diff --git a/blenderpack.py b/blenderpack.py
index 7b0d7d3..c750e05 100755
--- a/blenderpack.py
+++ b/blenderpack.py
@@ -22,20 +22,43 @@ class BadAddon(Exception):
     pass
 
 def fetch(url, pipe):
+    # we have to explicitly close the end of the pipe we are NOT using,
+    # otherwise no exception will be generated when the other process closes its end.
     pipe[0].close()
+
+    local_repo_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / 'packages'
+    local_repo_path.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+
     try:
         # TODO: do conditional request
         re = requests.get(url)
-        # print(re.json())
-        pipe[1].send(re.headers)
+
+        pipe[1].send(re.status_code)
+
+        repo = re.json()
+        repo['etag'] = re.headers.get('etag')
+        repo['last-modified'] = re.headers.get('last-modified')
+
+        # just stick it here for now..
+        dump_repo(local_repo_path, repo)
+
     finally:
         pipe[1].close()
 
 
-
-# class Package():
+# class Package:
 #     def __init__(self):
-
+#         self.bl_info = None
+#         self.url     = None
+#         self.type    = None
+#
+# class Repository:
+#     def __init__(self, name):
+#         self.name     = name
+#         self.packages = None
+#
+#     def json(self):
+#         return json.dumps(self.__dict__)
 
 def parse_blinfo(source: str) -> dict:
     """Parse a python file and return its bl_info dict, if there is one (else return None)"""
@@ -117,9 +140,11 @@ def make_repo(repopath: pathlib.Path):
 
     repo_data['packages'] = package_data
 
-    with (repopath / 'repo.json').open('w', encoding='utf-8') as repo_file:
-        json.dump(repo_data, repo_file, indent=4, sort_keys=True)
+    dump_repo(repopath, repo_data)
 
+def dump_repo(repo_path: pathlib.Path, repo_data: dict):
+    with (repo_path / 'repo.json').open('w', encoding='utf-8') as repo_file:
+        json.dump(repo_data, repo_file, indent=4, sort_keys=True)
 
 
 def main():