diff --git a/runtime/share/mezzaluna/init.lua b/runtime/share/mezzaluna/init.lua
index eb67e6f..cc44903 100644
--- a/runtime/share/mezzaluna/init.lua
+++ b/runtime/share/mezzaluna/init.lua
@@ -57,3 +57,9 @@ end
 --     print("goodbye from my keymap")
 --   end
 -- })
+
+mez.hook.add("ViewMapPre", {
+  callback = function()
+    print("hello world")
+  end
+})
diff --git a/src/cursor.zig b/src/cursor.zig
index 5f52d06..44c8bc9 100644
--- a/src/cursor.zig
+++ b/src/cursor.zig
@@ -89,8 +89,11 @@ pub fn processCursorMotion(self: *Cursor, time_msec: u32) void {
 
       if(focused_view) |view| {
         view.scene_tree.node.setPosition(
-          std.math.clamp(@as(c_int, @intFromFloat(self.wlr_cursor.x)) - self.drag_view_offset_x, 0, std.math.maxInt(u32)),
-          std.math.clamp(@as(c_int, @intFromFloat(self.wlr_cursor.y)) - self.drag_view_offset_y, 0, std.math.maxInt(u32))
+          // TODO: add a lua option to configure the behavior of this, by
+          // default it will be the following:
+          @as(c_int, @intFromFloat(self.wlr_cursor.x)) - self.drag_view_offset_x,
+          @as(c_int, @intFromFloat(self.wlr_cursor.y)) - self.drag_view_offset_y
+          // and the user should be able to configure if it clamps or not
         );
       }
     },
@@ -100,8 +103,9 @@ pub fn processCursorMotion(self: *Cursor, time_msec: u32) void {
 
       if(focused_view) |view| {
         _ = view.xdg_toplevel.setSize(
-          @intCast(@as(c_int, @intFromFloat(self.wlr_cursor.x)) - view.scene_tree.node.x),
-          @intCast(@as(c_int, @intFromFloat(self.wlr_cursor.y)) - view.scene_tree.node.y)
+          // TODO: configure the min and max using lua?
+          std.math.clamp(@as(c_int, @as(i32, @intFromFloat(self.wlr_cursor.x)) - view.scene_tree.node.x), 10, std.math.maxInt(i32)),
+          std.math.clamp(@as(c_int, @as(i32, @intFromFloat(self.wlr_cursor.y)) - view.scene_tree.node.y), 10, std.math.maxInt(i32))
         );
       }
     },
diff --git a/src/keyboard.zig b/src/keyboard.zig
index a360ce0..260ef75 100644
--- a/src/keyboard.zig
+++ b/src/keyboard.zig
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const Keyboard = @This();
 const std = @import("std");
 const gpa = std.heap.c_allocator;
 const server = &@import("main.zig").server;
-const Keymap = @import("keymap.zig");
+const Keymap = @import("types/keymap.zig");
 const Utils = @import("utils.zig");
 
