diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b441eb6..1769377 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ license = "AGPL-3"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-tokio = {version = "1.27.0", features = ["rt", "macros"]}
+tokio = {version = "1.27.0", features = ["rt", "macros", "rt-multi-thread"]}
 serde = {version = "1.0.159", features = ["derive"]}
 serde_json = "1.0.95"
 reqwest = "0.11.16"
diff --git a/src/api/types.rs b/src/api/types.rs
index c50520f..43ee964 100644
--- a/src/api/types.rs
+++ b/src/api/types.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 To learn more about the types implemented here, please visit
 https://discord.com/developers/docs .
 I do not feel like re-documenting all of this, as everything is already perfectly explained there.
- */
+*/
 
 use std::fmt;
 
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use crate::{api::limits::Limits, URLBundle};
 
+pub trait WebSocketEvent {}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct LoginResult {
     token: String,
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@ pub struct Error {
     pub code: String,
 }
 
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Default)]
 pub struct UserObject {
     id: String,
     username: String,
@@ -201,8 +203,8 @@ impl User {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-struct Message {
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
+pub struct Message {
     id: String,
     channel_id: String,
     author: UserObject,
@@ -237,8 +239,8 @@ struct Message {
     role_subscription_data: Option<RoleSubscriptionData>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-struct MessageCreate {
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
+pub struct MessageCreate {
     #[serde(flatten)]
     message: Message,
     guild_id: Option<String>,
@@ -246,7 +248,9 @@ struct MessageCreate {
     mentions: Vec<(UserObject, GuildMember)>, // Not sure if this is correct: https://discord.com/developers/docs/topics/gateway-events#message-create
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+impl WebSocketEvent for MessageCreate {}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
 struct PartialMessage {
     id: Option<String>,
     channel_id: Option<String>,
@@ -284,8 +288,8 @@ struct PartialMessage {
     member: Option<GuildMember>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-struct MessageUpdate {
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
+pub struct MessageUpdate {
     #[serde(flatten)]
     message: PartialMessage,
     guild_id: Option<String>,
@@ -293,22 +297,28 @@ struct MessageUpdate {
     mentions: Vec<(UserObject, GuildMember)>, // Not sure if this is correct: https://discord.com/developers/docs/topics/gateway-events#message-create
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-struct MessageDelete {
+impl WebSocketEvent for MessageUpdate {}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
+pub struct MessageDelete {
     id: String,
     channel_id: String,
     guild_id: Option<String>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-struct MessageDeleteBulk {
+impl WebSocketEvent for MessageDelete {}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
+pub struct MessageDeleteBulk {
     ids: Vec<String>,
     channel_id: String,
     guild_id: Option<String>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-struct MessageReactionAdd {
+impl WebSocketEvent for MessageDeleteBulk {}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
+pub struct MessageReactionAdd {
     user_id: String,
     channel_id: String,
     message_id: String,
@@ -317,8 +327,10 @@ struct MessageReactionAdd {
     emoji: Emoji,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-struct MessageReactionRemove {
+impl WebSocketEvent for MessageReactionAdd {}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
+pub struct MessageReactionRemove {
     user_id: String,
     channel_id: String,
     message_id: String,
@@ -326,21 +338,27 @@ struct MessageReactionRemove {
     emoji: Emoji,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-struct MessageReactionRemoveAll {
+impl WebSocketEvent for MessageReactionRemove {}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
+pub struct MessageReactionRemoveAll {
     channel_id: String,
     message_id: String,
     guild_id: Option<String>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-struct MessageReactionRemoveEmoji {
+impl WebSocketEvent for MessageReactionRemoveAll {}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
+pub struct MessageReactionRemoveEmoji {
     channel_id: String,
     message_id: String,
     guild_id: Option<String>,
     emoji: Emoji,
 }
 
