diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 76bff44..71ae393 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ gem 'jbuilder', '~> 2.7'
 # Authentication gem (uses bcrypt by default)
 gem 'devise', '4.7.1'
 
+gem 'httparty', '0.18.0'
+gem 'faraday', '1.0.1'
+
 # Needed to encrypt passwords with something else than bcrypt
 gem 'devise-encryptable', '0.2.0'
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 24627d3..7e4399f 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -84,10 +84,15 @@ GEM
     devise-encryptable (0.2.0)
       devise (>= 2.1.0)
     erubi (1.9.0)
+    faraday (1.0.1)
+      multipart-post (>= 1.2, < 3)
     ffi (1.12.2)
     ffi (1.12.2-x64-mingw32)
     globalid (0.4.2)
       activesupport (>= 4.2.0)
+    httparty (0.18.0)
+      mime-types (~> 3.0)
+      multi_xml (>= 0.5.2)
     i18n (1.8.2)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
     jbuilder (2.10.0)
@@ -100,12 +105,17 @@ GEM
     marcel (0.3.3)
       mimemagic (~> 0.3.2)
     method_source (1.0.0)
+    mime-types (3.3.1)
+      mime-types-data (~> 3.2015)
+    mime-types-data (3.2019.1009)
     mimemagic (0.3.4)
     mini_mime (1.0.2)
     mini_portile2 (2.4.0)
     minitest (5.14.0)
     msgpack (1.3.3)
     msgpack (1.3.3-x64-mingw32)
+    multi_xml (0.6.0)
+    multipart-post (2.1.1)
     nio4r (2.5.2)
     nokogiri (1.10.9)
       mini_portile2 (~> 2.4.0)
@@ -217,6 +227,8 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   capybara (>= 2.15)
   devise (= 4.7.1)
   devise-encryptable (= 0.2.0)
+  faraday (= 1.0.1)
+  httparty (= 0.18.0)
   jbuilder (~> 2.7)
   puma (~> 4.1)
   rails (= 6.0.2.1)
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/details.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/details.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c4cdd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/details.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// Place all the styles related to the details controller here.
+// They will automatically be included in application.css.
+// You can use Sass (SCSS) here: https://sass-lang.com/
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/search.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/search.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b26d4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/search.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// Place all the styles related to the search controller here.
+// They will automatically be included in application.css.
+// You can use Sass (SCSS) here: https://sass-lang.com/
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/tiss_crawler.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/tiss_crawler.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00b82ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/tiss_crawler.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// Place all the styles related to the tiss_crawler controller here.
+// They will automatically be included in application.css.
+// You can use Sass (SCSS) here: https://sass-lang.com/
diff --git a/app/controllers/courses_controller.rb b/app/controllers/courses_controller.rb
index ae67716..679dda3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/courses_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/courses_controller.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-class CoursesController < ApplicationController
+class CoursesController < TissCrawlerController
+
   def index
   end
 
@@ -19,4 +20,5 @@ class CoursesController < ApplicationController
 
   def destroy
   end
+
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
index 8f79db3..4c4f7ee 100644
--- a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-class PeopleController < ApplicationController
+class PeopleController < TissCrawlerController
+
   def index
   end
 
@@ -19,4 +20,5 @@ class PeopleController < ApplicationController
 
   def destroy
   end
+
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
index d9b7e5b..9b5a756 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
+class ProjectsController < TissCrawlerController
+
   def index
   end
 
@@ -19,4 +20,5 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
 
   def destroy
   end
+
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/theses_controller.rb b/app/controllers/theses_controller.rb
index bb2bce7..77423cd 100644
--- a/app/controllers/theses_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/theses_controller.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-class ThesesController < ApplicationController
+class ThesesController < TissCrawlerController
+
   def index
   end
 
