diff --git a/examples/network-c.js b/examples/network-c.js
index 6fcad796..b0509eb1 100644
--- a/examples/network-c.js
+++ b/examples/network-c.js
@@ -1,19 +1,23 @@
-var swarm = require('./../src').singleton
+var Identify = require('./../src/identify')
+var Swarm = require('./../src')
 var Peer = require('ipfs-peer')
 var Id = require('ipfs-peer-id')
 var multiaddr = require('multiaddr')
 
-// create Id
-// create multiaddr
-// create Peer
-// openStream
+var a = new Swarm()
+a.port = 4000
+// a.listen()
+var peerA = new Peer(Id.create(), [multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/' + a.port)])
 
-var peerId = Id.create()
-var mhs = []
-mhs.push(multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/4001'))
-var p = new Peer(peerId, mhs)
+// attention, peerB Id isn't going to match, but whateves
+var peerB = new Peer(Id.create(), [multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/4001')])
 
-swarm.openStream(p, '/ipfs/sparkles/1.2.3', function (err, stream) {
+var i = new Identify(a, peerA)
+i.on('thenews', function (news) {
+  console.log('such news')
+})
+
+a.openStream(peerB, '/ipfs/sparkles/1.2.3', function (err, stream) {
   if (err) {
     return console.log('ERR - ', err)
   }
diff --git a/examples/network-s.js b/examples/network-s.js
index 666c5bfd..c4e50766 100644
--- a/examples/network-s.js
+++ b/examples/network-s.js
@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
-var swarm = require('./../src').singleton
+var Identify = require('./../src/identify')
+var Swarm = require('./../src')
+var Peer = require('ipfs-peer')
+var Id = require('ipfs-peer-id')
+var multiaddr = require('multiaddr')
 
-swarm.listen()
+var b = new Swarm()
+b.port = 4001
+var peerB = new Peer(Id.create(), [multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/' + b.port)])
 
-swarm.registerHandle('/ipfs/sparkles/1.2.3', function (stream) {
+var i = new Identify(b, peerB)
+i.on('thenews', function (news) {
+  console.log('such news')
+})
+
+b.listen()
+
+b.registerHandle('/ipfs/sparkles/1.2.3', function (stream) {
   console.log('woop got a stream')
 })
diff --git a/src/identify.js b/src/identify.js
index 9695af33..cbcf44fa 100644
--- a/src/identify.js
+++ b/src/identify.js
@@ -3,41 +3,93 @@
  * pairs a specific peer is available through
  */
 
-var swarm = require('./').singleton
 var Interactive = require('multistream-select').Interactive
+var EventEmmiter = require('events').EventEmitter
+var util = require('util')
 
-exports = module.exports
+exports = module.exports = Identify
 
-// peer acting as server, asking whom is talking
-exports.inquiry = function (spdyConnection, cb) {
-  spdyConnection.request({method: 'GET', path: '/', headers: {}}, function (stream) {
-    var msi = new Interactive()
-    msi.handle(stream)
-    msi.select('/ipfs/identify/1.0.0', function (ds) {
-      var peerId = ''
-      ds.setEncoding('utf8')
+util.inherits(Identify, EventEmmiter)
 
-      ds.on('data', function (chunk) {
-        peerId += chunk
-      })
-      ds.on('end', function () {
-        cb(null, spdyConnection, peerId)
+function Identify (swarm, peerSelf) {
+  var self = this
+
+  swarm.registerHandle('/ipfs/identify/1.0.0', function (stream) {
+    var identifyMsg = {}
+    identifyMsg = {}
+    identifyMsg.sender = exportPeer(peerSelf)
+    // TODO (daviddias) populate with the way I see the other peer
+    // identifyMsg.receiver =
+
+    stream.write(JSON.stringify(identifyMsg))
+
+    var answer = ''
+
+    stream.on('data', function (chunk) {
+      answer += chunk.toString()
+    })
+
+    stream.on('end', function () {
+      console.log(JSON.prse(answer))
+      self.emit('thenews', answer)
+    })
+
+    stream.end()
+
+    // receive their info and how they see us
+    // send back our stuff
+  })
+
+  swarm.on('connection', function (spdyConnection) {
+    spdyConnection.request({
+      path: '/',
+      method: 'GET'
+    }, function (err, stream) {
+      if (err) {
+        return console.log(err)
+      }
+      var msi = new Interactive()
+      msi.handle(stream, function () {
+        msi.select('/ipfs/identify/1.0.0', function (err, ds) {
+          if (err) {
+            return console.log('err')
+          }
+
+          var identifyMsg = {}
+          identifyMsg = {}
+          identifyMsg.sender = exportPeer(peerSelf)
+          // TODO (daviddias) populate with the way I see the other peer
+          // identifyMsg.receiver =
+
+          stream.write(JSON.stringify(identifyMsg))
+
+          var answer = ''
+
+          stream.on('data', function (chunk) {
+            answer += chunk.toString()
+          })
+
+          stream.on('end', function () {
+            console.log(JSON.parse(answer))
+            // TODO (daviddias), push to the connections list on swarm that we have a new known connection
+            self.emit('thenews', answer)
+          })
+
+          stream.end()
+        })
       })
     })
+    // open a spdy stream
+    // do the multistream handshake
+    // send them our data
   })
-// 0. open a stream
-// 1. negotiate /ipfs/identify/1.0.0
-// 2. check other peerId
-// 3. reply back with cb(null, connection, peerId)
-}
 
