diff --git a/main/dav_server.go b/main/dav_server.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91a83ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/dav_server.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// simple test XML
+const xml string = `
+	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+	<d:propfind xmlns:d="DAV:">
+ 		<d:prop>
+   			<d:displayname/>
+     		<d:resourcetype/>
+       </d:prop>
+	</d:propfind>
+	`
+
+var client *http.Client
+
+func init_dav_client() {
+	client = &http.Client{}
+}
+
+type SimpleCalDavData struct {
+	DisplayName string
+	Calandars   []string
+}
+
+// this makes stalwart assumptions
+func get_caldav_data(username string, password string) SimpleCalDavData {
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest(
+		"PROPFIND",
+		serverConfig.URL+"/dav/cal/"+convert_username_into_url(username),
+		strings.NewReader(xml),
+	)
+
+	req.SetBasicAuth(username, password)
+	req.Header.Set("Depth", "1")
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/xml")
+
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Print(err.Error())
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	_, err = io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	return SimpleCalDavData{
+		DisplayName: "N/A",
+		Calandars:   []string{},
+	}
+}
diff --git a/main/main.go b/main/main.go
index eb8b733..8d4891a 100644
--- a/main/main.go
+++ b/main/main.go
@@ -1,50 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"log"
-	"net/http"
-	"strings"
-)
-
 func main() {
 	read_config()
-
-	client := &http.Client{}
-
-	xml := `
-	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-	<d:propfind xmlns:d="DAV:">
-  		<d:prop>
-    		<d:displayname/>
-      		<d:resourcetype/>
-        </d:prop>
-	</d:propfind>
-	`
-
-	body := strings.NewReader(xml)
-
-	req, _ := http.NewRequest(
-		"PROPFIND",
-		serverConfig.URL+"/dav/cal/"+convert_username_into_url(serverConfig.Username),
-		body,
-	)
-
-	req.SetBasicAuth(serverConfig.Username, serverConfig.Password)
-	req.Header.Set("Depth", "1")
-	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/xml")
-
-	resp, err := client.Do(req)
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Print(err.Error())
-	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
-
-	body2, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	fmt.Println(string(body2))
+	init_dav_client()
+	get_caldav_data(serverConfig.Username, serverConfig.Password)
 }