diff --git a/src/discord.zig b/src/discord.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa42f1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/discord.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,489 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const json = std.json;
+const mem = std.mem;
+const http = std.http;
+const ws = @import("ws");
+const builtin = @import("builtin");
+const HttpClient = @import("tls12");
+const net = std.net;
+const crypto = std.crypto;
+const tls = std.crypto.tls;
+//const TlsClient = @import("tls12").TlsClient;
+//const Certificate = @import("tls12").Certificate;
+// todo use this to read compressed messages
+const zlib = @import("zlib");
+const Scheduler = @import("scheduler.zig").Scheduler;
+
+const Opcode = enum(u4) {
+    Dispatch = 0,
+    Heartbeat = 1,
+    Identify = 2,
+    PresenceUpdate = 3,
+    VoiceStateUpdate = 4,
+    Resume = 6,
+    Reconnect = 7,
+    RequestGuildMember = 8,
+    InvalidSession = 9,
+    Hello = 10,
+    HeartbeatACK = 11,
+};
+
+const ShardSocketCloseCodes = enum(u16) {
+    Shutdown = 3000,
+    ZombiedConnection = 3010,
+};
+
+const BASE_URL = "https://discord.com/api/v10";
+
+pub const Intents = packed struct {
+    guilds: bool = false,
+    guild_members: bool = false,
+    guild_bans: bool = false,
+    guild_emojis: bool = false,
+    guild_integrations: bool = false,
+    guild_webhooks: bool = false,
+    guild_invites: bool = false,
+    guild_voice_states: bool = false,
+
+    guild_presences: bool = false,
+    guild_messages: bool = false,
+    guild_message_reactions: bool = false,
+    guild_message_typing: bool = false,
+    direct_messages: bool = false,
+    direct_message_reactions: bool = false,
+    direct_message_typing: bool = false,
+    message_content: bool = false,
+
+    guild_scheduled_events: bool = false,
+    _pad: u3 = 0,
+    auto_moderation_configuration: bool = false,
+    auto_moderation_execution: bool = false,
+    _pad2: u2 = 0,
+
+    _pad3: u8 = 0,
+
+    pub fn toRaw(self: Intents) u32 {
+        return @as(u32, @bitCast(self));
+    }
+
+    pub fn fromRaw(raw: u32) Intents {
+        return @as(Intents, @bitCast(raw));
+    }
+
+    pub fn jsonStringify(self: Intents, options: std.json.StringifyOptions, writer: anytype) !void {
+        _ = options;
+        try writer.print("{}", .{self.toRaw()});
+    }
+};
+
+const FetchReq = struct {
+    allocator: mem.Allocator,
+    token: []const u8,
+    client: HttpClient,
+    body: std.ArrayList(u8),
+
+    pub fn init(allocator: mem.Allocator, token: []const u8) FetchReq {
+        const client = HttpClient{ .allocator = allocator };
+        return FetchReq{
+            .allocator = allocator,
+            .client = client,
+            .body = std.ArrayList(u8).init(allocator),
+            .token = token,
+        };
+    }
+
+    pub fn deinit(self: *FetchReq) void {
+        self.client.deinit();
+        self.body.deinit();
+    }
+
+    pub fn makeRequest(self: *FetchReq, method: http.Method, path: []const u8, body: ?[]const u8) !HttpClient.FetchResult {
+        var fetch_options = HttpClient.FetchOptions{
+            .location = HttpClient.FetchOptions.Location{
+                .url = path,
+            },
+            .extra_headers = &[_]http.Header{
+                http.Header{ .name = "Accept", .value = "application/json" },
+                http.Header{ .name = "Content-Type", .value = "application/json" },
+                http.Header{ .name = "Authorization", .value = self.token },
+            },
+            .method = method,
+            .response_storage = .{ .dynamic = &self.body },
+        };
+
+        if (body != null) {
+            fetch_options.payload = body;
+        }
+
+        const res = try self.client.fetch(fetch_options);
+        return res;
+    }
+};
+
+pub const Handler = struct {
+    ///
+    /// https://discord.com/developers/docs/topics/gateway#get-gateway
+    ///
+    const GatewayInfo = struct {
+        /// The WSS URL that can be used for connecting to the gateway
+        url: []const u8,
+    };
+
+    ///
+    /// https://discord.com/developers/docs/events/gateway#session-start-limit-object
+    ///
+    const GatewaySessionStartLimit = struct {
+        /// Total number of session starts the current user is allowed
+        total: u32,
+        /// Remaining number of session starts the current user is allowed
+        remaining: u32,
+        /// Number of milliseconds after which the limit resets
+        reset_after: u32,
+        /// Number of identify requests allowed per 5 seconds
+        max_concurrency: u32,
+    };
+
+    ///
+    /// https://discord.com/developers/docs/topics/gateway#get-gateway-bot
+    ///
+    const GatewayBotInfo = struct {
+        url: []const u8,
+        ///
+        /// The recommended number of shards to use when connecting
+        ///
+        /// See https://discord.com/developers/docs/topics/gateway#sharding
+        ///
+        shards: u32,
+        ///
+        /// Information on the current session start limit
+        ///
+        /// See https://discord.com/developers/docs/topics/gateway#session-start-limit-object
+        ///
+        session_start_limit: ?GatewaySessionStartLimit,
+    };
+
+    const IdentifyProperties = struct {
+        ///
+        /// Operating system the shard runs on.
