diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..000dc0a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+root = true
+
+[*]
+indent_style = tabs
+indent_size = 2
+end_of_line = lf
+charset = utf-8
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+insert_final_newline = true
+
+[*.md]
+trim_trailing_whitespace = false
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..397a4d9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/bimg
+/bundle
+bin
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17d01351
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+language: go
+go:
+  - 1.4
+  - 1.3
+  - 1.2
+  - release
+  - tip
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b28d546c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+The MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) Tomas Aparicio and contributors
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
+obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
+files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
+restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
+conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
+OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
+HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
+WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/debug.go b/debug.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c781668b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debug.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package bimg
+
+import . "github.com/tj/go-debug"
+
+var debug = Debug("bimg")
diff --git a/fixtures/space.jpg b/fixtures/space.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f17d2f18
Binary files /dev/null and b/fixtures/space.jpg differ
diff --git a/fixtures/test.jpg b/fixtures/test.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e0e61d7
Binary files /dev/null and b/fixtures/test.jpg differ
diff --git a/image.go b/image.go
index 71c24419..2b658b3f 100644
--- a/image.go
+++ b/image.go
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
 package bimg
 
-type Image struct {}
+/*
+#cgo pkg-config: vips
+#include "vips/vips.h"
+*/
+import "C"
+
+type Image struct {
+	buf   []byte
+	image *C.struct__VipsImage
+}
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bd2002f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/options.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package bimg
+
+const QUALITY = 80
+
+type Gravity int
+
+type Interpolator int
+
+var interpolations = map[Interpolator]string{
+	BICUBIC:  "bicubic",
+	BILINEAR: "bilinear",
+	NOHALO:   "nohalo",
+}
+
+func (i Interpolator) String() string {
+	return interpolations[i]
+}
+
+type Options struct {
+	Height       int
+	Width        int
+	Crop         bool
+	Enlarge      bool
+	Extend       int
+	Embed        bool
+	Interpolator Interpolator
+	Gravity      Gravity
+	Quality      int
+}
diff --git a/resize.go b/resize.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4a9ef91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resize.go
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+package bimg
+
+/*
+#cgo pkg-config: vips
+#include "vips/vips.h"
+*/
+import "C"
+
+import (
+	"math"
+)
+
+const (
+	BICUBIC Interpolator = iota
+	BILINEAR
+	NOHALO
+)
+
+func Resize(buf []byte, o Options) ([]byte, error) {
+	// detect (if possible) the file type
+
+	defer C.vips_thread_shutdown()
+
+	image, err := vipsRead(buf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	//var tmpImage *C.struct__VipsImage
+	/*
+		// feed it
+		imageLength := C.size_t(len(buf))
+		imageBuf := unsafe.Pointer(&buf[0])
+		debug("buffer: %s", buf[0])
+
+		C.vips_jpegload_buffer_seq(imageBuf, imageLength, &image)
+	*/
+
+	// defaults
+	if o.Quality == 0 {
+		o.Quality = QUALITY
+	}
+
+	// get WxH
+	inWidth := int(image.Xsize)
+	inHeight := int(image.Ysize)
+
+	// crop
+
+	if o.Crop {
+		left, top := calculateCrop(inWidth, inHeight, o.Width, o.Height, o.Gravity)
+		o.Width = int(math.Min(float64(inWidth), float64(o.Width)))
+		o.Height = int(math.Min(float64(inHeight), float64(o.Height)))
