diff --git a/examples/todoapp/todoapp.nim b/examples/todoapp/todoapp.nim
index 802bfc9..d1ceb21 100644
--- a/examples/todoapp/todoapp.nim
+++ b/examples/todoapp/todoapp.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-import vdom, karax, karaxdsl, jstrutils, components, localstorage
+import vdom, karax, karaxdsl, jstrutils, components, karaxdb/client
 
 type
   Filter = enum
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ var
   selectedEntry = -1
   filter: Filter
   entriesLen: int
+  data: Db
+
+registerOnUpdate proc(newDb: Db) =
+  merge(newDb, data)
+  data = newDb
+  redraw()
 
 const
   contentSuffix = cstring"content"
@@ -16,25 +22,23 @@ const
   lenSuffix = cstring"entriesLen"
 
 proc getEntryContent(pos: int): cstring =
-  result = getItem(&pos & contentSuffix)
-  if result == cstring"null":
-    result = nil
+  extract(data, &pos, contentSuffix)
 
 proc isCompleted(pos: int): bool =
-  var value = getItem(&pos & completedSuffix)
+  var value = extract(data, &pos, completedSuffix)
   result = value == cstring"true"
 
 proc setEntryContent(pos: int, content: cstring) =
-  setItem(&pos & contentSuffix, content)
+  insert(data, &pos, contentSuffix, content)
 
 proc markAsCompleted(pos: int, completed: bool) =
-  setItem(&pos & completedSuffix, &completed)
+  insert(data, &pos, completedSuffix, &completed)
 
 proc addEntry(content: cstring, completed: bool) =
   setEntryContent(entriesLen, content)
   markAsCompleted(entriesLen, completed)
   inc entriesLen
-  setItem(lenSuffix, &entriesLen)
+  insert(data, lenSuffix, "equals", &entriesLen)
 
 proc updateEntry(pos: int, content: cstring, completed: bool) =
   setEntryContent(pos, content)
@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@ proc toggleEntry(ev: Event; n: VNode) =
   markAsCompleted(id, not isCompleted(id))
 
 proc onAllDone(ev: Event; n: VNode) =
-  clear()
+  insert(data, lenSuffix, "equals", "0")
   selectedEntry = -1
 
 proc clearCompleted(ev: Event, n: VNode) =
@@ -150,8 +154,5 @@ setOnHashChange(proc(hash: cstring) =
   elif hash == "#/active": filter = active
 )
 
-if hasItem(lenSuffix):
-  entriesLen = parseInt getItem(lenSuffix)
-else:
-  entriesLen = 0
+entriesLen = 0
 setRenderer createDom
diff --git a/src/kajax.nim b/src/kajax.nim
index be230f0..2d88cd1 100644
--- a/src/kajax.nim
+++ b/src/kajax.nim
@@ -48,3 +48,21 @@ proc ajaxGet*(url: cstring; headers: openarray[(cstring, cstring)];
 
 proc toJson*[T](data: T): cstring {.importc: "JSON.stringify".}
 proc fromJson*[T](blob: cstring): T {.importc: "JSON.parse".}
+
+type
+  MessageEvent* {.importc.} = ref object
+    data*: cstring
+  ErrorEvent* {.importc.} = ref object
+  CloseEvent* {.importc.} = ref object
+    code*: int
+    reason*: cstring
+
+  WebSocket* {.importc.} = ref object
+    onopen*: proc()
+    onmessage*: proc(ev: MessageEvent)
+    onclose*: proc(ev: CloseEvent)
+    onerror*: proc(ev: ErrorEvent)
+
+proc newWebsocket*(url, protocol: cstring): WebSocket {.importc: "new WebSocket".}
+
+proc send*(socket: WebSocket, data: cstring) {.importcpp.}
diff --git a/src/karaxdb/btree.nim b/src/karaxdb/btree.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb9353f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/karaxdb/btree.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,562 @@
+
+## General purpose BTree implementation. Can also be used as a persistent
+## data structure. The persistent operations use a 'Ps' suffix.
+## Can also use a page manager for allocations. The page manager be used
+## to off load pages to a file system or to send it over the wire.
