diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
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index 0000000..9493ff1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
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diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c572bbf..b00f412 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
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+serde = { version = "1.0.193", features = ["serde_derive"] }
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diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..591128c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+use std::io::{stdin, stdout, Stdin, Stdout};
+
+pub struct Malestorm {
+    stdin: Stdin,
+    stdout: Stdout,
+}
+
+impl Default for Malestorm {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            stdin: stdin(),
+            stdout: stdout(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Malestorm {
+    pub fn run(self) {
+        loop {}
+    }
+
+    fn read() {}
+
+    fn write() {}
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e7a11a9..5cd4cdd 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+#![allow(special_module_name)]
+
+mod lib;
+mod types;
+
+use crate::lib::Malestorm;
+
 fn main() {
-    println!("Hello, world!");
+    let program = Malestorm::default();
 }
diff --git a/src/types.rs b/src/types.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c8aca7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Message {
+    pub src: String,
+    pub dest: String,
+    pub body: MessageBody,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub(crate) struct MessageBody {
+    #[serde(rename = "type")]
+    message_type: String,
+    msg_id: i64,
+    in_reply_to: Option<i64>,
+
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    pub message: MessageEnum,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub enum MessageEnum {}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    pub fn extraneous_fields_fail() {
+        let body = "{
+  \"src\": \"c1\",
+  \"dest\": \"n1\",
+  \"body\": {
+    \"type\": \"echo\",
+    \"msg_id\": 1,
+    \"echo\": \"Please echo 35\"
+  }
+}";
+
+        let resp: Result<Message, serde_json::Error> = serde_json::from_str(body);
+
+        if resp.is_ok() {
+            eprintln!("successfully parsed into Message {:#?}", resp);
+        }
+
+        eprintln!("{:#?}", resp);
+
+        assert!(resp.is_err());
+    }
+}