diff --git a/roblib_search.info b/roblib_search.info
deleted file mode 100644
index d5a1179..0000000
--- a/roblib_search.info
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-name = Roblib Search
-configure = admin/roblib_search/configure
-description = Provides a search form and fires a hook when the search is submitted. Other modules should implement the search functionality by implementing the correct hooks.
-package = Roblib Search
-dependencies[] = apachesolr_access
-dependencies[] = views_ui
-version = 7.x-dev
-core = 7.x
-stylesheets[all][] = css/roblib_search.base.css
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/roblib_search.info.yml b/roblib_search.info.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e086b08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roblib_search.info.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+name: Roblib Search
+type: module
+core_version_requirement: ^8.9 || ^9
+configure: roblib_search.settings
+description: Provides a search form and fires a hook when the search is submitted. Other modules should implement the search functionality by implementing the correct hooks.
+package: Roblib Search
+dependancies:
+  - apachesolr_access
+  - views_ui
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/roblib_search.install b/roblib_search.install
deleted file mode 100644
index 5eb7a7d..0000000
--- a/roblib_search.install
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Installation hooks.
- */
-
-/**
- * Implements hook_schema().
- */
-function roblib_search_schema() {
-  $schema = array();
-  $schema['roblib_search_log'] = array(
-    'description' => 'stores search data such as date/time ip etc.',
-    'fields' => array(
-      'sid' => array(
-        'type' => 'serial',
-        'not null' => TRUE,
-        'description' => 'unique id for each row',
-      ),
-      'query' => array(
-        'description' => 'the search string',
-        'type' => 'varchar',
-        'not null' => TRUE,
-        'length' => 1024,
-      ),
-      'searched_date' => array(
-        'description' => 'the date the search request occured',
-        'type' => 'varchar',
-        'mysql_type' => 'DATETIME',
-        'not null' => TRUE,
-      ),
-      'ipaddress' => array(
-        'description' => 'the ip or domain of the users computer ',
-        'type' => 'varchar',
-        'not null' => TRUE,
-        'length' => 255,
-      ),
-    ),
-    'primary key' => array('sid'),
-  );
-  return $schema;
-}
-
diff --git a/roblib_search.module b/roblib_search.module
index 4530da4..9cc89c3 100644
--- a/roblib_search.module
+++ b/roblib_search.module
@@ -28,138 +28,6 @@ function roblib_search_menu() {
   return $items;
 }
 
-
-/**
- * A form for managing the modules configuration.
- *
- * @param array $form
- *   A Drupal form array
- * @param array $form_state
- *   A Drupal formstate array
- *
- * @return array
- *   A Drupal form
- */
-function roblib_search_config_form($form, &$form_state) {
-
-  $form['roblib_search_panel_page'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'textfield',
-    '#title' => t('Path to the roblib search panel page'),
-    '#default_value' => variable_get('roblib_search_panel_page', '/roblib/panel'),
-    '#description' => t('The Path to the Roblib Search Panel, for example /roblib/panel'),
-    '#required' => TRUE,
-  );
-
-  return system_settings_form($form);
-}
-
-/**
- * Implements hook_admin_paths().
- */
-function roblib_search_admin_paths() {
-  $paths = array(
-    'admin/roblib/search' => TRUE,
-  );
-  return $paths;
-}
-
-function roblib_search_views_data(){
-  $data['roblib_search_log']['table']['group'] = t('Roblib Search log');
-  $data['roblib_search_log']['table']['base'] = array(
-    'field' => 'sid', // This is the identifier field for the view.
-    'title' => t('Roblib Search log'),
-    'help' => t('Contains the Roblib Bento box search query strings.'),
-    'weight' => -10,
-  );
-
-  // The individual fields.
-  $data['roblib_search_log']['query'] = array(
-    'title' => t('the query string field'),
-    'help' => t('a plain text field.'),
-    'field' => array(
-      'handler' => 'views_handler_field',
-      'click sortable' => TRUE, // This is use by the table display plugin.
