diff --git a/core/CMakeLists.txt b/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 1af676f..cbdfad8 100644
--- a/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ endif()
 
 if(AARE_TESTS)
     set(TestSources
-            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/defs.test.cpp
-            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/ProducerConsumerQueue.test.cpp
-            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/CircularFifo.test.cpp
+            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test/defs.test.cpp
+            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test/ProducerConsumerQueue.test.cpp
+            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test/CircularFifo.test.cpp
+            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test/wrappers.test.cpp
+
         )
     target_sources(tests PRIVATE ${TestSources} )
     target_link_libraries(tests PRIVATE core)
diff --git a/core/include/aare/DataSpan.hpp b/core/include/aare/DataSpan.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7df8edc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/include/aare/DataSpan.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <array>
+#include <cassert>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <numeric>
+#include<aare/Frame.hpp>
+#include <vector>
+
+
+template <ssize_t Dim = 0, typename Strides> ssize_t element_offset(const Strides &) { return 0; }
+
+template <ssize_t Dim = 0, typename Strides, typename... Ix>
+ssize_t element_offset(const Strides &strides, ssize_t i, Ix... index) {
+    return i * strides[Dim] + element_offset<Dim + 1>(strides, index...);
+}
+
+template <ssize_t Ndim> std::array<ssize_t, Ndim> c_strides(const std::array<ssize_t, Ndim> &shape) {
+    std::array<ssize_t, Ndim> strides;
+    std::fill(strides.begin(), strides.end(), 1);
+    for (ssize_t i = Ndim - 1; i > 0; --i) {
+        strides[i - 1] = strides[i] * shape[i];
+    }
+    return strides;
+}
+
+template <ssize_t Ndim> std::array<ssize_t, Ndim> make_array(const std::vector<ssize_t> &vec) {
+    assert(vec.size() == Ndim);
+    std::array<ssize_t, Ndim> arr;
+    std::copy_n(vec.begin(), Ndim, arr.begin());
+    return arr;
+}
+
+template <typename T, ssize_t Ndim> class DataSpan {
+  public:
+    DataSpan(){};
+
+    DataSpan(T* buffer, std::array<ssize_t, Ndim> shape) {
+        buffer_ = buffer;
+        strides_ = c_strides<Ndim>(shape);
+        shape_ = shape;
+        size_ = std::accumulate(std::begin(shape), std::end(shape), 1, std::multiplies<ssize_t>());
+    }
+
+    DataSpan(T *buffer, const std::vector<ssize_t> &shape) {
+        buffer_ = buffer;
+        strides_ = c_strides<Ndim>(make_array<Ndim>(shape));
+        shape_ = make_array<Ndim>(shape);
+        size_ = std::accumulate(std::begin(shape), std::end(shape), 1, std::multiplies<ssize_t>());
+        
+    }
+
+    DataSpan(Frame& frame) {
+        assert(Ndim == 2);
+        buffer_ = reinterpret_cast<T*>(frame._get_data());
+        strides_ = c_strides<Ndim>({frame.rows(), frame.cols()});
+        shape_ = {frame.rows(), frame.cols()};
+        size_ = frame.rows() * frame.cols();
+    }
+
+    template <typename... Ix> typename std::enable_if<sizeof...(Ix) == Ndim, T &>::type operator()(Ix... index) {
+        return buffer_[element_offset(strides_, index...)];
+    }
+
+    template <typename... Ix> typename std::enable_if<sizeof...(Ix) == Ndim, T &>::type operator()(Ix... index) const {
+        return buffer_[element_offset(strides_, index...)];
+    }
+
+    ssize_t size() const { return size_; }
+
+    DataSpan(const DataSpan &) = default;
+    DataSpan(DataSpan &&) = default;
+
+    T *begin() { return buffer_; }
+    T *end() { return buffer_ + size_; }
+    T &operator()(ssize_t i) { return buffer_[i]; }
+    T &operator[](ssize_t i) { return buffer_[i]; }
+
+    DataSpan &operator+=(const T val) { return elemenwise(val, std::plus<T>()); }
+    DataSpan &operator-=(const T val) { return elemenwise(val, std::minus<T>()); }
+    DataSpan &operator*=(const T val) { return elemenwise(val, std::multiplies<T>()); }
+    DataSpan &operator/=(const T val) { return elemenwise(val, std::divides<T>()); }
+
+    DataSpan &operator/=(const DataSpan &other) { return elemenwise(other, std::divides<T>()); }
+
+    DataSpan &operator=(const T val) {
+        for (auto it = begin(); it != end(); ++it)
+            *it = val;
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    DataSpan &operator=(const DataSpan &other) {
+        shape_ = other.shape_;
+        strides_ = other.strides_;
+        size_ = other.size_;
+        buffer_ = other.buffer_;
+        return *this;
+    }
+    auto &shape() { return shape_; }
+    auto shape(ssize_t i) const { return shape_[i]; }
+
+    T *data() { return buffer_; }
+
+  private:
+    T *buffer_{nullptr};