+impl WebSocketEvent for MessageReactionRemoveEmoji {}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 struct ChannelMention {
     id: String,
@@ -445,7 +463,7 @@ struct Reaction {
     emoji: Emoji,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, Default)]
 struct Emoji {
     id: Option<u64>,
     name: Option<String>,
@@ -680,8 +698,8 @@ struct RoleSubscriptionData {
     is_renewal: bool,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
-struct TypingStartEvent {
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, Default)]
+pub struct TypingStartEvent {
     channel_id: String,
     guild_id: Option<String>,
     user_id: String,
@@ -689,32 +707,38 @@ struct TypingStartEvent {
     member: Option<GuildMember>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
-struct GatewayIdentifyPayload {
-    token: String,
-    properties: GatewayIdentifyConnectionProps,
-    compress: Option<bool>,
-    large_threshold: Option<i16>, //default: 50
-    shard: Option<Vec<(i32, i32)>>,
-    presence: Option<PresenceUpdate>,
-    intents: i32,
+impl WebSocketEvent for TypingStartEvent {}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, Default)]
+pub struct GatewayIdentifyPayload {
+    pub token: String,
+    pub properties: GatewayIdentifyConnectionProps,
+    pub compress: Option<bool>,
+    pub large_threshold: Option<i16>, //default: 50
+    pub shard: Option<Vec<(i32, i32)>>,
+    pub presence: Option<PresenceUpdate>,
+    pub intents: i32,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
-struct GatewayIdentifyConnectionProps {
-    os: String,
-    browser: String,
-    device: String,
+impl WebSocketEvent for GatewayIdentifyPayload {}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, Default)]
+pub struct GatewayIdentifyConnectionProps {
+    pub os: String,
+    pub browser: String,
+    pub device: String,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
-struct PresenceUpdate {
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, Default)]
+pub struct PresenceUpdate {
     since: Option<i64>,
     activities: Vec<Activity>,
     status: String,
     afk: bool,
 }
 
