Ray tracing, sample and shade functions [Solved]

Hey folks,

So I'm taking a rendering course this semester and we were given a framework in C++ to create functions for ray tracing etc., and I'm at an end were I'm supposed to add in a sample and shade function.

I've tried to implement something, but it's just returning a darker version of the image that I'm rendering, and I haven't been given an image that shows how it's supposed to look.

So I'm hoping that you guys can help me out a bit:

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bool PointLight::sample(const float3& pos, float3& dir, float3& L) const
{
   // Compute output and return value given the following information.
   //
   // Input:  pos (the position of the geometry in the scene)
   //
   // Output: dir (the direction toward the light)
   //         L   (the radiance received from the direction dir)
   //
   // Return: true if not in shadow
   //
   // Relevant data fields that are available (see PointLight.h and Light.h):
   // shadows    (on/off flag for shadows)
   // tracer     (pointer to ray tracer)
   // light_pos  (position of the point light)
   // intensity  (intensity of the emitted light)
   //
   // Hint: Construct a shadow ray using the Ray datatype. Trace it using the
   //       pointer to the ray tracer.

   if(!shadows) {
      return true;
   }
   
   float3 normal = normalize(pos - light_pos);
   
   Ray ray(pos, normal, 0, 1e-10f);
   HitInfo hit;
   if(tracer->trace_to_closest(ray, hit)) {
   //   if(hit.position.x == light_pos.x && hit.position.y == light_pos.y
   //       && light_pos.z == light_pos.z) {
         float v = length(light_pos - pos);
         dir = normal;
         L = intensity / (v * v);
         return false;
   //   }
   }

   return true;
}

and

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float3 Lambertian::shade(const Ray& r, HitInfo& hit, bool emit) const
{
   float3 rho_d = get_diffuse(hit);
   float3 result = make_float3(0.0f);
   
   // Implement Lambertian reflection here.
   //
   // Input:  r          (the ray that hit the material)
   //         hit        (info about the ray-surface intersection)
   //         emit       (passed on to Emission::shade)
   //
   // Return: radiance reflected to where the ray was coming from
   //
   // Relevant data fields that are available (see Lambertian.h, HitInfo.h, and above):
   // lights             (vector of pointers to the lights in the scene)
   // hit.position       (position where the ray hit the material)
   // hit.shading_normal (surface normal where the ray hit the material)
   // rho_d              (difuse reflectance of the material)
   //
   // Hint: Call the sample function associated with each light in the scene.
   
   float3 dir, radiance;
   float3 diffuse = (rho_d / M_PIf);
   for(size_t i = 0; i < lights.size(); i++) {
      if(lights[i]->sample(hit.position, dir, radiance)) {
         result += diffuse * radiance * dot(hit.shading_normal, dir);
      }
   }
   
   return result + Emission::shade(r, hit, emit);
}

The code runs, but it doesn't seem to "work," or at least I'm not sure what kind of image I'm supposed to get out of it.

Any help/insight would be awesome!