diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 13b80e8..fd273a9 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -50,9 +50,43 @@ StaticHandler.prototype.handle = function(request, response) {
 
 ///////////
 
+var documents = {};
+
+var DocumentHandler = function() {
+
+};
+
+DocumentHandler.prototype.handle = function(request, response) {
+  if (request.method == 'GET') {
+   
+  }
+  else if (request.method == 'POST') {
+    var key = '123';
+    request.on('data', function(data) {
+      if (!documents[key]) {
+        documents[key] = '';
+      } 
+      documents[key] += data.toString();
+    });
+    request.on('end', function(end) {
+      response.end(JSON.stringify({ uuid: key }));
+    });
+  }
+};
+
+///////////
+
 http.createServer(function(request, response) {
 
-  var handler = new StaticHandler('./static');
-  handler.handle(request, response);
+  var incoming = url.parse(request.url, false);
+
+  if (incoming.pathname.indexOf('/documents') === 0) {
+    var handler = new DocumentHandler();
+    handler.handle(request, response);
+  }
+  else {
+    var handler = new StaticHandler('./static');
+    handler.handle(request, response);
+  }
 
 }).listen(7777);
diff --git a/static/application.js b/static/application.js
index bb9b84e..26c0a95 100644
--- a/static/application.js
+++ b/static/application.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+///// represents a single document
 
 var heist_document = function() {
 
@@ -9,17 +10,29 @@ heist_document.prototype.save = function(data, callback) {
   if (this.locked) {
     return false;
   }
-  var high = hljs.highlightAuto(data);
-  var pack = {
-    language: high.language,
-    data: data
-  };
-  pack.value = high.value;
-  pack.uuid = '123456';
-  this.locked = true;
-  callback(pack);
+
+  $.ajax('/documents', {
+
+    type: 'post',
+    data: data,
+    dataType: 'json',
+    
+    success: function(res) {
+      this.locked = true;
+      var high = hljs.highlightAuto(data);
+      callback({
+        value: high.value,
+        uuid: res.uuid,
+        language: high.language
+      });
+    }
+
+  });
+
 };
 
+///// represents the paste application
+
 var heist = function(appName) {
 
   this.appName = appName;
@@ -52,7 +65,8 @@ heist.prototype.lockDocument = function() {
   this.doc.save(this.$textarea.val(), function(ret) {
     if (ret) {
       _this.$code.html(ret.value);
-      _this.setTitle(ret.language);
+      _this.setTitle(ret.language + '-' + ret.uuid);
+      // TODO add to push state
       _this.$textarea.val('').hide();
       _this.$box.show();
     }
@@ -79,9 +93,9 @@ heist.prototype.configureShortcuts = function() {
 // TODO support for push state navigation
 // TODO ctrl-d for duplicate
 
-$(function() {
+///// Tab behavior in the textarea - 2 spaces per tab
 
-  $('textarea').focus();
+$(function() {
 
   $('textarea').keydown(function(evt) {
     if (evt.keyCode === 9) {
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index 05b6814..323f274 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 			$(function() {
 				var app = new heist('heist');
 				app.newDocument();	
+				$('textarea').focus();
 			});
 		</script>