diff --git a/bumblebee/__init__.py b/bumblebee/__init__.py
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diff --git a/bumblebee/outputs/__init__.py b/bumblebee/outputs/__init__.py
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diff --git a/bumblebee/outputs/i3.py b/bumblebee/outputs/i3.py
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+import json
+
+class i3bar:
+    def preamble(self):
+        return json.dumps({ "version": 1 }) + "["
+
+    def data(self, data):
+        return json.dumps(data) + ","
+
+    def finalize(self):
+        return "]"
+
+# vim: tabstop=8 expandtab shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
diff --git a/i3bumblebee b/i3bumblebee
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import bumblebee.outputs.i3
+
+def main():
+    output = bumblebee.outputs.i3.i3bar()
+
+    print output.preamble()
+
+    while True:
+        # TODO: retrieve data from modules
+        data = []
+        print output.data(data)
+
+    print output.finalize()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+
+# vim: tabstop=8 expandtab shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4