+        ///
+        os: []const u8,
+        ///
+        /// The "browser" where this shard is running on.
+        ///
+        browser: []const u8,
+        ///
+        /// The device on which the shard is running.
+        ///
+        device: []const u8,
+    };
+
+    const _default_properties = IdentifyProperties{
+        .os = @tagName(builtin.os.tag),
+        .browser = "discord.zig",
+        .device = "discord.zig",
+    };
+
+    const Heart = struct {
+        heartbeatInterval: u32,
+        ack: bool,
+        /// useful for calculating ping
+        lastBeat: u64,
+    };
+
+    const HeartTask = union(enum) {
+        heartbeat,
+        ack,
+        increment: u64,
+
+        pub fn run(task: HeartTask, ctx: *Handler, next_at: i64) void {
+            std.debug.print("task successful {s}\n", .{@tagName(task)});
+            _ = next_at;
+            switch (task) {
+                .heartbeat => {
+                    std.debug.print(">> ♥ and ack received: {}\n", .{ctx.heart.ack});
+                    if (!ctx.heart.ack) {
+                        ctx.close(ShardSocketCloseCodes.ZombiedConnection, "Zombied connection") catch unreachable;
+                        @panic("zombied conn\n");
+                    }
+
+                    ctx.heartbeat() catch {
+                        @panic("we are fucking cooked didn't send heartbeat fuckfuckfuck");
+                    };
+                    ctx.heart.ack = false;
+                },
+                .ack => {
+                    ctx.heart.ack = true;
+                    std.debug.print("<< ♥\n", .{});
+                },
+                .increment => |seq| {
+                    ctx.sequence.* = seq;
+                },
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    client: ws.Client,
+    token: []const u8,
+    intents: Intents,
+    heart: Heart = .{ .heartbeatInterval = 45000, .ack = false, .lastBeat = 0 },
+    allocator: mem.Allocator,
+    resume_gateway_url: ?[]const u8 = null,
+    info: GatewayBotInfo,
+    heart_task: Scheduler(HeartTask, *Handler),
+    mutex: std.Thread.Mutex = .{},
+
+    session_id: ?[]const u8,
+    sequence: *u64,
+
+    inline fn jitter() i1 {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    pub inline fn resumable(self: *Handler) bool {
+        return self.resume_gateway_url != null and
+            self.session_id != null and
+            self.getSequence() > 0;
+    }
+
+    pub fn resume_(self: *Handler) !void {
+        const data = .{ .op = @intFromEnum(Opcode.Resume), .d = .{
+            .token = self.token,
+            .session_id = self.session_id,
+            .seq = self.getSequence(),
+        } };
+
+        try self.send(data);
+    }
+
+    inline fn gateway_url(self: ?*Handler) []const u8 {
+        // wtf is this?
