diff --git a/src/api.ts b/src/api.ts
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+import $http from "./httpClient";
+import logger from "./log";
+import { io } from "socket.io-client";
+
+const $log = new logger("[bitwave.tv API]");
+
+export interface Message {
+  avatar: string;
+  badge: string;
+  color: string;
+  unum: number;
+  message: string;
+  timestamp: number;
+  username: string;
+  channel: string;
+  global: boolean;
+  type: string;
+  id: string;
+}
+
+export interface OutgoingMessage {
+  message: string;
+  channel: string;
+  global: boolean;
+  showBadge: boolean;
+}
+
+export type Credentials = string | Token | void;
+
+const apiPrefix = "https://api.bitwave.tv/api/";
+const chatServer = "https://chat.bitwave.tv";
+const whisperEndpoint: [string, string] = [
+  "api.bitwave.tv",
+  "/v1/whispers/send",
+];
+
+export interface Token {
+  recaptcha: any;
+  page: string;
+  jwt: string;
+}
+
+/* ========================================= */
+
+export class FedwaveChat {
+  private _socket = null;
+
+  private _chatServer = "https://fw.rnih.org";
+  private _apiPrefix = "https://fw.rnih.org";
+  private _whisperEndpoint = "/v1/whispers/send";
+
+  public async getTrollToken() {
+    try {
+      return await $http.get(this._apiPrefix + "/mktroll");
+    } catch (e) {
+      $log.error(`Couldn't get troll token!`, e);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private userProfile: Token = {
+    recaptcha: null,
+    page: "global", // room name
+    jwt: null,
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Uses `credentials` to get a token from the server.
+   *
+   * @return JWT token as string
+   */
+  public async initToken(credentials: Token | void) {
+    if (credentials) {
+      this.userProfile = credentials;
+    } else {
+      this.userProfile.jwt = await this.getTrollToken();
+      this.onUpdateCredentials(this.userProfile.jwt);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public global: boolean | any = true; /**< Global chat mode flag */
+
+  /**
+   * Callback function that receives messages (in bulk)
+   * @param ms Message object array
+   */
+  public rcvMessageBulk(ms: Message[]): void {
+    for (const m of ms) console.log(m);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Callback function that receives paid chat alert objects
+   * @param message Alert object
+   */
+  public alert(message: Object): void {
+    $log.warn(`Received alert: `, message);
+  }
+
+  public channelViewers = []; /**< Array of channel viewers.  */
+
+  /**
+   * Callback function that gets called when the list of usernames gets updated.
+   */
+  public async onUpdateUsernames(newViewers: any[]) {}
+
+  /**
+   * Callback function that gets called when current credentials change.
+   */
+  public async onUpdateCredentials(newCredentials: Credentials) {}
+
+  /**
+   * Gets an array of usernames from the server and puts it in channelViewers
+   * It is called automatically at request from the server, but can be called manually
+   * @see channelViewers
+   */
+  public async updateUsernames(): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const data = await $http.get(this._apiPrefix + "/v1/chat/channels");
+      if (data && data.success) {
+        await this.onUpdateUsernames(data.data);
+        this.channelViewers = data.data;
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      $log.error(`Couldn't update usernames!`);
+      console.error(e);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public onHydrate(data: Message[]) {
+    this.rcvMessageBulk(data);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Requests messages from the server (called hydration)
+   * It is called automatically when reconnecting.
+   * @see socketError()
+   * @return False if unsuccessful or empty
+   */
+  public async hydrate(): Promise<boolean> {
+    try {
+      const url: string =
+        this._apiPrefix +
+        "/v1/messages/" +
+        (!this.global && this.userProfile.page ? this.userProfile.page : "");
+      const data = JSON.parse(await $http.get(url));
+      if (!data.size)
+        return $log.warn("Hydration data was empty") === undefined && false;
+
+      this.onHydrate(data.data);
+      return true;
+    } catch (e) {
+      $log.error(`Couldn't get chat hydration data!`);
+      console.error(e);
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * This function is called when connecting to the server
+   */
+  public socketConnect() {
+    this._socket.emit("new user", this.userProfile);
+    $log.info(`Connected to chat! (${this.userProfile.page})`);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * This function is called when the server issues a reconnect.
+   * It force hydrates chat to catch up.
+   */
+  public async socketReconnect() {
+    $log.info("Socket issued 'reconnect'. Forcing hydration...");
+    await this.hydrate();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * This function is called when there's a socket error.
