diff --git a/app/main/controllers/main_controller.rb b/app/main/controllers/main_controller.rb
index b505b0d..ec88232 100644
--- a/app/main/controllers/main_controller.rb
+++ b/app/main/controllers/main_controller.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # By default Volt generates this controller for your Main component
+require "salama"
 
 if RUBY_PLATFORM == 'opal'
   require "main/lib/main_view"
@@ -12,7 +13,11 @@ module Main
     end
 
     def about
-      # Add code for when the about view is loaded
+      promise = ParseTask.parse(1).then do |result|
+        puts result
+      end.fail do |error|
+        puts "Error: #{error}"
+      end
     end
 
     private
diff --git a/app/main/tasks/parse_task.rb b/app/main/tasks/parse_task.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa4eccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/main/tasks/parse_task.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+require "salama-reader"
+
+class ParseTask < Volt::Task
+  def parse(num)
+    string_input    = '"Hello again".putstring()'
+    parser = Parser::Salama.new
+    out = parser.parse(string_input)
+    parts = Parser::Transform.new.apply(out)
+    Sof.write parts
+  end
+end
diff --git a/config/initializers/boot_salama.rb b/config/initializers/boot_salama.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b83f91a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/initializers/boot_salama.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#require "salama"
+
+Virtual::Machine.boot