diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8de6f0d719..163832df8c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,28 @@
 *.so.?.?.?
 *.a
 *.dylib
+lib/*
+
+# CMake
+*.cmake
+*.dir
+CMakeFiles
+INSTALL.*
+ZERO_CHECK.*
+CMakeCache.txt
+install_manifest.txt
+
+# Windows/Visual Studio
+*.vcproj*
+*.sln
+*.suo
+*.ncb
+*/Debug/*
+*/*/Debug/*
+*/Release/*
+*/*/Release/*
+*/RelWithDebInfo/*
+*/*/RelWithDebInfo/*
 
 objs_shared/
 objs_static/
@@ -50,6 +72,7 @@ examples/wsperf/wsperf
 .sconsign.dblite
 
 build/
+doxygen/
 examples/wsperf/wsperf_client
 
 *.out
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab7d3cec3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+
+############ Setup project and cmake
+
+# Project name
+project (websocketpp)
+
+# Minimum cmake requirement. We should require a quite recent
+# cmake for the dependency find macros etc. to be up to date.
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.6)
+
+set (WEBSOCKETPP_MAJOR_VERSION 0)
+set (WEBSOCKETPP_MINOR_VERSION 2)
+set (WEBSOCKETPP_PATCH_VERSION 99)
+set (WEBSOCKETPP_VERSION ${WEBSOCKETPP_MAJOR_VERSION}.${WEBSOCKETPP_MINOR_VERSION}.${WEBSOCKETPP_PATCH_VERSION})
+
+set(INSTALL_INCLUDE_DIR include CACHE PATH "Installation directory for header files")
+if (WIN32 AND NOT CYGWIN)
+  set (DEF_INSTALL_CMAKE_DIR cmake)
+else ()
+  set (DEF_INSTALL_CMAKE_DIR lib/cmake/websocketpp)
+endif ()
+set (INSTALL_CMAKE_DIR ${DEF_INSTALL_CMAKE_DIR} CACHE PATH "Installation directory for CMake files")
+
+# Make relative paths absolute (needed later on)
+foreach (p INCLUDE CMAKE)
+  set (var INSTALL_${p}_DIR)
+  if (NOT IS_ABSOLUTE "${${var}}")
+    set (${var} "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${${var}}")
+  endif ()
+endforeach ()
+
+# Set CMake library search policy
+if (COMMAND cmake_policy)
+    cmake_policy (SET CMP0003 NEW)
+    cmake_policy (SET CMP0005 NEW)
+endif ()
+
+# Disable unnecessary build types
+set (CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES "Release;RelWithDebInfo;Debug" CACHE STRING "Configurations" FORCE)
+
+# Include our cmake macros
+set (CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
+include (CMakeHelpers)
+
+############ Paths
+
+set (WEBSOCKETPP_ROOT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+set (WEBSOCKETPP_INCLUDE ${WEBSOCKETPP_ROOT}/websocketpp)
+set (WEBSOCKETPP_BUILD_ROOT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
+set (WEBSOCKETPP_BIN ${WEBSOCKETPP_BUILD_ROOT}/bin)
+set (WEBSOCKETPP_LIB ${WEBSOCKETPP_BUILD_ROOT}/lib)
+
+# CMake install step prefix. I assume linux users want the prefix to
+# be the default /usr or /usr/local so this is only adjusted on Windows.
+# - Windows: Build the INSTALL project in your solution file.
+# - Linux/OSX: make install.
+if (MSVC)
+    set (CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "${WEBSOCKETPP_ROOT}/install")
+endif ()
+
+############  Build customization
+
+# Override from command line "CMake -D<OPTION>=TRUE/FALSE/0/1/ON/OFF"
+option (ENABLE_CPP11 "Build websocketpp with CPP11 features enabled." TRUE)
+option (BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build websocketpp examples." FALSE)
+option (BUILD_TESTS "Build websocketpp tests." FALSE)
+
+if (BUILD_TESTS OR BUILD_EXAMPLES)
+
+    ############ Compiler specific setup
+
+    set (WEBSOCKETPP_PLATFORM_LIBS "")
+    set (WEBSOCKETPP_PLATFORM_TSL_LIBS "")
+    set (WEBSOCKETPP_BOOST_LIBS "")
+
+    # VC9 and C++11 reasoning
+    if (ENABLE_CPP11 AND MSVC AND MSVC90)
+        message("* Detected Visual Studio 9 2008, disabling C++11 support.")
