diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d87d4be66..a35fe92d7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,3 +15,8 @@ spec/reports
 test/tmp
 test/version_tmp
 tmp
+
+.idea
+*~
+*.swp
+*.iml
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 4ea25ec84..e6075ba88 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,4 +1,21 @@
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
+# Look for $WORKSPACE, otherwise use "workspace" as dev path.
+workspace = ENV["WORKSPACE"] || "~/workspace"
+
+
+gem 'pg', '0.14.0'
+gem 'jam_db', :path=> "#{workspace}/jam-db/target/ruby_package"
+gem 'activerecord', '3.2.7'
+gem 'uuidtools', '2.1.2'
+gem 'bcrypt-ruby', '3.0.1'
+
+group :test do
+  gem "factory_girl"
+  gem "rspec", "2.10.0"
+  gem 'spork', '0.9.0'
+  gem 'database_cleaner', '0.7.0'
+end
+
 # Specify your gem's dependencies in jam_ruby.gemspec
 gemspec
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8ebd64687..39a2c2e30 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,29 +1,8 @@
 # JamRuby
 
-TODO: Write a gem description
+## Environment
+Create development database 'jam_ruby'
+`createdb jam_ruby`
 
-## Installation
-
-Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
-
-    gem 'jam_ruby'
-
-And then execute:
-
-    $ bundle
-
-Or install it yourself as:
-
-    $ gem install jam_ruby
-
-## Usage
-
-TODO: Write usage instructions here
-
-## Contributing
-
-1. Fork it
-2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`)
-3. Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Added some feature'`)
-4. Push to the branch (`git push origin my-new-feature`)
-5. Create new Pull Request
+Once you've created your database, migrate it:
+`bundle exec jam_ruby up`
diff --git a/config/database.yml b/config/database.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..322a29d46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/database.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+test:
+  adapter: postgresql
+  database: jam_ruby_test
+  pool: 3
+  username: postgres
+  password: postgres
+  timeout: 2000
+  encoding: unicode
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diff --git a/lib/jam_ruby.rb b/lib/jam_ruby.rb
index 54d06f13e..df2937c53 100644
--- a/lib/jam_ruby.rb
+++ b/lib/jam_ruby.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
+require "pg"
+require "active_record"
+require "jam_db"
+require 'uuidtools'
 require "jam_ruby/version"
+require "jam_ruby/models/extensions/uuid"
+require "jam_ruby/models/user"
+require "jam_ruby/models/jam_session"
 
 module JamRuby
-  # Your code goes here...
+
 end
diff --git a/lib/jam_ruby/dbutil.rb b/lib/jam_ruby/dbutil.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b59c7e2bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/jam_ruby/dbutil.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module JamRuby
+  class DbUtil
+    def self.create(connection_hash)
+      
+    end
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/lib/jam_ruby/models/extensions/uuid.rb b/lib/jam_ruby/models/extensions/uuid.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..406e0c567
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/jam_ruby/models/extensions/uuid.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+module JamRuby
+  module UUID
+    extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+    included do
+      before_create :generate_uuid
+
+      def generate_uuid
+        self.id = UUIDTools::UUID.random_create.to_s
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/lib/jam_ruby/models/jam_session.rb b/lib/jam_ruby/models/jam_session.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..639f699d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/jam_ruby/models/jam_session.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+module JamRuby
+  class JamSession < ActiveRecord::Base
+
+    include JamRuby::UUID
+
+    # Verifies that the specified user (user_session_id ) can join the jam_sessin_id
