diff --git a/doorman.go b/doorman.go
index b3a241c..2bd178a 100644
--- a/doorman.go
+++ b/doorman.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package doorman
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"math"
 	"math/big"
@@ -17,8 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"gopkg.in/mgo.v2/bson"
 )
 
-var _ = fmt.Print
-
 var ONE *big.Rat = big.NewRat(1, 1)
 
 var rand *mathrand.Rand
@@ -43,7 +40,7 @@ type Doorman struct {
 	wg                  sync.WaitGroup // waitgroup for goroutine safety
 }
 
-func NewDoorman(id bson.ObjectId, Probabilities []*big.Rat) *Doorman {
+func New(id bson.ObjectId, Probabilities []*big.Rat) *Doorman {
 	wab := &Doorman{}
 	wab.Id = id
 	wab.Probabilities = Probabilities
@@ -143,6 +140,10 @@ func (w *Doorman) GetCaseFromData(data ...[]byte) uint {
 	return w.GetCase(random)
 }
 
+func (w *Doorman) GetCaseFromString(data string) uint {
+	return w.GetCaseFromData([]byte(data))
+}
+
 func (w *Doorman) GetRandomCase() uint {
 	r := rand.Float64()
 	return w.GetCase(new(big.Rat).SetFloat64(r))
diff --git a/doorman_test.go b/doorman_test.go
index 4512b6c..5061d41 100644
--- a/doorman_test.go
+++ b/doorman_test.go
@@ -18,22 +18,16 @@ import (
 var epsilon = 0.0
 var ZERO = big.NewRat(0, 1)
 
-func assertIsAbout(t *testing.T, expected, received *big.Rat) {
+func assertIsEqual(t *testing.T, expected, received *big.Rat) {
 	if expected.Cmp(received) != 0 {
 		t.Error("received", received, "but expected", expected)
 	}
 }
 
-func assertIsNotAbout(t *testing.T, expected, received *big.Rat) {
-	if expected.Cmp(received) != 0 {
-		t.Error("received", received, "but expected something different than", expected)
-	}
-}
-
 func getProbs(probs ...float64) []*big.Rat {
 	ret := make([]*big.Rat, len(probs))
 	for i, p := range probs {
-		ret[i], _ = new(big.Rat).SetString(fmt.Sprint(p))
+		ret[i] = new(big.Rat).SetFloat64(p)
 	}
 	return ret
 }
@@ -72,7 +66,7 @@ func TestValidate(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGetCase(t *testing.T) {
-	w := NewDoorman(bson.NewObjectId(), getProbs(0.25, 0.5, 0.25))
+	w := New(bson.NewObjectId(), getProbs(0.25, 0.5, 0.25))
 	if c := w.GetCase(ZERO); c != 0 {
 		t.Error("expected 0 but received", c)
 	}
@@ -83,7 +77,7 @@ func TestGetCase(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGetCaseCoroutineSafety(t *testing.T) {
-	w := NewDoorman(bson.NewObjectId(), getProbs(0.25, 0.5, 0.25))
+	w := New(bson.NewObjectId(), getProbs(0.25, 0.5, 0.25))
 	i := 0
 	w.wg.Add(1)
 	go func() {
@@ -98,11 +92,11 @@ func TestGetCaseCoroutineSafety(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestGenerateRandomProbabilityFromBitSlice(t *testing.T) {
 	w := new(Doorman)
-	assertIsAbout(t, big.NewRat(1, 2), w.GenerateRandomProbabilityFromInteger(1))
+	assertIsEqual(t, big.NewRat(1, 2), w.GenerateRandomProbabilityFromInteger(1))
 
-	//	assertIsAbout(t, 0.5+0*0.25+1*0.125, w.GenerateRandomProbabilityFromInteger(5))
+	assertIsEqual(t, new(big.Rat).SetFloat64(0.5+0*0.25+1*0.125), w.GenerateRandomProbabilityFromInteger(5))
 
