diff --git a/src/parser.c b/src/parser.c
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+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+#include <stdio.h>
+#endif
+
+/** @brief isGlyph
+ *
+ * @todo: document this function
+ */
+inline char isGlyph(uint8_t g)
+{
+	switch(g)
+	{
+		case ':':
+		case '-':
+		case '+':
+		case '=':
+			return 1;
+		default:
+			return 0;
+	}
+
+}
+
+
+inline char isAlphaNumeric(uint8_t c)
+{
+	return
+		(( c >= 'a' && c <= 'z' )||
+		 ( c >= 'A' && c <= 'Z' )||
+		 ( c >= '0' && c <= '9' ))
+		;
+
+}
+
+inline int PSYC_parseElement(
+		unsigned int* cursor,
+		const uint8_t * data, unsigned int dlength,
+		const uint8_t** name, unsigned int *nlength,
+		const uint8_t** value, unsigned int *vlength,
+		char inHeader);
+
+/** @brief parses a routerVariable
+ * 
+ *  This function parses one routing variable,
+ *  advances the cursor after the variable,
+ *  writes the variables name, value and their
+ *  lengths in the corresponding out parameters
+ *  and returns 0 or an errorcode.
+ *
+ *  
+ *  
+ *
+ *  @param data pointer to the packet data
+ *  @param dlength length of the data (amount of bytes)
+ *  @param cursor pointer to the current parsing position.
+ *         should be initialized to 0.
+ *  @param name pointer-pointer, used to return the position
+ *         of the name string
+ *  @param nlength pointer to which the length of 
+ *         the name string will be written
+ *  @param value pointer-pointer, used to retrun the position
+ *         of the value string
+ *  @param vlength pointer to which the length of 
+ *         the value string will be written 
+ *
+ *  @returns 0 on success
+ *           1 on insufficient data.
+ *             This does not advance
+ *             the cursor.             
+ *           2 header is now finished.
+ *             no more header variables follow
+ *           3 the packet is complete.
+ *           >3 on a context error,
+ *           <0 on a parsing error.
+ *              This invalidates all but the cursor
+ *              out paramater. */
+inline int PSYC_parseHeader(
+		unsigned int* cursor,
+		const uint8_t * data, unsigned int dlength,
+		const uint8_t** name, unsigned int *nlength,
+		const uint8_t** value, unsigned int *vlength)
+{
+	return PSYC_parseElement(cursor,data,dlength,name,nlength,value,vlength,1); 
+}
+
+
+
+
+/** @brief parses one bodyelement
+ *
+ * This function is nearly identical to 
+ * its brother parseClosedBody. *
+ *
+ * It assumes that we don’t know the
+ * real length of the packet and thus
+ * searches for the terminator.
+ */
+inline int PSYC_parseOpenBody(
+		unsigned int* cursor,
+		const uint8_t * data, unsigned int dlength,
+		const uint8_t** name, unsigned int *nlength,
+		const uint8_t** value, unsigned int *vlength)
+{
+
+	return PSYC_parseElement(cursor,data,dlength,name,nlength,value,vlength,0); 
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+/** @brief generalized linebased parser */
+inline int PSYC_parseElement(
+		unsigned int* cursor,
+		const uint8_t * data, unsigned int dlength,
+		const uint8_t** name, unsigned int *nlength,
+		const uint8_t** value, unsigned int *vlength,
+		char inHeader)
+{
+	/* first we test if we can access the first char */
+	if(dlength<=*cursor) // cursor is not inside the length
+		return 1; // return insufficient data.
+
+	// in case we return insufficent, we rewind to the start.
+	unsigned int startc=*cursor; 
+
+	/* each line of the header starts with a glyph.
+	 * iE :_name, -_name +_name etc, so just test if 
+	 * the first char is a glyph. */
+	if(1==inHeader)
+	{
+		if(!isGlyph(data[*cursor])) // is the first char not a glyph?
+		{
+			// the only other possibility now is that the packet 
+			// is complete(empty packet) or that the method started.
+			if(isAlphaNumeric(data[*cursor]))
+				return 2; // return header finished
+
+			if(data[*cursor] == '|')
+			{
+				if(dlength<=++(*cursor)) // incremented cursor inside lenght?