+
+## Todo:
+## - Add logic to deal with the fact that keys do not have to be unique.
+## - Ranged queries
+## - Make it generic and low level
+## - Support for external nodes and a page cache
+
+const
+  M = 4   # max children per B-tree node = M-1
+          # (must be even and greater than 2)
+  Mhalf = M div 2
+
+  SupportFullTableScan = true
+  SupportDuplicateKeys = true
+
+## Due to the fact that leaves are shared among multiple BTrees the following
+## fields in a Node are downright impossible:
+## - parent
+## - next
+## - prev
+
+type
+  Key = string
+  Val = string
+  Node = ref object
+    m: int
+    keys: array[M, Key]
+    case isInternal: bool
+    of false:
+      vals: array[M, Val]
+    of true:
+      links: array[M, Node]
+  BTree = object
+    root: Node
+    height: int ## height
+    n: int      ## number of key-value pairs
+  CmpKind {.pure.} = enum
+    eq, le, lt, ge, gt, neq
+  CursorState = enum stPop, stLeaf, stEnd
+  Cursor = object
+    n: Node
+    i: int
+    stack: seq[Node]
+    state: CursorState
+
+proc newBTree(): BTree = BTree(root: Node(m: 0, isInternal: false))
+
+proc less(a, b: Key): bool = cmp(a, b) < 0
+
+proc eq(a, b: Key): bool = cmp(a, b) == 0
+
+proc search(x: Node, key: Key, ht: int): Val =
+  if ht == 0:
+    assert(not x.isInternal)
+    for j in 0 ..< x.m:
+      if eq(key, x.keys[j]): return x.vals[j]
+  else:
+    assert(x.isInternal)
+    for j in 0 ..< x.m:
+      if j+1 == x.m or less(key, x.keys[j+1]):
+        return search(x.links[j], key, ht-1)
+
+proc `=~`(i: int; k: CmpKind): bool =
+  ## check if the result of 'cmp' matches what was requested by 'k':
+  case k
+  of CmpKind.eq: i == 0
+  of CmpKind.le: i <= 0
+  of CmpKind.lt: i < 0
+  of CmpKind.ge: i >= 0
+  of CmpKind.gt: i > 0
+  of CmpKind.neq: i != 0
+
+proc dos(x: Node; kind: CmpKind; key: Key; withKey: proc(k: Key; v: Val)) =
+  if not x.isInternal:
+    for j in 0 ..< x.m:
+      if cmp(x.keys[j], key) =~ kind:
+        withKey(x.keys[j], x.vals[j])
+  else:
+    # we compute the range of links to follow first, before
+    # recursing:
+    var followA = 0
+    var followB = -1
+    case kind
+    of CmpKind.eq:
+      # want: key == 10
+      # keys: 0 3  4 5  10 20
+      # keys: 20 30 40
+      for j in 1..x.m:
+        if j == x.m or cmp(key, x.keys[j]) < 0:
+          followA = j-1
+          followB = j-1
+          break
+    of CmpKind.le, CmpKind.lt:
+      # want: key <= 10  or   key < 10
+      # keys: 0 3  4 5  10 20
+      # keys: 20 30 40
+
+      # Case A: all keys are bigger:
+      if cmp(key, x.keys[1]) < 0:
+        # --> use the very first branch
+        followA = 0
+        followB = 0
+      else:
+        # Case B: all keys are smaller --> use all branches is covered too
+        # by this loop.
