diff --git a/.openapi-generator-ignore b/.openapi-generator-ignore
index 31bef38..dfcc906 100644
--- a/.openapi-generator-ignore
+++ b/.openapi-generator-ignore
@@ -26,3 +26,4 @@ gen/openapi_server/encoder.py
 gen/openapi_server/controllers
 gen/openapi_server/test
 gen/openapi_server
+openapi_server/models/base_model.py
diff --git a/announcement_service_spec.yaml b/announcement_service_spec.yaml
index e1f1c03..206ea09 100644
--- a/announcement_service_spec.yaml
+++ b/announcement_service_spec.yaml
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ paths:
           content:
             application/json:
               schema:
-                items:
                   $ref: '#/components/schemas/patch_notes'
+        "400":
+          description: bad payload
   /patchnotes/{patchID}:
     delete:
       tags:
@@ -40,8 +41,6 @@ paths:
           description: patch successfully deleted
         "404":
           description: patch not found
-        "500":
-          description: Internal Server Error, Patch not deleted
   /patchnotes/{date}:
     get:
       description: returns list of all unseen Patch notes from the user
@@ -66,8 +65,6 @@ paths:
           description: returns list of all unseen Patch notes from the user
         "404":
           description: no Patch notes found
-        "500":
-          description: "Internal Server error, Failed to get Patch Notes"
       tags:
         - Patchnotes
       x-openapi-router-controller: openapi_server.controllers.patchnotes_controller
@@ -90,13 +87,13 @@ components:
         changes:
           type: string
           title: changes
-        date:
-          title: date
+        patch_date:
+          title: patch_date
           type: string
       required:
         - "title"
         - "changes"
-        - "date"
+        - "patch_date"
     user:
       example:
         lastSeenDate: 2025-01-02
diff --git a/gen/.openapi-generator-ignore b/gen/.openapi-generator-ignore
index ba9878e..3c4b7aa 100644
--- a/gen/.openapi-generator-ignore
+++ b/gen/.openapi-generator-ignore
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@
 openapi_server/controllers/patchnotes_controller.py
 openapi_server/__main__.py
 openapi_server/encoder.py
+openapi_server/models/base_model.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gen/.openapi-generator/FILES b/gen/.openapi-generator/FILES
index 44f57e2..3eeded5 100644
--- a/gen/.openapi-generator/FILES
+++ b/gen/.openapi-generator/FILES
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ openapi_server/__init__.py
 openapi_server/controllers/__init__.py
 openapi_server/controllers/security_controller.py
 openapi_server/models/__init__.py
-openapi_server/models/base_model.py
 openapi_server/models/patch_notes.py
 openapi_server/models/user.py
 openapi_server/openapi/openapi.yaml
diff --git a/gen/openapi_server/controllers/patchnotes_controller.py b/gen/openapi_server/controllers/patchnotes_controller.py
index 1bbda64..170a395 100644
--- a/gen/openapi_server/controllers/patchnotes_controller.py
+++ b/gen/openapi_server/controllers/patchnotes_controller.py
@@ -1,50 +1,17 @@
 import logging
 import uuid
 from datetime import datetime
+from xxlimited_35 import error
 
 from bson import json_util
+from connexion import ProblemException
+from connexion.lifecycle import ConnexionResponse
 from flask import Response
 
 from openapi_server import util
 from openapi_server.__main__ import collection
 from openapi_server.models.patch_notes import PatchNotes  # noqa: E501
 
-
-def patchnotes_date_get1(date):  # noqa: E501
-    """patchnotes_date_get
-
-    returns list of all unseen Patch notes from the user # noqa: E501
-
-    :param date:
-    :type date: str
-
-    :rtype: Union[List[PatchNotes], Tuple[List[PatchNotes], int], Tuple[List[PatchNotes], int, Dict[str, str]]
-    """
-    logging.error(type(date))
-
-    try:
-        formatted_date = datetime.strptime(date, '%Y-%m-%d')
-        logging.error(formatted_date)
-    except ValueError:
-        logging.error("Not valid date")
-
-    try:
-        formatted_date = formatted_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
-        logging.error('formatted date:' + str(formatted_date))
-        logging.info("valid date")
-    except ValueError:
-        logging.error("Not valid date")
-
-    date = util.deserialize_date(date)
-    logging.error('date:' + str(date))
-    query = {
-        'date': {'$gte': date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')}
-    }
-    results = list(collection.find(query))
-    logging.error('results:' + str(results))
-    return Response(json_util.dumps(f'all unseen patchnotes: {results}'), mimetype='application/json', status=200)
-
-
 def patchnotes_date_get(date):  # noqa: E501
     """patchnotes_date_get
 
