diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a6674d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+language: cpp
+os:
+  - linux
+branches:
+  only:
+    - master
+compiler:
+  - gcc
+  - clang
+sudo: required
+dist: trusty
+addons:
+  apt:
+    sources:
+      - ubuntu-sdk-team
+    packages:
+      - qtdeclarative5-dev
+script:
+  - /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/bin/qmake
+  - make
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0f95439..a408819 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ focus
 =====
 
 A simple work timer that allows you to see for how long you have been taking a break.
+
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/CINPLA/focus.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/CINPLA/focus)
diff --git a/focus.pro b/focus.pro
index 531fb47..ee748de 100644
--- a/focus.pro
+++ b/focus.pro
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
 # The .cpp file which was generated for your project. Feel free to hack it.
-QT += quick
+QT += quick dbus
 
-SOURCES += main.cpp
+SOURCES += main.cpp \
+    pong.cpp
 
 RESOURCES += \
     qml.qrc \
     sounds.qrc \
     fonts.qrc
+
+HEADERS += \
+    pong.h
+
+DISTFILES += \
+    server.py \
+    .travis.yml \
+    README.md
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 1cfaa41..1ef4607 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
 #include <QFontDatabase>
 #include <QGuiApplication>
 #include <QQmlApplicationEngine>
+#include <QtQml>
+#include <QtCore/QCoreApplication>
+#include <QtCore/QTimer>
+#include <QtDBus/QtDBus>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "pong.h"
+#define SERVICE_NAME            "org.example.QtDBus.PingExample"
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+    qmlRegisterType<Pong>("Pong", 1, 0, "Pong");
+
     QGuiApplication app(argc, argv);
 
     QFontDatabase::addApplicationFont(":/fonts/SourceSansPro-Regular.ttf");
@@ -12,5 +23,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     QQmlApplicationEngine engine;
     engine.load(QUrl(QStringLiteral("qrc:///qml/main.qml")));
 
+
     return app.exec();
 }
diff --git a/pong.cpp b/pong.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aea0402
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pong.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include <QtCore/QCoreApplication>
+#include <QtCore/QTimer>
+#include <QtDBus/QtDBus>
+
+#include "pong.h"
+
+Pong::Pong()
+{
+    if (!QDBusConnection::sessionBus().isConnected()) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Cannot connect to the D-Bus session bus.\n"
+                "To start it, run:\n"
+                "\teval `dbus-launch --auto-syntax`\n");
+    }
+
+    if (!QDBusConnection::sessionBus().registerService("org.cinpla.focus")) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s\n",
+                qPrintable(QDBusConnection::sessionBus().lastError().message()));
+    }
+
+    QDBusConnection::sessionBus().registerObject("/", this, QDBusConnection::ExportAllSlots);
+}
+
+QString Pong::response() const
+{
+    return m_response;
+}
+
+QString Pong::ping(const QString &message)
+{
+    emit pinged(message);
+    return response();
+}
+
+void Pong::setResponse(QString arg)
+{
+    if (m_response == arg)
+        return;
+
+    m_response = arg;
+    emit responseChanged(arg);
+}
diff --git a/pong.h b/pong.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2602852
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pong.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#ifndef PONG_H
+#define PONG_H
+
+#include <QtCore/QObject>
+
+class Pong: public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString response READ response WRITE setResponse NOTIFY responseChanged)
+    QString m_response;
+
+public:
+    Pong();
+    QString response() const;
+
+public slots:
+    Q_SCRIPTABLE QString ping(const QString &message);
+    void setResponse(QString arg);
+
+signals:
+    void pinged(QString message);
+    void responseChanged(QString arg);
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/qml/Focus.qml b/qml/Focus.qml
index b934427..5a45a5e 100644
--- a/qml/Focus.qml
+++ b/qml/Focus.qml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import QtQuick 2.0
 import QtMultimedia 5.0
+import Pong 1.0
 
 Rectangle {
     id: pomodoroRoot
@@ -22,6 +23,27 @@ Rectangle {
         return s;
     }
 
+    Pong {
+        onPinged: {
+            var oldTimeLeft = timeLeft
+            if(message.indexOf("pomodoro") !== -1) {
+                pomodoroRoot.state = "pomodoro"
+                timeLeft = 25 * 60
+                response = "Entering pomodoro state. They had been chilling for " + oldTimeLeft.toFixed(0) + " seconds."
+            } else if(message.indexOf("break") !== -1) {
+                pomodoroRoot.state = "break"
+                timeLeft = 0
+                response = "Entering break state. Time left was " + oldTimeLeft.toFixed(0) + " seconds."
+            } else if(message.indexOf("pause") !== -1 && pomodoroRoot.state === "pomodoro") {
+                pomodoroRoot.state = "pause"
+                response = "Entering paused state. Time left is " + oldTimeLeft.toFixed(0) + " seconds."
+            } else if(message.indexOf("resume") !== -1 && pomodoroRoot.state === "pause") {
+                pomodoroRoot.state = "pomodoro"
+                response = "Leaving paused state. Time left is " + oldTimeLeft.toFixed(0) + " seconds."
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     states: [
         State {
             name: "pomodoro"
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26e0706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+from flask import Flask
+app = Flask(__name__)
+from flask import request
+from flask import Response
+
+import json
+import dbus
+
+@app.route('/receive', methods=['POST'])
+def slack_receive():
+#========================================================================
+# return w3w link
+##===========================================================================
+
+    print "received"
+    msg = request.form['text']
+    print msg
+    #get the interface
+
+    #get the session bus
+    bus = dbus.SessionBus()
+    name = "org.cinpla.focus"
+    the_object = bus.get_object(name, "/")
+    the_interface = dbus.Interface(the_object, "local.focus.Pong")
+    reply = the_interface.ping(msg)
+    print(reply)
+
+
+    return Response(json.dumps({'text': reply}))
+
+@app.route('/')
+def root():
+    return ''
+
+import os
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    port = int(os.environ.get("PORT", 27020))
+    app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=port)