diff --git a/App.js b/App.js
index fc8206b..5c5353f 100644
--- a/App.js
+++ b/App.js
@@ -1,58 +1,36 @@
 import Note from './Note.js';
+import {new_note_handler, search_term_change_handler, sorting_change_handler, load_notes} from './handlers/App.js';
 
-function App(){
-const bin = {id: 'egf35'};
-const notes = [
-  {id: 'aaa', text: 'Note one', modified: 1},
-  {id: 'bbb', text: 'Note two', modified: 1},
-  {id: 'ccc', text: 'Note three', modified: 1},
-  {id: 'ddd', text: 'Note four', modified: 1},
-  {id: 'eee', text: 'Note five', modified: 1},
-  {id: 'fff', text: 'Note six', modified: 1},
-  {id: 'ggg', text: 'Note seven', modified: 1},
-  {id: 'hhh', text: 'Note eight', modified: 1}
-  ];
-let search_term = '';
-let count = 9;
-const new_note_handler = function(){
-  count++;
-  // TODO: make immutable-style:
-  notes.push({id: ''+count, text: '', modified: Date.now()});
-  };
-const search_term_change_handler = function(e){
-  if(e.code === 'Enter'){
-    }
-  else{
-    search_term = e.target.value;
-    }
-  };
-const sorting_change_handler = function(){
-  };
-return {
-view: function(vnode){
-return m('.app', {key: 'app'}, [
-  m('.top', {key: 'top'}, [
-    m('.top-left', {key: 'top-left'}, [
-      m('button', {key: 'button', onclick: new_note_handler}, 'New Note...'),
-      m('input.search', {key: 'search', value: search_term, onkeyup: search_term_change_handler}),
-      m('select.sorting', {key: 'sorting', onchange: sorting_change_handler}, [
-        m('option', {key: 'new-old'}, 'Newest -> Oldest'),
-        m('option', {key: 'old-new'}, 'Oldest -> Newest')
-        ])
-      ]),
-    m('.top-right', {key: 'top-right'}, [
-      m('.bin-id', {key: 'bin-id'}, bin.id),
-      m('button', {key: 'new-bin-button'}, 'New Bin...')
-      ])
-    ]),
-  m('.main', {key: 'main'}, [
-    m('.notes', notes.map(note =>
-      m(Note, {note, key: note.id})
-      ))
-    ])
-  ]);
-}
-};  
+
+function App(vnode_init){
+  const {state, dispatch} = vnode_init.attrs;
+  load_notes(state, dispatch);
+  return {
+    view: function(vnode){
+      const s = vnode.attrs.state;
+      return m('.app', {key: 'app'}, [
+        m('.top', {key: 'top'}, [
+          m('.top-left', {key: 'top-left'}, [
+            m('button', {key: 'button', onclick: new_note_handler.bind(null, s, dispatch)}, 'New Note...'),
+            m('input.search', {key: 'search', value: s.search_term, onkeyup: search_term_change_handler.bind(null, s, dispatch)}),
+            m('select.sorting', {key: 'sorting', value: s.sorting, onchange: sorting_change_handler.bind(null, s, dispatch)}, [
+              m('option', {key: 'new->old', value: 'new->old'}, 'Newest -> Oldest'),
+              m('option', {key: 'old->new', value: 'old->new'}, 'Oldest -> Newest')
+              ])
+            ]),
+          m('.top-right', {key: 'top-right'}, [
+            m('.bin-id', {key: 'bin-id'}, s.bin.id),
+            m('button', {key: 'new-bin-button'}, 'New Bin...')
+            ])
+          ]),
+        m('.main', {key: 'main'}, [
+          m('.notes', s.notes.map(note_state =>
+            m(Note, {note_state, dispatch, key: note_state.note.id})
+            ))
+          ])
+        ]);
+      }
+    };  
 }
 
 export default App;
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diff --git a/Note.js b/Note.js
index 28ac22f..6b8323e 100644
--- a/Note.js
+++ b/Note.js
@@ -1,46 +1,30 @@
-
+import {edit_handler, cancel_handler, text_change_handler, save_handler} from './handlers/Note.js';
 
