diff --git a/lib/api/api.c b/lib/api/api.c
index 8c2ddb8..f292289 100644
--- a/lib/api/api.c
+++ b/lib/api/api.c
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/un.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+
 #include <api.h>
 
+#define SOCKNAMEMAX 256 // should be at least 108
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/* variabili globali */
+int fd_skt; // descriptor of the socket
+char socketName[SOCKNAMEMAX] = ""; // name of the socket
+
+
 
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -12,9 +29,53 @@
 
 
 
-
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 int openConnection(const char* sockname, int msec, const struct timespec abstime){
+    if(!sockname){
+	errno = EINVAL;
+	return -1;
+    }
+
+    struct sockaddr_un sa;
+    struct timespec ts;
+    ts.tv_sec = msec/1000;
+    ts.tv_nsec = (msec % 1000) * 1000000;
+    struct timeval t1, t2; // for gettimeofday
+    long long start, end; // to calculate the time elapsed
+    long long elapsedTime;
+
+    // select socket
+    strncpy(sa.sun_path, sockname, sizeof(sa.sun_path));
+    sa.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+
+    if ((fd_skt = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) == -1) {
+	errno = EINVAL;
+	perror("socket");
+	return -1;
+    }
+
+    if(gettimeofday(&t1, NULL) != 0) {
+	perror("gettimeofday");
+	return -1;
+    }
+
+    start = (long long) (t1.tv_sec * 1000000000 + t1.tv_usec * 1000);
+
+    while (connect(fd_skt, (struct sockaddr*) &sa, sizeof(sa)) == -1) {
+	gettimeofday(&t2, NULL);
+	end = (long long) t2.tv_sec * 1000000000 + t2.tv_usec * 1000;
+	elapsedTime = (end - start);
+
+	// return if more time has elapsed than allowed
+	if (elapsedTime > (abstime.tv_sec * 1000000000) + abstime.tv_nsec) {
+	    errno = ETIMEDOUT;
+	    return -1;
+	}
+
+	nanosleep(&ts, &ts);
+    }
+
+    strncpy(socketName, sockname, sizeof(socketName));
     return 1;
 }