+        if (self) |s| {
+            return s.resume_gateway_url orelse s.info.url;
+        }
+
+        return "wss://gateway.discord.gg";
+    }
+
+    // identifies in order to connect to Discord and get the online status, this shall be done on hello perhaps
+    fn identify(self: *Handler) !void {
+        std.debug.print("identifying now...\n", .{});
+        const data = .{
+            .op = @intFromEnum(Opcode.Identify),
+            .d = .{
+                //.compress = false,
+                .intents = self.intents.toRaw(),
+                .properties = Handler._default_properties,
+                .token = self.token,
+            },
+        };
+
+        // try posting our shitty data
+        try self.send(data);
+    }
+
+    // asks /gateway/bot initializes both the ws client and the http client
+    pub fn init(allocator: mem.Allocator, args: struct { token: []const u8, intents: Intents }) !Handler {
+        var req = FetchReq.init(allocator, args.token);
+        defer req.deinit();
+
+        const res = try req.makeRequest(.GET, BASE_URL ++ "/gateway/bot", null);
+        const body = try req.body.toOwnedSlice();
+        defer allocator.free(body);
+
+        // check status idk
+        if (res.status != http.Status.ok) {
+            @panic("we are cooked\n");
+        }
+
+        const parsed = try json.parseFromSlice(GatewayBotInfo, allocator, body, .{});
+        defer parsed.deinit();
+
+        var counter: u64 = 0;
+
+        return .{
+            .allocator = allocator,
+            .token = args.token,
+            .intents = args.intents,
+            // maybe there is a better way to do this
+            .client = try Handler._connect_ws(allocator, parsed.value.url["wss://".len..]),
+            .session_id = undefined,
+            .sequence = &counter,
+            .heart = undefined,
+            .info = parsed.value,
+            .heart_task = Scheduler(HeartTask, *Handler).init(allocator),
+        };
+    }
+
+    inline fn _connect_ws(allocator: mem.Allocator, url: []const u8) !ws.Client {
+        var conn = try ws.Client.init(allocator, .{
+            .tls = true, // important: zig.http doesn't support this, type shit
+            .port = 443,
+            .host = url,
+            //.ca_bundle = @import("tls12").Certificate.Bundle{},
+        });
+
+        try conn.handshake("/?v=10&encoding=json", .{
+            .timeout_ms = 1000,
+            .headers = "host: gateway.discord.gg",
+        });
+
+        return conn;
+    }
+
+    pub fn deinit(self: *Handler) void {
+        defer self.heart_task.deinit();
+        defer self.client.deinit();
+        std.debug.print("killing the whole bot\n", .{});
+    }
+
+    // listens for messages
+    pub fn readMessage(self: *Handler) !void {
+        try self.client.readTimeout(std.time.ms_per_s * 1);
+        while (true) {
+            const msg = (try self.client.read()) orelse {
+                // no message after our 1 second
+                std.debug.print(".", .{});
+                continue;
+            };
+            // must be called once you're done processing the request
+            defer self.client.done(msg);
+
+            const DiscordData = struct {
+                s: ?u64, //well figure it out
+                op: Opcode,
+                d: json.Value, // needs parsing
+                t: ?[]const u8,
+            };
+
+            const raw = json.parseFromSlice(DiscordData, self.allocator, msg.data, .{}) catch {
+                std.debug.print("unexpected payload, continuing: {s}\n", .{msg.data});
+                continue;
+            };
+            defer raw.deinit();
+
+            const payload = raw.value;
+
+            std.debug.print("received: {?s}\n", .{payload.t});
+
+            if (payload.op == Opcode.Dispatch) {
+                std.debug.print("our sequence: {?d}\n", .{payload.s});
+                try self.heart_task.scheduleIn(.{ .increment = payload.s orelse 0 }, 0);
+            }
+
+            switch (payload.op) {
+                Opcode.Dispatch => {},
+                Opcode.Hello => {
+                    const HelloPayload = struct { heartbeat_interval: u32, _trace: [][]const u8 };
+                    const parsed = try json.parseFromValue(HelloPayload, self.allocator, payload.d, .{});
+                    defer parsed.deinit();
+                    const helloPayload = parsed.value;
+
+                    // PARSE NEW URL IN READY
+
+                    self.heart = Heart{
+                        // TODO: fix bug
+                        .heartbeatInterval = helloPayload.heartbeat_interval,
+                        .ack = false,
+                        .lastBeat = 0,
+                    };
+
+                    std.debug.print("starting heart beater. seconds:{d}...\n", .{self.heart.heartbeatInterval});
+                    var self_mut = self.*;
+                    try self.heart_task.start(&self_mut);
+                    errdefer self.heart_task.deinit();
+                    try self.heart_task.scheduleIn(.heartbeat, @as(i64, @intCast(self.heart.heartbeatInterval)));
+                    if (self.resumable()) {
+                        try self.resume_();
+                        return;
+                    } else {
+                        try self.identify();
+                        try self.heartbeat(); // first hb
+                    }
+                },
+                Opcode.HeartbeatACK => {
+                    // perhaps lock the thread w a mutex?
