diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
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+name: test
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2.0.0
+      - uses: gleam-lang/setup-erlang@v1.1.2
+        with:
+          otp-version: "23.2"
+      - uses: gleam-lang/setup-gleam@v1.0.2
+        with:
+          gleam-version: "0.18.0"
+      - run: gleam format --check src test
+      - run: gleam deps download
+      - run: gleam test
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.beam
+*.ez
+build
+erl_crash.dump
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
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+# nerf
+
+Gleam bindings to the Erlang [gun][gun] HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2 and Websocket client.
+
+[gun]: https://hex.pm/packages/gun
+
+Currently this library is rather basic and only supports a portion of the
+websocket API. Let us know if you need more.
+
+## Usage
+
+This package can be added to your Gleam project like so.
+
+```sh
+gleam add nerf
+```
+
+Then use it in your Gleam application.
+
+```rust
+import nerf/websocket
+
+pub fn main() {
+  // Connect
+  assert Ok(conn) = websocket.connect("example.com", "/ws", 8080, [])
+
+  // Send some messages
+  websocket.send(conn, "Hello")
+  websocket.send(conn, "World")
+
+  // Receive some messages
+  assert Ok(Text("Hello")) = websocket.receive(conn, 500)
+  assert Ok(Text("World")) = websocket.receive(conn, 500)
+
+  // Close the connection
+  websocket.close(conn)
+}
+```
+
+## Testing this library
+
+```sh
+podman run --rm --detach -p 8080:8080 --name echo jmalloc/echo-server
+gleam test
+```
diff --git a/gleam.toml b/gleam.toml
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+++ b/gleam.toml
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+name = "nerf"
+version = "0.1.0"
+licences = ["Apache-2.0"]
+description = "Gleam bindings to the gun HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2 and Websocket client"
+repository = { type = "github", user = "lpil", repo = "nerf" }
+links = [{ title = "Website", href = "https://gleam.run" }]
+
+[dependencies]
+gleam_stdlib = "~> 0.18"
+gun = "> 1.3.0 and < 3.0.0"
+gleam_http = "~> 2.1"
+gleam_erlang = "~> 0.5"
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+gleeunit = "~> 0.5"
diff --git a/manifest.toml b/manifest.toml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifest.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# This file was generated by Gleam
+# You typically do not need to edit this file
+
+packages = [
+  { name = "cowlib", version = "2.7.3", build_tools = ["rebar3"], requirements = [], otp_app = "cowlib", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "1E1A3D176D52DAEBBECBBCDFD27C27726076567905C2A9D7398C54DA9D225761" },
+  { name = "gleam_erlang", version = "0.5.0", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = ["gleam_stdlib"], otp_app = "gleam_erlang", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "6DC8D506127BF332A48DBE1A286ACAAA0F2C7BF84B33BD9E6F3A8002EC9F649C" },
+  { name = "gleam_http", version = "2.1.0", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = ["gleam_stdlib"], otp_app = "gleam_http", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "C2DF02A2BD551B590D92ADA90A67CDEE60EB4BAD48B5EE10A9AB4CE180CBCE36" },
+  { name = "gleam_stdlib", version = "0.18.0", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = [], otp_app = "gleam_stdlib", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "2938F996BBB25D75E973226846CDDFA33AB5590AFC8A9D043A356EA85272510D" },
+  { name = "gleeunit", version = "0.5.1", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = ["gleam_stdlib"], otp_app = "gleeunit", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "F7FA7477D930178C1E59519DBDB5E086BE3A6B65F015B67DA94D30A323062154" },
+  { name = "gun", version = "1.3.3", build_tools = ["rebar3"], requirements = ["cowlib"], otp_app = "gun", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "3106CE167F9C9723F849E4FB54EA4A4D814E3996AE243A1C828B256E749041E0" },
+]
+
+[requirements]
+gleam_erlang = "~> 0.5"
+gleam_http = "~> 2.1"
+gleam_stdlib = "~> 0.18"
+gleeunit = "~> 0.5"
+gun = "> 1.3.0 and < 3.0.0"
diff --git a/src/nerf.gleam b/src/nerf.gleam
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+++ b/src/nerf.gleam
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+import gleam/io
+
+pub fn main() {
+  io.println("Hello from nerf!")
+}
diff --git a/src/nerf/gun.gleam b/src/nerf/gun.gleam
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+++ b/src/nerf/gun.gleam
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+//// Low level bindings to the gun API. You typically do not need to use this.
+//// Prefer the other modules in this library.
