diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 378eac2..d835f77 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 build
+.cache
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diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b0de671..ad0ef48 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,13 +13,28 @@ IF(NOT TARGET loguru)
   add_subdirectory(libs/loguru EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 ENDIF()
 
+IF(NOT TARGET libzmq)
+  set(ZMQ_BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")
+  add_subdirectory(libs/libzmq)
+  
+ENDIF()
+
+IF(NOT TARGET cppzmq)
+  set(CPPZMQ_BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")
+  add_subdirectory(libs/cppzmq EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+ENDIF()
+
+
 add_library(whisper-com STATIC
   include/WHISPER/whisper.hpp
+  src/WHISPER/whisper.cpp
           
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(whisper-com
   loguru
+  cppzmq 
+  libzmq
 )
 
 target_include_directories(whisper-com PUBLIC
diff --git a/include/WHISPER/whisper.hpp b/include/WHISPER/whisper.hpp
index 37f2aeb..6feba27 100644
--- a/include/WHISPER/whisper.hpp
+++ b/include/WHISPER/whisper.hpp
@@ -10,10 +10,22 @@
 * @copyright 2022 MPLv2
 */
 
+#define ZMQ_BUILD_DRAFT_API 1
+#include <zmq.hpp>
+
 /**
   * @brief namespace for all whisper-com related components
   */
 namespace WHISPER
 {
   // Add datatypes here
+  class whispercomm{
+
+
+
+
+  };
+
+
+
 } // namespace WHISPER
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diff --git a/src/WHISPER/whisper.cpp b/src/WHISPER/whisper.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d076ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/WHISPER/whisper.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+* License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+* file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+*/
+
+/**
+* @file
+* @copyright 2022 MPLv2
+*/
+
+#include <WHISPER/whisper.hpp>
+/**
+  * @brief namespace for all whisper-com related components
+  */
+namespace WHISPER
+{
+  // Add datatypes here
+} // namespace WHISPER
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