diff --git a/monitor/item.go b/monitor/item.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a41caf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monitor/item.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package monitor
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/golang-collections/go-datastructures/queue"
+)
+
+type Item struct {
+	url      string
+	interval time.Duration
+	next     time.Time
+}
+
+func NewItem(url string, interval time.Duration) *Item {
+	return &Item{
+		url:      url,
+		interval: interval,
+		next:     time.Now(),
+	}
+}
+
+func (item *Item) Compare(other queue.Item) int {
+	j, ok := other.(*Item)
+	if !ok {
+		return 0
+	}
+	if item.next.Before(j.next) {
+		return -1
+	} else if item.next.After(j.next) {
+		return 1
+	}
+	if item.interval < j.interval {
+		return -1
+	} else if item.interval > j.interval {
+		return 1
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (item *Item) increment() *Item {
+	item.next = time.Now().Add(item.interval)
+	return item
+}
diff --git a/monitor/item_test.go b/monitor/item_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2b55ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monitor/item_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package monitor
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func Test_Item(t *testing.T) {
+	a := NewItem("localhost:12345", time.Second)
+	b := NewItem("localhost:54321", time.Minute)
+	if a.Compare(b) != -1 {
+		t.Errorf("incorrect item comparison")
+	}
+	was := b.next
+	if was == b.increment().next {
+		t.Errorf("increment didn't apply")
+	}
+}
+
+func Test_ItemCompare(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		inter  [2]time.Duration
+		nexts  [2]time.Time
+		result int
+	}{
+		{
+			nexts:  [2]time.Time{time.Unix(0, 0), time.Unix(10, 10)},
+			result: -1,
+		},
+		{
+			nexts:  [2]time.Time{time.Unix(10, 10), time.Unix(0, 0)},
+			result: 1,
+		},
+		{
+			nexts:  [2]time.Time{time.Unix(10, 10), time.Unix(10, 10)},
+			result: 0,
+		},
+		{
+			nexts:  [2]time.Time{time.Unix(0, 0), time.Unix(10, 10)},
+			result: -1,
+		},
+		{
+			inter:  [2]time.Duration{time.Second, time.Minute},
+			result: -1,
+		},
+		{
+			inter:  [2]time.Duration{time.Minute, time.Second},
+			result: 1,
+		},
+		{
+			inter:  [2]time.Duration{time.Second, time.Second},
+			result: 0,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		comparison := (&Item{next: c.nexts[0], interval: c.inter[0]}).Compare(&Item{next: c.nexts[1], interval: c.inter[1]})
+		if comparison != c.result {
+			t.Errorf("failed to compare %v: got %v, expected %v", c.nexts, comparison, c.result)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/monitor/monitor.go b/monitor/monitor.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35bea62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monitor/monitor.go
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+package monitor
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/golang-collections/go-datastructures/queue"
+)
+
+type Monitor struct {
+	newItems       chan Item
+	triggeredItems chan Item
+}
+
+func New(newItems, triggeredItems chan Item) (*Monitor, error) {
+	return &Monitor{
+		newItems:       newItems,
+		triggeredItems: triggeredItems,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (monitor *Monitor) Start() error {
+	queue := queue.NewPriorityQueue(1)
+	active := make(map[string]*Item)
+	nextEvent := time.Date(2099, time.January, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, time.UTC)
+	for {
+		select {
+		case newItem := <-monitor.newItems:
+			if newItem == (Item{}) {
+				return nil
+			}
+			if oldItem, ok := active[newItem.url]; ok {
+				*oldItem = newItem
+			} else {
+				queue.Put(&newItem)
+			}
+			var err error
+			if nextEvent, err = nextEventTime(queue); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		case <-time.After(nextEvent.Sub(time.Now())):
+			items, err := queue.Get(1)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if len(items) == 0 {
+				continue
+			}
+			item, ok := items[0].(*Item)
+			if !ok {
+				return errors.New("queue contains illegal item")
+			}
+			select {
+			case monitor.triggeredItems <- *item:
+				item.increment()
+			case <-time.After(time.Second * 10):
+			}
+			queue.Put(item)
+			if nextEvent, err = nextEventTime(queue); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func nextEventTime(q *queue.PriorityQueue) (time.Time, error) {
+	qitem := q.Peek()
+	item, ok := qitem.(*Item)
+	if !ok {
+		return time.Unix(0, 0), errors.New("non-item in priority queue")
+	}
+	return item.next, nil
+}
+
+func (monitor *Monitor) Stop() error {
+	select {
+	case monitor.newItems <- Item{}:
+		return nil
+	case <-time.After(time.Second * 10):
+	}
+	return errors.New("could not stop monitor")
+}
diff --git a/monitor/monitor_test.go b/monitor/monitor_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f23de0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monitor/monitor_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package monitor
+
+import (
+	"strconv"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/golang-collections/go-datastructures/queue"
+)
+
+func Test_Monitor(t *testing.T) {
+	itemsNew := make(chan Item, 1)
+	itemsDone := make(chan Item, 1)
+	m, err := New(itemsNew, itemsDone)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("cannot create new monitor: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	errs := make(chan error)
+	go func() {
+		errs <- m.Start()
+	}()
+	select {
+	case err := <-errs:
+		t.Fatalf("monitor stopped early: %v", err)
+	case <-time.After(time.Second * 1):
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
+		item := NewItem("item"+strconv.Itoa(i), time.Second+time.Second*time.Duration(i)*10)
+		select {
+		case itemsNew <- *item:
+		case <-time.After(time.Second * 1):
+			t.Fatalf("could not add new item in time limit")
+		}
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
+		select {
+		case triggered := <-itemsDone:
+			if triggered.url != "item"+strconv.Itoa(i) {
+				t.Fatalf("wrong item done order: %d was %v", i, triggered)
+			}
+		case <-time.After(time.Second * 3):
+			t.Fatalf("could not get done item in time limit")
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := m.Stop(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("could not stop monitor: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func Test_NextEvent(t *testing.T) {
+	q := queue.NewPriorityQueue(1)
+	a := NewItem("a", time.Second*5)
+	b := NewItem("b", time.Second*500)
+	q.Put(a)
+	q.Put(b)
+	if time, err := nextEventTime(q); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("could not get next event time: %v", err)
+	} else if time != a.next {
+		t.Fatalf("got wrong next event time: %v, expected %v", time, a.next)
+	}
+}