-	assertIsAbout(t, ONE, w.GenerateRandomProbabilityFromInteger(math.MaxUint64))
+	assertIsEqual(t, ONE, w.GenerateRandomProbabilityFromInteger(math.MaxUint64))
 }
 
 func TestHash(t *testing.T) {
@@ -166,7 +160,7 @@ func randomBytes(n int) []byte {
 
 func TestUpdateHard(t *testing.T) {
 
-	wab := NewDoorman(bson.ObjectIdHex(oid), getProbs())
+	wab := New(bson.ObjectIdHex(oid), getProbs())
 	createMessage := func() string {
 		msg := &shared.DoormanUpdater{Timestamp: 2, Probabilities: getProbs(0.5, 0.25, 0.25), Id: oid}
 		if ret, err := json.Marshal(msg); err != nil {
@@ -209,7 +203,7 @@ func IsExtremeBinomialResult(x int, n, p float64) error {
 func TestGetRandomCase(t *testing.T) {
 	p := 0.5
 	n := 10000
-	wab := NewDoorman(bson.NewObjectId(), getProbs(p, 1-p))
+	wab := New(bson.NewObjectId(), getProbs(p, 1-p))
 	var sum = 0
 	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
 		sum += int(wab.GetRandomCase())
@@ -220,9 +214,22 @@ func TestGetRandomCase(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestGetCaseFromString(t *testing.T) {
+	w := New(bson.NewObjectId(), getProbs(0.25, 0.5, 0.25))
+	expts := map[string]uint{
+		"j'aime la ratoutille": 2,
+	}
+	for data, expt := range expts {
+		if res := w.GetCaseFromString(data); res != expt {
+			t.Error("incorrect results for: ", data, res)
+		}
+	}
+
+}
+
 func BenchmarkGetCaseFromData(b *testing.B) {
 	var data = randomBytes(1024 * 1024)
-	w := NewDoorman(bson.NewObjectId(), getProbs(0.1, 0.4, 0.4, 0.05, 0.05))
+	w := New(bson.NewObjectId(), getProbs(0.1, 0.4, 0.4, 0.05, 0.05))
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 		w.GetCaseFromData(data)
 	}
diff --git a/example/integration_test.go b/example/integration_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index ed4ea2d..0000000
--- a/example/integration_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/didiercrunch/doorman"
-	"gopkg.in/mgo.v2/bson"
-)
-
-func TestDoormanDistribution(t *testing.T) {
-	wab = doorman.NewDoorman(bson.NewObjectId(), []float64{0.25, 0.5, 0.10, 0.05, 0.1})
-	n := 10000
-	cases := make([]float64, wab.Length())
-	for i := 0; i <= n; i++ {
-		cases[wab.GetRandomCase()] += 1
-	}
-	expt := make([]float64, wab.Length())
-	for i, p := range wab.Probabilities {
-		expt[i] = p * float64(n)
-	}
-	//  Todo: use chi square test to assert the results are not absurde
-	//if err := AssertTwoDistributionAreProbabliNotDifferent(expt, cases, 0.001); err != nil {
-	//	t.Error(err)
-	//}
-
-}
diff --git a/example/main.go b/example/main.go
index 17b2365..b42f1b5 100644
--- a/example/main.go
+++ b/example/main.go
@@ -3,17 +3,28 @@ package main
 import (
 	"html/template"
 	"log"
+	"math/big"
+	"math/rand"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/didiercrunch/doorman"
 	"gopkg.in/mgo.v2/bson"
 )
 
-var wab = doorman.NewDoorman(bson.ObjectIdHex("55048bfff6fb5e213d000001"), []float64{0.25, 0.5, 0.10, 0.05, 0.1})
+func getProbs(probs ...float64) []*big.Rat {
+	ret := make([]*big.Rat, len(probs))
+	for i, p := range probs {
+		ret[i] = new(big.Rat).SetFloat64(p)
+	}
+	return ret
+}
+
+var wab = doorman.New(bson.ObjectIdHex("558701a2f6fb5e29a4000003"), getProbs(1, 0, 0))
 
