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+from socketio import SimpleClient
+
+from generals.agents.agent import Agent
+
+
+class GeneralsBotError(Exception):
+    """Base generals-bot exception
+    TODO: find a place for exceptions
+    """
+    pass
+
+
+class RegisterAgentError(GeneralsBotError):
+    """Registering bot error"""
+    def __init__(self, msg: str) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        self.msg = msg
+    
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return f'Failed to register the agent. Error: {self.msg}'
+
+
+class GeneralsIOClient(SimpleClient):
+    """
+    Wrapper around socket.io client to enable Agent to join
+    GeneralsIO lobby.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, agent: Agent):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.connect('https://botws.generals.io')
+
+    def _emit_receive(self, *args):
+        self.emit(*args)
+        return self.receive()
+
+    def register_agent(self, user_id: str, username: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Register Agent to GeneralsIO platform.
+        You can configure one Agent per `user_id`. `user_id` should be handled as secret.
+        :param user_id: secret ID of Agent
+        :param username: agent username, must be prefixed with `[Bot]`
+        """
+        event, response = self._emit_receive('set_username', (user_id, username))
+        if response:
+            # in case of success the response is empty
+            raise RegisterAgentError(response)