diff --git a/crates/lox-wasm/Cargo.toml b/crates/lox-wasm/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "lox-bindings"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[lib]
+crate-type = ["cdylib"]
+
+[dependencies]
+lox = { git = "https://git-crysp.uwaterloo.ca/iang/lox.git" }
+wasm-bindgen = "0.2"
+serde_json = "1.0.87"
diff --git a/crates/lox-wasm/src/lib.rs b/crates/lox-wasm/src/lib.rs
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+use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;
+use lox::OPENINV_LENGTH;
+use lox::proto::*;
+use serde_json;
+
+#[wasm_bindgen]
+extern {
+    #[wasm_bindgen(js_namespace = console)]
+    pub fn log(s: &str);
+}
+
+#[wasm_bindgen]
+pub fn open_invite(invite: &[u8]) {
+
+    let (request, _state) = open_invite::request(&validate_invite(invite));
+    let serialized_request = serde_json::to_string(&request).unwrap();
+    log(&format!("request: {}", serialized_request));
+}
+
+
+fn validate_invite(invite: &[u8]) -> [u8; OPENINV_LENGTH] {
+    invite.try_into().expect("slice with incorrect length")
+}