diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000000..76c180b6f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+node_moudles
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
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+++ b/index.js
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+var net = require('net')
+var multiaddr = require('multiaddr')
+
+function request(address, command, args, opts, cb) {
+  if(typeof args === 'function') {
+    cb = args;
+    args = null;
+  } else if(typeof opts === 'function') {
+    cb = opts;
+    opts = null;
+  } else if(!cb) {
+    cb = function(){}
+  }
+
+  if(!address)
+    return cb(new Error('Must specify an address'))
+  if(!command)
+    return cb('Must specify a command')
+  if(!typeof command === 'string')
+    return cb('Command must be a string')
+  if(args != null && !Array.isArray(args))
+    return cb('Args must be an array')
+  if(opts != null && typeof opts !== 'object')
+    return cb('Opts must be an object')
+  if(!typeof cb === 'function')
+    return cb('Callback must be a function')
+
+  var req = new Buffer(JSON.stringify({
+    Command: command,
+    Args: args,
+    Opts: opts
+  }))
+
+  var socket = net.connect(address.nodeAddress(), function() {
+    var data = [], length = 0
+
+    socket.on('error', cb)
+
+    socket.on('data', function(chunk) {
+      data.push(chunk)
+      length += chunk.length
+    })
+
+    socket.on('end', function() {
+      var res = Buffer.concat(data, length)
+      cb(null, res)
+    })
+
+    socket.write(req)
+  })
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  request: request
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+++ b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "ipfs-rpc",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "description": "An client library for IPFS RPC services",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "multiaddr": "~0.1.2"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {},
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "ipfs"
+  ],
+  "author": "Matt Bell <mappum@gmail.com>",
+  "license": "GPL"
+}