+                    try self.heart_task.scheduleIn(.ack, 0);
+                    std.debug.print("got heartbeat\n", .{});
+                }, // keep this shit alive otherwise kill it
+                Opcode.Heartbeat => {
+                    try self.heartbeat();
+                },
+                Opcode.Reconnect => {
+                    std.debug.print("reconnecting\n", .{});
+                    try self.reconnect();
+                },
+                Opcode.Resume => {
+                    const WithSequence = struct {
+                        token: []const u8,
+                        session_id: []const u8,
+                        seq: ?u64,
+                    };
+                    const parsed = try json.parseFromValue(WithSequence, self.allocator, payload.d, .{});
+                    const payload_new = parsed.value;
+
+                    try self.heart_task.scheduleIn(.{ .increment = payload_new.seq orelse 0 }, 0);
+                    self.session_id = payload_new.session_id;
+                },
+                Opcode.InvalidSession => {},
+                else => {
+                    std.debug.print("Unhandled {} -- {s}", .{ payload.op, "none" });
+                },
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn heartbeat(self: *Handler) !void {
+        //std.time.sleep(heartbeater.heartbeatInterval);
+        const data = .{ .op = @intFromEnum(Opcode.Heartbeat), .d = if (self.getSequence() > 0) self.getSequence() else null };
+
+        std.debug.print("sending heartbeat rn\n", .{});
+        try self.send(data);
+    }
+
+    pub inline fn reconnect(self: *Handler) !void {
+        try self.disconnect();
+        _ = try self.connect();
+    }
+
+    pub fn connect(self: *Handler) !Handler {
+        self.mutex.lock();
+        defer self.mutex.unlock();
+        //std.time.sleep(std.time.ms_per_s * 5);
+        self.client = try Handler._connect_ws(self.allocator, self.gateway_url());
+
+        return self.*;
+    }
+
+    pub fn disconnect(self: *Handler) !void {
+        try self.close(ShardSocketCloseCodes.Shutdown, "Shard down request");
+    }
+
+    pub fn close(self: *Handler, code: ShardSocketCloseCodes, reason: []const u8) !void {
+        self.mutex.lock();
+        defer self.mutex.unlock();
+        std.debug.print("cooked closing ws conn...\n", .{});
+        // Implement reconnection logic here
+        try self.client.close(.{
+            .code = @intFromEnum(code), //u16
+            .reason = reason, //[]const u8
+        });
+    }
+
+    pub fn send(self: *Handler, data: anytype) !void {
+        self.mutex.lock();
+        defer self.mutex.unlock();
+
+        var buf: [1000]u8 = undefined;
+        var fba = std.heap.FixedBufferAllocator.init(&buf);
+        var string = std.ArrayList(u8).init(fba.allocator());
+        try std.json.stringify(data, .{}, string.writer());
+
+        std.debug.print("data we are sending: {s}\n", .{string.items});
+
+        try self.client.write(string.items);
+    }
+
+    pub inline fn getSequence(self: *Handler) u64 {
+        return self.sequence.*;
+    }
+};
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 81877b3..4391f8a 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -1,83 +1,10 @@
+const Handler = @import("discord.zig").Handler;
+const Intents = @import("discord.zig").Intents;
 const std = @import("std");
-const json = std.json;
-const mem = std.mem;
-const http = std.http;
-const ws = @import("ws");
-const builtin = @import("builtin");
-const HttpClient = @import("tls12");
-const net = std.net;
-const crypto = std.crypto;
-const tls = std.crypto.tls;
-//const TlsClient = @import("tls12").TlsClient;
-//const Certificate = @import("tls12").Certificate;
-// todo use this to read compressed messages
-const zlib = @import("zlib");
-const Scheduler = @import("scheduler.zig").Scheduler;
 
-const Opcode = enum(u4) {
-    Dispatch = 0,
-    Heartbeat = 1,
-    Identify = 2,
-    PresenceUpdate = 3,
-    VoiceStateUpdate = 4,
-    Resume = 6,
-    Reconnect = 7,