+        for j in 1..<x.m:
+          let cmpRes = cmp(key, x.keys[j])
+          if cmpRes >= 0:
+            if followB < 0: followA = j-1
+            # if the keys are identical and we require 'lt', we know
+            # only the left branch is required:
+            followB = j - ord(kind == CmpKind.lt and cmpRes == 0)
+          else:
+            # it's already greater, all others are greater too:
+            break
+    of CmpKind.ge, CmpKind.gt:
+      # want: key >= 10  or  key > 10
+      # keys: 0 3  4 5  10 20
+      # keys: 20 30 40
+
+      # Case A:  all keys are smaller:
+      if cmp(key, x.keys[x.m-1]) >= 0:
+        # --> use the very last branch
+        followA = x.m-1
+        followB = x.m-1
+      else:
+        # also covers case B: all keys are bigger --> use all branches
+        # we find the key that is bigger or equal to ours and from
+        # then on, follow every branch:
+        for j in 1..<x.m:
+          let cmpRes = cmp(key, x.keys[j])
+          if cmpRes <= 0:
+            # if the keys are identical and we need 'ge', we don't have
+            # to consider the 'j-1' branch:
+            followA = j - ord(kind != CmpKind.ge or cmpRes != 0)
+            # we know everything else is even bigger:
+            followB = x.m-1
+            break
+    of CmpKind.neq:
+      # neq: just follow all for now:
+      followA = 0
+      followB = x.m-1
+    # now recurse into the branches that hold candidates we're interested in:
+    for i in followA..followB:
+      dos(x.links[i], kind, key, withKey)
+
+proc don(x: Node; kind: CmpKind; key: Key; withKey: proc(k: Key; v: Val)) =
+  var stack = @[x]
+  while stack.len > 0:
+    let x = stack.pop()
+    if not x.isInternal:
+      for j in 0 ..< x.m:
+        if cmp(x.keys[j], key) =~ kind:
+          withKey(x.keys[j], x.vals[j])
+    else:
+      # we compute the range of links to follow first, before
+      # recursing:
+      var followA = 0
+      var followB = -1
+      case kind
+      of CmpKind.eq:
+        # want: key == 10
+        # keys: 0 3  4 5  10 20
+        # keys: 20 30 40
+        for j in 1..x.m:
+          if j == x.m or cmp(key, x.keys[j]) < 0:
+            followA = j-1
+            followB = j-1
+            break
+      of CmpKind.le, CmpKind.lt:
+        # want: key <= 10  or   key < 10
+        # keys: 0 3  4 5  10 20
+        # keys: 20 30 40
+
+        # Case A: all keys are bigger:
+        if cmp(key, x.keys[1]) < 0:
+          # --> use the very first branch
+          followA = 0
+          followB = 0
+        else:
+          # Case B: all keys are smaller --> use all branches is covered too
+          # by this loop.
+          for j in 1..<x.m:
+            let cmpRes = cmp(key, x.keys[j])
+            if cmpRes >= 0:
+              if followB < 0: followA = j-1
+              # if the keys are identical and we require 'lt', we know
+              # only the left branch is required:
+              followB = j - ord(kind == CmpKind.lt and cmpRes == 0)
+            else:
+              # it's already greater, all others are greater too:
+              break
+      of CmpKind.ge, CmpKind.gt:
+        # want: key >= 10  or  key > 10
+        # keys: 0 3  4 5  10 20
+        # keys: 20 30 40
+
+        # Case A:  all keys are smaller:
+        if cmp(key, x.keys[x.m-1]) >= 0:
+          # --> use the very last branch
+          followA = x.m-1
+          followB = x.m-1
+        else:
+          # also covers case B: all keys are bigger --> use all branches
+          # we find the key that is bigger or equal to ours and from
+          # then on, follow every branch:
+          for j in 1..<x.m:
+            let cmpRes = cmp(key, x.keys[j])
+            if cmpRes <= 0:
+              # if the keys are identical and we need 'ge', we don't have
+              # to consider the 'j-1' branch:
+              followA = j - ord(kind != CmpKind.ge or cmpRes != 0)
+              # we know everything else is even bigger:
+              followB = x.m-1
+              break
+      of CmpKind.neq:
+        # neq: just follow all for now:
+        followA = 0
+        followB = x.m-1
+      # now recurse into the branches that hold candidates we're interested in:
+      for i in countdown(followB, followA):
+        stack.add(x.links[i])
+
+proc initCursor(x: Node): Cursor =
+  result.stack = @[x]
+  result.i = 0
+  result.n = nil
+  result.state = stPop
+
+proc next(c: var Cursor; kind: CmpKind; key: Key) =
+  case c.state
+  of stEnd: discard
+  of stLeaf:
+    let x = c.n
+    for j in c.i+1 ..< x.m:
+      if cmp(x.keys[j], key) =~ kind:
+        c.state = stLeaf
+        c.i = j
+        return
+    c.state = stPop
+    next(c, kind, key)
+  of stPop:
+    if c.stack.len == 0:
+      c.state = stEnd
+      return
+    let x = c.stack.pop()
+    if not x.isInternal:
+      c.i = -1
+      c.n = x
+      c.state = stLeaf
+      next(c, kind, key)
+    else:
+      # we compute the range of links to follow first, before
+      # recursing:
+      var followA = 0
+      var followB = -1
+      case kind
+      of CmpKind.eq:
+        # want: key == 10
+        # keys: 0 3  4 5  10 20
+        # keys: 20 30 40
+        for j in 1..x.m:
+          if j == x.m or cmp(key, x.keys[j]) < 0:
+            followA = j-1
+            followB = j-1
+            break
+      of CmpKind.le, CmpKind.lt:
+        # want: key <= 10  or   key < 10
+        # keys: 0 3  4 5  10 20
+        # keys: 20 30 40
+
+        # Case A: all keys are bigger:
+        if cmp(key, x.keys[1]) < 0:
+          # --> use the very first branch
+          followA = 0
+          followB = 0
+        else:
+          # Case B: all keys are smaller --> use all branches is covered too
+          # by this loop.