+   */
+  public async socketError(message: string, error) {
+    $log.error(`Socket error: ${message}`, error);
+    // TODO: handle error
+  }
+
+  public blocked(data) {
+    $log.info("TODO: handle blocked event", data);
+  }
+
+  public pollstate(data) {
+    $log.info("TODO: handle pollstate event", data);
+  }
+
+  public constructor(doLogging?: boolean) {
+    $log.doOutput = doLogging;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Inits data and starts connection to server
+   * @param room is a string for the channel you wish to connect to
+   * @param credentials User credentials if falsy, gets a new troll token. If a string, it's taken as the JWT chat token
+   * @param specificServer URI to a specific chat server
+   */
+  async connect(
+    room: string,
+    credentials: string | Token | void,
+    specificServer?: string
+  ) {
+    if (typeof credentials === "string") this.userProfile.jwt = credentials;
+    else this.initToken(credentials);
+
+    this.userProfile.page = room;
+
+    const socketOptions = { transports: ["websocket"] };
+    this._socket = io(specificServer || this._chatServer, socketOptions);
+
+    const sockSetup = new Map([
+      [
+        "connect",
+        async () => {
+          this._socket.emit("new user", this.userProfile);
+          $log.info(`Connected to chat! (${this.userProfile.page})`);
+          await this.socketConnect.call(this);
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        "reconnect",
+        async () => {
+          $log.info("Socket issued 'reconnect'. Forcing hydration...");
+          await this.hydrate();
+          await this.socketReconnect.call(this);
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        "error",
+        async (error: Object) => {
+          // TODO: handle error
+          $log.error(`Socket error: Connection Failed`, error);
+          await this.socketError.call(this, `Connection Failed`, error);
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        "disconnect",
+        async (data: Object) =>
+          await $log.error(`Socket error: Connection Lost`, data),
+      ],
+      ["update usernames", async () => await this.updateUsernames()],
+      [
+        "bulkmessage",
+        async (data: Message[]) => await this.rcvMessageBulk(data),
+      ],
+      ["alert", async (data) => await this.alert(data)],
+    ]);
+
+    sockSetup.forEach((cb, event) => {
+      this._socket.on(event, cb);
+    });
+  }
+
+  get room() {
+    return this.userProfile.page;
+  } /**< Current room */
+  set room(r) {
+    this.userProfile.page = r;
+    $log.info(`Changed to room ${r}`);
+  }
+
+  get doLogging() {
+    return $log.doOutput;
+  } /**< Enable log output */
+  set doLogging(r) {
+    $log.doOutput = r;
+  }
+
+  get socket() {
+    return this._socket;
+  } /**< Deprecated, but allows access to underlying socket */
+  set socket(s) {
+    this._socket = s;
+  }
+
+  disconnect(): void {
+    this.socket?.off();
+    this.socket?.disconnect();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sends message with current config (this.userProfile)
+   * @param msg Message to be sent. Can be an object: { message, channel, global, showBadge }, or just a string (in which case channel/global use current values)
+   */
+  sendMessage(msg: OutgoingMessage | string): void {
+    switch (typeof msg) {
+      case "object":
+        this._socket.emit("message", msg);
+        break;
+      case "string":
+        this._socket.emit("message", {
+          message: msg,
+          channel: this.userProfile.page,
+          global: this.global,
+          showBadge: true,
+        });
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async sendWhisper(recipient: string, msg: string): Promise<void> {
+    await $http.post(this._whisperEndpoint[0], this._whisperEndpoint[1], {
+      chatToken: this.userProfile.jwt,
+      receiver: recipient,
+      message: msg,
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/httpClient.ts b/src/httpClient.ts
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+const isNode = typeof process === "object";
+
+const $get = (url: string, cb: Function): void => {
+  const req = new XMLHttpRequest();
+  req.onreadystatechange = () => {
+    if (req.readyState === 4 && req.status === 200) {
+      cb(req.responseText);
+    }
+  };
+  req.open("GET", url, true);
+  req.send(null);
+};
+
+const $post = (
+  url: string,
+  path: string,
+  data: any,
+  cb: (...args: any[]) => void
+): void => {
+  const req = new XMLHttpRequest();
+  req.onreadystatechange = () => {
+    if (req.readyState === 4 && req.status === 200) {
+      cb(JSON.parse(req.responseText));
+    }
+  };
+  req.open("POST", url + path);
+
+  req.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
+  req.setRequestHeader("X-Requested-With", "XMLHttpRequest");
+
+  req.send(JSON.stringify(data));
+};
+
+export default {
+  get: (url: string): Promise<any> => {
+    return new Promise((resolve) => {
+      $get(url, (response) => resolve(response));
+    });
+  },
+  post: (url: string, path: string, data: Object): Promise<any> => {
+    return new Promise((resolve) => {
+      $post(url, path, data, (response) => resolve(response));
+    });
+  },
+};
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
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+export * from "./api";
diff --git a/src/log.ts b/src/log.ts
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+
+/**
+ * Represents a logger
+ * @constructor
+ * @param {string} prefix - logger prefix
+ */
+
+export default class {
+  public readonly prefix: string;
+  public doOutput: boolean = true;
+
+  /** Creates new logger */
+  constructor( prefix?: string, doOutput?: boolean ) {
+    this.doOutput = doOutput;
+    this.prefix = (prefix ?? '[bitwave.tv API]') + ' ';
+  }
+
+  /** Creates logger info */
+  info( message: String, ...args ): void {
+    this.doOutput && console.log( this.prefix + message, ...args );
+  }
+
+  /** Creates logger warn */
+  warn( message: String, ...args ): void {
+    this.doOutput && console.warn( this.prefix + '[WARN] ' + message, ...args );
+  }
+
+  /** Creates logger error */
+  error( message: String, ...args ): void {
+    this.doOutput && console.error( this.prefix + '[ERROR] ' + message, ...args );
+  }
+}