diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dd218dc7..32c11aff 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 node_modules/
 _build/
+*.swp
diff --git a/lib/codes.js b/lib/codes.js
index 2785bf32..b2b3e368 100644
--- a/lib/codes.js
+++ b/lib/codes.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-module.exports = { // {{{
+window.codes = { // {{{
    "001" : {
       "name" : "rpl_welcome",
       "type" : "reply"
diff --git a/lib/irc.js b/lib/irc.js
index f9ea02c4..6b3438fb 100644
--- a/lib/irc.js
+++ b/lib/irc.js
@@ -17,15 +17,43 @@
     along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-exports.Client = Client;
-var net  = require('net');
-var tls  = require('tls');
-var util = require('util');
-
-var colors = require('./colors');
-exports.colors = colors;
+window.Client = Client;
+var net = {
+  createConnection: function (port, server) {
+    return {
+      _conn: navigator.mozTCPSocket.open(server, port),
+      addListener: function (evt, cb) {
+        if (evt === 'connect') {
+          evt = 'open';
+        } else if (evt === 'end') {
+          evt = 'close';
+        }
+        //console.log('trying to set on' + evt + ' on the connection');
+        this._conn['on' + evt] = function (msg) {
+          //console.log('connection got an on' + evt + ' event');
+          if(msg && 'data' in msg) {
+            cb(msg.data);
+          } else {
+            cb();
+          }
+        };
+      },
+      setTimeout: function () {},
+      setEncoding: function () {},
+      write: function (data) {
+        console.log('sending: ' + data);
+        this._conn.send(data);
+      },
+    };
+  },
+};
+var tls  = {};
+var util = {
+  log: console.log.bind(console),
+  inspect: console.log.bind(console),
+};
 
-var replyFor = require('./codes');
+var replyFor = window.codes;
 
 function Client(server, nick, opt) {
     var self = this;
@@ -94,6 +122,7 @@ function Client(server, nick, opt) {
     }
 
     self.addListener("raw", function (message) { // {{{
+        //console.log('in raw event, got: ' + JSON.stringify(message));
         switch ( message.command ) {
             case "rpl_welcome":
                 // Set nick to whatever the server decided it really is
@@ -557,12 +586,8 @@ function Client(server, nick, opt) {
             self.send.apply(self, ['JOIN'].concat(channel.split(' ')));
         });
     });
-
-    process.EventEmitter.call(this);
 }
 
-util.inherits(Client, process.EventEmitter);
-
 Client.prototype.conn = null;
 Client.prototype.prefixForMode = {};
 Client.prototype.modeForPrefix = {};
@@ -649,6 +674,7 @@ Client.prototype.connect = function ( retryCount, callback ) { // {{{
     });
     var buffer = '';
     self.conn.addListener("data", function (chunk) {
+        console.log(chunk);
         buffer += chunk;
         var lines = buffer.split("\r\n");
         buffer = lines.pop();
@@ -782,7 +808,7 @@ Client.prototype.part = function(channel, message, callback) { // {{{
     if (this.opt.channels.indexOf(channel) != -1) {
         this.opt.channels.splice(this.opt.channels.indexOf(channel), 1);
     }
-    
+
     if (message) {
 	    this.send('PART', channel, message);
     } else {
@@ -861,6 +887,29 @@ Client.prototype._handleCTCP = function(from, to, text, type, message) {
 Client.prototype.ctcp = function(to, type, text) {
     return this[type === 'privmsg' ? 'say' : 'notice'](to, '\1'+text+'\1');
 }
+Client.prototype.addListener = function (evt, cb) {
+  //console.log('Listening for a ' + evt + ' event');
+  document.addEventListener(evt, function (data) {
+    //console.log('heard a ' + evt + ' event');
+    //console.log(JSON.stringify(data.detail));
+    cb(data.detail.message);
+  });
+};
+Client.prototype.emit = function (evt, a, b, c, d, e) {
+  if (evt === 'connect') {
+    evt = 'open';
+  }
+  //console.log('trying to emit ' + evt);
+  var e = new CustomEvent(evt, { detail: { message: a }});
+  document.dispatchEvent(e);
+};
+Client.prototype.once = function (evt, cb) {
+  //console.log('Listening once for a ' + evt + ' evt');
+  var e = document.addEventListener(evt, function (data) {
+    document.removeEventListener(evt, e);
+    cb(data);
+  });
+};
 
 /*
  * parseMessage(line, stripColors)
@@ -924,4 +973,4 @@ function parseMessage(line, stripColors) { // {{{
     return message;
 } // }}}
 
-exports.parseMessage = parseMessage;
+window.parseMessage = parseMessage;