 const wl = @import("wayland").server.wl;
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ fn handleKey(_: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Keyboard.event.Key), event: *wlr.Keyboard.even
   if (server.seat.keyboard_group.keyboard.xkb_state) |xkb_state| {
     for (xkb_state.keyGetSyms(keycode)) |sym| {
       if (server.keymaps.get(Keymap.hash(modifiers, sym))) |map| {
-        if (event.state == .pressed and map.lua_press_ref_idx > 0) {
+        if (event.state == .pressed and map.options.lua_press_ref_idx > 0) {
           map.callback(false);
           handled = true;
-        } else if (event.state == .released and map.lua_release_ref_idx > 0) {
+        } else if (event.state == .released and map.options.lua_release_ref_idx > 0) {
           map.callback(true);
           handled = true;
         }
diff --git a/src/lua/hook.zig b/src/lua/hook.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6273f2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lua/hook.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+const Hook = @This();
+
+const std = @import("std");
+
+const THook = @import("../types/hook.zig");
+
+const zlua = @import("zlua");
+
+const gpa = std.heap.c_allocator;
+const server = &@import("../main.zig").server;
+
+pub fn add(L: *zlua.Lua) i32 {
+  L.checkType(2, .table);
+
+  var hook: *THook = gpa.create(THook) catch {
+    L.raiseErrorStr("Lua error check your config", .{});
+    return 0;
+  };
+  hook.events = std.ArrayList([]const u8).initCapacity(gpa, 1) catch {
+    L.raiseErrorStr("Lua error check your config", .{});
+    return 0;
+  };
+
+  // We support both a string and a table of strings as the first value of
+  // add. Regardless of which type is passed in we create an arraylist of
+  // []const u8's
+  if (L.isTable(1)) {
+    L.pushNil();
+    while (L.next(1)) {
+      if (L.isString(-1)) {
+        const s = L.toString(-1) catch {
+          L.raiseErrorStr("Lua error check your config", .{});
+          return 0;
+        };
+        hook.events.append(gpa, s) catch {
+          L.raiseErrorStr("Lua error check your config", .{});
+          return 0;
+        };
+      }
+      L.pop(1);
+    }
+  } else if (L.isString(1)) {
+    const s = L.toString(1) catch {
+      L.raiseErrorStr("Lua error check your config", .{});
+      return 0;
+    };
+    hook.events.append(gpa, s) catch {
+      L.raiseErrorStr("Lua error check your config", .{});
+      return 0;
+    };
+  }
+
+  _ = L.pushString("callback");
+  _ = L.getTable(2);
+  if (L.isFunction(-1)) {
+    hook.options.lua_cb_ref_idx = L.ref(zlua.registry_index) catch {
+      L.raiseErrorStr("Lua error check your config", .{});
+      return 0;
+    };
+  }
+
+  server.hooks.append(gpa, hook) catch {
+    L.raiseErrorStr("Lua error check your config", .{});
+    return 0;
+  };
+
+  for (hook.events.items) |value| {
+    server.events.put(value, hook) catch {
+      L.raiseErrorStr("Lua error check your config", .{});
+      return 0;
+    };
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+pub fn del(L: *zlua.Lua) i32 {
+  // TODO: impl
+  _ = L;
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/lua/input.zig b/src/lua/input.zig
index e1633e0..8b42796 100644
--- a/src/lua/input.zig
+++ b/src/lua/input.zig
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const Api = @This();
 
 const std = @import("std");
-const Keymap = @import("../keymap.zig");
+const Keymap = @import("../types/keymap.zig");
 
 const zlua = @import("zlua");
 const xkb = @import("xkbcommon");
@@ -14,22 +14,10 @@ fn parse_modkeys(modStr: []const u8) wlr.Keyboard.ModifierMask {
   var it = std.mem.splitScalar(u8, modStr, '|');
   var modifiers = wlr.Keyboard.ModifierMask{};
   while (it.next()) |m| {
-    if (std.mem.eql(u8, m, "shift")) {
-      modifiers.shift = true;
-    } else if (std.mem.eql(u8, m, "caps")) {
-      modifiers.caps = true;
-    } else if (std.mem.eql(u8, m, "ctrl")) {
-      modifiers.ctrl = true;
-    } else if (std.mem.eql(u8, m, "alt")) {
-      modifiers.alt = true;
-    } else if (std.mem.eql(u8, m, "mod2")) {
-      modifiers.mod2 = true;
-    } else if (std.mem.eql(u8, m, "mod3")) {
-      modifiers.mod3 = true;
-    } else if (std.mem.eql(u8, m, "logo")) {
-      modifiers.logo = true;
-    } else if (std.mem.eql(u8, m, "mod5")) {
-      modifiers.mod5 = true;
+    inline for (std.meta.fields(@TypeOf(modifiers))) |f| {
+      if (f.type == bool and std.mem.eql(u8, m, f.name)) {
+        @field(modifiers, f.name) = true;
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -43,9 +31,7 @@ pub fn add_keymap(L: *zlua.Lua) i32 {
   L.checkType(3, .table);
 
   var keymap: Keymap = undefined;
-  keymap.options = .{
-    .repeat = true,
-  };
+  keymap.options.repeat = true;
 
