diff --git a/core/ipc.cr b/core/ipc.cr
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+
+@[Link("ipc")]
+lib LibIPC
+	struct Service
+		version :  LibC::UInt
+		index :    LibC::UInt
+		spath :    LibC::Char[4096] # [PATH_MAX]
+		fd :       LibC::Int
+	end
+
+	struct Client
+		version :  LibC::UInt
+		index :    LibC::UInt
+		fd :       LibC::Int
+	end
+
+	struct Message
+		type :     LibC::Char
+		length :   LibC::UShort
+		payload :  LibC::Char*
+	end
+
+	struct ClientArray
+		clients :  Client**
+		size :     LibC::Int
+	end
+
+	# FIXME: IPC.initialize:
+	#  - throw exceptions on error.
+	#  - Make most arguments optional.
+	fun ipc_server_init(argc : LibC::Int, argv : LibC::Char**, env : LibC::Char**, service : Service*, sname : LibC::Char*) : LibC::Int
+	# FIXME: IPC.(destroy?)
+	fun ipc_server_close(Service*) : LibC::Int
+	fun ipc_server_close_client(Client*) : LibC::Int
+
+	fun ipc_server_accept(Service*, Client*) : LibC::Int
+	fun ipc_server_read(Client*, Message*) : LibC::Int
+	fun ipc_server_write(Client*, Message*) : LibC::Int
+
+	fun ipc_server_select(ClientArray*, Service*, ClientArray*) : LibC::Int
+
+	fun ipc_application_connection(LibC::Int, LibC::Char**, LibC::Char**, Service*, LibC::Char*, LibC::Char*, LibC::UInt)
+	fun ipc_application_close(Service*)
+	fun ipc_application_read(Service*, Message*)
+	fun ipc_application_write(Service*, Message*)
+end
+
+class IPC::Service
+	# FIXME: getter only as long as proper bindings are unfinished
+	getter service = LibIPC::Service.new
+
+	def initialize(name : String)
+		if LibIPC.ipc_server_init(ARGV.size, ARGV.map(&.to_unsafe).to_unsafe, LibC.environ, pointerof(@service), name) < 0
+			# FIXME: throw exception.
+			puts "error: ipc_server_init < 0"
+			exit 1
+		end
+	end
+
+	def finalize
+		# FIXME: throw exception
+		if LibIPC.ipc_server_close(pointerof(@service)) < 0
+			puts "error: ipc_server_close < 0"
+			exit 1
+		end
+	end
+end
+
+args = ["lala", "--oh-noes"].map &.bytes.to_unsafe
+
+service = IPC::Service.new "pongd"
+
+client = LibIPC::Client.new
+
+
+client_array = LibIPC::ClientArray.new
+
+pp! client
+struct_service = service.service
+if LibIPC.ipc_server_accept(pointerof(struct_service), pointerof(client))
+	puts "error: ipc_server_accept < 0"
+end
+pp! client
+
+p LibIPC.ipc_server_close_client pointerof(client)
+