+    # returns true/false
+    def access?(jam_session_id, user_session_id)
+
+    end
+
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/lib/jam_ruby/models/user.rb b/lib/jam_ruby/models/user.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d219f5bda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/jam_ruby/models/user.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+module JamRuby
+  class User < ActiveRecord::Base
+
+    attr_accessible :name, :email, :password, :password_confirmation
+    
+    has_secure_password
+
+    before_save { |user| user.email = email.downcase }
+    before_save :create_remember_token
+
+    validates :name, presence: true, length: {maximum: 50}
+    VALID_EMAIL_REGEX = /\A[\w+\-.]+@[a-z\d\-.]+\.[a-z]+\z/i
+    validates :email, presence: true, format: {with: VALID_EMAIL_REGEX},
+              uniqueness: {case_sensitive: false}
+    validates :password, length: {minimum: 6}
+    validates :password_confirmation, presence: true
+
+    private
+    def create_remember_token
+      self.remember_token = SecureRandom.urlsafe_base64
+    end
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/spec/factories.rb b/spec/factories.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d71d480d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/factories.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+FactoryGirl.define do
+  factory :user do
+    sequence(:name) { |n| "Person #{n}" }
+    sequence(:email) { |n| "person_#{n}@example.com"}
+    password "foobar"
+    password_confirmation "foobar"
+
+    factory :admin do
+      admin true
+    end
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/spec/jam_ruby/models/jam_session_spec.rb b/spec/jam_ruby/models/jam_session_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5470417c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/jam_ruby/models/jam_session_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe JamSession do
+
+  it 'can grant access to valid user' do
+    
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/spec/jam_ruby/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/jam_ruby/models/user_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d5103226
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/jam_ruby/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe User do
+
+  before do
+    @user = User.new(name: "Example User", email: "user@example.com",
+                     password: "foobar", password_confirmation: "foobar")
+  end
+
+  subject { @user }
+
+  it { should respond_to(:name) }
+  it { should respond_to(:email) }
+  it { should respond_to(:password_digest) }
+  it { should respond_to(:password) }
+  it { should respond_to(:password_confirmation) }
+  it { should respond_to(:remember_token) }
+  it { should respond_to(:admin) }
+  it { should respond_to(:authenticate) }
+
+  it { should be_valid }
+  it { should_not be_admin }
+
+  describe "accessible attributes" do
+    it "should not allow access to admin" do
+      userish = User.new(admin: true, name: "george")
+      userish.admin.should == false
+      userish.name.should == "george"
+      userish.admin = true
+      userish.admin.should == true
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "with admin attribute set to 'true'" do
+    before do
+      @user.save!
+      @user.toggle!(:admin)
+    end
+
+    it { should be_admin }
+  end
+
+  describe "when name is not present" do
+    before { @user.name = " " }
+    it { should_not be_valid }
+  end
+
+  describe "when email is not present" do
+    before { @user.email = " " }
+    it { should_not be_valid }
+  end
+
+  describe "when name is too long" do
+    before { @user.name = "a" * 51 }
+    it { should_not be_valid }
+  end
+
+  describe "when email format is invalid" do
+    it "should be invalid" do
+      addresses = %w[user@foo,com user_at_foo.org example.user@foo.]
