
+            });
+        }
+
+        function failBuildTemplate(projectId, userStoryId, taskId, notes){
+            it('should fail building the template', function(){
+                expect(template.buildTemplate({
+                    projectId: projectId,
+                    userStoryId: userStoryId,
+                    taskId: taskId,
+                    notes: notes,
+                })).to.be.null;
+            });
+        }
+    });
+});