diff --git a/dummy-webserver b/dummy-webserver
index 8e5143d..2545365 100755
--- a/dummy-webserver
+++ b/dummy-webserver
@@ -1,9 +1,32 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 import sys
+import argparse
 import pathlib
 sys.path.insert(0, str((pathlib.Path(__file__) / '..').resolve()))
-import webserver
-from dummy import SecopDummyInstrument
+from webserver import server
+from base import Client
+from dummy import DummyGraph, DummyHistory
+from secop import SecopInteractor
 
-webserver.instrument = webserver.main(SecopDummyInstrument)
+
+def parseArgv(argv):
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="start webserver with dummy history and SECoP interaction",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument("port",
+                        type=str,
+                        default='8888',
+                        nargs='?',
+                        help="port number to serve")
+    parser.add_argument('-u',
+                        '--uri',
+                        action='store',
+                        help='SECoP uri',
+                        default='localhost:5000')
+    return parser.parse_args(argv)
+
+
+args = parseArgv(sys.argv[1:])
+
+server.run(int(args.port), DummyHistory(args.uri), DummyGraph, Client, single_instrument='dummy', secop=SecopInteractor)
diff --git a/dummy.py b/dummy.py
index 0d5c056..d662bf4 100644
--- a/dummy.py
+++ b/dummy.py
@@ -2,12 +2,18 @@ import time
 import math
 import io
 from colors import assign_colors_to_curves
-from secop import SecopInstrument, SecopClient
-from base import get_abs_time
+from secop import SecopClient
+from base import get_abs_time, HandlerBase
 
 
-class DummyGraph:
-    def __init__(self):        
+class DummyGraph(HandlerBase):
+    def __init__(self, server, instrument, device, tags):
+        super().__init__()  # put methods w_... to handlers
+        self.handlers['graphpoll'] = self.graphpoll
+        self.server = server
+        self.instrument = instrument
+        self.device = device
+        self.tags = tags
         self.blocks = []
         self.phase = {}
         self.end_time = 0
@@ -158,11 +164,7 @@ class DummyGraph:
         return None
 
 
-class SecopDummyClient(SecopClient, DummyGraph):
-    def __init__(self, instrument):
-        SecopClient.__init__(self, instrument)
-        DummyGraph.__init__(self)
-
+class SecopDummyClient(SecopClient):
     def poll(self):
         messages = super().poll()
         msg = self.graphpoll()
@@ -171,8 +173,9 @@ class SecopDummyClient(SecopClient, DummyGraph):
         return messages
 
 
-class SecopDummyInstrument(SecopInstrument):
-
-    def new_client(self):
-        return self.register(SecopDummyClient(self))
+class DummyHistory:
+    def __init__(self, stream):
+        self.stream = stream
 
+    def get_streams(self, instrument=None, **kwds):
+        return {self.stream: {'device': 'dummy'}}
diff --git a/secop.py b/secop.py
index 723963f..1b22496 100644
--- a/secop.py
+++ b/secop.py
@@ -29,18 +29,21 @@ class SecopInteractor(SecopClient):
         self.module_updates = set()
         self.param_updates = set()
         self.updates = {}
+        self.connect()
+        self.register_callback(None, updateItem=self.updateItem)
 
     def add_main_components(self, components):
-        # todo: treat non Readable classes correctly
-        components.extend(dict(type='rdlink', name=name + ':value', title=name)
-                          for name in self.modules)
+        for name, desc in self.modules.items():
+            component = dict(type='rdlink', name=f'{name}:value', title=name)
+            if 'status' in desc['parameters']:
+                component['statusname'] = f'{name}:status'
+            components.append(component)
         self.param_updates.add('value')
         self.param_updates.add('status')
 
     def get_components(self, path):
         module = self.modules[path]
         self.module_updates.add(path)  # TODO: remove others?
-        # logging.info('MP %r', path)
         parameters = dict(module["parameters"])
         components = []
         for name in SecopInteractor.skip_par: