4 files changed, 23 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index e056feb..7951483 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -12,13 +12,12 @@ Roadmap
 -------
 
 - [x] build a GTK 4 GUI
-- [ ] finish minimal viable product (MVP) to send and receive text messages
+- [x] finish minimal viable product (MVP) to send and receive text messages
 	- [x] static GUI widgets
 	- [x] dynamic GUI widgets (like text messages)
-	- [ ] connection, stream and presence management
 	- [x] roster request
 	- [x] receiving one-to-one text messages
-	- [ ] sending one-to-one text messages
+	- [x] sending one-to-one text messages
 - [ ] refactoring
 - [ ] persistence with sqlite3
 - [ ] XMPP core compliance suite 2022 / client [1]
diff --git a/gtk.c b/gtk.c
index 1a13bfa..b519a28 100644
--- a/gtk.c
+++ b/gtk.c
@@ -75,8 +75,9 @@ void send_message(chat_t* chat) {
 	const char* text = gtk_editable_get_text(GTK_EDITABLE(chat_widget->entry));
 	const char* self = gtk_editable_get_text(GTK_EDITABLE(connector_jid_entry));
 
-	// add message to datastructure
+	// add message to datastructure and send it
 	data_add_outgoing_message(self, text, chat);
+	net_send_message(self, text, chat->jid);
 
 	// clear text input
 	GtkEntryBuffer* buffer;
diff --git a/net.c b/net.c
index c37847d..dc0f5de 100644
--- a/net.c
+++ b/net.c
@@ -215,3 +215,20 @@ void net_disconnect(void) {
 	state = DISCONNECTED;
 
 }
+
+void net_send_message(const char* sender, const char* content,
+                      const char* recipient) {
+
+	// TODO what happens if client is disconnected and this function is called?
+
+	char* uuid = xmpp_uuid_gen(ctx);
+
+	xmpp_stanza_t* msg = xmpp_message_new(ctx, "chat", recipient, uuid);
+	xmpp_stanza_set_from(msg, sender);
+	xmpp_message_set_body(msg, content);
+	xmpp_send(conn, msg);
+
+	xmpp_free(ctx, msg);
+	xmpp_free(ctx, uuid);
+
+}
diff --git a/net.h b/net.h
index 3a53d9e..3bd184a 100644
--- a/net.h
+++ b/net.h
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ void net_quit(void);      // disconnect and clean up
 // interface for the GUI implementation
 void net_connect(const char* jid, const char* password);
 void net_disconnect(void);
-
+void net_send_message(const char* sender, const char* content,
+                      const char* recipient);
 #endif