diff --git a/public_html/js/client.js b/public_html/js/client.js
index 05f0757..e569b7e 100644
--- a/public_html/js/client.js
+++ b/public_html/js/client.js
@@ -23,23 +23,66 @@ function openWebSocket() {
 function onOpen(evt) {
 	console.log('Connected to ' + wsUri + '.');
 
-	let text = "Meow";
-	console.log('Sending "' + text + '".');
-	websocket.send(text);
+	// Send init command containing chat ID and nickname
+	sendInit();
 }
 
 function onClose(evt) {
-	console.log("Connection closed (code " + evt.code + "): ", evt);
+	console.log("Connection closed (code " + evt.code + ").");
 }
 
 function onMessage(evt) {
 	console.log('Received: "' + evt.data + '".');
+	parseMessage(evt.data);
 }
 
 function onError(evt) {
 	console.error('Connection error: ', evt);
 }
 
+// Command senders
+function sendInit() {
+	// Define command as JSON object
+	let initObj = {
+		action: "init",
+		chat_id: "42",
+		nickname: "binaryDiv"
+	};
+
+	// Send command as JSON string
+	let initJson = JSON.stringify(initObj);
+	console.log('Sending init: ' + initJson);
+	websocket.send(initJson);
+}
+
+// Message parsing
+function parseMessage(msgString) {
+	try {
+		let msg = JSON.parse(msgString);
+
+		switch (msg.type) {
+			// Response to 'init' command
+			case 'init':
+				// TODO
+				console.log('Got init response: ', msg);
+				break;
+
+			// Incoming chat message
+			case 'message':
+				// TODO
+				console.log('Got message event: from "' + msg.from + '", text "' + msg.text + '"');
+				break;
+
+			// TODO Topic change, user join/leave, error, ...
+
+			default:
+				console.error('Unknown message type: "' + msg.type + '"');
+		}
+	}
+	catch (e) {
+		console.error('Error parsing message JSON: ' + e.message);
+	}
+}
 
 // Run script after page is loaded
 $(function() {