+        set (ENABLE_CPP11 FALSE)
+    endif ()
+
+    # Detect clang. Not officially reported by cmake.
+    execute_process(COMMAND "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}" "-v" ERROR_VARIABLE CXX_VER_STDERR)
+    if ("${CXX_VER_STDERR}" MATCHES ".*clang.*")
+        set (CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_CLANGXX 1)
+    endif ()
+
+    # C++11 defines
+    if (ENABLE_CPP11)
+        add_definitions (-D_WEBSOCKETPP_CPP11_STL_)
+    endif ()
+
+    # Visual studio
+    if (MSVC)
+        set (WEBSOCKETPP_BOOST_LIBS system thread regex)
+        set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /GL /Gy /GF /Ox /Ob2 /Ot /Oi /MP /arch:SSE2 /fp:fast")
+        set (CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} /LTCG /INCREMENTAL:NO /OPT:REF /OPT:ICF")
+        add_definitions (/W3 /wd4996 /wd4995 /wd4355)
+        add_definitions (-DUNICODE -D_UNICODE)
+        add_definitions (-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -D_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
+        add_definitions (-DNOMINMAX)
+    endif ()
+
+    # g++
+    if (CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
+        set (WEBSOCKETPP_PLATFORM_LIBS pthread rt)
+        set (WEBSOCKETPP_PLATFORM_TSL_LIBS ssl crypto)
+        set (WEBSOCKETPP_BOOST_LIBS system thread regex)
+        set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} "-std=c++0x")
+        if (NOT APPLE)
+            add_definitions (-DNDEBUG -Wall -Wcast-align) # todo: should we use CMAKE_C_FLAGS for these?
+        endif ()
+
+        # Try to detect version. Note: Not tested!
+        execute_process (COMMAND ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} "-dumpversion" OUTPUT_VARIABLE GCC_VERSION)
+        if ("${GCC_VERSION}" STRGREATER "4.4.0")
+            message("* C++11 support partially enabled due to GCC version ${GCC_VERSION}")
+            set (WEBSOCKETPP_BOOST_LIBS system thread regex)
+            add_definitions (-D_WEBSOCKETPP_NO_CPP11_REGEX_)
+        endif ()
+    endif ()
+
+    # clang
+    if (CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_CLANGXX)
+        if (NOT APPLE)
+            set (WEBSOCKETPP_PLATFORM_LIBS pthread rt)
+        else()
+            set (WEBSOCKETPP_PLATFORM_LIBS pthread)
+        endif()
+        set (WEBSOCKETPP_PLATFORM_TSL_LIBS ssl crypto)
+        set (WEBSOCKETPP_BOOST_LIBS system thread regex)
+        set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} "-std=c++0x -stdlib=libc++") # todo: is libc++ really needed here?
+        if (NOT APPLE)
+            add_definitions (-DNDEBUG -Wall -Wno-padded) # todo: should we use CMAKE_C_FLAGS for these?
+        endif ()
+    endif ()
+
+    # OSX, can override above.
+    if (APPLE)
+        add_definitions (-DNDEBUG -Wall)
+    endif ()
+
+    if (BUILD_EXAMPLES)
+        list (APPEND WEBSOCKETPP_BOOST_LIBS random)
+    endif()
+
+    ############ Dependencies
+
+    # Set BOOST_ROOT env variable or pass with cmake -DBOOST_ROOT=path.
+    # BOOST_ROOT can also be defined by a previous run from cmake cache.
+    if (NOT "$ENV{BOOST_ROOT_CPP11}" STREQUAL "")
+        # Scons documentation for BOOST_ROOT_CPP11:
+        # "look for optional second boostroot compiled with clang's libc++ STL library
+        # this prevents warnings/errors when linking code built with two different
+        # incompatible STL libraries."
+        file (TO_CMAKE_PATH "$ENV{BOOST_ROOT_CPP11}" BOOST_ROOT)
+        set (BOOST_ROOT ${BOOST_ROOT} CACHE PATH "BOOST_ROOT dependency path" FORCE)
+    endif ()
+    if ("${BOOST_ROOT}" STREQUAL "")
+        file (TO_CMAKE_PATH "$ENV{BOOST_ROOT}" BOOST_ROOT)
+        # Cache BOOST_ROOT for runs that do not define $ENV{BOOST_ROOT}.