+          for j in 1..<x.m:
+            let cmpRes = cmp(key, x.keys[j])
+            if cmpRes >= 0:
+              if followB < 0: followA = j-1
+              # if the keys are identical and we require 'lt', we know
+              # only the left branch is required:
+              followB = j - ord(kind == CmpKind.lt and cmpRes == 0)
+            else:
+              # it's already greater, all others are greater too:
+              break
+      of CmpKind.ge, CmpKind.gt:
+        # want: key >= 10  or  key > 10
+        # keys: 0 3  4 5  10 20
+        # keys: 20 30 40
+
+        # Case A:  all keys are smaller:
+        if cmp(key, x.keys[x.m-1]) >= 0:
+          # --> use the very last branch
+          followA = x.m-1
+          followB = x.m-1
+        else:
+          # also covers case B: all keys are bigger --> use all branches
+          # we find the key that is bigger or equal to ours and from
+          # then on, follow every branch:
+          for j in 1..<x.m:
+            let cmpRes = cmp(key, x.keys[j])
+            if cmpRes <= 0:
+              # if the keys are identical and we need 'ge', we don't have
+              # to consider the 'j-1' branch:
+              followA = j - ord(kind != CmpKind.ge or cmpRes != 0)
+              # we know everything else is even bigger:
+              followB = x.m-1
+              break
+      of CmpKind.neq:
+        # neq: just follow all for now:
+        followA = 0
+        followB = x.m-1
+      # now recurse into the branches that hold candidates we're interested in:
+      for i in countdown(followB, followA):
+        c.stack.add(x.links[i])
+      # state stays stPop, but go on:
+      next(c, kind, key)
+
+proc atEnd(c: Cursor): bool = c.state == stEnd
+
+proc getKey(c: Cursor): Key =
+  assert c.state == stLeaf
+  result = c.n.keys[c.i]
+
+proc getVal(c: Cursor): Val =
+  assert c.state == stLeaf
+  result = c.n.vals[c.i]
+
+proc get(t: BTree; key: Key): Val = search(t.root, key, t.height)
+
+proc copyHalf(h, result: Node; offset: int) =
+  for j in 0 ..< Mhalf:
+    result.keys[j] = h.keys[offset + j]
+  if h.isInternal:
+    for j in 0 ..< Mhalf:
+      result.links[j] = h.links[offset + j]
+  else:
+    for j in 0 ..< Mhalf:
+      shallowCopy(result.vals[j], h.vals[offset + j])
+
+proc split(h: Node): Node =
+  ## split node in half
+  result = Node(m: Mhalf, isInternal: h.isInternal)
+  h.m = Mhalf
+  copyHalf(h, result, Mhalf)
+
+proc insert(h: Node, key: Key, val: Val, ht: int): Node =
+  #var t = Entry(key: key, val: val, next: nil)
+  var newKey = key
+  var j = 0
+  if ht == 0:
+    assert(not h.isInternal)
+    while j < h.m:
+      if less(key, h.keys[j]): break
+      inc j
+    for i in countdown(h.m, j+1):
+      shallowCopy(h.vals[i], h.vals[i-1])
+    h.vals[j] = val
+  else:
+    assert h.isInternal
+    var newLink: Node = nil
+    while j < h.m:
+      if j+1 == h.m or less(key, h.keys[j+1]):
+        let u = insert(h.links[j], key, val, ht-1)
+        inc j
+        if u == nil: return nil
+        newKey = u.keys[0]
+        newLink = u
+        break
+      inc j
+    for i in countdown(h.m, j+1):
+      h.links[i] = h.links[i-1]
+    h.links[j] = newLink
+
+  for i in countdown(h.m, j+1):
+    h.keys[i] = h.keys[i-1]
+  h.keys[j] = newKey
+  inc h.m
+  return if h.m < M: nil else: split(h)
+
+proc insertPs(h: Node, key: Key, val: Val, ht: int): (Node, Node) =
+  var j = 0
+  var hh = Node(m: h.m, isInternal: h.isInternal)
+  for i in 0 ..< h.m: hh.keys[i] = h.keys[i]
+  if ht == 0:
+    assert(not h.isInternal)
+    while j < h.m:
+      if less(key, h.keys[j]): break
+      inc j
+    for i in countdown(h.m, j+1): shallowCopy(hh.vals[i], h.vals[i-1])
+    for i in 0 ..< j: shallowCopy(hh.vals[i], h.vals[i])
+    for i in countdown(h.m, j+1): hh.keys[i] = hh.keys[i-1]
+    hh.vals[j] = val
+    hh.keys[j] = key
+  else:
+    assert h.isInternal
+    # could optimize this copying here:
+    for i in 0 ..< h.m: hh.links[i] = h.links[i]
+    while j < h.m:
+      if j+1 == h.m or less(key, h.keys[j+1]):
+        let (root, r) = insertPs(h.links[j], key, val, ht-1)
+        hh.links[j] = root
+        if r == nil:
+          return (hh, nil)
+        else:
+          inc j
+          for i in countdown(h.m, j+1):
+            hh.links[i] = hh.links[i-1]
+            hh.keys[i] = hh.keys[i-1]
+          hh.links[j] = r
+          hh.keys[j] = r.keys[0]
+          break
+      inc j
+  inc hh.m
+  return if hh.m < M: (hh, nil) else: (hh, split(hh))
+
+proc put(b: var BTree; key: Key; val: Val) =
+  let u = insert(b.root, key, val, b.height)
+  inc b.n
+  if u == nil: return
+
+  # need to split root
+  let t = Node(m: 2, isInternal: true)
+  t.keys[0] = b.root.keys[0]
+  t.links[0] = b.root
+  t.keys[1] = u.keys[0]
+  t.links[1] = u
+  b.root = t
+  inc b.height
+
+proc putPs(b: BTree; key: Key; val: Val): BTree =
+  let (root, u) = insertPs(b.root, key, val, b.height)
+  result.n = b.n + 1
+  result.height = b.height
+  if u == nil:
+    result.root = root
+    return
+  # need to split root
+  let t = Node(m: 2, isInternal: true)
+  t.keys[0] = root.keys[0]
+  t.links[0] = root
+  t.keys[1] = u.keys[0]
+  t.links[1] = u
+  result.root = t
+  inc result.height
+
+proc toString(h: Node, ht: int, indent: string; result: var string) =
+  if ht == 0:
+    assert(not h.isInternal)
+    for j in 0..<h.m:
+      result.add(indent)
+      result.add($h.keys[j] & " " & $h.vals[j] & "\n")
+  else:
+    assert(h.isInternal)
+    for j in 0..<h.m:
+      if j > 0: result.add(indent & "(" & $h.keys[j] & ")\n")
+      toString(h.links[j], ht-1, indent & "   ", result)
+
+proc `$`(b: BTree): string =
+  result = ""
+  toString(b.root, b.height, "", result)
+
+when isMainModule:
+  proc main =
+    var st = newBTree()
+    st.put("www.cs.princeton.edu", "abc")
+    st.put("www.cs.princeton.edu", "xyz")
+    st.put("www.princeton.edu",    "128.112.128.15")
+    st.put("www.yale.edu",         "130.132.143.21")
+    st.put("www.simpsons.com",     "209.052.165.60")
+    st.put("www.apple.com",        "17.112.152.32")
+    st.put("www.amazon.com",       "207.171.182.16")
+    st.put("www.ebay.com",         "66.135.192.87")
+    st.put("www.cnn.com",          "64.236.16.20")
+    st.put("www.google.com",       "216.239.41.99")
+    st.put("www.nytimes.com",      "199.239.136.200")
+    st.put("www.microsoft.com",    "207.126.99.140")
+    st.put("www.dell.com",         "143.166.224.230")
+    st.put("www.slashdot.org",     "66.35.250.151")
+    st.put("www.espn.com",         "199.181.135.201")
+    st.put("www.weather.com",      "63.111.66.11")
+    st.put("www.yahoo.com",        "216.109.118.65")
+
+    assert st.get("www.cs.princeton.edu") == "abc"
+    assert st.get("www.harvardsucks.com") == nil
+
+    assert st.get("www.simpsons.com") == "209.052.165.60"
+    assert st.get("www.apple.com") == "17.112.152.32"
+    assert st.get("www.ebay.com") == "66.135.192.87"
+    assert st.get("www.dell.com") == "143.166.224.230"
+    assert(st.n == 17)
+
+    when false:
+      var b2 = newBTree()
+      const iters = 10_000
+      for i in 1..iters:
+        b2.put($i, $(iters - i))
+      for i in 1..iters:
+        let x = b2.get($i)
+        if x != $(iters - i):
+          echo "got ", x, ", but expected ", iters - i
+      echo b2.n
+      echo b2.height
+
+    when true:
+      var b1 = newBTree()
+      var b2 = newBTree()
+      const iters = 9 #60_000
+      for i in 1..iters:
+        b2 = b2.putPs($i, $(iters - i))
+        b1.put($i, $(iters - i))
+      for i in 1..iters:
+        let x = b2.get($i)
+        if x != $(iters - i):
+          echo i, "th iteration; got ", x, ", but expected ", iters - i
+      echo b2.n, " = ", b1.n
+      echo b2.height, " = ", b1.height
+      echo " >= 5"
+      dos(b1.root, CmpKind.ge, "5", proc(k: Key; v: Val) = echo("k ", k, " = ", v))
+      echo " <= 5"
+      dos(b1.root, CmpKind.le, "5", proc(k: Key; v: Val) = echo("k ", k, " = ", v))
+
+      echo " == 5"
+      dos(b1.root, CmpKind.eq, "5", proc(k: Key; v: Val) = echo("k ", k, " = ", v))
+      echo " < 5"
+      dos(b1.root, CmpKind.lt, "5", proc(k: Key; v: Val) = echo("k ", k, " = ", v))
+      echo " > 5"
+      dos(b1.root, CmpKind.gt, "5", proc(k: Key; v: Val) = echo("k ", k, " = ", v))
+
+      echo "======================================================================"
+      echo " >= 5"
+      don(b1.root, CmpKind.ge, "5", proc(k: Key; v: Val) = echo("k ", k, " = ", v))
+      echo " <= 5"
+      don(b1.root, CmpKind.le, "5", proc(k: Key; v: Val) = echo("k ", k, " = ", v))
+
+      echo " == 5"
+      don(b1.root, CmpKind.eq, "5", proc(k: Key; v: Val) = echo("k ", k, " = ", v))
+      echo " < 5"
+      don(b1.root, CmpKind.lt, "5", proc(k: Key; v: Val) = echo("k ", k, " = ", v))
+      echo " > 5"
+      don(b1.root, CmpKind.gt, "5", proc(k: Key; v: Val) = echo("k ", k, " = ", v))
+
+      echo "======================================================================"
+      var c = initCursor(b1.root)
+      var i = 0
+      while true:
+        next(c, CmpKind.le, "9")
+        if atEnd(c): break
+        echo "key ", getKey(c), " ", getVal(c)
+        if i > 30: break
+        inc i
+
+  main()
diff --git a/src/karaxdb/client.nim b/src/karaxdb/client.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72c31bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/karaxdb/client.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+
+import "../kajax", "../jdict", common
+export common
+from "../karax" import kout
+
+type
+  Db* = ref object
+    data: seq[Triple]
+    version*: int
+    next: Db
+
+  Query* = object
+    constraints*: set[TripleKind]
+    t*: Triple
+
+  Message {.importc.} = ref object
+    kind: MessageKind
+    data: seq[Triple]
+    version: int
+    id: MessageId
+#  RequestMessage {.importc.} = ref object
+
+let conn = newWebSocket("ws://localhost:8080", "karaxdb")
+var version: int
+
+#proc loadDb*(url: cstring): Db =
+#  result = nil
+
+proc newTransaction*(): Db =
+  result = Db(data: @[])
+
+proc insert*(head, newdb: Db) =
+  newdb.next = head
+  #result = newdb
+  let expectedVersion = version
+  inc version
+  let m = Message(kind: NewData, data: newdb.data, version: expectedVersion, id: MessageId(0))
+  conn.send(toJson(m))
+
+proc merge*(newer, older: Db) =
+  newer.next = older
+
+proc registerOnUpdate*(update: proc(db: Db)) =
+  conn.onmessage =
+    proc (e: MessageEvent) =
+      let msg = fromJson[Message](e.data)
+      case msg.kind
+      of Rejected:
+        # conflict, so throw away the sent data, don't apply the changes:
+        kout cstring"rejected"
+      of Newdata:
+        let db = Db(data: msg.data, version: msg.version)
+        update(db)
+      of Disconnect:
+        kout cstring"disconnected"
+      else: kout cstring"something else"
+
+iterator list*(db: Db, q: Query): Triple =
+  # XXX here the datamodel comes in! We must not
+  # yield outdated data!
+  var it = db
+  while it != nil:
+    for d in it.data:
+      var match = true
+      for k in q.constraints:
+        if d[k] != q.t[k]: match = false
+      if match: yield d
+    it = it.next
+
+proc extract*(db: Db, q: Query): Triple =
+  for x in list(db, q):
+    result = x
+    break
+
+proc extract*(db: Db, subj, pred: kstring): kstring =
+  let q = Query(constraints: {Subj, Pred}, t: [subj, pred, ""])
+  result = extract(db, q)[Obj]
+
+proc insert*(db: Db, subj, pred, obj: kstring) =
+  let result = Db()
+  result.data.add([subj, pred, obj])
+  insert(db, result)
diff --git a/src/karaxdb/common.nim b/src/karaxdb/common.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c098702
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/karaxdb/common.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+
+when defined(js):
+  type kstring* = cstring
+else:
+  type kstring* = string
+
+type
+  TripleKind* = enum
+    Subj, Pred, Obj
+
+  DbValue* = kstring
+  Triple* = array[TripleKind, DbValue]
+
+  MessageId* = distinct int
+
+  MessageKind* = enum
+    Newdata, Rejected, Disconnect
diff --git a/src/karaxdb/transactor.nim b/src/karaxdb/transactor.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..057884d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/karaxdb/transactor.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+
+import asynchttpserver, asyncdispatch, asyncnet, "../../../websocket/websocket", common, json,
+  strutils, times
+
+type
+  Message = object
+    kind: MessageKind
+    id: MessageId
+    data: seq[Triple]
+    version: int
+
+proc `%`(id: MessageId): JsonNode = %BiggestInt(id)
+proc `%`(k: MessageKind): JsonNode = %BiggestInt(k)
+
+proc triplesFromJson(j: JsonNode): seq[Triple] =
+  result = newSeq[Triple](j.len)
+  var i = 0
+  for t in j:
+    doAssert t.kind == JArray
+    let val = if t[2].kind == JNull: string(nil) else: t[2].str
+    result[i] = [t[0].str, t[1].str, val]
+    inc i
+
+proc messageFromJson(j: JsonNode): Message =
+  Message(kind: MessageKind(j["kind"].num), id: MessageId(j["id"].num),
+          data: triplesFromJson(j["data"]), version: j["version"].num.int)
+
+proc error(msg: string) = echo msg
+proc warn(msg: string) = echo msg
+
+type
+  Tx = object
+    data: string
+    version: int
+  Client = ref object
+    socket: AsyncSocket
+    connected: bool
+    hostname: string
+    lastMessage: float
+    rapidMessageCount: int
+
+  Server = ref object
+    clients: seq[Client]
+    needsUpdate: bool
+    txs: seq[Tx]
+    version: int
+
+proc newClient(socket: AsyncSocket, hostname: string): Client =
+  Client(socket: socket, connected: true, hostname: hostname)
+
+proc `$`(client: Client): string =
+  "Client(ip: $1)" % [client.hostname]
+
+proc updateClients(server: Server) {.async.} =
+  while true:
+    var needsUpdate = false
+    for client in server.clients:
+      if not client.connected:
+        needsUpdate = true
+        break
+
+    server.needsUpdate = server.needsUpdate or needsUpdate
+    if server.needsUpdate and server.txs.len != 0:
+      var someDead = false
+      # perform a copy to prevent the race condition:
+      var txs = server.txs
+      setLen(server.txs, 0)
+      for tx in txs:
+        for c in server.clients:
+          if c.connected:
+            await c.socket.sendText(tx.data, false)
+          else:
+            someDead = true
+      if someDead:
+        var i = 0
+        while i < server.clients.len:
+          if not server.clients[i].connected: del(server.clients, i)
+          else: inc i
+      server.needsUpdate = false
+    # let other stuff in the main loop run:
+    await sleepAsync(10)
+
+proc processMessage(server: Server, client: Client, data: string) {.async.} =
+  # Check if last message was relatively recent. If so, kick the user.
+  echo "processMessage ", data
+  if epochTime() - client.lastMessage < 0.1: # 100ms
+    client.rapidMessageCount.inc
+  else:
+    client.rapidMessageCount = 0
+
+  client.lastMessage = epochTime()
+  if client.rapidMessageCount > 10:
+    warn("Client ($1) is firing messages too rapidly. Killing." % $client)
+    client.connected = false
+  let msgj = parseJson(data)
+  let msg = messageFromJson(msgj)
+  case msg.kind
+  of Newdata:
+    if msg.version == server.version:
+      server.txs.add Tx(data: data, version: msg.version)
+      server.needsUpdate = true
+      inc server.version
+    else:
+      let om = Message(kind: Rejected, id: msg.id, data: @[], version: server.version)
+      await client.socket.sendText($(%*om), false)
+  else:
+    # either Disconnect or an invalid message type:
+    client.connected = false
+    server.needsUpdate = true
+
+proc processClient(server: Server, client: Client) {.async.} =
+  while client.connected:
+    var frameFut = client.socket.readData(false)
+    yield frameFut
+    if frameFut.failed:
+      error("Error occurred handling client messages.\n" &
+            frameFut.error.msg)
+      client.connected = false
+      break
+
+    let frame = frameFut.read()
+    if frame.opcode == Opcode.Text:
+      let processFut = processMessage(server, client, frame.data)
+      if processFut.failed:
+        error("Client ($1) attempted to send bad JSON? " % $client & "\n" &
+              processFut.error.msg)
+        client.connected = false
+
+  client.socket.close()
+
+proc onRequest(server: Server, req: Request) {.async.} =
+  let (success, error) = await verifyWebsocketRequest(req, "karaxdb")
+  if success:
+    echo("Client connected from ", req.hostname)
+    server.clients.add(newClient(req.client, req.hostname))
+    asyncCheck processClient(server, server.clients[^1])
+  else:
+    echo("WS negotiation failed: ", error)
+    await req.respond(Http400, "WebSocket negotiation failed: " & error)
+    req.client.close()
+
+proc main =
+  let httpServer = newAsyncHttpServer()
+  let server = Server(clients: @[], txs: @[])
+
+  proc cb(req: Request): Future[void] {.async.} = await onRequest(server, req)
+
+  asyncCheck updateClients(server)
+  waitFor httpServer.serve(Port(8080), cb)
+
+main()