+impl WebSocketEvent for PresenceUpdate {}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 struct Activity {
     name: String,
@@ -769,9 +793,11 @@ struct ActivityButton {
     url: String,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
-struct GatewayResume {
-    token: String,
-    session_id: String,
-    seq: String,
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, Default)]
+pub struct GatewayResume {
+    pub token: String,
+    pub session_id: String,
+    pub seq: String,
 }
+
+impl WebSocketEvent for GatewayResume {}
diff --git a/src/errors.rs b/src/errors.rs
index 58dc856..f74c7cd 100644
--- a/src/errors.rs
+++ b/src/errors.rs
@@ -19,3 +19,9 @@ custom_error! {
     InvalidFormBodyError{error_type: String, error:String} = "The server responded with: {error_type}: {error}",
     RateLimited = "Ratelimited.",
 }
+
+custom_error! {
+    #[derive(PartialEq, Eq)]
+    pub ObserverError
+    AlreadySubscribedError = "Each event can only be subscribed to once."
+}
diff --git a/src/gateway.rs b/src/gateway.rs
index d68be22..f56e0d4 100644
--- a/src/gateway.rs
+++ b/src/gateway.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,203 @@
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct Gateway {
-    url: String,
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::Mutex;
+use std::thread::JoinHandle;
+
+use crate::api::types::*;
+use crate::api::WebSocketEvent;
+use crate::errors::ObserverError;
+use crate::gateway::events::Events;
+use crate::URLBundle;
+use reqwest::Url;
+use serde_json::to_string;
+use tokio::net::TcpStream;
+use tokio_tungstenite::tungstenite::Error;
+use tokio_tungstenite::MaybeTlsStream;
+use tokio_tungstenite::WebSocketStream;
+
+/**
+Represents a Gateway connection. A Gateway connection will create observable
+[`GatewayEvents`](GatewayEvent), which you can subscribe to. Gateway events include all currently
+implemented [Types] with the trait [`WebSocketEvent`]
+*/
+pub struct Gateway<'a> {
+    pub url: String,
+    pub events: Events<'a>,
+    socket: Arc<Mutex<Option<WebSocketStream<MaybeTlsStream<TcpStream>>>>>,
+    thread_handle: Option<JoinHandle<()>>,
+}
+
+impl<'a> Gateway<'a> {
+    pub async fn new(websocket_url: String, token: String) {
+        let parsed_url = Url::parse(&URLBundle::parse_url(websocket_url.clone())).unwrap();
+        if parsed_url.scheme() != "ws" && parsed_url.scheme() != "wss" {
+            //return Err(Error::Url(UrlError::UnsupportedUrlScheme));
+        }
+        let payload = GatewayIdentifyPayload {
+            token: token,
+            properties: GatewayIdentifyConnectionProps {
+                os: "any".to_string(),
+                browser: "chorus-polyphony".to_string(),
+                device: "chorus-lib".to_string(),
+            },
+            compress: Some(true),
+            large_threshold: None,
+            shard: None,
+            presence: None,
+            intents: 3276799,
+        };
+        let payload_string = to_string(&payload).unwrap();
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+Trait which defines the behaviour of an Observer. An Observer is an object which is subscribed to
+an Observable. The Observer is notified when the Observable's data changes.
+In this case, the Observable is a [`GatewayEvent`], which is a wrapper around a WebSocketEvent.
+ */
+pub trait Observer<T: WebSocketEvent> {
+    fn update(&self, data: &T);
+}
+
+/** GatewayEvent is a wrapper around a WebSocketEvent. It is used to notify the observers of a
+change in the WebSocketEvent. GatewayEvents are observable.
+*/
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct GatewayEvent<'a, T: WebSocketEvent> {
+    observers: Vec<&'a dyn Observer<T>>,
+    pub event_data: T,
+    pub is_observed: bool,
+}
+
+impl<'a, T: WebSocketEvent> GatewayEvent<'a, T> {
+    fn new(event_data: T) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            is_observed: false,
+            observers: Vec::new(),
+            event_data,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+    Returns true if the GatewayEvent is observed by at least one Observer.
+    */
+    pub fn is_observed(&self) -> bool {
+        self.is_observed
+    }
+
+    /**
+    Subscribes an Observer to the GatewayEvent. Returns an error if the GatewayEvent is already
+    observed.
+    # Errors
+    Returns an error if the GatewayEvent is already observed.
+    Error type: [`ObserverError::AlreadySubscribedError`]
+    */
+    pub fn subscribe(&mut self, observable: &'a dyn Observer<T>) -> Option<ObserverError> {
+        if self.is_observed {
+            return Some(ObserverError::AlreadySubscribedError);
+        }
+        self.is_observed = true;
+        self.observers.push(observable);
+        None
+    }
+
+    /**
+    Unsubscribes an Observer from the GatewayEvent.
+    */
+    pub fn unsubscribe(&mut self, observable: &'a dyn Observer<T>) {
+        // .retain()'s closure retains only those elements of the vector, which have a different
+        // pointer value than observable.
+        self.observers.retain(|obs| !std::ptr::eq(*obs, observable));
+        self.is_observed = !self.observers.is_empty();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /**
+    Updates the GatewayEvent's data and notifies the observers.
+    */
+    fn update_data(&mut self, new_event_data: T) {
+        self.event_data = new_event_data;
+        self.notify();
+    }
+
+    /**
+    Notifies the observers of the GatewayEvent.
+    */
+    fn notify(&self) {
+        for observer in &self.observers {
+            observer.update(&self.event_data);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+mod events {
+    use super::*;
+    #[derive(Default)]
+    pub struct Events<'a> {
+        pub message: Message<'a>,
+        pub user: User<'a>,
+        pub gateway_identify_payload: GatewayEvent<'a, GatewayIdentifyPayload>,
+        pub gateway_resume: GatewayEvent<'a, GatewayResume>,
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Default)]
+    pub struct Message<'a> {
+        pub create: GatewayEvent<'a, MessageCreate>,
+        pub update: GatewayEvent<'a, MessageUpdate>,
+        pub delete: GatewayEvent<'a, MessageDelete>,
+        pub delete_bulk: GatewayEvent<'a, MessageDeleteBulk>,
+        pub reaction_add: GatewayEvent<'a, MessageReactionAdd>,
+        pub reaction_remove: GatewayEvent<'a, MessageReactionRemove>,
+        pub reaction_remove_all: GatewayEvent<'a, MessageReactionRemoveAll>,
+        pub reaction_remove_emoji: GatewayEvent<'a, MessageReactionRemoveEmoji>,
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Default)]
+    pub struct User<'a> {
+        pub presence_update: GatewayEvent<'a, PresenceUpdate>,
+        pub typing_start_event: GatewayEvent<'a, TypingStartEvent>,
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod example {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::api::types::GatewayResume;
+
+    struct Consumer;
+    impl Observer<GatewayResume> for Consumer {
+        fn update(&self, data: &GatewayResume) {
+            println!("{}", data.token)
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_observer_behaviour() {
+        let mut event = GatewayEvent::new(GatewayResume {
+            token: "start".to_string(),
+            session_id: "start".to_string(),
+            seq: "start".to_string(),
+        });
+
+        let new_data = GatewayResume {
+            token: "token_3276ha37am3".to_string(),
+            session_id: "89346671230".to_string(),
+            seq: "3".to_string(),
+        };
+
+        let consumer = Consumer;
+
+        event.subscribe(&consumer);
+
+        event.notify();
+
+        event.update_data(new_data);
+
+        let second_consumer = Consumer;
+
+        match event.subscribe(&second_consumer) {
+            None => assert!(false),
+            Some(err) => println!("You cannot subscribe twice: {}", err),
+        }
+    }
 }