+        set (BOOST_ROOT ${BOOST_ROOT} CACHE PATH "BOOST_ROOT dependency path" FORCE)
+    endif ()
+
+    message ("* Configuring Boost")
+    message (STATUS "-- Using BOOST_ROOT")
+    message (STATUS "       " ${BOOST_ROOT})
+
+    if (MSVC)
+        set (Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED TRUE)
+        set (Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS TRUE)
+    else ()
+        set (Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED FALSE)
+        set (Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS FALSE)
+    endif ()
+
+    set (Boost_FIND_REQUIRED TRUE)
+    set (Boost_FIND_QUIETLY TRUE)
+    set (Boost_DEBUG FALSE)
+    set (Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED TRUE)
+    set (Boost_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS "1.39.0" "1.40.0" "1.41.0" "1.42.0" "1.43.0" "1.44.0" "1.46.1") # todo: someone who knows better spesify these!
+
+    find_package (Boost 1.39.0 COMPONENTS "${WEBSOCKETPP_BOOST_LIBS}")
+
+    if (Boost_FOUND)
+        # Boost is a project wide global dependency.
+        include_directories (${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+        link_directories (${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+
+        # Pretty print status
+        message (STATUS "-- Include Directories")
+        foreach (include_dir ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+            message (STATUS "       " ${include_dir})
+        endforeach ()
+        message (STATUS "-- Library Directories")
+        foreach (library_dir ${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+            message (STATUS "       " ${library_dir})
+        endforeach ()
+        message (STATUS "-- Libraries")
+        foreach (boost_lib ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+            message (STATUS "       " ${boost_lib})
+        endforeach ()
+        message ("")
+    else ()
+        message (FATAL_ERROR "Failed to find required dependency: boost")
+    endif ()
+
+endif()
+
+############ Add projects
+
+# Add main library
+add_subdirectory (websocketpp)
+
+# Add examples
+if (BUILD_EXAMPLES)
+    add_subdirectory (examples)
+endif ()
+
+# Add tests
+if (BUILD_TESTS)
+    add_subdirectory (test)
+endif ()
+
+print_used_build_config()
+
+export (PACKAGE websocketpp)
+
+configure_file (websocketpp-config.cmake.in "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/websocketpp-config.cmake" @ONLY)
+configure_file (websocketpp-configVersion.cmake.in "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/websocketpp-configVersion.cmake" @ONLY)
+
+# Install the websocketpp-config.cmake and websocketpp-configVersion.cmake
+install (FILES
+  "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/websocketpp-config.cmake"
+  "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/websocketpp-configVersion.cmake"
+  DESTINATION "${INSTALL_CMAKE_DIR}" COMPONENT dev)
+
diff --git a/Doxyfile b/Doxyfile
index 2bb390bb68..26e11b3346 100644
--- a/Doxyfile
+++ b/Doxyfile
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "websocketpp"
 # This could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or
 # if some version control system is used.
 
+
 PROJECT_NUMBER         = "0.3.0-dev"
 
+
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer
 # a quick idea about the purpose of the project. Keep the description short.
diff --git a/cmake/CMakeHelpers.cmake b/cmake/CMakeHelpers.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..411829cbcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/CMakeHelpers.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+
+# Print build configuration
+macro (print_used_build_config)
+    message ("\n=========== Used Build Configuration =============\n")
+    message (STATUS "ENABLE_CPP11        = " ${ENABLE_CPP11})
+    message (STATUS "BUILD_EXAMPLES      = " ${BUILD_EXAMPLES})
+    message (STATUS "BUILD_TESTS         = " ${BUILD_TESTS})
+    message ("")
+    message (STATUS "WEBSOCKETPP_ROOT    = " ${WEBSOCKETPP_ROOT})
+    message (STATUS "WEBSOCKETPP_BIN     = " ${WEBSOCKETPP_BIN})
+    message (STATUS "WEBSOCKETPP_LIB     = " ${WEBSOCKETPP_LIB})
+    message (STATUS "Install prefix      = " ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
+    message ("")
+    message (STATUS "WEBSOCKETPP_BOOST_LIBS        = ${WEBSOCKETPP_BOOST_LIBS}")
+    message (STATUS "WEBSOCKETPP_PLATFORM_LIBS     = ${WEBSOCKETPP_PLATFORM_LIBS}")
+    message (STATUS "WEBSOCKETPP_PLATFORM_TSL_LIBS = ${WEBSOCKETPP_PLATFORM_TSL_LIBS}")
+    message ("") 
+endmacro ()
+
+# Adds the given folder_name into the source files of the current project. 