+		image, err = vipsExtract(image, left, top, o.Width, o.Height)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		//err := C.vips_extract_area_0(image, &tmpImage, C.int(left), C.int(top), C.int(o.Width), C.int(o.Height))
+		//C.g_object_unref(C.gpointer(image))
+		//image = tmpImage
+	}
+
+	// rotate
+	r := Rotation{180}
+	image, err = Rotate(image, r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Finally save
+	//var ptr unsafe.Pointer
+	//length := C.size_t(0)
+
+	//C.vips_jpegsave_custom(image, &ptr, &length, 1, C.int(o.Quality), 0)
+	//C.g_object_unref(C.gpointer(image))
+	//C.g_object_unref(C.gpointer(newImage))
+
+	// get back the buffer
+	//buf = C.GoBytes(ptr, C.int(length))
+	// cleanup
+	//C.g_free(C.gpointer(ptr))
+
+	buf, err = vipsSave(image, vipsSaveOptions{Quality: o.Quality})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	C.vips_error_clear()
+
+	return buf, nil
+}
+
+type Rotation struct {
+	angle int
+}
+
+func (a Rotation) calculate() int {
+	angle := a.angle
+	divisor := angle % 90
+	if divisor != 0 {
+		angle = a.angle - divisor
+	}
+	return angle
+}
+
+func Rotate(image *C.struct__VipsImage, r Rotation) (*C.struct__VipsImage, error) {
+	//vips := &Vips{}
+	return vipsRotate(image, r.calculate())
+}
+
+const (
+	CENTRE Gravity = iota
+	NORTH
+	EAST
+	SOUTH
+	WEST
+)
+
+func calculateCrop(inWidth, inHeight, outWidth, outHeight int, gravity Gravity) (int, int) {
+	left, top := 0, 0
+	switch gravity {
+	case NORTH:
+		left = (inWidth - outWidth + 1) / 2
+	case EAST:
+		left = inWidth - outWidth
+		top = (inHeight - outHeight + 1) / 2
+	case SOUTH:
+		left = (inWidth - outWidth + 1) / 2
+		top = inHeight - outHeight
+	case WEST:
+		top = (inHeight - outHeight + 1) / 2
+	default:
+		left = (inWidth - outWidth + 1) / 2
+		top = (inHeight - outHeight + 1) / 2
+	}
+	return left, top
+}
diff --git a/resize_test.go b/resize_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b944b001
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resize_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package bimg
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestResize(t *testing.T) {
+	options := Options{Width: 800, Height: 600, Crop: false}
+	img, err := os.Open("fixtures/space.jpg")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer img.Close()
+
+	buf, err := ioutil.ReadAll(img)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	newImg, err := Resize(buf, options)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Resize(imgData, %#v) error: %#v", options, err)
+	}
+
+	debug("Image %s", http.DetectContentType(newImg))
+
+	if http.DetectContentType(newImg) != "image/jpeg" {
+		t.Fatal("Image is not jpeg")
+	}
+
+	err = ioutil.WriteFile("fixtures/test.jpg", newImg, 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Cannot save the image")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/type.go b/type.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd261189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/type.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package bimg
+
+type Type struct {
+	Name string
+	Mime string
+}
+
+func DetermineType(buf []byte) *Type {
+	return &Type{Name: "jpg", Mime: "image/jpg"}
+}
diff --git a/vips.go b/vips.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..baf24dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vips.go
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+package bimg
+
+/*
+#cgo pkg-config: vips
+#include "vips.h"
+*/
+import "C"
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"runtime"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	runtime.LockOSThread()
+	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()
+
+	err := C.vips_init(C.CString("bimg"))
+	if err != 0 {
+		C.vips_shutdown()
+		panic("unable to start vips!")
+	}
+
+	C.vips_concurrency_set(1)                   // default
+	C.vips_cache_set_max_mem(100 * 1024 * 1024) // 100 MB
+	C.vips_cache_set_max(500)                   // 500 operations
+}
+
+type Vips struct {
+	buf []byte
+}
+
