diff --git a/presser/init.lua b/presser/init.lua
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+local popup = require'plenary.popup'
+local utils = require'presser.utils'
+local ctx = require('presser.context_manager')
+
+local api = vim.api
+
+local presser = {}  -- list of functions to be exported
+
+
+-- :@Dev: close all Presser windows that may be open for all contexts
+presser.close = function ()
+  ctx.flush() -- invoke the context manager to flush the table
+end
+
+
+-- @Description: Construct a new instance of a window and buffer using the 'plenary.popup' module.
+-- @Params:
+--    + `_type` ~ string denoting which context manager is owner of the window.
+--    + `placeholder` ~ string allowing for placeholder text to be placed within the buffer when constructed.
+--    + `opts` ~ a table of additional options to be provided when constructing the window.
+-- @Returns: nil. Constructs a new window and stores the window's ID in a global table.
+--
+-- @Dev: This function is to be as generic for creating a window whilst allowing for as much customisation over the
+-- window/buffer which are to be constructed. Users are to access this function so is not part of the module export.
+-- However, it's used by all internal built-ins which are meant to be used by users. Consider a class constructor in
+-- C++, this function is akin to that behaviour and is responsible for constructing the window/buffer and ensuring it
+-- can be tracked by Vim itself.
+local new = function ( _ctx, label, opts )
+  -- create new context in the manager if it doesn't already exist
+  ctx.create( _ctx )
+
+  local opts = opts or {}
+  if not opts.placeholder then
+    opts["placeholder"] = ""
+  end
+  
+  local buf_opts = {
+    minwidth = 80, -- getwin_w() / 2 - ((getwin_w() % 2) / 2),
+    borderchars = { "─", "│", "─", "│", "╭", "╮", "╯", "╰" },
+  }
+
+  if opts.window then
+    for k,v in pairs( opts.window ) do
+      buf_opts[k] = v
+    end
+  end
+
+  local obj = popup.create( opts.placeholder, buf_opts )
+  ctx.update( _ctx, obj )
+  -- :TODO: call update function in context manager
+--  table.insert( manager[_type], obj )
+--  g.presser_buf_ctx = manager
+
+  -- :@Dev: handle for keybindings (TODO: any future stuff below here once window is made)
+  local buf_id = function ()
+    return api.nvim_win_get_buf(obj)
+  end
+
+  -- handle for key bindings
+  if opts.keybinds then
+    for mode, mode_map in pairs( opts.keybinds ) do
+      mode = string.lower(mode)
+
+      for key_bind, key_action in pairs(mode_map) do
+        local key_bind = api.nvim_replace_termcodes(key_bind, true, false, true),
+        api.nvim_buf_set_keymap(buf_id(), mode, key_bind, key_action,
+          { noremap = true, silent = true }
+        )
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+-- @Description: Find and replace words within the current buffer.
+-- @Params:
+-- @Returns: nil.
+--
+-- @Dev: function is responsible to creating all required buffers to allow full user interaction.
+--
+-- @Future: implementation may allow for greater user customisation similar to what's found with
+-- extensions such as Telescope. For now, it should provide a concrete UI for purpose of design.
+function presser.find_replace()
+  -- define the context which these windows will belong to in the context manager.
+  local ctx = "find_replace"
+  
+  local keymap = {
+    n = {
+      ["<esc>"] = "<cmd>lua require'presser'.close()<CR>",
+    },
+  }
+
+  -- options for the title buffer of the built-in
+  local opts = {
+    placeholder = "Find & Replace",
+    window = {
+      line = 12,
+      border = false,
+      minwidth = 82,
+      padding = { 0, 1, 1, 1 }
+    },
+    keybinds = keymap,
+  }
+  local tab_title = new( ctx, "presser_fr_title", opts )
+
+  -- options for the replace buffer
+  local opts = {
+    window = {
+      line = 18,
+      title = "Replace",
+    },
+    keybinds = keymap,
+  }
+  local replace = new( ctx, "replace_buf", opts )
+
+  -- modify options for find buffer
+  opts["window"]["line"] = 15
+  opts["window"]["title"] = "Find"
+  local find = new ( ctx, "find_buf", opts )
+
+  api.nvim_feedkeys('A', 'n', false)
+end
+
+
+return presser
diff --git a/presser/utils.lua b/presser/utils.lua
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+local M = {}
+
+M.iter_table_dump = function ( arr )
+  for k, v in pairs(arr) do
+    print("Table:", k, v)
+  end
+end
+
+local escape_chars = function ( text )
+  return string.gsub(text, "[%(|%)|\\|%[|%]|%-|%{%}|%?|%+|%*|%^|%$|%.]", {
+    ["\\"] = "\\\\",
+    ["-"] = "\\-",
+    ["("] = "\\(",
+    [")"] = "\\)",
+    ["["] = "\\[",
+    ["]"] = "\\]",
+    ["{"] = "\\{",
+    ["}"] = "\\}",
+    ["?"] = "\\?",
+    ["+"] = "\\+",
+    ["*"] = "\\*",
+    ["^"] = "\\^",
+    ["$"] = "\\$",
+    ["."] = "\\.",
+  })
+end
+
+-- :@dev: clean the text once it has been fetched from buffer
+M.clean_buf = function ( text )
+  if not type(text) == "string" or text == nil then
+    print("[DEBUG - clean_buf]  Given input is not of type string.")
+    return
+  end
+
+  return escape_chars( text )
+    :match( "^%s*(.-)%s*$" )
+end
+
+
+return M