-    ),
-    'sort' => array(
-      'handler' => 'views_handler_sort',
-    ),
-    'filter' => array(
-      'handler' => 'views_handler_filter_string',
-    ),
-    'argument' => array(
-      'handler' => 'views_handler_argument_string',
-    ),
-  );
-  $data['roblib_search_log']['sid'] = array(
-    'title' => t('Numeric field'),
-    'help' => t('the unique identifier for each row'),
-    'field' => array(
-      'handler' => 'views_handler_field_numeric',
-      'click sortable' => TRUE,
-    ),
-    'filter' => array(
-      'handler' => 'views_handler_filter_numeric',
-    ),
-    'sort' => array(
-      'handler' => 'views_handler_sort',
-    ),
-  );
-
-
-  $data['roblib_search_log']['ipaddress'] = array(
-    'title' => t('the ipaddress of the user who submitted the search'),
-    'help' => t('a plain text field.'),
-    'field' => array(
-      'handler' => 'views_handler_field',
-      'click sortable' => TRUE, // This is use by the table display plugin.
-    ),
-    'sort' => array(
-      'handler' => 'views_handler_sort',
-    ),
-    'filter' => array(
-      'handler' => 'views_handler_filter_string',
-    ),
-    'argument' => array(
-      'handler' => 'views_handler_argument_string',
-    ),
-  );
-
-  $data['roblib_search_log']['searched_date'] = array(
-    'title' => t('Timestamp field'),
-    'help' => t('a timestamp field.'),
-    'field' => array(
-      'handler' => 'views_handler_field',
-      'click sortable' => TRUE,
-    ),
-    'argument' => array('handler' => 'views_handler_argument_date'),
-    'sort' => array(
-      'handler' => 'views_handler_sort_date',
-    ),
-    'filter' => array(
-      'handler' => 'roblib_search_handler_filter_datetime',
-    ),
-  );
-
-  return $data;
-}
-
-/**
- * Implements hook_permission().
- */
-function roblib_search_permission() {
-  return array(
-    'search roblib' => array(
-      'title' => t('Search all configured targets'),
-      'description' => t('Search all Roblib configured targets. This permission exposes the search blocks and allows you to see search results.'),
-    ),
-    'administer roblib search' => array(
-      'title' => t('Administer Roblib Search'),
-      'description' => t('Administer settings for the Roblib search client.'),
-    ),
-  );
-}
-
-
 /**
  * Implements hook_block_info().
  */
@@ -180,7 +48,7 @@ function roblib_search_block_info() {
 /**
  * Implements hook_theme().
  */
-function roblib_search_theme() {
+/*function roblib_search_theme() {
   $path = drupal_get_path('module', 'roblib_search');
   $file = 'theme.inc';
 
@@ -192,32 +60,18 @@ function roblib_search_theme() {
       'variables' => array('results' => NULL),
     )
   );
-}
+}*/
+
 
-/**
- * Hook the panels pane preprocessor so we can wrap it in a div for themeing.
- *
- * @param array $variables
- *   Drupal variables array
- * @param $hook
- */
-function roblib_search_preprocess_panels_pane(&$variables, $hook){
-  switch ($variables['pane']->subtype) {
-    case 'roblib_search-roblib_search_other':
-      $variables['title_prefix'] = '<div class="roblib-search-header roblib-search-other-sources-header">';
-      $variables['title_suffix'] = '</div>';
-      break;
-  }
-}
 
 /**
  * Implements hook_init().
  */
-function roblib_search_init() {
+/*function roblib_search_init() {
   drupal_add_js(drupal_get_path('module', 'roblib_search') . '/js/imagesloaded.pkg.min.js');
   drupal_add_js(drupal_get_path('module', 'roblib_search') . '/js/roblib_search.js');
   drupal_add_css(drupal_get_path('module', 'roblib_search') . '/css/jquery.qtip.min.css');
-}
+}*/
 
 /**
  * Implements hook_block_view().