   const mod = L.toString(1) catch {
     L.raiseErrorStr("Lua error check your config", .{});
@@ -62,7 +48,7 @@ pub fn add_keymap(L: *zlua.Lua) i32 {
   _ = L.pushString("press");
   _ = L.getTable(3);
   if (L.isFunction(-1)) {
-    keymap.lua_press_ref_idx = L.ref(zlua.registry_index) catch {
+    keymap.options.lua_press_ref_idx = L.ref(zlua.registry_index) catch {
       L.raiseErrorStr("Lua error check your config", .{});
       return 0;
     };
@@ -71,7 +57,7 @@ pub fn add_keymap(L: *zlua.Lua) i32 {
   _ = L.pushString("release");
   _ = L.getTable(3);
   if (L.isFunction(-1)) {
-    keymap.lua_release_ref_idx = L.ref(zlua.registry_index) catch {
+    keymap.options.lua_release_ref_idx = L.ref(zlua.registry_index) catch {
       L.raiseErrorStr("Lua error check your config", .{});
       return 0;
     };
diff --git a/src/lua/lua.zig b/src/lua/lua.zig
index a764f5f..774447f 100644
--- a/src/lua/lua.zig
+++ b/src/lua/lua.zig
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const Fs = @import("fs.zig");
 const Input = @import("input.zig");
 const Api = @import("api.zig");
 const View = @import("view.zig");
+const Hook = @import("hook.zig");
 
 const gpa = std.heap.c_allocator;
 
@@ -65,6 +66,11 @@ pub fn init(self: *Lua) !void {
       self.state.newLib(input_funcs);
       self.state.setField(-2, "input");
     }
+    {
+      const hook_funcs = zlua.fnRegsFromType(Hook);
+      self.state.newLib(hook_funcs);
+      self.state.setField(-2, "hook");
+    }
     {
       const api_funcs = zlua.fnRegsFromType(Api);
       self.state.newLib(api_funcs);
diff --git a/src/server.zig b/src/server.zig
index 6875df5..d42d8b9 100644
--- a/src/server.zig
+++ b/src/server.zig
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ const Keyboard = @import("keyboard.zig");
 const Output = @import("output.zig");
 const View = @import("view.zig");
 const Utils = @import("utils.zig");
-const Keymap = @import("keymap.zig");
+const Keymap = @import("types/keymap.zig");
+const Hook = @import("types/hook.zig");
+const Events = @import("types/events.zig");
 
 const gpa = std.heap.c_allocator;
 const server = &@import("main.zig").server;
@@ -34,7 +36,11 @@ allocator: *wlr.Allocator,
 root: Root,
 seat: Seat,
 cursor: Cursor,
+
+// lua data
 keymaps: std.AutoHashMap(u64, Keymap),
+hooks: std.ArrayList(*Hook),
+events: Events,
 
 // Backend listeners
 new_input: wl.Listener(*wlr.InputDevice) = .init(handleNewInput),
@@ -90,6 +96,8 @@ pub fn init(self: *Server) void {
     .seat = undefined,
     .cursor = undefined,
     .keymaps = .init(gpa),
+    .hooks = try .initCapacity(gpa, 10), // TODO: choose how many slots to start with
+    .events = try .init(gpa),
   };
 
   self.renderer.initServer(wl_server) catch {
diff --git a/src/types/events.zig b/src/types/events.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f6a111
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/events.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+pub const Events = @This();
+
+const std = @import("std");
+
+const Hook = @import("hook.zig");
+
+const Node = struct {
+  hook: *const Hook,
+  node: std.SinglyLinkedList.Node,
+};
+
+events: std.StringHashMap(*std.SinglyLinkedList),
+allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
+
+pub fn init(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !Events {
+  return Events{
+    .allocator = allocator,
+    .events = .init(allocator),
+  };
+}
+
+pub fn put(self: *Events, key: []const u8, hook: *const Hook) !void {
+  var ll: *std.SinglyLinkedList = undefined;
+  if (self.events.get(key)) |sll| {
+    ll = sll;
+  } else {
+    ll = try self.allocator.create(std.SinglyLinkedList);
+    try self.events.put(key, ll);
+    if (self.events.get(key)) |sll| {
+      ll = sll;
+    }
+  }
+  const data = try self.allocator.create(Node);
+  data.* = .{
+    .hook = hook,
+    .node = .{},
+  };
+  ll.prepend(&data.node);
+}
+
+// TODO: figure out deletion
+// pub fn del(self: *Events, key: ???) !void {}
+
+pub fn exec(self: *Events, event: []const u8) void {
+  if (self.events.get(event)) |e| {
+    var node = e.first;
+    while (node) |n| : (node = n.next) {
+      const data: *Node = @fieldParentPtr("node", n);
+      data.hook.callback();
+
+      // FIXME: not sure why but for some reason our ll doesn't seem to want to
+      // admit that there's nothing after the first node.
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/types/hook.zig b/src/types/hook.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae207df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/hook.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+//! This is a simple way to define a hook.
+const Hook = @This();
+
+const std = @import("std");
+
+const xkb = @import("xkbcommon");
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
+const zlua = @import("zlua");
+
+const Event = @import("events.zig");
+const Lua = &@import("../main.zig").lua;
+
+events: std.ArrayList([]const u8), // a list of events
+options: struct {
+  // group: []const u8, // TODO: do we need groups?
+  /// This is the location of the callback lua function in the lua registry
+  lua_cb_ref_idx: i32,
+},
+
+pub fn callback(self: *const Hook) void {
+  const t = Lua.state.rawGetIndex(zlua.registry_index, self.options.lua_cb_ref_idx);
+  if (t != zlua.LuaType.function) {
+    std.log.err("Failed to call hook, it doesn't have a callback.", .{});
+    Lua.state.pop(1);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // TODO: we need to send some data along with the callback, this data will
+  // change based on the event which the user is hooking into
+  Lua.state.call(.{ .args = 0, .results = 0 });
+  Lua.state.pop(-1);
+}
diff --git a/src/keymap.zig b/src/types/keymap.zig
similarity index 73%
rename from src/keymap.zig
rename to src/types/keymap.zig
index 93a74c8..1b43e27 100644
--- a/src/keymap.zig
+++ b/src/types/keymap.zig
@@ -8,20 +8,20 @@ const xkb = @import("xkbcommon");
 const wlr = @import("wlroots");
 const zlua = @import("zlua");
 
