diff --git a/objects/sensor_host_status_obj.c b/objects/sensor_host_status_obj.c
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+++ b/objects/sensor_host_status_obj.c
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+#include "interfaces/sensor.h"
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+static GDBusObjectManagerServer *manager = NULL;
+static SensorIntegerSettable *sensor = NULL;
+
+static gboolean
+on_get_units    (SensorIntegerSettable  *sen,
+                GDBusMethodInvocation  *invocation,
+                gpointer                user_data)
+{
+  const gchar* val = sensor_integer_settable_get_units(sen);
+  sensor_integer_settable_complete_get_units(sen,invocation,val);
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+on_get          (SensorIntegerSettable  *sen,
+                GDBusMethodInvocation  *invocation,
+                gpointer                user_data)
+{
+  guint val = sensor_integer_settable_get_value(sen);
+  sensor_integer_settable_complete_get_value(sen,invocation,val);
+  return TRUE;
+}
+static gboolean
+on_set          (SensorIntegerSettable  *sen,
+                GDBusMethodInvocation  *invocation,
+                guint                   value,
+                gpointer                user_data)
+{
+  sensor_integer_settable_set_value(sen,value);
+  sensor_integer_settable_complete_set_value(sen,invocation);
+  sensor_integer_settable_emit_changed(sen,value);
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+static void 
+on_bus_acquired (GDBusConnection *connection,
+                 const gchar     *name,
+                 gpointer         user_data)
+{
+  ObjectSkeleton *object;
+  guint n;
+
+  g_print ("Acquired a message bus connection: %s\n",name);
+
+  manager = g_dbus_object_manager_server_new ("/org/openbmc/Sensors/HostStatus");
+
+  gchar *s;
+  s = g_strdup_printf ("/org/openbmc/Sensors/HostStatus/0");
+  object = object_skeleton_new (s);
+  g_free (s);
+
+  sensor = sensor_integer_settable_skeleton_new ();
+  object_skeleton_set_sensor_integer_settable (object, sensor);
+  g_object_unref (sensor);
+
+  //define method callbacks here
+  g_signal_connect (sensor,
+                    "handle-get-value",
+                    G_CALLBACK (on_get),
+                    NULL); /* user_data */
+  g_signal_connect (sensor,
+                    "handle-set-value",
+                    G_CALLBACK (on_set),
+                    NULL); /* user_data */
+  g_signal_connect (sensor,
+                    "handle-get-units",
+                    G_CALLBACK (on_get_units),
+                    NULL); /* user_data */
+
+  sensor_integer_settable_set_units(sensor,"");
+  /* Export the object (@manager takes its own reference to @object) */
+  g_dbus_object_manager_server_export (manager, G_DBUS_OBJECT_SKELETON (object));
+  g_object_unref (object);
+
+  /* Export all objects */
+  g_dbus_object_manager_server_set_connection (manager, connection);
+}
+
+static void
+on_name_acquired (GDBusConnection *connection,
+                  const gchar     *name,
+                  gpointer         user_data)
+{
+  g_print ("Acquired the name %s\n", name);
+}
+
+static void
+on_name_lost (GDBusConnection *connection,
+              const gchar     *name,
+              gpointer         user_data)
+{
+  g_print ("Lost the name %s\n", name);
+}
+
+gint
+main (gint argc, gchar *argv[])
+{
+  GMainLoop *loop;
+
+  guint id;
+  //g_type_init ();
+  loop = g_main_loop_new (NULL, FALSE);
+
+  id = g_bus_own_name (G_BUS_TYPE_SESSION,
+                       "org.openbmc.Sensors.HostStatus",
+                       G_BUS_NAME_OWNER_FLAGS_ALLOW_REPLACEMENT |
+                       G_BUS_NAME_OWNER_FLAGS_REPLACE,
+                       on_bus_acquired,
+                       on_name_acquired,
+                       on_name_lost,
+                       loop,
+                       NULL);
+  g_main_loop_run (loop);
+  
+  g_bus_unown_name (id);
+  g_main_loop_unref (loop);
+  return 0;
+}