@@ -236,82 +90,6 @@ function roblib_search_block_view($delta = '') {
   return $block;
 }
 
-/**
- * Roblib search simple search form submit.
- *
- * @param array $form
- *   Drupal form array
- * @param array $form_state
- *   Drupal formstate array
- */
-function roblib_search_simple_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
-  global $base_url;
-  $form_state['rebuild'] = TRUE;
-  $search_string = $form_state['values']['roblib_search_simple_search_query'];
-  $search_string = filter_xss($search_string);
-  roblib_search_log_query($search_string);
-  $redirect_url = variable_get('roblib_search_panel_page', 'roblib/panel');
-  $redirect_url = $base_url . '/' . $redirect_url;
-  drupal_goto($redirect_url, array('query' => array('roblib_query' => $search_string)));
-}
-
-/**
- * Logs a search query to a database table.
- *
- * @param string $search_string
- *   The query to log
- */
-function roblib_search_log_query($search_string) {
-  $eid = db_insert('roblib_search_log')
-    ->fields(array(
-      'query' => $search_string,
-      'searched_date' => format_date(time(), 'custom', 'Y-m-d H:i:s'),
-      'ipaddress' => ip_address(),
-    ))
-    ->execute();
-}
-
-/**
- * Roblib search simple search form.
- *
- * @param array $form
- *   Drupal form array
- * @param array $form_state
- *   Drupal formstate
- *
- * @return array
- *   A Drupal formapi array
- */
-function roblib_search_simple_form($form, &$form_state) {
-  if (isset($_GET['roblib_query'])) {
-    $query = $_GET['roblib_query'];
-  }
-  else {
-    $query = '';
-  }
-
-  $form['simple'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'container',
-    '#attributes' => array(
-      'class' => array(
-        'container-inline'
-      )
-    )
-  );
-  $form['simple']["roblib_search_simple_search_query"] = array(
-    '#size' => '15',
-    '#type' => 'textfield',
-    '#title' => '',
-    '#required' => TRUE,
-    '#default_value' => $query,
-  );
-  $form['simple']['submit'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'submit',
-    '#value' => t('search')
-  );
-  return $form;
-}
-
 /**
  * Implements hook_help().
  */
@@ -327,37 +105,3 @@ function roblib_search_help($path, $arg) {
       );
   }
 }
-
-class roblib_search_handler_filter_datetime extends views_handler_filter_date {
-  function op_between($field) {
-    if ($this->operator == 'between') {
-      $a = intval(strtotime($this->value['min'], 0));
-      $b = intval(strtotime($this->value['max'], 0));
-    }
-    else {
-      $a = intval(strtotime($this->value['max'], 0));
-      $b = intval(strtotime($this->value['min'], 0));
-    }
-
-    if ($this->value['type'] == 'offset') {
-      // changed from original
-      $a = (integer)time() + (integer)sprintf('%+d', $a); // keep sign
-      $b = (integer)time() + (integer)sprintf('%+d', $b); // keep sign
-      // changed from original ends
-    }
-    // %s is safe here because strtotime scrubbed the input and we might
-    // have a string if using offset.
