diff --git a/TwitchLogger.sln b/TwitchLogger.sln
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+++ b/TwitchLogger.sln
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+
+Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
+# Visual Studio Version 17
+VisualStudioVersion = 17.9.34607.119
+MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "TwitchLogger", "TwitchLogger\TwitchLogger.csproj", "{465639B4-4511-473A-ADC8-23B994E3C21C}"
+EndProject
+Global
+	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
+		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
+		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
+		{465639B4-4511-473A-ADC8-23B994E3C21C}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{465639B4-4511-473A-ADC8-23B994E3C21C}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{465639B4-4511-473A-ADC8-23B994E3C21C}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{465639B4-4511-473A-ADC8-23B994E3C21C}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
+		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
+		SolutionGuid = {F2AA3279-79C4-42DA-BDA6-165481D28FE1}
+	EndGlobalSection
+EndGlobal
diff --git a/TwitchLogger/IRC/IrcConnection.cs b/TwitchLogger/IRC/IrcConnection.cs
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+++ b/TwitchLogger/IRC/IrcConnection.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Net.Sockets;
+using System.Reflection.Metadata;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Timers;
+
+namespace TwitchLogger.IRC
+{
+    public class IrcConnection : IDisposable
+    {
+        public static readonly string ENDL = "\r\n";
+        public int Port { get; }
+        public string Url { get; }
+        public bool Connected { get; } = false;
+
+        public event EventHandler? onTimeout;
+
+        private Socket Socket = new(SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);
+        private CancellationTokenSource CancellationTokenSource = new();
+        private Thread? ListenerThread;
+
+        public IrcConnection(string url, int port)
+        {
+            Url = url;
+            Port = port;
+        }
+        public async Task<bool> ConnectAsync()
+        {
+            if (Connected)
+                return true;
+            await Socket.ConnectAsync(Url, Port);
+            if (!Socket.Connected)
+                return false;
+            ListenerThread = new(() => ListenForInput(CancellationTokenSource.Token));
+            ListenerThread.Start();
+            return true;
+        }
+        public void Disconnect()
+        {
+            CancellationTokenSource.Cancel();
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+        public void SendLine(string line)
+        {
+            int sent = Socket.Send(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(line + ENDL));
+        }
+        public bool Authenticate(string user, string pass)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+        private void ListenForInput(CancellationToken token)
+        {
+            using AutoResetEvent ARE = new(false);
+            while (true)
+            {
+                SocketAsyncEventArgs args = new();
+                args.Completed += (sender, e) =>
+                {
+                    onDataReceived(e);
+                    ARE.Set();
+                };
+                bool started = Socket.ReceiveAsync(args);
+                while (true)
+                {
+                    bool reset = ARE.WaitOne(100);
+                    if (reset)
+                        break;
+                    //returning ends the thread running this
+                    if (token.IsCancellationRequested)
+                        return;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        private string _ReceivedDataBuffer = "";
+        private void onDataReceived(SocketAsyncEventArgs args)
+        {
+            if (args.SocketError != SocketError.Success)
+                throw new SocketException((int)args.SocketError, $"Socket Error: {args.SocketError}");
+            if (args.Buffer is null)
+                throw new ArgumentNullException();
+            string receivedString = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(args.Buffer, args.Offset, args.BytesTransferred);
+            _ReceivedDataBuffer += receivedString;
+            string[] lines = _ReceivedDataBuffer.Split(ENDL);
+            //if last line is terminated, there should be an empty string at the end of "lines"
+            foreach (var line in lines.SkipLast(1))
+                onLineReceived(line);
+            _ReceivedDataBuffer = lines.Last();
+        }
+        private void onLineReceived(string line)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+        private System.Timers.Timer _HeartbeatTimer = new();
+        private void InitializeHeartbeat(int millis)
+        {
+            _HeartbeatTimer.AutoReset = false;
+            _HeartbeatTimer.Interval = millis;
+            _HeartbeatTimer.Elapsed += HeartbeatTimedOut;
+        }
+        private void HeartbeatReceived()
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+        private void HeartbeatTimedOut(object? caller, ElapsedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            onTimeout?.Invoke(this, new());
+        }
+
+        private bool disposedValue;
+        protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)
+        {
+            if (!disposedValue)
+            {
+                CancellationTokenSource.Cancel();
+                if (disposing)
+                {
+                    Socket?.Dispose();
+                    _HeartbeatTimer?.Dispose();
+                }
+                disposedValue = true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            Dispose(disposing: true);
+            GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/TwitchLogger/Program.cs b/TwitchLogger/Program.cs
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+++ b/TwitchLogger/Program.cs
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+// See https://aka.ms/new-console-template for more information
+Console.WriteLine("Hello, World!");
diff --git a/TwitchLogger/TwitchLogger.csproj b/TwitchLogger/TwitchLogger.csproj
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+++ b/TwitchLogger/TwitchLogger.csproj
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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+</Project>