diff --git a/pubsub/pt.go b/pubsub/pt.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..005c1e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pubsub/pt.go
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+package pubsub
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+type Step int
+
+const (
+	NotStarted Step = iota
+	Publishing
+	Done
+)
+
+type state struct {
+	step Step
+	m    sync.Mutex
+	scs  []chan<- string
+}
+
+type InvalidState struct{ Step Step }
+
+func (i InvalidState) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Invalid state: %v", i.Step)
+}
+
+// One thread publishes progress, one or more threads subscribes to watch the progress
+// Subscribers may not get all updates. They will get the latest status when waiting on the channel
+type ProgressTracker interface {
+	// Only one publisher sends update. Should close when done
+	// Error if there is/was existing publisher
+	Publish(id string) (chan<- string, error)
+
+	// Can subscribe even if there no publisher yet
+	// If already done, nil channel is returned
+	// channel will be closed when done
+	Subscribe(id string) <-chan string
+}
+
+type progressTracker struct {
+	subscribers map[string]*state
+	m           sync.Mutex
+}
+
+func NewProgressTracker() ProgressTracker {
+	return &progressTracker{
+		subscribers: map[string]*state{},
+	}
+}
+
+func (pt *progressTracker) Publish(id string) (chan<- string, error) {
+	var ste *state
+	func() {
+		pt.m.Lock()
+		defer pt.m.Unlock()
+		ste = pt.subscribers[id]
+		if ste == nil {
+			fmt.Println("new pub")
+			ste = &state{step: NotStarted}
+			pt.subscribers[id] = ste
+		}
+	}()
+
+	err := func() error {
+		ste.m.Lock()
+		defer ste.m.Unlock()
+		if ste.step != NotStarted {
+			return InvalidState{ste.step}
+		}
+		ste.step = Publishing
+		return nil
+	}()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("About to start loop")
+	pc := make(chan string, 100)
+	go func() {
+		var upd string
+		ok := true
+		for {
+			fmt.Println("In producer loop")
+			done := false
+			for !done && ok {
+				// upd, ok = <-pc
+				// fmt.Println("got msg", upd, ok)
+				select {
+				case upd, ok = <-pc:
+					fmt.Println("got msg in select", upd, ok)
+				default:
+					fmt.Println("in default")
+					done = true
+				}
+				fmt.Println(done, ok)
+			}
+			fmt.Println("About to send to subscribers")
+			var scs []chan<- string
+			func() {
+				ste.m.Lock()
+				defer ste.m.Unlock()
+				fmt.Println("Inside lock")
+				scs = ste.scs
+				if !ok {
+					for _, sc := range scs {
+						fmt.Println("Closing subs channel")
+						fmt.Printf("From code: chan is %+v and %#v\n", sc, sc)
+						close(sc)
+					}
+					ste.step = Done
+				}
+			}()
+			fmt.Println("Len of subs", len(scs))
+			if !ok {
+				fmt.Println("channel closed, good bye")
+				return
+			}
+			for _, sc := range scs {
+				select {
+				case sc <- upd:
+				default:
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+	return pc, nil
+}
+
+func (pt *progressTracker) Subscribe(id string) <-chan string {
+	c := make(chan string)
+	pt.m.Lock()
+	ste := pt.subscribers[id]
+	if ste == nil {
+		fmt.Println("new sub")
+		pt.subscribers[id] = &state{
+			step: NotStarted,
+			scs:  []chan<- string{c},
+		}
+	}
+	pt.m.Unlock()
+	if ste == nil {
+		return c
+	}
+	ste.m.Lock()
+	defer ste.m.Unlock()
+	if ste.step == Done {
+		return nil
+	}
+	fmt.Println("appending to scs")
+	ste.scs = append(ste.scs, c)
+	return c
+}
diff --git a/pubsub/pt_test.go b/pubsub/pt_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e060738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pubsub/pt_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package pubsub
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestDupePublisher(t *testing.T) {
+	pt := NewProgressTracker()
+
+	if _, err := pt.Publish("foo"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("First publisher should not give error, err:%v", err)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := pt.Publish("foo"); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Dupe publisher should give error but got nil")
+	}
+
+	if _, err := pt.Publish("bar"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Different publisher should not give error, err:%v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSubSub(t *testing.T) {
+	pt := NewProgressTracker()
+	c1 := pt.Subscribe("foo")
+	select {
+	//Not Working: expected 1 expression
+	//case _, ok <- c1:
+	case <-c1:
+	default:
+	}
+	if c1 == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Subscriber should not get a closed channel")
+	}
+	c2 := pt.Subscribe("foo")
+	if c2 == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Subscriber should not get a closed channel")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPubSub(t *testing.T) {
+	pt := NewProgressTracker()
+	pc, _ := pt.Publish("foo")
+	if pc == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Should not get nil channel")
+	}
+	sc := pt.Subscribe("foo")
+	fmt.Printf("From test: chan is %+v and %#v\n", sc, sc)
+	if sc == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Should not get nil channel")
+	}
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		fmt.Println("Subscriber start")
+		c := 0
+		for range sc {
+			fmt.Println("Subscriber got msg")
+			c++
+		}
+		fmt.Println("Subscriber received close")
+		if c == 0 {
+			fmt.Println("Should have gotten update")
+		}
+		wg.Done()
+		fmt.Println("Subscriber Done")
+	}()
+	fmt.Println("Producer Start")
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		fmt.Println("Producer Sent")
+		pc <- "blah"
+	}
+	close(pc)
+	fmt.Println("Producer close")
+	t.Log("Now waiting")
+	fmt.Println("Now waiting")
+	wg.Wait()
+}
diff --git a/pubsub/ptexp/main.go b/pubsub/ptexp/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11acfd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pubsub/ptexp/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"gitlab.com/balki/ytui/pubsub"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	fmt.Println("vim-go")
+	foo()
+	// bar()
+}
+
+func foo() {
+	pt := pubsub.NewProgressTracker()
+	pc, err := pt.Publish("id1")
+	sc := pt.Subscribe("id1")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		fmt.Println("subscriber loop")
+		for msg := range sc {
+			fmt.Println("received", msg)
+		}
+		fmt.Println("subscriber loop done")
+		wg.Done()
+	}()
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		msg := fmt.Sprint("msg_", i)
+		// fmt.Println("sending: ", msg)
+		pc <- msg
+	}
+	close(pc)
+	wg.Wait()
+	fmt.Println("sleeping")
+	time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
+}
+
+func bar() {
+	c := make(chan int, 100)
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		c <- i
+	}
+	close(c)
+
+	ok := true
+	var v int
+	for ok {
+		select {
+		case v, ok = <-c:
+			fmt.Println(v, ok)
+		default:
+			fmt.Println("in default")
+		}
+	}
+	fmt.Println("done")
+}