diff --git a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/net/Connection.kt b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/net/Connection.kt
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+++ b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/net/Connection.kt
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+package org.hso.texturesyncclient.controller.net
+
+import com.google.gson.*
+import java.io.*
+import java.lang.Exception
+import java.net.*
+
+@Suppress("MemberVisibilityCanBePrivate")
+class Connection(val addr: InetAddress, val port: Int = 10796) : Closeable {
+
+    var socket: Socket? = null
+    var output: DataOutputStream? = null
+    var input: DataInputStream? = null
+
+    @Throws(IOException::class)
+    private fun getStreams(): Pair<DataInputStream, DataOutputStream> {
+        val i: DataInputStream
+        val o: DataOutputStream
+
+        if (socket == null || !socket!!.isConnected) {
+            val sock = Socket(addr, port)
+            i = DataInputStream(BufferedInputStream(sock.getInputStream()))
+            o = DataOutputStream(BufferedOutputStream(sock.getOutputStream()))
+
+            input = i
+            output = o
+            socket = sock
+        } else {
+            i = input!!
+            o = output!!
+        }
+
+        return Pair(i, o)
+    }
+
+    @Throws(IOException::class)
+    fun ping() {
+        val io = getStreams()
+
+        val obj = JsonObject()
+        obj.add("ping", JsonObject())
+
+        JsonPacket(obj).write(io.second)
+
+        when (Packet.read(io.first)) {
+            is JsonPacket -> return
+            is ErrorPacket -> throw Exception("TODO")
+            is BinaryPacket -> throw Exception("TODO")
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Throws(IOException::class)
+    override fun close() {
+        if (output != null) {
+            output!!.close()
+        }
+        if (input != null) {
+            input!!.close()
+        }
+        if (socket != null) {
+            socket!!.close()
+        }
+    }
+
+}
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diff --git a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/net/Packet.kt b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/net/Packet.kt
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+++ b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/net/Packet.kt
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+package org.hso.texturesyncclient.controller.net
+
+import com.google.gson.JsonObject
+import com.google.gson.JsonParseException
+import com.google.gson.JsonParser
+import java.io.DataInputStream
+import java.io.DataOutputStream
+import java.io.IOException
+import java.lang.Exception
+
+open class PacketException(msg: String) : Exception(msg)
+class PacketTooLongException : PacketException("The Package is too long.")
+class PacketInvalidType : PacketException("The Package has an Invalid Type.")
+class PacketInvalidData : PacketException("The Package has an Invalid Data. (e.g. Invalid Json.)")
+
+abstract class Packet {
+
+    @Throws(IOException::class)
+    abstract fun write(out: DataOutputStream)
+
+    companion object {
+
+        const val TYPE_ERROR: Byte = 0
+        protected const val TYPE_ERROR_MAX_PAYLOAD: Int = 1024
+
+        const val TYPE_JSON: Byte = 1
+        protected const val TYPE_JSON_MAX_PAYLOAD: Int = 16 * 1024 * 1024
+
+        const val TYPE_BINARY: Byte = 2
+        protected const val TYPE_BINARY_MAX_PAYLOAD: Int = 512 * 1024 * 1024
+
+        @Throws(PacketException::class, IOException::class)
+        fun read(input: DataInputStream): Packet {
+            // Type Byte
+            val type = input.readByte()
+
+            // 3 Reserved Bytes
+            input.readByte()
+            input.readByte()
+            input.readByte()
+
+            // 4 Len Bytes
+            val length = input.readInt()
+
+            when (type) {
+                TYPE_ERROR -> if (length > TYPE_ERROR_MAX_PAYLOAD) {
+                    throw PacketTooLongException()
+                }
+
+                TYPE_JSON -> if (length > TYPE_JSON_MAX_PAYLOAD) {
+                    throw PacketTooLongException()
+                }
+
+                TYPE_BINARY -> if (length > TYPE_BINARY_MAX_PAYLOAD) {
+                    throw PacketTooLongException()
+                }
+
+                else -> throw PacketInvalidType()
+            }
+
+            val payload = ByteArray(length)
+            input.readFully(payload)
+
+            when (type) {
+                TYPE_ERROR -> {
+                    val msg = String(payload)
+                    val results = msg.split(' ', ignoreCase = false, limit = 2)
+
+                    return if (results.size == 2) {
+                        val code = results[0].toIntOrNull()
+
+                        if (code == null) {
+                            ErrorPacket(0, msg)
+                        } else {
+                            ErrorPacket(code, results[1])
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        ErrorPacket(0, msg)
+                    }
+                }
+
+                TYPE_JSON -> {
+                    try {
+                        val obj = JsonParser().parse(String(payload)).asJsonObject
+
+                        return JsonPacket(obj)
+                    } catch (e: JsonParseException) {
+                        throw PacketInvalidData()
+                    }
+                }
+
+                TYPE_BINARY -> {
+                    return BinaryPacket(payload)
+                }
+
+                else -> {
+                    // Unreachable
+                    throw PacketInvalidType()
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+}
+
+data class JsonPacket(val content: JsonObject) : Packet() {
+    override fun write(out: DataOutputStream) {
+        val payload = content.toString().toByteArray()
+        // Tag Byte
+        out.writeByte(TYPE_JSON.toInt())
+
+        // 3 Reserved Bytes
+        out.writeByte(0x42)
+        out.writeByte(0x42)
+        out.writeByte(0x42)
+
+        // Length of Payload
+        out.writeInt(payload.size)
+
+        // Payload
+        out.write(payload)
+
+        out.flush()
+    }
+}
+
+@Suppress("MemberVisibilityCanBePrivate")
+class BinaryPacket(val content: ByteArray) : Packet() {
+    override fun write(out: DataOutputStream) {
+        // Tag Byte
+        out.writeByte(TYPE_BINARY.toInt())
+
+        // 3 Reserved Bytes
+        out.writeByte(0x42)
+        out.writeByte(0x42)
+        out.writeByte(0x42)
+
+        // Length of Payload
+        out.writeInt(content.size)
+
+        // Payload
+        out.write(content)
+
+        out.flush()
+    }
+}
+
+data class ErrorPacket(val code: Int, val message: String) : Packet() {
+    override fun write(out: DataOutputStream) {
+        val payload = "$code $message".toByteArray()
+        // Tag Byte
+        out.writeByte(TYPE_ERROR.toInt())
+
+        // 3 Reserved Bytes
+        out.writeByte(0x42)
+        out.writeByte(0x42)
+        out.writeByte(0x42)
+
+        // Length of Payload
+        out.writeInt(payload.size)
+
+        // Payload
+        out.write(payload)
+
+        out.flush()
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/net/test.kt b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/net/test.kt
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+++ b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/net/test.kt
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+package org.hso.texturesyncclient.controller.net
+
+import java.net.*
+
+fun main() {
+    // Just some test code.
+
+    val con = Connection(InetAddress.getByName("::1"))
+
+    con.ping()
+
+    con.close()
+}
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