 function Note(vnode_init){
-const {note} = vnode_init.attrs;
-let is_editing = false;
-let temp_text = note.text;
-const edit_handler = function(){
-  is_editing = true;
-  };
-const cancel_handler = function(){
-  is_editing = false;
-  };
-const text_change_handler = function(e){
-  temp_text = e.target.value;
-  // prevent redraw, because the temp text is anyway contained in the textarea:
-  // also, the "Save" button is going to cause its own redraw; otherwise clicking it would cause two redraws (and it is noticeable, that's how I knew two redraws were happening)
-  e.redraw = false;
-  };
-const save_handler = function(){
-  note.text = temp_text;
-  is_editing = false;
-  };
-return {
-view: function(){
-if(is_editing){
-  return m('.note', [
-    m('textarea', {key: 'textarea', onchange: text_change_handler}, note.text),
-    m('.buttons', {key: 'editing-buttons'}, [
-      m('button', {key: 'cancel-button', onclick: cancel_handler}, 'Cancel'),
-      m('button', {key: 'save-button', onclick: save_handler}, 'Save')
-      ])
-    ]);
-  }
-else{
-  return m('.note', [
-    m('.text', {key: 'text'}, note.text),
-    m('.buttons', {key: 'viewing-buttons'}, [
-      m('button', {key: 'edit-button', onclick: edit_handler}, 'Edit')
-      ])
-    ]);
-  }
-}
-};  
+  const {dispatch} = vnode_init.attrs;
+  return {
+    view: function(vnode){
+      const {note_state} = vnode.attrs;
+      const {is_editing, note} = note_state;
+      if(is_editing){
+        return m('.note', [
+          m('textarea', {key: 'textarea', onchange: text_change_handler.bind(null, note_state, dispatch) }, note.text),
+          m('.buttons', {key: 'editing-buttons'}, [
+            m('button', {key: 'cancel-button', onclick: cancel_handler.bind(null, note_state, dispatch) }, 'Cancel'),
+            m('button', {key: 'save-button', onclick: save_handler.bind(null, note_state, dispatch) }, 'Save')
+            ])
+          ]);
+        }
+      else{
+        return m('.note', [
+          m('.text', {key: 'text'}, note.text),
+          m('.buttons', {key: 'viewing-buttons'}, [
+            m('button', {key: 'edit-button', onclick: edit_handler.bind(null, note_state, dispatch) }, 'Edit')
+            ])
+          ]);
+        }
+      }
+    };  
 }
 
 export default Note;
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diff --git a/api-stub.js b/api-stub.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8024f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api-stub.js
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import nanoid from './nanoid.min.js';
+
+const api_stub = {};
+
+// for mocking persistent state, for use by the fake endpoints, just as a real server endpoint would have DB access for state:
+const state = {
+  notes: [
+    {id: nanoid(), text: 'Note one', modified: Date.now()},
+    {id: nanoid(), text: 'Note two', modified: Date.now()},
+    {id: nanoid(), text: 'Note three', modified: Date.now()}
+    ]
+  };
+
+const endpoints = {
+  post: {}
+  };
+
+endpoints.post['/load-notes'] = function(resolve, reject, body){
+  resolve( {status: 'ok', notes: state.notes} );
+  };
+
+endpoints.post['/search'] = function(resolve, reject, body){
+  const notes = state.notes.filter(n => n.text.indexOf(body.search_term) !== -1 );
+  resolve( {status: 'ok', notes} );
+  };
+
+endpoints.post['/save'] = function(resolve, reject, body){
+  const {note_id, text} = body;
+  const note = state.notes.find( n => n.id===note_id );
+  if(note){
+    note.text = text;
+    }
+  else{
+    state.notes.push({id: note_id, text, modified: Date.now()});
+    }
+  resolve( {status: 'ok'} );
+  };
+
+
+
+api_stub.post = function(url, body){
+  if(endpoints.post[url]){
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject)=>{
+      endpoints.post[url](resolve, reject, body);
+      });
+    }
+  else{
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject)=>{
+      reject( {error: 'no such endpoint'} );
+      });
+    }
+  };
+
+export default api_stub;
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diff --git a/api.js b/api.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddc9132
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+const api = {};
+
+api.post = function(url, body){
+  return m.request({
+    method: 'POST',
+    url,
+    body
+    });
+  };
+
+export default api;
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diff --git a/handlers/App.js b/handlers/App.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b68396c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/handlers/App.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import nanoid from '../nanoid.min.js';
+//import api from '../api.js';
+import api from '../api-stub.js';
+
+const load_notes = function(state, dispatch){
+  api.post('/load-notes', {bin_id: state.bin.id})
+    .then(res=>{
+      dispatch({type: 'notes-loaded', notes: res.notes});
+      });
+  };
+const runSearch = function(state, dispatch){
+  api.post('/search', {search_term: state.search_term})
+  .then(res=>{
+    dispatch({type:'update-search-results', notes: res.notes});
+    });
+  };
+const new_note_handler = function(state, dispatch){
+  dispatch({type:'add-note', id: nanoid()});
+  };
+const search_term_change_handler = function(state, dispatch, e){
+  if(e.code === 'Enter'){
+    runSearch(state, dispatch);
+    }
+  else{
+    dispatch({type:'update-search-term', search_term: e.target.value});
+    }
+  };
+const sorting_change_handler = function(state, dispatch, e){
+  dispatch({type:'update-sorting', sorting: e.target.value});
+  };
+
+export {new_note_handler, search_term_change_handler, sorting_change_handler, load_notes};
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diff --git a/handlers/Note.js b/handlers/Note.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..911be87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/handlers/Note.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+//import api from '../api.js';
+import api from '../api-stub.js';
+
+const edit_handler = function(note_state, dispatch){
+  dispatch({type: 'update-note-editing', note_id: note_state.note.id, is_editing: true});
+  };
+const cancel_handler = function(note_state, dispatch){
+  dispatch({type: 'update-note-editing', note_id: note_state.note.id, is_editing: false});
+  };
+const text_change_handler = function(note_state, dispatch, e){
+  note_state.temp_text = e.target.value;
+  };
+const save_handler = function(note_state, dispatch){
+  // TODO: consolidate: this will cause two redraws:
+  dispatch({type: 'update-note-text', note_id: note_state.note.id, text: note_state.temp_text});
+  //note.text = temp_text;
+  dispatch({type: 'update-note-editing', note_id: note_state.note.id, is_editing: false});
+  api.post('/save', {note_id: note_state.note.id, text: note_state.temp_text})
+  };
+
+export { edit_handler, cancel_handler, text_change_handler, save_handler };
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diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index c3973e9..09fe7a7 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,83 @@
 import App from './App.js';
+import nanoid from './nanoid.min.js';
 