-    RequestGuildMember = 8,
-    InvalidSession = 9,
-    Hello = 10,
-    HeartbeatACK = 11,
-};
-
-const ShardSocketCloseCodes = enum(u16) {
-    Shutdown = 3000,
-    ZombiedConnection = 3010,
-};
-
-const BASE_URL = "https://discord.com/api/v10";
-
-pub const Intents = packed struct {
-    guilds: bool = false,
-    guild_members: bool = false,
-    guild_bans: bool = false,
-    guild_emojis: bool = false,
-    guild_integrations: bool = false,
-    guild_webhooks: bool = false,
-    guild_invites: bool = false,
-    guild_voice_states: bool = false,
-
-    guild_presences: bool = false,
-    guild_messages: bool = false,
-    guild_message_reactions: bool = false,
-    guild_message_typing: bool = false,
-    direct_messages: bool = false,
-    direct_message_reactions: bool = false,
-    direct_message_typing: bool = false,
-    message_content: bool = false,
-
-    guild_scheduled_events: bool = false,
-    _pad: u3 = 0,
-    auto_moderation_configuration: bool = false,
-    auto_moderation_execution: bool = false,
-    _pad2: u2 = 0,
-
-    _pad3: u8 = 0,
-
-    pub fn toRaw(self: Intents) u32 {
-        return @as(u32, @bitCast(self));
-    }
-
-    pub fn fromRaw(raw: u32) Intents {
-        return @as(Intents, @bitCast(raw));
-    }
-
-    pub fn jsonStringify(self: Intents, options: std.json.StringifyOptions, writer: anytype) !void {
-        _ = options;
-        try writer.print("{}", .{self.toRaw()});
-    }
-};
+const TOKEN = "Bot MTI5ODgzOTgzMDY3OTEzMDE4OA.GNojts.iyblGKK0xTWU57QCG5n3hr2Be1whyylTGr44P0";
 
 pub fn main() !void {
-    const TOKEN = "Bot MTI5ODgzOTgzMDY3OTEzMDE4OA.GNojts.iyblGKK0xTWU57QCG5n3hr2Be1whyylTGr44P0";
     var gpa = std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{}){};
     defer if (gpa.deinit() == .leak) {
         std.log.warn("Has leaked\n", .{});
@@ -87,417 +14,6 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     var handler = try Handler.init(alloc, .{ .token = TOKEN, .intents = Intents.fromRaw(513) });
     errdefer handler.deinit();
 
-    try handler.readMessage();
+    const t = try std.Thread.spawn(.{}, Handler.readMessage, .{&handler});
+    defer t.join();
 }
-
-const FetchReq = struct {
-    allocator: mem.Allocator,
-    token: []const u8,
-    client: HttpClient,
-    body: std.ArrayList(u8),
-
-    pub fn init(allocator: mem.Allocator, token: []const u8) FetchReq {
-        const client = HttpClient{ .allocator = allocator };
-        return FetchReq{
-            .allocator = allocator,
-            .client = client,
-            .body = std.ArrayList(u8).init(allocator),
-            .token = token,
-        };
-    }
-
-    pub fn deinit(self: *FetchReq) void {
-        self.client.deinit();
-        self.body.deinit();
-    }
-
-    pub fn makeRequest(self: *FetchReq, method: http.Method, path: []const u8, body: ?[]const u8) !HttpClient.FetchResult {
-        var fetch_options = HttpClient.FetchOptions{
-            .location = HttpClient.FetchOptions.Location{
-                .url = path,
-            },
-            .extra_headers = &[_]http.Header{
-                http.Header{ .name = "Accept", .value = "application/json" },
-                http.Header{ .name = "Content-Type", .value = "application/json" },
-                http.Header{ .name = "Authorization", .value = self.token },
-            },
-            .method = method,
-            .response_storage = .{ .dynamic = &self.body },
-        };
-
-        if (body != null) {
-            fetch_options.payload = body;
-        }
-
-        const res = try self.client.fetch(fetch_options);
-        return res;
-    }
-};
-
-pub const Handler = struct {
-    ///
-    /// https://discord.com/developers/docs/topics/gateway#get-gateway
-    ///
-    const GatewayInfo = struct {
-        /// The WSS URL that can be used for connecting to the gateway
-        url: []const u8,
-    };
-
-    ///
-    /// https://discord.com/developers/docs/events/gateway#session-start-limit-object
-    ///
-    const GatewaySessionStartLimit = struct {