-const Lua = &@import("main.zig").lua;
+const Lua = &@import("../main.zig").lua;
 
 modifier: wlr.Keyboard.ModifierMask,
 keycode: xkb.Keysym,
-/// This is the location of the on press lua function in the lua registry
-lua_press_ref_idx: i32,
-/// This is the location of the on release lua function in the lua registry
-lua_release_ref_idx: i32,
 options: struct {
   repeat: bool,
+  /// This is the location of the on press lua function in the lua registry
+  lua_press_ref_idx: i32,
+  /// This is the location of the on release lua function in the lua registry
+  lua_release_ref_idx: i32,
 },
 
 pub fn callback(self: *const Keymap, release: bool) void {
-  const lua_ref_idx = if(release) self.lua_release_ref_idx else self.lua_press_ref_idx;
+  const lua_ref_idx = if (release) self.options.lua_release_ref_idx else self.options.lua_press_ref_idx;
 
   const t = Lua.state.rawGetIndex(zlua.registry_index, lua_ref_idx);
   if (t != zlua.LuaType.function) {
diff --git a/src/view.zig b/src/view.zig
index ac31715..4bba96c 100644
--- a/src/view.zig
+++ b/src/view.zig
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ fn handleMap(listener: *wl.Listener(void)) void {
   const view: *View = @fieldParentPtr("map", listener);
   std.log.debug("Mapping view '{s}'", .{view.xdg_toplevel.title orelse "(unnamed)"});
 
+  server.events.exec("ViewMapPre");
+
   view.xdg_toplevel.events.request_fullscreen.add(&view.request_fullscreen);
   view.xdg_toplevel.events.request_move.add(&view.request_move);
   view.xdg_toplevel.events.request_resize.add(&view.request_resize);
@@ -134,6 +136,8 @@ fn handleMap(listener: *wl.Listener(void)) void {
   // Here is where we should tile and set size
 
   view.mapped = true;
+
+  server.events.exec("ViewMapPost");
 }
 
 fn handleUnmap(listener: *wl.Listener(void)) void {
@@ -251,20 +255,12 @@ fn handleRequestMinimize(
   std.log.err("Unimplemented request minimize", .{});
 }
 
-fn handleRequestMaximize(
-  listener: *wl.Listener(void)
-) void {
-  const view: *View = @fieldParentPtr("request_fullscreen", listener);
-  _ = view;
-  std.log.err("Unimplemented request maximize", .{});
-}
-
 fn handleSetAppId(
   listener: *wl.Listener(void)
 ) void {
   const view: *View = @fieldParentPtr("set_app_id", listener);
   _ = view;
-  std.log.err("Unimplemented request maximize", .{});
+  std.log.err("Unimplemented set appid", .{});
 }
 
 fn handleSetTitle(