diff --git a/example/config.yaml b/example/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c72f02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+hass:
+  address: 192.168.0.204
+  port: 8123
+  zone: zone.home
+
+entities:
+  light_entity_id: light.office_desk_lamp
diff --git a/example/example.go b/example/example.go
index 8d3dc05..fa5dc74 100644
--- a/example/example.go
+++ b/example/example.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package main
+package example
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ func main() {
 		HAAuthToken:      os.Getenv("HA_AUTH_TOKEN"),
 		HomeZoneEntityId: "zone.home",
 	})
-
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalln("Error connecting to HASS:", err)
 	}
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ func main() {
 	app.RegisterEventListeners(zwaveEventListener)
 
 	app.Start()
-
 }
 
 func pantryLights(service *ga.Service, state ga.State, sensor ga.EntityData) {
diff --git a/example/example_live_test.go b/example/example_live_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e88611b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/example_live_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+package example
+
+import (
+	"log/slog"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+	ga "saml.dev/gome-assistant"
+)
+
+type (
+	MySuite struct {
+		suite.Suite
+		app      *ga.App
+		config   *Config
+		suiteCtx map[string]any
+	}
+
+	Config struct {
+		Hass struct {
+			HAAuthToken      string `yaml:"token"`
+			IpAddress        string `yaml:"address"`
+			Port             string `yaml:"port"`
+			HomeZoneEntityId string `yaml:"zone"`
+		}
+		Entities struct {
+			LightEntityId string `yaml:"light_entity_id"`
+		}
+	}
+)
+
+func (s *MySuite) SetupSuite() {
+	s.suiteCtx = make(map[string]any)
+
+	configFile, err := os.ReadFile("./config.yaml")
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("Error reading config file", err)
+	}
+	s.config = &Config{}
+	// either env var or config file can be used to set HA auth. token
+	s.config.Hass.HAAuthToken = os.Getenv("HA_AUTH_TOKEN")
+	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(configFile, s.config); err != nil {
+		slog.Error("Error unmarshalling config file:", err)
+	}
+
+	s.app, err = ga.NewApp(ga.NewAppRequest{
+		HAAuthToken:      s.config.Hass.HAAuthToken,
+		IpAddress:        s.config.Hass.IpAddress,
+		HomeZoneEntityId: s.config.Hass.HomeZoneEntityId,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("Failed to createw new app:", err)
+		s.T().FailNow()
+	}
+
+	entityId := s.config.Entities.LightEntityId
+	if entityId != "" {
+		s.suiteCtx["entityCallbackInvoked"] = false
+		etl := ga.NewEntityListener().EntityIds(entityId).Call(s.entityCallback).Build()
+		s.app.RegisterEntityListeners(etl)
+		go s.app.Start()
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *MySuite) TearDownSuite() {
+	if s.app != nil {
+		s.app.Cleanup()
+		s.app = nil
+	}
+}
+
+// Basic test of light toggle service and entity listener
+func (s *MySuite) TestLightService() {
+	entityId := s.config.Entities.LightEntityId
+
+	if entityId != "" {
+		initState := getEntityState(s, entityId)
+		s.app.GetService().Light.Toggle(entityId)
+
+		assert.EventuallyWithT(s.T(), func(c *assert.CollectT) {
+			newState := getEntityState(s, entityId)
+			assert.NotEqual(c, initState, newState)
+			assert.True(c, s.suiteCtx["entityCallbackInvoked"].(bool))
+		}, 10*time.Second, 1*time.Second, "State of light entity did not change or callback was not invoked")
+	} else {
+		s.T().Skip("No light entity id provided")
+	}
+}
+
+// Test if event has been captured after light entity state changed
+func (s *MySuite) entityCallback(se *ga.Service, st ga.State, e ga.EntityData) {
+	slog.Info("Entity callback called.", "entity id:", e.TriggerEntityId, "from state:", e.FromState, "to state:", e.ToState)
+	s.suiteCtx["entityCallbackInvoked"] = true
+}
+
+func getEntityState(s *MySuite, entityId string) string {
+	state, err := s.app.GetState().Get(entityId)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("Error getting entity state:", err)
+		s.T().FailNow()
+	}
+	slog.Info("State of entity:", "state", state.State)
+	return state.State
+}
+
+// Run the test suite
+func TestMySuite(t *testing.T) {
+	suite.Run(t, new(MySuite))
+}
diff --git a/example/go.mod b/example/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95813bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+module example
+
+go 1.21.0
+
+require (
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
+	saml.dev/gome-assistant v0.2.0
+)
+
+require (
+	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/gobuffalo/envy v1.10.2 // indirect
+	github.com/gobuffalo/packd v1.0.2 // indirect
+	github.com/gobuffalo/packr v1.30.1 // indirect
+	github.com/golang-module/carbon v1.7.3 // indirect
+	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.0 // indirect
+	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1 // indirect
+	github.com/nathan-osman/go-sunrise v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.11.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.9.0 // indirect
+)