diff --git a/module-fx/pom.xml b/module-fx/pom.xml
index 8dd8dad..7f5ff1b 100644
--- a/module-fx/pom.xml
+++ b/module-fx/pom.xml
@@ -58,6 +58,25 @@
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
+            <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
+            <version>3.11.1</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
+            <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
 
diff --git a/module-fx/src/main/java/place/sita/modulefx/BadApiUsageException.java b/module-fx/src/main/java/place/sita/modulefx/BadApiUsageException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43f3d86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/module-fx/src/main/java/place/sita/modulefx/BadApiUsageException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package place.sita.modulefx;
+
+public class BadApiUsageException extends RuntimeException {
+
+	public BadApiUsageException() {
+	}
+
+	public BadApiUsageException(String message) {
+		super(message);
+	}
+
+	public BadApiUsageException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+		super(message, cause);
+	}
+
+	public BadApiUsageException(Throwable cause) {
+		super(cause);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/module-fx/src/main/java/place/sita/modulefx/vtg/MessageListener.java b/module-fx/src/main/java/place/sita/modulefx/vtg/MessageListener.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bd7ad3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/module-fx/src/main/java/place/sita/modulefx/vtg/MessageListener.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package place.sita.modulefx.vtg;
+
+public interface MessageListener {
+
+	void receive(Object message);
+
+}
diff --git a/module-fx/src/main/java/place/sita/modulefx/vtg/VirtualTreeGroup.java b/module-fx/src/main/java/place/sita/modulefx/vtg/VirtualTreeGroup.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afb16a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/module-fx/src/main/java/place/sita/modulefx/vtg/VirtualTreeGroup.java
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package place.sita.modulefx.vtg;
+
+import place.sita.modulefx.BadApiUsageException;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+public class VirtualTreeGroup {
+
+	private final UUID id = UUID.randomUUID();
+	private VirtualTreeGroup parent;
+	private final List<VirtualTreeGroup> children = new ArrayList<>();
+	private final List<VirtualTreeGroupElement> group = new ArrayList<>();
+
+	public UUID id() {
+		return id;
+	}
+
+	public void addChild(VirtualTreeGroup node) {
+		if (node.parent != null) {
+			throw new BadApiUsageException("Node already has a parent");
+		}
+		node.parent = this;
+		children.add(node);
+	}
+
+	public void removeChild(UUID id) {
+		VirtualTreeGroup child = children.stream().filter(n -> n.id().equals(id)).findFirst().orElse(null);
+
+		if (child == null) {
+			throw new BadApiUsageException("Not a child of this group");
+		}
+
+		child.parent = null;
+		children.remove(child);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Passes message to all other connected nodes
+	 */
+	public void message(UUID senderId, Object message) {
+		for (VirtualTreeGroupElement element : group) {
+			if (element.getId().equals(senderId)) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			element.receive(message);
+		}
+
+		if (parent != null && !parent.id().equals(senderId)) {
+			parent.message(id, message);
+		}
+
+		for (VirtualTreeGroup child : children) {
+			if (!child.id().equals(senderId)) {
+				child.message(id, message);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	public void addElement(VirtualTreeGroupElement element) {
+		group.add(element);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/module-fx/src/main/java/place/sita/modulefx/vtg/VirtualTreeGroupElement.java b/module-fx/src/main/java/place/sita/modulefx/vtg/VirtualTreeGroupElement.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aff195f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/module-fx/src/main/java/place/sita/modulefx/vtg/VirtualTreeGroupElement.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package place.sita.modulefx.vtg;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+public class VirtualTreeGroupElement {
+
+	private final UUID id = UUID.randomUUID();
+	private final List<MessageListener> listeners = new ArrayList<>();
+
+	public UUID getId() {
+		return id;
+	}
+
+	public void addListener(MessageListener listener) {
+		listeners.add(listener);
+	}
+
+	public void receive(Object message) {
+		for (MessageListener listener : listeners) {
+			listener.receive(message);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/module-fx/src/test/java/place/sita/modulefx/vtg/VirtualTreeGroupTest.java b/module-fx/src/test/java/place/sita/modulefx/vtg/VirtualTreeGroupTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f043a88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/module-fx/src/test/java/place/sita/modulefx/vtg/VirtualTreeGroupTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+package place.sita.modulefx.vtg;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.mockito.Mockito;
+import place.sita.modulefx.BadApiUsageException;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyString;
+
+public class VirtualTreeGroupTest {
+
+	@Test
+	public void shouldReportAddingChildTwice() {
+		// given
+		VirtualTreeGroup group = new VirtualTreeGroup();
+		VirtualTreeGroup child = new VirtualTreeGroup();
+		group.addChild(child);
+
+		// when
+		assertThatThrownBy(() -> group.addChild(child))
+			// then
+			.isInstanceOf(BadApiUsageException.class)
+			.hasMessage("Node already has a parent");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void shouldPassMessageToChildrenParentAndOtherElementsButNotSelf() {
+		// given
+		VirtualTreeGroup groupWithSelf = new VirtualTreeGroup();
+		VirtualTreeGroup parent = new VirtualTreeGroup();
+		VirtualTreeGroup child = new VirtualTreeGroup();
+		parent.addChild(groupWithSelf);
+		groupWithSelf.addChild(child);
+
+		MessageListener listenerInParent = Mockito.mock(MessageListener.class);
+		MessageListener otherListenerInMiddle = Mockito.mock(MessageListener.class);
+		MessageListener selfListenerInMiddle = Mockito.mock(MessageListener.class);
+		MessageListener listenerInChild = Mockito.mock(MessageListener.class);
+
+		VirtualTreeGroupElement parentElement = new VirtualTreeGroupElement();
+		parentElement.addListener(listenerInParent);
+		parent.addElement(parentElement);
+
+		VirtualTreeGroupElement otherElementInMiddle = new VirtualTreeGroupElement();
+		otherElementInMiddle.addListener(otherListenerInMiddle);
+		groupWithSelf.addElement(otherElementInMiddle);
+
+		VirtualTreeGroupElement selfElementInMiddle = new VirtualTreeGroupElement();
+		selfElementInMiddle.addListener(selfListenerInMiddle);
+		groupWithSelf.addElement(selfElementInMiddle);
+
+		VirtualTreeGroupElement childElement = new VirtualTreeGroupElement();
+		childElement.addListener(listenerInChild);
+		child.addElement(childElement);
+
+		// when
+		groupWithSelf.message(selfElementInMiddle.getId(), "message");
+
+		// then
+		Mockito.verify(listenerInParent).receive("message");
+		Mockito.verify(otherListenerInMiddle).receive("message");
+		Mockito.verify(selfListenerInMiddle, Mockito.never()).receive(anyString());
+		Mockito.verify(listenerInChild).receive("message");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void shouldNotMessageRemovedChild() {
+		// given
+		VirtualTreeGroup group = new VirtualTreeGroup();
+		VirtualTreeGroup child = new VirtualTreeGroup();
+		group.addChild(child);
+
+		MessageListener listener = Mockito.mock(MessageListener.class);
+		VirtualTreeGroupElement element = new VirtualTreeGroupElement();
+		element.addListener(listener);
+		child.addElement(element);
+
+		// when
+		group.removeChild(child.id());
+		group.message(element.getId(), "message");
+
+		// then
+		Mockito.verify(listener, Mockito.never()).receive("message");
+	}
+
+}