diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index c7ae0aa..97485f2 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ types.DeviceRegistry.register(new types.devices.BirdySlim())
 types.DeviceRegistry.register(new types.devices.Skyper())
 
 const express = require('express')
+const { MessageManager } = require('./types')
 const app = express(), appConfig = express()
+const appServer = require('http').createServer(app)
 app.use(express.json())
 app.use(express.static('html_main'))
 appConfig.use(express.json())
@@ -44,6 +46,26 @@ app.post('/api/message/advanced', async (req, res) => {
     return res.json(id)
 })
 
+app.post('/api/message/advanced/menu', async (req, res) => {
+    if (!req.body.payload) return res.status(500).json("ERROR: no msg payload")
+    if (!req.body.options) return res.status(500).json("ERROR: no msg options")
+    if (!req.body.routing) return res.status(500).json("ERROR: no msg routing")
+
+    let id = await types.MessageManager.New('duplex', req.body.routing, 
+        req.body.payload + '\n\n' + Object.keys(req.body.options).map((key, index) => {
+            return `[${ index + 1 }] ${ req.body.options[key].txt }`
+        }).join('\n')
+    )
+    types.MessageManager.attachMenudata(id, {
+        options: req.body.options,
+    })
+    await types.MessageManager.Deliver(id)
+    return res.json(id)
+})
+app.get('/api/message/status/:id/menu', async (req, res) => { //TODO: make this fancy
+    return res.json(types.MessageManager.messages[ req.params.id ])
+})
+
 app.get('/api/message/status/:id', async (req, res) => { //TODO: make this fancy
     return res.json(types.MessageManager.messages[ req.params.id ])
 })
@@ -86,6 +108,16 @@ app.get('/api/devices', async (req, res) => {
     return res.json(types.DeviceRegistry.DeviceStates)
 })
 
+const io = require('socket.io')(appServer)
+io.on("connection", socket => { 
+    console.log('new socket.io connection')
+})
+
+types.MessageManager.events.on('msgmgr:event', (eventType, eventData) => {
+    console.log(eventType, eventData)
+    io.sockets.emit('msgmgr:event', eventType, eventData)
+})
+
 /** CONFIG Routes */
 
 appConfig.get('/config', async (req, res) => {
@@ -113,7 +145,7 @@ memstats()
 setInterval(memstats, 10e3)*/
 
 
-app.listen(config.general.port)
+appServer.listen(config.general.port)
 if (config.general.configWebInterfaceEnabled === true) {
     appConfig.listen(config.general.configPort)
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8e4a5d4..a0cec29 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "md5": "^2.3.0",
     "mqtt": "^4.2.6",
-    "querystring": "^0.2.1"
+    "querystring": "^0.2.1",
+    "socket.io": "^4.0.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/types/MessageManager.js b/types/MessageManager.js
index 09ec5e8..c661bc6 100644
--- a/types/MessageManager.js
+++ b/types/MessageManager.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const events = require('events')
 const ConnectorRegistry = require("./ConnectorRegistry")
 const config = require('../config.json')
 const md5 = require('md5')
@@ -5,6 +6,7 @@ const md5 = require('md5')
 class MessageManager {
     constructor() {
         this.messages = {}
+        this.events = new events.EventEmitter()
         ConnectorRegistry.events.on('msg:status', this.msgStatus.bind(this))
     }
     async New(type, routingParams, payload) {
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ class MessageManager {
         if (status === 'delivered') this.messages[ msgId ]._routerData.recvAck = true
         //this.Deliver(msgId)
         console.log(msgId, uuid, 'status is', status)
+        this.events.emit('msgmgr:event', 'status', [msgId, uuid, status])
     }
     async Deliver(msgId) {
         if (this.messages[ msgId ].type === 'duplex')
@@ -58,11 +61,20 @@ class MessageManager {
         }
         this.messages[ msgId ]._routerData.metadata.push(metadata)
     }
+    attachMenudata(msgId, menu) {
+        this.messages[ msgId ]._routerData.menu = menu
+    }
+
     markMessageRead(msgId) {
         this.messages[ msgId ]._routerData.readAck = true
+        this.events.emit('msgmgr:event', 'read', msgId)
     }
     respondToMessage(msgId, response) {
         this.messages[ msgId ]._routerData.response = response
+        this.events.emit('msgmgr:event', 'response', [msgId, response])
+        if (!!this.messages[ msgId ]._routerData.menu) {
+            //TODO: nice handling
+        }
     }
     _clearEventHandlers4MsgID(msgId) {
         ConnectorRegistry.events.removeAllListeners(`msg:status:${ msgId }:delivered`)