diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index ab3d754..b76788b 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 // enum used when a certain TV app is being used
-enum ActiveApp {
+pub enum ActiveApp {
+    Roku,
     Netflix,
     Hulu,
     AmazonPrime,
+    Plex,
     Pandora,
     Spotify,
     Crunchyroll,
@@ -11,9 +13,24 @@ enum ActiveApp {
 }
 
 // enum used to select what kind of TV you are using
-enum TV {
+pub enum TV {
     Roku,
     Android,
     Samsung,
     Amazon,
 }
+
+pub fn match_to_app(text: String) -> ActiveApp {
+    let mut result = text.split_whitespace();
+
+    match result.next() {
+        Some("Roku") => ActiveApp::Roku,
+        Some("Netflix") => ActiveApp::Netflix,
+        Some("Hulu") => ActiveApp::Hulu,
+        Some("Prime") => ActiveApp::AmazonPrime,
+        Some("Plex") => ActiveApp::Plex,
+        Some("Pandora") => ActiveApp::Pandora,
+        Some("Spotify") => ActiveApp::Spotify,
+        _ => ActiveApp::Roku,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index a219f54..a375057 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::{BufReader, Read};
 use std::path::Path;
 
+use reqwest::Client;
+use select::document::Document;
+use select::predicate::Name;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde_json::Result;
 
@@ -18,13 +21,37 @@ pub struct Configuration {
     pub active_app: String,
 }
 
+impl Configuration {
+    pub fn is_change_app(&self) -> bool {
+        true
+    }
+
+    pub fn change_active_app(&mut self) {
+        // stuff happens here
+    }
+}
+
 // grab the config
 pub fn init_config() -> Configuration {
     let mut file = File::open(&Path::new("config.json")).expect("Couldn't grab JSON!");
     let mut data = String::new();
-    file.read_to_string(&mut data).expect("Poop");
+    file.read_to_string(&mut data).expect("Couldn't read file!");
 
     let config: Configuration = serde_json::from_str(&data).expect("Couldn't parse JSON!");
 
     config
 }
+
+pub fn get_tv_status(configuration: &Configuration) -> String {
+    let request = format!(
+        "http://{ipaddr}:{port}/query/active-app",
+        ipaddr = configuration.ipaddr,
+        port = configuration.port
+    );
+    let response = reqwest::get(&request).unwrap();
+    //println!("{}", response.status());
+    let document = Document::from_read(response).unwrap();
+    let next = document.find(Name("app")).next().unwrap();
+
+    next.text().to_string()
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 35a50fc..883d1a6 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
 // external crates getting imported
-extern crate ureq;
+extern crate chrono;
+extern crate reqwest;
+extern crate select;
 extern crate serde;
 extern crate serde_derive;
 extern crate serde_json;
-extern crate xml;
-
-// standard library stuff
-use std::fs::File;
-use std::io::{BufReader, Read};
+extern crate time;
 
 // actual third party library being imported
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::Result;
-use xml::reader::{EventReader, XmlEvent};
+use time::Duration;
 
 // local files that need to be imported
 mod app;
@@ -21,5 +19,23 @@ mod generate;
 
 fn main() {
     let configuration = config::init_config();
-    println!("{:?}", configuration.ipaddr);
+    println!("{:?}", configuration);
+
+    loop {
+        let text = config::get_tv_status(&configuration);
+
+        let activeapp = app::match_to_app(text);
+
+        match activeapp {
+            app::ActiveApp::Roku => println!("The lights are light purple!"),
+            app::ActiveApp::Netflix => println!("The lights are red!"),
+            app::ActiveApp::Hulu => println!("The lights are green!"),
+            app::ActiveApp::AmazonPrime => println!("The light are light blue!"),
+            app::ActiveApp::Spotify => println!("The lights are light green!"),
+            _ => println!("Oops!"),
+        }
+
+        time::Duration::seconds(1);
+        //println!("{:?}", text as str);
+    }
 }