@@ -55,8 +22,18 @@ def patchnotes_date_get(date):  # noqa: E501
 
     :rtype: Union[List[PatchNotes], Tuple[List[PatchNotes], int], Tuple[List[PatchNotes], int, Dict[str, str]]
     """
+    logging.error(type(date))
+    try:
+        datetime.strptime(date, '%Y-%m-%d') # 2025-01-0
+    except ValueError as e:
+        raise ProblemException(
+            title="Bad Request",
+            detail="The date is invalid. Needs to be in this Format YYYY-MM-DD",
+            status=400,
+        )
+    logging.error('date:' + str(date))
     query = {
-        'date': {'$gte': date}
+        'patch_date': {'$gte': date}
     }
     results = []
     for entry in collection.find(query):
@@ -80,10 +57,22 @@ def patchnotes_patch_iddelete(patch_id):  # noqa: E501
 
     :rtype: Union[None, Tuple[None, int], Tuple[None, int, Dict[str, str]]
     """
-    return 'do some magic!'
+    deleted_doc = collection.delete_one({'patchID': patch_id})
+    logging.error(deleted_doc.deleted_count)
+    if deleted_doc.deleted_count == 0:
+        raise ProblemException(
+            title="Not found",
+            detail="No document has been deleted",
+            status=404,
+        )
+    return Response(
+    "Document was deleted",
+        mimetype='application/json',
+        status=200,
+    )
 
 
-def patchnotes_post(body):  # TODO _date to date change
+def patchnotes_post(body):
     """patchnotes_post
 
     creates new Patch notes # noqa: E501
@@ -95,22 +84,33 @@ def patchnotes_post(body):  # TODO _date to date change
     :rtype: Union[List[PatchNotes], Tuple[List[PatchNotes], int], Tuple[List[PatchNotes], int, Dict[str, str]]
     """
     if body is None:
-        return Response(json_util.dumps({'error': 'No patch notes provided'}), status=400)
+        return Response('error: No patch notes provided', status=400)
     pn = PatchNotes.from_dict(body)
-    logging.error('patch_notes_type:' + str(type(pn)))
+    try:
+        date_obj = datetime.strptime(pn.patch_date, '%Y-%m-%d').date()
+        date_str = date_obj.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
+    except ValueError as e:
+        raise ProblemException(
+            title="Bad Request",
+            detail="The date is invalid. Needs to be in this Format YYYY-MM-DD",
+            status=400,
+        )
+
+    logging.error('patch_notes_type:' + str(type(date_obj)))
     logging.error('patch notes' + str(pn))
 
-    patch_notes_uuid = uuid.uuid4()
-
-    patch_notes = {
-        'patchID': str(patch_notes_uuid),
+    patch_note = {
+        'patchID': str(uuid.uuid4()),
         'title': pn.title,
         'changes': pn.changes,
-        'date': pn._date,
+        'patch_date': date_str
     }
-    logging.error('patch_notes_type:' + str(type(patch_notes)))
-    logging.error('patch notes' + str(patch_notes))
-    posted_patch_id = collection.insert_one(patch_notes)
 
-    return Response(json_util.dumps(f'patch with ID: {patch_notes} was created'), mimetype='application/json',
+    logging.error('patch_notes_type:' + str(type(patch_note)))
+    logging.error('patch notes' + str(patch_note))
+
+    collection.insert_one(patch_note)
+    patch_note_obj = PatchNotes.from_dict(patch_note)
+    patch_note = patch_note_obj.to_dict()
+    return Response(json_util.dumps(patch_note), mimetype='application/json',
                     status=200)
diff --git a/gen/openapi_server/models/patch_notes.py b/gen/openapi_server/models/patch_notes.py
index 275cc6f..27c0b90 100644
--- a/gen/openapi_server/models/patch_notes.py
+++ b/gen/openapi_server/models/patch_notes.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class PatchNotes(Model):
     Do not edit the class manually.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, patch_id=None, title=None, changes=None, _date=None):  # noqa: E501
+    def __init__(self, patch_id=None, title=None, changes=None, patch_date=None):  # noqa: E501
         """PatchNotes - a model defined in OpenAPI
 