+    std::array<ssize_t, Ndim> strides_{};
+    std::array<ssize_t, Ndim> shape_{};
+    ssize_t size_{};
+
+    template <class BinaryOperation> DataSpan &elemenwise(T val, BinaryOperation op) {
+        for (ssize_t i = 0; i != size_; ++i) {
+            buffer_[i] = op(buffer_[i], val);
+        }
+        return *this;
+    }
+    template <class BinaryOperation> DataSpan &elemenwise(const DataSpan &other, BinaryOperation op) {
+        for (ssize_t i = 0; i != size_; ++i) {
+            buffer_[i] = op(buffer_[i], other.buffer_[i]);
+        }
+        return *this;
+    }
+};
+
+template class DataSpan<uint16_t, 2>;
+
diff --git a/core/include/aare/Frame.hpp b/core/include/aare/Frame.hpp
index abf9150..bf33b07 100644
--- a/core/include/aare/Frame.hpp
+++ b/core/include/aare/Frame.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ class Frame {
     Frame(ssize_t rows, ssize_t cols,ssize_t m_bitdepth);
     Frame(std::byte *fp, ssize_t rows, ssize_t cols,ssize_t m_bitdepth);
     std::byte* get(int row, int col);
+    template <typename T>
+    void set(int row, int col,T data);
     // std::vector<std::vector<DataType>> get_array();
     ssize_t rows() const{
         return m_rows;
diff --git a/core/src/Frame.cpp b/core/src/Frame.cpp
index 7974b5c..7a9e53a 100644
--- a/core/src/Frame.cpp
+++ b/core/src/Frame.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "aare/Frame.hpp"
 #include <iostream>
-
+#include <cassert>
 Frame::Frame(std::byte* bytes, ssize_t rows, ssize_t cols, ssize_t bitdepth):
   m_rows(rows), m_cols(cols), m_bitdepth(bitdepth) {
     m_data = new std::byte[rows*cols*bitdepth/8];
@@ -22,6 +22,19 @@ std::byte* Frame::get(int row, int col) {
   return m_data+(row*m_cols + col)*(m_bitdepth/8);
 }
 
+template <typename T>
+void Frame::set(int row, int col, T data) {
+  assert(sizeof(T) == m_bitdepth/8);
+  if (row < 0 || row >= m_rows || col < 0 || col >= m_cols) {
+    std::cerr << "Invalid row or column index" << std::endl;
+    return;
+  }
+  std::memcpy(m_data+(row*m_cols + col)*(m_bitdepth/8), &data, m_bitdepth/8);
+}
+
+template void Frame::set(int row, int col, uint16_t data);
+
+
 // std::vector<std::vector<DataType>> Frame<DataType>::get_array() {
 //   std::vector<std::vector<DataType>> array;
 //   for (int i = 0; i < m_rows; i++) {
diff --git a/core/src/CircularFifo.test.cpp b/core/test/CircularFifo.test.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from core/src/CircularFifo.test.cpp
rename to core/test/CircularFifo.test.cpp
diff --git a/core/src/ProducerConsumerQueue.test.cpp b/core/test/ProducerConsumerQueue.test.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from core/src/ProducerConsumerQueue.test.cpp
rename to core/test/ProducerConsumerQueue.test.cpp
diff --git a/core/src/defs.test.cpp b/core/test/defs.test.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from core/src/defs.test.cpp
rename to core/test/defs.test.cpp
diff --git a/core/test/wrappers.test.cpp b/core/test/wrappers.test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc29af2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/test/wrappers.test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#include <aare/DataSpan.hpp>
+#include <aare/Frame.hpp>
+#include <catch2/catch_test_macros.hpp>
+#include <cstdint>
+
+TEST_CASE("Frame") {
+    auto data = new uint16_t[100];
+    for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+        data[i] = i;
+    }
+    Frame f(reinterpret_cast<std::byte *>(data), 10, 10, 16);
+    for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+        REQUIRE((uint16_t)*f.get(i / 10, i % 10) == data[i]);
+    }
+    REQUIRE(f.rows() == 10);
+    REQUIRE(f.cols() == 10);
+    REQUIRE(f.bitdepth() == 16);
+
+    uint16_t i = 44;
+    f.set(0, 0, i);
+    REQUIRE((uint16_t)*f.get(0, 0) == i);
+    delete[] data;
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("DataSpan") {
+    auto data = new uint16_t[100];
+    for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+        data[i] = i;
+    }
+    SECTION("constructors") {
+        DataSpan<uint16_t, 2> ds(data, std::vector<ssize_t>({10, 10}));
+        for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+            REQUIRE(ds(i / 10, i % 10) == data[i]);
+        }
+    }
+    SECTION("from Frame") {
+        Frame f(reinterpret_cast<std::byte *>(data), 10, 10, 16);
+        DataSpan<uint16_t, 2> ds(f);
+        for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+            REQUIRE(ds(i / 10, i % 10) == data[i]);
+        }
+
+        f.set(0, 0, (uint16_t)44);
+        REQUIRE((uint16_t)*f.get(0, 0) == 44); // check that set worked
+        REQUIRE(ds(0, 0) == 44);// check that ds is updated
+        REQUIRE(data[0] == 0); // check that data is not updated
+    }
+    delete[] data;
+}
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