diff --git a/src/api/server.coffee b/src/api/server.coffee
index 0d68b7d..e9dbd4e 100644
--- a/src/api/server.coffee
+++ b/src/api/server.coffee
@@ -8,20 +8,23 @@
 #
 
 yang = require('yang-js')
-argv = require('minimist')(process.argv.slice(2))
 
-app = require('yang-express') {
-  models: [
-    yang.require 'cord-core'
-    yang.require 'xos-core'
-  ]
-  controllers: [
-    'restjson'
-    'socket-io'
-  ]
-  views: [
+app = require('yang-express') ->
+  @set 'pkginfo', require('../../package.json')
+  @set 'initial state', require('../../sample-data.json')
+  @enable 'openapi', 'restjson', 'websocket'
+  
+  cord = @link yang.require('cord-core')
+  xos  = @link yang.require('xos-core')
+  
+  cord.on 'update', (prop) ->
+    console.log "[#{prop.path}] got updated, should consider persisting the change somewhere"
+    
+module.exports = app
 
-  ]
-  data: require '../../sample-data.json'
-}
-app.run argv.port || 5050
+# only start if directly invoked
+if require.main is module
+  path = require('path')
+  argv = require('minimist')(process.argv.slice(2))
+  argv.port ?= 5050
+  app.listen argv.port