 func init() {
-	if err := wab.NanoMsgSubscriber("tcp://127.0.0.1:40899"); err != nil {
+	if err := wab.Subscriber("http://localhost:1999"); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 }
@@ -21,15 +32,11 @@ func init() {
 func GetDoormanValue(r *http.Request) (string, int) {
 	switch wab.GetCaseFromData([]byte(r.URL.String())) {
 	case 0:
-		return "blue", 0
+		return "red", 0
 	case 1:
-		return "red", 1
+		return "green", 1
 	case 2:
-		return "pink", 2
-	case 3:
-		return "yellow", 3
-	case 4:
-		return "magenta", 4
+		return "blue", 2
 	}
 	log.Panic("impossible value returned by doorman")
 	return "", 0
@@ -43,8 +50,10 @@ var tmpl = `
 		<h1 style="text-align:center;">the doorman value is {{ .value }}</h1>
 		<p style="text-align:center;">
 			this doorman depend solely on the url.  If you hit different url you
-			will have different doorman results.
+			will have different doorman results.  For example, here is a random
+			url: <a href="{{ .nextUrl }}" style="color: black;"> {{ .nextUrl }} </a>
 		</p>
+
 	</body>
 </html>
 `
@@ -56,6 +65,7 @@ func Handler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	m := make(map[string]interface{})
 	m["color"], m["value"] = GetDoormanValue(r)
+	m["nextUrl"] = "/" + strconv.Itoa(rand.Int())
 	if err := t.Execute(w, m); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/httpsubscriber/httpsubscriber.go b/httpsubscriber/httpsubscriber.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eaeb15c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/httpsubscriber/httpsubscriber.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package httpsubscriber
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/didiercrunch/doorman/shared"
+	"gopkg.in/mgo.v2/bson"
+)
+
+type HttpSubscriber struct {
+	Url      string
+	HartBeat time.Duration
+}
+
+func (s *HttpSubscriber) GetDoormanUpdater() (*shared.DoormanUpdater, error) {
+	resp, err := http.Get(s.Url)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	} else if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+		return nil, errors.New("bad http status when GETting update, " + resp.Status)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	de := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body)
+	ret := new(shared.DoormanUpdater)
+	err = de.Decode(ret)
+	return ret, err
+}
+
+func (s *HttpSubscriber) callUpdateHandlerFunction(f shared.UpdateHandlerFunc, data []byte) error {
+	wu := &shared.DoormanUpdater{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, wu); err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else {
+		return f(wu)
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *HttpSubscriber) Subscribe(abtestId bson.ObjectId, update shared.UpdateHandlerFunc) error {
+	go func() {
+		c := time.Tick(s.HartBeat)
+		for _ = range c {
+			if du, err := s.GetDoormanUpdater(); err != nil {
+				log.Printf("error retrieving doorman %v \n%v\n", abtestId, err)
+			} else {
+				update(du)
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/httpsubscriber/httpsubscriber_test.go b/httpsubscriber/httpsubscriber_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29254c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/httpsubscriber/httpsubscriber_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package httpsubscriber
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"math/big"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/didiercrunch/doorman/shared"
+)
+
+func TestCallUpdateHandlerFunction(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(m *shared.DoormanUpdater) error {
+		if m.Id != "foo" {
+			t.Error("bad doorman id", m.Id)
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	data, err := json.Marshal(&shared.DoormanUpdater{Id: "foo"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if new(HttpSubscriber).callUpdateHandlerFunction(f, data); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func MockEndpoint(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	du := &shared.DoormanUpdater{
+		"b64",
+		897987,
+		[]*big.Rat{big.NewRat(1, 4), big.NewRat(3, 4)},
+	}
+	enc := json.NewEncoder(w)
+	if err := enc.Encode(du); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestGetDoormanUpdater(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(MockEndpoint))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	s := HttpSubscriber{Url: ts.URL}
+	if d, err := s.GetDoormanUpdater(); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	} else if d.Id != "b64" {
+		t.Error()
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/subscribe.go b/subscribe.go
index 9b031e8..3263b05 100644
--- a/subscribe.go
+++ b/subscribe.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/didiercrunch/doorman/nanomsgsubscriber"
 	"github.com/didiercrunch/doorman/nsqsubscriber"
 	"github.com/didiercrunch/doorman/shared"
+	"github.com/didiercrunch/doorman/subscriber"
 	"gopkg.in/mgo.v2/bson"
 )
 