-        /// Total number of session starts the current user is allowed
-        total: u32,
-        /// Remaining number of session starts the current user is allowed
-        remaining: u32,
-        /// Number of milliseconds after which the limit resets
-        reset_after: u32,
-        /// Number of identify requests allowed per 5 seconds
-        max_concurrency: u32,
-    };
-
-    ///
-    /// https://discord.com/developers/docs/topics/gateway#get-gateway-bot
-    ///
-    const GatewayBotInfo = struct {
-        url: []const u8,
-        ///
-        /// The recommended number of shards to use when connecting
-        ///
-        /// See https://discord.com/developers/docs/topics/gateway#sharding
-        ///
-        shards: u32,
-        ///
-        /// Information on the current session start limit
-        ///
-        /// See https://discord.com/developers/docs/topics/gateway#session-start-limit-object
-        ///
-        session_start_limit: ?GatewaySessionStartLimit,
-    };
-
-    const IdentifyProperties = struct {
-        ///
-        /// Operating system the shard runs on.
-        ///
-        os: []const u8,
-        ///
-        /// The "browser" where this shard is running on.
-        ///
-        browser: []const u8,
-        ///
-        /// The device on which the shard is running.
-        ///
-        device: []const u8,
-    };
-
-    const _default_properties = IdentifyProperties{
-        .os = @tagName(builtin.os.tag),
-        .browser = "seyfert",
-        .device = "seyfert",
-    };
-
-    const Heart = struct {
-        heartbeatInterval: u32,
-        ack: bool,
-        /// useful for calculating ping
-        lastBeat: u64,
-    };
-
-    const HeartTask = union(enum) {
-        heartbeat,
-        ack,
-
-        pub fn run(task: HeartTask, ctx: *Handler, next_at: i64) void {
-            std.debug.print("task successful\n", .{});
-            _ = next_at;
-            switch (task) {
-                .heartbeat => {
-                    var ctx_mut = ctx.*;
-                    HeartTask.sendhb(&ctx_mut) catch {
-                        @panic("we are fucking cooked didn't send heartbeat fuckfuckfuck");
-                    };
-                },
-                .ack => {
-                    var ctx_mut = ctx.*;
-                    ctx.heart.ack = true;
-                    HeartTask.sendhb(&ctx_mut) catch {
-                        @panic("we are fucking cooked didn't send heartbeat fuckfuckfuck");
-                    };
-                    std.debug.print("<< ♥\n", .{});
-                },
-            }
-        }
-
-        fn sendhb(ctx: *Handler) !void {
-            std.debug.print(">> ♥\n", .{});
-            try ctx.heartbeat(false);
-        }
-    };
-
-    client: ws.Client,
-    token: []const u8,
-    intents: Intents,
-    session_id: ?[]const u8,
-    sequence: ?u16,
-    heart: Heart = .{ .heartbeatInterval = 45000, .ack = false, .lastBeat = 0 },
-    allocator: mem.Allocator,
-    resume_gateway_url: ?[]const u8 = null,
-    info: GatewayBotInfo,
-    heart_task: Scheduler(HeartTask, *Handler),
-    mutex: std.Thread.Mutex = .{},
-
-    inline fn jitter() i1 {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    pub inline fn resumable(self: *Handler) bool {
-        return self.resume_gateway_url != null and
-            self.session_id != null and
-            self.sequence != null;
-    }
-
-    pub fn resume_(self: *Handler) !void {
-        const data = .{ .op = @intFromEnum(Opcode.Resume), .d = .{
-            .token = self.token,
-            .session_id = self.session_id,
-            .seq = self.sequence,
-        } };
-
-        var buf: [1000]u8 = undefined;
-        var fba = std.heap.FixedBufferAllocator.init(&buf);
-        var string = std.ArrayList(u8).init(fba.allocator());
-        try std.json.stringify(data, .{}, string.writer());
-
-        try self.client.write(string.items);
-    }
-
-    inline fn gateway_url(self: ?*Handler) []const u8 {
-        // wtf is this?
