diff --git a/ethereal/bindings.go b/ethereal/bindings.go
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+++ b/ethereal/bindings.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethchain"
+	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethlog"
+	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethpipe"
+	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethutil"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/utils"
+)
+
+type plugin struct {
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+	Path string `json:"path"`
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) Println(v ...interface{}) {
+	gui.printLog(fmt.Sprintln(v...))
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) Printf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
+	gui.printLog(fmt.Sprintf(format, v...))
+}
+
+// Print function that logs directly to the GUI
+func (gui *Gui) printLog(s string) {
+	/*
+		str := strings.TrimRight(s, "\n")
+		lines := strings.Split(str, "\n")
+
+		view := gui.getObjectByName("infoView")
+		for _, line := range lines {
+			view.Call("addLog", line)
+		}
+	*/
+}
+func (gui *Gui) Transact(recipient, value, gas, gasPrice, d string) (*ethpipe.JSReceipt, error) {
+	var data string
+	if len(recipient) == 0 {
+		code, err := ethutil.Compile(d, false)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		data = ethutil.Bytes2Hex(code)
+	} else {
+		data = ethutil.Bytes2Hex(utils.FormatTransactionData(d))
+	}
+
+	return gui.pipe.Transact(gui.privateKey(), recipient, value, gas, gasPrice, data)
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) SetCustomIdentifier(customIdentifier string) {
+	gui.clientIdentity.SetCustomIdentifier(customIdentifier)
+	gui.config.Save("id", customIdentifier)
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) GetCustomIdentifier() string {
+	return gui.clientIdentity.GetCustomIdentifier()
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) ToggleTurboMining() {
+	gui.miner.ToggleTurbo()
+}
+
+// functions that allow Gui to implement interface ethlog.LogSystem
+func (gui *Gui) SetLogLevel(level ethlog.LogLevel) {
+	gui.logLevel = level
+	gui.stdLog.SetLogLevel(level)
+	gui.config.Save("loglevel", level)
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) GetLogLevel() ethlog.LogLevel {
+	return gui.logLevel
+}
+
+func (self *Gui) AddPlugin(pluginPath string) {
+	self.plugins[pluginPath] = plugin{Name: "SomeName", Path: pluginPath}
+
+	json, _ := json.MarshalIndent(self.plugins, "", "    ")
+	ethutil.WriteFile(ethutil.Config.ExecPath+"/plugins.json", json)
+}
+
+func (self *Gui) RemovePlugin(pluginPath string) {
+	delete(self.plugins, pluginPath)
+
+	json, _ := json.MarshalIndent(self.plugins, "", "    ")
+	ethutil.WriteFile(ethutil.Config.ExecPath+"/plugins.json", json)
+}
+
+// this extra function needed to give int typecast value to gui widget
+// that sets initial loglevel to default
+func (gui *Gui) GetLogLevelInt() int {
+	return int(gui.logLevel)
+}
+func (self *Gui) DumpState(hash, path string) {
+	var stateDump []byte
+
+	if len(hash) == 0 {
+		stateDump = self.eth.StateManager().CurrentState().Dump()
+	} else {
+		var block *ethchain.Block
+		if hash[0] == '#' {
+			i, _ := strconv.Atoi(hash[1:])
+			block = self.eth.BlockChain().GetBlockByNumber(uint64(i))
+		} else {
+			block = self.eth.BlockChain().GetBlock(ethutil.Hex2Bytes(hash))
+		}
+
+		if block == nil {
+			logger.Infof("block err: not found %s\n", hash)
+			return
+		}
+
+		stateDump = block.State().Dump()
+	}
+
+	file, err := os.OpenFile(path[7:], os.O_CREATE|os.O_RDWR, os.ModePerm)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Infoln("dump err: ", err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	logger.Infof("dumped state (%s) to %s\n", hash, path)
+
+	file.Write(stateDump)
+}
+func (gui *Gui) ToggleMining() {
+	var txt string
+	if gui.eth.Mining {
+		utils.StopMining(gui.eth)
+		txt = "Start mining"
+
+		gui.getObjectByName("miningLabel").Set("visible", false)
+	} else {
+		utils.StartMining(gui.eth)
+		gui.miner = utils.GetMiner()
+		txt = "Stop mining"
+
+		gui.getObjectByName("miningLabel").Set("visible", true)
+	}
+
+	gui.win.Root().Set("miningButtonText", txt)
+}