-// peer asking which pairs ip:port does the other peer see
-exports.whoAmI = function () {}
-
-exports.start = function (peerSelf) {
-  swarm.registerHandle('/ipfs/identify/1.0.0', function (ds) {
-    ds.setDefaultEncoding('utf8')
-    ds.write(peerSelf.toB58String())
-    ds.end()
-  })
+  function exportPeer (peer) {
+    return {
+      id: peer.id.toB58String(),
+      multiaddrs: peer.multiaddrs.map(function (mh) {
+        return mh.toString()
+      })
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/swarm.js b/src/swarm.js
index 98ae85a3..448c1179 100644
--- a/src/swarm.js
+++ b/src/swarm.js
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@ var tcp = require('net')
 var Select = require('multistream-select').Select
 var Interactive = require('multistream-select').Interactive
 var spdy = require('spdy-transport')
-// var identify = require('./identify')
 var log = require('ipfs-logger').group('swarm')
 var async = require('async')
+var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter
+var util = require('util')
 
 exports = module.exports = Swarm
 
+util.inherits(Swarm, EventEmitter)
+
 function Swarm () {
   var self = this
 
@@ -16,20 +19,26 @@ function Swarm () {
   }
 
   self.port = parseInt(process.env.IPFS_SWARM_PORT, 10) || 4001
+
   self.connections = {}
   self.handles = []
 
   // set the listener
 
-  self.listen = function () {
-    console.log('GOING TO LISTEN ON: ', self.port)
-    tcp.createServer(function (socket) {
-      console.log('GOT INCOMING CONNECTION')
+  self.listen = function (port, ready) {
+    if (!ready) {
+      ready = function noop () {}
+    }
+    if (typeof port === 'function') {
+      ready = port
+    } else if (port) {
+      self.port = port
+    }
 
+    tcp.createServer(function (socket) {
       var ms = new Select()
       ms.handle(socket)
       ms.addHandler('/spdy/3.1.0', function (ds) {
-        console.log('GOT SPDY HANDLER REQUEST')
         log.info('Negotiated spdy with incoming socket')
         log.info('Buffer should be clean  - ', ds.read())
         var spdyConnection = spdy.connection.create(ds, {
@@ -39,31 +48,19 @@ function Swarm () {
 
         spdyConnection.start(3.1)
 
+        self.emit('connection', spdyConnection)
+
         // attach multistream handlers to incoming streams
         spdyConnection.on('stream', function (spdyStream) {
           registerHandles(spdyStream)
         })
 
-        // learn about the other peer Identity
-        /* TODO(daviddias)
-        identify.inquiry(spdyConnection, function (err, spdyConnection, peerIdB58) {
-          if (err) {
-            return log.error(err)
-          }
-          if (self.connections[peerIdB58]) {
-            return log.error('New connection established with a peer(' + peerIdB58 + ') that we already had a connection')
-          }
-          spdyConnection.peerId = peerIdB58
-          self.connections[peerIdB58] = spdyConnection
-        })
-        */
-
         // close the connection when all the streams close
         spdyConnection.on('close', function () {
           delete self.connections[spdyConnection.peerId]
         })
       })
-    }).listen(self.port)
+    }).listen(self.port, ready)
   }
 