+				{
+					*cursor=startc; // set to start value
+					return 1; // return insufficient
+				}
+
+				if(data[*cursor]=='\n')
+				{
+					++(*cursor);
+					return 3; // return packet finished
+				}
+			}
+			return -6; // report error
+		}else // it is a glyph, so a variable name starts here
+		{
+			*name = data+*cursor;
+			*nlength = 1;
+		}
+	}
+	char method=0;
+	/* in the body, the same applies, only that the
+	 * method does not start with a glyph.*/ 
+	if(0==inHeader && !isGlyph(data[*cursor]))
+	{
+		if(!isAlphaNumeric(data[*cursor]) && data[*cursor] != '_')
+		{
+			// the body rule is optional, which means
+			// that now also just |\n can follow.
+			if(data[*cursor] == '|')
+			{
+				if(dlength<=++(*cursor)) // incremented cursor inside lenght?
+				{
+					*cursor=startc; // set to start value
+					return 1; // return insufficient
+				}
+
+				if(data[*cursor]=='\n')
+				{
+					++(*cursor);
+					return 3; // return packet finished
+				}
+			}
+			return -5; // report error
+		}
+		else
+			method=1;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		*name = data+*cursor;
+		*nlength=1;
+	}
+
+	/* validate the incremented cursor */
+	if(dlength <= ++(*cursor))
+	{
+		*cursor=startc;
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	/* what follows is the name. At least one char.
+	 * allowed is alphanumeric and _ */	 
+
+	// first char must exist.
+	if(!isAlphaNumeric(data[*cursor]) // is it not alphanum
+			&& data[*cursor] != '_')  // AND not '_'. must be invalid then	
+		return -1; // return parser error.
+
+	if(1 == method) // for the method..
+	{
+		*name=data+*cursor; // the name starts here.
+		*nlength=1; // the initial length is 1.
+	}else
+		*nlength+=1;
+
+	/* now checking how long the name of the variable is. */
+	unsigned int i=0;
+	while(1)
+	{
+		if(dlength<= ++(*cursor)) // incremented cursor inside lenght?
+		{
+			*cursor=startc; // set to start value
+			return 1; // return insufficient
+		}
+
+		// same as bevore
+		if(!isAlphaNumeric(data[*cursor]) &&
+				data[*cursor] != '_')					
+			break; // not valid? then stop the loop right here
+
+		++(*nlength); // was a valid char, increase length
+
+	}
+
+	/* we now parsed the variable name successfully
+	 * after the name either a \n or a \t follows.
+	 *
+	 * for the method, the data starts after an \n
+	 * so checking for \n too here
+
+	 * We dont check if cursor inside length, because
+	 * the last loop iteration did that already. */
+	if(data[*cursor] == '\t' || (data[*cursor] == '\n' && method==1)) 
+	{
+		/* after the \t the arg-data follows, which is
+		 * anything but \n. arg-data can be of length 0
+		 *
+		 * for the method: after the \n data follows,
+		 * which is anything but \n|\n
+		 *
+		 * arg-data=*value. we set value here so it
+		 * points to a valid range and so we point
+		 * to the first potential arg-data byte.
+		 * If there is no arg-data, we still have
+		 * the length attribute on 0.  */
+		*value=data+*cursor+1; 
+		*vlength=0;
+
+		while(1)
+		{
+			if(dlength<=++(*cursor)) // incremented cursor inside lenght?
+			{
+				*cursor=startc; // set to start value
+				return 1; // return insufficient
+			}
+
+			if(1 != method && data[*cursor] == '\n')
+				break;
+
+			if(1 == method && data[*cursor] == '|')
+			{
+				if(dlength<++(*cursor)) // incremented cursor inside lenght?
+				{
+					*cursor=startc; // set to start value
+					return 1; // return insufficient
+				}
+
+				/* packet finishes here */
+				if(data[*cursor] == '\n')
+				{	
+					*cursor+=1;
+					return 3;
+				}
+			}
+			++(*vlength); 
+		}
+
+	}
+
+
+	/* if there was a \t, then we parsed up until the 
+	 * \n char from the simple-arg rule ( \t arg-data \n )
+	 *
+	 * Now, if there would be no \t, we still would be at
+	 * the point where a \n must follow.
+	 *
+	 * So, just checking \n here will cover both cases of
+	 * the alternative ( simple-arg / \n ) from rule
+	 * routing-modifier 
+	 *
+	 * again, the loop has already validated the cursors
+	 * position*/
+	if(data[*cursor] != '\n')
+		return -2; // return parser error.
