diff --git a/libsickbeard.py b/libsickbeard.py
index a837534..619363b 100644
--- a/libsickbeard.py
+++ b/libsickbeard.py
@@ -5,3 +5,60 @@ Created on Fri Jul  5 14:10:37 2013
 @author: shanef
 """
 
+from libtvdatasource import TVShow
+import json
+from urllib import urlopen
+from fuzzywuzzy import fuzz
+from operator import itemgetter
+
+class Sickbeard:
+    def __init__(self, address, port, apikey):
+        self.address = address
+        self.port = port
+        self.apikey = apikey
+    
+    def __GetApiURL(self):
+        return "http://{0}:{1}/api/{2}/".format(self.address, self.port, self.apikey)
+        
+    def FindShowId(self, showName):
+        jsonurl = urlopen(self.__GetApiURL()+"?cmd=shows")
+        result = json.loads(jsonurl.read())
+
+        shows = []
+        for show in result['data']:
+            shows.append((show, fuzz.partial_ratio(showName.lower(), result['data'][show]['show_name'].lower())))
+    
+        shows = sorted(shows, key=itemgetter(1), reverse=True)
+    
+        if shows[0][1] > 85:
+            return shows[0][0]
+    
+    def FindEpisodeByDescription(self, showId, season, episode, description):
+        jsonEpisodeUrl = urlopen("{0}?cmd=episode&tvdbid={1}&season={2}&episode={3}".format(self.__GetApiURL(), showId, season, episode))
+        episodeResult = json.loads(jsonEpisodeUrl.read())
+    
+        if fuzz.ratio(episodeResult['data']['description'].lower(), description.lower()) > 85:
+            return (season, episode)
+        
+        return None
+
+    def FindEpisode(self, showId, name=None, description=None):
+        jsonurl = urlopen("{0}?cmd=show.seasons&tvdbid={1}".format(self.__GetApiURL(), showId))
+        result = json.loads(jsonurl.read())
+        
+        for season in result['data']:
+            for episode in result['data'][season]:
+                if name is not None and name.lower() == result['data'][season][episode]['name'].lower():
+                    return (season, episode)
+                elif description is not None:
+                    result = self.FindEpisodeByDescription(showId, season, episode, description)
+                    if result is not None:
+                        return result
+        
+        return (0, 0)
+        
+    def GetEpisodeName(subtitle, showName):
+        if subtitle[:len(showName)].lower() == showName.lower():
+            return subtitle[len(showName + ' and the '):]
+        else:
+            return subtitle
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