-    $this->query->add_where_expression($this->options['group'], "$field >= '".date("Y-m-d H:i:s", $a)."'");
-    $this->query->add_where_expression($this->options['group'], "$field <= '".date("Y-m-d H:i:s", $b)."'");
-  }
-
-  function op_simple($field) {
-    $value = intval(strtotime($this->value['value'], 0));
-    if (!empty($this->value['type']) && $this->value['type'] == 'offset') {
-      $this->query->add_where_expression($this->options['group'], "$field $this->operator DATE_ADD(NOW(), INTERVAL $value SECOND)");
-    } else {
-      $this->query->add_where_expression($this->options['group'], "$field $this->operator $value");
-    }
-  }
-}
-
diff --git a/roblib_search.routing.yml b/roblib_search.routing.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea851c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roblib_search.routing.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+roblib_search.settings:
+  path: '/admin/config/system/roblib_search'
+  defaults:
+    _form: '\Drupal\roblib_search\Form\RoblibSearchSettingsForm'
+    _title: 'Roblib Search Settings Form'
+  requirements:
+    _permission: 'administer site configuration'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Form/RoblibSearchForm.php b/src/Form/RoblibSearchForm.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..181595c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Form/RoblibSearchForm.php
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\roblib_search\Form;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Form\FormBase;
+use Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface;
+use Drupal\Component\Utility\Html;
+
+/**
+ * Config form for module
+ *
+ * @author ppound
+ */
+class RoblibSearchForm extends FormBase{
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getFormId() {
+    return 'roblib_searchbox_form';
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function buildForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
+    if (isset($_GET['roblib_query'])) {
+      $query = $_GET['roblib_query'];
+    }
+    else {
+      $query = '';
+    }
+    $form['simple'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'container',
+      '#attributes' => array(
+        'class' => array(
+          'container-inline'
+        )
+      )
+    );
+    $form['simple']["roblib_search_simple_search_query"] = array(
+      '#size' => '15',
+      '#type' => 'textfield',
+      '#title' => '',
+      '#required' => TRUE,
+      '#default_value' => $query,
+    );
+    $form['simple']['submit'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'submit',
+      '#value' => t('search')
+    );
+    return $form;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function validateForm(array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
+    
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function submitForm(array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
+    global $base_url;
+    //$form_state->rebuild(TRUE);
+    $search_string = $form_state->getValue('roblib_search_simple_search_query');
+    $search_string = Html::escape($search_string);
+    //roblib_search_log_query($search_string);
+    $config = \Drupal::config('roblib_search.settings');
+    $redirect_url = $config->get('search_panel_page');
+    $redirect_url = $base_url . '/' . $redirect_url;
+    //TODO redirect to the search page
+    $form_state->setRedirect('<front>');
+    
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/Form/RoblibSearchSettingsForm.php b/src/Form/RoblibSearchSettingsForm.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad0e987
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Form/RoblibSearchSettingsForm.php
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\roblib_search\Form;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Form\FormBase;
+use Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Settings form for module
+ *
+ * @author ppound
+ */
+class RoblibSearchSettingsForm extends FormBase {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getFormId() {
+    return 'roblib_search_settings_form';
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function buildForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
+    $config = \Drupal::config('roblib_search.settings');
+    $form['search_panel_page'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'textfield',
+      '#title' => t('Path to the roblib search panel page'),
+      '#default_value' => $config->get('search_panel_page'),
+      '#description' => t('The Path to the Roblib Search Panel, for example /roblib/panel'),
+      '#required' => TRUE,
+    );
+    $form['actions']['submit'] = [
+      '#type' => 'submit',
+      '#value' => t('Save'),
+      '#button_type' => 'primary',
+    ];
+    return $form;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function validateForm(array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
+    
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function submitForm(array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
+    $config = \Drupal::configFactory()->getEditable('roblib_search.settings');
+    $config->set('search_panel_page', $form_state->getValue('search_panel_page'))->save();
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/Plugin/Block/RoblibSearchBoxBlock.php b/src/Plugin/Block/RoblibSearchBoxBlock.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..334f12f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Plugin/Block/RoblibSearchBoxBlock.php
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\roblib_search\Plugin\Block;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Block\BlockBase;
+
+/**
+ * Provides a 'Hello' Block.
+ *
+ * @Block(
+ *   id = "roblib_search_box",
+ *   admin_label = @Translation("Roblib Search Block"),
+ *   category = @Translation("Roblib Search"),
+ * )
+ */
+class RoblibSearchBoxBlock extends BlockBase {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function build() {
+    $form = \Drupal::formBuilder()->getForm('\Drupal\roblib_search\Form\RoblibSearchForm');
+      
+    return $form;
+  }
+}