+      addresses.each do |invalid_address|
+        @user.email = invalid_address
+        @user.should_not be_valid
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "when email format is valid" do
+    it "should be valid" do
+      addresses = %w[user@foo.COM A_US-ER@f.b.org frst.lst@foo.jp a+b@baz.cn]
+      addresses.each do |valid_address|
+        @user.email = valid_address
+        @user.should be_valid
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "when email address is already taken" do
+    before do
+      user_with_same_email = @user.dup
+      user_with_same_email.email = @user.email.upcase
+      user_with_same_email.save
+    end
+
+    it { should_not be_valid }
+  end
+
+  describe "email address with mixed case" do
+    let(:mixed_case_email) { "Foo@ExAMPle.CoM" }
+
+    it "should be saved as all lower-case" do
+      @user.email = mixed_case_email
+      @user.save
+      @user.reload.email.should == mixed_case_email.downcase
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "when password is not present" do
+    before { @user.password = @user.password_confirmation = " " }
+    it { should_not be_valid }
+  end
+
+  describe "when password doesn't match confirmation" do
+    before { @user.password_confirmation = "mismatch" }
+    it { should_not be_valid }
+  end
+
+  describe "when password confirmation is nil" do
+    before { @user.password_confirmation = nil }
+    it { should_not be_valid }
+  end
+
+  describe "with a password that's too short" do
+    before { @user.password = @user.password_confirmation = "a" * 5 }
+    it { should be_invalid }
+  end
+
+  describe "return value of authenticate method" do
+    before { @user.save }
+    let(:found_user) { User.find_by_email(@user.email) }
+
+    describe "with valid password" do
+      it { should == found_user.authenticate(@user.password) }
+    end
+
+    describe "with invalid password" do
+      let(:user_for_invalid_password) { found_user.authenticate("invalid") }
+
+      it { should_not == user_for_invalid_password }
+      specify { user_for_invalid_password.should be_false }
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "remember token" do
+    before { @user.save }
+    its(:remember_token) { should_not be_blank }
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/spec/spec_db.rb b/spec/spec_db.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a3a935ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/spec_db.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+class SpecDb
+
+  TEST_DB_NAME="jam_ruby_test"
+
+  def self.recreate_database
+    conn = PG::Connection.open("dbname=postgres")
+    conn.exec("DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS #{TEST_DB_NAME}")
+    conn.exec("CREATE DATABASE #{TEST_DB_NAME}")
+    JamDb::Migrator.new.migrate(:dbname => TEST_DB_NAME)
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..490c13840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+
+require 'active_record'
+require 'jam_db'
+require 'spec_db'
+
+# recreate test database and migrate it
+SpecDb::recreate_database
+# initialize ActiveRecord's db connection
+ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(YAML::load(File.open('config/database.yml'))["test"])
+
+require 'jam_ruby'
+require 'factory_girl'
+require 'rubygems'
+require 'spork'
+require 'database_cleaner'
+
+include JamRuby
+
+
+#uncomment the following line to use spork with the debugger
+#require 'spork/ext/ruby-debug'
+
+Spork.prefork do
+  # Loading more in this block will cause your tests to run faster. However,
+  # if you change any configuration or code from libraries loaded here, you'll
+  # need to restart spork for it take effect.
+# This file is copied to spec/ when you run 'rails generate rspec:install'
+  #ENV["RAILS_ENV"] ||= 'test'
+  #require File.expand_path("../../config/environment", __FILE__)
+  require 'rspec/autorun'
+  #require 'rspec/rails'
+# This file was generated by the `rspec --init` command. Conventionally, all
+# specs live under a `spec` directory, which RSpec adds to the `$LOAD_PATH`.
+# Require this file using `require "spec_helper"` to ensure that it is only
+# loaded once.
+#
+# See http://rubydoc.info/gems/rspec-core/RSpec/Core/Configuration
+  RSpec.configure do |config|
+    config.treat_symbols_as_metadata_keys_with_true_values = true
+    config.run_all_when_everything_filtered = true
+    config.filter_run :focus
+
+    config.before(:suite) do
+      DatabaseCleaner.strategy = :transaction
+      DatabaseCleaner.clean_with(:truncation)
+    end
+
+    config.before(:each) do
+      DatabaseCleaner.start
+    end
+
+    config.after(:each) do
+      DatabaseCleaner.clean
+    end
+
+    # If you're not using ActiveRecord, or you'd prefer not to run each of your
+    # examples within a transaction, remove the following line or assign false
+    # instead of true.
+    #config.use_transactional_fixtures = true
+
+    # Run specs in random order to surface order dependencies. If you find an
+    # order dependency and want to debug it, you can fix the order by providing
+    # the seed, which is printed after each run.
+    #     --seed 1234
+    config.order = 'random'
+  end
+end
+
+
+Spork.each_run do
+  # This code will be run each time you run your specs.
+
+end
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