+
+import gleam/http.{Header}
+import gleam/erlang/charlist.{Charlist}
+import gleam/dynamic.{Dynamic}
+
+pub external type StreamReference
+
+pub external type ConnectionPid
+
+pub fn open(host: String, port: Int) -> Result(ConnectionPid, Dynamic) {
+  open_erl(charlist.from_string(host), port)
+}
+
+pub external fn open_erl(Charlist, Int) -> Result(ConnectionPid, Dynamic) =
+  "gun" "open"
+
+pub external fn await_up(ConnectionPid) -> Result(Dynamic, Dynamic) =
+  "gun" "await_up"
+
+pub external fn ws_upgrade(
+  ConnectionPid,
+  String,
+  List(Header),
+) -> StreamReference =
+  "gun" "ws_upgrade"
+
+pub type Frame {
+  Close
+  Text(String)
+  Binary(BitString)
+}
+
+external type OkAtom
+
+external fn ws_send_erl(ConnectionPid, Frame) -> OkAtom =
+  "gun" "ws_send"
+
+pub fn ws_send(pid: ConnectionPid, frame: Frame) -> Nil {
+  ws_send_erl(pid, frame)
+  Nil
+}
diff --git a/src/nerf/websocket.gleam b/src/nerf/websocket.gleam
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+++ b/src/nerf/websocket.gleam
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+import gleam/uri.{Uri}
+import gleam/http.{Header}
+import gleam/dynamic.{Dynamic}
+import gleam/result
+import nerf/gun.{ConnectionPid, StreamReference}
+
+pub opaque type Connection {
+  Connection(ref: StreamReference, pid: ConnectionPid)
+}
+
+pub type Frame {
+  Close
+  Text(String)
+  Binary(BitString)
+}
+
+pub fn connect(
+  hostname: String,
+  path: String,
+  on port: Int,
+  with headers: List(Header),
+) -> Result(Connection, ConnectError) {
+  try pid =
+    gun.open(hostname, port)
+    |> result.map_error(ConnectionFailed)
+  try _ =
+    gun.await_up(pid)
+    |> result.map_error(ConnectionFailed)
+
+  // Upgrade to websockets
+  let ref = gun.ws_upgrade(pid, path, headers)
+  let conn = Connection(pid: pid, ref: ref)
+  try _ =
+    await_upgrade(conn, 1000)
+    |> result.map_error(ConnectionFailed)
+
+  // TODO: handle upgrade failure
+  // https://ninenines.eu/docs/en/gun/2.0/guide/websocket/
+  // https://ninenines.eu/docs/en/gun/1.2/manual/gun_error/
+  // https://ninenines.eu/docs/en/gun/1.2/manual/gun_response/
+  Ok(conn)
+}
+
+pub fn send(to conn: Connection, this message: String) -> Nil {
+  gun.ws_send(conn.pid, gun.Text(message))
+}
+
+pub external fn receive(from: Connection, within: Int) -> Result(Frame, Nil) =
+  "nerf_ffi" "ws_receive"
+
+external fn await_upgrade(from: Connection, within: Int) -> Result(Nil, Dynamic) =
+  "nerf_ffi" "ws_await_upgrade"
+
+// TODO: listen for close events
+pub fn close(conn: Connection) -> Nil {
+  gun.ws_send(conn.pid, gun.Close)
+}
+
+/// The URI of the websocket server to connect to
+pub type ConnectError {
+  ConnectionRefused(status: Int, headers: List(Header))
+  ConnectionFailed(reason: Dynamic)
+}
diff --git a/src/nerf_ffi.erl b/src/nerf_ffi.erl
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+++ b/src/nerf_ffi.erl
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+-module(nerf_ffi).
+
+-export([ws_receive/2, ws_await_upgrade/2]).
+
+ws_receive({connection, Ref, Pid}, Timeout)
+    when is_reference(Ref) andalso is_pid(Pid) ->
+    receive
+        {gun_ws, Pid, Ref, close} -> {ok, close};
+        {gun_ws, Pid, Ref, {close, _}} -> {ok, close};
+        {gun_ws, Pid, Ref, {close, _, _}} -> {ok, close};
+        {gun_ws, Pid, Ref, {text, _} = Frame} -> {ok, Frame};
+        {gun_ws, Pid, Ref, {binary, _} = Frame} -> {ok, Frame}
+    after Timeout ->
+      {error, nil}
+    end.
+
+ws_await_upgrade({connection, Ref, Pid}, Timeout) 
+    when is_reference(Ref) andalso is_pid(Pid) ->
+    receive
+        {gun_upgrade, Pid, Ref, [<<"websocket">>], _} ->
+            {ok, nil};
+
+        {gun_response, Pid, _, _, Status, Headers} ->
+            % TODO: return an error
+            exit({ws_upgrade_failed, Status, Headers});
+
+        {gun_error, Pid, Ref, Reason} ->
+            % TODO: return an error
+            exit({ws_upgrade_failed, Reason})
+
+        % TODO: Are other cases required?
+    after Timeout ->
+        % TODO: return an error
+        exit(timeout)
+    end.
diff --git a/test/nerf_test.gleam b/test/nerf_test.gleam
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+++ b/test/nerf_test.gleam
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+import gleam/erlang
+import gleam/erlang/atom
+import gleam/string
+import gleeunit
+import gleeunit/should
+import nerf/websocket.{Text}
+
+pub fn main() {
+  assert Ok(_) = erlang.ensure_all_started(atom.create_from_string("nerf"))
+  gleeunit.main()
+}
+
+pub fn echo_test() {
+  // Connect
+  assert Ok(conn) = websocket.connect("localhost", "/ws", 8080, [])
+
+  // The server we're using sends a little hello message
+  assert Ok(Text(msg)) = websocket.receive(conn, 500)
+  assert True = string.starts_with(msg, "Request served by ")
+
+  // Send some messages, the test server echos them back
+  websocket.send(conn, "Hello")
+  websocket.send(conn, "World")
+  assert Ok(Text("Hello")) = websocket.receive(conn, 500)
+  assert Ok(Text("World")) = websocket.receive(conn, 500)
+
+  // Close the connection
+  websocket.close(conn)
+}