         :param patch_id: The patch_id of this PatchNotes.  # noqa: E501
@@ -21,27 +21,27 @@ class PatchNotes(Model):
         :type title: str
         :param changes: The changes of this PatchNotes.  # noqa: E501
         :type changes: str
-        :param _date: The _date of this PatchNotes.  # noqa: E501
-        :type _date: str
+        :param patch_date: The patch_date of this PatchNotes.  # noqa: E501
+        :type patch_date: str
         """
         self.openapi_types = {
             'patch_id': str,
             'title': str,
             'changes': str,
-            '_date': str
+            'patch_date': str
         }
 
         self.attribute_map = {
             'patch_id': 'patchID',
             'title': 'title',
             'changes': 'changes',
-            '_date': 'date'
+            'patch_date': 'patch_date'
         }
 
         self._patch_id = patch_id
         self._title = title
         self._changes = changes
-        self.__date = _date
+        self._patch_date = patch_date
 
     @classmethod
     def from_dict(cls, dikt) -> 'PatchNotes':
@@ -122,24 +122,24 @@ class PatchNotes(Model):
         self._changes = changes
 
     @property
-    def _date(self) -> str:
-        """Gets the _date of this PatchNotes.
+    def patch_date(self) -> str:
+        """Gets the patch_date of this PatchNotes.
 
 
-        :return: The _date of this PatchNotes.
+        :return: The patch_date of this PatchNotes.
         :rtype: str
         """
-        return self.__date
+        return self._patch_date
 
-    @_date.setter
-    def _date(self, _date: str):
-        """Sets the _date of this PatchNotes.
+    @patch_date.setter
+    def patch_date(self, patch_date: str):
+        """Sets the patch_date of this PatchNotes.
 
 
-        :param _date: The _date of this PatchNotes.
-        :type _date: str
+        :param patch_date: The patch_date of this PatchNotes.
+        :type patch_date: str
         """
-        if _date is None:
-            raise ValueError("Invalid value for `_date`, must not be `None`")  # noqa: E501
+        if patch_date is None:
+            raise ValueError("Invalid value for `patch_date`, must not be `None`")  # noqa: E501
 
-        self.__date = _date
+        self._patch_date = patch_date
diff --git a/gen/openapi_server/openapi/openapi.yaml b/gen/openapi_server/openapi/openapi.yaml
index c074c75..eb9167b 100644
--- a/gen/openapi_server/openapi/openapi.yaml
+++ b/gen/openapi_server/openapi/openapi.yaml
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ paths:
           content:
             application/json:
               schema:
-                items:
-                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/patch_notes'
-                type: array
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/patch_notes'
           description: game created
+        "400":
+          description: bad payload
       tags:
       - Patchnotes
       x-openapi-router-controller: openapi_server.controllers.patchnotes_controller
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ paths:
           description: returns list of all unseen Patch notes from the user
         "404":
           description: no Patch notes found
-        "500":
-          description: "Internal Server error, Failed to get Patch Notes"
       tags:
       - Patchnotes
       x-openapi-router-controller: openapi_server.controllers.patchnotes_controller
@@ -75,8 +73,6 @@ paths:
           description: patch successfully deleted
         "404":
           description: patch not found
-        "500":
-          description: "Internal Server Error, Patch not deleted"
       tags:
       - Patchnotes
       x-openapi-router-controller: openapi_server.controllers.patchnotes_controller
@@ -99,12 +95,12 @@ components:
         changes:
           title: changes
           type: string
-        date:
-          title: date
+        patch_date:
+          title: patch_date
           type: string
       required:
       - changes
-      - date
+      - patch_date
       - title
       title: patch_notes
     user: