diff --git a/depends.txt b/depends.txt
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+default
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
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+local json = require("json")
+ssb = dofile(minetest.get_modpath("scuttlebutt") .. "/ssb.lua")
+
+function ssb_receive(key, json)
+    relation = "FROM JSON"
+    message = key .. "said: " .. "FROM JSON"
+    name = "FROM RELATION"
+    minetest.chat_send_player(name, message)
+end
+
+function ssb_send(player, key, message)
+    if key == "" or message == "" then
+        return "error: empty key or message!"
+    end
+
+    local pname = player:get_player_name()
+    message = string.format("Minetest bot here. %s says: %s", pname, message)
+
+    local content = {
+        type = "post",
+        text = message,
+        recps = {key},
+    }
+    
+    local ret, err = ssb:publish(content)
+    if (not err) then
+        return "ok: message sent."
+        -- return (string.format("ret: %s", json.encode(ret)))
+    else
+        return (string.format("error happened: %s", err))
+    end
+end
+
+minetest.register_chatcommand("ssb", {
+    params = "<@key> [message]",
+    description = "Scuttlebutt Chat",
+    privs = {
+        ssb = true,
+    },
+    func = function(name, param)
+		local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(name)
+        local key, message = string.match(param, "^(@[^ ]+) *(.*)$")
+        if not key or key == "" then
+            return true, "error: could not parse key"
+        elseif not message or message == "" then
+            local settings = minetest.settings:to_table()
+            local ip = settings.server_address or "127.0.0.1"
+            local port = settings.port or 30000
+            message = "Please join me on minetest: " .. ip .. ":" .. port
+            -- return true, "error: could not parse message"
+        end
+        return true, ssb_send(player, key, message)
+    end
+})
diff --git a/mod.conf b/mod.conf
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+name = scuttlebutt
+description = Add Scuttlebutt chat.
+depends = default
diff --git a/ssb.lua b/ssb.lua
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+local json = require("json")
+local socket = require("socket")
+local unix = require("socket.unix")
+local bit32 = require("bit32")
+local ssb = { VERSION = '0.1' }
+
+local function get_ssb_dir()
+    local home = os.getenv("HOME")
+    return string.format("%s/.ssb", home)
+end
+
+local function read_manifest()
+    local manifest = get_ssb_dir() .. "/manifest.json"
+    local f = io.open(manifest, "rb")
+    if not f then
+        return nil, "cannot find manifest: " .. manifest
+    end
+    local buf = f:read("*all")
+    f:close()
+    local js = json.decode(buf)
+    return js, nil
+end
+
+function do_read(conn, id, final)
+    local buf, err = conn:receive(9)
+    if string.len(buf) < 9 then
+        minetest.log("do_read: header len should be 9 but is: " .. string.len(buf))
+        return nil, string.len(buf)
+    end
+
+    local first = string.byte(buf, 1)
+    local len = bit32.bor(bit32.lshift(string.byte(buf, 2), 24),
+                          bit32.lshift(string.byte(buf, 3), 16),
+                          bit32.lshift(string.byte(buf, 4), 8),
+                          string.byte(buf, 5))
+    -- remove minus sign
+    local id = bit32.bxor(bit32.bor(bit32.lshift(string.byte(buf, 6), 24),
+                            bit32.lshift(string.byte(buf, 7), 16),
+                            bit32.lshift(string.byte(buf, 8), 8),
+                            string.byte(buf, 9)), 0xFFFFFFFF) + 1
+    -- minetest.log("do_read: len: " .. len)
+    -- minetest.log("do_read: id : " .. id)
+    if id ~= 1 then
+        minetest.log("do_read: id should be 1 but is: " .. id)
+        -- minetest.log("do_read: " .. string.byte(buf, 6) .. string.byte(buf, 7) .. string.byte(buf, 8) .. string.byte(buf, 9))
+    end
+    return conn:receive(len)
+end
+
+function do_write(conn, req, mtype, ptype, id, final)
+    -- first byte construction
+    local pkt = {
+        buffer = 0,
+        string = 1,
+        json = 2,
+    }
+
+    local pktype = pkt[ptype]
+    local stream
+    if mtype == "async" then stream = 0 else stream = 1 end
+    local fin
+    if final then fin = 1 else fin = 0 end
+    local first = string.char(bit32.bor(bit32.lshift(stream, 3), bit32.lshift(fin, 2), bit32.band(pktype, 3)))
+
+    -- big-endian header construction
+    local b0 = bit32.rshift(bit32.band(string.len(req), 0xFF000000), 24)
+    local b1 = bit32.rshift(bit32.band(string.len(req), 0x00FF0000), 16)
+    local b2 = bit32.rshift(bit32.band(string.len(req), 0x0000FF00), 8)
+    local b3 = bit32.band(string.len(req), 0x000000FF)
+    -- limitation to 255 ids
+    local head = string.char(b0, b1, b2, b3, 0, 0, 0, id)
+
+    -- concat
+    local buf = first .. head .. req
+    return conn:send(buf)
+end
+
+function do_goodbye(conn)
+    return do_write(conn, "", "async", "buffer", 0, true)
+end
+
+function rpc_async(conn, meth, mtype, param)
+    -- wrap
+    local req = json.encode({
+        name = meth,
+        args = {param},
+    })
+    
+    local ret, err = do_write(conn, req, mtype, "json", 1, false)
+    -- minetest.log("do_write: len: " .. ret)
+    if err then
+        minetest.log("do_write: " .. err)
+        return ret, err
+    end
+
+    ret, err = do_read(conn, 1, false)
+    -- minetest.log("do_read: len: " .. string.len(ret))
+    if err then
+        minetest.log("do_read: " .. err)
+        return ret, err
+    end
+
+    do_goodbye(conn)
+
+--    local ret = json.encode({
+--        name = meth,
+--        type = mtype,
+--        arg = param,
+--    })
+--    local err = nil
+    return ret, err
+end
+
+function muxrpc(conn, meth, mtype, param)
+    local switch = {
+        async = rpc_async,
+        -- TODO implement all types
+    }
+
+    local rpc = switch[mtype]
+    if not rpc then
+        return nil, "method type unimplemented yet."
+    end
+
+    return rpc(conn, meth, mtype, param)
+end
+
+local function parse_msgs(arr) 
+    local r = {}
+    for i, msg in ipairs(arr) do
+        r[i] = json.decode(msg)
+    end
+    return r
+end
+
+local mt = {
+    __index = function(self, k)
+        local manifest, err = read_manifest()
+        if err then
+            return function(s, ...)
+                return nil, "cannot initialize: " .. err
+            end
+        end
+
+        return function(s, ...)
+            local res, err = nil
+
+            if not manifest[k] then
+                return err, "method not found: " .. k
+            end
+
+            local mtype = manifest[k]
+
+            local params = {...}
+            local js
+            -- for key, val in ipairs(params) do
+            --     minetest.log(key .. "=" .. json.encode(val))
+            -- end
+            -- take only first param
+            js = params[1]
+
+            local c = unix()
+            local ret, err = c:connect(get_ssb_dir() .. "/socket")
+            if err then
+                return c, err
+            end
+
+            local ret, err = muxrpc(c, k, mtype, js)
+            if err then
+                c:close()
+                return ret, err
+            end
+
+            -- minetest.log(ret)
+            if not err then
+                if (type(ret) ~= "table") then
+                    res = json.decode(ret)
+                else
+                    res = parse_msgs(ret)
+                end
+            else 
+                res = nil
+                err = ret
+            end 
+
+            return res, err
+        end 
+    end
+}
+ 
+setmetatable(ssb, mt)
+return ssb
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