-        if (self) |s| {
-            return s.resume_gateway_url orelse s.info.url;
-        }
-
-        return "wss://gateway.discord.gg";
-    }
-
-    // identifies in order to connect to Discord and get the online status, this shall be done on hello perhaps
-    fn identify(self: *Handler) !void {
-        std.debug.print("identifying now...\n", .{});
-        const data = .{
-            .op = @intFromEnum(Opcode.Identify),
-            .d = .{
-                //.compress = false,
-                .intents = self.intents.toRaw(),
-                .properties = Handler._default_properties,
-                .token = self.token,
-            },
-        };
-
-        var buf: [1000]u8 = undefined;
-        var fba = std.heap.FixedBufferAllocator.init(&buf);
-        var string = std.ArrayList(u8).init(fba.allocator());
-        try std.json.stringify(data, .{}, string.writer());
-
-        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{string.items});
-        // try posting our shitty data
-        try self.client.write(string.items);
-    }
-
-    // asks /gateway/bot initializes both the ws client and the http client
-    pub fn init(allocator: mem.Allocator, args: struct { token: []const u8, intents: Intents }) !Handler {
-        var req = FetchReq.init(allocator, args.token);
-        defer req.deinit();
-
-        const res = try req.makeRequest(.GET, BASE_URL ++ "/gateway/bot", null);
-        const body = try req.body.toOwnedSlice();
-        defer allocator.free(body);
-
-        // check status idk
-        if (res.status != http.Status.ok) {
-            @panic("we are cooked");
-        }
-
-        const parsed = try json.parseFromSlice(GatewayBotInfo, allocator, body, .{});
-        defer parsed.deinit();
-
-        return .{
-            .allocator = allocator,
-            .token = args.token,
-            .intents = args.intents,
-            // maybe there is a better way to do this
-            .client = try Handler._connect_ws(allocator, parsed.value.url["wss://".len..]),
-            .session_id = undefined,
-            .sequence = undefined,
-            .heart = undefined,
-            .info = parsed.value,
-            .heart_task = Scheduler(HeartTask, *Handler).init(allocator),
-        };
-    }
-
-    inline fn _connect_ws(allocator: mem.Allocator, url: []const u8) !ws.Client {
-        var conn = try ws.Client.init(allocator, .{
-            .tls = true, // important: zig.http doesn't support this, type shit
-            .port = 443,
-            .host = url,
-            //.ca_bundle = @import("tls12").Certificate.Bundle{},
-        });
-
-        try conn.handshake("/?v=10&encoding=json", .{
-            .timeout_ms = 1000,
-            .headers = "host: gateway.discord.gg",
-        });
-
-        return conn;
-    }
-
-    pub fn deinit(self: *Handler) void {
-        defer self.heart_task.deinit();
-        defer self.client.deinit();
-        @panic("killing the whole bot");
-    }
-
-    // listens for messages
-    pub fn readMessage(self: *Handler) !void {
-        try self.client.readTimeout(std.time.ms_per_s * 1);
-        while (true) {
-            const msg = (try self.client.read()) orelse {
-                // no message after our 1 second
-                std.debug.print(".", .{});
-                continue;
-            };
-            // must be called once you're done processing the request
-            defer self.client.done(msg);
-
-            std.debug.print("received: {s}\n", .{msg.data});
-
-            const DiscordData = struct {
-                s: ?u16, //well figure it out
-                op: Opcode,
-                d: json.Value, // needs parsing
-                t: ?[]const u8,
-            };
-
-            const raw = json.parseFromSlice(DiscordData, self.allocator, msg.data, .{}) catch {
-                std.debug.print("unexpected payload, continuing: {s}\n", .{msg.data});
-                continue;
-            };
-            defer raw.deinit();
-
-            const payload = raw.value;
-
-            if (payload.op == Opcode.Dispatch) {
-                self.sequence = @as(?u16, payload.s);
-            }
-
-            switch (payload.op) {
-                Opcode.Dispatch => {},
-                Opcode.Hello => {
