diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 6f26d91..8ffcde7 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 pub mod uno_logic;
-pub mod uno_protocol;
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+pub mod uno_protocol;
+pub mod uno_tcp;
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diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e61e3d8..f79c691 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,2 @@
-pub mod tcp_server;
-
 fn main() {
-    tcp_server::main();
 }
diff --git a/src/tcp_server.rs b/src/tcp_server.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 70557f7..0000000
--- a/src/tcp_server.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-use std::{
-    io::{ prelude::*, BufReader, BufWriter },
-    net::{ TcpListener, TcpStream },
-};
-
-const PROTOCOL_ERROR_STRING: &str = "Client/Server protocol mismatch";
-
-pub fn main() {
-    let listener = TcpListener::bind("0.0.0.0:8000").unwrap();
-
-    for stream in listener.incoming() {
-        let (reader, writer) = create_buffers(stream.unwrap().try_clone().unwrap());
-        let result = check_protocol(reader, writer).unwrap();
-        if result == "Uno-Enthusiast99" {
-            println!("It works!");
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-fn create_buffers(stream: TcpStream) -> (BufReader<TcpStream>, BufWriter<TcpStream>) {
-    (
-        BufReader::new(stream.try_clone().expect("Could not clone TcpStreams")),
-        BufWriter::new(stream),
-    )
-}
-fn check_protocol(
-    reader: BufReader<TcpStream>,
-    mut writer: BufWriter<TcpStream>
-) -> Result<String, String> {
-    let protocol_error_string = PROTOCOL_ERROR_STRING.to_string();
-    let init_message: Vec<_> = reader
-        .lines()
-        .map(|result| result.unwrap())
-        .take_while(|line| !line.is_empty())
-        .collect();
-    let mut init_message = init_message.iter();
-    let is_valid1 = init_message.next().unwrap_or_else(|| &protocol_error_string) == "app:uno";
-    let is_valid2= init_message.next().unwrap_or_else(|| &protocol_error_string) == "version:0.1";
-    let player_name: &str = init_message.next().unwrap_or_else(|| &protocol_error_string);
-    let is_valid3 = if player_name != "invalid" && player_name.contains("player_name:") {
-        true
-    } else {
-        false
-    };
-    if init_message.next() != None || !(is_valid1 && is_valid2 && is_valid3){
-        writer.write(protocol_error_string.as_bytes()).unwrap();
-        writer.flush().unwrap();
-        return Err(protocol_error_string);
-    }
-    writer.write("Ok".as_bytes()).unwrap();
-    writer.flush().unwrap();
-    return Ok(player_name.split(':').collect::<Vec<_>>()[1].to_owned());
-}
-
-//    fn register_player(player_name : &str, reader : BufReader, writer : BufWriter){
-//
-//   }
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diff --git a/src/uno_logic.rs b/src/uno_logic.rs
index 272127a..90bf831 100644
--- a/src/uno_logic.rs
+++ b/src/uno_logic.rs
@@ -55,9 +55,8 @@ pub struct PlayerState<'a> {
 }
 
 pub struct PlayerConnection<'a>{
-    player_name : &'a str,
-    reader: BufReader<TcpStream>,
-    writer: BufWriter<TcpStream>,
+    pub player_name : &'a str,
+    pub stream : TcpStream,
 }
 
 pub struct Card {
@@ -167,11 +166,10 @@ impl PlayerState<'_> {
 }
 
 impl PlayerConnection<'_> {
-    pub fn new(player_name : &str, reader : BufReader<TcpStream>, writer : BufWriter<TcpStream>) -> PlayerConnection{
+    pub fn new(player_name : &str, stream : TcpStream) -> PlayerConnection{
         PlayerConnection {
             player_name : player_name,
-            reader : reader,
-            writer : writer
+            stream : stream
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/uno_tcp.rs b/src/uno_tcp.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b44fe4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uno_tcp.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+use std::{
+    io::{ prelude::*, BufReader, BufWriter },
+    net::TcpStream,
+};
+
+use crate::uno_logic::PlayerConnection;
+
+const PROTOCOL_ERROR_STRING: &str = "Client/Server protocol mismatch";
+
+pub fn register_player<'a>(mut stream : TcpStream) -> Result<PlayerConnection<'a>, String> {
+    let buffer : &mut [u8] = &mut [];
+    match stream.read(buffer) {
+        Ok(_) => (),
+        Err(_) => return Err("could not read from socket".to_owned())
+    };
+    let msg = match std::str::from_utf8(buffer){
+        Ok(msg) => msg,
+        Err(_) => return Err("could not parse UTF-8".to_owned())
+    };
+
+
+    let mut lines = msg.lines();
+    let is_valid1 = lines.next().unwrap_or_else(|| &PROTOCOL_ERROR_STRING) == "app:uno";
+    let is_valid2= lines.next().unwrap_or_else(|| &PROTOCOL_ERROR_STRING) == "version:0.1";
+    let player_name: &str = lines.next().unwrap_or_else(|| &PROTOCOL_ERROR_STRING);
+    let is_valid3 = if player_name != "invalid" && player_name.contains("player_name:") {
+        true
+    } else {
+        false
+    };
+    if lines.next() != None || !(is_valid1 && is_valid2 && is_valid3){
+        stream.write_all(PROTOCOL_ERROR_STRING.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+        stream.flush().unwrap();
+        return Err(PROTOCOL_ERROR_STRING.to_owned());
+    }
+    stream.write_all("Ok".as_bytes()).unwrap();
+    stream.flush().unwrap();
+    return Ok(PlayerConnection { player_name : player_name[..].split(':').collect::<Vec<_>>()[1], stream : stream});
+}
+
+//    fn register_player(player_name : &str, reader : BufReader, writer : BufWriter){
+//
+//   }
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