diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7dccd97..6585653 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,4 +12,8 @@ logs
 results
 
 node_modules
-npm-debug.log
\ No newline at end of file
+npm-debug.log
+
+
+*#*#
+*~
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb384e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+var ee2 = require('eventemitter2').EventEmitter2;
+var net = require('net');
+var util = require('util');
+
+var kestrel = function( options ){
+    this._settings = {
+	//port: 22133,
+	//host: '127.0.0.1'
+    }
+
+    if( options instanceof Object ){
+	for( var key in options ){
+	    if( this._settings[key] != undefined ){
+		this._settings[key] = options[key];
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+
+    ee2.call(this);
+}
+util.inherits(kestrel,ee2);
+
+kestrel.prototype.connect = function(){
+    //open connections to kestrel server(s)
+}
+
+kestrel.prototype.close = function(){
+    //close any open connections
+}
+
+
+kestrel.prototype.set = function( queue, value, lifetime ){
+    if( lifetime == undefined || lieftime == null ){
+	lifetime = 0;
+    }
+
+    var command = "SET " + queue + " 0 " + lifetime + " ";
+    command += value.length + "\r\n" + value + "\r\n";
+
+
+    //send SET command
+}
+
+kestrel.prototype.get = function(queue, timeout){
+    var command = "GET " + queue;
+    
+    timeout = parseInt(timeout);
+    if( timeout > 0 ){
+	command += "/t="+timeout;
+    }
+	
+    //send GET command
+}
+
+kestrel.prototype.delete = function(queue){
+    //delete given queue
+}
+
+kestrel.prototype.flush = function(queue){
+    //flush given queue
+}
+
+kestrel.prototype.flushAll = function(){
+    //flush all queues
+}
+
+kestrel.prototype.version = function(){
+    //get version of server
+}
+
+kestrel.prototype.shutdown = function(){
+    //shutdown server
+}
+
+kestrel.prototype.reload = function(){
+    //reload the server
+}
+
+kestrel.prototype.stats = function(){
+    //get server stats
+}
+
+kestrel.prototype.dumpStats = function(){
+    //dump server stats
+}
+
+kestrel.prototype.monitor = function(queue, seconds, maxItems){
+    //monitor the given queue
+}
+
+kestrel.prototype.confirm = function(queue, count){
+    //confirm received items
+}
+
+module.exports = kestrel;
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63d45b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+    "name": "kestrel"
+  , "version": "0.0.1"
+  , "description": "Kestrel client module for NodeJS"
+  , "homepage": "http://www.blangdon.com/"
+  , "keywords": ["kestrel", "client", "messaging", "queue"]
+  , "author": "brett_langdon <brett@blangdon.com>"
+  , "contributors": [
+      { "name": "brett_langdon", "email": "brett@blangdon.com" }
+    ]
+  , "repository":{
+        "type": "git"
+      , "url": "github.com/brettlangdon/node-kestrel.git"
+    }
+  , "dependencies": {
+	    "eventemitter2": ">=0.4.9"
+    }
+  , "main": "./lib/index.js"
+  , "engines": { "node": ">= 0.6.0" }
+}