@@ -19,4 +20,5 @@ class ThesesController < ApplicationController
 
   def destroy
   end
+
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/tiss_crawler_controller.rb b/app/controllers/tiss_crawler_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b792b48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/tiss_crawler_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+class TissCrawlerController < ApplicationController
+
+  require 'httparty'
+
+  $host = 'https://tiss.tuwien.ac.at'
+
+  def search
+    url = _build_search_url(params)
+    context = _get_context(params)
+
+    response = HTTParty.get(url)
+    case context
+    when 'People'
+      _search_people_result(response)
+    else
+      flash.now[:alert] = 'Unknown Tiss Crawler Context'
+    end
+  end
+
+  def _build_search_url(params)
+    if params[:api].blank?
+      flash.now[:alert] = 'No api configured!'
+      return
+    else
+      # get the api ... e.g. /'api/person/v22/psuche'
+      api = params[:api]
+    end
+
+    if params[:search_parameter].blank?
+      flash.now[:alert] = 'No search_parameter configured!'
+      return
+    else
+      # get the search param ... e.g. 'q'
+      search_parameter = params[:search_parameter]
+    end
+
+    if params[:search_term].blank?
+      flash.now[:alert] = 'No search_term configured!'
+      return
+    else
+      # get and parameterize search term q, replace whitespaces with +
+      search_term = params[:search_term].parameterize(separator: '+')
+    end
+
+    # concat and return the api call url ... e.g. https://tiss.tuwien.ac.at/api/person/v22/psuche?q=max+mustermann
+    $host + api + '?' + search_parameter + '=' + search_term
+  end
+
+  def _get_context(params)
+    if params[:context].blank?
+      flash.now[:alert] = 'No context configured!'
+    else
+      # return the context
+      params[:context]
+    end
+  end
+
+  def _search_people_result(response)
+    # redirect_to(controller: 'people', :action => 'show', flash: {response: response})
+    @response = "Test"
+    puts('got here', response)
+  end
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+  def details
+
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/app/helpers/tiss_crawler_helper.rb b/app/helpers/tiss_crawler_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef4a1b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/helpers/tiss_crawler_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+module TissCrawlerHelper
+end
diff --git a/app/views/login/create.html.erb b/app/views/login/create.html.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index f529ae0..0000000
--- a/app/views/login/create.html.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-<h1>Login#create</h1>
-<p>Find me in app/views/login/create.html.erb</p>
diff --git a/app/views/login/destroy.html.erb b/app/views/login/destroy.html.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index f241338..0000000
--- a/app/views/login/destroy.html.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-<h1>Login#destroy</h1>
-<p>Find me in app/views/login/destroy.html.erb</p>
diff --git a/app/views/login/edit.html.erb b/app/views/login/edit.html.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index 124a823..0000000
--- a/app/views/login/edit.html.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-<h1>Login#edit</h1>
-<p>Find me in app/views/login/edit.html.erb</p>
diff --git a/app/views/login/index.html.erb b/app/views/login/index.html.erb
index 531536a..139f7ff 100644
--- a/app/views/login/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/login/index.html.erb
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-<h1>Login#index</h1>
-<p>Find me in app/views/login/index.html.erb</p>
+<h1>Successfully logged in</h1>
+<p>Now you can crawl Tiss</p>
diff --git a/app/views/login/new.html.erb b/app/views/login/new.html.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index a8b508d..0000000
--- a/app/views/login/new.html.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-<h1>Login#new</h1>
-<p>Find me in app/views/login/new.html.erb</p>
diff --git a/app/views/login/show.html.erb b/app/views/login/show.html.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d30229..0000000
--- a/app/views/login/show.html.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-<h1>Login#show</h1>
-<p>Find me in app/views/login/show.html.erb</p>
diff --git a/app/views/login/update.html.erb b/app/views/login/update.html.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index d3b8015..0000000
--- a/app/views/login/update.html.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-<h1>Login#update</h1>
-<p>Find me in app/views/login/update.html.erb</p>
diff --git a/app/views/people/index.html.erb b/app/views/people/index.html.erb
index 72f624e..91b0b69 100644
--- a/app/views/people/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/people/index.html.erb
@@ -1,2 +1,11 @@
 <h1>People#index</h1>
 <p>Find me in app/views/people/index.html.erb</p>
+
+<%= form_tag('/tisscrawler/search', :method => "get") do %>
+  <%= hidden_field_tag(:context, 'People') %>
+  <%= hidden_field_tag(:api, '/api/person/v22/psuche') %>
+  <%= hidden_field_tag(:search_parameter, 'q') %>
+  <%= label_tag(:search_term, "Search for:") %>
+  <%= text_field_tag(:search_term) %>
+  <%= submit_tag("Search") %>
+<% end %>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/views/tiss_crawler/search.html.erb b/app/views/tiss_crawler/search.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b628fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/tiss_crawler/search.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<% render @response %>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index c9c4a08..fb2a15b 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
   get 'courses/update'
   get 'courses/destroy'
   get 'login/index'
+
+  get 'tisscrawler/search', :to => 'tiss_crawler#search'
+
   # For details on the DSL available within this file, see https://guides.rubyonrails.org/routing.html
   root 'login#index'
 end
diff --git a/test/controllers/details_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/details_controller_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8779ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/controllers/details_controller_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+
+class DetailsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
+  # test "the truth" do
+  #   assert true
+  # end
+end
diff --git a/test/controllers/search_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/search_controller_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9341b7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/controllers/search_controller_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+
+class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
+  # test "the truth" do
+  #   assert true
+  # end
+end
diff --git a/test/controllers/tiss_crawler_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/tiss_crawler_controller_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dee75f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/controllers/tiss_crawler_controller_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+
+class TissCrawlerControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
+  # test "the truth" do
+  #   assert true
+  # end
+end