+
+	/* if a \n follows now, the an body is attached.
+	 * if not, a |\n must follow */
+	if(dlength<=++(*cursor)) // incremented cursor inside lenght?
+	{
+		*cursor=startc; // set to start value
+		return 1; // return insufficient
+	}
+
+	if(1 == inHeader && data[*cursor] == '\n') 
+	{
+		*cursor+=1;
+		return 2; // line is complete, but body starts now.
+	}
+
+	if(data[*cursor] != '|') // no pipe, then only line complete, not the packet.
+		return 0; 
+
+	if(dlength<=++(*cursor)) // incremented cursor inside lenght?
+	{
+		*cursor=startc; // set to start value
+		return 1; // return insufficient
+	}
+	if(data[*cursor] != '\n')	
+		return -4;
+
+	*cursor+=1;
+	return 3; // packet is complete
+
+
+}
+
+/** @brief parses one variable in two buffers
+ *
+ *  This function is nearly identical to its
+ *  brother parseHeader. The difference is,
+ *  it uses two buffers and return parameters
+ *  for everything. It is meant to be used 
+ *  in case parseHeader returned 2 for 
+ *  insufficient data and you don’t
+ *  like to copy memory around to 
+ *  have all the data in one buffer.
+ *  Using this function, you can pass two
+ *  data buffers. The consequence is, 
+ *  that name and value can be distributed
+ *  on two different buffers and thus need
+ *  also two out paramaters. If only one 
+ *  will be used, length of the second 
+ *  will be 0.
+ *
+ *  If your data is spread over more
+ *  than two buffers, you need to
+ *  copy that in one or two buffers.
+ *  Given the unlikleyness of that
+ *  event, we don't offer a three
+ *  or more buffer function here.
+ *
+ */
+int PSYC_parseHeader2(
+		unsigned int* cursor,
+		const uint8_t * data1, unsigned int dlength1,
+		const uint8_t * data2, unsigned int dlength2,
+		const uint8_t** name1, unsigned int *nlength1,
+		const uint8_t** name2, unsigned int *nlength2,
+		const uint8_t** value1, unsigned int *vlength1,
+		const uint8_t** value2, unsigned int *vlength2);
+
+/** @brief parses one bodyelement
+ *
+ *  This parses one body element, that is
+ *  either an entity-variable or the method
+ *
+ *  The function assumes that dlength is set
+ *  to the exact length of the packet
+ *  so that data[dlength-1]  would be the
+ *  ending "\n" of the packet.
+ *
+ *  The parameters are nearly the same as for
+ *  PSYC_routerVariable, only difference is
+ *  that a returnvalue of 2 means, we encountered
+ *  the method. 
+ *  This means that the out paramterer
+ *  name contains the methodname and 
+ *  value the content.
+ *  */
+int PSYC_parseClosedBody(
+		unsigned int* cursor,
+		const uint8_t * data, unsigned int dlength,
+		const uint8_t** name, unsigned int *nlength,
+		const uint8_t** value, unsigned int *vlength);
+
+/* @brief parses an bodyelement in two buffers
+ *
+ * This function is the brother of parseHeader2.
+ * It behaives the same as
+ * parseOpenBody and parseHeader2. */
+int PSYC_parseOpenBody2(
+		unsigned int* cursor,
+		const uint8_t * data1, unsigned int dlength1,
+		const uint8_t * data2, unsigned int dlength2,
+		const uint8_t** name1, unsigned int *nlength1,
+		const uint8_t** name2, unsigned int *nlength2,
+		const uint8_t** value1, unsigned int *vlength1,
+		const uint8_t** value2, unsigned int *vlength2);
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/parser.h b/src/parser.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..961de00
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@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+/** @brief parses a routerVariable
+ * 
+ *  This function parses one routing variable,
+ *  advances the cursor after the variable,
+ *  writes the variables name, value and their
+ *  lengths in the corresponding out parameters
+ *  and returns 0 or an errorcode.