@@ -11,16 +12,21 @@ type Subscriber interface {
 	Subscribe(doormanId bson.ObjectId, update shared.UpdateHandlerFunc) error
 }
 
-func (w *Doorman) Subscribe(sub Subscriber) error {
+func (w *Doorman) subscribe(sub Subscriber) error {
 	return sub.Subscribe(w.Id, w.Update)
 }
 
 func (w *Doorman) NSQSubscriber(NSQLookupdURl string) error {
 	sub := &nsqsubscriber.NSQSubscriber{NSQLookupdURl}
-	return w.Subscribe(sub)
+	return w.subscribe(sub)
 }
 
 func (w *Doorman) NanoMsgSubscriber(NanoMsgUrlLookupdURl string) error {
 	sub := &nanomsgsubscriber.NanoMsgSubscriber{NanoMsgUrlLookupdURl}
-	return w.Subscribe(sub)
+	return w.subscribe(sub)
+}
+
+func (w *Doorman) Subscriber(serverUrl string) error {
+	sub := &subscriber.Subscriber{serverUrl}
+	return w.subscribe(sub)
 }
diff --git a/subscriber/subscriber.go b/subscriber/subscriber.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1524c33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subscriber/subscriber.go
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package subscriber
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/didiercrunch/doorman/httpsubscriber"
+	"github.com/didiercrunch/doorman/nanomsgsubscriber"
+	"github.com/didiercrunch/doorman/shared"
+	"gopkg.in/mgo.v2/bson"
+	"net/http"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type Subscriber struct {
+	URL string
+}
+
+type subscriber interface {
+	Subscribe(abtestId bson.ObjectId, update shared.UpdateHandlerFunc) error
+}
+
+type ServerSpecification struct {
+	HostName     string            `json:"hostname"`
+	Port         int               `json:"port"`
+	MessageQueue string            `json:"message_queue"`
+	NanoMsg      map[string]string `json:"nano_msg"`
+}
+
+func (s *Subscriber) getServerSpecification() (*ServerSpecification, error) {
+	url := s.URL + "/api/server"
+	fmt.Println(">>>", url)
+	resp, err := http.Get(url)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+		return nil, errors.New(resp.Status)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	ret := new(ServerSpecification)
+	decoder := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body)
+	err = decoder.Decode(ret)
+	fmt.Println("ok!")
+	return ret, err
+}
+
+func (sub *Subscriber) GetSubsciber(serverSpec *ServerSpecification, doormanId bson.ObjectId) subscriber {
+	switch serverSpec.MessageQueue {
+	case "nanomsg":
+		return &nanomsgsubscriber.NanoMsgSubscriber{serverSpec.NanoMsg["url"]}
+	}
+	fmt.Println("shit!", serverSpec)
+	return &httpsubscriber.HttpSubscriber{sub.getDoormanStatusUrl(doormanId), time.Second * 5}
+}
+
+func (sub *Subscriber) getDoormanStatusUrl(doormanId bson.ObjectId) string {
+	return sub.URL + "/api/doormen/" + doormanId.Hex() + "/status"
+}
+
+func (sub *Subscriber) SetInitialState(doormanId bson.ObjectId, update shared.UpdateHandlerFunc) error {
+	httpSUbscriber := &httpsubscriber.HttpSubscriber{Url: sub.getDoormanStatusUrl(doormanId)}
+	if du, err := httpSUbscriber.GetDoormanUpdater(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else {
+		return update(du)
+	}
+
+}
+
+func startHartBeat() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (sub *Subscriber) Subscribe(doormanId bson.ObjectId, update shared.UpdateHandlerFunc) error {
+	spec, err := sub.getServerSpecification()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err = sub.SetInitialState(doormanId, update); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	subscriber := sub.GetSubsciber(spec, doormanId)
+	return subscriber.Subscribe(doormanId, update)
+}
diff --git a/subscriber/subscriber_test.go b/subscriber/subscriber_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..002f978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subscriber/subscriber_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package subscriber