diff --git a/breadcrumbs/include/Attribute.hpp b/breadcrumbs/include/Attribute.hpp
index 399af93..075c07d 100644
--- a/breadcrumbs/include/Attribute.hpp
+++ b/breadcrumbs/include/Attribute.hpp
@@ -29,8 +29,15 @@ class Attribute
 		this->value = value;
 	}
 
-	~Attribute() {
+	Attribute(string key, size_t length, void* value)
+	{
+		this->key = key;
+		this->length = length;
+		this->value = value;
+	}
 
+	~Attribute() {
+		
 	}
 
 	// Getters and setters
diff --git a/breadcrumbs/include/DataSyncThread.hpp b/breadcrumbs/include/DataSyncThread.hpp
index c8ed1b9..0f1f8a2 100644
--- a/breadcrumbs/include/DataSyncThread.hpp
+++ b/breadcrumbs/include/DataSyncThread.hpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class DataSyncThread
 	HANDLE hThread = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
 	DWORD dwThreadId;
 	bool continueThread = false;
+	bool threadRunning = false;
 
 	std::vector<Attribute> incomingAttributes;
 	HANDLE attribMutex;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ class DataSyncThread
 		attribMutex = CreateMutex(NULL, false, NULL);
 	};
 
+
 	// Synchronous functions (only called from thread)
 	void threadRuntime();
 	static DWORD threadInit(LPVOID pThreadArgs)
@@ -49,14 +51,18 @@ class DataSyncThread
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	int recvBytes(void* buffer, size_t numBytes);
+	int sendBytes(char* buffer, size_t numBytes);
 	void addIncomingAttribute(Attribute attrib);
 
+	// Instantiates a datasyncthread on the heap connected to given server.
+	int connectToAlgorithm(char* serverName);
+
 	// Async control (only called outside of thread)
 	void startComms();
+	bool isRunning();
 	bool stopComms();
 	bool isClientConnected() { return continueThread; };
 	unsigned int getSocketNumber() { return (unsigned int) socket; };
-	int connectToAlgorithm(char* serverName);
 	bool areIncomingAttributesAvailable();
 	std::vector<Attribute> *getIncomingAttributes();
 	bool sendAttribute(Attribute attrib);
diff --git a/breadcrumbs/src/comms/DataSyncThread.cpp b/breadcrumbs/src/comms/DataSyncThread.cpp
index 851fb94..5b73147 100644
--- a/breadcrumbs/src/comms/DataSyncThread.cpp
+++ b/breadcrumbs/src/comms/DataSyncThread.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 void DataSyncThread::threadRuntime()
 {
-
+	threadRunning = true;
 	printf("Thread runtime: %d\n", incomingAttributes);
 
 	/*
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ void DataSyncThread::threadRuntime()
 		CloseHandle(attribMutex);
 		attribMutex = NULL;
 	}
+
+	WSACleanup();
+	printf("Done running thread!");
+	threadRunning = false;
 }
 
 int DataSyncThread::recvBytes(void* buffer, size_t numBytes)
@@ -77,6 +81,29 @@ int DataSyncThread::recvBytes(void* buffer, size_t numBytes)
 	return numBytes;
 }
 
+int DataSyncThread::sendBytes(char* buffer, size_t numBytes)
+{
+	size_t bytesSent = 0;
+	int iResult;
+
+	while (bytesSent < numBytes)
+	{
+		iResult = send(sock, buffer + bytesSent, numBytes - bytesSent, 0);
+		if (iResult < 0)
+		{
+			printf("send failed with error: %d\n", WSAGetLastError());
+			return iResult;
+		}
+		else if (iResult == 0) {
+			printf("send returned 0, connection closed.\n");
+			return iResult;
+		}
+		else
+			bytesSent += iResult;
+	}
+	return numBytes;
+}
+
 void DataSyncThread::addIncomingAttribute(Attribute attrib)
 {
 	DWORD result = WaitForSingleObject(attribMutex, INFINITE);
@@ -95,14 +122,27 @@ void DataSyncThread::startComms()
 	Initializes the communication thread
 	*/
 	printf("Start comms: %d\n", incomingAttributes);
-	continueThread = true;
-	hThread = CreateThread(
-		NULL,                   // default security attributes
-		0,                      // use default stack size  
-		threadInit,             // thread function name
-		this,                   // argument to thread function 
-		0,                      // use default creation flags 
-		&dwThreadId);			// returns the thread identifier
+	if (!threadRunning)
+	{
+		threadRunning = false;
+		continueThread = true;
+		hThread = CreateThread(
+			NULL,                   // default security attributes
+			0,                      // use default stack size  
+			threadInit,             // thread function name
+			this,                   // argument to thread function 
+			0,                      // use default creation flags 
+			&dwThreadId);			// returns the thread identifier
+
+		while (1)
+			if (threadRunning)
+				break;
+	}
+}
+
+bool DataSyncThread::isRunning()
+{
+	return threadRunning;
 }
 
 bool DataSyncThread::stopComms()
@@ -111,6 +151,7 @@ bool DataSyncThread::stopComms()
 	Stops the communication thread
 	*/
 	continueThread = false;
+	while (isRunning());
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -162,7 +203,6 @@ int DataSyncThread::connectToAlgorithm(char* serverName)
 		}
 		break;
 	}
-
 	freeaddrinfo(result);
 
 	if (sock == INVALID_SOCKET) {
@@ -170,6 +210,10 @@ int DataSyncThread::connectToAlgorithm(char* serverName)
 		WSACleanup();
 		return 1;
 	}
+	else 
+	{
+		return 0;
+	}
 }
 
 std::vector<Attribute> *DataSyncThread::getIncomingAttributes()
@@ -194,8 +238,23 @@ bool DataSyncThread::areIncomingAttributesAvailable()
 	return incomingAttributes.size() > 0;
 }
 
-bool sendAttribute(Attribute attrib)
+bool DataSyncThread::sendAttribute(Attribute attrib)
 {
-	// TODO: Implement this to send attribute in the format described in the recieve section.
-	return false;
+	// two extra bytes, one for command 0x00 and one for length:
+	int streamLength = attrib.getLength() + ATTRIB_KEY_SIZE + 2;
+	char *bytes = new char[streamLength];
+	int iter = 0;
+	bytes[iter++] = 0x00;
+
+	string key = attrib.getKey();
+	for (int i = 0; i < ATTRIB_KEY_SIZE; i++)
+		bytes[iter++] = key[i];
+
+	bytes[iter++] = attrib.getLength();
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < attrib.getLength(); i++)
+		bytes[iter++] = ((char*) attrib.getValue())[i];
+
+	int result = sendBytes(bytes, streamLength);
+	return result == streamLength;
 }
diff --git a/breadcrumbs/src/main/VirtualOutputProcessor.cpp b/breadcrumbs/src/main/VirtualOutputProcessor.cpp
index e5da27c..3af1a19 100644
--- a/breadcrumbs/src/main/VirtualOutputProcessor.cpp
+++ b/breadcrumbs/src/main/VirtualOutputProcessor.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 
+#include "DataSyncThread.hpp"
+
+
 int main()
 {
+	DataSyncThread client(NULL);
+	client.connectToAlgorithm("localhost");
+	client.startComms();
+
+	char testValue = 'a';
+	Attribute attrib = *new Attribute("testKey1", 1, &testValue);
+	client.sendAttribute(attrib);
+
+	client.stopComms();
+
 	return 0;
 }