+ *
+ *  
+ *  
+ *
+ *  @param data pointer to the packet data
+ *  @param dlength length of the data (amount of bytes)
+ *  @param cursor pointer to the current parsing position
+ *  @param name pointer-pointer, used to return the position
+ *         of the name string
+ *  @param nlength pointer to which the length of 
+ *         the name string will be written
+ *  @param value pointer-pointer, used to retrun the position
+ *         of the value string
+ *  @param vlength pointer to which the length of 
+ *         the value string will be written 
+ *
+ *  @returns 0 on success
+ *           1 on insufficient data.
+ *             This does not advance
+ *             the cursor.             
+ *           2 when no longer in the header,
+ *             This advances the cursor to the 
+ *             body/entity section, but leaves 
+ *             the other out parameters invalid.
+ *           3 the packet is complete.
+ *           >2 on a context error,
+ *           <0 on a parsing error.
+ *              This invalidates all but the cursor
+ *              out paramater. */
+int PSYC_parseHeader(
+									unsigned int* cursor,
+                  const uint8_t * data, unsigned int dlength,
+                  const uint8_t** name, unsigned int *nlength,
+                  const uint8_t** value, unsigned int *vlength);
+
+/** @brief parses one variable in two buffers
+ *
+ *  This function is nearly identical to its
+ *  brother parseHeader. The difference is,
+ *  it uses two buffers and return parameters
+ *  for everything. It is meant to be used 
+ *  in case parseHeader returned 2 for 
+ *  insufficient data and you don’t
+ *  like to copy memory around to 
+ *  have all the data in one buffer.
+ *  Using this function, you can pass two
+ *  data buffers. The consequence is, 
+ *  that name and value can be distributed
+ *  on two different buffers and thus need
+ *  also two out paramaters. If only one 
+ *  will be used, length of the second 
+ *  will be 0.
+ *
+ *  If your data is spread over more
+ *  than two buffers, you need to
+ *  copy that in one or two buffers.
+ *  Given the unlikleyness of that
+ *  event, we don't offer a three
+ *  or more buffer function here.
+ *
+ */
+int PSYC_parseHeader2(
+									unsigned int* cursor,
+                  const uint8_t * data1, unsigned int dlength1,
+                  const uint8_t * data2, unsigned int dlength2,
+                  const uint8_t** name1, unsigned int *nlength1,
+                  const uint8_t** name2, unsigned int *nlength2,
+							    const uint8_t** value1, unsigned int *vlength1,
+ 									const uint8_t** value2, unsigned int *vlength2);
+
+/** @brief parses one bodyelement
+ *
+ *  This parses one body element, that is
+ *  either an entity-variable or the method
+ *
+ *  The function assumes that dlength is set
+ *  to the exact length of the packet
+ *  so that data[dlength-1]  would be the
+ *  ending "|" of the packet.
+ *
+ *  The parameters are nearly the same as for
+ *  PSYC_routerVariable, only difference is
+ *  that a returnvalue of 2 means, we encountered
+ *  the method. 
+ *  This means that the out paramterer
+ *  name contains the methodname and 
+ *  value the content.
+ *  */
+int PSYC_parseClosedBody(
+									unsigned int* cursor,
+                  const uint8_t * data, unsigned int dlength,
+                  const uint8_t** name, unsigned int *nlength,
+                  const uint8_t** value, unsigned int *vlength);
+
+/** @brief parses one bodyelement
+ *
+ * This function is nearly identical to 
+ * its brother parseClosedBody. *
+ *
+ * It assumes that we don’t know the
+ * real length of the packet and thus
+ * searches for the terminator.
+ */
+int PSYC_parseOpenBody(
+									unsigned int* cursor,
+                  const uint8_t * data, unsigned int dlength,
+                  const uint8_t** name, unsigned int *nlength,
+                  const uint8_t** value, unsigned int *vlength);
+
+
+
+/* @brief parses an bodyelement in two buffers
+ *
+ * This function is the borther of parseHeader2.
+ * It behaives the same as
+ * parseOpenBody and parseHeader2. */
+int PSYC_parseOpenBody2(
+									unsigned int* cursor,
+                  const uint8_t * data1, unsigned int dlength1,
+                  const uint8_t * data2, unsigned int dlength2,
+                  const uint8_t** name1, unsigned int *nlength1,
+                  const uint8_t** name2, unsigned int *nlength2,
+                  const uint8_t** value1, unsigned int *vlength1,
+                  const uint8_t** value2, unsigned int *vlength2);
+
+
+
+
+//#include <parser.c>