+# Use this macro when your module contains .cpp and .h files in several subdirectories.
+# Your sources variable needs to be WSPP_SOURCE_FILES and headers variable WSPP_HEADER_FILES.
+macro(add_source_folder folder_name)
+    file(GLOB H_FILES_IN_FOLDER_${folder_name} ${folder_name}/*.hpp ${folder_name}/*.h)
+    file(GLOB CPP_FILES_IN_FOLDER_${folder_name} ${folder_name}/*.cpp ${folder_name}/*.c)
+    source_group("Header Files\\${folder_name}" FILES ${H_FILES_IN_FOLDER_${folder_name}})
+    source_group("Source Files\\${folder_name}" FILES ${CPP_FILES_IN_FOLDER_${folder_name}})
+    set(WSPP_HEADER_FILES ${WSPP_HEADER_FILES} ${H_FILES_IN_FOLDER_${folder_name}})
+    set(WSPP_SOURCE_FILES ${WSPP_SOURCE_FILES} ${CPP_FILES_IN_FOLDER_${folder_name}})
+endmacro()
+
+# Initialize target.
+macro (init_target NAME)
+    set (TARGET_NAME ${NAME})
+    message ("** " ${TARGET_NAME})
+
+    # Include our own module path. This makes #include "x.h" 
+    # work in project subfolders to include the main directory headers.
+    include_directories (${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+endmacro ()
+
+# Build executable for executables
+macro (build_executable TARGET_NAME)
+    set (TARGET_LIB_TYPE "EXECUTABLE")
+    message (STATUS "-- Build Type:")
+    message (STATUS "       " ${TARGET_LIB_TYPE})
+
+    add_executable (${TARGET_NAME} ${ARGN})
+
+    include_directories (${WEBSOCKETPP_ROOT} ${WEBSOCKETPP_INCLUDE})
+
+    set_target_properties (${TARGET_NAME} PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${WEBSOCKETPP_BIN})
+    set_target_properties (${TARGET_NAME} PROPERTIES DEBUG_POSTFIX d)
+endmacro ()
+
+# Finalize target for all types
+macro (final_target)
+    if ("${TARGET_LIB_TYPE}" STREQUAL "EXECUTABLE")
+        install (TARGETS ${TARGET_NAME} 
+                 RUNTIME DESTINATION "bin" 
+                 CONFIGURATIONS ${CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES})
+    endif ()
+
+    # install headers, directly from current source dir and look for subfolders with headers
+    file (GLOB_RECURSE TARGET_INSTALL_HEADERS RELATIVE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} *.hpp)
+    foreach (hppfile ${TARGET_INSTALL_HEADERS})
+      get_filename_component (currdir ${hppfile} PATH)
+      install (FILES ${hppfile} DESTINATION "include/${TARGET_NAME}/${currdir}")
+    endforeach()
+endmacro ()
+
+macro (link_boost)
+    target_link_libraries (${TARGET_NAME} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+endmacro ()
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb746662a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+file (GLOB SDIRS RELATIVE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} *)
+foreach (SUBDIR ${SDIRS})
+    if (EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${SUBDIR}/CMakeLists.txt")
+        add_subdirectory (${SUBDIR})
+    endif ()
+endforeach ()
diff --git a/examples/echo_client/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/echo_client/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3d6d3b2e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/echo_client/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+    
+file (GLOB SOURCE_FILES *.cpp)
+file (GLOB HEADER_FILES *.hpp)
+
+init_target (echo_client)
+
+build_executable (${TARGET_NAME} ${SOURCE_FILES} ${HEADER_FILES})
+
+link_boost ()
+final_target ()
+
diff --git a/examples/echo_server/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/echo_server/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..adacc6aa76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/echo_server/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+    
+file (GLOB SOURCE_FILES *.cpp)
+file (GLOB HEADER_FILES *.hpp)
+
+init_target (echo_server)
+
+build_executable (${TARGET_NAME} ${SOURCE_FILES} ${HEADER_FILES})
+
+link_boost ()
+final_target ()
diff --git a/websocketpp-config.cmake.in b/websocketpp-config.cmake.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6afe569ea6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/websocketpp-config.cmake.in
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# - Config file for the websocketpp package
