diff --git a/src/bin/beta.rs b/src/bin/beta.rs
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+use tokio::sync::{mpsc::{Receiver, Sender}, oneshot};
+
+struct DatabaseStore {
+    counter: u64,
+}
+
+struct DatabaseClient {
+    queries: Sender<DatabaseQuery>,
+}
+
+struct DatabaseManager {
+    store: DatabaseStore,
+    queries: Receiver<DatabaseQuery>,
+}
+
+struct Database {
+    client: DatabaseClient,
+}
+
+enum DatabaseQuery {
+    Increment{
+        resp: oneshot::Sender<DatabaseResponse>,
+    },
+    Decrement{
+        resp: oneshot::Sender<DatabaseResponse>,
+    },
+    Get{
+        resp: oneshot::Sender<DatabaseResponse>,
+    },
+}
+
+enum DatabaseResponse {
+    Ok,
+    Value(u64),
+}
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() {
+    let db = Database::new(DatabaseStore::new());
+
+    if let Ok(counter) = db.client.get().await {
+        println!("{}", counter);
+    }
+
+    if let Ok(_) = db.client.increment().await {
+        println!("incremented");
+    }
+
+    if let Ok(counter) = db.client.get().await {
+        println!("{}", counter);
+    }
+
+    if let Ok(_) = db.client.decrement().await {
+        println!("decremented");
+    }
+
+    if let Ok(counter) = db.client.get().await {
+        println!("{}", counter);
+    }
+}
+
+impl Database {
+    fn new(store_init: DatabaseStore) -> Database {
+        let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(32);
+        let mut manager = DatabaseManager{ store: store_init, queries: rx };
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+           manager.run().await; 
+        });
+
+        Database{
+            client: DatabaseClient{
+                queries: tx,
+            },
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl DatabaseManager {
+    async fn run(&mut self) {
+        loop {
+            if let Some(query) = self.queries.recv().await {
+                self.handle_query(query);
+            } else {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn handle_query(&mut self, query: DatabaseQuery) {
+        match query {
+            DatabaseQuery::Increment{ resp } => {
+                self.store.counter += 1;
+                let _ = resp.send(DatabaseResponse::Ok);
+            }
+            DatabaseQuery::Decrement { resp } => {
+                self.store.counter -= 1;
+                let _ = resp.send(DatabaseResponse::Ok);
+            }
+            DatabaseQuery::Get { resp } => {
+                let _ = resp.send(DatabaseResponse::Value(self.store.counter));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl DatabaseStore {
+    fn new() -> DatabaseStore {
+        DatabaseStore{
+            counter: 0,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl DatabaseClient {
+    async fn increment(&self) -> Result<(), ()> {
+        let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::oneshot::channel();
+        let _ = self.queries.send(DatabaseQuery::Increment { resp: tx }).await;
+        
+        match rx.await {
+            Ok(_) => Ok(()),
+            Err(_) => Err(())
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn decrement(&self) -> Result<(), ()> {
+        let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::oneshot::channel();
+        let _ = self.queries.send(DatabaseQuery::Decrement { resp: tx }).await;
+
+        match rx.await {
+            Ok(_) => Ok(()),
+            Err(_) => Err(())
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn get(&self) -> Result<u64, ()> {
+        let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::oneshot::channel();
+        let _ = self.queries.send(DatabaseQuery::Get { resp: tx }).await;
+
+        match rx.await {
+            Ok(db_resp) => {
+                match db_resp {
+                    DatabaseResponse::Value(value) => Ok(value),
+                    _ => Err(())
+                }
+            }
+            Err(_) => Err(())
+        }
+    }
+}
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