diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..a608cc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+# Created by https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/python
+# Edit at https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore?templates=python
+
+### Python ###
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+
+# C extensions
+*.so
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+share/python-wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+MANIFEST
+
+# PyInstaller
+#  Usually these files are written by a python script from a template
+#  before PyInstaller builds the exe, so as to inject date/other infos into it.
+*.manifest
+*.spec
+
+# Installer logs
+pip-log.txt
+pip-delete-this-directory.txt
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+.nox/
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+.cache
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xml
+*.cover
+*.py,cover
+.hypothesis/
+.pytest_cache/
+cover/
+
+# Translations
+*.mo
+*.pot
+
+# Django stuff:
+*.log
+local_settings.py
+db.sqlite3
+db.sqlite3-journal
+
+# Flask stuff:
+instance/
+.webassets-cache
+
+# Scrapy stuff:
+.scrapy
+
+# Sphinx documentation
+docs/_build/
+
+# PyBuilder
+.pybuilder/
+target/
+
+# Jupyter Notebook
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+
+# IPython
+profile_default/
+ipython_config.py
+
+# pyenv
+#   For a library or package, you might want to ignore these files since the code is
+#   intended to run in multiple environments; otherwise, check them in:
+# .python-version
+
+# pipenv
+#   According to pypa/pipenv#598, it is recommended to include Pipfile.lock in version control.
+#   However, in case of collaboration, if having platform-specific dependencies or dependencies
+#   having no cross-platform support, pipenv may install dependencies that don't work, or not
+#   install all needed dependencies.
+#Pipfile.lock
+
+# poetry
+#   Similar to Pipfile.lock, it is generally recommended to include poetry.lock in version control.
+#   This is especially recommended for binary packages to ensure reproducibility, and is more
+#   commonly ignored for libraries.
+#   https://python-poetry.org/docs/basic-usage/#commit-your-poetrylock-file-to-version-control
+#poetry.lock
+
+# PEP 582; used by e.g. github.com/David-OConnor/pyflow
+__pypackages__/
+
+# Celery stuff
+celerybeat-schedule
+celerybeat.pid
+
+# SageMath parsed files
+*.sage.py
+
+# Environments
+.env
+.venv
+env/
+venv/
+ENV/
+env.bak/
+venv.bak/
+
+# Spyder project settings
+.spyderproject
+.spyproject
+
+# Rope project settings
+.ropeproject
+
+# mkdocs documentation
+/site
+
+# mypy
+.mypy_cache/
+.dmypy.json
+dmypy.json
+
+# Pyre type checker
+.pyre/
+
+# pytype static type analyzer
+.pytype/
+
+# Cython debug symbols
+cython_debug/
+
+# PyCharm
+#  JetBrains specific template is maintainted in a separate JetBrains.gitignore that can
+#  be found at https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/Global/JetBrains.gitignore
+#  and can be added to the global gitignore or merged into this file.  For a more nuclear
+#  option (not recommended) you can uncomment the following to ignore the entire idea folder.
+#.idea/
+
+# End of https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/python
+defillama/mytest.py
diff --git a/defillama/__version__.py b/defillama/__version__.py
index 2b8df98..58726a4 100644
--- a/defillama/__version__.py
+++ b/defillama/__version__.py
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 __title__ = 'DeFiLlama'
 __description__ = 'Unofficial DeFi Llama API client.'
 __url__ = 'https://github.com/itzmestar/DeFiLlama'
-__version__ = '1.1.0'
+__version__ = '1.1.3'
 __build__ = 0x010001
-__author__ = 'Tarique Anwer'
-__author_email__ = 'itzmetariq@gmail.com'
+__author__ = 'Omid Sha'
+__author_email__ = 'omidsha@protonmail.com'
 __license__ = 'Apache License 2.0'
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2021 Tarique Anwer'
diff --git a/defillama/defillama.py b/defillama/defillama.py
index 1d96ccc..fd63a89 100644
--- a/defillama/defillama.py
+++ b/defillama/defillama.py
@@ -96,3 +96,47 @@ def get_protocol_tvl(self, name):
         path = f'/tvl/{name}'
 
         return self._get(path)
+    
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _organize_validation_data(response,input_type:str = 'symbol'):
+        output_list = []
+        for item in response:
+            output_list.append(item[input_type])
+
+        return output_list
+
+    def _get_validation_data(self,input_type:str = 'symbol'):
+
+        path = '/protocols'
+        response = self._get(path)
+
+        return DefiLlama._organize_validation_data(response,input_type)
+
+    def validate_symbol(self, symbol):
+        symbol_list = self._get_validation_data('symbol')
+        if symbol in symbol_list:
+            return True
+        else:
+            return False
+
+    def validate_name(self, name):
+        name_list = self._get_validation_data('name')
+        if name in name_list:
+            return True
+        else:
+            return False
+    
+    def get_protocols_symbols_name_dict(self):
+        all_protocols_list = self.get_all_protocols()
+        symbols_name_dict = {}
+
+        for protocol in all_protocols_list:
+            symbols_name_dict[protocol['symbol']] = protocol['name']
+
+        return symbols_name_dict
+        
+
+
+        
+
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e21cf6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = [
+    "setuptools>=42",
+    "wheel",
+    "requests>=2.18.4"
+]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
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