-                    const HelloPayload = struct { heartbeat_interval: u32, _trace: [][]const u8 };
-                    const parsed = try json.parseFromValue(HelloPayload, self.allocator, payload.d, .{});
-                    defer parsed.deinit();
-                    const helloPayload = parsed.value;
-
-                    // PARSE NEW URL IN READY
-
-                    self.heart = Heart{
-                        // TODO: fix bug
-                        .heartbeatInterval = helloPayload.heartbeat_interval,
-                        .ack = false,
-                        .lastBeat = 0,
-                    };
-
-                    try self.heartbeat(false);
-                    std.debug.print("starting heart beater. seconds:{d}...\n", .{self.heart.heartbeatInterval});
-                    var self_mut = self.*;
-                    try self.heart_task.start(&self_mut);
-                    errdefer self.heart_task.deinit();
-                    try self.heart_task.scheduleIn(.heartbeat, @as(i64, @intCast(self.heart.heartbeatInterval)));
-                    if (self.resumable()) {
-                        try self.resume_();
-                        return;
-                    } else {
-                        try self.identify();
-                    }
-                },
-                Opcode.HeartbeatACK => {
-                    // perhaps lock the thread w a mutex?
-                    self.heart.ack = true;
-                    std.debug.print("got heartbeat\n", .{});
-                }, // keep this shit alive otherwise kill it
-                Opcode.Heartbeat => {
-                    try self.heartbeat(true);
-                },
-                Opcode.Reconnect => {
-                    std.debug.print("reconnecting\n", .{});
-                    try self.reconnect();
-                },
-                Opcode.Resume => {
-                    const WithSequence = struct {
-                        token: []const u8,
-                        session_id: []const u8,
-                        seq: ?u16,
-                    };
-                    const parsed = try json.parseFromValue(WithSequence, self.allocator, payload.d, .{});
-                    const payload_new = parsed.value;
-
-                    self.sequence = @as(?u16, payload_new.seq);
-                    self.session_id = payload_new.session_id;
-                },
-                Opcode.InvalidSession => {},
-                else => {
-                    std.debug.print("Unhandled {} -- {s}", .{ payload.op, "none" });
-                },
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn heartbeat(self: *Handler, requested: bool) !void {
-        //std.time.sleep(heartbeater.heartbeatInterval);
-
-        if (!requested) {
-            if (!self.heart.ack) {
-                //try self.close(ShardSocketCloseCodes.ZombiedConnection, "Zombied connection");
-                return;
-            }
-            self.heart.ack = false;
-        }
-        const data = .{ .op = @intFromEnum(Opcode.Heartbeat), .d = self.sequence };
-
-        var buf: [1000]u8 = undefined;
-        var fba = std.heap.FixedBufferAllocator.init(&buf);
-        var string = std.ArrayList(u8).init(fba.allocator());
-        try std.json.stringify(data, .{}, string.writer());
-
-        // try posting our shitty data
-        std.debug.print("sending heartbeat rn\n", .{});
-        try self.client.write(string.items);
-    }
-
-    pub inline fn reconnect(self: *Handler) !void {
-        try self.disconnect();
-        _ = try self.connect();
-    }
-
-    pub fn connect(self: *Handler) !Handler {
-        //std.time.sleep(std.time.ms_per_s * 5);
-        self.client = try Handler._connect_ws(self.allocator, self.gateway_url());
-
-        return self.*;
-    }
-
-    pub fn disconnect(self: *Handler) !void {
-        try self.close(ShardSocketCloseCodes.Shutdown, "Shard down request");
-    }
-
-    pub fn close(self: *Handler, code: ShardSocketCloseCodes, reason: []const u8) !void {
-        self.mutex.lock();
-        defer self.mutex.unlock();
-        std.debug.print("cooked closing ws conn...\n", .{});
-        // Implement reconnection logic here
-        try self.client.close(.{
-            .code = @intFromEnum(code), //u16
-            .reason = reason, //[]const u8
-        });
-    }
-};