 var root = document.body;
-m.mount(root, App);
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+
+function bin_reducer(old_state, new_state, action){
+  new_state.bin = old_state.bin;
+  }
+
+function search_reducer(old_state, new_state, action){
+  if(action.type === 'update-search-term'){
+    new_state.search_term = action.search_term;
+    }
+  else if(action.type === 'update-search-results'){
+    new_state.notes = action.notes.map(note=>({is_editing: false, note}));
+    new_state.search_term = old_state.search_term;
+    }
+  else{
+    new_state.search_term = old_state.search_term;
+    }
+  }
+
+function notes_reducer(old_state, new_state, action){
+  if(action.type === 'add-note'){
+    new_state.notes = old_state.notes.concat([{is_editing: true, note: {id: action.id, text: '', modified: Date.now()}}])
+    }
+  else if(action.type === 'notes-loaded'){
+    new_state.notes = action.notes.map(note=>({is_editing: false, note}));
+    }
+  else if(action.type === 'update-note-text'){
+    const i = old_state.notes.findIndex(note_state => note_state.note.id === action.note_id);
+    new_state.notes = old_state.notes.slice();
+    new_state.notes[i] = {...new_state.notes[i], note: {...new_state.notes[i].note, text: action.text, modified: Date.now()}};
+    }
+  else if(action.type === 'update-note-editing'){
+    const i = old_state.notes.findIndex(note_state => note_state.note.id === action.note_id);
+    new_state.notes = old_state.notes.slice();
+    new_state.notes[i] = {...new_state.notes[i], is_editing: action.is_editing};
+    }
+  else{
+    new_state.notes = old_state.notes;
+    }
+  }
+
+function sorting_reducer(old_state, new_state, action){
+  if(action.type === 'update-sorting'){
+    new_state.sorting = action.sorting;
+    }
+  else{
+    new_state.sorting = old_state.sorting;
+    }
+  }
+
+function reducer(old_state, action){
+  const new_state = {};
+  bin_reducer(old_state, new_state, action);
+  notes_reducer(old_state, new_state, action);
+  search_reducer(old_state, new_state, action);
+  sorting_reducer(old_state, new_state, action);
+  return new_state;
+  }
+
+// create Redux store, with Redux DevTools enabled:
+const store = Redux.createStore(reducer, /* preloadedState, */ {
+    bin: {id: nanoid()},
+    notes: [
+      //{is_editing: false, note: {id: nanoid(), text: 'Note one', modified: 1}},
+      ],
+    search_term: '',
+    sorting: 'new->old'
+    //search_result_notes: []
+    },
+   window.__REDUX_DEVTOOLS_EXTENSION__ && window.__REDUX_DEVTOOLS_EXTENSION__());
+const dispatch = function(...args){ store.dispatch(...args); };
+
+store.subscribe(()=>{
+  m.render(root, m(App, {state: store.getState(), dispatch}));
+  });
+
+
+// we don't want Mithril auto-redraw system in place, since Redux will manually re-render when necessary with store.subscribe():
+// m.mount(root, App);
+m.render(root, m(App, {state: store.getState(), dispatch}))
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diff --git a/nanoid.min.js b/nanoid.min.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..839d66e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nanoid.min.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export default (t=21)=>{let e="",r=crypto.getRandomValues(new Uint8Array(t));for(;t--;){let n=63&r[t];e+=n<36?n.toString(36):n<62?(n-26).toString(36).toUpperCase():n<63?"_":"-"}return e};
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