diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 591128c..fef562a 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,25 +1,83 @@
-use std::io::{stdin, stdout, Stdin, Stdout};
+pub mod types;
+use crate::types::Message;
+use std::{
+    collections::HashMap,
+    io::{stdin, stdout, BufRead, BufReader, Error as IoError, Stdin, Stdout, Write},
+    rc::Rc,
+    sync::{Arc, Mutex},
+};
 
-pub struct Malestorm {
+pub struct Malestorm<'a> {
     stdin: Stdin,
-    stdout: Stdout,
+    pub stdout: Stdout,
+
+    pub handlers: HashMap<&'a str, Box<dyn Fn(Message)>>,
 }
 
-impl Default for Malestorm {
+impl<'a> Default for Malestorm<'a> {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
             stdin: stdin(),
             stdout: stdout(),
+            handlers: HashMap::new(),
         }
     }
 }
 
-impl Malestorm {
+impl<'a> Malestorm<'a> {
     pub fn run(self) {
-        loop {}
+        let mut reader = BufReader::new(self.stdin);
+
+        let mut buf = String::new();
+
+        loop {
+            let read = match reader.read_line(&mut buf) {
+                Ok(v) => v,
+                Err(e) => panic!("{:?}", e),
+            };
+
+            if read == 0 {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            let message: Message = match serde_json::from_str(&buf) {
+                Ok(v) => v,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    eprintln!("error in parsing input: {:?}", e);
+                    continue;
+                }
+            };
+
+            let mtype = message.body.message_type.clone();
+
+            let handler = match self.handlers.get(&mtype.as_str()) {
+                Some(v) => v,
+                None => {
+                    eprintln!("no handler found for {}", message.body.message_type);
+                    continue;
+                }
+            };
+
+            handler(message);
+        }
     }
 
-    fn read() {}
+    pub fn register(&mut self, name: &'a str, func: impl Fn(Message) + 'a + 'static) {
+        self.handlers
+            .insert(name, Box::new(move |msg: Message| func(msg)));
+    }
 
-    fn write() {}
+    pub fn send(&self, msg: Message) -> Result<(), IoError> {
+        let out = serde_json::to_vec(&msg)?;
+        match self.write(&out) {
+            Ok(_) => Ok(()),
+            Err(e) => Err(e),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn write(&self, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<usize, IoError> {
+        let mut writer = self.stdout.lock();
+
+        writer.write(buf)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 5cd4cdd..07746a8 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,44 @@
 #![allow(special_module_name)]
 
-mod lib;
-mod types;
+use std::{
+    io::{stdout, Write},
+    rc::Rc,
+    sync::{Arc, Mutex},
+};
 
-use crate::lib::Malestorm;
+use distributed_systems_flyio::{
+    types::{EchoMessage, Message, MessageBody},
+    Malestorm,
+};
 
 fn main() {
-    let program = Malestorm::default();
+    let mut program = Malestorm::default();
+
+    let stdout = Arc::new(stdout());
+
+    let handlers = &mut program.handlers;
+
+    handlers.insert(
+        "echo",
+        Box::new(move |mut msg: Message| {
+            let message_body: EchoMessage = serde_json::from_value(msg.body.message_body)
+                .expect("error in parsing message body");
+
+            msg.body.message_type = "echo_ok".into();
+            msg.body.message_body = serde_json::to_value(message_body).unwrap();
+
+            match serde_json::to_vec(&msg).map(|buf| {
+                let mut writer = stdout.lock();
+                writer.write_all(&buf).expect("error in writing content");
+                writer.flush()
+            }) {
+                Ok(_) => (),
+                Err(e) => {
+                    eprintln!("error in writing response: {}", e);
+                }
+            };
+        }),
+    );
+
+    program.run();
 }
diff --git a/src/types.rs b/src/types.rs
index 2dd231e..b2ed2f7 100644
--- a/src/types.rs
+++ b/src/types.rs
@@ -9,21 +9,15 @@ pub struct Message {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub(crate) struct MessageBody {
-    msg_id: Option<i64>,
-    in_reply_to: Option<i64>,
+pub struct MessageBody {
+    pub msg_id: Option<i64>,
+    pub in_reply_to: Option<i64>,
 
     #[serde(rename = "type")]
-    message_type: String,
+    pub message_type: String,
 
     #[serde(flatten)]
-    pub message_body: MessageEnum,
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-#[serde(untagged, deny_unknown_fields)]
-pub enum MessageEnum {
-    Echo(EchoMessage),
+    pub message_body: serde_json::Value,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -37,7 +31,6 @@ mod test {
 
     use super::*;
 
-    #[test]
     pub fn extraneous_fields_fail() {
         let body = "{
   \"src\": \"c1\",