+# It defines the following variables
+#  WEBSOCKETPP_FOUND - indicates that the module was found
+#  WEBSOCKETPP_INCLUDE_DIR - include directories
+
+set(WEBSOCKETPP_FOUND TRUE)
+set(WEBSOCKETPP_INCLUDE_DIR "@INSTALL_INCLUDE_DIR@")
diff --git a/websocketpp-configVersion.cmake.in b/websocketpp-configVersion.cmake.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..21f68656fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/websocketpp-configVersion.cmake.in
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+set(PACKAGE_VERSION "@WEBSOCKETPP_VERSION@")
+
+# Check whether the requested PACKAGE_FIND_VERSION is compatible
+if("${PACKAGE_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS "${PACKAGE_FIND_VERSION}")
+  set(PACKAGE_VERSION_COMPATIBLE FALSE)
+else()
+  set(PACKAGE_VERSION_COMPATIBLE TRUE)
+  if ("${PACKAGE_VERSION}" VERSION_EQUAL "${PACKAGE_FIND_VERSION}")
+    set(PACKAGE_VERSION_EXACT TRUE)
+  endif()
+endif()
diff --git a/websocketpp/CMakeLists.txt b/websocketpp/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ea8cc1c4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/websocketpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+init_target("websocketpp")
+final_target ()
diff --git a/websocketpp/common/thread.hpp b/websocketpp/common/thread.hpp
index b2ae135f68..e8abd035ae 100644
--- a/websocketpp/common/thread.hpp
+++ b/websocketpp/common/thread.hpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #ifdef _WEBSOCKETPP_CPP11_THREAD_
     #include <thread>
     #include <mutex>
+    #include <condition_variable>
 #else
     #include <boost/thread.hpp>
     #include <boost/thread/mutex.hpp>
diff --git a/websocketpp/roles/client_endpoint.hpp b/websocketpp/roles/client_endpoint.hpp
index e07ed57de6..e202c9467a 100644
--- a/websocketpp/roles/client_endpoint.hpp
+++ b/websocketpp/roles/client_endpoint.hpp
@@ -79,30 +79,40 @@ public:
      * 
      * @return A connection_ptr to the new connection
      */
+    connection_ptr get_connection(uri_ptr location, lib::error_code &ec) {
+        if (location->get_secure() && !transport_type::is_secure()) {
+            ec = error::make_error_code(error::endpoint_not_secure);
+            return connection_ptr();
+        }
+        
+        // create connection
+        connection_ptr con = endpoint_type::create_connection();
+        
+        if (!con) {
+            ec = error::make_error_code(error::con_creation_failed);
+            return con;
+        }
+        
+        con->set_uri(location);
+        
+        // Success
+        ec = lib::error_code();
+        return con;
+    }
+
+    /// Get a new connection (string version)
+    /**
+     * Creates and returns a pointer to a new connection to the given URI
+     * suitable for passing to connect(connection_ptr). This overload allows
+     * default construction of the uri_ptr from a standard string.
+     * 
+     * @return A connection_ptr to the new connection
+     */
     connection_ptr get_connection(const std::string& u, lib::error_code &ec) {
         // parse uri
         try {
-            // uri validation
             uri_ptr location(new uri(u));
-            
-            if (location->get_secure() && !transport_type::is_secure()) {
-                ec = error::make_error_code(error::endpoint_not_secure);
-                return connection_ptr();
-            }
-            
-            // create connection
-            connection_ptr con = endpoint_type::create_connection();
-            
-            if (!con) {
-                ec = error::make_error_code(error::con_creation_failed);
-                return con;
-            }
-            
-            con->set_uri(location);
-            
-            // Success
-            ec = lib::error_code();
-            return con;
+            return get_connection(location, ec);
         } catch (uri_exception) {
             ec = error::make_error_code(error::invalid_uri);
             return connection_ptr();
@@ -170,4 +180,4 @@ private:
 
 } // namespace websocketpp
 
-#endif //WEBSOCKETPP_CLIENT_ENDPOINT_HPP
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif //WEBSOCKETPP_CLIENT_ENDPOINT_HPP