   // interface
@@ -81,7 +78,6 @@ function Swarm () {
           return callback()
         }
         var socket = tcp.connect(multiaddr.toOptions(), function connected () {
-          console.log('CONNECTED TO: ', multiaddr.toString())
           gotSocket(socket)
         })
 
@@ -102,11 +98,9 @@ function Swarm () {
 
     // do the spdy people dance (multistream-select into spdy)
     function gotSocket (socket) {
-      console.log('GOT SOCKET')
       gotOne = true
       var msi = new Interactive()
       msi.handle(socket, function () {
-        console.log('GOING TO NEGOTIATE SPDY')
         msi.select('/spdy/3.1.0', function (err, ds) {
           if (err) {
             return console.log('err', err)
@@ -116,6 +110,7 @@ function Swarm () {
             isServer: false
           })
           spdyConnection.start(3.1)
+
           self.connections[peer.id.toB58String()] = spdyConnection
 
           // attach multistream handlers to incoming streams
@@ -166,6 +161,18 @@ function Swarm () {
     log.info('Registered handler for protocol:', protocol)
   }
 
+  self.close = function (cb) {
+    var keys = Object.keys(self.connections)
+    var number = keys.length
+    if (number === 0) { cb() }
+    var c = new Counter(number, cb)
+
+    keys.map(function (key) {
+      c.hit()
+      self.connections[key].end()
+    })
+  }
+
   function registerHandles (spdyStream) {
     log.info('Preparing stream to handle the registered protocols')
     var msH = new Select()
@@ -176,3 +183,15 @@ function Swarm () {
   }
 
 }
+
+function Counter (target, callback) {
+  var c = 0
+  this.hit = count
+
+  function count () {
+    c += 1
+    if (c === target) {
+      callback()
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/swarm-test.js b/tests/swarm-test.js
index 57ecb357..44cbe8d2 100644
--- a/tests/swarm-test.js
+++ b/tests/swarm-test.js
@@ -13,59 +13,72 @@ var Id = require('ipfs-peer-id')
 var Peer = require('ipfs-peer')
 var Swarm = require('../src/index.js')
 
-experiment(': ', function () {
-  var a
-  var b
-  var peerA
-  var peerB
+var swarmA
+var swarmB
+var peerA
+var peerB
 
-  beforeEach(function (done) {
-    a = new Swarm()
-    a.port = 4000
-    a.listen()
-    peerA = new Peer(Id.create(), [multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/' + a.port)])
+beforeEach(function (done) {
+  swarmA = new Swarm()
+  swarmB = new Swarm()
+  var c = new Counter(2, done)
 
-    b = new Swarm()
-    b.port = 4001
-    b.listen()
-    peerB = new Peer(Id.create(), [multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/' + b.port)])
-
-    setTimeout(done, 1000)
+  swarmA.listen(4000, function () {
+    peerA = new Peer(Id.create(), [multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/' + swarmA.port)])
+    c.hit()
   })
 
-  afterEach(function (done) {
-    // a.close()
-    // b.close()
-    done()
+  swarmB.listen(4001, function () {
+    peerB = new Peer(Id.create(), [multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/' + swarmB.port)])
+    c.hit()
   })
+})
+
+afterEach(function (done) {
+  var c = new Counter(2, done)
+  swarmA.close(function () {
+    c.hit()
+  })
+  swarmB.close(function () {
+    c.hit()
+  })
+})
+
+experiment('BASE', function () {
 
   test('Open a stream', {timeout: false}, function (done) {
     var protocol = '/sparkles/3.3.3'
     var c = new Counter(2, done)
 
-    b.registerHandle(protocol, function (stream) {
-      console.log('bim')
-      c.unamas()
+    swarmB.registerHandle(protocol, function (stream) {
+      c.hit()
     })
 
-    a.openStream(peerB, protocol, function (err, stream) {
-      console.log('pim')
+    swarmA.openStream(peerB, protocol, function (err, stream) {
       expect(err).to.not.be.instanceof(Error)
-      c.unamas()
+      c.hit()
     })
   })
+})
 
-  function Counter (target, callback) {
-    var c = 0
-
-    this.unamas = count
-
-    function count () {
-      c += 1
-      if (c === target) {
-        callback()
-      }
-    }
-  }
+experiment('IDENTIFY', function () {
 
 })
+
+experiment('HARDNESS', function () {
+
+})
+
+function Counter (target, callback) {
+  var c = 0
+  this.hit = count
+
+  function count () {
+    c += 1
+    if (c === target) {
+      callback()
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+