diff --git a/src/utils/database/json.ts b/src/utils/database/json.ts
index 9354dd7..0b68f5e 100644
--- a/src/utils/database/json.ts
+++ b/src/utils/database/json.ts
@@ -31,11 +31,32 @@ export class JSONDatabase {
 		return this.channelExists(channel) && this.data[channel].counters[counter] != null;
 	};
 
+	public isUserIgnored(channel: string, user: string) {
+		return this.data[channel].ignored_users.includes(user);
+	};
+
+	public getMessage(channel: string, counter: string) {
+		return this.data[channel].counters[counter].message;
+	};
+
 	public addChannel(channel: string) {
 		if (this.channelExists(channel)) {
 			throw new Error("Channel already exists");
 		};
-		this.data[channel] = { counters: {} };
+		this.data[channel] = {
+			ignored_users: [],
+			counters: {}
+		};
+	};
+
+	public addCounter(channel: string, counter: string) {
+		if (this.counterExists(channel, counter)) {
+			throw new Error(`Counter already exists`);
+		};
+		this.data[channel].counters[counter] = {
+			value: 0,
+			message: `$(value)`,
+		};
 	};
 
 	public changeCount(channel: string, counter: string, delta: number): number {
@@ -45,6 +66,6 @@ export class JSONDatabase {
 		if (!this.counterExists(channel, counter)) {
 			throw new Error("Counter doesn't exist on that channel");
 		};
-		return this.data[channel].counters[counter] += delta;
+		return this.data[channel].counters[counter].value += delta;
 	};
 };
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