+func vipsRotate(image *C.struct__VipsImage, degrees int) (*C.struct__VipsImage, error) {
+	var out *C.struct__VipsImage
+
+	err := C.vips_rotate(image, &out, C.int(degrees))
+	C.g_object_unref(C.gpointer(image))
+	if err != 0 {
+		return nil, vipsError()
+	}
+	defer C.g_object_unref(C.gpointer(out))
+
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+func vipsRead(buf []byte) (*C.struct__VipsImage, error) {
+	var image *C.struct__VipsImage
+
+	// feed it
+	length := C.size_t(len(buf))
+	imageBuf := unsafe.Pointer(&buf[0])
+
+	err := C.vips_jpegload_buffer_seq(imageBuf, length, &image)
+	if err != 0 {
+		return nil, vipsError()
+	}
+
+	return image, nil
+}
+
+func vipsExtract(image *C.struct__VipsImage, left int, top int, width int, height int) (*C.struct__VipsImage, error) {
+	var buf *C.struct__VipsImage
+
+	err := C.vips_extract_area_0(image, &buf, C.int(left), C.int(top), C.int(width), C.int(height))
+	C.g_object_unref(C.gpointer(image))
+	if err != 0 {
+		return nil, vipsError()
+	}
+
+	return buf, nil
+}
+
+type vipsSaveOptions struct {
+	Quality int
+}
+
+func vipsSave(image *C.struct__VipsImage, o vipsSaveOptions) ([]byte, error) {
+	var ptr unsafe.Pointer
+	length := C.size_t(0)
+
+	err := C.vips_jpegsave_custom(image, &ptr, &length, 1, C.int(o.Quality), 0)
+	if err != 0 {
+		return nil, vipsError()
+	}
+	C.g_object_unref(C.gpointer(image))
+
+	buf := C.GoBytes(ptr, C.int(length))
+	// cleanup
+	C.g_free(C.gpointer(ptr))
+
+	return buf, nil
+}
+
+func vipsError() error {
+	s := C.GoString(C.vips_error_buffer())
+	C.vips_error_clear()
+	C.vips_thread_shutdown()
+	return errors.New(s)
+}
diff --git a/vips.h b/vips.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c288727
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vips.h
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <vips/vips.h>
+#include <vips/vips7compat.h>
+
+int
+vips_initialize()
+{
+	return vips_init("bimg");
+};
+
+int
+vips_affine_interpolator(VipsImage *in, VipsImage **out, double a, double b, double c, double d, VipsInterpolate *interpolator)
+{
+	return vips_affine(in, out, a, b, c, d, "interpolate", interpolator, NULL);
+};
+
+int
+vips_jpegload_buffer_seq(void *buf, size_t len, VipsImage **out)
+{
+	return vips_jpegload_buffer(buf, len, out, "access", VIPS_ACCESS_SEQUENTIAL, NULL);
+};
+
+int
+vips_jpegload_buffer_shrink(void *buf, size_t len, VipsImage **out, int shrink)
+{
+	return vips_jpegload_buffer(buf, len, out, "shrink", shrink, NULL);
+};
+
+int
+vips_webpload_buffer_seq(void *buf, size_t len, VipsImage **out)
+{
+	return vips_webpload_buffer(buf, len, out, "access", VIPS_ACCESS_SEQUENTIAL, NULL);
+};
+
+int
+vips_pngload_buffer_seq(void *buf, size_t len, VipsImage **out)
+{
+	return vips_pngload_buffer(buf, len, out, "access", VIPS_ACCESS_SEQUENTIAL, NULL);
+};
+
+int
+vips_shrink_0(VipsImage *in, VipsImage **out, double xshrink, double yshrink)
+{
+	return vips_shrink(in, out, xshrink, yshrink, NULL);
+};
+
+int
+vips_copy_0(VipsImage *in, VipsImage **out)
+{
+	return vips_copy(in, out, NULL);
+}
+
+int
+vips_rotate(VipsImage *in, VipsImage **buf, int angle)
+{
+	int rotate = VIPS_ANGLE_D0;
+
+	if (angle == 90) {
+    rotate = VIPS_ANGLE_D90;
+  } else if (angle == 180) {
+    rotate = VIPS_ANGLE_D180;
+  } else if (angle == 270) {
+    rotate = VIPS_ANGLE_D270;
+  }
+
+	return vips_rot(in, buf, rotate, NULL);
+}
+
+int
+vips_embed_extend(VipsImage *in, VipsImage **out, int left, int top, int width, int height, int extend)
+{
+	return vips_embed(in, out, left, top, width, height, "extend", extend, NULL);
+}
+
+int
+vips_colourspace_0(VipsImage *in, VipsImage **out, VipsInterpretation space)
+{
+	return vips_colourspace(in, out, space, NULL);
+};
+
+int
+vips_extract_area_0(VipsImage *in, VipsImage **out, int left, int top, int width, int height)
+{
+	return vips_extract_area(in, out, left, top, width, height, NULL);
+}
+
+int
+vips_jpegsave_custom(VipsImage *in, void **buf, size_t *len, int strip, int quality, int interlace)
+{
+	return vips_jpegsave_buffer(in, buf, len, "strip", strip, "Q", quality, "optimize_coding", TRUE, "interlace", interlace, NULL);
+}